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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 24, 1917)
I Press Paragraphs I Charles Kirk is driving a new Ford. Hamp Booher was over from Weston Wednesday. Miss Estella Smith is on the sick list this week. Mr. and Mrs. F. B. Radtke motored tu Milton Sunday. For Sale Henry Koepke has a fresh milch cow for sale. Frank Curl, farmer and politician, was in the city Tuesday. A. A. Foss went to Spokane Tuesday evening on a business trip. B. B. Richards and F. B. Boyd were at McDougals Camp, Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Dobson spent Tuesday at Bingham Springs. Rufe Brown and Sim Barnes of Wes ton were in town Wednesday. W. S. Ferguson has finished thresh ing after a harvest run of V2 days. The 0. W. water tank is being dressed in a new coat of black paint. Earl Dudley made a business trip to La Grande the fore part of the week. Ben Dupuis, salesman of Montana land, was up from l'endleton Wednes day. F. J. Jackson and family will return soon to their ranch west of Athena to reside. Grolden Egg Macaroni, Spaghetti, Vermicelli and Noodles, special for Saturday he Package 10c Best Eastern Corn Meal, white or Yellow 9 POUND BAG 60c Wheat Eats, delicious and healthful, contains 2 ounces more than Cream of Wheat, TUB PACKAGE, 25c Kream Krisp, for all cook inn in place of lard and butter CANS 0c, 80c AND $1.50 S - II Special Blend Coffee, as good as any 'Uk quality THE POUND 35c Boone County Red 15. mis 2 CANS 25c For Pure, Wholesome Food, handled in a clean, sanitary manner, PHONE 171 S & H Pure Food Grocery QUALITY QUANTITY SERVICE FOSS-WIHSHIP 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. BAR RE IT BUILDING. :: ATHENA, OREGON J Splendid Lubricating Qualities" PAIGE Mi- Kinnr y-t'ord MoturCV , PiWnll "we cannot apeak Coo highly of the aplendid lubricating quali tie of Zerolena." WINTON The Wintun l'o., Sn FimcIh "Wa use erolene extensively It is giving eiuir satisfaction' CHEVROLET J.W.I rav itl 13 Co. , l.w Allfrln 'Zcrolene is out choice for Chevrolet cart," FORD Fahy- At tribtirjr Salts Co., Ln Angles--"settled on Zero lene after extensive teats." ZERO LENE Tie Standard Oil for Motor Cws Endorsed by Leading Car Distributors --tiraur the records of their service departments "how that Zerolene, correctly refined from California .1 pluli 1 ... v crude, gives perfect lubrication - -lata war, Bora uotear. Ijjtij eaj Ihui deposit." Dr.iUrt ererywbsea sad si out tcivi.e i.wwiu. STANDARD OIL COMPANY fftsMhlalrt t .HI Va. P '".''"''" svBLl .",- "'"' """ i",t- 5PRt ' 1 1.1 ihi)Kiui4. .ii Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dell and I I daughter Lucinda, are spending a few days in the mountains. Peonies Theatre, Athena Labor Day. September Hrd, "Mothers of France" Mrs. John Stanton and daughter Mildred, visited friends in Pendleton Wednesday. The Wm. McLeod family and Mrs. A. M. Johnson motored to Walla Walla, Tuesday. H. H. Hill came down from McDou gal's camp Tuesday, after spending a couple of days there. Glen Estes, a young pharmacist of Pendleton, has accepted a position in Ware's Pharmacy. Mrs. Morton, Mrs. Ferguson and Mrs. Baddeley were camping in the mountains this week. Mrs. I. W. Wire left Wednesday for Medford where she will visit relatives for a coddle of weeks. Albert Fix, of the firm of Fix and Kadtke, was in the city from Walla Walla, Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Keen and daughter Zola, spent a couple of days in the mountains this Week. Mr. and Mrs. Cass Cannon and Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cannon spent a few days in the mountains. Jackson Nelson is making improve ments to the residence recently vaca ted by Dr. and Mrs. Newsom. John Barnes, who was dra 'n to fill out the first draft quota from this county, went to Pendleton Wednesday and passed the physical examination for entrance in the army. Walt Adams is starting in to har vest his crop of wheat and barley on his highland ranch, south of Athena. Mrs. B. D. Tharp and daughter Lulu, and Miss Laura Mclntyre were Walla Walla visitors Wednesday. Mrs. Hiram Knight and son Henrv have been spending a couple of weeks in the mountains, near Meacham. Miss Ethel Duncan will leave for Vancouver, Wash., to visit with her sister for the remainder of the sum mer. Mrs. George Woodward entertained twenty eight little folks Wednesday in honor of the 4th birthday of little Miss Delpha. The editors desk is decorated with a splendid boquet of sweet peas from the flower garden of Mrs. D. H. Mansfield. Will Bush went to Walla Walla yesterday and had a small particle of steel removed from his right eye, by Dr. Sommers. Miss Adaline Proctor, who has been visiting her parents in Athena, left Wednesday evening, for Jamestown, North Dakota. The Birth of a Nation, appeared, on the screen at the Peoples Theatre Wednesday evening, and attracted a large audience. County Judge Marsh and Miss Alice Butler, domestic science teacher in the Pendleton schools were married at Spo kane, Wednesday. Attractive posters announce the com nng dates of Pendleton's Round Up Thursday, Friday and Saturday, Sep tember 2D, 21, 22. Forty more men have been called for draft examination, three from this locality, Ralph McEwen, Art Chap man, and Jesse