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Press Paragraphs If your brakes squeak, call on Dick Adv. Lee Howell, of Rosalia, Wash., was here Sunday. Miss Greta Mclntyre is over from Walla Walla. G. W. Bradley was in the city Sun day from Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. John Walter drove to Walla Walla yesterday. Multi-Mile Racine automobile tires are sold by Dick. Adv. Lot Dick tell you about that new Stephers Salient Six. Adv. A. H. Mclntyre has presented him self with a new Chandler car. Sheriff Taylor was up from Pendle ton Tuesday on official business. Mr. and Mrs. K. E. Sauze. son and daughter, were in Athena Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. James Jones and daughter were over from Weston Sun day. Mr. and Mrs. Robert Raymond are here from Prineville, visiting rela- Mr. and Mrs. .Inmcs. PmVp if Wa. ' ton v e.e in Athena Tuesday evening. ! For Sale or Trade. Two desk phones suitable for farmers use. Call at this ofhee. Dick has some nifty radiator novel ties the patriotic kind and others. Adv. Representative Louis Hodgen wis in Athena Tuesday, from his home at Umapine. Clay and Oneita Jackson are spend in tha week at Lewiston, Idaho, vis iting relatives. Mm Il,'l,1 T . . t A . tj.i . has returned to her home after visiting Miss Pauline Myrick. . The Athena library will not be opened tomorrow, Saturday, neither afternoon or evening. Mr. and Mrs. L. L. Rogers and Mr. and Mrs. Prank Rogers of Pendleton were in the city Sunday. Mrs. Jesse Myrick visited at the home of Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Mansfield at Walla Walla this week. Charles Grant was in town yesterday iruui v ui.unn. wnere ne is engagea in th3 shoe repairing business. Nez Perce Indians in fine automo biles have been passing through town this week en rpute to the Round-Up. FRESH LAID FRESH FROM THE COUNTRY 3.tfa A EGOS mam WHEN WE TELL YOU EGG9 ARE FRESH. WE KNOW THEY ARE, WE DON'T JUSL "GUESS" THEY ARE FRESH. WE KNOW THAT THEY COME RIGHT IN FROM THE COUNTRY WHERE THEY ARE GATHERED AS SOON AS THE HENS CACKLE. YOU WON'T GET COLD STORAGE EGGS FROM US WE DON'T EEP ANY KIND BUT THE STRICTLY FRESH COUNTRY EGGS. GIVE US YOUR GROCERY ORDER TODAY. S. & H. Pure Food Grocery Quality QuantityService. Phone 171 THE FOSS HARDWARE STORE Universal Ranges BARRETT BUILDING, :: ATHENA, OREGON ZEROLENE The Standard Oil for Motor Cars The Popular Motor Oil More ZEROLENE is used for automobiles on the Pacific Coast than all other oils com bined. Leading motor car distributors praise ZEROLENE, correctly refined from selected Califor nia asphalt-base crude, because it maintains its lubricating body at cylinder heat and gives perfect lubrication with less wear and less carbon deposit Get our lubrication chart show ing the correct consistency for your car. At dealers everywhere end Standard Oil Service Stations STANDARD OIL COMPANY (California) Correct Lubrication for the Air-Cooled Type Engine Engines are either water-cooled or air-cooled. This, the air-cooled type, like all internal combustion engines, re quires an oil that holds its full lubricating qual ities at cylinder heat, burns clean in the com bustion chambers and goes out with exhaust ZEROLENE fills these requirements perfectly, because it is correctly re fined from selected Caff fomia aspbait-baae crude. Mrs. Jerome Hill of Freewater, and daughter, Mrs. Ruby Partch. visited part of the week in and near Athena. Miss Rena Bergevin, a professional nurse, has tendered her services to Base Hospital No. B, for overseas duty. Win. Rulison. familiarly known to his Athena friends as Kansas, ar rived in town this morning from Seat tie. A. B. Steele drove out tn Pilot Rock yesterday in company with "Bob" Oliver, well known traveling sales man. The J. S. Norvel Hardware store at Helix is displaying a German helmet, sent from the field of battle by R. R. Rice. George Finch will operate the hoist ing engine in the construction work of the new Farmers' elevator at Pilot Rock. Miss Jessie Brierley who is teaching in the Milton high school, writes for the Press to be sent to her address there. School in LaMar district north of town started Monday of last week, with Miss Anice Barnes, of Weston, as teacher. Mrs. M. U Leeper arrived from Corvallis Saturday, and will spend sev earl months with her daughter, Mrs. W. R. Taylor. To give the force an opportunity to attend the Round- Up, the First Na- tonal Bank will remain closed aatur day, tomorrow. Monday was the opening day of the duck shooting season in Oregon. Good sport is reported from the Echo-Her- miston country. Guy Stafford, of Ralston, Wash., brother of Mrs. George Hansell, was among those coming here on the sad mission last Sunday. Miss Elsie Walker came over from Walla Walla today to spend the week end at the home uf her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Walker. Miss Zola Keen, who has been ser iously ill at the home of her parents in Athena, is greatly improved and well on the road to recovery. George Forrest is down from High wood, Montana. He reports that his crop this year was considerably better thar. that of last year. Miss Hazel Sanders left this week for Corvallis, accomprnied by her mother, Mrs. D. H. Sanders, and will matriculate with 0, A. C. For Sale. Thirty pigs, ready to