The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, September 12, 1913, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextPress Paragraphs Dr. Madden of Weston, was in the city Wednesday,-- v Dr. Spotiagle, Dentist. 7 Of floe at the AtbfPa Hotel. Mrs. Leon Kidder visited relatives in Milton Tbatsday. ' Mr. and Mis. Fred Radtke were in . Peudleton yesterday. Attorney Bishop was in Pendleton Toesday on legal bnsiness., - Mr. Chester Davis of Ferndale, vis ited Athena friends Sunday. Mis. H. 0. Worthingtou was in Weston Wednesday afternoon. . Mrs. Joseph Clemens is nnder Dr. Sharp's care with typhoid fever. Unole ; Tom Watts baa retained from a visit to Kennedies, WasD. Mr. Flynn, an attorney Horn White Salmon. Wash., is visiting in the city. E. A. Dudley returned Wednesday evening from a business trip to Port land. - ,? .v-- . Wanted. Position on ranoh by man and wife. Address Ira Hyatt, Ath ena, Oieg. ... JJt. Lee Atkinsbu was over from bis Free water ranoh with a load of frnit, Wednesday! Mrs. Leslie M. Nelson is visiting this week at the home of bei father in Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. George Mabar were at Pendleton yesterday, retaining on the evening train. Mrs. L. S. Vincent went to Pendle ton Wednesday to visit relatives nntil after the Roundup. George Gross is bnilding an addi tion to bis tesidenoe on Fourth street, including a sleeping porob. Kotioe. Get your peaohes to can ? on Peaob Island. - Prices aie right. A. R. Badley, Milton, Oieg. 5t - Sim Colley, a well known Weston rancher, is banling bis grain orop to Athena warehouses this season. A continuous stream of automobiles have; been passing through Athena today, bound for the Round Up. vGreen Estes baa purchased the Braoe plaoe on Wild ,Horse creek, from Peter Bushman for $3500. . Will Pinker ton and family have taken up their renidenoe-in Milton, wbeie tbey will reside nntil spring. : Rev, Bracken Koontz has been in the city this week, a guest of bis biothers, Fred and Edward Koontz. Miss Velma Wilkinson returned home Sunday, after a delightful two weeks visit with friends in Portland. Mrs. G. W. Tittswortb. of Cam fciidge, Idaho, is visiting relatives and : friends at Helix and in tbis vioinity. Mr. Muir, of Milton a- brother of Mrs. W. K. Wall, was in the city yesterday with a load of watermelons. Mrs. DePeatt, Mrs. A. J. Willaby, Mis. Dean Willaby and Miss Doia Bennett were in Pendleton Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. John Gross of Walla Walla, spent Sunday at the homu of Mr. and Mrs. George Grass in Athena. Tharp is borne, after Crabill at the home of Bern Banister the past Mis. Eva Kidder is down from Spokane visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. B. D. demons, and other relatives. Fonr cowgirls, from Dayton, Wash, chaperoned by one oowboy, passed through Athena Wednesday, Ronnd Up bound. ' Miss Hazel Doolittle, teaoher of the 5th grade in the Athena aohool. ar- 089P1D8. nnuting and usbing, rived Saturday from ber borne at In'rVNight and day shifts are operating dex. Wash. Wm. Wright, in theoity. vis of Mr.' and Mrs. Walter and Miss Mar- week-end guests Jack Swart, of Miss Lula nursing Mrs. Mr. and Mrs, week. Mib. J. 0. garet Clark were the their oonein, Mis, Dayton. Mrs. Lillie Miller announoe that she will receive another large ship ment of pattern bats tomorrow and Monday. Miss Graoe Myers of Fomeroy, Wash., arrived in the city yesterday, and will visit friends in Athena and vicinity. " Mrs. Maiv Gross and daughter, Mr. and Mis. Sqoim, Wash., are iting at the borne John Wright. Mr. and Mrs. "Walter Ely of Port land, are expected to visit fiiends in Athena. Tbey are in. attendance at he Ronnd Up. Mrs. B. N. Hawks accompanied het ister, Miss Lillian MoDonald of Spo kane., to Walla Walla. Tuesdav on her retnrn home. Mis. Lizzie Mansfield' visited in Weston Tuesday and Wednesday, at tending a lodge fnnotion in that city Tuesday evening. Charles Sawyer is the new carrier for the Portia od Oregonian. School work necessitated Lawrenoe Tharp giving np the route. Mis. Minnie Colore, who visited at the W. R. Taylor borne tbis summer, with ber husband will make their home in Portland tbis winter. E. A. Bennett has secured the con tract to paint the new BObool house at Helix, and also the oontraot for painting Alex Johnson's big barn. Mrs. Henry Sohweidtman and little son of Portland, who is a niece of Mrs. DePeatt, will visit at the De Peatt home in tbis city, next week. The season's harvesting operations on the Forrest ranoh will end today. While the season has been a long one very snooessf ul run has been