The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-11-19

]. ]. Lewis, publisher Of the He'll
Advocate aud others interested in th
turkey shoot to be given there mex
Wednesday, were in Athena Monday
advertising the event.
Mr.. ana Mis-. William Campbell
and Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus Campbell
attended the funeral Of Mrs. Bell,
Brace. Tuesday. deneased hsing an
aunt of the Campbell brothers.
4 J. S. Hopper would like for the per
son who left pick in his yard somt
time Sunday night or Monday morn.
ing, to call for the tool and make al
explanation and thus avoid trouble
\ Mr.. and Mrs John Walker and Will
Potts recently returned from trip to
the St Anthony, Idaho, county,
where the latter bought three quarter
sections of land. reports the Helix
t,At1vooate.
IN The -pfactids baskat bali game
vklayed in me school gymnasium last
FEidays6v s6venigR--betweHn q Pendleton
tsAfn .ssd the Athena High school
,kbess, resulted 10 victory for the Wis
I itors. with a score Of 80 to 20.
Mrs. M. L. Watts, Mrs. W. p. Lit
tIejuhD, Mrs. Lloyd Mitchener. Mis-.
W. W. MCPHERSON aud mum beI Of
other mem bers Of the local Rshekah
Lodge, attended the district convention
of that order held in Milton last W eek.
DR.. J. W. Weloh and Alfred Franz
motored down to Stantield Monday,
! returning Tuesday evening with a aics
bag Of eight geese. They concluded
that the ducks were little too fast
for them SO oontented themselves with
the honkeTs.
Joseph Wurzar prominent farmer
of>Westo who met with serious injury
at one OF his ranches near Sopkare
whan kicked and trampled Ey his
mules recently is reported to be in a
critical condition at the Sacred Heart
hospital in Spokane.
]. N. w. Ballous Goted Indian
scout aud veteran of the Civil War,
! died al the residence of HE daughter,
Mrs. s. c. Hudson at Freewater, last
Saturday. He was born in 1927. and
oi ossed the plains nine times, four
with oxen and five with mules.
John Kearney, ex- chief Of police uf
| Pendleton, committed suicide Tuesday
afternoon, ,cy shooting himself through
the head. Dependency over the loss
Of his position, and his inability
to keep away from liquor are said to
have been the causes Of the rash act.
MA. o. Garden has sold his Echo
YNews to W. II. Crary, Of Portland
| and, has given possession. Mr.. Garden
will Iamain in Echo for the present,
where be holds the Office Of city re-
corder. Mr.. Crary has been connect
ed with the newspaper business 10
Alaska.
| Are we going to have any kind oil
putlio celebration this Ohristmasi
Why not get together and have q
grand union community Christmas
tree? Christmas is only few weeks
off nov. and this present weather
seems to sort Of forehshadow a holi'
day spirit.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph N. Scott
went over to Walla Walla Sunday,
remaining until Tuesday, visiting
relatives. While there their little
daughter, Margaret, submitted to an
operation for adenoids. at the Walla
Walla hospital. The little girl is re.
covering rapidly.
| A grand Thanksgiving ball will be
given Thusrday evening in Z. of Fl
/. o. O. F. hall, with Gordon's orch-
estra furnishing the msuic. Floor
committee, Jacob Booher and Russell
| Pisrsol OF Athena; L. I. O'Harra OF
Weston: Virgil Smith of Helix aud
Carl Christian Of Adams.
| Mrs. Louis Bergevin spent last Set
| urday in Walla Walla. Her daugh.
| ter, Miss Tootsie, left Walla Walls
Saturday evening for Seattle. wheri
she will enter the hospital where bel
sister, Miss Rsna Bsrgevin. has beer
in training for the past two years
and will also train for muse.
| The ladies of the M. e. Aid sooiet.
Monday expressed splendid box O
flowers to MI. W. L. Kinney, travel
ing salesman of the West Coast Giro
Grey Co., who is i'll at bis home ii
WaIla Walla. Mr.. Kinney has loDi
been an honorary member Of the so
oiety, paying regular dues into it
treasury.
Mr. and Mrs. Alex Mckay arrive'
Tuesday. from Cape Breton, Canada
where they have disposed Of consid
reable amount of property including
large hotel. and will make their HON
in the West. Mr.. Mckay has been il
ill health for some years. and expect
to benefit by the change in climate
They are visiting at the home Of Mrs
McKay's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM
Harden.
A team belonging TO Harry Street
farmer living beyond Weston. brok
loose from the hitching rack on Thir'
street Tuesday afternoon and starte
for home. Mr.. Street, who was nea
made grab for the lines Eut wa
thrown violently to the pavement
striking his shoulder and arm on th
side Of the concrete gutter on, Mai
street and sustaining severe bruises
The team proceeded on up the roH
where they parted from the WACO
and were oaught auout mile out 0
town.
The Second Annual Turkey Shoe
of fha HeIix Guu Cluh will ta hald a