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Mauoj Bryan was in the city yester
day from bulls.
Ed. Kaofmaon was in North Yak
ima Wednesday.
Mies Dorothy Bnlflaoh of Weatoo,
wua in the olty yesterday.
J. C. Martin has treated himself and
tamily to a new Hudson Six oar.
Tbe Misses Katbeiine and Carrie
Sliaip spent the week at Hot Lake.
Mrs. Ueo. Myriok baa returned from
a visit with relatives at Weiser, Ida
bo. Saoford Stone has been suffering
with blood poison in his band this
week.
Miss Ruth Bead, of Weston, is vis
itiog at tbe home of ber brother, Will
Bead.
Mr. aod Mrs. Viotor Bane are
spendiug tbe week in Pendleton with
datives.
Mrs. Wooddy, who has been visiting,
friends near Helix returned Home
Wednesday.
Miss Mae Singer, of Waitabnrg,
Wash., is in the oity, a guest at tbe
(Joomaoa home.
Ralph MoEwen harvested about 13,
000 aaoke of wheat from 1000 aores of
laud this year.
Mrs. Jackson Nelson is expected
home tbe last of tbe, week from a
visit to Spokane.
George Payee accompanied Mr. aod
Mrs. Deeper to tbeir new home at
Orchards, Wasb.
Mrs. A. B. Steele and' little daugh
ter, Elizabeth, visited friends in Pen
dleton yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Ooppook and
children are enjoying a week's outing
at Bingham Springs.
Robt. Raymond left Wednesday to
look after bis stook ranoh near frine
ville, Crook oonnty.
Mrs. Roy Cannon and baby daugh
ter are visiting in town at the Cass
Cannon borne this week.
Miss Jessioa MoEwen arrived borne
Wednesday after a deligbtfnl summer
spent at Newport beach.
S. L. Speooer has been seiiously ill at
bis home on High street this week,
but is improving at present.
' J&t. and Mrs. W. 0. Head and Mr.
nd Mrs. W. W. MoPberson were
renuieton visitors Saturday. ,
For Sale Tbe Bert Cartana res
idence, loaated at oorner cf Tbiid and
Adams street, Athena. Adv.
Mr. and Mrs. Jobn Thompson and
Mr, and Mrs. George Biaoa were in
tbe etty Tuesday from Gibbon.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Boyer of Helix,
visited for several days at tbe borne of
tbeir daughter, Mrs. W. U. Hoyt.
A first class dwelling bouse situated
in the northwest part of Athena is for
sale. Enquire at tbia offloe. Adv.
Mr, and Mrs. Geo. W. Gross came
in last evening from Bingham Springs
where tbey spent several weeks oump
log.
A son was horn recently to Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Miller, (formerly Misa Elsa
Rosenzweig,) at their borne in Spo
kane. Mrs. MoPherson is expeoting a visit
from her father, who will arrive from
tbe Willamette valley the first of tbe
week.
Union sorvioe will be held in tbe
Baptist oburab next Sunday evening,
witb J. H. Harmon preaching the
sermon.
Dr. Sharp teporis the arrival of a
baby daughter on August 21, at the
borne of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Cooper
of WeBtoc .
Mrs. D, Scott Fisher's mother has
arrived in the city and is a guest at
ber daughter's borne lo tbe northeast
part of town.
A marriage license was issned Wed
nesday to Henry S. Tbompsou of Gib
ton, aged 23, and Misa Gladys Price
of Weston, SJO.
Mrs. J. H. Harmon and little son.
Homer, are expected borne tomorrow
from an extended visit witb relatives
at Boise, Idaho.
Sidney Murphy left yesterady after
noon for Portland, after spending a
oonple of months at work in tbe bar
vest fields here.
Mrs. Minnie Craft and little son,
who have bnen visiting at tbe Cnae.
Smith home, have returned to Hood
River, where they reside.
Mrs. R. A. Halladay of Los Angel
es, Cal.. arrived Friday morning for
a two veeks visit with ber daughter,
Mrs. J, G. MoMatb, in this city.
F. S, LeGrow, Sam Pamhruo and
Marion Hansell had Una sport Heblng
Off Come the Red Tags
Davis-Kaser's
Great August Clearance Sale Will
. End Saturday, August 29
Our August Clearance Sale will come to a olose next Satnrday eve
ning et 9 o'clock. That means that there are only six more bnying
davs left at Red Tag prices. So don't delay a minute tut come early
this week and buy everything yon will need tor months to oome.
