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Miss Lola Tbarp wis in Pendleton
Saturday.
H. A. Barrett was a Walla Walla
- visitor Sunday.
I George Gerking was a Pendleton
vieitor Ineaday.
Joseph Hodgson was In town Sai-
nrday, from Weston.
Cheater Gambol was up from Adams
on business Saturday. .
Zero weather last night Did it
nip yonr water pipes?
Miss Ruth Erebs spent Sunday with
friends in Walla Walla.
G. El. Bishop oame ever from Free
water Toe3day evening.
, Mrs. , Edward E. KoonU is ill with
a severe case of the grip.' - ,
MUs Gladys Andre visited friends
n Walla Walla, Saturday. , . "
Wm. MoKeozieof Westoo, transaot
ed business in the oity Saturday.
Mrs. Claude Bansoom of Pendleton,
visited friends in Athena Monday.
0. A: Barrett letnrned home Mon
day from a business visit to Spokane,
Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Bansell spent
Monday with friends in Walla Walla.
A dance will be given at the Athena
opera bouse, Jfriday evening, ifeDru
arj 18. ' . -k-
Mrs. Lizzie Mansfield waa over from
Weston and spent a couple of davs
this week.
Mis. L. S. Vincent went down to
Pendleton Wednesday eveniojMd visit
her parents. . ;
Miss Estella Woizer ami Mrs. Car-
lile ot Weston, were shopping in Ath
ena Tuesday.
Born, February 2, 1911, to Mr. and
Mrs. Earl Urquhart, a son, weight
eight pounds.
In a spelling contest at the sobool
last' week, Louis Stewart was the
champion speller.
Mrs. M. S. Kern of Pendleton,
spent Sunday at the home of Mr.
and Mis. Piersol.
Y Jimmy Garden has been in town
this week from Pendleton, visiting his
old-time fiiends.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Dudley and Mr.
and Mis. W. B. Taylor were In Pen
dleton Wednesday.
Mis. Homer I. Watts returned Wed
nesday from ' a visit with Pendleton
and Eoho friends.
Mrs. L. M. Nelson artived home
yesterday from an exteuded visit with
relatives in Seattle.
Mrs. W. B. Binkle of Eoho, spent
Saturday and Sunday at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. Bomer I. Watts.
M. M. Johns came up from his
borne in Vancouver, Wash., yestetday
morning, on a short business trip.
Mrs. Arnold Wood was called to
North Powder this week, on aooount
of the serions illness of her nephew.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Boyleo of
Pendleton, spen tSunday at the home
of their daughter, Mrs. L. S. Vinoent.
Mrs Lillia Miller wants every one
owing her to come forward and settle
not later than the SOtb of this month
Adv.
a D. Martin, of Pullman. Wash.,
has returned borne after visiting his
sisters. Mrs. Winship and Mrs. Ha
wortb. v' ' , ,
Tuesday afternoon a number of
ladies of the oity visited the schools
and were welcomed by teachers and
pupils.
Opie Beed, noted traveler and au
thor, lectured in Pendleton. Wednes
day evening, under the auspices of the
high sobool.
Mra. and Mrs. Charles Gerking ar
rived home Friday evening from Ta
ooma, where tbey have been visiting
for several weeks. . - ,
Bardly enough snow to cover the
wheat fields with a blanket of warmth
but the small boy is enjoying hilarious
sport with bis sled.
TheJ. F. F. Clut wss entertained
laat. nvnnina hv Misa Anna SolL'""hO
with her parents, will soon
Baker City to reside. '
T .4n. . .nnH 1.nh P Will
nnf: ho riiaartnmnfoA if VrfftiS
opera hoose Mqbday andV esaa7
evenings of nexfr week.
Bert Pixie, the Oonvioted
thief, was seoPinoed ky Judge .
yesterday to serve a term of eight
years in tbe penitentiary.
E. A. Bennett will have something
interesting to say regarding tbe best
bargains you ever beard of in wall
paper, in next week's Press.
Dean Willaby is confined to his
home with tbe grip this week. Em
ery Wortbington is oarrying tbe mail
on Mr. Willacy's rural route.
Wm. MoBride baa returned from
Portland. Mrs. MoBride will remain
with her daughter, Bessie, for several
weeks, before returning home.
Joe V. Tallman was eleoted to serve
as president of tbe Pendleton Com
mercial Association for another year,
at a meeting held Tuesday evening.
Mrs. D. H. Mansfield, Mrs. W. If.
Taylor. Miss Nellie McDonald snd
Mrs. E. A. Dudley motored to Walla.
Walla Thursday, with Mr. Dudley as
driver. ,
A dance with splendid musio by
Gordon. Guiolt and Setlbammer, is
annonnoed for Friday evening, Feb
ruary IS. at the Attrena opera bouse.
