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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Nov. 11, 1927)
at the ' David M. Nelson Place Two and 1-2 miles Northwest of Pendleton, pn the Holdman road Tuesday, November 15th at 10 a.. m. FREE LUNCH Thirteen Mules . The best bunch of work mules ever sold in Umatilla County 2 Brown mare leaders, 1400 lbs. . 2 Buckskin-black mares; 1300 lbs. 2 Black-brown geldings, 1400-1500 lbs 2 Brown mares, 1500 lbs. and over 2 Bay-black geldings, 1300 lbs., 1 Black gelding, 1300 lbs. " 2 Brown-grey mares, 1300 lbs. Farm Equipment 8 1 John Deere binder 1 3-bottom Oliver plow 1 14-foot blade' 1 24-foot weeder 1 10-foot Superior drill , 2, Grain bulk boxes , ' X -r', 1 Cider mjll 1 Actelene light plant ,1 12-horsg Talkington plow hitch 1 8 hqre Talkington plow hitch l Bulk-wagon hitch for harvester , 7 Sets butt chain harness. Special order hand m.ad 1 8-section bar harrow 1 3-section packer 10 fed; 10 Pair lead bar 4 Pair 3 horse eveners ; . Drill hitches "' i Wheat treating trough , 1 Galvanized water trough 1 Feed rack and wagon ! -1 14-inch walking plow 1 Iron wheel harrow cart 1 Buggy wheel harrow cart 1 Iron 3 wheel weeder Other articles too numerous to mention , TERMS OF SALE Sales under $5,0,00 cash. Sales over $50.00, approved notes till October 1, ,1928, bearing 8 per cent interest. COL. W. F, YQNKA JAMES H. STURGIS DAVID H. NELSON .' .Auctioneer - Clerk . Owner 31 Years Ago X .November 6, 1896 .: y Saling, the mountain politican in town Tuesday, taking in the ition. "'rtions of Main street were flood Sunday night by the sewer boxes : v. : ming filled with debris. i. B: Huntington spoke at Helix, ::M'iday night. The Pendleton drum ;-rs furnished music for the occa's- "A Wood, of the Weston Leader ' ;te, was in town Saturday. There were no horses sold at the i'.j pound, Tuesday. Range becom , K good, explains the matter. f Valter M. Pierce, ' of Pendleton, h . called by telegram, to Morris, "Vnois, Sunday, to attend the bed K-1 of his father, who is not ex ted to live. ?he Honorable Moreland, of Port- d, expounded republican doctrine . the McKinley club, , in this city nday night. It was the last shot the campaign in Athena, before . xction. Among former residents of Athena v o are now living in Kossland, 5 is ' George Froome, who is run ig a cab and express wagon, be Mes hiring out saddle horses. He is . ing well in financial sense. Mrs. Sanders, of Walla Walla, vis t id in Athena this week, the guest her niece, Mrs. J. H. Hiteman. There was no school Tuesday, for 4 rrnson that the school house was f.s the voting place for North i t- . i precinct . 1 1 day while Jim Clark was mov-h-r t - Walla Walla, the wagon con t&ir.' household goods on which he .vt- iding overturned. Mr. Ckrfc 'a. teriously bruised. owe'en was duly celebrated in A ihi- a Saturday night by the small h-.) , ad the large one, loo. Those he 'ad gates were relieved of them, i: nd nose who had none were sup r ;: x with them. This was the work i-f IKt small boy. The large boys risys l for higher game, such as hi. k. carts, farm implements, etc., y i v were strewn on housetops and i- u; of way places. Saturday, October SI, was Mrs. J. v.. Froome's 67th birthday, and also 3th wedding anniversary of Mr. : "Irs. Froome. The occasion was t.. id by a get.uire surprise to the won .y couple by over thirty of their friends gathering at theif home in the afternoon. v Billy Winship has a dog that has' a craving penchant for candy. The other evening after the family had retired, the dog knocked over on the floor a box of Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. The lid came off and the doggy had a pill feast. The result was that the canine highness was immediately taken seriously irf. By prompt and careful pursing , he has fully recovered .' " ' " " :' A pleasant birthday, party was giv en yesterday afternoon a,t he home of Mrs.' R. 6. Hawks, in honor of her mother, Mrs. Dr. Charles, Mrs. Irene Freeman and Miss Anna Kirk, all pf whose birthdays occur on that date, November 5th. "Clubbing Her Husband." Sleep . Now, blessing li-lu on him thnr first Invented this snm sleep; it covers a manalt over, thought awl nil, like a clonk ; It is meat for tiie hungry, drink for the thirsty, heat for the cold, and told for the hot It is all current coin that purchases all the pleasures ol the world cheap; and the balunce that seta the king and the shepherd, the fool and the wise man, even. There is only one thing which somebody once put Into my head, that I dislike In sleep; It Is that It resembled death: there Is very little difference between a mun In his first sleep and man In his last sleep Cervantes. CacVs Er. 