The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-03-13

Mrs. Mcdaniel is teaching in the
public schools. They will move to
their mountain home so soon as school
closes there.
Mrs. j. T. King, who has been in
poor health for somo time, will leave
shortly for Portland, where she will
enter sanitarirain for lung trouble.
Jacob Betz, owner of Athena Main
street property, was in the city yester-
day from Tacoma. 1t is said that he
desires to sell his property in this city.
Glen McAlexandra has been suffer
ing from an attack of pneumonia the
last week, but has made a remarkable
recovery and will soon be as we'll as
ever.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Connick have
arrived from Tacoma. and will prob
ably remain here. Mr.. Connick having
accepted position in the Preston-Par-
ton mill.
Mrs. Lille Miller announces the
grand opening of her spring millinery
for today and tomorrow. Some stun
ming styles will be on display. Call
and see them.
David Still of Milton, has an adver-
tisement elsewhere in this issue. in
which he offers for sale $40 acres of
wheat land. His address is Milton,
phone, 4011.
Rev. Reeves of Weston came to
Athena to consult Drs. Heisley about
his son. Rev. Reeves, with others, is
anxious that the doctor open branch
Office in Weston.
Ed Rush has leased the farm of his
mother. west of town, and will proceed
to farm the same. With his family,
he has moved srom Wilbur, WASH,
and taken possession.
Mrs. B. d. Clemons entertained
the Baptist missionary society yester-
day. Refreshments were served, and
pleasant and profitable afternoon
passed by the ladies.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Douglas went
over to Walla Walla Tuesday, Mr..
Douglas returning the next day. Mrs.
Douglas will remain with friends in
that city for several days.
Mr.. and Mrs. z. r. Lockwood. with
their son, Zeph, and wife, of Portland.
drove out to visit Helix friends We'd
nesday. Little Kohler Belts was also
an honored member of the party.
Mrs. Lizzie Jones leaves today for
Pilot Rock and Echo, where she will
display stock of spring hats. Mrs.
Jones also has stock of millinery at
Adams, which is under the manage
ment of Mrs. Frank Baker, of that city.
9. H. Sherman has decided to en-
gage in the Meat Market business in
Pendleton. With this object in view,
he has purchased the Reinhold Harras
shop in that city. It is said that Harras
will conduct the Sherman shop in this
city.
Mrs. Anna Porter, who has been
visiting here and at Weston for some
weeks, left Tuesday for her home at
Centralia, Wash. She leaves her sis
ter, Mrs. J. r. King. Of Weston, in
better health than when she arrived
here.
Mrs. Lillian Dobson has accepted
school on the Weston mountain, in
the Mcdaniel neighborhood, and will
begin teaching on April 9Th. Mrs.
Dobson may make short visit to her
parents in Portland before beginning
her school.
The twin babies of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dean Gerking are both i'll with pneu-
monia. and the life of one of the little
ones was despaired of for several days.
1t is not known yet whether it will
survive, though DR.. Sharp is in con-
stant attendance.
Two girl operators in the Pendleton
telephone office were attacked with
scarlet fever and diphtheria Wednes-
day. The Office was closed from 10
O'Clock Wednesday night until z
O'Clock yesterday morning so that the
place could be fumigated.
The annual dehorning process took
place this week at the Barrett ranch
north of town. A number of cattle
were relieved of theiz horns, which is
a painful though necessary operation
when the stock is to be fed in close
quarters during the winter season.
Quill Gerking, popular boy of the
old time Athena, passed through town
yesterday from his home in northern
Washington, on his way to Weiser,
Idaho, where he has been called to the
bedside of bis father. ]. E. L. Ger