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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (March 3, 1916)
Mrs. J. I. Iuglls baa been ill the past week.' . Mrs. E. M. Banks in visiting friends Id Pendleton. . v . Found An automobile obaio. . Ap ply at this offloe. A. Mackenzie Meldram spent yes terday in tbe city. Archie Sbiok was in Walla Walla tbe Biet of the week. , . Mis. J. S. Myrirk is seriously ill at Lei home iu tbis oily. Mrs. Floyd Plnkeiton is visiting friends at Genesee, (dado. Postmaster Van Winkle of Weston, was a visitor in the oity Monday. (J. M. Morrison of Adams was in tbe city yesterday for few Honrs. ' Madam Kennedy was a business vis itor to Pendleton tbe first of tbe week. Cox tiotheis, of Walla Walla, were gnests Sunday of tbeir mother, Mrs. Kennedy. Mrs. W. L. Weir returned Saturday from a week's .visit witb friends in WaitBbnrg Mrs. J. H. Moody of Dayton, Wash., was the guest tbia week of her sister, Mrs. JSIam. t THE X ST. NICHOLS HOTEL J. K. FROOME, prop. ij ' Iff . ; Only First-class Hotel in the City. f Iff . THE ST. NICHOLS U tile only ona that wn aooommodatt commercial traveler.. T ': u leoomended lor lu oImd and well ventilated rooms. I f Cob. Mm ahd Thid, athbba, Or. Wood in Carload Lots Cascade 4 fjot Fir Wood, .$5.35 Cascade 4 foot Maple Wood,.... 5.60 Cascade 4 foot Alder Wood 5.10 F. 0. B. Athena - Pendleton Branches -Northern Pacific Railway. C. O. WILLIAMS, Postoffice, Edgewater, Washington. Major Sivarlzlander, aupeiintendent of tbe Umatilla Indian Agnnoy, was in the oity Tuesday. Bail Uiquhart bas moved bis bil llaid ball into tbe room formerly oo oupied by Bert Gartano. Miss Hazel Wright of Walla Walla, visited at tbe home of her aunt, Mrs. D. H. Mansfield, tbis week. A slight relapse to winter weather oame Wednesday uf tbis week wben a floriy of buow oovered tbe ground. , J. W. Maloney was in tbe city last evening and aeived aa nna nf lh inrta. es of the debate at tbo Bigb eobool auditorium, . Mis. Lizzie Saulsbeny leftSaturdav for Ameiioan Falls, Idabo. to join be nnsoand, be baviog purobased land in that vicinity. Mrs. Lloyd Micbener and little sou returned home Wednesday afternoon, after a weeks visit witb bei mother in Walla Walla. Mr.' William Cbase Garfield of Wal la Walla, spent Monday in Athena, the gnest of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Jaokson Nelson. Jndge Henry Mrnz of Coltou, Wash, was in tbe oity Wednesday on bus iness. He is a brother of Mrs. I. M. Kemp, formerly of ibis oity. Tbe looal I. 0. O. F. Eneamnment entertained a large number of visitors IHim tbe todies of Pendleton. ' Adams and Weston, Monday evening. Mrs. Plamondon, who spent the winter at tbe borne of her ann. Dr. J. D. Plamondon, iu this oity left last week for her home in Salem. Mrs. W. C. Miller arrived borne Sunday from Peudleton, and Is reoov ering nioely from tbe surgical opera tion leonntly undergone tbeie. . Mrs. Otis Wbiteman, after visiting relatives and fiieuds in Athena sinoe l'bnrsday of last week, left yesterday morning for ber borne mar Laoioss, Wash. Pete Weidert, who is having a gas oline traotor mauutaotoied at Walla Walla, was in the garden oity Mon day, looking into tbe merits of the msobine. Sam Pambrun this week received a shipment of a ooople of deer, whiob be bas planed in bia park at tbe farm eonth of Athena. He now bas five bead in tbe park. Arnold Wood tbis week equals tbe East Oregooian egg story. One of big biddies cackled a little loader tban usual one day tbis week. Result, an egg containing tbiee yolks. The March meeting of tbe Christian Woman's Board of Missions will be beld next Wednesday afternoon at lbs borne of Mis. Sherman, All members are urged to be present, and visitors are weloome. