The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-03-03

Robert Mckenzie, who is student
Of the University of Oregon. is at his
home near Adams for short visit.
Robert is recovering from an illness
of several weeks with typhoid fever,
and has come home to reouperate. Hs
will be one Of the graduating GLASS
from that institution in June.
The Athena CITY election will be
held next Tuesday. There is not m nc b
interest being manifested in the Sc
lection Of city officials. only one set of
candidates being in the field. An
amendment to the city charter to pro
vide for increase In the tax levy and
the abolishment Of the water commits
sion will be voted on.
Charles Henry is tearing down the
wreck of the burned brick store build
ing at the corner of Main and Third
streets, by contract, this week. He
had several men employed and there is
now little left of the old land mark.
The property is owned by the Kirk
and Ladd estates.
BY action of the court, the county
road leading up Wild Horse creek into
Adams will be changed for a distance
of half mile. A right CT way through
the place of Mrs. John Adams has
been purchased for $3.50 and the road
is to be constructed ON the north side
of the creek. BY this change two
bridges will he eliminated.
Mrs. Hugh Taylor and her two chill
dren have Teen seriously sick for the
past couple Of weeks. The family
were moved this week from the north
part of town, 70 house in the lower
part where they may receive better
attention from friends. Mrs. Green
arrived yesterday from Walla Walla,
and will nurse the patients. The two
little ones are afflicted with measles.
Jesse York. the we'll known Weston
rancher. was in the city Wednesday
afternoon. Mr.. York has turned spec
ulator in his declining years and sports
the unenviable reputation of still hav-
ing corner" on an 80 cent crop of
wheat. However. Jesse wears tho
same old smile. the smile that won't
wear off, no matter what the price of
wheat.
The first report of the competency
commission appointed by the Commits
sioner Of Indian Affairs. has been made
public. The report shows that 100
allottees on the Umatilla reservation
were found able to conduct their bus
iness affairs and the commission rec
ommencs that they Ee given patents
to their lands. In 1891, 954 persons
were given allotments but during the
intervening 90 years 430 have died,
leaving 524 allottees.
Theregular meeting of the g. W.
B. NJ. for the month of March was
held Wednesday at the home of Mrs.
Frank Mansfield on Fourth street. 33
auxiliary members and visitors were
present and after the business session,
a dainty collation. was seyved by the
hostess. assisted Ey Mrs. Jackson Mel
son. Mrs. Chas. Gerking was the
leader of the meeting. The April
meeting will be with Mrs. Fred Ker-
shaw, at her home in Weston. assisted
by Mrs. John King Of that city.
Ira Kemp and Joe Hodgson were
over from Weston Wednesday after
noon. Kemp is exasperatingly enthu-
siastic over what he Lelieves his ball
team is going to do this year to the
other teams of the league. and then
some. The Weston "Champs" will
no doubt go some. old man. but the
way Billy" Littlejohn's Millers will
hand it to them will surely jar the
colors on last years pennant. All
same frog swimming in tub of white
wash. Nuf sed.
At the Dreamland for tonight and
tomorrow night. Friday and Saturday.
the program will be an especially good
one. 1t is announced as follows: I'm
Old California" Biograph; "Politics;
Women in India" Pathe, Freres
"Adele's Washday;" Annette Kel-
lerman," American Vitagraph. Sun.
day the program will be: Indus
tries of Southern California" Selig
"Miss Moneybags Wishes to Marry
Pathe Freres; ''The Soul of Venice,
Vitagraph.
James Conley. the tailor, has in
stalled mac hine for the dry process
of cleaning clothing. The machine,
in addition to being a lab1r-savinR
device. permits the cleaning of cloth
ing by the French dry method. Mr..
Conley is better equipped than ever te
attend to the wants of bis patrons IL
cleaning and pressing. he has lately
received full line of samples and
piece goods and is opening biz spa1ina
lines for suits made to order. He