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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 16, 1917)
Press Paragraphs Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McBride left Sat urday for Portland. Mr. Henry Koepke has returned from a week's visit to Ellensburg, Wash. Jacob Booher relumed to Athena Vednesdav from u twn wpoka vioit ot S Portland. Mrs. H. I. Watts left Wednesday morning for a visit to Portland and Eugene. iMiss Pauline Myiick has accepted VT W puail4on of saleslady in the Goldtn Rule store. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph N. Scott will spend the winter at Huntington Beach, California. FloydPinkerton has moved from the Urn III Uuulh of town, to the J. W. Pin I kerton farm west of town. Sim Kilgore and E. S. Harris left Tuesday for Montana, where each pur chased a large body of wheat land. 9 Mr. and Mrs. Frank Rogers of, Pen dleton, spent last night at the home of Mrs. Hill, Mrs. Rogers' mother. Athena's portion of the Red Cross soldiers' Christmas fund, llfiB. is be ing raised by popular subscription. J. W. Hopper has purchased a 40 acre hay farm in the Umapine district, of which he will take possession next fall. Siijbi Tia Mrs. Charles Willian s and $ araily have moved to Athena for the C winter to take advantage of school S ft cilities. Leaky wood stoves are dangerous. Cole's Air Tight Wood Heaters remain air tight. They're Bafe and econom ical. Adv. Mrs. D, Errett will deliver the mis sionary address for the Christian chuich at Pendleton, the second Sunday in December. Dr. J. M. Childere, Therapeutic practitioner, is in Pendleton for tomor row and will return to his Athena office, Monday. Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Bumpus, firmer residents of Athena, were in the city last evening, registered at the St. Nichols from Walla Walla. Marion Hansell and Henry Dell spent the veek at Lewiston, Idaho. Marion was accompanied on the trip by his little son, Master Stafford. Wild Horse Lodge, No. 78, I. 0. O. F. meets Saturday evening at 7:30. All members are requested to be pres ent. Business of importance. The board of directors of the Pen dleton Round Up association were re elected for another year by the stock holders at a meeting Tuesday night. The Press ,family is in receipt of three boxes of Delicious apples, from L. W. Barnes of Lakeside, Wash., a fruit district on the shores of Lak Chelan. Athena High school. The play pro mises to be one of exceptional interest and a large attendence is expected. Tickets are on sale at Ware s Fh TBCCJ. Mr nrvl Mrs W A Chase desire to thank all who so kindly assisted them j during the recent illness of their little daughter, who is now regaining ner health. The pastor of the Christian church will deliver an address at the Pendle ton Christian, church, the evening of Nov. 28th, on "The Every Member Canvass." M ...wl Mrc Molvillp .Tnhnfl left Tuesday morning for Portland and I Vancouver Wash where they will spend a fortnight before proceeding to Cali fornia for the winter. Arthur Chapman, who was in the I first draft and was discharged from I i the service because of physical disabil- ity, has returned to his home in Athena, trom (jimp Lewis. I! n Dnnnis seller of Montana lands. loft Tupsdav for Hineharu Montana, in company with Clarence Zerba and Fred Blinn, who go with him tor the purpose of purchasing land there. Ron W Gross has been appointed administrator of the estate of the late Luke H. Read, which is valued at 15,000. The appraisers named are Wm. Piper, George Thompson and Arthur Douglas. "On the Little Big Horn" will b presented at the High school auditor ium this evening by pupils of the ej After 48 days run with his threshing iriJllWl lra Pannnn "nllllpH" thfi IDB' lchine' in the shed Saturday evening. for those Meatless and Meatless Days Use Corn cTWeal, Buckwheat Flour Rye Flour, Oat Meal and Hominy Salmon. Tuna Fish, Oysters, Crab, Shrimp and Lobsters FOR THANKSGIVING Plum'Pudding the can - 35c New crop raisins the package 15c Fig Puding the can - - 20c Cranberries the quart - 20c New Strained Honey jars 40c 75c New crop Walnuts the pound 36c New Pack Currants package 25c Kew citron the pound - 85c Lemon and Orange peel pound SOc Dromedary Dates