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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (May 14, 1915)
Press Paragraphs Mia. Win. J. Ring bas teeo ill the past week. W. B. Shatter was down from Waitsbnrg, Wednesday. Miis Bath Krebi bag been tbe gnest tbia week of Mrs. A. A. Foss. Bennett is giving 40 pet oent. dis count in prioea tot piotnre framing. AdT. Misses Lizzie Sbeard and Laura Smitb visited friendi in Walla Walla Sunday, i ' Mrs. A. B. MoEweu and daughter, Jessica, were visilors in Walla Walla yesterday. Marlon Jaok was in the oity thia week on business, from bis borne in Pendleton. ; Mice Armstrong gave ber pnpila a pionio Tuesday afternoon, all having a bappy time. . Mr. and Mrs. Claude Bansoom of Pendleton, visited Sunday at the home of Mr. and A. A. Foss. Miss Jessie Brierlv, teaober in I be bigh aobool, will spend tbe variation at ber borne in StanQeld. Mr. and Mrs. Joa. N. Soott and Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Harmon motored to Walla Walla, Sunday. Fienob Crlglar is going to let gas do it. He lock out a new 8 horse power Wilte engine, Wednesday. The yooug people of tbe High school chaperoned by teaahers, are enjoying a pionio on the Umatilla river today. Eggs for Setting Tbe M. J. Myiea .strain of Ban id Rooks at rnasonable prioea; bIso Iodlnn Runner dnok eggs. J. M. Swaggan. Adv. The Kirk residenoe, ouonpied by Dr. 8tone and family, will be renovated and repainted and improved generally. Mrs. A. M. Lambert, U reported somewhat better, after spending a bad week on account of a reoent operation. Wealoy Tompkins left' last night for Engene, where he will enter tbe weighta in tbe State high aobool meet. For Sale A nioe ynung Jersey oow, fresh and good milker, kind and gen tle. A. L. Swaggart, Athena. Adv. Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Aketa and little daughter, Manrene of Pendleton, visit ed at tba A. L. Swaggart home thia week, , Dr.. Plamondon tbia week sold to 0. B. Miller, tbe Milton nnraeryman, three Uhina pheasants, a oookbird and two hens. The grass baa been mowed at the nark and the tree lltnha. whinh full dnrlng tbe leoent enow, have been named away. Grandma Bhlok, who haa keen ill for many months, was able tu attend oburob Sunday, tbe first tima eiuoe lait Mothers' Day. , Bern BanniBter haa been a sufferer from a oonple of absocsses on bis leg, bnt ia now better, siuoe receiving treatment from Dr. Sharp. Mrs. W. (J. Miller receives an nouncement cf the birth of a aon, to Mr. end Mrs. Barry Waltera, at their borne in Bellingham, Wash. J. A. Lnmsden this week installed a gasoline engine on his combine, and will be prepared to do good work in tbe harvest Bald this season. g Ernest Zerba and Arthur Douglas Foil nnnnnl tha Innol I CI (1 F. lodge at tbe UiboJ Lodge, whioh con venes at Newport next week. Tbey will te aooompanied by their wives. THE REASON WHY? If commercial advertisers, as well as those in the arts or soienoes, wonld tell the Irntb, tbe pnbllo would be benefitted and no barm done. Optometiista and Opticians some times make the statement "We tlrlod Glasses," wbiob is misleadng, oonvsying tbe idea that the meohan iotl ait of grinding glasses ia a part of tbe qualifications for tbe aolenoe of refraction or glass fitting. Again in tbe same paragraph oontradiotory statements appear. "Glasses oorreotly fitted," that require ohanging every two years." ' We neither grind nor sell glasses we nse them to oure your eye trou ble. We make yon a present of any style of glass, frame or mounting yon may seloot. We obarge for onr Medioal Servioe. D. N. REBER, M. D. Eye, Bar, Nose