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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (July 1, 1927)
Celebrate JULY 2, 3 and 4th In Grand Style at Three Full Days Recreation, Sport Fun and Fishing ram SprSiii Resort , Three Full Days ST Camping, Picnics, Swimming, Hikes Music by Roy Roger s Strand Theatre Band for the Dances Good Hotel Accommodations Meals at all hours, Clean Comfortable Cabins, Reasonable Prices, Court eous Treatment. Picnic Parties Welcomed, Superb Camping Privileges. ring Your Friends Along With You! 31 Years Ago June 26, 1896 Elmer Eeeder rode down to' Pen dleton Tuesday on his bicycle. Misses Ruby Callender, Mae Fis cher and Edyth Shaw were Press callers yesterday. Dr.. Dell is thinking of establish ing a down town office. A serious accident happened Wed nesday afternoon on the Athena-Wes-tcn road, near the Roger's place. E. A. Dudley's two little boys were rid ing on horses, when one of the horses stumbled and fell to the ground, rolling entirely over, the eldest boy. Mr. Dudley, who was ahead driving a team, ran back and raised the boy from the ground. The boy. was un conscious and was carried to the Rog er's place and a doctor sent for. Dr. Dell answered the summons as soon as possible. After a careful examin ation, no bones were found fractured, and the boy, after regaining con sciousness, was removed to his home, west of town. He is reported to be getting on nicely. D. A. Hendricks writes from Mon-. tana that everybody up theie has got the measles. His family are afflict ed and he writes a physician here for instructions as to haw to treat the disease. Portland, June 24. Wheat, valley 50 to 51; Walla Walla 53 to 54. - Chicago, June 24. Wheat, cash, 56; July 56. Members of the Masonic lodges cf Elgin, Milton, Athena and Weston Walla Walla July 8 will meet at Woodward's tollgate on the summit of the Blue mountains, on Sundav. July 5. and institute a thor ough and complete search for the re mains of Mr. Woodward, who became lost in the mountains last winter. All who can do so should assist the Ma sons in their search for the lost man. Deputy Sheriff Carney went out near Pilot Rock to arrest an Indian named Senator Mitchell, who was wanted for the theft of a saddle. The Indian resisted arrest and threw a stone at the deputy, striking him on the head. The Indian then ran and the deputy went to pumping lead, one shot of which struck the redskin in the arm, causing him to surrender. County Treasurer Kern, Tuesday, remitted $2000 of state tax to Phil Metschan at Salem. This makes $27,000 which has been sent to the state treasurer this year, leaving $5500 yet to be remitted to satisfy assessment of state tax upon Umatil la county of $33,000, as compared with $23,000 for last year. A hot; wave come in from the north yesterday afternoon. The report on the bulletin board predicts hot north and northeasterly -winds for today, and cooler weather tomorrow. As to the amount of damage, if any, to grain, of course cannot at the pres ent time be estimated. At a special meeting Monday even ing, Pythian Lodge, No. 29., K. of P., installed the following officers: J. E. Reeder, C. C; G. E. Peabody, V. C ; R. L. Davis, P.; W J. Wilkinson, E. of R. and S.; Max Lewin, M. of W.; W. E. Harper, M. at A.; C. D. Stan sel, M. of F.; H P. Millen, M. of E.; J. L. Smith, I. G.; A. R. Booher, O. G. Born, June 22nd, 1896, to the wife of W. T. McLeod, a girl. There will be a fat and lean man's ball game in Athena Sunday. Come out and guy and laugh. San Francisco, June 24. Wheat, cash, 95. S3 THE SHOW THAT5IFFERAT BfkMm . THE SUPERB SPECTACLE .THE PARADE V OF COLD A 1080 PEOPLE . 1NCLUDINO THE CHINESE BEAUTY :, LOLA LEE CHONG Tlie CHINESE WANT rrrtAPerrr THE HUMAN SKYSCRAMK K'ji, KIINKTIIT'S EQUESTRIAN MIDGETS M 14 TINY HORXMCN MOM MVMtlA AT' f i) BIGGEST TRAVELING ZOO ON EARTH ilT) TWO PERFORMANCES DAILY Z AND 8 PM.'BAIN OR SHINE IN All THE WOPIB HO COOS LIKE AL.G. BARNES Admission Adults - 75c Children 50c D'Autrcmonts Begin Serving Life Sentences Prison gates closed on the three De Autremont brothers Friday as they began serving life sentences for four murders committed in the Sis kiyou mountains train holdup of Oc tober 1923. While they were being put through penitentiary routine and given their prison garb they were being hanged in effigy in Ashland, not far from the scene of the crime hich each of the brothers had confessed. Popular feeling at Ashland, the home of Charles O. Johnson, the Southern Pacific brakeman. one of the four men killed in the holdup, Stirred' several hundred citizens to participate in a hanging bee, in which t dummies labeled Ray, Roy and Hugh jwere strung up. Ashland folk were j indignant because the brothers es- escaped the extreme penalty of the jlaw. j On their way to the prison from me train use brothers consented to: be photographed. Ray interposed on condition that one of the pictures be sent to his wife, Hazel De Autre- . . . . a. 1 f ; . . . giuiuui, si nailing KOCK, UUIO. Automobile Turns Over Two Musicians Hurt Two members of Richmond's Ar cadians were cut about the head and arms and four others were bruised and shaken up when the sedan in which they were returning to Walla Walla from a dance at Prescott, where, they played, left the road on a curve on the Dry Creek hill and turned over, coming. to a halt by a telegraph pole, at 12:30 Saturday mornings The two musicians, whose names were not learned, were rush ed to St. Mary's hospital and given treatment. A trailer ' attached to the sedan was said to have