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. THE PRESS, ATHENA, OREGON, AUGUST 16, 1929' - New Arrivals Ladies9 Silk Vestee Ladies' Lace Vestee Ladies' Linen Collar and Cuffs Ladies' Organdy Collar and Cuffs Ladies Lace"Collars and Cuffs New lot House Dresses all sizes New Sweaters for Fall Phone Your Order To 152 Athena Department Store - ' - V Inspect the Case Combine Herman Hoffman - ' LOOK THIS OVER Dwelling, barn out buildings, 4 acres good, ...?1500 80 acres bottom, fenced, no build ings, Idaho, 4000 Business building, ample living quarters adjacent, all 750 600 turkeys at $2.00 each by the bunch, Good home and 35 acres priced down. 320 acres best quality farm land. B. B RICHARDS, Athena Bell & Gray Phone 593 Two Auto Truck Drays Always At Your Service City and Country Hauling ICE Press Paragraphs , Rev. and Mrs. Dow were in Pen dleton Wednesday. Miss Mary Berlin visited in Walla Walla, last week. . Born To Mr. and Mrs. Joe Payant of Weston, August 2, 1929, a son. Mrs. C. M. Eager and Mrs. Ralph McEwen visited friends in Pendleton Tuesday. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Shick were in Athena from Walla Walla, Sat urday evening. Miss Phyllis Hodgen is here from Duncan, visiting at the home of Miss Alberta Charlton. Mrs. Callie Sanders and sister, Mrs. Kirkland, will leave soon on a visit to relatives at Portland. Mrs. W. W. McPherson and Mrs. Zeltha Mclntyre visited in Walla Wal la and Freewater Wednesday. Phyllis Dickenson is working at the operator's desk in the Athena telephone exchange this week. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson came over from Helix Sunday evening and visited at the Lee Wilson home. C. D. Morey and Zeph Lockwood disposed of several small mules to Foley Gregg, a Kansas City buyer. The condition of Dr. Sharp, veteran physician, who is ill at his home in and SERVICE STATION C. T. Booth Successor to "Pink" Third Street - - - - Athena : 1 ; Blacksmithing All work out on lime Acetylene Welding CM. JONES, Prop. Athena, is reported to be slowly im proving. Miss Lucile Holmes of Beaverton, Oregon, is expected to arrive today at the Berlin home for an extended visit. Joe Hays was over from his home on the Umatilla Wednesday, and pur chased a supply of feed for his poul try flock. "Redskin," Richard Dix's master drama, photographed in colors. At the Standard Theatre tomorrow and Sunday nights. Mr. and Mrs. Victor Hirsch and little daughters motored down from Waitsburg and spent Sunday with Athena friends. Richard Dix will appear in "Red skin," a splendid photoplay in colors, at the Standard Theatre, tomorrow and Sunday nights. Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Tate of Helix were guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Lee Wilson, parents of Mrs. Tate, Tuesday evening. Mr. and Mrs. B. C. Boyles of Hot Lake, were recent visitors at the Her bert Hale farm home, west of Athena. Mr. Boyles is an uncle of Mrs. Hale. Mrs. Orie Jay and children have re turned to their home at Portland, af ter a three week's visit with relatives in Athena, Milton and Walla Walla. The Gerald Kilgore family was in Walla Walla, Monday. Mrs. Kilgore is recovering from the effects of an operation for removal of her tonsils. Herb Parker and Fred Radtke, Jr., have become fishing cronies who make regular weekly trips to the Umatilla river. They usually catch 'em, too. Mrs. H. S. Knight has been con fined to her home this week as the result of serious illness. Her daugh ter was summoned from Pendleton to attend her. Mr. and Mrs. John Thompson were in town Tuesday from their Uma tilla river stock ranch, the first time in several weeks, trading with Athena merchants. Mrs. L. M. Keen is entertaining her sister, Mrs. Haines of Enumclaw, Washington. Mrs. Haines is accom panied on her visit by her daughter, Harriet Anne. Mrs. Belle Edwards, accompanied by her little grandson, Donald Ed wards, is up from her home at For est Grove, visiting her daughter, Mrs. Dick Thompson. Mrs. Mary Bowman and young daughter have been in Athena from Yreka, California, visiting at the home of Mrs. Dora Sanchez, mother of Mrs. Bowman. , Mrs. Dudley Rogers has returned to her home in Athena, after spending several weeks at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Jay Gross, near Washtucna, Wash. John Keen is here from California, where he is employed in aviation service, visiting relatives. He was ac- companied to Athena by his sister,' Mrs. Minnie Mitchell of Portland. Foley Gregg, a buyer from Kansas City has been in this vicinity this week, purchasing mules. He made several purchases here and in other parts of the country for shipment east. Miss Roma Charlton will return home today from Cheney, Washing ton, where she has been attending summer school. Miss Charlton will teach at Merrit, Washington, this year. Henry Dell is trying out the home well this week with an electric pump ing outfit. If the capacity of the well proves sufficient for irrigating pur poses, he will install a permanent pumping outfit. Henry Schroeder, carpenter, and Joe Crowley concrete worker have been working on