The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-05-08

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| East Oregonian: Mrs. A. L. Jones
has returned to Athena after visit with
her daughter, Mrs. Jesse Sailing, of this
city.
! Isaac Hagen has purchased Of Joseph
Rainville 160 acres of land on Wild
horse mountain. The exact price is not
! stated.
The Weston brick yard finished burn
ing the first kiln Of the season Sunday
morning. 1t contained about zoo, 900
brick.
X The Friday Afternoon Club will give
an "Oregon Day" sometime during the
present month. Pendleton club women
will attend.
N Raven, the 3-year-old pacing colt, by
I Qciventus, showing As gait, has been
sold by Louis Audette to George Per-
ringer for $425.
Otis Beck is getting along nicely with
his rock contract. There is now enough
material delivered to commence build
ing operations.
N The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
I Felix Audette died Sunday night and
was buried in the Athena cemetery
Monday morning.
Frank Macy and Will De Voc, Of
Walla Walla, were in the city Monday
day on their way to the Thunder Noun
tain mining district.
Weston Leader: A barbwire tele-
phone system is in vogue between Mil
ton and Weston and will connect with
Athena in few days.
Miss Elsa Rosenzweig will serve tea
at her home on Jefferson street tomorrow
afternoon for benefit of the Ladies' Aid
of the M. E. church.
Theme Of discourse at the Church OF
Christ next Sunday morning will be,
christianity Versus Churchianity"
Evening" "Source of Religious Errors. "
Strength and yigor come Of good food,
duly digested. Force" ready-to-
serve wheat and barley food, adds no
burden, but sustains, nourishes, invigor-
ates.
TX Those from Athena who attended the
Woodman log rolling in Walla Walla
Friday, report the event one of the
greatest in the history of lodge work in
the Northwest.
Squirrel season is here and the var
mints are selected victims of the uner-
ring rife. Farmers are glad to see the
sportsman who makes of the squirrel a
target for his "22"
In Portland Wednesday evening ex-
Senator G. W. Proebstel, of Weston,
and Miss Amanda Smith, of Portland
were united in marriage. Athena friends
extend congratulations.
The subjects for sermon at the M. E.
church as announced by Pastor Arm
field are: Morning christian Civ
ing" Evening 'sImpotent Man Heal
ed at the Pool OF Bethesda"
The Epworth League of the M. e.
church will give social and entertain.
ment at tbe opera house on the evening
Of May is. The program will appear
ia the next issue of the PRESS.
Tomorrow at p. M. the local auxil
iary to the Christian Woman's Board Of
Missions will meet in the church par.
lors. An interesting aud instructive
program has been planned. All ladies
are cordially invited.
i Weston Leader G. M. Pierce left fol
Hot Lake, Union county, Wednesday
| on account of i'll health. He expects tc
stay about two weeks. Charley has re-
signed his appointment on the Pioneers
amusement committee.
| East Oregouian: At the M. e. church
Sunday, Mrs. Emma Shellsbear, former
ly of this county, but for the past eigh
years missionary in Singapore, gave /
highly interesting talk on missionar,
work in that far away land.
The percentage of the teams in thu
Inland Empire league stood yesterday
Walla Walla, 800; Pendleton, 600; Col
fax, 400; Dayton, 400. Pendleton de
feated Walla Walla yesterday in IA
inning game by score Of to4.
XThe belief. that the fall sown grain il
the Briggson locality was not injured b,
freezing was wrong, as almost every acr
is being resown. However, good crop
are anticipated as the spring is favorabl
aud all will get through seeding early
There has been all kinds of wind an
dust storms this week, but no rain
While wheat is probably suffering u
material damage, good, soaking raj
would put all vegetable and ceres
growth on safe side Of the crop LEDGE
!. .IEThe Milton and Adams baseball team
4 win play for purse on one of the day
, of the Caledonian picnic. The team
are evenly matched and the contel
promises to be one of interest. Law
renee Lieuallen, former Yellow XII
!. is catcher for the Adams team.
N Corn planting in this vicinity is pra'
Ftically over. The acreage this year wi
be greater in extent than ever befor
Several new corn planters were sol
this spring by Athena implement dea
ers, which shows more than any thin
: else that corn as crop viii soon alte