I Press Paragraphs
James Hodgson motored to Spokuna
last week. '
Beit Cartano will ship onload of
bogs tomorrow.
Wm. MaKeozle of Weston, was in
Ibe olty yesterday.
H. H. Hill left
Spokane on business.
this morning for
it Biog
Iia MoDonald is sojonrning i
Lam springs ton week.
Mis. B. A. ibompton spent Sunday
Willi relatives in Weston,
Mr. and Mrs. S. L. Spenoer have
botb been ill tbe past week.
D. H. ManBfleld reports having sold
eleven bead ot horses this week.
Dr, Watts and Joseph Worzer were
in tba oily yesterday, from Weston.
Mrs. Jaokson NelBon and daushler.
Mis. N. J. Garfield, spent Tnesday
visiting fiieud in Pendleton.
. Soma eases of whooping oongb 'are
eported in the aoantrv sdjioeot to
Athena.
ClBieooe Wall airived Tneeday from
Seatilii, and is visiting his mother in
this city.
I. (iL ' Rrnnbfl. nnnnlat IimUbmimi
at tbe First National Bank, ia taking !
g Iws peeks vacation, visiting his
home in tlia Willamette vajley.
A Sale That's Really a
Sale
When tbe clock strook ten on Monday, Jaly 17tb, onr great annnal
Mid Summer (Jlearauoe Sale began w(h a msb and has been go
ing at top Bpeed oyer sjnoe. f he peopje, ppqdent qf the reljabjl
ity of tbe sale gad knowing when Pavja-aeer advertise bargains
they aie real valnas. bongbt liberally. Their homes now show
that they have shared in the profits of this great Balel
But Our Great Mid-Summer
Clearance
has ony jnst startod. Tbopeands of do jars wprh pf trqnt new
nierulianrjjse twnifa yonr jnspeo'jon at pijoes whioh me ont from
ID to j per osqt.
Come !
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Biscuits, Cake, Waffles, Etc., better
and more economical trjn granary
flour, as it takes les shortening and
egp iji making a finer grained cake
Blydenstein's Prepared Dietary Flour
cTVlade frorn the best parts of wheat. tA cure and pre
ventative for constipation and indigetion. Better than
drugs. Recommended by physicians. Now, for sale by
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Sill
We are showing a complete line of
wash materials, in all latest designs.
See our 10c Lawns, values that can
not be duplicated. Complete line of
White Goods, Piques, Flaxons. Etc.
Fanoy Lawns in stripes, flower sod
oheoka; others 15o., onr priue 100.
Fanoy Lawns, Voiles, Hioe cloth
eto. in all tbe latest patterns, others
20o.. onr piioe - 12-15o.
See onr Hot of fanoy stripe silk tis
ane. Rioe olotb, eto., otheis 36o.
value, onr piioe - 25o.
Fanoy stripe Bilks for waists, urepe
kDd tab Silks, light or dark pat
tems - - - 98c-fl.49
27-io. Jap. silk all colore, .49
ZB-io. Uessaline, all oolora .69
43-io. crepe de obine all oolora, .98
86-ic. Blk Taffeta, 6udy vaoe 1.49
36-ln. Taffeta 0Pors, - .98:11.23
See our line of Middies. Wash Skirts, Wash Dresses etc
We have what you want in this line, at less than
you can buy it elsewhere.
J.CPenney Co. Inc.
Millard Kollf bas retorned from hi.
summer's wnrk in Alberta sheep shear
ing plants.
' Henry Miller is bnildiog a new
eobool house In Oomta Caojon, north
of Pendleton.
J. H. 'Ridenonr arrived this week
uom men tana, and will assist in the
wbeat harvest.
Mr. and Mrs. Hamp Booher name
over from Weston Snnday and visited
atbena relatives. .
Mrs. B. A. Thompson has as her
gnest this week, bar brother. Osnnr
Edwards of Heponer.
Mrs. Dean Dudley and little dannh-
ter will spend tbe bot weather camp
ing at Bingham springs.
Joho ' Stanton retnrned vesfatrlnv
from Montana, where ha bad a very
snooissfnl season's shearing. '
Dola Carder, of Starbnok. Wash..
Is visiting her aotts. Mrs. Winshin
and Mrs. Bawortb in this oity.