wean; one sow and seven pigs; 15 head of 5-month-old shoats. Charles Betts, Athena. Phone i-OFlS. Adv. The news is received here of the recent death of J. A. Muirhead, at Dayton, Wash. Mr. Muirhead, was formerly a resident of this city. Wood Sawing. On account of high cost of living, I am forced to charge ,I.OO per cord for sawing. H. McAlexander, Athena. Or. Mrs. Louis Keen returned Saturday from a three months visit through Michigan and other Eastern states, and also visited in Montreal, Canada. Mr. and Ms. Ben Burroughs of Pen dleton, and their son and wife, Mr. and Mrs. lion Burroughs Jr., attended the Hansell funeral in this city Sun day. Mrs. Forrest was in town Wednes day from the ranch southwest of Ath ena. Threshing whs finished at the ranch last week, after a long season's work. Mr. and Mrs. John Tompkins came over from their Walla Walla valley home Monday, and in company with Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Coppock, visited in Helix. The Zerba Garage sold Studebaker cars last week to Fred Gross, John Walker and George Thompson. The Studebaker is now a classy looking automobile. Aliie Bell, who is at Camp Meade, Maryland, and who was ill with pneu monia is rapidly recovering his health, so states a letter written to his parents this week. Blaine Hansel), and Mr. and Mrs. David Partch, who were here for their parents' funeral, left Monday for their respective homes at Lewiston, Idaho, and Outlook, Wash. Mrs. Mary Tompkins and daughter, Miss Lillian, left the first of the week for Calgary, Alberta, expecting to re turn in about a month to spend the winter in Walla Walla. Everett Rogers, of Midvale, Idaho, son-in-law of Mr. and Mrs. Hansell and father of the twins who were in the automobile wreck, was here Sun day to attend the funeral. Mr. and Mrs. 0. M. Richmond of Walla Walla, and Mr. and Mrs. R. Hargraves, of Seattle, were in the city and vicinity this week, visiting at the Barrett and J. N. Scott homes. Pendleton hears a rumor to the effect that three auto-loads of California booze, intended for the Round-Up, has been intercepted and confiscated by officers of the law near Heppner. John Pierce, diversified farmer re siding south of Athena, has grown some exceptionally fine musk melons this season. He brought some excel lent samples to town Wednesday. Carl Engdahl, well known young business man of Helix, who has been critically ill with typhoid fever, is recovering at St. Anthony's hospital in Pendleton. He is able to sit in a wheel chair. Claude Coomans. who has been em ployed in Ware's Pharmacy, left Sunday morning for a short visit to his parents at The Dalles, before en tering 0. A. C. for military training. Claude will specialize in pharmacy. Miss Kathren Froome left Monday for Seattle, when she enterB the Uni versity of-Washington, for the regu lar four-year course. She was accom panied by her father, who will see her established in school before returning. Hobart Sherman, of the U. S. Naval Reserve, stationed at Seattle, spent several days in Athena on furlough, visiting his sister, Mrs. P. M. Morris, whose husband is employed on the Farmers' Union Grain Agen:y ele vator. , - P. M. Price, wife snd son, of Pena wawa, Mrs. Lucy Haulman of Harris burg, and Miss Maggie Price of Day ton, Wash., attended the funeral of their father, the late A. R. Price in this city Sunday. Ropt Finley and family of Colfax, Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Finley of Pull man, and Mrs. A. 0. Carden of Pen dleton, were among the relatives of Mr. Price, who attended the triple funeral held here Sunday. Matt Turner, son of James Turner formerly of Weston but now living at Cornelius, Oreg., recently left a Port land sanitarium in a demented condi tion, since which time no trace of the missing man has been found. Misses Glady. and Annabel McLeod left Tuesday, accompanied by their mother, Mrs. William McLeod, for Seattle. The young ladies will enter U. of W., Mini Gladys as a Junior, and Miss Annabel in the first year. A daughter vas born to Mr. aid Mrs. Jesse Storms, at Aberdeen, Wash.. September 12, 1918. The little one has been christened Margaret Ber nita. Mr. and Mrs. Storms formerly were employed in the J. C. Penney store here. Sam Haworth has accepted a posi tion in the grocery department of the Pendleton Trading company, at Pen dleton, and will begin on his duties there next Monday. Mr. and Mrs. Haworth have taken rooms temporarily in Pendleton. A large number of Indians returning from the Frontier Days celebration at Walla Walla, en route to Pendleton for the Round-Up, camped near the Wright livery stable Sunday night. They trekked on down to the Round-Up grounds Monday. Ernest Crockatt, former Pendleton High school boy and well known here as the youngest brother of Mrs. A. M. Meldurm, who is serving with a Can adian regiment, has been reported in the Canadian casualty list, as wounded in battle in Frapce. Tom Gilkey. Millard Kelly and others who went to the Grand Ronde on a hunting trip last week, experi enced a mishap to one uf their Fore cars, w lidi rammed into a pine tree, with the ressult that the radiator was punctured and the front axle sprung. Vergil Zerba is compelled to take over the home farm on account of his father's failing health and the fact that his brother, the only one