Press Paragraphs
Mrs. P. A. Thompson visited Thurs
day in Walla Walla.
Marion Jaok and wife, vera in tbe
oitv Tuesday fiom Pendleton.
Barry MoBnde bas large quantities
ol raspberries for sale. Adv.
A. Maokenzia Meldrnm spent the
week in the oity from Spokane.
Roy MoFherrin is down from Spo
kane, to work through harvest.
Rev. T. F. Weave" of Pendleton,
waain tbe oity Monday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Caaper Woodward
spent Sunday at Bingham Bprings.
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Binder twine, three kinds three
prices. Watts & Rogers, Weston. Ad
A number of yonng people of Alb
na spent Sunday at Bingham springe.
Mrs. Llllie Miller bas 240 sores of
good reservation wheat land for sale.
Adv.
Mrs., Chester Davis of Milton, is
visiting at the Geo. B. (Jerking home
west of town.
Mrs. E. MoPberrin returned Satur
day from a visit with relatives at
Dayton, Wasb.
Harry Alexander is building a new
garage on his residence lota in the
south part of the oity.
Bill Booher, who Home time ago ran
a nail i'Jto bis foot, is still oonSned
to bis tied with The injury.
Boadmaster Ayers with a foroe of
tracklayers is completing tbe laying
of new steel in tbe O. -W. yards in this
oity.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Collins of Belli
and Mis. Frank Iharp and daughter
Nina, are at Bingham springs this
week.
(oe cream and oake will he ' served
this evening in tbe basement of the
Methodist Episcopal ohnroh.
Mrs. Lillian Downs Dobson will
teaoh the next term of school in tbe
Gerking aobool west of town.
A danoe Is annonnoed for tomorrow
night at the Opera bonae, (iordon'i
oroheatra furnishing the music.
For Sale The old J. R. King place,
113 aoree, 8 miles soutb of Weston.
Apply to Mrs. Llllie Miller, Adv.
Mrs. 0, T. Smith and daughter,
Savannah, are spending tbe week at
tbe Marion Jaok borne in Pendleton.
For Sale 160 acres In orop, with
privilege to buyer of renting 160 acres
in snmmer fallow. See Henry Keen.
Adv.
(Jeorge Wall, Charieo Brown and
Walter Cameron will leave this morn
ing for a week's visit to Bingham
Springs. .
Obarles Ulm is assisting at the Fix
& Badtke store, dnring the big clear
ance sale, wbioh will begin tomorrow
morning.
Mrs. S. 0. Stanton returned tu Ath
ena Wednesday from an extended
visit to relatives at Arlington and
Prineville.
Mr. "and Mrs. Eroeat Zerba, Mies
Greta Molntvre and Arthur Chapman
returned Snnday evening from an
anting trip.
Miss Emma Hayaook of Beppner,
spent tbe latter part of tbe week with
her oonisn, Mrs. Ohas. Williams,
south of town.
Lee Johnson has been engaged to
play with tbe Eobo band and orches
tra at tbe Fourth of July celebration
in that town.
Mrs. A. B. Stone and children left
yesterday morning for Thornton,
Wash., where they will visit tbe doo
tora parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. B.
Stone.
FORj THE
JULY
ON SALE
July 3 and 4
Final Return Limit
July 6th
THE
OREGON-WASHINGTON RAILROAD & NAVIGATION CO.
Will sell Round Trip Tickets
At One and One-Third Fare
Between all points-except on riv
er or beach lines-where one-way
fare is $6.00 or less.
For full particulars, tares,
schedules, etc., ask any"
accent of the
O.-W. R. & N.
S BARBER SHOP
m V 1 M ter tip"
biPckr Xf! south sk mah
gSJl, STREET ATHENA
The Best Grade!
Of
Ready Mixed Paints, Varnishes
and Stains.
A full Stock of Oils, Window Glass, Brushes, etc., and
if it's Quality you want, come and see us
Byron N. Hawks, We Druggist
THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET
i.jj ' We carry the best
iWW MEATS
PHTt"Ef That Money Buys
V PftVl Clean and Cool
I rill jff Insuring Wholesome Meats.
'WjJES BRYAN & METER
qj9 Main Street, Athena, Oregon
John Benson left yesterday in the
Hanaell oar for Moro, Sherman oouoty
where ba will be employed on Mr.
Hansen's ranob.
F, O. Luoas returned Sunday from
Wallowa, where be went to interest
stookmen In shipments of draft borses
to this seotion for sale.
Mr. and Mrs. E. K. Koontz and Mr.
and Mrs. Henry Dell and daughter,
will return today from a oampiog
trip on the Walla Walla.
Mr. and Mrs. B. O. Tbarp, Miss
Lnla and Lawrenoe will motot to
Bingham Springs tomorrow, wbsre
they will spend the week end.