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Soott and children arrived home on Sunday morning's train from California, wheie tbey spent the winter. Mr. Soott says oonditlona were deploratle in California during tbe flood peiiod. Dr. J. W. Welob returned Wednes day evening from Riddle, Oregon, where be was called several days ago aa a witness in a water suit against tbe city ot Riddle, Tbe oitv was suc cessful in winning its suit Dr. Welob says Spring is farther advanced in Bontbern Oregon, than here. Tbe doo tor was aooompanied on (he trip by bia little daughter, Marguerite. i3&e25isjg23tf 295)S230aS 2t&f&tSSSSV Sbirgis Co ts The 1016 models of the Stnigis lnmry (io Carta are here, some thirty different models right now. We would liks to have eveiv inter ested person inspeol this line, to see tbe improved hoods some of them oovered witb storm cloth and others witb genuine mohair tbe new ai tilery wheels, and most of all, tbe lnioiy Spring, so soft yet sttons. Stnrgis Carts are stuidilv built, yet oompaot, convenient, one motion collapsible, nice to handle, handsome in eppearanoe, nod above all oomfoitable for baby, whether asleep or awake, going or standing still. Sturgis Luxury" Carts and are splendidly finished. Some in blaok, soma in Brewster green, some tan and a few in battleship grey. Prioes range from $7.50 to 135.00. If you should be nnabla ta come, please write, stating about hnw mnoh yon are willing to pay, and we will send yon descriptions of tbe best wa bava at tbat price. Mail koiders and inquiries receive piompt attention. THE DAVIS-KASER CO,. WALLA WALLA Complete Furnishers of Homes, Offices and Schools -10-jO Alder St. What New Buildings Do You Need This Year A new bouse, a new Jbioken bouse, a new barn, a new granary, a ailo, a maobioe abed, or a new bog house? If yoa want or need one or more of these improvements yon abnuld be getting your plans shaped op for them, now. TUM-A'LUM PLANNING SERVICE will belp not only in planning eaob buildingbnt in looating it to tbe test advantage in relation to your otber buildings. A FARM PLAN is a good thing to bava in mind and on paper we will belp yon prepare one if yoo wish. THESE ARE PLANNING DAYS There's oo otber time of tbe year wbtn'yon oan do it an well. Yon can do it to tba beet advantage at tbis offloe. No extra cost Use us toon and often. "See Johnson about it" TUra-LUM LUMBER COMPANY The SnnBbine Club was pleasantly ontertained on Thursday, Fetruary Sltn, by Mrs. Claud Wallan at tbe home nf Mrs. Caspar Woodward, Re fieebments were served ty tbe hostess, assisted by Mrs. Woodward and Mrs. David Stone. Two splendid speoimens of elk beads taken on the Mnntaua bunting trip last fall by Fay Ls Grow and Homer I. Watts, have been mounted by Sam Pambron and are now on exhibition at the FiiBt National Hank and Mr. Watts' law office. (ieoige Maiquis, well known in this city, and at present Treasurer ot Whitman College, bas beoome a abort biory writer or note, in tne last num ber of the Top-Notob Magazioe, will be found a etoiy from the pen of Mi. Matquie, under the title of "What's Your Price?" Attorney Homer I. Watts, has de cided to beoome a oauuidate in the Rxpublioan primaries for the offloe of district attorney. Frederick Steiner, tbe present inonmbent, will uot be a oandidate, but will perhaps eotei tbe legislative race.- There are saveial otber renublioans named es possible candidates, bnt only one democrat, J. Roy Haley, nf Pendleton. In the morning sermon at the Meth od 1st Epieoopal ohurob, tbe pastor will show tbat Christ is the center ot creation, of bistoiy, of revelation, of redemption, and ot heaven, He will try tn answer the question, "Where is Heaven?" In tbe evening, be will show tbat the New Testament teaobes tbe doutriue of forgiveness of sins without water baptism. Tbe pastor invites yoa to biing your bibles, mem orandum books and penoils. Sabbath school at 10 a. m. Tbe Umatilla County Sunday Sobool Association will bojd its twenty Hist annual convention in Milton, next Tuesday and Wednesday. The (J.W. R. & N. will give one and one-third fare if fifty or more attend. No faia, however, to be leas than fifty cents, will be counted. A good program is heiug arranged with tbe state pres ident, Mr. U. K, Hall, the