Claude Still was in tbn oitj from
Milton, Sunday.
Mrs. W. 0. Miller was a Pendleton
visitor Tuesday. -, ;
Aire. Frank Grler of N Weston, was
in the oity Tuesday, .
Sheriff Tajlor came np from Pen
dleton Tuesday oil business.
Lowell Rogers was in town from his
home in Pendleton Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Knight of
Helix, were in town Monday.
Oliver Diokenaon made a trip to
Portland last week, on business.
Mr. and Mrs. A. Dugus if Pendle
ton, are in the oity for the week.
Bert Kirby. a prominent oitizen of
.Adams, bad business in Atbena Mon
day. Wm. Winehip has returned from a
visit to Spokane, where he spent the
week.
The Oity Meat Market sells pure
leaf lard in 5 lb pails for 660; 10 lb
pail for 11.35. Adv. .
Tpvlno Prnnba hnnblroona fn fhn
Fiist National Bank will spend several
days In Portland and other towns in
the Willamette valley.
tWhen yon oonault Drs. Lowe
Turner you roeeive the oom-
bined skill of the trained specialist
and optioian. They devote their en
tire time, energy and effort exolusively
to the eye. They have had yeare of
experience and know their bnsioess in
all its branches. Tuey give your ayes
a most thorough, searoibng and sol
eutitio examination, and when they
preeoribe glasses it is with positive
and absolute assurance they are the
best and only kind suited to your eyes!
Glasses guaranteed to give eatisfaotion
whether tbey oost $3.00 or more. One
obarge covers oost of examination,
frames and lenses. Consult them at
St. Nichols Hotel, Tuesday and Wed
nesday, November 24 and 35. Re
member the' days and dates. Adv,
A. C. Carpenter
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Residence, 501 Pine Street.
, Barry Alexander will hold a turkey
shoot in Atbena, on November 23, 21
and 28.
Mrs. Theo Danner, of Milton, was a
guest of her sister, Mrs. Wall, last
week.
Rev. Lambert of the Methodist
ohuroh, was a Walla Walla visitor
.Monday. ' ,
Born in this oity, November 11,
1011, to Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Stolts, a
daughter.
, A daughter was bora to Mr, and
Mrs. J. B. Mathers, yesterday, Nov
ember 19th.
Mr. and Mrs. Orville Dunoan were
in tbe oity Monday, from their home
near Weston.
Mr. and Mrs. David Ferris motored
over from their Walia Walla valley
ranoh, Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B . Steele returned
from a visit to friends in Pendleton,
Sunday evening.
Alex Molntyre has purchased a Ford
automobile and runs it all same old
hand at the business.
Mr. J. D. Matheson, of Portland,
visited at the borne of Mr. and Mrs.
Jaokson Nelson, last week.
Charles Noirls oame np from bis
borne at Gornelius, Wednesday and is
visiting friends in tbe oity.
Mr. and Mrs. W. Q. Bead and Ar
thur Coppook and wife motored to
Walla Walla Sunday In tbe Coppook
oar.
Edward E. Eoonta was up from
Portland tbe first of the week, shaking
hands with friends. He made only a
short stay.
' Grandma Wooddy baa arrived in
the oity from Taootna, and will spend
tbe winter with her daughter, Mrs.
Csbs Cannon.
N. MoDonald and E. N. Hull, of
Spokane, visited in tbe oity over Sun
day. Mr. MoDonald Is a brother of
Mrs. B. N. Hawks.
Mis. Genevieve Brown, of Seattle,
has beo a guest tbis week of her
grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jaokson
Nelson in tbis oity.
IX Miss Merna DePeatt visited in
ir Walla Walla Monday, and Miss Laura
Molntyre .ssisted in the Fix is Badtke
store during ber ntaenoe.
Tbe Baptiet Missionary sooiety nut
this week with Mrs C. A. Barrett,
when tbe usual interesting program
was rendered and enjoyed.
Wm. Tompkins, who has been In
ill health for several years, took an
alarming turn for tbe worse this week,
but is now reported out of danger.
Mr. and Mrs. Boy Burae have mov
ed over from Helix to make their
home in Athene. Tbey are oooupying
the Brookner cottage on the West
side. i
m Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kirk and
Rhildren arrived in the oity Saturday
evening from Halsey. Mr. Kirk will
open an implement warehouse in
Athena.
