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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 10, 1916)
Press Paragraph tj Mr. Dan Scnytba of Pendleton waa ia Athena Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. I. W. Ware aie bua Ineea viaitota in Portland tbii week. Mr. and Mia.' Frank Knowlton are down from Spokane lor a (aw daya. Beit Oaitano will ablp another oar load ol hogs to Portland tomorrow. Wanted, to Beat, piano or organ. Apply to Proiaoffloe orbox 1U, Ath ena. . .' . ,; Obarlia Bnaaell la at bom after an extensile trip through the Southeaat arn ate tea. Mrj. It. 8. Viooent name np from Pendletoa laat week and spent a few days in the oily. Dependable yonog men are wanted to take the atndy of band inatrnmenta, lor the Athena band. 0. 0. ManaBeld ia In Portland thia week, bating been oalled aa a witneai before tbe federal oonib Mra. I. W. Ware will entertain the Star CInb next Tuesday afternoon at her borne on Fifth afreet ' Mrs. ' Mary Tompkioa oama over from Walla Walla Toeaday, to oaet bei vote in her home pteoinot. , Mrs. A. B. 8teele and daughter Eliaabetb vialtnd at the bouie of Wal ter Adams in Pendleton thia week. Bev. Walter S. Gleiser, paatqr of the Melbodiat nhnrsb, has rnen visit ing at Palonaa, Wash., tbe past week. Mia. J. D. Plamondon.is expeoting the arrival of Mrs. Franues White bead, of Lake oonnty, wbo will be bar gneat. A whits awan visited the Pambrnn pond for several days laat week. Af ter reating, the tig bird reanmed ita flight to the aontfa. I Henry Keen turned real estate deal thia week. Be sold a quarter eeotion of Aoe Wasner'a land to Dr. Will E. Soott for (120 per nore. W. 0. Tbom, TeBoher of Piano, braes, reed and string instruments. Twenty five years experienoe in teaoo Irg. For partionlara, inquire at tbe People's Theatre. . At the meeting of the Ohiiatian Aid sooiety yesterday afternoon, a lnnoheon waa served by the president, Mrs. David Taylor in faooor of the .eleotion reenlta. Tbe D. B. Nelsons of Pendleton, prominent ' retired farmers, visited Sunday at the W. P. Liltlejobn home in tbla oity. Mta. Kelson la a sister of Mra. Littlejoho. George Shear has leased tbe Knowl ton plaos north of town and parobased tbe stook and farming equipment of F. M. Long. Mr. and Mra. Jjang will reside in Bpokane. Tbe ladles of the Library Board cf the Athena faranob have annonnoed their 'third Annual Library tall for November 9Btb, at- tbe opera bonse. Tickets will be on sale at $1.00. Tbe baby daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Booher died this morning as tbe reanlt of spinal affliotion. Bnrial took place today, fnneral aervioea being bald at the home at 2:30. Next Sunday at the Baptist Oburoh: Sunday subool at 10 a. m. ; preuahing at 11 a. m. ; B. Y. P. U. at 6:90. At 7:80 there will te a Temperance Bon ds nrnoram of sixteen numbers wbiob will be of unuanal interest. Yon are weloome. Milo G. Bentley,' Pattor. . Tbe Baptist ladies reoeived a total of 17 2K at thnir anU anil dinner 00 Eleotion Day, and cleared (168.00. They desire tbe Press to expresa their hearty thanks to the publio for gen erous patronage. The dinner and snp' per ptoved very popular with voters and their families, wbo gave unstinted praise tor tbe bounteous and well pre pared viands. A Wonderful Reading Lamp One eannot reailie what a flood of light the Air-O-lite lamp gives, without seeing it. It makua aud burns its own gas from oommon gas oline. Give a One bright, white ligbt of 800 oandle pownr at a ooet of one oant per night. Air-O-lite lamps are safe, economlaal and orna mental. No danger if lamp upsets. Simple and easy to operate. Full direct ions oooa with eaob lamp. Model U307, as illustrated is tbe moat popular lamp ever made. It is made of trass throughout and heav ily niokle plated. Nothing is cheapened or slighted in any way. The large f oont bolda