The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-06-19
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Miss Maud Gholson is convalescing
after two weeks severe illness.
Your horses will get fat if you use
a Deering mower.
%Tom johnson is located at Rhyolite
Nevada, and hereafter the Press will
reach him twice week.
Ask your neighbor what kind of a
mower he has. Its Deering.
MIR. Byron Wilson of Walla Walla,
was Sunday guest of his friends in
Athena.
Millard Hall, known to the boys as
''Dogtakeit", was in town Saturday
sizing up the horses.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Mcdonald,
of Walla Walla, are visiting relatives
ia Athena and vicinity.
Mrs. Donald McKinnon and daugh-
ter, Jeanette, leave tomorrow on a
visit to relatives in Alberta.
Good natured Sim Gully and Clark
Nelson came over from Weston Satur-
day, and took in the horse show.
w. D. Chamberlain, who has been
iu Portland for several day., is ex-
pected home tomorrow.
All who are indebted to Mrs. Lille
Miller are requested to call and settle
their accounts in full by July 1. At.
Mrs. p. E. Colbern has been very i'll
again, at her home on Fifth street.
She is slowly improving at present.
Weston has decided to hold the
Pioneer picnic in connection with a
harvest festival some time during the
coming fall.
Frank Coolidge, the jeweler, will
leave today for Portland on business.
He will be out of town for couple of
weeks at least.
Farmers that are in need of ranch
hands, should call on Craghead &
Hays. Rural telephone connection
in Office. At.
E. Il. Hiteman left on the noon train
for Echo, where he will remain for
several days for the purpose Of treat
ing refraction of the eyes.
miss Mabel Tompkins returned last
evening from a two weeks visit at
the home Of Mr. and Mrs. Gustave
vollmer, in Waitsburg, Wash.
= Mrs. George Bannister accompanied
Mrs. H. Macarthur to Dayton, Wash.
yesterday morning, where they go to
visit sister. Mrs. Minnie Leonard.
Mrs. Archer Bowles, of Walla
Walla. was guest of her daughter,
Mrs. F. s. LeGIow, few days this
week, returning home this morning.
A. M. Gillis, A. B. McEwen and
William Tompkins returned yesterday
from Portland, where they attended
the sessions Of the Masonic grand
lodge.
Harry Rosenzweig is down from the
Franklin county ranch to remain q
few days. He is accompanied by Miss
es Elsa Rosenzweig aud Minnie Nay
lor,
ET Bert Warren is again on the roll OF
Press readers. Bert, in his migrations
wandered trom the fold, hut now that
be is settled down for keeps" be
finds Ae wants the bone news
@. A. Barrett & Co. has just re-
eejyed carload of binders, mowers
aud rakes that were delayed by the
flood aud are now IN shape TO fill
the orders they have on hand.
The Pendleton wooden mills will
begin operations in few days with 9
force Of about 20 men, The securing
mills have been running several weeks
with force of 80 men.
The second examination In eight
grade questions was held last week IL
which thirty pupils participated
Twenty-Five passed successfully, in
cluding Irma Weir, Willie McLear
and Leila Stamper, of Athena.
rs. A. Maloney is reported seriousl,
i'll at the home of his son James, il
Pendleton. MI. Maloney has host o
friends in Athena, where he resided
for many years, who hope for his re
covery.
Charley Brown is renovating AM
repairing his house on 3rd street
preparatory to the occupancy OF him
self and wife during the summer
Mr.. Brown will remain until afte
harvest, when with other Athena peo
pie they will again return to thei
homes in California.
On exhibition at Miller's furnitur
store are some very artistic oil paint
lngs from the brush of Miss Katie Me
Even. Miss McEwen is atudens 9
st. Joseph's Academy in Pendletou
and among her studies is that Q
painting. From her work 1t Is a
easy matter to judge that she has rt
markable talent in this line.
William Willaby 81. and Ere
Knowlton left this morning for th
home Of Mr.. Knowlton's parents 9
Newport, Wash. Uncle Bill will ais
visit in Spokane before returnin
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