The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-11-01

A meeting will be held this evening
at O'Clock at the home of Mrs. S. F.
Sharp, by the local members OF the
Artisan lodge. for the purpose of or
| ganization, when a charter will be
granted through the visiting deputy,
Mrs. Mae Ireland.
Mrs. E. r. Cox arrived in the city
/ last week, from Portland, and is stop
ping at the st. Nichols hotel with her
husband. Mrs. Cox has teen coutlned
to her room the most Of the time since
her arrival. having contracted severe
case of rheumatism.
Most of the sheep are ont Of the
mountains and established in winter
quarters. They have come off the
summer range, says dispatch, in
letter shape than for .manysyears.
Owing to the wet spring and summer
range In the bills was abundant.
Mrs. H. q. Hill has received news
that the condition of her invalid mo-
ther, who resides in Lewiston. Idaho,
is very much worse and expects to be
called to her bedside at any time.
Mrs. Hill spent several weeks of the
summer and fall with her mother.
The Ladies' Aid society of the
Methodist church will serve an Elec-
tion dinner in the dining room of the
M. E. church on November 5. A
sumptuous chicken dinner will be
served, with all the accessories. for
the small sum of 80 cents the plate.
Dinner from IL till p. m.
A number of Weston ladies COM
posed pedestrian party. which
tIamped from that city. to Athena
Monday. After doing their shopping,
the ladies. who were Mesdames l.. s.
Madden, Ollie James. L. T., O'Harra,
Chance Turn,r, Morrison and Smith,
returned home on the $40 train.
include photographs of many lands
and places visited ty the lecturer.
The illustrations alone are treat.
net counting the splendidly instruct
i've lectures themselves. That the
pastors efforts are appreciated, is
evidenced by the goodly audiences at
tending both Sunday and Wednesday
lectures.
Rev Helmiok announces his next
Sunday evening sermon at the Meth
odist church as follows: .'TLe Green
Eyed Monster; or, The Curse of Jeal
ousy and Its Consequences" These
sermons Of heart interest are proving
to be very popular and good oongrega-
tions gather at the NJ. E. church on
Sunday evenings.
A sale Of live stock and farm imple-
ments was held last week at the Hod-
gems ranch at Vincent. A filly not
three years old brought $2s7 and two
colts sold at 500 each. A SOW and
five pigs brought $50. while shoats
sold for $3.50 up At thel Gallaher
sale 500 sheep were sold, the ewes av
eraging $3.15.
George Rosenzweig is in town this
week. He is travelling salesman for
the Emerson -Branting Co.. farm
machinery. with headquarters in
Walla Walla. The Big Four 800"
traction engine is his speciality, and
George claims for it all lthe good
points of all other engines, with many
Others, to make it perfect engine.
The meeting for November, Of the
auxiliary of the q. W. b. I'M. will be
held on Wednesday afternoon. Nov.
6. at the home of Mrs. Fl. III. Hill,
on College street. Mrs. W. X. Wall
isi ppointed as leader at the meeting,
and the topic will be-. "The Annual
Offering for the Work, Conducted by
the Christian Woman's Board OF Mis-
sions." 81 ~
H Weston Leader. Mra. j. v. Bell
was broubgt to town Monday from
the mountains, and is now under
DIR. Madden's care at the home of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Van
Slyke Mrs. Bell is improving after
rather heroic course of starvation
treatment" for appendicitis. during
which she was allowed no food for
more than week.
Mrs Mae Ireland, Of Walta Walla,
travelling in the interests of. the Unit
ed Artisans, is 10 the city and will
endeavor to gather together the men,
bers of that order who are residing
in Athena. for the purpose Of estab-
fishing lodge here. Mrs. Ireland
was accompanied by her husband,
Rev. J. e. Ireland. who returned to
their home in Walla Walla.
The club organized by the young
ladies last week. has received the
name Of the ~. F. f. Club" Press
readers are at liberty to make guess
as to the meaning of the oabalistic
characters. The club met Monday
evening at the home of Miss Kitty
Gholson, and the next meeting will
be held with Miss Ruth Krsbs, at the
home Of Mrs. A. A. Foss.
A. Mackenzie Meldrum gave most
interesting illustrated sermon last
Sunday evening, on "The Life of
Moses and on Wednesday evening the
frst Of series of illustrated lectures
was given. These sermons and leo
lures will continue throughout the
winter. MIR. MeIdrum has some of
the tiuest stereopticon views to te OBJ
faiua6 whau ora suoda from ainf-