The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-16

cntiu IN Gn6 family Oh rra0k
Jackson. residing west of Athena. has
been seriously afflicted with men,
braneous Group. 1t is recovering from
the effects. under the care of profess
sional nurse.
| Clyde and Virgil Willsby have
leased their land to Charles Kirk.
CLYDE reserves tract of land on the
home place and will raise hogs. Dean
Willaby has also leased his land for
term Of years.
There will te special school meet
ing at the school house on February
2S. at 8 3p. M, for the purpose of
e.eotiEg school director to fill the
vacancy on the board caused by the
resignation of S. f. Wilson.
Mrs. Minnie DePeatt left last Fiji
day for Waitsburg Wash, where she
will keep house for Mrs. G. NJ.
Brotherton for about month. Mrs.
Brotherton is in hospital at Walla
Walla, where she is taking medical
! treatment.
R. T. Brown has disposed of the
"Fannery" to Frank Miller. Mr..
Miller took possession of the resort
Tuesday evening. 1t is Mr.. Browns
| intention to remain in Athena. where
he contemplates engaging in another
line of business.
One of the cars belonging to the
Alexander Wilson Autoservioe line
was stranded 10 the country the other
evening with broken axle. A team
was impressed into bringing the car
into town, and new axle soon re-
| placed the broken one.
Save pain and money. Gold crowns
| $5 and SO. Bridge work, So and $6.
Amalgam and silver filings. 500. and
$1.00. Painless extraction, 500. Full
| set of teeth, $40. Ohly the best ma
terial. and work guaranteed. DR..
Sponogle. Reliable Resident Dentist.
Four Ford automobiles have been
sold to Athena residents this week.
A five-passenger car was purchased
by Dean WiIlaby, rural mail carrier,
and Frank Knowlton also purchased
| five passenger car. II. !. Watts and
| NJ. l.. Watts each purchased Ford
| roadster.
Those who are in the cast for tbs
comedy drama to be presented soon for
the benefit of the base tall fund. are
reheaIsing regularly under the di-
rection of Mrs. Rose of Pendleton.
Athena has excellent local talent and
the personnel of the cast insure sue
oessful presentation.
Friday and Saturdays program at
the Dreamland: 1.-The Broken
Trail" Kalem. 2-"Betty's Appren-
tioeship," Pathe. 3-'The Code of
Honor. Seligs. Sunday: l-"A
Stage Romance" Edison. 2.-"Heart
Beats of Long Ago." Biograph. g.
"Mrs. Jones Entertains," Pathe.
The petition of S. D. Peterson of
Milton as candidate for the republic
an nomination as representative from
this county to the state legislature has
teen filed. 1t declares strongly for
progressive principles, points to his
official record in the last legislature
and subsoribes to Statement No. |.
Hereafter the church people of Free
water will be united into one COM
munity church. The federation will
embrace the Presbyterian, Congrega-
tional and Methodist denominations
| of that city. Rev. W. II. BleaKney,
| the we'll known Presbyterian minister,
will be the pastor of the newly feder-
ated church.
| The first spring millinery is being
displayed iu the windows of Mrs.
Lizzie Jones' store. in showers of ex
quisite artificial flowers The dain-
tiest of tints are shown aud the dis
play would indicate that the early
styles will consist of the small buds
and blossoms, in the richest of silks
and velvets.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Wright, and
daughter. Hazel, came over from
Walla Walla Sunday afternoon and
were guests for couple of days at
the home of Mrs. Wright's sister,
Mrs. D. H. Mansfield in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wright returned Tues
day evening, Miss Hazel remaining
| over for the week.
In the general lineup Of candidates
for office at the primaries next April
says the Live Wire, Horace Walker,
present member of the board of COM
missioners. is icing strongly urged ny
his friends to make the race once
more. Mr.. Walker has been elected
for three successive terms on the
republican ticket.
The Elgin Recorder recently pub
lished a story to the effect that Cecil
Britten bad been found and was now
living with his parents. The story,
like many before it, proved untrue,
the parents making public denial of
having recovered the boy, who dis
appeared one evening six years ago at
Woodward's toll gate.
Wines are the staples in family liq-
ours. Bert Cartano carries large
and varied stock of select vintages.
$l.50 per gallon, you can get choice
Tokay, Muscat, Angelica, Sweet Ca
tawba or Port. These are California's
best product and give satisfaction
wherever used Call at the Red Front
for the best and purest liquors.
i Last evening in the parlors Of the
Christian church. most pleasant
party was given by the Sunday school
class of Mrs. Robert Walker known
as the loyal Helpers" to their
fIiends. The rooms were tastefully
decorated. refreshments we're served