The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-05-14

@. @. Gate and Geo. E. Frost OF
Portland. have been in this vicinity
this week endeavoring to interest
farmers in tankage digestor, a hog
food, a by product Of meat packing
esta blishmsnts. The young men are
eudeavoring to sell carload OF the
digestor in this community. B. B.
Richards will te the local distrihut-
ing agent.
Mrs. Lillian Dobson's school 10 Dis
trict "a, was flushed last Wednesday
and the patrons Of the school attended
the closing exercises, showing their
appreciation of her work in the school.
Mrs. Dobson gave the 9Th grade exam
inations Thursday and Friday. She
is home in this city for the vacation.
and will teach again in District "a
next year.
Another instance from democratic
standpoint that French Origlar is not
capable of looking after the sheep aud
wool industry of this particular locel-
| ity, may he cited In the taut that he
had to call on Henry Barrett to sell
+, his wool for him. The best Barrett
could get for demooratic wool was "a
cents per pound, and CIiglar doesn't
know yet whether he was cheated In
| the deal.
Millions annual straw berry festival
and horse show will De held on Thurs
day, May ~ this year. This was the
date named at special meeting OF
Milton's business men and members of
the commercial club held last Tuesday
night to consider ways and means for
promoting the entertainment The
committee named to take charge OF
the entertainment ia composed of 1. Q.
Elliott, Geo. A. Price and W. d.
Hughes.
Miss Glare Partridge closed very
successful term Of school at Lamar,
District No. 80. last Friday. and will
leave Monday for a summers vacation
In Wisconsin. Last Sunday pleasant
picnic was enjoyed bv the entire
SO hool and patrons, at the Key place
on Pine creek. A sumptuous chicken
diuner was enjoyed by the picnicers.
The services of Miss Partridge have
teen retained for next year. at an in
creased salary.
Last Sunday at the Christian church
Mothevs' Day was observed in the
morning service. in an appropriate
manner. A special musical program
was given. with a short sermon by
the pastor. The mothers as they en-
tel ed the church were each honored
ty the presentation of white oarna-
tion, and the four eldest, Mrs. jack
son Nelson. Mrs. A. Shick, Mrs. Wat.
tenburger and Mrs. Myers. were given
the seat Of honor in the congregation
It is said that big run Of salmon
! which came up the Columbia through
the Cello canal has teen stopped a
the new dam of the West UmatillI
project. Several from Athena wen
: down, but the game warden has plao
ed notices forcing them to fish 20
Q feet below the obstruction. Earle
Q IN the week hundreds of fish are sal
) to have been caught by west end pee
ple at the dam. TIE tish are doome
q to die through the inadequacy of tn
d Hsh ladder there.
II Weston Leader: While lookin
/. somewhat gaunt and impecunions
+ Weston the other day, Link SwaggaI
ls was kindly invited to dinner by An
d asa Phillips. Much oheered and er
), couraged, Link drove up in front {
= the Phillips garage, where his hac
a suddenly parted asunder and be stfuo
:. terra Hrma with dull, siokenin
: thud. Never, except on one previou
occasion which will not be mentione
here. have we seen the East End pork
or magnate so greatly embarrassed.
: : In the Eastern Oregon Oratorica
. con test held at La Grande on the eve
ming of May 8. Louis Stewart of Ath
\ ena high School won flrst prize will
!, an grafton on Militarism. The othe
= high schools competing were Wallows
Baker and Pendleton. In the intel
scholastic meet held on the same day
d Wesley Tompkins won second place i
l. the shotput and third place in th
/. discus. He has been invited to Eugen
!. by the University authorities to pa
d tioipate in the intersoholastio met
g held there on May 10. Only one hur
:. dred of the best athletes of the stat
have been invited to participate
the meet.