The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-12-25

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formation is given of the critical ill
ness with pneumonia. at Rexburg.
Idaho Of her husband. Frank Weeks,
the popular actor who has appeared in
Athena.
East Oregonian: Mrs. R. o Hawks
has returned from Ohio with her mo-
ther Mrs. Charles who while on Wis
1t with relatives there suffered a stroke
OF paralysis. Mrs. Charles is much
improved now and suffered no i'll ef
feots from the long railway trip back.
DR.. and Mrs. Wood are expected to
| arrive from Blythsville, Arkansas in
time to participate in the Christmas
festivities at the Oaspar Woodward
home, today. A large family gather
ing will be enter tained there and the
little folks will have real Christmas
tres.
The annual meeting Of the Umatilla
County Caledonian Society will be
held at The office Of B. B. Richards
Saturday. January 2, 1915, at 2 o..
/ clock p. N. There will be election
Of officers and the transaction Of such
business as may come before the meet
ing at that time.
W W. r. Taylor and D. 81. Mansfield
are gathering horses for lnpection by
a buyer for the European war conn
tries. The French and British gov
srnments are buying thousands Of
horses Tor the cavalry and artillery
service, and it said the life Of horse
| in the service averages only six days.
Tom DeFreeoe is trying out new
sSsinkle this week at his place north
| ofsAthena. in the hope that it decim-
mate the crop OF coyotes in his neigh
borhood. Large salmon hooks. bated
with beef liver are hung on wires,
fastened to bushes. Mr.. DeFreece be-
lisyes large timber volt is associat-
ing with the band Of coyotes out there.
| 1t is reported that mad coy ote ap-
peared at the Sim Culley home, 81 nth i
east Of Athena and attacked couple
Of dogs, driving them up on the
porch. The coyote was killed, like
wise the dogs. 1t is supposed the COW
ote was afflicted with hydrophobia,
and this is the first one appearing 10
this section, though they have been
encountered in other parts Of the
county.
News has been received here Of the
critical illness with appendicitis Of
Buster, the little son Of Mr.. and Mrs,
r. T. Brown, at their home in Wallf
| Walls. Miss Marguerite Forrest. W be
was ID attendance uron the little pa
tient last week. reports decided
charge for the better. Physicians ad
ministered the oil treatment, aud it il
hoped a surgical operation will b'
| avoided.
N At a recent meeting of The city
4 MAnoil. Mayor Watts appointed twt
new mem bers on the library toart
and now Mrs. W. P. Littlejohn ant
Mrs. Henry Dali are taking their turl
at filling the duties of librarian. Sew
eral new hooks have been received
| from the head library at Pepdleton
but the list was not prepared for tbi
| weeks paper. Also several books hav
1 been donated, by eitizaus Of the city.
/ The Christmas night bill at th
Drean,land theatsr has the following
to offer: la Bunch of Flowers.
Biograph. and 3.-The Tragedy o
Ambition Z Selig. Good Music. Sat
urday night: l.--"Pa and Ma Elope,
Biograph. and 3.-"The Two Ros
as.'' Lubin. Sunday: l.--"RegRie
the Squaw Man." Kalem. 2.-"T
the Dredger's Claw" Lubin. 8.-"l
Story Of the Wireless" Edison.
Last Friday evening. December 1S
! icing tue seventh anniversary of th
wedding of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph N
SCOTT, reception was given them q
their home west Of town. by friend
from this city and vicinity. Abou
twenty five chartered hay wagon
and numter went out in automo
biles. A most pleasant informal even
ing was passed with music. sociabiliI
and refreshments A handsome pioc
of pottery was presented the couple IL
commemoration Of the day.
At Lamar school Wednesday after
noon, ''ths Ruggles family" had a
invitation to Christmas dinner, an
dressed appropriately, accepted. Floy
Swaggsrt as Mrs. RugRles, certainl
taught the little RugRleses manners
Lola Key impersonated Sarah Maud i
blue open work stockings. wonderfr
head of curly hair and dress to match
Miss Peory Ruggles (virgie Key
looked comical in cid fashioned basqu
) and 10 holes in her stockings. Th
others were ''suitably" attired !
burlesque costumes and each brougt
hearty laugh. The entertainer
was a complete success.
, Three splendid trophies Of the ohat
arrived Sunday morning from Jaokso
j Hole. Wyoming. consigned to Byro
HawRs. Heads from two tull elk an
mountain sheep, from game anima
) killed by Mr.. Hawks in Wyoming lal
fall. and mounted by taxideI mist |
jackson. Wyoming are now attraoti'
additions to the collection at the druI
store. One of the elk heads is an q
pecially fine specimen, antlera OF heay
beam and carrying spread of 4
: inches. The second head carries
, A inch spread Of antlers, but are I
t lighter beam. The sheep head
0 much Of curiosity hers. many new
I having seen one tefore.
.4e~The wedding OF Miss Edna NJ. Ta
l flsr and Mr.. Delbert A. Clore oo0urre
yesterday, Decemhe "a, 1914 at W al