East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-11-20
ATHENA HIGH BEATS
COLOMBIA COLLEGE
DOUBLE HEADER BASKETBALL,
GAME is PLAYED IN SCHOOL
GYMNASIUM.
Carpenters Are Busy Repairing
buildings Damaged IN Recent Fire
Other Ncwsy and Social Notes.
Especial Correspondence )

Especial Correspondence.l
ATHENA, Nov. 2a-In the higl
school sym last night the Atheng
high school team met and defeateC
the Columbia college team. The fina
score for the girls gamc was Colum.
bia college 25, Athena high %. ThC
boys score was Athena high Sc. Co
lumbia 80.
The Athena teams showed superi,
or team work all the way through the
games both teams making several
nice baskets from seemingly impos.
sible place to make one.
/ The Milton team was inclined
toward roughness and the fouls were
numerous, The boys game was es-
pecially rough and Athena took the
worst of it as they were outweighed
by about ten pounds to the man.
This is the first game of the season
and the prospects for two winning
teams is bright After the game re.
freshments were served to the visitors
to the high school and to the alumni
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM Weir were
Athena visitors Friday evening.
A. H. Mcintyre returned yesterday
from Baker where he has been a wit.
ness in the trial of Bert Hopkins who
was held for manslaughter. Mr. Hop
kins came clear and Is again free
man.
H. l. Hedricks of Weston was in
Athena Friday.
p. E. Wilson returned home Thurs
day after spending a month visiting
in Wallace. Idaho.
Ralph Sailing of Weston was an
Athena visitor Friday.
Mrs. J. o. Russell who has been
seriously ill for the past week is i'm,
proving. -.
Born to Mr., and Mrs. Thos. Gooher
November IL a daughter.
Col. F. G.. Lucas was over from Wes-
ton during the week.
Bert Jerard of Pendleton was an
Athena visitor Wednesday.
been added and a splendid instru.
tana is visiting his sister Mrs. F, S.
lie Grow.
Miss Mason of Pendleton was an
Athena visitor Thursday.
G. n Mariner of Portland fire ad-
justor for the Aetna Fire Insurance
was in the city Thursday
the loss of the Myers Har-
ness Shop from the fire on NOvem-
Der IL.
Miss Mamie Barnes of Weston was
an Athena visitor Thursday.
Miss Pauline Myrick Of Milton and
former Athena high school student
was an Athena visitor Friday.
Lester NJ. Martin, manager OF the
Peoples Theater announces that com.
with next week Paramount
pictures will be shown every Satur-
day night. This line of pictures is
the very best in the U. s.,
thus giving Athena the class of pic
lures shown in the larger cities.
The Athena band. under the direc-
ton OF Prof W. C. Thorn has again
been reorganized and will practice
every Tuesday and Thursday evening
A number of new members have
Grover Bowles of Mlssoula. Mon
mentation Is promised among the
new instruments are two saXophones,
Mrs. w. G. Estes was Pendleton
visitor Thursday.
Carpenters are busy repairing the
Post building damaged in the fire on
12. Mrs. Winship who has
charge Of the buildings plans on re-
pairing the damaged parts even bet
ter than they were before. D. Nc
Fadden has the contract for the work.
District Organizer ]. H. Hoyt of
Walla Walla visited the local W. o.
W. camps Wednesday night and out
lined plans for a campaign for new
members this winter. On Dec. 6 a
will be held after which a
banquet and a social evening will be
spent. It is hoped that number Of
new members may be added and
taken to Pendleton on December IS
to be initiated.
The charming comedy drama "Oak
Farm" which will be given by the
Athena High school in the auditori-
um on Thursday, December 7, is pro-
crossing nicely under the direction OF
Superintendent and Mrs. Russell.
"Oak Farm" the home of delight
full old couple. Mr.. and Mrs. Wealth
efby and their family. is the scene
of many entertaining incidents. Work
has started on the third act which
brings the play to an interesting cli-
max and pleasing conclusion.
Leroy Ostrander who has been en-
plOyed by the O-W r. & N. Co. In
central Washington. has been trans.
ferred again to Athena and will act
as operator at the local depot.