thepackage 20c Lettuce, Celery, Cauliflower. Sweet Potatoes, Cabbage, Grapes, Oranges, Bannas, etc, S & H Pure Food Grocery duality-duantity-Service Pho:ie 171 FOSS-WINSHIP HARDWARE COMPANY Shelf and Heavy HARDWARE BARRETT BUILDING, :: ATHENA, OREGON iiiiiiiiiiiihim"- ' fj Oils Tires Valvoline,''Mono- Goodyear, -Fire-gram, Zerolene stone, and U. S. Athena &arage Repairing Agents for BUICK and MAXWELL! CARS Parts and Accessories, Lathe Work a Specialty.! Ferguson. Other than members of the Club, Mrs. F. S. Le Grow was a guest of the hostess. Pyhtian Lodge, K. of P. held open le last night to visiting memuera of th-ode:. Large delegations irom w..t., on.i Ponrilninn were present, I and the Weston lodge brought over two candidates to receive conferring of the second rank. The lodge was es pecially pleased to have among its vis itors last nigf t. Mr. E. L. Bumpus, a resident of the city twenty-seven years ago. and who became a member of the lodge at that time. Just as Pendleton, aB a hustling city is great on popularizing anything that is good, just ao is their big Depart ment Store, The People Warehouse great on creating popularity.; They are boosting and popularizing some thing now for the smaller cities -a bargain basement in connection with their big store. t is their Clean-up Department where everything is un derpriced. They already report greatr er success than they at first antici pated. Adv. 23 Years Ago, from the Press ot Nov 16 1894 tto t;,,;ulw. ha ooncmn nn the mountain ranches east of Weston, where the crop was light in yield. Misa Katharine Pierce who resigned her position in the Golden Rule Stoie recently with the intention of residing with her mother at Muscatine, Iowa, has decided to remain in Portland, at the home of her sister. ( itha Reeder this week burchased of the heirs of John Martin the old Mar tin homestead, southeast of Walla Walla for a consideration of IH.1.H0O. Two of the heirs, Mrs. Wm. Winship and Mrs. Samual Haworth, reside here. Under the nrovisions of a will found six yea-s after her death, Sophia La Donn.. an n lnttee on the Umatilla reservation, her allotment, valued at I25O0 is left to her grandmother, Lou isa La Coutse. William La Course is named executor. Jav Inelis. who since the Standard Oil Company's distributing station has been located in Athena, has been tne local manager, has resigned his posi tion with the company, and will leave in a few weeks for Wallace. Idaho, to work in the mines. Mrs. C. H. Castner, of The Dalles, state president of the Woman's com mittee, Council of National Defense, will be in Pendleton Monday evening and speak on food conservation and other methods to help win the war. Athena women are ii.v.ted. Eev. Milo G. Bentley was in the city this morning from his fruit farm, dis tributing luscious apples among his Ati.eia patrons. Mr. Bentley has just closed a meeting at The Dalles with 60 conversions, and win Degin immediately at Junction City. Thomas Walsh, an old time railroad man of La Grande, died Friday night in Spokane. The remains were taken to La Grande for burial, Tuesday. From telegraph operator, Mr. Walsh was promoted successively to positions which culminated with the othce ot division superintendent. A special meeting of the Athena Red Cross auxiliary is called by the president, Mrs. Hill, for Monday after noon. All members are requested to be present as the object of the meet ing is to elect a delegate to attend a meeting of the county board of man agers cf the Red Cross Society. 1'he ; Baptist church property has been greatly improved recently. The sidewalks are all finished. A large number of the members met at the church Thursday and cleaned up the entire property inside and out. Dinner waa served by the ladies in the base ment, and a good social time was enjoyed. The Baptist, Mehodist and Christian churches of Athena, will unite in a Thanksgiving service, at the Christian church, Thursday, Nov. 29th, 10:30 a. m. Rev. D. E. Baker will preach the sermon. MemDers of the different choirs will furnish the music. The public should give this their hearty support. The place just north of town. owned by Henry Koepke and known aa the Barger place, was recently sold to Samuel Hunter, a farmer living near Havana