The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, October 12, 1917, Image 3

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Alvin White is expected horns sJbn i Winter.
from American Lake, Wash.
Rev. Gleiaer spent part of the week
in Dayton, on a business visit.
A. M. Meldrura was in the citv
from Spokane, thejnrat of the week.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kinnear of
Cj'ijj creek, wjre in the city Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. March of Weaton were
shopping m Athena luesday afternoon?
W. R. Proctor and family left ye;
terday for Tacoma, where theyj wjfU
reside.
Mr. and Mr. Max Dudley have re
turned from a short wedding trip to
Portland.
Mrs. and Mrs. Robert Wright of
Walla Walla visited at the D. H. Mans
field home Sunday. '
W. A. Saunders has purchased the
Jack McPhail land near Helix, accord
ing to the E. 0.
Henry Keen went to Portland this
, where he represented Pythian
Lodge K. of P. at the grand lo ige
Mrs. Chas. Henry was in Walla i Among the temporary exemptions re
Walla yesterday, accompanying her 'ported by the district board ia the
sister, Mrs. Hamp Booher to the hos- name of Grover Bowles, stockman of
ttal. Montana.
S & H Pure Food Grocery
duality -duantity -Service
PHONE 171
Good Table Catsup the bottle .20
Best Eastern Cornmeal 9 pound
bag - - - ' .60
New Comb Honey each - .20
Peanut Butter in bulk the pound .25
S & H Coffee a 40c coffee for .35
Curve cut Macardhi 2 pounds .25
Horseradish Freshly grated bottle .30
Crockery
In Connection
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FBSS-WlHSKiP 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.
BARRETT BUILDING, :: ATHENA, OREGON
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Otis Tires
Valvoline, Mono- Goodyear, Fire-
I gram, Zerolene stone, and U. S.
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Athena G-arage
Repairing
Agents for
BUICK and MAXWELL
CARS
Parts and Accessories. Lathe Work a Specialty.
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We carry the best
MEATS
That Money Buys
Our Market is
Clean and Cool
Insuring Wholesome Meats.
READ & MEYER
Main Street, Athena, Oregon
The Star Club will be entertained
next Tuesday afternoon at the home of
lire. W. P. Litllejohn.
Tho ladici of the local Red Cross
report the neat sum of ?55 from their
pastry rale last Saturday.
Good freah butter for sale at the
Bern Banister dairy. Get in your or
der for regular delivery. Adv.
Miss Dora Bennett left the first of
the week for Portland, where she will
b: employed at dressmaking.
Lawson Booher is reported getting
along nicely after an operation on his
knee, in the Pendleton hospital.
Ever get tired buildipg fires? Cole's
Original Air Tight Wood Stove holds
the fire all night. Better look at one.
Miss Verla Hayman, of Itingling,
Mont., ia a gueat of her sister, Mrs.
Austin Huffman, at her horn on Wild
Horse creek.
Cant. Richmond Pearson Hobson, of
"Merrimac" fame, will lecture in
Pendleton at the M. E. church Monday
evening, Oct. 15, 1
Miss Jeanette Miller has recently
received a handsome new Shoniger
piano, the gift of her mother, of which
is justly proud.
A letter from Sam Starr, at Camp
ene N. C. reports the boys all well
happy except Ed. Sebasky who is
still id the hospital.
Floyd Payne and wife visited rel
atives in Waitsburg Sunday. They left
Tuesdsy for Portland, where Floyd has
position as Dooxxeeper.
Mrs. J. O. Russell enjoyed a visit
from her brother, H. W. Torbet, assis
tant cashier of the First National bank
at Albany the past week,
Miss Josephyne Clark returned this
week from a visit to Seattle, where
she attended the wedding of a friend
the capacity of bridesmaid.
Mrs. J. A. Luinsden left Wednesday
for Enterprise, where she will visit,
prior to her departure with Mr. Lums
pen for a winter's sojourn in California.
John Barnes has resigned as an em
ploye in the Mill and will engage in
farming east of Weston. He will
move his family to the Anderson farm
next week.
For Sale. One half -section good
raw wheat land in Hurse Heaven dis
trict, seven miles from Kennewick.
-J0 per acre; terms.
A. F. Hammond, Enumclaw, Wash.
Lloyd Ritchey of Cornelius, has ar
rived and taken a position in the Par
ker barber shop, in place of Jesse
Myrick, who has again quit the barber
business.
The little daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
W. A. Chase was taken to the Pendle
ton hospital last week, and is slowly
recovering from her long illness. She
is attended hy her mother.
Henry Barrett brought his sheep in
e mountain ranee on the Look-
Glass and Tuesday morning passed
through town taking them to his Pine
Creek range north of town.
Claud Cuomans and Llovd McPher-
In. Athena Hiirh school bovs. left Sat
urday morning for The Dalles, where
than will be emnloved on the Coomans
fruit ranch during the busy season.
