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Press Paragraphs Mrs. Fred Boyd was la Milton Tnss day, .-, . Dr. S. F. Sharp was in Pendleton Wednesday. Loo Hodgens was in town yesterday from Milton. Jos. Sbnard and family Were in Pendleton Saturday. -' E. A. Dndley drove over to Milton Tnesdav, on business. spent Mrs. Einnear of Weston, Wednesday in the oity. Alt. Johnson was la the oity from Walla Walla, Tuesday. James H. Stnrgis of Walla . Walla, was In the oity yesterday. Dt. and Mrs. J. A. Best of Pendle ton, were In the oity Friday. Road Snpervisor W. J, King bad business in Pendleton Mooday. Mr. Avey, of Walla Wallu, made a business trip to Athena yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. Barry Power spent the day Tuesday in Walla Walla. Mr. Steele and Mr. Simpson of Wal la Walla were in Atbena yesterday. Mrs. D. A. Pinkerton and little son were over from Milton Wedaesday, Mr. and Mrs. David Stone and Mrs. Cland Wallen were Pendleton visitors Saturday. W. A. Barnes, well known resident of Weston, transaoted business in Ath ena yesterday. Mrs. S. L. Spencer is tetter this morning, after being extremely ill during tbe nigbl. Irvine McDonald, of Spokane, spent Sunday and Monday in tbe oity, at tba B. M. Hawks home. Lost Gold sleeve bntton, tetween Bnike home and Masonio ball. Be tnrn to J. 0, Burke. Mrs. Vaughn is reported til at tbe borne of ber daughter, Mrs. W. S. Fergnaon in this oity. . Saturday, Boy Cannon oame to town and took ont a 2-boe Peoria drill from the Kirk implement store. John Walter hna completed excav ating for a maohine abed wbiob will be 83x40 feet in dimensions. Mr. and Mrs. Jerome Hill are down from their home near Pullman, Wasb. visiting relativea and friends. Lee Foontalu, of Lewiston,. Idaho, is a guest this week of his sister, Mrs. Lizzie Mansfield, in this oity. Miss Irene Clark of Portland ar rived last nigbt at the borne of ber sister, Mrs. John Walter, on a visit. Lost Between the Molntyre and Woodward farms a fur lobe. Leave at this ottioe and reoeira reward. Ad. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Akers motored up Sunday from Pendleton, and spent the day at tbe A. U. Swaggart home. Raymond Batch, Pendleton archi tect, was in tbe oity Monday, inBpeot ing tbe work on the new sohool tuild- ing. James Hoggins has olosed his saloon, bis lioense having expired. Ibis leaves three saloons yet doing business in Athena. Mrs. A. H. Molntyre, who has been in ill health for some time, was taken to Walla Walla Wednesday for med ical treatment. , Frank O'Harra, an old time resident of the Weston vicinity, but for many years past living in Pendleton, was in tbe city yesterday. " Mrs. Hubert Porter, of Portland, a relative of Mrs. Minnie Willaby and also of D. H. Mansfield, baa been vis- Citing in Athena thia week. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Hinkle of Eoho were in tbe oity Friday, attending the Watts fnneral. Mrs. Hinkle was a nieoe of Mrs. Lizzie Watta. ' Tbe eubjeot for the morning sermon Nwillia fntnt imp Dessis Herin of Lewistown, Montana, la a guest at the home of ber sister, Mrs. Hugh Molntyre, in Athens. For Sale. Full tlooded White Leg born and Barred Plymouth Book roosters at $1.60 eaob; also Bronze tnrkey hens at 13.00 each. Phone 8lF5. Adv.' The Style Shop Ulillinery Their Store will open in Athena Monday, March 8, with all of the latest styles and shapes for early Spring wear. We will make special effort to please everybody. Call and examine the stock, and get our prices. Main Street. Carden Building Mrs. Fannie Lee, Mg'r. Athena, Ore 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 ray here: Our best T-bone steak 20o, last year 80o. ' Sirloin 19o., last year 28o. . Round steuk 18q, last year 22o. Sbonlder stsak 15o. last year 18c. Pork obops 12 1-2 and 15o; last year 20 and 22. Sausage and Hamburger, 12 12, last year 150. Smelts, Bo., last year 