The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-07-12

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Athena from Friday to Tuesday. and
with the assistance Of Mr.. John Bra
den now teaches his music class here
on that day giving lecture at 10
O'Clock each Tuesday morning.
Master Max Newsom is having the
time of his life operating q practical
toy automobile, which arrived from
Portland Wednesday. The little ma
chine is equipped with hood. steering
gear, crank. horn etc., and is propelled
with pedals similar to bicycle.
By narrow margin the Pendleton
band was awarded the prize CUP 10 the
band contest at Walla Walla over
Athena. In point Of Instrumentation
only was.the local organization out
classed. having but sixteen men while
the Pendletonians marshaled a men,
bership of "a.
The seasons crop of special insur.
ance agents are On hand to pilot local
agents to wheat raising districts.
Long ago tie wheatraiser found that
grain insurance was paving prop
osition and the insurance men do a
good business this season of the year,
insuring growing grain.
The program at the Dreamland for
Friday and Saturday nights: -
"The Stuff Heroes Are Made Of" vi
tagraph. 2.-"Express Envelope, .
Kalem. 3.-'"The Millionaire and
the Squatter, Essanay. For Sun
day: 1.--"Prinoe and the Pumps .
Vitagraph. 2.-"His Girlie," Lubin.
3.-''How Millie Became an Actress. -
Charley. the we'll known Chinaman,
who is employed at the First National
Bank as janitor, came near bleeding
to death the fore part of the week from
continuous hemorrahge of the muse.
This is the second attack he has suffer
ed since coming to Athena several
years ago. He went to Pendleton to
secure Chinese treatment.
Wines are the staples in family liq.
ours Bert Cartano carries a large
and varied stock of select vintages.
$3.50 per gallon, you can get choice
Tokay, Muscat, Angelica, Sweet Ca
tawba or Port. These are California e
best product and give satisfaction
wherever used. Call at the "Goat''
for the best and purest liquors.
The races at the Indian celebration
down at Oayuse are attracting large
crowds daily. A feature of these
races is the length of time consumed
in getting ready for the race Prepar-
ations begin in the morning and if all
goes well, the race is pulled off at
dusk or little before. Some of the
races are exoitingly close and several
good horses have been entered
W. R. Taylor and Joe Forrest left
Tuesday for Portland where they put
on the pack train for the Pendleton
Elks in the big parade. A preliminary
rehearsal was given the mules in Ath
ena before taking them to Pendleton
to entrain for the metropolis. With
a faithful bell-mara in the lead tbs
mules acquitted themselves with
credit.
| With the Walla Walla team goint
| good it looks as though the garden
city would snatch the pennant in th,
Tri-State league. Six straight game
won from Pendleton last week out o.
a series of seven puts the Bears in a
class too fast for the oountyseaters
"It's that man Brown doing it," re.
marked local fan. "He goes some
for common Busherl''
John Spain, the we'll known per
former at the Roundup last fall, had
his right hand amputated above the
wrist at Baker this week. The oper-
alton was necessary 10 save the arm,
which was injured July 5, while Spain
was doing some roping. Spain was
Ieputed to be the worlds greatest
roper, and the loss of his hand will
eliminate him from future contests.
| Mrs. Nettie Loudenslager Of Hermis.
ton. has brought $4,000 damage
suit against the o. W. r. & N. com
pany. Mrs. Loudenslager was riding
in motor car on May 26, 1911. wher
the allegation is made that the com
pany through negligence allowed il
to collide with an engine and freight
train. She alleges that as a result
of the collision she sustained perman.
ent and serious injuries.
Z The premium list for the tenth an
nual Walla Walla county fair to bt
given in the Garden City Septemte eli
1921 is now on the press and Will tt
ready for distribution within shor
time. Those desiring copies ar,
asked to notify Secretary William
Ritz. Thirty thousand dollars il
purse and premiums are to be award
ed this year, many new department.
and special features being added Il
the list.
A cavein at the trench being excav
ated under the supervision of Marsha
Gholson. which took place Tuesday
has delayed the work somewhat unit
repairs could be made. A large
amount of earth, loosened by constan
blasting. fell in aud two men. working
on the bottom of the trench narrowl!
ecaped being caught in the cave-in
| Timbers were sent up Wednesda,
morning to be used for cribbing, ant
hereafter there will he less danger
from falling earth.
| The ladies of the Athena auxiliary
q. w. B. M. met in the park Wednes
day afternoon. and enjoyed session
of the society. Eight members wer'
present. Mrs. Geo. Gerking wal
leader of the meeting, and the plin
cipal paper read was report of th'
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