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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 5, 1915)
Mr, and Mis. Joi. N. Scott were in Milton Sonde?. A. A. Foss transacted basioesBs in Pendleton Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. Q. R. Qerking spent tbe week end In Milton. Born, to Mr. and Mia. Leon Miller, January 29, 1915, a son. Mra. W. K. Wall is slowly recover ing from ber reoent illness. Mrs. Arable Sbiok has been ill this week, tbieatened with pnenmonia. Charles Grant has been oalled to GarOeld, Waeb., where bis father is seriously ill, Mra. Elizabeth MansSeld oameover from Weston and spent Ibe wenk at her home bare. " Mrs. W. B. Taylor was among tbosa attending tba Grimm meetings at Miltoq Snnday. Misi Bnlb Chittenden was np from Pendleton Sunday, a gnest of Miss Eatbren Froooe, Mrs. Ralph Baling of WeBtou. was tbe gnest last Saturday of Mi. and Mrs. F. W. Long. " For Sale A practically new Velbr piano, for $250. Enqnire of Mrs. Jane Garden. Adv. Mrs. L. D. Clark of Helix is a gnest this week at tbe home of ber mother, Mrs. N. 0. Dickenson, Miss Dorothy Stairett A number of Athena people have been attending tba Orimm revival meetings in progress at Milton. I will bny your seoond-band fnrni tnre, paying highest price therefor. Phone 918, Walla Walla. Adv. Sam Phillipc, a well known resident of the Dry Greek neighborhood, trans acted business in Athena Tuesday. Wanted. Man and wife desire em ployment on farm. Competent and reliable. Enqnire at this oBioe. 8t. Mr. and Mrs. Bob Baymond re turned home Friday after an extended visit with relatives at Walla Walla. Charles Estea haa been in tba oity tbia week. Be recently took np a homestead In the Bnrnt River oonntry, Baker county. Mr. and Mrs. E. A, Dudley 'started to motor to Milton Sunday but having "blowout" en route, were oompelled to return borne. ' Miss Winona Himro, who has teen the guest of Mrs. Eber Lnna for fortnight, expects to return to her home in Condon, today. Mrs. Holmes of Pendleton, nee Misa Gladys Hayes, was a week-end visitor at the home of her sister near town, Mrs. Frank Berlin. Mra. John Beokman of Freewater who formerly resided on tbe mountain southeast of Atheua is visiting ber daughter Mra. Jos. Clemooa. Wanted. Man and wife want work on ranuh for the summer. Experienc ed. References. Address, 219, Beaure- v8 r Kc ' neVl gard St., Pendleton, Ore. Adr. or Walla or Tbe new tile floor at tba bank is Walla, sent Sunday in Athena, tnauo in servioe, and adds a tone of guest of Miss Laura Smith. .substantial improvement to the in- M. W. Smith, whose Athena friends are legion haa been in town tbia week from his home in Spokane. Mrs. Alex Molntyre, who returned tbe fore part of tbe week from Hot Lake, very ill, Is improving. - Mrs. Emery Aobillea came np from the ranob at Vansyole, and visited friends in Atbena, Ibis week. All outstanding aooonnts owing to Mrs. Lillie Miller, must be settled during the month of February, Adv. V. P. Littlejohn, who la serving as juror at tbe present term of court, was at borne .a couple of days this week. ' Henry Eoepke recently purchased D8S aares of laud near Milton, irom Oscar Drnmheller. Consideration, 128,876. in terior of this splendidly equipped sitution. If the groundhog was loitering around Athena at 12:30 p. m., Tues day, be sure saw bis shadow; for old Sol smiled forth for about fifteen mlnulas-. The Senate has confirmed the ap pointment o! 0. 0. Henry, postmaster at Atbena, announcement to this effeot appearing in Monday's dis patohes. Last night Pythian Lodge, E. of P., bad work in two ranks, entertained visiting members of other lodges and ended an enjoyatle evening with a banquet. Mr. John Matheson of Portland, spent Wednesday at tbe borne of Mr. and Mrs. Jackson Nelson. Mr. Math eson waa en mute lo Hot Lake, for a two weeks rest. CoalTar Increases the Life of your Barn Roofs ; ' . and Fence Posts. Genuine Coal Tar in Barrels of 50 Gallons $3.50 ' At the Gas Plant, PACIFIC POWER & LIGHT CO. Pendleton, Oregon Phone 40 " Grandma Wolford, grandmother of Mis. Joseph Cannon, Henry, Walter and Thomas Booher, and welt known in Atbena. died on January 23, at Deepwatei, Missouri, E. N. Hull and N. MoDonald