Mr. and Mrs. Geo. B. Woodward
aooompanied by Mrs. Woodward sen
ior, were Spokane visitors last week,
(ieorge Eogelman, of Goldbeaob,
Ore, Is in tba oity, visiting at tbe
borne of bis oonsin. Mrs, 0. T, Smith,
Mis. W. 1,. Weir, aooompanied by
Miss Panline Myriok, ia enjoying a
month's visit with relatives at Dayton,
Wash.
New oonnrete sidewalks are being
pnt down at the reeidenoe properties
ot Mrs. Lizsie Mansfield, Henry Dell
and A. M. Uillle.
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"Iron Claw"
Coming, Friday Eve. July 28
Sunford Stone is building a new
tarn on the lota he reoently purchased
from tbe Myriok estate, looated in tbe
north part of town.
Mr. and Mr. Clvde Willaby and
ohildreo came down from tbe Springs
nioay ior supplies, and returned
Ibeir camp Saturday.
Will Harden and Frenob Criglar
were among tbe A thenaites who reg
istered in Hp.ikane the last of tbe week
for tbe Colville laud drawing.
Mrs. Walbnrn and two sons have
arrived from Lake oounty, and the
sons will be employed in Henry Bar-
reins grain fields during harvest.
Misa Ida Boeb returned yesterday
from a visit to her trother Edward,
at Spokane. Misa Bush registered for
the Colville reservation land drawing.
Mrs. Wm. Wlnsbip and daughters.
Mildred and Andrey, returned on Son
day afternoon's train from a visit to
friends in Spokane and Starbnok,
Wash.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Keen, and
Misses Zola Keen and Savnanah Smith
went to Walla Walla yesterday to at
tend Ibe "Birth of a Nation" motion
plotnre.
in a letter reoelved by Mrs. Harden
from ber dangbter Mrs. MoKay she
stales that ber husband is not improv
ing in health sinae returning to Cape
Breton, CJanada,
The oondition of Ueorga Froome has
been considerably worse tbis week.
He was suddeoly stricken with epjlepr
sy Monday, and although considerably
better, be is sti jo a prepnrjtfpa con
dition. Miss Bora Bennett has so far recov
ered from ber reoent Illness as to be
able to leave tbe hospital, and is visit
lug at tbe Casper. Woodward home,
before resuming ber venation of dress
making. M.rs. J, am ea gforgjs name op fiflm
fendetpp ast evening and visited
wjtb ber parents, going an to Walla
Walla this morning, where Mrs. Elmer
Storie is today entertaining a party of
Pendleton ladies,
Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Ware, Mrs.
if. E. Froome and daughter, i$abfon,
wjfb Cjeorge Deraroer as dijver, wjl
go, over tp Wsa Wa)la this evening
(o witness tbe great photo ply, "The
BjilU of a Nation,"
Mr. and Mis. J. M. O'Harro of
Weston neigbtorhood, were in the oity
Salnrday, visiting tbelr dangbtnr,
Mrs. Jaok Bead, Mr. and Mis. 0'
Harra retnrned Friday from an auto
mobile trp fo Obejan Lake, Maa(i.'
J,obn and, Ad Bolhrock returned
yesterday fiom a 1675 mile auto
mobile trip turougb Oregnn, Idaho,
Wyoming, Montana and Washington,
They took la tbe Yellowstone Nation
al Park and of her pbjurs of jnieret,
Fljnf John; arrived in tbe oty Tues
day from Yan?P9,eri Wash., on a
business vjei( and s looking after bis
fslbei's, faimjug interests in this vi
cinity. He states that bis father,
M, M. Johns, is in ill health, at tbe
present time,
Mrs. L, Sherman, Mjssea Maud Sherr
man, Clare Parfrjdge an, 3 Margaret
Lj'pns, o(merj B,.psry wbg went from
Atbena yesterday to Walla Walla to
witness tbe "Birth of a Nation" pro
duction, going over in Miss Sueimau
oar.
Joe Gannon, npland farmer, bas
bongbt new Case sepaiaor whjoh be
wijlnaejn (be AJbefla neighborhood
Ibis seasqo of a,hQnf 4 njqpib'e rnn.