'v. ?.'?.: Due ."to SlrzcLve cf Slsmath There are iu-ei.i( leasuiia, accord ing to M-lriitfci., w'.xy cmiiels can no longer without water than most other animals. As a rule a camel will n bvgiu to suitor from 'thirst Mt ahum the lil'th day. Tis va in1 endure thirst iiari.v l:ie to the peculiar sti-'yclure of the ciiinel'ti stomach. Wa ter Is stored up hi small pouches at tached to the walls. Camel drlwrs often tie up the' heads, of their, iyj inials anil force vatef vlo'U theii' UnVi't heifpi starii:i on a Ions Jour ney over the deseri. rTh caiiiel's cn pacity for traveling - lon distanees without food or water is aso partly due to lite Mesh and fat which is stored up In the humps. .This stored' up fat Is reah.-iorhed when the camel Is overtaken hy famine. The humps materially iuerease or diminish In ni?.e accordiim to the l:; -leiil condition ol theuulniitls. They hecioiio finall nid flaccid after hard work and poor diet. Pathfinder. African Tremurt Sought The Africander still believes in the 'cave of gleaming old" that was de scribed by an excited Kaffir to the Krugersdorp; and In the Orange rlvei country Boer family has sought for years for a parcel of diamonds band ed, hastily to one of their ancestors by an Englishman flying from -pursuing justice, and supposed to have been secreted in an ant-heap Id the dusk The Roer. finding the packet contained mnn.v big ftones. and fearing -the mounted police. Iilri It and forgot the nlace. . Jutt inTime " A nero preacher was describing to his congregation the miseries and the penitence of the prodigal son. "DIs young man." he said, "got to thinkln' 'bout his meanness an' bis mls-ry, an' he tuk off his hat an frowed It away. -Den he tuk off bis coat an' frowed dat .away. feii lie tuk' off his vest an' - l'.ov.ed dat away. iH-n he tuk off lii shirt an' frowed Uat away, tu. An den. ul la;-.', he mm Ut hisseifl" ' PUbibur'gli ffroniclTs?' ;,-raph. Taste and Invention - For generations past architecttn mis been so overh.tlen with extraio tus matter that niany authorities ae tually preach that In this hranch o' irt It Is In had r:,:-ie to Invent. Cor ect afehlteeture, ;hey say. consist uerely In reaciiihlliiB horrnwe Arms. All of witl.-h Is ptilpahly ah urd If the Oret hud thought s here never wonir, . have heen nn ireek art. f in the i-ontrary. an hlte ure, now hs ever, iiaislstn In solving .irohlems of utility as ei-oriniiilcal! ind appropriately as may he, N Vork Sun. Brother of Tecumseh Neglected by History Elkswatawa, yuunm'r Inothei of Teciimseh, was largely responsiltlv for the part thai great Indian warrim. and statesman played In orgimisln a federation of the red men to op pose the encroachments of the whites hi 1 1805 Elkswatawa proclaimed him self a religious leader and began to urouse the tribes of Indiana, Ohio and Illinois, to the great disturbance of the settlers. His doctrines wore not primarily revolutionary, but temper ince and total abstinence were tenets together with reverence for old hji and sympathy for the Infirm, lie also urged his people to resist Intermar riage and to preserve their owu cus toms and costumes. This being In line with what all Indians had held as Ideal previous to Caucasian Invasion, his preaching caused much exciteiuent among the tribes and fear among the whites. It was the response of the Indiuns to his brother's pleading that started Tecumseh on bis mission tn the cause of federation which, took blra to the Cherokees and the other more civilized tribes of the South, In the cours of which he covered muny thousand miles. Colonial Home Built to Defy Father Time Shortly before the French revolu tion many noblemen left France and came to Louisiana, where they