of Spokane, oivil engineera for tbe K. P. R. R. oompany, spent the week end in Atbeua. The latter is a brother of Mrs. B. M. Hawks of this oity. The young men of the Loyal Help er's class of the Christian ohnrob Sunday aobool won in a oontest over the young ladles, and the latter will entertain tonight at the oburob. Mis. Ida Eeen waa a goeat of Mr, and Mrs. Hairy Turner last week, at their home in Weston. Mis. Turner, who has been critically ill for several Last Sunday at ber spaoiuus home above town Mrs. Henry Eoepke enter tained at dinner tbe following tsaob eis of the Atbena sohoola: Miss Jes sie Biieilv. Miss Vesta Cntaforth. Prinolpal Guerne and Professor Mat thews. Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Oaton were also mem nets of tbe dinner party and all thoroughly enjoyed the hospit ality of Mr. and Mrs. Eoepke. UflSr. John Martin of Walla Walla, tbe aged father of Mrs. Wm. Winsbip and Mrs. Sam Hawortb, has again been near death this week, and bis demise was hourly expeoted, but he still lingers. Mr. and Mrs. Haworth and Mr. Winsbip bav been at bis bedside, but owing to the Illness of herself and little danghter, Mildied, Mrs. Winsbip baa been unable to go months, is reported as little improved.. Utia week. Dr. and. Mis. W. R. Soott and Mr. Mr. and Mrs Charles Kirk motored and Mia. .Jas. Potts and daughter Myrfl tX Pendleton Monday and retaining tie motored to Milton Sunday to attend borne In the evening, the maohine Russell ik Son The cTWarket That Lowered Prices J. W. Dai by, Manager. Don't forget that we are still in the Meat Bus iness, and prepared to give you the choicest of meats. We kill nothing but top-grade stock We have our home-made Bacon and Bologna. Try our Jelly Tongue. We have the purest of Lard at $1.25 for 10s; 65c for 5s; 40c for 3s. number is 493, and we give special attention to Phone orders. Our Phone We Strongly Recommend Oar White Pine, Tar and Eucalyptus For Colds. Give it a Trial. Byron N. Hawks, W Druggist the evangellstio meetings and visited at the home of Mr. aod Mrs. Otis Ingle. Charles Betts has severed his con ation with the Mosgiove Meroantlle Company, and will engage in farming. Mr. and Mrs. Betts will reside on the Walla Walla liver a few miles ahove Milton. Mrs. Mattie Mitchell arrived in t! city Wednesday evening from ber home in Sherman county, She will remain for several dava visiting rel-' atives and trienda in Atbena and vioinity. The Burke murder tiial is now be ing tiied before a jory at Pendleton. The defendant Is making a fight on the issue of self defense. He is a son of Poker Jim, a well anown Umatilla Indian. A speoial school eleotion will be held at tbe sobool house, Monday, February IS, at two o'olook p. m. for tbe puipose of eleoting a oleik, to serve tbe unexpired term of Charles Butts, resigned. Atbena is to have a string quar tette. Tbe instrumentation will be two mandolins, a banjo mandolin and a gnitar. Ibe quaitet is compesed of Lee and Elmer Johnson, Jack Vincent and Clove Myers. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Eeen and danghter Zola, attended a meeting of the Rebekab lodge at Adams, Tburs dy night. Miss Zola bad a prominent plaue on tbe program and gave a pleasing recitation. Free Lands. Large Indian reserva tion to open soon. Good laud. One olimate. For foil particulars, maps, photos, etc, send 25 oeots to P. John son & Company, 422 Realty Bldg. Spokane, Wash. Adv. A very profitable and interesting meeting of tbe Ubnstian woman's Board of Missions was held in tbe par lor of the ohnrob Wednesday after noon, with Mis. J. T. Eing leader. Sixteen ladies were present. tbe annual ball o( tbe Woodmen of the World took place Wednesday eve ning. Tbe event was one of pleasure to all who attended. The hall was appropriately decorated, and Gordon's orohestra fnrnisbed tbe musio. O. A. Hadley. a well known old- timer of Weston mountain wheie be ont wood in pioneer days, died Wed nesday of last week at the oonnty bos pital, and bis body waa taken to Wes ton for interment, says the Leader, The boys' basket ball team went over to Milton Saturday evening and played a game, and retuining, were given a snpper at tbe home of Mrs. B. D. Tbarp, whiob was greatly