VHiTlph Haynie, son of Mr. Haynie of
and Radtke's store, arrived Sunday
from Monmouth, where ne nas oeen
attending school, and will enter the
Senior class of the Athena High school.
k.-vj rnnrrete walks are beinir laid
around the property of Robt Coppock
on 1th and Adams streets, ana mrs.
I illu Miller and E. L. Smith on Adams.
The work is beiiig done by Mr. Keller.
Wm, MeBrlde, J. A. Lumsden, Frank
Berlin, and Wm. Winship bunday
left in the McBride ear for a trip
through Montana, with the purpose of
investing in land if conditions are fav
orable.
t nnrH Blnmirren has the distinction
nf heinir the first of the Weston soldier
i,q tn mil fnr France. He Was on the
ocean September 24 with the command
to which he is attached.
H. C. La Marsh, agent at the N. P.
depot, went to Walla Walla Monday
and joined Uattery A, field Ariniery,
in time to entrain with the battalion
leaving for Camp Greene, N. C, Tues
day i.ighl.
J. C. Walter recently purchased 800
acres belonging to the Hager estate,
the land lying near Adams. The price
was 17, B00 being fltis.au an acre.
Oscar Piper sold to Wm. Piper, li0
acres for 5O0O.
Mr. Wm fiholson is visiting her
mother, Mrs. Mackay, in Walla Walla
this week, while Mr. Gholson is at the
new home of Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon
Taylor, .on Cjld Spring, doing car
penter work.
In resnonse to a telegram urging
her immediate presence, Mrs. Davis
PVrott left Saturday afternoon for
Plattsmouth, Nebraska tD attend htr
mother. No hopes are held for the re
covery of the invalid.
Mrs. N. A. Osborne and her two
sons, Percy and Eugene, left Monday
nvmiiw and will vieit a short time in
Spokane before continuing on their
journey, Mrs. Osborne to lowa ana tne
boys to Missoula, Mont.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Lytle of LaCross,
Wash., visited relatives in Athena
this week. The couple were recently
married at Pomeroy, the bride, Miss
Beasie Carder, being a niece of Mrs.
Winship and Mrs. Haworth.
Within !!0 or 10 davs the work of
filling the 0. W. trestles crossing Pine
and Dry Creeks near Weston win uave
been completed by the contractors. A
,.,,,,ui,l.raLi. fnrce of men will after
ward be employed in riprapping.
Elmer Booher left Wednesday morn
ing for Condon, near where he will lo
cate on a farm. Mr. Booher took
down his household goodB and equip
ment by train, and Mrs. Booher will be
accompanied by her father and sister,
Wm. Russell and Miss Vorgie, going
automobile.
Tomorrow evening the ladies of the
Catholic church will hold their annual
ball in the Opera house. Joe Payant's
oichestra will furnish the music and
refreshments will be served. A pleas
ant evening is assured all who attend.
Misses Estella Smith and Myrtle
Potts, left on Tuesday night's train to
enter Spokane University, where they
will take the regular college course.
They were accompanied by A. Mac
kenzie Meldrum, who is a prominent
member of the faculty.
Dr. Sharp went over to Walla Walla
yesterday, where he assisted in two
surgical operations, one on Mrs. Hamp
Booher of Weston, for tumor, and the
other on Jesse Smith of Athena for a
growth on the throat. Both patients
are in a favorable condition.
Mrs. George Carmichael of Walla
Walla was successfully operated upon i
September aa at Kirksvilb, Mo., for
the removal of a goitre with which she
has long been troubled. She withstood
the ordeal well and has since been pro
gressing favorably toward recovery.
Alex Kirk's handsome new bungalow
on south 3rd street is nearing' comple
tion and he is beginning the erection
of another bungalow of smaller propor
tion's, adjoining his own, which will
be occupied by Mrs. Kirk's mother
who will come here from Halsey to
make her home.
Mrs. Sarah McDougal, familiarly
known as "Aunt Sarah" of the popular
McDougal camp, is over from her home
in Weston visiting her grandson, J. R.
Barnes and other relatives. Mrs. Mc
Dougal claims to be the "Mother of
Weston" having been the first white
settler of that burg with her family.
The sum of HO.1137.51. the first fed
eral inheritance tax to be paid in Uma
tilla county under the new law, was
recorded paid Monda in the office of
the county recorder. It was paid by
the estate of the late Ben F. Ogle, and
is in addition to the state income tax
of 120)11.14 already paid by the estate.
A telegram received by Rev. Errett
ahnounced the death of Mrs. Errett ,'s
mother Mrs. Elizabeth Wiles at Platts
mouth, Nebraska Wednesday mor.iing.
Mrs. Errett arrived there Tujsday
night. Deoetsed was 75 year o'd, and
leaves a husband aged b7, and U chil
dren to m ur i her loss.
