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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 14, 1919)
I FT Our new Arrivals in Pyralin Ivory are now on display. On ac count of strike conditions and shortage of materials, we re quest that you anticipate your wants in this line before the Xmas rush. Also a complete line of Uni versal Vacuum Bottles and Lunch Kits. Prices from $3.00 to 6.75 Call and see them while our stock is complete, Letha King, W. L. Raybom, Hattie Wilsey, E. W. Achilles ami the hos tess. One hundred sixty-five members were secured in the recent Red Cross drive. Armistice Day marked the close of the roll call, which was set for national observance by Pres ident Wilson. Not so much money as members was what the organiza tiondesired this year members who would become inteersted in the wel fare work of the Red Cross through out America and in the relieving of distress in certain war-torn coun tries of Europe. Mrs. J. V. Smith and children of Bickleton, Washington, are visitors at the D. H. Wilsey farm home. Lloyd King, son of Mrs. Letha King of this city, who has recen'.iy been in the service of the United States navy, is now attending an elctrical school in California. Jesse Hart and wife of Walla Wal la, spent Tuesday ' with Mrs. Susan I Tucker, the visitors ' motoring to ' Holdman for a short aojurn at the I Ed Tucker hme. W. L. Rayborn managed the cam paign for Red Cross members on Weston mountain, securing forty-five i names which were credited to the j Weston auxiliary. i In the opinion of poultrymen tur keys for the Thanksgiving feast will retail at closeto 60 cents a pound. At the annual election of officers of the local Red Cross auxiliary held last Thursday, Mrs. Letha King was elected chairman for the ensuing year; Mrs. Bertha Sauers is the new I MePADDEN PHARMACY The ffexolfl Store J PHONE 331 It will pay you to watch our Windows "Over The Hill" D. K. Garret left last Thursday for Washtucna, where he has bought out a jewelry store and will local j per manently. Longings for mother's cooking were satisfied when Miss Gertrude Van Winkle, a freshman at Whitman Col lege, joined the group around the fam ily table last Sunday. Mrs. Leon Lundell has been in Mil ton the past week assisting in ciring for. her mother, Mrs. Boamer, who is quite. 111. Miss Vida Greer, accompanied by a fellow classmate from Whitman, spent the week end at the hospitable farm home of her parents. ' Dr. P. D. Watts returned Monday from a short business trip to Spokane. William McBean und family of Adams were Sunday guosU at the Ernest Ross home on Normal Heights. At the conclusion of the motion pic ture entertainment to be given in Memorial Hall Saturday efoning, the ladies of the Saturday Afternoon Club wil serve sandwiches and cofTce. Tho proceeds realized from the sale of these refreshments will be applied to ward furnishing the kitchen of the hall. John Philip Sousa appears younger than he did a few years ago, a$0f. C. Fitzpatrick in discussing trie con cert given by the famous Bind at Wal la last Saturday evening. The genial professor and his wife, accompanied by Mr. and Mrs. J. Harl Williams, mo tored over for the event. Mrs. A. C. Metz has been entertain ing her sister, Mrs. Heard, the past week. Mrs. Jones, Senior, has returned from a delightful visit of two months duration at Seattle and Portland. James H. Price is recovering from his recent atack of pleurisy. Miss Lois Porter who is attending Whitman College at Walla Walla, spent Sunday with her parents in this city. An attractively appointed birthday dinner in her honor was a pleasing feature of the horns pV. L. Rayborn has bought the F. "AALeGrow ranch which aJjoins his farm 6n the west. This increases Mr. Rayborn's holdings to nearly 760 acres, one of the largest ranches on Weston mountain. R. L. Reynaud and wife attended the Armistice celebration at Pendle ton, remaining all night at tho coun ty scat. Lee Wilson, now located at La Cross, Wash., still has a kindly feel ing for our little mountain town, ii -asmuch as he forwarded a Red Cross membership fee for each one of his family, to the local auxiliary. " A quilting party was held at the home of Mrs. W. H. Gould, Wednes day, the work being done for the ben efit of the Missionary Society of the M. E. Church, South. Those attend ing were: Mesdames George Nebit, Standard Theatre Saturday, November 22 AUCTION OF SOULS 1 The true Story Blighted Armenia 7:30- TWO SHOWS 9:30 Admission 45c, Tax 5c, Total 50c. Children under 16 years of age not admitted to witness this production. Men Read This and come and see us Men's Suits New, nifty models with belt, silk lined, and slash pockets. Gray, brown, green and fancy stripes, at $29.50, $34.75, 39.50 Men's Overcoats New prstty Coats only $29.50. Get yours now. Boys new Suits, Blue Serge and fancy mixtures, at $6.90 to $10.90 Um ! ! Did you see those nifty cloth Hats for men? $3.49 and $3.98 vice chairman, while Miss Doris Barnes was unanimously re-elected secretary and treasurer. Dr. W. H. McKinney was elected director. S. A. Barnes, chairman of the Roosevelt Memorial Fund Drive, re ports that about $20 was subscribed by local etiizens and forwarded to the county chairman. Pendleton's quota in this campaign was J900, and a total of $988.31 was secured. About eighty periodicals removed from New York on account of the pressmen and compositors' strike. Many of them are now being issued from other cities. Delegates from The Saturday Aft ernoon Club who will attend a lunch eon to be given by the Pendleton 'Civic Club November 15th, are; Mrs. J. Harl Wiliams, Mrs. F. D. Watts, Mrs. E. 0. DeMoss and Mrs. E. M. Smith. Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Smith enter tained Dr. C. H. Smith and family at dinner Tuesday evening. Iley Winn has gone to Winona to do some seeding. Walter Bcamer has returned from Alberta. Andy Larson has bought an attrac tive prune orchard of eight acres near Walla Walla. $100 Reward, $100 The readers of this paper will oe pleased to learn that there It at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure In all lta stages and that Is catarrh. Catarrh being greatly ! Influenced by constitutional conditions 1 requires constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Medicine Is taken internally and acts thru the Blood on the Mucous Stir I faces ot the System thereby destroying ; the foundation of the disease, giving the patient strength by building up the con- i stltutton and assisting nature In doing its i work. The proprietors have so much faith In the curative powers of Hall's Catarrh Medicine that they offer Ona Hundred Dollars for any case that It fails to cure. gnd for list of testimonials. i Address F. J. CHENET ft CO., Toledo, ' Ohio. Sold by all Druggist, 75c. OREGON NEWS NOTES OF GENERAL INTEREST It will ccst $3,272,000 to operate thi Portland public schools during the coming year. Bernard A. Nathman, a resident ot Oervals for more than 40 years, died there at the age of 74, Construction of a $15,000 plant by the Concrete Pipe company of Port land has started at Bend. The $220,000 road bond issue elec tion held In Crook county met with almost unanimous favor. The Western Walnut association will hold Its annual meeting at Port land November 12 and 13. Action has been taken by the Bap tists of McMlnnville to ereet a new church building the coming year. Mrs. Nancy Emily Tharp, one of the oldest and best-known residents of Polk county, died at Corvallis, aged 88 years. Smllle Purvine, plcneer dentist of Oregon, died suddenly In Salem at the home of his son, Ellis Purvine, at the age of 80 years. At a coming special election in Rose burg a bond issue of probably $500,000 will be voted on tor a municipal light and water plant The Springer ranch, three miles above Larson inlet, in Coos county, was destroyed by a great landslide during the recent rains. While wading In Thomas creek, near Thomas, Arthur, 8-year-old son of Qulntls Underwood, got beyond his depth and was drowned. Douglas .Larsen of Cove has been convicted and fined $100 for refusing to help fight a forest fire in the Qrand Ronde district last summer. For bravery in action, R. H. Swlg gert of Bend has received from the Canadian minister of militia and de fense a British military medal of silver. Sheep shipments from Bend are the heaviest on record. Two hundred and sixty-four carloads already have been sent out and 25 more cars are con tracted. Two winter short courses, dairy manufacture and tractor operation, will be offered this year by the Ore gon Agricultural college school of agri culture. Governor Olcot Is urged to call a state meeting to suggest remedies for the high cost of living, in resolutions adopted by the Yamhill couniJr Po mona grange. ; . Apple packing records were broken at Hood River by Miss Pearl Saitz man, who packed 140 boxes of fruit on the E. E. Lage place In four hours and 40 minutes. Farmers west of Eugene are signing oil and gas leases of their lands for a term of three years, for which they are to receive $100. About 6000 acreB have been leased. A total of 13,114,279 acres is em braced In federal forest reserves in Oregon, on which the state draws for apportionment to the counties in the reserves $115,406.74. George M. Benson, game warden, has been informed that no permits will be given this season for trapping on the Lake Malheur bird reserve, owing to low water and scarcity of feed. The Crown Willamette Paper com pany has announced that a new mill will be erected immediately at West Linn, which will provide employment for about 200 more men continuously. Heppner is feeling the effect of the coal strike, the shortage of fuel hav ing forced the Heppner Light & Water company to cut its light and power service from 24 hours a day to eight. One of the biggest horse shows ever held on the Pacific coast will be staged during the annual exhibition of the Pacific International Livestock asso ciation at North Portland, November 17 to 22. Settlers of the Fort' Rock valley, 60 miles south of Bend, have completed the preliminary steps toward the or ganization of an irrigation district, which, as now proposed, will include approximately 46,000 acres. The construction of a railroad 185 miles long from Medford to a point In the vicinity of Eureka, Cat, is the avowed purpose of the Medford Coast Railroad company, which recently filed articles of Incorporation. A. C. Allen of Medford, former state horticultural commissioner, announces his intention of testing the constitu tionality of the Oregon vehicle law providing for the taxing of automo biles for good roads maintenance. Hermlston farmer's nave petitioned the county court for authority to form the Hermiston irrigation district for Improvement to their lands. An elec tion to vote on the proposal will be held December 13. Only one of the 458 accidents re ported to the state industrial accident commission during the week ending November 6 was fatal. The fatality was In the case of A. Sackett, a la borer of Grants Pass. Even the world war ended sooner than many persons expected It would ; the race riots are over; many of the temperamental, strikers are returning to work nnd fwd prices are coming I down. Maybe Uie wortd Is on the way bar1: to sanltr. ' Mb '-;'.. Quality Al pervice First Proper Food and Priees Good Food need not cost too much. Good food from a conscientious grocer will not cost too much. Our stock, bought with the end in view that we are to re-sell it as wholesome goods for fair prices. Our stock is always complete with canned goods, fruits and vegetables; del icacies, meeting the needs of the modern table. Let us supply your meals with the very best and you will be satisfied. Phone 561 and your Orders will be filled. Quality Always Service First MIIIUIHMIIH We have just discovered thai our ad for the last 4 weeks has been witlj, about the same Pep as the "sic 'em" of Tom Corwine in Chautauqua. We are on the Move Follow us Watts & Rogers Hardware and Implements T t The first National Bank , " of Athena Capital and Surr s, $100,000 ; f ' y : .u Safety 1 Boxes ' Ftf at M-MsAttMHMSaMSJMP