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Ralph Hasseil is ill this week at the
home of his mother, in Pendleton.
fB. B. Richards has purchased a new
sate, which will be installed shortly.
ym. iarsten and family have re
turned from Pendleton, to reside
Athena.
Lawson Booher has retnrnprl hnmo
frum the hospital and is giaiually im
proving. Claud Coomans is here from The
Dalles, near which place his parents
are now residing.
Lost A shoat strayed from tl e
Dean Dudley place. Information will
be thankfully received.
Avoid chilly rooms in the morning
by using Cole's Hot Blast Heaters.
They prevent colds and sickness.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Lumsden and Mr.
and Mrs. Arnold Wood made a visit
this week to friends in Lewiston, Ida
ho.
labies have again made an aDDear
ancftjn this section of the county. A
dog at the Roy Keys place was killed
this week, after it had bitten four
head of horses.
Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kidder write
that they aie having a pleasant jour
ney overland to California, and had
crossed the mountains without any
trouble so far.
An attendance of all members of
Pythian Lodge, No. 29, is desired on
next inursday evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Win. MeSride will
leave in a few days tor Portland, to
vlit i heir daughter, Mrs. I. B. Stur-ges.
A numoer of out of town guests were
in atten lance i t the jitney dance and
the Hallowe'en frolic Red Cross ben
ts.
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liff Bania'er was un from his Cold
Springs ranch yesterdav. and reDorted
but little seeding done in his neighbor
I ood.
Mrs. Eavis Errelt arrived home
Monday Ton Nebraska, where the
was cal'ed by the recent death .of her
j mother.
F. A. Dudley is (aid to have raised
a splendid -potato ciop this season cn
j th; St. Dennis place south oT Athena.
I His spuds produced well and are of
superb quality.
AA H. Mansfield, who is buying hors-
esnH nilllPH fm- tin. VoAaa HnvDn..
I merit shipped out a carload Wednes-
uay. ine snipment comprise both
horses and mules.
Dr. A. B. Sione was in Athena the
fore part of the week from Thornton,
Wash. The doctor is engaged in farm
irg and reports only a fair crop in his
section this season.
One of the worst storms of the sea
son "blew up" Saturday. The storm
was general throughout the North
west, being particularly severe at The
Dalles, where trees were uprooted and
outbuildings demolished.
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Catsup, new pack.
The Bottle, 20c.
Fancy Assorted Cakes
The Pound 40c.
Kraut C8, Sausage try a can
The Can, 30c.
Dromedary Golden Dates
The Package, 80c.
None-Such Mince Meat, new pack
The Package. 15c.
Cranberries
The Quart, 20c.
Brina us vour Buttjr and Eggs. We always pay
the highest Market price.
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R. Taylor returned the fore part
me weeK Irom lerreDonne. where
he rVceived50 head of cattle for F. S.
LeGrow. The cattle were turned out
on the James Sturgis ranch at Barn
hart fcr the winter, af.er which they
will be shipped to Mr. LeGrow's Mon
tana stock ranch.
Mrs. H. 0. Worthington left Tues
day afternoon to reside during the
winter in Pendleton. Mr. Worthington
will have considerable painting to do
in Athena, before he can remain per
manently in Pendleton, where they
have leased a furnished house for the
winter.
.marshal Dobson interfered with fix
"boys in their Hallowe'en pranks, 'Wed
nesday night, and their misdemeanor
was so serious that the officer placed
thom in the city jail for the remainder
of the night. They appeared before
Judge Kichards, and after being se
verely reprimanded were allowed to
go.
That the water in the Athena system
is pure is the report from the Sta'e
Board of Health, recently received by
B. B. Richards. The report made on
October 14, shows from intake 1000
bacteria per cubic centimeter; from
reservoir BOO bacteria per cubic cen
timeter and when delivered to consum
er, !1S0 bacteria per cubic centimeter,
without a trace of gas nor colon bacilli
after incubation of 7a hours.
Thos. McCarty, well own in Athena
met with a frightful accident while
cranking a gasoline engine at a moun
tain ranch east of town. His clothing
caught in the machine, and before he
could be extricated, one arm, one leg
and three ribs were broken and he was
badly cut and bruised, tight stitches
were required to closo one wound on
the head. Mr. McCarty sends wcrd to
his friends that he will soon be out
again.
