The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-02

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ploy Of the O.-W. r. 8 N. Go. at
Waitsburg has been stricken with
typhoid fever and has been taken to
the hospital at Walla Walla. His
mother was called from this city to
his BEDSIDE
Beginning Sunday morning, this
section has received several drenching
rain storms, hat of Sunday afternoon
being especially severe. TheIe is now
sufficient moisture for all graingrow-
ing purposes, whereat the fsrmeris
greatly pleased.
Dreamland Theatre program for
Friday and Saturday: l and 2.-"The
Adventures Of Kathlyn, No. A. The
Royal Slave" 3.-"Ths Rube's
Duck" Lubin. Sunday; aud a.
"The Winner" Essanay. 3.--"The
Last Mans Club" Selig.
The auto stage leaves Athena twice
daily for Weston, at $40 a. m. and
4:l0 p. m. and leaves twice daily for
Adams and Pendleton, at 9:25 a. m.
and $3.50 p. m. Express packages car
ried. Headquarters at st. Nichols
Hotel. A. M. Boyden, proprietor. --Ad
The Cello Canal celebration BOOST
ers visited Athena today,at IL O'Clock
to The number of several auto loads
The band and number OF citizens re-
ceived the visitors here. Reserva
tions for the excursion may he secured
from B. B. Richards. H. /. Watts,
DR.. ]. d. Plamondon and J. e. FIoom
were the local men appointed on the
committee.
The pavilion dance was well attend
ed last evening, many young people
from the surrounding towns and coun-
try helping to augment the crowd.
The music, furnished by Gordon's or
chestra Of seven pieces, with Harry
Bundy manipulating the drums, was
up to Its usual excellent standard.
Road Supervisor King will next
give attention TO the road in Lamar
guloh. beginning work at the school
house. His force has completed work
on the road north from the cemetery
where the hill south Of the pinkerton
farm house has been pulled down. The
road east, past the William Willaby
farm has also teen put into fine con-
ditiop.
Rev. Milo q. Bentley Of the Baptist
church, who has been on the sick list,
was able to be in his pulpit last Sun
day morning and evening Next Sun
day at II a. M. the Sunday school
will give their Easter program. In
the evening at 7:30 there will be an
Easter service. the pastor preaching
on "The Resurrection. At the even.
ing service there will be the ordinance
of baptism. The public is most COR
daily invited to attend.
Tonight at the Opera house, the
Athena High school will present their
annual play, the proceeds to be de-
voted to the defrayinR Of school ath-
letics expenses. The play is entitled
ga Russian Honeymoon. The scene
is laid in Russia, and pretty romance
ruus throughout the play. The stud
ents have taken great pains to prepare
for the presentation, and deserve eu-
couragement and success. Admissior
| is only 25 cents The curtain iises al
$3.50 sharp.
| Word is received here Of the deatt
of @. W. Hollis, March 20, at hi
I home in Lamont, WASH, OF vhlvula
heart trouble. The name Of MIR
| Hollis was formerly household wor'
in Athena, where he conducted mer
camille business for twelve years. Ii
1898 be moved to Oakland, Gal.
W here be engaged in the grocery bus
iness, which was destroyed by th'
earthquake. He located in Lamon
in 1910. Mr.. Hollis is survived b!
bis wife, two sons and two daughters
| At bis own request before death, thu
body was taken to Portland for orem
i alton. Mr.. Hollis was 63 years Of
age.
| The weather man held aloof at Mil
ton long enough Sunday to allow si,
innings Of play between the Athens
and Milton ball teams, and when ht
took the top eff his sprinkler, th'
berrypiok ers held six to three scor'
over DR.. Osborn's lads. Athena
scores came in bunch in the third In
ming; this much we can make out O.
tha tluIred score book, which wal
baptized along with the rest of th
hunch. With Brooks on, Stone slash
ed out home run swat. Bryan tool
first by being hit. stole second an
rompsd home on Boynton's stiff single
Shick and King were Athena's batter
and Bartholemu and Renniek for Mi
! ton. Athena plays Weston Sunds
| afternoon on the home grounds. Mi
] ton -Frsewstsr Willie entertained Q
SBslix.
That our old friend, Tom Selall.
4 fAl .hloed Indian living on the reset
: walton aud farming his own land,
! to make sensation at the Panama
! Pacific exposition, is indicated by th
a following, from the East OreRoniar
! Be It known that yesterday Thomi
Sslall purchased C-55 Buick touriu
car to replace his four-cylinder m
chine. which was too common an
small for bis station in life and need
He purchased it for the express pu
{ pose, according to bis own statement
/ of taking his family overland to Ss
u Francisco and be declared he conten
plated dressing himself and family
q the wartonnets and other savaI
n finery which he Inherited from b
q ancestors, for bis entrance into Il
i. exposition city.
2 Joseph N. Scott Sunday received