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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 19, 1915)
Will Pinkettou was over from Mil tou yesterday. Attorney Watts left Wednesday evening (or Eugene. Mrs. David Taylor is reported ill at tier home tbis week. Mrs. Jaokeon Nelson bas been on tbe aiok list tbis week. Mr. and Mrs. Herman Kiik were in town sbopping 'Inesday. Hare yon beard tbe killdeers! A sate barbiuger ol spring. William Winship made a business tiip lo Spokane tbis week. Ibe grip la prevalent and Duds many viotima in this vicinity. Mrand Mrs. Jesse Gordon of Wee ton, were in tbe city Satntdav. A gentle lain oame viiHtnnlnv and tbe air was springlike and balmy. Oliver Diokenson returned yesterday from a visit to Caldwell and Nampa, Idaho. Floyd Payne left Tuesday for Eu gene to resume his studies at tbe Uni versity. Mrs. Merle Roby has retnrned from a visit with relatives and friends in Portland. Charles Betts and family left this week for their new home on a ranob above Milton. Mrs. Harrison Kirk has retnrned frum a visit at tbe Herman Kirk borne in tbe oountry. Dell Brothers have garden seeds on display; another evidence that Bpring is near at band. H. H. Hill has aooepted the agenoy for tbe Oregon Nursery Go. of Oren rco, Oregon, one of the oldest and most reliable nurserya in tbe Northwest. Adv. For Sale. Hunaehnlti fnrnil.nro Tn quire of Mrs. Lillle Miller at the Mil linery store. Adv. Rev. 4. M. Lambert of the Meth odist ohoruh bas beeu serionsly ill thia week witb tbe grip. For Sale A praotically new Velbr piano, for 1250. Enquire of Mrs. Jaue Oarden. Adv. J. F. Zerba drove oyer to Milton and back yesterday and fonnd tbe roads quite slippery. Fobs-Winship Hardware company is selling alfalfa seed that tests 98.78 pure by lacoiatory tests. Dr. A. B. Stone will lease tbe Kirk home on Fittb street and with his family will reside there. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Gerking have returned from a visit of several weeks in Portland. and Taooma. Tbe Tom Christy (all white) Min strels, Sunday February 14. Entire obange nf program. Adv. Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kidder are vis iting this week at the borne of Mr. Kidder's father in Taooma, Misa Marguerite Forrest won the prize at the Elk's ball at Walla Walla for the beat lady's ooatume, Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wilson left Tues day for Port Angeles, Wasb. where they expeot to reside in future, I will buy your second-band furni ture, paying highest prioe therefor. Phone 948, Walla' Walla. Adv. Mr. and Mrs. Randolph, relatives of A. J. Parker, have seonred employ ment on the Walter Adams farm, Miss Estelle Smith entertained six of ber girl friends at dinner Scnday, iu honor of her nineteenth birthday. All outstanding aooonnts owing to Mis. Lillie Miller, mnst be settled dnring tbe month of February. Adv. Wauted. Man and wife desire em ployment on farm. Competent and reliable. Enquire at thia office. St. SPECIAL ENGAGEMEN I Athena Opera House, Saturday, Feb. 20 "Mr Russell's Merry Minstrel cTWaids The Different Girl Show 24 Musical NumbersMagnificient Costumes-Special Scenery and Gorgeous Electrical Effects A Special Feature, Evelyn Nesbit Thaw's Tango Dance A Two-Dollar Show At Popular Prices for this Performance, 25c, 50c and 75c Russell & Son J. W. Da. by, Manager. Don't Forget we are still in the Meat Business and will continue with the great reductions in prices, and call your attention to the prices you paid last year, with what you pay here: Our best T-bane steak 30o, lust year 30o. Sirloin 1 0 tj . . last year 28o. Round steak ISO. last year 22o. Sbnulder steak 15c. last year 18o. Pork ohops 12 1-3 and ISo; last year 20 and 22. Sausage and Hamburger, 12 1 2, last year 15c. Smelts, 5c, laat year 12 l-2o. Halibut 12 l-2o, laat year 18o. We are carrying a choice line of Hams and Bacon and will reoeive Fresh Fish daily. If you wiab for service and