state field secretary, Rev. 0. A, Fhipps, Jndge Stephen A. Lowell, Rev. J. E. Suyder, Kev. C. A. Hodshire and others, equally good as speakers. Free enleitainment for all, ' Milton High sohool defeated Athena High list evening in the audituilum by one poiut. The subject debated wes the Swiss System of militarism, Athena having tbe negative in tbe debate. The contestants for Athena were Henry Koepke, 'Miss Zola Keen and Miss Frances Febr. The judges were J. W. Maloney and Merle Chess man of Pendletoa and Prof. Hara of Adams. At Milton last evening, the Athena seoond debating team won over tbe Millou seoond team by a two to one deoieion, also taking tbe neg ative side of toe same question. The team is composed of Edna Mc Alex ander, Florence McLennan oud Rex Payne. 4t tbe Christian oburob Sunday, tbe following progiam will te in or der: Bible sohool at 10 a. m ; Goo. R. (Jerking direotor; business men's olaes conducted by the pastor. Classes for everybody. A contest is on now for speoial ends. Pieaobing at 11 a. m. and 7:30 p. m. Moming theme, "Tbe Churob What Is It?" eveuing, "The Infallible Way." Speoial musio by tbe obolr. There will te no evangel istio eervioes dming the week, tot the oburoh is invited to meet Wednesday evening for Bible stndy and devotion. Chorus rehearsal Thursday evening, Dr. W. B. Suott, ditector. The pub lio cordially invited and weloome, D. Errett Pastor. A citizens' meeting was beld in ibe High xobool auditoiium Wednesday evening for tbe purpose of disoussiog the financial oondition of tbe oity. Mayor Watts addressed tbe meeting, whiob was attended by a number of voters. He read from figures taken from the oitv leoords a detailed report of the receipts and expenditures of tbe present and previous administrations. These figures showed all through tbe report, tbat tbe water system, witb the exoeption of a couple of years bas been tbe obief souroe of expenso to tbe oily. For the benefit of ail who were unable to attend tbe Wednesday even ing meeting, tbe Mayor bas filed witb the Press for publication, a statement which will te found iu another col umn ot today's issue. Recommendations were made by tbe joint committees to tbe County Court on tbe enbjent of tbe proposed bo'iding of the county in tbe sum of $380,000 for roads ns fallows: Pendleton to Washington stats line, $800,000; Pendleton to Umatilla, $300,000; Pen dleton to Pilot Rook, $140,000; Pen dleton to Helix $140,000; Pendleton to Pilot Rook Joootlon, $20,000; Free water to Sunnysids district, $30,000; Surplus from bonds. $50,000. 0. A. Barrett of this oity, and W. W. Har rab, dissented fiom tbe aotioo ot the meeting aa to the sobedoled appor tioumont, giving the oommittees to understand tbat under proposed oon ditioui tbey would oppose the bonding ol tbe county for road improvement. Mr. Barrett gave tbe meeting to un derstand tbat he would favor a speoial tax for road improvemeqt. lyre and Boobnr, guards; Milton Kyle and Sbelton, forwards; Mark ham, centei ; Cummins and Lane, guards. The girls' basket ball team will play the return game at Pendleton to night witb tbe High sohool team of that city. Pioviding tbe Columbia College team dues not desire a return game for the oua played bere Feb. 5, this will be their iaet game Ibis sea son. Snpsiintendent tiuerne lepoitstbat at the Principals' meeting at Pendle ton Stniday, seveial questions oi 1m nortauoe were dislinsaed. Tbe diitpa ' settled upon for Ibe spelling contest ! for the gradea are: Local coutesta, ' Apiil 7 ; decision contests, April 14, and county oontests, April 28, tbe latter being beld at Peudleton. At the meeting the rules were changed to prevent snob number going to Pendleton. It was decided to have tbe county Oratorical oontest at Her miston. aa tbe principal of tbat sobool guaranteed a $100 house. Tbe con test will be held probatily fjuturilay eveuing, April 89. It was voted to require all 8th giade pupils to tabs all examinations eioept in those breucbes in whiob they