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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1926)
r j Press Paragraphs has returned home John Stanton from Montana. John Ankeny, Walla Walla banker, was in Athena Thursday. Jens Jensen has returned to Athe na from a motor trip to the Baker country. J. H. Sturgis of Pendleton made business calls in Athena Wednesday morning. Miss Helen Eubanks of Walla Wal la spent the week end at the K. B. McEwen home. The new residence being built by Vic Harris, on Fifth street, is rear ing completion. Shed Price, prominent Weston mountain farmer was an Athena vis itor Wednesday. Miss Rosemary Whiteman of Free water was a guest of Miss Lois John son last Wednesday. ' Mr. and Mrs. Henry Koepke Sr., will arrive by motor from California some time this week. Mrs. Jesse Smith and Mrs. Charles. Smith are spending - the week in camp at Cold Springs. Mrs. C. L. McFadden and family and Mrs. Fiake of Weston are camp ed at Bingham Springs. Isaac Davidson, formerly of Athe na, now of Portland was in the city for a short time, Tuesday. Forest Zerba has installed a new gasoline pump of the latest model at his garage on Main street. Dean Pinkerton was incapacitated for work in the harvest field this week, on account of a sore hand. Mrs. McCamman (Anna Kirk) was here from her home at Dee, Oregon, this week, visiting old time friends A number of local farmers have sold their grain during the week at prices around a $1.25 and $1.27 per. Miss Martha Hutt was over from Walla Walla Saturday, a guest at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Ram sey. Mrs. Sarah Jane Bowles of Walla Walla spent the past week at the home of her daughter Mrs. F. S. Le Grow. Mrs. Max Hopper and son, Mrs. J. T. Lieuallen Jr., and daughter and Mrs. Anna Mclntyre are at Bingham Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Armond DeMerritt are now residents of Walla Walla, having moved to the garden city this week. Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Baker of the Athena Restaurant, have moved to the B. D. Tharp residence on Cur rent street. Mr. and Mrs. Justin Harwood who 'made plans to return to their old home in the East have decided to re main in Athena. Mr. and Mrs. Hump Hooher and Mr. and Mrs. A. II. Johnson of Wal la Walla contemplate a motor trip to Newport soon. The East Oregonian, reports the death of John McEachren, postmast it at King' Hill, a former resident of Helix and Weston. Winifred, the small daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Wilson, fell Sun day, and tore the ligamcnU in one of her legs ouitc severely. H. A. Barrett met with a painful accident this week when working on some farm machinery. In soldering some parts some of the hot solder dropped on Mr. Barrett's arm caus ing a severe and deep burn, though not serious. Workmen are excavating the base ment for the- new home of Mr. and Mrs. Max Hopper, ,on Tihrd street, south of Current street. Miss Ruth Williams and Miss Juanita Woodruff will leave Satur day evening for Portland where they will visit with relatives and friends. Landlord Froom has added a cab inet receptacle for holding folders, maps and advertising matter to the lobby equipment at the Athena Hotel. Mrs. Lloyd H. McPherrin was taken to St. Anthony's hospital In Pendleton Tuesday evening. It is feared than an operation will be nec essary. Mrs. M. L. Watts is in Portland where she accompanied her daughter Mrs. Adams who is en route to her home in Palo Alto, after an extended visit in Athena. Mrs. Earl Martin and daughters and Mrs. John Mayberry and sons visited Wednesday at the Jesse York home near Weston. And later in the day motored to Milton.. Athena Hotel chicken dinners are popular with' the public. Numbers of residents of surrounding towns have formed the habit of being din ers at Mr. Froom's hostelry. The Weston Leader reports that dancing at Langdon Lake July 4 was stopped by officers on two charges. It appears that the management had no license and that it is unlawful to dance on Sunday. W. S. Ferguson who has purchas ed the property on the corner of Fourth and Adams, which was a part of the Nelson estate, will make extensive improvements making a modern attractive home. Mrs. A. B. McEwen and Miss Liz zie McKenzie of Portland and Mrs. Dora Scott of Los Angeles arrived by motor Monday evening. They are visiting relatives and looking af ter their farming interests. Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Kilgore of Cor nelius, Oregon were guests Tuesday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Noiris. They are here from their home and are looking after their farming interests north of Weston. Jack, the small son of Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Stewart who was oper ated on in a Portland hospital Mon day for mastoid trouble, is reported to' be in a favorable condition. Mrs. Stewart is at the bedside of her son. Jim McCool, sports writer of the Portland Oregon spent the week end visiting his sister Mrs. A. L. Mc Ewen. Other guests at the McEwen ranch included Mrs. McCool, Francis McCool and Mr. and Mrs. Bob Col lins of Walla Walla. Mrs. Mary Baddeley is a member of the graduating class from the Barber School of Speech, Los An geles, exercises for which took place last evening. Mrs. Braddeley is prominent in social and club activi ties at Los Angeles. Mose Banister was compelled to take an enforced vacation this week, on account of threatened infection in one of his feet. During his ab sence, Alton Hodgen displayed ef ficiency in assisting behind the soda fountain down at McFaddens. Byron Hawks, former Athena drug gist, was in Athena a few hours Thursday of last week, en route to his home at Bonners '" Ferry, Idaho, from Boise. Mr. Hawks was at Boise attending a meeting of the Idaho State Board of Pharmacy, of which he is the president. Miss Anna L. Toner, a well known woman of Walla Walla, died in that city Sunday afternoon. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Michael Toner, and was born in Umatilla county, July 14, 1885. Helene Chadwick, Clive Brook and John Harron will be seen in "The Woman Hater" at the Standard Theatre tomorrow night. Sunday night Thomas Meighan will be pre sented in his popular photoplay, "The Man Who Found Himself." Weldon Bell fell from the ice truck Sunday and bruised his right shoulder to the extent that he has been carrying his arm in a sling. He explains the occurrence of his mis hap by saying that he received a bump when the pavement met him. Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Eager and two daughters left Wednesday, morn ing for Seaside, where they will spend two or three weeks. Mr. Eag er is being relieved as agent for the .Union Pacific by relief agent Van Slyke, who was here last year, when Mr. Eager took his. vacation. Mr. and Mrs. Van Slyke will reside in the Eager home during their absence. With a fair number of members present Rebekah lodge held an in stallation of officers Tuesday evening. Those installed were: N. G. Celia Harden; R. S. N. G. Lilla Kirk; L. S. N. G. Laura Gross; V. G. Glayds McLoed;R. S. V. G. Verva Baker; L. S. V. G. Minnie Willaby; Outside Guardian, Mattie Mitchell; ! Inside Guardian, Mattie Hill; Warden, Char lotte Dickenson; Conductress, Phyl lis Dickenson; Chaplain, Mary Mc Kay; Rec-Sec, Maude Logsdon; Fin Sec, Velma Schubert; Treasurer, Ethel Geissel. The Weston Leader reports Gerald ine, the little dahghter of Mr. and Mrs. V. T. Smith, was operated on in Portland recently by a specialist, Dr. Kissell, for facial abscess, and is reported to be making quite fa vol -able progress toward recovery. El even doctors were consulted before one was found willing to undertake the operation, it was regarded as of such a delicate nature. Dr. Kissell lanced the abscess through the in terior of the mouth. Geraldine was taken to Portland by her mother and her grandfather, John Banister. A considerable amount of wheat threshed this season, is being de livered in bulk. The number of ma chines equipped with bulking facili ties have increased over ' the number in operation last year. The storage facilities for bulk grain, taxed to capacity last year, have not been in creased, and unless immediate ship ments are made, storage capacity will be exceeded before harvest; is over. Tuesday the Farmers Grain El evator company received and stored 96 loads of bulk grain. Directors of the Ferndale school have let the contract to Frank & Gross of Walla to erect a new one- story eight-room structure with sep arate heating plant for $17,500. The building is to replace the school burned last fall. Two elections were held before the necessary funds were approved to secure the new building. A small temporary structure will be used until the building is completed. 1 1! fend Sieve Has Just Received A New Line of 3 5 J: Wear Come and Look it Over Don't Overlook Our Grocery Department We carry every kind of fresh fruit and vegetables in the market. Cabbage, Beets, Carrots, Lettuce, String Beans, New Corn on the Cob, Blackberries, Raspberries, etc. STEVE'S GROCERY Quality Quantity, Service, Phone 171. Athena, Oregon Your weight is your size in a Jantzen! CROWNING all the Jant zen improvements that changed bathing to swimming, came another Janteen innova' tion ft'byweight So: superior ia this method to old ' time guessing, that every Jantsen's guaranteed to ' fit. All we ask is your true weight, when buying. Jantzen-stitch and Jantzen long, 6trong virgin wool, re suits in elasticity the secret of fit-by'Weight success. Your Tant?en isn't tight here and " loose there; but neat and trim all over. See our assortment of Jantzen colors and stripings for men, women and children. 