The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-09-05

| t6rflOr tuaJ uhS peen mem Def OF Tue
family for the past - years. 'Tinsy"
was born April "a. 1902 and died
September !, 1918.
Dell Brothers have had some splsn-
did displays of fruits in their show
windows this week. Prices on fruit
are inclined to have downward ten
denoy and large sales have been made
for canning purposes.
Miss Anice Barnes. of Weston, Wis
tied in the city Monday and Tuesday.
Miss Barnes will again teach in the
Weston mountain district. where she
has been principal of two room
school for the past two years.
| Miss Bessie Mcbride, who is visit
| ing her parents at their country home
southeast Of town. wes guest of Wal
la WalIa friends this week. Miss
Mcbride will return to Portland soor,
where she has responsible position.
Program at Dreamland theater Fri
day and Saturday: "Bronoho Billy
and Maid" Guilty Conscience" /"
aBetween Two Girls" Sunday:
"Missiou of the Bullet" "a Wo-
man." "The Crime of CaEelessness. "
Mis-. Fleeuer. mother of Mrs. Fl. 81.
Hill. is very low at the home Of Mrs.
Hill in this CITY, aud not expected TO
live. Her daughter, Mrs. Il. E. Par
kyn. of Lewiston, is expected to ar
rive today. Mrs. Fleener has been an
invalid for many years.
Miss Katherine Sharp Of this city,
for several years teacher 10 the Pen
dleton city schools has been elected to
teach the GLASS in the 9Th grade of
the punlic school of Dayton, Wash.
Miss Sharp left for Dayton Saturday,
and commenced her work, Monday
morning.
II The Athena Band Of l6 pieces will
render musiu for the Round Up ut
PendletoD next week. Prof. Gordon
will take one Of the best musical or
CARNATIONS that ever went from Ath-
ena on an engagement. The band has
been praotioing special music for the
occasion.
IN Four carpenters are rushing the
work on B. B. Richards chop mill
and il present progress keeps apace,
the mill will be in operation in q
short time. Mr.. Richards has already
booked several orders for rolling feed.
He expects to have modern mill 10
every Particular.
i A. L. Swaggart will exhibit a pol
'tion OF his herd Of thoroughbred Pol
and China hogs at the Pendleton and
Walla Walla county fairs. Mr..
Swaggart claims to have the best
specimens of breeding stock he has
ever had on the ranch, and this is
saying great deal.
N. A. Miller has returned from a
business trip to Portland. where he
attended sessions of the Oregon Un
dertakers Association. and where he
purchase carload of goods for his
| furniture store. Mr.. Miller reports
interesting sessions of the association,
of which he is the only member re-
siding in this county.
At the meeting of the @. W. B. M.
last Wednesday at the home OF Mrs.
A. M. Meldrum. new officers were
elected for the coming year. Mrs.
Chas. Gerking was elected president;
Mrs. John T. King vice; Mrs. Geo.
r. eIking secretary and Mrs. Alta
Miohener treasurer. The meeting was
led by Miss Nettie Royse, and re-
freshments were served Ey Mrs. Mel
drum.
"Doc" Crews of the Dime and Ar
cade theatres of Walla Walla says
that people OF Athena and vicinity
will feel perfectly at home at these
theatres during frontier Days. or any
other time. Four reels of the latest
pictures are shown at each perform
ance. Music is feature, the Dime
orchestra playing each evening at the
Dime, while Organist Bedell at the
Arcade delights all by his playing on
the pipe organ.
|NSSWork on the new steel bridge above
|town is progressing. A temporary
road has been constructed around the
structure, which affords convenience
to travel. The concrete abuttments
are being put in by the workmen this
week, after which the steel span will
be put in place. From here the con-
tractors go to Piue Greek, above Wes-
ton, where steel bridge will be con-
structed, after which the workmen
will Ee taken to Milton, where the
WaIla Walla river will be spanned
with new bridge.
The Plamondon, Ferguson and Bar
rett automobiles conveyed a merry
party to Wallowa Lake, Sunday.
From there they went to Hot Lake,
thence to La Grande, and home via
Meacham. With the exception Of a
few Hblowouts" and minor meohan-
| ical incidents, the trip. which was q
very enjoyable one was made without
trouble or delay. The roads were
good in PLACES but different In others.
The party included DIR. and Mrs. ]. D.
Plamondon. Mrs. Homer /. Watts.
Mr.. aud Mrs. W. s. Ferguson, Miss
Gladys Andre. Mr.. and Mrs. 81. A.
Barrett, Miss Jessica McEwen and
Miss Booth.
| NTwo serious runaway accidents oc-
Icufred in Athena with wheat. hauling
outfits. Saturday q elk mule team
from the Steen ranch lack knitted
into team driven by William Wood.
with the result that the tongue and
one wheel on Woods wagon was
wrecked. Monday while returning
from town after delivering load OF
wheat. four mule team belonging
to Arthur Coppock became frightened