The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-10-11

TX Lyman Watrus was up from Adams
Tuesday shaking hands with old
friends here. Mr.. Watrus has been on
his ranch on the Weiser river for two
or three years and is now visiting has
family who have remained ON the
farm near Adams during his absence.
The Press overlooked an interesting
item in last weeks issue, that of the
wedding of Frank Swaggart to Miss
Anna Shove, which occurred in Penl
dleton on Thursday evening, Septem-
ber 26th. The youthful couple will
make their home for the present at the
Swaggart farm north of town.
flames Conley, a practical tailor,
with his wife has recently arrived
from California and will locate in
Athena where he will do tailoring,
cleaning and repairing, etc. Mr..
Conley has leased building on Main
street, opposite the Athena hotel,
where he will attend to your wants in
that line.
Miss Ethel Eugenia Swaggart of
Pendleton and Fred E. Sharkey of
Portland were married Sunday evening
at the home of the brides sister, Mrs.
Gordon Menzies, in Walla Walla, Rev.
Andreas Bard officiating. The young
couple will spend their honeymoon in
the Orient.
O.sM. Castleman has resigned his
position with Tallman & Co. at Pen
dleton and will leave next week for
Portland, where he has purchased
drug store and will conduct the bust
ness in the future. The store is on
Mississippi avenue in North Albina.
Mrs. eastman will visit relatives here
for some time before joining her hus-
band in Portland.
Eagle: Henry Frazier, one of Mil
toms successful farmers, has sold his
farm to William Harder for consid
Grafton of $2S,000. The sale includes
361 acres of fine farm land near the
city and his handsome residence prop
erty in South Milton. Mr.. Frazier
will give possession the first of the
year, and in the meantime will build
him a new home in some other quar-
ter of the city.
X E. R. Cox came down from Occur
fd'Alene Tuesday and will remain in
Athena for short time. Mr.. Cox is
we'll impressed with the Washington
town and expects to engage in the
hardware business there as soon as he
can dispose of his property in Athena;k
He intends to return to Occur d'Alene
in a few days, and later will be joined
by Mrs. Cox.
* Mr.. and Mrs. J. G. Stamper and
Daughter Leila arrived home Wednes-
day from North Yakima, where they
have spent the past two or three
months. Mr.. Stamper is very enthu
siastic about the magnificent fruit,
vegetable and poultry exhibits at the
recent North Yakima fair. He is very
much Impressed with the Yakima
country and may conclude to locate
there permanently some time in the
future. Miss Leila will enter the
Athena High school next week, where
she will be welcomed by her school
mates.
W Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Buel, with their
two daughters, will leave about the
middle of next week for Portland.
where they expect to make their future
home. They have many friends in this.
vicinity who regret to see them leave,
but hope to see them prosper in their
new home. STomorrow, at the resi-
denoe on Current street near Third, a
public auction of all their household
effects and blacksmith tools will be
held, commencing at 10 a. M, with
+. q. Lucas as auntioneer. Lunch
will be served on the grounds.