have gradea. It fans not as yet been decided whether there will be a tiaok meet, but tbis will be determined later. Piin, 0. A. Gaerne reports tbe At tendance for tbe month ending Feb. 85, aa follows; Whole No. daya attendance, fU51,', Whole No, dayaabieooa 109Jf. . Whole No. times tardy, 26. Number neither absent nor tardy 90. Per cent, of attendance, 90.6. Tbe primary room bad a note worthy attendance last month, there being tweuty out of tbirty-foui pupils neither absent nor taidy. Tbis was considered especially good fgr tbe little folks, iu vew of the inclement weather Bud the deep anow of that month. School Notes, The banket ball game played at Mil Ion laat Saturday evening tetween tbe Atbena High boys and tba seoond bigb aobool team of Milton resulted io a viotory for tba Milton boys, the eooia teiog 27 to 13. The game waa kept going at a good rate for tba fiiat fifteen minutes, wben Rex Payoe, tba Athena center, sprained his ankle and Emery Worthington was substituted, tbere being no bigb school substitute to replaoa bim. Tba Milton team scored five points io tba beginning, then Atbena braoed op and took tbe lead uotil Payne went out of tbe game.' Milton tben began to aoora again and tbe soore at tba end of tbe first bait was 10-7 in Milton's favor. Wortbington is not' a bigb sobool stu dent and bad not praoticed witb tba team, whiob was a disadvantage to tba Atbena squad. Tbe individual icorng for Athens waa: MoPberrio, J field goals and two fonla; Tbarp, 2 field goals, and Boober one'fleld goal. Tbe lineup: Atbena MoPberrio end Tbarp forwards; Payne cental ; Malo- bulls tn Parliament. Lord Londonderry 'Hue threw the bouse of lords into rours of liiuglitpr during the debate on the xi'i'ontl read ing of the Irish hiiid bill by gravely de claring that "this Is t lie reason why you have fulled to settle the Irish land question in the future ns you have done In the past." In the course of the same speech be concluded a period vltb: 'This Is the keystone of the bill Are ymi going to kill It?" Better still was a sentence which be uttered In IS!)" when speaking once more on ttio Irish laud question "That, your .lordship will sec.'' refer ring to a quotation be had Just made. "Indorses up to the hilt what I have sold." London Tatler. Burnt as a Tax Collector. In the oldeu days candles were taxed articles, and It was the duty of liouert Burns as an excise nincer In see ibat the tax was not evaded, lie generally looked tbe otber way. however, as when passing tlinniKh the kitchen one nlclil at William l.orimcr's of Ketinl shall, whore the liiidc-wtfi' was busy ranking candles, lie merely renin i ked. "Fnitli, mucin tu. ye're lliruiig the nlelit," and passed tutu lie pnrlur. St. James' Gazette. No Cause For Him to Complain, "Sec here!" remarked I lie guesl Io the new waiter. "There dwsn'i secui to be any soup on this menu curd " "Oh. uo. sir!" replied the waiter uerv ously. "I didn't spill It at this table. It was the erne ou the other side of tbe room " That Of Good Repute. "But what Is Ills reputation? is the principal thing." "Well, papa, lie is reputed to spend fifty thousand a year. That's good enough for nie."-.liu1-ce. illy face is my fortune."' "Yes. but nn lu vest moot of that kind sometimes has very had features about lr."-I!iiltlniore American. Never educate a eiilld to be a gentle man or n lady alone, but to be a man, a woman - Herbert Spencer. Local Advertisments Livestock Dealer. Bert Carlano baa engaged io tbe livestook business. Be ia prepared to pay the highest market prioes at all times for obiokena, bogs, cattle aod sbeep. If yon bava stock to sell, be sore and see bim. Since Febrnary 25th I have been using floor made of Eastern bard wheat. Io taste, textnre and appear ance, it snrpasses any bread ever made or shipped ioto Atbena. So now it yoa want tbe best and Ibe freshest, yoa find it at tbe Atbena Bakery. Mra. Lillie Miller announces that her millinery store will open next Fri day and Saturday, with a line of