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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 26, 1915)
Press Paragraphs Fii & Radtke sell saner kraut it 60 per qaait. Adv. E. A. Dudley was Walla Walla visitor Tuesday. Mew spring goods are arriving at Fix & Hadts.es. Adv J. T. Lienallen was In the oity from Walla Walla, Monday. A. B. Steele transacted business Id ' Walla Walla Wednesday. Miss Alta Sbaip baa returned from wees -a visit at Pendleton. Mra. J. P. Zerba was a Walla Walla visitor over tbe week end. Born, to Mr. and Mrs. John ' Pierce, February 21, 1915, a daughter. Cleve My8rs, the looal shoe man, bad business in Pendleton Tuesday. A. C. Carpenter, tbe jeweler lias purchased a safe from H. B. Bill. 0. A. Barrett & Co. reoeived a oar load of Superior drills tbis week. Frank Jackson has been having a tussle tba past week witb tbe grip. Mr. and Mrs. A. M. Boss of Weston were eboppiog in Athena Wednesday. M. L. Akers and bis business part ner, Mr. Kik, were in the oity Tuesday. Mrs. J. M. Swaggart bae been ser iously 111 tbis week at her borne north ,of town. iJMiss Zola Keen was a guest at the home of Miss Buth Steen in Milton, Saturday. Miss Laura Smith went up to Star buck and visiteed over Sunday with a oousio. Dr. Stone and family have leased tbe Kirk residenae, and bave moved there tbis week. For Sale A praotically new Velbr piano, for (350. Enquire of Mrs. Jane Garden, Adv. ' Sheriff T. D. Taylor and- wife spent Sunday and Monday with relatives in Athena and vioinity. Mrs. Boy Burke spent Wednesday in Atbena, witb her sister, from her home in Walla Walla. Mrs. Mai tba Van Winkle of Weston has been over to visit her sister, Mrs. Lizzie Walts, in her illness. Dr. Plnmondon reports the birtb of a daughter, Wednesday, to Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith, of Oayuse. I will buy your seoond-hand furni ture, paying highest prioe therefor. Phone 918, Walla Walla. Adv. Mr. and Mrs. Boss Everett of Mil ton, visited over Sunday at the borne of Mr. and Mrs. Barry Orndnrf. Tbe new olass pins of tbe AtbenB High sohool were purchased from A. C. Carpenter, the jeweler. Adv. Mra. Minnie DePeatt went to Pen dleton on Thursday to visit ber enter, Mrs. Gen Harris, wbo baa been ill for several weeks. . Mrs. B, N. fiawks drove her ear to Pendleton Tuesday, eoaompanied by Mesdames M. L. Watts, LeUtow, Vin cent and Boyd. Senatur Barrett and wife returned yesterday from Salem. Mr. Barrett desorites tbe last days of the session as very busy ones. Mrs. William Winship returned to the bedside of ber father in WbIIs Walla Thursday, after a abort visit at her home here. miss vesta Cotsfortb, who went aown to Lexington last week to visit ber mother who was ill, returned' woodsy morniog. Mr. and Mrs. J. Inglis, wbo have been living at tbe Harden home bave rented tbe cottage reoently vaoated by Mr. and Mrs. Roy Burke. Sii oarloads of grain was shipped over the Northern Paolflo Ibia week from tbe Riohards warehouse, con signed to M. a. Houser, Seattle. Sam and Jobo Bothrook are out at the ranch west of town, wbere tbey are well equipped with mules and implements to raise dollar wheat Mrs. T. J. Kirk and granddaughter left Sunday morning for LaCross, Wash., near where they will make their permanent home at tbe Ebrhart farm. H, H. Hill baa aooepled the agency- tor the Oregon Nursery Co. of Oreu 00, Oregon, one of tbe oldest and most reliable nurserys in the Northwest. Adv. G. W. Zerba, wbo is now looated on his father's ranoh, northwest of Athena, has invested in a gasoline en gine to be used for pumping and light power aervioe. h' For