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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (March 23, 1917)
-a, .1 rrcss raratrfaohs i Found Two fur muffs are at this office for the owners. J. A. Lumsden this week made a business trip to Portland. Men I See The Golden Rule Store window for some special values. Lost A black silk watch fob with Athena High school emblem attached. George Gross, who is taking med ical treatment in Portland, is reported better. . All -t 1 1 iii, uwiic -muic muting, ui muse iwu-Buuui rowing macnines. wans oc Rogers. Jos. N. Scott returned this morning from a business trip to Portland and Hood River. Mrs. John Stanton was at Walla Walla this week lor treatment for an afflicted ear. Mrs. Joseph Forrest has been over from her home at Lowden, visiting Athena friends. Bert Cartano topped the market at Portland last week, with a carload of hogs at 1 14.60. Miss Lillie Ware, book-keeper at the Preston-Schaffer Mill, was a Pendleton visitor Wednesday. The Helix Baptist church has re cently been remodeled, and now pre ents a fine appearance. Mrs. Agnes Craft was down from her home last week, at Connell, Wash, visiting Athena friends. Miss Lula Tharp is assisting in the care of George Piper, who is danger ously ill with pneumonia. If you need new frames or mount ings for your glasses, call and see Dr. French at the St. Nichols Hotel March 20th and 80th. Adv. Burke & Son have sold Ford cars to . Kirk, George Thompson, R. E. Simpson and Reed Hill. Mr. and'Mrs. Fred Oswald and little daughter, of Myrick station, were in the city Sunday for a short stay. The best hair preservative we know of No gray hairs from using our motor washer. Watts & Rogers. Mrs. J. W. Smith has arrived home ! from a visit to friends in Corvallis and other Willamette valley points. I Mr. and Mrs. Then Danner were I over from their home in Milton, over Sunday, attending their nephew, Claire Wall, who is very ll. Mart Haskett, who was taken to the county hospital last week, has been transferred to the state hospital for the insane, at Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Saunders desire to thank the many friends who kindly assisted them during the illness and death of their little daughter. If your glasses need adjusting or straightening, call and see Dr. French. He will make whatever adjusting they may need without charge. Adv. Billy Littlejohn says if the town fans get busy and hustle a team to gether, he will hand them an April fool package on April 1st, weather permitting. Wat the I Miss Ava Reeder, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Reeder, formerly of this city, was married recently at Long Beach, California, to A. 0. Bagley. I They will reside at Tacoma. The Ladies' Aid society of the Meth ' odist church is making elaborate plans for the Easter cooked food sale v. hich will be held Saturday, April 7, in the I Worthington building on Main street. Mrs. Ada Lee, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bern Banister, is dangerously ill at her home on Dry Creek, following the birth of her third child. Mr. and Mrs. Banister are in attendance upon her. iiiHHniiini See Dr. R. A. French EYE SI&KT Specialist At St Nichols Hotel Thursday and Friday March 29th and 30th Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Emmel had as their guest Tuesday, Herald Emmel, a member of the Willamette Univer sity Glee Club, and a brother of Mr. Emmel. Men I See The Golden Rule Store window for some special values. Mrs. W. S. Ferguson has gone to North Yakima, to attend her daughter, Miss Gladys Andre, who was operated upon for a' case of appendicitis of long standing. The meeting of the Star Club, an nounced to be held at the home of Mrs. M. L. Watts next Tuesday afternoon, has been postponed to Tuesday after noon, April to. J. H. Ridenour came up Monday fi om Auburn, Wash., where he spent the past few months. He reports that Sidney Murphy, his nephew, is visit ing in Auburn, on his way from Oak land, Calif, to Alaska, where he goes with a surveying party. Mrs. Anna Mclntyre and daughters. Misses Laura and Belle, moved this week to the farm northwest of town, purchased by her son, Archie, where they will remain during the summer. Mr. and Mrs. J. I. MontigU3 are oc cupying their town residence. "Miss Molly" and her friends will entertain at the Milton opera house, tomorrow evening. The play has been well received wherever presented, ar.d Milton is appreciative of amateur players, having a local dramatic club in which it takes great pridi. ASenator and Mrs. C. A. Barrett re turned Tuesday from Portland, where they had remained since the closing of the legislature on account of the sen ator's health. He has improved con siderably and it is hoped that perma nent recovery is close at hand. Vln the appointment of road super vises to have charge of the county worVfor the next year, George Ger- king has been appointed by the County Court for the Athena precinct. In about half the precincts