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See Kirk lor binding twine, 11 cents. Adv. MiBa Tbelma MoEwen visited in Weston, Monday. binding twine, 11 cents, at Kirk'i Implement honse. Adv. , ' Hugh Llonallen la borne from U. ol 0., foi the summer vacation. Alex MoKsnzie viae 1b the oil? from Walla Walla, Wednesday, t If yon want to boy oily property or farm lnnda, enqnire of Henry Keen. Adv.. Mrs. H. A. Barrett and Mrs. Ralph MoEwen motored to Pendleton yes terday. ' . .: Lost a lady'a obnin and pendant. Finder will please leave at tbls offloe. Adv. . v . Samnel Pambrnn baa been io Port laud .t big week-attending Masouio grand lodge; Miss Maude Mansfield has retnrned from Portland, where abe attended tbe Rose Festival. '. Floyd Payne, tba famons "Athena Jaokratbit," arrived borne from tbe University Friday, : f It yon wonld know wba( jje do' with onr oasb ooatomera npdde down, read big Adv. Watta and Sogers. ; Vlotor Bmke baa been engaged by tbe oily this week to mow tba grass and .weeds along tba atreets, Senator Barrett retnrned yesterday from La Grande, wbera be attended tbe dedination of tba Elks Temple. ' Mrs. Uen Harris, of. Peudleton, was a gaest at tba wedding of ber niene, Miss Zelma DePeatt, Tuesday evening. Kills B. Harris, former pastor of tba Atbena Christian nhniah, was in tba city Tuesday nigbt from Spokane. Mrs. Minnie DePeatt bas aooepted the position in Fix & Badtke'a store reoently vaoatad ty ber daughter, Zelma. Mrs. G. H. Hogoe, and little aoo, of Knoa, Idabo, aia guests tbls week at tbe borne of Rev. and Mrs. A. M. Lambert. W. B. Tavlot and 0. H. Mansfield eaoh tamed in t carload of horses to buyers for tba English government tbia week. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Zeiba have re turned from their wedding trip and taken op their residence in tba north part of town. Mr.' and Mrs. J. F.r Kilgore former residents of tba Weston neighborhood, are op from Cornelius, visiting friends and relatives. . .; Joa Lewis waa in town this week from St. Antbony, Idabo. Ha waa aeaompanied to Athena by Senator Fuller of Idabo. - ' Lawrenoe Tbarp, "Niok" Williams and Emery Worthington motored to Blngbam Springs tbls week and spent a few days fishing.' Mrs. Anna Mointyra aod daughter Isabella and Mr,, and Mrs. MoLeod and dangbters left Monday for an ex-, tended visit in tbe East 'v'. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Mansfield will speno next week in Wallowa county. Mrs. Manslleld will visit friends, while Mr. Mansfield will bny borset. ; , " Mrs. J. L. Hunt, of Bellingbam, Wasb., with her two obildren Is vis iting at tbe borne of ber parents; Mr. and Mrs. Jeny Stone, near Adams. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stone nf Adama and Mr. and Mrs. Artbnr Stone of Pendleton weie in the oity Tuesday, visiting at tbe borne of Clifford Stone. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Stone have moved over from Walla Walla, and wilt re side in Athena. Tbey are ooonpying one of tbe Spencer cottages on Higb street.'.. . . , , . . A. J. Parker took advantage of the oity 's offer of free took, and has con structed a concrete sidewalk in front of his residenoe and also In his yard. Next I : . .' Mrs. Edward E. Koonts, now resid ing in Portland, will lepresent Mo Kenzie Chapter, 112, 0. E. S. of Ath ena at grand lodge, wbioh oonvenes tbere this week; Glen Dudley arrived home Tuesday from U. of O., and will proceed to let bis whiskers grow. th while be is getting into the harness for the sum mer's farm work. Tba Mesdamea Zopb, wives of tbe ooutraotors un tbe new sobool build- . , Supposing that you went to . Watts & Rogers, Weston (Three miles over the hill.) '' and bought ten lbs of nails, (en boards of lumber and perhaps ten sacks of blacksmith ooal. Oo.ariiving borne yon find yon have only 9 ponnda of nails, and iu miasuriog tbe lumber yon are short a wbole board and wben unloading tbe ooal there were only 9 sacks. GEE! Wouldn't yon corns baok with a holler? A firm about oar size wonld be "robbers" Eb? Now we aie doing that very tblng