The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-11-14

| By paying 800. Owen Russie has
secured possession Of the car be some
time ago purchased from Spokane par
ties. After the purchase. the car was
attached ty a Spokane firm which
had claim on the parties who sold
the machine to Russie.
Sunday, December z, will te q
special day in the history Of the local
auxiliary Of the Christian Woman's
Board Of Missions. and will be OBJ
served with special services in the
evening, which will be in charge Of
the ladies. The program will be CIV
en- to the public later.
E. O.: Ed. LaFave has commenced
suit against f. q. Atkinson and wife
] Ruth Atkinson. for Judgment for
$500 plus $50 attorney fees and to
foreclose mortgage given as security
for q note for the sum above men,
toned. n. I. Watts Of Athena is at
torney for plaintiff.
Mrs. q. 8. Newsom and son, Max.
arrived home The first of the week
from visit t. Portland. Mrs. New
som reports her sister, Miss Helen
Pelland, who has been threatened with
blindness. as very much improved,
aud hopes are now entertained OF an
J entire recovery of sight.
L
On next Friday evening. November
81. Gordon's orchestra will give a
dance at the opera house. and on
Thursday evening. November ~, the
orchestra will give Thanksgiving
ball. For this occasion. the orchestra
will be prepared to give specially hne
music. and a general invitation 10 ex-
tended the public to attend.
1 n A. B. Steele has greatly improved
| the salesroom of his harness store by
putting row of show cases the entire
length of the east side OF the store.
He purchased the counter and cases
from B. N. Hawks, who last week, put
in new style cases in his drug store,
Mr.. Steele gives evidence OF attFao-
tive display art with harness hard
ware, utilizing the cases for this puT-
pose.
II Ralph McEwen will discard his
Jersey milk COWS at his sale next Tues
day and will stock his IanUh with tho
roughbred Holsteins. He figures the
Holstein will furnish more than
enough cream to pay her keep, with a
big volume Of milk on the side for
the pigs and calves. He finds the
Hoiotain to be gaining favor and num-
erous fine herds are to be found 10 the
!. northwest.
Ralph MoEwen will hold a putlia
sale on the MoEwen place northwest
of Athena, next Tuesday. The sale
of somo splendid horses and brood
mares together with COWS. calves. hogs
and farm Implements is announced
The sale begins promptly at 10;s0
a. m. and free lunch will te served
! at noon. O. e. Rude Of Pendleton Is
auctioneer and II. A. Barrett Of this
city will be clerk.
Rev. Allen O. Hess will preach 10th
morning and evening next Sunday IN
, the Methodist church. Morning sub
| ject: "The Supreme Need Of the 20th
, Century Church." Evening subject;
"Neglecting the Great Salvation. "
!, Special ser vices will be held the re-
niainder Of this week under the aus
pices Of the Epworth League. The
: Sunday services will be prominently
evangelistic. You are invited.
Word comes from st. Mary's hos
pital, Walla Walla. that George
Lam tden of Walluls, who sustained a
fractured skull, recently. is much i'm
proved and quite out OF danger. Mr..
Lam bden met with an unfortunate ao-
oident while engaged in hanging up a
teef. A chain broke, sending the
iron pulley with terrific force against
his head. His old time Athena friends
and acquaintance will he glad to
learn of his recovery.
; The Dieamland shows specially
attractive bill for Friday and Saturday
nights. being full Vitagraph show.
First and second reels, "Pickwick
Papers," Dickens masterpiece with
Bunny .in the principal role, Is worth
the price of admission. 3.-"Sus
picious Henty." vitsgraph. Sunday
I.-"Dr. Maxwell's Experiment" Lu.
Tin. 2.--"rhe Message of the Palms. I"
Kalem. 3.-"Ths RarCh Owners
Love making" Edison.
Alex johnson Is having q new ma
ohinery shed erected on the ranch
north OF town. MIR. johnson is in
the front ranks CT Umatilla county q
most progressive farmers. He has one
Of the best improved farms 10 the
state. and his buildings are of the
best. He has used 200 sacks OF ce.
ment this fall in bis permanent farm
improvements. He boasts of con.
crete hog house with feed troughs OF
the same material. and he says the
! end Is not yet
sN A man employed on the Walter
| Adams farm was thrown from piow
Friday, and Ills left forearm was 50
verely cut on one Of the plowehares
DR.. Sharp dressed the wound, ,fand th'
man had just left the operating chair
9 when young son of Mr.. Jalinska o.
D Adams, was brought into the of1c'
x with bis arm badly lacerated. as th'
!. result of falling on piece of glass
/. DR.. Plamondon was called TO assist
t and the lad was given an anestheti'
and several stitches were taken il
b the wound.
! Since the establishment of the post
Y al savings bank at the local post ofHc