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Press Paragraphs Jim Lumsden was here from Dry Creek Monday. Marion Hansell is driving a new Studebaker sedan. Sid Tucker of Weston had busi ness here Tuesday. Ernest Ross of Weston paid a visit to Athena Tuesday. Ralph Staggs of Milton was a vis itor here yesterday. The Athena branch library is in stalling a new book shelf. Robert Proudfit has sold his resi dence to Sturgis, Storie & Rogers. A system of Keister & Foster sign boards are being erected in Athena. For Sale A good, fresh Milch cow. J. B. Anderson, Athena, Ore gon. Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Kinnear of Milton, were business visitors here Saturday. Mrs. Cecile Sturgis is here from Seattle, visiting at the home of her parents. Ed Marshall and Frank Curl, prominent Pendletonians, were here yesterday. , A niece of Mr. and Mrs. Ike Phil lips is a visitor at their home on college street. Dan Mclntyre well known farm er of the Helix community was in Athena yesterday. M. M. Saunders popular piano tuner is making his annual rounds in Athena and vicinity. Miss Beth Welch of Pendleton is assisting Mrs. Bert Logsdon with her household duties. R. B. McEwen and family dined at the home of Mr. and Mrs. II. A. Barrett New Year's day. A. L. McEwen and .family spent New Year's day at the Rich Thomp son home south of Athena. Mr. and Mrs. Will Peterson of Pendleton made a New Year's call at the II. I. Watts residence. Stafford Hansell who has been seriously ill with an attack of ap pendicitis is reported recovering. T. P. DeFreece came over from his home near Walla Walla, Tuesday and transacted business in Athena. Miss Helen Eubanks has returned to Walla Walla after spending sev eral days visiting friends in Atho na. E. C. Rogers, Will Kirk and E. C. Prestbye were visitors in Pendleton, Monday, in the interest of market roads. Jim Hill a prominent farmer of Pendleton, passed through Athena on Wednesday with a seventy-five Holt caterpillar. All farmers in this vicinity report that the winter wheat is growing fast and that there is a splendid stand generally. Clem Bergevin of Walla Walla, who owns farm land south of Athena was here yesterday to look over his property. Dr. S. F. Sharp has returned home from Walla Walla and is able to be up and around again. He has been DR. A. C. FROOM South Side Main Street. Athena down town several times this week, where his many friends were glad to greet him. . Otis Lieuallcn, a prominent farm er and one of Adams' star basket ball shooters was in Athena yester day. Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Pooher, recent ly married, came up from Pendleton Sunday, and spent the dny ot the John Walker home. "Lefty" Kretzer, Herman Geissel and Mr. and Mrs. Will. Kirk attend ed the Hodgen reunion at the State Line New Year's night. Mrs. Francis Lieuallen and little daughter are at the home of her brother Arthur Douglas, where Mrs. Lieuallen is convalescing. Ernest Ross was in town Tues day. He said his wheat was grow ing satisfactorily, but' that he would welcome a good fall of snow. Mr. and Mrs. 0. H. Reeder and family returned home Sunday from Tacoma, where they spent the holi days with Mr. Reeders parents. Miss Jerry Cassett has returned to her school in District 70 after spending the holidays at the home of her parents in Walla Walla. Mrs. Bell han returned to her home south of Athena, from Lewis ton, Idaho, where she visited at the home of relatives for several weeks. One pair of foxes from the Sharp fox kennels in Athena have been sold and the rest have been farmed out on the shares to a Walla Walla man. Ross Maloney, former Athena boy, now a salesman for a Portland wholesale firm, was in town Wed nesday. He met many old time friends. As a result of blood poisoning back in the summer months, J. F. Wright is in very poor health, and this week was taken to Walla Walla for treatment. Mrs. Minnie DePealt was hostess to the Study club Friday afternoon, January 1st, and the club will meet next Friday at the home of Mrs. Mattie Michell. