The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-11-08

Look for further announcements next
week.
The subject fol the Sunday evening
illustrated sermon, at the Christian
Z, church will te: David, the Hero of
Hebrew History. Wednesday evening
| Mr.. Meldrun will give an illustrated
lecture on Turkey and Greece.
Mr.. and Mrs. Moss, of Union. are
in the city, guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. G. Miller. Mrs. Moss, lee Mae
Butter field, is niece Of Mrs. Miller.
The young couple were united in mar
riage at Union. Wednesday morning.
Many subscribers are in arrears to
the Press and now is the time to mako
settlement. Come forward and wipe
out the past with little lucre. coin of
the realm. duoats, or plain silver
pungle. Give US a ilugle-at least
once year.
The election day dinner given in the
, NJ. Il. church netted the ladies the
neat sum of $50. The funds were at
once used for the purchase of a hand
some kitchen range for the parsonage,
which was installed for the use of the
pastor and his wife.
DR.. U. J. Bittnei. dentist, who had
offices in the pustoffioe building, left
Saturday morning for Portland, where
his father is reported to be seriously
i'll. DIR. Bittner will not return to
Athena. He made many friends dur
ing his short stay in the city.
Vernita, the little daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. M. L. Watts, who has been
confined to her home for many weeks.
is now fast improving. Mr.. and Mrs.
Watts expect to 60 to California for
the winter. hoping warmer climate
will completely restore her to health.
Tom Gilkey was the only successful
one of the Athena hunters this year
"to get blood on his hands," as l.
John Dobson would say. Tom felled
black bear during his trip to the
Grand Ronde. one of the finest speci-
mems ever brought out of the noun
tains.
Claude Beale was in town yesterday
on his way to the reservation where
he and his men will move traction
engine to the Pine Creek ranch. The
Beales have disposed Of their reseIva-
tion leased lands and will coufine
their farming operations to the Pine
Greek district.
Returns of the election were receiv-
ed over special wire at the CONNER
cial Association rooms over Barrett's
hardware store Tuesday night. The
service, which was subscribed for by
Athena citizens. cost $50 and all in
terested in the result Of the election
said the money was we'll spent.
Uncle Tommy Watts returned last
week from an extended visit with his
daughter at st. Johns, Wash. He al
go visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. D. Parker in that city. He re-
ports Mr.. Parker bas purchased res
idenoe in Spokane and is moving to
that city. leaving his farm in the carr
| of his son-in-law.
The Dreamland Theater progr m
for Friday and Saturday nights is as
follows: 1.-"The Husking Bee" "
Vitagraph. 2.-"Bronoo Bills Ad-
venture" Essanay. 3.-"Norma, "
Kalem. For Sunday night: 1.-THE
Heart of Nichette, Edison. 2.-"Mr.
and Mrs. Suspicious" Lubin. 81
"The Red Cross Martyr" Vitagraph.
Millard Kelly came down from the
Woodward's Tollgate neighbor hood
where he has established quarters for
trapping to cast his vote for Wilson.
There are several inches of snow on
the summit of the Blue mountains at
present and Mr.. Kelly prognoeticates
there will be as much snow this win
fer as there was last in the mountains.
The local Walla Walla. Pendleton
freight train went into the ditch near
Eastland Wednesday afternoon. No
lives were lost in the wreck, tut the
track was so badly torn up that all
train service Wednesday night was op
Grated from Pendleton via. Umatilla,
no mail arriving here until Thursday
morning.
The dance at the opera house Fri
day evening was pronounced by those
who ATTENDED to be much of success.
Gordon's orchestra furnished splendid
music for the occasion. Manager
Rusie announces that dance will be
held at the opera house on Friday
evening November Is, and that a
grand ball will be given on Thanks
giving evening. November 2S.
A. M. Meldrum and George Mahar
effectively manipulated stereop-
ticon machine when the returns were
being received Tuesday evening. Re-
suits were thrown on the front of the
Dreamland theater building as they
came from the telegraph instrument.
Between times attention was given
to local persons, the method employed
being novel and amusing.
| Announcement is made OF the mar
riage of Miss Mary LaBraohe. to DR..
Joseph Baddeley at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Irvine, at Walla Walla.
Saturday, November 2. Both bride
and groom are we'll known in this city
and vicinity, where they have many
friends who wish them prosperity and
happiness. The bride is the only
daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Louis La
Brsche. She is an accomplished
vocalist, being student of Mrs. Anna
Selkirk Norton, of Walla Walla. DR..
Baddeley is a successful veterinary
surgeon, practiclng his profession in
| WalIa Walla