The Red ffag Prices Offer
' You an Opportunity
o save from 15 10 60 per cent on every purchase. So yon oan figure
you will lose tbie amount if you put off bnying nutil later. "
Several shipments bave been received lately and all bave been in
cluded in this sale at Red Tag prioes, so that no matter bow often ynu
bave visited this sale, yon will find that new bargains await 70a now.
THE DAVIS-KASER CO,, WALLA WALLA
Complete Furnishers of Homes, Offices and Schools 12-22 AlderSt.
A. C. CARPENTER
THE UP-TO-DATE JEWELER
Everything New and up to the minute. Absolutely no
old stock whatever. All makes of High Grade Watches.
Silveiware, Cut Glass, Clocks, Jewelry made to order.
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SEPT. 16-17-18, 1915
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A WESTERN SHOW nun r REAL TH1HG
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on the Salmon last week. Yellow
jackets was the one dlsoomflting fea
ture of an otherwise pleasant trip.
Yesterday was ' one of lha most
snltry days of tbe season. A hot wind
oame f,om (be east and the thermom
eter registered around the hundred
mark.
W. P. Wlllaby, who' bnt a few days
ago left for his home in Portland, re
turned Tuesday on account of tbe
grain lire in bis field near town, last
Friday. ; ' ' , ,
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver Diokeneon land
children, and Mrs. N. Diokensou aod
daughter,-Mrs. Ruth Chandler, went
to Ukiab for a visit with relatives
this week. , ;
Mr. and Mia. B. I. Watte and
Miss Alice 'Gaines spent a oonple of
days this wjaek at tbe home of Mr.
and Mrs. Jnbn Thompson on she Uma
tilla rivef.
A. h. Swagga'r'f. thinned a oarload
of hoga to PQr,tlJod Satnrday. . He
went down with the-etook, whiob
topped the market piioa in the Port
land yards. . ' ,
Frank Berlin recently purchased tbe
Brookner residence In the' northwest
part. of towu and will move in from
the' farm to send his children to the
Athena school. .. v.'
F. B. iiadtke, tbe ' merchant, has
leaeed the reidenoe nf Mrs. Delia Ma
loney on west High street and with
bia family, will ooonpy the same
boot October 1. i
Mrs. W, S. Ferguson, wbo aoadm
panied her husband as far as Wrangel,
fi. 0. on bis bunting trip into tbe
Oaisair country, returned borne Wed
nesday evening. . i
The little fonr-year-old obild , of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cannon baa been
serionely ill this week. Dr. Sharp,
the attending physioian reports it
better tbia morning.
Miss Clare Partridge has 'arrived
from ber home at Stewart, Nebraska,
and is a guest nf Mrs. Dobson. Her
sohool duties at LaMar, District
80 will begin on Sept. 8. -
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justly oelehrated will be on sale, and
Athena ladies will take advantage of
the faot to avoid baking for Sunday
dinner. Tbe sale begins at 1 o'clock
p. m.
O. M. Mortenson, traveling freight
and passenger agent ; of tbe North
Bank road, was in the oity yesterday
interviewing Athena business men.
Mr. Mortenson offers splendid passen
ger and freight service to and from
San Franoisoo via the Hill steamers,
tbe Northern PaoiSo and the Great
Northern. Shipments on these vessels
ont of San Franoisoo only take four
days to leaob Atbeoa.
1 he ladies of the Library Boatd,
wbo have announced a ieoer,tiouito
tbe teaohers and board of the Athena
eohoola and tbe patrons, on September
10, will bave tbe program lo read
iness for neit week's paper. The re
oeption, aa aunoonoed in left week's
Press, will bt given in the auditoiinin
of tbe new school bnilding, and will
open tbe season'a sociil fnnotiona mast
anspiaiously. A eplendid program by
local talent is promised.
The Fonrtb Quarterly Conference
of tbe looal Methodist Episcopal
ohuiob was held Monday forenoon,
with Rev. Andrew Warner, of Walla
Walla, district superintendent, pre
siding, This oonferenoe finishes np
the year's work, and next week Bev.
A. M. Lambert, acoompanied by
H. O. Wortbington, will attend the
annnal oonferenoe whiob is to ba
held in Spokane. It is not yet known
whether Mr. Lambert will be returned
to this charge. ,
Mrs. Henry Koepke and daughter,
Dorothy, arrived home Wednesday
after a most pleasant visit cf several
weeks iu California. Mrs. Kospke
spent a week at ber former borne at
Loj Angeles, and noted many obaoges
and improvements since ber residence
there. Her eldest son, Arnold, wbo
acoompanied ber on the trip, bas
matriculated witb the Watsouville,
Calif., high sohool, and will remain
for tbe school year, making his home
with bis brother, Dr. Koepke, a
prominent physioian of that oity.