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Gerking and little daughter, and Mrs. J. N. B. Gerking of Central Oregon, are vis iting at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George Gerking. Wade Goodman of Jhe Internation al Harvester company and a mem- ber of the firm of Sturgis, Storie & Rogers has been in Athena several days on business. A group of Weston mountain residents who made Athena their ob jective in the last few days included Will Hall, W. L. Rayborn, Roy Hy att and Arthur Gould. Lorain Shick, Frank Williams Charles Wilson, Darvin Phillips and Henry Booher went to Adams Tues day evening where they attended Knights of Pythias lodge. Bill King and his Helix Red Dev il horde will start on a rampaga against the Athena league basket ball team, on the Athena gym floor, Monday evening at 8 o'clock. The Jolly Twenty-five club gave a dance for married people Wednesday evening. The Jolly Joy-Makers or chestra furnished the music and af ter the dance supper was served. At the regular meeting of Athe-na-Weston American Legion Post, Tuesday evening, the decision was made to rive a series of invitational Saturday night dances, beginning with the dance at Legion hall, to morrow night. After the meeting, the boys went to the Athena Rest aurant, where dinner was served. McKenzie Chapter 0. E. S., will sponsor a pastry sale Saturday af ternoon at the Pure Food Grocery. All kinds of delicious home cooked foods will be offered for sale. Henry Dell returned from Marsh field Tuesday evening, after an ab sence of several weeks. Mrs. Dell re mained at the home of ber daughter in Marshfield, on an extended visit. The officers for the new year of Mignonette Rebekah lodge will be installed next Tuesday evening, also several candidates will be initiated, All members are requested to be present. C. E. (Buzz) Fiske has lately re turned from a visit in Southern Ida ho. Mr. Fiske made the trip by mo tor and reports no snow on the sum' mit and the highway in excelle.it condition. ' Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Gilbert were dinner guests Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Eager. They were en route to Portland from Dayton. Mrs. Gilbert is Mrs. Eag er's sister. H. A. Barrett has been a Portland visitor since Sunday returning home Wednesday night accompanied by his little daughters Lucille and Gen evieve who have spent the holidays in the metropolis. Friends of Loren Basler will be interested to know that he is sched uled for a talk on sports every Thursday night at eight o'clock, to be broad cast from the Boise High school radio station. Mr. and Mrs. Justin Harwood en tertained at five hundred New Year's eve at their home on Third street. Guests included were, Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hirsch, Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Baker, Mr. and Mrs. Grant Prestbye and E. C. Prestbye. Mr. and Mrs. H. I. Watts were hosts at dinner New Year's day when they entertained Mr. and Mr3. Alec Mclntyre, Mr. and Mrs. M. L. Watts and Charles Peterson of Pen dleton, who has been a house guest at their home during part of the holiday season. There were 97 members of the Hodgens family gathered in the an nual reunion at Umapine on New Year's day. A New Year's dinner was served in the hall at Umapine, and in the evening 200 people at tended the annual Hodgen dance at State Line Hall.'" ': ' . J. E. Jones, rural mail carrier takes this method' in thahkinff Jim Duncan and family . for the large piece of meat, which they pot in their mail box for him for a Christ mas gift. Mr. Jones says they al ways remember him when others do not. The next prize drawing of the Pure Food Grocery will take place at 7:30 on the evening of February 13. Three prizes are to be given by Mr. Stephens at this drawing, as fol lows: First prize, a Pendleton robe; second prize, a 42 piece set of dishes; third prize, a $7.50 basket of Heinz' assorted products. A number of Athena, and Helix friends of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Jenkins tendered them a surprise in remembrance of their birthday an niversaries, Monday evening of this week. The evening was spent in mmmMmm pni nmr ini if mi mmr n tt mmmr mmw n mi mmr mmi mmx nmr h mi mi m mj mmr mmr mmt Birrnmrnnr frmr nni nnr mmr nnr imrni W ith Every $ Purchase of White Wonder Soap We Are Giving Away free One Shopping Bag and One Rubber Apron ff We carry a full line of Work Gloves, and are selling oranges at two dozen W for 25 cents. THE PURE FOOD GROCERY 1.