The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-12

Mrs. Gen harris. who has been SER
iously i'll in Pendleton, is reported
better. Her sistsi. Mrs. Minnie De-
sPeatt, visited her Wednesday.
f. s. LeGrnw has been appointed
guardian Of Wendell and Kendall La
Brasche, minor sons of the late Olar-
enoe and Henry LaBrashe, deceased.
The appointment was made by the
| County Court, this week.
The young ladies Of the Rebekah
lodge were very successful with their
dance givan to invited guests. Wednes-
day evening at the lodge hall. Thir.
ty-six couple enjoyed the pleasures Of
/ thesevsning. Misses Lucinda Dell and
Areta Littlsiohn presided at the table
for serving punch to the guests.
WWilliam Booher is making perma-
fnent improvement at his home sonth
of the city limits. worthy Of note. He
is installing modern water system.
A reservoir having between 5000 and
5000 gallons capacity is being con-
structed to contain water piped to the
premises from the artesian we'll.
Monday was little Elizabeth Steele's
fourth birthday anniversary aud a
numb of her little friends spent the
afternoon at her home. Twenty six
little tots we're there. and Mrs. V. O.
Burke. Mrs F. B. Radtke. Mrs. Alvin
B. Stone and Mrs. J. q. Harmon as
sisted Mrs. Steele in seeing that they
had good time
"Billy" Darby, the young English
man who has been in the employ OF
Russell & Son for saveral months,
will leave Sunday night for England,
to enlist for the war. First he will 90
to the home of his mother for week e
visit, then to Aldershot to join the
ranks. Mr.. Darby has lost eight cous.
ms and one brother in the war to date.
| Satisfied with the showing made
the county court by M. l.. Watts,
administrators of the estate of L. j.
Watts, deceased. that he had conduct
ed the affairs of the estate honorably,
the attorneys for Mrs. Jerusha Grab
half sister of M. L. and Homer l.
Watts, moved for the dismissal of thu
complaint and the court made the or
der accordingly.
Pendleton Tribune: Oyer in Walla
Walla the fans are beginning to tall
up a semi professional baseball leagul
with Walla Walla. Pendleton, Athena
Weston and Milton -Freewater as pos
| sibilities. Rollo Brown whose advent
in the baseball world of the Northwes
was as a member of the famous Athe
ma "Yellow Kids" about denad'
ago, is one Of the moving spirits.
Mrs. Lille Miller has returned from
Portland, where she purchased he
spring millinery, and brought the frs
consignment with her. She announo
es her spring opening for today ant
tomorrow, when the latest styles i
millinery, wells, flowers, and all tn
accessories and dainty frills OF tn
] present modes will be. on exhibition
Call at her store and ses them, whe
! ther you purchase or not. ADV.
! Aeury Barrett il of the opinion thf
he now has tue sheep business agwin
: an, aeomin' ON his competitor, Frenc
9 Uriglar. "Crig" it appears WI
. caught mapping and Barrett slipped
a mis- neighborhood and purchased II
r head Of sheep. II this is true.
% would appear that Barrett has mo
faith in the sheep industry under der
N ooratic administration, than Crigla
i. whom the democrats left in sole 60
D. troll of the industry in the terrific
It immediately north of town.
n At meeting last night. held
the office of B. b. Richards. Dr.. Q
=. born was elected manager Of the At
4 ena ball team, and Henry Dell. Ea
! Uruuhart and Charles Bryan delegat
!, to represent the team at meeting
4 be held today for the purpose of forr
ulating schedule. little tin
spent netted $155 in subscriptions
u the base ball fund. Grounds have bet
" secured from Sam Hutt. The diamoL
y will be located on the fiat this side
10 the mill.
Is Sam HUT went to Milton Wedne
day with his big auto truck al
brought over $50 trees to be set out
f the city park. J. e. Froome. one
a the park commissioners selected Il
II trees personally at the nursery. II
3. assortment includes Carolina poplar
% sycamores. naples, elms anG tiro
II One particular specimen in which M
Froome takes especial pride is a wee
a ing willow. Jacob Reno will set 0
ia the trees at the park and give the
n. personal attention during the comil
+. year.
Is Under the able leadership Of Pre-
al A. r. Gordon, assisted by some
Athena's best musical talent, q co
/, cert will be given at the Athena Ope
= house, on Wednesday evening. MAI
g IL. Much attention has been Civ
= to the preparation of the program.
: it is confidently expected by the ba
= management that the Athena peoT
= will te with them for the benefit
lat excellent organization. A dan
CO will be given after the concert with
I'D splendid orchestra furnishing the mi
or io. Concert begins al $3.50, sharp.
!. Walter s. Wells. well known +
i. ident Of Pendleton and at one tim
80 mem ber of the city council OF To
city, committed suicide Tuesday mig
ed at bis home there, by shooting hi
A. self through the head with .3S Q
Ir. iber revolver. According to Pend