The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-09-30

"Black Diamond, j. M. Swaggart's 4
celebrated horse took second premium
at the Walla Walla fair last week,
J when showed in competition with a
large entry of single drivers and sad
dlers. This week Diamond is Eeing
exhibited at the Pendleton fair.
k Turner Calender was recently mar
4 ried to young lady of Seattle. Tur-
ner will be remem bered in Athena as
a bright young man who, leaving here,
went to Portland, where he entered
the employ Of Fleishner 6 Meier.
Later the firm opened Lranch house
in Seattle. and Turner has been there
since.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otha Reeder visited in
Walla Walla the first of the week.
Mr.. Reeder arrived last week from
Tacoma. with his wife, but was not
so announced by the Press, owing to a
misunderstanding. We are always
glad to welcome Otha back, and
would appreciate him as a permanent
citizen.
Miss AIDA Bristow, former teach
er IN the Athena public schools, and
a music teacher, will ba married soon
to .. 5. Graves, prominent sugar
cane and cotton planter of Barbados,
West Indies. Miss Bristow has been
resident of Spokane for several
years, where she has been teaching in
the schools.
+. E. Jones, representing Fl. M.
Todd & Go. of Portland. has been in
the city the past week selling fruit
trees, and has taken several orders.
Mr.. Jones sold trees to farmers on
Mountain ranches east of town. that
will cover about 500 acres. He an
ticipates making a large number of
sales here.
No. O. Osburn was an over night
visitor in the city Tuesday. He was
looking hale and hearty, and it Indie
ations count for much. he will soon
have his friend, "Bill" Young, beat
en- out for avoirdupois. Mr.. Osburn
has a good berth with the Pacific
States Telephone & Telegraph oompa-
ny, being superintendent of the ac-
counting department.
Y 1t is said that "Shanky" Hall gave
a aNpractical exhibition of what use
shillallah can be put to when In the
hands Of one who knows how to use it.
He is said to have cracked three heads
In row dcwn at the Commercial liv.
cry stable. Sunday evening. when
three otstrsperous gentlemen under
took to run the stable and all it con-
tanned. including Mr.. Hall.
Miss Katie Maloney, formerly an
Athena girl but now residing iu Mil
ton. was married Sunday evening at
Walla Walla. to Mr.. Fred Swale.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs. R.
L. Maloney, and grew to womanbood
in this city, where she has large oir-
ole of friends. /The groom is the pro-
prietor of the cleaning and dye works
in Milton. and is also well and favor
ably known here.
The ladies of Athena will be pleased
to know that d. b. Jarman will be in
this city next Wednesday - = r-' n. = ---
day, October 5th and 6tba Win
large line of ladies tailor made suits
and ready to wear goods. Mr. Jarman
will make every effort to please. His
stock is new and fresh and embraces
the very latest styles and it will pay
the ladies of Athena aud vicinity to
wait and inspect his superb stock be-
fore purchasing their suits for the fall
and winter.
Next Wednesday and Thursday will |
be Jalman Day in Athena. On these
days Mr.. Jarman will have on display
in this city stock of ladies tailor
made suits and ready to wear apparel
that will compare with the stocks
carried in the suit houses of the large
cities. His prices will be consistent
with the high class goods he offers.
Remember the dates. October 5th and
9th. Read his big advertisement on
the editorial page of this issue. 1t
will paw you to wait and buy your suit
from him.
The mill boys are having great sport
over attempts of J. V. Mitchell, the
bookkeeper, to resuscitate drowned
fly. Mr.. Mitchell bet his head off IN
the declar alton that he could bring
the insect ''to." after it had been
drowned for period of ~ hours. OF
course he was called" for the cigars
and the fly put into water over night.
One of be boys removed the fly and
substituted one that had passed in its
checks on the poisoned side of sheet
of fly paper. "Mitch" couldn't revive
the f1ylet and the boys are W aiting for