LtMora than two hundred Pullmans
Dr. J. M. Hutt anil wife, of KalBaf,finolnding diners and sleepers have
City, arrived in tbe oity last evenhig
on a sboit visit to his brother, Sam
Butt and family. Tbe brothers pad
not met before for 17 years, . j ,
A Jersey oow on tbe C. T. Sn)itb
farm near town yesterday presented
be' owner witb a tine pair of twin
oalves, male and female, and Charles
is duly appreoiative of tbe event. I
Frank Jaokson bas moved his
ily iu from tbe farm to the pioperty
beporobased from Mi. Watson, known
as tbe tins Sobubert plaoe, in the
north part of town, to take advantaged
f 1 liJ '
tarn-
of p
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Lloyd Mitobener bad the misfortune
to lose the end of one finger wbile
working in the mill the first of the
week. The finger was oaugbt in some
machinery and orusbed, so that a
small pieoe of the bone had to be removed.
Mr. and Mrs. Deeper are moving to
Orohaid, Wo., on the plaoe reoently
purchased near there. Tbeir reBidenoe
on Tbird and idams street will be
oooopied ty the family of Jack Bead,
the popular meat ontter," who will
move them over from Weston.
Mrs. William Winship and Mrs.
Sam Haworth went over to Walla
Walla Monday to visit their mother,
Mrs. Jobn Martin, wbo is in very bad
health. Tbe ladies brought tbeir
mother home witb them, and she is
now at Mrs. Winsbip's home. ,
Twelve sacks of wheat were missed
in tbe Dean Dndlev field ty the grain
hauleie nud the work horses -soon
found them when turned into tbe field.
Two, ona a valuable mare, became
foundered. Tbe mare died and the
loss is keenly felt by the owner.
J. B. Harmon, pastor of the Chris
tian ohuroh, arrived home from La
Grande Tneslay, and is this week as
sisting in a series of leotnres at Wes
ton, Mr. Harmon will preaoh in his
pulpit Sunday morning, at whiob ser-
vloe Miss Lowrey will give a short
talk. ,;, :
Jim Mvriok, obarged witb disor
derly uonduot, was fined $7.50 in
Judge Bionards' oonrt Monday. Jobn
Doe Zenk was eqneezed out of town
for vagrancy. He had a penohant
for fruit and wonld help himself from
peddler's wagons down at tbe feed
atatles. f
School starts in Athena, Monday,
September 6. Although tbe date
oomeo on labor day, tbe holiday is
not observed by tbe public schools of
the state, generally. This faot should
be borne in mind and a full attend
ance is expeoted ty 'Superintendent
tinerne.
Next Wednesday, September 1 the
regular monthly meeting of tbe Chris
tian Woman's Board of Missiooa will
be held at tbe Christian ohuroh. 1 In
plaoe of tbe regular program, a 'dia
oourse will be given by the lecturer,
Miss Luwrey. Tbe punlin is cordially
invited. )
Dreamland program for Friday and
Satnrday evenings: 1 and a. "Mere
ly Mother," Biograph. 8. "Made
Herself Beautiful," Lnbin. Snnday:
1. "The Way of Bia Father," Essa
nay. 2. "Tbe Beloved Adventurer,
No. 2," Lnbin. 8. "Sophie's Leg
aoy," Esaaoay.
Mies Oeoile Boyd is expected to ai
tivn borne tomorrow evening, after
spending tbe summer at Columbia
University, New York. Leaving tbat
oity Satnrday, she spent a oonple of
days witb friends in Washington,
D. C, and will reach Pendleton to
morrow on No. 17.
Weston Leaden Fire broke ont
Satnrday evening in Balph Kinoear'i
barn on Co use oreek, during Mr. Kin
near'a absence. Bia wife tirelessly
fongbt tbe flames, eairyiug water
from a trough soma distance away,
and had tbem nearly sutdued when
neighbors began to arrive. For a time
both boose and barn were in grave
danger of desti notion.
Tbe ladies of tbe Methodist Aid so
oiety are arranging to bold a pastry
sale Saturday, tomorrow afternoon in
tbe Carden bnilding, next door to tbe
Carpenter Jewelry store. Tba very
best of oakea, pies, bread and other
pastry for whiob these ladles ara so
Notice of Sale.
Io the Connty Court of Umatilla
County, State of Oregon.
