The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-03-17

council TOOK no dennlte acJlOn, as tHe
expense of such an official was re-
garded as rather .burdensome. The
question Of providing a more habita-
Bile Jail was discussed and may lead to
action in the near future, as the
towns present "booby hatch" is re-
garded as wholly unfit for housing
prisoners. The request for a special
officer followed a iamboree indulged
in one night last week by number
of local youths who obtained possess
sion Of some liquid contraband and
created a disturbance on Water
street. They scattered SO quickly
when Chief Avery hove in sight that
only one could be taken in tow. This
chap had to answer vicariously for
the sins Of the others by being fined
a small amount.
Farmers who have examined their
grain in the Weston vicinity report
finding only few plants that have
been winter killed. With a few days
Of the present very welcome bright
weather, it is expected that the hue
of the fields will change from brown
to green and the grain will grow right
thriftfully. Not near SO much dam
age was sustained from soil washing
as was the case last year. Insofar as
the farmers are at present able to
Judge, no reseeding will be necessary
Mrs. Mabel Wagner Of Belmont
Washington, arrived Sunday for a
visit with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs
J. P. Lieuallen. Mr.. and Mrs. Wag-
ner are moving back to Umatilla
county, Mr.. Wagner having arranged
to farm his mothers holdings in the
vicinity Of Waterman station.
A number of local members Of the
Dramatic Order of Knights Of Kho.
rassan are promising themselves 9
| trip next Saturday to Yakima, wher
new temple will be instituted by A
Kindi Temple No. 1913 Of the Walls
Walla district. A special train, will
be run Saturday from Walla Walla
leaving at 8 a. m.
After escaping its earlier vista
tion, a number Of prominent matron.
of Weston and vicinity fell victim
this week to the "fiu." Among thost
reported to be under DIR. Mckinney
care are Mrs. II. Goodwin, Mrs. New
ton O'Harra, Mrs. Claud Price, Mrs
j. F. Snider and Mrs. j. A. Lumsden
The condition of Mrs Lumsden wa'
quite serious for a time, complica
tions being threatened. Her mother
| Mrs. W. H. Mcbride Of Portland, ant
Miss Thorne, trained nurse from
Pendleton, have been in attendance
John Davis left this week to rejoil
the farm force on the Stages rancl
near Washtucna, where fall plowini
has begun. The wheat is reporte'
to be looking good there, it hav
ing sustained no perceptible damag
from the long winter. Stages & Son
1 will have 1900 acres to harvest, an
are plowing 1900 acres for next year
Jack Calder was called to Athen
Wednesday to do some expert puml
repairing for Virgil Willaby.
/ Mrs. Christina Beeler is reported t
be seriously i'll with pneumonia at tn
home Of her son and daughter, MI
and Mrs. E. w. Fehr, in Pendleton.
Y Hank Tanning, well known pioneer
is on the streets again, after bein
!. confined to the house three week
with serious sickness. Hank is al
thority for the statement that h
didn't die, anyhow. He says that
the last thing he's going to do.
| Glenn Brutscher, who came dow
Wednesday from Reed and Hawle
mountain, reports that the snow u
there, aside from deep and numel
GUS drifts, is four feet deep on tn
level.
Calude Warren, in company wit
the Misses Faye Warren, Ada Win
and Margaret Chambers, teachers i
the Pasco schools, motored down froi
Pasco and very pleasantly spent th
week end with Mr.. and Mrs H. \
Warren at their home south of Atf
ena.
Members of the Reed and Hawle
Community club were entertained 6
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Marvin Ae
kins last Friday evening, with Mr.
G. W. Herndon, Mrs. W. H. ComI
ton and Mrs. Adkins as hostesse
Cards and old-fashioned games wel
played and refreshments were serve
at midnight. Those present were
Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Smock. Mr.. an
Mrs. Bruno Weber, Mr. and Mrs. job
Wroe, Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Herndol
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Compton, M
and Mrs. Adkins; Misses Thelma an
Otha McCorkell, Fife Basford, Rs
Lynch, Bernice Wroe, Norma Herr
don and Merna Adkins; Messrs. La,
renee Henderson, Seth Beard, Harol
Lynch, Morris Adkins, Gail Herndo
. and Billie Van Winkle.
Mayor Jones left for Portland ye
! terday in response to message al
J nouncing the illness Of his mothe
] Mrs. R. V. tones.
Hamp BDoher motored to Pendl
! ton Saturday to visit his brother, Wi
! liam, at the home of the latter's so
/ Jacob Booher. William Booher h,
: been seriously ill for the. past fl,
I weeks from sciatiea, following an il
/ jury. He is improving, however, al
!. will be brought to his home at Ather
! soon by his brother.
At baseball meeting held yeste
day afternoon Weston baseball fal
I started the ball rolling for the 10:
1 season. Weston will have team
: the field, either to retain its membe
] ship in the Wheat Belt league, if Il
/ league is reorganised, or to play i
! dependent ball. R. L. Reynaud WI
I unanimously reelected as busine
/ manager and league delegate, al
: Wilbur Fuson was chosen by ball
! as team manager and field captai
1 Lester o. Harra, Walter Webb al