The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-12-24

time at the Christmas ball to be given
this evening al the /. o. o. FIX. of
P. Ball.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles May were
down from their ranch on Weston
Mountain. Tuesday trading with local
merchants.
Bert whitman, the we'll known live
stock buyer, nnds Athena to be good
point to make shipments from. Last
Saturday he shipped two carloads Of
hogs from here.
The Athena High school basket Eall
teams presented Irwin Brooks with
fine Indian robe as testimonial of
appreciation Of his services as coach
of the two teame.
Miss Lille Reuter-. who Is teacher
in the public suhools Of Dayton,
Wash, is spending her Christmas
vacation with her parents at the
Methodist parsonage.
The family Of Bert Bartlett, Of the
firm of harp Bros. & Bartlett, has
moved over from Milton, and are oc-
cupying the Coppook house on Fifth
street, south Of Main.
For Sale.-Fifteen head of good
young Jersey nows, fresh and coming
fresh. Also l6 head of full blood Jer
sey heiters. due 10 freshen in the early
spring. r. B. MoEwen.
The Athena High school basket bal
team put up a good game at Psndletoi
last night but was defeated 81 to 81
The feature of the game was basket
tossed by Payne fIom center.
Misses Clara and Florence Zerbl
passed through from their home II
Walla Walla Friday evening, ell
I,route TO visit friends in the William
stts valley during the holidays
Green Estss has returned from Dur
kee, Baker county, near which plao'
he has purchased half section OF
land. He and his brother Charles
will engage in the sheep business.
| Mrs. A. A. Foss took advantage o.
the heavy snow last Friday, and spen
portion of the day with her camera
She was successful in obtaining 9
mum ber Of beautiful winter views.
| ]. v. MITCHELL, who has held th'
position of telegraph operator for thu
O-W. R. s. N, Company in this city
has been offered the position of ticke
agent for the company at North Yak
lima.
| Services at the Methodist Episcopa
church next Sabbath. Morning suit
jeot: "HeIp for the Honest Doubter.
| At night, Christmas sermon will b'
preached. Sabbath school at 10 a
m. All are invited.
Miss CeciIe Boyd will spend th
vacation at her home in this city afte
assisting in the Pendleton munioipa
Christmas tree exercises tonight
where her class of High school girl
Will nave part.
Fishing for steelhead trout on tn
Umatilla. below Hermiston. has al
forded much sport to anglers durin
the fore part of the week, but tn
melting snow and heavy rains hav
put stop to the fun.
The unfinished link 10 the Weston
Milton section Of the macadam roa
is in almost impossible condition
Several automobiles have mired dow
nehr the VIM place, and have had |
be pulled out with horses.
]. R. MatheIs returned Saturda
. evening from Weissr, Idaho, where b
was called ty the serious illness OF b
father and mother. both of whoI
suffered serious attack Of the gril
he left them In much better health.
The completion yesterday OF II
plate glass front 10 Zerba Biothe
new garage, puts the building in CON
mission for service. The new Raraf
is one of the most commodious
Umatilla county and will afford sto
age room for large Dumber of cars
The Hudson Auto coming out
January will be 76 b. p. want OF
badly, SO here goes to sell my ca
Hardly mar. A better car than wbt
| received it fresh out Of carloa'
Has run less that $500 miles. Ov
$45O.0O of right now. f. D. Watt
Emery Worthington has stablisb'
himself 10 the clothes cleaning an
pressing business in the Post OBJ
building. he has modern equipme
and is prepared to do all kinds
CLEANING, pressing and needing
short notice, and il 10 position
tske orders for tailor-made clotbil
for both men and women.
DreHmland program for Ohristm
Night: Broadway Star Film. IN
theirs Roses." featuring Mary Ma
rice, Dorothy Kelley, James Morriso
Frank CurIieI. Andres Raudolf, Ell
Lloyd. Geo. Cooper, Geo. stevei
Richard Leslie aud Karin Norma
in three parts; vitsgfaph. sunda