Saturday Oct. '-0 Pendleton will
have the first inter-collegiate foo'.ball
game when 0. A C. and Idaho Uni
versity elevens will meet on the Rurd
Up grounds for their annual game.
Last year O. A.C. won the game af-0.
This is one of the big games on both
teams' schedule for the Northwest
Conference championship and will
doubtless draw a record crowd.
Mrs. Minnie DePeatt will go to Pen
dleton Sunday, where she will keep
house for her sister, Mrs. Genevieve
Harris and her daughter, Mrs. Lloyd
W. Smitn, both of whom are employ
ed in the Golden Rule store, in that
city. Mrs. Smith's husband is enlist
ed in the engineers' corps of the Army
and is now in active service, and she
will spend the time of his absence
here with her mother.
On Saturday evening, October 20,
a Red Cross benefit Jitney dance will
be given at the Athena opera house
with Mrs. Sabina Morton as hostess.
With this initial benefit proving suc
cessful a series of Jitney dances will
be given throughout the winter for
the benefit of the local Red Cross
tuxiliary. The young eople of neigh
boring towns and vicinities will be in
vited and a generous patronage from
Athena citizens is expected.
Thirty cans of trout fry secured
through the good offices of George Ton
kin, deputy game and fish wardei,
were released Wednesday in Pine
creek and will be ready for the angler
a year from next spring, reports the
Weston Leader. Half of them were
turned loose below town by Marvin
Trice and Happy Graham, and the
other half above town, in the vicinity
of Rocky Ford, by Dr. Watts and Jim
Price. The young trout are about an
inch long and comprise the rainbow
and brook varieties.
A "Hallowe'en Frolic" ia announced
to be given by the young ladies of
Athena and vicinity, assisted by
number of the young matrons of the
city. Tbia promises to be an event
of interest, the proceeds of which will
be given to the Red Cross. A pre
gram of music and vaudeville features
will be presented after which refresh
ments will be served, the menu being
appropriate to the Hallowe'en season.
The exact date has not been set, bjt
the "Frolic" will be held in the High
school auditorium.
TEAS and SPICES
from the ORIENT
"THE CUP THAT CHEERS'-that's what tea
drinkers call our teas. There are many grades and
flavors on the market, but our choice selections
of the most desirable qualities will surely please.
SHILLING'S TEA per pa:kage 35c & 70c
DEPENDABLE " " " 30c & 60c
UPTON'S " ' " 40c & 75c
JAPAN, GUNPOWDFR, and SP1DERLEG
TEAS in bulk 60c per pound
Our Spices are pure and wholesome of full strength and flavor.
They help to make Baking Day "goodies" more tempting.
FIX & RADTKE
Main St. THE "MONEY-BACK STORE" Athena
OVERLANDS
FOURS 5-PASSENGER
Big Four, 5 Passenger, $1,010 Athena; Little
Four, 5-Passenger, $840 Athena; Easy riding
and easy controlled.
VACUUM CUP TIRES
Guaranteed for 6000 Miles
Valvoline Motor Oils. Best brands of Cup and Axle
Grease. oTWitchell and Studebaker Wagons
We also have a complete line of Oils
constantly on hand
C. A. Barrett & Co
23 Years Ago
LKrom the Press 01 Oct. 5 1894
by
Mrs. Sarah Bowles and Hiss Laura
Bowles of Walla Walla, spent the week
end at the LeGrow home in this city.
Uiaa Dnnla. ha. ruSlimorl t fUrhlTW H f-
I ter a couple of years rest, and is again
a member of the Walla Walla High
I school faculty.
Born, in Athena, October 8, 1894, to
Mr. and Mrs. Lake f iance, a girl.
I ne Athena band will give a concert
r.ext Friday evenii g. Oct. 19th, assist
ed by the Choral Union.
Born Oct. lath, to the wife of
Thos. P. Page, a bey. They say T. P.
is still i hi to be up.
W. T. Gilman. John Gillis, T. D.
Taylcr and E. S. Watermao want
down to Portland on the excursion this
week.
Dr. Dell informs us of the serious
illness of G. D. Foster. Mr. Foster
was taken ill with typhoid fever last
week and at this writing is in a very
precarious condition.
East Oregonian: James Lieuallen
and W. B. Adcook left for Portland
Monday night. They go to make a
sale of 40,000 bushels of wheat direct
to the exporters from the raisers in
Umatilla county.
"Look out mama, I'm going to shoot
you now," and as Mrs. Humphrey, of
Pendleton, quickly turned her head the
crack of a target rifle rang out, and
the bullet passed through the mother's
right cheek, making a Berious wounu.
Three refrigerator cars were loaded
with potatoes in this city during the
week for shipment esst. 1. A. bic
Ginnis, of Paw Paw, III., shipped two
1 of the cars, one of which was loaded
! by A. J. Goodbrod and the others by
various parties in this vicinity. The
other ear was shipped by F. D. Mc-Cully.
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