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A BIG JOB, BUT ITS DEAD EASY It would be a big job to tell one hundred people any thing that would interest them in your goods, but its dead easy if done the right way. This paper will tell several hundred at once at nominal cost. NOT ONE DAY CAN BE FOUND in the week but that you do not need stationery some sort or other. We furnish neat, clean printing at the very lowest rates. Fast presses, modern types, modern work, prompt delivery. Bntered at the Post Office at Athena, Oregon, as Second-Class Mail Matter VOLUME 44 ATHENA, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, OCTOBER 30, 1931 NUMBER 44 ATHENA WILL GET f he CONVENTION lA Helix Student Gains WideNote Among Architects Death of Mrs. Barbara Will': ahy at Ontario Freewater Royally Enter tains Rebekah Lodges at the District Meeting. University of Oregon. A multitude of honors and recognition were ac corded Glenn N. Gardiner of Hefix last week. Mr. Gardiner, a graduate of the school of architecture and al lied arts, obtained his degree here last summer, Frepwnter TIia 9Mh annual .nn. An apprenticeship in the omce 01 vention of Rebekah Lodges of District Lloyd Wright, Hollywood, Cal., is No. 19, which includes Umatilla coun- probably the most worthwhile recog- txt rA Rnnrrlmnn top, horn MnnHnv nition of all. Mr. Wright IS the BOn October 26. Following the opening of the world-famousarchitect, Frank ceremonies officers introduced includ- Lloyd Wright. Gardiner will leave ed Ethel L. Meldrum, Milwaukee, soon to take up his new position, president; Maude Rodgers, Enter- An. article, entitled Why Not Pay prise, vice president; Grace Christ-' for City Planning by the Land Value iansen, Portland, assembly marshal; It Creates?" written and illustrated Mamie Hendricks, Pendleton, con- by Gardiner, was accepted by the ductor; Etta Sanderson, Freewater, American City magazine and publish past president; and from Washington, ed in September. It has aroused wide comment and was deemed so well McCrosky, past president of Wash- thought out that Gardiner has been ington and the A. R. A. and Theresa asked to maxe it a cnapier niriroBnn WaitKhiir nnut nrpaiifant fume. "City Growth Essentials, i and the district deputies from Henri- textbook prepared by Stanley L. Mc- etta, No. 36 of Echo, Sterling, No. Michael. This book, which is a re- 219 of Portland and Integrity No. 175 vision of an earlier edition, is a stand- Freewater. ard textbook used in leading univer- The address of welcome was ex- sities and colleges throughout tne tended by Jessie Kirk of Freewater United States. ; with Mable Richards, vice chairman, Gardiner has also accepted an mvi of Stanfield responding. Regular busi- tation to speak before the national ness was followed by a pot-luck lunch convention of the American Institute in the hall at noon. of City Planners at Los Angeles early mi.. si..jj 4.v in January, reading of reports of lodges which lie m i ne , n were very gratifying. Interesting specialized m Pannnm "du(? papers were given with musical num- ? associate member of the Eugene LrPs while Nellie Bean of Freewa- 'TZTIt ter outlined work for the coming preauwiu, " r? year. Mrs. Bean is chairnfan of this d of the Allied Arts leagu e student l it ;n f Pn. body. He was a member of Theta dleton draped the charter in memory Chi social fraternity and several I il ! iJ An.r.tA ,omhor AthPr.a. was se- Otner organizations. convention and Minnie Jenkins of NeitlOn .LVOVe L3Q 10 Athena was elected chairman; Agnes I Slav, Jurors Are Told Alta Michener, Athena, secretary; Aanfin Wnh Mrs. Marie Add Hulda Peters, Echo, treasurer. In- . nth or 12-vear-old - ' , , . , nig nulla ,f teresting talks were given by the Hubert Niccolls, barefoot boy killer president and other visitors. A large of Sheriff Wormell, declared at delegation was present from Walla his murder trial that "he was pos Walla. , . , . sassed of a demon!" At 6:30 a banquet was given at Taking the stand as chief defense the Federated church with Mrs. Mary .f..a th. womi sorrowfully Jones, chairman of the convention traced a Btreak of insanity that runs actm? as toastmistress. - a. u v. f.n.ti ooinrxr Vict mo. The Freewater orchestra under di- ther and her SOn, the boy's father, rection oi ivirs. rrea jrvtr were confined to insane asylums, Outstanding features oi uc i evening A religioua woman herself, Mrs. were the exemplification of the chap- Addi ton deciared that on the day Iain's charge by Pauline of Pendleton . . . 