The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-07-02

Es NJ l4o0hOW uuu W. AZ AuytuE
have left for Missoula, Montana.
where they will assist George Drum
heller of Walla Walla in putting on a
Wild West show, at a three-day cell
ebration. Drumheller. who recently
purchased the Rodeo outfit from Roy
Ralsy and others. will also put on
tig show at Seattle, during Potiatch
week. for which be receives $4,000.
Mr.. and Mrs. /. W. Ware are pleas
antly located in their new home, re-
GENTLY purchased Of B. N. Hawks.
They are in possession of the drug
store, which will hereafter be known
as Wares Pharmacy Mr.. Ware was
formerly engaged in the drug tus-
iness at pendleton, but of late years
has been on the road as travelling
salesman for a wholesale drug house.
The "officiaP' celebration in this
neck O. the woods will be held at
Helix, Monday. July .. Iu the little
town up the Flat dwell hospitable
people who will vie With one another
in showing you good time. The
Athena Band will furnish music for
the occasion, end many people of this
city, who enjoy good old fashioned
celebration. will 50 to Helix on that
day.
George Hartman Sr., UmatillH coun-
ty. pioneer, for many years resident
Of The Weston neigh borhood. ex-clerk
and ex-1udge of the county. and Of
late years resident of Portland, died
Sunday morning at Hot Lake, from
heart disease from which he had bee
sufferer for some time. The body
was taken to Portland Monday by bis
son. George Hartman, Jr., and 9th or
relatives for burial.
Weston Mountain people have made
great preparations for holding eel
ebration tomorrow at Bryson's grove.
Many people from Weston and adia-
cent country will attend the celebra-
tion. A picnic dinner and 4 beef bar
beoue will be among the features Of
the day, while races and sports will
take place in the Afternoon and fire.
works will be the method Of entertain
ment in the evening.
Since Monday afternoon, VIM. Tomp-
kius of this city, has been lying at the
point of death at the hospital In Pen
dleton. and there is said to be pi actir-
ally no hope for his recovery: Mon
day afternoon, Drs. Keeler. of eWalla
Walla and Sharp OF this city per-
formed an operation. since when the
patient has been very low. The oper-
alton is said to have disclosed bad
affection Of the liver. His family
have been at Pendleton during the
week, and friends have also gone from
here to attend him.
Manager Osborn of the penuant-
winning Athena ball team, would like
to have special train carry Athena
fans to Pilot Rock, Sunday July II,
at which time the second game in the
county championship series will be
played. He has taken the matter up
with Agent Mathers. of the O.-W.
R. & N. Go. and it may be that the
special will be secured for that day.
10 event the train runs. q large crowd
will 60 to the Rock from Athena and
Weston, both towns being almost
equally interested in seeing Athena's
East End league team win from the
Blue Mountain league winners.
Iu spite Of the Indictment weather
last Friday. more than sixty peoplel
Nattended the Baptist Sunday school
picnic in the grove at the home o.
Rev. and Mrs. M. q. Bentley at Fern
dale, where TABLES had been prepared
to receive the contents of the well lad
en baskets brought by the pienioefs
AZ of whom arrived at eleven o'clouh
in Hutt's big tIuck, others 10 the pEt
vate cars of Mrs. WinHhip, Mrs. Pa
mondon and Frank Berlip/ /Tbe
host and hostess proved Themselves ex-
cellent entertainers as their big bon
fire and bot coffee put new life into
the damp picnicers; and with d splen-
did dinner aud cherry orchard at
their disposal. the sun having at last
appeared. they felt there was nothing
left undone that would add to the en.
joyment of the occasion. On their re-
turn home late in the afternoon all
were profuse in their thanks to Rev.
aud Mrs. Bentley for their generous
hospitality.
//Doug Flynn was 10 from the John
Day country the fore part of the
week. Doug will be remem bered In
Athena as Que of the hest riders ever
seen here, having ridden on the range
for many years. However, he has
about given uF the saddle for the
plow, and is also the proud owner Of
one Of the few thresning machines In
his part of the country. His principal
diversion while here this week. was to
ride on one Of the rear tenders of Jinks
Taylor's "Whits Hope automobile; !;
Just to shvw 'em that be could "out-
'er." Taylor humored Flynn along
until he got chance to slip one over.
Did be slip it? He Gid. He drove
Doug to Pendleton. and the Ukiah
auto stage had left and right then
Taylor saw the chance. Result: tfie
widest ride Flynn ever took. Cross
outs. skidding around curves a la Bar
ney OldHeld, taking ditches on the
high, all were the same to Taylor acc
his machine, until the stage Mai
overtaken this side OF Pilot Roek
Flynn was tumbled aboard and gisef
the high sign. s4 n n