Gordon. Mrs. Edna Whiteman and children are expected from La Crosse, Wash., tomorrow, and will join Mrs. B. B. Richards at the mountain camp. The ladies of the Methodist Episco pal church will have a paBtry sale in the Worthington building on Main street, Saturday, September 1st. J. 0. Rursel wife and son; Mr. a: d Mrs. D. Scott Fisher, Miss Florence Milby and Miss Katherine Pierce were Sunday visitors at McDougal's camp. Lowell Rogers was in town Wednes day and says he can see the finish of his harvest operations ahead of him now. He has had a successful seasons run. We have a sample of John Pierce's beans, grown on his little ranch south 01 Athena. Mr. Pierce will realize between t50 and B0 per acre for his crop. Mr. and Mrs. Davis Errett left Mon day evening on a visit to relatives and friends at Omaha and other Nebraska cities, and will be gone for several weeks. '"rank Swaggart finished driving the combine for Ad. Pinkerton Monday evening, and left next morning for Wallowa' county to harvest his crop of granithere; .ETSa. Bennett has gone to Wallace, IdahoAwhere he will engage for a while in painting and paperhanging, at $t; per day. He contemplates re turning to Athena. The Red Cross auxiliary having a large consignment of work to do, will meet at the work rooms every Wednes- ay atfemoon. All members are re-. qtiested to be present. Reed Hill, Wm. McLeod, A. M. Johnsonand son Don, returned Satur day frcmN a huckleberrying trip at Woodward s Toll Gate, with a liberal quantity of lucious fruit. H. 0. Worthington and W. J. Ghol- son left Tuesday on a huckle berrying trip in the vicinity of Saling's Cauip. It is predicted that H, 0. will pick the berries and Bill do the cooking. GrouBe hunters report few birds in the mountains this season. Rut few hunters have obtained the limit. The best shooting grounds appear to be on the headwaters of McKay creek. vera! large land deals are under wtfvv in this locality. One deal has been cdhaumated, Hey Winn purchas ing the Mose Taylor section northeast of town. Consideration, 1100,000. It is reported that the new elevators at Weston and Downing are giving way under the strain of holding bulk grain. It is said the foundations are giving way under the weight of the grain. Wanted By young man and wife, work on a ranch in Umatilla county. JuBt arrived from Missouri and not afraid of work. Address, Richard Raymond, General Delivery, Pendleton Oregon. G. W. Hansell and the boys are well pleased with their U00 acre farm re cently purchased near Lewiaton, Idaho. The place is well improved and rental land brings their total acreage up to MOO acres. "isJEstiuiating that his barley crop on lils-plnce northeast of Athena was 'pinched" to the extent of about 2000 sacks, W. S. Ferguson says the field of 2H0 acres cropped about thirty sacks to the acre. L. L. Mann was in town from his ranch Wednesday trading with local merchants. He says he has the poor est wheat crop this year he has raised since he commenced farming on the reservation. Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Jones and young son of Fort Worth, Texas, were in the city this week, guests of Al. Sigmon, who is Mrs. Jones brother. Mr. Jones is a railroad man. They left Wednesday for Seattle. Dr. Newsom departed Tuesday morning for rrineville, where he will spend several days at the home of his mother, before going to Vancouver to enlist in the medical corns. His family is at St. Paul, Oregon. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Williams of Waldon, Wash., are visiting rtlatives in Athena. Mr. Williams is a locomo tive engineer on the Milwaukee road, and is on his annuat vacation trip to tha deer trails of Suu'.her:: Oregon. William Hall, well known resident of the reservation, has returned from a trip to Montana. Asked as to how he liked the country up there, he re plied. "Too much big wheat, too much little whe-.t, all same spotted." fh ideal weather conditions, ing is progressing satisfactorily, of the farmers having finished. . hauling has only commenced, who handled their grain by tru? bulk method, say the change is advan tageous. The Willamette University at Salem has extended the vacation period from the 20th of September to the 2nd of October, in order that students work ing in the rural districts may have ad ditional time to assist in harvesting the crops. Mrs. B. B. Richards, Mrs. H. H. Hill and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Davis are among the campers and berry pickers at McDougal's camp. The McDougal camp is a popular resort and annually attracts large numbers of Weston and Athena people. J. H. Booher is now representing an eastern firm which makes a specialty of made to order women's wear. He is prepared to measure for tailor made suits, coats, skirts, waists, etc. He will also take orders for furs, and makes a specialty of red fox furs. siness at the Richards chop mill increased so that an addition for graili storage is necessary. Yesterday mornW, ReeJ Hill commsnced work of enlarging the storage capacity of the mill 15x1 feet. The new addi tion will bs on the north end of the present building. Floyd Corporan, who is soldering in the Second Washington regiment sends the Press a copy of the "The Second Washingtonian," the official paper of the regiment. It is brimful) of inter esting matter pertaining to the doings of the soldier lads, and is published weekly at Tacoma. The stretch of 0. W. track between Athena and Weston, is being ballasted with gravel. The crew doing the work are Japs. The 0. W. is making considerable permanent improvements on the Washington division this sea son. Aside from ballasting the entire road bed, fills are being made at the Pine Creek and Dry Creek crossings. 