four pints of gas olios. Comes oomplete witn 10 in. Opal ribbed dome shads as shown at (8.00. A lighting torob, a pnmp, a wrenob and two mantles also corns with it. Glad ly send on ten days free trial to partiea having estab lished oredit with us, or to any una with privilege of return on receipt of pifoe. Sent parcel post, ohargea prepaid. . ' . ' . V ' - If not oonviuoed tbat yon ahoold try one at onr risk, please aend for deaoriptivs clroular. Beat quality Mantles 100, 3 for 250 ot 75o. dox. THE DAVIS-KASER CO,, WALLA WALLA Complete Furnishers of Homea, Officea and Schoola 10-20 Alder St. The Old C?oat Has New Life If a good Cigar is becoming to you then you will sure be coming to us Billiards and Pool Fine Cigars, Cigaretts, Tobacco; Confections of best quality Cleanliness a specialty. Courteous attention. BUSH C& COLEMAN, The New Proprietors Athena Camp, W. 0. W., will meet Wedniaday night, Nov. IE, at whiub time a campaign for new mem bers will be started. All Woodmen are requested to attend. Mr. and Mra. LeGiow letorued Son day evening from Portland. Mr. Le Grow and witnessed the foutball game at Kugene, Saturday, and Mra. La Glow visited with Mrs. B. N. Hawks, who oame op from Astoria, to meet ber in the oity.. At a meeting of tbe Baptist Mis sionary Sooiety yesterday afternoon, Mrs. J. D. Plnmondon gave a report ,of tbe State conference, wbioh abe at ; tended at. Salem last week. It waa decided to begin at onoe on the Christ mas tox for tbe mission in Shnisbin, China, . ;.. , Mrs. Riobard Get herding, a pioneer lady of Weston, died at ber home there Tuesday, after a promoted ill ness, Mra. Gerterdlng ia the mother of Mrs. Lester I. O'Barra, a former resident ot Athena.' Several ladies from this oity attended tbe funeral yesterday afternoon. Methodist Churob Services: Sunday aohool at 10 a. m., W. 0. Eromel, Supt. ; praaahing servioes at 11 a.m. and 7:80 p. m. All are weloome. Good mueio by tbe obcrna choir under the direction of Superintendent J. O. Buaaell. Walters. Gleiset. . Rev. D. Errett has been called to deliver an addtesi at tbe Christian churob in Walla Walla in tbs near future, when a joint Missionary and Men and Millions Movement meeting will be held. Representative men of tbe Movement will deliver other ad dresses. : v ' ' Mrs. A. B. Goppook submitted to an operation Tburadav of laat Week, In Pendletoo hospital, for appendloilla, from whiob she baa been troubled for some time. The case was not aonte, hot tha exoislon was oonsidered neo- essaty by the physicians. Mra. Cop pook is recovering very satisfactorily. Services at the Christian Chnrob Sunday: Bible sohoel at 8:60 a. m., Geo. R. Gerking, direotor: preaobiog at 11 a. m. and 7:80 p. m.. Respect ive themes: "Tbe Eleotion Tbat Is Sure," and "Signs of the Times." Christian Endeavor 6:30. Special musla morning and evening. Mid week meeting, Wednesday, 7:80 p. m, ohoma rehearsal Friday evening, Dr, W. R. Soott, direotor. You ate cor dially invited and weloome. D. Errett, Pastor. , , . .,);,."' At a meeting of tbe Athena Cirole, Women of Woodoraft, Nov. 7 tbe following officers were installed by Mrs. Stella Keen, installing officer: G. N Bhoda McEwen; Adv., Sarah Barden; Mag. Manerva Sohrlmpf; olerk, Lola Payne; banker, Mary Woi thington; Attendant, Rose Mansfield; Cap. of G., Stella Keen; I. S., Lela Mo Alexander; O. S., Kebekab Knight; Muaioian, Nellie Taylor Manager, Sarah Gross. Refreshments were eerv ed by Mis. Wortbiogton, Mis. Sotirimpt and Mis. Payne. Shortly before midnight laat night, Are, originating in Cleve Myers' har ness e bop, deatioyed tbat building and tbe Athena Truck oompany'a office and damaged the Post building so badly that it will ooet several hundred dol lars lor repairs. Myers' stook and equipment was totally deatroyed. H e Pi i si National But building aesisted tbe Hie department in preventing the