-.. r" o : ni tnt a x playing pinochle and honors were won by Mrs. Oscar Savage, Mrs. Charle3 Miller, Mr. Charles' Smith and Mr. Bun Boylan. The evening's enter tainment ended when refreshments were served. Monday rain and sleet caused the pavement and sidewalks to take on a coat of ice. In getting around it was dangerous to be safe. Automo bile traffic on the highway was slowed up un$il about 10 o'clock, when the ice coating disappeared. Friends of Ira Kemp, formerly an employe at the First National Bank, will be glad to learn -of his recovery from an accidental gun shot wound. Mr. Kemp was hunt ing coyotes when he fell, the gun discharging the shot in his left arm and shoulder. Pythian Lodge K. of P. held open house last night to visiting members from other lodges of the order in the county, and the result was that, a rousing meeting was enjoyed by the Knights. . The rank of Knight waa conferred on a number of candidates after which refreshments were in order. Mrs. Josephine Stone of Walla Walla has been at the home of her son Dave, during the past week. She will leave Saturday in company with Mrs. Maloney. and Mrs. Titsworth for Salem, where they will make an extended Visit at the home of their nephew Dr. Stone. Mrs. Stone will also visit her son Arthur, who is editor and part owner of the Salem Statesman. CALLED THE "ABRAHAM LINCOLN OF EVANGELISTS" The meetings at the Baptist church under the leadership of Rev. G. G. Laughlin, are being well attended and some splendid sermons are be ing preached. Rev. Laughlin is an entertaining speaker, he has a good sense of hum or which he kno.ws how to use to I .:&.-, is I J I'" -I Rev. G. G. , laughlin, D. I). send home the truths he is endeav oring to bring: to the audience. For the length of time the meet ing has been in progress there is more interest manifested than has been in any meeting in Athena in a long time. Rev. Laughlin has been called the "Abraham Lincoln of Evangelists" He certainly has a unique way of putting over a message. AUTO LICENSES 1926 . Due to the enforcement of the au tomobile license law, more license plates covering the new year are in evidence than in , the early part of January, last year,- The new platen are not unlike the Washington plates last year, bearing white numerials on a black '. background. ' Autoists who have not yet received their 1926 auto license plates may be re quired to show a receipt for money sent to the secretary of state for licenses, according to C. L. ' Lieual len, state traffic officer. ATHENA HIGH GAMES; The Athena High school boys and girls' teams play at Helix tonight Tomorrow night Weston High school plays Athena on the Athena floor. Next Wednesday the boys team plays Adams High at Adams, and Friday night the Athena High school team and the eighth grade team will participate in a double header at Pendleton. Buy one Dollar's worth of Soap and get one Large . Bag and one Rubber Apron. Free Twenty Bars White Wonder Soap, one Large Car '.'. ,; ry All Bag, one Rubber Apron, all for $1,00 Phone Your Order To 152 Athena Department Store h u: ' WHITMAN 24; ATHENA 16 In a fast and well played game last Friday night in the gymnasium at Helix, Whitman college won from the Athena league team by the score of 24 to 16. A numbr of Athena fans witnessed the game. Helix played Whitman at Walla Walla, Saturday night and lost to the col legians, 30-22. Baptist Church 'Preaching every night but Satur days until January 24. Next Friday a meeting will be held at 3:30 p. m. for children from 10 to 16. Sun day school at 9:45 at which time a chalk talk by Evangelist Laughlin will be given. The morning sermon will be on the "White Life." Even ing subject "Blood Atonement." Ev eryone is cordially invited to these servicts. ' D. LOREE, Pastor.' THE STANDARD THEATRE Free Tickets for this show to i -DEAN PINKERTON Saturday, January 9 Pola miln In fast Of; Suez Supported by Edmund Lowe, Rockcliffe Fellowes and Noah Beery Pola as a mystery girl of the thrill-scented Orient. A worthy successor to "Forbidden Paradise." The screen play, .written by Sada Cowan from Som erset Maugham's stage success, has for its background. China with all its" romance and mystery and lurking perils. The star is cast as a beautiful young English girl, daughter of a British Consular Agent living in Shang hai. Daisy (Miss Negri)has been away at school in England since she was eight years old. 'In all this time she has not seen her father. She returns only to be greeted with the news of his death and, whattis probably more heart-rendering, that she is the daughter of English and Chinese parents a half-caste, which is but another way of saying a social outcast. What a role this is for Pola Negri! How she does play it! Pathe Review Comedy1 1 Admission Prices, 10c-35c Free Tickets for this show to MR. JOHNNY HOEY Sunday January 10 Corinne Gri frith And Ian Keith In Loves WiMc'rncss A Fine Picture Presented to the public by First Nat ional Pictures Corporation. International News. Comedy Admission Prices, 10c-35c