The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-30

Milton in few weeks.
For sale-One half section Of good
wheat land, summer fallowed, locates d
five miles from railway station. For
information call on Peebler & Cham
berlain, Athena, Oregon.
Representative g. A. Barrett went
down to Pendleton last evening where
he joined the legislators from the
western part of the state, and accom-
panied them to Walla Walla today.
| Will NJ. Peterson, the attorney. has
returned from Hot Lake greatly bene-
fitted in health, though noticably
weak as the result of the hot baths he
took to throw off the yoke of rheuma-
tism.
The ladies of the Christian church
are preparing to give church fair in
December. The exact date will be
announced later. Donations of artic.
les for sale at the fair will be thank
fully received.
The ladies of the Babtist Church
will serve chicken dinner today at
the residence of Mrs. 7. J. Kirk from
4 to 8 p. M, at 25c per plate. The pro.
ceeds will go to the Baptist church
fund. All are invited.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elliott, of Waitsburg,
WASH, were guests for several days
of James Henderson and bis sister,
Mrs. Howe. Mrs. Elliott is sister
of the Mosgrove brothers and the
couple have but recently arrived from
Alberta.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Zerba will leave
this week for visit with the family
of Thomas Mosley at their new home
in Alberta. Bert has no notion of in
vesting in Alberta land, although his
father-in-law is writing glowing ac-
counts of his prospects there.
Mrs. Theo. Danner gave her Bible
school class patty Friday evening,
which was greatly enjoyed by the
girls. Each girl was permitted to in
vite boy friend and the time was
merrily passed with games. Refresh
ments were served, and all voted Mrs.
Danner an ideal entertainer.
Il l.. A. Citizens, agent for Edison
monographs, sold another machine
yesterday. The Edison people are be-
hind in the manufacture of machines
and Mr.. Citizens is unable to fill orders
as fast as he takes them. A shipment
of $50 records received some time ago
are about gone.
%Mr. L. J. Watts and son, Homer,
returned Saturday from an overland
trip to Crook county. Mr.. Watts,
senior, who is in poor health, was not
benefited very much by the trip.
Homer will leave Saturday for Har-
ward University, where he will COM
plete the law course of that famous
college.
Miss Effie Adcock, of Barnett. Mo-,
is expected to arrive today on visit
to the home of her uncle, P. E. Col
bern, in this city. Miss Adcock will
spend the winter in the
west, accompanying Mr.. and Mrs.
Colbern to California where they
will go soon for the benefit of Mrs.
Colbern's health.
Thirty five legislators passed through
70 Walla Walla this morning. where
The penitentiary jute mill is to be
On the return this after |
loon the visitors will stop at Weston
and visit the Eastern Oregon Normal |
school. They were accompanied by |
many Pendleton business men, and |
he crowd was considerably augment
ID at Athena.
The "honk" of the wild goose, or
canadian brant, Haunting through
he crisp, frosty night air has set
he blood tingling through the veins
II at least two Athena sportsmen, and
here may be others. H. o. Worthing-
on and Mr.. Cormiok have commenced
for hunt which is to
AXE place on the Columbia river near
Arlington. Each has decoy factory
n full operation.
Pete Weidert was fined $15 before
Recorder Chamberlain last evening
or pushing quarrel and fight on
Robert Watt. Weidert got the worst
1 the scrap. Weidert. who was
accused Watt of allowing
took to get in his, Weidert's, hay.
Watt tried to explain that he had DO
took in the vicinity of Weidert's
anch, hut the latter seemed to be i
uniting for IL nI,d ho rrnt Il