The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-26
Press Paragraphs

Charles Belts took the morning
train for Walla Walla.
4 d. b. Jarman returned from Port
land Wednesday morning.
Mr.. aud Mrs. J. T. LieuaIlen were
up from Adams Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Walker of Wes-
ton passed through town Wednesday.
d. Herrick, the piano dealer, was
in town yesterday from Walla Walla.
Mrs. Z. J. Watts went over to Wes-
ton on yesterday mornings train.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs John McIn-
tyre, at Nanton, Alberta, October 1S,
1906, son.
Mrs. Robert Montgomery and Mrs.
Howard were in the city yesterday
from Helix.
Mrs. A. Shick, who has been con-
fined to her home with illness, is re-
ported better.
\. Three more students from Wash
ington state have entered the Normal
school at Weston.
Arthur Lansdale of Weston, has
disposed OF his mountain ranch. Con
sideration not stated.
Col. John G. Bell, the oldest men,
ber of the Masonic fraternity i'll Ore
gon, is dead at Portland.
Fred Lockley of the East Oregonian
was in town Wednesday, and took the
w. & 6. r. train for Helix.
City Marshal Gholson has been ser
iously afflicted with neuralgia the past
week, but is improving at present.
Just received by express at the
Manasse store, fine line of the late
new plaid belts, also new hand bags.
"Bob" May, the we'll known and
popular travelling man was i'll town
Tuesday. Ditto Doug" Ball, of the
Blake McFall company.
y. Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Koontz are
preparing to leave tor Portland, where
Mr.. Koontz expects to secure posi-
tion in the immigration bureau.
Mr.. Gill, agent for the Agricultural
Insurance company, was in town yes
terday comforting with o. q. Cham
berlain, local agent of the company.
The conference report of the Meth
odist Episcopal church is soon expect
ed by Rev. Evans, the secretary, to he
issued from the press of the East Ore
gonian.
4 A social dance will be given at the
Athena opera house Friday evening,
Nov. 2. Kershaw's orchestra assisted
by Prof. Karl Guiott, will furnish the
music.
M. A. Ferguson was in town for a
short time Wednesday. He reports
his father, 9. s. Ferguson of Adams,
to be convalescent, but his mother is
no better.
The faculty and students of the
Weston Normal school are making
preparations 10 observe Halloween.
The intention is to make the occasion
a social event.
A social dance and bean bake is
announced for tomorrow night at the
Stahl building on Main street. The
La Brache orchestra has been engaged.
All are invited.
~ Gus Conoyer, who has been i'll for
some time at his home on the Umatilla
river, was in town yesterday for the
first time in several weeks, He is i'm
proving slowly.
II. Macarthur, after spending se7
oral days in the Nez Perce country,
returned to Athena Wednesday. He
reports lively times in that portion of
the Northwest.
For sale--One half section of good
wheat land summer fallowed, located
five miles from railway station. For
information call on Peebler q Cham
berlain, Athena, Oregon.
Rev. aud Mrs. John Reeves of Yves
ton, were surprised by party OF
frieuds Friday evening, at which time
the PASTORS larder was replenished by
donations from those present.
Conductor Gordon Menzies, of the
Walla- Walla Peudleton branch run on
the o. r. q N. is again at work after
three weeks illness with appendicitis
in which he submitted to an opera
ton.
Colonel J. II. Raley of Pendleton,
has purchased l50 shares Of stock i'll
the Pendleton Savings bank, aud in
the future he will be closely identified
with the management of that institu-
ton.
x A carload of horses was shipped out
OF pendieton Wednesday to Atlanta,
Georgia. If this shipment proves to
be profitable, the buyer, J. A. Arnold,
will return to Umatilla county for
more stock.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Drlnkard of Halsey,
Ore, aud Mrs. Fuller of Walla Walla,
are in the city, guests at the home of
Mr.. aud Mrs. Fred Kershaw. Mrs.
Fuller is Mr.. Kershaw's sister aud
Mrs. Dlinkard is cousin,