W. 0. Rnssell and bis party of boy
fishermen returned Wednesday night
from a trip to the Walla Walla liver,
where a few tJsb were oanght
The ladies of the Degree of Honor
entertained their daughters at Mason
ic Hall last Wednesday afternoon,
Ioe oieam and oake was served.
Mrs. - Charles Frailer of Colfax,
visited this week at tbe home of Dr.
and Mrs. F. S. Sharp. Mrs. Frailer
Is a sister-in-law of Mrs. Sharp.
Mr. and Mrs. Samnel Hawortb and
Miss Bessie Parker, left yesterday
morning by team for Bingham Springs
where they will remain several days.
0. E. Rude, auctioneer and live
etnok buyer was in tbe oity this week
and pnrohased a oarload of hogs for
shipment to Portland over tbe O.-W.
0. W. Hansell bas purobased a
farm of 600 sores in Sherman oonnty,
near Moro, and a residence in Moro.
Tbe family will leave at onoe to make
their home there.
Mrs. Clark and daughter, who have
been visiting at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. J. 0. Walter, west of town, are
now visiting at the Jaok Swart home
in Dayton, Wasb.
Miss Dora Bennett will take a vaca
tion of two months at tbe home of her
mother east of town, after wbioh she
will return to Athene to reopen ber
dress making parlors.
Another new oonsignment of the
very latest Panamas have been receiv
ed at Mrs. Llllie Miller's. Also tbe
new patent leather bands for Panama
hats, now so popular. Adv.
Mrs. William Booher gave a charm
ing afternoon June Htb, in honor of
Miss Arrllla Cook, of Portland. Twenty-four
gnests were present, and tbe
afternoon passed most pleasantly.
Shell Reynolds, for many years oity
olerk of Walla Walla, baa beeo in
Atbena this week with a foroe of
men, engaged In repairing roofs on
several Main street business tnildings.
The Frank Jaokson family residing
WMfc nf Athena, with the axoention of
one child, Is down with tbe measles.
Dr. Sharp, the attending pbvsioian,
reports them to be getting along nice
ly.
Mrs. Lloyd Miobensr, who baa been
living for several months at the 0. 0.
Wbiteinan farm near La Cross, Wash,
has returned with her little son to this
oity. Mr. Miobener still remains with
Mr. Whiteman. .-". .
Miss Dolly White, who sustained
serions injury in an automobile aooi
dent some weeks ago and whose life
was despaired of, bas fully recovered
and is now able to bs out and among
her friends again.
Miss Flora Booth' oama down from
Lewiston, Idaho, Monday, where she
bas been very soooessfally engsged in
nursing and will make an extended
visit with ber sisters, Mrs. Hntt and
Mrs. Lee Johnson.
A. L. Bwaggart shipped three thor
oughbred Poland China hogs by tx
press, tbls week. They were consign
ed to Walter Norton of Wood burn,
Oregon ; Morris Lynob and J. N. Bad
deley. of Walla Walla.
Miss Carrie Sharp left yesterday for
Seattle, where aba will matrionlate
with tbe snmmer session of the Uni
versity of Washington. Miss Sharp
will te aooompanied by a young lady
friend from Portland.
The July meeting of the O.W. B. M.
will be held next Wednesday at the
home of Mrs. H. H. Hill. The topio
tor the day will be: "Onr Indian
Work in Northern Canada," with
Mrs. W. E. Dobson as leader.
Mrs. F. S. LeOrow baa returned
from Walla Walla, and is aooompan
led by ber mother and sister, Mrs. and
Miss Bowles. Tbe injury to her arm,
sustained while cranking ber auto
mobile, la somewhat improved.
Pendleton baa deoided not to oele
brate the Fonrtb of July. The deci
sion was arrived at after engaging tbe
Atbena band for tba oooasioo, and
making other extensive arrangements,
The tand is now open for another en
gagemenL
W. B. Taylor and Our Jonas re
turned from Wallowa oonnty with
oarload of cavalry borses pnrohased by
Mr. Taylor. The borses, 30 head, are
now qnartered at tbe tarraoke at Wal
la Walla, wbara they are being fitted
for inspeotlon.
Mrs. Elizabeth MansBeld left Wed
nesday morning for month's visit
with relatives at Lewiston and Orange
ville. Idaho. Upon ber return she ex
peots to be aooompanied by a niece.
Miss Fountain, of Lewiston, wbo will
spend the summer bere.
Dreamland Theater program for to
night and tomorrow night: I and
"Death Weight," Essanay. 8.
"Bronobo Billy'i Beoret." Essanay,
Sunday , evening: 1. "Gettiog tba
Best of Dad," Lnbio. a. "Phony
Alarm," Paths. 8. "Old Coupons,"
Biograpn.
