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VOLUME XXX.
ATHENA. UMATILLA COUNTY. OREGON, FRIDAY. FEBRUARY 22, 1918.
NUMBER 8
IIMIIIHHI
Another Big Event At
Davis-Kaser's Next
Week.
We anticipate that this announcement will bring thousands of
thrifty housewives into our store next week to attend our ANNUAL 9c
SALE. The Sale begins
Tuesday Morning, Feb. 19
continuing until the end of the week. Thousands of articles will he
sold at 9c each, which in some caseB will be less than the WHULfcr
SALE PRICE TODAY 1 1 1 Write for our Bargain Poster.
The Davis-Kaser Co.
Home Furnishing Department Store
Complete Furnishers of Homes, Offices and Schools-10-0 Alder St.
Walla Walla Wash.
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The McCormick Harvester Combine is now a guaranteed
success. We expect to have a sample soon.
Still they come and more to follow
Ask Ernest Ross, Eph Tucker, Newt OHarra, Clarence Walters and Albert
O'Harra what convinced and convicted them, as well as
McBride Bros., Ralph Tucker, Lieuallen and Beamer, Fred Mc
Grew, Frank Greer, Robert Blomgren, Liuns Anderson and Charley Kirk
what they saw and what they know after seeing one that cut over 700
1 WATTS CS, ROGERS
' Farm Outfitters
Just Over the Hill
Mini i iiiiinniiniii
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Show Your Patriotism!
Buy a
War Savings Stamp
and Help Win the War
laWM
For Sale at
The First National Bank of t4thena
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ESTABLISHED 1865
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co.
AMERICAN BEAUTY
FLOUR
Is made in Athena, by" Athena labor, in one o! the very best
equipped milli in the Northwest, of the best selected Bluestem
wheat ,'grownanywhere. Patronize home industry. Your
grocer selhf the.famous.Amcrican Beauty Flour
Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers
I Athena, Oregon.
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Waitsburg, Wash,
'3iaWSj
We carry the best
MEATS
That Money Buys
Our Market is
Clean and Cool
Insuring Wholesome Meats.
LOGSDEN & MYRICK
Main Street, Athena, Oregon
FARMERS 10 FILL
POWER OF MONEY.
QUESTIONNAIRES
A farm questionnaire is to be filled
out by every farmer in Umatilla coun
ty during the first four days of next
week, February 25 to 28. Local com
mittees have been appointed in every
community and the government ex
pects every citizen to assist in this
work.
The purpose of the survey is to as
sist our government in more efficiently
handling the food situation and to as
sist the farmers in handling the labor
and seed situation. So important does
the government consider this work that
it has provided a penalty for any one
who wilfully refuses to answer a gov
ernment survey of this kind. The
facts gathered in this way are confiden
tial except as to labor needs and seed
wanted and seed for sale.
Much seed was bought and sold as
a result of the survey taken last May
and we expect to get even better re
sults this year. If you cannot give ex
act figures as to crops, give the best
estimate possible. In reporting labor
needed, signify the actual number of
men required and not the number that
could be used.
When the war began, Germany knew
exactly how much of every commodity
was in the empire and who had it.
They knew how much could be pro
duced each succeeding year how much
labor it required. We have been so
unused to war that no attempt was
made to know these vital facts until
necessity compelled it. Let us make
this survey so complete that all facts
will be secured and democracy perpet
uated. Every postmaster will be asked to
post a list of the committees appointed
to take this survey. This is not a
drive for money but for service. Vol
unteer by offering your services to
your nearest committeeman.
For further information call on or
phone your county agent, Pendleton,
162 or 850. M. S. Shrock.
And the Danger That May Coma With
Undue Love of Wealth.
It la convenient to have money. We
all see many ways in which we would
like to use it. But when we have
nionev we are all ant to wish it Just a
little more. Who is to say what is the
exact amount it Is right that we should
possess? Wishes, tastes, desires, dif
fer. We ourselves do not know what
our limit should be.