Bare. Twelve head of eattle, including six milob oows, one coming fresb. Apply to Louis Bingel, on Wild Horse oreek, three miles southeast of AtbenB, Adv. For Sale. Fall tlooded White Leg barn and Barred Plymouth Bock roosters at $1.50 eaob; also Bronze tnrkey bens at (3.00 eaob. Pbone 8lF5. Adv. and underwent a surgical operation, returned to her home near Atbena, Monday. Mrs. Parris' many friends will be glad to learn that she is regain- ber healtb. m 06 V The Matah meeting of the Chris tian Woman's Board of Missions will be held at the Christian obnrob parlor next Wednesday afternoon witb Mrs. Charles Uerking as leader. All members of Atbena Camp, W. Q. W., are requested to be present at tbe regular meeting, on Wednesday evening, March 8. There will- be de gree wurk, followed by a banquet. Mr. J. D. Matbeson of Portland, visited Tuesday and Wednesday at tbe home of Mr. and Mrs. Jaokson Nelson, having been oalled here on aooount of his mother-in-law's illness. Mrs. Diokson of Presuott and Mrs. jn. J. uarneld of Walla Walla, are at tbe home of their mother, Mis. Jaokson Nelson in tbis oity, having been oalted by ber oritioal illness. Joe Banister, for disorderly conduct was fined $15 in tbe recorder's oourt, Tuesday, and Wednesday J. W. Darby and Herman Meyer plead guilty 10 assault and battery, and were fined (10 eaob. Lee Booher, wife and little son ar rived in tbe oity Monday evening, from Spokane, and will make their home here. Mr. Booher has been a member of tbe Spokane tire depart ment for the past year. David Taylor will walk no more in tbe mnd when coming from his plaoe to town. From tbe Kilgore property on Current street, to bis home, Mr. Taylor has built a walk of rook. The material was taken from tile oity quarry. Jrs. S. S. Parris, wbo baa been at Walla Walla for a number of weeks Watch Prices Illinois 0 size, 11 jewels, 20-year Crown case, only $ 9.50 Illinois 16 size, 17 jewels 20 - yr Crown case, only 10.00 Elgin 16 size, 7 jewels, Silverode case, only . - - 5.50 Elgin 16 size, 17 jewels, Silverode case, only 14.50 L. S. Vincent, Jeweler Hawks' Drug Store, Main Street, Athena, Oregon Russell & Son J. W. Dai 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-bone steak 20o, last year 80o. '" Sirloin 19a., last year 28o. Bvinnd steak ISo. last year 2Zo. V ' Bboolder steak 16o. last year J8o. Pork ohops 13 1-2 and loo; last year 20 and S3. A Sausage-and Hamburger, 12 13, last year 1 5a, Smelts, 5c, last year 12 l-2o. . ' Halibut 12 1-So, last year 18o. We are carrying a oho ice line of Hams and Baoon and will reoeive Fresb Fish daily. If you wish for service and oontinuanaa in low prices, en courage tkie Market that brought the prices down. , We Strongly Recommend Our White Pine, Tar and - Eucalyptus For Colds. Give it a Trial. Byron N. Hawks, Druggist Jap Harden, a well known Athena boy, oame up from Independenoe, Or egon and spent a oonple of daya at the home of bis parents in Athena. Be is now engaged in railroading, being employed in tbe roundhouse at In dependence. Several elderly people la this com munity have been extremely ill the past week with lagrip, among them Mrs. Wm. Pinkerton and Mr. Deeper. The oondition of both Mrs. Lizzie Watts and Mrs. Jaokson Nelson are reported about tbe same. Mr. Cloe Ferris, who formerly re sided in tbis vioinity, but who baa teen in Florida and Texas for a few years, was in tbe oity (he fore part of tbe week. He left for Portland, where he will join bis wife and will ake his home near Oregon City. Donald McFayden left Wednesday for Taooma, where be will inspeot tbe stook of several large poultry