Image provided by: University of Oregon Libraries; Eugene, OR
About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 6, 1917)
rrcss raragraphs D. H. Monday. Wanted To rent at the Press office. Manefisld was in Pendleton a piano. Inquire Elmer Booher made a business visit to Condon this week. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Myrick motored down to Portland this week. Jewelry Whan in need of jewelry call at Ware's Pharmacy. Born Tc Mr. and Mrs. George Pi per, July II, 1917, a daughter. A. L. Portland Swaggart left Saturday for with a shipment of hogs. Poles were set this week for electric ight service in the North part of the city. The Misses Angie, Ellen. Belle and Sadie Pambrun are visiting relatives at La Grande. Mr. and Mrs. Root. Raymond are up from the ranch in Crook county visit ing relatives. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cannon will spend the coming week recreating at Bingham Springs. Jewelry Repairing Ware's Phar macy has a complete line of jewelry. Repair work solicited. Mr. and Mrs. Samual Ha worth motored down from Greenacres, Washington Sunday and spent the week with relatives in Athana. "Gabe," premier insurance rustler is paying his annual visit to his Athena friends. Mrs. M. L. Watts and daughter Ver nita, are spending the week at Bing ham Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Ora Shigley left Athena for Portland, Saturday, where they will visit friends. Miss Elsie Walker, who has been ill with appendicitis, is recovering under the care of Dr. Sharp. Mr. and Mm. J. R. Barnes returned Monday from Bingham Springs, where they spent several days. A number of likely looking young men are beginning to drift into town in quest of work in the fields. Mrs. John Stanton and daughter Mildred have returned from a week's visit to the home of Arnold Wood. Mr. and Mrs. D. Scott Fisher and Mr. Jacob Booher and Miss Kathryn Pierce spent Monday evening in Milton. Charles Mays was down from his mountian ranch Wednesday. He Bays upland crops are very late, barley in particular. Prank Beale is down from Alberta, and was in Athena Wednesday. He has 1500 acres of wheat to harvest this fall. Miss Addie Proctor, is down from Jamestown, North Dakota visiting at the home of her father, Mr. W. R. Proctor. The Free Methodists are holding a series of camp maetings on the Athena Hih school grounds. Nightly the pavillion accomodates a large attend-ence. Miss Carrie Sharp left Tuesday even ing for Portland, where she will take up a course of professional nursing in the hospitals. Mrs. Samuel Pambrun has the thanks of the Press force for a beau tiful floral bouquet, which graces the editor's desk. Mrs. F. B. Boyd left Tuesday even ing for Auburn and Bellingham Wash, where she will spend several weeks visiting relatives. Binder for Sale A good binder for sale. Is in first class order. Will sell for 65. J. M. Swaggart, Athena, Oregon. Old Iron I will pay tin per ton for old scrap iron, delivered in Athena. Weigh on Burke and Son s scales. Max Felstein. Weigh tingV is S & H Pure Food Grocery QUALITY QUANTITY SERVICE PHONE 171 Fruit Fresh Mountain Strawberries, Bing Cherries, Raspberries and Blackcaps for canning. Better order now. as the season is about over. Jars Economy" and Self-sealing cTV-lason Jars. It will pay you to buy your jars now, as the price will advance when we have to replenish stock. I Let Ut Supply Your Grocery Needs FOSS-WINSHIP HARDWARE COMPANY FISHING TACKLE We are displaying an assortment of Flies, Hooks, Spoons, Lines, Leaders, Rods, Reels, etc. We are carrying a splendid line this year. BARREIT BUILDING, :: ATHENA. OREGON ritiiiniiiMi Oils Tires Valvoline, Mono gram, Zerolene Goodyear, Fire stone, and U. S. Athena Grarage Repairing Agents for BUICK and MAXWELL CARS Parts and Accessories, Lathe Work a Specialty. IUHMimilt millHiniMIHMIMIIMMMM Nsjlrs "aerl alfalfa hay crop, the first cut- s safely in the stack without in jury from rain, and soon the cutting of wheat hay will begin. , In the language of a Press reader, "Why not lessen the menace of fire in Athena by cutting down the weeds ad jacent to your property I " Mrs. West Martin of Walla Walla spent Sunday with her sister, Mrs. Mary Shick. She was accompanied home by Miss Olive Shick. Davis Errett, pastor of the Christian church, after attending the convention at La Grande, went over to Boise, Idaho, for several days visit. rs. James Duncan and children rted last evening for Alberta, where they will join Mr. Duncan who preceeded them several weeks ago. Athena Friends this week enjoyed a salmon feast through the kindness of B. N. Hawks, who sent the big fish up from Astoria. Some fish, 'ol kidl Bob Beckman is giving his mechan ical services to Zerba Bros, during pre harvest repairs to gas engines, on caterpillars and harvesting machinery. Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Richards, Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Steele, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dobson. and Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Thomnson, spent Sunday on the Walla Walla River. Fay LeGrow, Jinks Taylor and Billy Littlejohn returned Sunday from Miss oula, Montana, where tney attended the Stampede, Montana's premier wna west exhibition. Roses have been especially plentiful in Athena this season. A large num ber of new bushes were planted this spring, many of which are now giving forth beautiful blooms. Many of the automobiles in this vicinity are decorated with the Stars and Stripes, the Union Jack and the French Tricolor; a unison of emblems conducive to patriotism. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Putman, of Brownsville, are in the city the guests of relatives. Mr. Putman is a brother of Mrs. D. Scott Fisher, and his wife is a sister of Mrs. Wm. Rice. The Ladies Aid of the M. E. church held a reception for Mrs. Chas. Coo mans at the church yesterday after noon. Twenty five ladies were present and refreshments were served. Rain is needed now for the maturing of crops in this section. Particular ity gardens are in iarioui want of moisture. Potatoes are setting well up the plant roots in the dry soil. Gus Winkler is over from Milton. He occupies a position in the gent's furnishing department cf the T. C. EH'ott Co. store, in place of James Henderson, who has gone to Alberta. Miss Areta Barrett has returned from Salem, and will spend the sum mer at the home of har parents, in Athena. Farm For Sale 310 acres, 170 acres in summer follow, 70 acres pasture, six miles north of Athena. Address, Box 01H8, Milton, Oregon. Stephens and Hassell are selling Loganberries from Chas. Norris' fruit ranch at Cornelius, Oregon. The ber ries are large, juicy ones and are in great demand. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Winship attend ed the funeral of Mrs. Roe Martin at Colfax, Wash. Mrs. Martin, who was the wife of a brother of Mrs. Winship, passed away on July 4th. lluring the hot wave this week, the Tnatmometer registered its highest notcftt 93 in the shade here. There has been an absence of hot winds, much to the satisfaction of the grain grow ers. , Louis C. Bergevin and Miss Edith King of Baker, were united in marriage at the Catholic cathedral in Baker on July 3rd. Mr. and Mrs. Bergevin will reside on the Bergevin ranch, south of Athena. Russell Piersol has disposed of his clothes pressery establishment at Wasco, and has enlisted in the hospi tal corps of the United States navy. He left for Presidio, California, last Friday. A. B. Steele, the harness dealer, contemplates moving in a few days to the new building next door to the First National Bank. He will have an ideal store room and exceptionally conven ient quarters to work in. The ladies of the Methodist church will hold a bazaar at some date between Thanksgiving and Christmas. Early announcement of the event is given so that donations of fancy articles may be prepared and given for sale. C. A. Barrett & Co., have secured the agency for Athena and vicinity for the Overland line of Automobiles, and are now prepared to supply cars in all sizes at factory prices with carload freights added. Watch next week's Press for details. Floyd Corporan who enlisted several weeks ago, was at the home of hii unt, Mrs. J. M. Swaggart, north of town during a short leave of absence from his company, which is guarding railroad property over the state line in Washington, James Henderson, who has been en gaged in the merchandizing buslneits In Athena for number of years, left last evening for Standard, Alberta, where he will hereafter engage in farming. During hia long residence in Athena, Mr. Henderson made a large number of friends, all of whom wish turn success in hia new home. A new warehouse is being construct ed in the rear of the Taylor building occupied by De I Bros, grocery, recent ly damaged by fire. The new building will he constructed with corrugated iron, and will have the convenience of a full sized basement. f A slight commotion was caused at he Peoples Theatre last evening, wnen a mm caught tire in the operat ing room. Part of the audience tiled out to the street. The film was thrown out ( f the window by the opera- 4n. .i ... 