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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 28, 1917)
rt rr ess Paragraphs For Alfalfa kty jUr.e Lee Jchncou 26F8, Mra. Kinnear, of Walla Walla, was a business visitor in Athena Wednes day. Mrs. N. Buroker left Tuesday for Palouse Wash., where she will visit friends. Mr and Mrs. Henry Dell and Mrs. Littlejohn were Walla Walla visitors Saturday. Mrs. Henry Keen and daughter, Miss Zola, will visit in Walla Walla tomorrow. Mrs. W. R. Taylor is expecting the arrival of her mother, Mrs. Leeper, from Corvallis. Mrs. Wm. McBride left Monday for a visit with Mr. and Mrs. Sam Mc Bride, near Seattle. Mrs. Geo. Buckingham of Dilly, Ore , is a guest of her son, Lloyd Mi'jhener and family. New concrete walks are being laid fronting the McLean and Froome prop erties on Hunt Avenue. an -'d A competent woman or girl 10 assist in general housework. Mrs. J. C. Baddeley. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Loney, of Walla Walla, visited over Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Mansfield. Martin Sebarky left Tuesday for I visit at the former borne of his mother, Mrs. Win Burden, at Foley, Minn. John McKae, formerly of Weston, I but now residing in Wslla W:;i1Ih, paid Atnena a visit Wednesday morning. Mrs. M. L. Watts, Mrs. W. P. Lit tlejohn and Miss Belle Mclntyre vis ited in Weston Wednesday afternoon. Lost Wire wheel and tire 38x4 for Detrciter car, between Weston and Pendleton. Reward. J. A. Muirbead, Dayton, Wash. For Sale or Trade One brown mare wt. 1H0U; one buckskin saddle mare wt. 850; one saddle and bridle and one good hack. W. A. Chase. Mrs. Hale, who with her two chil dren has been visiting her sister, Mrs. William Rice, left Tuesday morning for her home at Brownsville. A handsome new veranda has been built on the residence of Will Harden on the West side adding much to the appearance and comfort of the home. The Press office table is graced by a boquet of magnificent red and yel low dahlias from the garden of Mrs. David Taylor, for which our thanks are du Lloyd Michener, who has been an employe at the Preston Shaffer Mill forVveral years will leave for Pasco the first of the month to try railroad ing. At a meeting of the City Council last week Mrs. F. S. LeGrow and Mrs. W. P. Littlejohn were appointed to succeed themselves on the local library board. Emit Jars and Extras We still have plenty of Economy" and Selt-Sealing cTWason Jars in all sizes. Also Jelly Glasses, extra Jar Lids and Rubbers EVERYTHING THE MARKETS AFFORD IN FRESH ERU1TS AND VEGETABLES Cauliflower Lettuce Green Poppers Tomatoes Cabbage Green Beans -Beets Onions Squash Celery Crabapples Grapes Peaches Pears Plums A pples Bananas Lemons Oranges Melons S & H Pure Food Grocery QUALITY QUANTITY SER VICE PHONE 171 FOSS-WINSHIP HARDWARE COMPANY FISHING TACKLE We are displaying an assortment of Flies, Hooks, Spoons, l ines, Leaders, Rods, Reels, etc. We are carrying a splendid line this year. K RVV. T BUILDING, i UK A. OREGON 1 3w m n a Technical Department 'Bulletin Peerless Motor Car Co To All Dealers: For your it.formation we with to advise that in our experiments and lects here at the factory with our new eight-cylinder car, ree have been able to secure uniform' ly better results with Standard Oil Company's Zerolene motor lubricant than with any other which we hare used. Endorsed by Peerless Motor Car Co. The above letter sent out from the factory to aH Peerless dealers is aa unsolicited testimonial to the perfect lubricating quaUtiea of Zerolene. Less wear, more power, least carbon deposit - because correctly refined from California asphait-base crude. Dealers everywhere and it our icrvice union. STANDARD OIL COMPANY (CaMaoaa) ZEROLENE The Standard Oil for Motor Cars I Mr. and Mrs. James Frazier of Mil ton, with their little granddaughter, I Helen Comptun. visited Mrs. Rosetta I White, Wednesday afternoon. j Delpha, the little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. George Woodward, was tak I en seriously ill the first of the week 1 and is in the Pendleton hospital. From the 1st to the loth of Octobei, John Froome will have for sale be tween three and four tons of fine cab bage. Apply to him at the St. NicholB Hotel. The usual Weston Saturday night dance has been postponed for tomorrow night, so that the Weston young peo ple may attend the Rebekah benefit ball here. Mr. and Mrs. J. Daniels, of Spok ane, visited the three days of the Round Up at the Henry Keene home in this city going down for the per formance. Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Mays of North Powder, visited this week at the C. A. Barrett home. Mr. Mays is a bro ther of Mrs. Barrett and son of Mrs. Martha Mays. The activities of the Sunshine Club will be resumed on Thursday afternoon October 4th, when the club will be en tertained at the home of Mrs. William riper, neat Helix. Miss Evelyn Boyer of Fairbault, N. D., who has been a guest at the home of her aunt, Mra. L. Sherman, has opened her school west of town in the Thompson district. Elmer Booher is making prepara tions to move soon to a farm recently purchased, near Condon. Mr. and Mrs. Booher will be accompanied by Miss Vergie Russell. Charles Williams, farming south of town, has rented the Baker cottage on High street and will soon move his family to town for the advantage of Athena's splendid school. Mr. and Mrs. Willard Johnson had as guests this week at their home on the West side Ora Johnson of Portland, brother of Mr. Johnson, and Mr. and Mrs. John Williams of Seattle. A. B. Steele and Will Pinkerton had splendid luck on their fishing trip over the week end, bringing home two full baskets of fish, many of which measured over fourteen inches. . Ed Rarrett and sister, Miss Kate Barrett, of Albany, Ore., visited the first of the week at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. A. Barrett, having come up for the Pendleton Round Up. Mr. and Mrs. Larkins, of Oregon City, who-Visited their daughter, Mrs. W. W. McPherBon here the past week, have returned to Portland for a short visit before going to their home. Mr. and Mrs. James Sturgis were in town yesterday. Jim is now recruit ing sergeant in Battery A, Field Ar tillery, recently organized in Walla Walla, and was here in that capacity. Mrs. D. Errett received news this week from her mother, whom she re cently visited at Plattsmouth, Neb., and is pleased to hear that she is slight ly improved from her serious illness. Ora Zerba and Mrs. Martin Volwey ler, of Kennewick, Wash, are in the city, having been called on account of the serious turn in the condition of their invalid mother, Mrs. O. W. B. Zerba. Athena men summoned to appear at American Lake on October !i, on the third call for the selective draft, are Virgil Willaby, Dr. E. B. Osborne and Arthur Chapman. Fourteen other men are also called. Mrs. Anna Myers and son, Walter Myers, former residents of Athena, passed through by auto Tuesday, en route from Starbuck to Baker, where they will reside They were guests at the Worthington home for a short time. Yesterday morning Henry Keen re ceived a telegram from his father, John Keen, who is in San Francisco, stating that he had been hurt, but not seriously, in an automobile accident. Further news is awaited with anxiety by Mr. Keen. Mrs. G. W. Dickson, of Walla Walla is a guest this week at the home of her mother, Mrs. Jackson Nelson. Wednesday a number of relatives were entertained at the Nelson home in hon or of Mr. Nelson's two brothers, who have been visiting him for the past month. Athena friends of Mr. and Mrs. Earl Williams, of Weston, have re ceived invitations to attend a dramat ic recital given next Tuesday evening in the U. B. church of that city, by their talented young son, Gail Miller Williams, with Mrs. Lela G' Saling as soloist. Mrs. Luke Read and her father, George Gross, went over to Walla Walla Tuesday, to visit Luke Read, who is recovering from an operation, in the hospital. Mr. Read was operat ed upon some two months ago for ton silitis, but has since been In a lerlous condition from Infection. At present he is slightly Improved Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Bullock of Portland, were guests the first of the week of Rev. and Mrs. D. Errett. Mr. Bullock is in the insurance business, am! is considering locating in Athena ior the coming winter, if he can find a suitable residence. Clifford Stone recently sold his home farm to his brother, David, and will move to Washington, where he has purchased a farm near Pullman. Mr. and Mrs. David Stone will occupy their new home, where last year a finebun galow and barns were erected. Mrs. Arthur Coppock left Monday for Spokane, where she will meet her mother and sister, Mrs. Tompkins and Miss Lillian, en route home from their summer's sojourn in Alberta. After a visit with relatives here, they will go to Long Beach, Calif., for the win ter. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Tutman, who have made themselves many friends during their brief sojourn in Athena, left Sunday morning for their former home at Brownsville, where they will reside. Mr. Putman has been asso ciated with Scott Fisher in the carpen ter trade. Chas. McFarland has discontinued the milk business, and disposed of his dairy interests to Bern Banister, who will serve the former customers of Mr. McFarland. Mr. Banister is well equipped at his farm just west of town and insures his patrons satis faction. Mrs. Harvey Catop is this week vis iting relatives at Walla Walla and Waitsburg. Upon her return she will take an auto trip to Portland in company with her brother, J. T. Lieu alkn. Mrs. Caton's health is slowly improving and her permanent recovery is hoped for by her many friends. Athena friends of Charles Coomans this week received samples of his Kl berta peaches and Cornice pears, raised in his Dalles orchard this year without spraying. They are splendid specimens, but Chas. says: "Next year I expect to have something bet tre." If so, we will be perfectly will ing to sample them. Charlotte, the little daughter of Mr. aad Mrs. D. Scott FiBher, yesterday afternoon celebrated her fifth birthday by a delightful little child's party at her home. Covers were laid for twen ty small people, the decorations being in red and white. Delicious sand wiches, cake and punch were served by Mrs. Fisher, assisted by Mrs. David Stone. Mr. and Mrs. George Payne left yes terday morning for Spokane, in re sponse to a telegram summoning them to the bedsid of their son-in-law, Leon Miller, who submitted to an operation at a hospital thre. They were accom panied by Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Wilkes. Mr. Miller resides at Ephrata, Wash., and the cause of his sudden illness was unknown to them. Many residents of this city are wish ing this week for the decision of an authority on mushrooms. After the recent heavy rains, mushrooms have sprung up in abundance in many lawns but owing to inexperience in tnis line housekeepers are chary of serving them on the table. The under gills are snow white instead of pink, but otherwise they would pass for perfect ly good mushrooms. This season seems to have been an ideal one for raising tomatoes in this vicinity, where heretofore it has been thought practically impossible to raise this favorite vegetable-fruit. Nearly every garden shows its patch of ripen ing tomatoes. Austin Huffman, farm ing on Wild Horse creek, this weak showed a specimen tomato measuring fourteen inches in circumference and weighing one pound. It was not the only big one, either. The first ball of the season will be given tomorrow evening in the Opera house, with the ladies of the Rebekah Club as patronesses. This promises to be a brilliant affair, as the ladies are taking especial pains to make it a suc cess. The young people of Weston, Adams, Helix, Pendleton, and the sur rounding country are expected to join with the Athena dancers and all will be assured a good time. The Payant orchestra has been secured to furnish music, and sandwiches and punch will be served. The proceeds will be add ed to the carpet fund, in paying for the handsome new carpet purchased by the Rebekahs for the K. of P, 1. 0. 0. F. hall. Jfieveral Athena parties left this wetek for the hunting grounds, for the annual hunt for big game. Saturday evening H. I. Watts and Fred Boyd left for Montana, Sam Pambrun and W. E. Dcbson having gone the day I previous to have the pack train in readiness. After reaching St. Ignatius I Montana, by train, the men will pack I into the mountains, taking five days ! for the tripjfffuesday afternoon Tom Gilkey. Geoije Finch and Millard Kelly left by team for the head of the Grand Ronde river, where they will nunt during the month of October. They expect later to be joined by Dean Dudley, who will go in horse back, as soon as his farm operations will permit. HllllllllllfM UMllllgi COME. AND;BRIKG YOUR STOCK. 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