fatma. with the view to purchasing 1000 one day old White Leghorn ohioks. Mr. McFayden has disposed of bisohiokens and will replaoe tbem with a new strain of tbe Leghorn variety. Weston was given over to tbe Odd Fellows last nigbt. The oooasion was the convening of tbe district con vention of tbe order, and grand lodge officials cf both Oregon and Washing ton were present. A special traio was rnn from Walla Walla and every lodge lu Umatilla or unty was repre sented. . Mrs. Mary Shiok wbo has been ill for so long, is now rapidly impruviog in health under the oare of Dr. Sharp. Some weeks ago, following a sioknesa from typhoid fever, Mrs. Shiok was operated on for appendioitis. Sinoe then abe suffered a relapse and has been at tba borne of ber sister, Mrs. Joseph Hodgson. , An adverse deoieion to Homer I. Watts, benefloiary in the will of the late John LaRoque, deceased has been returned by tbe Indian department in favor of nine alleged heirs. However, it is understood that Mr. Watts will exeroise his privilege and appeal from the present decision, bringing the matter before the Secretary of the Interior. Beoorder Riohards held a heart to talk witb automobile owners yesterday at his offloe, relative to strict enforcement of the epeed ordi- nanoe regulations within the oity limits of Athena. .Tbe Judge im pressed upon his bearers the fact that henaefortb the regulations are to be enforoed and all appeared to be will ing to do tbeir part by keeping their maohines within tbe speed limit. , Weston Leader : Tbe Pete Murray "eighty" on Wild Horse creek, about throe and one half miles sooth of Weston, was lately purobased by Scott Banister, from T. A. Lienallen of Adams for a consideration of $120 per acre, or $9600, whioh shows the value attaobed to good East End land by ttose familiar witb its worth. Tbe traot will be farmed by Mr. Banister In oonneotlon witb bis other holdings. Mrs. 0. A. Fisoher arrived in tbe city Wednesday evening from Union, wbere she has speot tbe winter, and visited ber daughter, Mrs. Will Miller for a couple of days. Mrs. Fisoher, wbo formerly resided bere witb her husband, now deceased, leaves this evening for Seattle and Bellingham to visit ber other dangbters, and from there will go to San Franoisco and San Diego for the summer. cordially Invited to attend the meet ings as announoed Tbe car will be moved to Portland next Monday and the next meetings will be la lone, Or., beginning about the middle of next week. Last Friday evening tbe Atbena High Sohool debatiog team met tbe Fernuale High School team at Fern dale and won a 8 to 0 deoision. The Athena team consisted of Arnold Eoepke, Zola Keen and Louis Stewart The judges were : Prof. Davis of Whitman College, Prin. Sturgill of Milton and Prin. Sevy of Vinoent. Tbe question debated was tbe Govern ment ownership of railroads, the atbena team having the affirmative elde. Tbe next debate of the series will be in this oity between the Athena High and Weston High teams, tbe lo oal team taking tbe negative aide of tbe same question. Tbe debate will be held in the evening of Friday, Maron S. A small admission fee will be obarged to defray expenses. You are cordially invited to be present. School Notes. Vnnltn. the 17-vear old dauehter of Dr. and Mrs. J. A. Best, of Pendleton, died of pneumonia Monday nigbt, and the funeral ocomred in that oity Wednesday, witb Bev. Nathan Evans officiating. Not alone in Pendleton, wbere the deceased girl was popular in tbe High aoboul set. but all over tbe oounty, wbere Dr. and Mra. Best are well known, tbe most heartfelt sympathy is expressed for tbe