Pendleton Leads Uma tila County Track Meet Victory
Pendleton tops Uma tila County Athletic and Oratorical Association meet with 146 points, Athena 62, Columbia College 17, Weaton 14, Milton 2. Athletes from multiple schools competed at City Park on a sunny Saturday, with events including sprints, distance runs, field events, pole vault, shot put, discus, hammer, and relays. Notable marks: Hogue 50 yard dash in 6.25, Boylen 880 in 2.12, Fee of Pendleton high jump nine feet three inches, Pambron dominated sprints, and Pendleton won the 440 and relay events. Oratorical results list winners Clayton Strain, Hazel Wyrick, and Esther Dakin among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena
Weaton
Hogue
Boyley
Payne
Albert Pamtron
Smith
Fee
Pendleton
Flrst
Gordon
Hoge
Taylor
Hill
Boylen
Jordan
McHwen
Firet
Morley
Firat
Yates
Hampton
Lowhardlus—Wiret
Dinkeon
McEwen
Devine
Dudley
Allen
Viret
Weston
Hogus
Coffman
Brotherton
Hinderman
Virst
Olesco
Athens
Pendeton
Rothrook A
Gordon P
Bay
Seoond
Root
Rothrock
Firet Pendleton
Clayton Strain
Miss Blondell Riobey
Columbia College
Hazel Wyrick
Yurl Hicks
Milton
Jon
Esther Dakin
Purdy in the Limelight and a Borough of Local News
Thomas Purdy of Kimberly faces an assault with intent to murder charge after a liquor fueled shooting at his wife and child. He was bound over to district court in Pendleton for $2000 bail. Also in this edition Mrs. Hill sustains serious injuries in a carriage accident en route to Weston to view fire damages. City park plans delay shrub planting, a pastry sale aids funding, and Echo and Hermiston report fire damage. Fred W. Steiner resigns as deputy district attorney. W C E Pruitt named his replacement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Purdy
Sam Purdy
Kimberly
Idaho
Purdy
Pendleton
Daugher
Charles McMorris
Weston
John Richardson
Twin Falla News
Severance
Smith
Justice Court
William BH
Morribrook
John BE
Walliams
District Court
Mre. Hill
Mr. Richards
Ladjea
Advics
Wales
New County Education Law Shifts Supervisory Duties
County Superintendent Welles promotes a new law creating a county educational board of four unpaid members to hire supervisors for rural and small town schools, with one supervisor per twenty to fifty districts, to supervise teaching and pupil progress and equalize city and country education. The board, pairing two Republicans and two Democrats, will set rules and provide oversight alongside existing building principals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Welles
Direct.ory
County Educational Board
Fine Growing Weather Brings Green Growth Across Region
Showers earlier in the week spurred vegetation growth with grain and gardens benefiting notably. Rain interrupted macadam mixing on the Athena Weston road, delaying improvement work.
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Macade
Athena-Weston Road
Destructive Sunday Fire Destroys Weston Hotel and 5 Frame Buildings
A Sunday morning blaze in Weston destroyed the Hotel Royal and five nearby frame structures. Two hotel occupants, Eph Williams and a Klein family member, jumped to safety. Williams later died from injuries. A fragment penetrated a young Sutter Klein’s lungs, and Charley Grant’s restaurant area burned but furniture was saved. The fire started in the hotel front, rapidly spread, breaking glass across Main Street. no wind aided the blaze. The K P Hall of the IOOF building was saved after a heroic effort.
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Weston
Eph Williams
Klein
Williams
Pendleton
Sutter Klien
Klico
Wally Walla
Mainetrest
Charley Grant
Marshall House
K. of P.L
F. Ball
Athena High Team Travels to Walla Walla Meet
Athena High School athletes travel to Walla Walla for the annual track meet with Inhe prints Payne in the mile and bell mils rows Makinon in the 440 220 and 100 yard dashes Hill in the 1500 and 220 yard races Dudley in the shot put and broad jump Brotherton in the hammer throw and declamatory contest Coach Wells accompanies the team Next Wednesday the boys go to Mogene for the Wong meet there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athena High
Walla Walla
Payne
Makinon
Hill
Dudley
Brotherton
Wells
Mogene
Wong
Was There a Quake in Athens This Week
Ernest Koepke, from a ranch west of town, asked if Athena had felt an earthquake. He claimed the family awoke around eight but could not verify the quake due to lack of corroborating records. J. L. Harper of Preston Parton Milling Company arrived from Waltsbog on Wednesday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest Koepke
Athena
Aniamio Rostromoent
Athens
J. L. Harper
Preston-Parton Milling Company
Waltsbog
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Bl. Wilson
Koepke
le Grow
A. Zerba
Asa't. Cashier
H. Koepke
F. Wilson
A. B. M’ewen
M. L. Watts
First National Bank
Athena Capital
Bundy & Christian
Sherwin-Williams
THE
Tum-A-Lum Lumber CO
A. M. Johnson
Oregon
Jarvis
Stranghn
Payou
Stranglin
Aeclond
Pambrow
Goodman
Virat
Pambron
Ond
Ulrich
Corey
Dell Brothers
Echo and
Hermiston
Eoho Dire Department
Odd Fellows Hall
James Menus
Fie
Hermiston Mercantile Company
Fred W. Steiner
W. C. E. Pruitt
Steiner
Pruitt Wes
Baker Papare
NEW School Law
Louis Bergevin
Frank Bolin Haw
Preooh Wright
Luna
Main
Virstetrevte
Athena Truck Company
Popile Npither
Valma McAlexander
Mildeed Stanton
Lee Bopsiater
Ruby Hall
Nina Tharp
Lottie McCobbins
Dollie Bunniatar
Clara Heary
Georg Kidder
LaMonte
Salt Lake
Adolph Kroeger
Pilot Rock
Featherland
Mormon City
Germany
Cole
Salt Lake Barks
Littlejuilu
Lois
Weston Tovme
Mountain League
Tin City
Millers
Bears
Athevo
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