ilamea from spieading. Toe Athena branch library suffered considerable damage, as many of the books were destroyed by fire and water, and tbe furnishings ware injured considerably. Dr, Newaom, who bad offices in tbe Post building lost to some extent, through having hie office fixtures dam aged by water, as also did tbe tele phone oompaoy. Tbe library bas tak en up temporary quarters In the Wor tbiugtou building, aod tbe Telephone oompanv has established long distance servioe at the St. Nlobols hotel, nn.til permanent quartera oan be seoured when looal eervius will ha lesumed. WinterSupplies for Men These cold, frosty days make you think of warm cloth ing and here's the place to supply all your Winter needs in that line. Buy at 'The Golden Rule" where you get the most for your money. :... Men's Maokinawa, heavy wool, fanoy patterns, (1-88 to (7.15 BweatersSaad jerseys. .98 to 5.90 Heavy wool Caps with ear tana, ,. . . .28-.49-.98 Lined leather Gloves, - ... :. . . .49-.89-.98-I.i9 Corduroy pants, (1.49 to .49 Dress pants, $'.98 to (8.98 Light drees Suspenders, 3So to 46o Heavy polioe Suspenders, - 46o Men's Underwear, Shirts aod Drawers, cotton rib or fleeoe lined, 850 to 490 each. ' -.. ' Shirts and Drawers, wool mixed and all woul 93o to (1.98 eaob. Union Suits eotton lib or fleeoe lined, - . - - 8o Union Suits, wool mixed and all wool, - - (1.49 to 2.98 Heavy wool Books, - 36a lo 39c Wool mixed Socks. - 12 1 2o Automatiu ootton Hooks, 8 1- Bookford eotton " Co and 8 1 So A new supply of suit cases, traveling bags and trunks just received. See these values before you buy, and com pare our regular prices with "sale" pribes. ' . J. C. Penney CoJnc. Booher, gnard, Dudley,, guard. For second team, Crabill, forward, Coo maoa, forwaid; Martin, oenter, Bioh mood, guard, Koeyke, guard, Tbe lioxnp for tbe girla' first team: Ba sel Sandera, oenter, Franoea Febr, running center; Marguerite MoLennan and Edna MoAlexander, guards; Katb ren Froome and Evelyn Burd, for wards. Second team, Bezel MoFar land, center; Franoes Williama, run ning center; Elonise Bergevio and Carrie DeFreeoe gnnrde; Luollle Tay lor and Florence MoLennan, forwarde. Tha following ia the report of the Athena Press Honor Cop oouteat: Boom I, Grades I aud 2185 points. Room II. Gradea 8 and 4141 points. ' Room III, Gradea 5 and 6186 points. Room IV. Grades 7 and 8112 paints. Room V, High aohool 114 points. Room III baa won tbe highest num ber ot points thia montb and will he awarded tbe Bonor Cop for display. during tbe present montb. The members of 'tbs cast of the play, "Oak Farm," are showing inoreased interest and tbe play is progressing. Rehearsals wsre given Wednesday and Thursday afternoons. Tbe cast ia ae follows; Silaa Weatherby. owner of Oak Farm, Henry Koepke; Donald and Joel, bis sons, Rex V ayne and Syl vester Crahill; Dr. Wilson Meredith, Lawieuoe Tbarn; Jooelyu Sndge, aohool teaoher, Verne Dudley; Wel lington Troy, traveling salesman, Law son Bouber; Jonathan .Prnne, Poet master, Lloyd MoPheirin; Sarah Weatherby, Silas' wife, Franoos Fehr; Belen Trumbull, bis neioe, Mamie Sbeaid; Cynthia Warner. Edna Ma Alexander; Sally Smart, Florence Mo Lennan. Date of perfomanoe, Tbura dav, Deo. 8. The fourth meeting ot tbe Athena High aohool Literary Sooiety waa held in the auditorium this afternoon. A splendid program waa given, and tbe sooiety paper, "The Spectator," was read by tbe editor, Edna MoAlexan der, The next meeting will be Nov, 24. A feature of tbe next program will bo the debate between several members of tbe debate class opposed to s team selected from tbe student body. Tbe publio ia cordially invited to at tend these meetings. School Notes. The pupils of alias Sherman's room are preparing a Thanksgiving program. It promises to bo vety interesting. Two new pupils registered in Miss Barr.es' room during tbe past week, while