and Throat Specialist. Schmidt Building, Pendleton. The Gasoline Truck Thresher ia a bargain, andwill go at $635.00 oash, or good aa oash. Capaoity, 40 to 60 bushels per hour, 8 to B men to openta it. Fonr borsea move it anywhere, and yon thresh when yon get ready. A BARGAIN in a potato planter $75.00 last year oome and aea what oash or good as oash will do in regard to it. HOG WIRE ALL THE TIME the best mBde, galvanized kind for 22,28 and 80 oenta. It ia flexible to fit tbe ground, and will stand wind and bending to and fro wltbont breaking. IF YOU WOULD DRIVE a olassy and comfortable car, a oar yon will be prond to show and take yonr friends ont in, a car of beaoty and comfort, get a Hudson Six. - Watts & Rogers, Wsston (Three miles over the hill.) California Raisin BREAD &et It Here Freshly BAKED Today We are baking a bread after a famous piisa recipe wbiob oalli for California raisins a raisin bread that yon'll want to aerve on yonr table aa aoon ae yon taste a bite. Freab loaves are being bak ed todv. Come buy bne and try it. Bread waa never baked better. And raisin bread is one of tba most bealthfnl foods thai any family can eat. Tba raisins are eun-onred in California. The annsbine al one trings ont the delloioue pnre grape augar. And ona pound of three rai sins la cqnal in food value to ona and a third pounds of the 8 nest beef; four pounds of milk; two pounds of eggs; fonr and 8 quarters pounds of Hsb; fonr and one-balf pounds of potatoea. California raiaiua at tbe "gems of fond" Let yonr folks especially vonr child ren enjoy them in tbil deli- oiooa bread. PRICE PER LOAF, 5c AND 10c ATHENA BAKERY ED. KAUFMANN, PROPRIETOR Strayed Bay mare. 8 yeara old, wire ont on right knee, white right bind foot, weight abonl 000. Nutlfy R. Bowell, Touohet, Wash. Adv. Marion Hansell baa purchased a oomtioe and is preparing to overhaul and repair it, so that tha maobine will be in condition for harvest. Mrs. B. A. Barrett baa returned to ber borne in this oity, from St An thony hospital at Pendleton, where she reoeutly underwent a minor oper ation. Miss Lanra Mclntyre was tbe gnest of ber aister, Mrs. Banlsberry in Pen dleton Friday evening, and attended tbe production of "Omar, tbe Tent maker." Tbe W. E. Dot don cottage on Bunt avenne ia undergoing antstential im provements in painting .and renovat ing. A aleeping poiob ia being ereot ed by Mr. Dobson. Miss Velma Wilkinson gave the pnpils of her grade in tbe school a treat Satnrday evening, in a visit to tbe Dreamland theatre, and afterward an ice cream feast. For Sale. I have for sale, honed wheat bay; two milea east and one balf mile sonth of Adams station, in Spring hollow. 0. H. Allen, Adams, Or., Roote 1. Adv. Misa Vesta Cnlsfoith, teaober in the 8rd and 4th grades, will leave Monday for Monmontb, wbere she will attend tbe summer session at the state Normal sobool. fi&ti. Robert Raymond, who baa been ill at the borne of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Cass Cannon, baa ao far reoovered as to be able to retnru to her borne in tbe oonntry. Mie. MoPhereon treated ber pnpila to a piuoio np the oreek Friday after noon. The trip waa made in an auto trnok and they were aooompanied by Mrs. Hott and Mrs. Lnndell. Mrs. George MoDonald of Pullman, Wash., visited at tha H. O. Wortbing- ton borne last night, and today la a gnest of Mr. and Mra. E. A. Dudley. She leaves for bet borne tomorrow. D. D. Phelna and Joseph Ell well known tnsinesa men of Pendleton, were in tbe oity Wednesday. Mr. Phelps waa aooompanied by bia aero batio dog, wbiob delights in tiding and performing atunts on the