Norman Page, tba eldest son of T. P.
Page, a former resident of tbla vioin
ity. arrived In tba oity this week from
bis home In 8anta Ana, California,
and will spend tbe season in tba bar-
vast field. Ha reports bis father
being in faicly good health for a man
83 years of age.
A. B. Steele of San Jose. Calif or
nia, spent 8noday in Atbena. Ha
tbe traveling rereaentative of a whole
sale saddlery Arm, and while bearing
tbe same nam as onr local baroeas
dealer Is in no wy connected by fsm
ily relationship, fie motored with
Mr. and Mrs. Stasia to Walla Walla
Snndsy.
Joel Ditty, at Appleton City, Mo.,
arrived in town last evening and is a
gneet of bis annt, Mrs. J. 0. Burke.
Ha will remain until after harvest.1.
Mr. and Mrs. Q. J. Ayers were In
tba oity Tuesday and took dinner at
the 0. A. Barrett home. Mis. Ayers
left Wednesday morning for a visit
with relatives in Portland and Van
couver and Mr. Ayers is still in town
in bis oapaoity of roadmaster on this
division of the O.-W.
A heavy rain, wbiob nearly assum
ed the proportions of oloud burst,
passed over the oountry sontbeast of
Atbena, Wednesday evening. Stand
ing grain was knooked down, several
farmers reporting damage in this re
speot, among them kelng Walter Ad
ams and Ed Lelave.
Mr. and Mrs. K. T. Brown left
Walla Walla last week for an extend
ed visit with relatives at Bartland,
Minn. It is understood that Mr.
Brown baa been re-eleoted as manager
of tbe Walla Walla Bears for next
year, and will return to that oity with
bis family after their visit east.
Portland papers nnnounoe tbe wed
ding of Howard U. Drew, former
prinoipal of the Atbena sobools, and
Miss Grace Whltebonse, a teacher In
the Portland public sobools. Tbe
wadding ooouirsd in the First Preaby-
teriau ohnroh of Portland last Wed
nesday. The yonng lady visited in
this oity last spring.
Dr. Roepke and family have re
turned to their home in Watsonville,
California, after a visit at tbe home
of Mr. and Mrs, Henry Koepke, south'
of Athena. Mrs. Sobnlta, of Ellens-
burg, dangbter of Mr. KoSpke, bas
also beeo bere on a visit, and on
Thursday nf last week a family re
union was held at the Koepke borne. ,
Tbe Indiana will bold their nsual
oelebration at Caynse thia year, oom
meuolng Snnday next with horse
racing. The oelebration will last
atout three weeks. John Pieroe will
have a stand on tbe gronnds and will
ba prepared to furnish tbe people with
good things to eat. Tbe Indian oele-
biations aie alwaya attended by large
numbers of white people, wbo enjoy
tba parades, danoing and raoss.
Andy Weaver met with a peculiar
and seriona aooident at Walla Walla
tbe fore part of tbe week. He was
leading a couple of raoe borses behind
boggy, when the borses became
frightened at passing train, and one
of tbem jnmped into tba buggy,
knocked Weaver to tbe gronnd, and
then jnmped npon tbe prostrate man
and trampled him. The frontal bona
over the right eve was f raotured and
Weaver was otherwise brnised and
out np. .
Stereopticon Lectures.
Romanism, is tbe subject of two !eo-
turee to be given in tbe Christian
ohnroh next Sunday and Monday eve
nings, by F. H. Striogbam, of Spo
kane, Wasb. Mr. Stringbam cornea
highly reoommended and tba people
may expeot to beat something wortb
while. The Snnday evening lecture
will be free, tut an ottering will be
taken at tbe olose of tbe lecture. Mon
day evening 10c will beoharged. Ad.
Quite a Difference.
First Comedian Whnt'i the differ
ence between a beautiful young girl
and ii codfish? Second Comedian'
Give it up. First Comedian One has
a clmnce to become a fall bride and
the other to become a ball fried.
Brooklyn Eagle.
The Connection.
Scott 1 remember reading of a very
rich man who said he'd sooner be
poor. Mott-Yes. and probably you re
member reading somewhere that nil
men are ltnrs.-Boston Transcript
Foolish.
Tf ii foolish man what sits down
ter count his troubles, kaez dat only
gives 'em another chance ter swat mm.
Atlanta Constitution.
rn nound of learning requires ten
pounds of common sense to apply It-
Persian Proverb.
For 8ale.