made. For Rent By the month or year, the nine room honse known as the Jerry Stone or tha Deeper property. Address, O, W. White, Corning, Cal. The Athena band, augmented ty the addition of several new men, left yesterday morning for Pendleton, to disoourse musio during the Round Up. : . Jesse Edington, who graduated from O. A. C. in June, has taken a position with a lumber company in Montana, in which J. W. Smith is interested. The Davton, Wash., sohools are closed today, to enable the teaohers and pnpils to take advantage of the excursions from that city to the Round Up. Mrs. S: F, Sharp was called to Pendleton Tuesdav, by the serious illness of bei mother, Mrs. Frazier, who is at the hospital and reported to be very low. Kev. D. M. uelmiok announces that he will preach in the Methodist Episcopal ohnrob, Sunday morning in plaoe of Rev. Hnggins, the new pastor, by request. I. B. MoDonald, of Spokane, ar rived in the city last evening and vis ited bis sister, Mrs. B. N. Hawks. 4 With bis tiotber, he is today attend ing the Roundup. Miss Norma Smith, who has been ill in a Walla Walla hospital with a very uiitioal case of appendioitis, , was removed by ber mother to ber home in Weston Sunday. Miss " Lillian Anderson's ohoral class was organized last Satuiday, and anyone may join at any time from now on. Call Saturdays at Mrs. B. D. Tbarp's tesidenoe. Miss Kathtyn Woodruff, of La Grande, teacher in the 8th grade, of the city sohools, arrived Saturday and with ber bister, who has matiinnlated with the bigh suhool, has taken rooms at the Wilkinson home. . Dr. Woodward, Athena's new den tist, will arrive In the city Monday next from Boise, Idaao, for the piao A social will be held at the Chris tian oburoh next Tuesday evening, to whioh all are invited. A short bnt excellent program will be rendered, and refreshments served. Mr. and Mrs. David Stone and 'Mr. and Mis. Claude Wallan have re turned from a pleasant trip to the Umatilla liver. The party enjoyed. . Mr Preston-Shaffer mill. A reduo- tion in tonnage rates for flour ship menta made to the Orient has fiteatly stimulated buying for export. Weston farmers aia diversiQing their farm products. Attention is being given to oorniaising and silos are being constructed by Wm. Mo- pnzie, Joseph Hodgson and others, A man employed on the Oliver iokenson place north of town, bad bis foot badly omened nnder a loaded wheat wagon, Monday. Dr. Sharp, who was oalled found the foot in tad shape. ; .: Owing to the Athena band being engaged at the Round Up tbeie will be no ccnoort on Main street tonight. The series of outdoor conceits will be continued, beginning next Friday evening. j Services at the Christian church Septemter 14: Bible sohool at 10; sermon and Communion at 11; even ing Ber vloe at 7:30. A warm invita tion is extended to all. A. Maokenzia Meldrnm, pastor. Mrs. Molntyre has sold to Lee John son the partially burned residenoe west of the mill for a nominal con sideration. Mr. Johnson will remove the bnilding to his West Side prop erty and repair it. Emery Woitbington has been assist ing Russell Piersol in bis olotbes press ing and oleaniog department this weex. Mr. Per sol's methods of clean ing and pressing are being commended bvhis many customers. - VSam Butt's big auto truck Is in demand for transporting Ronnd Up visitors to Pendleton. Mr.' Butt finds considerable work for bis tnaobine, and makes trips fieuqently to Pendle ton and to Walla Walla. with bea Vaiiss ( rwen to '. Vera, are visiting friends in Athena i tioe of bis profession. Dr. Wood end vicinity. Tbey will retain to j ward has a family and is a musician Portland next week, to again spend of reoognized ability. He will have the winter. offices in the Postoffioe building. ;n:r, BARBER SHOP W&Mmr- ' 1 1 - Kvythl nr. .. -n ) Clasa - Modern !!s 0UTH SIDE MAIM Benne Pain Shop House, Carriage and Automobile Painting, Paper Hanging Kalsomining, Etc clanufacturcr of Bennett's "Imperishable" Paints and dealer in Paints, Oils, Glass and Wall Paper. E. A. BENNETT, - Athena, Oregon. Mrs. W. R. Taylor and daughter, Luoile, returned last Friday from a two weeks' visit at the borne of her j sister, Mrs. Effie Smith, in Corvallis. Mrs. Leeper is still with Mrs. Smith, and is-in fairly good health. . - Mrs. Smith, a well known woman residing on the reservation, died Monday after a lingering illness. The funeral wag held Toesday, and was largely attended. Interment took plaoe in the Athena cemetery. A"' r , . tx N. L. MoDonald, of Spokane is in the oitv, a guest of his sister, Mrs. B. N. Hawks. Mr. McDonald is a oivii engineer in the employ of the Northern PaoJUo railroad company. with headquarters in Spokane. Flora Booth who recently Lewiston, Idaho to engage in professional nursing, is well pleased with - her prospects there. 