Press Paragraphs
Bee bow "ulDtly" Watts and Bog
era ata in display ad.
lira. Cbae. Thompson ia among toe
grip victims tbia weak.
Mrs. A. A. Fobs baa been ill dating
the past week with the gtip.
Mrs. B. D. Tharp haa beep bedfast
Ibe paat week with tba grip.
Lee Johnson played for a dance at
Hermistoo Thanksgiving night.
W. 8. Ferguson apent Thanksgiving
da? with bia dangbter, in Spokane.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Riik have
moved into tha Caton cottage tbia
week. , . ; ..,
Mrs. Cail Chiistian oaros np from
Adams sod visited in Athena, yesterday.
Mr, aod Mrs. Henry Dell have teen
nombeied among tba grip victima this
week.
If yon want to buy oily property or
farm lauds enquire of Brnry Keen.
Adv. - -, J
' Mis. Artbnr Sblck and Miaa Edna
Harden visited in Walla Walla Wed
nesday. T The horse market ia 08 aiain. for
eign tnyera not aeeking pnrnbaeea at
this time. . .
- Mr and Mia. Witt Zopb have tolb
Aeon sick at tha St. FNiohola hotel
with the grip. V " .
J. M. Snaggart baa good pasture
for atook. ., Plenty of water. Prioea
reasonable. Adv. ,;
J. A. Lnmarlen baa been over at
Hot Lake this week, taking treatment
for rheumatism. .
Wanted A eaoond band soirev;
mast be in good aonditioo. Enquire
at this offioe. Adv.
Mr. and Mr0 Kltnav .fnhnann inanf I
Thanksgiving at the Alired Smith
borne near Pilot Rook,
Beaotlfnl framed plotaras at faotdry
prioea, juit right for Xtnaa presents,
at Bennett's palot store.
Fur 8b1b 4n Rflmra rnch ait.
Dated sooth of Athens. For poitio
nlari oall at this offioe. Adv.
Mrs. Rosa Catron baa been inoapan
itated from bar dotiea at the Post
offloe this week with illness.
" i-
Charles (Jerking found (iieeawood
(0 be good hunting grounds, Tuesday.
Be bagged a braoa of mallards.
Best galvanised 26-iooh hog fence
for 38 oenta. Just over the bill at
Wattt aod Rogaia. Sso big ad,
. i
Obailea Andrews, of La Grande,
spent Saturday and Snuday at tbe Sam
Pambron home, eontb of tba oily. .
Mra. Nellie Rlobaids of Portland,
has been visiting ber .daughter, Mrs.
Edgar MoOieady, tba past week,
Mr. acd Mra. Fred Kenwortby of
Walla Walla have been the guesta this
l 1 f- a . n t nt-:
wect ui iur. iiuu oils. w. Lit weir.
Oliver Dlokedson and a force of men
aie rapidly dismantling tbe old school
bnilding, most of the brink being nsed
in tbe construction of Zerba Bros.'
garage.
Dnroo Jersey Hogs. Spring boars
and gilts for sale at reasonable prioea.
3. B. Woodward, A darns. Ore. Adv.
For Sale A six-room, two story
bouse j goad location; very low prioe
terms. H. B. Hill, Athena Adv.
Wm. Shrlmrj and wife hin mnvait
to their town residenoe, and their eon,
Enaeue. and hi id. mill lie. tn
farm.
J. Tj. Rnhlnann fn.mr.U ... thl-
, www, .V.UIUl.j u, tuin
oity, bnt now a real estate dealer in
n n 1 - . ., . .
ruiuiso, uniu ids oily, Monday 01
this week. '
Qainet and Ullnllat. nhtM.an nf
Marion Jack. On tun nn ttnA non t:
Thankgsiving witb tbe C. T. Smith
iamiiy,- ,
F. S. La Grew . tranaaatAd hnalna.a
in Portland Wednesday. Be was ac
companied on tbe trip by Mrs. La
Grow. ...
D. H. Mausfleld and W. R. Taylnr
returned Fiiday from Caldwell, Idabo,
where they disposed of anotbei oarload
of horses.
