The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-03-14

The Umatilla county Sunday Schoo
convention held interesting sessions al
Weston Tuesday and Wednesday oi
this week. Many delegates attended
from the various shurches In this city.
Miss Lillian Anderson of Walls
Walla. who is instructing a class In
this city, announces a new semester
in piano and voice just commencing.
For information call at st. Nichols
hotel.
Horehound. Irish Moss, Tolu. White
Pine, Selected Pineapple. Lemon and
Orange. Unexcelled for its curative
qualities for the Grippe. coughs and
colds. Guaranteed strictly pure, by
Bert Cartano.
|N'Doo" Hawks. Athena's we'll known
poultry fancier this week took off a
brood of chickens, the first of the sea.
son in Athena. The brood is on dis
play down at the store and are offered
the public for Easter day decoration.
Mrs. L. Chittenden has opened the
Athena Hotel to the putlio, as will be
noted from an advertisement on an
other page OF this issue. Mrs. Chit
tenden employs white help only, and
first class service is to be given patrons
of the house.
K Attorney Watts returned from Port
land yesterday where he was counsel
for Walter Cameron, charged with
white slavery, in the federal court.
Cameron was held in $500 bonds and
his trial will be held either at North
Yakima or Spokane.
L. T. Mcbride, the we'll known re-
tired Weston farmer who has been in
a Walla Walla hospital where he was
operated upon for the removal of a
cancerous growth under the arm. has
returned to his home in Weston, but
is still in critical condition.
e. @. Skiles, representing the
Stewart & Holmes drug company, was
in the city yesterday. Mr.. Skiles is a
poultry fancier, having a small Leg
horn farm near Spokane. Aside from
selling drugs, be always finds time to
talk chicken" with the boys.
IA. Mackenzie Medium, who is as
sisted by Miss Zelma DePeatt in hold
ing series of meetings at Holdman,
is elated over the interest icing man
ifested in the meetinge. Over 1876
persons congregated in the little school
house for the services Sunday evening.
Garden planting has been interrupt
ed BY the turn of weather to colder
temperature. Spring is here all right,
but it is 10 spots. Sunshine stimu.
lates the gardening spirit. With old
Soils smile missing, thoughts 60 to
other channels than peas, lettuce,
string heans, etc.
A few cotton seed planted in the
house now aud tIansplanted after frost
will prove great novelty to Yourself
and friends. Enjoy seeing this beau
tiful plant growing in your own yard
or garden. Send 100 for liberal pack.
age of seed to Lynch Pharis Co.,
Montgomery. Ala.
A. X. Lord. one of the proprietors
of Up-To-T The Times magazine, Walla
Walla. a creditable monthly publioa
tion, was 10 the city yesterday on bus
iness. The magazine has recently
adopted Umatilla county department.
which is proving to be of interest to
readers hereaboute.
The ladies of the Methodist church
aid society announce an Easter lunch
con, which will be given in the
church dining rooms on Good Friday
evening. March 81. A seasonable
lunch will ba served for the small sum
of 25 cents. Your patronage is so
licited.
Dreamland program for Friday and
Saturday evenings: 1.-"Automobile
Race at Santa Monica, Calif." Vita.
graph. 2.-"The Gill at the Key,
Edison. 3.--"The Squawman's Sweet
heart" Pathe. Sunday: 1.-the
Return of William Marr." Essanay.
2.-"The Sohool Teacher and the
Wait" Biograph. 3.-"Springing o
Surprise" Essanay.
r. T. Brown captain of the Walls
Walla Bears went over TO the garden
city Sunday and donned the mask fol
five innings in the Walla Walla-
Maverick game. which the Bears won.
The players are reporting for duty ant
active practice will begin soon. The
Walla Walla grounds are being filled
in and worked over with the view Of
having one of the best Eall parks OF