with our oasb oostomers, bottom-side op. We take pay for 9 lba of nails and give yon 10. We deliver to yon twenty boards of Iooi'm-i aod take pay for 18. You get 10 sacks of ooal and we take pav for 9. Wa smile and ask yun to come again NO HOLLER THERE. EH? Come and see that bargain in a gasoline thresher, a 60 bushel per hr. bundle machine; first class work, 3 men, 4 horses move the whole thing on its own trucks any where. $625.00. McCormick and John Deere binders. Weber, Winona and John Deere wagons. During Chautauqua Trading Week One Cent v Buys a Can of Talcum Powder You need it all the year. Ten cents for one can; eleven cents for 2 cans. One cent only for each second can. - f. . . Bury Your Hammer and buy a horn-the Booster's Game One Cent Talcum is not found outside The Pendleton Drug Co., during Chatauqua Trad ing Week. THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET We carry the best MEATS That Money Buys f. Our Market is Clean and. Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. BRYAN & MEYER Main Street, Athena, Oregon ing, who have apent tbe winter in Atbena left tba first of tbe week for tbeir homes la Portland Miss Nellie Dee Whiting, who teaohea a olasa in music in Atbena, is in Taooma tbia week, where she will play at tbe Northwest Teaobers' asso ciation, whloh convenes there. ; Jj. Kramlen ,a New berg Higb sohool student, arrived io tba oity laat week. Mr. Kramlen is a ball player and wih probably play on tba Athena team tbe remainder of the season. Wm. B. Scott and James Fotta have purchased a new Oregon Speoial Jdolt oomtioe. Sam Bntt'a auto track was ntiliaed In unloading tbe big ma chine from the oar and transporting it np town. . M. L. Watta went to Walla Walla Wednesday and retnrned borne in a new Wipton Six. Una machine has Bll.tbe latest Improvements. It is a roomy, five passenger oar, painted in dark maroon. Miss Alios Gaines entertained at cards last evening at tba B. I. Watta borne io honor of tha eighteenth birth day of Misa Gladys Andre. A num ber of young people were present and enjoyed tbe evening. Mrs. Harvey Caton left last week, accompanying Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Han ister, for Portland and will enjoy a visit to tba Panama Paoifio Eiposition tbe party teing joined there by Mr. and Mrs. Bugb MoArthur. What do yon think of a (28.00 ti oyole for (10.00 and a (30.00 bioyole for (13.00? These were the prioes on tbose two bikes in front of onr store at the last hoar of tbe Pioneer Pianio. Watts and Rogers.. See big Ad. George Drombeller of Walla Walla, was in the oily Inesday. Mr. Drum heller reoently purchased the Bodeo atook and equipment, and will pat on a series of Wild West exhibitions op ening at, Missoula, Montana July 1th. The Athena Anto Company bas leased the Mosgrove building on Third atreet, and will move tbe garage from tbe Tbaip shop to that location. Mr. Qbnney haa painted tba front' of tha building and made other improve ments. A. L. Swaggart returned yesterday morning from Portland, where ha dis posed of a oarload of bogs at satisfac tory prices. His atook made the trip in good time and was in flna condi tion npon arrival at Union Stock Yards. J. W. Smith arrived In tba oity laBt evening from Ingimnr, Montana. Mr. Smitn spent a portion of the past wiuter travelng in the Sootb, and bia health was somewhat ben efitted by tbe trip. Hia family is still at Ingomar. F. J. Powell aod wife of Portland, spent Wednesday nigbt in. tbe city, guests of Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Stooe, wbile en loots to Uoeur d'Aleoe. Mr. Powell was formerly in partuerablp with O. M. Custleroan in tba drug business at Portland. Zoph Brothers, contractors, have started construction work on tbe new oity jail. The strnotura will be of oonoreta, and contain three oella, Tbe aite of tbe new jail building will be just eaBt of tbe Oity Ball, facing on Current street. Henry Koepke retnrned home yea terday from a month's visit to his son at Watsonvills, California, and tbe Panama Exposition at San Frauoisoo. Be waa aaeompaoied