In tba Matter of tbe filiate of
T. J. Watts, deceased.
Notioa is hereby given that nnder
and pursuant to tbat order made and
entered in tbe above entitled matter in
tbe Court herein, on tbe 4th day ot
August, 1915, 1, M. L. Watts, admin,
iatra tor of the estate of T. J. Watts,
deceased, will proceed to sell to the
highest bidder, for oaah in band, at
the residenoe cn the premisea of the
property hereinafter descrihed, all tbe
rigbt, tide, interest and estate of
T. J. Watts, deoeased, in and to tbe
S. K. y4ol the S. E. ot Seo. 81, and
tbe S. W. v4' of the S. W.-&! pf Sec
88. all in T. 5, N. B. 85. Ei W. M
Umatilla Connty, Oregon,' U ' 1.
Said sale la to be held la, tbe resi
dence on eaid premises atthe boor of
two o'blook p. m., on Saturday, the
4th day of September, WIS.
f . M. li. Watta,
Administrator of tbe Estate of
T. J. Witts; deceased. ' .
Notice' to Creditors, t
In tbe County Court of the Stajte of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
Iu the Matter pf tbe Estate ot
Joseph Emmett Maggert, Deceased.
Notice is hereby given to all persons
whom it may oonoern tbat Alma Mae
Maggert hua been appointed adminis
tratrix of tbe estate of Joseph Emmett
Maggert, deoeased. All persons hav
ing claims agaicst bia estate are nuti
fied to present them as by law required
to the said administratrii at tbe law
offloe of Will M. Peterson in the
Smith-Crawford Building at Pendleton
Oregon, within six months from tbe
data of the first pnl lioatlou of this
notioa.
Dated this 13th day of Anguat, 4916.
Alma Mao Maggert,
Administratrix.
Will M. Peterson. . i f
Attorney for Administratrix..
been ordered by tbe Poitland division
of the Union Paoifio from Omaba and
other points east to accommodate tbe
specials wbioh will be required to
handle tbe tig crowds attending the
Sixth Annual Bonnd-Uc, Sentember
28, 24 and SS.ibe Northern Pacific
will draw aoont one hnndied snob
01 rs from St. Paul and other Eastern
points. All these will be perked in
the yards where the passengers will
eat and sleep during (their stay in
Pendleton. .
(Through tbe splendid arlisio work
or u. a. Aaame assisted ny u. a. bee,
the stage of the auditorium in tbe new
sohool bnildins has been fnrniBbed
with settings and aoenery. Fur tbe
dron curtain. Mr. Adama did a snnerb
painting of Multnomab Falls in oil J
Foi tbe baok ourtain a painting of
Mt. Hood make! a eplendid baok
ground. Iwo aettings, one interior
and ona exterior, with the Wings,
oompletes the equipment of scenery.
Witb the installation of opera seats
the new auditorium will ba one of tba
test in the Inland Empire. .
Sparks from an O-W. R. & N. lo-
'AnriiAtiva mat H.a An (ha vinht nf !
between the Willacy and Taylor
farms Northeast of Athena. Snffioien t
wind wee blowing to fan the flames,
which soon spread to the adjoining
fields. Five hundred sixty-seven sacks
of wheat were bnrned in tbe Taylor
field of 80 aores, the grain belonging
to Jorlu Bannister. Marion Hansell
lest 60 eaoka io tbe Wlllaby field.
Besides all tbe grain in both fields a
rail division fenoa on tbe Willaby
plaoe was praotioally consumed. A
Inoomotive etood by during tbe fire
and a largo number ot automobiles
aarried people to the soene.
Prof. O'Biley haa been in Athena
and Adams aa the guest of Father
Joy. Mr. O'Biley was here looatiug
for pupils for St. Andrews Sohool.
Pendleton at wbioh plaoe be is lo te
teaober. Bev. Thos. Neate has been
again appointed Superior and it is
bis intention to bave one of the best
schools In the state. Tbe band will
ba nndei tbe direction of Father O'
Brien, formerly band instructor at
Gonzaga Untversity, Spokane, Wash.
This is an excollent opportunity for
parents to send tbeir children to a
good sobool. Sobool opens Sept. 1
and all should be enrolled as early aa
possible. Adv.