thjre have been no changes made in supervisors. School District No. 113, Mr. Wal ton J. Rourke teacher, is making prep arations for Arbor Day, when a joint meeting of the school and the Parent Teacher's association will be held and a program appropriate to the day be given. Trees and shrubs will be x planted. t yAce Wagner, accompanied by Wm. Busfhyleft this week for Spokane, to consult an eye specialist, naving al most lost hjs eyesight. His friends have received the good news that-un der the care of Dr. Lundry, an eminent specialist of that city, he is greatly proving. FOSS-WiNSHIP HARDWARE COMPANY t Hardware 'lllUlIIBIlillBBi'fl lliuitntitnillttl 4 0. V. B. CUTLERY 18 GUARANTEED UNIVERSAL RANGES & BIO 3 WASHERS BARRETT BUILDING, :: ATHENA. OREGON Save One -Third of Your Clothes Money This you can do, and also dress in the height of fash ion, simply by allowing us to take your measure for Rose & Company Custom Tailored Clothes Let us demonstrate the satisfaction of hav ing your garments made to your order bya concern where Service, Quality, Fine Needlework, Style and Fit, are something more than a promise. We guarantee to please you perfectly. Come in and see us. SUITS 314.00 AND UP SJ THE GOLDEN RULE Christian church in Pendleton, A large number of Weston people also, old time friends of the deceased lady, were present to pay their last respects. Mrs. Whitman formerly Martha Pruitt, with her husband, Wm. Whitman, who died in 18HH. was prominently identified with the early pioneer days of Umi tilla county. She was a native daugh ter, and for many years with her hus band, lived on a farm just east of Wes ton. After an illness of six weeks, she died at the home of her son, Bert Whitman, in Pendleton, last Friday morning, aged sixty-two years and two months. School Notes. L Lloyd W. Smith left Saturday o join her husband in Spokane, after a pleasant visit with her mother, Mrs. Minnie DePeatt, ,and many other friendsvMr. Smith, who has been in Miles Cjty, Montana, has taken a po sition in Spokane as assistant cashier In the Wells Fargo Express Co. !s of fice. C. F. Swander, State Missionary secretary of Portanld, will occupy the pulpit at the Christian church Sunday. He has a great message for the church. Bible school at 9:50 a. m., Geo. R. Gerking director. Junior chorus led by Mrs. W. R. Scott. Preaching hours 1 1 a. m. and 7 :80 p. m. Special music at all services. A cordial invit ation is extended to the publjo, D, Errett, Minister, Mrs. Dora B. Schilke of La Grande, Grand Worthy Matron of the Order of Eastern Star, will be in At h n i next Tuesday and will meet with McKenzie ChaDter, No. 112, of this city. At 8:89, the Grand Worthy Matron will meet the officers of the local Chapter in Masonic Hall, and all are required to be present. Tuesday evening a special meeting of the Chapter will be held, which all numbers are urgently requested to attend. A banquet w 11 be served by the committee, in honor of the visiting official. . The party given last Friday evening in the Domestic Science room of the High school building, by the members of the Sophomore Class, was unhesi tatingly pronounced, by those lucky enough to be invited, as one of th3 prettiest of the season. The color scheme of the decorations was carried out in the Class colors, purple ard white, the ceilings being festooned very artistically, and cut and potted flowers in the colors were massed about the room. The class colors were also carried out in the refreshments in an unique way. The guest3 included the school faculty, High school and Alumni. Mr. and Mrs. Dean Willaby enter tained Saturday evening at their home just west of town, with a charmingly appointed dinner party, complimenting Dr. and Mrs. Errett and Mr. and Mrs. David Stone. The dinner was a de lightful affair, and the table decora tions planned artistically, the arrange ment emphasising St. Patrick's Day in menu and favors. "Erin go Bragh" floated proudly above an Irish potato fort, and Irish Eyes Were Smiling from dainty place cards. The Sham rock bordered linen with centerpiece of green and white carnations and the tiny green white basket favors filled with sweets proved the finishing touch to the Irish Dream of the hostess. Master Leonald Willaby was also a guest of the evening. Wednesday, March 14, was the fif tieth anniversary of the wedding tf Mr. and Mrs. Alvin Johnson, old-time residents of this city. Mr. and Mrs. Johnson were married in Iowa, fifty years ago and five years later moved to Walla Walla, later coming to settle on the farm just west of Athena where they have lived for the past forty years, excepting the time spent in their tqwn home. Both are well and hearty, and commence the second half century of their married life, sur rounded by their children, five of whom are settled near them: A. M. Johnson, Mrs, Charles Hen ry, Mrs. Ross Catron, Mrs. J. I. Mon tague and Lee Johnson. A son, Tom Johnson, is in Boyce, Arizona, and El I mer and wife live at Days Creek, Or egon; Mrs. Hamp