Press Paragraphs
E. A. Dudley is driving a new Pre
mier car.
TAttorney.Wstts was a Walla Walla
visitor Wednesday.
y-W. S. Ferguson drove over to Walla
Walla Wednesday.
Seth Haworth has moved into the
Spencer cottage on Adams street.
Mrs. Omar Stephens and , son Dale
spent the week end with relatives in
Penileton.
for first class, reliable, guarantee
Dental work, Bee Dr. Sponogle, Den
tiat. Adv.
H. A. Barrett is in Portland on a
short business visit.
Mayoi Banister of Weston was in
the city Wednesday.
kj mr. ana Mrs. r. i,eurow were
Walla Walla Wednesday night.
Sam Haworth is employed in the
mechanical department of the David
son garage.
Mrs. Dean Willaby has been substi
tuting for her husband as mail carrier
on the rural route.
Dr. Hart has located in Athena to
practice medicine. He has offices in
the Barrett building.
George Blomgren and his cousin, Ted
Enberg, the latter just returned from
service overseas, were in town from
Weston Tuesday.
Mrs. Bert Piersol was down from
her borne on Weston Mountain, visit
ing Athena friends this week.
s Marshal Dobson has erected bitching
racTft" on Current street, at the corner
1 ' ,.f Tl,;.,l Annnaita tha mtu hall
George Frail, representing Sturgia
& Storie. delivered a new Holt cater
pillar to E. A. Dudley, Wednesday.
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Mr. Gladheart, late of Roman, Mon
tana, is working in the barber shop
during the absence of Lloyd Richey.
Mr. and Mis. Orell McPherrin have
taken up their residence in Weston,
moving to that place several days ago.
B. Richards drove over to the
StaTiTLi le Wednesday afternoon and
purchased a quantity of baled alfalfa
hay.
W. R. Taylor and Ralph McEwen
shipped another carload of hogs Wed
nesday, over the Northern Pacific to
Pasco.
Besides the regular branches of den
tistry. Dr. Sponogle specializes in
Pyorrhea and diseases of the teeth and
gums. Adv.
Don't forget the Cochran Mammoth
Jack and Percheron Stallion sale at
March 2th, at 1 p.
to us for expert finishing
at city prices
The Athena Drug Co.
Frank J. Harris, Managing Partner
THE FOSS HARDWARE STORE
Hardware
Shelf and HeaVy ,
BARRETT BUILDING, :: ATHENA, OREGON
Dayton, Wash.,
m. See adv.
Lieutenant Governor Moore of Ida
ho, accompanied bv Mrs. Moore, has
been a gujsi at the home of Mrs. Jane
Wallanthia week.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Logsdon, Mrs.
Mansfield and Miss Velva drove over
from Walla Walla last evening, re
turning last night.
Mrs. Sam Jin kins, a well known
Pendleton woman, died in Portland
Tuesday, where she was recently taken
for medical treatment.
John Benson attended a meeting of
the "Dokies" at Prescott Monday eve
ning. He reports way-up doings in
the mysteries of the order.
Henry Miller was called to St. Hel
ens, this week, where his aged mother
is critically ill, and for whom little
hope for receovery is entertained.
Stock in the Farmers Union Grain
Agency elevators is being offered for
sale this week, for the purpose of liq
uidating outstanding indebtedness.
Miss Kathren Froome will arrive
home Saturday evening from the Uni
versity of Oregon, to spend a week's
vacation with her parents in this city.
. Lloyd Richey, who has been in ill
health for several weeks, left Monday
for the home of his parents at ForeBt
Grove, where he will recuperate for
a time.
Lawsun Booher, who has been at
College Place sanitarium for the past
two weeks, will return to his home
here today, coming over with Mr.
Richards.
Mrs. Sabina Morton returned Satur
day from a visit to Seattle and Sound
pints. Mrs. Morton will leave sbort-
Iwor Washington. D. C, on a bus
iness trip.
The ladies of the M. E. Aid society
met at the home of Mrs. J. C. Burke
Tuesday afternoon and worked
quilting. Refreshments were served
! by the hostess.
Special trains from outside points
I to Walla Walla for the Tractor Show
I April 23 to 25 inclusive, and half
! freight rates on all machinery shipped
i there for exhibition purposes, is an
nounced. Worlm n are beginning on repairs
to the residence of Mrs. L. P. Wil
mot, damaged by fire some time ago
when occupied by Mi. and Mrs. Robt.
Beckham. An entire new roof is being
placed on the house.
