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Jeaa Lieuallen was in the city Wed
nesday from Weston.
Mrs. W. J. Gholson is visiting her
mother, at Walla Walla.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Williams motor
ed to Pendleton Monday.
George Wall is laid up this week
with an attack of the grippe.
Mrs. S. S. Piersol returned-- Sunday
from a visit with friends in Pendle
ton. Mrs.. A. Huffman and her sister have
been visiting the past week at Pilot
Rock.
Mrs. George Myrick and children
visited friends at La Grande, during
the week.
Miss Jessie Brierly spent the Christ
mas vacation with her parents, at
Stanfield.
Miss Myrtle Potts, who is attending
okane University, was down lor the
holidays, returning Monday to her
studies.
Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Bobey spent the
holiday week with relatives in Athena,
from Gibbon.
Have you secured your weather chart
at Ware's Pharmacy? They are free
while they last.
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Gribble have re
turned from a holiday visit to friends
at Unco, California.
Mr. and MrB. Omar Stephens spent
a portion of the holiday period with
relatives in Pendleton.
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Miller spent
yesterday at the home of their son,
Rawl, in Walla Walla.
Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Bush are in the
city from their home near Pullman,
Wash., visiting relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. Victor Burke and chil
dren visited during the holiadys with
relatives in Pendleton.
Miss Jessica McEwen, after spend
ing several weeks with her sister, Mrs.
H. A. Barrett, will leave next week
for her home at Leaburg, stopping on
her way to visit friends in Portland.
FOOD SUPPLIES
That will Help cut down the High Cost of Living
MACARONI, SPAGHETTI, VERMICELLI. NOODLES
Two packases 25c
BEST QUALITY JAPAN RICE
the pound 10c
NEW CROP RED MEXICAN BEANS
seven pounds $1
GOOD WHITE LAUNDRY SOAP
five bars 25c
ALBERS ROLLED OATS
without premium, large package 35c
NEW PACK CATSUP
the bottle 20c
PEANUT BUTiER IN BULK
the pound 25c
CORN, TOMATOES, PEAS, STRING BEANS,
the can 15c
PICNIC II A MS
sugarcured and very lean, the round 30c
S. & H. COFFEE
a 40c quality for 35c
S & H Pure Food Grocery
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Phone 171
Oils
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Tires
Valvoline, Mono- Goodyear, Fire
gram, Zerolene stone, and U. S.
Athena Garage
Repairing
Agents for
BUICK and MAXWELL
CARS
Parts and Accessories,
Lathe Work a Specialty.
HOME COMFORT
Cozy, cheerful warmth
instantly. Portable. Eco
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only when heat is needed
no waste. No smoke or
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PERFECTION
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FOR SALE BY
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Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Schrimpf, and
duaghter, Mrs. Virgil Zerba have pur
chased a fine new Buick car.
Mrs. Sabina Morton has as her guest
at her home south of town, her sister,
Mrs. May Jorgenson, of Seattle.
Miss Dora Bennett returned Satur
day to Portland, where she is studying
stenography and typewriting.
Mis3 Ada DeFreece, manager of the
local telephone exchange, spent the
week end with friends in Pendleton.
Miss Edna McAIexander has taken a
position as salesgirl in the drygoods
department of Fix & Badtke's store.
Miss Lawson, Miss Grant and Miss
Wolff, teachers jin the school, have
returned from their holiday vacation.
Misses Carrie and Katherine Sharp
have returned to their respective
schools, after a vacation visit at their
home here.
Mrs. W. R. Taylor went down to
Corvallis, the last of the week, and
spent New Years day with her sister
and mother.
Mrs. Minnie DePeatt has returned
to Athena after a few weeks stay
with her daughter, Mrs. Lloyd Smith
in Pendleton.
Strayed or Stolen. One three-year-old
filly, bay, branded P on left stifle.
Reward. Peter Weidert, Walla Wal
la, Wash. it
1 R. A. Thompson has his vulcanizing
'pjant in operationand already has tak
en.,a considerable amount of orders for
repairing automobile tires.
Mrs. Tompkins arid daughter, Miss
Lillian, and Mr. and Mrs. John Tomp
kins of Walla Walla, spent New
Years with relatives here.
