The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-11-11


I1ake France was in town yesterday.
Pfor the first time in ten years. He re-
sides in Spokane, and is general agent
for the Northern Grain & Warehouse
] Go. He is holding down his years
well. and looks about the same as in
the DAYS Of yore.
Miller & West, who have been drill
ing we'll on the Schubert place near
Vansyole. have been handicapped in
the work by the loss of drill in the
hole. The we'll is down several hun
dred feet and much time has been lost
in trying to recover the drill.
Beams" Attorney Watts fox ter
rier, became poisoned on stryohnine
Monday The dogs condition was
discovered in time so that antidotes
were given with successful results. II
is thought the dog got poison that
had been put out for rats, and that
no intentional act was the cause.
Walla Walla Union: Mr.. and Mrs.
E. H. Leonard. Of University street,
were honnred Monday evening by
party of friends from Prescott and
Walla Walla. who descended upon
them with tin shower to celebrate
their tin wedding, the tenth anniver-
sary of their marriage.
Weston, owners of stock in the Lead
and Silver mine in the Occur d'Alene
district, are jubilant over the pros
poets that have lately developed in
the mine. Some very rich ore is on
exhibition in the. sister town. and
the mill which is running on the prop
erty is expected to return a dividend
on January l.
s The judges and clerks of election in
North Athena precinct had siren
uous time of it counting the ballots.
There were 161 votes to count and the
counting was moi completed until noon
Wednesday. 1t took on an average
ten minutes to each ballot on account
of the fine print and the blurred con-
dition of the numbers.
The Press is in receipt of letter
from Rev. Geo. r. Ellis, who is now
residing at Baker City. His health
has greatly improved. He is not
preaching at the present time but Is
engaged in keeping books for his son,
who'is in the transfer business Mr..
Ellis renewed bis subscription to the
Press. the best paper published in
Athena.
Next Thursday evening the first big
Knights of Pythias meeting Of the
season will be held and it is proposed
to usher in the fall and winter series
of meetings with smoker on that
evening. 1t is desired that all mem
bers make it a point to represent next
Thursday evening for the boys having
the smok er in charge promise all who.
attend rousing good time.
u Charles Norris left Tuesday for st.
Louis. near which place he will visit
the scenes of his boyhood days 1t
has been many years since he saw the
ripple Of the great Mississippi waters
and listened to the plaintive song of
the negro deck hand. After visiting
his mother and other relatives for a
couple OF weeks. Mr.. Norris will re-
turn home via st. Paul.
XWm. Booher paid $1OO.5O an acre
for 40 acres of reservation land at
public sale at the agency Saturday.
Harve Oaton bid 800 for the piece.
which was part of the old Joe Depot
estate. Some mountain land belong
ing to this estate was also up for sale.
Saturday. but no bid reached the ap-
praised valuation and this parcel of
land will be put up for sale again.
There will be no school FOR the week
OF November 2O-27. The teachers
institute begins at LaGrande on Mon
day, Novem ber 20. and continues
until Wednesday. Thanksgiving Day
falls on Thursday, the oath, and
school will not be taken up Friday.
The Christmas holiday period will
probably be restricted to one week, as
result of tho November holiday
week.
On the grounds that nursery COM
pany did not do as it agreed to do, R.
e. Stewart refused to receive or pay
for a consignment of fruit trees, and
the company brought suit in Justice
Richards court for collection Of the
amount. AS Mr.. Stewart had signed
a contract to receive and pay for the
trees. there was nothing left for him
to do but pay the amount. However.
be says that it will ta long time be-
fore he deals with strangers again.
We are glad for the growing inter-
est manifested at the NJ. e. church.
The congregations at the regular ser
vices are increasing. We extend q
hearty invitation to the non-churoh
goers to attend these services. The
pastor will preach on the following
supjects: Morning. ''The Fact Of
Power on Force and Phenomenal"
evening, "What Is a Christian?"
Thos. Lawson, Pastor.
Have an auto ride to Weston,
Colonel?" said DR.. Newsom. "Sure, !"
says we. Mud two inches deep and
no chains, but with the assistance OF
rope tied on the wheels and consider
able pushing by hand, the trip was