The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-10-01

slightly improved. Mrs. Dobson COM
menced her school Monday in the La
) Mar district.
a Miss Lula Tharp was over from
4 Walla Walla Sunday. Miss Tharp
is we'll pleased with the Fisher Con-
servatory of Music, where she is tax
ing instruction.
Marriage licenses have been issued
to Louis McDade. of Spokane and Ha-
eel La Vedn Peck of this county; and
to Robert @. Michael and Minnie M.
Bayse. both of this county.
" J. A. Kirk has purchased Mrs.
Z Page"s farm south of town. By the
purchase of this place of 150 aor es,
Mr.. Kinks holdings there is now $40
acres. The consideration is not given.
k Dave Bonifer. who is in the cattle
1 business, will winter his herd of $50
| head on Meacham creek. He is haul
ing in mountain hay for feed. Five
head Of his stock were recently killed
! by passenger trains on the o. R. & N.
above Gibbon.
By decision of the La Grande office
officials the case of the government
against Judge Fl. J. Bean, suit to
cancel the latter's desert entry, has
been dismissed. News to this effect
was received from La GIande by the
East Oregonian yesterday.
High class acting and blending of
healthy humor free from maudlin SEN
timent, will be the kind of attraction
the Echkardt Company will present
during their three nights engagement
at the opera house in this city COM
menclng Monday night, October 18th.
The splendid Eck hardt Company
supporting the brilliant actress, Miss
Josephine Deffry, in splendid seleo-
tion of three different plays comes to
the opera house for an engagement of
three nights commencing Monday
night. Oct. 18th. Prices 25c. 35c.
and 500. .r
N The Swiss Bell Ringers entertained
! pleased and appreoiative audience at
the Christian church Monday evening.
The "Musical Eokardts'' proved to Ee
no misnomer. and their splendid rem
dition of popular music Oh Swiss bells
and numerous instruments was enter
tanning to high degree.
TX G. s. jackson, publisher of the Port
land Journal, Mr.. and Mrs. Leon
Cohen. MIR. and Mrs. T. q. Taylor
and Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Judd of Pen
dleton, were in the city Wednesday.
The party came up from Pendleton in
automobiles and took spin to the
aeity park, which they greatly ad-
mired.
TX Mrs. Anna Mcintyre has purchased
the Terhune property on Hunt avenue;
Mr.. Brown, the new proprietor of
Athena's Department store, has pur
chased the Mcbride residence at the
corner of 4th and Adams streets;
Will Bush purchased the Mitchell
cottage in the north part of town.
These are the real estate transactions
for the week in city property.
la treat is in store for Athena theater
goers on the evening of October 9th.
when the Juvenile Bostonians, clever
comic opera company, will appear at
the Athena opera house, under the
auspices of the Athena Commercial
Association. This company of juven-
lie performers is we'll known through
out the Northwest, and has appeared
in this city before. The little star,
Bape Mason, is remembers here as
clever child performer.
The offering of the Eckhardt Com
pany supporting that accomplished ar
tist, Miss Josephine Deffry for the
first night of their three nights engage
ment at the opera house in this city
commencing Monday night, Oct. 18th,
will be the beautiful and refreshing
comedy drama. "The Captain and The
Lady," If you want to enjoy one of
the most intensely interesting plays
don't miss seeing this great comedy.
Prices 25, 35 and so cents.
N W. j. Wilkinson, who is carrying
mail on 60-mile route in the Twin
Falls country. met with painful ac-
cident last week. While descending
steep grade the team became unman-
ageable, ran away and threw Mr..
Wilkinson out Of the rig. In the fall,
his tight thigh was broken and he lay
helpless until found 20 hours after
the accident. He was removed to the
hospital at Twin Falls, where he is
getting along as well as could be ex-
peoted.