improvements being made to the residence property re cently purchased by Justin Harwood from Everett Zerba. Guests at the Arthur Douglas home in the country last week were Arthur's sister, Mrs. Lola Turner and her daughter, Mrs. Florence Lutke, both of Portland. They also visited friends in Weston and Pendleton. Mr. and Mrs. A. K. Finley, former residents of this vicinity, now living in California, were visitors in Umatil la county last week. They spent sev eral days with their daughter, Mrs. A. O. Carden, at Pendleton. Herman Hoffman attended the fu neral of the late Mrs. J. F. Herr, which was held at Baker, Wednesday of last week. Mr. Huffman was a warm friend of the Herr family when they resided in Athena. Leonard Geissel still remains in capacitated for work on account of an injury to his foot So long as he re mains quiet the injury does not in convenience him, but when he walks, swelling and pain results. The Radtke family are driving a new Ford coupe. It is in all probability Fred, Junior, will take it to Eugene when he returns to the University, as it will make a dandy rig for fishing trips up the McKemze this fall. Water Superintendent Taylor re placed a broken fire hydrant with a new one at the corner of Fourth and Main streets Wednesday. For a time water was shut off in the mains which supply water to Main street users. Mr. and Mrs. Bert Logsdon and little daughter left Tuesday for Wal lowa county. Mrs. Logsdon will visit friends at Joseph, while Bert will make a fishing trip to the headwaters of the Minam with a party having a pack outfit Some good fishing stories are in order when Bert returns. Curtis Dufneld, accompanied by his parents Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Duffleld, went to Portland Sunday, where he will again enter a barber school for training. Mr. and Mrs. Dufflekl re turned to Athena today. Curtis will return in time to enter Athena high school at the beginning of the fall term. The "Redskin" Standard Theatre, tomorrow night. James H. Sturgis of Pendleton, was an Athena visitor Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Husted of Stan field, visited friends in Athena, Sun day. A number, of Athena people spent Sunday at . mountain camping places and resorts. Justin Harwood did some interior painting at the Floyd Pinkerton farm home this week. A large shipment of farm machin ery has recently been received by Rogers & Goodman. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Pinkerton had as guests Sunday, Mr. and Mrs. Mau rice Frazier of Milton. Mrs. Lee Crawford and children spent the week at the George Gerk ing home, west of town. Mr. and Mrs. Virgil Zerba went to College Place Sunday, and visited Mrs. Ernest Zerba, at the hospital. Miss Beatrice Hiteman is able to be out after a week's illness with an attack of summer influenza. Justin Harwood will do some paint ing and calsomining in the school building before school opens in Sep tember. - ( Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Pinkerton are again making their home in Milton moving to that city from Athena, Saturday last Garth Pinkerton left for Genessee, Idaho, yesterday, where he will visit for a couple of weeks at the home of his grandparents. Miss Genevieve Rogers came up from Pendleton and spent the week end at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. & Rogers. Dr. H. E. McQuary and family, for many years residents of Milton, will soon take their departure from that city, to reside at Corvallis. Lee Crawford of Athena, is a stu dent flier at the Walla Walla field He contemplates residing at Walla Walla until he finishes his course. Miss Margaret Lee who graduated from Cheney Normal school yester day, will spend a short vacation at the home of her parents near town. Don Wilks is again behind the cut ting block at the Athena Market. For many years Don was employed there, and he looks natural in the old stand. Mr. and Mrs. Henry Barrett and family, Mrs. A. B. McEwen and Miss Patricia Ann Thorsen spent Sunday at Langdon Lake in the Blue Moun tains. Mrs. Gray, mother of Mrs. Laurence Pinkerton, accompanied Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Miller to Clarkston, Wash., this week, where she will visit rela tives. Mr. and Mrs. George Sheard are away on their annual trip to the coast. They left Sunday for New port, and will visit Crater Lake, be fore returning home. Mrs. Barney Foster is visiting her sister in Seattle this week. Mr. Foster will later motor up to Seat tle for a visit, and Mrs. Foster will return home with him. The condition of Mrs. Ernest Zerba, whd has been confined in the Hospital at College place for seventeen weeks, remains unchanged, her Athena friends will be sorry to learn. James H. E. Scott, of Milton, repre sentative from Umatilla county in the legislature, is a member of the text book committee and is in Port land attending committee sessions. The state camping grounds at Emi grant Springs is a beauty spot that lures many Sunday autoists over the Oregon Trail. On a recent Sunday over 200 cars were parked there. A party comprising, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Eager