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Sugar Prices Just Now Best C. & H. Berry Sugar $6.75 per Sack, Cash tm j ''Over The Hill" and fashioned in the ranch black smith shops. Customers find the fin ished article a source of gratification in teaming on the snow. Among those who are profitably devoting a Mrs. Lilian Fredericks moioreu to good snare 01 tneir winter nuuia w Walla WalU Thursday to visit with j the work are Matt Mattson, the Tek f riends and attend a lecture given at j kalla brothers, Walter Farr and J, W. Whitman Collegs by a prominent ed- j Bom. ucator from Seattle. Mrs. Leon W. Lundell has gone to Mrs. Elmer Tucker and son, Charles ! Milton to visit her mother, Mrs. Robert, and Miss Dorothy Bulfinch j Beamer and to attend a shower given came over from Walla Walla Satur-1 n honor of MisB Anna Geiss. Miss day for a few days' visit at the C. F. Geiss, who is the daughter of Mr. and Bulfinch home. V.ra. Peter Geiss, is leaving soon for The annual conference of Inland California to be married. District of M. E. Church, South, held i Mr anj Mns. Rudolph Proebstel are in Walla Walla last week, was well I hrB from Echo visiting Mr. Proeb- attended. Bishop H. M. DuBose of San Francisco presided over the ses sions. Among the Weston folk who participated in the interesting gath ering were: Rev. John B. Coan, Mrs. Charles M. Price, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. W. Winn, Mrs. W S. Price, Miss Alma Barnett. Mr. and Mrs. Ray O'Harra have stcl's father, Geo. W. Proebstel, dur ing his illness. Lowell Hyatt has gone to Portland, where he will be employed in con crete work by Thomas Ward, the well known contractor. Patricia Blomgren, the little daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. R. G. Blomgren is ill with inflammatory rheumatism leased the residence on Washington ! f'()llowinf tonsilitis, at their home in street recently vacatca Dy mr. arm Mrs. Sylvan Kennard. The season is at hand when seed catalogues bearing gay color designs anil containing alluring descriptions, offer fascinating reading to the ama teur gardener. J. W. Jones was in town from Mon tana the first of the week for a visit with relatives and friends. Otis Reynolds came down Sunday from his Connell wheat ranch for a visit with his family. Having recovered from the influen za, Gail Williams returned Sunday to his studies at Whitman College. Quito a flourishing and successful industry has been established on Reed & Hawlcy mountain, where a number of residents are turning out such ex cellent bob sleds that the demand ex ceeds the supply and they are said to be behind with their orders. The tim ber is carefully selected with an ex pert eye, in the neighboring woods, the foothills. Mrs. Anna Fuson returned Monday evening from south of Athena, where she has been attending Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Pambrun. Both have been in fluenza patients, but arc now recovering. Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hendrickson, Mrs. A. M. Ross and Neil Ross, Mrs. Fred Greer and Miss Vida Greer were on a motoring trip to Walla Walla Wednesday in the Hendrickson car. William H, Fletcher, former saw mill operator of Weston mountain who is now associated with his son, Frank, in extensive farming opera tions near Brant, Alberta, writes in cheerful mood to a Weston friend, although he says that 1921 was a bad year for wheat in the Alberta coun try. "Bill" will be seventy years old the 27th of June next, but says he feels like a kid and occasionally Btill plays the fiddle for dances just for amusement. He is married again. He has five grandsons and six granddaughters in the family of Frank Fletcher. He brags on his garden, saying that he raised cabbage weighing sixteen pounds. W. H. ana F. L. Fletcher had 1800 acres in wheat last year and will have 2000 acres this year. They plow, sow, cut and thresh with steam. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Cook, Mr. Thomas Kerley and Mrs. Grace Ker ley of Helix, and Mrs. Joseph An derson of Texas, were callers Mon day of Dr. and Mrs. JMcttinney They were on their way to Pendle ton, where Mrs. Anderson took the train for her return home to Texas. Fred Baddeley, well known farmer of Weston mountain, is receiving treatment at Walla Walla. The "flu" descended with a ven geance Saturday upon Weston, which up to that time had practically es caped the prevailing epidemic. Scores of cases developed Saturday, and Dr. McKinney has since been busy night and day. There are now eighty cases or more in town and neighboring country. While said to develop the usual characteristics of influenza, the disease is not so severe as on the oc casion of its first wholesale visitation, and often the patient is up and about in a few days. School and churches have been closed and all public gath erings forbidden until further notice, by order of the health board. S. A. Barnes, J. A. Powls and Jack Calder are among the local Odd Fel lows who are planning to go to Her miston tomorrow for the convention. The 58th wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs. Allen Richal was most pleasantly celebrated Wednesday ev ening, February 22, at their home on north Franklin street. An appetizing dinner was served, and the honorecs received a number of tokens of the regard and affection of their children and friends. Mr. and Mrs. Richal were united in marriage B8 years ago in Wisconsin, and have been residents of