oontinnince in low prices, en courage tbe Market that brought tbe prices down. We Strongly Recommend Our White Pine, Tar and Eucalyptus For Colds. Give it a Trial. Byron N. Hawks, ftfe Druggist Charles Grant has placed a fenoe around tbe lots east of the Press office and given the place a general cleaning up. Mrs. J. 0. Plamondon left, Saturday evening for a two weeks visit at Salem and other points in the Willamette valley. Mrs. Mattle Mitchell after a visit of several days with relatlvea in Athena, left for ber home in Sherman county, Tuesday. Roy Bnrke bas aooepted work witb the Ford garage at Walla Walla, and orders the Press mailed to bis address in that city. Walla Walla papers report tbe death of Erza Marshall, an old timer of Weston, wbioh ooanrred in Walla Walla TneBday. Piersol & Boober, the new tailoring and pressing firm are having; their building on lower Maiu street remod eled, painted and papered. Herman Saling, formerly a well known oitizen of Weston, but now residing on a farm near Forest Grove, was in the oity yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Eber Lena have lo cated at Joseph, Wallowa oounty, where Mr. Luna will be employed in a general meiobandise sture. Osteopathy is making wonderful progress. Call at Dr. MoMatb's office at the Bairett building and be relieved of Ihoae aches and pains. Adv. E. A. Dudley bas purchased a new "Six" Franklin automobile. He trad ed bis old Rambler car in on the pur chase of the new maobine. Wanted. Man and wife want woik on ranuh for the summer. Experienc ed. References. Address, 219, Beaure gard St., Pendleton, Ore. Adv. Mis. M. h. Watta drove her oar to Walla Walla Toesday, aooompanied tv Mrs. L. S. Vinoent. Mrs. F. S. La Grow and Mrs. Byron N. Hawks. Miss Vesta Cotsfortb, teaober in the Atbena schools will leave today tor Lexington, on account of the seiions illness of her sister, at that plaoe, Butter wrappers were printed at the Preas of lice tbis week for Mesdamea Will Potts, W. G. Estss, E. A. Dud ely, T. P. Defreeoe and Mr. J. F. Zerba. At a special sobool meeting held Monday afternoon, Ernest Zerba was eleoted sobool olerk to serve tbe un expired term of Charles Betts, re signed. A full line of Spalding's tase ball goods for men and boys will be oanied hereafter at Walter's billiard ball. Tbe line includes, balls, bats, mitts, etc Adv. Mr. and Mrs. Brook and son of Pen dleton and Miss Mabel Bryant, of Wbite Salmon, Wash., visited Miss Laura Smith Sunday at tbe Gbolson home. Booher & Piersol have their spring sbmples open for inspection. They gnarantee satisfaction both in fit of clothes and quality of olotb. See them Adv. P. T. Harbour, tbe Weston brick manufacturer, was in the oity Satur day. Be will fill an older for 100,000 triuk for tbe new school house, now building in this oity. The Mothers' Club will meet at the home of Mrs. Wm. Winship next Fri day, February 26. The snojeot for oonsideration will be: "the Effect of Clothes on Character." Edward Benn haa retnrned to tbe employ of the Mosgrove store as book keeper, after a year's absenoe in Mon tana, were he was employed in tbe railroad offices at Butte. Mrs. T. J. Kirk and ber grand daughter, Ellen Ebrhart are expeoting to leave soon or LaOroiss, Wasb, where she will again make ber borne witb ber son, George Ebrhart. The annual ball given by the local lodge of Knights of Pythias was well atteoded, and tbe oooasion was enjoy ed by all present. Weston and other oearby tnwns were well represented. The oounty road machinery has been transferred to a point near Bine Moun tain station, where operations will be gin on the oonstruoton of the macad am road between Weston and Milton. Mr. Dnuoan bas moved his family to tbe Brotherton place vacated by the Betts family, and Mr. Baer of the Mosgrove Mercantile store toroe, will occupy tbe Henderson oottage vacated by Mr, Duncan. The Lamar sobool observed Lin coln's birtbday anniversary with an appropriate urogram. Washington's