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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 25, 1926)
I 3 3 1 I I I 2iL Are You Prepared to Take Care of Your ..- - s - . - - Crop We are unloading and assembling McCormick-Deering Harvesters, and to secure one of these machines for this season's work, orders must be made at once. We invite anyone interested in a machine to call and see one of these harvesters now assembled and ready for action. We are prepared to take care of your harvest needs, regardless of the kind of machine you oper ate. .. ' Rogers C& Goodman, Athena, Oregon ( A Mercantile Trust) STUBBLEFIELD ORPHAN'S HOME ATWALLA WALLA Work of the Stubblefield home was described to the Walla Walla Rotary club recently by C. M. Rader, who has been on the board of trustees since its organization nearly a quart ter of a century ago. ' This home, originally founded to take care of orphans and aged wid ows, now devotes its efforts to car ing for children. The home was made possible by Joseph L. Stubblefield and his first wife Anna, said Mr. Rader. They came to this country in 1865 and fin ally succeeded in accumulating an estate of between $50,000 and $60,000. They had no children and decided to leave the money for the care of in digent widows and orphan indigent children. Mrs. Stubblefield died about 30 years before Mr. Stubblefield, who married again. His estate at the time of his death was worth . $180,000 and after be quests were paid about $130,000 was left. Efforts were made to break the will but it was upheld, and the money turned over to three trustees. The will provided for establishment of the home, if the city of Walla Walla would give $10,000 for a site, and this money was raised. It wa3 provided that the money must be in vested in farm lands and bonds. KRETZER A MEMBER OF GREATER U. O. COMMITTEE University of Oregon (Special) Ronald Kretzer of Athena, has been delegated by the University of Ore gon to appear before civic organiza tions and various public groups dur ing the summer for the purpose of explaining the Semi-centennial cele bration to be held at the University of Oregon from October 18 to 23. He has been appointed, a member of the Greater Oregon committee, which has as its main purpose that of explaining to the people of the State the purpose of the University's fiftieth birthday celebration. Athe na ' is a member of District number three. In all, the state has been di vided into twelve such districts. The celebration at Eugene is to be a state-wide affair and much is ex pected from the Athena district in the way of moral support and repre sentation. . COYOTES FEAR BEACONS , .Sheepmen of Unitah county, Idaho, say the new beacon lights on the airway of the transcontinental mail route have frightened away the herdsmen's eternal enemy the coy ote. Lecn Shaw, woolgrower, found coyotes strangely, missing this year when the herds were taken to spring quarters. He attributed this to the great lights placed in the hills to guide the air pilots. WALLA WALLA PIONEER Mrs. Rachel Winnett Yenney, 91, one of the earliest settlers in the Walla Walla valley, having come in 1860. died Friday afternoon. Her husband, Phillip Yenney, to whom she was married in Iowa in 1857, died in 1905. Mrs. Yenney was a native of Pennsylvania, born' in Washington county November 22, 1832. BRIDGE CLUB Mrs. H. I. Watts was hostess at a recent meeting of the Athena bridge club when the usual three tables were in play. The rooms were gay with vari-colored flowers. Out of town guests were Mrs. Walter Shue ham and Mrs. Otis Whiteman of Walla Walla, Mrs. Castleman of On tario and Mrs. Bacon of Vancouver. At the end of the afternoon's play the hostess invited her guests to a local confectionery shop where de licious ices were served. GIVEN IN HONOR OF MRS. PIPER'S BIRTH ANNIVERSARY A party of more than usual in teerst occurred last week when Mrs Will Piper entertained at a large dinner in honor of Mrs. Cornelia Pip er's seventy-fifth birthday. The large table was centered with lavendar sweet peas and the places were marked by attractive place cards and baskets in the same shade. An elaborate dinner was served by the hostess.assisted by Mrs. Grant Prestbye. Those present included, Mrs. M. A. Rush, Miss Anna Rush, Mrs. Frank Dooley of Prescott, Washington; Mrs. Prestbye Sr. of Kalispell, Montana; Mrs. Jennie Gross, Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Dudley, of Athena; Mr. and Mrs, Ernest Gilett of Weston; Mr. and Mrs. James Kern of Pendleton: Mr and Mrs. . Vnogoitte . and son, Mrs. McAlvay, Mrs. Dinah Kendall, Mrs.. Pearl Morrison, Mrs. L. G. Smith, George Piper and daughter Erva, all of Helix. 