The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-03-02
NtWS.OF THE STATE or OREGON

SAhobAi@ . WOnluu uub butLCk'
cd q nervous breakdown.
Pendleton's first annual automobile
show was held last week.
In annual convention the Grande
Ronde Baptist association held q
three day session at Baker.
Fire destroyed the general merchan
disc store of G. c. Clark at Flora
with loss of about $4,000.
Professor Land, of the poultry and
pig department Of o. A. G., held a
three days extension course In Free.
water.
The executive committee In charge
OF the Roseburg strawberry festival
has decided to hold this years car.
nival May II, 1S and 10.
The governor appointed l.. l.. Multi
OF Portland, and William H. Gore, of
Medford, to the board Of regents of
the University OF Oregon.
A banquet was rendered to the Of
ficers and men Of the returning Ore
gon and Washington troops from the
Mexican border at Portland.
The potato growers of Benton coun
ty held meeting at Irish Bend last
week and organized the Benton Coun.
ty Potato Growers association.
The logging camps in the vicinity
OF Black Rock are busy and a full
force of men is employed in building
new roads and getting ready for the
spring work,
Miss Harriet Lane, second daughter
of Senator and Mrs. Harry Lane, Of
Oregon, was married In Baltimore to
DR.. s. D, Hicks, practicing physician
of Norfolk, Va.
Registration for the second semes
ter at the University of Oregon is now
practically completed, with the books
showing 1882 who have signed the
roll since September
1t is expet ted that the valuable pow
er site near Salem recently purchased
by the G. X, Spaulding Logging com.
pany, will be used to develop power
for large paper mill.
With view of making possible the
handling of all small fruits produced
in Douglas county, the business men
Of Roseburg arc considering the estab.
llshment of cannery.
Governor Withycombe appointed
DR.. c. T. Bacon, OF La Grande; Dr.
Robert ]. Marsh, Of Portland, and nr,
Harry u. Clay, OF Salem as members
of the state board Of health.
Counting only general bonds, Port.
land Is within s4,OOO,OOO of the limit
of its indebtedness as provided In the
city charter. The outstanding bonds
of Portland aggregate $l7042.000.
DIR. Frank Wood, OF Portland, was
appointed by Governor Withycombe
to succeed DR.. Luther II. Hamilton,
also Of Portland, as member of tho
state beard Of medical examiners.
DR.. d. l.. Sleeves, OF Salem, was
elected president Of the board of trus.
tees of Willamette University to sue.
ceed the late T. s, Mcdaniel at
meeting of the board held in Portland
The secretary OF the Interior an.
nounces the opening to entry on
March 8, Of approximately 1900 acres
In the second unit OF the west extern
sion Of the Umatilla reclamation pro,
ject.
Dairy products OF all kinds Will be
displayed ut the Western Dairy Prod,
uets show to be held IN Portland
March / and under the auspices OF
the Western Dairy Instructors asso.
citation.
0regon's fifty.cighth birthday. the
anniversary of the states admission
to the Union. which occurred In 1859,
was celebrated by the Sons and
Daughters OF Oregon Pioneers with
banrset in Portland,
Machlf-Sy for recall election
against County judge McsslcE and
Commissioner r, Ritter was set in
motion at mcaSiag of several hun.
dred rpnrrgs ntati&o inxnnvprs nf nn