Weston and vicinity for 17 years. Mr. Richal is a veteran of the famous Iron Brigade, having served through out the Civil war in one of Wiscon sin's fighting regiments. Those pres ent for the anniversary occasion were: Mr. and Mrs. William Mac Kenzie and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dowd of Walla Walla, Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Price, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. King, Mr. and Mrs. Lysle Webb, Miss Juanita King, Miss Marie Foster, Mr3. E. M. Smith, Mr. and Mrs. Richal, Claude Richal. Miss Louise Rintoul has gone to The Dalles for a visit with relatives until school work is resumed. Havin downed the "flu" with a half nelson, Harry Beathe was able to show up in town, yesterday. Mrs. A. J. Starmer of La Grande, wife of the Methodist minister sta tioned in Weston last year, spent a couple of days in town this week vis iting with friends and acquaintances. Mrs. Starmer was entertained at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles M. Price. Mrs. Rudolph Proebstel is in at tendance as professional nurse upon Mr. and Mrs. Will Payne, both of whom are influenza patients. Cyril Proebstel, deputy county clerk, came up from Pendleton Wed nesday to visit his father. Rev. John B. Coan will go to Pen dleton Monday evening to deliver an address before the Masonic bodies at Masonic temple on "The Crisis in American Public Schools," with es pecial reference to the Sterling Towner educational bill. Wheat is quoted at around $1.10 in the local market, with no transactions reported. The few growers who held their crops are still hanging on. Rev. W. R. Storms, who is now making good progress toward recov ery, was in town yesterday on his way to Ion?, Oregon, to take up his pastoral work there. He has been visiting at Pomeroy, Wash., for sev eral weeks. Mr. Storms has an evan gelistic appointment for the second Sunday in March at Frazer, Idaho. Mrs. V. T. Davidson is reported to be seriously ill with bronchitis. si Adding Listing &nd If. 1 I BookReepind VlSlblC Machines WALES r Will Handle Your Business it ! problems in 1-6 of the time takes to do them the old fash ioned way, and will also add subtract, multiply, divide, and "you're sure it's sure." Close to 6000 banks, the hardest users of adding machines, depend on the Wales for accurate re sults. Let us show you on your work. Costs nothing Croxdale Office Furniture & Supply Co. WALLA WALLA,, WASH. PHONE 279 33 3 IB EAST ALDER 9TREET SENATE ADVICE ON TREATYJS SOUGHT Washington, D. C The Benate for eign relations committee has received a message from President Harding asking the senate's advice on the ques tion of reviving the patents treaty with Germany, which automatically lapsed with the declaration of war in 1917. Although the president has power to revive by mere formal request this and other treaties which lapsed, if such request is made within six months of the ratification of the peace treaties, it was explained at the White House when the message was sent that this government also has the al ternative of negotiating an entirely new treaty covering the subject of patents. The president desired, it was added, to give the senate the same opportunity of advising which it would have if the latter course were to be followed, although thiB was not ex pected in this Instance. Revival of the lapsed treaty auto matically would restore its provision for reciprocity In the matter of pro tection of patents between the two countries. Officials generally held the view that it would have no immediate effect on German patents now held by this country. FARMERS NEW ASSOCIATION Chicago. Plans for a new farmers' organization, to be known as the uni ted farmers' national bloc, were made here at a conferen'ce of farmers from more than 12 states. Among those present was A. C. Townley, president of the National Non-Partisan league. The articles of association adopted at the meeting provided for organisa tion from precincts up to a national committee with a committeeman from every Btate, although It was declared that the association would, generally indorse candidates already in the field. Chicago was selected as the national headquarters. . k :. The platform of -tiji association as given out called for government guar antee of the cost of production of sta ple farm products, taxation of excess profits, and heavy Income. and Inheri tance taxes, government conservation and oneration of natural resources. H. Wells Andrews of Genescb, 111., was elected president of the organization. ASSERTS RE HEARD SHERMAN Civil War Veteran Was Present When Famous Soldier Declared That "War Is Hell." John Koolbeck, seventy-nine, the only living man who heard Gen. Wil liam T. Sherman's famous exclama tion, "War is hell," now lives In Den ver with his grandson, John Koolbeck. Before his death General Sherman tried to recall the Incident of the ut terance, but failed. John Koolbeck remembers where, when, why and how the statement was made. Be tells the story : "After Vlcksburg, Joe Jackson re treated across the Pearl river at Jack son, Miss. Sherman was In com mand of our army. I was with Gen. E. F. Wlnslow as nlde-de-cnmp. My regiment was the Fourth Iowa cav alry. We were after the enemy and the Infantry had just gone over the pontoon bridge across Pearl river. "General Sherman sat on his horse at the edge of the river, apparently lost in thought. Just as the cavalry started over, the hoofs of the