The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-08-05

William Thompkius have threshed
enough to determine their average
yield.
lNMrs. Mcbride and her Sunday school
class realized about $50 profit from
their chicken dinner Tuesday, which
was well patronized by families and
friends.
+, Black-leg is reported to have made its
appearance among the stock in the
mountains east Of town. Several head
have died from the disease on the noun
| tain ranches.
Mrs. Wells, mother Of Mrs. Chas.
Brotherton, accompanied by her grand
daughter, was over from her home in
Weston during the week and visited in
this vicinity.
INJ. G. Stamper, Fred Page and Uncle
John Calender have returned from
their outing trip. They spent most Of
their vacation at Hidaway springs and
had way-up good time.
J. W. Jenkins subject Sunday morn
ing at the Christian church will be-:
"God as Revealed IN Three Progressive
Names" and "In the Beginning God
Created the Heavens and the Earth"
Fred Gross Sr., the efficient ianitor of
the public school house is repairing the
fencing and otherwise beginning to get
the grounds ready for the opening of
the fall term of school, which is set fer
September 9Th.
EMiss Reta Saunders has been engaged
to take charge Of the 7th and 9Th grades
in the Lostine, Wallowa county school.
Miss Saunders is at present with her
sister, Mrs. Hugh Bell, on the Cold
Spring farm.
IA little three-year-old daughter Of
Clarence Ross died at his home on the
mountain and was buried Tuesday.
The case being a peculiar one, post
mortem examination was held which
revealed tumor in the child's stomach
weighing Is pounds.
Mrs. d. @. Baker yesterday recsived
a message stating that her mother, Mrs.
Van Buskirk. OF Arkola, Illinois, is very
i'll and not expected to recover. Mrs.
Baker with her three children left on
the evening train yesterday to attend
her mother. The lady is also the elder
sister Of Mrs. P. E. Colbern and Thos.
and Will Mosley.
Mrs. Henry Lloyd, nee Efie Nelson,
who has been in i'll health for SO long,
passed through on the train yesterday
on her way to the home of her parents
near Pendleton, where she will be at
tended by them for a time. Mr.. Lloyd
will leave Freewater, where they have
lately resided and will go to Moscow,
WASH, where Mrs. Lloyd will join him
as soon as her health permits.
ls Rev. and Mrs. w. E. Armfield took
dinner at the Dickinson home near
town yesterday. Next Sunday Mr..
Armfeld will preach his farewell sermon
to his congregation before the general
conference of this district of the NJ. E.
church, which convenes in The Dalles
the last Of this month, Next Tuesday.
with his family, Rev. sArmfield will go
to the mountains for few weeks rest
and recreation before beginning the
Iabors Of another year.
L frank Rogers left yesterday for the
Palouse country, where he will be sta
toned for the future by his wheat buy
ing firm, Kerr Clifford Co. Mrs. Rogers
and baby will visit for time with her
mother, Mrs. W. 7. Hill, before Joining
her husband at his new station, which
place is undecided on just at present
Athena people are sorry to lose this
estlmable couple, but hope the company
may see fit to return Frank to this place
some time in the future.
Dairy for Sale.
The only dairy route in Athena, to