hood of tbe oar. J. C. Martin, in oompany with Mr. Moore, a real estate deaier of Idaho, is in the Bppoer oonntry this week. Upon bia return, Mr. Mattin, aooom nanied by Mrs. Martin, will make I tbree weekB visit to his land holdings near St. Anthony, Idaho. ' Mr. and Mr. B. N. Hawks, Mr. and Mra. F. S. LeGrow and Mr. aud Mra, H. I. Watta went to Walla Walla Satnrday evening where they saw tba noted aotor. Gny Bates Post in tbe preaentation of tbe Persian play, "Omar, tbe Tentmaker." Che anto stage leaves Athena twioe daily for Weston, at. 8:40 a. m. and 4:10 p. m. ; and leaves twioe daily for Adama and Pendleton, at 9:25 a. m, and 5:20 p. m. ExptesB packages oat ried. Headquarters at St. Niohola Hotel. A. M. Soyden,' proprietor. Ad Mr. and Mra. Geotga Carmiohael and Lee Kirk were thrown from bank Monday, wben tbe team beoame frigbteoed at an engine and over turned tha rig. Mr. Kirk was tbrown into a batb wire fenoe, and bis olotb- ing ripped to rags and bia aide bruised. Mis. W. W. MoPherson, who waa elected delegate and district depot? for Mignonette Lodge of Rsbekaba of Athena, will leava Sunday for New port, Oregon, where she will attend grand lodge, aftet whiob aha will visit relativea and ftienda in Portland and other valley points. Dreamland program for Friday and Saturday nights: 1 and 2. "Tbe Ad ventures of Katblyn, m. 7," Seng. "A Pair of Stockings," Belig. Snnday: 1. "He Said He Could Act," Biograpb. 2. "The JB'atner'e Sorap Goat," Biograpb. 8. "Kor ean Dance," Selig. Followers of tba flgbt game who attended the bont at Pendleton Tues day nigbt aay they were atnng. Tbe supposition waa that Oonley tbe cham pion ligbt weight waa to be tbere against Farrel, bnt bis opponent proved to be a poor aorapper from Sand Poiut, Idaho. A party was given Satnrday evening, at tbe reaideuoe ol Mr. ana mra. J. B. Harmon, tbe young friends of Hiram Harmon giving bim a surprise in honor of bia birthday. Eleotrio lignta were strung on tbe lawn, soda pleasant eveoing was passed With games and refreshments. Seoretnry Lee Moorehonse of tbe Umatilla County Fair Association an noonoes that the next oonnty fair will be held at StanUeld. and that Stan Held people will ask Hermlaton to combine its annual stock abow witb tbe fair. Tba fair last year gave way to tba Pendleton Roundup. Mrs. Henry Dell and daughter, Lu Jfcinda, ber mother, Mrs. Hiteman, M Mm W P t.lftlalnhn And llnnoh. ter Areta, will form a party leaving Monday morning for Ban Francisco, to visit tba exDositiou, Tbey will be sneata at tbe borne of Mr. and Mra. Lea Hiteman while in tbe city. Wilbur Fiak Brook, at ona time publisher of a paper at Walla Walla, oalled tbe Garden City Gazette, waa in tbe oity Tuesday. After leaving Walla Walla, Mr. Brook found em nloyment In tbe oironlatlon depart ent of tbe Portland Uregoninn. ue ia also a magazine writer of ability, r . 1 Floyd Payna won tbe two mile raoe Fin tba bis traok meet of Paoido Coast universities at Sen Francisco Batur day. Payne tan tbe distanoe in 9 mio ntee 64 aeoonds, and (eat the famous Hobgood of O. A. 0. Bill Uayward University of Oregon atbletea took fourth plaoa in tbe meat, winning 14 points. Tomorrow afternoon, beginning I o'olook, tbe Udiea of tba Methodist obuicb will bold a benefit pastry aaia in tbe Carden building oo Maio street. Contributions of plea, oskea, bread or anything eatable, will be thank fully received. Let every one pstton ize tbe aale, belp in good cansa an provide good tbiuga for yoor Snnday dinner. 