The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-11-06


your automobile, take it to Tharp
Bros, for repairs. You will find an
expert automobile repairer there. --Ad.
" L. j. Wolford uncle Of Miss Laura
Smith. died Tuesday at bis home in
Walla Walla. Miss Smith attended
the funeral. which was held Wednes-
day, and proceeded on to Wasco,
where she will spend week with rel
atives.
sMemb bers of the Athena school toard
went to Walla Walla yesterday for
the purpose of inspecting the different
heating plants in the public school OF
that city, before selecting system
for the new school building to be
erected in Athena.
J. W. Darby, meat Gutter at Rus
sells shop, this week received letter
from his mother in Northampton
shire, telling him Of conditions in his
old home in England. The letter
hreathes of loyalty, patriotism and
hope Of SUCCESS to the British arms in
tbe present war with Germany.
n Tom Gilkey and AL Sigmon returned
Tuesday from the Grand Ronde, after
successful hunting season. Mr.. Gill
key suoured one OF the finest bucks
that has been brought out of the
mountains this season. He has fine
pair Of antlers which he will have
mounted. AL. also killed a fine buck,
shortly after the party arrived on the
hunting grounds.
Judge Richards held two sessions of
court Saturday. Charles Booher was
fined $40 for assaulting Jim Myrick
and Richard Johnston was found gull
ty Of bootlegging whiskey to Indians.
He was fined 500, payment Of which
was suspended under the stipulation
that be was to absent himself from
the city for the period of one year.
Officer Dobson made the arrests.
This has been general moving week
in Athena. Mr.. and Mrs. W. s. Fer
uson have moved into the Gillis res
idence. vacated by the family of DR..
Weloh who moved into their Main
street property. Mr.. and Mrs. W. o.
Miller have moved into the home they
purchased from Dell Bros, and Mr..
aud Mrs. Richard Thompson have
moved into their new home.
The Methodist Episcopal Aid society
make announcement Of their annual
bazaar and chicken dinner, which will
be held in the church basement on
Friday, November 20th. Any help
given in the way of articles for the
sale or contributions for the dinner
will be thankfully received, and the
generous patronage of the public is
sinyited and confidently expected.
IA double header basket ball game
|W9lI take place at Weston tonight be-
tween the Eoys' and girls teams OF
Athena aud Weston high schools. The
Athena teams are laboring under a
handicap this year for the reason that
they have no place suitable to prac-
tioe. The boys team has been prac'
ticing in the Weston school gymna-
stun. Next year, when the new
school house il completed the Athena
teams will have splendid gymnas-
| ium to work in.
Miss Mason. county Librarian, was
| in the city Monday for the purpose OF
interesting Athena citizens in taking
advantage of the county library law
with the ultimate result of Installing
a branch library. Miss Mason ap-
peared before the council MI nday eve
ming, with the result that Mayor
Watts appointed committee, consist
ing Of Mrs. M. L. Watts, Mrs. W. W.
MCPHERSON, Mrs. Homer I. Watts,
Mrs. Chas. Belts. Mrs. f. S. LeGrow
and Mrs. A. A. Foss to take charge o1
the matter.
A large audience witnessed the pro
duotion of the oantata. "a Saloonless
Nation" at the Christian church Mon
day evening, every seat in the lower
floor being filled. The entertainment
was pronounced great success. The
young people acquitted themselvel
with credit, and Mr.. Matthew al
Unole Sam, and MICS Laura Smith il
the character of Columbia" wer'
especially effective. Gotten up on ex
tremely short notice, the entertainment
proved a surprise to many. on aocoun
Of lite excellence.
| The mem bers of the local camp
Woodmen of the World enjoyed
banquet of bear meat at the meeting
of Wednesday night. The cub bear
killed by Neightor WoIthington. on
his recent hunting trip, was Toasted
whole and graced the banquet ta-
BILE. 1t proved to be one of the mos
appetizing "feeds" the Woodmen hav
been regaled with for some time
Link Swaggart was routed out OF be
BY phone, told of the good time il
prospect, and was we'll repaid for hi
night ride.
Because he accidently killed hors
which bis employer had forbidden
! him to handle, sixteen. year old Hai
Ian Fisher committed suicide at tn
Albert Geiss place near Weston
!, Wednesday. He tied the horse to
fence when it threw itself and brok
its neck. The boy fearing the cons
quenoee, took his life. He left mol
saying: 81 have killed the horse +
tying her up. Goodbye friends.
The boy had no relatives at Weston
but his mother is supposed to be livlr
. in Okanogan county. Wash.