birtbday will be honored tonight by an exhibit and a grand ehioken dinner will be served. John Stone, brother of Dr. Stone, and well known in tbis vicinity, who has been (canning school in Honolulu, bas engaged in tbe newspaper busi ness, having joined the editorial staff of the Honolulu Star-Bulletin. Sam Hutt took a trnok load of Knigbts of Pytbiaa to Weston Wednes day night, where Stevens lodge royally entertained tbe visitors. Ranks were ennfened, addresses were made and the evening ended witb a banquet. Friday, February 26 a public sale of horaea, harness and farm implements will be held by W. E. Woods at tha Price plaoe, Bine Monntain station. Tbe sale will begin at 10 a. m.. and lnnob will be served at noon. Adv. Dreamland Theatre program for to night and tomorrow night: "Tbe Ad ventures of Kathlyn," Selig; threw Sims. Sunday: 1. "Big Bob Waits," Vitagrapb. 2. "Dreamy ," Easa nay. 3. "Caught Canning," Vita grapb. Mrs. Lizzie Watts, who bas bean in declining health for several years, ia reported as consideratly worse the past week. Dr. Beat hag been oalled in oonsnltation witb Dr. Sharp, and a professional noise will hereafter at tend her. Wanted. By a first class tenant, a lease on 800 to 1000 antes Improved barley and wheat land ; or 820 to 610 acres improved general farming land with some alfalfa ; will bny stock: and implements necessary to rnn ranob; most be near shipping station. Ad drees tbis paper witb location and de scription of land. Adv. Damon Lodge, K. of P. of Pendle ton, announced a class of 103 candi dates for initiation, last Monday eve ning. The meeting was attended by grand lodge officials, aod members of tbe order, residing in different parts of tbe oounty. Forty parents and friends of ber pupils sssembled at tbe borne of Mrs. J. D. Plamondon Saturday afternoon, noted the splendid advancement made in her large music olass, in a reoital. Tbe program consisted of sixteen se lections, comprising solos, totb vocal and instrumental; instrumental duets and a trio, or six-banded pieoe. Mis. John Kilkenny, wife of a prominent sheep man of Morrow conn ty, was instantly killed at Pendleton yesterday, when she stepped from the door of the elevator and dropped four stories to the basement below. Sbe bad just arrived in Pendleton from Hot Lake and was being taken to her room by the elevator boy.; when tbe aooident ooooired. Eaat Oregonian: Ralph B. McEwen, who bis 1300 aorea sowed to wheat tbis year in tbe section lying between Helix and Atbena, was in the oity Tuesday and declares that none of tbe wheat in his locality has been dam aged. He is very optimistlo over the prospects for tta coming season and anticipates a big orop. He purchased a oombined harvester while in the city. Baseball enthusiasts are beooming interested in tbe formation of an am ateur team to represent Atbena on the diamond this year, and an effort will be put forth at onoe to sound the gen eral sentiment of tbe oommnoity on the subject. Grounds oan be eeoured fiom Sam Hutt, the location of which is on the flat this side of the mill. It is proposed to organize a league witb Helix, Athena, Weston and Milton in the oirole, Charlie Kipp, tbe well known Chin aman, bas ordered through Fuss-Winship a shipment of goods, comprising galvanized iron tubs, washboards, oooking utensils, etc, to his wife in China. Charlie has beeu a resident of tbe United States for many years, and bas made seveial trips to China to see his family. He has one son whom be bas given a good eduontion. and who Is now employed in a store iu bis native town. From tbe Pendleton Tribune it is learned that definite action for the construction of steel biidges across the Umatilla river at Mission and at Thorn Hollow still hangs in abeyanoe, and the federal department of Indian Affairs reports to Major Swartzlander that a direot appropriation by con gresB will be neoessary it tbe bridges are to be oonstruoted at this time, since there is not a