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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 15, 1918)
AVWMWVWVVWVWVWSM Press Paragraphs Dean Willaby made a business trip to LaGrande Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Ropt. Beckham visit ed in Pendleton Monday. Roy Hartley, of Pendleton, visited Athena friends Sunday. R. Lakin of Albion, Wash, is visit ing his sister, Mrs Frank Jackson. Mark G. Harris new Spring sam ple: of men's suits at the Golden Rule. Adv. Mrs. Winship and Mra. Haworth, were Pendleton visitors the first of the week. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Barnes and Mrs. tWiii. Graham of Weston visited in' the H.ty Mondav. J. M. Hayes is in the city, visiting at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Frank Berlin. 105 orders placed at Walla Walla for the McCormick Harvester Combine. See Watts 4s Rogers. yTWatts brothers moved their big PHffimillnr intn nnn nf thpir fiplHa thp other day, preparatory to beginning spring plowing. A he little son of Earl Dudley was ated on at Pendleton this week for enioval of his tonsils. Mr. and Mrs. W. G. White of Port land are visiting at the Clarence Zerba home northwest of town. Mrs. W. C. Emmel has been assist ing in th Golden Rule store, during the absence of Mr. Taylor. Eight orders last week for the Mr Cormick Harvester combine Get yours in. Watts & Rogers. Miss Elsie WalKer came over from Walla Walla and spent the week end with her parents west of town. 1 Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Kilgore have MffhMted to their farm on Wild Horse, wnere tney will reside in me lucure. George Wall has returned from Portland. His mother has again been seriously ill, but is better at present. The Star Club will be entertained next Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. B. B. Richards, at her home on Jefferson street. Wesley L. Zerba, who spent several weeks here has left for Hingham, Mont., where he wll farm a large tract of land. Miss Eloise Bergevin, who is attend ing High school in Walla Walla, visit ed at her home near Athena over the week end. 'J Six inch YnTfifct, the Grocery Savings Peanut Butter in bulk, the pound 25c White Flyer Laundry Soap f bare 25c Boraxaid Soap Powder for Kitchen use, the package-10c Rex High Test Lye the ran 10c Tomato Catsup extra good quality, the bottle 2Gc Red Mexican Beans 2 p hi mis 25c Extra Fine Mountain Potatoes the sack $1.25 Fancy Oregon Italian Prunes the pound 15c BUY WAR SAVING STAMPS TODAY S & H Pure Food Grocery Quality --Quantity --Service k, Phone 171 , 'HMnmiiinniMiiminnnmniiiiiiiiw Oils Tires Valvoline, Mono- Goodyear, Fire gram, Zerolene stone, and U. S. Athena Grarage Repairing Agents for BUICK and MAXWELL CARS Parts and Accessories, Lathe Work a Specialty. R. J. Stanfield of Stanfield, Umatilla County Republican, Candidate for United States Senator froiv Oregon. The man who be lieves in the devolopment of Oregon's opportunities. If you have not received complete copy of my prirciples, write me at Stanfield. R. N. STANFIELD. - -Paid Advertisement. Burke & Son have sold a Ford tour ng car to George Sheard. This is the second Ford machine Mr. Sheard ha: purchased. Mrs. W. E. Dobson has received word from her brother-in-law. Corporal Guy Shields, that he has arrived safe ly in France. Mrs. W. R. Scott and Mrs. Foster have returned from Walla Walla, and report their mother, Mrs. Garfield, very much improved. Mr. and Mrs Robert Beckham have returned from Spokane, and the newly weds are receiving congratulations from their Athena friends. hes of snow fell Wednesday first real snowfall of the winter, iepb Lockwood drove the first sleigh on the streets yesterday morn ing. Mr. and Mrs. Win. Pinkerton and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton visited in Milton early in the week, and at tended the revival meetings being held there. . Mrs. Ralph B. McEwen and little si.s Edwin and Ralph, arrived home yesieraay irom an exienaeu visit wun relatives and friends at Newberg, Eu gene and Portland. XRuth Williams, of the 5th grade in atXpol, is the first to sell Thrift Stamps nd has already sold 120 worth. She is on the fair road to become a member of the Junior Eainbow division. A bill introduced in the senate by Senator Gore, which provides for in creasing this year's wheat prices from if 2 to if 2. 50, per bushel, is interesting the wheat raisers of this section. Ralph McEwen left last evening for Leaburg, Oregon, to close up the sale of his ranch near that place. It is ex pected that Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Mc Ewen will make their home in Eugene. Work Wanted. A man with family would like work on a wheat or stock ranch or would rent a ranch. Exper ienced in dry wheat farming. H. C. Fmster, Big Eddy, Oregon. D. E. Baker made a flvinc trip tolFortland Monday evening, returning Wednesday morning. He attended the State Layman's meeting of the Bap tist church Tuesday afternoon and eve ning. McOedie's Portland baseball team will do its spring training in Pendle ton this year. A proposition agreeable to both the manager of the team and Pendleton fans has been practically settled. Mrs. Bowles and daughter htV3 re turned to their home in Walla Walla, where Miss Bowies has accepted the positon of secretary of the Red Cross headquarters of Walla Walla and Col umbia counties. Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Mclntyre and children have returned home from Long Beach, Calif., where they spent several weeks. Mr. Mclntyre's mother and two sisters remained -ouih for awhile longer. 3&rsplayed in the window at Ware's FhaVnacy are to be seen two pedestals of superior workmanship of two stud ents of the manual training department of the Athena school, Glen McAlexan tier and Frank Miller. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Adams have returned from an extended trip through the Eastern and Southern states. They will reside in Walla Walla, Mr. Adams coming over frequently to look after his farming interests here. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Cannon enter tained at, their home last evening, when six tables were occupied with "500" devotees. Delectable refresh ments were served by the hostess. Misses Kathren Froome and Velva Mansfield served punch. George Strand, erstwhile deputy sheriff hut now an ordinary wheat raiser out in sir Juniper district, was an Athena visitor Wednesday. In company with W. R. Taylor, Mr. Strand autoed to Walla Walla before returning to the ranch. Letters from Portland inform Henry Barrett that there "is no perceptible change in his father's health. Sen ator Barrett is now in St. Vincent's hospital, but since going there several days ago his condition has not im proved. However, a better report is hoped for. The Umatilla crop of lambs is being htrvested in some sections of the coun ty. The stock is in very good condi tion as the result of an exceptionally mild winter and plenty of range grass to feed. However, the snowfall of Wednesday night may prove a setback for the young lambs. The Press was in error last week in saying that D. B. Jarman, who visited here, was in charge of the Golden Rule Store at Eugene. Instead, Mr. Merle Roby, formerly of the Golden Rule Store of Athena, is manager of the Eugene store, and Mr. Jarman man ages a store in Salem. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Swaggart, who have been touring California are ex pected to return in a few dayB. It would take a "Mulligan Stew" column to recount the various digressions from the social amenities of polite so ciety as exemplified in Metropolitan life, which are attributed to Milt by his friend, Mclntyre. In renewing his subscription to the Press "Gunny," up at Dayton, Wash., says since leaving Athena and reading the Press away from home, that he is more than ever convinced that "its the best paper published in Athena." The editor is wise to the fact that a couple of Athena young ladies niw touring California, think likewise. Excavation continues on the site for the Farmer's elevator on the property recently purchased from David Taylor. A steam drill is being used in connec tion with blasting operations and a strong flow of water encountered, which has been giving some trouble. Several bids for constructing the con crete building have been received and shoitly the contract will be awarded, when construction work will begin. A government agent was in the city the fore part of the week for the pur pose of purchasing locust trees. He offered 112.50 per cord for suitable timber and purchased a considerable quantity at that price. The trees are worked into suitable lengths and will be shipped to ahip-buiUting yard where the material will be used for pins in ship construction. The locust has the distinction of being the only wood that does not shrink in the pro cess of seasoning. Uncle Sam is registering skilled rae- i chanics for his shipbuilding and plac- ' es where men can register for service i are being named. In Athena registra tions may bj made at the office of Attorney Watts. The mere fact that a man registers entails no obligati n to serve the government, registrations at this time being with the view of de termining the number of men avail able for the shipbuilding industry. C. M. Cook, a young man well known here and who has been employ ed on farms in this vicinity, is under quarantine with a case of scarlet fe ver. Mr. Cook returned Saturday from California for the purpose cf an swering his draft call to the army. Sore throat had developed upon arrival here and he thought he had tonsilitis. Monday Dr. Sharp found the young man had scarlet fever and placed him in quarantine. Many of our subscribers have taken advantage of the usual f 1.50 subscrip tion rate to the Tress and paid in ad vance. To those who have not done so, we will state that after March 1, 1918, all who do not pay in advance will be charged $2.00 per year. ! The high cost of paper makes it incurnbeot upon all publishers to adopt the paid in advance system in order to; break even at the old price, hence the extra charge of 50 cents to those subscribers who desire to be carried for a year. After March 1st the subscription price of the Press will be fl.60 per yia when paid in advance; otherwise a.lO per year. The Local Red Cross. Next Wednesday afternoon wjll be the regular monthly business meeting of the Athena Red Cross. Algood attendance is desired. Mrs. Hill, the chairman, has