East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-12-20
W0ODSAED DESTROYED
BY FIRE At ATHENA
STRUCTURE ON PROPERTY or
MEiS HTTI1MAN CATCHES
FIRE FROM ASHES.
Other News and Social Notes of
Much Interest as Gathered by the
Fast Oregonlan Special Core
spondent.
Especial to the East o~regonlan)

Especial to the East Oregonian)
ATHENA, Dec. 1S-A woodshed on
one OF Mrs. Hiteman's places in this
city VAS completely destroyed by fire
early yesterday morning from ashes
which Mr.. Il. Keller thinks caused
the fire, Mr., Keller lives on this place.
The heating plant has been Install
ed at the Christian church and now
the concrete work 1t being rushed in
the enlarged basement.
Bert Davis is building an addition
to b. b. Richards office building.
Irving Brooks, former b~ookkeeper
at the bank, but now Sergeant Major
of the aviation corps is on his way
to France.
Miss Lucille Taylor is driving a new
o~ldsmobile. the car II gift OF her
father.
John Wall who went to Portland IA
few weeks ago has enlisted in the
aviation corps, and was successful in
passing the examination. He will go
to Texas soon to train.
The higher grade boys at the schOol
listened to a short ak by j. c. Hawk
ms, OF Pendleton Friday morning
about raising more wheat. corn and
potatoes next year. He also told some
Of the merits of the o. A. c.. at Cor
wallis of which he is a graduate.
Friday evening the Athena girls
basketball team went to Weston to
play there. They were determined to
win as they were defeated at TOUCHED
: "a week ago.
At the weekly assembly at the
schoo house last Wednesday the Y.
NJ. c. A. delegates, George L%ieuallen,
Lawrence Barker and Ralph Haynie
who were sent to Ia Grande to the
Older Boys Conference, December 10
tool OF the conference in general
Mrs. Win Burden received word
from her son. Corporal Ed. Sebasky
who is at Camp Mills. New York.
Ed says it is very dlsasreeable and
many of the soldiers are bothered
with colds.
Harry Keller is confined to his bed
on account of sickness.
Many Athena business men and
farmers ave subscribed $35 to the
tobacco und started by William Win
ship for the members of old Troop d..
j. f. McAlexander OF Freewater re-
turned to hat town after spending a
few days in Athena.
d. II. Mansfield and II. II. Hill OF
Athena were in PendIeton Friday
evening.
W. r.. Taylor, prominent farmer of
this city. was a Pendleton visitor
Saturday.
There has been all kinds of weather
IN Athena and vicinity. there being
typical spring days, hen wind and
then rain. Last Saturday was a fine
warm day while Sunday night there
was a strong wind. Sunday evening
1t ralned.
Emory worthIngton, prominent
young man of Pendleton, was visiting
friends here Sunday.
Herman Meyers, formerly connect
ed with the meat market I'm this city,
left Wednesday evening for Eastern
Washington.
Mrs. II. McAlexander of this city
was in Freewater Friday and Satur-
day.
Bert Cartano was in Pendleton on
business Saturday.
Last Friday afternoon the High
school Literary Society had Il very
pleasing program. the last meeting to
be help in 1917. Some special features
were IA vocal solo by Mrs. Russell,
and the high school paper, The Spec
tator. The next meeting will be am
uary 18th.
The wheat fields are looking fine.