ap preciated by tbe hungry youngsters. Tbe oonnty road maobinery, whiob has been in use on tne Athena-Pendia-ton load, will be moved to points east of Weston in the near future, when it is expeoted, woik will be started on the Weaton-Milton link of the macad am highway. Joe Lewis, acoompanied by bis wife. la down from St. Anthony, Idaho, near whiob plaoe Mr, Lewia pnrobased a ranob, some time sgo. He is well plessed with the oountry, aod says others wbo went there from tbis seo- tion, ate satisfied with oondltions. Marlon Hansen's proclivities as a praotioal joker, oropped out at Pen dleton the other day, when be pulled off tbe loaded oigar stunt nn an on suspeoting viotim at tbe court boose. It would seem that Marion took cbano- for his viotim was none other than tha deputy prosecuting attorney. len Dndley writes home that the verslty basket ball team will start out next week on a tonr tbrongb Washington and Idaho, and retorning, will be in Walla Walla next Wednes day, after which he will spend the balance of the week with bis parents here, before returning to Eugene, Wanted. By a first olass tenant, a lease on 800 lo 1000 aores improved bailey aod wheat laud; or 820 to 610 aorea improved general farming land with aome alfalfa; will bny atock and implements neoesssry to run ranob must te near shipping station. Ad diess tbis paper with looatron and de scription of land. Adv, Tbe Weston Leader reports that Carl Brandt, a boy of that oity, baa his wireless mast folly equipped, aod has joined Loren Maybee, another Weston lad, in reoeiviog etberial mes sages. Twioe daily be is able to get tbe oorreat time at 12 noon from North Head, Wash., and at 10 p. m i f ym Mara Island, near San Fianoisoo. AA heavy rain fell the fan part of i thweek. a portion of whiob soaked tbe iurlaoe of tbe ground, tbe greater part, b'iwevei, running off owing to tbe frozen giound. Tbe Atbena water system became bemnddled with mud, necessitating tha oleaniog out of tbe reservoii. Hillside lands are said to have been badly waabnd ont by tbe floods. Athena's First Annnal Library Bsli waa well attended and tbe net ie oeipta amounted to $86.80.- Tbe pro oeeds, or a portiou of them, "will be devoted to tbe purobaee of late boots whiob will be tbe propeity of tbe lo- eal library. A total of 117 tickets were sold and tba large crowd thor ongnlv enjoyed tbe evening. ' Tbe Lodge ball, where the ball waa given waa artistioally decorated for tbe oe oasion, and Gordon's - orohestra seven pieces, lurnisfaed delightful mo. sio. went oft the grade near tbe bridge at the City Park, and stuok in tne mud. The Atfaena-Pendleton auto stage was stnek at the same place, and the head lights blinded Mr. Eirk. Tbe two cars were stopped within a few inches of eaob other, bead on, Sam Booher a team pulled both oars into the road. A tiyout for the team to represent the Atbena Higb sobool in the debat ing league was beld at tbe sobool bouse last Friday, and resulted in tne ohoioe 01 Arnold Eoepke, Zola Eeen and Lewis Stewart. Tbe judges were : County Supt. I. B. Yoong, Supervis or J. A. Yeager and M. L. Watts, chairman of the looal aobool boaid. Tbe first debate for tbis division of the oonnty debating league, will te beld at Ferndale, on Febinary 19. Rev. and Mrs. W. 0. Driver, who will he pleasantly remembered as having oonducted a aeries of meetings in the Baptist ohnroh some years ago. are now woiking nnder tbe duection of tbe American Baptist Poblioation Sooiety, and will be again in Athena on -Monday, February B, wun me Cbapeloar, "Good Will." Sarvloes are annonnoed for eaob evening it 7:30 at tha car. A oordial invitation is extended to all. Rev. and Mis. Driver bave been holding meetings at Milton and Ferndale the past month. DEATH OF MRS. ANNA CARSON. The death of Mrs. Anna Carson oc curred Sunday morning at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Harry Omdnif, on High street. Mrs. Carson had been in ill health for some time, hot it was only a few .days before bei death that her illness took au alaiming turn. Death was due to dropsy end heart tioutle. Her relatives bad been sum moned and all arrived before ber de- car to re exoeptmg one brother, wbo arrived Sunday evening. Anna Everett