received W pajama coats to be made, and the sewers are asked to respond liberally. Six fi nished sweaters have ' been turned in, and the knitters are Wait ing impatiently for more yarn from headquarters. Many have purchased their own yarn and are knitting in dustriously for the Red Cross, or for individual soldiers. At the Silver Tea, given Saturday afternoon by Mrs. I. W. Ware, the neat sum of fM.ilO was realized, which will swell the local Red Cross fund. School Notes. pifiBt Friday at the Literary Siciety, Carrie DeFreece was elected secretary in place of Maebelle Duncan, who is unable to return to school this sem ester. On account of having 20 days with out any tardiness, the 7th grade were given a quarter holiday last week. Tuesday the 8th grade were given a similar holiday. The Manual Training boys have fin ished two pedestals and have them on display in a window at Ware's Phar macy. Mr. Schaffner gave another of his interesting moving picture shows this week. The films displayed were Jun ior week end at Oregon University, Modern Banking, and Varnish and Paint Making. At the mid-week assembly Wednes day the Sophomore class gave interest ing current event topics, on what America is doing regarding the war. Next Wednesday the Juniors will give short talks on the same subject. Lucille Taylor entered Walla Walla High school Monday and enrolled for a business course. The pupils of Miss Wolff's sewing class have taken their articles off exhi bition. There will be another'exhibi tion at the end of the second semester. The average of the high school classes is as follows: Senior, 80. 4 per cent; Junior, 8'. 2 per cent; Soph omore, 88.9 per cent; Freshmen, 84.8 per cent, making a general average of 88.6 per cent for the entire High school. There is great enthusiasm over the Honor Cup. Miss Sherman's room won it last semester. Last year the 5th and uth grades won the first half of the year, while the :Jrcl and 4th won the last. If one of these rooms wins again, they will be allowed to keep the cup, but if one of the other two rooms wins, the contest will continue. The points for the rooms last semester were: 1st, 0KS 1-2; 2nd, 938 1-2; 3rd, 753 1-2; 4th, 892 1-2; 5th, 848 1-2. Mrs. Hansel, Mrs. Pambrun, Mis. Baddeley, Mrs. Steele, and Mrs. N. Dickenson were visitors to Miss Sher man's room last Friday. Mrs. Bess Wyrick, who is vice pres ident of the Parent, Teachers Associa tion and Patriotic Instructor of the Hawthorn School in Pendleton, visited Miss Sherman's room last week. Miss Sherman's room won the hand some flag which was given to the room obtaining the most people to attend the lecture at the Methodist church on Wednesday evening, Feb. 6. Lueinda Dell was the first in this school to buy a Thrift Stamp and Hel en Downing was the first to buy a War Savings Stamp. The Hi Jinks club met at the home of Nina Tharp Tuesday evening. Melvin Coppock has been promoted to the 4th grade. Levo Kilgore of the 6th grade has left school. Ellen Henry, who has been promoted from the fourth grade work in Miss Lawson's room is now doing the fifth grade work in MiBS Wolff's room. The Rob Roy Quartet will render a full evening's program Saturday, Feb ruary 23. The repertoire consists of music, impersonations and magic. In addition, there will be a musical dra ma, entitled "The White Cockade." We are out to sell tickets for one en tertainment, or for four any number you want. See the committee sales men and get the best seats going. NOTICE. Ail parties knowing themselves in debted to me for the year 1917 will please come forward and settle the sume. N. A. Miller. Swat the Kaiser By Purchasing FLOUR SUBSTITUTES and THRIFT STAMPS For Sale By FIX & RADTKE Main Street THE "MONEY-BACK STORE" Athena, Ore Philippine Fruits. There have been f ounif In the Philip pines two fruits entirely unknown to Europe and. even to America. One of these Is the diirlnn, which grows on a lofty Iron somewhat resembling an dm, Is about as large as a coconnut, has a shiny shell and contains a c reamy pulp which combines some of the flavors of delicious custnrd with those of a flue choose. American sol diers In the Philippines have dubbed the duiinn the "vegetable llinburger." The other rare fruit Is the liiiingosteen; but the exquisitely flavored liquid It contnins has not yot been successfully preserved for shipping abroad. Not the Right Brand. "I must request the congregation to ronti-ibute generously this morning." snid the Itev. Mr. Bmnllfee sadly. "My stipend Is eight months In arrears, and my creditors.! are pressing. I. of course, work largely for love, and love equally, of courses Is tender, but It Isn't legal tender." London Telegraph. Going to Extremes. "I tell you what,'1 snid Gotham, en tertaining his western cousin, "every thing is so high here lt'l almost im possible to keep a house going." "Well," replied the cousin, "the winds are so high out our way It's almost impossible to keep a house from going." Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph. Just Pet Names. Liabilities are n'hat you can't pay assets are what you can't collect -Puck. Strayed or Stolen. One three-year-old filly, bay, branded P on left stifle. Reward. 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