Mrs. H. I. Watts will go down to
Portland Sunday, where she will at
tend the funeral of Irwin Brooks,
which will be held Monday.
Mr. and Mrs. Alf Coppcck came
down from their home near Pullman,
Wash., and visited relatives in Athena
and vicinity, during the holidays.
W. C. Emmel, of the Golden Rule
store, was most pleasantly surprised,
the first of the week, by an unexpect
ed visit from his mother, from Port
land. Burke & Son report sales for Decem
ber as follows: To Edgar Forrest, a
truck; Mrs. John Haworth a Ford road
ster, and Ernest Chandler, a Ford
touring car.
The regular meeting of the C. W.
B. M. will be held ::ext Wednesday, at
the home of Mrs. B. D. Tharp, with
Mrs. D. Scott Fisher's division leading
the meeting.
yjUgrl, the young son of Mr. and Mr.
pliverDickenson, was severely burned
about the face and hands, one day this
week, when he endeavored to kindle a
fire with kerosene.
Mrs. Curran L. McFadden has re
turned to her home in Weston, after
having visited her husband, Lieut. Mc
Fadden, in New York, prior to his de
parture for France.
Marion Hansell has received word
that his brother, Ray Hansell, Monday
went down from his Lewiston, Idaho,
home, to Portland, vhere he enlisted
in the aviation corps.
Grant Shaffner, who spent the
Christmas vacation at his home in
Eugene, returned Monday evening, to
resume his duties as manual 'training
teacher in the Athena school.
Glen Dudley will report at tho ord
nance training school in Eugene, Jan
uary 14th. for six weeks training,
after which he will be assigned to reg
ular duty in the National army.
Mr. and Mrs. B. B. .Richards and
Lawson Booher were in Walla Walla
Wednesday. Lawson, whose injured
limb is not imnrovine. remained over
for consultation with doctors there.
The Star Club will be entertained
next Tuesday afternoon January 8, at
the home of Mrs. J. W. Pinkerton on
4th street. The hostess will be assist
ed by her daughter-in law, Mrs. Floyd
Pinkerton.
Mrs. Samuel Pambrun is in La
Grande this week, visiting at the
Chas. Andrews home, lately stricken
by news of the death of their son,
Bert Andrews, while on duty some
where in France.
Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Kirk have moved
into their new bungalow on south 8rd
street, and will soon be at home to
their friends. Mrs. Kirk's mother also
is occupying her bungalow adjoining
that of the Kirks. ' .
W. K. Taylor sold the carload or
mules he shipped in from Caldwell,
Idaho, to George Strand. They were
considered by mule experts to bo the
best all around bunch that has been
shipped into this city for some time.
I Joe Elliott is sure enough a "live
wiferwhn it comes to selecting a
Riding outfit. He owns a splendid sad
dle horse, and has equipped it with a
fine saddle and bridle. Joe's outfit will
cut a .wide swath at the Round-Up
next fall. '
Friends of Mrs. E. Manasse, who
formerly resided here but now lives
with her daughter in Stockton, Ca!.,
will be sorry to learn that she recently
injured her eyes, when she fell, shat
tering her eyeglassses. It is not
thought that the injury is permanent.
Mrs. A. J. Wagner came up from
Portland Wednesday morning, where
she is attending her son, Ace, whom
she reports as slightly improved. His
eyes have been under bandage for sev
eral weeks, and some hopes are enter
tained of the partial recovery of sight.
The funeral of Mrs. Porler Graham,
a pioneer woman of Weston, and mo
ther of W. A. Graham, occurred in
that cily December 26th. death naving
ca led her oo, Christmas Eve. Deceas
ed was 79 yearsefcage. Besides her
aged husband, four children survive
her.
Mrs. F. B. Boyd has received an
nouncement of the wedding of her
niece, Mis3 Amy Ridenour, daughter
of the late Wm. Ridenour, of Chelan,
Wash, to Mr. Chriss C. Gilmore, at
Wenatchee. on JDec. 22, 1017. The
young people will make their tome at
Payette, Idaho.
Miss Lillie Ware has resigned her
position as bookkeeper at the Preston
Shaffer Mills, and accepted a like po-
. sition in the First National Bank at
Pendleton. Miss Ware has made many
warm fiiends during her stay in Ath-
ena, who regret her deparlure. She
left Tuesday morning to assume her
new position.