sufficient amount of funds for tbe work at present. James Conley, after a period of seven years of snocess Id the tailoring, cleaning and pressing business, will leave Atbena, and bas chosen the lively little city of Condon tor his fu ture home. Mr. Conley and his est imable wife take with them the best wishes of a host of friends. In a I us iness way, tbe people of Condon will find Mr. Conley up-to-date and on the dot. He'll have everyone and his friend down there wearing Mark G. Harris duds in less than no time. A pomp of splendid piotloienoy now being manufactured at tbe Pendleton Iron Works, was exhibited in Atbena Saturday, and oreated muob interest in all whn witnessed its exoellent work. L. M, Akers, well known bere ia one of tbe owners of tbe new pump and he bas formed a partnership with tbe patentees. The pump is ri tary in principle and takes less power to opei rata then any other pqmp made. It is manufactured in all sizes and is adapted to domeetio nse, irrigating and mine drainage. The latest meeting of tbe Sunshine Club was held at the borne of Mrs. Joseph N Scott on Thursday, Feb ruary 11. Fourteen members were present and tbe following visitors: Mrs. Leo Klees of La Urande, Miss Anioe Barnes, Mrs. George R. Geik ing, Mr. Walter Judv of Seattle and Mr. 0. H. Reeder. St. Valentine's tokens prevailed in the entertainment. The invitations were written npon hearts pieroed by Cupid's arrows, tbe refreshments were fruit salad and ohooalate served witb ofaeese straws made in heart shape. Mnsio was fur nished by Mrs. 0. H. Header, Mra. Sbeldnn D. Taylor and Mrs. David T. Stooe. Next Saturday evening, February 20, Russell's Minstrel Maids will play au engagement at tbe opera honse. By a mix-up in dates, tbis company was aeoured for Athena. Tbis show plays at tbe Keylor Grand in Walla Walla Sunday and was originally to play there Saturday. Show-goers bsie will get an opportunity of seeing a real up-to-date Mnsioal Comedy com pany and a Minstrel show pnt on fav girls. Tbe Company baa played the best cities in the Northwest and cer tainly should fill tbe house here. They carry their own orchestra, Beautiful costumes, sceneiy and eleotrical effects will te seen. Tbe company is a large one and each girl an artist in her line. Tbe very latest of mnsio, singing and dancing will be introdnoed. Tbis show is clean and classy and no word or snggestion to offend any one. Pop ular prices will prevail. Seats reserved at Dell Bros' and can ba ordered now. Adv. Notice of Final Account. In tbe Connty Court of tbe State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In tbe Matter of tbe Estate of Louis LaBrasobe, Deceased. Notice is hereby given to all persons whom it may ooooero that W. 8. Fer guson, exeontor of the estate of Louis LaBrasobe, deoeased, bas filed bis final account and report in tbe admin istration of the estate; that the Coun ty Judge by order duly made and en tered bas appointed Saturday, the 2hth day of Marob, A. D. 1915 at id o'clock in tbe forenoon as the time, and the Connty Court House in Pendleton, Oregon, as tbe plaoe. where the said final aoonunt and report will be beaid and tbe settlement thereof made. Dated thia 19tb day of Februaiy, 1915. Homer I. Watts, W. S. Ferguson, Attorney. Administrator. LI I ' " aTOtaaVf-T'eM Wi'n"''ii "" " il brfli-tyhile avings m groceries 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 The Litchfield lanure Spreader The Rock Island Gang Plow by trial have been proved to be an unqualified success We carry Peoria Drills, Birdsell Wagons, Rex Hacks and Buggies, Foos Gasoline Engines, Etc Third Street CHARLES KIRK, Athena, Ore, FAMOUS OLIVER GANGS 14 and 16 inch Chilled Bases, Steel Shears Studebaker Wagons and Crank Spring wagons, Hacks and Buggies. Athena C. A. BARRETT & CO. Oregon Pineules 30 days' treatment for $1.00. Satisfaction guaranteed or money refunded. A dose at bed time usual ly relieves i:he most severe case before morning. BACK-ACHE