V Press Paragraphs j Upidee Club dance tomorrow night. Found. A lap robe. Enquire al this office. R. A. Thompson made a business trip to Walla Walla Mondav Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Barnes were in the city Wednesday from Weston. Rjbt. Coppock is building a modern chicken house on his residence lots. E. M. Smith, cashier of the Farmers Bank of Weston, was in the city Wed nesday. Bert Whitman, of Pendleton, well known stock buyer, was in the city yesterday. Mrs. B. B. Richards and little son. Roland, have both been ill this week with the grip. Mrs. A. B. Steele will entertain the Star Club at her home next Tuesday afternoon, March J2. John Shick has obtained work in the Portland ship yards, and wac joine.1 this week by his wife. Mrs. George Banister is in Spokane, visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs. Fred Stine, who is ill. Colby, Thursday evening, March 1 I. Red Cross Benefit dance tomorrow evening. Mr. John Morgan of Prescot', Wash, visited with his cousin, Fred Gross, west of town last week. Chickens for Sale. E. L. Holt has some choice chickens which he will sell at a reasonable price. Born, at St. Mary'B hospital, Walla Walla. February 28, 1918, to Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Walter, a son. For Sale Three brood sows, which will farrow in a few days. J. M. Swaggart, Weston, Oregon. Lost. A bacV from a I rut her cov ered couch. Reward. Notify Pendleton Hide and Junk Co, Pendleton, Ore. Miss Mildred Criglar of Freewater. has been a guest this week at the home of her brother, French Criglar, north of town. Miss Laura Mclntyre is home from Portland, where she visited friends for a few days on her return from Cal ifornia. The arrival home of Mrs. N. J. Os borne is expected, soon, from Iowa, where she spent the winter with her daughter. Mrs. Fred Gross and children, Char lotte and George, are guests of her brother, Charles Keen in Pendleton 1 this week. W 7 WE ALWAYS GIVE YOU THE RIGHT QUALITY AND THE RIGHT PRICE WHATEVER YOU BUY FROM US YOU CAN ALWAYS DEPEND ON THE QUALITY BEING RIGHT. OUR MONEY, BRAINS AND ENEREYARE BEHIND OUR GROCERY BUSINESS AND WE ARE CAREFUL TO SEE THAT EVERY CUSTOMER GETS WHAT THEY WANT WHEN THEY WANT IT. YOU WILL GET THE RIGHT PRICE, TOO, BECAUSE WE MAKE THE PRICE RIGHT-ON EVERYTHING WE SELL. SPECIAL for Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday March 11th, 12th and 13th Fancy Italian Prunes, 3 pounds 40c Package Raisins, 6 for 65c Good Table Catsup, the b ttle 15c elected Sugar Corn, 2 cans 25c Choi e String Beans, 2 cans 25c Good Sweet Peas, 3 cans 40c Pork and Beans, 4 cans 45c Red Mexican Beans, 0 pounds 1.00 Macaroni, Vermicelli and Spaghetti, package 10c Good able Syrup, gal can $1.05; half gal can, 55c gGlVE US YOUR GROCERY ORDERS S. & H. Pure Food Grocery Quality-QuantityService. Phone 171 SKmiM-wuiim Alabasiine, Paint Brushes, Turpen tine, Oils raw and boiled, Window Glass, all sizes. Sold at Ware's Pharmacy Athena, Oregon Leon Kidder is adding improvements to the Caton cottage, in which he with his family is now residing. Miss Bertha Sehasky, who has been touring California, with the Pendleton Tribune party, is at present visiting friendsin Portland. Mr. and Mrs. William Rice have leased the Worthington residence on High street, and are now at home to their friends there. Feter Weidert was in the city Tues day from Walla Walla. Seeding op ertions are being carried on at his ranch on lower Cold Spring. John Keen. Jr.. brother of Mra. Fred Gross and Henry Keen of this city, sailed some time last week with the aviation corps for France. Rev. D. E. Baker attended the Lay man's conference Monday and Tuesday at Walla Walla, and the Denomina tional meeting Monday evening. Mrs riavia Errett is in Portland, where she remained after attending a conference of Bible School workers, and is taking medical treatment. Miss Elizaheth Steele is celebrating her 7th birthday this afternoon at her home, her guests being her entire class at school, numbering !)