The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-19

dy's meat market in Athena, has pur
chased the Adams meat market, from
his brother.
Conductor Menzies and wife came
over from Walla Walla last evening
and went out to the home of Milt
Swaggart, where they will visit for
several days. Mr.. Menzies is but re-
Gently out of the hospital, where he
was operated on for appendicitis.
The Weston normal school football
team plays the Walla Walla high
school team return game in the lat
ter city tomorrow afternoon. The
normal boys defeated Walla Walla in
the game at Weston last Saturday.
]. H. Kirby and family have re-
turned to Adams from Condor, Gil.
liam county, where for the past two
years they have resided on a farm.
Mr.. Kirby was not pleased with farm
ing conditions in that part of the state
and returns to Umatilla county with
the avowed purpose of remaining.
Maitland Brock and Ruth Andrews,
the eloping couple arrested at Milton
last week, were married at the court
house yesterday by Judge Bean. The
groom had been sentenced to serve a
year in the penitentiary but was pa
rolled when the marriage took place.
Hereafter JaIman's Fair Depart
ment store will he closed on Sun
days. Mr.. Jarman said that no
emergency clause was to be considered
with the statement that his store
would be closed on Sunday, and that
his place of business would remain
closed.
N Mr.. and Mrs. Donald Mcdonald
will celebrate their golden wedding
anniversary at their home in Walla
Walla, Sunday. There is to be a
family reunion at the Mcdonald home
on this occasion, and number Of
relatives who reside in this vicinity
will be present.
J. E. Froome has returned from
Madras, Crook county, where with
Nate Pinkerton he is interested in
farming. Light crops were general in
that section of the state this season,
but Mr.. lFroome reports the settlers
there to be in good spirits end firm in
the belief Ethat another season will
bring forth prosperity and plenty.
Rev. Henry Dixson Jones, rector of
the Church of the Redeemer, Episco-
pal, in Pendleton, was found dead in
his bed at the residence of q. s. Jack
son, in Portland at $3.50 O'Clock yes
terday morning. Rev. and Mrs.
Jones left their home in Pendleton
last Monday to attend the reception
rendered to Bishop Scaddings, the new
Episcopal bishop Of Oregon. Heart
trouble was the cause of death.
X The pupils of the Athena high
school and 9Th grade have organized
literary society, which is to be held
at the school house each alternate Fri
day afternoon. The officers elected
were: Arnold Wood, Pres. /; Avis
Zerba, vice president; Maurice Hill,
Sec. Herbert Manasse, Treas. The
name of the society is ''The Athenian
Literary Society,"" and today they
hold their first meeting with pro-
gram of recitations, readings and de-
bates.
The East Oregouian correspondent,
writing from Adams, says: A num-
ber of young boys in Adams. all of re-
specta BILE parents, ages ranging all the
way form ID to 16, will be brought
up for trial in Athena Saturday for
having entered a number of farm
houses between here and Athena.
The boys have what they call "hobo
camp" out of town distance, and
while they have stolen no great
amount, they have been taking chick
ems, eggs and supplies from houses to
use for cooking at the camp. Com
plants were soon lodged against
them.