The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-06-19

with pneumonia. and a professional
nurse has been employed. Wednesday
} the boy was taken to the hospital al
Pendleton.
Mrs. Fred Kershaw and daughter
! A Fredericka. will leave tomorrow
Emorning for Portland, where they ex.
fpect to spend the summer.
Ralph MoEwen was called home
from his studies at the University be-
cause of the illness of his father. He
is conducting the hardware store.
WIN. Willaby ST. and Rev. B. f.
King leave tomorrow for Portland,
where they will visit relatives, and
may decide to spend the summer in the
Rose City.
Miss Stella jackson was in Pendleton
this week. Miss Jackson is expecting
a sister and other friends to arrive
from the east. who will visit here for
some time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Whitlock entertained
a number of friends at their home in
this CITY, Wednesday evening. Music
was feature of entertainment and
refreshment were served.
An incipient blaze on the roof of the
o. R. & N. depot called out the fire de-
partment yesterday afternoon. Sparks
from passing engine ignited the roof.
| But little damage resulted.
Mrs. VIM. Tompkins and daughters
Mrs. Arthur Coppock and Miss Lill-
ian, spent the past week at Two Rivers.
on the Snake river. at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. James Woodruff.
Troy Tompkins arrived home We'd
( nesday from Corvallis, where he at
tends the Oregon Agricultural college,
and will spend his vacation on the
Tompkins farm northwest of town.
Frank Knowlton and wife have re-
Gently moved from Newport, WASH,
to fruit farm near Wenatohee.
Their daughter, Maud, was married
last week, and will reside in Newport.
x New names have been given stations
on the Northern Pacific between
Athena and Wallula. Grand View
has been changed to Wayland, Killian
to Smeltz and Canon will hereafter
bear the name of Ring.
XDr. Plamoudon was called to the
Major Cornoyer home, south of town
Monday of sthis week. The Majors
health is not the best that could be
wished for, and his many friends hope
to hear of Improvement.
George Hewitt of Helix, while in
toxicated at Pendleton Monday night,
| allowed friend" to put him to bed.
Tuesday morning when George arose
to take train to La Grande, be found
$500 roll of greenbaoks missing.
Miss Baker, deaooness of the Spo-
kane hospital, who visited Athena re-
Gently, will lecture in Helix and
Adams, June "a and %, on ''The Mis-
sion of Doroas. - A stereopticon will
be used, and the lecture will be flee.
IA. G. McClain, a resident of this
city in Old Centerville days. came up
from Albany and is visiting at the
home of his stepson. A. J. Parker.
Mr.. McClain is hale and hearty and
| bears the burden of his 83 years
| lightly.
Il. H. Hill left the first of the week
for the Yakima country, where be has
property interests. He expects to dis.
pose of his holdings at Sunnyside and
invest in more property in Toppenish,
which he regards as the coming city
of that region. He will be away about
two weeks.
Hon. E. F. Watson. one of the lead
ing members of the North Carolina
bar, was the guest this week, of At
torney S. F. Wilson, an old friend.
Mr.. Watson is delegate to the Demo-
critic National convention at Denver,
and in the interim will visit important
| points on the Coast.
The telephone company is making
improvements in the local central
office. An automatic pole change,
which does away with the arm break
ing generator has been installed and
other changes for convenience will be
made. Five new desk phones have
been ordered by local patrons.
Mrs. g. G. Osburn held an informal
reception at the home of Mrs. Fred
Boyd Saturday afternoon, TO few of
her Athena friends. Sunday she went
out to the country home of her broth
or. Mark Brandon, and Wednesday
proceeded to her home in La Grande.