The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-07-24

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The Standard Oil company has
commenced delivering oil from its dis
trihuting station in Athena. Gas
oline. distillate and petroleum is de-
livered to any part Of the city, the
surrounding country, Adams, Helix
and Weston included.
A. M. Meldrum was in the oity-thia
week. preparing his household goods
for shipment to his new home in Spo-
kane. Mr.. Meldrum has purchased q
modern 7-room bungalow, and Mrs.
Msldrum and the children will leave
Pendleton for Spokane this week.
NTha hest yield Of wheat 80 far re-
ported to the Press is from the Henry
Koepke place, south Of town, where
the average will be SO bushels per
acre. q. A. Dudley's oaterpiller out
at is doing the work, and over 700
sacks were threshed Wednesday after
noon.
With the aid of his shotgun. DR..
Plamondon timely ended the career Of
weasel, the other day, which had
marked his partridges and pheasauts
as legitimate prey. The varmint
killed three Hungarian partridges and
China pheasant hen, however. be-
fore the Doctor got chance to kill it.
Irwin q. Brooks comes from the
First National Bank of Pendleton to
accept the position Of bookkeeper in
the First National Bank of Athene.
taking the. place of Harry Coomans,
who will again take up station work
for the O.-W. Mr.. Brooks is a tennis
player of ability and will greatly
strengthen the team work Of the local
club
Be sure and call at the st. Nichols
hotel parlors. Friday, July 3lst. and
Saturday and Sunday, August LIST and
and, and let Drs. Lowe q Turner show
you the new bifocal or double vision
glasses which have no unsig billy lines
or seams TO catch dirt, strain the
eyes, or come apart. One solid, light
piece Of glass, with which you can
read or do close work and see distant
objects perfectly. Free demonstra
tions. Satisfaction guaranteed.
Charles Ulm is installing his cleo
trio shoe repairing machinery in the
Post building. in the rooms formerly
occupied by the late Owen Rusie. The
equipment necessary for shop of this
kind is on a much larger scale than
one would at first suppose. There are
several machines embraced In one,
and Mr.. Ulm will be prepared to sole
your shoes while You wait. II is bis
intention to carry small stock OF
line shoes but bis speciality will be to
cater to the repair trade, turning out
neat and servioable work.
The condition of Helen. the little
daug hter Of Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Rich
ards. continues to be in critical
stage, Eut hopes are entertained by
the physicians that the little one may
yet recover. DR.. Suttner of Walla
Walla was called in consultation with
Drs. Sharp and Stone Wednesday
night. and approved of the treatment
already given by the laoal physicians,
and the uniting efforts Of the nurse,
Miss Flora Booth. The sympathy Of
the entire community is with the
parents. as shown by the anxious So
lioitude Of all.
The new centrifugal pnmp for the
new city we'll has arrived at last and
will be installed. The engine has
been here for some time. Owing to
the dryness of the season, caused by a
light fall Of snow during the winter.
the water problem has been trouble
some one to numerous municipalities
over the Northwest. For instance.
Weston has been forced to stop irri-
cation and to put 10 use its auxiliary
pumping plant, while her sister met
ropolis. Portland, finds it necessary to
divide the sprinklipg hours under the
odd and even date method.
Dra. Lowe g Turner, eye specialists
of Portland. will be in Athena Friday,
Saturday and Sunday. July 3lst, and
| August 2nd and Ord. They are spec
islists Of experience and standing and
YOU may consult them with confidence
about your eyes and glasses. They
give your eyes most thorough
searching and scientific examination
and when they prescribe glasses, it il
with positive and absolute certaint,
that they are the best and only kint
suited to your eyes. II you do no
need glasses they most positively will
not recommend them. They will visi
Athena every four months in the fu
ture. They do not go from house t
house. Consult them at st. Nichol
hotel. Remember the dates. Score
of references. ADV.
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Card of Thanks.