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Barger motor
ed over from Waila Waila Sunday and
spent tbe day witb Mr. and Mrs. Wil
liam Bosb.
Gamentar. tha tnWAlar haa a Ana
line of Community Silverware, out
giasa ana olooes suitable for Christmas
presents. ,
Misa Cassia Thompson, of. Albany,
daughter of Senator W. Lair Thomp
son, is the guest this week of Dr. and
Mrs. J. D. Plamoudon.
Pofltmafltnr Hnnr haa fnafajlail .a
paroel post delivery window, which
ia proving to be a decided uonvenienoe
to tbe pations of the of floe.
Casey & Sons' Louse Dope. Enonnb
for 100 bens at yonr druggist's,. 60
oenls. Guaranteed tn keep them free
from Hoe for 6 months. Adv.
There is all kinds of grip going tha
rnnude of Athena and vioinity this
week, witb the result that pbysioiana
nave been workiog overtime. .
Mr. and Mrs. Jamee Pntta entertain
ed at dinner Wednesday, Or. and Mrs.
Will R. Soott Mr. and Mrs. Jaokson
Nelson and Mrs. Gar Held.
. I. W, Ware, who haa teen confined
tn bis boon for several weeks Witb
rheumatism, left Saturday for a so
journ at Bot Lake SaoitBiium,
Mrs. Jennie M. Kemp, Slate Pres
ideul of tbe W. C. U., wbs in tbe
oity Wednesday and met with a unm
ter of ladies at tbe Christian oburob.
The fog lilted last evening, for tbe
Hist time in several days, and this
morning a obinook waa blowing. The
snow on tbe foothills baa disappeared.
Mra. Lillian Dobecn haa been con
fined to ber borne with llloess this
week, and is taking a forced vaoatiou
from ber sobool dutlea at Waterman
station. v ;
Mr; Anderson haa been very serious
ly ill tbia week, at bia borne on sontb
Third street. The entire family have
bean ill sinoa their removal into tbeir
new borne.
I will oall at the residence of any
one i uteres ted" in Ohiropraotio, and
give examination and explanation free.
Dr. George J. King, licensed Chiro
piaotor, pbona Main 12. Adv.
totmsg23 asS22S4faS23Sa eaBSSSSSSff
rfUsaila
" Are Appreciated
One ned nnt pay more in order to doable and trehlo the'vaine, tbe
appreciation of tbe Gift, if one will ouly select appropriately. It's
easv to piovids lor those Baid-to-Bt oases, if you will seleot your gifts
at Devia-Kaser',,for here you will find a greater and more varied as
sortment of gifts for old Bud young than tbe oombined stooks of ten
ordinary stores wonld provide. Every Department of tbia big stole is
reple:o witb gifts that delight and endnre. Eveiy taste oan be suited
heref every pnraa pleased, for you will find highly desirable items from,
a few oenta up np to as higb as yon oara to go. .-
t - ' . : '
4 Even in Toys and Games
While we nave atont all kinds, most of them are of the datable, useful
sort, like Ereotoi Sets, Tinker Toys, Anohor Blocks, games of an edn
oational nature, etc
Tben there are Dolls, Dolls, Dolls, Dolls at lOo, 150, 2 Bo, and np
tn (7.50 for fine big obaraoter'Babies. Until sold, we offer a lot of
My Dearie Dolls, (Due big 33 in. Jointed Dolls witb sewed wig, Bleep
ing eyes, shoes, etookings, a neat diesa etc,) for only $1.89. Dn not
delay for these will not last long. Only three more weeks till Christ
mas. Boy your gifts now.
THE DAVIS-KASER CO,, WALLA WALLA
Complete Furnishers of Homes, Offices and Schools 10-20 Alder St.
Winter Time
to
Repair Time
"A board and a nail,
And a can of paint,
Make many a house
Look new that ain't"
There'll be a whole lot of daya when building ont of doors will
te Impoisibls nr disagreeable. Those are the daya to do tbcaa
odd jobs of REPAIRING and REMODELING yon bava been
potting olf "'till yon bad time." Remember that abelf yon
promised the wife? and that broken step in the cellar stairs?
