Press Paragraphs
Bob Raymond spent Wednesday in
Walls Walli. ?
W. H. Boobat ot Weston waa lo the
oitj Monday.
W. S. fergoion made a trip to Spo
kane Wednesday. ,,,
Fred Pinaerton wee a Walla Walla
visitor Saturday. .
Mra. M. D. Vangoo baa been ill
with the giip tbia week.
Warren Raymond ot Walla Walla,
waa in Atbena Wednesday.
Mr. anil Mra. Dole Barton will re-
alde in Atbena tbia winter.
W. Zopb, tba oontraotor, made
business trip to Eobo Monday.
: County Surveyor Bradley waa in tba
oity from Pendleton Tuesday.
Mrs. J. 0. Martin baa been serious
ly ill this week with pneumonia.
Mr. and Mra Ross Catron spent Sun
day with frienda in Walla Walla.
A. B. MoEwen baa been ooatlned to
bia borne with illness daring tba past
; week. "'
If you want to buy ally property or
farm lands enqnire of Henry Keen.
Adv.'
Mr. and Mra. Chas. Williams are
pending tba Thanksgiving week with
a oleoa, Mrs. Ferris, in Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wood spent
Thanksgiving with tbelr daughter,
Mrs. Alt. Johnson in Walla Walla.
Doroo Jersey Hogs. Spring boars
and ffiltB far Hflln ml FaMnnahlft n.lnaa
d. B. Woodward, Adams, Ore. Adv.
K. Burns. 0. E. Clark and J. L.
Miller, trafflo offloali of the O-W. B.
a. oompany, were in the oity Mon-
UHJ.
W. O. Read la reported seriously ill
at bis borne south of (own, witb the
.. Slip. ' .
Mrs. Walter Boober and taby daugh
ter are visiting fiienda In Waabington
this week. , .. v., '. 1
" "Mn. ii. M. Brner has' been ooofloed
to her room this weak with a oaaa of
the grip.
Dr. George J. Kinz, obiropiaotor,
of Pendleton, wag an Atbena visitor
Wednesday.
Mr. and Mra. F. S. LeGroW spent
TbaoksRi'log day with relatives in
Walla Walla. -
Misa Katbnrina Sharp la home from
Davtou, Wash., Bpendiog the Thanks
giving holidays.
J. M. SwBggart has good paatnra
for stooi. Plenty of water. - Prioea
reasonable. Adv.
Mra. Alex. Melutrya underwent a
. anrgianl operation Wednesday ia the
hospital at Pendleton. - .
Wanted A aaoond band aurrev;
most be in good oondllion. Enquire
at this offioe. Adv. .
The name of James Knight, Con
don Oiegou baa been added to the
Press family of readers. '
If or Sale in 80-aora ranob, sit
uated aoutb of Atbena. For partic
ulars cull at tblB offlop. Adv.
Tba two little daugbtera of Mr. and
Mra. Leon Kidder have been very siok
with the grip this week.
Laoo Kidder retnroed the first of
the week from a fruitless gooae bunt
in the Herrniston country.
Mrs. E. A. Dudley waa in Walla
Walla Saturday, oalled by the illness
of ber oousln, Harvey MoDonald.
For Sale A six-room, two elory
bouse; good looation; very low prioe
terms. H. B, Hill, Atheoa. Adv.
're. Beokmau, mother of Mra. Jos
eph Clemmona moved over from Mil
ton, tbia week, and will live-io Ath
aui
The heavy rain during the fore part
f otAtbe week, made the roada mnddv.
oucyErougnt a amlla of aatiafaotion to
the larnier.
Bert Piersol baa purobaaed the Dr.
Kara farm on Weston mountain, oon
sidoration $23,000, and will eoon move
his family there.
Mr. and Mrs. Osoar Shelton and
ohildren, who reside near Walla Walla
were guesta last week at the Gholaon
and Winship homes.
Rev. and Mra. W. O. Ranter and
daughter, Miss Nelle, were entertained
at dinner at the Koepka borne near
owh; last Wednesday.
yBanry Barrett bsa completed seed
log 1100 hundred aorea of grain, and
if the weather remains favorable, be
, will oommenoe plowing.
Ira MoDonald oame over from Wal
la Walla Wednesday, and reports that
Harve MoDonald is recovering from
bia reoent alarming illness.
The family of Frank Jaokson, re
siding in the north part of town, are
all reported ill with grip this week,
in oompany witb mauy others.
Mrs. Homer I. Watte returned boma
Tuesday from a two weeks' yieit witb
relatives and friends at Eugene and
other Willamette valley point.