horses clntterlng against the loose planks, Sherman looked up and called out to us, 'Boys, war Is bell 1 "I was at the head of the line with Wlnslow. So I heard him clearly. Sympathy for his tired troops prompted him." General Wlnslow and all other mem bers of his staff are dead. Mr. Kool beck was the youngest of the party. Denver Times. TARIFF ROW IS FORECAST Chairman Fordney Insists on Ameri can Valuation In Basing Duties. Washington, D. C A row between the house and senate over American valuation was forecaBt after it be canto known that republican members of tho senate fluance committee In re writing the so-called permanent tariff bill had agreed tentatively on continu ing tho present principle of basing duties on foreign market value. Chairman Fordney of the house ways and means committee declared that if this kind of tariff measure was passed by the senate, the house would write a new bill with an American valuation clause and "let the senate try again." If this should happen, it was saul, there would be little pros pect of a tariff bill at this session unless congress remained on the job throughout most of the congressional ejection campaign. Has' at Least One Virtue. Whatever else may be said about Charles Holmes, negro, no one can say that he is not frank. Holmes, recently convicted on a charge of burglary, apenred for sen tence before Superior Judge Harold Louderunck. "Holmes, what did you do for a living before you got Into this trou ble?" asked the court. "Jes' stenlin' and gamblln', Mistah Judge," answered the defendant. "Jes' stealln' and gamblln', sir, and Ah was considered proficient and professional In both lines." "Your frankness Is refreshing," re marked the court, and gave the de fendant an Indeterminate sentence In San Quentin. San Francisco Chronicle. Sympathetic Childhood. Lately, In a garden not far from Boston, the lord of the manor set a trap to catch the woodchucks that were monopolizing his vegetables. In stead of serving Its purpose, the trap caught n neighboring family cat by the paws, and nobody dared to release the agonized animal until two little chil dren came along. Hearing the cries of the cat, one of the children gently petted the cat, while the other opened the jaws of the trap and released poor kitty. The Incident serves to Illustrate the fearlessness of sympathetic child hood In relieving distress. CLASSIFIED A Few Reasons why" you should own a Primrose Cream Separator All tinware formed from heavy steel thoroughly tinned. All bearings made of Phosphor Bronze. Only four parts in driving mechanism. All parts oiled from supply in gear case. Speed indicator shows where handle is turned too slow. . , . Float will work either side up cannot be put in wrong. Milk and cream spouts cannot be turned so crank will strike them. Low Price $80.00 for 375 lb. capacity machine. Manufactured by the International Harvester Co. of America and guaranteed by f Watts & Rogers Athena, Oregon Washington Taxes Cut $4,459,010.13. Olympla, Wash. The total taxes of this state levied In 1921 for all pur poses and extended on the county tax rolls for collection in 1922 amount to $18,206,809.98, as against 872,665,820.11 j tor 1920. or a reduction of 84.459,010.13, ; according to a comprehensive state- ! meut issued here by the division of ! municipal corporations in the state I auditor's office. Fall Denies He Witt Resign. Washington, D. CSecretary of the Interior Fall took notice of widespread rumors that he was planning to resign from the cabinet and denied any In tention to leave the cabinet. For Sale-Hack and Buggy, single harness, cheap. W. J. CrabiU. Vnr Snip A cond Jersev heifer Was fresh in October. George W. Myrick, Athena. WATTS & PRESTBYE Attorneys-At-Law Main Street, Athena, Oregon DR. S. F. SHARP PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special Attention given to all calls, both day and night Calls promptly answered. Office on Third Street. Athena, Oregon. THE ATHENA HOME LAUNDRY Christensen & Post, Proprietors Friends and Neighbors: We understand the Pendleton laundry are doing all they can to put us out of business, even to cutting some prices; but one thing is sure what you spend with us we keep at home; (but what they get, where do they put it?) Do they leave any of it in Athena? ;,, 1 ! THE dTHENA HOME LAUNDRY, PHONE 51 Oil Grease Tire Sale One Week Only Prestbye's Service Station " Where You and Service Meet" Gas Accessories THE ATHENA BARBER SHOP AMOS O'DELL, PROPRIETOR Back at the Old Stand and waiting for the old faces, and new ones, too. Shave? Sure. t4H - -, r rt,i flail fiaiftinisa a s e t ti : fcSrAtJLlSrifclJ Preston-Shaffer Milling Co. American Beauty Flour v Is made in Athena, by Athena labor, in one ot the verr best equipped mills in the Northwest, of the best selected Bluestem wheat grown anywhere. Patronize home industry. Your grocer sells the famous American Beauty Flour Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers Athena, Oregon. Waitsburg, Wash C H. SMITH PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Athena, Oregon. Office next to Telephone Excange Phones, Office 333; Residence 412 DR. A. C. FROOM Dentist Office in St. Nichols Hotel, Athena, Oregon. Best Service. Reasonable Prices. Examinations and Estimates at any time, free of charge. The First National Bank gf Athena Established.1891 Capital and Surplus $110,000.00 lis, I sm ii nrttKmraMfffiWJ iwiin ia ', trmitMiiMiannKavirma ' i i m u m ii' ra i i