The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-09-16

Camas Prairie country. Fishing and
hunting will occupy their time while
away.
, A new roof is to be put on fthe K.
of P.-Odd Fellows hall. The old
roofing is being removed and tin will
be put in its place. A Walla Walla
man has secured the contract to roof
the building.
Kan apple weighing one and quar-
teh pounds was plucked this week from
tree at the Worthington home in
this city. 1t is Of the Spokane
Beanty" species. and was one of sew
eral boxes CT like size.
Not all the potatoes were killed by
drouth and frost. j. M. Swaggart has
enough spuds ON a small patch of
ground to supply Athena for several
days and then have plenty left for his
cellar Tin and seed for spring.
If the present State Printer, Willis
s. Duniway. has kept the expenses of
his office within the appropriation, as
he states, then why did the State leg
islature Of 1909 pass deficiency Eill
amounting to $50, ,385.s4? Paid Adv.
X Eber Luna of Milton, was one of a
party of hunters who were fortunate
enough to kill two bear on the north
fork of the Walla Walla Sunday af-
ternoon. One of the bears was small
and the other weighed between 800
and 400 pounds.
y Andy Weaver got scratched up in a
barb wire fence yesterday morning.
He was leading couple of horses
when they became scared and pushed
him against the fence. His clothes
were torn and he received bad cut
on the left leg.
s. A. Barnes and VIM. Mckenzie
were in the city from Weston Wednes-
day. They are very enthusiastio over
the prospects of the Pine creek irriga-
tion project, and doomed the meeting
which is to be held in Weston this
afternoon at O'Clock.
MoCormaoh, the Franklin automo-
bile dealer, was in the city Saturday
evening with new model car The
Car was of the new torpedo body
model, and presented stunning ap-
pearance 1t is 36-borse power and
finished in battleship gray.
Two new rooms have been added to
the Adams public school building.
and the tenth and eleventh grades
have Eeen added to the curriculum.
The principal room is seated with
Office chairs, and tables take the place
of the regulation school room desk.
vote for William J. Clarke, repub-
lioan. fiat salary candidate for State
Printer will extinguish the last relic
of the vicious fee system and save to
the taxpayers over $4,000 annually.
Read his argument in the Corrupt
Practices pamphlet. Paid Adv.
VIM. Piper, the pioneer Helix farm
er, was in the city Wednesday for the
first time for three months. He has
b cen very busy this season looking
after his farming interests. and has a
good crop of grain. The old gentle
man continues to enjoy excellent
health.
/Athena High school has some splen-
did football material in prospect andit
may be that team will be organized.
Prof. Wells, the assistant principal,
was one of the best athletes at Wash
ington State University, and should
team be organized. it will have the
advantage of his expert coaching.
Registration of voters in North and
South Athena precincts is about the
same as two years ego, according to a
statement made by Justice of the
Peace Richards. Three hundred have
registered, and it is expected that fifty
more voters will register between this
time and election day, in November