The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-12-12


He has been ill for some time, hut
his condition has not been considered
serious until quite recently. Mrs.
Hager accompanied him to the city
and will remain with him. DR.. @.
j. Smith is attending him.
| ! Evangelist B. B. Burton, of Des
Moines, Iowa writes that he will be
in Athena to begin revival meeting
in the Christian church the first Sun
day in January.
Mrs. Bruce Wallace will be able to
leave the hospital in Walla Walla
tomorrow. However, she will not
return to her home in Athena for
several days, but will remain in
Walla Walla with friends.
Don't fail to attend the sale and
luncheon given by the Ladies of the
Christian church next Saturday after
noon and evening. Many useful and
ornamental articles will be on sale
suitable for Christmas presents.
The following ticket was elected at
Helix yesterday: Mayor, Captain S.
t. Isaacs; recorder, R. G. Michaels;
J treasurer, g. E. Bolts; marshal, E.
/ Richardson; councilmen, L. B. Smith,
j. K. Bott, E. S. Norvell and J. E.
Montgomery.
| A. B. Galloway, the we'll known
representative of the Blake, McFall
paper company, has left the road to
accept position in the company's
house at Portland. Douglas Ball will
have the territory through which Mr..
Galloway worked.
9. G. Berkeley of Pendleton has ac-
cepted the position of assistant civil
engineer of the Hartman lines in
Oregon, Mr.. Berkeley is we'll known
in Athena. At the last election he
was candidate on the democratic
ticket for county surveyor.
Mr.. Henry Barrett and sister, Mrs.
J. D. Plamondon, returned Sunday
morning from a pleasant visit with
friends in the valley. They report
splendid time. and visited in Portland,
Salem, Albany, Eugene, Corvallis,
Monmouth and Independence. At
Corvallis they met Earl Dudley, Rich
ard Wright and Edward Foster. At
Monmouth they were guests of the
Misses Sharp.
| In compliance with the require
ments of the government, the citiz-
ems of Echo who are interested in the
irrigation project which will be
affected by the government project
known as the East Umatilla in the
Cold Springs Btrict, met in that
place on Saturday evening to take
preliminary steps toward the organic
alton of the Echo Water Users associa-
ton.
A game of football was played in
Athena Saturday between the Athena
team and a team from Pendleton,
composed principally of the crack
high school players of that town. The
Athena team went into the game
handicapped by the absence of three
regular players and were compelled
to play substitutes who were not even
drilled in signals. The result was
Athena never scored point, Pendle-
ton being victorious by score of 80
points.
The Grace johnson company, which
completed weeks engagement at
Pendleton Saturday, appeared at the
Athena opera house last evening in a
four act comedy drama entitled can
Artists Wife. - The play was new
one to Athena theatre goers, and the
ability Of the company proved to be
about the average that dates here.
In Baby June Vaudeville the company
presents the best child actress ever
seen on the stage in this city. Farce
comedy is the bill for tonight, and
per announcement made last evening
by Manager Brown, hilarious laugh
is guaranteed every minute during the
play. Seats for tonight's perform
ance are on sale at Dell Bros.