For six rounds of a sobednled 10
loond boxing contest at Urqnbart'a
pavilion Friday night. Tommy Clark
took tbe right over to Fan ell, and
rapped the Pendleton man seemingly
at his own sweet will. Then in a
olinob, bntb men went to floor, and
C,lark bnrt bis left knee. He was nn
abie to go on and the bout was award
ed to Farrell. Both men were in good
condition and put op a slashing ex
hibition wbile it lasted. Earl Snyder
and Buddy Stevens of Pendleton and
Lawrence Dud of Pendleton and Ed
Sebaekl of this oity went to draws io
the preliminaries.
Oflrl Gniott, tbe Pendleton mus
ician wbo so miraoulonsly regained bia
eyesight a oonple of weeks ago, came
to Atbeoa Friday evening to meet bis
friends heia whom be had never before
bad (be pleasnre ot seeing. It gave
him joy lo look into tbe face for tbe
first time ot soma friend whom be
had known for yeara by voioe alone.
Soma wonld approaoh witb out?
atretobed hsnd of welcome, and al
ways when be spoke, Mr. Gniott
would beam with surprise when greet
ing him by name. : Donbtleas in svery
instance bis oouoeption of what tbe
features ot friends looked like were
at great vaiiance witb what tbey real
ly, were. Mr. Gulott will probably or
ganize a class io Athens again, for
piano instruction.
Chattel Mortgage Sale.
For Sale. One two-lung, jitney.
Pursuant- to the terms ot one eertain
mortgage made and exeouted on the
7th day of April, 1015. by W. N. Van-
oil, mortgagor, in favor of B. B. Bion
ards, mortgagee, I will aell at pntlio
nnotion to tbe bigheat and best bidder
at tbe Commercial Livery Stable io
Atbena, Umatilla oonnly, Oregon, at
2 o'olook p. m., 00 Saturday, Septem-
bre 4tb, 1U15, one tS-paasenger Max
well automobile. B. B, Kiohards.
Look to the
Golden Rule
For the First Showing of New Fall
Ready To Wear
Our selection of TAILORED SUITS is better than
ever before and the values are really marvelous it is'
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the way we buy them that enables you to get them at
$9.90, 12.50, 14.75, 16.50, 18.50, also
$22.50 to 30.00
sold elsewhere for $45.00 and $50.00. Another lot or
All Wool Serge Dresses, with combination of Black,
Taffeta, priced at $4.98, 7.90 and 12.50.
Ladies' Cloth-top Pat. Button Shoes
at $2.98
--THE GOLDEN RULE 3Se
J. C. PENNY CO. (Inc) 83 BUSY STORES.
If yon want to buy oily property or
farm lands enquire of Henry Keen.
Adv.
Come to aea the new pbo'os at the
new Stndio. Adv.
I boy and aell aeoond hand furni
ture. E. E. Zefam, Weston, Oregon.
Adv. .
DOIT FAIL TO ATTEND FRONTIER DAYS'
, . AT WALU WALLH. SEPT. 16. H AND 18
The World's Greatest
Wild West Exhibition and Contest For Championship
Riders and Ropers to compete for 1915 Championships.
Events open to the World. Write for Prize Lists.
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Reduced Rates on all Railroads. Reserve Your Seats
For further information, write lo
R. H. JOHNSON, Secretary, Walla Walla, Wash.
BIDS WANTED.
For Sale, ona two atory eight room
brick sobool bnilding, situate on
sobool grounds at Atbeoa, Umatilla
oonnty, Oregon. Sealed bids will he
received by tbe toard np to and ontil
fl :00 o'clock p. m. August 8th. 1015.
Ihe toard reserves the right to lejeot
any and all bids. Keasonable time
will be allowed to remote fcoildiog
from premises. For fnrtber Inform
ation enquire at tbe ofHoe of il, 1).
Bicbards, Atbeoa, Oregon.
ERNEST A. ZERBA.
Clerk of Sobool District No. 29.
listest
Get one of our Monitor Pump Engines
and insure a steady" supply of water
for the stock-an engine that a boy can
operate easily; Pump-jack built right in
the engine.
Just call us up, and our engine man
will come out and install the outfit.
Give us a chance to show you what
this wonderful little engine will do.,
3rd and Main CHARLES KIRK, Athena, Ore,
DALEROTHWELL
EXCLUSIVE OPTICIAN
Glasses Are Scientifically
Ground and Fitted. Lenses
duplicated in a few mom
ents. All work Rua ran teed
v4mericao National Bank Building,
(Upstairs) Pendleton, Oregon,
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THE
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
OF ATHENA
Capital and Surplus
$100,000:20
L. 3. Vincent
Jeweler
Has removed his Store into the Welch Building, South
Side Main Street, where he is displaying a standard and
dependable stock of Clocks, Watches and Jewelry.
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