The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-10-22

Miss Norma Jeffries, as a delineato,
of humorous character possesses th,
rare faculty of knowing just what tt
present to an audience. She appears
with the Musical Highlanders Mon
day night at the opera house.
4 Forrest, the little son of Mr.. an6
IfMrs. Glen Sailing is still in very SO.
rious condition in Pendleton, with
typhoid fever. He has been bedfast
for the past weeks.
Mr.. Littleiohn received nasty fall
early in the. week, bruising his face
and receiving a cut over the eye which
necessitated several stitches. DR..
Sharp dressed the wounds.
Hear the New England Choir; lis
ten to the sweet singers; laugh at the
lady humorist; see the handsome Co.'S
tunes and enjoy an evening of mirth,
music and mimiory at the opera house
Monday night.
X Timothy hay is coming down from
fthe Weston mountain in large quanti-
ties and is being shipped over the
Northern Pacific to Seattle. thence
to Alaska and other points.
The artesian we'll is now down
ABOUT $50 feet and the rock through
which the drill is passing is the same
hard crust as that of the last 100 feet,
The flow of water shows no increase.
Attorney S. f. Wilson went over the
mountains to La Grande this week to
meet his father, Chas. Wilson, who
with his family has come from Burns
vile, N. G. to reside in the Grande
Ronde town.
Miss Matte Jarman, formerly en-
poyed IN the Jarman Department store
in Athena, was married Wednesday of
last week to Mr.. Harry Hueber, of
Kansas City. The ceremony took place
ln Kansas City.
X Miss Nettie Royse. who is attending
high school in Tacoma and making
her home in the J. E. Reeder house.
hold, writes that she is doing we'll in
school, but thinks Tacoma is not
luite equal to Athena.
The Kilties are coming! One night
,nly at the opera house, Monday night,
October %. ...=....
Mrs. l.. M. Smith is expecting the
arrival Of an uncle, Robert Capps,
rom Knoxville, Tenn. Mr. Capps will |
pend the winter with his niece and |
amily, and may conclude to remain
in the west.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. 9. Kidder enter
aimed Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Carpen- |
er, old friends and neighbors from
'endleton Monday evening. Mr.. and
lrs. Carpenter were on their way to
Nalla Walla where they are about to
ocate.
\ Joseph Key and family have moved
o their new farm recently purchased
rom Donald McKinncn. and will
make it their permanent home. The |
arm is 3 miles nerth of Athena and
ne of the most desirable Iocatio6a- in I
he county.
A heavy rain visited this section
his week, putting the ground in ex-
ellent shape for seeding and oultivat-
ng. Farmers have done practically
10 fall work, on account of the dry
weather., but now the summer fallow
round will receive attention.
Fay LeGIow. Marion Hansell, Bill
'erguson and Sam Pambrun left Mon
ay for the mountains to be gone ten
ays on the annual hunt. They took
our pack horses and ample supplies.
is expected that they will encount-
I big game before their return.
The I. C. A. is to meet tonight at
le Rothrock home. The young peo-
le are commencing a study of "Stod'
ards Lectures" and the first lecture
ill he read tonight. This is a most
elightful course, and no doubt will
Q of great value to the young people.
Mr.. 2. D. Brown and little daugh-
er, of Salem. arrived in the city Sat
rday and are guests of j. T. Brown,
roprietor of Athena's Department
,ore. The two gentlemen are broth
rs. The former is hunting location
nd is very favorably impressed with
10 town of his brothers. choice.
Owing to his change of residence
rom Athena to the farm, Jerry Stone
uesday rendered his resignation as
lember of the school board in this
ity. The election of his successor is
ow in order. Mr.. Stone has done
aliant service in the capacity of di
ector, and a better will be hard to
nd.
f. q. Lucas is reported to be some
hat battered up from the results of
qnaway which occurred while on his
'ay home from this city last Satur
ay. He was riding on the running
ears of his wagon when some Of the
pparatus gave way. and he was
lrown to. the ground, his horses run
ing and dragging him for some dis
'nce. The extent of his injury is not
nown.
Tuesday, the 10th, was the 30th
mi uarsaru of &ha m narriano of Mr