home by bis young son, Benry Jr. who has been at tending sobool at Wataonville. Charles Kirk of the Kirk Implement Bouse, reports another oarload of im plements on tbe road, most of wbioh baa been sold. In the consignment is an 1 1-borsepower Foos gasoline engine, wbioh will be nsed bi Leon Miller on bis well drilling maohine. A. B. Coppook visited his little eon, William, in tbe hospital at Pen dleton, and reporta tbe little fellow getting aling nioely with the injured leg, althongb Buffering somewhat with the knitting of the broken bones. Mrs, Coppook is with him at the hospital. Program at the Dreamland Theatre for Friday and Saturday nights: 1 and S. "Tbe Adventures of Eatblyn, No. 13," Selig. 8. "A Bargain A o to mobile," Lubln. Sunday: 1 and 3. "Onr Fairy Play," Vitagrapb. 8. "The Song of Sunny Italy," Bio graph. Weston Leader : Mr. aod Mrs. R. E. (Dick) English bave arrived at tbeir home near Weston after a wed: diug tonr of tbe principal oltiaa of tbe ooast. Tbeir wedding ooourred. re oently at tba borne of tbe bride's pa rente at Lebanon, Ore. Mrs. English was formerly Miss Lanra Mae Miller, a teaobar. . ;jl A; Dr. L. Dell la displaying handsome new hat, won Io tbe "Old Fiddlers' Contest" at tbe Pioneers' pionlo at Weston Saturday, wherein each of tbe ooDtestaols won a prize and a new bat. Three of the contesting mnsiciana ware Atbena men, being Al. Johnson, W. J. Klog and Dr. Dell. Tbns does Athena keep op her reputation as a mnaioal oenter. - An interesting game of tennis was played in Pendleton Monday aftsrnooo between Brooks and Harmon of Atn enn, vs. u. r. Morion or roriianu and Bbynman of Pendleton.. In tbe doubles Brooks and Harmon won 6 3; and Morton and Bbynman wou 7-6. A third game waa prevented throogb lack of time. In ainglea, Morton woo over Brooks, 5-4, , Uncle Al. Johnson, W. J. King and Dr. Dell are receiving congratulations for their ability displayed in the old fiddler's oontesta at tbe Atbena nienio and tbe Pioneers reunion at Weston At tbe Pioneers reouion Mr. Johnson waa awarded first prize over Mr. King by jnat tbe fraction of a note. Mr Kiog received eeoond prize. Dr. Dell third and Mr. Lienallen fonrtb. William MuDooald. trotber of Misa Nellie MoDonald, died at Walla Walla Sunday, alter a lingering illness from tuberculoma. Tbe funeral took place from tba Presbytariaa obnrcb in Wil la Walla, Monday. Tbe young man waa in tbis vicinity for time,, being employed bv Ad Pinkerton. and wbile bere wea member of tbe Atbena band. Ha is survived by wife and one obild. FOR PREPARING FAIR EXHIBITS The following fhreotlona and fotm ula (or preparing .axbltita for the County aud State Fairs is furnished by E. E. Clearer, who visited in Athene laat week. Any samples oan be left with tha U. A. Barrett Bard ware Co. of tbia oity: .. . All aamplea of wheat, eats, barley and rye abould bave the roots left on. Bundles ahonld not be lass than nine ioobee in diameter when tied, eioept where an extra large stoel oan ba abown. These extra large stDols are particularly desired. All grasses sbonld ba in budobes not lesa than aix inohea in diameter wben tied aud all varieties, botb native and meadow grasses, even to tb'fe despised foxtail, are desired. . 4 ' ,. Tbe beat of tbe leading varieties of finite and vegetables are desired. Be low is a formula for peraerviug fruit.' Tbe county is willing to fmnlsh dis play jars for this purpose. These jars will ba distributed by tbe following gentlemen end associations: The Mil-, too Fruitgrowers association at Mil ton; Jamea Kyle at Stanfield; Joseph Binkla at Bnrmiaton; D. C. Browned at Umatilla 1 E. E, Cleaver at Pen dleton; Gaorga AS Robtins at Pilot Rook. : 1 ' Following is tbe formnla for pre serving frnits: Plums, grapea, ohei ries currants and gooseberries; forma lin, five parte, saturated solution of oommon table salt, ten parts, water boiled and oooled, enough to make hundred parts. Ibis may be made by. measure as follows! formalin, ana pint, salt solution two pints, water seventeen pints. 