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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (June 12, 1914)
Press Paragraphs Mr. and Mrs. W. S. Ferguson, spent, the week in Poilland. W. B. Shaffer oame down from Waitsburg Wednesday. Mrs.' Joseph Forrest vent over to Walla Walla Wednesday. ' Mrs. F. B. Badtka and children ara visiting friends in Portland, Miss Zola Keen baa returned from a visit with friends at Milton. Miss Lizzie Sbeard spent Wednesday assisting in tbe Fix & Badtka store. Misses Anioe and Doris Barnes of Weston, were in tbe oity last evening. Mrs. F. S. LeGrow and Mrs. B. N. Hawks motored to Walla Walla Mon day. J. B. Jonkin of Portland, visited relatives in Athena and vioinity tbis week. Miss Ada DeFreoe. looal telephone manager, was in Pendleton Monday afternoon. Matt Mosgrove name over from Mil ton yesterday and spent tbe day at tbe store bete. , Mrs. Ernest Bostwiok of Spokane is visiting bee niater, Mrs. Carl Christian ia tbis oity. The weekly band oonoert will be given tonight at the band stand on Main street. Oail Long, demonstrator of the Stodebaker Six, was np from Pendle ton yesterday. Mrs. A. B. MoEweu and daughter. Mrs. H. A. Barrett are visiting in Portland this week. Elmer Conniok, wbo is now agnard at tbe Walla Walla penitentiary, was in tbe city, Tuesday. M. L. Watts went down to Portland on Wednesday night's train, where he will spend several days. J. E. Froome and Prof. Gordon as sisted the Freewater band at tbe Mil ton horse ebow Wednesday. Mr. and Mia. David Stone and Miss Merna DePeatt attended the horse show at Milton, Wednesday. Misses ""Laura and Belle Molntyre weie in Milton Wednesday, and en joyed tbe strawberry festival. . Mr. Charles Stormteltz, of Seattle, has been in the oity this week, visit ing his sister, Mrs. JS. A. Miller. For Sale The old J. B. King plaoe, 113 aores, 8 miles south of Weston. Apply to Mrs. Lillie Miller. Adv. Clarence Wrigbt and family' arrived in tbe oity Monday evening and are risking at tbn home of his parents. For Sale 160 acres in crop, with privilege to buyer of renting 160 aores in summer fallow. See Henry Keen. Adv. Mr. and Mrs. G. W. Mitchell were down from tbeir mountain .ranoh yes terday, trading . with Atbena mer chants. Mrs. Starr Chariton and ohildren, wbo are visiting here from tbeir borne in Alberta, left Monday for a visit in Portland. George Russell, a well known far met of the Walla Walla valley, was in tbe oity, Tuesday accompanied by bis wife. Arthur Ooppook is putting in a oe ment reservoir around the fine spring on tbe CoppooK borne plaoe, southeast of Athena. Mrs. D. B. Sanders and daughter. Miss Hazel, are in Portland this week visiting relatives and enjoying the Boae Festival. !Mrs. Lillie Miller hag listed for sale two 40 aore tracts and an 80 aoie traot. The land is located on the res ervation. Adv. Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Tompkins and Mrs. H. O Worthington visited the Horse show and strawberry festival in Milton Wednesday. . Attorney H. I. Watts, F. S. Le Grow, Sam Pamburn and Walter Adams left, Monday for a fishing trip over on the little Salmon. Agent Mathers of tbe 0.-W., resum ed bis duties at tbe depot Tuesday morning, after being kept at borne for two weeks wilb smallpox. Pendleton won both games of a dou ble header, against Walia Walla Sun day. Seven borne inns triokled over the plate in the two games. Chas. A. Guerne. superintendent of the Atbena sobools, left Wednesday morning for Portland and Willamette valley points, for a fen weeks visit. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh MoArthur have returned to their boae in Portland, after a two weeks' visit with relatives here and at Weston and Walla Walla. A daughter was torn to Mr. and Mrs. Alex Shaw of North Powder, on Jnne 6th, 1014, at tbe borne of Mr. and Mrs. Chas. MoFailand In tbis oity. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Prioe oame down from Pullman, Wash, attended tbe Pioneer pionio and spent tbe past week with friends in Ibis part of the county. Mrs. 0. L. Crookatt of Pendleton wbs in the oity visiting tbe first of the week, and was aooompanied home by ber giandohildren, Coralyn and Isabel Meldrum. , Mrs. A. B. Stone will go to Walla Walla today, and returning Snnday will bring their three sons who have been visiting tbeir grandparents near that oity. , Irvin McDonald, of Spokane, spent Snnday in tbis oity, visiting at the home of his sister, Mrs. B. N. Hawks. He is a traveling representative of a Spokane firm. Next Monday, Jnne 15, the annnal sohool