1 wo of her sisteis will enter the Idaho State .Normal school at Lewiston, tbis year. L. Swaggart is at the oonnty tbis week, with the finest herd of boss ever before exhibited in tbe state He has entries for evety class and it is safe to claim all winnings of prizes in ad vanoe of the judge's de cisions. The illness of Mrs. L. Dell, men tion of wbiob was made in last week's Press has developed into typhoid fe ver. Tbe lady is reoeiving tbe best of oare, a nuise being employed, and she is getting along as well as oould be expected. , Mr. Ortis Harris of Waitsturg, Wash, a tbeologioal student iu tbe Spokane college, delivered two eei mois in tbe Christian ohnrch. Sunday. He is a btotber of Ellis Harris, for merly pastor of the Christian obuiob in tbis city. Considerable grain vet remains to be harvested on tbe mountain ranches east of town. With good weather, most of tbe grain will be safely. tbtesbed next week. Tbe mountai potato orop needs raia. badly, so the raiseis report. Tbe LeGrow stung of relay horses red in the relay raoes at Pendle ton, have shown np well dating tbe training period on tbe Round Up traok. Tbe string has many baokeis in Athena, who believe it will win against all comers. iVVred Normandin and family are m r.. a, w - - . - aown irom si iguanas, juoarana on a visit to relatives in tbis vioinity and to take in the Roundup. Mr. Nor mandin is government farmer on the Indian reservation, with headquar ters at St. Igantius. Miss Ethel Cunning, of Baker, ar rived in the city Saturday and is es tablished in tbe home of Mrs. Sher man. Miss Cunning was accompan ied by ber sister, who spent Sunday witb ber here. She baa charge of tbe 3rd and 4tb grades. Mrs. Job n 0. Walter bad as ber guest, Wednesday, Mrs. W. J. Mitch ell, of Portland. Mrs. Mitobell left in company with Miss Margaret Clark tbis morning for Pendleton where they will attend the Roundup, after .wbiob tbey will proceed to Portland. Vp. T. Harbor, the Weston crick manufacturer, was io tbe city Wed nesday, and I iongbt tbe good news of Colonel woods' contemplated is turn to tbe editoiial helm of the Leader. "Pink" knows a good thing when be sees it. and is joyful thereat While travelers are praying to old Jnpe for rain to allay tbe dust, tbe mountain farmer smiles at the rain god's dilatory antios, for harvest is in full swing these days on tbe moun tain ranches, and tbe only good that eonld result from rain at tbis time, to them, would be tbe boosting of tt grf wing potato crop. X James Henderson, who baa been in to grocery department of tbe Mos- grove Mercantile company store will re tarn to tbe ranob on the Walla Walla rivtr Sanday. Mr. Henderson recently took up a homestead in tbe foot bills east of tbe Walla Walla fiver, and bas it nearly all under fence. Tbe land ia suitable for graz ing purposes. enter O. Rnssie, and J, E. Fiooin aie enjoying riding in their automobile, reoently purohasea by them and whi'jh was repaired at Tbaip Bros.' shop. IheTbarps and Mr. Herald did some expert mechanical work on the ma obine, wbiob ia now in good running order. : PMr. and .Mrs. Gbatles Betts re turned last , Friday from a three months ' visit to - their old borne in New York. They had a veiy pleas ant time, but aie glad to be back in Atuena once more. Jar. setts re turned considerably imptoved in health. . Mr. and Mrs. 0. E. Miller former residents of Athena, are again in the city witb tbe intention, of makinn tboir borne bete. They: have been residing at Euphrata. Wash.; where Mrs. Miller's health was not' of tbe best, hence their decision to return to Athena. ' Mrs. L. Chitteuden, who has con ducted tbe Athena Hotel for several monthB, xwas united in marriage to Mr. Geoige D. Menoke, ' at Seattle, September 8. Mr. Menoke bas been engaged ia the lumber business at Kahlotus, Wash, for fonr years past, but will beieafter assist ;bis wife in conducting tbe botel. A :) ... - -st : . Program at the Dreamland theatre for Friday and Saturday: 1 "Prompted by Jealousy," Selig. 2. "Low Unconquerable," C. G. P. O. 8. "Grandfather." Kalem. Sunday: 1. "Stage Struck Sallia," LWio. 2. "Maid of Honor," Edison. 