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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 2, 1915)
Press Paragraphs Hot I 93 in tbe shade in Attaint yesterday. v . lire. Henry Pinkerton bag been re ported ill tbia week. (ireen Estea baa returned from a' trip to iiebman Springs. Mrs. Bean Oerbiog la visiting friends in Walla Walla. " ' Andy Barnett and wife of Weston, were in tbe city yesterday. , . Two small oottagea for rent. Apply to Mrs. Lillie Miller. Adv. Barn, to Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Fink-' JHOCDHV. JDDR 2H. IMI. . H. A. Barrett and Marion Hansell were in Walla Walla yesterday, , . But 04 Brown of Weston, transacted business in tbe city Wednesday. . Mrs. F. S. LeGUow is Visiting rel atives id. Walla Walla tbia week. Cnnorele orossnalks an being pot in on Flttb street by Zopb Brothers. Miss lianra Smith arrived home Satnrday alter a month's vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Charles MoLeau of Wasbtnona, were In Atbena Monday. Lee Johnson went to Hermiston and flayed for a dasoe, Satnrday evening. Mrs. J. E. Jones and daughter were down from tbe mountain ranob Toes day. Mrs. W. J. (Jhoison bas returned from a visit with relatives at Walla Walla. , . Atbena business houses will be olosed Monday for the Fourth of July holiday. '. , , - Mrs. Alei Molntyre and abildren are spending the week at Bingham Springs.. Mies Lois Swaggart is np from Pen dleton visiting her ooUBin, Blanche Snaggait. 'Born, Sunday, June 27 .at Newport Oregon, to Mr. and Mrs. Arabia Sbick, a daughter. Mrs. Lizzie Saulsberry of Pendle ton, is visiting relatives in Atbena this week. f John Pierce is oonduofing a danoing pavilion at Cayuae during the Indian oelebration. Vern Williams, Athena Bret base man, ia working in tbe Barrett bay field this week. . Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers and abildren came np from Pendleton by aoto, Wednesday. Miss Rotb Bothrock has returned from Eugene, where she is a stndent in tbe university. ' J. H. Storgis and Mr. and Mr. Cress Stuigls of Pendleton; were in tha oity yesterday. . Misa Luoile MoQuary, of Milton, was a gueat at tbe borne of her snole, SVB. Boyd, over Sunday. ;. Hraoe Miller and Alios Hall, of Union are guests of tbeir cousin, Jeannetta Miller in tbia oity.-. .Mis. Iven O'Harra of Weston, was in the oity Wednesday, visiting her daughter. Mies Ethel Donoao, ' . ' ' Mrs. 13. H. Mansfield ia expeotad home tonight from Wallowa where she has been on visit of two weeks. Mrs. Henry Keen and daughter Zola motored over from Walla Walla Sun day morning, returning Monday. " Miss Vesta Boylen, of Pilot Rook, who has been visiting Miss Laura Molntyre, left for ber borne Tuesday. The eleotrio power was turned olf a part of the day Wednesday, to per mit replenishing the transformers with oil. : . Mr. and Mrs. W. W. McPheraos arrived home Wednesday from an ex tended visit to points in tbe Willam ette valley. ' 0. A. Barrett & Co. this week de livered a Deering binder to Ed Simp son and a Deering mower to Ralph MoEwen. 1 Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Bogera and daughters have moved from Pendle ton to their Adams ranob for the summer. The . Foes-Winship company have ordered a oaiload of sewer pipe whiob will be used for drainage purposes at the sohool house. Miss Lillian Boylen of Pendleton, with her little nephew, Ted Cronin, was a guest this week of ber sister, Mrs. L. S. Vlnoent. , Frank Martin, the well known res ervation farmer, has purchased a 26-; inoh Smalley outter from Cbas. Kiik, implement dealer. Tbe Atbena branch library baa re oeived a large consignment of new bnoks, and the list will be published in next week's Press. Mr. and Mrs. B. N. Hawks left lai evening for Portland, where they remain for a few days, returningHere before going