The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-05-06

Weston Leader: Mrs. Nancy Ja-
cobs, we'll known in this county as
one of the earliest of the pioneer
women of Oregon and as survivor Of
the Whitman massacre, has been
visiting friends at Weston.
&Bill' Mcbride was in town from
Fhis ranch yesterday. He has his farm
work well up and will soon be ready
to go fishing. 1t Seats the band how
sporty some fellows get to te when
they become ranohers.
Everything is reported to be work
ing nicely for successful county
school track meet and oratorical con-
test in this city on Saturday, May IA.
Programs will be distributed through
out the county next week.
Iamieson's meat market is being
Equipped with modern cold storage
plant. The ice and storage room is
10x16 feet, 10 foot high and when
complet ed will be sufficient capacity
to hold several baeves. hogs, veals etc.
XThe ladies of Athena and vicinity
were served nine and one-half gallons
of ice cream at Byron Hawks opening
day at the Pioneer drugstore Friday.
Mr.. Hawks handles Ferndale ice cream
exclusively. His soda fountain is
presided over by Roy Burke.
A. l.. Swaggart has the knaok of
making hay whether the sun shines
or not. For instance, he was In town
Wednesday when the Pendleton boost
ers were here. and coppering one of
them out of the bunch, sold one of
his thoroughbred Poland Chinas to
him.
Misses Crockett and MCPHERSON, of
Pendleton, were week end guests at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. A. MaoKen-
zie Meldrum. A small dinner party
was given in their honor Saturday
evening. by the hostess, which was
attended by Misses Zelma DePeatt and
Nellie Mulkey Of this city.
n Will Littlejohn says he can scare
up team of married men who can
put it over any nine unmarried men
in Athena playing base ball. He
would prefer playing the game about
next Thursday. for money, chalk or
sawdust. Talk up game.
Services will be held in the Water
man school house Sunday both morn
ing and evening. The first quarterly
meeting of the conference year will
be held May 1916 Ly Rev. E. w.
Achilles. Prayer meeting every Thurs
day evening.
Rev. Edw. P. Zeller. Pastor.
George Mahar, an electrician for
merly employed at Spokane and Walla
Walla, is on duty in the electrical de-
partment of the Preston Parton Mill
ing company in this city. Mr.. Ma
harris an efficient workman and will
have charge of the oompany's light
and power plant. He is accompanied
by his family, who will reside here.
The promoters of the Pine creek
irrigation project have filed their maps
of the reservoir site and canals with
the state engineer, and the papers
have been accepted by that official.
says the Weston Leader. They have
filed upon $4,000 acre feet Of water
and the canals extend to the east and
west of Weston, covering thousands
of acres of fertile land.
XSaturday, April 30. was the 72nd
bhthday of DR.. Leonard Dell, and
the day was celebrated by dinner
given by his excellent wife, at which
the guest of honor was their little
granddaughter. the daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Dell, the other men,
Der of the party being their son, York
Dell. The little girl was made happy
by being laden with flowers on her de-
parture.
The program for the County School
Track meet and Oratorical contest
does not appear in today's Press for
the reason that Prof. Case did not re-
ceive the entries from outside schools
until too late for publication. Every
thing is being done to make the event,
which takes place in this city Satur
day. May IA, success in every par
ticular. A great deal of interest is
being manifested by the schools of the
county.
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