station, for $250 an acre. Mr. Hunter will make this his home, sending his children to the Athena school. One daughter will enter the High school. The "Frolic" vaudeville and song cast which entertained an Athena au dience at the High school auditorium recently in a Red Cross beneht enter tainment, will appear at Weston, to morrow evening for the same purpose, the proceeds, we understand, to be di vided equally between the Weston and Athena Red Cross chapters. James H. Sturgis. of Pendleton, who enlisted in Walla Walla last Septem ber in Battery A, U. S. Field Artil lery, has been -ommisBi'oned second lieutenant in Battery D, M6tb Reg iment Field Artillery, U. S. Army. He is at present stationed at Camp Mills, Long Island, at which place his wife joined him Wednesday. Tomorrow afternoon, from 2:80 till 5.30. a silver tea will be given at the Richards home on Jefferson street, when Mrs. B. B. Richarda and Mrs. Marion Hansell will be hostesses. The offering will be used in the Red Cross drive to help out the fund now being raised for the soldiers' Christmas pres ents. Let eery man, woman and child in Athena take a cup of tea for the benefit of our soldier boys The entertainment of the Star Club by Mrs. H. I. Watts at her home Tues day afternoon, was an event much en joyed by the ladies. The afternoon was passed principally in knitting and learning the art, and the refreshments conformed atrictly to the Hoover re quirements. Mrs. Watts was assisted by Mrs. M. L. Watts and Mrs. W. S. George Wright better known as Winnapeg Wright, has been in Crook county looking for mutton sheep for several weeks. He wanted 10,000 or more, but only succeeded in buying between 5,000 and 6,000 and says those having mutton sheep hold them entire ly too high. He bought 0B a year old weatheri, 1.0 yearling weathers and 400 dry ewes at 12.60 all around 1000 yearlings at the same price. What's the matter with the "Mil- tonian?" We received the initatory number, which, by the way, was a blooming good one but since then it js conspicuous by its absence. Mayhap it has consolidated with the Eagle. Notice Is hereby given that I will apply to the mayor and common coun cil of the city of Athena, Oregon, at a meeting thereof to be held on the 20th day of December, 18M4, for a license to sell spirituous, malt and vinous liquors in less quatities than one quart, said liquor to be sold only in the Matlock building situated on lot 9 in block 5, of said city. Dated Nov. 16, 1894. Lew Shaw, Applicant. Hay sells for 19 a ton at Long Creek. John and Iven O'Harra, Weaton far mers, were In town to dispose of their immense crop of wheat to our buyers. Jim Gorman is favoring a severe "stitch" in his back this week. We know how it is, Jim. We have been there. Wm. Parker started overland Mon day for Idaho, where he goes on busi ness connected with mining property, up there. A. J. Criglar, the Milton fruit ran cher brought over a wagon load of fine apples Monday and disposed ot them to his Athena friends. The people of Milton are down on prize fights and are freely using the columns of the Eagle in discussing methods of putting a stop to it, or in the words of a writer to that paper on the subject referred to, "put a stop to the thing in the bud." Louie LaBrash, one of the most en ergetic farmers on the reservation, Monday of this week brought to town some magnificent specimens of peanuts that he raised on his farm. Louie only planted a few as an experiment which is entirely satisfactory. Next year he intends to have a large crop. Born Nov. 10 to the wife of Jesse Stamper, a boy. Born In Athena, Nov. 12, 1894, to Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Maloney, a ten pound t)oy. Jim came down town whistling, "Yankee Doodle," and other patriotic airs and stopped long enough to exclaim. "It's a democrat." Clark Wood, constable for Weston precinct, had official business in Athena Saturday. Some fellow at Pendleton is fast preparing a noose for his neck. Un two different nights last week, a switch was thrown just before the in coining of the west bound passenger train, but fortunately was discovered both times by the train men. Mat Mosgrove dropped in among the merchants of Athena for a little while Monday, to see what