!) children. .1. A. Kirk, who has been having an attack of rheumatism, is considerably better, being able to perambulate about town with the assistance of a ne. Mrs Msrle Rnhv of Eueene and her sister, Mrs. R. W. Carey of Portland, who have been visiting relatives here the past week, will leave tor tneir homes tomorrow. A. Mackenzie MeMrum was in Ath ena for a few days this week and filled the pulpit at the Christian church Sun day evening. Mr. Meldrum is still doing field work for Spokane College. For Sale. W. A. Chase will leave for Portland in a few days and offers his cleaning and pressing equipment for sale at the reasonable price of 1100. He also offers his household goods for sale. Ilnrle David Tavlor has been very seriously ill at his home in this city fnr th nnst two weeks, beine threat ened with pneumonia. His condition is but very little improved at tne pres ent. W A Thane, who has been conduct ing the Wardrobe Cleaning and Press ing Parlors, will move to Portland shortly, where he contemplates taking a nosition with the street railway com pany of that city. C. M. Eager, agent for the O -W. railway company at Adama, has been assigned to fill the place vacated by the recent resignation of Mr. Mathers as agent here. He will soon move his family here to reside. Everett Knight willl open the Peo ples Theater beginning with a six reel show tomorrow night. With the be ginning of the Liberty Loan campaign, t is possible that local men will be :alled on for four minute speeches in support of the canvassing committee at the theatre each evening. Charles Russell, who was taken to Portland last week and was operated Hpon is resting as well as could be ex pected, say his relatives here. I wo ribs from the left side were removed as the result of tubercular affection. Mr. and Mrs. Russell have returned to their home i i this city after accompa nying their son to Portland. Henry Barrett returned Wednesday morning from another trip to Portland. He left his father resting some easier after an operation for blood transfu sion, which took place last Salurday. Mr. Barrett will be removed from the hcspital to his daughter's apart ments, it having transpired that no thing further can be done for the pa tient at the hospital. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Steele enter tained at their home on High street last evening, twenty-four guests being present. Six tables vcre occupied with the game of five hundred, the hostess being assisted in serving con fections and fruit punch throughout the evening by her daughter, Elizabeth. At the end of the evening a dainty col lation of ices was served. Many articles were finished and sent in to headquarters at Pendleton from the local Red Cross auxiliary this week. They are listed as follows: 24 pajama coats, 45 tea towels, 74 -napkins, and two knitted sweaters. The chairman reports a large consignment of new work received, consisting of pajama coats and yarn for knitting ntta alan thn Irmttincr nppHlps At tendance of every member available is desired at the meeting next Wednes day afternoon, in the Domestic Science room at the school house. Mr. Orel McPherrin of this city and Miss Zella Gould of Weston, were united in marriage at Pendleton, Wed nesday evening, at the Christian church parsonage, Rev. Hubbell performing the ceremony. The wedding took place at 8:30. o'clock, the bride and groom being attended by Miss Eunice Wilsey of Weston and Earl King of this city. The bride is a member of a prominent Weston family, being the the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. William Gould. Mr. and Mrs. McPherrin will re side in Athena, where Mr. McPherrin is in employed in the Hohbach bakery. Colby the Cartoonist. On next Thursday night. Colby the Cartoonist will appear at the High school auditorium in the second num ber of the Red Cross benefit lyceum course. Those holding season tickets and the public generally are lookjing forward to an evening of high class entertainment. The succeeding num ber will be Laurrant. the Magician, supported by a talented company, which will be presented on the even ing of April IV. A Matter of Utility. It Is quite evident that our friend Milt Swaggart found cumbersome channels for acquiring knowledge while on his recent trip to California. Here's another one on Milt: He says he went into a cafe one evening and partook of a highly deleetible dinner. From his description the service must have been all that could be desired; but either there was an insufficiencey of viands, or Milt's appetite is abnormal. Any way, after he had "cleaned up all the grub" on the table except the sugar ( and a few crackers, he says the waiter j tendered him a nice bowl of water j sprinkled sugar over 'em and "got away with that, too." Hand Mangled in Wringer. Mrs. Carl McConnell suffered serious injury to her hand Monday while doing the family washing'at her home west of Athena. Operating a power wash ing machine, her left hand was caught in the wringer and was bally bruised and lacerated. Dr. Sharp was called and dressed the injured hand. School Notes, l A Junior Red Cross Society was or ganized in the Athena school this week. The school becomes a duly or ganized society when.