Piano Lessons. Mrs. Arobie Sbiak
desires to organize a olass for piano in
struction, at 50 oents per lesson. Call
at residence, 1th and JeSerson streets,
Atbena. 8t.'
- Charles Ulm will move his shoe shop
to Pendleton tbe first of next week,
and those having shoes there are re
quested to oall for them not later tban
Monday. Adv..
The Mothers' Club will meet at the
home of Mrs. N. Bnroker, Fiiday.
November 27. The subieot tor tbe
afternoon's study Is The Montessori
Method of Ieaohing.
The following well known butter-
makers have bad butter wrappers
printed at the Press offlos this week
Mrs. A. O. Sobnbert, Mrs. Wm. Boo
hei and Mrs. F. W. Long.
A Thanksgiving bait will be given
at tbe Athena opera honse next Thurs
day evening. Those holding iuvita
tions for tba Saturday night olufc
danoes, are requested to attend. An
exceptionally good time is an tloipat
ed. Adv.
Russell & Son
The New
Meat -.Market
We are prepared to furnish the most choice meats
at lower prices than have obtained in Athena tor many
months. Let our Mr. Darbey attend to vour wants,
Satisfaction guaranteed.
Fish and Shellfish in Season
Give us a trial. We can and will save you money
" "Farmers' Week" at the Oregon
Agrioultural oollege baa beea, changed
in date from November 80 to Decem
ber 5 for oeitaln reaious, to be held
ip i i a anMin.in-
A pleasant sooial session was enjoyed
Wednesday evening after the regale
meeting of MoEeniie obapter. O. E.8.
Refreshments were served by Mrs. W.
uyLittlejobo and Mrs M. L. Watts.
Ralph MoEwen was in from the
ranoh Wednesday evening. He is a
baobelor pro. tern., as Mrs. MoEwen
and tba twin boys are visiting at tbe
GoQ home in the Willamette valley.
This afternoon, the Ladies' Aid So
oiety of the Methodit Episoopal oburob
are holding a Basaar at tbe
ohurob. Ibis evening, beginning at
5:80, a obioken dinner will be served.
Joe Lewis was in tbe oity from
Helix Monday. Mr. Lewis bas recent
ly sbipped his household goods and
farming outfit to St. Anthony, Idaho,
where he will farm on an extensive
aoale.
At the Duffy eobool bouse, distrlot
No. 113 a Thanksgiving Basket Sooial
will te given on next Thursday wan
ing. Tbe pupils and patrons of the
sobool are making preparations for tbe
event, and an enjoyable time is ex
peoted. Mrs. J. D. Plamondon entertained a
few friends Tuesday afternoon, in
honor of Miss Harriet Wish, who is
visiting in the oity. Tbe time was
pleasantly spent in needle work. The
hostess served dainty refreshments.
assisted by little Miss Leone Christian.
Tbe Sunday Sohool olass of Mrs. 0.
A. Barrett entertained their friends at
her tome on Wednesday evening.
Tbe rooms were tastefully deoorated
ty tbe girls of tbe olass, wbo furnish
ed refreshments, wbioh were served
up to a late hour, and tbe young folks
report a splendid time.
Vinoent the jeweler, has installed a
new onrooometor for oonvenienoe of
the public in marking ooireot time.
Mr. Vinoent baa also leoeived an order
from tbe First National Bank for in
stalling a large regulator. The new
olook will be of mahogany, with a
Il-inob dial plate.
As usual, Landlord Froome of the
St. Nichols, . will serve a splendid
Thanksgiving dinner. These 'dinners
bave a reputation that reaahes beyond
the enrirons of Athena, and large
numbers of oountry people also, avail
themselves of tbe opportunity to dine
at the St. Niobols on holidays.
Emery Achilles is up from his Van-
syole ranoh, and baa already demon
strated that he bas made a suooessfui
venture. A house and outbuildings,
fenoes, etc,, have been built, and a
well dug, water being seoured at a
depth of six feet. He will move bis
family to the ranoh next week,
Program at tbe Dreamland far Fri
day and Saturday nights: 1 and 2.
"Tbe Grip of CiroumatBDoes," Ee-
sanay. 8. "Vaooinating the Vil
lage." Kalem. Sunday: I. "The
Indian Ambuscade, Kalem. 3.
Marrying. Sue," Vitagrapb, 8.
"The Vagaries of Fate," Lubin.,
Tbe foot and month disease has
spread its way westward. A ship
ment of oattle from tbe east is being
held up at Spokane, tbe disease having
been discovered there. The oattle are
under quarantine regulations and will
be held by representatives of tbe Bu
reau ot Animal industry until ail
danger is over.