And did ynu entirely forget that you figured out just bow mucb
you could make a play room in tbe attio for tha children witb a
few dnllara' wottii of "TOM-A-LUM" Wall board? Just sit
down all those little items and let us give yon the prioe on tbe
whole lot. It'll be ao email an amount that you'll bava 00 more
valid reason to give yonr wife for not "fliio" up." Leta talk it
over. Won't enat yon a cant And wbat a difference - it will
make in yonr home tkia winter!
"SEE JOHNSON ABOUT IT." . y
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THE HOME OF "TOM-A-LUMBER"
Benrv Keen Ibis week sol tbe Post
property on tbeoorner of Jefferson and
8rd streets to W. B. Taylor.
Mr. Elam, of tba Fix & Radtke
grooery department, baa a splendid
window display tbia week. Be ia
seme window decorator and bis woik
serves to display atook witb effect.
Mr. and Mra. Alex. AfoKay name
ever from Bot Lake, bnt returned
tbere tbe first nf the week tor another
two weeks stay, as Mr. McKay feels
that tbe treatment ia benefitting bim.
The death nf Maggie 8. Peters,
daughter nf a prnmlnent farmer who
lives near tha German Balk died re
oently while on a tour with ber pa
rents and brother tbrougb California.
Tbe body was brought lo Pendleton
fur inteiment. ......
The MoBiida and Weeks Fold taxis
cf Westoo, oame head on in the fog
on the bill east of town, Wednesday
evening. It ia aaid tbe driver of I he
MoBride oar tnrned to the left inatead
of keeping to Ibe tigbtsideof the road.
Both cars weie badly smashed in front.
No one was injured in the aooident.
Pendleton Tribune: Jndge and Mrs.
J. W. Maloney left Monday for Cali
fornia where tbey will visit tba Pan
ama Pacific expositions at San Fran-
oisco and San Diego. They will make
a tnnr nf Southern California befnia
returning In Pendleton. They will be
absent at least month.
Mr. and Mra. D. H. Sanders return
ed on this morning's train from Cali
fornia, where tbey spent a couple of
weeka at the Exposition. The Judge
is of tbe opioioo tbat (his old world is
a pretty large patoh of ground after all
for he aays that he did not meet a soul
tbat be knew, from tbe time he left
Athena, until be returned.
: Preaabing at tbe Methodist Episco
pal oburob next Sabbath, both morn
ing and evening. Morning snbjeot:
"Why tbe Saints Will Take tha
World;" ant jent at night: "Vigi
lanoe Essential to Success in tbe Chris
tian Life." Sabbath sobool at 10 a.
m. All are invited. ,
The Ladles' Missinnary Soolety of
the Baptist ohnrob, met yesterday af
ternoon at tbe home of Mrs. Bomer I.
Watts. Twelve ladies were present
and refreshmenta were served. Tbe
sum nf $31 waa ooileoted for foreign
missions, and three large packages of
Christmas presents were dispatched to
the mission at Sbaogbai, China.
The High aobcol girls tasket ball
team defeated a girls town team Wed
nesday uight at tbe digb sobool gym,
by the one-sidod aoore of 88 to 6. Bea
sts Parker waa tba bright partionlai
alar of the town team, scoring tbe
two baskets from tbe Held and tossing
a fonl. Tonight at Weston, a doctle
buader will be played between the boys
teama and the giila teama of tba Wes
ton and Athena High eobools.
Strayed or Stolen. I will pay $100
reward for the return of, or lnfcrma
ticn leading to tba recovery of tbe two
folllowiog desoribed horses wbloh
have either strayed or been stolen from
my pasture: . One iron-grey mare,
brand BK oonneoted lg oirole, three
yeaiaold; Una mouse colored ture,
brand BK oonneoted in ciraia, two
years old. Henry Koepke, Athenn,
Oregon. Adv. , 1
A speoial feature at tbe Dreamland
Theatre for tonight nd tomorrow night
will be a Kalem Dim in two parts,
presenting Barry Miilarde, Alioe Bol
lister and Barry Hallan in "Ibe Soor
plon's Sting," 8. "I'bey Looked
Alike." Lnbin. For Sunday night, tbe
apeoisl featnie, a Vitagrapb film in
two pRits, "A Daughter of Israel,"
by W. A. Tremayca. 8. "The
Champion Prooesa Service," Edison.