0.0. Gate and Geo. E. Frost of Portland, bave been in tbia vicinity thia week endeavoring to interest fatmers in tankage digeator, a hog food, a by ptoduot of meat packing establishments. The yonng men are endeavoring to aell a oarload of tbe digestor in tbis community. B. B. Riobarda will be tbe looal distribut ing agent Mrs. Lillian Dobeon'a aobool in Dis trict 94, was finished last Wednesday and tba patrons of tba school attended tbe dosing exercises, showing their appreoiation of her work in tbe sobool. Mrs. Dobsoo gave tbe 8th grade exam inations Thursday and Friday. She ia borne in this oity for the vaoalion, and will teaob again in Diatriot 94 next year. I ' Another Inatanoe from a demootatio standpoint that Frenob Crlglar is not oapable of looking after the sheep aud wool industry of this particular local ity, may be cited in tbe taut that be bad to oall on Henty Bartett to aell bia wool for bim. Tha beet Battett could get tot domooratio wool was 24 oenta per pound, and Ctiglar doesn't now yet whether be was obeated in tbe deal. Milton's annual strawberry festival and botseshow will be beld on Thurs day, May 27 tbia year. Tbia was the date named at a special meeti'ig of Milton's business men and members nf tbe commercial clnb beld last Inesday night to ooosider ways and , means for promoting tbe entertainment The committee named to take obarge of tbe entettaiument ia oom posed of T. C, Elliott, Geo. A. Prioe and W. d. Hngbee. Miss Clare Partridge closed a vety snooessfnl term of aobool at La Mar, Dlatriot No. 80, last Friday, and will laave'Monday for a summer's vaoation in Wisoonslo. Last Sunday a plesaant picnic waa enjoyed bv tbe entire aobool and patrons, at tbe Key plaoe on Pine oreek. A sumptuous chioken dinner was enjoyed by tbe pionioera. Tbe services of Miss Partridge have teeo tetaioed for next year, at an in creased salary. Last Snnday at tba Christian ohnrch Mothers' Day waa observed in tbe rooming servioe, in an appropriate maAoer. A speoial mosioel program was given, witb a short sermon by the pastor. The mothers as tbey en- teied tbe ohnrch were each honored by the presentation of a white oarua tion, and tbe four eldest, Mrs. Jack son Nelson. Mrs. A. Snick, Mia. Wat tenbnrger and Mrs. Myers, wete given tba seat of honor in the congregation. It is said that a big run of salmon wbiob oame np tbe Columbia through the Celilo canal bag been stopped at tbe new dam of the West Umatilla nroieot. Several from Athena went down, bnt tbe game watden has plao ed notioea foroing them to fish 200 feet below tbe obstruction. Earlier in the week hundreds of fish are aaid to bave been oangbt by west end peo pie at the dam. Tbe Hsb are doomed to die through tbe inadequacy of tbe fisb ladder tbete. Weston Leader: While looking somewhat gaunt aud impeonniouB in Weston tbe other day, Link Swaggart was kindly invited to dinner by Am aaa Phillips. Mnob obeered and en oooraged, Link drove op in front of tbe Phillips garage, where his baok suddenly parted aaonder and be sttnok terra fitma witb a dull,, eiokening tbnd. Never, exoept on one previous oooasioo wbiob will not be mentioned ere, bave we aeen tbe East End pork er magnate ao greatly embarassad. In tba Eastern Orrgon Oratorical contest beld at La Grande on the eve- ing of May 8, Lonis Stewait of Ath ena high Sobool won first prize witb an oration on Militarism. Tbe other high schools oompeting wete Wallowa, Baker and Pendleton. In tbe iuter sobolastio meet beld on tbe same day. Wesley Tompkins won second plaoe in tbe ahotpnt and third plaoe in tha d isoos. He has been invited to Eugene by tbe University authorities to par ticipate in the intersobolastio meet held tbete on May 15. Only one bun- died of the best atbletea of tbe state avs been invited to pattioipate in the meet. BBaaMBgaMBMiMBMMMIMBW (8r WSS Prices RvultteS: Just Fit wgW' Right C01ENCENT EXERCISES Three Yonng Men of Athena High Re ceive Sheepskins. ' y. 