The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-03-02


the best irrigation seasons in recent
years, according to Water Master L
A. Reineman. Butter Creek has been
flowing for the past three weeks and
the farmers at the lower end have been
irrigating.
Albert Baker, forest ranger at the
Bingham Springs station, brought
down word of an attack of bald eagle
upon band of seven deer several days
ago near his station. The eagle would
swoop down on the deer and strike one
of the animals with such force as to
prostrate it. The ranger was unable
to see the finish as the deer escaped
over the ridge.
The Leader reports that Chas. Mar
shall, farmer of the Reed and Haw-
ley mountain has had the misfortune
of losing all of his work horses, four
good animals all less than four years
old. He reported the symptoms of the
disease, to the Oregon Agricultural col
lege and has been advised that it was
spinal meningitis. This is ascribed to
eating mouldy vegetation or to drink
ing water that has seeped through it.
Mrs. M. L. Watts and Mrs. W. P.
Littlejohn went to Weston Thursday
afternoon, and made arrangements for
the appearance there Thursday evening
of next week, of the play, "Miss
Molly" which will be put on here to-
morrow evening by the local Rebekahs.
Weston people assure them of good
house, and that the Athena high school
auditorium will be packed tomorrow
evening, goes without saying.
Last Saturday evening at her home
on Fourth street, Mrs. M. l.. Watts
made her class of boys in the Baptist
Sunday school happy by splendid par
ty, held in their honor. The boys,
twelve in number, were invited to
bring each friend, and SO the number
was augmented to twenty-four happy
children. Games were devised for
their entertainment and hearty re-
freshments served.
Zoeth Houser, Of the firm OF Houser
& Hoskins Of Echo, agents for the
Waterloo Boy tractor, is in the city
today in the interests of his firm. The
Waterloo Boy is one man tractor,
weighs 1900 pounds, is 1924 horse
power, pulls three l4-inch plows, burns
either kerosene or distillatle, and is
peculiarly adapted to all kinds of farm
work, that is performed by tractors.
ADV.
Mrs. J. C. Martin, whose sickness
was mentioned last week, has since
developed dangerous case of pneu-
monia, and for several days her life
was almost despaired of, but her
friends are glad to know that she is
now fairly on the road to recovery.
Two trained nurses have been in atten-
dance upon her all week. Besides
Mrs. Martins sickness, her two daugh-
ters are at home ill with measles.
A cooked food and pastry sale is an
nounced to be held Saturday March
10 by the ladies of Mackenzie Chapter,
o. E. S. The sale will be held in the
Foss- Winship hardware store, and will
be for the benefit of the piano fund for
Masonic hall. The aid of members of
the Eastern Star and Masons and their
families is solicited, in providing ar
ticles for the sale, and anything in the
way of eatables will be thankfully re-
eeived. The generous patronage of
the public is solicited.
| The closing services of the evangel-
istic campaign at the Methodist church
will be held next Sunday evening at
1880. Excellent interest has been
shown during these meetings and large
results are expected from the closing
service. The cooperation of all the
churches of Athena in these meetings
is appreciated. The Male chorus of the
Christian church will sing at this meet
ing. New members will be received
into the church Sunday morning. The
Sunday school will meet at ten with a
place for every one. Walter S. Gleiser.
| A delightful afternoon was spent
Wednesday by the members of the
Star Club, when they enjoyed the hos
pitality of Mrs. B. B. Richards, at her
home on Jefferson street. The after
noon was passed with needle work and
sociability, and delicious refreshments
were served by the hostess, assisted
by Mrs. Marion Hansell. Five new
members were received into the club
Mrs. D. H. Sanders, Mrs. William Pin
kerton, Mrs. J. o. Russell, Mrs. Floyt
Pinkerton and Mrs. Marion Hansell
Mrs. R. A. Thompson was specia
guest of the hostess.
Wednesday evening in the Christian
church banquet room, farewell re.
ception was given in honor of Mr.. ant
Mrs. John T. King and family, wht
leave tomorrow for their new home il
Idaho. After series of games, plate
were served, cafeteria style, to about
one hundred guests, and most deli
l npin,,al 0naanho