72.vear.0ld sheriff was and the address of the president, f en- agked her to read him dleton and Freewater lodges also fur- flrgt gix chapter8 of the book of nished entertaining numbers. Host- . , Qld T t t esses for the evening were tne iuh The jury found the lad guilty of and Freewater lodges. The new con- J firgt and recom. vpntinn officers were seated by a staff , , ... , from Helix. . Members of Athena Mignonette Re bekah Lodge, numbering twenty-two, who attended the district convention mended a life sentence. Potato Show Next Week Dates for holding the annual po who attenoea ' " tat show at Weston are Friday and at Freewater, Monday and Monday November 6 evening, report a wonaenuuy "; ---m4. Bro KpW made to have na are enmuwiMuc j msi . . . ,v 4.V,. ..jn.io linanitalirir PX. n increase over lsi year " iiun.irci riS w tphprs the hostess and quality-of exhibits. School ex Tp of Freewater hibits will be a feature, entries being lodge, Integrity of Freewater. ntrA from the Helix. Weston The eenerous sum of 898 was ex- xo; .A tv,. wpatnn nrhnnls. In nended on the banquet dinner, to ... , -ftoir,Tonf fnr the wnicn i oia ampie " - town f0ik 0f Weston and visitors a ture of the evening program was the comedy wiU be preSented by Epworth presentation of a splendid Indian robe jague at Memorial Hall, Friday Dy integrity w oui u..., v evenmg -nd the show program at Hent of the Rebekah Assembly oil. -Xvf in v fiinwpl hv a Oregon, during the - row-wow i dance for the benefit of the unem man uas." wno is oa.u -w nc j been one of the best stunts brought v before the convention. Wheat Raisers Richer Last Saturday erain prices were 20 School Play, Second cents higher than they were beptem nL.'Ul l " tvt,t inn Der I ana waua waua ueaicio u uuuuiuw, mifD, tvft ta hft worth $900,000 i"v " - ' i. 11 ThA aama Tarm, . . . . i ,.. no I m VBiiev xanncio. The dates lortne scnooi py - &m richer Tuesday since ond Childhood" are announced for 8 d w Walla Tuesday and Wednesday nights N- another Bwell5ng vember 10 and 11. Rehearsals under yalue of game in a mere airection oj. m. . .c i 035 000 gressed to the point where the char- ,v acters are rendering their respective p.rm Rmwn rnminir tiarts with commendable results. A r.0a. s Farmort Ttmwn field Bynopsis of the play will appear in Tepresentative of the federal farm next week's Press.- The cast of play- board make a weeks speak ers ioiiow: , . . ' ine tour of the Pacific Northwest be Professor Relyea... Kaiph Moore emrAaa November 20. according to an Svlvia Relyea Mildred Hansell ......,.. v. nrris Dorman. di- "Auntie" .Marjorie Douglas rector of membership relations of fhilip btanton rrea oinger North Pacific Grain Growers, region General JiurDecK......wayne canister al cooperative. juareeiia dui utcn. ncicu uuim . Sheriff Johnson. Leland Jenkins Farmers Ready to Seed Mrs. Vivert. .Velma Ross with more rainfall throughout the Mrs. Henderson Goldie Miller Athena district, there is now suffici Judge Sanderson Lowell Jenkins et moisture for fall sowing of wheat and farmers are preparing to start Athena Bridge Club cultivating and seeding as soon as The attractive rooms of the W. P. the soil is workable. Before the rains Littlejohn home were gay with au- came many had decided to wait uniil tumn flowers last Friday afternoon spring to seed, rather than drill their when Mrs. Littlejohn entertained the crop into dust Athena Bridge club, t our tables were in nlay. additional guests being Mrs. Storing Montana Wheat Fred Pmkerton, Mrs. Harvey Rose- The Farmers Oram bievator com- berry and Mrs. Laurence Pinkerton. pany has in storage 65,000 bushels of High score was made by Mrs. Justin Montana hard wheat for the Western Harwood, second prize going to Mrs. Milling company of Pendleton, a H. I. Watts. Mrs. Roseberry receiv- subsidiary of the Preston-Shaffer ed an attractive guest prize. The next company. The wheat has