8. "Broncho Billy and the Outlaw's Mother," Essanay. V The Portland bog market remains firm, and farmers who have poikors ranging in tbe stubble fields bope that it will remain so until fall sales of stock are made. A large number of farms in tbe Athena 'neighborhood are equipped -with bog wire "fences and the sales of hogs in this section ate increasing yearly. . A yonng son ; of Harve Read of Adams fell fiom a wheat wagon and sustained a broken leg, one day re cently, r The little fellow climbed on the load without tbe knowledge of the drivet, who did not know of tbe child's presenoe until be beard screams underneath tbe WBgon. The leg was badly orushed at tbe tbigb. jVjohn - Pieroe, whose exploits of production from 40 aoies of land won J a gold watob for bis wife as a prize given by the Kansas State Journal, when she depioted his achievements in a well written article, is to the fore this week with a 14 pound musk melon. It was of tbe banana vaiiety, and was of delioioua flavor. Jos. N. Scott and John Walter fin ished a 85 day run with their com bined harvester, last Satuiday. The machine threshed a total of 20,850 sacks of grain. During the latter part of tbe season tbe machine aver aged only 15 acres per day being in down grain on J. W. Maloney's plaoe, Mr. Maloney paid tbe owners of tbe maohine $120 per day for cutting and threshing the grain. Mrs. Otis Whiteman4, who, has been in attendanoa upon ber grandmother, Mrs. Fleener, for the past week, left Wednesday morning for ber borne near La Cross, Wash, witb ber two little sons, urgent duties there neces sitating ber presenoe. Miss Martin, of Walla Walla, a professional nurse of experience, ia attending Mrs. Flee ner, wbo is gradually sinking, though retaining ber faculties in a remark able degree, considering ber advanced age, some 82 years. Rev. D. M. Helmiok, for tbe past year pastor of tbe Methodist church in tbis city, was assigned to tbe obatge at Wallaon, Idaho, and will leave next week for his new field. Tbe conference gave tbe Athena charge to the Rev. J, M. Hoggins of Davton, Wash. Other appointments of Inter est to Athena people are: Nathan Evans, to Ellensturg, Wash., H. 0. Wharten to Pendleton; J. F. Robin son, first oburoh, Walla Walla; Wil bur ohnrob, Walla Walla, Edward Baker: Grace oburoh, Walla Walla, John LeOornn. Thn Reverend Lawnon and tbe Reverend Armfield, former pastors of tbe Methodist oborob in tbis oily, visited old time friends bere tbis week. Tbey weie aooompauied by their wives and bad been in attend ance at tbe annual .oonforenoe held at Walla WallayRev. and Mrs. Lawson departed for their home Tuesday evening, and Rev. and Mis. Armfield remained over until Wed nesday morning, before departing for tbnir borne in Spokane. Their Ath ena friends held a reoeption for tbem at the home of Robert Coppoek Tues day evening. Rev. Lawson -'was as signed a pastorate in Spokane, as was also Rev. Armfield. Marshal Gbolson arrested a yonng fellow giving the name of Thompson, Wednesday afternoon on advioesfrom Baker City offloials on tbe charge of borse stealing. Thompson rode into Atbena from Walla Walla, and put tbe borse np at Wright's barn. He bad just ariived in town when Gbol son teoeived bis description over tbe pbone, and going to tbe street made tbe arrest at onocyr Thompson denied that be bad beejr at Baker or LaGrsode for years, and said bat be bad a bill of sale for the borse. Not being able to produoe tbo dooument. be was plaoed in the city jail, and taken to Pendleton on the evening train. Tbe horse and brands (ally with tbe description sent out ty tbe Baker officers. Tbere reoently died on tbe A. L. Swaggart farm, north of town a splendid Poland Cnida brood sow that for progeny nndoobtedly bat the rec ord of all Northwest ewioe herds. "Gloss Mediom," was bred by Mr. Swaggatt and came diieot from tbe famous Mediom strain, wbiob bas for years teen tbe blue ribbon winners of the East, and was tbe foundation of bis fine herd of Poland Cbinas. Daring ber seven and one-half years of usefulness, she bas raised for Mr. SwaggtrtJ 112 pigs, many of wbicb have gone to head tome of tbe best berds in tbe Nortbwett. as well at fornisbing tbe foundation ttock for many new berds. One of ber sons was at tbe bead of tbe Swaggart herd last year and now tbeie it in tbis herd over 100 bead of ber progeny. DC WW Uli. Ito to. : - N' , . f - My cloth is true to Sample. When you select a suit from me, you get exactly" what you order; not infer ior quality, which for a little while looks like the or iginal sample you selected from, then "bags'" and shrinks up. I am here to guarantee satisfaction' and build up a permanent business. Main Street. RUSSELL PIERSOL Athena Oreg Umatilla County Fair agar Septemcer 8 to 13, i913 Pendleton ill BE HUMMER; The competition for the Sil ver enp to be awarded to the community making the best general exhibit is exciting. 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