to Spokane. Mrs. Balph B. MoEwen is in at tendance this week at the Kappa Alpha Xheta soroilty convention wbioh is in session at Gearbarl, MieaVelma Wilkinson left Tuesday morning for a summer's visit with friends in Portland, atopping en route for a short visit at Hood Biver. Mrs. Plamondon and party motored to Walla Walla Satnrday afternoon to attend the musical program with Cir ioillo's Baud as the special feature. fTl I here Supposing that you went to Watts & Rogers, Wsston v (Three miles over the hill.) ud bonght ten lbs of nails, ten boards of lumber and perhaps ten aaoksof blacksmith ooai, On arriving borne yon And you have only 9 pounds of nails, and in measuring the lumber ynu are short a whnle board and when unloading tbe ooai there were only 9 oks. GEEI Wouldn't you coma baok with a holler? A firm about our size wonid ba "robbers" Eh! Now we are doing that very thing with our oash oustomers, bottom-side no. We take pay for 9 Ihs of nails and give yon 10. We deliver to you twenty toarda of lumber and take pay for 18. You get 10 sacks of coal and we take pay for 9. We amile and ask ynn to come again NO HOLLER THERE, EH? Corhe and see that bargain in a gasoline thresher, a 60 bushel ier hri-bundle machine; first class work, 3 men, 4 horses moVe the whole thing on its own trucks any where. $025.00.. " McQrmick and John Deere binders. V; Weber, Winona and John Deere wagons. ? A Mlaa Lula Iharp oame np from If Juilne r ; Portland last evening, where abe ia ion pave left for Missoula, Montaua training In Multnomah hospital, and will spend ber vaoation with her pa rents.' ,w - , Mrs. Glara Barrows left Monday for ber former borne in Lansing, Mich., in response to news of the illness of her father. She will remain in the East. . , -;v;"-' Tharp & Son are prepared to give excellent automobile service to and from Bingham Springa or to the Wal la Walla and Umatilla rivers. Reas onable rates. Adv. Bob Baymond oame op from hit big stook ranob in Crook county, Wednes day. He aaya stook is doing splendid ly on one of the best ranges he baa seen for many seasons. William Winshio is another prop arty owner who has taken advantage of the oity'a free offer of rook, and this wek aoostruoted concrete walks at his residence on Fifth street. L. M. Lucas, brother of Ft U. Lucas died on tbe 24th' nit, at MoOomb, Illinois, after a lingering illness from Bright's disease. He resided with his brother in Athena, several years ago. Mr. and Mrs. A. A. Foes left on this morning's train for Moro, Sherman oounty, wbere they will be joined by Mr. and Mis. John Foes and proceed by auto to the L. J. Fobs home for a few days' visit. Bern Bannister, - who bas a large orop of wheat in tbe Cold Springs distriot, looks for a fair yield there, and latest reports say bis grain bas not been materially injured as the re sult of hot winds.' Mrs. Charles Geiking, whohasb'en in the Walla Walla hospital for some time in preparation tor a surgical op eration, was treated Tuesday, and is getting along very nioely, with every hope for au early reoovery. Fanl MiMatb, senior studeut of College of Osteopathic Pbysioians and Surgeons, Los Angeles California, ar rived Saturday evening to epend the summer vacation with bis parents, Dr. and Mrs. J. Q. McMatb. be Indiana will begin their big oelebration at Oayusa tomorrow. Tbeir big time will extend over a per iod of several weeks. Horse raoing will be tbe principal drawing oard after Fourth of July festivities. W. R. Taylor, Balph MoEwen and Guy Jonas ietnrned Tuesday evening from a trip into the. John Day and Harney country. They purohasod a carload of horses on -.the trip, which was made in reoord lime by auto. V. P. S. Led io w and W. JR. Taylor Seventeen Jewel Hamilton Watch in a 20-year Gold Filled Case $12.25 See it in Window Saturday, June 26th