Willi too much inonev one Is likely
tn Wnme conceited, to lose sympathy
and be hard hearted and more than
likely regardless of the means be takes
to add to his store. If he has too little
h mar he envious of others, embitter
ed toward society, tempted to dishon
esty, or there may be real suacring
for need of what money can buy. No
nni'. not even the man in a prison cell
can live In any degree of comfort with
out money. It is necessary to life.
Yet there nre many things or greater
value than money, things that money
cannot buy, that are necessary to our
welfare. Undue love of money is a
nnlson in the soul, eating out what Is
of most worth. We may pay too high
a price for Its acquisition. We should
judge our desire for money by our
nurnnse. our motive in wanting it
Money is a power for good or evil, as
we choose to use It. Milwaukee Jour
nal. . THINK BIG THINGS.
A meeting was held at the Commer
cial Association room yesterday after
noon to lay plans for the survey work.
Mr. Shrock was present and a number
of farmers were in attendance. For
Athena vicinity, M. L. Watts is
chairman of a committee to secure the
information as set forth in the above
communication from Mr. Shrock.
toubistsIniWied by
MBS. AND MISS WOODWARD
The following interesting item is
clipped from the Long JBeacn, uam.,
Press of February 10:
Mrs. Laura Woodward ana aaugnier,
Miss Eva, of Walla Walla, Wash., who
are spending the winter at Long Beach
entertained a number of their tourist
friends Thursday evening in their flat
at 2iil Linden avenue.
The entertainment provided for the
occasion afforded considerable interest
and amusement and the guests pro
nounced the gathering a very piBSsani
affair.
Those invited were: Mr. and Mrs.
Eugene Dudley, Mr. and Mrs. Luther
Wilriut, Mr. and Mrs. William Mc
Mm Annie Mclntvre. the
Misses Laura and Belle Mclntyre and
Kobert Morrison, of Athena; William
PinerandMrs. Piper of Helix; Mr.
and Mrs. E. Tolen, Leslie Tolen, Mr.
and Mrs. Sylvester Coffman. Mr. and
Mrs. Charles Cockburn, George Cock
burn, Delbert Bowlus, Mr. and Mrs.
Edd Kelly, Mr. and Mrs. Robert Still,
and Miss Edith Still, all of Milton;
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Sheuiwell, Mr.
and Mrs. Ried Wolfe, Mr. and Mrs.
Mclnroe, Mr. and Mrs. V. S. McDon
ald, Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Woods,
Frank Rhodes, and Walter Nack, or
Walla Walla.
Weston Chautauqua Soon.
White Chautauqua Co.
will present their second series of en
tertainments at Weston Upera nouse
March I, 2 and 4. Six entertainments,
ufiprnnnns and evenine's. Their talent
seems especially strong and promises
to be in line with the loremoai enier
tainom i.f a similar character. Season
tickets may be 'secured at Watts &
Rogers or Weston Mercantile u. s, at
1 1. 50 for adults and 1.00 for all stu-
Hmta in anv school. Reserved seats
may be had for 50c. for the season at
Frank Price s otlice alter Saturday,
February 2a at JO a. m.
Upidee Club Dance.
The young ladies of the Upidee Club
will give a dance at the Athena opera
house on the evening of March 9th, for
the benefit of the local Red Cross aux
iliary. Fletcher's Jazz orchestra has
been secured to furnish the'ruusic. An
admittance price of 11.00 will be
charged and the public is invited to at
tend. As the entire net proceeds are
to be turned over to the Red Cross, it
is presumed that the attendance will
be large, and with this end in view,
the young ladies will canvass the city,
sailing tickets.
J Rock the Hill.
fA. M. Johnson proposes that the
itySjcure rock now being taken from
the excavation lor me raruiem le
vator, and spread it on the road lead
ng up the hill at the west end of Main
street. He is of the opinion that
farmers living west of the city would
be willing to donate the work neces
sary to put a macadam surface on the
road.
Mr. aad Mr. Leon
Walla Walla JJooday.
Givo Your Imagination Play and Try to
Live Up to Your Dreams.
Isn't It true that the only tulug which
makes it possible for us to perform the
dally drudgeries of life is the hopo
for better things which blooms In our
hearts?
Hope Is romance. Ambition Is ro
mance. All the flue, true Inspirations
of life are romantic. Romance leads
to achievement, unless It blossoms hi
the mind of a lazy, shiftless creature
who is Incapable of action.