eight visitors made tbeir appear ance. Miss Wagner had one new pu pil aud Miss Sfajarman one visitor. Claude O. King is the latest addi tion to our High souool student body. Be promises not only to be a oareful student, but alao a strong basket ball plByer. .. ; A party was held by the seventh and eighth grades laat Monday evening in I be Domestio Soieuue room wbiob proved to he a decided aucoeaa. Re fieahmenta were served by a oommit tee appointed for that purpose aod many games were played nuder tbe suoeivisiou of Miss Foitna. One of the most diverting of tbeae was a vot ing game which waa played with two atakea, . standing for Wilson and Hughes. A ting waa thrown on tbeae atakea, and the one getting the most riuga won. ' Tbe game resulted In Hughes' defeat. Mr. and Mra. Bua aell were gueata of honor. Beoauae Of tbe enthusiasm on tbe part of tbe students i ver tbe election, a atraw vote was beld in tha High sohooi Tuesday murning. Bample tal lata were aeoured and voting waa done in an orderly manner. For (be pres idency, Wilson won over Bngbes by a 43 to 10 vote. Ben W. Oloott was un ' animously reelected aeoretary of State, aa was T. D. Taylor for SberiB. Reeves and Hodgen weia selected ai representatives for tha 23rd distriot and H. J. Stillmau won over Grace Gilliam ty one vote for treasurer, Tbe Normal aod Rural Credit billa oarried ' by a large majority, tht brewers' bill waa defeated and tbe bill stopping tbe Importation of liquor oarried. In the double-header basket ball game played laat Saturday evening In tbe gymnasium, tbe girla' first team won over tbe second team by a score ot 60 lo 19, aod the boys' first team woo from the asoond team by a score of 76 to 10. Ibis Wiethe Br si game of the year, being a praotioe game to aeleot tbe fire' team aqoads, wbo will meet tbe Columbia College Brat teams in a doolie header next Friday, Nov. 17. Tbe lineup for tbe faova' that team was as follows: MoPbeirio, for ward ;Thary, forward; Payne, cuter; 23 Years Ago, ?rom the Presa of Nov. 3, 1893 B. H. Hill tbe jeweler, baa taken np residence in Athena. Until now he nas been residing in Adams, although oondnoting a jewelry atore in Athena. Bollia received aeveral sacks ot sug ar this week, and lias lifted tbe augur famine in Athena. John Froom and Charley - Sharp played with the Adams tand Wednes day evening. Wheat Is wheat but there ia no maiket for it. Born, to Mr. aod Mrs. Charles Cleve at tueir home in San Franoiaoo, Nov ember 4, a danghter. Athena frienda extend congratulations. - Mr. Lowell Rogera and Miss Minnie Dnpuis, both of Weston, were nailed in marriage Sunday, Tbey will reside ou a ranob near Adams. Prof. Storey, assistant principal of tbe Athena schools, attended the teach ers' examinations at Pendleton thia week. Marion Keaa took the profes sor's place for tbe week. Weston dues not want salooos. Tne city ooonoil baa eleoted to oharge tbe saloon keepers (1200 per year for II oeose, instead ot the usual prioe of (BOO. - Born, November 2, to the wife of Robt. Wiloben, a daughter, weight 8 poouda. Juat tefore going to press we learn tbat a mass me'ting will be held in Weston tomorrow evening for tbe pur pose of deoiding on some plan of no tion relative to the Lee street bridge matter. The meeting will doubtless be well attended by the taxpayers of tbia part of the oounty. Ou Monday of this week Bergevio brotheis turned tbeir stock of mer chandise over to Poitlaod oreditoia and Matt Mosgrove, traveilog sales man for Fleisohner & Meyer, has been put in obarge of tbe ators. A deed baa been recorded transferring from tJer- gevin Broa. tbe atore building at cor ner of Main and Hrd atreels. James Pet lie baa procured a license to marry Mies Graue Ollnger of Mil ton. Mr. Petrie la a brother of tbe late Cbailes Petrie who waa murdered on Linkton Mountain a little over a month ago. Mies Oliuger is a