VINCENT, JEWEKER, ATHENA. THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET We carry the best jSKSff MEATS That Money Buys ' "l b" Our Market is , yi Clean and 0001 h it iffi irr' ' Insuring Wnolesome Meat8, -KMtMT' BRYAN & MEYER esAtff Main Street, Athena, Oregon Tbe Misses Knoy ana Zelma Engle man of lone are iu the oity visiting tbeii Grandmother, Mrs. W. J. King and their aunt, Mrs. C. T. Smith. They were delegates to the recent Sunday sohool convention, held at Milton. - Memters of tbe 0. W. B. M. are re minded that next Wednesday will be tbe regular July meeting cf the aux iliary, and will be held in the churob parlor. Annual cleotion of officers will be held. Visitora are always L, welcome. y Mr. M. D. Mitohell and w Eugene, visited a couple of days at the home of Mr. aud Mrs. 0. A. Barrett, en mute to Colorado Springs, by auto, wbere they will meet other .Eugene people and return late in tbe summer by way of Seattle. A new swing is on exhibition at Fosa & Winsbip's in plaoa of the one old Monday. That it is prantloal and embodies strength was evidenced yea teiday when Jim Myrlo.k and Bert Oartano sat side ty side and took a swing in point of demonstration. - Mr. nnd Mrs. A. L. Swaggart left Monday for Pendleton with their little son, Wayne, who bas been in delicate bealtb for some time following an at tack of tODSliltis. It was Mi. Swag gart's intention, should it be thought neoessary. to take bis little son on to Portland for treatment by a speoialist. Bingham Springs and the rivers are Wjeipg visited by large numbers of Ath A eua people this week, who lor th most part will live tbe life cf the oamper until after the Fourth. The management of the Springa have made preparations to entertain a large orowd. ' ' "' Grain insurance is nov requiring tba attention of tbe wheat growai. and several speoial agents for different companies are assisting looal company representatives. Among tbe specials who h87e been in town this week was the veteran Gatrlelson, dean of tbe Pnoiflo coast bunob. , Hugh Molntyre and sons and Cass Cannon returned Sunday from an auto trip into Sherman oounty wbere Mr. Molntyre baa firming interests. In some parts of that county grain appears to be standing the hot winds well enough, while in other parts, great damage has been done. Reports from north and nortbwest of Pendletoo, are to tbe effeot that hot winds have damaged soma fields of grain to tbe extent that no attempt will be made to harvest tbem. Some of tbe fields in this vicinity are be lieved to be damaged to some extent, while other fields show no evidence of damans in tha least. 1Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dell and daughter Luoinda and Mrs. J. H. Hiteman oame np from Portland yes terday morning. Mr. Dell met tbe ladies at Portland on their return from San Frauoisoo. A few daya were pleasantly spent at tbe borne of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Koootz iu Port land. Mrs. A. R. Little, who has been visiting ber brother, F. B. Boyd to Atbena and ber sister, Mrs. R. 0. Kd wards in Milton, left Tuesday after noon for ber borne in Port Huron auomgao. Mrs. Little will visit en mute at Baker, Ogden, Denver, and in lows and Chicago, arriving borne in August. ' What is tbe best showing, finan cially ever made to a statement to tbe comptroller of tbe surreuoy, may tie aeen lo that of today in tbe Press. Tbe wondeilnl increase in deposits is evidenced by tbe total at oloaa of bus. loess oo Jona 33, of f 620,643.28, and oash and exchange oo band amounted to 1224,1 ?. 83. Loans and disoouoU amounted to f t87.J67.13. ilCan: Where they will assist George Drum- seller of Walla Walla in putting on a Wild West show, at a tbree-day cel ebration, Drumfaeller, who recently purchased the Rodeo outSt from Boy Haley and others, will also lint on a big show at Seattle, during Potlatoh week, for whiob be leceives $16,000. Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Ware are pleas antly located in their new home, re cently purobaaed of B. N. Hawks. They are In possession of tbe drug store, whioh will beieafter be known as Ware's Pharniaoy Mr. Ware was formerly engaged iu the drug bus iness at Pendleton, but of late years baa been on tbe road as a traveling salesman for a wholesale drug bouse. The "official" oelebration In this ueok o' tbe woods will be held at Helix, MondayJuly 5. Iu toe little towit up the Flat dwell hospitable peopls who will vie with ooe- another iu sbowiog you a good time.' The Atbena Band will furnish muaio for tie occasion, end many people of tbia city, who enjoy a good old fashioned celetration, will go o Helix on that day,, . . ' "' . . George Haitman Sr., Umatilla ooun- ty. pioneer, for many years a resident ot the Weston neighborhood, ex-clerk and ex-udge of the oounty, and of. late years a resident of Portland, died Snoday morning' at Hot Lake, from heart disease from wbioh be bad bean a sufferer for some time. Tbe body was tsken to Portland Monday by bis son, George Hurtmau, Jr., and other relatives for hnrial. Weston Mountain people have made great preparationa for boldiog a oel ebration tomorrow at Bryeon's grove. Many peopls from Weston and adja cent oountry will attend tbe oelebra tion. A pionlo dinner and a beef bar becue will be among the features of the day, while races and sports will take plaoe in tbe afternoon and b re works will be tbe method of entertain ment in tbe evening, v Since Monday afternoon, Wm. Tomp kins of this oity. baa been lying at the point of death at the hospital in Pen dleton, and there is said to bs piaotic- ally no hope for bis reoovery?!. Mon day afternoon, Drs. Keeler- of (Walla Walla and Sharp of this oity per formed an operation, sinoe when tbe patient has been very low. the oper ation is said to have disolosed a bad affeotion of tbe liver. His family have been at Pendleton during the week, and frienda have also gone from here to attend bim. Manager Osborn of tha pennant- winning Athena ball team, would like to have a speoial train carry Athena fans to Pilot Book, Sunday July II, at whioh time tbe second game in the oounty ohampionship series will ba played. He bas taken the matter up with Agent Mathers, of tha O.-W. R. & N. Oo, and it may be that the special will be ssonted for that day. In event tbs train runs, a large crowd will go to tbe Book from Atbena and Wnstnn, botb towns being almost equally interested in seeing Athena's East End league team win from the Blue Mountain league wjoners. Iu bcUb of tbe inclement weather ..N last Friday, mora than sixty people ire'or . , . DnniiHi'. SnndaV school piobio in tbe grove at the home of Rev. and Mrs. M. G. Bentley at Fern dale, wbere tables bad been prepared to reoeive tbe contents of the well lad en taekets brought by the pienioeis; 42 of wbom arrived at eleven o'olook In Hntt'd big Uuut, others io tbe pi vate OBrs of Mrs. Wioship, Mrs. Jfa- mondon and Frank BerllnTbe host and hostess provsdthemseivrs ex cellent entertainers as tbeir big bnn flre and bot coffee ,pnt new life io to tbe damp piooioersi and with. splen did dinner aud a oherry orchard at tbeir disposal, tbe son Having at last appeared, tbey felt there was nothing left nudous that would add to the en joyment of tbe oooasioo, On tbeir re turn borne late In tbe atternoon all were profuse in tbeir thanks to Bev. and Mrs. Bentley for their generous hnanitalitv. '' 1 Doug Flynn was in from the Jnhn V 'Day oonntry tbs fore part of tbe wees. UOUB will on laoieuiuuceu iu Athens as ooe of the btst riders ever seen bate, having ridden on the range for many years. However, be bas about given oaf the saddle for the plow, and is aisn