A watch ptrty was held at the
Christian church Monday evening, and
an interesting, though informal, pro
gram was given throughout the hours
until midnight. Light refreshments
were served by the ladies of the
church. The church bell rang out the
old and in the new year, the other bells
of the city chiming in.
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Caton arrived
home the first of the week from Long
Beach, Oil,, and are finding real Cal
ifornia weather in this section. Mrs.
Caton is somewhat improved. They
left Mr. and Mrs. Leon Kidder at Med
ford, to which point they had driven in
their car, Mr. and Mrs. Caton coming
the balance of the way by train.
Miss Bessie Parker had the misfor
tune to sustain a fractured arm, last
Saturday, while in Weston. Driving
over in company with Jeanette Miller
in Mrs. Miller's Ford car, she endeav
ored to crank it, and the accident oc
curred. Dr. Watts of that city found
that both bones were fractured above
the wrist, and reduced the fractures.
Dr. and Mrs. S. F. Sharp yeBterday
took their daughter, Miss Alia, who
has been ill for some time, to College
Place, Wash., where she entered the
sanitarium. Mrs. Sharp will remain
with her daughter for a time. Miss
Alta suffered a nervous breakdown
while attending tocher duties as assis
tant in the JuaK'itfqjihohe exchange.
A pleasant New Year's Eve party
was given by Mrs. W. P. Littlejohn
at her home Monday evening, and the
hours passed swiftly in watching the
old year out and the new year in.
"Five hundred" beguiled the time,
four tables being occupied with guests.
Refreshments were served, consisting
of home-made confections and punch.
Harvey Caton has taken over the
dairy business, recently closed by
Bern Banister, and will as soon as
practicable, establish an up to date
dairy at his farm on the Wild Horse.
He will begin delivering milk todav,
and any one desiring milk will please
notify him. Mr. Caton is an old hand
at the business, and will fill a very
much felt want in this community.
Mrs. M. L. Watts has received news
of the enlistment of her two nephews,
Markham and Stanford Anderson, in
the Aviation corps. The former has
been in training at Mare Island, as a
mechanic, for some time and Stanford,
well known and popular in Athena,
recently went into the balloon corps
and will leave Etigene, where he is at
tending the University, for Omaha, to
go in training.
The last of the deferred payments on
the second Liberty Bond issue will be
due January 16th, but as remittances
must reach San Francisco on that date,
the First National Bank of Athena an
nounces that all deferred payments on
bonds purchased through that institu
tion should be made not later than
January 12, thus giving time for the
payments to reach San B'rancisco in
the time specified.
Mrs. Cena Myers, mother of Cleve
Myers, died at the home of her daugh
ter. Mrs. J. T. Smith, near Juliaetta,
Idaho. December 27, aged 72 years.
Mrs. Myers who left Athena a couple
of months ago to live with her daugh
ter, hid been enjoying unusually good
health until a few moments before her
death, which was caused by heart
failure. Cleve attended the funeral,
which was held December 29th
May weather was enjoyed in this
"part of the state on New Years Day.
The thermometer registered (I1) the
greater portion of the day and at
Walla Walla, children held a parade
in which they marched barefoot.
Grass is growing and buds swelling,
a marked contrast to conditions in the
middle West and Eastern states where
blizzards rage and zero temoeratures
prevail.
Mrs. Esther Garrett, of Ontario,
Oregon, on her way from a Christmas
visit to Portland, stopped over in Ath
ena last Saturday, for two a days visit
with her old pastor, Rev. D. E. Baker
and wife. Mrs. Garrett is a prominent
member of the First Baptist church in
Ontario, and was baptized by Mr.
Baker, uniting with the church under
his administration as pastor. She left
Monday evening for her home in On
tario. A sumptuous New Year's dinner was
given at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
M. W. Hansell, north of town Tues
day, with Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Rich
ards and son Roland, Mr. and Mrs.
F. B. Boyd and Percy Osborne, as
guests. The entire menu was made
up of products of the home farm, and
very effectively Jemonstrated the
independence of the farmer in pro
viding delicious and substantial viaivH
for thetable.
