The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-02-21

The local Rebekah lodge has been
doing splendid work during the win
ter months. Hardly meeting night
OCCURS without new members being
initiated. Many Of the meetings have
been made enjoyable with social fea-
turee. Tuesday evening Of last
week, over thirty members of the
Athena lodge went to Adams ty pri-
vate conveyance and assisted in in
itiatory work. A most pleasant eve-
ming was spent.
Judge Samuel 9. Williams Of john
son City, Tennessee, has recently been
appointed Supreme Court Judge by
Governor Hooper of that state to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation
of Chief Justice Shields, who was re-
gently elected United States Senator.
Judge Williams was ber OF the
law firm Of kirkpatrick. Williams &,
Bowman, in whose offices Will M.
Peterson was a student for nearly two
years. Mr.. Peterson says Judge Will
liams is one of the lest lawyers in
America.
East Oregonian: Dave Roberts re-
ports that the pheasants which were
liberated upon the reservation game
preserve last fall have come through
the winter in fine shape and are now
mating. Let alone. he believes they
will increase and thrive 40 that in a
few wears they will be plentiful
enough to hunt. However. he declares.
several men have been seen recently
on the reserve with guns and, while
he does not know that they have shot
at the pheasants, he believes their
presence threatening.
The snow went off Saturday and
Sunday. Wild Horse creek raised al
most to food stage but no damage re-
suited. A considerable flow of water
from the fiat threatened to rampage
as of old. but cold night interviewed
and the food subsidized without GREAT
ing damage. The O.-W. R. q N.
culvert proved TO be OF sufficient pro-
portions 10 carry off the waters, and
the lower end of Main street escaped
inundation. The weather during the
past week has been spring-like In
spots. Other spots were inooulated
with frost, snow and lowering clouds.
X Henry Booher and "Oasey" Jones
1 are back from Seattle, where they
spent the winter. Henry looks none
the worse for the gunshot wound ne
received sometime ago. A 80 80"
plowed its way through the fieshy part
Of his thigh and hip one night while
he and Jones lay asleep in their buuk.
Investigation showed three hullets
had Teen fred into the bunkhouse by
unknown parties. The boys were en-
ployed by traction company at the
time, and the company made an in
| vestigation. but so far the indemnity
Of the man who fred the shots re-
mains unrevealed.
| Weston Leader: A few nights ago
Hugh Walker was tlost in the snow
at his fathers farm north of towp.
He had been visiting the tenant, Andy
Douglas, and started horseback fol
the Mcintyre place about $3.50 O'Clock
Bewildered by the fog, he travelled IL
circle througha ls0-acEe 6eld,l aud
the story is that be three times hailet
the Walker farm house with the call
"Who lives heres" Appreoiating tht
joke. it's occupants kept silent, ant
Hugh you'd ride away It is related
that be did not reach his destination
about mile distant across the felt
until midnight. As Hugh grew up
10. the locality where he had his mis-
adventure, the story was considered
| as tOo pood to keen.