The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-05-01

Principal Il. l. Watts and wife at
tended the teachers institute in Wes-
ton Saturday.
y Tobe Bush an old-time Alternate,
twas in town Sunday from his ranch
on Birch creek.
Mrs. Dick Gerberding, of Weston,
was guest of her daughter, Mrs. L. /.
O'Harra yesterday.
Mrs. Lille Miller exhibits today and
tomorrow new line of the latest in
MERRY Widow" hats.
Fl. A. Barrett aud his sister, Mrs.
]. d. Plamondon, were visitors in
F; Walla Walla Wednesday.
Henry LaBrasche and Ira Kemp are
angling for trout on Squaw Greek,
south Of the Umatilla river. i.
Lula Snyder, the daughter of Mrs.
Matt, who lives on Third street. has
been very sick the past week.
Mrs. B. D. Clemons spent few days
40bl HOOh at bho VI h0I
Mrs. Ed Kidder near Pendleton.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Watts will arrive home
in few days from her California Wis.,
it. She is at present in Portland.
Little Eva Wilson has been very ill
with pneumonia fever the past week,
but is slowly improving at present.
Miss Louie Beathe. of Weston, Wis
tied her sister. Miss Sylvia, Of the
Mosgrove Mercantile store Monday.
T. J. Kirk, g. W. Gross and VIM.
Mcbride appraised the Clarence La
Brasche estate yesterday, at $3,725. 10.
Mrs. Baker, Mrs. Seavy, Mrs. Ben
| tley and Mrs. Owens, were Adams
ladies who visited in the city Wednes-
day.
Rev. Ellis announces that there will
be regular services at the Baptist
church next Sunday, morning and
evening.
| The W. Fl. H. Scott estate was ap-
| praised yesterday by Jerry Stone, E.
A. Dudley and David Taylor at $36, :
949. so.
will M. Peterson, chairman of the
Democratic central committee, was
circulating among Athena friends yes
terday.
Sale on all hats at Jones & Jackson g
millinery store tomorrow, Saturday.
All SO. so and $4.0O hats go at So. so
and $3. 90.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. II. Whiteman were
over from Walla Walla this week Wis
iting their son, Otis and family west
of town.
TClint Thomas the saloon proprietor,
has been in Spokane the past week at
tending the bedside of his little son,
who is i'll there.
K Walla Walla is already hustling for
attractions to entertain the people
who will attend her rousing Fourth
of July celebration.
* Miss Ethel Chapman, who is en-
Rployed at the Jones & Jackson milli-
merry store. is i'll at the home of her
sister, Mrs. Hartle.
Mrs. Lola Payne, whose two sons
were SO i'll last week with pneumonia,
has herself been bedfast this week but
at present is improving.
l.. M. Akers was among the singers
who Uame up from Pendleton Ill or
anto Saturday to entertain the visitors
at the Weston institute.
Evening services during the summer
at the Christian church will begin at
o'clock instead of at 1880 as hereto
fore, commencing next Sunday.
T The local Woodman Camp will have
a social meeting. next Wednesday eve
ming. The Woodmen are royal enter
tainers and good time is in order.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Harper were
down from Waitsburg Wednesday.
They were accompanied by Miss lima
Cox. sister of Mrs. Elmer Gonnick.
* John Tompkins returned from Wis
ut to Wallula Monday. John has the
thanks of several Athena friends for
fish, which he brought up with him.
The ladies' club of Weston give a
banquet tonight which promises to
be brilliant affair. Mrs. E. r. Cox,
of this city is memb Der of the club.
| I'M. L. Watts and S. f. Wilson in
partnership have purchased 160 acres
of reservation foothill land from Mrs.
T. P. Page. Consideration $40 per
acre.