Last Friday evening, Mrs. Marion
Bansell gave a shower at her home
in honor of. Mr. and Mrs. Engene
Sbrimpf, who were recently married.
Refreshments were served by tbe boat
ess, assisted by Miss Greta Molntyre.
The following were present: Minnie
Jobofon, Anna Johnson, Lola Key,
Cail Johnson, Red Phillips, Etbel Mo
lntyre, Greta Mnlntyie, Mend Mans
field, Aithur Chapman, and Ralph
Cannnn.
A law snit, in twbiuh $50 damages
and the liberation of a hog, whioh
bad been running at large was involv
ed, was beard in Judge Richards'
court Friday afternoon, 'Ibe parties
to the snit, U. H. Fergnaon and W. H.
Street, were represented bv At
torneys Percy of Pendleton, and Bom
err I. Watts of this oity. Street sued
tor teoovery of tba bog, which Fergn
son penned np wbile running at large,
and set np a claim for damages in tbe
amount mentioned. The jnstioe re
setted bis deoision, taking the matter
nnder advisemeut. ,
Tomorrow tbe annual bazar and
dinner of the Christian ladies' Aid ao
oiety will be beld in tbe dining room
of tbe oburob, and all ia in readinesa
for tba event The sale of handwork
in quilts, comforts, oroohet, all kioda
of needlework and fanoy articles for
Christmas, will begin in tba morning,
A splendid New England dinner will
be nerved from 13 till 2 and again be
ginning at 6, will be aeived until 7, at
a prioe of 35 oeots. Among tbe ingre
dients will appear obiokea ' lo any
mnde desired, home-made beminy, and
everything to make np a aoniptanns
dinner. ' The evening repast will be a
"Conundrum" affair, and plenty of
entertainment and good obeer will be
famished all visitors.
Tbe Walla WaIJa Bulletin furnished
a very enjoyable moving picture en
tertainment at tbe Higb sobool aud
itorium last evening to a large and ap
preciative andienoe. The Bulletin is
engaged in an ednoatlonal campaign,
witb tbe end In view tbat eaoh school
will aoquire its own motion piotnre
equipment, both for class-room work
aud entertainment purposes. Tba Pa
tbescope macbina, from wbiob tbe
piotnrea were tbiowa on tbe eureeo
beie last evening, ia to be given to
some sobool in Umatilla oou'ity, and
will go tn tba aobool aeooring tba most
new and renewal subscriptions to tbe
Bulletin. Mr. J. ti. Kelly, editnr and
owner nf tha Bulletin, waa bere laat
night and baa tbe oampaigo in person
al charge. He atated that the cam
paicn is nnt a money-mating aobeme
as be expect it to meet only tbe aotual
expenses of tbe campaign. Tbe con
test is unique, in tbat all schools 0010
peliog and that do not win tba free
maobioe, are allowed ten per cent of
tba money ooileoted, to form a fund aa
1 necleus lo purchasing its own ma-1
obine, tbe fond to be added to from
prooeeds of entertainments, or. other
wise. Tbe LaMar sobool, - teaoher Miss
Clare Partridge, entertained about one
hundred people Thanksgiving eve witb
program consisting of a small one
aot play, "Ibe LaMar Lyceum," witb
bine prlnoipal aotora and 14 little peo
ple. It waa amusing and entertaining.
"Tba Bells," by foe. waa freoited in
oonoert; a song by the glee dlnb, whiob
oonsiets of all children in tbe distriot
nndi'r 9 years, , and several choruses,
finished tbe program. A well appre
ciated baked 'chicken appper, was
served by tba following com mil tee:.
Mrs. Bansell, Mra. Key, Misa Lizzie'
Sbeard, Mrs. Duncan and Miss Anna
Johnson. County Supt. I, E. Young
and wife, and nieces were guests of
the sobool, Mr. Young delivering a
short addiess. ;
r c rJv
School Notes.
