The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-17

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troken up Housekeeping and will stay
on the Geo. Gross farm west of town
until after harvest, when they will
leave for Alberta.
A quaker medicine show is holding
forth on Main street vacant lot this
week. Some really good acrobatio and
vaudeville stunts are given at each
nightly performance.
Mrs. Howe has moved to the cottage
recently vacated by Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Douglas. and Bert Cartano and
family will occupy the residence va
GATED by Mrs. Howe.
A. N. Mayville has commenced to
manufacture cigars at his factory on
Main street. Mr.. Mayville uses the
best grades of tobacco and his cigars
are giving satisfaction.
Miss Sylvia Beaehe, salesaldy at the
Mosgrove Mercantile Co.'S. store, Mon
day evening attended a tennis party
given by the Bowknot club of Weston,
OF winch Sne Is member.
Cecil Dell of st. Johns. WASH. is
in the city visiting at the home of his
Uncle, DR.. L. Dell. Mr.. Dell is en-
ployed in bank at st. Johns, and is
taking his summer vacation.
A. q. Gilliland, telegraph operator
at the o. r. & N. depot, has been in
Weston this week where he took the
place of Agent Walters for few days,
while the latter was on short vaca-
tion.
HIGeo. Gross and family have moved
tothe farm. vaoating their town cot
tage on 4th street. Mr.. Gross in CON-
pany with his son-in law, Luke Read,
will run the farm for the next few
years.
X Chas. Gay aud family came down
from Waltsburg last week and went
out TO Mission, on the Umatilla river,
where Mr.. Gay will again have charge
of the wheat warehouse during the re-
sewing season.
Miles Overbolt, one time publisher
Of the Freewater Times, is now editor
of the Tangefoot Magazine, published
at Portland. Overholt is a clean,
clever humorist, and is giving his
readers the worth OF their money.
Rev. Hacker, pastor of the Baptist
church at Adams, preached an inter-
esting sermon at the church here Sun
day morning. Rev. Hacker and wife
left Monday for the mountains, where
they will take months vacation.
This part of the country was visited
by thunder storm early Wednesday
morning which for violence and noise
would compare favorably with an
eastern storm. It lasted about an hour
and was succeeded by heavy rain.
< Mrs. Bert Zerba and children left
Saturday for Portland, where they will
remain for some time with view of
benefitting Mrs. Zerba's health They
were accompanied by Bert, who re-
TUNED and will look after his harvest
here.
Four hundred oavalrymen, with
camp equippage, passed through
Athena Wednesday morning from Fort
Walla Walla, on their annual trip to
American Lake, where the annual rifle
practice and manouvers will take
place.
Being one of the attorneys retained
in the st. Dennis Harras case, S. F.
Wilson was prevented taking his con-
trip to Seattle in company
with his friend Watson. Mr.. Watson
has returned to his home ID North
Carolina.
NHeavy showers of rain fell in Athena
and vicinity Wednesday morning and
as a result several machines which
were raedy to begin threshicg yester-
day did not start up. Harvest will be
in full swing next week. throughout
this section.
The Dupuis bankrupt grocery stock
at Weston, appraised at $1,668, in
safe and accounts. was sold
to D. B. Jarman Wednesday for 81 .030.
A desk and wagon, was sold to other
parties for $50, bringing the total
amount of sale to $1,065.
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. Bannister and
Helen, returned this week
from six weeks stay with Mr.. and
Mrs. Hugh MoArthur in Portland, and
are at present visiting at the Cation
home near town. The Bannister and
Macarthur families spent some time
at tha haaeh during tha TINA thav