Principal and Mrs. J. 0.' Russell
and son Elmo visited during the holi
days with friends at La Grande, and at
Walla Walla. In the former city they
had the pleasure of attending a very
interesting Masonic and Eastern Star
function, besides meeting old friends.
In Walla Walla they met Mr. and Mrs.
H. A. Post. Mr. Post is now teaching
in a High school at Ballard, a suburb
of Seattle. They also visited with the
McLennan family, formerly of Athena.
Percy and Eugene Osborne arrived
Sunday afttrioon from Montana, where
they have spent the first months of the
winter trapping. The boys had fair
sjecess. Eugene will work at the
W. R. Taylor farm. Percy, who en
deavored to enlist in the Navy, Mon
day, was rejected on accou"t of de
fective eyesight. It is expected that
their mother, Mrs. Nancy J. Osborne,
who ia visiting in Iowa, will return
soon to again make her home in Ath
ena. A farmer's meeting was held in
Athena yesterday for the purpose of
discussing the building of a grain ele
vator here. W. W. Harra, J. W. Ma
loney and Barney Anderson, connected
with the farmer's elevator at Pendle
ton, made addresses, and told of the
successful operation of the Pendleton
plant, since it was constructed and run
on the co-operative plan. Athena
farmers are making an effort to raise
funds for the conduction of a 135,000
A 1918 RESOLUTION
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We are all too much given to the idea that
a New Year's resolution should be a "Swearing
off" rather than a "Swearing on"-and that we
should give up something we have, in place
of acquiring something we have not.
Most New Year's resolutions contemplate eth
ical or moral things. Why" not things ma
terial? Why not resolve to avail ourselves of
more of the good things of life?
We are living in the most prosperous country on
earth, with more at hand to make life worth liv
ing than was ever before known to man. and we
shall have only ourselves to blame if we fail to
take advantage of these many good things.
FIX & RADTKE
I Main Street THE "MONEY-BACK STORE" Athena, Ore
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plant, to be built of concrete, and the
committee in charge of the matter re
port that it is reasonably sure that the
enterprise will be carried through suc
cessfully, with the result that Athena
farmers will have elevator convenienc
es for the coming harvest.
Interesting letters have been receiv
ed this week from Sam Starr, Bat. D.,
148 F. A., at Camp Merritt, N. J.
Sam is studying telegraphy, and will
soon bear the rank of corporal, Iwith
the certainty of gaining his sergeant
stripes when making good in his
studies. He says, "Geo. Winship is
the highest ranking non. com. officer
in the 148th F. A., as ordnance ser
geant." The boys are all doing fine,
though some are under quarantine
with measles. A big time was given
the troops in New York city on Christ
mas and New Years.
C. A. Barrett & Co.Jassisted mater
ially in relieving the fuel situation in
Athena this week, receiving a carload
of coal, which they had no trouble in
dsposing of. Next week the Preston
Shaffer Milling Co vhich has shipped
in several'carloads of coal already this
season, will receive another carload,
which will be disposed of to all who
want it so long as it lasts. Athena
people are appreciative of the ac
tion taken by these firms, which in
connection with the mild weather con
ditions, averted a fuel famine here.
Among the names of 15 soldiers re
ported dead by General Pershing
"somewhere in France," is the name
of Bert- 4pdrews, who enlisted at La
Gran;. Jin the Ho,ital corps. He was
the son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles An
drews;' former residents of the neigh
borhood south of Athena, and a neph
ew of Sam Pambrun. The young man,
before enlisting, was employed at La
Grande as a machinist, for the O.-W.
R. & N. Co. and after arriving in
Krance, was transferred from the
Hospital corps to that of machinist.
The cause of death was given as bron
chitis. When the news came of the
young man's death, Mrs. Pambrun
went to the stricken parents at La
Grande.
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Berry Monument works
F. M. Barry, Prop.
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N. Passenger Depot Walla Walla Wash.
N. A. Miller, Local Representative.
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calls both night and da,
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occupied by Dr. Plamondon
Dr. J. C. Baddeley
VETERINARY SURGEON
LaBrasche Ranch
Athena
CROUP & LASH
Dentists
In Athena Monday' Tuesday, Wednes
day, other days of week in Walla Walla,
2nd and Main over Third National Bank
Dr. E. W. Croup - Dr. C. H. Laah
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