When ibis is finished ha will move
the op,tflt tu tbg Weston nplauds says
tba Leader.
Mr. and Mrs. T. P. DeFreeoe and
Mr. and Mrs, Dean Willaby drove
down from Bingham Filday mornlug.
tbe latter retaining Saturday, aooom
panied p,y M.les, Maude Mansfield,
wbije Mr. a,nd Mis. DeFreeoe went
ont (,o the farm.
Methodst Episoopal Chutoh. Sob
jeof in (be mornjug, "The Mightiest
Oons(ra)n)ng Power m the Christian
Beligion;1' a( 7:15 P. m, 1 praise and
pieaobing aerviae, SebDath sobool at
10 a. m. All are Invited. Bev. W.
0. Beoter, pastor.
Prof. A. Hawkins, wife and two
daughters, are reoent arrivals from
Wilcox, Arizona, and are visiting at
the home of their dangbter aud sister,
Mrs. Aiohle Sbiok. Prof. Hawkins,
who ba,s fa right a is Wjjoox sobools
went 1 'fl (jienti fass an business.
A little son of Hugh Baby of Tborn
Hollow, reoeutlv bitten by a dog
thought to have been afflioted with
rabies has been taken to Portland to
reaelve the Pasteur treatment. A
Greek seotion hand, also bitten by tbe
dog, bas also gone to take tbe treat
ment. Fijeuds qf (be Jobq Htnna family,
ot Midvaje. Idaho, bave received wnid
of a paiufol aooldent whiob ooooned
there reoently, in whioh their little
S-year-old son, Garlaud, was tbe vio-
tim. A heavy anvil, near which be
was playing, was in some manner
upset, catching tbe little fellow, aod
tramming bis shoulder. He was re
covering at list aooouots.
Mrs. A. B. Steele hsd as her faonaa
to 1 guests over the week end, Mrs. Hariiet
uan ot iayt0L, Wash, who is ber
grandmother, and Mrs. W. D. Mnir of
Winous, Wash, an aunt, and her lit
tle daughter. The ladies went on
Monday to Keonewiok to visit rela
tives. -
Miss Frauoes Fehr, residing with,
ber sister, Mrs. Geo. Bear, will soon
go to Uuion county, near Hot Lake,
for a visit with ber sister. Mrs. Lester
Kinney, and remain until the begin
ning of sobool. Mr. and Mrs. Kinney
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Baar last
epilog.-
Kathleen, the littln daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Badtks, oelebtated
ber sixtb birthday, with the asshtanoe
nf fifteen of her little friends last
week. Ice 01 earn and ouke waa
serveo ana some entertaining gnmrs
were devised for the entertainment of
the yonngsters.
Mr. and Mrs. W. W, MoPbersou
had as dinner guests Snnday, Mr. and
Mrs. W. O. Bead and son. Velton.
After dinner a visit waa made by-auto
to the Pambrua home sooth of town,
where the interesting deer paik aid
beanlifnllr laid out grounds e.e
viewed and enjoyed.
Dr, Stone and family motoied the
first of tbe week to Thornton. Wash.,
where t bey will visit at the home of
bis father, E. U. Stone. Bis brother.
John Stone, and wife anived reoent'y
irnm Honolulu, where Mr. Stone la a
teacher in tbe sobools. and will enjoy
a visit with them at the parental
borne.
Mr. and Mrs. Homer I, Watts re.
tamed Sunday evenjqg fioaJ their dip
tbioqgb Montana, Higb water and
tad reeds were eooocutered, aud at
one point it was found necessary to
ship the aoto by rail for a distanae.
Mr. Watts is favorably impressed with
Montana as a business and fainjirg
seolioa.
Bev. Davis Hirett, pastor of tta
local Cbiistjao churgb, returned Wed
nesday rooming from tba annnal State
Convention of Christian oborobee at
Turner, Ores., where be had a niom-
iuent part on the program. Mr. Er
rett visited with many nld time ftiends
at Salem where he preaohed for teu
years.