Mrs. Martin, mother of Mrs. -Wm.
Winship and Mra. Sam Hawortb, is
111 at ber home in Walla Walla, and
ber daughters went over Wednesday
Mr. and Mrs. Alex MoKay, who re
cently sold their large hotel in Cape
Breton, Canada and arrived here last
week, are epending the week at Hot
Lake, '.. .
Shooting for turkeys, dooka and
geese waa a pastime enjoyed by Atb
ena sportsmen, Tuerday, and aeveral
good aoorea were made during the
matob, - , ...
Misa Lillle Renter, who la teaching
at Dayton, Wash., ii spending the
Thanksgiving vacation at tba home of
ber parents, Rev. and Mrs, Renter, in
this oity.
Mi. and Mrs. J. H. Harmon, Mrs.
Mary Hnokba and Mr. and Mra. F. W.
Long were antertained raoently at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Saling
in Weston.- ,
Balpb ' AIoBain went hunting op
Squaw Creek the otber day and killed
a large black bear. He wbb generons
in distributing bear steak among bia
Athena frienda.
Mr. and Mrs. Theodore 0. Parks,
who were married at Hermiston last
Wednesday, are epending part of tbeir
boaeymoon witb W. C. Renter and
family at tbe Methodist personage.
On Christmas
Day .
Tbe happiest ones are those who have made the most other tolka
happy with kindly and appropriate remembrances. Ibe most lone
some and unhappy are those who failed tJ grasp tbe Christmas spirit
until too late, wbo failed to do their part to make this old worla a
more cheerful and better plaoe.
Ooe ui fd not go beyond one's means in order to appropriately re
member ooa'e frienda and loved ones, tor bete will be found useful,
highly appreciated gifts from a few oents np, for old and young, whlii
those wbo wish more expensive gifts will also find here snob a variety
as will please every taste. Look through our lout of
Christmas Suggestions
Gome In and look around, hit onr olerka help von with enggea
tioos. These things oost nothing and you will not be Importuned to
buy.
Buy early, while assortments are good, while clerks have mora
tin,, a mull dnnoait will bold floods eeleoted for later delivery.
Alwaya remember, Walla Walla's gift goods headquartera ia here.
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how little trouble you can make these improvements.
Fots-Winahip Hardware oompany
oootlnuea to improve tbe equipment of
tbeir already fine store. Their latest
addition is another oomfoitable ohair
for tbe convenience of their patrons.
Mr. and Mra. Anderson moved laet
Satnrday into their new bungalow on
south Third street. Mra. Andereon
baa teen aerionsly ill tbia week witb
the grip, and nndei the dootor'a onre.
At a meeting ot the Umatilla Conn
ty Historical Sooiety in Pendleton
Wednesday evening. Senator C. A.
Barrett read an interesting paper on
tbe early days of this state as a wbaat
ouuntry.
.. Mrs. Charles Kirk reoeived a One
assortment of rosea and chrysanthe
mums from ber mother at Browns
ville lest week, and Wednesday a box
ot fresh tomatoea oame iq time for
Thanksgiving dinner. . : .,
Mia. : Mary Hnokba, wbo has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. J. H. Har
mon in thia oity for some time, left
Thursday of last week fur ber borne
near Boise, Idaho. She waa aooom
panied to Pendleton by Mr. and. Mrs.
Harmon. '-
Tonight in tbe aobool gymnasium, j
a game of basket ball will be played,
tbe playera consisting of apioked team
of tbe city and the High aobool team.
This promises lo be a bot game and
should be well patronized by tbe Alb
ana pnblio. . , ,.,;; f. :
Atbena aeeme to te a moooa for bil
liard balls. The third one waa estat- j
lished this week io the building re
cently vaoated by James Hoggins, j
The proprietor of tbe new resort' is
Jay Moeer, wbo brought bis equipment
from Pendleton. , - .
James B. Welob of the circulation
department of tile Oregon Daily Jour,
nal, was io the cily luesday. Mr.
Welob will hereafter have offices io
Pendleton, from wbiob plaoe ba will
look after tbe Journal's interoste io
Eastern Oregon. ,
Beit Cailano has sold hia atook of
liquora to Al NoiDeau and Charles
Brown, and retired from tbe aaloon
business. The new Him will oonduot
the saloon until Deoember 81, when
they will retire from business through
operation of the prohibition law.