was bom April 2, 1845, in flswkin oonnty, Ohio, and when grown was married ro James Everett. To them, five children were born. Her first husband dying, she later mariied Wm. Carson, and two obildien were born, Mr. Carson alio preceded ber to the grave and five of ber children, leaving only ' Mr. Ross Everett of Milton, and Mrs. Harry Ornduff. of this orTy, surviving. Mrs. Carson came to Atbena with -her danghter abont a year ago, from Was co, and by ber kind and gentle disposi tion baa won many friends. The body, acoompanied by tba son and daughter aod other relatives, waa shippod Sunday evening to (Jamas, Wash., for Intel men t. Relatives at tending were: Mr. and Mrs. Ross Everett of Milton; Mrs. Alios Everett of Camas, Wasb. a daognter-lo-iaw; Miss Freda Everett of Tbe Dalles, granddaughter; a Brother, Mr, S. I. Eveiett, of Portland and Mrs. Uany Oindoff of tbis oity. ADDITIONAL BOOKS AT LIBRARY. New books reoeived at the Atbena branob library this week from tbe main library at Pendleton are: ' Fiotion. Allen Tbe Choir Invisible. Arnim Oaravaners, Baohellor Darrel of tbe Blessed Isles. Bennett Bnried Alive. Butk Baabelnr's Buttons. Cameron Involuntary Chaperon. Ohniohill Tbe Crisis. De La Pasture Man From America. Farnol The Broad Highway. Freeman Tbe Portion of Lafcor. Galsworthy Island Pharisees. Garland Main Traveled Roads. Gordon Tbe Doctor. bowells Quality of Meroy. Eing Tbe Street Called Htralgnt. Lee Taste of Apples. Lincoln Oap'n Wanen'a Wards. LutTman Question of Latitude. Martin Tillle. . Mitobell John Sherwood, Ironmaster. Page Red Rook. Parker Right of Way. Parrisb Bi b Hampton of flacer. Porter Tbe Harvester. Snaitb Fortune. Van Dvke Bine Flower. nih tlntinn donated t)T oilizens. oomuilse: Tales rrom uuuBium, iu Losing Game, and A iMta oi nanus. oource of supply. What Is one of the prludiml prod uce of the West Indies?" nskwl tue teni'ber. The class remained dubiously alk-nt. Oh, come, think rt little!" adjured the twicher. with patient encourage ment. "Billy, tell the class where the cucar you use In your home comes from." Hilly iwndered bashfully for u mo meut. then, blnslilus, blurted out: "Sometime we buy It at tbe grocer's. but I think we usually borrow It from ih folks wbo live next door." Chlcauo News. Happy Thought. Minimi-rial friend m a vMti I n-iimli'i wliiit It Is that makes ym annua liapy today 1 She l m , artumd all uver the limine I. til I ilc- -lies rlMrtiulil f '"'i I . 1 1 ; lllmlll ivllell lie . , ) ..!.. II I'll Hlt ' , Announcement. Dr. J. G. MoMatb, Osteopathic Pbysioiao, with oflioea at 411 Drum beller Bldg. Walla Walla, Wn.. wish it to announce that be will be in Atb ena on Inesday, Thursday and Satur day of eaob week, office npstaiia over Barrett's implement store, teginning Tuesday, Fat. 2. and solicits your pat ronage. Phone (21. Adv, ww! it i ""I i .n 'U'i--juc.y":.nKi;' a - i, forili-hilc Savings If"' KPwe , The Waste in Groceries of in ferior, secondary quality, is costly, They are expensive to you, no matter how little you pay for them. It a certain portion is bad-unfit for use, it is a dead loss-a box of specked apples, for instance. Everything we sell is first-class- for the waste loss and Extravagance accruing therefrom, are eliminated. What you buy here is fresh Nothing better than our Red Ribbon Tomatoes. Corn, Pineapple, Salmon, Etc, FIX & RADTKE THE "MONEY-BACK STORE" ATHENA, OREGON MAXWELL AUTOMOBILE A Real Car for Farm Implement and Vehicle Lines include Rock Island and Southbend Plows, the Peoria Drills, Discs, etc. Litchfield Manure Spreaders, Gaso line Engines, Birdsell Wagons, Rex Buggies and Hacks. Third Street CHARLES KIRK, Athena, Ore, UNEQUALLED AS A CURB FOR BAD COLDS mmmm m A i f . JAViX M i fi AW l; 1 j 1 Avy tkw m 31111 IV V t'JHv . ill 111 1AW ,1 HlPRtVtN ilVt msum COUGH ouma WHOOPING COUCH, HOARSENESS, BRONCHITIS, SORE THROAT, mmm, IsaetesT Consv mptiom aksau. ciiLun or THI THROAT and LUNGS. aUMkmnSMiity Cliamliertaln Medicine Co. Da Moines. Iowa. U8.A. lPElCE.TWEIIH-FiYE CEMW t UNEQUALLED AS A : tui mm y9m EVERY BOTTLE GUARANTEED. -r r"" T A dose at bed time usual- ti JP-f "Tf -fl" I Aff v iy relieves ine inuai. M 1 1 fit! O. R CilJ case before morninit. 30 ''rj,? BACK-ACHE