Booher at Weston, and Alf Johnson at Walla Walla. Many Athena people attended the burial of Mrs. Martha Whitman, which occurred Sunday afternoon in the Keys cemetery, after the funeral services had been held at eleven o'clock in the Continued From Page 11 that perhaps a high school base b ill team would not be formed in that city this year. However, if that proves true, Athena will have plenty of garies with other schools. Professor Post, the Athena coach, has as yet received no word from the Walla Willa man agement concerning the cancelling of games. Beginning next Monday evening at 7:45, a series of three lectures will be given at the school auditorium by Mr, W. D. Allingham. His subject for the evening will be: "The re-touching and varnishing of Furniture, and In side Painting. " Monday night in con nection w''n h'3 lecture, he will give demonstrations on the care and restor ation of furniture. Each evening he will announce the date and subject for the following lecture. This will be the first time any member of the faculty has given a lecture of this kind and promises to be both Interesting and intructive. The lecture will be free to all who wish to attend. Pa rents and patrons of the school espec ially invited. Tuesday afternoon the pupils of the school were entertained by the Willa mette University Glee Club at a gen eral assembly in the auditorium. Sev eral pleasing numbers consisting of readings, singing and music were ren dered. A total of eighteen pupils of the grades are absent from school on ac count of an epidemic of measles and chickenpox. Seven of these pupils are from Miss Wagner's room, five from the third and fourth grade and six from the primary room. Mrs. George Bear and Mrs. Sherman visited in the primary room this week. Verva Gross, a pupil of Miss Wag ner's room, recently wept te Port- and with her grandparents, AH the Athena teachers excepting Miss Fort nn will probably attend the local Institute in Pendleton tomorrow. Supt. J. O. Russell will give a talk on Measuring Educational Lmciency By Tests in Penmanship." Miss Fortna will accompany the cast of the home talent play, "MisB Molly," to Milton tomorrow evening. The children of Miss Sherman's room have formed Robin Club. They will give a program in a couple of weeks, which they have themselves prepared, FATHER GREAT PIPE. Ecnsitric Will of the Famous Dutch Smoker, Von Ktaes. In "Holland of the Dutch" Demet rius Rmilger tells the story of the fa mous Van Klnes of Rotterdam, who wns known as 'Tiither Great IMpe." Vim Kim's smokeil about half a pound of tobacco ii duy mid to Save himself trouble used un enormous pipe, hvni'p his nickname. He built a man sion in Kotterilnm. with a fortune iimiisscd In the Indies, and turned It Into a iiiii.n'Utn for pipes and antique Instruments used liy primitive mnn for haririhfl hemp or weeds Ions before the discovery of tobacco. No mnn who visited his euiios went nwny without a gift of choice cigars. lie lived to be nlnety-olght and made, while smok lug. an eccentric will, which began by Inviting nil smokers In the country to his fimeriil. Knell person who attended was to receive ten pounds of tobacco and two pipes bearing the name of the donor, his iinns and the date of his death, but lie Imposed the condition that they should smoke without interruption dur ing the funeral ceremony. Finally his cntllii nils to be lined with the wood of his old cigar buses, and beside him were to be placed his favorite pipe, a supply of tobacco and n box of matches, for. s the will senten tlotisly set forth, no one knows what niny happen. WHISTLER'S ODD WAYS. A Portrait That Was Slashed Soon It Was Painted. Lord Rodesdale once gave a descrip tion of Whistler's methods to a meet ing In London In support of a memo rial to the great artist The eccentric master wns painting, be said, a por trait of a lady. Whistler took up his position at one end of the room with bis sitter and the canvas at the other end. For a long time he stood looking at his model, holding in his hand a huge brush full of color, such a brush ns a man would use to whitewash a bouse Then he rushed forward and smashed the hriish full of color Into the canvas Then he ran back, and forty or fifty times he related this. At the end of that time there stood out on the can. vns a spine whhh exactly Indicated the figure, the form and the expression of the sitter There was a pathetic story attached to the picture The bailiffs were in the house when the picture was finished That was quite a common occurrence, and Whistler only laughed, but he went around his studio wltb a knife mill deliberately destroyed all his can rases. Including this picture which was to have lieen Ills ilird Kedes dule'si iKIlidee Advertiser Belaud ffemarkt. Plx f'riesn't your wife say anything -vticn you go out evenings? IMi-Nut -iiicir she reserves (tie milk of her re marks for n:e when I uct Home - llos 'n Transcript. Paw Knoi Evfything. 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