The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-03-27


Lake, where he took a course of. treat
ment for rheumatism. u
Miss Matte Birch arrived Saturday
evening from st. Anthony, Idaho, and
will make her home with her sister,
Mrs. Chester Walker.
Clyde Scott, of Long Beach. Calf,
a cousin Of Jos. N. Scott. is in the
city. having accompanied his uncle's
remains from that place. 11 III "a
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Norris drove
over to Milton Saturday and took the
interurban for Walla Walla, where
they spent Sunday with friends.
Drs. Heisley will make regular trips
to Weston beginning Tuesday March
31st. Afternoons in Weston will be
Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday.
Mrs. Mraz. who has visited her
daughter, Mrs. I. M. Kemp the past
two weeks, will return to her home
near Cotton, WASH, tomorrow. IL Ia
u MIR. and Mrs. T. J. Kirk arrived
home yesterday from their winter So
journ in California. Mr.. Kirk is look
ing better than when be left here last
fall.
Rev. Learned. a missionary who is
lecturing in the interests of Alaska
missions, gave an interesting lecture
Wednesday evening in the Baptist
church.
q. w. Steel of Pasco, is shipping
carload of mountain potatoes to his
home town today. The shipment ia
likely to be followed by others in the
near future.
Mrs. e. M. Smith was summoned to
The Dalles this week on account of the
serious illness of her sister. She left
Wednesday and will remain for some
time in that city. TS3
S J. f. Zerba is carrying his lett hand
in q sling as the result Of punoturing
it with screw driver. The wound is
painful one. the screw driver pene-
trated to the bone. ~
a Mrs. Agnes Ferguson. who spent
several days with Mrs. VIM. Mcbride
in this oity; has returned 10 Walla
WaIla, where che Id ie'eS2rloyed in the
cloak and suit house.
= Mr.. r. M. Bones, and his son, ]. r.
Bones and wife, all Of Montana, are
guests at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
]. A. Kirk south of town. Mr.. Bones
the elder, is an uncle Of Mrs. Kirk.
There will be regular services at the
Baptist church Sunday morning and
evening. At the morning hour Rev.
Ellis will preach the memorial sermon
Of Mrs. Martha Desper, who died on
the 10th day of February =
NMr. and Mrs. w. A. Saunders left
the first of the week for their home in
La Grande. Their little son who was
i'll while here is reported much worse.
having developed typhoid fever since
their arrival in La Grande.
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parents in this city and is nursing
badly crippled leg. Will got tangled
up in plow while at work. one day
last week with the result that bis
right leg was severely injured.
yfDr. Will R. Scott is in the city from
Seattle. where he is practicing his
profession. DIR. Scott met his brother,
Jos. N. in Portland the first OF the
week and from there accompa nied the
remains of their deceased father.
Effective May /, the Northern
Pacific Railway Co., gives notice Of
reduction of 25 cents per 100 lbs. on
grain sacks from Portland, Seattle
and Tacoma. The former rate was
65 cents, and the present rate is 40
cents.
Miss Velma Wilkinson closes her
FIVE months term of school on Wes-
ton mountain today. and will arrive
home tomorrow. Miss Wilkinson has
had very successful term, and has
given splendid satisfaction to her
patroass-gs~- Issx -.
Lester O'Harra went down to PEN
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