The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-05-07

! defeated this season.. The boys from
I the sheep range aref coming to Athena
to add another victory. but with LII
Brasohe and Stone in mid season con
dition and the other players nifty and
strong, there is just the possibility Of
neat package being carried home by
our friend Maskery. E
Next Monday will see the close of
the school at Lamar school house,
taught by Mrs. Dobson. The term
has teena long one for country dis
trict, and as is usual with Mrs. Dob.
SON, a successful one from every stand
point. The teacher has been urged
to again accept the school.
i Rev. +. e. Dark. of Portland, gave
some interesting and inspiring talks
at the Baptist church Wednesday and
Thursday evenings on s'Christian
Stewardship" Rev. Dark is pleas
ing and foroeful speaker and has the
faculty Of rousing each individual to
a sense of bis duty in matters pertain
ing to the interests of the church. v
XJohn Mcintyre. whose health has
been growing notioably worse during
the past few weeks, was taken to PEN
dleton Wednesday for treatment in the
hospital. /The old gentlomans mind
is perceptibly failing in connection
with general decline OF his physical
condition. His friends hope that by
course Of treatment, his health may
eventually be restored.
XThe Athena Truck company. which
has the contract for sprinkling the
streets for the year, rolled a new
squirt wagon iuto service Wednes-
day morning. The new outfit consists
of big round tank mounted on trucks,
and is equipped with the very latest
Austin sprinkler like those used in
The large cities. and is giving entire
satisfaction.
Commencing tomorrow express SER
vice will be inaugurated on the Pen
dleton- Walla Walla local passenger
trains, Nos. 45 and 46. This service
will be of great convenience to Athena
business men, inasmuoh as express
matter can now be received from Port
land and WaIIa Walla in much less
time than when the handling ofex-
press was confined to the Pendleton-
Spokane trains.
The fruit packing establishments of |
Freewater are all getting things into
shape for the seasons work. The
straw berry outlook is the best that
they have had for years. Most of the |
patches have blossomed out until the |
whole patch looks like great white
sheetspread over the ground. Com
petition will be keen among the buyers |
for the terries and prices will be good
from the start.
I. La Mar Union No. 6. held one of the I
most successful social meetings IN the
history of the organization, Monday
night. Between 75 and 100 persons
were present and enjoyed the evenings |
entertainment. which consisted of 7
splendid program. An oyster supper
was served, and it required two tables,
extending across the school house to T
accommodate these who participated
in the feast.
Mrs. E. E. Shepard. state president |
of the Utah W. G. T. u, will be in
the city Saturday and Sunday. when |
she will address the people in the
churches here. On Saturday evening
at 8 O'CLOCK "a union meeting will
be hled at the Christian church. Sun
day afternoon at the Baptisht church |
she will address women only. and Sum
day night at the Methodist church a
union 'meeting of the churches will be
held. with Mrs. Shepard as speaker.
Y The funeral of Jas. @. Stamper was
held at the M. q. church Sunday at II |
0 'olock. and the big auditorium, class
room, and gallery, all three of which
were thrown opeDY were taxed to full
capacity. and then many persons were
to remain outside the church
during the services. The seats in the
center ofthe auditorium we're all oc-
cupied by relatives of the deceased, |,
and members of the Odd Fellow and
WoodmRn lodges. The service at tbe
grave was conducted by the Odd
Fellows. The floral offerings were
profuse and. beautiful. +
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