Cbuiley Sayrvei, tha Mexican boy
who has. teen gttendiog the Chemawa
sohool in the 'Willamette valley, ar
rived iu town Fiiday evening, and
will woik tbrongb harvest, retaining
to tbe school iu Septembei, Chmjoy
la learning the bazars (rage, ai d bis
Banjoes ate uued in the ooainpisjary
depaitment c tbe big aobopl,
The Weston Leader reports a eounsi
desoiibod as q unusual siac having
been seen several times of lute ou
Bear oieek eoutb of tbe Blue Moun
tain saw mill. It Is said to have twioe
chased tbe children of some rampeis
into their camp, Ljeqallen, Tucker
end NaUaqs,, cattlemen, intend ta go
oat alter the beast it It is heard of
again,
Mr. and Mis. W. B. Martin, ot
CentraliB, Wash., with their two obll
dren, bave been bouse guests at the
uawoitb home the past two weeks,
aod aooqropaujed (hem last weelt 0
Spokane, Mis. Martin is a sister of
Mr. Hevroitb, Mr, and Mrs, Hawqrtb
expect to take possession of tbelr Spo
kane farm a boot tbe last week in
August.
Jos. N. Soott, who recently pur
chased tbe Tom Cook farming outfit.
will oSer at public sae at the Wright
livery etpbii iu Atbena, tomorrow
afternoon at 1:30 o'olook, 12 bead of
good work horses, ranging up to 1400
Its; all good farm stook aud ready for
baivest. Aso 8 seta gaqd batt aliaiu
harness, Terms, October 1, without
intnrest, Five per gent oft for oath,
A baby dangbter was born July 14,
1016 to Mr. aud Mrs. Delbeit A.
Oloro, nee Miss Edna Taylor, at their
home near Abingdon, Illinois, aud tbe
little cne lived but a short time. Tbe
many Athena friends of the young
oouple will extend sympathy in their
sonow aud loss. Mrs. Clore's mother.
Mrs. W, B.. Taylor qf this oity, is
with ber, and with ber daughter Miss
Lucille, eipeots to retnrn borne In tbe
near fntnre.
"Enlargement," and "The Gospel
Message What Is It?" will be tbe
respeotive themes at tba Christian
ohurob Sunday II a. m. and 8 p. m. :
Junior 0. E. at Bp. m.; Senior 0, ft
at 7 p. m. Bible sahool u u:SQ a, m,
Geo. R. Qeibing direotor. Tbe Chile-
tian ehurch obolr led ty Dr. Soott
will f ornish tbe musio at each servioe.
Midweek meeting Wednesday 8 p. m.
Tbe publio cordially invited and we),
oomc D. Errett, Pastor.
At the July meeting of the looal
0. W. B. M held last week it the
home of Mrs. Wm. Dobson, after tbe
business session of the auxiliary, tbe
social hour was given over to a fare
well reception to Mrs. Elmer Johnson,
who leaves next week witb ber bos
band and little son for their new borne
near Biddle. in Sontbern Oiegon. A
nnmter of Mrs. Johnson's personal
fiieuds were specially invited, A short
but excellent program was given, and
a dainty nollatioo of Ices and wafers
was served by tbe hostess. Tbe gaeats
numbered about forty,
Tbe entire membership of tbe Cbr's
tian Bible sobool, witb their teachers
and oftioers, to tbe number of 63, vlr
ited the Wwton United Brethren Sou
day eobool last Sunday morning, being
oooveyed in antomobiles pressed into
servioe for lb occasion. A royal
weloome was given the visitors, who
remained for the oboroh service. A
joint committee was appointed to ar
range for fuitbsr aSilUtloo of tba
schools, and otbei good times ars an
ticipated. Mr. Metoalf, a student ot
8pokane Divinity College, preaobed to
tbe Atbena oburob Sunday evening
in the absence of Pastor Errett. who
was attending tbe convention at Tur
ner, Oregon,
. Bert "Tine" Hopkins, sbsepberder,
charged with aecood degree murder
for killing Lawrence J. Eggers nxer
Dnrkee, at tbe preliminary bearing
in Baker was bald to tbe grand jnry
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I 'iM W.-X fr yUr inspection- Tlie bestfab-
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i : y ' disposal in stylish fashions. &
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t 6"uk our ciotn materials, as well as tailored fit. The firms we
represent are the leading tailors of the country - hence, giving ds&t
tion is easy. Our cleaning and pressing department is at your service.