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Beginning February 15, Evangelist
Bulgin will tegin a series of revival
meetings at Pendleton. A tabernaole
will te raised on tbe federal building
site for tbe meetings.
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For Sale. My 275-aore
ranch; 5 room hopse and outbuildings;
runnlog water. Part io cultivation.
Inquire of M. Buroker, box 868,
Athena, Oregon. Adv St.
Tbe resignation of Miss Ethel Cun
ning, teaoher of the 3rd and 4th
grades, nss been aocepted and Mrs.
W. MoPherson is teaching those
grades in tbe Athena sohool.
The condition of J. D. Uoggens is
said to be slightly improved this morn
ing. Mr, Buggens has been near tbe
point ot death all tbe past week with
a complication of pneumonia.
As the result of the ohange mada
in collection of taxes from tbe sheriff's
of floe to that of the county treasurer,
the amount of the shetiff's bonds has
been redooed from f 40,000 to 110,000.
Donald MoFay den received his aeo-
ond consignment of high class White
Legboras from Tacoma this week. He
will now put bis breeding pens in or
der and burnish cp bis four inoubat
otb. .
Voteen Estes has' returned from
vlsit to tbe home of his boybood in
Missouri. Creetvttbiled away a few
weeks with relatives and frimds, and
men w melted baok to tbe best oonntry
uu cart. ,
laa members of thalonal O. W.
B. M. auxiliary met Vdneaday after
noon at tne borne of itB. H. H. Bill,
ror a most interestirt session. Mra.
David Taylor was the leader of tbe
meeting. ; .
Services at the Christian churoh
FJjroarj8th: Bible sohool at 10 a.
m evening servioe at 7:30, subjeot,
"Mtio Luther," illustrated with
ipeolaljws 'fom Germany. A warm
weloon J"ence(? j6aM.
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rested in orBlsm sep
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anil a
B(k 8rB frannitr thia winta nhlnh
shows tet if De bd the proper terri
tory, h, Would not-be far behind Davy
Croott ana Kit Carson in this voca
tion. To date be oas caught a total
of muskrats, and he had to go no
f oiher from home than bis cellar.
V Taylor's root cellar is near the
ba of tbe. Wild Horse, and the
footbiirNSJS tftja tunneled in from tbe creek
i jfwer making) voraoious inroads
lDU toe apple tins wnen aisooverea.
-its, 'Luke Bead entertained tbe
SonshlaeClob yestetday afternoon at
her homevtsi of town. As a speoial
favor, the hnslftnds of the Sunsbiners
were allowed to irtskof tbeir good
cheer, and the time was spent most
agreeably to all. ' Dcrlng the business
session the following new officers
were eleoted: President. Mrs. Geo.
Thompson tyioe prttfdent, Mrs. J. C.
Walter; treasurer, Mra. Otba Keeder,
and seoretarv, Mrs. David T. Stone.
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Brators,T Edward Tookei-SWes.
the ATHENA GARAGE
ZERBA BROS. Proprietors
NOW IS THE TIME
TO HAVE YOUR CAR OVERHAULED and repaired
by competent machinists and skilled workmen. In our
new Garage, we have the machinery and workmen to
insure satisfaction to our patrons.
I(oda!($&
Brownie Cameras
We have all the Popular
Sizes in Stock
Come in and let us demonstrate' to you just what can
be done with a Kodak,
Buy your Kodak supplies from us.
plete line to select from.
We have a com-
Byron N. Hawks, W Druggist jj
ton. HeTiletvon have a Unropd
States Separator trv oO.horoughlj-.
Ibe trial will put you nr no obli
gation whatever, to buy. -
XB.D. Clemens was able to .iiake
tffae walk-Jown town fromis' borne
and baok agalr Wedrday.. Ibe old
gentlemM has been seiionsly ill for
most 'I the winter, and bis friends
arr glad to learn that be is improving.
The Big Six Company. . ,
Tbe Big Six Company which makes
its appearance at the Opera Bouse,
Monday, February 9 for two nights, is
a company of players who have a tep
utation everywhere fororeatingtounda
of laughter with tbeir witty savings
and funny situations. The vaudeville
aots that they offer are not of the old
siaie vraiety but tbe latest and up-to-date
material on tbe market; tbey are
all singers and danoets of ability and
the -variety of aots that they present
is unlimited. Their tabloid comedies
are brimjtall of funny situations and
are a scream from start to finish and
not a dull moment can be found dur
ing the whole performance. The com
pany is only composed of six people
but judgiog from rcULmany excellent
oomments of tbe marM people who
have had the ODDortnnitvco witness a
performance of tbe Big Sift tbey well
deserve their title. Ibe lhave the
reputation of delivering more RUM fire
una and pleasing more peofpla than
many a oompany twioe their f size and
tbey present everything that they
claim in their advertising anM have a
reputation of five years standing in
the west. Ihey soarantaa thUBlr Der-
formanoe to be a laugh provokl from
start to floish. Adv.- '
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Notice fopBids.
oeajea bidsLV'weu be tMafmA h ihn
CounUfj rourt of Uirratiiia County.