The man who leads a forlorn hope Is
romantic. The hero who gives his life
flghtlug a dread disease to which ho
succumbs, but against which he bus
Insured humanity, is romantic. Ro
mance is the thing whlcll makes It
worth while for men to sacrifice ma
terial comforts audadiebn strange
fields of honor.
Iu a materialistic nfeld, where we
have to deal with theJaets of earning
our Hvlug and oghtflfi tot place and
position, the thing which lifts us abovo
blind instinct Is romance. Cherish
your dreams, for they give you a
glimpse of bcuuty and make you will
ing to struggle over cruel mountains
and harsh plains to the pot of gold at
the rainbow's end. Dreams give res
pite from dreary reality and urge on
to all that is big and fine.-Exehuiige.
When Lafayette Was In Jail.
After our Revolutionary war, while
Lafayette was trying to reach Holland
to escape enemies at home, he was
seized by the Austrian government and
imprisoned as a dangerous character.
His wife also was imprisoned at Paris
during tbo reign of tenor, but suc
ceeded in getting to Vienna and plead
ed with the emperor for her husband's
release. Lafayette'B friends In this
country did what they could In his bo
half, and finally, on the 25th of August,
1707, he was set at liberty after five
years' confinement In a dungeon. Dur
ing this imprisonment two American
friends of Lafayette-Francis K. Iluger
of Charleston, 8. C, and Dr. Eric Boll-man-made
a daring attempt to liber
ate him, for which they both were Im
prisoned. Horses Have Quick Ears.
The horse Is really one of the best
listeners lu the world. He Is always
on the alert for sounds which concern
or interest blm. When he looks at any
thing ho turn j his cars toward It to ob
servo the better whether auy sound
comes from It If a horse Is particu
larly interested in your driving of him
he aways turns Ills earl backward to
ward you, but If he has no concern on
that subject or If ho sees anything
ahead that interests him he keeps his
ears pricked forward. A horse hears
the whinny of; another horse at a
greater distance than the average man
cau bear it.-Boston Transcript.
Vegetable Cutlets.
Try the following recipe on your
"meatless day:" Take equal quuntitles
of carrots, turnips, parsnips aud on
ions and sufficient potatoes to form
half the mixture. Bile the onions and
brown In a little butter. Boil the other
vegetables and chop them up finely,
mixing them with the potatoes, which
should be mashed. Season and add
some chopped parsley. When cold
form mto cutlets oud fry la egg and
breadcrumbs.-Iiiidon Answers.
The Real Words Workers.
"Do yon believe In fairies?" asked
the sentimentalist.
"Fellies!" granted the practical per.
son. "What did they ever do? It took
us human beings to put ocr thlum
like locomotives and telephones and
electric lights."- Washington Star.
L. J. Simpson, a Republican
Candidate for Governor.
Glaciers Are Brittle.
The substance of a glacier is brittle),
though solid, aud Its descent down a
valley Is caused by its constant frac
ture, produced by gravitation and the
sliding forward of the whole mass.
IN HANDS OF BOYS A
PISTOL MAKES TROUBLE
Ellis Hopper, Dan Cjuinlavin and
Claude Baker were in Judge Richards'
court this week for disorderly conduct.
The boys brought trouble on themselves
through having possession of a pistol,
which it is charged young Quinlavin
and Hopper discharged on the streets
in the night time. Claude was drawn
into the matter through having ao',i
the weapon to Hopper, though he was
not present when the shooting took
place. The judge was lenient with the
Baker boy, because of his age, and
turned him over to (Jfficer Dobson tem
porarily and secured a place for him in
the country.
Hopper left town before a fine was
assessed against him and Quinlavin,
who has been in the Recorder's court
before, took.his choice by leaving town
rather than pay a fine of 115.
It has come to the knowledge of
the officers that misdemeanors of va
rious nature have been perpetrated by
certain boys here lately and they are
determined to put i 'stop to it, before
more serious consequences result. Oth
ers who have been in the habit of side
stepping the narrow path of rectitude,
so it is said, are under surveillance of
the authorities.