been re meeting will be at the home of Mrs. ceived at the elevator here in three Lloyd Michener Friday afternoon, carload lots at a time, and the "total November 6. shipments are about completed. RELIEF WORKERS ATTEND Ft IEETING Mrs. Barbara Willaby, who has been ill lor over a year,' died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. O. M. Castleman at Ontario, Oregon, Mon day, October 26, at the age of 73 years, four months and zo flays. With her at the time of death were her three daughters, Mrs. Castleman, Mrs. Stella Kershaw of this city, and Mrs. Goldie Eagle, of Vancouver, Washington. Besides her three daughters, Mrs. Willaby is survived by two granddaughters, Miss Fred erica Kershaw, music supervisor in the Roseburg schools, and Miss Bar bara Castleman, student at Univer sity of Washington. Mrs. Willaby was born in Minneso ta, May 29, 1858, and when ten years of age came with her parents to the Willamette valley, afterward coming to Umatilla county. She was united in marriage to the late William P. Will- bv and for many years resided on the farm northeast of Athena. In la ter years she had made her home with her three daughters. She was endowed with those characteristics of pioneer womanhood and her lovable, ympathetic disposition won her le gions of friends. Impressive funeral services con- ducted by Rev Guy L. Drill of Pen dleton were held Wednesday after noon at the Christian church, ' of which Mrs. Willaby was a life long member. Floral offerings were beau tiful and profuse and voiced the love and esteem in which she was held. A auartet. including . Mrs. Lloyd Mich ener. Mrs. Ralph McEwen, C. M. Eager and George Gerking sang two numbers. "In the Garden," and "Safe in His Sheltering Arms" and a solo Goin' Home", was sung by Mrs. Mc Ewen. Pall bearers were B. B. Rich ards. Lew McNair, A. M. Johnson, George Sheard and Gerald Kilgore of Athena and E. H. Wheeler oi waits- burg. Interment was in the Athena cemetery. Betty Geiss Honored The advent of Miss Betty Geiss to her teens was fittingly observed with party at the Geiss home near Athe na last Saturday night. - Many at tractive gifts were received by the honoree. Hallowe'en games and deco rations added a frolicsome air to the occasion and at supper time each guest was the recipient of a basket of confections emphasizing the same note. The guests were Joyce Pmk erton, Virginia Eager, Melba Mon-j tague, Teddy Miller, Ira Alkire, Ro- bert Weber and Tillman Taylor. - Hallowe'en Party About 25 members and friends of the B. Y. P. U. enjoyed a jolly Hal lowe'en party at the home of Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Northrop on South Third street, Wednesday night. The euests were greeted by spooky ap paritions and decorations, games and refreshments were in keeping witn the Hallowe'en season. Spirits of a demoniacal nature who were unbid den to the festivities made away with the cider and hasty action on the part of the hosts replaced the lost beverage in time for supper. The Etude Club The Etude club met Tuesday night at the home of Mrs. C. M. Eager with fifteen members present. A new con stitution and by laws were adopted and the time of meeting changed to Monday evening, the next meeting to occur Monday evening, November 9, at the home of Mrs. E. F. Bloom on South Third street. Following the business session the group spent some time in chorus practice. Miss Marv Cameron and Mrs. Northrop were elected to membership in the club. Phillip Murtha Injured Phillip, (Ole) Murtha was painful ly injured a few days ago while buildinsr fence. The rope on the vire stretcher broke throwing Mr. Murtha over a ten foot enbankment. The fall rendered him unconscious and when he came to, he was able to crawl to a creek where he washed the blood from his wounds. His neck is hurt and an X-ray is to be taken to determine the seriousness of the in jury. Local Committee Is Prepar ing to Solicit Winter Food for the Needy. Wheat Takes an Active Advance in Market Price E. C. Rogers and W. P. Littlejohn, ( local committeemen on solicitation of food for relief of the unemployed, at tended a meeting of the county com mittee at Pendleton Monday evening. The matter of exchange of food