0. T. ( Dad ) Douglas reports to the Weston Leader of having seen a pecu liar object flying rapidly across the heavens Sunday night. It resembled a ball of fire with a trail of sparks behind it. Dad isn't claiming that the object was a stray aeroplane, be cause he was unable to fly after it and make a personal investigation. He merely says it was different from any aerial visitor he ever saw before. Sid McLean was with him at the time, and was equally mystified. 1 Weston Leader: Bean prospects have been looking up in the Weston country the last few days. Pods have been setting nicely on the vines, many of which are well loaded, and cool nights are helping the crop to mature. While rain would do a lot of good there is enough moisture in the soil to bring the crop to maturity, and the only danger is from early frosts. In company with W L. Robbins our bean editor visited a number of fields this week, and feels quite encouraged over the outlook. 23 Years Ago Prom the Press 01 Aug. 24 1894 Prof. M. G. Royal, of the Weston Normal School, arrived from Olympia Thursday evening. Lee Mitchell's family returned from the mountains Friday. Win. McBride, the Adams druggist, has sold his store to Chas Bowling. Last Monday Recorder Gilman fined David Conture if 10 for being drunk and disorderly. Mr. Spencer, the blacksmith, had the .misfortune to get the index finger of his right hand badly mashei Saturday last. Young Chief and a number of other Indians will meet the Bannocks beyond Weiser, Idaho, to indulge thuir weak ness fur trading horses. By Scribbler: Mr. Watt R. Melon accompanied by his inseparable com panion, Miss Belle A. Aiken, are now paying the citizens of Athena thttr annual visit. There is a rumor afloat that they would if they could, but they cant-elope, which has a very melon choly effect upon all concerned. Liberty, the Indian, took aboard a heap of firewater Saturday and started for home horseback. When near Beale'a slaughter house he fell ftom his horse and slept in the road over night. He was found there the next trorning by one of Mr. Beale's em ployes. It is reported that a building is be ing erected near the depot, north of Weston, which will be occupied by a saloon. The La Grande Chronicle says that a large amount of Umatilla county wheat and perhaps Union county wheat as well, will be shipped east this season to supply millers in Color ado and Nebraska. There has been some wheat shipped in that direction during previous seasons, but never on such an extensive scale as is anticipa ted this season. Notice Of final Report. In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of Maurice M. Johns, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has filed his final report in the above entitled esstate with the clerk of the above entitled court, and that the judge of said court has desig nated Monday, the 1st day of October, 11)17, at 10 o'clock in the forenoon as the time and the office of the County Judge in the County Court House at Pendleton, Umatilla County, Oregon, as the place when and where hearing shall be had thereon. All persons in terested are notified to then and there appear and show cause, if any they have, why the report should not be ap proved, the administrator with will an nexed discnarged, and his bondsmen exonerated. Dated this 22 day of August. 1!17. M. Melville Johrs, Administrator v.itt, Will ijAStati FIX & RADTKE Main St. THE "MONEY-BACK STORE" Athena - Here's Where your Dollar Goes Farthest Thrift is the National Slogan now-a-days, and if you are one who has been amazed-yes, perhaps frightened at the continuous rise in ,the price of, every" day necessities, visit our Store and see that your dollar still goes a long way Lard per pail ... $1.25 $2 50 Cusco 50c $1.00 WE STILL GIVE 5 BARS Crystal White Soap tor a Quarter Pear Shortening . 75c $1 55 Cottolene $1.15 $2.50 How About That New Wagon? The time is short when all prices will be advanced to meet new conditions. We have a few wagons left, at the special prices ofr fered. Our prices on Big 4 Overland Automobile is $1010 delivered; Little 4 five passenger at $840. All prices are advancing by leaps and bounds;- better buy while prices last Cnly a few of those Vacuum Cup 6000-mile guaranteed tires left. Hurry and sup ply your wants while they last. We also have a complete line of Oils constantly on hand C. A. Barrett & Co iniiittnimiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiniiniint) t f C 3 Are You Thinking About Prices. t ; Drop in, and let m; convince you that I am in a position to give you perfect fitting Clothes at reasonable Third Street J. H. BOOHER Athena Oregon f Foley's Honey and Tar tor chUdreu.smte.surt. No opiates. Ts Car CwuwltpwlloM awravasv Taka i-aacareta Caui Caieanic. Ma ..rss. (I C. V- C iwl u .jk, ilrugg iu i , Script Porm Butter Wrappers Are Best