Main Street - JAKE BOOHER - Athena, Oregon
witbont bail. Dr. O. M. Dodson.
wbo peiformed tbe autopsy on Eggeis'
body when it was exhumed several
days ago, told about two bullet
wounds, He testified tbe aim mnst
have been in. a elralnod position if a
ingle bullet oaoied both wouuds.
Hopkins maintains he fired hot one
Shot, and that one accidentally, iu
teudiug to intimidate Eggeis, who,
baolaimed, threatened to bill him for
trespassing on bis laod witb sheep.
Hyman H. Cohen says u the Oiegon
Journal: "Gve the wbeat crop even
" bghling vbanos in Umatilla county
and it will make good. Even with the
cbauoe seonred at the tail end of tbe
season, tbe county is going to pioduoe
a crop that will surpiiae almost
everyone. Tbn heads of wbeat are
among the bqaviast ever kuawo in tbe
Soquty. aad this ana fact will crave
eailioieut to pull tba ortip oat of tba
rur, um season Umatilla county pro
duced to round Uuoius 4,100,00U bu
shels of wbeat. Too normal crop in
tbe oouuly Is a, 600,000 bushels. '1 bid
year the crop will probably reach tbe
latter figure, if uot a fruolioo nine,"
Local Advertisements
FjaTeTFoid 0MTSee
Tharp,
Have just been informed that I may
bave ONiJ Super Six Hudson in
August now is tbe chance to gt tbe
greatest bargain in tbe Connty my
Hudsao Six 40, ' F, D. Watts,
Estrayed A bay saddle-horse, wt.
010, brand witb small cirole on shoul
der. Will pay liberal reward for bis
reooveiy. H. J. Weber, Weston, Ore.
Cbris Tboeay is now in the market
witb bis. luscious mountain atrawber
iles. Speak quick, if you want an or
der, as they ivon't last long.
of
Cleve Myers mattes a specialty
repairing fishing shoes and boots.
Aoti&Servloe W. B. Crawford is
prepared to give day or night servioe.
At St, Nlobols Hotel, phone, 4011.
Dressmaking done, satisfaction guar
anteed. Apply to Mrs. Delia Wright.
Our suoiiUos bargain tbis week is
a high grade flilB.OO lubbei. tired
tuggy for (98.60 oaah or good as cash
Waits aud Sogers,
Livestoob Dealer. Bert Cartaoo has
engaged in tbe livestock business. He
is prepared to pay the highest market
prices at all times for obiokene, hogs,
cattle and sbeep. It yon have stock
to sell, he sure and sea film.
iko Gasoline
of Quality
gives you more
miles to the dol
lar. Carbureting
qualities account for
that no waste of gas.
Dealers everywhere and
also at our many -
Service Stations.
Standard Oil
Company
(California)
Athena
Foley's Kidney Cure
makct kidneys and bladder rlgh(
A 6CENB PROM "THE IRON CLAW," EPISODE NO. 1, (PAT HE)
Peoples Theatre
II 1 1 T1. 11 . 1
"Always The Best"
Friday July 28-Next Friday
"The Iron Claw
There's something oomlng that yon nnn't afford to overlook I If yon
enjoy exoeptiooal motion ploture plays If yon wont to rear fiotion of tbe
kind that grips yonr interest aud never lets go till yon finish take onr
tip. Don't miss "The Iron Claw,"
Pathe's Greatest Serial
Featuring Pearl White
Creighton Harris
and Sheldon Lewis
"By Love Redeemed"
a Vita-
graph
Broadway Feature. "HIS WIFE KNEW
ABOUT IT," with Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Drew. Also the
"BLACK'S MYSTERIOUS BOX," and "THEIUCKS IN
NIGHTMARE LAND." SUNDAY Afternoon and Eve-
,,lng' Another Big Red Feather Feature
Mr. MMl
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If you are looking for Bargains, you
can find them here.
We have 1.200 rods of 26 inch Hog Wire,
you may have at 25c per rod.
Six-Horse Gasoline Engine, $175.
Sprockets, 20 per cent off.
Holt Chain, 10 per cent off.
Cylinder Teeth, 10 per cent off.
Binding Twine, 13c per lb.
In fact, we can supply your wants in any
thing you may need in harvest.
Kirk Implement House
North Side Main Street, Athena, Oregon