State of Oregon, for the construction
watei bound maoadam Toed be
ginning at a point aoonc 7 mu east
from Pendleton on Wild Horse onb
and running 6 miles and 588 feet to a
point where the County roadinteiseots
tbe boundary line of the town of
Adams. Bids must be filed on or be
fore February 14th, 1914,at 10 o'ulook
a. m. witn the Uounty Clerk. All bids
to be aocompanied by certified obeok
for 1500.00, and the obeoks of tbe two
lowest bidders to be held until con
tract is signed and aooepted.
Plans- and : specifications are on file
at the office of tbe County Clerk.
The Court reserves tbe right to reject
any or all bids. -
Dated this 4tb day of February,
914. v - Frank Haling.
: . ' i i. .Clerb.
OFFICERS
W B. SHAFFER President,
W. S. FERGUSON, Vice-President.
F. 8. Le GROW, Cashier.
R. F. CANNON, Aas't Cashier
DIRECTORS
W. B. SHAFFER, IL KOEPKE,
W. S. FERGUSON M. U Wil'W,
F. S. Le GROW.
T NATIONAL BANK
OF ATHENA
CAPITAL AND SURPLUS. $100,000.00
FIRS
We extend to our Depositors every cAccommdation
consistent with sound Banking.
Tbe O-W. will extend a spur at the
mcuth of Drv Creek to warehouse
grounds, for the oonvenienoe of farm
ers of Dry Creek and Pine Greek
neighborhoods. H. A. Barrett, Frank
Beale and other farmers will do the
grading for tbe traok.
A speoial from Hot Lake Springs
says that Mrs. A. H. Molntyre was
among the arrivals at the Springs
Hotel on Wednesday evening. A. B.
MoEwen has been greatly benefitted
by the baths so far taken, as has also
J. H. Ferguson of Adams.
Joseph - MoDill, for the past 15
years superintendent of. the Umatilla
county poor farm, has tendered bis
resignation to the county oourt, to
take effect on Maroh 15. Business
matters requiring his attention, is
given as his reason for resigning.
V B. O. Worthiogton has taken out a
taxidermist lioense as required by
law, and is oow engaged in mounting
a couple of deer heads for Billy Hum
phrey of Pendleton, One of tbe beads
is a splendid specimen, having one of
the finest pair of antlers ever seen here.
Mis. Mattie Mitchell oame up from
Portland Monday, where she had been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Thomas Tag
gart She returned to her home in
Crook county, yesterday morning,
aoeompanied by her father, L. J.
Fosa, who spent a oonple of weeks
with relatives here.
, Dr. Folkerson, of tbe Foreign Mis
sionary Board, will not be at tbe M.
E. oburoh next Sunday as annonnoed.
Tbe Methodist pastor and people ex
tend greetings to all. To those not
otherwise obligated, we extend an
earnest personal invitation to come
and worship with ne. R. E. Cornell.
IX At a depth of 80 feet, tbe drill in
fvio Harris' well dropped into a
strata of blue day, Tuesday, and tbe
water gushed out at the top of the
hole. It shortly afterwards reoeded,
however, tnt remained within three
feet of tbe top. With tbe hope of ob
talning an artesian flow, tbe drill will
continue to pound away indefinitely
i . .
kTbs pumping plant and storage
lhouse at tbe farm" borne of Oliver
Dickenson, burned yesterday entailing
a Iobs of about 1300. Tbe ate origin
Btea Troru upaiks dropping from a
stove in the building. A gasoline en
gine, cream separator, churn, and
other at tides stored there, in addi
tion to the year's meat supply was
burned.
A mass meeting of eithens will be
held this evening at U. B. Richards'
of floe to nominate candidates for
mayor, oouooilmen, recorder and
treasurer, to be eleoted at tbe coming
city election. Notices were posted to
tbe effect that the meeting would be
held in the oity hall, tot tbe condition
of that building made It necessary to
change tbe place of meeting.
femitb, at one time part own
tbe Press was In town Saturday.
Mr. Smith was on bis way tologomar,
Montana, from Corvallis, where be
had spent several weeks with his
family. Jesse is engaged in tbe lum
ber business in Montaoa, and owns
three yard there. Be is assisted in
the business by Jeeae Ediogton, who
has been with Mr. Smith for nearly
a year past.
