The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-01-28

weakened as result, and Athena Wa
without trains for couple OF dayl
We we're not long without snow how
YER. for by Monday noon 10 inches q
fresh snow fell, and 1t is still with ui
Saturday night the Dayton Zig
school basket ball team will try con
illusions With the Athena Hi team il
the gymnasium. II Is said these team
are evenly matched and the gam
gives promise Of being an interestin
one.
The Christian church services viii
begin Sunday 10 a. m. with Bibl,
school, Geo. R. GerkinR director
lpreaohing and worship II and 1880
led ty Pastor D. Errett. Special mus
ical numbers by the chorus. DR.. Scot
director. The male chorus will sins
at the evening service. The public
invited aud welcome. Aid society
Thursday 2 p. M, chorus rehearsal
Thursday evening at 1880.
The Golden Rule store Is soon tc
undergo change In management.
Merle Roby resigns the managemen
Of the store here to 60 into par artnershiI
with A. B. Frost and J. @. Penney
in the opening and operation of q
Golden Rule store at Eugene. Mr..
Roty will te succeeded here by Fl. j,
Power, who for the past year has been
in the sales department. and who is a
gentleman of wide experience In the
merchandise business.
Mics Ruth Talkington has been
elected as physical instr uctor and
playground director to succeed Miss
Oecile Boyd in the Pendletcn Hlgh
and grade schools. Miss THlkington
has tanRht in Baker. and in Lodge
Grass, Montana. Shs IL the daug hter
Of Ptof. and Mrs. Fl. L. TaIkington,
Of the Lewiston, Idaho. State Normal
school, and formerly lived with her
parents in Weston, where Prof. Talk
ington taught In the Normal school.
Athena Camp No. III, W. D. w.,
has been engaging in an active mem
bership campaign under the direction
of Dist. Manager J. F. Hoyt and will
initiate class Of about 10 new men,
teIs on Wednesday night. February 2.
The degree team and officers OF PEN
dleton Camp No. Al will conduct the
initiatoIy work and after the meeting
all members will be enter tanned by
banquet and program. All Wooodmen
are invited and urged to be present.
The suit for damages against the
stIeet car COMPANY of WalIa Walla
instituted by Mike Pierce and Bert
Allen was tried this week, and the
Jury brought in verdict for Allen in
the suin Of $1,000, but Pierce was
awarded no damages. The suit re.
suited from injuries received by the
men. when their horse ran away and
oollided with a street car. Homer ].
Watts OF this city, and Attorney
Fouts Of Dayton, Wash, were counsel
Tor the plaintiffs 10 the action.
The following officers were installed
10 Mignonette Rebekah Lodge, No. So,
Tuesday evening, by District Deputy
Tessa McPherson aud deputy Grand
Mae Douglas: N. g., Alta
Michener; V. a., Charlotte Bush: R.
s.. Anna Littlejohn: Treas, Ida HUT;
o., Rhoda McEwen; Warden. Mrs.
Earl UIquhart; Con-, Ada DeFreece;
|. g., Ethel McIntyre; 0. O., Greia
MoIntyre; r. s. N. a., Jennie Watts;
l.. s. N. a., Jsssioa MoEwen; R. s.
v. d.. Lizzie Sheard; L. s. v. g.,
Laura McIntyle; Musician, Belle Nc.
lntyre.
Sheriff Taylor was in town Wednes-
dav from Pendleton, having in ousto-
dy Jim Ohilders, arrested on the
charge Of stealing couple Of horses
from Henry Koepke. Ohilders waived
preliminary examination in Judge
Richards court. and was bound over
to the grand jury under $3.50 bonds.
The horse which hav3 been gone sinoe
I he first of Novsm beT. were located
at Vale. Oregon. It is claimed that
Childers purchased the horses from
other parties, and it is believed by his
friends that be can clear himself OF
the charge.
The girls Of the Pendleton High
school basket ball team, with their
coach, Miss Bonney. had an unpleas-
ant experience Sunday as result of
the washout between here and pendle.
ton. Saturday night they played
game with the Weston high school
girls. and remaining over night they
walked to Athena, not being allie to
secure conveyance there. Charter
ing two Of the Tharp taxis. they were
driven as far as Eastland. where the
washout in ths road confronted them.
They turned back and wers taken into
the home of John Adams near Adams
and next morning we're taken on 10
Pendleton ty Finis Kirkpatrick.
humping the ties of the RAILROAD track
10 an automobile. for a distance OF
three miles, and finally reached home
in safety.
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