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. cTWade 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. FIX 2t RADTKE THE "MONEY BACK STORE," ATHENA, OREGON nil Kirk Implement louse In New Quarters A Hardware Stock Has been added to our Agricultural Implement, Ve hicle and Machinery Lines. Smalley Feed Cutters, the Best Made Hog Wire Fencing 24c Nails, Staples, Bolts, Chains. Zerolene Oil a Specialty 3rd and Main CHARLES KIRK, Athena, Ore, II The annual Commencement exer cises of tbe Atbena High Bobool were held laat eveoing in tbe auditorium of the Christian oburob, the large room being tilled to its capacity, Tbree young men. Wesley lompbins, James Philips, and Louts Btewart, consti tuted tbe graduating class, the latter giving tha olass oration. Tbe young man bandied bis aubftot, Jlilltar ism," in masterly style, and it was easily seen why be attained to Bret honors at tba teoent oratorioal oontest at La Uiunde, wbere tba same oration was given ; for logic, composition, pet' foot delivery and pettinenoy of sob ject tba oration wonld bave been baid to surpass. Tbe address of Prof. W. a. BleaK ney of Whitman College, waa listened to witb rant attention and tbe rest of tbe program was interesting and well rendered. It follows: Hong by tbe Primary pnpila. Invocation by Rev. J. a. Harmon. Class Oration, entitled "Militarism," by Louis Stewart. (Valedictory Honors.) Vooalaolo, Oladys Andre, Commencement Address, Prof. W. B. Bleakney, Ph. D. Piano duet Zola Keen and Mamie Bbeard. Presentation of Diplomas fey 01. L. Watta, Chairman of Bobool Board. Commencement Bong by tba High Bobool Chorus. Bsnediotion. Call for Warrants Notice ia hereby given tbat all out tending warrants against tba City of Atbena will be redeemed open preset tatioo to tha City Treasurer, and tbat iutereat will oease on same on and after tbia date. Dated at Athena, Or egon, thia 7th day of May, 1915. V. 0. Botae, City Treasurer. Notice To Whom it may eonsero: Notice ia hereby given tbat I will not be re sponsible for any debt contrasted by Jflojd Corporon. J. M. Swaggatt. Wood in Carload Lots Cascade 4 hot Fir Wood $5.35 Cascade 4 foot Maple Wood, ... . 5.60 Cascade 4 foot Alder Wood, ... . i. 10 ; F. 0. B. Athene - Pendleton Branchea North ern Pacific Railway. C. O. WILLIAMS, Postoffice, Edgewater, Washington. DALEROTHWELL EXCLISWECIH AN Glasses Are Scientifically Ground and Fitted. Lenses duplicated in a few mom ents. All work guaranteed American National Bank Building, (Upstairs) Pendleton, Oregon. S , THE t ST. NICHOLS HOTEL I ). B. FROOME, prop. Iff Only First-class Hotel In the City. I Iff i THE ST. NICHOLS la Ibe only ona that en aooom modal 4 eoronureiar vTivra. t Iff . ' iMnmolet tor lu eleu aon ! well ventilated rooms. e "o. Mm iiDTsiii. ATBi,or. I We are for GOODRICH Fair-Listed Tires Because fhey set the pace for square dealing Compare these GoocU rick" Fair-List price, aKowintf tremendous reductions with prices you Lave previously paid. jS ItiJtjimJi SIZE PLAIN TREAD 30x3 $9.00 30x3J 11.60 32x3 13.35 33x4 19.05 34x4 19.40 36x4 27.35 37x5 32.30 38x5 43.80 SIZE SAFETY TREAD 30x3 $9.45 30x3X 12.20 32x3 14.00 33x4 20.00 34x4 20.35 36X4X 28.70 37x5 33.90 38x5X 6.00 11,11 you are cnargea less xor pome ovuer umm, tney're taking it out of tnc tire. Clf you are ckarjfed more, ttey're talcing it out of you. . We Cary All Sizes In Stock C. A.. BARRETT & CO. ATHENA.