and daughter Virginia, Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Pinkerton and children, Mr. and Mrs. Laurence Pink erton and daughter Jewel, were at Milton Sunday afternoon. Mrs. Emmet Lee was called to Har rison, Idaho, this week by the critical illness of her young nephew there. Her brother met her at Freewater, and the two motored to the home of the other brother at Harrison. Mr. and Mrs. Flint Johns and children are at Seaside, where they will recreate for several weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Chase Garfield and little daughters are also at Seaside and the two families contemplate an enjoy able vacation. We read a great tale about the pro ductive capabilities of the Leghorne hens on the Dave Stone ranch near Athena. The latest is that a Pendle ton cafe chef is, breaking three-yolk eggs once in a while, that come from the Stone flock. Sam Pambrun and sons Fay and George fished at the forks of the Minam in Wallowa county, over the week-end. They went by automobile to the ridge opposite the forks and from there took saddle and pack horses down the trail to the river. Allie Bell has received a post card from Sidney Barnes, who is in South Africa. Sid extends an invitation to Allie to join him in Africa where most everything is free except cold drinking water. Allie being one of Athena's icemen, will probably not accept the invitation. Mr. and Mrs. Glenn Dudley and Glenn, Jr., will leave Sunday morn ing by motor for Victoria, British Columbia. Miss Evelyn Bragg who has been vwiting at the Dudley home for several weeks will accompany them before returning to Portland where she attends Grant High. They will spend several days in Portland en route, where they will join Mr. and Mm. Sam Thompson! and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Hynes. The party will spend a fortnight in the northern city. Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Stockstill left Wednesday for Grant's Pass, where they will visit at the home of Mri Stockstill's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Stbckstill. ElmWr Is taking his annual vacation, and will enjoy fishing in Rogue river and Diamond Lake before returning home, in about two weeks. Raymond Freeze, is still hanging to his harvest job on the Will Kirk place southeast of Athena. He has been employed on the Kirk farm since weed-pulling time, and counts on having quite a bank roll when the season ends. Rev. Dow and Mrs. Dow came down from their mountain summer home Sunday. Mr. Dow delivered the morning sermon at the Baptist church, the first he has preached for several weeks. His health is but slightly improved. W. E. Singer, millwright from Waitsburg is in Athena, doing some repair work out at the Preston-Shaffer- flour mill. Mr. Singer, who is the father of Ralph Singer, electri cian, makes regular visits to Athena to do work at the mill. Miss Edna Flannigan, for several years health nurse of Umatilla coun ty, has resigned that position to be come demonstration nurse for the Oregon Tuberculosis association. Miss Helen Samson, formerly assistant Superintendent of nurses in the New England Hospital at Boston, is to bo Umatilla county's new health nurse. Mr. and Mrs. George Banister are pleasantly located in their new home recently completed, on Fifth street. The home is furnished throughout ,with new furniture and fixtures. The modernity of facilities and conven iences includes installation of a fur nace, which in hot weather may be converted into a ventilating and cool--ing system which reaches every room in the house. ynniH Pffl mmmmmmiam Clocks Complete line of Westclox Clocks and watches -all guaranteed- Prices 1.25 to 5.00 .McFaddem'S Pharmacy rm mmmk -a: Northern Pacific Service Eastbound Lv. Athena 11:10 a.m. Ar. Pasco ..4:30 p.m. Lv. Pasco 4 :55 p. m. Ar. Spokane 9:45 p.m. Ar. Minneapolis 9:20 p. m. Ar. St. Paul . . . . . . . .9 :55 p. m. Ar. Chicago 9:30 a.m. Low summer jures to Eastern points on salt until Sept. 30. Return limit Oct. 31. F. B. Wood, Agent Athena, Ore. 4A "First of th Northern Tran scon tinen tats" -J t-cc 1 : i nmmimiii THE STANDARD THEATRE SATURDAY and SUNDAY STUPENDOUS! The new epic of the American In dian. Companionpiece to the immortal "The Vanish ing American." Filmed in Technicolor in the beau tiful Southwest. RIC. R DIX In km Amazing spectacle in color! Gorgeous scenic beauty of the Navajo Indian country. A tender, throbbing romance of the redman, dramatizingthe bat tle of the monarchs of the plains againist the onslaught of civilization Son of a Chief of the proud Navajos. College athletic hero. Then an outcast from both whites and Indians. ero " and his own people call him a coward. Have you ever seen the Enchanted Mesa? Its gorgeous colors, its vast distances, its tremendous cliffs and long, broad sweeps of tumultuous rock? You'll see it in all its magnificence in Richard Dix's dramatic love epic of the Indian, "Redskin." It's almost all in color. Lolleg News Real, Sports Real and Comedy Admission 10-25-35c Coming: Jack Holt in "Sunset Pass" and Clara Bow in "Three Week Ends" t4 ft A