- fees to the amount of 36 cents per capita have been raised. The indications at pres ent show that our school will soon meet all requirements of an auxiliary Junior Red Cross society, as over three-fourths of the sum was raised the first two days. Of the amounts apportioned to each room, the follow ing per cent were paid during the first two days: Miss Sherman's room 75.8 per cent; Miss Lawson's M, 1 per cent Miss Wolff's 75 percent; Mr. Gribble's 100 per cent; and the High school 109.7 per cent of its quota. (88 has been raised, The next number of the HedCrc9 Benefit entertainments will be given Thursday, March II. Colby, the Car toonist, will entertain. The High school girls have organized two teams to solicit sales of season ticket1? for the next three performances. Those who take advantage of season seat sale for the next three numbers will virtually see Colby free of charge. The following are the dates of enter tainments which will take place from the present time till the end of the term: March 11, Colby, Cartoonist, second Red Cross Benefit number; March 23, Sophomore reception; April 19, Laurant. Magician, third. Red Cross Benefit number; May 1, Primary pro gram ; May 10, High school play, fourth Red Cross Benefit number; May 13, Baccalaureate exercises; May 1(1, Freshmen's reception; May 17, Graduation exercises of the High school. As a reward fur twenty days without tardiness or absentees, the 8tb grade had a quarter holiday Thursday after noon. The pupils of Mi's Lawson's room have made three different designs in stick printing. They are planning to take up Junior Red Cross work in a few days. The pupils of this room who received an average oi 90 per cent for the past month and who were en titled to a quarter of a day holiday are: Belle Anderson, Lois Jchnsor, Loraine Dennis, Melvin Coppock and Chester Cox. Fred Radtke, a pupil of thj 3rd grade had a dinner at his home Tues day noon, to which he invited all the members of his class. The dinner was given in honor of Fred's ninth birth day. Martha Hutt has been absent this week on account of trouble with her eyes. Mrs. Frank Berlin was a visitor to Miss Sherman's room this week. Agnes Lyman registered in the 1st grade this week. Frances Henry from Cayuse, Oregon registered in the 5th grade last Mon day. . 23 Years Ago, Prom the Press 01 Mar. 8 1895 Nearly all the snow is off the moun tains. The farmeis are busily engaged in plowing and seeding. Chas. Norris looked natural in his old place Tuesday stetching wax-ends in Young s harness Bhop. A company has been formed at Pas- a to reclaim 3700 acres of land on this side of the Snake opposite Ainsworth, by irrigation. The band boys serenaded the suc cessful candidates Wednesday night. The formal opening of the'Pendleton library will take place next Monday night. T. P. Page has sold the greatest part of his 1894 crop, receiving 3K cents per bushel. Mail pouches lost in the John Day river at Hall bridge nearly a year ago, have been recovertd The pouches contained upwards of 13,000. Marion Jack is assisting in seeding the Kirk place east of town. Marion has not forgotten how to toot a horn and helped the band boys out amazing ly in their serenade last Wednesday evening. Members of the masculine gender residing in Pendleton enjoyed the name of "rubberneck recently, when they lined up on the sidewalk to get a view of the first pair of bloomers, worn by a lady 1 icycle rider. "Scrib," we understand is at pres ent with becoming dignity, holding down the seat of a gang plow. We sympathize with the poor boy in the position he is compelled to occupy and are in readiness to receive dona tions cf feathers from our subscribers in order that we may present him with a cushion for that seat, The financial report at the annual school meeting Monday