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About The Athena press. (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 2, 1927)
mt.-ftiMitiiiwmi.ifWiMiK.wtM.iiiiiiifwn n mj.jn,,.,, , ,. .....c aN&j!irjhBtna r : r-r, v.t. r."i;;rr"i.r"Ttn;"iruMj7;m TTTr"i7;';''VfTm;;';tTii.Vn;rr:M;,i rr 'TTTn I i , : ' 1 3 1 We are Equipped to do Job JP.rin tin g All Kinds Short Notice ': . 31 Years Ago Tillamook County Holds Up Road Fund Work to be Resumed on Pendleton-Grant ': Highway. ' Hundreds of persons officials and citizens swarmed into the meeting of the state highway commission at Portland asking for more roads, mostly new roads not on the map, says the Oregonian, but of nil the petitioners only Lake county went home with the bacon. The. only rea son that Lake county received a promise of 11 miles of the Freemont highway, which will carry it over Silver Lake mountain into the val ley, is that the Lake county court Wfts the first to appear before commission. The next delegation, .Tillamook, spoiled the rest of the day for the commission by explain ing that the $132,000 wMchthe coun ty promised , to pay the state next .year would not be paid, This mon ey was being depended on by the commission to carry on pertain work .,nent year, and the "inability of Tilla mook county to gome through, will handicap the commission's program just that much Tillamook county goyrt explained thfit Jt wants to pay $X00,0Qj ef . warrants that have jjeen outstanding since 923 and jt isn't in the canjs fpr the county tq meet its obligation to the highway department. There, was nothing for tlje commission. o do, but it wa disconcerting. Then Douglas county explained that it gould not assist Gardiner in having some mileage done on the ftoosevelt , highway, because of fipancia reas ons, yet in the same breath jjwjglas, county asked the commission to take $19,000 of county money, '. have if matched, and" expend, if on he Tiflef Trail road. The little town of Gardiner has raised $20,000 which it asked the commission o take and buid 6l'?e of the coast highway so hat hg people of Florence will be able . to reach Gardiner next year. The Gar: diner people prpmised po tax them , selves again nex year, for they want " the coast road rushed along, even though Douglas county is not assist ing much. " . ' Arnoi;g neiiy projects announced & th commissioners ljst nighfc to be advertised fqr the meeting of Decem ber 22: Umatilla . county Laiinka Albee Section, Pendleton-Johit Day: highway, "six miles grading, Rhodes ' & pillad. $72,725, '! . Plans Another Card . For Fight Fas Walla Walla, Dec. 6 Athena fight fans j will be interested to know that Vic Mullin is preparing another fistic card at Wall. Walla, for the night of December 9, ; He has booked Kenneth Kent of Portland, and Don Praser of Spokane, for a six round set-to at the Keyior Grand theater the night of Pee. 0. Mullin was trying to get Benny Dodson to stand up with the hard-hitting Portlander but Dodson is in the east so the Spokane puncher . was annexed. Both Fraser and Kent have fought in Walla. WftHa, previously. ; Tommy 0Brjen of Coeijr 4 Alepe and Kid Rocco, of Walla Walla, arc to try conclusions in the semi-final. Young Firpo is to be matched against an opponent yet to be located, 'Art Holmes ana xoung empsey iso will fling some mit and a purlin raiser will complete the cr(. Heavyweight BaJ)y Titl is Claimed Moscgw, Idaho The claim w d- vnce4 t 6enpsee, Idphoi not far from here, fhat the little town has produced "(;he word's largest baby' in the person of a newly rrived boy weighing 18 i4 poundg at birth. The hefty infant, born Saturday, and Mrs. Ernest Cameron, its moth er, are reported doing well." lnis her fifth child, and one of the others weighed 14 pounds at birth. No statistics to prove the claim of ''the world's largest infant," were available here, bjuf he weight f the average" baby is given at 7.6 to 8 pounds for a boy. The Cameron baby's paternal grandmother, now 62, is a western pioneer woman who ha4 22 children. She is describe today as "he spry est little woman in Genesse.' Ern est Cameron, father of the 18, 1-2 pounder, seeme nonchalant about his son. He is a laborer, and went to work tday as usijal. Whitntan Observed Massacre Anniversary Observance of the 80j;h anrjiversary j of the Whitman massacre;, toojc plce Tuesday inornmg with appropriate sepices at the Whitman chapel at 10 o'cloclf. Special music by the college orchestra, under the d,jrScUW of Mrs, Esther Bowers, ha4 been arranged. Clark Eckajt talked on the signi ficance and the challenge of the Whitman, spirit as exemplified in the heroism of the' Whitman martyrs. Stephen Penrose Jr., reviewed the history of ffassggye, UlighlfHl Bridge Party A delightful Bridge luncheon was