Press readers who live at Gibbon
Bud along the Umatilla and Meaoham
oreek will reoelve their mail at Wes
ton, B. F. D. No. 2. until snob, time
as the- department reestablishes tbe
offloe at Gibbon. Heretofore tbe
Gibbon postofSoe bas been looated in
the O-W. R, & N. depot at that plaoe
but the oompany has ordered the
offloe and equipment out of its build
ing.
For wantonly killing a female deer
last spring out' ot season. Louis Met
tle of Ukiab is serving a 80 day sen
tenoe in tbe oounty juil. In addition
to tbe jail aentenoe. tbe justioe of the
peaoe at Pilot Book, fined him $25
and oosts. Mettie did not even nse
the meat after be bad killed tbe doe,
and two fawns died aa tbe result of
the death ot the mother.
pose is to promote oompelition be
tween tbe four classes of the High
sobool, along the lines ot scholarship,
attendanoe, debating, oratory aud ath
g?iii,lw "111."-'1
Bob Tbarp bad a rather unpleasant
perienoe In the oountry north of
town, tbe for part of tbe - week.
Ditto Offloers Taylor and Ramsay,
who were passengers in the auto,
The maohine strook. a sandspit, ran
upon tba bank along the roadside and
oareened over. Taylor gyrated through
the atmosphere squirrel fashion, bolt
ing over Bamsay in safety. Tbe three
men rigbted the machine and proceed
ed on their way rejoioing at the in
oonsequenoe of tbe mishap.
Marooa Barone of Rome, Italy, was
in the oity for a short while Sunday,
aooompanled by his dog, "Brownie."
As a biker, Mr. Barone oan baud
oarda aud spades to John Dobson.
Tom Gilkey or other of Athena's noted
walkers. He is merely on a little
jaunt around tbe world, aud when
here, be bad reeled off tbe small mat
ter of 11,803 miles of tho distanoe.
Even Hawks, Wyoming hill olimber
and prospective Alaskan perambulator
took a aeoond squint at tbe Italian
pedestrian. ,
lbs of Boials of the United States
land of doe at LaGrande are in receipt
of a letter from the commissioner of
the general land otfioe, under date of
November flth, 1911, designating ap
proximately 88,820 acres of land sub-
jeot to entry under tbe enlarged home
stead act. Under tbis designation,
these lands will te subjeot to entry
December 10th 1911. Tbe lands are
scattered throughout Umatilla, Wal
lowa. Grant, Union, and Baker coun
ties, tbe larger portion thereof being
in Umatilla and Grant oountles,
After having tbe matter of paroling
Milton Anderson under advisement for
several weeks, Judge Phelps oonolnded
that tbe young man's offense of at
tempted highway robbery was of too
serious a nature to regard lightly, and
sentenoed bim to serve a term in the
penitentiary. Anderson resided at
Helix, and with Jim Navin for a pal,
attempted to bold up and rob a faro
band named Dempsey. Tbeir supposed
to be essy viotim made bis end of the
holdup so warm that tbe pair gave the
robbery up. Navin was also indicted
tat forfeited bis bond and skipped tbe
oonntry.
Japaiiiesc,...
Hand-woven Bamboo Jard
: jnieres and Baskets: Some
thing New, something fine.
0
75cts up to $3.00 Each
Byron N. Hawks, Druggist
Coyotes io tbis oounty and different
parts of Eastern Oregon have devsl
oped rabies and one man, Maok Gilli-
land, is iu tba hospital at Pilot Book,
tbe result of being bitten by one of
the mad animals. At Meaoham a mad
ooyote entered the little town and
gave battle to dogs there. In other
seotiona of tbe oounty stookmen report
having enoonutered and killed ooyotes
with revolvers.
A-Mias Oeoile Boyd is io Pendleton
iu.B wt, wuarv bud is bhibuuk iu
establishing organized play and re
oreation in the publio sohools of that
oity. Ibis work will be extended
over tha state under Supt. Oburobill,
in tbe different oity sohools. Next
Tuesday evening an exhibition in tbe
form ot a folk festival wiil be given
in the Pendleton High sobool building
demonstrating tbe work to the sobool
patrons.
