The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-04-21

Attorneys Herman Beverly, s. f.
Wilson and J. W. Whisnant visited
at the home Of Mr.. Wilson's parents
in La Grande. Sunday. Mr.. Wilson
and Mr.. Whisnant returned Mon day.
and Herman went back to Portland.
Mrs. Nj. L. Akers came up from
Pendleton Friday evening, and was a
guest of her parents, Mr.. aud Mrs. A.
L. Swaggart over Sunday. Mr.. Akers
has purchased residence property in
Pendleton and this week ia kes posses
sion.
At the tea and pastry sale given by
Mrs. VIM. Tompkins and Mrs. A. B.
MoEwen at the home of the former,
last Saturday, the neat sum of $22
was realized. The money will 60
toward painting and renovating the
M. E. church.
Mr. and Mrs. D. A. Pinkerton have
returned to the ranch from Milton,
where they resided during the winter.
The son and daughter, Lawrence and
Miss Pearl. will finish he school term
in Milton by driving over each morn
ing in the auto.
The Athena Truck Go. has led out
the big street sprinkler for he sea-
sons work on the streets. Hereafter
sourrying grains of sand and dust
will be reduced in quantity on Main
street at least, much to the gIatifica-
tion of the merchants.
Walla Walla people have chartered
a special train to transport the garden
city fans to the ball game in this city
Sunday. The train will leave Walla
Walla at II a. m. and returning will
leave Athena at p. m. The train
will arrive in this city at 10 O'Clock.
Under the efficient care of DR.. Sharp
and Miss Flora Booth, Miss Edna Tay-
lor is progressing most encouragingly
toward recovery from an attack of
typhoid, which threatened to PROSTATE
her for many days. The fever is con-
sidered rroken. and every indication
is for the better.
Program at the Dreamland for Fri
day and Saturday as follows: L.
"Bull Fight in Mexioo," Pathe
2.-"The Cowboy and the Squaw,"
Essanay. s.-"Making of a Cham
pion Pugilist, Kalem. For Sunday:
l.-"Davy Crockett" Selig. a.
Miniature" Pathe. 3.-"A Daugh-
ter's Choice" Lubin.
Notice is officially given by Deputy
Game Warden D. B. Watson that al
irrigation ditohes leading from the
Umatilla river and creeks tributary
thereof, must he screened at once at
the intake with fine fish screen, under
penalty Of the laws of the state of
Oregon. Failure to nomply means
liability of fine and Imprisonment.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
of next week there will be an aviation
meet in Walla Walla under the aus
pices of the Walla Walla Fair Associ-
alton. This is the first real aviation
meet to be held in the Northwest aud
the worlds greatest bird men will be
seen in thrilling flights. Excursion
rates are to be given on all railroads.
After running the Athena Hotel fol
nearly 20 years, Harden & Miller
have leased the hostelry to John Dur
ham, who took possession yesterday
morning. Mr.. Durham is an exper
ienced hotel man. and before coming
to this city, conducted the hotel al
Echo. Mr.. and Mrs. Harden will
move to the residence at the corner
of Second and Jefferson streets.
Claude Steen is having 35 horse
power gasoline engine attached to his
combined harvester. The engine il
manufactured by the Atlas company
of San Francisco. and has given sat-
isfaction wherever used on combines.
1t will furnish power for the sepaIat-
or and header attachments of the
combine, leaving the teams only to
pull the weight of the machine. Al
Booher is assisting the expert IN
charge.
Pondleton dogs are source of con
siderable contention at the present
time. Recently the city authorities
ployed professional dog catcher
to take up all dogs on which tax hat
not been paid. 4 large number of th'
owners came forward and paid the
tax, while others refused to pay. Now
the city proposes to bring suit to col
lect dog tax from several dog owner
who have hidden their pets away ant
refuse to liquidate.
Father Neate, of the local Catholic
church, announces that chapel ca
will arrive in this city Sunday AM
remain all of next week. The car
in charge of Father Fleming, an elo
quent pre- scher, who will conduct ser
vices every morning and evening TO
all the sople of Athena, and ever
one, irres pective of creed. is invite
to attend these services. Father Neat
came over from Mission yesterday t
make preparation for the chapel sci
vices.
Frederick Jahns, alias James Loga
was hung at the Walla Walla peni
tertiary, this morning, the first at th
prison since last June. Jahns ha
shown no signs of weakening, an