stuffs was decided upon by the rep resentatives from Pendleton, Athena, Milton-Freewater, Stanfield and He lix and a meeting will be held at the city hall in Pendleton tonight to make further plans for the future. As a result of decision made at the Monday night meeting, under the ex change plan, Milton-Freewater will exchanee apples for flour. Athena has beans and flour to exchange ; and Stanfield potatoes. The Athena com mitteemen reported 20 sacks of beans on hand. Evidently the beans look ed good to everybody, for instantly offers of exchange popped up from all parts of the room. Mayor Lewis of Pendleton, chair man of the meeting, stated that the county committee had arrived at a concrete base of action and stipulat ed that the millers of Pendleton, Athena and Freewater had agreed to grind flour free of charge. When the millers were given four and a half bushels of wheat they would give the committee' a barrel of flour, ground free of charge. Each town in the county' is to handle its own relief problem, but a clearing house of food exchange will be maintained at Pendleton to serve all districts of the county. E. C. Rogers of the local committee in forms The Press that storage facil ities are available at the Rogers & Goodman store, so that anyone who has food to donate may bring it there any time. He stated that inasmuch as the time hadrorrwwjld soon arrive when food would be. needed for dis tribution to the needy,' the local com mittee would begin solicitation with in a few days. Western States Urged By Utah Governor to Unite An active advance in the market price of wheat has added a silver lin ing to the growers cloud of despond ency and to those who didn't sell on a basis of 30 to 35 cents per bushel, has come the chance to dispose of their holdings at around 50 cents or better, based on No. 1 sacked grain, f. o. b., Athena. Saturday for the first time this season wheat touched the 50c mark. Monday the quotation was 61 and Tuesday it advanced to 52 cents. It is estimated that approximately one-half the 1931 wheat crop remains unsold in the Athena district. Some lots, but not many have been disposed of since 30 to 35 cent sales were made shortly after harvest. Tuesday's advices from Chicago said "press reports from Paris claim ing that negotiations were nearing completion whereby France might buy 20,000,000 to possibly 60,000,000 bushels of wheat from the American farm board, coming at a time when the pit was in an oversold condition, caused a stampede on the part of buyers that carried the deferred de liveries up 3 to 3c from the early low to a new high for the season to date, and 13V4 to H&c above the low made on October 6. "Reinstating of recently sold out lines, combined with aggressive com mission house and local buying, as well as short covering, developed on the way up and toward the last stop loss orders were effective in carrying the May up to 62 c and the Decem ber to 57 c, the highest figure on the latter future since July 23. The close was 2 to 2c higher, with December finishing at 67 57 c, May 62 62c and July 63 63V4C. "Weakness in the New York stock market and uneasiness over the Eng lish election caused a moderate de cline in wheat futures early.a local professional being credited with sell ing out on the way' down, but the surplus in the pot was absorbed by new commission-house buying by shorts. The southwest sent in fairly liberal hedging sales early, but every thing of a depressing character was ignored after the market started upward." Will Consider Pacific Coast Roadside Beauty Portland. Conservation and res toration of roadside beauty of the Pacific Coast will be the aim of dele gates representing all states in the Northwest and California at the con ference of the Pacific Coast Garden Clubs to be held in Portland, tomor row, it is announced by Mrs. J. S. Landers, president of the Oregon Federation of Garden clubs, who is in charge of this event First hand information on methods of roadside beautification used in THE MEN WHO LAID OUT CENTERVILLE . Fred Lockley Recalls Early Days When Richards and Kirk Were Active. Fred Lockley, writing in the Ore gon Journal, Bays! A week or so ago I dropped in to renew old friendships at Athena, in Umatilla county. Old-timers in East- . ... . , , . i v. vguii TV x Milieu lis; j, jLsai win ji England will be given in a taiK Dy pjo,,!,, v 1 970 mrlfl. T T Mrs. Noel Peyton of that country, as Kirk gta'rteJ town 0J AthenaBe; u. cause it was located midway between Peyton will not only describe the Pendleton and Walla ft waa chrifjten work being done abroad, but will fid Centerville but waa later renamed compare it with efforts being made Athena here and will offer suggestions that n A k;w1, wo. Wt. 5n are expected to be extremely valu- New York gtate December 2, 1828. In aDlev , . 