The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-06

| will organize q Piano class in thil
city beginning about September /,
Names may be left with Mrs. Homer
! I. Watts. at who1e home lessons will
be given by Miss Ayers. If
See the Currys about your eyes,
Aug. II at the st Nichols Hotel.
Bert Oartano has disposed of bis
near beer saloon to Will Harden and
James Huggins.
Mrs. II. H. Hill left Wednesday for
a few weeks visit to her daughter
Mrs. Otis Whiteman at La Crosse,
Wash.
Ralph McEwen came 10 town from
the ranch Tuesday after extras for the
combine. Ralph makes d cracker
jack utility man on the farm, even
being an adept in promoting a splsn-
did growth Of beard.
| The best cook In the world can't
make a good cnpo coffee out of old
stock that has bsen on the shelves for
six mouths. Chase & San born coffee sis
always fresh. Sold by T. NJ. Taggalt
g. Go.
The Kidder brothers of this city
have completed the renovation Of the
interior Of the Weston public school
house and the rooms now present a
very attractive appearance in their
new coat Of wall tints.
Persons residing in this vicinity who
registered for the land drawings,
should read the Spokesman. Review.
That paper will contain acorrecti list
of the names of those successful ii the
drawings on all three reservations.
In the absence OF Fred Gross Sr.,
Henry Keen was impressed into city
service and read the water meters this
month. Henry also fills the vacant
spots in the constable's Office for this
district. He is handy man to have
around.
XGenial Sim Cuiley. bearing the bur-
den Of a months growth Of auburn
wbiskefs. was in town this morning.
Sim is now engaged in looking after
the "Minor details" of farm work
on the DeGraw farm, southeast OF
town.
NMr. and Mrs. A. B. Sellers Of Lin
6ofn. Nebraska, were guests this week
of VIM. Dobson. Mr.. Sellers is a rel
ative of Mrs. Dobson. who is spending
the summer on the coast, and in her
absence John" entertained the Wis
itors most royalty.
A. Nj. Cook and daughter Bessie. of
Tacoma. are visiting with B. G. Kid
der and g., B. and Chas. sKidder and
families. Mr.. Cook fIas registered at
all the reservation openings from
Washington to Montana. He is a
brother OF Mrs. b. @. Kidder.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. G. Curry. the COM
peteDt eyesight specialists. who have
been making professional visits to
Athena for Z years will make their
next visit Wed. August II for one day
only at Hotel st Nichols. Eyes ex-
amined and glasses fitted at reasonable
prices. All work guaranteed. ~
An important change in the o. r.
& N. passenger service will be inaug-
urated Sunday. The local Walla
Walla-P Pendleton passenger train will
arrive in Athena at 8:05 instead of
l0:10 as at present. The returning
time of the train will be the same as
pow.
MIR. and Mrs. e. M. Smith and two
youngest SONS left yesterday for a
months visit with relatives in the
east and south. They stop in turn.i In
Kansas, Indiana, Ohio and Kentucky.
s. L. Smith, of Latah, WASH, is here
to aot as o. R. & N. agent during Mr..
Smiths absence.
The Press is in receipt Of copy Of
the Oregon State Fair premium list.
The Fair, which will be held Sep
tember 1918 inclusive, promises to
excel any fair previously held in the
state. Especially will the livestock
department be center Of attraction
tbis year. sl
|kThe Weston young ladies' cornet
baud which was recently organized is
making strenuous efforts to secure
funds for purchasing the necessary
band instruments. They are now pre-
pairing to put on the boards play en-
titled "The Merry Cobbler, the parts
to be taken Ey local talent.
Representatives wanted ofcharacter
and ability to act as distributors OF
our line of hosiery; exceptional oppor-
tunity for one man or woman In each
community to establish their own bus
mess on very small capital. We prac-
tically sell goods for You. Write at
once for particulars of entirely new
proposition. Lion Mercantile Co., 459
Turk st, San Francisco, Cal.