The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-02-18

f. S. LIE Grow and M. L. Watts
attended an interesting session of the
Eiks Lodge at Walla Walla Tuesday
evening. returning home Wedn esday.
There will be social dance this
evening at the Athena Opera House.
This is the first dance that has taken
place in Athena for some time and a
good attendance is expected.
TX David Lavender, county road super
Rintendent, was iD town from Weston
Saturday. Mr.. Lavender was seeking
a man to take charge of the road work
in this district for this season.
Lost-A gentleman's gold watch
fob in or near the Athena opera
house. The initials 81. J. M are
engraved on the pendant. Finder
please leave same at this Office.
The photo studio at Athena will be
open for a time longer; come while
You have the opportunity. Work
guaranteed. Graydon and Lenox,
Photographers.
A. B. MoEwen went out to the farm
Wednesday, with the intention of
making arrangements for the begin
ming of spring work-that is, he ex
poets to be ready for work when spring
arrives.
y DR.. L. Dell bears the palm as a
Bible student 10 this city. He finish
ed the perusal of the entire book on
December 30, 1899, having commenced
1t the FIRST of the year. This is the
sixth reading by the doctor.
\Jack O'Brien, of LaGrande ease
ball fame is endeavoring to interest
Walla Walla and three other towns
in class 9 base ball. His proposition
is to have four team league, with
forfeit guarantee and salary limit.
The bridge on the 0. r. & N. near
StarEuck, which was washed out dur
ing the flood several weeks ago, is
being replaced and the company an
nounces that the Spokane train sche-
dule will be resumed in few days.
After work in the first rank last
night the session of the K. of P.
lodge was turned into smoker, and
refreshments were served, number
Of invited guests were present, and
the evening was pleasantly and profit
ably spent.
Miss Ettabel Swaggart, who has
been seriously ill with appendicitis,
ia improving under the care of DR..
Sharp. At first it was thought that
the patient was afflicted with typhoid
fever, but later we'll defined case Of
appendicitis developed.
4 Tomorrow night there will be three
games of basket ball at the opera
house. when the Columbia College.
girls will meet Athena High school
girls; Weston High, 2nd team. the
Athena High 2nd. and Adams 1st
team against the Athena 1st team.
Practically another week of winter
weather has been enjoyed (?) by East
ern Oregon people. Snow to the depth
of six inches fell Sunday night. In
view of the fact that the ground is
not frozen greater portion of the
moisture will find its way into the
soil.
The other morning when the we'll
drillers took the temperature of ths
artesian water at the we'll a difference
Of 10 degrees was recorded. The water
was that much colder than formerly,
indicating that new vein had been
struck, although the flow had not
been perceptlbly increased.
X-Athena school district, No. 30, has
filed petition with the district boun-
Diary board for an extension of its
limits aud the petition will have
hearing before the board at Pendleton,
tomorrow. The petition would take
in territory south Of the city, which at
this time as not in any district. H.
A. Barrett put upthe necessary notices
last week.
At public sale to be held Friday,
March II, Jas. Bryan will offer for
sale several head of work horses, brood
mares. colts, wagons, plows, seeders
and other farm machinery and imple-
ments and complete steam threshing
outfit, which is almost as good as new.
The sale will begin promptly at 10
O'Clock, a. M, and lunch will be serv
ed on the grounds.