12 l-2o. Halibut 12 l-2o, lust year 18o. We are carrying a obaioe line of Hams and Baoon aad will receive Fresh Fish daily. If yon wish for service and oontinuanoe in low prices, en courage tbe Market that brought the prioee down. We Strongly Recommend Our White Pine, Tar and Eucalyptus For Colds. Give it a Trial. Byron N. Hawks, We Druggist da: "Self Mastery;" for the even ink; "Seeking After arnth." TLester Vaughn oame over from Mil ton, where be baa been attending sohool, and has gone ont to tbe Moln tyre ranoh to begin spring work. Mrs. Ann Matbok waa in tbe oity last Friday, having oome np from ber home in Pendleton to attend the fun eral of the late Mrs. Lizzie Watts. Nate Pickerton oame down from bis home in Adams oounty, Washington and spent the fore part of the week at tbe borne of bis mother, in tnis oity. ' Mrs. Donald McDonald la over from ber borne in Walla Walla, visiting her daughters, Mrs. U. A. Dudley and Mrs. W. M. Peterson, bere and in Pendleton. Grandma Van Winkle, who, has been in tbe oity for several weeks on attendance npon her erster, MrB. Watts, lately deoeased. returned Mon day to her home in Weston. The little Spitz bonse dog of Hardy Mansfield's beaame poisoned yesterday flernoou, but prompt administration of antidotes saved i's life, though be was a siok dog for several hours. Miss Henrietta Foley of La Grande, was tbe guest this week of Mrs. H. A. Barrett and Mies Jessica Mouweu. Miaa Foley also visited ber brother, manager of tbe Daores hotel at Walla Walla. Benrv Keen and Fay Led row yes terday reoeived a box of oranges direct from the ranob of Cbatlea Brown in California. Mr. Brcwn has before remembered Atbena friends in like manner. W. D. Parker was in tbe oity Tues- dav. from his home near St. Johns, Wash.' Mr. and Mrs ParKer nave been residing in Spokane until the last few months, when they removed to the farm. The dinhtheria ease, wbiob was in mild form aud looked after by ut. Plnmoodon in tbe family of 0. Cheney in the onlv one resorted. The child hna THnmernd. and other children aia not take the disease. r: Delegates from the base ball teams of Helix, Wesion aud Milton will meet in this oity this afternoon to perfect a eohedole for a four team amateur leaune. oommisina Athena and the above mentioned towns, The oonditiou of .Mrs. William Pinkerton continues to be critical and it seems that all bope for ber re aoverv baa been abandoned, oo aoooun nf her ana. Her obildreo are at ber home in attendance upon ber. Mrs. Helmer. for many years a res ident of Weston, but now residing at Oaksdale, Wash., is visiting friends in tbe Weston and Atbena neighborhood. Ber dangbter, Mrs. Cassia Ferris, and bnsbaud reside near Bnrley, Idabo. - Walter Adams has been trying out a new six Buiok roadster with a view to porobasing, tnt in all probability be will retain ownership of bis famous "Don Yak" maohine, which ia yet good for several million mora P'llei of travel. The California Colored Jubilee (juar tette will appear at tbe Athena Upera Bouse, tomorrow night.' Go and bear tbese famous jubilee jubera lube. They have been bere before and jo bed all rtgbt, and yon'll want to bear them again. r , W. H. Maroho baa established a plumbing and tinning shop in the building opposite the Tom-a-lnm lum ber yard, aad announces in an adver tisement in today's Press that he ia prepared to do all kinds of sheet metal work, repair pumps, eto. Mrs. A. H. Tebeau, of Walla Wal la, left for her home Tuesday morning after a two weeks visit at tbe borne of her son, 8. 