F
was made last summer to
simming pool for Athena,
I ASeal w
secure a sSii
but before the work could be started,
harvest operations were ready to begin
so the matter was deferred for action
this spring.
Now the construction of a swimming
pool is being taken up by those having
the matter in charge, and indications
are that work will begin as soon as
those who are to donate labor and
teams for excavation can get around
to it.
Last fall donations to the fund were
made and at this time a total of
40K.50 is on deposit at the First Na
tional Bank. A site was selected and
given by the city council for the pool
at the City Park. Plans and specifi
cations were secured from the Tum-a-I.um
Lumber company at that time,
with the result that all preliminaries
to actual construction have been com
pleted, so that the work can be rushed
to completion this spring.
It is probable that the same commit
tees having the matter in hand last fall
will continue in their part of the work,
and as has been suggested, a meeting
will soon be held to canvas the situa
tion in detail.
Kidder wore in
Money.
If money 1b the root of oil evil there
are undoubtedly times when It Is pos
sible to secure a medicinal extract
from the root-Sir Hardman Lever.
Wheat, Barley and Oats.
A bushel of wheat weighs on on av
erage GO pounds, barley 47 pounds and
oats SS to 40 pounds.
No Shipbuilders Register.
Attorney Watts who has the forms
for registering men in Athena capable
of assisting the government shipbuild
ing program, reports to date no regis
trations. These registrations call for
no obligation cn the part of those icg
istering, and are conducted for the
purpose of giving knowledge to the
shipbuilding commission of men whom
it might be possible to interest in that
work.
MANY FINISHED ARTICLES
SENT TOJEAD CHAPTER
An especially interesting meeting
of the local auxiliary of the Red Cross
was held in the Domestic Science room
of the school house Wednesday after
noon. Some business was transacted,
and many garments finished.
A donation of 110 quarts of canned
and pickled fruit, given by Mrs. Mary
Tompkins, was disposed of, one lady
taking the entire lot, the proceeds to
go into the Red Cross funds.
Two additional machines were do
nated for the day, and with several
others were kept busily employed,
eighteen ladies being present. Five
sweaters, 8 pairs of bed socks, pajama
coats and other articles made a total
of about 125 finished articles reported.
A large number of tea towels, do
nated by Mrs. J. E. Froome and Mrs.
Samuel Booher, was an acceptable
gift.
It was voted to raise a special fund
for purchasing wool for local use, and
a committee was appointed to attend
to the matter. Wool is a scarce article
and hard to get; but it was decided
that, in order to accommodate the
knitters. thi plan would be tried.
New members to the localRed Cross
are reported us follows: Mr. Joe Can
non. Mrs. B, A. I'arris, Mr. S. S. Par-
ris, Arthur Douglas, Mrs. Mae Doug
las, Mr. William March.
A Nilson Tractor.
C. A. Barrett & Co. have taken the
agency for the Nilson tractor, and
Henry Barrett has received one of the
machines which will be for his personal
use. The tractor is manufactured in
senior and junior sizes, the former
costing 12300 and the latter $2000.
Mr. Barrett's machine is a Benior size
and will pull four 14 inch plows. The
machine will be at work plowing on
the ranch Houth of town as soon as the
weather conditions permit.
V
Doinr Road Work.
The county court is making its wordX
tion. Until the recent freeze, consid
erable headway had been made by tnc
roadmaking force employed. The scar
ifier is working toward Athena, being
at present this side of Adams.
Quits Railroading.
Alter many years of railroading, sev-
Ibral of which have been spent in Ath
ena as agent for the O.-W., John R.
Mathers will resign to take a position
with'the Preston-Shaffer Milling com
pany of Athena and WaitsburgW Mr.
Mathers has made staunch ftjendl
amoni; the patrons of the road during
his agency here. Temporarily at least
he will fill a position at the Athena
plant for the Milling company. He
will leave the O.-W. as soon a relief
agent can be sent here.
NATIONAL REPAIR WEEK
FIRST WEEK IN MARCH
The following relative to "National
Repair Week," which will be the first
week in March, has been received at
this office and is self explanatory:
"Our Government is back of this
National movement and is strenuously
urging every farmer to carefully ex
amine his machinery with a view of
determining whether or not repairs
are needed, or to find out whether his
old tools will stand the strain of an
other year's service.