1 t!,.. , I . ( . . I .. . II l I vui aiiu tin- aijuvv jjiwemoy US LHOUgll nothing had happened. Eber Luna was in the city Tuesday from Joseph, Wallowa county. He came here to dispose of some city pro perty. Mr. Luna has recently acquir ed the controlling interest in the B. & M. Supply Co. of Joseph, a firm for which he has worked for several years. Mrs. Luna has entirely regained her health, Athena friends will be glad to learn. Wm. N. Campbell, a pioneer of Umatilla county, of 53 years residence, died Monday at St. Anthoney's Hospital, Pendleton. He ha 1 a narrow escape from being killed by the Indians in the war of 1878 at which time his brother, Ernest Campbell and John urisp were slain by the Indians on Cama-s Prairie, while they were on their way to notify him that the Indians were on the war path. Among Athena people who spent Sunday at Bingham Springs were Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cannon, Misses Laura and Belle Mclntyr'e, Greta Mclntyre, Josephyne Clark, Lillian Ware, Adah DeFreece and Miss Agnes Russell of North Yakima, and Messrs. George Winship, Wmt Konesak, Virgil Will aby, Ralph Hassell, Archie Mclntyre, Art Chapman, and G. J. Schriener, of North Yakima. The strange plant in the Press sane turn has drawn the attention of many local floral fanciers during the present week Botanical classification is much at variance. Since the plant has taken on additional foliage, its origin seems to be more mystifying than ever. One lady caller demurely remarked that it resembled "at the top, a weed that I pull from my yard; but the lower part of the stem and those shoots are differentl" The ladies of the Red Cross desire to thank all who donated so generously to their Fourth of July undertaking, and especially manager Johnson of the Tum-A-Lum Lumber company, fcr fur nishing lumber and erecting the booths. The proceeds exceeded expectations and were as follows: Punch, $10.00; candy, $1.00; ice cream, flK.00; coffee, sandwiches and cake, 160.24; total, I11U.D4. New members since last report are Ray Shick, Kathryn Pierce, Jacob Booher. 23 Years Ago, From the Press ol July 13 1894 J. D. Israel has resume! from his tour of inspection of the Hamilton and Rourke elevator system and reports everything in good condition. Grain all along the line presents a fine ap pearance. The wheat market will pro bably open at !0 to 88 cents. The company have 400,000 sacks in San Francisco, which are expected to arrive here by the 20 inst. They will be worth from 1 l-S to 8 cents per sack, and will be sold for cash or wheat at the warehouses, at market price, im mediately after threshing. J. M. Hayes is erecting a neat resi dence in Rose's Addition. Henry Schmitt and John Gross ac companied by their families spent Sun day at Bingham Springs. Melvin Johns celebrated his 4th birthday yesterday evening. A large number of children were invited, Geo. W. Hansell and Elmer Reeder are spending the week rusticating and fishing on the Umatilla above Bingham Springs. Threshing was begun on the reser vation the first of the week. Several crops of barley are being threshed. A. K. Finley was in town Tuesday looking for harvest hands. He expects to start up his machine this week. Jas. Maloney. J. E. Froome, F. L. Helfrich and Matt Johnson returned Monday from Starkey1 Prairie where they went several days ago on a hunt ing and fishing tour. They report fishing excellent, but large game scarce. A team belonging to Sam Purdy took a lively spin around town Moi day, and succeeded in pretty well de molishing the hack to which they were attached before they were stopped. Mails from, the east arrived last Tuesday. This is the first eastern mail received at Athena since the railroads were tied up by the great strike. j ... the manufacturer's interest in i riL I car owner'8 personal ex- !