new spriog bats. Mrs. Van Slyke will be in oharge, and will weloome old and new patrons. Dressed Chickens Dressed obiokeos may to bad at any time at Grant's Restaurant, at market prioes. Mis. Lillia Miller desiiea all who are indel ted to her to oall at bar borne and settle at onoe. For Sale A nice buffet, in first, olasa oonditiou. Eoqoiia at the Gold en Rule atora. Mia. Lillie Miller deairea all wbo owe ber to call at onoa and settle. Tbis ia urgent and imperative. Adv. For Sale A team of good wor noises. Inquire at tbis offloe. Adv. Don't fail to oonsnlt Dr. J. G. Tur ner, formerly ot Lowe & Turner, eya specialists at tbe HL Nichols Hotil, Tuesday, Mareb 4tb, uotil 8 p. m. Headaobea relieved, orosa eyea itialgb tened. No oharge for oonsultatioo or examination. Oall and let Dr. Tomer show yon tbe nsw doable vision glssi without lines or seams to oatob the dnat, strain tba eyea or oome apait. One ligbt piece of glass wbiob looks lika a aingia pair, yet answers tba purpose of two, enabling yoo to read ur do close work, aod aee distant ob jeots rerfeotly. Fiee demonstration and satisfaction guaranteed. .. Go to tba Myers' harness and aboa abop if yoo want first olass woik. Satisfaction guaranteed. Adv. losgrove lercantilii Grocery Department If you are not now trading in our grocery store, you j. should get acquainted with us for your own bener Our stock of staple and iancy Groceries, Crocker' Kitchen Hardware is the. largest in this sectio store represents all of the leading lines and is CLEAN AND SANITARY I Sugar Corn, three cans Hawaiian Pineaj 25c per can 20c Regular 30c Coffee special Lemon Kling X ' 4 lbs lor $1 syrup packed, 2 Stringless Beans. Pheasant Assorted Soups, C, brand, 2 cans 25 or VanCamps, 3 cab California Walnuts, 51bs Wadco Oysters No.l . for $1 per can 10c Fancy Netted Gem Potatoes, 5 Cook Dry and Mealy, per Sack, $1.75 Fancy Pack Yellow Newtown, Red Cheek Pippins 95c bi 1 MOSGROVE MERCANTILE COMPANY THE QUALITY STORE Kirk Implement Houb, v ows Farmers, Take Notice: Our famous Rock Island Plows are here for your inspection, in two and three bottom gangs. We want to take them to the field and show you how they work. The C.TX cTWouldboard is not like others. We will go into the field with any other make of plow, and the farmer be the judge. That is the way we sell the Rock Island-on its merit. North Side Main St CHARLES KIRK, Athena, Oregon Professional S. F. Sharp PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to all ' callb both night and day. Calls promptly answered. Offloe on Third etret, Atbena Oreaor DR. A. B. STi:NE, Physician and Surgeon. Offloe iu Poet Boilding. Phone. 601 DR. J. G. McMATII Osteopath. Offiice one block North of the Bank, DR. J. W. WELCH Dentist Athena, Oregon Office Hours: 9 a. m, to 4:30 p. m. Homer I. Watts Attorney-at-Law Athena, Oregon. Dale Rothwell Optical Specialist Glasses Ground and Fitted, Leitce9 Duplicated. American National Bank Bl'g, Peudleton Foley's Kidney Cure makct kidneys and bladJer rteb( More Coats I and Suits I 9 t A shipment of the new Chincillas which are all the rage. Also a lot of the fancy mixtures. A new lot of Dress Skirts to select from. Come in and see these numbers 0 I Ladiee' Wbita Gbinollla Coats. Good weight. Tbis nambur Is one of tba snappiest am shown here, 116.60. ties tba White Ubioobillae witb ianoy oollar and onrU. Two daodj good numbers at (9.00 and 113.60. Also tba fanoy miitnres, a good lot to saleot from. Prioea from $4.98 to I1A.60. . Sea the new no rubers in onrtaln goods, a good line to aeleot from. All prioes, from lOo to iOo. Bow aboot tba White goods? Wa bars tbe Flaion, Pique, Cot tad Swiss ato. at all prioes. Sea tba No, 160 Berkeley Cam brio, an aitra good number foe underwear, gowns, eto, at 19o Also tba number 100 fiercely Cam trio, onr prioe 16o. Just received shipment of mens and boys work Shirts. See the numbers in mens at 39c and 45c. This in cludes the extra sizes. v I 1HE BULDEH RULE J. C. PENNY CO. (Inc 83 BUSY STORES.