The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-19

| A large number of prominent Wes-
ton people came over Tuesday for the
purpose Of attending the funeral Of
the late VIM. Pinkerton. Among them
were several relatives Of the deceased.
La The dance given by the local
I FWoodman camp at the Lodge hall
Wednesday evening was success in
every particular. Proceeds from the
danoa and supper netted the camp
over $50.
Aarden's Eagle Bar has been most
/ appropriately decorated for the holiday
season. Festooned with decorations
Of holly, Christmas bell and tinsel
strands. the effect Is artistic aud at
| traotive..
TX Posters are out announcing a
vChristmas dance for next Wednesday
evening. December "a, at the Athena
opera house. Music by Gofdon's or.
ohestra; floor managers, Bert Davis
and Ernest Blomgren.
! This evening at the Christian
church the faculty and students Of
Columbia college Of Milton, will give
concert. The enter tainment will be
| first class in every particular. and
large attendance is anticipated.
Geo. W Proebstel Of Weston was in
the city Tuesday. attending the fune-
raj OF VIM. Pinkerton. Mr.. Proebstel
has sold his business interests in our
neighturinR town and will leave soon
for the south to spend the winter.
Mrs. Charles Belts was gu ummoned
to the bedside of her father. MIR.
Gildersleevs. BY telegram annouuc-
ing bis serious illness. and left Satur-
day evening for his home at Mattituck.
Long Island. She was accompanied
| by her little son. Reeve.
A. Mackenzie Meldrum was In Port
land this week. 10 the interest of the
Pendleton Christiannohurch fund. in
which he is making an active cam
paign. It is hoped that a pressing
debt may be lifted from Pendleton g
beautiful church edillce.
TX As this issue goes to press, Guy
Jonas. proprietor of the Corner saloon.
is having hearing before Recorder
B. B. Riahards on a charge preferred
by City Marshal Gholson, Of conduct
ing disordsfly house. A couple of
fights took place at Jonas place of
A business last evening.
TX James Oox has organized laundr y
>Isropfe 10 Adams, Athena and Weston.
for the Troy Laundry of Pendleton.
Mr.. Cox will make his headquarters
in Athena. A specially is made OF
rough dry and 1at work. The laun.
dry will be collected and delivered by
ths laundry oompany's wagon.
7 K Grand Chancellor Grant and Grand
lKeepsr of Records aud Seal Stinaon
"a met with Pythian Lodge, No. 80, X.
of P. last evening. The meeting wal
most interesting one. The grand
lodge officials met with Stevens lodge
at Weston. Wednesday evening. ani
tonight meet with the lodge at Ad
Lams.
4 Zer ba Bros. have most of the ma
"A Ghinery installed in their new garage
ANpit has teen exoavated and walled
up with hriok, so that 1t is now posi-
; BILE for the mechanics to stand undel
to repair a car. The new shop ha
plenty OF light from north windows
l and the machinery rests ON concret
foundations.
K The largest check ever issued in tn
RNosthwest, 1t is claimed, In paymen
for the wheat crop of an individua
was signed at Walla Walla, Wednee
day, by the Jones Scott company All
was turned over to George Drum
hellre. 1t called for $137,632.24 a
the First National Bank. and IVES i
payment for 173.421 bushels of wheat
4 R. X. Brady. an old time Athen
resident. was in the city Tuesday fror
Freewater, near which place he j
now residing. For several years MI
Brady has been farming in the Cam
bridge. Idaho. country. tut recent
exchanged land owned by him there
for tract near Freewater. Fo
many years, Mr.. Brady was book
keeper for O. W. Hollis. a former mer
chant OF this city.
VIZ Byron Hawks has his big elk in
J Stalled In his drug store. and th
splendid specimen of the lord of th
J forest is attracting much attention
An aleove has teen made in the rea
A Of the store room. and the elk occupie
slightly position therein. Sam Pam
trun mounted the specimen true t
,. nature aud the result is THAT MI
Hawks has one Of the finest tr ophie
4 fn The Northwest.
#I{ Miss Marguerite Forrest was sut
s. denly afflicted with appendicitis Sal
nfdaY and removed to a hospital O
Walla Walla. A successful operatio
was performed by DR.. Plamondon an
n DR.. Keeler. The many friends of th
young LADY will be pleased to lear
that she is rapidly recovering an
q that it will be only a question of
4 little time when she will be enjoyin
a her usual good haalth.
4 The displays Of holiday goods in th
b windows of Athena stores aside frol
icing an exploitation of the big
3 class Of goods carrisd within woul
= rank we'll with the displays made !
= much larger towns. /Tha Press hs
called the attentionSbf it's readers
| the past to the artistic window di
| plays made by Athena merchants. br
| right now their windows are moi
| beautiful than ever.
HI The Baptist, Methodist and Chri
i tian churches will each have Chris
mas trees and appropriate exercises Q
! next Wednesday evening. The tire,
are to he beautifully decorated au