The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-06-30

Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Meldrum leave
this evening for Portland. where they
will attend the state and National
conventions of the Christian church.
which convene in that city. Mr..
Medium will deliver the principal
address Sunday morning in the First
Christian church to the state con-
vention.
The program at the Dieamland for
Friday and Saturday is as follows:
1.-"victims of Fate Vitagraph.
2-"Bud's Escape" Pathe. 3-"The
Kid" Biograpb. For Sunday: L.
"Shriner's Pilgrimage" 1000 feet.
Selig. 2.--The Fall of Babylon"
Gaumont. 8. - "The Stars and
Stripes" Edison.
Infantile paralysis has made it's ap-
pearance in Athena and vicinity. DR..
Sharp has encountered several cases,
the aff1iction being among children
exclusively. Children in the families
of Frank Berlin. A. M. Johnson and
9. o. Henry have been afflicted, but
in no instance has the disease been OF
virulent nature.
Bert Cartano carries the best family
liquors in town. and he is making a
speciality of fine table wines. For
$3.50 per gallon, you can get choice
Tokay, Muscat, Angelica, Sweet Ca
tawba or Port. These are California's
best product and give satisfaction
wherever used. Call at the Red Front
for the best and purest liquors.
The Leader reports that the city of
Weston has received 800 feet of new
fire hose of superior grade costing
81. 10 foot. 1t will Withstand pres
cure of 400 pounds TO the square inch.
Together with the several new by
drants now installed and an improved
water supply, the town has the best
fire protection it has ever enjoyed.
S. F. Wilson of this city has pur-
chased a section of land from J. q.
Richardson 10 South Cold Springs for
$25, 900, or $40 per acre. A half Sec
tion of the land is in crop and oonser'
vative estimates place the prospective
yield at 35 bushels per acre. In addi-
tion to cash consideration, Mr.. Wilson
exchanged a Llock of unimproved
Portland city property for the wheat
land.
Mrs. Jos. N. Scott recently received
from far away India package of
silks and EN- broideries which, from
association she values very highly.
A scarf is done in exquisite hand en-
broidery. The things were sent by
her sister, formerly Miss Gertrude
Preston, we'll known in Athena. and
in Weston where she grew to woman
hood, who is now in India with her
husband, Mr.. Rutherford, where both
are in the mission field.
Mr.. L. J. Hazleton. secretary of
the Pacific Coast Rescue and Protect
i've society, will lecture in the NJ. E.
church Sunday morning at II a. M,
his subject being: "The White Slave
Traffic" As this subject is an i'm
portant one upon which the public
ought to be we'll informed. it is hoped
that goodly congregation may greet
him. Mr.. Hazleton is a forceful
speaker and we'll informed man.
Mrs. T. J. Kirk left Tuesday morn
ing for LaCross, WASH. where she
goes to make her permanent home with
her son, George Ehrhart, who recently
lost his wife, the lady dying of appen
dioitis. MIR. Ehrhart resides on farm
near LaCross. and his mother viii
keep house for him and take care o
his four small children. Mrs. Kirl
Twill be greatly missed by her friend
and neighbors in Athena. where sh
has resided for many years.
| DR.. W. q. Hughes. Athena's new
dentist, located in the postoffice build
ing, has an expensive office equipment
1t includes splendid furniture in Mis-
sion style, sterilizers. electric motor
fountain ouspidors and big cabine
full of instruments. The dentist ha
neat and convenient office. Every
thing is tidy. clean and sanitary
There is now no need for Athena pee
pie going to Pendleton or Walla Wall
to have dental work done. for the doc
tor has modern appliances and prac
tioes his profession under uptodat
methods.
Mrs. VIM. Kilgore suffered a yer
serious injury last Friday, when SD
fell from barn loft at her home nea
town. Mrs. Kilgore was alone at th
time,. and while searching for eggs i
the hay loft, fell through a hole
the floor, and Immediately lost cor
seriousness. Upon regaining her sense
she found herself lying across th
manger, and realized that she was SCI
iously hurt. Making her way pail
fully and in dazed condition to th
house, she had but a short time
wait efore her husband arrived an
DR.. Sharp was summoned. Her il
juries were attended to and it we
! found two ribs were fractured. Mr.
Kilg'ore has been bedfast since II
acoi dent.
The Yakima Tigers who have
percentage of 923 in the Yakima Va
ley Lea que, will PROBABLY play Sc
les cf games with the teams OF Il
Blue Mountain League soon after Il
Fonrth The Yakima Herald say