left out of the service will in all probability be in the next draft. Mr. Zerba will either sell or lease the Athena Garage. A mass meeting will be held in the city hall Saturday evening, September 28. at 8 o'clcok for the purpose of nominating candidates for the city election to be held in November, at which time a mayor, three councilmen, a treasurer and a recorder will be elected. Mr. and Mrs Henry Dell have moved into the Uiteman residence on Fifth street. Their recent home on Jeffer son street will be occupied at once by Mrs. Jerry Stone, the purchaser. The Hiteman property, owned by Mr. and Mrs. Dell, will be remodeled and improved at once. Lloyd Richey, who has been barber ing in the Parker shop, will matricu late at 0. A. C ., taking the military course, and will major in mechanical engineering. He will leave next week for his parents' home at Cornelius where he will visit for a few davs be fore entering college. The bean crop around Weston prom ises well this year, late rains having helped the succulent legumes to ma ture, says the Leader. W. R. Storms has forty acres of red beans on the J. P. Lieuallen place that look espec ially well. The other day he counted 120 pods on one vine. Mrs. L. Gagnon and daughter left Saturday evening for Camp Lewis, where she visited her son Clarence, who is mechanical gunner in the field artillery. Mrs. Gagnon received word that Clarence would soon leave with his regiment fur Siberia. With her daughter, she will also visit friends in Seattle, Portland and Vancouver. The Kound-Up. ever Donular. is again drawing larce crowds Hun dreds of automobiles have passed through town yesterday and today, Pendleton bound. Tomorrow, Satur day, is the big day, and with favorable weainer, out lew people will remain at home. The nroceeds of the entire three days go into the funds of the Ked Cross. The trrin carrying trophies of the battle field of France, touring the state under supervision of the State Liberty Loan organization, will not be at the Round-Up this week as expect ed. It will be in the county next week, arriving from Eastern Washington, and the rfist stop in the county will be at Milton. The schedule has not been announced, but it is presumed that the train will also stop at Athena, en route to Pendleton. The Weslon Leader reports that a big bear has been coming down into the haunts of civilization on the Wes ton uplands and raiding apple orchards, having an evident fondness for apples rrank bnider and Jim Jones went after him Sunday, but could only find his tracks in the road, these measuring ten inches in length. George Beaton and Newt O'Harra went scouting for him Monday with no better luck. The beat was seen a few days ago by Miss Nettie Smith while she was out hunt ing the cows and is described as a monster. November Drive. Umatilla county's quota will be t'M- 200 in the united war work campaig i which starts .November II. The united war work campaign expects to conduct a drive for 1170,500,000. In this cam paign are the Y. M. C A.. Y. W. C. A.. Natioaul Catholic War Work Coun cil, the Salvation Army. American Library association War Camp Com munity service and the Jewish Wel fare Board. Card of Thanks. The relatives of the late Mr. and Mrs. George W. Hansell and Mr A. R. Price desire to thank all who so kindly extended sympathy an.l assist i ance in their dark hours of sorrow and Boy's School Shoes Buy the boy's Shoes at this reliable store and be sure of getting the best quality of leather. We offer many special values, saving you a substantial sum for, despite the increased cost, our prices are as low as the lowest. Here you will find lasts that will prove most comfortable for the youngster's growing feet, with no sacrifice of the dressy appearance mothers so much desire. Of dependable, rugged leather construction, they will withstand the rough wear of boyhood sports. W I BOYS AND GIRLS Shoes $1.35 to $3.95 WE SELL THRIFT STAMPS Phone 152 Athena Department Store The funeral and burial of Mrs. W. H. Bond, was held at Helix Sunday afternoon. The Bond family had been residents of the Helix neighborhood for nearly fO years, with the excep tion of the last eight years, which had been spent mostly in California, where Mr. Bond died a few years ago. Mrs. Susie Shipp, a daughter, and Royal Bond, a son, survive. Mr. and Mrs. Melville Johns and baby daughter left Tuesdny evening for Los Angeles, California, where Mrs. Johns' father lies in a very crit ical condition, with no hopes of recov ery. Mrs. Johns contemplates staying with her mother until early spring, while Melville will return in about a month to harvest his potato crop. News is received here since their de parture that Mrs. Johns' father died September 18, and she will be present at his funeral. Joseph H. Greener MUS. BA(J. Gold Medalist and Composer Teacher of Ptano and a!! Theory subjects. Pupils of any age or grade taken. Terms Moderate, Studio at Mr. Guv Cronks. Clothes Pressing & Cleaning Parlor Suits Made to Order We guarantee our work. Prices reasonable. Bring your clothing to us for cleaning and pressing. We make a specialty of cleaning and pressing Ladies' wearing apparel. W. J. CARSTEN, Worthington Build'g MONUMENTS! Get our prices be fore placing your order. 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