skidded and caused the sedan to turn over. New uni forms of the fnusicians were torn and spattered with blood. The sedan was badly ; damaged and all oe:upants were said to have had a miraculous escape from death or serious injury. Lindbergh to Make United States Air Tour Colonel Charles A. Lindbergh will make an airplane tour of the United States," the Daniel Guggenheim fund for the promotion of aeronautics, un der whose auspices the tour will be made, announced tonight. Colonel Lindbergh will fly "The. Spirit of St. Louis," in which he made the New York to Paris flight. He will start in about three weeks and cover the entire country. It is expected that the nation-wido flight will take two or three months, during which Colonel Lindbergh wiil visit most of the principal cities in the United States. The entire un dertaking will be financed ly the Daniel Guggenheim fund for the pro motion of aeronautics. Election Boards The following persons served on the election boards in Athena, at the special election, Tuesday: Precinct 18 Chairman, W. H. Keen; Judge, Charles Kirk; Clerks, Lula B. Prest- bye, Viva M. Prestbye, Verva Baker. Precinct 19 Chairman, A. M. John son; Judge, W. T. McLeod; Clerks, C. T. Smith, Joe Cannon, Henry Booher. Precinct 20 Chairman, Al- ta Mitchener; Judge, Tessa McPher son; Clerks, Lilla Kirk, Velton O. Read, Anna Littlejohn. Leavenworth, Wash., Rioting Fatal Leavenworth, Wash. One man n dead, another in the hospital with twe bullet wounds, and four are In jail a the result of an encounter at 2 o'clocl: Sunday morning- between Constabh Tescher and a gang of laborers According to the story told Sherif Wheeler by Constable Tescher, a gain of seven men, those named and on other, were rioting drunkenly In front o a cafe when Tescher ordered then to move on. Instead of obeying, the) assaulted the officer. Residents thei summoned Sheriff Wheeler from We natchee, who rounded up six of thf gang, the seventh escaping. St. Denis St. Denis, the patron sniut of France, specially during the con turies of the old monarchy, Is known lu history as Dlonyslus, the first bish op of I'arls. In the year 270 he and his companions suffered martyrdom, The bishop's body wus buried at a spot about five miles north of I'arls Somewhat Inter a chnpel was built over the grave and It was a place for pilgrimages during the Fifth and Sixth centuries. In the year 030 King Da gobert built an abbey there, and Inter buildings of like kind still stand there. One 'Is occupied by a school for daugh ters of members of the Legion of Honor, founded by Napoleon I. A town grew up about the cpot, known then us now ns St. Denis. Once It was held to be the military key of Paris. Today It Is an Industrial place with a population of 05,000. Went to Arlington Dr. Cowan, Omer and Dale Steph ens, Art Douglas and Cy Hodgen drove to Arlington Monday to see the effects of the flood at that place. The party saw plenty of evidence left in the wake of the cloudburst, which Bent a wall of water down th s main street of evening. the town, Sunday $1,349,453,000 American Smoke Bin. Washington, D. C One billion, three hundred forty-nine million, four hundred and fifty thousand dollars for cigarettes and cigars! That was the Mil Araeric-sn smokers footed Ust year, according to census bureau rign-es. A Better Tire The new Goodyear All Weather Tread Balloon Tire will give you better traction, longer wear, and will elim inate the "cupping" and "spotty" tread wear so com. mon to ordinary Balloons. We have it in the 29x4.40 size for Fords and Chevro let.,. Priced right backed by the finest tire service in town. ATHENA GARAGE - II 11 MK III CALL ON US WHEN YOU WANI No. I GROCERIES Remember this- We Specialize in Fresh Vegetables Good heaiLa is the greatest possession you and your family can have. Be sure and keep it. The best safeguard you can have is to eat good foods. When your foods come from our store you can depend upon them being fresh and pure. The quality will be high but the price will be right down as low as our good quality can be sold for. Give us your grocery order today. STEVE'S GROCERY Quality Quantity. Service. Phone 171. . ; Athena, Oregon The Athena Hotel MRS. LAURA FROOME, Prop. Courteous Treatment, Clean Beds Good Meals Tourists Made Welcome Special Attention Given to Home Patrons Corner Main and Third Athena, Oregon Continental Oil Company Prompt Service Always Bryce Baker, Agent Phones 761 and 31F11, Athena We Deportment Store if insurance, real estate farm loans at lowest rates B. B RICHARDS, Athena J. 1. Harman Blacksmithing We Carry the ' Pendleton Machine Works Hinged Weeder Main Street Athena, Oregon THE KILGORE CAFE GERALD KILGORE, Proprietor FRIGIDAIRE COLD DRINKS Malted Milk, Sodas, Coca Cola, Root Beer, Sun daes, Ice Cream, Bricks, Dixies, Eskimo Pies, etc. Gerald Kilgore, Proprietor - - Athena, Oregon THE ATHENA MARKET 1 We carry the best Meat That Money Buys 3 Kippered Salmon, all Kinds of Salt Fish. Fresh Fish, Oysters, Crabs, Clams, Kraut in Season. A. W. LOGSDON Main Street Athena. Orctfon. , - Bell & Dickenson Phones 452 and 24 Two Auto Truck Drays Always At Your Service City and Country HAULING At Reasonable Prices Foley's Kidney Cure makes kidney $ and bUdJer right ' The Lumber You Need If you are planning alterations or ad ditions to your building, let us give you an estimate on the Lumber need ed. You will be pleasantly surprised at the reasonble total we will quote. Wood and Coal Fence Posls Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co. Main Street, Athena