8. Parria northwest of town. Mrs. Tebean la an early pioneer, hav ing orossed tbe plains and settled in tbe Walla Walla valley in 1859. Mrs. Gen Harris, who baa been ser iously ill in Pendleton, Is reported better. Bar sistei, Mrs. Minnie De- -Peatt, visited ber Wednesday, F. 8. LeGrnw baa been appointed guardian of Wendell and Kendall La Erasaba, minor sons of tbe late Glar enae and Henry LaBraabe, deoeased. Tbe appointment waa made by tbe County Court, tbia week. Tbe young ladies of tbe Bebekah lodge were very auocessful with tbeir danoe given to invited guests. Wednes day evening at tba lodge ball. Thirty-six ooople enjoyed the pleasures of tbe'evening. Misses Luoiuda Dell and Areta Littlejohn presided at tbe table for serving punch to tbe guests. am Boober ia making a perma provement at bia borne sooth nf the oity limits, worthy of note. He is installing a modern water system. A reservoir having between 5000 and 6000 gallons capacity is being oon strnoted to oontain water piped to tbe premises from tbe artesian well. Monday waa little! Elizabeth Steele's fourth birthday anniversary aud a number of ber little friends spent tbe afternoon at ber home. Twenty-six little tots were there, and Mrs. V. 0. Burke, Mrs. F. B. Badtke, Mrs. Alvin B, Stone and Mrs. J, H. Harmon as siated Mrs. Steele in seeing that they had a good time. OPERAHOUSE SATURDAY NIGHT MARCH 13 You Will Enjoy Hearing These Jubilee Jubbers Jube THE GROUCH REMOVERS ... v. r V'- f 5 1 f 4 3 4 Sfc-V f i i iR 1 ' V VI FOUR SUCCESSFUL CARE VAAISnERS They Will Be Here with Quartette Numbers, with Trios, Duets, Solos, Im personations, Instrumental Numbers and Readings. (be anto stage leaves Atbena twioe daily for Weston, at 8:10 a. m. and 4:10 p. m. ; and leavea twice daily for Adama and Pendleton, at 9:25 a. m. and 5:20 p. m. Express packages car ried. Headquarters at 8t. Niobols Hotel. A. M. Borden, proprietor. fyJVanx Jaokson recently purobased tbe Gua Sobnbert place from W. A, Watson,, consideration $1000. Mr, Jaokson will mova to town from tba ranob in time for tbe beginning of tba fall term of sobool. Mr. Watson bas decided to seek a location elsewhere; Members of MoKenxie Chapter, Ho, 113, O. E. 8. are notified that at tbe regular meeting next Wednesday even ing. March 17, tbe Chapter will be visited by Mrs. Nellie MoGowan, Grand Worthy Matron of Oregon. All members are requested to be pres ent. Mra. E. A. Boyd ia in Milton this week, having gone over to attend the fnneral of ber granddaughter. Tbelma UoQuary, wbiob ocaurred in tbat oity Tuesday at 2 iTolook. Tbe young lady waa 19 years old, and services were oonduoted from tbe residence of ber other, Mrs. B. D. Edwards. Mayor Watta requests tbe Preea to aunounoe tbat all alleys mnei us oleaned immediately, and hereafter where alleys are need for depositing of stable manor, snob spots most t oleaned regularly once eacb week. It premises are not so oleaned tba city authorities will do it and charge ao-oordingly. "Billy" Darby, tbe young English man wbo bas been in tbe employ of Russell & Son for several months, will leave Sunday night for England, to enlint for tbe war. First be will go to tbe borne of bia mother for a week's visit, then to Aldershot to join the ranks. Mr. Darby has lost eigbt oous- ins and one brother in tbe war to date. SatisBtid with the showing made the oounty oonrt by M. L. Watts, administrator of tbe estate of T. J. Watts, deoeased, tbat he bad oonduot ed the affairs of tba estate honorably, the attorneya for Mrs. Jerusba Crab, half sister of M. L. and Homer I. Watts, moved far the dismissal of the complaint and the oourt made the or der aooordlngly. Pendleton Tribune: Over in Walla Walla tbe fans are beginning to talk np a semi-professional baseball league with Walla Walla, Pendleton, Athena- Westoo and Milton-Freewater as pos sibilities. Rollo Brown whose advent in tbe baseball world of tbe Northwest was aa a member of tbe famous Atbe na "Yellow Kids" about a denude ago, is one of tbe moving spirits. Mrs. Lillie Miller bas returned from Portland, where she purobased ber spring millinery, and brought tbe first consignment witb ber. She announc es ber soring opening for today and tomorrow, when the latest styles in millinery, veils, flowers, and all tbe accessories and dainty trills