The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-23
Press Paragraphs

Mrs. David Williams is visiting
friends in Walla Walla.
Will Harden is reported i'll, being
threatened With pneumonia.
Frank Bentley is now conducting
the Oregon Hotel at Adams.
Miss Evelyn Mclean is visiting
friends at Milton this week.
Walter Ely, the "spud" merchant
was in Pendleton Wednesday.
Miss Edith Kinnon of Pendleton
visited Athena friends yesterday.
o. g. Chamberlain transacted
business at the county seat today.
Charles Gay. the baker, has return
ed from business visit to Pasco.
DR.. Smith was up from Pendletou
yesterday on professional business.
Oranges will be organized shortly
in Weston, Hermiston and other towns.
II John Bell has purchased the ely
farm west of town containing 160
acres, for $4,000.
The Crockett place near Freewater,
containing "a acres, was sold this
week for $3.50 an acre.
Misses Kate and Jessie McEwen
came up from Pendleton and spent
Sunday at their home here.
Mrs. Zeph Lockwood and daughter
of Helix, have been visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Shick.
Mrs. Agnes Ferguson came down
from Pomeroy, Wash. Wednesday and
is the guest of Athena friends.
A marriage license has been issued
to Charles Richmond and Maude
Hemphill, both of this county.
Athena teachers will attend the
meeting of the State Teachers Asso-
citation in Pendleton next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Kilgore spent
Sunday at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
William Lieuallen near Weston.
Adams people are making prepar-
ations for Christmas tree festivities
at the town hall ON Christmas eve.
/ will sell for cash at absolute cost
my entire stock of saddles. am
going to close them out. Charles
Norris.
President French of the Eastern
Oregon State Normal School, accom-
panied by his wife, spent Saturday in
Athena.
The sample road built under the di-
rection of the general government
near Pendleton, is half mile long and
cost $4,000.
The Weston Normal basket ball
team will play tho Pendleton Com
mercial Association team on Thanks
giving day.
John Peebler has recovered from his
recent mild attack of smallpox and is
about able to attend to business mat
ters once more.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Mraz, recently
married at Cotton, Wash, are in the
city, guests at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. l. M. Kemp.
s ]. III. Kirby has been appointed post
master at Adams. He succeeds j. S.
Ferguson, who for II years was the
Adams postmaster.
H., o. Worthington aud Johnny
Tompkins returned Wednesday from
Arlington, where they succeeded in
bagging four geese.
Robt. Ginn of Moro, has been
recommended for the appointment of
register of The Dalles land Office. He
is an old Weston boy.
Mrs. Daisy Scott entertained the
members of her Sunday school class in
the reception room at the Christian
church last Saturday.
Arrangements have been made to
have a debate between the Columbia
college and the Pendleton academy at
Milton in the near future.
Frank Jackson is in Walla Walla
hospital, where he was recently oper-
ated ou for rupture. He is reported
to be getting along nicely.
Wanted-An opportunity to lease
wheat land and purchase for cash,
stock aud farm machinery. For par
ticulars call at the Press office.
Clifford Stone has been assisting
in the grocery department of the Mos
grove Mercantile Co. store during
the absence of Arthur Douglass.
Walla Walla is threatened with an
epidemic of diphtheria. One police
officer, Chas. Andrea, is confined in
ST. Mary's hospital with the disease.
Adam Sayne, pioneer of Walla
Walla, died at .Radium Springs san
itarium at Haines, yesterday, of apo
plexy. He was pioneer of Washing
ton.
The Walla Walla Traction company,
which Is building the electric line
from Walla Walla to Milton, promise
to have cars running by the first of
the year.
After a week shut down the Milton
and Freewater mills have again start
ed up. Through lack of water supply
they are grinding flour at about one
half capacity.
J. I. Lieuallen was in town yester-
day from Adams. Mr.. Lieuallen is
an enthusiastic supporter of the pro-
posed jute mill at the Oregon state
penitentiary.
Jerry Swart will leave Adams soon
for DAYTON, WASH, heing transferred