'When made np tbe solution will keep indefinitely. An other solution weaker in formalin bas been used satisfactorily, tbe propor tions are: Formalin three parts, aalt eolntieu ten parte, water enough to make one hundred parts. ' For raspberries: Formalin one part, glvoerina teu parts, water 89 parte. Strawberries may be preserved fair ly well in a saturated solution of oom mon salt and, better still, io a fluid composed of formalin one ounce, alum ooe dram, glyoerine rive onnoea, water three pints. , " Red onirants keep test in a solution of corrosive eobliniate (poison) one part, glyoerine ten parts, water 90 parts. The oorrosive sublimate moot be dissolved in hot water and the solu tion and fruit preserved in it should be labeled poison aa it Is deadly if swallowed. ' Tba glass stoppers of bottles and jars may ba made perfectly tight by smearing tbe ground surface with a small amount pt light oolored vaseline. This will also prevent In a great mea sure tbe atiobiog of stoppers wben it is desired to remove tbem, , Salle of Mere .Suits ' ;.. ; ' i s . Our Men's Suit Sale offers to you a chance to save from $3.50 to $15.00 on the price of your new suit. We have divided our entire stock of Men's Suits into five lots, at greatly reduced prices, as follows: LOT 1-0 and A- 1)6.00 Soits in Lot 1 willg o for (17.60 Snita In Lot I will go for (20.00 Suits in Lot 1 will go for (32.50 Suits in Lot 1 will go for (25.00 Suits in Lot 1 will go for (27.50 Soils in Lot 1 will go for (28.50 Soits in Lot 1 will go tor (80.00- Suits' in Lot 1 will go for Union Seryicea. ". Union servio!s will be held through- ont the aommereasoo-by the Meth odist, Baptist and Christian eburphes of Athens, for the Sunday evening bonr. Laat Sunday evening, Bev. Lambert discoursed very intereatingly at tbe Christian oburob, and the ser mon waa followed by the otdinaaoe of baptism. Next Sunday evening. eat vioos will hi held at the- SJnthodist otqreh,; a wben Rev. . JJeotley. 3 will pieaob.' and the Snnds ;eviHijS -.following tbe nutted congtwHious -.will gather, at thtfjiepliat oharoh to bear a serOign by Bav, Harmon, 'Other, pr vjoes In tbe churches wl,U'Jbe:helr as heretofore, , i . Little Folka' Party. Atdnt thirty little folks in Athene and vtoinlty were entertained Mouday afternoon at tbe home of Mr. aud Mrs. J. B. Harmon, on Adams street,' tbe oooaelon being in bonor of tbe third birthday of their little son, Homer, and aho of Pauline, tbe little dangh ter of Mr. and" Mrs. Joseph N. Scott, Many games suitable to the taste of the little tota were devised ty tbeir elders, and the hosteaswas assisted in serving ioe oream in oones, with cake, by several of the mothers. ' Mrs, G. T, Smitb, the Bible sobool teaohsr of tba little (oiks, waa an honored guest. Aa a souvenir or tba nappy nay, a pnoto of Homer and Pauline, tbe "twins," was given to each of tbe little guests. Teachers, Examinations Notioe is hereby given that the Qonnty Superintendent At Sohools of Umatilla oonnty, Oregon, win noiii the regular examination of applloaota for atate oerlificatea at Pendleton aa follows: Commencing 'Wednesday, June 80, 1910, , .at 9 e'olook, a. m., add continuing Until 'Baturday, July 1915. . , i . v; .,r . Wednesday Forenoon. - Writing, United States Biatury., Physiology. , Wednesday Afternoon. Heading, Composition, Methods in Heading, Methods io Arithmetic. , , 'Thursday Forenoon. Arithmetic History of'. Education,. Psyoboiogy, Methods in Geography. i Thursday Afternoon. Grammar, Geography,' ' American Literature, Phyaioa, Meiboda in Language, Tbeaia for Primary Certificate. . Friday Forenoon. Theory and Prac tice, Orthography, English Literature, Chemistry. ' . .; Friday Afternoon, Sobool Law, Geology, Algebra, Civil Government. Saturday , Forenoon, -r Geometry, Botany. 'i :''':, Saturday Afternoon. General His tory. Bookkeeping. I. E. YOUNG, County Sobool Superintendent. In Pound. Tbe following described animal waa taken np Jnna 14, 1915, epd impound ed in tbe Atbena city ponnd. Unless redeemed by nwnei, it will be sold to tbe bigbest bidder for cash in band, Tneaday, Jnne S2, WIS, at 2 o'clook p. a.'