The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-04-10


day for Galveston, Texas, where he viii
hold series of revival meetings.
kMrs. Jesse Sailing and Mrs. Florence
Alloway are visiting at the home of their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A. L. Jones.
F.. r. Hanke, travelling freight and
passenger agent for G. NJ. & st. P. Ry.,
was in this city on business Wednesday.
lN Miss Edith Mcbride went to Pendle-
ton yesterday and will spend several
days in the county seat, visiting friends.
Children's hats from 25 cents to 81;
ladies' street hats from 81 to $12.
Watch display windows for Easter hats
at Mrs. Ovens.
IX Miss Eva Riders Sunday school class
will serve tea at the H. H. Hill home on
Saturday, April Is, proceeds to be de-
voted to NJ. E. church fund.
Kester Kirkpatrick, well known and
beloved Weston boy, died of pneumonia
in Walla Walla Monday. The funeral
took place in Weston, Wednesday.
! Mrs. Owens, milliner, Fischer build
ing, north side Main street, will take
butter, eggs and country produce in ex-
change for hats and millinery goods.
Lewis Brothers, near the state hne
will plant 20 acres of watermelons; Mr..
Wells viii plant 20 acres, Mr.. Wilson Is
besides several others will plant smaller
patches.
t G. A. Barrett & Co., have added two
travelling ladders to the equipment of
their up-to-date hardware store. The
improvement is noticeable as a matter Of
convenience.
The Ladies' Aid of the M. E. church,
met at the home of Mrs. H. o. Worth
ington Wednesday afternoon. Refresh
ments were served and the afternoon
was pleasantly spent.
Joseph McCabe vice president, and
other officials of the w. & G. r., were in
town yesterday. The officials were ac-
companied by G.. ". Dyment, Of the
Spokesman Review.
n The two fine residences being built byl
I Thomas Terhune and j. w. Adams
respectively, on the west side, will add
materially to the home building advant1
ages of that part of town.
IMDr. A. B. Stone of Adams, was some
what injured in runaway the other day.
DR.. Botkin took four stitches in a flesh
wound, and the Adams practitioner is
none the worse from injury.
Florence Penland, who died Sunday
evening in Pendleton of scarlet fever,
was the youngest child and only daught-
er of Mr.. and Mrs. l.. E. Penland. She
was aged II years and months.
w. E. Armfeld will receive bids for
the quarrying and delivery Of stone for
the basement of the new Methodist
church. For further particulars call on
or address Mr.. Armfield, at Athena.
A Champion forge blower has late
/ ly been added to the equipment of
Buel's blacksmith shop. 1t is much Of
an improvement over the old fashioned
bellows in producing blast on hot Goals
/ and iron.
The subject for Sunday morning at
M. e. church is, tChrist is Risen;'
evening, "The Power of God to take
away the Fear of Death" Text: o!
Death where is thy sting; O! Grave
where is thy Victory.
East Oregonian: Jesse Sailing and
family will return to Pendleton to re-
side. Mr.. Sailing purchased through
Rihorn & Swaggart of Col. j. FL. Raley,
the latter's residence property on Ann
street, and will move lntoit immediate
ly.
Mr.. Rawland Smith, auditor of W. &
G. r., has been promoted to assistant
comptroller Of the Northern Pacific. The
auditors Office has been moved to Ta-
coma where Mr.. Smith will have CON
troll of all the branch lines OF the North
ern Pacific.
X Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Barnett returned
home Saturday evening from California,
where they spent several weeks visiting
points of interest. While in California
they met several Athenaites, including
Mr.. and Mrs. T. p. Page, Mrs. NJ. L.
M. Richards and W. H. Hawes.
Weston Leader: George Williams
left Saturday to be absent from town q
month in pursuance of his official duties
as custodian Of Masonic work. He has
thirteen counties in his territory, and or
the present trip will begin at Hood River
and travel eastward as far as Wallows
valley.
East Oregonian: r. O. Hawks hal
sold his fine farm seven miles south o
the city, on Mckay creek, to Herman
E. Kammarth, for $4,000. It is reportee
that Mr.. Hawks will take trip through
California, with a possibility that h'
will invest in that state.
d Surveyor Kimbrell was up from Pen
dleton Tuesday and located the bound
ary lines Of the lot on Main street wher
N. A. Miller will erect bis new bricl
building Tuesday evening the council
in special session, ordered the grade o
Third street established at the requee
Of certain property owners.
Miss Grace Wandling, of Freewatel
experienced a narrow escape frot