The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-09-27
Press Paragraphs

Frank Coolidge spent the first of the
week in Pendleton.
Mrs. Chas. Norris was a visitor to
the county fair Tuesday.
Mrs. /. M. Kemp and daughter Lu-
cile were in Pendleton yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Kilgore, of
Weston, were in the city Tuesday.
Mrs. Jane Watts is i'll at her home
in this city. with indications of fever.
Miss Eva Rider is expected home
from her visit to Lewiston tomorrow.
Miss Myrtle DeFreece has matricu-
klated with the E. o. s. N. S. at Wes-
ton.
Wanted-A woman to live on ranch
and care for children. Apply at this
Office.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Bell were in
town Tuesday from their home, near
Myrick.
Miss Lorenz was guest of Miss
Jeanette Manasse Saturday night and
Sunday.
Y Miss Kittie Sharp has commenced
teaching in the Cannon district north
of town.
Wanted--A girl to do house work in
a family of three Call at residence
of DR.. Heisley.
Rev. and Mrs. V. e. Hoven and son,
Ard, were among the visitors to PEN
dleton yesterday.
Mrs. Gould and Mrs. Beathe. from
Weston mountain were shopping in
the city Wednesday.
All knowing themselves indebted
to w. s. Buel, the blacksmith are re-
quested to call at once and settle.
Dr. S. T. Sharp takes this means Of
notifying all who are indebted to him
to come forward at once aud settle.
Moses Taylor has purchased 160
aor es of reservation land from Jerry
st. Dennis for $12. O00,-$80 per acre.
]. A. Kirk has brought suit in JUS
tioe Richards court to. recover $19
from Jerry st. Dennis, money loaned.
Douglas Ball, travelling representa-
tive for Blake, McFall Go. paper deal
ers of Portland, was in the city We'd
nesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Neri Ackles returned
Monday to their home in La Grande.
Miss Elsa remaining for visit with
relatives here.
Mrs. Elizabeth Kees, of Walla
Walla, returned to her home Sunday
evening, after attending the funeral
of her sister. here.
Mrs. j. D. Plamondon won the hon
or of best lady rider at the Pendleton
fair, Wednesday. She rode Burke, !"
Henry Barrett's fine saddle horse.
At Tekoa. WASH. last Sunday, the
unique distinction of a thoroughly
closed town was enjoyed(?) even the
churches not icing allowed to ring a
bell.
Oliver Diokenson, who recently
leased the Thos. DeFreece place north
of Athena, offers the DeFreece dairy
herd of 10 COWS for sale at reason
atle price.
DR.. and Mrs. Fred Slime of Spokane.
were in the city few days this week
visiting relatives. DR.. Stine and wife
contemplate going to Florida to spend
the winter.
Chas. Pierce is visiting old-time
friends in this county, being on his
vacation from bis duties as manager
of the Balloon route enterprise at Los
Angeles, Calf.
P. d. Mann, Athena's skating rink
magnate. has recently added 20 pair
of new skates to his equipment ant
promises a new floor at the rink in
the near future.
Mrs. John Smith returned this weel
from Cambridge, Idaho, bringing
with her her son, Roy, who recent.
underwent an operation there. Th'
boy is very much improved.
A large number of Weston peopl
were in attendance upon the last fun
eral obsequies of the late Mrs. AM
Kirk, she counting among her friend
many throughout the county.
Chas. Brown came up from Pendle
ton yesterday. Mr.. and Mrs. Brow
will leave for California about th
10th of October. They will remain i
California during the winter.
Mrs. Lucinda Courtney, who al
tended the remains of her sister, Mr.
Ann Kirk, from California. left Wed
nesday for visit with friends in WEI
ton, before returning to her home.
Mr.. Daley, who has been assisting
Manassas Up to Date store for sewers
weeks, left yesterday for his home
Pendleton. from whence he will al
company bis wife to Portland soon.
AL johnson has left at the Pre-
Office sample of his 40-bushelto th
acre corn crop. The corn is Of ii
yellow dent variety and would make
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