The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1898-05-20

Don't forget that the latest styles in
millinery are to be found only at Mrs.
Gardens.
DIR. Sharp reports new boy at Mr..
and Mrs. George .Brewster's yesterday
morning.
DR.. Smith reported girl baby Tues
day, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ].
N. Stamper
Miss Laura Butler, of Weston normal
school, was the guest OF the Misses
Bradley Sunday.
Maloney & Stamper, the painters, have
secured the contract to paint the Water.
man school house.
Mrs. Long, Of Pendleton, is visiting
her daughter, Mrs. Arthur Rigby, OF
Athena, this week.
Fred Rogers, freight ard passenger
agent of the W. & @. r. railway, was in
the city Tuesday.
y The wagon road between Gibbon sta.
tion and Bingham Springs is being put
in FIRST class condition.
Chas. H. Dodd, a republican cam.
paigner Of Portland, will address the peo.
pie OF Athena, this evening.
y George Hansell has about completed
the carpenter work on the Russell res i
dence in the north part of town.
George Martin was in town today from
Weston. Mr. Martin thinks seriously Of
again engaging in the newspaper busi-
ness.
y This is splendid growing weather for
corn. Umatilla county farmers who
have planted corn, feel assured Of large
crop.
Maloney & Stamper, the painters, this
morning commenced work on Mr. Rus
s,ll's new residence, iD the north part OF
town.
Mrs. Fountain, mother OF Mrs. Frank
Mansfield, has returned from an ex-
tended visit to relatives and friends in
Idaho.
Fred Koontz, who was a delegate to
the Epworth League convention, at Pom
eroy, Wash, from this city, has return
ed home.
Mrs Monroe Kirkland, OF Independ.
ence, Is at the home OF her father, Mr..
Turner, In Weston. Mr.. Turner is SER
iously i'll.
Married, Ivy Justice of the Peace Joe
Fl. Parkes, OF Pendeton, Miss Catherine
Lecourse and Isadore Picard, both OF the
reservation.
Will Crazier, solicitor for the Pendle.
ton Tribune was in Athena Tuesday on
business. The Press acknowledges a
fraternal call.
Nick Taitinger, of Adams, is in town
today from bis farm near Adams. His
prospects for big crop were never bet
ter, go he Gays.
The Athena Mercantile Co. has the
name Of being the cheapest store in
town. Why yshouldn'tit2 A comparison
will convince anyone.
n Several cars came in on the w. 4 @. r.
tuesday, to be loaded with wheat by
Hamilton & Rourke. This wheat is to
be shipped to Kansas City.
L. E. Penland was in town Tuesday
Mr.. Penland is compelled to with
draw from the campaign temporarily, on
account Of illness in his family.
The Masonic orders of Union, Union
county, are preparing to build a temple,
50x90 feet in size, of brick and stone
Work has commenced on the founda'
tion.
81 Lee Mitchell, while in the city from
Walla Walla, sold his house and lots to
Mrs. @. A. Fischer. The residence is
now occupied by R. j. Slater and
family.
Mathematics appear to be multiplying,
for We hear of many being killed this
spnng, Dan KIRK, at whose place man
was bitten last week, killed two more
Sunday.
j. X. Sailing and family returned from
their farm above town Tuesday. Mr..
Sailing says that Monday nights rain on
the mountain was one of the heaviest he
has seen in years,
East 0regonian: DIR. Smith was sum-
moned this morning to the home Of Mrs.
B. F. McElroy to reduce fracture OF
that lady's ankle. which wac caused by a
COW falling upon her,
"Unele johnny Hubbard was in
town from Dry creek Wednesday, with q
load Of vegetables. He has many custom
ers in Athena, who always wait for the old
fellow to come around,
]. W. Chapman has just completed &
fine Job Of painting for MIR. Schrimp
north Of town, and is now painting tbs
interior OF the store room to be occupied
by McBlides drug store.