It is jeported that an Athena lady
who taked an extraordinarily Sue
oake for Sunday dinner, was surprised
to nno in its pleoe one or someone
else's baking. Tbe sutstitntion was
oleverly done, the responsiblility of
wbioh bas teen simmered down to rest
between a oouple of boys in the family
and two ontsiders, but tbe question
yet remain!,, aa to wbo got tbe oate
A auitabla reward may eventually
the mystery.
feolve tl
Ssturday last, Wilbur, tba young
Mr. and Mrs. Will Harden was
seriously injured by tailing from
disc. Tbe dlso, which was driven by
Beta Banister, passed entirely over
tbe boy, inflioting a deep gash In the
ealf of tba leg and on one hand. Dr,
Plamoodon, in droning the wounds,
took eleven stitobes In tba out on tbe
leg. It is considered very fortunate
tbe boy was hurt no worse as tbe re
sult of tha auoident.
I The olass eop for the Atbena High
sobool baa arrived and bas beea io tbe
hands of L. 8. Vinoent this week ff
engraving. The oop is of silver, bean
tifol io design and will no doubt be
greatly appreciated by tba olaas that
wins it Tbe oop was presented by
the patrons of tba sobool, and its pur
Yesterday it became inonmbent on
Marshal Bamsay iu pursuit of bis
otBoial duly, to kill a oeitaln dog,- a
stray on wbioh no tax bad been paid.
He delegated Jobnnie Hoy to go to tbe
livery barn where the dog was con
fined, with instructions to take it
'out and ashoot it." Hoy found a
dog as directed, all right, and shot it.
But be got tbe wrong dawg, a boon'
ang, belonging to George Myrick.
Myriok settled with tbe marshal on
tbe basis ot 35 oash In baod. Barn
say's motto hereafter will be: Be
sure you bave got the right dog and
then go and kill it yourself.
iy"In response to a telegram auuouoc-
fVa the death of her brother, Miss
1 Laura Smith left Tuesday morning
for Wasoo. being taken aa far as Pen
dleton by Mrs. M. L. Watts. Later
news reoeived beia gives, tbe inform
ation that the young man, Orville
Smith, waa working iu a deep well.
when a rook fell some 7S feet, striking
bttn on the head and fraoturing hit
skull. He never regained ooosoious-
bess. but died Monday bight. The
lotim waa about 80 years old ana
unmarried. Miss Smith, who is assist'
ant bookkeeper at the Preston-Shatter
Mill, is expeoted home tbis evening.
Be surs and oall at St. Niobols Ho
tel. Tuesday and Wednesday, Novem
ber 21 and 25. and let Drs. Lowe and
Turner, tba well known eye specialists
of Portland, abow you tbe Krypton
double vision glass, wbiob bas no un
sightly lines or seams to eatob dirt,
strain the eyes or oome apart. One
liaht solid pieo of glass wbiob looks
like a single pair, yet answers the pur
poss of two, enabling you to read or
do oloae work and see distant objeota
perfectly. Be sure aod sea them.
Free demonstration, satisfaction guar
anteed. Dra. Lowe & Turner have
been looated in Portiand for 20 yeBrs.
Tbey go from bouse to house. They
bave no agents. Adv.
Tba Portland Journal says: When
No. 18 pulled out ot the Union depot
this morning it oarrind one of tbe
happiest fathers in this part of tbe
oountry. J. U. Martin of Atbena was
ths father in question, and be was
happy beoanse following an all day
oonferenoe with a number of Portland
specialists yesterday it was deoided it
would not be necessary to amputate
tbe leg of bis elgbt-year-old daughter,
crushed a year ago in an aooident.
We were pretty bloe wben we oame
down here from Athena, said Mr.
Martin, "bnt we are going back very
bappy. Tba little girl was run over by
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BOOKS RECEIVED AT THE
ATHENA BRANCH LIBRARY
The Atbena branob of tba Umatilla
onnotv library bas reoeived its Brat
installment of books and tbe lnstltu
tion will be open for tbe distribution
of books tomorrow. Tbe library will
be io obarge of the members of tbe
library board appointed sometime ago
hv Mavnr Watts.
Tbe library, until further notice
wiil be opened on Wednesday and Sat
urday afternoons and on Saturday
avaninns. wben books may be selecUd
Tbe snooeas of tbe library branob
will depend on tba intereat shown and
tba number of tooka taken and lead.
