The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-02-06

Euhfy 10. at Tue Aku6uh OpeEa uuusc'
Beginning February is, Evangelist
Bulgin will tegin series Of revival
meetings at Psndleton. a tabernacle
will te raised on the federal building
site for the meetings.
For Sale.-My 275-acre foothilf
ranch; 5.room house and outbuildinRs;
running water. Part 10 cultivation.
Inquire Of NJ. Buroker, box 26S,
Athena, Oregon. ADV st.
The resignation of Miss Ethel Cum
ming. teacher of the 3rd and 4th
grades. has been accepted and Mrs.
W. MCPHERSON is teaching those
grades in the Athena school.
The condition Of J. D. Huggens is
said to be slightly improved this morn
ing. Mr.. Huggens has been near the
point of death ali the past week with
a complication of pneumonia.
As the result of the change made
in collection Of taxes from the sheriff's
office to that of the county treasurer,
the amount OF the sheriff's bonds has
been reduced from $4,000 to $40, 900.
Donald McFayden received bis sec-
ond consignment Of high class White
Leghorns from Tacoma this week. He
will now put bis breeding pens in or
der and burnish rp his four inouhat-
ors.
X Green Estes has returned from q
lvisit to the home Of his boy in
Missouri. Green~whiled away few
weeks with relatives and frisnds, and
then whisked back to the best country
on carts.
The members of the local 9. W. !
Q. M. auxiliary met Wednesday after
noon at the home Of Mrs. n. H. Hill,
lor most interesting session. Mrs.
David Taylor was the leader Of the
meeting.
: Services at the Christian church
/ Fpruary 8th: Bible school at 10 a.
| m. evening service at 1880, subject,
"MEtin Luther" illustrated with
specia views from Germany. A warm
WELDON ytendee tdealj,
If yousss iTssreased in cream sep
arators. W ~ Edward TuckeE5f>W Yes
ton. HeN let you have Uni6ed
States SEPARATOR trv o,.s thoroughly
The trial will put you uaSr no obii-
gatiou whatever. to buy.
I XB. D. Clemens was able to make
the walk down town from lis home
and back agais, Wednesday. The old
gen tlemsa has been seriously i'll for
most Il the winter, and bis friends
arc glad to learn that be is improving.
The O-W. will extend spur at the
mouth of Dry Greek to warehouse
grounds. for the convenience Of farm
ers of Dry Creek and Pine Greek
neig b borhoods. q. A. Barrett. Frank
Beale aud other farmers will do the
grading for the track.
A special from Hot Lake Springs
says that Mrs. A. H. Mcintyre was
among the arrivals at the Springs
Hotel on Wednesday evening A. B.
McEwen has been greatly benefited
by the baths 60 far taken. as has also
| j. 81. Ferguson of Adams.
Joseph MoDill. for the past 15
years superintendent of the Umatilla
county poor farm, has rendered his
resignation to the county court, to
take effect on March Is. Business
matters requiring his attention, is
given as his reason for resigning.
" H. o. Worthington has taken ont a
EtAxidermist license as required ty
law, and is now engaged in mounting
a couple of deer heads for Billy Hum
phrey of Pendleton. One of the heads
is splendid specimen. having one of
the finest pair of autlers ever seen hare.
Mrs. Matte Mitchell came up from
Portland Monday. where she had Eeen
visiting her sister, Mrs. Thomas Tag
gart. She returned to her home in
Crook county. yester day morning,
accompanied by her father. L. ].
Fess. who spent a couple of weeks
with relatives here.
DR.. Fnlkerson, Of the Foreign Mis-
sionary Board, will not be at the M.
e. church next Sunday as announced.
The Methodist pastor and people ex-
tend greetings to all. To those not
otherwise obligated. we extend an
earnest personal invitation TO come
and worship with ne. R. e. Gornall.
TX At depth of 80 feet. the drill in
YVio Harris we'll dropped into q
strata Of blue clay. Tuesday, and the
water gushed out at the top of the
hole. II shortly afterwards Ieoeded,
however, tut remained within three
feet OF the top. With the hope OF OBJ
tanning an artesian flow, tie drill will
continue to pound away indefinitely.
X /Ths pumping plant and storage
Obouse at the farm home of Oliver
Dickinson, burned yesterday entailing
a loss of about $500. The Hte origin.
ated from sparks dropping from q
stove In the building. A gasoline en-.
gine. cream separator, churn, ani
other articles stored there. In addi
tion to the years meat supply wal
burned.
ii A mass meeting of citizens will bt
held this evening at b. B. Richards
office to nominate candidates fol
mayor, couucilmen, recorder and
treasurer. TO be elected at the coming
city election. Notices were posted Il
the effect that the meeting would b.
held in the city hall, tut the condition
Of that building made 1t necessary Il
change the place Of meeting.
tXJ. W. smith, at one time part own