The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-11-21

Don't overlook the splendid Thanks
giving dinner to be served at the st.
Nichols next Thursday. Turkey with
all the accessories will be served in
the usually bonntiful st. Nichols way.
Washington defeated Oregon iu
hard fought football game on Multi
nomah field Saturday. The Alumni
residing here showed considerable in
terest il the result Of the game. and
Athena knew the score, 10 to z. i'm
mediately after the game.
Why pay high rent when you can
buy good alfalfa and wheat land
cheap. There are just two times to
buy land. One is when the home
steader is ready to sell. and the other
is when land is reasonable in price.
We have both here. II Interested.
write for particulars or see me for
bargains in alfalfa and wheat farms.
Frank McElroy. R. D., Box 56, Cam
bridge, Idaho. adv.
Miss Pearl Pinkerton was married
Wednesday. November 10. at the
home of her parents In Milton, to Mr..
Arthur johnson. of that city. The
bride is the only daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. d. A. Pinkerton, aud was born
and raised in this vicinity. The groom
is connected with the Fruit Packers
Union Of Milton. and is a popular
young man in that city. where they
will make their home.
King Bros. will have a public sale
10 Athena. near the City Hall on Cur
rent street. Saturday, November 80,
commencing at 2 O'Clock, p. M. 1t is
announced that nine head of work
horses. one saddle horse, all In good
condition; nine sets of good work har-
ness. one harrow. three wagons. two
gang plows, and other farm impie.
ments. will te sold to the highest
bidder. Terms Of Gale: All sums of
$40 aud under, cash in hand; over $40
bankable note, tearing 8 per cent in
terest will be taken. O. E. Rude Of
Pendleton, will be the auotioneer. !.
|XPercy Wilson and Harry Alexander
returned Wednesday evening from
successful hunting trip TO Arlington.
The boys killed Al geese and their
friends have been feastinR ever since.
On their arrival at Arlington, they
found nearly all Of the hunting ground
rreempted BY Portland gams hogs.
Nothing daunted they took ur a po-
sition on the county road. burying
themselves In pile Of weeds In close
proximity to choice herd of Portland
decoys. Result: good days shoot
ing followed with an offer of pits
during the balance OF their stay.
/>Al. NorDean experienced narrow
escape from serious injury last night,
when returning from Adams. he lit
match too close to the gasoline tank
of the Ford car be was driving. The
cal stopped and Mr.. NorDean lighted
the match to investigate whether or
not the gasoline was exhausted. He
thought he was careful enough to
make a safe investigation, but he
wasn't. A puff OF wind waited the
vapor to the match, and a sheet of
flame fiared mp. Ais face was burned,
tut he closed the tank before the Inn
pending explosion occurred. Charles
Brown was In the car at the time.
Mrs. s. B. Ulm. mother Of Charles
Ulm of this city, diad at San Francis
90. November IL, after short dura-
tion Of illness. Mrs. Ulm. who with
her husband spent the summer In
Athena, started from Spokane in COM
pany with her sister. for Long Beach.
California. Mrs. Ulm took seriously
i'll on the steamship. on the voyage
from Portland down to San Francisco.
She was taken to hospital there and
died soon after, as the result of dia-
betes from which she had long been
sufferer. her death being hastened
with stroke of paralysis. She leaves
her husband, son and one daughter.
She was aged 55 years.
The result of the Walla Walla
Unions voting contest was announced
Sunday Morning.. The grand prize,
Buick automobile was won by Miss
Anna Russell of District No. 2. with
8,018. 100 votes. Miss Thelma Nc
Even Of this city, won q Ford car,
her vote being 4,5I6.970. In District
No. l. Miss frankie Kaseburg won
Ford car In the contest. her vote be-
ing 4.I96.080. Little Miss Thelma
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A. Barrett went
to Walla Walla Wednesday and
received the prize. Mrs. Bert
Wilson of this city, made a splendid
race in the contest, worked hard and
gave the Union many new subscribers