The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-06-29

given the sports portion of the program
on which $500 will be given in purses.
Horse racing and other sports will be
held at the Roundup Park.
Pastor Davis Errett attended the
Christian Church convention in Walla
Walla yesterday, where he met many
old friends of the ministry. Several
speakers of national prominence were
present.
Mrs. D. H. Mansfield and Mrs. H.
McAlexander returned Wednesday
from La Grande, where they attended
the district convention of the Women
of Woodcraft. as delegates from Ath-
ena Circle, No. 10.
DR.. E. B. Osborne, assistant State
Veterinarian, visited at the home of
his mother in this city Sunday. He
left in the evening for The Dalles,
where he was called on special business
relative to his office.
1>SMrs. M. M. Johns and son, Flint,
arrived last evening from Vancouver,
and will spend the summer months
with Mr.. and Mrs. Melville Johns.
They made the trip in their Hudson
car, driving yesterday from Condor.
The Sunshine Club held their annual
picnic yesterday at Bingham Springs,
with eleven families participating.
The Club has held their last meeting
for the summer. and adjourned to meet
the second Thursday in October with
Mrs. William Piper, at her home near
Helix.
The picnic held in the City Park
last Saturday by the Baptist Sunday
school was great success, 1.-THE local
church entertaining the Adams Sunday
school to the number of about fifty
A bounteous dinner was served at
II, and games and sports made the
hours fly.
Mrs. Minnie DePeatt left on We'd
nesday mornings train for Kalispel.
Montana, where she will visit her
daughter, Mrs. Ortis Harris, and will
also visit her daughter. Mrs. Lloyd
Smith and son, Ralph. both of whom
are at Miles City. She has temporarily
rented her home to Mr.. and Mrs. Mel
vile Johns, who have taken possession.
The statement of the First National
Bank Of Athena. made to the Comp
troller of the Currency, published in
today's Press shows that the deposits
are sweeping along toward the million
dollar mark. The statement reveals
the splendid condition of this financial
institution. Deposits total $944, 09S. 40
loans and discounts s66b. 236.45, cash
| and exchange 1854, ,065.S0.
X The street department is having diff
Nulty in securing oil and it may be
that the streets will not be surfaced
with oil this season. 1t is understood
the Standard Oil Company has rejected
the city's order for oil on the ground
that oil tanks for transporting the oil
cannot be secured. An order has been
placed with the Union Oil Company
through the Walla Walla agency, but
delivery is uncertain.
N/The wedding of Mr.. Jesse Myrick
YaAd Miss Bessie Banister was solem.
nized last Saturday, June Ss. at 3 p.
M, in Walla Walla, with MIR. and Mrs
Ross Payne in attendance. The bride
is the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. d. B
Banister, and the groom is wei
known young farmer of the Waterman
district, where they will make thei
home. The young couple have beer
at the Banister home, where they re
ceived the congratulations of thei
numerous friends.
| Wednesday night about twenty-five
young people. conveyed in automobiles
\ invaded the Banister home west Of
town where they INDUCED in an old
fashioned "shivaree. the honorees
being the newly welded Mr.. and Mrs
Jesse Myrick. Making their escape
the latter Communicated an auto be
longing to the crowd and hied then
into town where, pursued by the sere
naders, they were gloriously chariva
ried to the tune of "honk" and COW
bells. After having thoroughly done
their duty by the newlyweds, the crowt
turned their attention to another cou
pie, whose wedding was not SO new
and the night was made hideous in th'
vicinity of neat bungalow on soutl
Bird street.