The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-12-04

socials for the coming winter months,
as feature of entertainment for the
young people of the city. Music, rec
tations and social games will be the
program for these entertainments. and
all are cordially invited to attend and
participate, on the payment of 10
cents, These entertainments are
looked forward to with great anticipa
tion by the young people of the League,
and it is the desire to cultivate taste
for and an appreciation of higher
standard of conduct amongst the young
or class. We ask for. the cooperation
of the public. The first meeting will
be held at the home of Mrs. A. M.
ellis, Tuesday evening, Dec. IL. All
are cordially invited.
Dale Preston had his big adtomo-
bile harnessed up Sunday evening and
whisked trio of friends over town
and down the road to Adams. The
Press man pronounces the machine a
hummer aud Mr.. Preston let 'er bum.
The momentum was SO great at times
that only blue streak punctuIed the
atmosphere and fence posts darted 10y
faster than dots and dashes are made
ON a telegraph instrument. Twas
an exhibition ride, and the only thing
wanting to make il thrilling in the
extreme was the opportunity of col
lision between the machine aud Wood
some where en- route. Dollars to
doughnuts there wouldn't have been
enough left of the Weston editors
anatomy to lubricate his Washington
hand press.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ad Pinkerton aud Mr..
and Mrs. Cass Cannon, returned last
night from a weeks visit with friends
near Arlington. Ad and Cass succeed
ed in Staying 13 geese. That they
stopped killing at an unlucky number,
is shown by explanations which are
said to be due from the hunters. Link
Swaggart rode up from Pendleton with
the boys, and being somewhat of de-
tective. probed into the matter suffi-
ciently to learn that the goose hunters
made their phenomenal kill by driving |
over band of honkers with hack. |
Cass gave Swaggart goose as a bribe
to keep still. Link took the bird all |
right. and then spent the night hunt
ing up the Press man to file his report. |
Since going to California Mrs. A.
B. McEwen has been attacked with |
something similar to blood poisoning |
on one of her feet. Shortly before she
left Athena, she bruised her foot, the
result being that lately a DOCTORS
services we're required. The lady
writes that it is cold in southern Cali
fornia. On several mornings recently |
ice was found and a cold fog is of
daily occurrence. Wood and coal is
scarce in California as we'll as in
other Pacific Coast states.
The new bridge at Browns mill in
Milton is about completed again, says
the Eagle, and unless another rise ill
the river should occur before it can
be made secure all will be well.
Another slight raise, however, under
present conditions would result in the
bridge being swept away.
The Leader reports very pretty
wedding which occurred last We'd
nesday at the residence of Mr.. and
Mrs. I. e. Gould on Basket noun
tain, when their daughter, Miss
Myrtle A. Gould, became the bride of
Mr. Loren 9. Leach.
xviii Dobson was in the country
Sunday III quest of the festive coyote.
Three of the varmints were seen at
the McEweu place, north of town, but
the trio kept outside the range of Mr..
Dobson's trusty "3O30. "
Mr. and Mrs. w. A. Barnes were
over from Weston Saturday. Mr.
Barnes has gathered his 'cattle from
the mountain ranges and says they |
arc in prime condition to withstand
the rigors of winter.
Charles Gay will go over to Pasco i'll
a few days with view of finding
location there. Pasco is said to be on
the boom and many an optic is again
turned in her direction.
Mrs. Levena Wood of Milton has
filed suit against HI. l.. Frazier, as
executor of the estate of Henry Wood, |
and others. The case involves the
title to 40 acres of land.
The Weston Mountain Debating
Society met last Saturday and reorgan-
lied for the winter Thirty five
members and a large number of 7isi
tors were present.
Dell Bros, grocers, are indeed Ca
terers to the public in good things for
the table. They disposed of conslgn-
ment of green onions, fresh tomatoes
and radishes.
Weston Lodge No. 5S. |. 0. o. f.,
entertained about 500 people at its
fourth annual banquet Thursday
evening, assisted by Hiawatha Re-
becoa lodge.
The electric line from Walla Walla |
is expected to reach Milton and Free
water BY next Christmas. Land |
values are soaring as the result of its
approach. A
Mrs. j. w. Smith of Helix is in the
city. Mrs. Smith is on her return
homo from visit to her daugher Leta
Edington, who is attending school in
Tacoma.
The Weston Normal basket ball
team won its game with the Pendleton
Commercial Association team at Pen
dleton by score of 29 to 10,
John McQuary aud wife are down |
from their home near Washtucna,
WASH, visiting Mr.. McQuary's par
ents at Milton.