The wedding of Tom Caton and Miss
Jennie Scott occurred Wednesday at
Pendleton, the young people going
from there to Walla Walla, for a short
honeymoon. The bride is recently from
LaGrande, being a graduate of the
high school there. The groom, who is
the only son of Mr. and Mrs. Harvey
Caton, is an Athena product, having
lived here all his life, and is a grad
uate of the Athena school, having also
attended Whitman college. The
yoing peope will reside on the Caton
farm. Mr. and Mrs. Caton senior going
to California for the present.
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One of the city councilmen informs
a Press representative that the chances
for the water system being put in this
winter are good. A gentleman in
Portland in whose hands the bonds
were put to dispose of some time ago
writes to the effect that since the
money market in the east has loosened
up, the prospects for a sale are good.
The Adams Methodist parsonage was
consumed by fire last Thursday even
ing. Loaa 1500.
Edwin Lewis and Miss Emma White
both of Umatilla county, were married
at Walla Walla last Wednesday.
Snow on the foothills as well as far
ther back on the mountains this week
suggested the fact that old man winter
is fast approaching.
Hallowe'en was observed by the
average Athena youth in the cuato
niary way. Gates were unhinged,
signs misplaced and a buggy or two
found lodgment on the roofs of vacant
buildings.
We understand that the Weston
Leader is to be resurrected. There is
no reasonlwhy the Leader should not
weather the journalistic sea, with
proper management.
Will Shoemaker, son of a former
Pendletonian, lost his wife at Hood
River Sunday by the accidental dis
charge of a gun. A fatality seems to
be pursuing this family. -Some yean
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh McArthur have
left for their home in Portland, and
contemplate going to New York for
the winter.
Jacob Booher is visiting relatives
and friends in Morrow county and dur
ing his absence Jim Philips is conduct-
l ing the tailor shop.
J Zerba Bros, report sales of new
Buicks to J. W. Pinkerton and Roy
Cannon. A carload of these machines
! are expected to arrive this week.
Emery Worthington, who is employ
ed in the shoe department of the Peo
pies Warehouse, came up from Pendle
ton Tuesday evening for the Hallow
e'en frolic entertainment.
The Rebekah Club will give a dance
at the Athena opera houso on the eve
ning of November 10th. Payant's or
chestra will furnish music for the oc
casion, and all are cordially invited.
J. C. Hawkins, a federal gqvernment
smut expert, was in the city yesterday
interviewing wheat raisers. He left
with the Press an article on smut erad
ication, which will be published next
week.
Wm. Winship and family and Mr.
and Mrs. Samuel Haworth returned
Saturday from a visit to Lewiston.
They made the trip by automobile and
their speedometer registered 115 miles
between the two points.
The board of directors of the Chris
tian church have decided to install a
new heating plant in the church build
ing, and mav also conclude to finish
the basement so that all the space
may be available for use.
Mrs. Henry Keen and daughter Zola,
and Mrs. W. W. McPherson witnessed
the production of the Ke-mis at Walla
Walla last Saturday evening. The
production was by Walla Walla talent
in benefit of the Red Cross society.
Mr. and Mrs. L. P. Wilmot have
gone to California, where they will
spend the winter months. They left
Athena Wednesday in their Dodge car,
Mr. Wilmot driving. It was thei in
tention to make the entire trip in the
automobile.
A special meeting of the C. W. B-. M.
was held Wednesday afternoon, when
Mrs. Curts, of Portland, met with the
auxiliary The regular monthly meet
ing will be held nexf Wednesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Melville
Johns, on Adams Btreet.
ago the tragic death of Ernest, a
younger brother, occured in Pendleton,
by the explosion of fire crackers which
set fire to bis clothing.
The wife of John Witzell, of Burns,
Ore., recently gave birth to triplets.
They are all boys, in good health and j
weigh H, 6 and 5 pounds respectively.
The Long Creek Eagle is undoult- J
edly just at present displaying a vast
amount of nerve. It is putting in a
new press and other machinery these
hard times.
A Cincinnati paper speaks in the .
highest terms of a car of plums and I
prunes recantly received there from ,
Oregon, the first shipment received. I
A recent issue of the Chicago Her
ald contained the legend ,"Keep your
eye on Pasco", and it is presumed that
another attempt is to be made to re
vive the collapsed boom at that ,.lace.