Misses Dorotby finds and Anabel
MoAUister, of Portland, were guests
Friday night ot Mr. and Mra. Edgar
MoOready, at tbeir home on Ditto
atreet. The youug ladies are both
teaohing in the Heppoer viointty, and
bad been attending the teaohera' in
stitute at Pendleton. -
Preaohiog at the Methodist Episco
pal ohoroh next Sabbath morning and
evening.. At the morning serMae, the
Saarament ot the Loid'a Supper, pre
ceded by a brief sermon; at night, the
topio will be: "Gospel Blind Men as
Types of Different Conversions.'' 8ab-
tatb Sohonl at 10 a. m. All are lo
vited. . . ; .
Fred Look ley, one of the best known
writera on tbe faolflo coast, waa in
tbe oliy this week and visited tbe
Press offioe. Until recently, Mr.
Lockley has been on the atari of the
Portland Journal, but at present is
doing apooiel work for the Poitland
Morning Oregonian and wilting mag
azine artioles. "
Union Thanksgiving services wero
held yesterday in ibe ' Methodist
oburab, witb J. H. Harmon, pastor of
the Christian ohurob preaching the
earmou. A gcodiy numner acrenoeo
tbe servioe, wbiob waa held at 10:30,
enabling tbe congregation to bave
ampin time to retnrn boma and enjoy
Thanksgiving dinner. ' ' ,
The congregation at tba Christian
ohurob were ediUed Sunday morning
ty a aermoo given by E. S. Mucaley,
Northwest Secretary ot tbe National
Benevolent Assortiation of that ohurob.
Mr. Mnokley waa formerly paBtor ot
tbe First Christian ohurob of Port
laud. He was in tbie oity in tbe in
terest of the Old Peoples Home at
Walla Walla.
The program tendered Friday after
noon, already published, by eleven of
Mrs. Plamoodou'a mueio pupils, was
enjoyed by tbe parents and aeveral
friends, wbo commented npon tbe
marked improvement of each pupil.
Additions to the program were a aolo
by Misa Zola Keen, wbo played in ber
nsnal pretty atyle. and a aolo by Vel
ma MoAlexander.
Mrs. Q. 0. Wotblngtod reoeived
word Saturday morning of the critical
illness of her trother, Harvey MoDon
aid, at bis home In Walla Walla, and
in oompany with ber husband and son
Emery, immediately left fot that city.
Tbey stayed on til Sunday evening,
leaving the. siok man slightly im
proved. They were guests at tbe Wal
ter Uion home during tbeir stay there.
Geo. MoDonald, of PnUman, Wash.,
waa also called to Walla Walla on
account of bia brother's illness.
Of all lions of business hard bit as
tbe result of tbe war, tba druggist la
sorely bit Ibe hardest As an iostaoce
of Ibe enormous advanea irj the price
of drugs, quinine may be cited. Ooe
year ego, qninine waa selling at 48
oents per lb., and you could buy one
oozen oapsulea for 10 oents. Today
tbe prioe is la. 60 per pound, and ooe
dozen capsnlea cost you ' 85 cents.
Carbnlio aoid used to sell at (10 oenta
tbe pound, but now ooatsf 3.80, while
Potassium add Sodium Baits formally
selling at HI and 75 oenta,' now oost
$5.80. . - v
School Notes.
How
About
Fuel?
"See Johnson About It" .
Tcci-a-Lam Lumber Co.
"The Home of Tum-a-Lumber."
An interesting meeting of the Sun
shine Club was held at tba home of
Mra. Arthur Douglas on Thursdays,
Nov. 18. ' There waa a goodly attend
ance of members, and visitors were:
Mrs. Laura Woodward of Walla Wal
la, Mra. Geo. Gross and Miss Ceoile
Philips of Atbena. Refreshments were
served at 1 o'olook by tba hostess, as
sisted by Misa Philips aod Mra. Fred
Uroes. .
Rev. Milo G. Bentley, tba paator of
the Baptist ohurob, eiaried laet Sun
day with bia car for Atbena, tut
found the roads In auob bad condition
between Milton and Weston, that ha
waa oompelled to turn and return
home. Next Sunday ba will preach
In tba morning on tbe ancient, "The
Tabernacle in the Wilderness;" in
the evening, at 7:80, a Thanksgiving
service will be held. Tbe pubiio ia
moat cordially invited.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Soott and
tbeir two little daughters, Margaret
aod Panlina, left Wedneaday morning
for a wlnter'a sojourn at Huntington
Beaob and Long Beaob, in California.
They had Thanksgiving dinner witb
Mr. and Mra. Walter Ely In Portland,
veaterdav. and' purpose epending the
next week io Sen Frauoieoo, where
Mr. and Mra. Preaton, Mra. Scott'a
parents, will meet them, remaining
tnere until tbe close cf tba Fair.
