The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-06

taking lapdable interest in their
drilling.
Mrs, Mprton's splendid sample of
field corn, on exhibition at Foss'
hardware store. has been shaded
wee bit by a sample brought In by
Mr.. Huffman. The longest stalk
10 feet, II inches in length.
How is this for Umatilla county
product? Next!
Friend Swaggart Is having trouble
in securing his limit on China pheas.
ants. A neighbor suggests that II
Link would go out hunting, instead of
standing in his dooryard waiting for
others to drive the birds to him. he
might succeed in bagging one or two
before the season closes.
n S. LeGrow, w. r. Taylor. w. s.
Ferguson and others from Athena,
will assist George lrumheller to put
on the Frontier DaysRhow at Walla
Walla next week. in cQmection with
the Walla Walla county fair. The
Frontier Days exhibition will be held
on September 12, 13 and IA.
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The Harvest Ball. given at the
Athena opera house last evening, by
the Athena Girls Honor Guard as a
benefit for the Red Cross. was most
pleasant affair. Sawyer's orchestra
furnished music for the occasion and
the attendance was all that could be
expected people attending frcm Pen
dleton.- Helix, Adams, Weston and
other towns of the county.
Weston Leader: A charming mus
sical afternoon was given Saturday
by Mrs. r. G. Sailing in honor of Mrs.
Warren A. Wood Of Gold Beach, Ore
gon. A very pleasing program OF mu'
sic was presented, the contributors
being Miss Zola Keen of Athena, Mrs.
Fredericks, Mrs. Sailing and Mrs.
Wood Miss Keen also gave read
ing. which added vaEietyto the feast
of music. m
The road down Thorn Hollow, lead
ing to the north approach Of the new
steel bridge. is in splendid condition
for travelling, in fact it is the best
road that has ever been down the
hollow to the river. Big loads of
grain and many automobiles are now
using the thoroughfare. Automobile
travel from Walla Wllaa, Milton and
Weston Is now diverted over the new
road, exclusively.
Claud stnl, one of the East Ends
best known young men and former
student Of the Weston Normal, has
been admitted into the Tanks Corps
"a braheh Of the service requiring
very special qualifications, reports the
Weston Leader. He was one of IS
out of $50 applicants who were en-
listed at Portland. Claud leaves this
week for Camp Colt, which is located
on the old Gettysburg battle field.
Shooting China pheasants has not
proven to be the snap that was eA-
pected before the seven-day season
opened. Quite to the contrary. the
birds are hard to flush and when
shot are very difficult to find in the
stubble fields Athena hunters are
unanimously agreed that the Chinas
are the wariest game fowl they have
ever hunted, and say that for success
full shooting bird dogs are. needed.
| Lieutenant. Hill was summoned
back to duty In the aviation corps al
Payne field, Miss, Monday morning
before his furlough had expired. He
wired for an extension of time, and
instead of getting it. was ordered back
Immediately, Whether he is to sal
for France Immediately, the lieuten-
ant did not know. Lieutenant Hi
met many of his old time friends dur
ing his short visit to his home IN
Athena.
One of the distinguished speakers
which the Liberty Loan headquarters
will send to Pendleton during the
Roundup, September 1921, will, In
all probability, be Brigadier Genera
Cornelius Vanderbilt of Camp Lewis
Milton r. Klepper, manager or the
speakers bureau, has expressed @
Willingness to route General Wander
bilt to Pendleton for the thu ee days
show and his suggestion met will
hearty approval.
Fay LeGrow, Herbert Thompson
| Richard Thompson and w. X. Taylol
gathered up the Texan longhorn cat
| tie, owned by the Roundup associa
ton. on the head of Squaw creek
| Tuesday, and later took them to I'M
Roundup park at Pendleton. TIT
herd numbers about thirty head ant
with the Drumheller bunch of long
| horns. now at Walla Walla, will serv'
| to supply plenty of stock for ropins
and bulldogging at the big Pendletol
show.
Corporal James A. McSherry Of thu
Oregon Military Police, who has beer
stationed with patrol in Athena, fo
some time, and Miss Alta Sharp
daughter of DR.. and Mrs. S. F. sharp
were united in marriage at Pendle
| ton. Thursday, August 20. The mar
riage ceremony was performed at th'
| NJ. Il. parsonage, by Rev. Gornall O.
Pendleton. The wedding was car
ried out in the nature of n surprise
to Athena friends of the bride ant
| groom.
| Next Thursday, September 12, II
| proclaimed registration day by Pres
| dent Wilson. on that day ever!
| man in the United States and its pos
sessions between the ages of is an'
As years inclusive, who has not al