$0lt',. Wmtb'fi'i Is money buys unusual 1 PJjLMMsHHfelf mileage and real non-skid 1 f'Ste protection plus the basic Fisk 1 '''gB. lfcy to see that dealers and I W user0 Q-ikc get full value from i Jjl fUES I I Clj "The price is right and fair" Wkf $0" at f Tires For Sale By wh mV' SET Athena Garage Ml fi PIIONE 352 i I UNEQUALLED AS a'' Mri BB h H UNEQUALLED. BJ SmtlfmtS ((NEQJALLED H Hi ASA 'IvHlffrl Wtcopfriirtttd kf cwwui. Co, imi WLiijAS A PLEASANT I II H PREVENTIXfc gmv IH From Scribbler's notes: John C. Walter who has been over near Walla Walla for the past month, speculating in strawberries, returned home recent ly, with a sack full of twenties. It is reported that Charlie Henry a former resident of this vicinity intends locating permanently in the Butter Creek country, and will engage in the butter business. The straw on the road on Gerking Flat caught fire the oth.-r day, doing considerable damage to the road. It i i supposed to be a case of spontaneous combustion, caused by the friction of a match against someone's pants. No insurance. Capt. Till Taylor of the Invincible Twirlers was presented with a beauti ful leather medal by his admiring Base Ball' friends, as a slight token of ap preciation of the efficient manner in which the Invincible? recently scooped the Weston Nine. Capt. Taylor be lieving in "Honor to whom Honor is due," immediately transfered the medal to John Foss, a matchless curve pitcher, who it conceeded deserves more credit for the result of the con test. Mr. Foss' specialty Is rain bow curves at which be has few equals. The medal was designed and construct ed by W. E. Young esq. which fact alone would vouch for its artistic beauty and appropriateness. It Is truly a thing of beauty and a joy for ever. One side represent a Cornu copia, or horn of plenty overflowing with goose eggs; on the reverse side is a monkey as natural as life; all of EVERY BOTTLE GUARANTEED. which would seen to imply that the some one had been monkeying with the Invincibles goose eggs. Mr. Young deserves great credit on the medal which speaks louder than words for the well merited reputation of the Invin cible Twirlers as Base Ball ists. It ia needless to add that the game referred to was !itl to (i in favor of Weston THE MAN WHO FLIES. Hi Should Be Young and Robust Both In Body and Mind. The work of an aviator demands ro bust health of both body and mind. From leakage of petrol spray the pilot muy become dizzy, and the exhaust gases from the engine carbon monox ide and dioxide may cause headache, drowsiness and malaise. The rarefied ulr lit great elevations may induce the symptoms well known lu ballooulsts, and Wells refers to a caso of frostbite In an airman who had been exposed to 34 degrees of frost at an elevation of 15.000 feet. Psychasthenic symptoms namely, loss of self confidence and the resulting mental worry (aerosthe ulal are uot uncommon and prove that the victim hue mistaken bis sphere of activity. Flying Is undoubtedly the job of a young man under thirty years of age, and not every young man Is tempera mentally or physically fitted to carry It through. Perfect ejesight la neces snry to Insure safe landing, correction with glasses being not without its dangers; perfect bearing Is essential to detect the first indications of engine defect, and free movement of joints of the lower limbs to control the steering gear. Fits and tendency to faint absolutely deter the aspirant from the air service, in one remarkable instance at Haslar an airman who fainted, with the result that the acroplano dived noso down ward 1,200 feet Into a plowed field, es caped with such minor Injuries that b was at first extremely loath to give up this branch of the service. London. Lancet. "NaMndbutpr&ise W HUDSON H. O. Harrison Co., Sin Francisco "Many owner of Hudson Super-six cars um Zerolene. We hear nothing but praise for it." FORD Fahy-Anerbury Sain Co , Los Anjetei "we recommend Zerolene for the lubrication of Font cars." MAXWELL J. C. Phelan, Fresno "Zerolene is giving us the best of satisfac tion." HUPMOBILE Manty Auto Co., Portland "we are convinced that Zerolene is giving uniformly satisfactory results." ZEROLENE The Standard Oil for Motor Cars wnmjgffi - 1 Endorsed by Leading Car Distributors f iuse the records of their service depart menu show that Zerolene, correctly refined from California asphalt base crude, gives Crfact lubrication less wear, mora power, mt carbon deposit. fife Dcalm everywhere and at out tervue tlattons STANDARD OIL COMPANY (taliforals) V Jfffi J niiunmiiuiiniiuig For tractors, Zerolene Heavy-Duty b especially rtammendoi KBtrayeii. Two bay' mares, brand Lazy J, weight HBO and linn, one with colt, straytd from my place near Hot iman, Oreg. abjut two weeks ago. Notify C A. FtsriB, Hukiman, Orag, Script Form Butter Wrappers Are Best