they desired for winter trade. MONUMENTS! Get our prices be fore placing your order. Berry Monument works F. M. Barry, Prop. 12th and Main Street near O. W. R. 8, N. Passenger Depot Walla Walla Wash. N. A. Miller, Local Representative. nomy ' " -ss myp" WkWtmmmm It is not a matter of cost per pair but a matter of cost per year, and the best is always found to be the cheapest in the end. So while we know that there are others who sell shoes at a lower price than we do, you'll find that our shoes are cheaper in the long run-you'U wear out less pairs of them per year. See our Autumn Special $7 Guaranteed in Quality and Wear FIX &. RADTKE B THE ! "MONEY-BACK STORE" VnlYFSTES EYfS TES1ED, GiASVCS GROUND AMD FITTED - LENSES DUPLICATED AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK BUILDING. -.PENDLETON, ORE. Phone 60L g. V. 8barp PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to all call both night and day. Oajla promptly anawared. Office on Third str-et. Athena Ongor Dr. J. C. Baddelev VETERINARY SURGEON LaBrasche Ranch Athena D. Scott Fisher CONTRACTOR & BUILDER Residence and Shop, Adams and 4th Sts Athena CROUP & LASH Dentists In Athena Monday' Tuesday, Wednes day. other daya of week in Walla Walla 2nd and Main over Third National Bank Dr. E. W. Croup - Dr. C. H. Laab Don't Shiver With Cold Stop colds Save Doc tor's Bills Enjoy solid comfort. No more cold rooms to dress in. You can heat your home warm and cozy every morning with Cole's Original AIR-TIGHT Wood Heater From zero to seventy degrees in five minutes and an evenly heated home all day long is guar anteed with this remark able heater. Come in now We have a size and style to your liking. Foss- I Winship Hardware Co. The Bargain Basement Sale OF HEAVY. WARM WINTER WEAR la proving more successful than we ever anticipated. We are cleaning up greatlots of heavy winterweRr odds and ends in this busy department and just at a time when you most need it. A GREAT BIG CHANCE TO SAVE And That's Exactly What We,ve All Been Waiting for. HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS WORTH OF MEN'S WINTER WEAR. Winter Weight Suits - (10.05 One Big Lot - - (11.95 Overcoats - $0.89 to 10.85 Mackinaws - 8.98 to (7.90 Rain coats (8.69 to (14. 85 WORTH OF WOMEN'S WINTER- WEAR. Tailored Suits - (9.96 Winter Wool Dresses - (7.49 Winter Wool Skirts - (8.98 Winter SaHn Skirts - (3,98 Winter Silk Skirts (4.83 What a pity if you miss our boys winter wear bargain sale, suitB, pants, overcoats. Sweaters for the whole family at bargain prices. TWO PIECE SUITS FOR MEN WOMEN'S VESTS AND PANTS UNIONS FOR MEN WOMEN'S WARM UNIONS BOYS HEAVY UDERWEAR GIRLS' WINTER UNDERWEAR with prices ranging 49c to 1.69 with prices ranging 19c to 65c. This clearance sale is your sale for saving. THE BIGGEST AND BEST SHOE SALE Women's Dress Shoes (2.89 to (4.89 Women's Every Day Shoes, (2.87 Women's Heavy Shoes - (2.07 Girls English ShoeB - (3.29 Girls Patent Baby Doll - (2.87 Girls Heavy School Shoes - (2.47 And shoes for the little girls at real bargain prices. Mens Dress Shoes (2.89 to (8.98 Mens Heavy Calf Shoes 69 to 3. 89 Dark tan lace or button - (4.69 Boys tan Englsh - (3.98 Boys Gun Metal English - (2.60 Boys Rugby Calf - - (2.39 And shoes for the little boys at greal bargain prices. REMEMBER THIS ABOUT THE BIG SHOE SALE We aro selling High Top Shoes for boys and Girls, Big and Little, at prices lower than all Pendleton. ALSO We, are the only market where you can buy Boys Heavy School Shoes at these prices - - - (1.89 and (1.U8 HUNDREDS YARDS OF BOLT GOODS Woolen Serges In all col ors. Mixed Woolens Heavy Fan cy and Staple Cotton goods all at Bargain prices. MANY HOUSEHOLD SUPPLIES included in the Big Sale Towels Damask in the colors and white Draperies Sheets and Pillow cases all at Bargain prices. BUY WHILE YOU CAN SAVE The Peoples Warehouse Where it Pays to Trade MII1IIH rfrfrIIIIMlllMIIMMMiMf IIIMttllllMM) HlllltittMIMM A Neat Fit 1$ Essential for Wear as Well as Looks We Can Fit You For Instance Suppose you are tired of your present Clothes Service, wouldn't a change be beneficial? Try me once for the change ittiiimiiniiiiiiiiiiiini(i(iiiiiiiiiiii(iiiiiiiin((iiiiii(tatt(iii((i Thiro Street J. H. BOOHER Athena Oregon H I MMI (MMMMIMMMM