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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1928)
22 Years Ago i June 22, 11)06 R. K. Brady is at his old resk in the office of the Tum-a-lum Lumber Com pany. Mrs Edward Manasse has been con fined to her home with illness a por tion of this week. Tom Johnson is located at Rhyolite, Nevada, and hereafter the Press will reach him twice a week. Mrs Donald McKinnon and daugh ter, Jeannett, leave tomorrow on a visit to relatives in Alberta. Mr. Lester O'Harra and Miss Anna Geberding, both of Weston, were married at Walla Walla yesterday. Mrs. P. E. Colbern has been very ill again, at her home on Fifth street. She is slowly improving at present. This is the eamas season and cay- uses loaded with the succulent Indian food pass through town from the up per country. G. W. Bradley, county treasurer elect, will move to Pendleton in a few days. He takes up the duties of his office July 1. Miss liebcl Tompkins returned last evening from a two weeks' visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave Vollmer, in Waitsburg, Wash. A. M. Gillis, A. B. McEwen and William Tompkins returned yesterday from Portland, where they attended the sessions of the Masonic grand lodge. Mr. and Mrs. George Marquis are preparing to move to Walla Walla the first of next week, where they will be at home in a cottage on the Whit man campus. Bert Warren is again on the roll of Press readers Bert, in his migiation3 wandered from the fold, but now that he is settled down "for keeps," he finds he wants the home news. S. A. Maloney is reported seriously ill at the home o his son James, in Pendleton. Mr. Maloney has a host of friends in Athena, where he reside, for many years, who hope for his re covery. The second Annual Colt Show, held in Athena, Saturday, was a success in every particular, far beyond the most sanguine expectation of those having the exhibition in charge. Over 100 head of horses and colts were in the parade and on the exhibition grounds. Mesdames C. A. Barrett, J. D. Plamondon, Chas. Betts, Geo. T. Ellis and B. D. Clemons, members of the Woman's Missionary society of the Baptist church, went out to He lix yesterday and organized a society with a membership of ten. The Ath ena ladies were royally entertained and had a pleasant time. Press Paragraphs New Mountain Road The county is grading a new mar ket road leading from the intersec tion with the Wildhorse market road on the Bergevin hill, southwest of town eastward to the head of Saddle Hollow on Wildhorse Mountain. The new road will serve as an outlet for the settlement east of the old Ryan grade road, and for a number of wheat ranches on this side. QUALITY CASH GROCERY TRADE AT HOME Now is canning time. We have a complete line of jars and trimmings. Fresh berries every day. PHONE 561 AND FREE DELIVERY Mrs. Alice Eager, Owner Cheney Rotary Rod Wecder The Weeder with the revolving square rod This manganese rod revolves with a reverse motion that can be forced from one to six inches beneath the surface of the ground, this striking the weeds at their vital spot, uprooting them and laying them on top of the ground. It will not clog. It leaves no skips. It does not have to be dumped. The Cheney Rod Weeder does more once over the field than several times over with any other implement. It is a cultivator, weeder and pucker combined. It does the work of till three im plements in one operation. We have the Cheney Weeders in both the Tractor and Horse Weeder. McCUNTOCK & SIMPSON Pendleton, Oregon Rogers & Goodman Agents in Athena Farmers Grain Elevator Company Grian and Feed SPECIAL A Full Line of Sperry's Chick Feed Phone 3S2 LEE WILSON, M'gr. M cILea Weeder All Steel Self Dump-Light Draft . Made in 12 ft. Size-No Skips No Bunches No Stop to Dump In a demonstration on the Barrett place the light draft of this Weeder was shown when it did perfect work hitched to a 4-cylinder Dodge car. Swim, buddie, swim! Mr. and Mrs. Sheldon Taylor are driving a fine new Chrysler sedan. Fred Pinkerton, janitor, has clear, ed the school grounds of grass and weed growth. Mrs. A. A. Kimball of Pendleton is visiting her daughter Mrs. 0. 0. Stephens this week. Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Wittaker .of Pomeroy were visitors in Athena Tuesday of this week. Mrs. M. M. Johns was a guest for a few days this week of Mrs. Joseph N. Scott in Pendleton. Enterprise, Wallowa county, will celebrate the Fourth of July in royal style. A rodeo is a part of the pro gram. Cool weather continues through out the Umatilla county wheat belt. Barley harvest is on in the Pilot Rock district. Dorothy Burke returned from Port land Tuesday, where she has spent the past month visiting her father, K. K. Burke. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. McKinsey of Coffeecreek, Mont., and Mr. and Mrs. Joe Read and children of Portland, were guests at the Lee Wilson home Sunday. John Davison has purchased acre age property from Mrs. Laura Froome and Sheldon Taylor, in the south part of town. His new hold ings comprise about four acres. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Craig and Mr. Craig's parents and brother of Mrs. Moore, were visitors at the C. B. Moore home on Sunday of last week. The Craigs live at Pomeroy, Wash ington. Mrs. Sabina Morton arrived from Santa Ana, California, where she spent the winter with her sister and has been visiting in Athena and at tending to her farm interests near town. Harry Keller this week sent over another fine lot of Rainbow trout from Bend to relatives and friends in Athena. Harry sure knows how to catch trout, and he is over there where all the little ones are big ones. Leonard Peterson, young nephew of C. M. Eager, spent a few days this week at the C. M. Eager home, enroute from Portland to Dayton, Washington, where he will spend the summer with his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Everet Eager. Mrs. Roy Cannon and family are enjoying a visit with two cousins, Mrs. B. J. Spencer, Seattle and Mrs. R. N. Brown, Victoria, B. C. and a sister, Mrs. J. M. Bradburn and daughter Alene and Mary Elizabeth of Portland, who are spending the week here. Leo Geissel writes the Press man that he and Glen Arbrogast are hav ing a fine time over in ,the Grant county stock country. Leo has a pony to ride and expects to go fishing soon in Camas creek. He may remain over there all summer. He says hello to all his Athena buddies. Mrs. Fred Kershaw has arrived from Portland, where she spent a fortnight visiting relatives and friends. Mrs. Kershaw motored up with Ralph and Edwin McEwen. Mrs. Castleman and Mrs. Willaby, whom Mrs. Kershaw accompanied to Port land, will return tomorrow. :cLEioEiaaaoLO UULJUUUUUU'IS Potatoes Just taken out of pit. $1.00 per sack Bathin g Suits Auction Sale J. D. Whitman, Milton harness dealer will hold an auction sale of first class new harness Thursday June 28th. Mr. Whitman is retiring from the harness business in Mil ton, and his entire stock of harness and accessories will be sold to the highest bidders, Col. W. F. Yohnka crying the sale. It Is all good clean stock, the harness being made of first-class California oak tanned leather. Sale starts at 10 a. m., Thursday, June 28th, and will con tinue until stock is sold. Approved notes will be accepted on sums over $100. MAN WANTED To supply established farm users most complete and up-to-date farm line in America. Nationally known food products, spices, extracts, etc. $10,000,000 company. Will give you thorough training earn $50 to $100 a week right from the start. See me at once. CARL A. PETERSON, Box 148 Athena, Oregon Church of Christ "The Church for All Sunday school 10 a. m. Lord's day. Communion llo'clock. Sermon 11:15, "To what shall I liken a Christian". Evening services will be dismissed for the rally. Bell & Venable Phones 125 and 24 Two Auto Truck Drays Always At Your Service City and Coantry HAULING and Horse Team Work Yes We have them for Men, Women and Children Phone Your Order To 152 Athena Department Store CLASSIFIED For Sale Good bundle hay. John Tompkins, Helix, phone 16F2. For Sale A good milk cow. H. H. Saulsberry, Phone 25F21, Athena. While You Swim Leave your car (or us to check the gas to look at the oil toi fill the radiator to fill the battery to pump your tires "Pink's" Place Third Street "Service with a smile" Truck Bodies THAT SUIT YOU Made of , good material and made Right for any purpose you Want. Fourth Street JENS JENSEN Athena, Oregon mm n m 1L Entire Stock of Furniture Rugs, Dishes, Linoleum, Etc 6 Sale Starts Saturday Morn, June 23, at 10 o'clock '12 3 n $200 OPENING DAY Worth of Merchandise FKEE Beginning at 10 a. m. Saturday, June 23rd we will pass out as the crowd comes thru the doors, $200.00 in merchandise orders ranging from 10c to $5.00. They are absolutely FREE. All you have to do is to line up with the crowds Saturday, walk in and receive your Free Merchandise envelope. This offer is for the sole purpose of bringing people to the store. We know when you are inside and see the bar gains you will lay in a plentiful supply. For such worthwhile savings may never come again. Every article marked with tags showing prices. Must be sold regard less of cost. Fixtures for sale, Store for rent. We quit Closing out Get ting out. E. A. Crockett, Adjuster, Portland, Closing out N. A. MILLER, Furniture, Athena, Oregon I
