The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-03-26

#fE. L. Holt, of Walla Walla. has
accepted position In the electrical
department Of the prest Shaffer
Milling company. Mr.. Holt was for
nerly connected with the Pacific
Power aud Light company, and later
was employed In Portland.
| Dr. plamondon has received a Golden
pheasant from the state game farm at
Salem. The bird is a male and is
very beautifully oolored. The doctor
now has pair Of these birds. His
Chinese pheasants are doing nicely,
two pens having been set aside for
breeding purposes.
Earl Urquhart has constructed a
pavilion on the vacant lots between
Miller's furniture store and the Gold
en- Rule store. The pavilion is under
canvas, has a splendid floor 50xS0
feet end will be devoted to dancing.
The opening dance will take place on
Thursday evening, April l. Gordon's
six piece orchestra will furnish the
music.
Pendleton papers report very in
tsresting lecture given to an audience
Of two hundred Knights Of Pythias.
their families and friends, In that city
Monday evening. by George W. Pen.
niman, the famous lecturer, on Sicily
aud early Pythian history. Scenes
were shown in the ancient city OF
Syracuse, where the story Of Damon
and Pythias was located.
@Manager Osborn will take his Aih.
7 ena ball team to Milton Sunday for
the first league game Of the season.
The lineup will be King. Q; Shick and
Boynton, p; Grant, lb; Bryan. 2b;
Brooks ss; Harmon. st; DePeatt, II;
Montague. Of; Catron If; Wall utility.
week from Sunday the first game of
the season will be played on the home
grounds. Weston being the opposing
team.
The Athena Military Band gave a
concert at Weston last evening. which
was fairly attended and much appre-
oiated by the people Of our sister town.
The program included musical num-
bers as produced here last week. Mr.
R. q. Sailing appeared on the program
and pleased the audience with vocal
solo, "ln the Garden of my Heart"
and Mrs. Leila g. Sailing sang beauti-
fully. "Love's Coronation, with vio-
lin obligato by Mr.. Gordon. and Miss
Froome at the piano.
| Weston Leader: Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Mclean, Mr.. and Mrs. George
Phillips and Mr.. Will Mclean return.
ed Monday from an automobile exour-
sion to Washtuona, Wash. They
made quick trip from Milton. dIiv-
ing the distance, 81 miles, In four and
one. half hours. They report a good
\ crop prospect in the Washtucna ooun-
try. Grain is backward hut looking
we'll. MIR Philips rented $40 acres ten
miles from Washtuona and will begin
farming it In April.
In the East Oregonian's "Sportland
Sparkles," appears the account Of the
phenomenal success as polo pony Of
the sotrel horse, Burke" formerly
owned by Henry Barrett. The ANNA
was sold to Ed Averill, who sold hin
, | to horse trainer, and Burke" wa
converted into polo pony and shipped
to California, where be has made
| n+rtt 10 fou al batt in q
formerly we'll known figure at fail
in this county and Walla. Walla
where, ridden by Mrs. ]. d. Plamor
don, he never failed to take first rit
:, bon. and in 1918, at Milton, also too
n tie silver cup.
r An auto race between two Ford
OIL owned by Harry Alexander of this oil
I and Wright of Pendletou. attracted
large crowd Wednesday Afternoon
Alexander was given As feet start, an
y be says agreement was that Wrigt
y was to pass him tefoIe reaching tt
y outcome at thu top of the hill. Ale,
= ander got in front at the start an
kept that position over the COURSE
n Wright dropping out at the Dudle
1 place. The latter con tended that Al
. exander fouled him in the raos By no
q giving half the road, and the judge
i awarded him the wager. The rae
was run on bet of $40.
Yesterday morning jacob Reno
keeper Of the City Park, reported tha
some one had dug up and stolen fron
the park couple Of Star of Bethlehem
plants which bad been set out las
season. The plants would hav
bloomed this spring and the fact tha
' the plants were donated for the pal
!. which is public property makes tn
act one of the lowest In the oatagory o
a lowdown smallness. Every effoit vii
be made to Hnd who the thief is an
il he is found, an example will t
made OF him. A person so devoid O
: principle as to rot the park Of ii
b plants is ton measly little for citizen
+ ship in the community.
: The debating team representa-
Athena High school in the count
debating league, won the champion
d ship of the county ty defeating tn
4 Hermiston debnteIs. in that city
i last Friday evening. Athena won th
II debate by two to one decision on th
!. part of tha judges, who wers Sup
j. s. Landers, ]. W. Meloney an
Rev. Snyder. of Pendleton. The quef
Q tion debated was "The Governmer
d Ownership Of Railroads. Mr.. Lou
r Stewart, Miss Zola Keen and MI
!. Arnold Koepka were the Athena d.
! baters. They had previously defeate
y Ferndale. Vincent and Weston.
Many Athena friends of Miss Lizzi
/, McIntyre were greatly surprised Wei
8 nesday evening, when the announc'
d ment of her wedding was made in th
. pendIeton papeIe. Miss MoIptyfe