The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-10-02


home at Moro, Sherman county, yes
terday morning. after spending oou-
pie of days iu Athena. Mr.. Hansall
was returning from visit to Cam
bridge. Idaho. where he owns farm
property. Frost seriously injured the
grain crop 10 the Cambridge district
this year, according to Mr.. Hansell.
Mr.. Hansell who is some fisherman,
has learned the art OF angling tof
trout in the Deschutes river. and
nowadays squaw fish do not appeal
to him in the least. He leaves them
all for John Benson to monkey with.
Weston Leader: "Spud" Lytle.
I potato farmer and dairyman Of Basket
mountain, was in town this week on a
business visit. Mr.. Lytls says that
recent rains have improved the potato
prospect, and that he expects a good
yield from the 15 acres which be
planted to this Indispensable vegeta-
BILE. While plague Of grass hopper9
cleaned up his 'sspud'' crop last year.
be thinks that this years yield and
| prices will more than make amends.
| He intends to raise potatoes every
year hereafter, and to increase his
acreage.
Mrs. Alma Wilkinson has received
word Of the death last Friday at Lyle,
WASH, of Arthur Woods. the husband
Of her niece. formerly Miss Hazel
Glass. Mr.. Wood was killed In a
runaway accident. while driving. a
loaded wagon. The body was tax N
to his former, home, Dot, WASH. for
burial. he leaves widow and three
small children. Mrs. Woods, tefore
her marriage. visited at the Wilkinson
home here, and while in the city made
many friends. who will sympathize
with her in her loss.
In the Better Babies contest at tie
Walla Walla Fair, the babies of this
vicinity made an excellent showing.
demonstrating the fact that. sGerking
Flat. at least. can raise something
else BESIDES wheat. Elizabeth. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. q. Walter;
aud Claud, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Claud
Reeder. won diplomas and Janice.
| the homie little daughter Of Mr.. and
| Mrs. Chas. Gerking. lacked just one
half point of winning prize.
Miss Nellie Dee whiting, graduate
and instructor in the Malen Burnett
school OF piano playing at Walla Wal
la. will appear in piano recital at the
Christian church next Wednesday eve
ming, Got. z. at s O'Clock Miss Whit
| ing has had much experience in con-
cert work and those who have heard
her commend her work very highly.
The recital is free and the public is
cordially invited.
The Draamland Thsater has re-
opened after having been closed for
two weeks, and is giving an excellent
program each evening. The bill fer
tonight and tomorrow night is:
and IA Question of Right" Lu.
bin. INSTRUMENTATION" Biogi apn.
Sunday: and 2.-eDsaoon Billing
toms Downfall" Edison. B." Beat
ing Their Board Bill" Biograpb.
XThe LeHrow relay string. Braden
4 G(rkng riding. lost to the Armstrong
string hy 6fth of SECOND at the
Roundup last week. Many telieve the
| judges shonld have declared the race
tie. Braden Gerking. who was in
iursd during the stage coach race,
will soon he able to leave the hospital.
The muscles Of one Of bis arms were
badly torn.
Work will begin next Monday on
the stretch Of macadam road between
Athena and Adams. Camps have
been established at the Nelson place
below town. and on the Krets place,
near Adams. where rock for surfacing
the road will be quarried and run
| through crushers. A number Of Ath.
ena men will seek employment on the
road work.
Pendleton papers report an act Of un-
usual cruelty perpetrated by an Indian,
John Snider. who previous to the Iu-
dian horse race at the Roundup, mu-
tilated the horse Of bis rival. Mat.
thew Shuship. Snider hacked the
left fore foot of the racer, preventing
1t running In any more races. He was
tried 10 the Justice court and will
spend six months In jail.
Naius Mcdonald. OF Spokane. 10
company with bis friend, E. N. Hull,
was guest during the Roundup Of biz
sister, Mrs. B. N. Hawks. The two
young men are civil engineers In the
employ Of the N. p. company. They
were accompanied to Spokane Sunday
night by Mrs Hawks, who will spend
a couple Of weeks there with her
parents.
Mrs. W. W. MCPHERSON. teacher IL
! the 9th grade at the public school
received word last week Of the critica
! illness of her mother. who resides II
the Willamette valley. Mrs. McPher
son left Saturday, 10 attend her mo
ther. Miss 0eoile Boyd has been sub
stituting tbs past week as teacher il
the 5th grade, In the atseuce of Mrs
Mcpherson.
Wsims Dickenson writes from Phoe
Hnfx, Arizona, that be has invested II
4. property there, and intends to max
bis permanent home In Arizona. Mrs
Diokenson's health has materially i'm
! proved, and both are we'll satisfied t
remain in that state. His present ad
/ dress 10 r. +. D. No. 2, Chesterfield
Place. Phoenix.
George Bruoher. we'll known noun
tain Iancher. was In the city yester
day 10 quest Of a bear trap. ACCORD
ing to MIR. Brucher, bear up his wa.
has shown particular fondness TO
/ pears, aud during the past week ha
made two trips to MI. Brucher's or
chard and devastated two trees 10 sat
isfying its hunger.