The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-15


lodge will be held Saturday Jan. 16.
Every mem bar is requested to attend
as business of Importance is to be
brought up before the Lodge.
~ Work in the three different ranks of
PSthianism took place last evening in
the local X. of P. lodge. There was'a
good attendance. sixteen visiting men,
ters from Stevens Lodge, Of Weston
being present.
Taxes on property within the city
Of Pendleton are Is per cent higher
than last year while taxes on property
in Umatilla county outside of the city
Of Pendleton are ten per cent higher
than last year. en
- Mrs. Lizzie Jones, who will continue
to conduct the millinery store, north
side main street, will Garry an upto-
date stock of goods and solicits the
trade of the ladies of Athena and VIZ
cjnity.
\ Jones. the deliveryman. has re-
Esponded to the demand of King Win
ter 3 general apportionment of snow.
by thrusting aside his wagon for the
use Of sleigh. The light team of
the Athena Tuck Company also pulls
q sleigh.
Miss Bessie May Jones of Walla
Walla, and Mr.. Frank w. Shields Of
Milton, were married in Walla Walla
at taa home Of the BRIDES parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Jones. Rev. B. F. Har-
per, Of Milton. performing the oere-
mony. e'sss
.NThe oldest son of Jesse York residing
<n0rtheast of town while enjoying a
sleigh ride Saturday night, with tenn
perature below zero mark, was badly
frost bitten, and doctor was called
out to his home late in the night to
relieve him.
Mrs. Price Tcdd of Adams died at
Pendleton last Friday. OF consumption.
On January 5, three days prior TO her
death Mrs Todd willed her estate.
consisting of land at Yakima valued at
$1,000. to her husband, and the will
was probated January 10.
X Last week Miss Stella jackson, with
her mother, moved to their new home
in Dayton. w ASH, where the former
has purchased millinery establish
ment. Her partnership with Mrs.
Jones in the millinery business in Ath-
ena is dissolved, the latter lady con-
inuing the business.
IA. B. McEwen and Henry Koepke
left for Portland Wednesday. Mr..
Koepke is one of class of candidates
for initiation into the 32nd degree in
Masonry. Ralph. the young son Of
Mr. MoEwen, will also take the de-
gree. and will be the youngest 82nd
degree Mason in the state.
kThe revival meetings at the First
Methodist Episcopal church, conduct
ed by District Evangelist Batchelder
have been successful. Over twenty
persons have Eeen converted. The
meetings will close Sunday night. and
a series Of revival meetings will com
mence at the Baptist church.
Don't fail to hear Pastor Ryder q
sermon at the Baptist church Sunday
morning at II O'Clock, on the "Holy
Ghost Power. 80 There will be no
evening service on account Of the nm
ion revival service at the Methodist
church. The revival meeting will be
continued every evening at the Baptist
cnuroh for the next two weeks.
Preparations are being made for the
January eighth grade examinations in
the public schools Of the county.
Pupils completing the eighth grade in
all schools of the county. with the
exception Of the Pendleton schools,
which are in district Of the first
class, will be compelled to take these
examinations. They will be held
January 81 aud 22.
The criminal docket in the present
term of court is being cleaned mp rap
idly. Harry Brennan. horsethief,
was given two years in the peniten-
tiary: Milton Reinburg. forger. two
years; Guy White and Fred Harding,
burglary, one year each; Frank Day.
forger, two years; Edgar Smith. lar
ceny by bailee, $40 fine; Clarence
Frownfelter, pickpocket plead guilty.
Much speculation as to the results
Of the snow and cold weather is heard
While no one can doubt that fall grain
is protected by the snow it is feared
that the water will run off when thu
- - H. M