The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-12-12

4 city and Lowell w. Harder OF Milton
was solemnized in the Christian
church at Nalla Walla, Rev. A. R.
l Liverett perEoaming the ceremony.
The couple;sswA attended by Miss,
H Ada DeFreece of Athena and Mr.. J.
| R. Cockburn of Milton. The bride,
who is the eldest daughter Of Mr.. and
4 Mrs. Frank DeFreece, leaves her
/ high school course, where she has
been popular with the young people
and held the position Of president Of
the Senior class. The groom is the
son of William Harder, a prosperous
farmer of the Milton neighborhood,
and the young people will make their
home on the Harder farm.
Mrs. William Kilgore died at St.
Anthony's hospital, Pendleton, We'd
nesday morning, after few weeks
illness--a victim of the rare disease,
sleeping sickness. She was taken to
the hospital couple Of weeks ago
from her home near Athena. Mrs.
Kilgore was aged 60 years. She
leaves her husband and two sons to
mourn her loss. A son, Edward Kill
gore, died of pneumonia week before
last. Funeral services were held at
the Baptist church this afternoon at
2 o'clock.
Mayor Barrett, who recently lost
25 head Of sheep when a dog entered
the corral at night, is interested in
the licensing Of all CANNES by city
and state. Athena has a dog license
ordinance, and all dogs in the state Of
Oregon over eight months of age will
have to pay state licenses after jan
uary l, 1920, according to law pass
ed by the 1919 legislature. The coun-
ty clerk issues the licenses for all
dogs in his county.
Shelley Jones died at his home in
Pendleton last Saturday evening and
was buried Tuesday. He lived in
Athena in his early boyhood with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Jones.
He was nearly As years old and is
survived by his wife; his mother, now
Mrs. w. p. Caviness Of Eugene;
brother, Abe Jones, and two sisters,
Mrs. Nettie Sailing. and Mrs. Florence
Boynton Of Pendleton.
The Athena Gun Club is looking
forward with pleasant anticipation
to it's great turkey shoot, which will
be held on its grounds here all day
December 81 1t is expected that 1876
turkeys. will furnish the targets for
keen sportsmen who will assemble in
Athena from Pendleton, Walla Walla
and intermediate points. The birds
were obtained chiefly from Echo.
Last evening at the Davenport in
Spokane, Mr.. and Mrs. G.. L. Wood
ward were host and hostess to par
ty Of eight friends, when yellow
chrysanthemums formed the table
decorations. Mr.. and Mrs. Woodward
and Mrs. Elliott have been obliged to
forego their trip to the South for the
present, on account of transportation
conditions.
Pendleton will be one Of eight ci-
ties in Eastern Oregon where compet-
tive examinations will be held De-
cember Is for Annapolis and West
Point. Congressman Sinnott will
have an opportunity to designate
from this examination larger num-
ber Of appointments than ever before
to both the military and naval acad-
emies.
Charles M. Brotherton, for many
years resident Of this community
but of late years residing at Dayton,
died at his home in that city Tuesday,
after long Illness. Interment was
made in the family lot at Athena GEM
etery yesterday afternoon. The de-
ceased is survived by his wife, three
sons and one daughter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Wilks Of PEN
dleton have returned from visit with
relatives in the east, and were recently
guests at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Y
George Payne, when a splendid
Thanksgiving dinner was enjoyed by
% relatives of the family.
Floyd Putnam made recent visit
to his sister, Mrs, D. Scott Fisher,
stopping overnight on his way from
Baker, where he has been employed,
to join his wife at Brownsville,
where they will make their home.
Red Cross seals are to be sold at
the First National Bank, the Library,
Haynie's grocery, Radtke's store and
the Pure Food grocery. Buy your
Christmas Red Cross seals at these
places of business.
Mrs. John Pierce mounted bear
skin into rug for Mrs. Miller recent
|y, and the work is of high standard.
Mrs. Pierce makes specially Of re-
lining furs.