bereaved parents. Tbe team of debaters from tbe Wes ton High sohool, wbioh is scheduled to meet the Athena debaters in this city on March 5, will be oomposed of Loren Maybee, James Wood and Ethel Lane, witb Mabel Lieuallen as altern ate. Weston will npbold the affirm ative of tbe question of government ownership of interstate railroads, Tbe Athena team, oomposed of irnold Eoepke, Zola Keen and Louis Stewart, won the affirmative at Ferndale, and will take the negative here, Monday was tba 50th wedding day anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. David Taylor of this oity, and tba estimable oonple reoeived hearty congratulations of many friends. In the evening, Mr. and Mrs. Taylor were surprised when some 35 relatives arrived at their home nnannounaed and participated in re oeption whioh lasted nntil late in the evening. Aa a memento of the Gold en Wedding anniversary, a beautiful olook was ieft on tbe mantel over the obeery Ore place. An elaboxate oelebration of Wash ington's birthday waa beld at LaMar Sobool bonse laat Friday evening, at wbioh a large n timber of invited guests were present. A splendid pro gram, consisting of songs, reoitationa and a abort play,, waa given by tbe sobool, aod a One exhibit of tbe work io manual training and domestio aoi- enue showed astonlahing progress made in those lines. Spaoe forbids mention ia detail of tba many beautiful and osef nl articles exhibited as the work of tbe pupils. Tbe obioken supper daintily aarved by Mesdames Sbeard, Key, Johnson, Hansell, A. L. swag gart made a pleasant ending to a most enjoyable evening. Tbe Gospel meetings in Chapel Car "Good Will" at tbe depot, bave been moving better tbia week. Tbe Evan gelist, Mr. and Mrs. Driver are re- oovering from tbe "grippe," and are quite themselves again. Tbe meetings will olose witb next Snudsy. Bev. IS. Q. Bently of Freewater, wbo waa bare last Satarday aod Sunday week aod wbose ministry was so much ap preciated, will bo bere again to preach Satarday evening and Sunday morning and evening. Two bate united with tbe Baptist ehareii this week and it ia hoped others bbbt do so before the meetings olose. "The general poblio is Tbe following Is the report of the Athens sobool for tbe month ending February 19: Numter of pupila remaining, 1H4; whole number of days attendance, 3077; number of days' absenoe, 88; numter of times late, 5; pupils neither atsent nor late, 108; number of visits by parents, 13; per oeut of attendanos, 97.1. The room having tbe most reg ular attendanoe for tbe .month was the High sobool, with an average of 98.9. Miss Cntsfortb'a room is second witb an averege of 98.2. Boll of Honor. High Sobool. Lawson Booher, Verne Dndley, Kalhren Froome, Zola Keen, Annabelle MoLeod, Ellen Para brnn, Bezel Parker, Lawrence Tbarp, Hiram Harmon, Arnold Eoepke, Elmer Martin, Estelle Smith, Buhy Banister, Tom Caton, Greta Mclntyre, Gladys MoLeod, Lillian Tompkins, James Phillips, Wesley Tompsins, Louis Stewart. 6th Grade. Ceoil Phillips, Vergie Russell, Lnoille Taylor, Dolly Wbite, Lloyd MoPherrin, Orville Burnham, Lowell Zeiba, Virgil Lundell. 7th Grade. Euid Cartano, Areta Littlejobu, Velva ManaBeld, Belle Pamnrun, Vernita Watts, Martha Hutt, Glenn MaAlexander, KHis Hopper, 6th Grade. Maetelle Dunonn, Clara Henley, George Lienallen Thelma Mo- Ewen, Frank Miller, Edna Pinkerton, Willie Russell. 5th Grade. Helen Downing, Dor- j othy Mahar, Vera Mabar, Dolly Ban ister, Jeannette Miller, Lela Sobubert, Nina Tbarp, Balpb Gbaney, Gail Stone, John Starr, Everett Knight. Henry Knight, Ray Vanoil,' W,illaid Parker, Herman Geissel, Harvey Lundell. 