1850 he crossed the plains to Cali- Other speakers at the conference fornia In hfi north will be Dr. Arnold Bennett Hall, Portland Tho following year he present of the University of Ore- went The DaU where he rftn a gon, who will speak on the aesthetic u stabk and al frei hted value of the beauty of the Pacific While freighting between The Dalles Coast; Frank Branch Riley, well ftnd Boige hig frd hfc teftm rftn known Northwest enthusiast, who and h wag from thfl will teU about that auty as a com- whkh ed hi cri him menial asset; and Mrs. R. D. Mer- gQ h(j neyer recovered from tho rill, zone chairman of the Garden . . uuds oi America ana He took up a farm at the mouth of the Washington State National Coun- McK cree t ar Pendieton. c,l for Protection of Roadside Beauty. when,TjmntiHa county was organized Me!iS?! iK he was appointed county clerk. In duce the speakers. Unification of western aims and energies through such an organiza tion as the western governors con ference would be a most efficient ve hicle in attaining desired political ob jectives, declared George H. Dern, governor of Utah, In opening tne third annual conference of western governors at Portland, as reported by the Morning Oregonian. The session, which was attended personally by Governor Dern and Governors Clark of Wyoming, Balzar of Nevada and Ross of Idaho, and by accredited representatives of western governors unable to make the trip. "Unity of action," he said, "has given the New England states great power and prestige in the halls of congress, and their interests are al ways well guarded. The western states would do well to profit by their example, for in union is ambitious bureaucracies at Washing ton will keep up their encroachments upon the rights of the states, olten to our permanent detriment "When the question arises, 'What is the attitude of the west?' there is no definite, tangible way to find out at present for there is no organiza tion to sneak for the west," he said, "Right there is the object and the responsibhty of this conlerence, ne continued. Winners of $10,000 Prize Contest to Be Announced Wanted Suva Hall a j Emphasizing that fiction andnot fact is what the public want in poli tics, Arnold Bennett Hall, president of the University of Oregon, told a large audience at Walla Walla high school that if democracy fails, it will be because of demagogues whom he defined as "irrational and non ration al persons who seek to influence pub lic decisions. Hia subject was "uera agogues and Democracy." AnoleWeek In observance of National Apple Week. October 31 to November 6, in elusive the Union Pacific trains will serve apples on its 125 dining cars in service on its 10,000 miles of rail line. To Play One More Game All games except- the one with Weston high school, to be played here Friday, November 13, scheduled for Athena high have been cancelled. With three Athena players on crutches as the result of injuries re ceived, it was found, impossible" to play through the" schedule after con tact with Touchet last Friday, when the locals lost, 39 to 0. In the Tou chet game it was found that the re serves were not strong enough to carry the banner on throughout the entire schedule. Dancing Nights Changed The Good-time Dancing club has changed the nights for dancing from Friday to Saturday and the next dance given by the club will be on Saturday, November 7. 1Mb scries of club dances is turning out to be among the most popular and success ful of any given in Athena. The hall was crowded with jolly dancers last Friday night, indicating that the hospitality of the club and the dance music is being appreciated by the community. 