The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-19

T. ment. The grounds are beiug put inI
q condition and from now on regult
practice will be in order.
J, Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. W. Gross motol
l. cd out to the old homestead Sunda,
March IA. where they partook OF
!. sumptuous dinner prepared by thei
d daughter, Mrs. Luke Read. the even
' being in honor Of their 35th weddin
day anniversary. Their children an
grand children were present and al
enjpsed very happy day.
/ W Harry Sayers, residing on the Una
tilla liver, found it necessary to xii
three dogs as result Of their gettin,
into 1ght with rabid coyote. b
kept one Of the dogs until it had devel
oped rabies. and sent the head of th,
animal to Health Officer White a
Portland, who reported that the an
imal was afflicted with the diseaIe
when dispatched.
NSunday evening while out driving,
YMss Anna johnson, daughter Of Mr.
4 anH Mrs. Alex johnson. near town
was severely hurt in a runaway aooi
dent. The team became unmanage
able and threw Miss johnson to the
ground, causing fractured bone in
one arm and sprained ankle. The
young lady was taken to the home Of
Mrs. Hawortb, when DR.. Stone was
called and reduced the, fracture.
| The Foss- Winship Hardware com
pany will this season carry 40 exoep.
tionally Large stock of fishing tackle.
The line embraces everything In flys,
rods, reels and leaders. The latest
In by books will be shown and the
assortment of hooks is larger and more
varied than usually carried in stuck.
Call at the store aud secure your ang.
ler and hunting Licenses for the sea.
son.
wednesday night was an auspicinus
occasion for Mckenzie Chapter, No.
liz, when the lodge was visited by the
State Grand Worthy Matron, Mrs.
Nallie McGowan. Altar the business
session, a social hour was spent and
dainty refreshments consisting of
cakes and ices were served by Mrs. A,
A. Foss and Mrs. Henry Dell. Mrs.
MoGowan was entertained at the home
OF the Worthy Matron, Mrs. A, B.
McEwen. while in the city.
The Athena Baptist church has
extended call to Rev. Milo q. Bent.
ley OF Freewater, to become their pas.
tor, and he has accepted the call aud
will preach next Sunday morning at
and 10 the evening at 1880. The
church feels that the prospects for
the work are very good, and the pub
lie is most cordially invited to attend
all services. The pastor has some i'm.
portant announcements to make next
Sunday as to the future Of bis work
in Athena. and hopes to see large
audience both morning and evening,
A welcome awaits you.
"a rabid coyote was killed at the
Arnold Wood place southeast CT Ath.
ena, Sunday, after it had chased Mrs.
Wood to the house. The animal was
hIst seen by Mrs. Wood out at The
harm, where she thought it was after
her flock of GEESE. Endeavoring to
scare it Of, the animal turned GU her,
and pursued her to the house. II theu
bumped into wire fence several
times, before it was killed ny MIR.
Wood, who put four shots into it with
a "22. Presumably the snme coyote
forced man and woman to climb
fence earlier in the day, on the road
near the Harry Mcbride ranch
A sale Of COWS. heifers aud hogs
will co held at the Roy Saunders |
ranch six miles west of Freewater and |
one mile south of Vincent, Tuesday
March 28, at p. m. sharp. Twenty
three COWS, first class Jersey stock,
nearly all fresh, bred to registered
jersey tull Weston Hazel Pogis, Nc.
$4,000; five yearling heifers, bred as
ab1ve; two 2 year-old heifers, bred as
above. This is selected stock, the pro-
prietor having been grading the stock
up with view to their milking quail
ities. Six Poland China brood sows,
some with pigs, others to farrow soou.
- Adv.
Mrs. Jennie A. Turner, wife of Har-
~ Turner Of Weston, died at her home
there Tuesday night. and the funeral
was held yesterday at Weston. Mrs.
Turner had Eeen i'll with cancer for
several months, and her death, deep
sorrow to her many friends was not
unexpected. She was 81 years old and
a native of Illinois. Size has spent
her married life in Oregon. and leaves
to mourn her, her husband and two
grown sons, Monroe and Floyd. Mrs.
Turner was active in lodge and social
circles. and was mem Der OF the Or
der of Eastern Star, the Women OF
Woodoraft, the 4 Artisans and the
PythIan Sisters. Many of the mem
bers OF Mckenzie Chapter. 0. L. s.
Of this city attended the funeral.
Mrs. B. N. Hawks drove her car to
Walla Walla Monday, accompanied
by Mrs. D. Il. Mansfield. Mrs. M. L.
Watts and Mrs. T., B. Boyd. On
their return 10 the evening, the ladies
missed by few minutes being wit
nesses of the accident In which young
man, Roy Hartley, who was riding a
motorcycle. was badly injured, and
Mr.. Harry Lasster, we'll known
Iarmer of that vicinity. was also SO.
Verely injured, when his car came in
contact with the motorcycle. The
Jar. driven by Mrs. Lasater, turned