showed re ceipte, 13,017.50; disbursements, $2, 687.00,balance on hand, $8.78. There are 303 children of school age in the district boys, 154, girls, 149. The Oregonian it a great newspaper one of the largest and best on the coast but it ahows a deplorable weakness in resorting to such language as "stink era," and simply because certain men are not in accord with its senatorial views, pointedly remarks the Wallowa Chieftain. Thrift Stickers. Walter S. GleiBer, Manager. Americans, our business is to buy stamps. Let us stick together to that end, -W S S Procrastination taxes you heavily. Buy your thrift stamps today. They will never be cheaper. March Savings Stamps. 1 4. 14, May Stamps, f4.15. Every day they grow in value. W S B Be a sticker. Keep on'buying stick ers. -W S S The house to house campaign is set for the week of March 19 to 35. W S S Why travel? Stick to good old Athena and buy war stickera. A tlBy girl hail inane It her custom to enumerate by name all the member of the family and the close friends, In ber evening pruyers, but nt the close of a strenuous day of play she was tired and after the opening peti tion she yawned, then added sleep ily: "And please Just bless the whole bunch." . Foot Comfort For Workingmen Don't sacrifice style and comfort to get work Shoes with good wearing quality We carry a complete line of heavy shoes for men who work out doors-men who need wet-proof shoes, sturdily built to withstand hard wear. Mens 6 in Tops, $2.25 to $6 Mens High Tops $3.50 to $9 Our work Clothes cannot be surpass ed in strength and durability Mens Heavy Waist Overalls, pure Indigo Blue $1.25 Meus Heavy Bib Overalls, pure Indiuo Blue 1.7ft Mens Heavy Bib Overalls, American Dye 1.50 Mens Heavy Moleskin Pants. $3; Meus Heavy Khaki Pants, $2; Mens Heavy Corduroy Pants, $3.50 FIX & RADTKE Main Street THE "MONEY-BACK STORE" Athena, Ore Only He Didn't Show It. Edward got Into a fight with Stan ley one afternoon at school recess. The teacher had them up before her and talked so feelingly of the wrong of fighting that Stanley cried good and hard, and the teacher said : "Stanley seems so repentant I won't keep him after school. But here Is Edward; I don't know what to do with him, he seems so hardened," Edward said : "But If I can't cry, my conscience hurts me Just the same." i:,::3i,i;;: .MO PARTS. PENDLETON AUTO WRECKING COMPANY Phone 476 Pendleton, Oregon, can sup ply you with parts for most any make of caR in this vicinity at reasonable prices tt'KIBa MONUMENTS! Get our prices be fore placing your order. Berry Monument Works F. M. Barry, Prop. 12th and Main Street near O. W. R. , N. Passenger Depot Walla Walla Wps.1i. N. A. MILLER Local Representative. EYFSltMfD, GUMS GROUND ANOFHUD-IENSES DUPLICATED. AMERICAN NATIONAL BANK BUILDING.- PENDLETON. ORE. Phonc 609j S. V. Sharp PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to all calls both night and day. Oalli promptly auwered. Offloe on Third oirei, Amen unpr H, ZOPHAR THARP PHYSICIAN AND 8URUEON WESTON, OREGON Trained Nurse in attendance. Office and Residence, Watts Building. Phone 83 Asbestos Protected Tires Guaranteed for 7,500 Miles of satisfactory service, but the motorist may reasonably expect from 9,000 to 14,000 miles of use. These tires, through the use of Woven Asbestos, are positively It is the only tire manufactured with the Asbestos fea tures. It is the only tire manufactured with an iron-clad guarantee for service. BUY THEM IN ATHENA But if you can't get them, write to The Asbestos Protected Tire Co. 222 E. Court St., Pendleton nimmmnnnmiiiMiiiininMiniinm Dr. J. C. Baddeley VETERINARY SURGEON LaBrasche Ranch Athena CROUP & LASH Dentists In Athena Monday' Tuesday, Wednes day, other days of week in Walla Wall. 2nd and Main over Third National Bank Dr. E. W. Croup Dr. C. H. Lath D. Scott Fisher CONTRACTOR & BUILDER Residence and Shop, Adama and 4th Sts Athena C. A. Barrett k Co. Incorporated Why wait for Spring to consider your needs in our line? Note what we have to offer and ask us about any article which interests you. Bulk Grain Wagon-tanks and loaders. Oliver gang plows, spring tooth harrows, double discs, handy wagons, gaso line engines, power washing ma chines, hog fencing, gates, Pennsyl vania and Revere casings Overland cars, oils and greases. Have you heard of the DEERING COMBINE? HMUIMM MMtlUIUMMM