The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-09-15

, program carries more and bigger purs
: es than ever before offered. The live
, stock and faIm produce departments
have been flooded with entries during
} the present week.
Wines are the staples in family Hq
ours. Bert Cartano carries a large
and varied stock of select vintages
$3.50 per gallon, you can get choice
Tokay, Musoat, Angelica, Sweet Ca
tawba or Port. These are California 4
best product and give satisfaction
wherever used. Call at the Red Front
for the best and purest liquors.
I Wednesday was the anniversary OF
Mrs. VIM. Tompkins' birth and in
honor Of the day she gave her fellow
workers of the Methodist Ladies' Aid
Society treat in their work rooms at
the church. A most appetizing lunch
of her own excellent cookery, was
served and pleasant social hour
spent.
Mountain applss have made their
appearance in the local market. The
fruit is superb this year, being re-
markably free from blemish and in-
sect. Pears and prunes from creek
ranches find ready sale and are Of ex-
cellent quality. Dell Bros. keep we'll
supplied and are prepared to fill all
| orders.
Benny Gross. one of the best boys
ever turned out of the Mechanical
Engineering department of o. A. G.,
has secured lucrative position with a
Portland firm. That Benny will make
good. goes without saying, for the lad
has teen weighed on several scales of
trust in bis home town and has never
been found wanting,
A number of Pendleton sportsmen
accompanied the mem bers of the state
fish and game commission 10 Gibbon
Wednesday. W here site was selected
for the esta blishment of a fish hatch
cry. The Gitbon location is said to
be an ideal one for the hatchery, and
when established thousands of trout
will be supplied to the Eastern Oregon
streams.
Lester Swaggart has returned to
Pendleton from New York City, where
be went sometime ago for treatment
for oanoerous growth, considerably
improved in health. He will remain
in Pendleton for several months to re-
ceive treatment from DR.. Smith, as
prescribed by the New York specialist.
DR.. Smith accompanied Mr.. Swaggart
to New York.
Fay LeGrow's grub wagon at the
Roundup has been literally patronized
by Athena people this week. The
chuck wagon is located in the park
and is model of convenience for
serving meals to the cowboys and buc-
caroos. The kitchen is located on the
rear end of the wagon and has handy
compartments for the storage of dish
es, groceries, etc.
The bill at the Dreamland the eater
for tomorrow. Saturday, is announced
by the management as follows: H.
"Davy Jones' Domestic Troubles"
Vitagraph. 2.-"Gratituds" Selig.
3.-"The Man Who Died." LuEin.
The Sunday evening program: L.
"Clothes Make the Man." Vitagraph.
2-"IDgratitude." Urban Elipse. s.
MAX Is Absent Minded" Pathe.
Dan Cupid bas been a busy youth
down at Pendleton this week, three
marriage Licenses having been issued
by the county clerk. The happy ones
are: Charles E. Hurd and Miss
Minnie Tullis of Pendleton; L.. J.
Critohlow of Baker county and Miss
Mary Tucker of Weston; Arthur
Hold of Denver and Miss Eunioe Bar
nard of this county.
A petition has been circulated dur
ing the last few days in Freewater
asking that saloon ordinance be in
troduced in the city council and that
the question of the sale of Intoxicating
liquor be submitted to the people No !
vember 7. At the W. q. T. U. con.
vention in the Congregational church |
in that CITY it was stated that a coun-
ter petition would be circulated.
John Davidson. after several years.
absence, returned to Athena Wednes-
day on visit to relatives and friends.
For a time he was one of he guards at
the Walla Walla penitentiary, but
was transferred to Monroe, WASH,
when the new state reformatory was
established there. He has a two
weeks vacation and will spend it at
the fairs at Pendleton and Walla
Walla.