enjoyed by thirty-two ladies Wednes day afternoon at the home of Mrs. A.1 W. Logsdon where Mrs. Logsdon and Mrs Forrest Zerba entertained. Yellow -button hole chrysanthemums were used on the tables while large baskets of marigolds and chrysanther mums were about the spacious rqoms. A delectable three course luncheon was served, with the color scheme carried out Mrs. M. W. Hansell winning high score, Mrs. Lloyd Mich ener won second score and Mrs. Fred Pinkerton the consolation. Out of town guests were, Mrs. Thomas Mes grove of Milton, Mrs. Ralph Cannon of Walla Walla, Mrs. A. A. Kimball of Pendletoq, Mrs. Revella Lieuallen Mrs James Lieuallen. Mrs. Frances Lieuallen of Adams and Mrs. William Piper of Helix. Card of Thanks We are verv thankful to our frier-ds for their sympathy and as sistance during our bereavement MR. and MBS. FRED BECKNER. McBride's "Blind Pig" East Oregonian: A queerly shaped potato grown on - Weston Mountain by Harry McBride is on display in the Inland Empire bank. The potatq nas large proportions and is sud-.I ported by "legs" and bears the cap tion "McBride's Blind Pig Travelers in Death Volley of Cali fornia have described the wonderful contortion! of the sandplllars, ht whirlwinds sometimes sen,a, spinning across the tyo ilai, Even more re nirkabe are the "dust devils" fre quently seen in the valley of the White Nile, says the Washington Star. Some times two of those whirl ing columns, gyrating in opposite di rections, meet and. It 1s said, if they be well matched, tlie collision stops them and a struggle ensues as to which way they shall twist Gradual ly one gains the mastery and the two combined begin to gyrate alike and then rush on together. Some of these whirls will, it Is declared, strip the clothes from an Arab's back or twli a goat rouud and round like a top. ' December 4, 1896. u 1 Winter U with us in all her glory. Deputy Sheriff Kimberk- was in town Monday. Jabez Cresswell;an Oregon pioneer, died in Pendleton Friday night. Jay Saling has removed his family to Athena, and occupies the Post house. . ' '' ' Many oi our young people pnjoy the exhilerating pleasure of sleigh riding this week. ' Chas. Stansell spent. Thanksgiving in Athena, with relatives and friends, Charlie is employed in Pendleton. It is said that there will be a whop ping big Christmas dance at the Hamilton and Rourke wheat ware house, in Athena. , ; The snow fall at Walla Walla dur ing November ' has been inches. exceeding the snow fall for that month during any year since 1886. The Ladies Reading Circle met at the '.home of Mrs, J, W. Smith yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Lake France entertained 1ihe circle, Wednes day of' last week. ' Married On the. 2nd inst, at the home of the officiating minister ,G, W. Rigby, near Athena, Mr. Welling ton D. McNemar, of Athena and Miss Hattie J. Berry, of Weston, M. A. Baker of Weston has a self registering government thermometer at his home- The lowest point reg istered was 7 degrees below ero, and was on Thursday night, of last week- The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Alex. Johnson, , djfd Rt their home on Tuesday, The little ene was laid 'to rest in the Athena cemetery Wednesday afternoon. Hansell and Maloney have put in new shelving, and are preparing to display their large stock, of Christ mas goods,1 whi?h arrived thfa week They el you, l ahout them in to days Press,. , That Charley Barrett la ente.r prising goes everywhere without saying, pjg latest enterprise is to sell heating stoves to Weston people and make them a present of a sled for transporting the stove home. Next! Last Week's Westftn Lear. load ed of 4 hogs that when dressed, weighed , 1112 pounds. Johnny Froome, o Athena, without trying, beats it easily with 3 dressed porkers, which tipped the scales" at 1140 pounds; - beating the Weston record 28 pounds, with oie lg. Jes,,. , Thomas Gqnrt,' &a en a ranch fl Biflg cfeek had one of his r.nus bi- ken the other day in a novel way. Ha was driving the family cow, arid coming to the creek, he con cluded to ri..e across the stream on the bovine' back. The cow,, tffevwfci rd" and Civ:rad fU with the above stated" (ejtult. William Roberts and William Hale, Stagu Gakh fanners, have' been stuffing a Pendleton aper as to hqiy they slaughtered t',i ;eese tjir tV.ds. Robei.ti tic.Ll. ri'thtt Munrkn O.A.C., porvallis Boys', and Girls' !e" -'th he te Hf hut rolled the club work in Oregon; loig know.i to ,r'Jn":p tf it.i wn down a 'w eK oi geesfi am picked A Lethal Death Plan is Urged in Washington State Use of lethal gas in . Washington state instead of hanging, for cpn demned murderers, is favored by C. Bert Clausin, of Spokane, chairman of the board of parole. Speaking at the Walla Walla Chaipbe'r