. One grey horse, trend on right shoulder, g snd YP ooobsoted on right bin. - W. IS. Dobsoo, ' Assistant Marabal. Notice. . To w bom it may concern: Notioa is hereby giveo that I will not be re sponsible for eny debts, note or snort gsgs otllgstioua oontraoted ty my bosband, Frank Morrisetts, or my son-in-law, Patrlok Handran. Dated at Athene, Oregon, this 19tn day of May, 1918. Mrs. Agnes Morrlsette, LOT (15.00 (17.60 (20.00 (22.60 (25.00 (27.60 (28.60 ,100.00 2-tB Suits in Suite in Suita in Snita In Suits in Suits in Suits in Suits in and C Lot 2 will Lot 2 will Lot S will Lot i Will Lot 2 will Lot 2 will Lot 2 will Lot 1 will go for go for go for go for go for go for go for go for' Lot (15.00 (17.50 ' (20.00 (2?. 60 (2S.00 "27.60 '.128.60 . (30.00 LOT (15.00 (17.60 (2000 (22.60 (36.00 (25.00 (27.50 (28.50 3 D Snits in Suits in Snita in Suite in Suits in Snits in Salts in Suits in 4- E Solts in Suits in Suits ia Snits in Snits in Snits In Snits In Suits in (16.00 Snits in Lot 5 wlllo for (17.50 Suits in Lot 5 will ga for. '(20,00 Suits in Lot 6 will go for. (22.60 Snits In Lot 5 will go for ' ' i v (7.50 C8.75v (10.00 (11.35 t (ls'.Bd (18.75-, (IMS"' (15.00 : (8.90 (9.85 (11.95 (13.45 (14.89 (16.85 (16.96 (17.75 LOT 5-F-. (11.85 (25.00 Suits In Lot 5 will go for (18.15 (27.60 Suits in Lot 5 will go for (14.95 (28. 50 Suits in Lot 6 Will go for (16.95 (30.00 Snita in Lot 5 will go for Lot 8 Lot 8 Lot 8 Lot 8 Lot 8 LotS Lot 8 LotS Lot 4 Lot 4 Lot 4 Lot 4 Lot 4 Lot 4 Lot 4 Lot 4 will go for will go for will go for will go for will go for will go for will go for will go for will go for will go for will go for will go for will go for will go for will go for will go for (9.S5 (11.45 (12.95 (14.65 (16.40 (17.45 (17.90 (19.60 (10.45 (12.40 (18. US (15.85 (17.45 (17.45 (19.35 (19.95 (18.90 (20.85 (21.40 (22.65 The Peoples Warehouse Where It Pays to Trade. ; Save your TWP Stamps. Kirk Implement louse uJw- - Since 1871 Johnston Continental Binder HERE IS A LEFT HAND BINDER " : , i . - ; That bas given oomplete aatlsfaolioo. It is built to oat grain in the most eoonomloal way, maximum effloienoy in tbe Held with a minimum of trouble and repair coat. Praotioability, ease of operation and features of merit all combined la what tbe users of Gutting Maobioery ere demanding today, These oan best bs found in tba Johnston line of harvesting machinery. The manufacturers of tbia Una of oottlng maobioery ware establisbedi n 1871 and today they sre pnttnig 48 years of knowing bow in every machine that leaves tbeir faotory. Johnston Harvesting Maobioery Is being sold today in moat all civilised oonntries. Muoh time and money has been spent in perfecting tbeir line of ma chinery to meet tbe rigid requirements of tbe Paoifio Morthweat. A policy of the Manufacturers is to know that every machine is in perfeot running order before it leavee the faotory. This Is an assnranoe that it will do tbe work wben plaoed in tbe field. All machines are guaranteed to tbe work for wbioh tbey are intended. 3rd and Main ' CHARLES KIRK, Athena, Ore, .oo d in Carload Lots Cascade 4 hot Fir Wood, ....... $5.35 Cascade 4 foot Maple Wood, . .'. . 5.60 Cascade 4 foot Alder Wood, . . . . 5.10 F. JO. B. Athena -'Pendleton Branches Noith- Kf'i em Pacific Railway. ; H . C.,l6.ILLIAMS,; : : , Poetofficei !;?dgewater, Washington, DALEROTHWELL EXCLUSIVE OPTICIAN Glasses Are Scientifically Ground and Fitted. Lenses du plicated in a few mom. ents. All, work guaranteed cAmerican National Bank Building, " (Upstairs) Pendleton, Oregon. eeeeeeee ;' '' ' ,'THI.:, ''-'J:'.,- 'y ST. NICHOLS HOTEL ? PROOMK, prop, ', .v -'."K: v ' Only First-class Hotel in the City. THE ST. NICHOLS S llboQiy oni that wo keoonimotlKU nroravj,ai trTlTi. w v Cms biwxyruoDdd tor iu Jms nd well TsrJtllut4 room. Cos. Mute adTmi, ATnaia,Or. Wote These Ructlcins in Prices Sprocket Chains No' 72 1-2 chain, 35c per foot No. 103 chain, 65c per foot No. 115 chain, 85c per loot No. 117 WCB chain, 75c per ft. No. 117 Ewert Chain, 90c per ft Buy Deering Twine C. k, BARRETT & CO. ATHENA.