Beginning next (Tuesday evening
and continuing each Tuesday, a seilea
of lectures will be given at tbs Metb
oditt cburob on "Home Missions'
topics, the first general theme beings
"America's Problem, the Cities,
These talks are deaigoed for tbe Ep
worth League and will be given pri
maiily to tnem. Anyone interested
however, will te welcome. Bemera
ber, each Tuesday evening to tbe
League room at 7:30. R. E. Gotoall
Pastor.
I cnange i
rXw.
ferof the
It
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A Show of Merit.
Billed as a show of merit, the Big 6
Comedy Company comes to tbe A bena
Opera bouse next Monday and Tuesday
evenings to give tbe tbeatie going
poblio more good oomedy, real laugh
ter, ainging and danoing than is found
in the usual attractions. In this stan
dard oompany of singers, danoers and
oomediana, Ed Harrington, Billy Nix
on, Minnie Moran and Leita Janese
will appear in a hilarious sufficiency
of mirth, musio and song. Tioketa
are now on sale at Dell Bros.
THE BASEBALL MASK.
Was First Used In a Yale-Harvard
Game In 1876.
Frederick Wlnthrop"; Thayer of Co-
hasset Harvard 78, . captain of tbe
famous varsity ninesof 1870,' 1877
and 1878, was tbe Irrventor of tbe
catcher's mask. Tbe days when Thayer
entered ' Harvard - baseball differed
somewhat from tbe present. A pitcher
bad to throw underhanded and end
his throw with arm Stretched out
Then tluit chiiriKod. and na a conse
quence the Mil was tnrown mucn
more swiftly. Dr. Harold C. Ernst, a
professor, In tbe Medical school, was
pitcher on tbe varsity nine, and James
A. Tyng was catcher. Tbey made a
wonderful battery, I
Thayer noticed that tbe more free
dom given tbe pitcher the greater be
came tbe risk of the catcher. One day
be let a few Into tbe secret. He was
going to make A mask. A few days
before tbe Yale game of 1870 be came
on tbe field with It. Save for the fact
It was made more heavily, It was much
similar to the mnsks in use today.
Thayer attached it to Jim Tyng's
bead, and from that moment tbe mask
entered baseball. At first the players,
other than those in the varsity, and
tbe spectators were inclined to ridicule
It. and It called no end of comment
when It was worn by Tyng at the Yale
game that year. Harvard won, and
two years Inter team after team adopt
ed tbe maak.-Boston Herald.
England's Lord Chancellors.
The lord chancellor under tbe early
English kings used to live in tbe
palace and bad a regular dally al
lowance, bis wages, as It appeared
from one of tbe records, being 5
shillings, a slmnel cake, two seasoned
aimnels. one sextary of clear wine, one
sextary of household wine, one large
wax candle and forty small pieces of
candle. In the time of Henry II. the
modern treasury spirit appears to have
begun to walk abroad, for in tbe rec
ords tbe allowance of S shillings ap
pears ns If ulijectd to a reduction.
If be dined sway from tbe palace and
was thereby forced to provide 'extras,
then Indeed be got bis 5 shillings. But
If be dined et borne be wss cot allowed
more than 3 shillings and sixpence.
London Answers. .
Her Life Long Pataion.
A girl baby begins to fIrt with men
when she Is about two years old. So
far as we can determine she keeps It
op ontll sbe is about ninety. Albany
Knickerbocker Prees.
friday Morning, February 6, we shall start our
? Annual Rummage Sale
This Sale is for the purpose of cleaning out all brok
en 'lines, job lots and slightly damaged goods, left over
from the season's big business and from our clearance
and white goods sales. The goods involved are good
seasonable and desirable. Every article included is a
bargain of merit. It will pay you to buy now for next
fall and winter no one can afford to overlook this
great bargain event
MAIL ORDERS ''
If you can't possibly arrange to come to this sale send us your orders by mail. We
will prepay all parcels post charges on all packages weighing up to twenty pounds
within a radius of one hundred and fifty miles. Your orders will be filled with the
utmost care and promptness by experienced shoppers who will give them more care
than you would yourself. t ,
We will give T. P. W. trading stamps with every cash sale eyen at' the greatly (re
duced prices we are now offering. These stamps mean an additional saving of flv
per cent to you, which is no small item itself
The Peoples Morehouse
Yihe re it rays to Trade. PENDLETON, ORiGON. j Save your TPW Stamps
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J. I. Case Machinery Line
Our Automobile Department is undcr personal supervision of iErnest
Brannin, an expert repairer; a man who knows what's what from every angle of the
repairing business. Entire satisfaction is guaranteed. Now is the time to have your
work done at the most reasonable prices, before spring opens.
See the ''Emerson Express," the up-to-date Gang Plow
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nerer despond.
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