election will take plaoe, when a sohool olerk and one direotor will be elected. M. L. Watts will be tbe out going member of the board. W. B, Taylor spent Wednesday in Pendleton, where he. took part in the miniature Boundnp program for en tertainment of tbe Milwaukee bus id esa men's exouisicn party. Mrs. Martha Van Winkle, a beloved pioneer of Weston, waa visiting in the oity this week, the guest of her grand daughter, Mia. Bert Wilson,- and of ber sister, Mts. Lizzie Watts. Bev. B. E. Gornall 1b in Dayton, Wash, this week. A brother of Mr. Gornall, with bis family arrived this week from Massachusetts, and is seek lug a location in this country. Mrs. Lillie Miller and Miss Dora Bennett left Wednesday fur Portland where they will attend tbe Bose show. Mrs. Van Slyke is in obarge of tbe millinery store duiing Mis. Miller's absenoe. ' The oontagion of measles is some what abating in Atbena. The disease seems to have been especially severe in tbe oases of little ones, a number of whom were extremely ill before breaking out. Boy Alexander, a young Pendleton merobant, was in tbe oity Sunday. He oame np tbis far and met the Wal la Wnlln Kit 'a mnnrninn an a member of tbe Pendleton reception committee, and returned on the speoial. Maurloe Hill, Hugh Lieuallen' and Glen Dudley will soon arrive from Eugene, for tbe snmmer vaoation. Maurioe has been eleoted bouse man ami for next veer, and will have those duties in addition to his studies. A barn on tbe farm of Mrs. A. Sbick was totally, destroyed tiy fire Monday about 3 p. m., origin un known. 1 he loss waa olose to fiuuu, uith inanrnnoa Harried of tliOO. The laud is being farmed by Marion Han- sell. A. Maokenzie Meldrum will preach bis farewell sermon in tbe Christian ohnrob Snnday morning, as pastor bare. It is boped tbat Mr. Meldrnm may visit Athena oooaeionally in bis oapacity of field lecturer in the Spo kane College, and will preaoh in this ohnrob. John M. Bentley, of Pendleton, was eleoted president of the Umatilla Connty Pioneer Assoolatinn, at WeB ton, last Saturday. Mr. Bentley is one of the best known pioneers in tbe nnnnf7 nnA hl election tn the offloe is an bonor to himself and a pleasure to bis friends. The Best Grade Of Ready Mixed Painty Varnishes and Stains! x A full Stock of Oils, Window Glass, Brushes, etc., and if it's Quality you want, come and see us. I Byron N. Hawks, W Druggist Mr. and Mrs. Dean Willaby and Mr. and Mrs. Bert Wilson and Miss Dora Bennett will leave for Wallowa Lake by automobiles, Monday tor an outing trip. Neil Lienallen - will carry tbe mail on Mr . Willaby 's route during bis absenoe. Emery Aobilles has filed on a 830 acre homestead in Vansyola oanyon, and ia making arrangements to make his home there in tbe near future. Tbe land for tbe most part is suitable for grazing, but soma of it may be adapted to raising grain. Craig Wilkinson left Tuesday morn ing for Montana, where be will look over the country with tbe intention of looating a homestead. He will meet bis uncle , who is a horse dealer of tbat section, at Miles City, and will also visit J. W. Smith at Ingomar. Virgil fcerca oame off viotor in bis scrap with the measles, and oelebrated tbe event by taking a trip out to the ranoh, Tuesday, where in a few hoars he materially depleted the squirrel crop with a trusty "83." Be is baok at his old post in the Athena garage. The W. C. T. U. anuounoe a speoial meeting for next Friday afternoon, Jnne 10, at the borne of Mrs. Chas. Betts, for the purpose of enlightenment and iostrnotion in Christian Citizen ship'. The meeting will be held on the lawn and tbe general publib is invited to attend, especially all ladies. Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Stone left Mon day for Portland to attend tbe Boss oarnlval, and from there will visit tbeir son. Artbnr. wbo ia in the newspaper business at Eugene. Be fore returning borne Mr. and Mrs. Stone will also visit tbeir daughter and family at Bellingbam, Wash, Strawberry and borse ahow day at Milton, was attended by a large num ber of Athena people. The automo bile parade is said to have been a gor geous atfair, and the exhibition of horses was made on a larger scale than last year. Everyone enjoyed the straw berry festival, and bad an enjoyable time. John Botbrook. while going to the pionio at Weston, Saturday in his anto, met a motoroyole headon, at the Banister oorner east of town. Tbe aooident, which was unavoidable, re sulted in no damage to Mr. Bothrook'a oar, bnt tbe motoroyole, ridden by two young fellows, is laid up for re pairs. The