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C "AtheHams are tjie select table kind, sugar cured arid
hickory smoked; just the kind of ham that makes th;
best and most satisfactory eating.
What is nicer than a slice of good, sweet, juicy Ha
a-frying in the pan. Buy a whole ham and then be pri
pared to serve a meal in a short time
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r
Several Athena devotees of the bil
liard game went over to Walla Wall;
Wednesday to see Hoppe. the inter
nationlly famous billiard expert, in an
thibition game.
ttornev Will M. Peterson was in
e citv Wednesday from Pendleton,
on legal business. Mr. Peterson has
recently recovered from an illness of
several weeks duration.
rs. Casper Woodward drove to Wal-
a Walla yesterday, accompanied by
Mrs. Cha3. Gerking and children, Mrs.
B. D. Tharp, Mrs. D. T. Stone and
Eon, and Maxine Elliott.
E. E. Edwards, brother-in-law of R.
A. Thompson, is here from Heppner
for the spring and summer and will
assist Mr. Thompson in selling the
Stephens Salient Six automobiles.
Alva Pierce, for SO years a farmer
in the Juniper country, died at Cheney,
Wash., Saturday, after a short illness,
aged Ti years. He had been a res
ident of Cheney for the last 12 years.
The first German irony cross to be
seer, in Athena is on exhibition at Ste
phens' Pure Food Grocery. It was
sent to Mrs. Jane Carden ,1 y her son,
Percy Wilson, who is in the Array of
Occupation at Coblenz.
Harry Keller, of the IJStb F. A.,
sends a collection of interesting photo
graphs of the huge guns of his battery
in action. In a letter to a friend,
Harry intimates that he is perfectly
willing and ready to return home.
Lieut. Glen Dudley is gradually ac
customing himself to the pursuits of
civil life and farm duties. He will
operate a new Holt tractor, equipped
with a battery of power-lift plows, as
soon as weather conditions permit of
plowing.
Charles Norris has accepted a pos
ition in Charley Nye's harness shop at
Walla Walla. He and Mrs. Norris
will soon move' to that city. Since
disposing of His place at Cornelius.
Oregon, Mr. Norris has been seeking a
location.
Mrs. John Stanton has volunteered
her services as nurse in the family of
Rev. S. E. Powell, the Methodist min
ister at Weston, in which there are
several cases of influenza. Mrs. Stan
ton and another nurse are caring for
the patients.
A number of local Pythians jour
neyed over the hill to Weston Wednes
day night and fraternized with the
members of Stevens Lodge, of that
city. The visit was rewarded with
considerable pleasure in participating
in initiatory work.
Mrs. James McSherrv returned Sun
day from a visit with her husband at
Tacoma. Mrs. MeSherry will return
to Tacoma during April to remain per
manently She found'her brother,
Lawrence Sharp, doing well, being em
ployed in the shipyards. Tl'
Miss Katheryn Wilson, of Cloquet,
Minnesota, is in the city the guest of
Miss Vera Grant, teacher in the high
school. Miss Wilson's home town was
in the devastated path of the great
Minnesota foreBt fires of laBt October,
when many lives were lost and mil
lions in property destroyed.
Percy Wilson, writing from Coblenz,
Germany, to his mother here says
things are going as usual in the Army
of Occupation, and he does not expect
his discharge from service before next
fall. He sends an iron cross as a
scuvenir, and says those little trinkets
are easy to be obtained there now.
The Leader reports that Mrs. J. W.
Jones has arrived from Montana to as
sist her mother in caring for her fa
ther, W. H. Beathe, who has had the
misfortune to become totally blind.
Mr. Jones will arrive later and they
will make their home permanently in
Weston, where they have property
interests.
J. E. Froome is local agent for
Greenwood's Improved Business and
Income Tax Record, one of the most
simplified and satisfactory account
systems for the business man and
farmer now on the market. Call at
the St. Nichols hotel and inspect the
system, one so simple that a child can
understand it.
A very interesting lecture, the first
of a series, by Rev. Burton, was given
at the Christian church' Sunday even
ing, the subject being "Jerusalem."
Mr. Burton, who has traveled exten
sively, and was formerly a popular
Chautauqua speaker, will favor Athena
audiences from time to time with these
instructive and entertaining lectures.
Alfred Castello, of Portland, former
ly a well known young man of Weston,
came up from the metropolis this week
on a short vacation, to join his wife
and little son who have been visiting
at the home of Mrs. Eliza PinKerton
for sirne time. Mr. and Mrs. Castello
went down to Pendleton yesterday to
visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
Frank Ely.