For tbis reason, the ladies oomorising
tha membership of tbe board want it
exoreaalv known that those wbo re
side in tbe oonntry bave tbe same
rlabta as those wbo live in town, and
desire tbat all avail themselves- of the
sultndid opportunity tbe library at
forda. Tbe Atbena branob is tbe
twelfth in tbe oounty to be organized
tv Mi.. Naaoo. county librarian, and
abe expects to orgaois tbres others.
Iba Brat installment of books at tbe
Atbena library inoludns:
Addison Spell of England.
Amlois Holland and Its People.
Bennett Plain Man and Bis Wife.
Bishop Daily Ways to Health.
Oarleton New Lives for Old.
Oarpenter Wiuter Camping.
Carter Woman With Empty Hands.
Denison Helping 8obool Obildren.
Ely Woman's Handy Garden.
Fisber Montessori Mother.
Green England. 1 vols.
Hall Garden, Yard.
Hlllquit Socialism in Theory and
Praotioe.
Holllngswortb Advertising and
Selling.
Howells Heroines of Flotion. 2 vol.
Kinne Foods and Housebold Man
agement.
Longfellow Complete Poems.
Milnea Churob and tbe Young
Man's Game.
Morgan. Wireless Telegraph Con
struction for Amateurs.
Peets Praotioai Tree Repair.
Pepper Panama to Patagonia.
Powell Cooperation in Agriculture.
Trafton Metboda of Attracting
Birds.
Voorbees Forage Crops.
- Webster Book of Bee-Keeping.
Wisconsin University How to Use
the Baboook Test.
Sooial Forces; a Topical Outline
tor Club Study.
Heferenoe Books.
Mew Imperial Atlas of the World.
"Oregon Blue Book aud Official Di
rectory. Abstract of the 18th Census With
Oregon Supplement.
Statistical Abstraot nf the United
States.
Fiotlon.
Birmingham Spanish Gold.
Bosber How It Happened.
Burnett T. Tembsrom.
Cable Strange Stories of Louisiana.
Catber O Pioneers.
Connor Corporal Cameron.
Caddook Io tbe Tennessee Moun
tains. Crawford Htradella,
Ferber Dawn O'Hara.
Farnoi Amateur Gentleman. '
Harland Cardinal's Snuff Box.
Harrison Queed.
Higginson Malbone.
Howells Tbeir Wedding Journey.
Jordan Carmen and Mr. Dryasdust.
Lagerlof Lilieorona's Home.
MaoLaren Kate Carnegie.
Morris Saturday's Child.
Anon. Overland Red. '
Paattie The Preolpioe.
Porter Pollyaona.
Van Dyke Ruling Passion. .
Waller Woodoarver ot 'I.ympus.
White Blazed Trail.
Wright Tbe Winning of Barbara
Worth. , - i
Children's Books.
Anderson Stories.
Bacon Songs Every Child Should
Know."
Brooks Stoiles of the Red Obildren,
Bryoe Short Stories far Little Folks,
Bryoe That's Why Stories.
Burgess Old Mother West Wind.
Carter Cat Stories.
Chisbolm Old Testament Stories.
Clemens Travels at Home.
Collins Boy's Book of Model Aero
planes.
Deland Oakleigh.
De la Ramee Dog of Flanders.
Eddy Friends and Helpers.
Eggleston Big Brother. '
Flint Small Gardens for Small
Gardeners.
Forman Stories of Useful Inven
tions.
Greene Piokett's Gap.
Qrover Sunbonnet Babies Primer.
Hawtborne Wonder Book.
Hutobenson Child's Day.
Jewett Control of Body and Mind.
Keffar Nature Studies on tbe Farm,
Lang Cinderella.
MoManus Our Little English Con
sio.
Miller True Bear Stories.
Morley Flowers and Tbeir Friends,
Roulet Our Little Spanish Cousin,
Saintine Piooiola.
Snedden Dooas, the Iodian Boy."
I am still doing business
at the Old Stand in Hawks' Drug Store
Don't neglect to call and inspect mv new Fall
Lines of Jewelry . Remember that I am making
a specialty if Watch Repairing and Engraving.
L. S. Vincent, JEWELERj
Athena, Oreg.
aV-v' .... i . ' mn i i i n
tA. J. Parke
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"I thought ,vii Mild the other day It
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When ili-nth has oome It Is never our
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obeaper money bv applying to Malouey
ft Gwlnn. Enquire or wiita to either
H Uwlno of tbe Pendleton au
straot Company, or J. W. Maloney. of
Pendleton, Oregon. Adv.
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