Milwaukee business men's spe cial train passed through Athena at noon Wednesday, prooeeding to Pen dleton, where the exonrsionists were entertained by a miniature Boundnp exhibition. Tbe train oame from Walla' Walla, where the forenoon was spent iu looking over tbe city and valley. Harold Holt is over from Walla Walla, visiting his fiiends, Lawrenoe Tharp and Lawson Boober. Yester day wbile tbe toys were playing in tbe park, Harold suffered a broken wiist, and Dr. Stone rednoed tbe frao- tnre. The x-ray waa used in the oper ation, and the injury will not prove seiious. A farewell reoention will be held at the Christian ohnrob Monday evening in honor of Bev. and Mts. A. Mack enzie Meldrum, wbo are leaving for gpokane to take np their permanent esidenoe. The general pucuo is oor dially invited. A abort program will be rendered. Mrs. Meldrnm will leave Tuesday, and Mr. Meldrnm later in tbe Week. . At a business meeting of tbe ladies of tbe Methodist Aid sooiety yesterday. it was decided that tbeir annnal ba zar this year should be held about the middle cf November. This early de oisionla reaobed and annouoed so tbat all interested may have ample time in wbiob to plan and make articles lor sale at that time. The oontraot for the warehouse and storage tanks of the Standard Oil oom pany's distributing station in tbis city, has been let, and work on the same will commence in a few days. A Portland oontraotor was tbesuooess- tul bidder. Tbe Northern PaoitJo baa tbe grade ready for ties and rails at the site of the new warehouse. Wm. Winsbip, left tbe other mem bers of the fishing party at Enterprise, Wallowa oounty, and returned home on tbe morning train, Tuesday. Tbe party enoounteied four inobea of snow at Woodward toll gate, and rain nn the other side of tbe mountains. How ever, they were able to catch ttsb, and the party pioaeeded to tbe head of Wallowa lake to spend a lew days. Tbe Athena band has secured an en gagement to play at Pendleton's Fourth of July oelebration. Walla Walla waa also alter tbe band to fill an engagement theie on tbe Fonrtb, bnt Pendleton people who heard tbe band at tbe Caledonian and Pioneer picnics, lost no time in securing tbis splendid musical organization to bead tbe oelebration program at the oonnty seat. Bev. J. G. Adams of Fort Wortb, Texas, styled by tbe press as the dyne mite temperanoe and Prohibition evan gelist of Amerioa, will apeak .in the Christian cborob tonight, Saturday evening and Snnday evening. Ai a humorist, bis equal baa not been seen here lately. . He bas a wonderful mimio ability, and is a power in tbr temperanoe oause. This will te a great series. Come out and bear him. The entertainment given in tbe Obrisliaa ohnrob Monday evening by tbe Christian Endeavor society of Pen dleton waa liberally pationized by Athena people, and was well received. The ''old maids convention" waa real istic and tbe Pioneer Pedagogue and musical nnmbers were good. The young people made tbe trip by auto truck, and weie aooompanied by their pastor, Bev. T. F. Weaver of tbe Christian ohnrob in Pendleton. Mrs. A. Maokenzie Meldrum. wife of the departing pastor of the Chris tian obnroh, waa presented tbis week by tbe ladies of tbe Mothers' Club, the W. 0. T. U in both of wbiob or ganizations she bis been an untiring worker, and other friends, witb a beautiful gold thimble in token of the bigb estimation' in wbiob abe ia held. Ibe tbimble, engraved with ber name, waa presented by Mrs. H. H, Hill in a few well obosen words of apprecia tion for her help and encouragement during the four years o. ber residence here. Five years ago John Wrigbt lost tbree head of horses, wbiob disap peared from the Bergevin ranob, wbere tbey were being pastured. The other day one of the horses was found in possession of a youth from near Freewater, but who works for a rancher in Camas Prairie.. He pro duced tbe man from whom he pur chased tbe borse, whioh , baa been held aooording to law by Mr. Wrigbt. The stories of both boy and man seem to be straightforward, the man pur chasing tbe horse four years ago from a Morrow oonnty atookman, who will be asked to give an aooount of bow be oame into possession of the animal, Mr, Wrigbt allowed the boy to retain possession of tbe horse temporarily. - Card of Thanks. We wisb to take tbis method of ex pressing onr heartfelt gratitude to tbe I many friends whose kindness helped to brighten our days of sadness and bereavement in the reoent less of onr I dear mother. And for tbe profuse floral offerings please acoept onr thanks also. Geo. M. Thompson, Mrs. Bockwell Carey, Mrs. Merle Boby. of I of of on I For Sale. 440 acres nearly level, 80 aores alfalfa fenoed for bogs, 180 aores spring and winter grain, 60 aores oorn, balanoe pasture. . Alfalfa oreek bottom. Fair buildings, on tel ephone and B. F. D. line, one .mile from sobool. six miles from town and only $ 13,600, easy terms. Frank Mo- Elroy, Oambridge,;idabo. Adv. S3 THE ATHENA MEAT MARKET We carry the best , MEATS That Money Buys Our Market is Clean and Cool Insuring Wholesome Meats. BRYAN & MEYER Main Street, Athena, Oregon M. W. Smith, erstwhile ocal agent tor the O.