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rts
R. L. Mai mey purchased c fins pair
of fillies at the City pound for 125.60.
Wonder if Bob has caught ihe ranch
fever.
It is currently reported that the In
dians are killing any number of deer
and mountain sheep. We suppose the
Indian has as good a right to hunt as
any one, but he should be made to feel
he strength of the law as well as the
Mhite transgressor.
There is some talk of putting in an
extensive and complete tanning plant
in connection with the Pendleton wool
scouring mills.
SCRIBBLER'S NOTES.
It is thought that Sack coats will be
quite fashionable next season. They
will be made of wheat sacks with the
fuzzy side out.
A number of the young people west
of town contemplate forming an Ama
teur Dramatic Club, and expect to
give a few local entertainments dur
ing the coming winter for the benefit
of lh.' v i lows and orphans. Charles
Walters is one of the orphans, unfor
tunately having only one father and
mother.
The socially and literarily inclined
residents of Gerking Flat and Sand
Hollow have combined and organized
a social club. The program rendered
at their last meeting consisted of ora
tions, declamations, recitations, read
ings, debating, singing etc.
S i html District Budget
To the Clerk of School District No. 2d.
Umatilla County, Oregon:
Following is a statement of the es
timated amount of money needed by
the district during the fiscal year be
ginning June ISth, 1017 and ending on
June :;0, 1918. This budget is made
in compliance with Section-317 of the
School Laws of 11117, and includes the
estimated amounts to be received
from the county school fund, state
school fund, special district tax and all
other moneys of the district:
BUDGET
Estimated Expenditures
Teachers'
Furniturs -
Apparatus and supplies, such
as maps, chalk, erasers,
stoves, curtains, etc. -
Library books
Repairs of schoolhouses, out
buildings or fences
Improving grounds
Playground equipment . -
Janitor's wages
Janitor's supplies
Fuel ....
Light and power
Water ....
Clerks salary ...
Postage and stationery
For the payment of bonded
debt and interest thereon,
issued under Sections 117,
141 to 148 and 422 of the
School Laws of Oregon,
11 1 7 -
Redemption outstanding war
rants and interest
iOOO 00
WOO 00
250 00
360 00
100 00
250 00
50 00
900 00
150 00
900 00
2 60 00
!00 00
50 00
50 00
4125 00
5000 00
Total estimated amount of
money for all purposes dur
ing the year
f 19 625 00
ESTIMATED RECEIPTS
From county school fund dur
ing the coming school year t 200!) 00
From state school fund during
tho coming school year - 870 00
Cash now in the hands of the
district clerk - - 849 53
Estimated amount to be re
ceived from all other sour
ces during the coming
school year High School
Tuition fund - ' - 700 00
Total estimated receipts, not
including the money to ba
received from the tax which
it is proposed to vote - S1 922 5i
RECAPITULATION
Total estimetsd expenses for
the year - - - 19M5 00
Total estimated receipts not
in duding the tax to be
voted - - - 8 923 511
Balance, amount to be raised
by district tax - 16 G02 47
The amount of money to be raised
by this special tax is more than the
amount raised by special school district
tax in the year immediately preceding
this, plus six per cent. It is necessary
to raise this additional amount by spe
cial levy for the following reasons: To
take up the outstanding warrants.
Dated this 93rd day of October. 1917.
W. P. Littlejohn,
B. a Richards
M. L. Watts
Board of Directors School District
No. 29.
Notice to Creditors.
In the County Court of the .Statu of
Oregon for Umatilla County.
In the Matter of the Estate of Thomas
L. Price, deceased.
Notice Ib hereby given to all persons
whom it may concern that Mary E.
Price has been appointed administra
trix of the estate of Thomas L. Price,
deceased All persons having claims
against hia estate are required to pre
sent them to her, with vouchers in the
manner provided by law, at the law
office of Will M. Peterson. Smith
Crawford Building, Pendleton, Oregon,
within six months from the date of the
first publication of this notice.
Dated this 2nd day of November, A.
D. 1917.
Mary E. Price, Administratrix.
Will M. Peterson, Attorney for Administratrix.
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$1.75 to $3.75
Good Wool Blankets
$6.50 to $8.50
Good, Serviceable Comforts
$1.50 to $3.50
Nice Baby Blankets
$1 to $1.25
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