The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-10-01

Jesse Ellington, who has been visit
ing relatives and friends in Athena
for couple Of weeks, left Tuesday
morning for InRomar, Montana.
Marion Hanssll will leave today or
tomorrow for the Willamette valley to
spend few days, after which be will
accompany his family home.
The Weston High school has made
arrangements with J. O. Herbsman
of Seattle for Lyceum oourse during
the winter, to begin November 49,
Miss Annie Hagen visited at the
Arthur Coppook home last week. Miss
Hagen, who is nurse at st. An
thongs hospital, was also the guest Of
Mrs. Charles Williams.
Mrs. Archie A. Shiok will give les
sons In piano and voice, at her resi-
denoe, Adams street, between Fourth
and Fifth. Prices reasonable, salts
faction guaranteed. ADV.
Mr.. and Mis-. Frank KnowltoD,
who have spent several months In
Spokane. have returned to Athena.
Frank oanstell you about the big 'uns
he caught in the Spokane river.
Gard of Thanks. We wish to thank
our neig hboIs and friends for the kind
ness and assistance rendered us 10 our
bereavement.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. A. Thompson.
Mrs. Fred Foote and Mrs. a. 7.
Williams of Portland. who have been
visiting at the Chas. Williams home
south Of Athena, left for their homes
Wednesday morning. The two Mrs.
Williams are sisters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Erie zoph Hame up
from Lebanon last week and attended
the Roundup, and will remain in
Athena, MIR. zoph assisting in the
construction Of the Audersnn tunga-
low on Third street.
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Drsamland program for Friday and
Saturday nights: ] and a." "Bootlas'
Baby. Edison. 3.-"A TonsoIial Leo
pard Tamer," SeliR. Sunday: Land
2.-"Good tys Summer" vitagraph.
8.-''The Crooks" Lu0in.
The Weston Leader reports that
Sam Banister has traded his Wallowa
county holdings for Waitsburg wheat
land. Mr.. Banister and family will,
however. continue to reside in Wall
owa county during the winter.
Our old friend, q. W. Hsnsell. wat
met 10 the crowded precincts Of Hap.
py Canyon ty Athena friends, Satur.
day night. The place was so blamed
crowded that Geolge didn't have room
to spin his customary fish story. ~
m Oliver Diokenson, who ia engaged
intearing down the old school hous;
made sweet End this week swhen ht
encountered alpWarm Of bees in thu
upper part of the building and ex
tracted about 70 pounds of honey.
n Edward b. Koontz came mp from
Portland yesterday morning on bus
iness connected with the Kirk estate
He reports that Mis-. Koontz ant
"Bob." the family cat, are we'll ant
perhaps patiently awaiting his returl
1>hoMe.
lAFive crates Of China pheasants wer
re6eived Tuesday by Deputy Gam
Warden Tonkin, fIom the state gam
farm at Corvallis. There were 6
birds in the shipment and they wer
all taken to Ukiah and liberated o
farms there.
The Ladies' Altar Society will Civ
a pastry sale tomorrow, beginning a
] p. M, at Fix q Radtke's store
You are invited to make purchases TO
your Sunday dinner. The proceeds de
rived from the sale will Ee given t
the Catholic church.
| Services at the Baptist church mex
Lords day. Sunday school at 10 q. m
classes for all. Come. Preaching a
IL a. m, subject. "The Great Teach
err" preaching at 1880, subject "Pil
lows Under the Arms" A WELDON
for all. Rev. NJ. q. Bentley, Pastor.
Rev. VIM. Gallaher. pioneer Unit
ed Brethren preacher. formerly we
known over the northwest, is report
ed ill at College Place sanitarium
suffering with paralytio stroke. Il
ia go years old and has lived in th
walla WalIa valley for 40 years.
| Lee Caldwell, a Pendleton boy, WI
the worlds bucking championship Q
Pendleton. Saturday, when he roo
three horses. one of them the famor
Long Tom, to victory over the spler
did riding of Yakima Canutt. and I'll
Indian rider, Jackson Sundowl
Caldwell made a brilliant ride and d
served to win.
Following the example of oertai
Athena lady, who hit upon the hapI
idea Of exterminating flies 10 tent /
singeing them with burning tape
Herman Meyer tried the same exDe
iment on the awning at the Me-
Market. yesterday morning. Result
A big patch adorns the lady's ten
and new awning will grace the Ma