The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-03-24

Morning subject: "The Way to God;'
evening, IAN Earnest Man Rewarded. y
You are cordially invited to attend.
The Preston-P Parton Milling Co. pays
its employees every Saturday night.
Claims against employees must not be
presented at the Office.
An open winter aud plenty of feed
reduced stock losses to a minimum in
Eastern Oregon. Local hide buyers
are doing but little business.
William Ferguson, of Pendleton, an
extensive reservation farmer, reports
that his growing wheat looks exception
ally well, and he anticipates a good
yield.
lNMr. and Mrs. William Tompkins went
to Waitsburg yesterday morning to
spend few days with friends and will
visit their son, Roy, who is attending
the Waitsburg Academy.
Pastor j. W. Jenkins will be home
from two weeks visit to Hood River
and the valley, and will hold regular
morning and evening services at the
Christian church Sunday,
Mrs. W. M. Peterson went over to
Walla Wslla yesterday on visit. Her
brother, Victor Mcdonald, and his wife
have recently returned to their home
there, after three and a-half months
sojourn at Long Beach, California.
Rev. Ed Bakers mother, and also a
brother and family, passed through
Pendleton recently en- route from Kan
to Goldendale, Wash. They will make
their future home in the west, and are
expected at no distant day to make a
visit to Rev. Baker and his family here.
lNFive car loads of household goods,
farm implements and stock will leave
Athena tonight over the o. r. & NJ, for
Alberta. Those interested in the ship
ment are N. s. Averil, james Mosgrove,
j.. A. Nelson, Audette Bros, Frank
Martin, Felix Moran, P. H. Stumpf and
Peter Mcintyre.
Walter Ely has returned from Crook
county where in company with j. N. B.
Gerking. he recently went to investigate
opportunities for purchasing land. He
is satisfied that more than ordinary pos
sibilities exist for the future Of the irri-
cation district there. Mr.. Ely pur-
chased 80 acres of land tributary to an
irrigation canal.
Tribune: Charles Wilkins will leave
tomorrow morning with his family for
Portland where he will reside in the
future. Mr.. Wilkins has associated
himself with T. F. Rourke in the grain
and feed commission business. Mr..
Wilkins was formerly superintendent at
the Umatilla Indian agency and is pop
ularly known in this city and county.
Ralph Feeney, Past Grand Master Of
the A. 0. U. W., will meet with the
local lodge Saturday night. Mr.. Feeney
comes for the express purpose of ex-
planning the features of the proposed
change in the assessment plan of the
order. A full attendance of the mem
bership of Athena Lodge No. l04 is
requested for the meeting Saturday
tomorrow night.
Invitations are out for the annual
banqu ct OF the Friday Afternoon Club,
which is to be given tonight in Masonic
hall. A large number of invited friends
will be guests of the ladies, besides the
large membership of the club itself, and
this promises to be the social event Of
the season, as these club banquets have
hitherto been. A most interesting lit
erary program will be prominent
feature.
| fMr. and Mrs. Louis Audette, residing
on the reservation, have lost two chill
dren within the past week. One child,
aged about 5 years, was buried Sunday,
and the second. baby one year old
was buried Wednesday. Death in both
cases resulted from throat trouble
which the attending physician, DR.. j
n. Plamondon, pronounced to be ton
silitis with diphtheric tendencies.
Central City (Ia.) Newsletter: Frank
Willard, the Springville pitcher witt
the good left arm with which Centra
City had so much trouble last season
will go to Reardan, Wash, April /
where he will work in the box undel
Manager Jimmie Cox, another L inr
county bali player who is making {
"rep" on the coast. Willard is well
known in Eastern Washington anC
Oregon, where he ranked among th'
best pitchers for two years.