I Mjoe oigbt raoently at tba J. N. Soott
mn . . . . l . i l-ij ...
rarm wear or hid, io duuuiu
disturbed by the barking of a coyote,
and the hired mao, thinking to pot a
qnletna on ita many noted plaint,
grasped tba .22 and proceeded to pop
away in it direotion. Tba nole wia
stopped, all rigbt, but on investiga
tion It 'was fonod that ba bad been
pumping lead into the valuable epl
demis of tbe family cow, wbiob bad
been peaoefolly dozing in Ibe barn,
yard. Examination by tbo vetarinaiy
next morning disclosed that tbe ballet
bad not entered any vital spot, and
though a little stiff, boaay appears to
be aa good aa new. y. '
Athena divided bocora with Wee
Ion in tbe Hist intersobolaatio basket
ball game ot tbe season, in jthe High
sohool gymnasium last Fiiiday even
ing, the girls losing by a aoora of 20 lo
9, and tbe boya wiuuing, 92 to 80.
Consideiing tbe amount ot praolioe
tbe Atbeua giria have bad, ; tbey put
up a good light.- Two fleM Baskets
were thrown hy Kathien Froome,
Athena's fast little forward, while
PanliuH Myrlok, ber team mate, threw
five out of six fouls a maoh halter
reooid than Weston madat from the
foul lioe. Gladys Smith made most
of tbe points tor Weston, while other
Weston players did some good work.
be boys' team put np a good tight,
but were considered to te about ten
points tebind tbeir regular standard.
Grant, tbe Atbena oenter, waa easily
the fastest man on the floor, ju apite of
the faot that ba bad tad look most
of the time in shooting baskets. Boo
ber waa also good at guard and though
his opponent outweighed bin by about
thiriy pounds, he held bim down to a
small nomber of points. Kilgore and
Payne played a steady game) tbruogh
oot while Burnbam and Harmon di
vided honors in tbe first and seoond
halves respectively at forward.
Supt. K. J. Klemme of tbe Ellens
turg schools, wbo waa one ot the leo
turera at the Institute In Pendleton
last week, will give a publio leotuie in
this oity when be makes a tour of tbe
atate next month, providing', $10 can
be raised ro pay expenses. At present
the student body ie notable to pay tbe
tee aod It ia hoped that aome friend of
Ibe aibool will make it possible for ui
to seourn tbia splendid speaker. -'
The School Board baa purchased a
new flag for tbe aobool tulldiog and
also a slated globe for the use of tbe
class in Solid Geometry. -
. At a meeting of the High School
superintendents of Umatilla county
held at tbe teaohers' intsltntB in Pen
dleton laet week, tbe question of ooun
ty athletics waa discussed aod arrange
ments made for a oounty league, in
wbiob it ia expeoted all the High
sobools of tbe oonnty. with the excep
tion of Pendleton, wiil participate.
Basket ball waa the main subject dio-
oussed. and Supt. S, J, Naterer was
appointed to arrange a aobednle for
all the teama this season. , :
"Tn High school flbrery- hat received
from tbe County Library fund an ad
dition of : fourteen books, luoloding
tbe complete pnetioal works of Long
fellow. Whlttier, Holmes and otber
Amerioan poets, also a bonk hy A
Conan Doyle and several referenue
books for olessea in Sclenoe and His
tory. Thia ia the first lot ot books re
ceived especially for high sohool work,
all books reoeived in tbe past two
yeera baviog teen ordered for grade
woik only.
Arrangements were made at the
teachers' Institute for tbe reorganiza
tion of tbe County High sohool debat
ing league. Tbe delates will be held
on tbe same plan as last year wbiob
was for tbe aobools at eaob end or tbe
oounty to detate among themselves,
the wioniog schools at eaob end to de
bate for the obampioashlp of tba coun
ty. Tbe High aobool entering tbe
league are! Hermiston, Htan Hold,
Eoho, Weston, Milton, Femdele, Vin
oant and Atbena. Debates will begin
some time io Febinary.
Atbeua Hlgb bas also entered Ibe
State High aobool Detating Leegue,
and will Dree meet nono on jaoonrj
27, 1918. Atbena won In tbe oonnty
leegue last year, winning every det at
in wbioh aba entered. We have great
expectations of suoooss again tbia year
In spite of tbe fact that two of last
Sear's team are not in aobool, Looia
Stewart bavins graduated, wblia Ar
nold Koepka ia attending aobool in
California.
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