"Too much importance cannot be
attached to this movement to order re
pair parts now. Do not allow your cus
tomers to put off ordering now because
it is just as easy for a farmer to ascer
tain what portion of his machinery is
in need of repairs now as it is to wait
until he is ready to use them and then
find that he is unable to get them at
once.
"When the season is on, 'time surely
is money.' Impress this upon your
customers. Make it a point to ask
each and all of them about their re
quirements along this line. If their
machines are old, it is especially nec
essary that their orders are placed
early to enable us to get same from the
factory in time for them.
"Call their attention to the difficul
ties of present day transportation and
endeavor to make them realize that
we are not living in ordinary times
and under ordinary conditions.
"Uncle Sam is depending upon each
and every farmer in America to do his
utmost to increase production. A lit
tle forethought is all he asks. This is
a small task but an important one
nevertheless. Let us have your co
operation. Yours very truly,
C. A. BARRETT & Co.
Will Stampede Again.
Charley Allard, a well known Mon
tana resident, was in Athena Monday
from Missoula, and while here stated
that Missoula will again entertain the
West with its Stampede exhibition. A
number of Athena men attended the
Stampede last year and assisted in
pulling off the big show. Several have
signified their intention of helping the
Montana boys this year, lhe btam
pede, which is given after the fashion
of the Round-Up, will be held about
July 4.
His 8ermon.
"I used to worry ubout what I put
Into a sermon," said the minister.
"Yes?"
"But when I found that what people
discussed was uiuhily the length of it
1 put about fifteen minutes Into It and
let it go at tbat."-Loutsvllle Courier
Journal. Love.
Love Is the most powerful of spells.
Every other species of sorcery must
yield to it. There Is but one power
against which It Is helpless. What Is
that? It is not fire; It Is uot water:
It Is not air; It Is not the earth with all
Its metals. It Is tlme.-IIelne.
Burke f& Son Sell.
(rood bv havinc the macadam road XBurke & Son have sold their truck
scarified and rolled into irood condi aim transfer business to the Athena
Truck Co., Sam Hutt and B. D. Taylor
being the owners. Burke & Son will
devote their entire time and attention
to their automobile aud garage business
hereafter.
Grumbler,
Johnson -They loll mc that Dobbo Is
an awful grumbler. Jackson-lie Is.
He Is the kind of fellow who blames
his fnco been use It needs a shave.
Pearson's Weekly.
Amazed Her.
Professor Life is the superficial
phenomena of arrested radiation upon
the outer crust of a cooling nebula.
Young Lady-drachms! No wonder
living Is so expensive.-Ufa.
What Work Does.
Work Is a guardian angel. Work
tnniH the wilderness Into a garden.
tVorlt does sometimes what even love
cannot do roots a man (Irmly lu his
Place In the world.
"Try Athena First"
We have made special effort this year to have a com
plete line of Merchandise for our Athena customers
In addition to our usual big stock, we have a large
assortment of extra Sizes and Stouts in Dresses, Coats
and Suits.
L 4 DIES' EXTRA IZE SILK DRESSES
We have them in Grey, Navy and Plum Georgette Crepe
sizes 42 1-2 to 46 1-2 $18.50
LADIES' srour SUITS
Blue Serne. 42 1-2, 44 1-2 $28.50, 30.00
Khaki Poplin 441-2 3800
Grey Poplin 42 1-2 38.00
LADIES' EXTRA COATS
Blue Serite, 42 to 46 1-2 $27.50, 20.50
Tan Gaberdine. 42 35-00
'Grey Poplin. 44 1-2 35.00
MEN'S FURNISHINGS.
See our new line of Spring Hats
vou will be delighted with them
1.98 to 3.49
Fancy silk socks - - .49
New Spring Suits for you men, fan
cy patterns and plain serges. New
dressy styles - $12.50 to (115.(10
New Shoes new Caps new Socks
new Ties new Underrwea' new
Hats. Come in and see them I
j THE GOLDEN RULE &