The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-10-11

Clyde Albert, young man of th
Weston neighborhood, who was re
/ GENTLY paroled from the insane asylum
at Salsm, was recommitted this weei
by the county oourt. The young mar
has been in the asylum twice before
W. b. Benefiel of Weston, was in
the city yesterday. Mr.. Benefiel wal
seriously injured during harvest while
in the employ of Joseph Hodgson,
when header wagon turned over.
Mr. Benefiel continues to amhle about
with the assistance OF cane.
Mrs. NJ. L. Akers, who is secretary
of the Pendleton Suffrage league, was
on the program for short address at
the banquet in that city Tuesday eve.
ming. and declared that from now un-
til November the slogan in PEN
dleton should be, ''Let 'er Vote"
Dreamland program for Friday and
Saturday nights: 1.--"R Revenue and
the Girl" Kalem. 2.-"Outlaw Dep
uty," Essanay. 3.--'Lost In the Jun
gles," Selig. For Sunday: It Macs
Suitors." Edison. 2.--"The Maniac. -
Lubin. 3.--''Cain and Abel" Pathe.
Amasa Phillips, a well known resi-
dent of Weston. was In town Wednes-
day. Mr.. Phillips drove over in a
nifty locking little car, which he In
formed the Press man. was great
hill climber. The machine is one
new to this section, and is fitted with
chain drive.
Mrs. s. j. Harden returned Satur-
day from Tekoa. WASH, where she
visited her daughter, Mrs. Chet Mo-
Cullough. The daughter was critic
ally i'll with typhoid fever upon the
arrival Of Mrs. Harden, but soon took
a turn for the letter and is now on the
fair road to recovery.
Bennie Gross, writing from Port
land, desires the Press sent to his ad-
dress, 793, Cleveland Ave. Bennie is
employed with the Portland Gas and
Coke Go. His mother, Mrs. Mary
Gross, and sister. Miss Vera. have re-
Gently gone from Helix to make their
home in the metropolis.
Geo. D. Brown, an old time FORE
man 10 the Press mechanical depart
ment. writes us that be will resume
publication of the Hartland. Mime
sofa Herald. George is good news
paper man and will give the people
of Hartland paper worthy of sup
port.
''Three potatoes 10 hill" is an old
saw, applicable in this instance:
George Gerking unearthed three tubers
from one hill which in formation are
almost precisely alike. The three
spuds balance the scales at over six
pounds. They are on exhibition in
Dell's vegetable display window.
An Australian friend writes Mr..
Meldrum concerning the finding of
two gold nuggets on placer ground
we'll known to the Athena pastor. In
fact. he has rested under the tree
where one of the nuggets was found,
on numerous occasions The nuggets
each weighed approximately 81
pounds.
Harry Lane of Portland, democratic
candidate for United States senator,
will speak in Pendleton, Saturday eve
ming. October 10. DI. Lane may
spend three or four days iu the county
and If he does go, Will NJ. Peterson,
democratic county central committee
man, has promised to schedule him
for speech 10 Athena.
Announceent OF the marriage of
Miss Hazel Smith of Grants Pass. to
Mr.. Paul A. Sohallhorn. has been re-
ceived at the Press office. The we'd
ding occurred at the home of the
brides parents DR.. and Mrs. J. G.
Smith. last Saturday. The bride is
remembered in Athena as bright
winsome girl, having resided here sew
eral years ago.
Sam Bannister was in town this
week from his home in Wallowa
county. Sam says the Wallowa ooun-
ty fair was much of success last
week, with the exception Of the race
which was sidetracked when
a fellow with string of real race
horses swooped down on the local
bunch. having in view dead mortal
cinoh on the purses.
Roy Pollard practical laundry
man of Portland, has written to an
Athena acquaintance as to the posi-
bility of support for small steam
laundry il established here. A con-
siderable amount of money is expend.
cd for laundry work sent from here
to Pendleton and Walla Walla, and
Mr.. Pollard may conolnde to come
here and investigate the proposition.
n TUmduUo lu Anuluu AALc OuAmAuhbcu
Sunday in the marriage OF Dorothy
Motanic, daughter of the great athlete
and churchman of the Umatillas. and
James j. Miles, Nez Perce graduate
Of the Carlysle Indian school. Mr..
aud Mrs. Miles will make their home
on the Navajo Indian reservation,
near Albuquerque. New Mexico, where
the groom holds the responsible pos
ition Of government electrical engin-
eer.
The rains of the past week. while
beneficial to farmers who are seeding,
were detrimental 20 the mountain
ranchers, who have yet considerable
grain to thresb. The season has been
backward for the production OF
grain on the mountain farms. The
spring was late and the sowing OF
drops greatly retarded. There are
many fields OF oats and barley at pres
cut too green TO out aud unless favor
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