The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-21

of the assaulters, have been apprshen-
ded by the officers.
Miss Zines, the milliner, invites the
ladies of Athena and vicinity to her
millinery opening, which takes place
tomorrow, March 20. An up-to-dats
trimmer from Portland has been se-
cured. All work guaranteed and salts
faction given. Miss Zines desires to
secure young lady apprentice at
obce.
TMrs. Edgar Fischer Of the Fischer
Conservatory Of Music Walla Walla.
aud Miss Lillian Anderson will give
recital this evening at the st. Nichols
hotel, Miss Anderson's class .partici-
pating. Mrs. Fischer and Miss An
derson will be entertained at the home
of Miss Lulu Tharp while in the city.
The program at the Dreamland the
ater for tonight and tomorrow night
is as follows: l.--"Under Suspicion, "
Selig. 2.-"Tbe Sheriff's Daughter. !"
Lubin. 3.--t'Ths Unwilling Bride"
Patbe. For Sunday: 1.--"After Many
Days." Edison. 2.--'tThe Bugler Of
Battery B." Kalem. g. "Max
Takes Tonic" Pathe.
The BeRgar Prince company, which
was billed for Athena In January.
and failed to show here on account Of
the snow blaokads. will appear at the
opera house on date to be selected,
between April FIRST and seventh. This
is an exceptionally clever company,
and the vehicle Of production is one
popular in the larger towns and cities.
Ease ball game was played on the
local grounds Saturday Afternoon,
when the Athena Grasshoppers went
up against the formidable Bulldogs
of Weston. Improbable as it may
sound. the Grasshoppers trounoed the
Bulldogs to the tune Of 13 to 10. Dun
can and Bannister composed the Wes-
ton battery, with Tharp and King for
Athena.
Byron Hawks has on display tie
beautiful cup he won at the Pendleton
poultry show for exhibiting the best
pen of White Orpingtons. The cup
must be won three times to become
the personal property of the exhibitor.
However. this provision does not
bother MIR. Hawks In the least, for he
knows be has the stock to bring the
cup home next year and the next.
Mr.. A. nj. Meldrum and Miss Zelma
DePeatt, who have held series OF
meetings for the past two weeks at
Holdman. closed the meetings last
evening and will arrive home today.
Mr.. Medium sends good report of
the meeting. The interest has been
good in spite Of an epidemic Of measles
and up to the last report six had unit
ed with the church. Miss DePsatt
has lent material assistance with the
sweetness of her singing.
Weston Leader: Mrs. j. d. Pla-
mondon and Mrs. Homer l. Watts Of
Athena were visiting Tuesday at Wes-
ton. Mrs. Plamondon was at Salem
with her father, Senator Barrett, dur
ing the entire session OF the legisla.
ture. and exerted feminine diplomacy
in hehalf of the Eastern Oregon State
Normal School. She is a graduate Of
the school aud one of its former teach
ers of music, and is deeply intere ested
in its re-esta Elishment.
Henry Barrett has given dozen
China pheasants home on his Pine
Oreek ranch. The birds came SatuI
day. Esing expressed to Mr.. Barrett by
State game warden Finley, from the
state preserve at Salem. To secure
the birds, Henry entered agreement
with the State official not to allow
shooting on his place for period Of
five years. The birds are beautiful
and pert as crickets. and If not mo-
Tested should multiply rapidly on the
Barrett ranch.
The two last meetings of the Sun
shine club have been specially inter-
esting to the Nom bers. On Thursday,
March 8, the meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Claude Wallan. The
day being the birthday anniversary Of
Mrs. Henry Sohmitt, she was delnged
with post card shower. Yesterday
the session was held at the home of
Mrs. Arthur Douglas, when, in spite
OF the untlmelY wintry weather, the
day was made GLORIOUS summer" by
the sunshine spirit.
A Turkish section hand WAS robted
of $4O0. his life's savings, at Blue
Mountain station Wednesday night.
The robbers were Italians, who had
also been working on the section for a
few months. The victim was held up
in the hunk house. He was intim-
idated by having a revolver thrust in
to his face until his hands were tied
behind bis back. A roommste was
forced to sit ty ard see his companion
robbed. The robbers we're trailed
toward Walla Walla by Athena offic-
ers yesterday.
IXA copy of the Cambridge, Idaho,
News brings us intelligence Of the
death OF George Tittsworth, former
resident of this city. Mr.. Iittsworth
died at his home near Cambridge. Sat
urday, March s, OF stomach trouble.
He had been in poor health for some
time, due it is thought.from wound
received in the breast during the
| Willow SuIings Indian fight, in 1878.
Mr.. Tittsworth is survived by BIZ
wife and five children. Neil, Media add
Hslen Tittsworth, Mrs. H. 2. CuIte
and Mrs. v. v. Kerley.
TX The following ladies will accom-.
Rpany their husbands to Pendleton
Sunday, to witness the Easter exer
cises by the knights Templar: Mrs.
A. B. McEwen, Mrs. b. N. Hawks
Mrs. e. Il. Koontz and Mrs. W. 8.
Ferguson. The knights with theil
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