The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-05-07

The farmers Union Picnic will be
held at Pilot Rock this year on Sat-
urday, May 30. National Lecturer
Dornblazer, of Atlanta, Ga, will be
the principal speaker of the occasion.
The picnic will be an all day affair,
and the program Of entertainment
will be left to the Pilot Rock local.
Mr.. Mcleod, Sam Haworth aud
DR.. Weloh went TO tbs Hermiston re-
ser voir in the Mcleod auto Wednes.
day with the intention Of tishing, but
the water was so muddy that little
success resulted. The party enjoyed
the ride, however and found jackrat-
bits to be good targets for rifles. They
!, returned home Wednesday evening.
At the Baptist parsonage 10 Pendle-
ton, Melvin l.. Hutohens and Miss
Florence L. Wickam were welded at
high noon, Wednesday, ty the Rev.
E. R. Clevenger. The young couple
were attended by Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Berlin, of this city. They will make
their home in this vicinity, where the
bridegroom is employed on farm.
Examinations in the eighth grade are
in progress throughout the county
with the exception of Psndleton today,
having begun yesterday. Supt. Young
estimates that 800 pupils will take
them. In addition some 400 other pu-
pills Of the sixth and seventh grades
are taking examinations in geography
and physiology, the former subject
being concluded in the seventh grade
and the latter in the sixth by The pres
ent study arrangement.
In the County spelling contest held
at Pendleton last Saturday, Dorothy
Koepke won first place In the third
grade and Lucinda Dell won first in
the fourth grade. Belle Pambrun is
also entitled to honorable mention as
she stood third in the seventh grade.
In the County Declamatory contest
held in Pendleton on the preceding
evening, Dorothy Koepke won FIRST
place in Division O, and Zola Keen
second in Division A.
The death of Mrs. Stillman Demp,
sey, wife of the physical instructor in
the Tekoa. Wash. high school, in
Walla Walla hospital Sunday. was a
sad surprise to many friends Of the lady
in Athena. Mrs. Dempsey was for
merly Miss Bessie Winn, daughter of
Mrs. A. z. VIM of Dry Creek, near
Weston. She had been married less
than year. and death. followed an
operation for appendicitis. Several
Athena people went to Weston Tues
day TO attend her funeral.
@Yestel day, two we'll known young
paople Of this city, Mr.. Elmer Booher
and Miss Della Russell, were united
in marriage by County Judge Marsh.
The marriage ceremony was performed
In the judges Office at the court house
in the presence uf Mr.. John MoCool
and Miss Vergie Russell, sister Of the
bride. The bride is daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. W. y. Russell of this city,
and the groom son of Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Bcoher. Both were raised here
and have large oonoourse Of friends,
who extend congratulations.
Chairman Watts Of the Athena
school board. givss out the following
list of teachers elected for the coming
year: Principal. o. A. Guerne, re-
elected High school Miss Briefly; 18th
and 9Th grades Miss [nez Wagner; 9Th
and 9Th grades Miss Leota Wagner;
Bird and 4th grades, Miss Vesta Cuts.
forth; lst and and grades, Miss Celia
Armstrong. Mr.. Watts announces that
by consolidation in the 9th and 9Th
grades, one teacher less will be en-
ployed. An assistant principal is yet
to be elected.
n "Mose" (Floyd) Payne. known in
athletic circles as the Athena jack
rabbit, smashed the two-mile record
on U. of o. field. Friday when the
University defeated Multnomah Ath-
letio Club 93 to 30 points in their an
nual field meet. Payne and four
Others of Bill Hayward's string left
Eugene Tuesday for San Francisco.
where they will participate in the
events at the Exposition. Payne's
time at Eugene was 9:40 4.5f The
Oregonian says Multnomah fsfled to
place an entry on the marks Of the
two-mile classic. so Payne started with
Mcclure and Huggins in the mile. As
the two former finished their distance
the Athena "]ackrabbit" was but 80
yards in the rear and running fresh.
AS he oiToled the quarter mile track
In the longer race few thought that
he would ever finish with the pace
that he had set. The final stretch
saw him sprint home. suap the string
and walk easily away with new
Northwest mark to his credit.