estab lished 'fine homes, becoming substan tial, loyal citizens of the South, Among these wus Marquis Teruant, who arrived about 1788 on his estate (n Polnte Coupee, one of the earliest settlements on the Mississippi river Here he built a stately French colo nial mansion and presented It to his hrlde on their wedding day. 1 It was constructed throughout ol red cypress, cut from the swamps oh the place. The rafters and heavy tlm 'rers were hewn to shape and put to' ether with wooden pegs. The In rerlor was finished with hand-carved mold in ics and antique panel work which still preserve the characterlHtii H'randeur of the Eighteenth century. Tin? excellent condition of this- his torlc manor house today Is a tribute to the building wisdom of Its founder in selecting native cypress . for all oarts. , ' ' V. ". ..: ; - Black Phosphorus Black posphorus. hitherto supposed to be pur phosphorus turned black as a result of sudden cooling. Is pro duced by the contact of phnsphnru with mercury on which It can react at the moment when It passes from the liquid to the solid state. .Molten phosphorus dissolves mercury, giving a colorless . solution. When cooled the saturated solution remains color less in all low temperatures, but if the phosphorus solidifies the solidification Is very weak and, the mercury leaves the solidified ' phosphorus and colors It black. Lf black phosphorus is melted, the mercury Is easily redlssolved In the surrounding phosphorus and the whole body becomes colorless. This Is the correct explanation Qf the phenohie nnn. Arnold's High Mark One of tha high spots In the career .of Iicuedlct , Arnold tame nt the sec mid battle of Saratoga. AjnW de spised Gen. Hornlo, (ljuea, anil did not hide. Uhj cftHMsmpt, ftt (lutes put hint under- arrest for lusuliiordlnntlnn, and he was confined in a small room of a farmhouse behind, the American lines In charge oi a sentry. When the bottle broke out Arnold scented the eituntlc-n and evadi'd his guoru, leaped upon u horse and led the attack that carried the Hrltlsh entrenchments. The field of Saratoga is well marked, and whore Arnold penetrated liyrgayne's trviiehos standc a gray granite monument On It Is carved ft cavalryman's jackboot, with the spur broken olT. The murker hears no comment npd na namo, hut It points the high-water level of Ar nold's Career. CLASSIFIED For Sale 8 Tube Radio. Will in stall and guarantee. H.'W. LeRoy, at Mrs. Kirk'a cottage, South Third street. I am prepared to do concrete curb ing around cemetery lots, at reason able prices. J. E. Crowley, phone 363, Athena. Special 69c Imported Japanese Vases McFadden'S Pharmacy SBS .For the Table Picnic Mams 35c lb. Nulola Oleomargarine 3oc lb. ; Bulk Cookies ifl6c-15c20c doz. STEVE'S GROCERY Quality Quantity. Service. " Phone 171. Athena, Oregon The Athena Hotel ' MRS. LAURA FROOME, Prop. v Courteous Treatment, Oean Beds Good Meals ,r Tourists Made Welcome Special Attention Given to Home Patron ' .. ' ..... . ; ... I Corner 'Main and Third . . Athena, Oregon V " "He that tooteth not his own horn, the same shall not be tooted." Insurance of every kind and ' ' description. Farm Loans at rates and terms that satisfy. , B.B RICHARDS, -Athena J. LHarman Blacksmithing We Carry the ; Pendleton Machine Works r Hinged Weeder Main 8treet Athena. Oregon Prompt Continental Oil Company Service Always Bryce Baker, Agent Phones 761 and 31F11, Athena , 5 ?' - ''.'!;i,r v THE KILGORE CAFE i GERALD KILGORE, Proprietor FRIGIDAIRE COLD DRINKS Malted Milk, Sodas, Coca Cola,' Root Beer, Sun daes, Ice Cream, Bricks, Dixies, Eskimo Pies, etc. Gerald Kilgore, Proprietor - - Athena, Oregon THE ATHENA MARKET We carry the best Meat That Money Buys Kippered Salmon, all Kinds of Salt Fish. Fresh Fish, Oysters, Crabs, Clams, Kraut in Season. , A. W. LOGSDON Main Street Athena, Oregon. Bell & Venable Phones 125 and 24 Two Auto Truck Drays Always At Your Service City and Country HAULING and Horse Team Work: Foley's, Kidney Cure msken kldnhyjt and bladder right The Lumber You Need . If you are planning alterations or ad ' ditions to your building, let us give you an estimate on the Lumber need ed. 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