1866 he took up a place at what is now Athena and ran what was known as Richards' stage station. He died at Athena in the spring of 1901. Athena Hennner Team Takes the V nwicim hi hue apiiug v vt vnvnu Game from Athena AlUmni is located partly on Mr. Richards' farm and partly on the farm of T. J. In a corking hard game played on Kirk. the local gridiron Sunday afternoon, when I knew Thomas J. KSrk, 30 the Heppner town team took the con- years ago, he still showed signs of test by the edge of 6-0. The touch- the tremendous vigor and strength of down came in the first period when his early manhood. He had a large the wet and slippery oval careened nose, heavy eyebrows and a luxuriant straight up from Harden's toe on an mustache and a heavy beard. He told attempted punt from closeup Athena I me that he was born in Missouri in territory. Recovering the ball, Hep- 1839 but that his parents were born ner put everything she had in her one In Tennessee. He crossed the plains supreme effort and got the ball across with his parents in 1847. His father the goal line for the only score oi took up a donation land claim near the game. Brownsville. In 1859 T. J. Kirk had Despite the rain previous to game a farm of his own near Brownsville, time, the erounds were in fair con- which he farmed till 1871. Then ha dition for play and a fair Bized crowd came up to Umatilla county, took up was on hand to witness the battle. a homestead and bought additional The teams were evenly matched and land till he had 450 acres at what is neither side could accomplish much now Athena and 1400 acres near Pen- aeainst the line.' Athena outplayed dleton. the visitors throughout the second When I first met Mr. Kirk this half and in the third quarter lost her was in 1901 he was representative best chance to score. She had the from Umatilla county in the lower ball on Heppner's 5-yard line and was house of the Oregon legislature. He going strong when Myrick on the served as mayor of Athena two terms, line of scrimmage, fumbled and lost He was married, at Brownsville Oc- the ball. Heppner immediately punt- tober 21. 1860, to Miss Ann Coyle. ed out of danger. His wife crossed the plains in 1853. -Tim lineup: Huffman, Harden D. Mr. and Mrs. T. J. Kirk had nine Pinkerton, ends; Foster, Hansell, W. children. Miller, tackles; Baker, C. Fambrun, G. Pambrun, guards; Michener, HI. jyjore Bucks Brought E. McEwen, J. Moore, halves; Myrick n Uy Atnena HUMerS fu!A- .1 t iii i the Five more bucks were brought into Pendleton All Stars Sunday after- towr i by Athena hunteri .at the close noon at 2 o'clock on the Round-Up f1 w e e"BO' . ?"ll""a il j. . v injr in the vicinity of Grouse Moun- ceeds going to the unemployment tarn, a few miles ea st of Athena, f"d B v Dick Swift brought down a big mule The Pendleton lineup is Lester deer buck, wearing set of six-point v. oi.i tu . n.rj antlers on his head. On the Athena IVJllgl kJXIliUlI WVllf IkIf iUVKIIH) I burg lh.s Charles Johnson, c; Belts, Pound. dressed. Huntrngin Bobsled lr MfPhftil n? Cearnev It Youne canyon, east of Gibbon, Fred, Wayne 1?-.' Ml,h '5:LC!arney' 1 ' 8 and George Pittman brought in their rue'J. , . second buck of the season. Fred shot Fini.heH Pin win r 600 Acres the second and his son George, sev- v. r v. t.irr. Snnrfav eve- eral days ago secured the first one, . .wf with hi .nr. Millard Kelly, accompanied py uonn 111IIK t aV V vuv - I-.., a lii M T 1 near Creston, B. C. He made the trip ptanton, prougnt m one iron, uonn in company with L. L. Rogers m " " ' k. in y r.rtnn dia. Radtke, Slim Lang, Jim and Armand trict. Dudley Rogers has completed Bell brought home one - from the niniu!n. ann whirr, will he Snake River brakes. Flint Johns seeded next spring to wheat, "uua" "" a anri F.morv Rno-era mad short work er's station east of Langdon Lake and of the job of plowing the 600 acres, his companion hunter Adam Sch tv, ti, .KAi.f in nnprntir.tr wandt. bagged a five-point buck. " ... ... .... IA .1U. kiiHAa Im mni4if m nvnnli the tractor, wh ch nu ed a 4-bottom ai.uuici iiuii . Market scales the buck weighed 213 Announcement of winners in the $10,000 cash prize contest