of Commerce-luncheon, he said he hoped to sea this brgught in this state. Mr. Clausin said he had investigated the matter "carefully. The gas plan is quicker and more humane than hang ing or shooting, or the use of the electric chair. ' ' It is not pleasant hgve to, take a man's life he said, but if jt has to be done, the state shou!4 do, it the best and quickest way, and lethal gas "is ihuch easier and nicer all the way through" While on a visit to Sing Sing pris on last June he talked with the man in charge of the electric chair, he stated, and was told that the ques tion of the proper voltage to use on individual cases was serious. Some times the charge used has to be doubled before the criminal ia drad, and horrible jurns, are Cjjijsed. "It would be inexpensive to us a gas cell" he said. "Th,c; execution calls for the death on a certain day. The criminal does not kuow when the gas is coming in, for its tiitxts aro instantaneous and pertain. I hope to see the jaw of hi tte chng;d 1.1 that lethal gas can be used.'- ( Pendleton Woolen CI:' Mills Robes, Shirts, Blazers, Socks, etc. Have you seen our new line of Men's Caps?The latest out; and' Boys' We give an unconditional guarantee on all our ladies' wear-Ladies' Hose, Bloomers and Vests. We will give "you 5 per cent discount on all cash purchases, and on alicred' it bills paid on or before the 10th; of the following month. . STEVE'S GROCERY Quality Quantity, Service. Phone 171. Athena, Oregon i i ; : m m m m m mx m mmrmim TL MIL. ll-l-l ine Ainena noiei MRS. LAURA FROOME, Prop. Courteous TteatntcBt, Clean Beds Good Meala Tourists Made Welcome Special Attention Given . to Home "Patrons Corner Main and Third Athena, Oregon Wins Championship v Woys Club Work be at high state of efficacy, r'e.ejjYefi one of its greatqs sijigle, complements with the awarding of the leadership of championship to Alex Cruickshank of McMinnville, now a sophomore in agriculture here and formerly cham pion club oy of the stae,. Details of the c.QmDetiUuu received from tte Farm Journal, national mag azine that offered the prize of $250, , show that Alex won out over the best leaders from ' 35 states and Hawaii, flg was th pfjly jnai wet of the Rocky nioyrjtajqji o, pte,. Improvements a full Gate The Wst.on lder says, Bellows brothers have planned a large amount of development and improvement at their Tollgate resort for the summer seasons of 1928 and 192,3, They are now cutting' timb? und sawing the logs in.t.9 lumber in their own saw mill near Tollgate and ' have about 100,000 board feet available to start construction of cabins in the spring. Langdon lake will be drained this winter, the dead trees )ong its shore line removed and the lake stocked with gam trout in the spring. up Hau's sto-v He used a sai.noj became fast in fd modest geese LoBt Boston Scr ing Walla Walla ci' 439. Lost between H' na November J. .; . wi i Fi4- Bin AveDHfi, Walia Wal , Pigs Two month Virgil Zerba, Phone Lost Small black sum of, money and Hammitt" A. Price. to, wear-'-''-',e tajf No, :;v,4:a I'd V. T I lit p; t re- yant n. ?alc. 'st For Sale 5 Tube E iiu. stall and guarantee. V. i Mrs. Kirk's cottag. , Soi: street. For Sale At a b y kin sedan, ljun 33,000 mil t CU.; ,i( ling i' tey. ViU in rUy, at T 1 ird I am prepared to di- w.tt cwt) ing around cemetery 1-H . at ;t ,. ,, . able prices. J. E. Crov :cy, j ; ; Athena. - S1 Gifts "He that tooteth not his own horn, the same ehgU ot be tooted." Insurance of every kind ahi de6CTiptio. Farm Loans &.t rftt tind terms that satisfy.' J B. B RICHARDS, Atheaa Continental Oil Company Service s Prompt Alwav Bryce- Baker, Agent Phones 761 and 31F11, Athena 'J :.:.:7:r. THE ICILGORE CAFE ; r GERALD KILGORE, Proprietor FRIGID AIRE COLD DRINKS , Malted Milk, Sodas, Coca Cola, Root Beer, Sun daes, Ice Cream, Bricks, Dixies, Eskimo Pies, etc. Gerald Kilgore,1 Proprietor - - Athena, Oregon J. L. Harman Blacksmithicg We Carry the Pendleton Machine Works , Hinged Weeder Main Street Athena, Oregon . for All occasions Complete assortment 'to choose from A' 'A 3 Bell & Veoable Phono, 10. and 24 Two Auto Track Drays Always At Your Service, ' City and Country ' .! HAULING and Hor.s Team Work THE ATHENA MARKET We carry the best Meat That Money Buys Kippered Salmon, all Kinds of Salt Fish. Fresh Fish, Oysters, Crabs, Clams, Kraut in Season. 1 A. W. LOGSDON Main Street Athena, Oregon. 1 McFadden's Pharmacy - - iT. Foley's Kidney Cure ' Akeif kJsfoeyi and b Udder t Ight The; Lumber You Need If yon ,are planning alterations or ad ditions', to your building, let us give you an estimate on the Lumber needed.- You will be pleasantly surprised ,at the reasonble total we will quote. Wood and Coal Fence Posts X 3k: Tum-A-Lum Lumber Co. Main Street, Athena 4-