ths proud owner of one of the few threshing maobines in bis part of tbe oountry. His principal diversion while here tbia week, was to ride on one of tbe rear lenders of Jinks Taylor's "Wbits Hops" automobile; just to show 'em that be could "out- 'er." Taylor humored flynn along nntil he got a obanoe to slip one over. Did be slip it? . .He lid. He drove Doug to Pendleton, and tbe Ukiab auto stage bad left and right that) Taylor saw the obanoe. Besull: ths wildest ride Flynn evsr took. Cross cuts, skidding around;ourves a la Bar ney Oldneld, taking iditoDes oo tne bigb, all were tbe same to Taylor ana his machine, until 4be stage vjaa. overtaken this sids of Pilot Kotk. Flynn was tumbled aboard and, given thebigbsign. . . i :. t Sfc;Mplemmt-16tiM - . - Since 1871 Johnston Continental Binder HERE IS A LEFT, HAND BINDER . " '- , . ' That has given complete satisfaction. Kj built to. out grata, in tbe most economical way, maximum effioleuoy iu the Seld with a minimum of trouble and repair oost. Practicability, ease of operation and features of merit ajl Don)bined is what tbe users of Cutting Maohinery are demaWtig today." These can best be found io the Jbustonjina of harvesting machinery. , f' . ' - V Thetaanutaotnrers of this line of cutting maohinery were established! n 1871 and today they are puttnig 43 years of knowing bow m every machine that leaves tbeir faotory. Johnston Harvesting Maobinery is being sold today in most all oivilized oouotries. Mnoh time and money has been spent iu perfeoting tbeir line of ma ohinery to meet the rigiij requirement! of tba Paoiflo. Northwest. A policy of the Manufacturers is to know that every machine is in perfeot running order-betors it leiives the factory. This is an assurance that it will do the worjj when plaoed io the field.' A," machines'-are guaranteed to the werk for wbioh they are intended, 3rd and Main CHARLES KIRK,, . Athena, Ore, IUNEQUAllEDASA BADOJM H W Ph. pi OhSc ,,lfiiil 1 (,niiW"wcLia(iai JrfAS A PLEASANT . Ifl t II 1 1 1 1 mm il l ILIflllljIi1 il U mwmmmwmmmmmmm www UNEQUALLED as a PREVENTIVE and CURE n?r CROUP . EVERY BOTTLE GUARANTEED. o od in Carload Caacade 4 f jot Fir Wood, $5i35 Cascade 4 foot Maple Wood, . , . , 5.60 Caacade 4 foot Alder Wood, .... S.10 P. O. B. Co-operative thinking, 1$ tile biggest problem that confronts the fanner to day. ' No farmer can afford to buy a thing' he can raise, no matter bow cheap it it ' "" .'V ' Co-operation is the force that keeps tbe wolf from the door. . ' s' Is your farm declaring dividends, or are you in the tenant class? . A farm is a business establishment, and should be so operated. , A farm should be operated for aet, not for gross results. Tbe net results of good farming are profits, success, a growing busi ness and a good living. The farmer should take all un certainty out of securities before ap plyinfor a lean ttli.il nn lliliivwWIIMo imiigtl rti ,- man ich 'H ' Nlnv t nest wild 'imixelt "H " tMsiiV around him.- jocthe. , Athena Pendleton Branches North ern Pacific Railway. CO. WILLIAMS, Postoffice, Edgewater, Washington. WLEROTHWELL EXCLUSIVE OPTICIAN ; t Sir - ' glasses Are "Scientifically .1 ,1 IT; ,!! lanDOO duplicated in a teyvmom ,ntsAltworkRuaii.nteed ttmeriiflfr-. National Bank Building, ' ,; (Opsiira) Pendleton, dtti,' ft ' ', ,' 'I' ,i ' '"..... A. HMMfMvm i ' i. E. FROOMB, PBOpj'-'h t - 'iv-V. m ; 4 i Otiiy' First-class Hotel in the City, I THE ST. NICHOLS J It tu ouly out) tbt cao accouiiiiodKU Note These RedMotioiris t in Prices 1' fijirV V Sprocket CMns 1 l.'tto bteoinentfd tor Us eleao-and T wall Temlloted rooms, i Con. Mai ADDTHian, Awm.Ur. No. 72 1-2 chain 35c per foot No. 103 chain, 65c per foot ,t No., .115 chain, 85c per foot Noil7 WCa,B chain, 75c per ft. No: 117 Ewert Chain, 90c per ft Buy Deering Twine 0. V BARRETT & CO. ATHENA.