4th Grade. Conrad Miller, Kenneth Stone, Sadie Pambrnn, Lnoinda Dell, Velma MoAlexander, Kdra Caitano, Eva Caiatens, Augnsta Oruduff, Koh ler Betts, Lee Banister, Wayne Jonas, Ethel Woodrntf, Harry Vanoil, Man rioe Banister, Verva UroBS, Basil Van Cleave, Mildred Stanton, 3rd Grade. Begina Jonas, Dorothy Eoepke, Beulah Banister, Wilbnr Har den, Donald Johnson, Elsa Bingel, Thelma Cratill, Graoa Mahar, Alton Lienallen, Myrtle Downing, Thomas Kirk, Richard Cartano, Lorain Shiok Seoond Grade. Stanley Bush, Ar obie Biyan, Bertha Couch, Blanche Johnson, Marvel MoAlexander, Mar garet Ornduff. Fay Pambrun, Gail Piereol, Itol Sobubert, Bnland Stone, Howard Boas. First Grade. Ellen Henry, Vera Miller, Wilfred Miller, Dean Pinker ton, Leonard Geissel, Juanita Wood ruff. Claude Randall. Ruskin's Roast Biet. During a visit to Mntluck In 1871 Huskin was seized with an iittni-k of Internal InHaminntlon. which nearly carried him off. Mrs. Arthur Cevern. who nursed him, reeord trmt at the crisis of this Illness "lie Hungered, to our horror, for a slice ot eold ronst beet It wna Inte nt night, there was none In the hotel, nud Albert Uoodwtn went off to get some anywhere be could .At Inst at nn entlng house In tbe town be discovered some and came back triumphant with It wrapped In paper. Mr. Kuslfln enjoyed his late supper thoroughly Though we anx iously waited till morning fur a result. It nnd done no harm, and to every body'a surprise he recovered "-Umdou Spectator. Magazines on Warships. If there Is one danger thut sailors dread more than any other It Is en ex plosion in tbe powder omgazlne. To prevent such an occurrence device for flooding that cominrtrneul In the least possible time Is fitted to. most big battleships. A pipe below the sur face connects. tbe magazine with the sea. This pipe la.cioseo oy iwu uiii, which are connected with the deck. In case of danger it Is only the work of a minute to open the tups, let the sea rush In through the pipes and flood tbe magazine. The water Is afterward drained off by means of a gutter.- London Mall. Savings in 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 2t RADTKE THE "MONET BACK STORE," ATHENA, OREGON The Litchfield lamire ! Life Doesn't Walt For You. if i ona of the nroroklng. but In terestlng things about Hre tlmt It will never atop a moment for admiration. Kn anoner do foil luiiise to enjoy It, or philosophize over It, or poetise about It than It Is "I1 ana awny. nno me next time you glnm-e around It Is van Ishing over the hill-with the wind In Its garment and tbe sun in its nair. ir vnn do not no od with life It will go 00 without yoii-Amerlean Mngiizlua Where tha Appesl Cornea. Mrs. Muggins - Does rnr husband appeal to yon as a vornllst'r Mrs. Bag gtns-Kot exactly. In fact, It's the otb er way. When he begins to slug I np peal to him -Philadelphia Record. Why Pay Percent? For farm loans when you can obtain cheaper money by applyiog to Maloney &Gwinn. Enquire or wiite to either J. u. Gwiun of tbe Pendleton Ah strsot Compaoy, or J. W. Maloney, of Pendleton, Oregon. Adv. Dra. Lowe & Tomer, eye spec Kiialists, at Hotel St. Nichols, Wed. and Tbnrs. Marob 10-11. Coo ult them. Adr, Spreader 1- VrVv W7 I VS. 7f 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, I We now have the P.&O. Canton &angs with 16 inch Steel Bases, clso bargains in second hand Gangs for shallow flowing Athena C. A. BARRETT & CO. Oregon 11 I A Aimm a YaA tlma Haunt ir lv rcliavps (ho mntr lVrfi case before morning. 30 days' treatment for $1.00. Satisfaction U A ( A I 'Hh guaranteed or money refunded. BJ Jtm, m i m Xa, JL ASmd Pinetil