The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-02-21
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q. W. Gross transacted business in
Pendleton Wednesday.
2. W. Lockwood transacted business
s>ip Pendleton Wednesday.
Bert Richards was up from Pendle-
{on the first of the week.
Z Born. to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Belts,
February II. 1908, a son.
\ Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Cop
4 pock, February 16. 1908 son.
M. L. Watts and S. F. LIE Grow
were in Pendleton. Wednesday.
Mrs. VIM. Gholson visited her par
ents in Walla Walla this week.
~ Hugh Taylor is in Alberta, where
be has gone to SEIZURE farming land.
Luvois and Jessie McEwen spent Sun
day at the parental home in this city.
W. D. Chamberlain was registered
at the Imperial Hotel in Portland, this
week.
Frank Nelson, who is down from
Alberta on visit, was in Athena the
first of the week.
Mr.. Waters, representing the Rem
ington Typewriter company, was in
the city Wednesday.
Will Dobson is putting in deep
we'll pump and windmill on the Frank
, Keen place, in the Juniper country.
Miss Effie Phipps went to Weston
Monday, where she was present at the
funeral of her aunt, Mrs. Ivan O'Harra.
NJ W. B. Henderson, founder of the
town of Helix, died at his home near
Albany. Tuesday evening, aged 6S
years.
X Snowdrops and orocuses are in
bloom in Athena yards, and the daffo.
dis are bobbing up serenely from their
long siesta.
Mis-. Handy, state organizer for
the Ladies of the Maccabees, is in
the city on business connected with
her order.
Phil Beathe, an old Westonite, was
shaking hands with friends in Athena
last Saturday. He has recently arrived
from Montana.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester O'Harra, Mrs.
Smith and Mrs. Boyd attended the
funeral of the late Mrs. Ivan O'Harra
in Weston Monday.
Grandma Gerking, who has been in
serious condition for some weeks is
growing perceptibly weaker, and her
sons have been sent for.
Sunday this section experienced the
first thunder storm Of the season.
Lightning flashed, thunder rolled, and
the rain and hail came down in sheets.
N ! An old time dance is scheduled to
take place at tho opera house Friday
evening. George Gross and Andrew
Douglas will officiate as floor mana
gers.
Attorney Peterson came up from
Pendleton Tuesday. He was accom-
panied by his brother Charles, who
recently came to Oregon from North
Carolina.
Mrs. Henry Wright came home last
evening from Walla Walla, where she
visited her brother, Clarence La
Brasche. His condition is reported as
improving.
links Taylor has returned from Cald-
we'll, Idaho, where be went to pur-
chase mules. He found mules quoted
at high prices and returned without
making any purchases.
Danner, the photographer is an ex-
pert musician ON the mouth organ,
and Saturday evening gave an interes-
ting concert at the Palace drug store,
to the great amusement of number
of boys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester O'Harra are
now comfortably established in the
cottage belonging to Mrs. Willaby on
Jefferson street. MIR. Jones, the new
baker, now occupies the house on
Current street vacated by them.
Assessor Strain was in town Monday
and was visitor at the Press Office.
Mr.. Strain is one of the most efficient
assessors in the state and in all proba-
bility he will be nominated by the
people of the county for third time.