The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-07-12

nlBn scnOOl IN Tacoma.
Mrs. E. R. Cox has been very i'll at
her home in this city, but is now re-
covered. She goes to Weston this eve-
ming to attend session of the Eastern
Star lodge.
HMr. and Mrs. Will Read of Adams
left Sunday for visit at Hood River,
from where they will go to Newport,
where Mr.. Read will attend the sum-
mer school.
Mrs. A. L. Jones has disposed of her
interest in the Hotel Hoskins at Echo
and after visiting relatives in Pendle-
ton and Pilot Rock, will seek a bust
ness location in Seattle.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. M. Johns were
entertained at dinner yesterday by
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. Norris, aud today
visited with Mr.. and Mrs. Jackson
Nelson near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. o. Worthington
aud Emery, and Mr.. and Mrs. Bene-
fiel, of Weston, drove to the Hastings
place on the mountains Sunday, where
they spent the day.
Rev. V. E. Hoven returned Satur-
day FROM the valley, leaving Mrs.
Hoven and baby at the home of rela-
tives at Kelso, WASH, where they
will remain during the heated term.
Measles has appeared in Athena
again, the children in the King family
being afflicted. Two little girls in
George Gerking's family east of town
have just recovered from the disease.
Wednesday afternoon the ladies of
the auxiliary of the @. W. B. M. met
at the home of Mrs. Austin Foss,
where a most interesting meeting was
held. About IA members were present,
1.-THE harvesting of wheat has COM
menced at Echo and at Pilot Rock.
Tuesday morning. G. A. Cramer of
Echo commenced harvesting 100
acres. He expects yield of 25 bu-
Sneis per acre.
Saturday evening large number of
Milton Knights of Pythias went over
to Walla Walla to attend the joint
installation ceremonies held by the
two Walla Walla lodges at the Odd
Fellows temple.
Mrs. Grace Curley, fomerly of
Cambridge, Idaho, is in the city visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. Della Maloney.
Mr. and Mrs. Curley are on their way
TO Nez Perce, Idaho, where they will
make their home
Last week A. L. Swaggart shipped
two fine Poland China hogs from his
famous herd. A male hog was ex-
pressed to w. G. Morris, of Parma,
Idaho, and female to the Woodside
Stock Farm at Echo.
A. P. Myrick, we'll known Helix
resident, was in the city yesterday.
Mr.. Myrick is one of the owners of
Pince William, the draft stallion,
winner of first prize at the Athena
colt show, this season.
A splendid crop of wheat is ripen-
ing out in the Helix neighborhood.
Several combines were sold to farmers
in that vicinity this season, and as a
result the grain crop will be harvested
much earlier this year.
u
ne. A. Dudley went over to Walls
Walla the first of the week where he
purchased four mules ID finish out his
team of 80 which will be attached to
his combine The ribbons will be
handled by his son Dean.
Many people are driving out to the
falms adjacent to Athena and picking
cherries and berries. as they can be
had somewhat cheaper in that way.
and in fact are sometimes not to be
procured in any other way.
Rev. Geo. Z. Ellis will be down
from Baker City Sunday to preach in
the Baptist church. Mr.. Ellis will
make these semi-monthly trips unit
September 1st. when he hopes to bt
home to remain permanently.
T. G. Haley late of the supreme
bench, one of the leading attorney
in the water case at Milton, suffered
severe attack of appendicitis while
in Walla Walla, Tuesday night, ant
left fou hsC h0xrxn Do~AIos.1
and after the session the ladies wer,
served with cake and fruit punch b!
the hostess, assisted by Miss MAUD
Gholson. The next meeting will b'
held at the home of Mrs. Fred Ker
shaw, on the first Wednesday il
August.
Mrs. Charles Belts and Miss Mar.
McKinnon, who represented the Ath
ena Baptist church at the SPOKANE
National convention. returned Tues
day to their homes here. They enjoyed
a visit with Mrs. Fred Miller Will
in Spokane.
Not content to depend on railwa.
transportation of fuel. and profitinl
by last winters wood and coal famine
Helix and Juniper ranchers hav'
dropped back to the good old way O.
hauling their supply from the noun
tains, east of town.
Henry Miller of the Preston-Partor
Milling force, left Tuesday evening fo