The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-09-25

Yesterday morning for Pendleton. MI.
Booth was introduced to Athena cit
izens by II. A. Barrett.
Mr.. aud Mrs. John Foss and MIR.
and Mrs. William Henliobs of Moro.
Sherman cou1ty. motored up from
that ci:y Wednesday, aud are gusts
| Of MI. and Mrs. A. A. Foss. They
| will attend the Roundup.
Mrs. Mary Barris Armor, tho not
| ed Georgia Cyclone" addressed a
| large congregation Sunday morning in
| the Methodist church on the Prohibi- /
! tion question. number OF Weston
/ people we're in the audience.
Mr.. and Mrs. Casper Woodward. in
company with their guests, Dr. and
Mrs. Wood. and Mr.. and Mrs. d. 7.
Stone, went over to Walla Walla
Sunday. taking Mrs. Elliott, mother
OF the three ladies, who remained at
her home there.
Miss Edna Taylor arrived home Sat
urday from an extended visit with
relatives in Illinois and Iowa. Miss
Leta Ediugton, who joined her there
during the summer, returned some
time ago and Is teaching in ths schools
Of Ingomar. Montana.
| BY action of the Umatilla County
i w. 9. T U. convention held this week
in Peudletop, the initiative msasuto
providing for placing the Eastern Ore.
gon State Normal school again in op-
GRAFTON is endorsed and the measure is
recommended to the voters.
~. s. LeGrow. Sam PambIun aud
I Homer !. Watts will leave next week
for the Swan River country in Mon
tana, on hunting trip. They will
te Joined at Spokane ty Frank Grasty
we'll known hunter, who formerly
resided on the Umatilla river south
of Athena.
Gene Stanton. after several years
absence from Athena, returned this
week for visit with relatives here.
Yesterday accompanied by his mother,
Mis-. s, @. Stanton. and Mrs. John
Stanton, he attended the Roundup at
Pendleton. Mr.. Stanton resides at
Miles CITY, Montana.
Matt MosgTove has given the city
permission to use the vacant lot and
sheds south Of his store building. for
placing farmers teams when they
oome to town to do their trading. lt
is the Intention to do away with the
practice Of hitchinR teams on Third
street at the racks in present use.
L. Hardness and wife who started
from Los Angeles little over a year
ago and walked to New York, passed
through Athena Wednesday evening
on their return tip. They used q
little burro to transport their camp
eouipage and the little animal also
carried skye TERROR dog on the pack
Benjamin Selling. Sr.. the pioneer
sheepman Of the northwest. who wa
killed last Sunday In Portland by he
ing struck by railroad locomotive
was the father Of Mrs. Julius Levy ol
Walla Walla. former resident, witt
her husband. Of this city. The bod.
was brought to PendletoD Tuesday ant
interment was made in Olney GENE
tery.
Rev. Geo. T. Ellis. Of Baker, for
melly pastor Of the Athena Baptis
church, and one, Of the most pop
ular ministers who ever preached 10
Athena people. will deliver two ad
dresses here Sunday morning and eve
ming, in the Baptist church. Mr.. an
Mrs. Ellis will arrive in Athena toda.
ami visit over Sunday with friend
hsre.
B. N. Hawks left Tuesday evenin
for jackson Hole, Wyoming, where
he will spend three weeks. hunting
he has engaged as guide, a son Q
N. K. Leek, noted as a Photographic
Of wild game aud especially OF ell
which come down into the "Hole
during the winter months in larl
mum bers. Mr.. Hawks will try for
Rocky Mountain sheep and an elk
Mr.. Ralph Matthews of Portland hl
been elscted ty the school board
6ll the vacancy caused by the resign
tion Of Miss Payton last summer IA
Matthews, who began work last MOI
day, is a graduate of Spokane big
school class of 1906, aud WhitmI
College. class Of 1910. He has hi
several years experience in high soho
work hoth as teacher in the Payett
=. IdaEo high school and as prinoip
~ of tho school at Cascade Locks.
tn Miss Anice Barnes of Weston, b
no been elected to teach an eight mont
term in the Gerking school, west
- town. The opening of this school b
- - hsen delayed on account of disagTt
q, ~ ment concerning the school houl
which has heretofore occupied t
acres on the Walters farm. Mr.. WI
OF ters some time ago moved the buildi
tue off his premises, and the district
'fs' now taking steps to have 1t psfma
emily established. which will be do
cen 10 time for the early opening OF
day term.
In IN The East oregonian notices tt
Cupid always shows remarkal
activity during Roundup time and 7
iiss year be is on the job stronger %
and ever. Tuesday his chief assista
,rt- Deputy Clerk Brown issued three m
'me riaRe licenses and Monday afternc
two. The applicants we're: Maur
,s;c Frazier and Harriet Pinkerton,
at Milton; Jesse Watson Collins and A
,ino Barker, both of this county; Burr
.gs. "a. Campbell and Emma Young
" Freewater; George A. Cummings
Morrow county aud Harriette L. !
the -.2 - thia oonnfv. William m