sister of Frank Olinger, who was shot In Petries oabio when tbe murder oo- oorred and was one of the principal witneesea for the state against Fletober and Gaskell. T. D. Haiper, who recently left Athena, haa been looated in Baker City. For acme time he waa in tbe tneurauoe bueiness in Athens, and it transpires be has numerjua uraditora bore and the probabilities are tbat be will not retain. This morning J. Bloob & Co. aud tbe C. A. Barrett Co. jointly planed an attachment on Har pers household goods and oflioe flxtniea to seoure (129. It is learned tbat Frank Beala ia aeourily at tha bank for Harper in tbe sum of (15 and James Nelaon it op bia note for (56 at tbe Peodletos bank. Special Lot To $1.25 yard SILKS Messaline and Taffeta Now per yard 79C THE END IS NEAR Hundreds of people have been thronging the aisles of this store all week, buying the exceptional bargains we have been offer ering. Everything is on special sale. No thing is reserved. Lot to $1.50 Per yard Rett. DRESS GOODS A Wonderful Selec tion, Now per yard 35c This is a Sale Where Competition Cannot Compete FROM THE GROCERY DEPARTMENT 35c Coffee, now 21c 10c sack Salt, now. ... 6c 50c Matches, now 38c 25c Coal Oil, now . . 20c A discount on everything in this store, but lack of space forbids quoting all items; here are just a few 10c bottle Bluing, now Oc 25c Clothes Pins; now 15c 25c ptg Boraxo now 17c $1.25 jacket Syrup, 98c Everything on Sale, Nothing Reserved All Lines of Shoes Have been Grreatly Reduced Saturday, Nov. II We will offer 200 pack ages of Merchandise Values guaranteed no less than 75c, and from that up to $3.50. Choice for only 50c each. Buy unsight and unseen. Produce and Eggs Are accepted Same as Cash . FIX & RADTKE 'The Money Back Store" ATHfflA THE FRENCH ACADEMY. Career f tha Organization of the "Forty Immortala." The Instltuto of France had Its in ctptlon In 1S70, when there was found ed In Paris by the French poet, An tolne de Bnlf, a literary and musical aociety, known ns the Academy of the Valola. Charles IX. granted It letters patent on Nov. 20, 1570, ns "The Acad emy of Poetry and Music."' It had, however, no stability. Attacked upon every occasion and criticised by tta op ponents, its members ceased to meet after 1584. Almost half n century passed before n revival took place. For some time since the year 1029 a small circle of enthusiastic students was wont to meet nt each otlier's borne for tbe study ot French language and literature. From year to year its mem bership Increased, and in 1034 Cardinal Itlchelleu proposed to the society to have their private status changed Into a public institution, with many rights and privileges. Upon agreement by the aociety It waa henceforth known as "the French Academy," with a char ter from Louis XIII. of January. 1035. It consisted then of forty members the "forty Immortals" and nt no time and under no pressure whatsoever has this number been Increased. London Standard. Curious 8hoa. In India the lowest classes wear as aboes a flat block with a large knob, which slips between the flint and sec ond toes. They are so skilled in wear ing these that they are able to keep them on and wnllt or run with, great speed. About Dry Goods Mainly. ' Ileforo we were married, Tom, you nsed to drink in every word I said." "Yes, but your conversation has be come so dry now tbat I can't drink It In." Boston Traveler. Peoples Theatre "Home of Good Pictures" Monday Night 10 and 20 Cents ZEROt Highest Competitive Awards at both the Sin Francisco and Sin Diego Expositions, were given to Zerolene an oil mide from asphalt-bate crude. E1E ihtSianJard Oil iorMotor Cars Sold by dealers everywhere and at all Service Stations of the Standard Oil Company Atbana U fa-4 -- ? r f .fir. ' Jf ' ton ft ay AMI Wiliiam Fox Presents YaleskaSurratt Best gowned Woman in the World in The; SouD of'Bfoadwav