The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-05-02

| town. Mrs. jackson Nelson will as
| sist the hostess, and the meeting will
be led by Mrs. Geo. Gerking, with the
topic: Lessons from our Mission
aries and Workers who have died in
the service" This is also Member
ship day for the society.
Jake Reno has constructed a tennis
court at the City Park, this week.
This is the third court established in
Athena. One, private court is at
the home OF DR.. and Mrs. J. D. Plam-
kondon, snd the other is at the school
house grounds.
East Oregonian: Martha Rush to-
day commenced suit against Charles
Keen, to recover $3.50. so and interest
since May 1, 1907, which she alleges
to ts due on pIomissory note. She
asks for $50 attorney fees also. Ho-
mer l. Watts of Athena is her attor-
ney.
| B. N. Hawks has been doing con-
siderable improvement work on the
interior of his drug store. He has
installed large mirror In his soda
and ice cream department and shelv-
ing has been placed in the rear of the
store, to receive large stock of paints
and oils.
s. r. Wilson and his Portland real
estate connections have recently
purchased $4,000 acres of land in Gen.
tral Oregon. The large tract is locat.
ed in the vicinity of Re lmond, $500
acres being susceptible to irrigation,
the remainder being dry farming and
grazing land
The Athena high school will be rep
resented hy four athletes at Pendleton
tomorrow, when the Eastern Oregon
track meet takes place there. Payhe
will run the mile race; Worthington
and Ingham in the sprints and middle
distances and Tompkins will compete
in the weights.
NNoticable improvement has been
made in the upper story of the Barrett
building. A new landing has been
placed in the stairway and alteration
has taken place in the rooms above.
Attorney Bishop has moved his office
from the Post building to front
room in the Barrett building.
Dr.. Plamondon, accompanied by
Attorney Bishop, drove TO the Gus
Oornoyer ranch on the Umatilla yes.
terday. and found Mr.. Cornoye1 in a
very serious oonditiod with valvular
heart trouble. The river was I'M
pleasantly high and thsy were forced
to GROSS on horseback.
Two very pleasant sessions of the
Sunshine club have recently been
held. the first at the home of Mrs.
Casper Woodward, and the last. yes
terday afternoon. at the home OF Mrs.
George Woodward. A number of WIS.,
itors attended each session, and re-
freshments were served by the host
esses.
Program at the DIeamland for Fri
day and Saturday evenings: 1.-THE
Two Gun Sermon Lubin. 2.-"Her
Hour of Triumph" Essanay. g.
"More Precious Than Gold," Edison.
For Sunday: 1.-THE Three Wallis
es." Sslig. 2.--"Ihe Deputy's Pelli. "
Luhin. S.-"The Bogus Napoleon. !,
Vitagraph.
oliver Dickenson this week sus-
tained the loss Of two valuable regis
tered mares and two colts, from foun-
der. Sacked wheat. stored in the
Puget Sound warehouse at Wayland
station, in some manner became
spilled and percolating through the
cracks of the building, afforded gorge
for the horses which resulted in their
death.
There will be Christian Steward
ship convention held at the Methodist
Episcopal church beginning Monday
evening, May 5th. with sessions also
Tuesday morning aud afternoon.
Revs. J. s. Bell of Walla Walla and
Nathan Evans of Pendleton, and
speakers from Echo and Hermiston
will make the addresses. Everybody
invited.
From the cup to-the Times" mag
azine, published in Walla Walla. we
clip the following item: Misses Pearl
PiukeIton and Lorraine Gray gave
graduating recital in the Columbia
Conservatory at Milton last Friday
evening. Both, are graduating in
piano. They were assisted by string
quartette composed of Lawrence
Pinkerton, Pearl Pinkerton, w. A.
Bacon and Lorraine Gray.