The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-26

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Lords Day at the Church of Christ:
Morning subject. "The program of
Jesus" Evening subject, Passing
Through" The sevening services are
still, and will for some time be devo-
ted to the development of the Rene
dial system.
The safe that was blown open by
cracksmen at the o. r. & N. depot
in this city some months ago. has been
repaired and returned to the Office
here. A few cracks are noticeable on
the inside of the door, bat otherwise
the safe has the appearance of new
one.
Next Tuesday, October 80, from 4
until 0 p. M, the ladies of the Baptist
church will serve chicken dinner at
the residence of Mrs. I. J. Kirk. This
is for tie benefit of the Baptist church.
Don't miss treat for yourself, and
at the same time help the ladies along.
A substantial chicken dinner for 25
ceuts.
Hugh Worthington is preparing to
take chase after wild geese on the
Columbia. With this object in view
he is manufacturing flock of decoy
geese, which from side view are
difficult to distinguish from a real
goose. Should be get one bird for
each decoy, he will return with bag
of forty.
The Milton Eagle says of the recent
change in ownership of the Freewater
Times: ''The Freewater Times has
again changed hands and is now under
the management of George P. Sander
son. Mr.. Sanderson is an energetic
and capable young man and will un-
doubtedly make a success of the en-
terprise if such thing is possible. !"
Some fine specimens of vegetable
product from the mountain ranch of
George Brucher is to be seen on dis
play at the office of J. M. Hays.
Among the collection is a turnip
weighing 13 IA pounds and measur-
ing 32 inches in circumference.
Bronze grass, broom corn and wheat
and spuds are also displayed.
Mr.. f. E. Smith of Walla Walla
passed through town this morning tor
the John Day country, where be will
engage in stock raising. Mr.. Smith
had in his possession a saddle bred
stallion which attracted the attention
of Athena horsemen. The horse, a
beautiful black, is standard bred, is of
the famous Denmark strain, and Is
registered under the name of Rex
Montgomery.
1t is reported here that warrant
has been issued in Justice Woods
court at Weston, for the arrest of
Dave Read. Read is charged with
larceny by bailee. 1t appears that
the young man had wages due him
from saw mill firm on Weston
mountain that were not forthcoming,
and he disposed of load of lumber in
Weston, and pocketed the proceeds
from the sale.
X Allottees on the Umatilla Indian
Reservation who have so far made ap-
plication for title to land are: Ellen
q. Page, Martha Snow, Myrtle Bell,
Thomas Wood, Lena Wood, (To-la-ka) J
Eleanor Cameron, Eliza Cameron,
Rosa Bergevin, Harry Cameron, Wal
ter Cameron, Jerry st. Dennis, Jerry
Gagnon, Joseph st. Dennis, Solon
Bergevin, Philomena Smith, Mary
Rainville, Marcella Gagnon, Adele st.
Dennis, Addie Britten, Peter Gagnon,
Sophia Remillard and Constance
Duffy.
Colonel Wood passed up the road to
his home from Pendleton, where the
evening before he attended the play
"Parsifal, Why the colonel should
desire to see play of this nature is
past conjecture. 1t is past oompre-
hension that the love scenes in Wag
ner's masterpiece would appeal to this
morbid, sordid, dyspeptic wretch, who
long ago passed the stage where senti-
ment could crack his calloused heart.
Wood is past all redemption, and the
appeal of hundred Kundrys would
have no effect on him.
In this city "Wednesday afternoon
Miss Lulu M. La Hue was united in
marriage to Mr.. Rocert A. Bissinger,
Rev. John Evans officiating. The
wedding took place at the home of the
brides parents on Third street.
After the ceremony the bride and
groom left for Cold Spring where they
will reside. The wedding was kept a
secret to the extent that the brides
sister, who resides here in town,
knew nothing of it until it was over
and the young couple had departed.