478 out of 517 leading physical Uv structors said the suit originated by Jantzen is ideal for swimming. Come in and get a free diving girl sticker and diving girl transfers for tire covers, rain suckers, etc. Men's Jantzens, $00.00 to $00.00. Women's Jantzen. $00.00 to $00.00. Cadet Jantzens, $00.00 to $00.00. Children's Jantzens, $00.00 to $00.00. (J The suit that changed bathing to swimming McFADDEN'S PHARMACY Athena, Oregon Tree of Vast Age, A tree trunU of record size, that grew In the co:il-ninklng forests mil lions of years ago, has been discovered by Prof. Sari Noe, pareobotanlst of the University of Chicago. The find was made In n coal bed of the Carbondale formation, near West Frankfort, 111. The circumference of the ancient trunk Is ten feet, and the length of the sec tion unearthed about Ave. The whole tree, as It originally grew, may have been In the neighborhood of 100 feet high, Doctor Noe says. The surface of the trunk Is covered with close-set pits, which are the scars where the leaves once grew. These ancient trees had few branches, and the leaves grew nil over the trunk, like the scales of a fish. The name of the genus, "Lepldo dendron,' means "scale tree." Add Motoring Perils One of Attleburo's fairest little maidens has been having a rush Job done at the dentist's. A broken tooth needed expert attention. It was no or dinary mishap, the breaking of that tooth. She and he were motoring and while kisses were being exchanged the car bit a particularly rough spot In the road. There was a facial collision In which Hps proved Ineffectual bumpers, two sets of teeth met head on and then came concern on his part, lamen tation on her part, and the enlisting of the dentist's Fervlces to repair dam ages sustained In an unusual way. Boston Globe. Complimented When an Edinburgh councillor was traveling to London ,there was an old man In the same carriage to whom he spoke several ttnv.'s without getting a reply. Just as they neared the end of the Journey the old man leaned for ward and asked, "Are we near King's Cross?" The councillor toW the old man that be thought him very ill-mannered for not replying when spoken to earlier in the day. Said the aged . traveler : "Man, 1 was feared to answer ye. Ye are awfu' like a photygroph I saw in the paper of a murderer." London Tit Bits. . The Great Smith Family The great family of Smiths bear a name which Is not only the common est but the oldest in the world. Pro fessor Mahaffy. when deciphering the Petrie papyri, came upon one bearing the name of Smith, unmistakably writ ten. "We have never," he says, "found anything like it before, nnd it is sure ly worth tellinsr the many distin guished bearers of the name that there was a man known as Smith In the twentieth yeur of the third Ptolemy. 227 years B. C aud that lie was oc cupied In brewlug anil senilis-beer !' Headquarters For Tnr i tv 11 JLIUVA V Jf 4 jjjjr JU, Jk w. Gallon Fruit, Catsup, Pickles, in glass Con tainer. Fresh Vegetables and Fruit daily. Harvest Hose, per pair............ 120 and 15c Harvest Shirts, each , ......89c and $1.00 Harvest Gloves, per pair... .... 20c to $2.50 Harvest Shoes, per pair $2.25 to $5.00 Bib Overalls $1.29 Sack Needles $1.00 gj Overalls," Jumpers, Kdveralls, 1 Khaki Pants, Khaki Hats, B. V. D.'s Phone Your Order To 152 Athena Department Store THE STANDARD THEATRE Free Tickets for this show to MR. BRYCE BAKER Saturday, July 17 (Adapted From "The Eleventh Virgin'5); A Thrilling Melodrama of Swift Lives . ' With ' y - Chadwick eiene Clive Brook and John Harron The story of a man sworn to hatred who lived to love more deeply than he could hate., Why is it that it is so much more fascinating to weave rosy, romantic dreams about the man who is indifferent to the charms of the gentler sex? Also, why does it usually happen that the "woman hater" who is a part of al most every community, somehow seems to be the most eligible and desirable catch? It's a very interesting subject for thought, and lends itself so ad mirably to the pros and cons of discussion that it has frequently been the centrai theme of novel, essay, play and motion. picture. International News Comedy Admission Prices, 10c-35c Sunday, July 18 Thomas Meighan In I he Who Man itiisel. ! oun cAnother Big Special Meighan Story By Booth Tarkington A Prison Tale Which Countless Millions Will Hail as Meighan's Greatest Picture Like "The City of Silent Men," "The Man Who Found Himself" is a prison story. It was written especially for Tom by Booth Tarkington, America's foremost author of popular fiction. Tom has the role of the happy-go-lucky son of a rich small-town banker. His family is prominent and looked up to. The bank smashes, and Meighan's kin become criminally liable to the state. Rather than see his respected father and brother go to jail, Tom, who has always been considered a no-account anyway, assumes responsibility and is sent to Sing Sing. Virginia Valli plays opposite the star in the production. Pathe Review Comedy Admission Frices, 10c-35c