East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-07-18

mrs. LaiUNe Underwent Operation
Visitors From Caiifornia-Suit
for Damages for Killing horse.
Athena, July 1S.-The list of teach
ers for the next school term in
Athena is now camplete as follows:
Homer l. Watts, principal; A. Scott,
assistant principal; Miss Gibbons,
Miss Keller. Mrs. Watts and Miss
Carrie Sharp. Mrs. Watts is the wife
OF the principal and last year taught
in the south part of the county.
Military Drills.
Minister Haven of the Christian
church, is organizing a class COM
posed of boys ranging in age from 10
to Is years, which he will instruct in
military drills and tactics as prac-
ticed by the United States infantry.
The class will meet at the Christian
church on Tuesday evening of each
week for drilling practice, and later
on practical lesson in real camp
life will be given by a march to the
Umatilla river where three days will
be spent.
For the year ending July /, the
Preston-Parton Milling company rad
ground $4,000 barrels of flour, or
41,000 barrels more than the previous
year, most of which was shipped to
the Orient.
Richard Wright is now employed
in McBride's Palace drug store at
this place.
Miss Walden, a nurse from Walla
Walla, is attending Mrs. Alex Nc
Intyre, who is i'll near town.
Mrs. Edward Lafave is home from
the Walla Walla hospital, where she
underwent an operation.
Athena people were very sorry to
near of the accident that befell the
Kidder boys in the explosion near
Pendleton. The boys were here
short time ago doing some painting
and were quite well known here.
Mrs. Lester O'Harra has gone to
Weston, where her mother is seri-
ously ill.,
w. e. Rulison and wife have re-
turned from an extended eastern
trip.
Mrs. y. L. Douglas has returned
from Hood River, where she has been
visiting.
Charles Borrow of the Mosgrove
Mercantile company, was in Walla
Wala, last Sunday.
w. *. Wall of Pndleton, who re-
Gently purchased the w. H. Curtiss
place at this place, has arrived to
locate.
Mrs. Edward Monossee and dough-
ter, Miss jeanette, were in Walla
Walla last Sunday on brief trip.
Noah Memillard was in town from
Walla Walla Tuesday.
Mrs DR.. j. A. Mofftt and children
have arrived from California to visit
Mrs. Moffitt's parents. Mr.. and Mrs
Clark Walters.
Percy Wilson haas returned from
| Pendletcn, where he had been taking
medical treatment.
Mrs. Fred Kershaw is a visitor at
Bingham Springs. She was accom-
nnnie3 by her mother, Mrs. VIM.
willaby.
Miss Bessie Allenbaugh of Walla
Walla, is visiting with her friend
Miss Anna Shore, for a few weeks
Homer Watts the newly elected
principal of the Athena schools, has
rented VIM. Peterson's residence, and
will occupy it shortly.
Fred Beedy of Walla Walla, has
been employed as salesman at the
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Asks Damages for Horse.
Charles McLain has commenced ac.
ton against the q. r. & N. company
for killing a valuable driving horse
few weeks oga. The horse was
killed on the track near Athena
Peterson, Peterson & Wilson are
the attorneys.
Harvest Beginning.
]. G. Bryan began threshing in the
Basin" district north Of town today
Mr.. Bryan has purchased a new all.
steel, smut proof separator. Har-
vesting will begin in earnest in the
Athena country about Wednesday OF
next week. Jerry Stone will be one
of the very first in the immediate
vicinity of Athena to commence. Sc
far the best of results are being OBJ
talncd. About 12 combines will bt
used by farmers in this section.
Former Athena Girl Married.
Miss Ruby Marsh, formerly OF
Athena but now of st. Johns, Ore.
was married recently to Mr.. Archie