-W. B. & S., but now a life insurance agent of quality) delighted bis Atbena friends ty dropping in on them unawares, Wednesday afternoon Outdoor pursuits evidently agrea witb "Martha." for ba has appreoiably gained in avoirdupois; but ba bas yet to go soma before ba can pull down the soalea witb Ani Foss, the Press man, Hawks, and a few others of like obesity. Next Snnday evening at the Metb odiit oburob, a splendid Children's Day prog am will b given, to which all are invited. Muabt time has been spent on preparation J 'or tbis annnal event, and an entertainment tbat will please old and young, will begin at 7:30. Bev. Gornall, who ia at Dayton where ba may ba called for any oburob and eommoni ty matter wbere in bis servioea may b a needed, will re turn for tbe Sabtatb Dewing IVIachinei for Harvesting of Binders, Mowers and Rakes just arrived. Prices Will be Right Main Street C. A. BARRETT & CO. Athena IIMFnilAI I FIT AS A kHKLVLNilVLQRJI PNEUMONIA THEY DON'T WASTE WORDS. Nyaaaland Nativea Exiat In a 6tate of , Partial coma. Rferrinir to the native peculiarities la Nynsaland, the author of "Hunting the Kleohant In Africa," Captain C. H. Rtltrnnd. comments on a certain sura of coma Into which the "boys" descend when there is no active work for tbem to do, or at least when there is no com Dulsion to do it. He believes that the native is capable of assuming a state in which the mind is absolutely de tached and not working, and when in miph n utiite he Is only recalled by a start to his present surroundings. The life of the head man of a vil lage in Nyasaland, when not engnged In the strenuous pursuit of his official duties, is something like this: At sun rise he crawls out of his hut and sits outside. After a short time Ills wite crawls out and offers him some food. He eats this and then makes his way to a tree, perhaps a hundred yarns from the village. Under tbis be slta in deeD abstraction, till about noon a child brines him some food and water. After partaking of this be moves a lit tle so as to get the afternoon shade. He then sits in deep meditation until sunset, when he crawls Into bis hut and eoefl to aleeD. Sometimes be Is joined by a few otn- er old men under his tree. They hardly ever soeak to each other, and if tbey say anything it is to make some obvi ous remark, as, "There is a flog," xes. It is a dog," "Oh," "Ah," and a lurtner period of silence. . MADE HIMSELF AT HOME. When Ha Got Through His 8tanding Waa Unquestioned. Hobert Thorne. an old Missouri stage driver, used to tell a story of how An derson, tbe jayhawker, got one of his recruits. Tba Anderson boys held up Thorpe's stage near Glasgow one day. Amone the nassengers was a raw- boned young Mlssourlan who looked about as tough' as the Jayhawkers themselves. "Give me yer val'bles," Anderson de manded of the youth, as be went down the line. 'Ain't eot none." answered tne young squirrel hunter. "Where ye goln'J" "To Join Anderson's Jayhawkers." Tha leader sized him UD a bit "Kin ye swim the Mlssoury riverr he asked him. Reckon so." tbe young man an swered.' "Could ye kill a man?' "Hftpkon so." Anderson stepped forward and apat In the youngster's face. The youru bounded at the Jayhawker like a cat, caught him full in the face with a right awing and went down on top of him, kicking and clawing. The Jayhawkers puilea tne young iw mnn off their leader, and he got np. "You belong," he said. "Boys, giva him a hawse."-6t. Loula rost-ma- patch. Rseeanition Comve Slowly. "The lata Alfred Bussel Wallace, the codlscoverer with Darwin of evo lution, had a hard row to hoe at nrst, nlil n nhvitolocisL "Poor Dr. Wnllace bad In laci such a vary hard row to hoe that he couldn't afford to marry till ha waa sixty-inree. when to balance matter he married a young girl of eighteen by whom ha had a son and a daughter. "I commiserated In London last sum- mar with Dr. Wallace. "'It was too bad.' I ooce saw to him. 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