110 acres nearly level, 80 aoiea
alfalfa fenoed for bogs, 180 aorea
spring and winter grain, 60 aorea of
oorn. balance pasture. Alfalfa on
oreek bottom. Fair buildings, on tel
epbone and R. F. D. Una, one mile
from school, six miles from town and
only f 13.600. easy terms. Frank Mo
Elroy, Oambridgeldabo. Adv.
M'CORMICK PUTS ONE OVER
ON THE PRIZE FIGHTERS.
John Sullivan or the Boiler Maker
Sbsrtey oonld not "come back" bnt
not so with the MoOormiok Binder,
While others bava teen currying fsv
or witb tbe pnblio aba bss been tast
ing and perfecting herself till now
be comes forth tbe most "nifty" of
them all. Light, trim and powerful
as a raoe horse, built like a watob and
witb flexible oapaclty that thrills
tba farmer witb admiration. Tbe
neatest, simplest knotter, spring ale
vators for heavy or light grain: a ball
bearing take op to gears, the lowest
platform of tbem all and other tea
tnrea make it tba most attractive
binder yon aver aaw. Ws also bava
Walter A. Wood and Milwaukee,
Coma and get your eboloe. Repairs
for MoOormiok, Deeriog, Walter A
Wood and Holt maobinea.
That oarload of wire ia bere. Coma
and m the beat bog fence at 38 eenta
per rod or 26 cents for oaab or good
as oaab. Watts and Sogers,
Weston, Ore.
ALEXANDER DEPARTMENT STORE
We give the S. & H. Trading Stamps
Our Semi-Annual
Clothing Sale
is now on. Every Suit in our stock, consisting of suits
worth $22.50, $25.00, $27.50 and $30.00. Your choice
$1450.
Blue Serges are not included
We are well prepared to supply your wants in all the
best harvest-working clothes-shoes, tents, tarps, blank
ets, quilts, etc.
Largest line, of staples and fancy Groceries in Eastern
Oregon. Prices always the lowest.
Alexanders
Pendleton's One Biggest and Best Department Store
Attention Farmers!
Valvoline' Oil Company's Splendid Oils
Note These Prices
Black Combine Oil, - 25c per gallon
AAA Castor Machine Oil,' 40c per gallon
Red Engine Oil, - 40c per gallon
Triplex Cylinder Oil, - 65c per gallon
Caterpillar Cylinder Oil, 65c per gallon
Kaster Axle Grease 8c lb, large sizes
Full assortment Holt and Best machine extras in stock
Drapers ot all kinds at factory prices. Deering Binder
twines, the best twine on the market.
Main Street C. A. BARRETT & CO.
Athena
Grigantic Clearance Sale
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The Greatest Sale that was ever held
in Athena or hereabouts
Nothing Reserved, Buy Early, Take Advantage ot the
Big Money Saving Prices. Here are prices that talk:
If Ton need anything to wear, now or later, onr advice to too is to tske advantage of this sale. It la tbe same
as money fonnd. We cannot rngin to mention all tba prices, bnt bere ara few to show yon the values that
are general throughout tbe atora.
Big lot Men's Bats, values np to 13.60; QC. Men's Suits, vslnse to 110.00; Clearance Ae e
Olearanoa Prioa JU Prioa for tbe first three dara only - V.tJ
Ladles' and Meu'a Oifords, values op to QKP Men's Work Bhirts; qn
$4.00; Olsaranoa Frioe . 'wl' Olearanoa Price OOC
Men's Bntton or Bloobet Shoes, values np (bn ip Men's Cotton Shirts or Drawers, values np to QQ
to 15.00, all good shapes; Clearance Price VA.tJ 8fio; Olearanoa Prioa .... OOC
Ladies Bhoea, button or Blnoberi, values fcj qc Linen Hook Towels worth 80o; irr
tof3'60; reliable makes; Olearanoa Prioa P17J (Jlearanoe Prioa - 1C
Children's Shoes, valnes np to il.CO; 70- Standard Prints, values op ti 7o (10 yds only q
Clearance Prioe ' Ov to aaob person) Clearance Prioa . . . 3C
Children's or Misses' Hose, I5o. valnes; r 2So bottles Catsnp; ik
Clearance Price Clearnace Prioa - - ... IOC
New Boys' Clothing will be sold tba Brat thrsa daya 31 lbs. of Best Cana Sngat; on opening S?1 fr
only at greatly red need prloes. Do not miss tbls. day only lor $1.JJ
Sale Begins Saturday, June 27
A Free Gift the first Day
To the first 80 people inslds the store opening day we will give 50 sealed snvelopes each numbered, and 10 of
' these will draw beautiful prize. Prizes awarded to ontslde pnblio only, by blindfolded man. giving away
envelopes at yon enter tba store, Prizes oalled and dalivarad immediately, ,
FIX & RADTKE
THE "MONEY-BACK STORE" ATHENA, O.RF.GON.