22 Years Ago j TOM NORMAN LEAVES Tom Norman popular - tonsorial artist employed at the Whitehead shop, has returned to Walla Walla, to conduct his own shop in that city at 16 West Alder street. Tom wants his Athena friends to "holler ' at him any time they are in the Garden City and pass by his place of busi ness. Harvey Shelton, late of Wal la Walla, takes Tom's place at Whiteheads GOLD NUGGET $3,000 With gold valued at $12,000, in eluding a single nugget worth more than $3,000, Barney Boe has arrived at. Vancouver, frm Cedar creek, near Williams Lake, B. C. The fortune was the product of a year's opera tion on Cedar mountain, where Boe and 30 others have been mining. N apa-Tan hoes For Working Men Also Canvass Gloves and Master Hose We order Tailor-Made Suits G. W. Finch, Prop. Main Street, Athena, Oregon RETURN FROM DAYTON Mrs. C. M. Eager and daughters Betty Jane and Virginia have re turned from Dayton where they spent a week visiting relatives and old friends. Mr. Eager motored to Dayton Sunday and the family re turned with him. Mrs. Everett Eag er honored her guest with a very pretty party Friday afternoon, when she invited friends sufficient for four tables of bridge. Roses and sweet peas in shades of pink and. tall tap ers carried out a charming color scheme. Ices and cakes were serv ed after the play. WILL INSTALL Rebekah lodge met Tuesday even ing with a fair sized number in at tendance. At the next meeting of the lodge which is July 13, installation night, all members are urgently re quested to be present. Mrs. Ralph Cannon, was voted by all those pres ent as being a "regular fellow," hav ing invited the members over to the Drug store, for refreshing ices. GOES TO HOOD RIVER A. L. Logsdon of Muscle Shell, Montana, brother of Bert Logsdon of this city, will fill the vacancy in the Athena Meat Market made by the departure of Don Wilks, who will go the first of the month to Hood River to reside and who will cut meat in a meat shop there. OPERATES COMBINE Roy Cannon relegated the last of the old stationary threshing outfits to run in this part of the Athena wheat belt to the scrap pile last year. This year he will operate a combine, and his old "side-kick," French Criglar, is over as usual, to boss the job. BLAINE DUGGER ILL Blaine Dugger who formerly re sided here with his family, and who is now living at Goldendale, Wash ington, is seriously ill in a hospital at The Dalles. He is suffering from an attack ' of pleurisy and heart trouble. GOES ON CRUTCHES Mrs. Jennie Gross is forced to use crutches as the result of a fall in Walla Walla. A bone in the foot was broken when Mrs. Gross made a mis-step. At present she is improv June 24, 1904 Umatilla county's harvest has com menced, and the early grain is now being headed and put in stack for the machines which will soon be running in the Cold Springs country. The voting contest ior Fourth of -July Goddess of Liberty, has resulted up to last evening, Miss Gertie Luna, 249; Miss Velma yvhk- inson, luo, ana uum ""'t Sheriff Taylor has arrested w. Stephens for the then oi tweive nu of horses near Echo. Stephens was endeavoring to sell the horses in Troutdale when arrested. M. L. Akers, an experienced phar macist formerly m the employ oi Schmidt & Company, Pendleton drug gists, has accepted a position with W. McBride in the Palace drug store. Henry LaBrache left Athena Wed- r 1 ; i. nesday for Sprague, wasmngwn, where he has been given a place on the pitching staff of the Sprague base ball team. "Henry is a promis ing young pitcher and with proper training, will do well as a ball play er. The families bf Will and Ad Pink- erton and Cass Cannon went up on the Umatilla for a fishing trip Wed npitadv.' and will return today. ' . . . . . Jeanette, the little daughter oi k. and Mrs. W. C. Miller, has Deen quire ill the past week with complaints incident to childhood. Workmen are preparing material for concrete walks in ironi oi mc bank building, the Froome building and Gross & Worthington's. James Stamper is painting the new residence of H. H. Curtis. Walter Ely, the popular grocer, is spending the week on his Echo home stead. Joe Banister is hauling brick for the new lodge building. He completed the excavation Tuesday. Clarence Lively, son of L. D. Live ly, met with a severe accident