The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-02-23

Bern Bannister's crew of har dwork-
ing boys have plowed 500 acres of land
in Gold Spring district and with fav-
orable weather conditions. will finish
plowing $50 acres more next week.
A. M. Meldrum is this week preach
ing series of sermons to the people
Of Holdman. He Will not be with his
home congregation Sunday, but the
usual communion service will be held.
Hon. Eugene W. Chain, candidate
in 1908 for president of the United
States on the Prohibition ticket, ad-
dressed an audience in the Christian
church of this. city. Wednesday at II
O'Clock.
J. W. Maloney will in all prohabil-
ity be candidate for one of Oregon's
delegates to the National Democratic
convention which meets at Baltimore
this summer. Here's hoping that
"Jim" goes.
Miss Velma Wilkinson went to Lew
iston, Idaho. yesterday morning.. and
will return home Sunday evening.
While in Lewiston she will be a
CUES. of Miss Ceoile Boyd aud Mrs.
Clyde Beach.
Pendleton papers report that the
taxpayers of the county are manifest
ing no great eagerness to secure the
rebate allowed by law for prompt pay.
ment and as consequence taxes are
coming in slowly.
Charles Barrow sent his friend,
Armstrong, of the Mosgrove company
at Milton. an unique chicken advef
tisement. which will assist him ma
teriallv in disposing of his poultry. if
be follows directions.
Frank Jackson was in from the
ranch Wednesday. the first time in
several weeks. There has been con-
siderable illness in Mr.. Jackson's
family this winter. and be is far flom
Eeing we'll man himself.
The Mothers Club will meet at the
home of Mrs. Albert Fix on Friday.
March /. at 2:30 o'clock. Six ladies
added their names to the membership
roll at the last meeting. A cordial in-
vitation is extended to all.
Angus Gillis was In the city Mon
day from Washtucna, Wash, between
trains. He left in the evening for
Walla Walla, where be met Dave
Williams. former Athena resident,
who now lives in Alberta.
In basket ball gama Friday night
Milton High school won from Athena
by score of IL to 5. The boys here
played with patched up team. not
knowing that the Milton aggregation
was coming over for the game.
Mrs. Walter Brown came down from
her home at Waitsburg. last Thurs.
day, to visit her grandparents, Mr.,
and Mrs. jackson Nelson in this CITY.
Mr.. Brown came Sunday, and after
days visit returned with his wife.
The Misses Katherine and Carrie
Sharp are home for a two days vaca-
ton from their school work in Pen
dleton. Miss Carrie substituted In
the fourth and fifth grades in the
Athena school today, in Miss Wilkin-
sons absence.
Save pain and money. Gold crowns.
So and So. Bridge work, $5 and $6.
Amalgam and silver filings. 500. and
$1.00. Painless extraction, 500. Full
set of teeth. $40. Ohly the hest ma
terial. and work guaranteed. DR..
Sponogle. Reliable Resident Dentist.
DR.. Sponagle, Athena's Popular
Dentist. has something more than a
local reputation for being a skilled
Dentist. Besides the numerous pa
tients from in and around this vicinity
many people from poiuts at a consid-
erable distance call on him for Dental
work.
The report of the board of reclaim
alton engineers has been made favor
ing the west extension with protec-
tion for the upper river interests.
The report seems to be pleasing to all
interests concerned and the war
cloud that has teen hanging over the
western end of the county will now
Elow over.
Charles Henry has purchased the
Willaby property comprising over
four acres, lying west of the Northern
pooiRo troobc ond on tho ooct cida of