Interest in trap ehooting continues
unabated n Athena, and good scores
have been made by individual shooters.
The highest score made to date is that
of Omar Stephens, with a total of 61..
Beginning Sunday, the Athena club
will shoot under handicap fcr a trophy.
Members of the Pendleton gun club ac
companied by Gus Peret, professional,
came up yesterday afternoon and shot
on tbe local grounds.
Mr. and Mrs. Melville Johns and
email daughter, Nellie May. arrived
home Sunday evening, after a winter
spent at Hollywood, Calif., and Van
couver, Wash. Flint is again in the
University of Oregon,.having obtained
his release from the Navy. They left
their mother, Mrs. M. M. Johns, well,
having celebrated a birthday on tbe
lnth. when twenty-seven relatives, of
Portland and Vancouver gathered to
do ber honor
BARGA!NS
Three lots Ladies Shoes
All sizes, at startling prices. Former
price, $3.50 to $5.50, Bargain price
$198 to $3.98
2 lots Henderson Corsets
Discontinued Models. Values, $1.25
to $3.50 Bargain prices
69c to 89c
WE SELL THRIFT STAMPS
Phone 152
Athena Department Store
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lWednesday evening at Masonic Hall
a specially pleasing session is reported
by members attending the regular
meeting of McKenzie Chapter,
0. E. S A delicious Artntiem
luncheon was provided by the commit
tee, Mrs. B. B. Richards, Mrs. W. P.
Littlejohn, and Mrs. W. S. Ferguson.
The Chapter will be visited on the
next meeting night, April 2, by the
Grand Worthy Matron, Mrs. Settle
mier, of Portland.
Weston Loader: Dr. C. H. Smith,
formerly first lieutenant, is now Cap
tain Smith, having received his new
commission February 22. He was re
commended for promotion last October.
Captain Smith saw much active and
dangerous Bervice in dressing stations
on the western front, but is now bil
leted in a small French town, awaiting
his turn to sail for home. It is not
too much to say that every man, wo
man and child in the Weston country
is his friend and rejoices in his pro
motion, Markham Anderson, nephew of Mrs.
M. L. Watts, who is on furlough from
the naval service, spent Wednedsay
night at the Watts home. Mr. Ander
son was a member of the crew of the
liner Northern Pacific when she ran
aground at the entrance of New York
harbor. Later the huge vessel was
floated and is now in Brooklyn navy
yard for repairs. Mr. Anderson was
en route, returning to report for
dutv, and left yesterday for New York.
He enlisted in the navy for a four
years term, but hopes to be released
this fall after tho return of Amcican
troops from overseas.
Massed pussy-willows, with Irish
green as the color scheme, decorated
the table Monday evening, when Mrs.
R. B. McEwen had as St. Patrick's
Day dinner guests: Miss Sherman,
Miss Grant, Miss Wiley, teachers in
the Athena schools; Miss Pauline My
rlck, Mrs. H. A. Barrett, and Miss
Wilson, of Minnesota, who is a guest
of Miss Grant. Mrs. McEwen was
assisted most efficiently in receiving
and entertaining her guests by her two
Small sons, Ralph and Edwin. Miss
Esbensen, another teacher, was unable
to enjoy Mrs. McEwen's hospitality on
account of illness.
The Athena Knitting Club enjoyed
an especially pleasant meeting on last
Friday afternoon. The club voted to
continue as an organization for an
other year and elected the following
officers: Pr fiident, Mrs Victor Burke;
Assistants. Mrs. J. A. Kirk and Mrs.
H. Mclntyre; secretary-treasurer, Mm.
L. Sherman. The ladies decided to
adopt four French orphans, for the
coming years work, and will exact 26
cents dues from each member, per
month, for their support. Meetings
will be held the first Friday afternoon
in each month in the Red Cross room,
when every one will be made welcome.
Refreshments were served in conclu
sion of the meeting,
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Berry Monument Works
F. M. Barry, Prop.
12th and Main Street near 0. W. R. .
N. Passenger Depot Walla Walla Wash.
N. A. MILLER Local Representative.
Athena Garage
ZERBA BROS.
Props.
We have again taken over the
management and garage work
and we are ready for old and
new customers.
We are equipped for
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Welding
it
Foley's Honey nut Tar
sure wills, prevents pneumonia.
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and then you see a type
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ingdesigns for the homes
barns, and other build
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of experts. Call and see
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