After two weeks of hard!' piaotioa
the bnya and girla High sobool basket
ball teama are in readiness tor tbe re
turn donble header game 'with tbe
teama at Weston tonight, in' apite of
the faot that a number of both squads
have been On tbe aiuk llBt this week
The boys' team won witb a; score of
83 to 32 over tbe Atbena Alp Htara in
a practice gBma last Friday evening,
while tbe girla' team won 39 to 8 nver
tbe girls' tnwn team Wednesday. A
olose score ia expected at tba games
witb tte teams "over the bill,
Tbe basket ball suite wbloh were
ordered by tbe High school Atbletio
Association for tbe boys, were received
tbe first of tbe week. They are first
olrai anils and combine tbe aohool
oolois, blue and white. A large "A"
will'be put on them later.
Twelve volumes of the Americanized
Ennyalopedia have been purchased by
tbe sobool board for tbe use of the
Bigb sobool. There bava been no
late editions of encyclopedias in tba
library for some time, and these vol
umes will bs of ronob value to tbe
atudents.
A new denominate number apparat
us has been obtained (or tbe use of
the (trades. It consists of dry, liquid,
and linenr msBsnres,. and weights and
scaler, which will be especially vain
atle for tbe pnpils from tbe Bret to
tba fourth grades. .
Eaoh pupil n( the genlugy class baa
pnrobased tbirty-two spool mens of
minersls and rooks wbiob will be nsed
witb tbeir course and wbloh they will
keep in their private collections.
Owing to tbe number of oasea of la
grippe in the community, there have
been a considerable number bt ab
sences of attendance in tbe sobool, sev.
eral being absent from tbe Bigb sobool
as well aa tbe giades.
DEATH OF MRS. N. A. MARTIN
Mother of Mra. Winshlp and Mra, Ha
worth Passed Away la Walla Wall.
Mrs. Nanoy A. Martin, mother of
Mrs, Wm. Wlnabip and Mrs. Samnel
Bawortb of tbia oily, died laat Wed
nesday, Nov. 34. at 10:80 p. m., at
her borne in Walla Walla, at tbe age
of 74 years.
Although abe bad been in veiy poor
health for tbe paat seven yeaie, ibe
immediate causa of Mra. Martin's
death waa asoribed tn la grip, wbiob
attacked her only a few daya tefoie.
Her ofaildien, witb the exception of S.
J. Martin, who ia at present in Mich
igan, were all present. Tbe fnneral
waa preaohed by Rev. Boardman ot
the Baptist oburob, aod interment
was msde in tbe Walla Walla cem
etery. Saturday, beside tbe tody nf
bei bnsband, John Martin, woo pre
ceded her on Maroh 1, last, only oiue
moutbs age
' Mrs. Martin, whose maiden name
was Owens was torn in Indiana. She
dossed the plains witb ber husband
in 1874, aod bad lived near and in
Walla Walla practioally ever sinoe.
She waa tbe mother of sixteen chil
dren, nine of whom anrvive her. They
are: Jamea M. of Colfax, S. J. of
Kettle Fails, Wash., J. C. of Oars
ville, Wash., Margaret Winsbip of
Athena, Wm. D. of Spokane, O. D. of
Pullman, Ada Hell Carder of Star'
tuok, Cleveland of Colfax, and Effia
Hawortb ot Athene,
' New Llhrary Books.
Tbe following hew books have teen
reoelved at tha local litrary:
Bnrrongha Time and Change.
Bnrrnnghs Wake-robin. .
Burroughs Ways ot Nature.
Barwood New Creation In Plant
Life.
Jamison Shakespeare's Heroines
Montessori Montessorl Method. -Parker
History of Modern Elemen
tary Eduoation.
Porter Mntba of the Limberlost.
Raskin Crowo of Wild Olive.
Fiction
Balzac Cousin Pons.
Comfort Red Fleece.
Montgomnry Aon nf tbe Island.
Tarkiugtnn The Gentleman From
, Indiana.
Definition of a Drop.
In tbe new British pharmacopoeia a
"drop" la defined as coming; from a
tube of which the external diameter la
exactly three millimeters, twenty such
drops of water at 19 degree C. being
equivalent tn one milliliter or cable
centimeter.
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Athena, Oregon
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