of the nresent modes will be. on exhibition. Cell at ber store and see tberr, whe ther you porohase or not. Adv. Henry Barrett U of the opinion that he now bae the sheen buaineas aawine an- aoomin' on bis competitor, Frenott Crislar. "Oria" it anneara was oanght napping and Barrett slipped in nis neighborhood and pnrohased 150 head of abeep, If this ia true, it would appear tbat Barrett bas more faith in the sheep industry under dem oorstio administration, than Criglar, whom tbe demoorata left in sole con trol of the industry in tbe territoiy immediately north of town. At a meeting last nigbt. held in the office of B. B. Biohards, Or. Os born was elected manager of tbe Atb ena ball team, and Henry Dell, Earl Uraobart and Charles Bryan delegates to represent the team at a meeting to be held today for tba purpose of form ulating a sobedule. A little time spent netted (166 In snbsoriptions to the base ball fund. Gronnds bave been aeonred from Sam Hntt. . Tbe diamond will be Jooated on tba flat, this side of thu mill. X Sam Hntt went to Milton Wednes day witb his big auto truok and brought over 260 trees to be set out ai tbe oity park. J. E. Frooine, one of tbe park commissioners seleoted the trees personally at the nursery, Tbe assortment includes Caroliua poplars, syoaraores, maples, elms and tirab. One particular epeolmen In wbion mi. Froome takes especial pride is a weep ing willow. Jacob Beno will set cut the trees at tbe park and give mem personal attention during tbe corning year. ' 1 i Under tbe able leadership of Prof. A. T. Gordon, assisted , by some of Athena's best musical talent, a con cert will be given at tbe Atbena Opera bouse, on Wednesday evening, Maion 17. Mnoh attention has' been given to tbe preparation of tbe program, end it is confidently expected by tbe band management tbat tba Atbena people will te witb tbem for the benefit of that exoelleut organization. A dance will be given afer tbe ooooert witb a splendid orobeatra furnishing the mns io. Conoert begins al 8:30, sharp. Walter 8. Wells, a well known res ident of Pendleton and at one time member of tbe oity oonnoil of that oity, oommitted suioide Tuesday night at bis borne there, by shooting him self tbrongb tbe bead witb a .88 cal iber revolver. Acoording to Pendle ton papers, Mr. Wells bad beoome atrongly addioted to tbe nse of intox icants during tba past few years, one of tbe oonssqneooes of wbiob waa tbe divorce recently instituted by bis wife, and which resulted in a decree last Friday afternoon. He waa past 60 years old and is smvived tv bis wife and one aon. Tbe debate at the Christian oboroh last Friday evening resulted in victory for tbe Atbena Higb aobool team, by a dMJisioo of 3 to 0. The looal team upheld tbe negative of tba question of Government Ownership of Railroads, tbe Weston team taking tbe affirm ative. The judgee were: nr. w. &. Noordboif of Ferndale, Mr. J. D. Bar rab of Weston and Miss Mabel Greg- orv of Pendleton. Tbe victory waa a very gratifying one for tire local aobool. aa the Weston team made an exoellent showing. By winning this debate, tbia makes Atbena winner of tbe Eastern distriot of tba oounty league. Tba inter-district debate will be held at Hormiston on Friday, Msrob 19. At tbat debate tbe Athena team will npbold tbe affirmative sids of tbe earn question. figs! "lift Prices Are Just might Whether your fancy leads you to high or low Shoes you will find the season's very latest styles here, in footwear that will, prove their superior worth in wear. Shoes that will fit the foot, and be comfortable from the moment you first put them on. cTVlade of the best leathers and consiructed so as to conform with the lines of the foot without "pinching." Every fashionable leather is shown in , various styles black, white or tan shoes in all the latest creations in lace, button and buckle effects. 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