sponsored by Continental Oil Company, lor tne best answers explaining "The Mys tery of "the Hidden Quart," will be made in an advertisement in next week's issue of the Athena Press. The success of this advertising campaign, in wnicn moionsis were invited to compete lor fiu.uuu in prizes for the best answers to the question, "What becomes of the hid den auart of Conoco Germ Processed Motor Oil, and how does it benefit motorists?" has so far surpassed ex pectations that the winners cannot be announced as early as was anticipat ed. ' A preliminary examination of all of the thousands of entries in the contest has been completed, and the judges are now making their final in spection of the entries, with the view to announcing the winners next week. The judges are: Dr. W. B. Bizzell, president of the University of Okla homa; John A. Hunter, professor of mechanical engineering, University of Colorado, and Frank L. Martin, asso ciate dean, school of journalism, Uni versity of Missouri. . : Hallowe'en at Hand Hallowe'en is just around the cor ner and the youngsters are assembl ing their jack o' lanterns, while black cats and spooks are beginning to wander about in dark and devious places as the great fun-making eve ning draws closer. Tomorrow night the police departments will have their hands full in looking after eerie elfs impersonated by husky kids who de light in making the welkin ring with resounding crashes of turned-over outbuildings and the toting of all movable things to points where they do not belong. Apple Show a Success The 11th annual Milton-Freewater apple show closed Saturday night with the largest exhibits m the his tory of the show. In the district dis play exhibits Fruitvale won first place with 98 points, East Side sec ond with 92 points, and Ferndale State-Line grange third with 85 points. Of the eight grower's apple booths R. R. Chapman placed first: Asa Demaris, second; John Ross, third and W. A. Joy fourth. gang plow day and night. Bill Welch in Hospital Bill Welch is confined in the veter an's hospital at Walla Walla, where he is recovering from a nervous breakdown. of weeks ago, shot a buck instead of Adam Schwandt shooting it, as re ported at the time. Wheat Prizes Won Two prizes for wheat exhibits at the International Stock show at Port land have come to Umatilla growers. Ralph Rothrock has been awarded a prize of $15 on his exhibit of spring seeded Federation, testing C1.8 to the bushel. A $10 prize went to S. Sni der of Pilot Rock with an entry of Hybrid 128 wheat, which scored 03.3 pounds to the bushel Road Petition Arthur Rigby, proprietor of Bing- Welch became afflicted ham Springs, was a business visitor last week and entered St. Mary's in Athena Monday. Mr, Rigby has hospital. Afterward he was trans- the Springs property in good shape ferred to the veteran's hospital, be- again alter tne navoc caused oy me ing an ex-service man. His condition spring flood in tho Umatilla river. He is reported to be improving, but no said that he had expended $4,000 for t me has been set lor his return 10 material ttnu wwr w uhmj hi iciau- th hom of his father. Fred Welch, ing the damage done the resort by in Athena tne hieh water. Mr Rigby brought a road petition to town tor signa- Last Post Member Passes tures, the petition asking that work John C. Boner, 85, the last sur- be started on the Weston-tlgin and vivor of the John F. Reynolds post, Thorn Hollow - Bingham Springs Grand Army of the Republic died at roads under provisions of the second- his home in Joseph, Wallowa county, ary roads act. Sunday. He was born in 1846 in In diana and served throughout the civil Quarter Inch of Rain . a 1 tf - .1 at a m war. rour children survive. i nearly a quarter oi an inch oi rain fell at Walla Walla Tuesdar. satu- If this winter isn't going to be a rating orchards and fields. The rain skookum one, why are there so many fall there this month has been bears in the hills? Jim Kanina, In-1 1.17 inches, with 1.53 the normal. Ap- dian sub-chief, wants to know. Jim ple orchard owners are the only ones says ne nas ni-yu Dear meat smoKea not welcoming rain at this time, fear- a.i M r . . . - . ana swrea ior winter use. ling aanjago to tne fruit.