The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-08-09

The springs feeding Athena's water
system still continue to hold out with
supply enough for domestic purposes.
However. the indications are that no
more irrigating will be possible this
season, and the water superintendent
considers il to be fortunate that the
springs furnish sufficient quantity to
preclude pumping for domestic use.
Henry Koepke Jr. met with pain
full accident Wednesday morning when
his clothing caught in asprocket chain
on the caterpillar harvester. His left
leg was drawn against the wheel and
he received severe cuts and bruises.
Fortunately the young man had
strength to tear away from the grip
of the sprocket wheel, otherwise he
might have sustained serious injury.
Chase Garfield, city editor of the
Walla Walla Evening Bulletin. accom-
panied by his wife, mother, Mrs. Gar
field. and sister, Mrs. Foster, spent the
week end in Athena. The party visited
at the home of Mrs. jackson Nelson,
/ mother of the elder Mrs. Garfield. Mr..
Garfield until recently was employed
on the reportoria] staff Of the Walla
Walla Union and is among the most
capable of the Northwest's younger
newspaper men.
Mrs. Ralph Hassell, leader of the
local Girls Honor Guard, announces
that two dozen comfort kits have been
received for making, and good at
tendance of the girls is requested for
next Thursday afternoon. Also, re-
quest is sent in for pillows for all the
Athena boys now in American training
camps. Women of Athena are asked
to donate feathers. and the work will
be done by the Honor Guard. Please
respond at once, with at least enough
feathers for one pillow.
Mrs. M. l.. Watts. who has been
memepr of the Library Board since it
was organized, has resigned and Mrs.
Ralph Cannon has taken her place.
Mrs. Watts expects to be absent from
the city for part of the time in the
future. and for this reason gave up her
place on the beard. The board has re-
Gently placed an order for ~ new
books, both for children and adults.
At the next meeting which takes place
the first Monday in September, an
election of officers will be held.
Grant Shaffner, Manual Training
teacher in the Athena school last year,
writes Athena friends that he is at
Fort Macarthur, San Pedro, Calf,
where he has been for the past six
weeks in the service of Uncle Sam.
He endeavored to enlist in the Mer-
chant Marine, signed up and got his
release from the board, but was not
called at once so the draft caught him.
However, he has been recommended
for the officers training school, and
hopes to enter shortly. He has been
assigned to the heavy artillery.
Resorting TO an operation on old
Bally, Jinks Taylof's favorite Round
Up horse, for removal of supposed
bullet on top of the neck, DR.. Baddeley
removed a piece of tree limb which
was six inches in length and an inch
in diameter. "A wound in the fore
head of the horse was discovered a
couple of weeks ago, after which the
neck became swollen. 1t was thought
the horse had been accidentally shot,
the ball entering the forehead and
ranging .ver the skull lodging in the
back of the neck. But the snag ex'
| ploded this theory.
Jacob Booher writes from Camp
/ Glenburnie. Md. that there is rumor
in the camp to the effect that the 604
Engineers, of which he is member.
will be sent to Russia, via Vancouver.
! Wash. Jake recently made visit to
Washington. D c., where he had the
honor of shaking hands with Mr.. and
Mrs. Daniels, and the wife of Secre-
tary Baker. He says: "They receiv-
ed all of US, a Red Cross nurse in
Producing us, and l had the honor of
representing dear old Oregon; so, Ore
owes me headmark for that" Among
his comrades, Jake is called "the
Western cowboy" because of his
prowess in managing teams to the cas-.
con wagon drill parade, which is his
chief pleasure. He is also drilling
with the machine gun, "getting ready
for the dutchmen. He sends bes,
wishes to all Athena friends, and asks