re cently, while working in a mill at Lewiston, Idaho where they now re side. His hand was caught- in the machinery and mangled in such a manner that the index fingere had to be amputated. June 28, 1904 ' F. S. LeGrow, in company with W. H. Vessey, of North Yakima, return ed last night from the LeGrow sheep range on Black mountain. Mr. Ves sey purchased the LeGrow sheep which cleans up their holdings. Three thousand head will be shipped from Athpnii Saturday to Chicago. Mr. Vessey has made a fortune out of the sheep business. Twenty-five years ago he was a partner of Asa LeGrow in the stock business and is known to old timers throughout the northwest. The Wild Horse road petition will come up for consideration before the next session of county court,, which meets on the first Monday in July. ' Al Booher reports that a heavy freeze at his ranch on the mountain last Thursday completely destroy ed his 'strawberry crop and made his prospects for a garden look de cidely blue. Otto Cannon has resumed his duties as clerk at the Fair store, af ter having enjoyed an outing on the Umatilla river. Otto says he won't attempt to climb the "Matterhorn" any more. The girl friends of Miss Laura Mc- Intyre are delighted to receive news from her in far away Ontario, and to know that' she with her mother and sister are enjoying a most pleas ant visit with relatives there. Mr. and Mrs. William Thompkins and little daughter, Lillian, left yes terday morning for Calgary, Alberta, where they will visit for some weeks. Born, Friday, June 24, 1904, to Mr. and Mrs. George Thompson, a daugh: ter. Alfred L. Watts, a pioneer preach er and farmer, died at his home in Weston yesterday after a long illness. Mr. Watts was aged 77 years and came to Umatilla county from the Willamette valley in 1869. He was an honored and respected citizen and had a large acquaintance among the neonle of this county. The funeral will take place at 2 p. m. today in Weston. Sparks from the engine on yester day morning's O R & N. passenger train set fire to the grass along the track in the north part of town. Mr, Davis blew the whistle at the pump ing station to call attention to the fire. The whistle had not been used for a long time and when Davis re leased the string the whistle kept on whistling. A ladder was procured and a tap with a hammer stopped the noise, but not until eveyrbody thought the mill was on fire. Homer I. Watts, professor of math ematics in the Ashland Normal school, is home on a visit to his par ents and brother, Prof. M. L. Watts Homer contemplates entering Har vard college this fall, where he will further fit himself for an educator. Miss Maud Cholson returned home Saturday evening from a couple of weeks' visit with friends at Milton and Walk Walla. . We are Equipped to do Job Printing All Kinds. Short Notice raw ROUND TRIP TO DENVER $67.20 OMAHA 70 JS KANSAS CITY... 70 .35 DES MOINES 76.30 ST. 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You will be pleasantly surprised at the reasonble total we will quote. Wood and Coal Fence Posts Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co. Main Street, Athena as THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF ATHENA Established 1891. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS $110,000.00 1 n ea iq H Si I 1 I VA iv 1 1 II COME WITH CONFIDENCE to this ofliee and consult us about your bodily ills and ailments. We do not offer chiropractic adjustment as the be-all and the end-all and the universal cure-all. But it Is mighty effective for many physical defects. Dr. W. Boyd Whyte Phone 706" 957 J Stangier Building, Pendleton, Oregon. So's Yer Ole Man! Most of his famliy and a lot of his neighbors ?What? Get their Barber work at the Penn Harris Shop. Why not you? We cater to no one in particular, every one in general. Agency Troy Laundry. Make old ilugs like new. Phone 583. PENN HARRIS BARBER WATTS & PRESTBYE Attorneys-A t-Law Main Street. Athena, Oregon State and Federal Court Practice Will. M. Peterson and G. H. Bishop' ATTORNEYS I Pendleton-Freewater Practice in State and Federal Courts! Whitehead's Barber Shop Lee Whitehead, Proprietor Having purchased Russell's Barber Shop, it will be my aim to give the public the best service at all times. Mr. Norman will continue in service here. Fair and Courteous Treatment Agency for Troy Laundry and Twin City Cleaners Phone 492 To Curt ConacipoClon tomvw. fake C'-8Wi Ciioiiv Cathartic l'tc.irM. jC Ut cure, oruitsutu rtluuU nivoeA 1 I I