The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-06
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Nell Oh athena, NOVEMBER D, l5Uo, d
son.
7. Z. johnson. recent arrival in
town, is employed in Parker's barber
shop.
Mitt Bush and family left for Pen
dleton Sunday where they will reside
in future.
Mrs. Jesse Hotchkiss, of Spokane,
is a guest of her sister, Mrs. A. l..
Swaggart.
Mrs. Wattenberger and daughter,
of Birch creek, visited at the Ely
home. Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Zerba left Sun
day morning for Alberta, where they
will visit relatives.
q. A. Barrett & Company have on
display some exquisitely fine cut glass
ware and silverware.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to Helen Sayer and Edward II.
Geary, both of this county.
The dance at the opera house Friday
evening was we'll attended and a good
time was had ty the young people.
Rev. Evans left Saturday morning
for Dayton, Wash. Mrs. Evans, who
was ill, did not accompany him.
Just received by express at the
Manasse store, fine line of the late
new plaid belts, also new hand bags.
Frank Coolidge, the jeweler, today
selected from salesman's sample case
fine line of jewelry for the holiday
trade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Henry arrived
in town this morning from Prineville,
and are guests of Prof. and Mrs. J. S.
Henry.
l will sell for cash at absolute cost
my entire stock of saddles. am
going to close them out. Charles
Norris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Kershaw will
leave tonight for Dixie, Wsah.. where
they will visit for week with Mr..
Kershaw's parents.
Virgil Zerba will enter the Wash
ingtou agricultural college at Pull
man, where he will take course in
mechanical engineering.
George Carmichael was over from
his home near Weston Saturday and
attended the meeting of farmers for
the purpose OF merging the telephone
systems.
The Mosgrove Mercantile company
is having electric lights ins' allied in
their store. Heretofore aoetylene gas
has been used by the company for
Illuminating purposes.
For sale-One half section of good
wheat land, summer fallowed, located
five miles from railway station. For
information call on Peebler & Cham
berlain, Athena, Oregon.
Someone took a shot at old "Dyke"
the fine Llewellyn setter that make
his home at the o. r. 81 N. depot.
The bullet struck the dog in the hip
and the old fellow is badly crippled
Ed Brotherton has leased his two
sections of land in the Juniper neigh
borhood to his brother C9C. Brother
ton, who recently arrived from Vir-
ginia. Ed will reside in Walla
Walla.
Miss Mclean and Miss Diana No
Lean of Edinboro, Scotland, were nc
companied to Athena Saturday from
Peudleton by Mr.. and Mrs. John Vert.
They were guests for the day at the
Manasse home.
William P. Hooper and wife ar
rived in the city yesterday from
South Lyon, Mich. They are guests
at the home of Rev. aud Mrs. Ellis,
and may conclude to reside perman-
emily in Athena.
j. N. B. Gerking left last night for
Laidlaw, crook county, near which
place he owns large body of land.
Mr.. Gerking, whose land in that sec
tion is under irrigation bitches, is
enthusiastic over his prospects there.
Prof. L. r. Traver, superintendent
of the Pendleton schools, has resigned
his position, the same being rendered
the board Saturday evening. The res.
ignation is to take effect at once and
will DO accepted by the school board.
Will Dobso1, Millard Kelly aud
Thomas Gilkie returned Saturday
from deer hunt on the Grand Ronde
river, Kelly was successful in killing
deer and the other boys had to be
content with trout fishing and grouse
shooting.
Jasper Harden aud Miss Bertha
CLANCY were married at the home of
the brides parents near Helix, Sunday.
Relatives were present at the we'd
ding including Mrs, Harden aud
daughter of this city, Mr., and Mrs,
Harden will reside on farm near
Helix
Two divorce eases have been filed in
the circuit court as follows: William
A. Stewart vs.. Julia Stewart, and An-
ma Halstead VS., Lawrence Halstead.
Desertion is the cause alleged in the