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

~ Byron Hawks two choice olymar-
4 garino plants came through the rigors
Of winter all right, thank you. They
give promise of blooming this spring,
tra-la.
B. Landerbaok and wife are recent
arrivals in the city from Colorado.
Mr.. Landerback is painter. and he
may conclude to engage in business
here.
X The condition of Mrs. Charles
/ Brotherton, who was very i'll with
pneumonia for several days, is one of
great improvement, and her recovery
is now assured.
Frank Swaggart was up from the
Birch Greek farm Wednesday. His
wife has been in attendance upon her
little sister, Eva Wilson. who is i'll at
her home here.
i Mrs. Ira Luna is again very i'll and
has been removed to the home of her
mother. Mrs. Mcfisren, for treat
ment. Mrs. Luna has long teen suffer-
ing from lung trouble.
Ira E. Hopkins of Weston. is quite
i'll. His near relatives from the noun
tain district are with him and his SGD,
DR.. Miles Hopkins, of North Yakima,
WASH. has been sent for.
This year has been the most success
full in the history of Columbia college.
There has been good attendance and
the debt which has hung over the col
lege for so long has been paid.
Remember that have promised to
save you from 80 to go cents on the
dollar on your every purchase at this
store-A. W. Lewis--at the Bankrupt
sale of T. M. Taggart & Co.
u Misses Jaunita Engdahl, Carrie
i Sharp and Mabel Gibbons. teachers
in Athena puElic school, and Miss
Velma Wilkinson drove to Weston
Saturday and attended the local insti-
tute.
Miss Elliott, talented young lady
musician from Walla Walla has or
ganized a class in piano instruction in
Athena, and viii, he in the city each
Saturday. Miss Elliott also has GLASS
in Weston.
Travelling Passenger Agent 9. f.
Van de Water of Walla Walla was
in the city on business connected
with the farmers demonstration train
to be run through Umatilla county
next month.
lXAustin. | .Foss, Ed Koontz and Walter
IPreston went over to Walla Walla on
l the excursion and witnessed the ball
game. The game was rather one
sided affair. Pendleton winning by
score of 16 to 2.
Mr.. John Riha of Vining Iowa,
says: II have been selling DeWitts
Kidney and Bladder Pills for about a
year and they give better satisfaction
than any pill ever Sold" Sold by
the Palace Drug Co.
| The mysterious noises heard in town
this morning and thought to be indi-
cations of an approaching Taft boom
were made by A. L. Lewis using his
little hatohet on prices at 7. M. Tag
gart & Co.'S store.
IX After six years mud sluioing, peo-
Rple can cross Third street to the Press
Office on new cross walk. Street
Superintendent Ghclson and his as1is-
tant, Matt Linn, will put in four new
cross walks this week.
Mrs. Frank Tharp is expected home
tomorrow with her little daughter,
Nina, who has undergone several
operations in the Walla Walla hospital
tor abscesses. Nina is slightly i'm
proved and it is hoped may now re-
cover.
Mrs. Walter Barnett and Mrs. Bruce
Ferrell, of Walla Walla, have been in
the city the past week attending the
Carradine meetings at the M. 3.
church. They expect large party of
their friends over to hear the noted
evangelist during the course of the
meetings.
Mignonette Rebekah lodge met Tues
day evening and elected three dele
gates to grand lodge which convenes
in Salem on May 19. The ladies who
were chosen to represent the local lodge
were: Mrs. Lola Payne and Mrs. S. f.
Sharp of Athena and Mrs. e. l.. Bar
nett of Portland.
The Bank of Milton, which was in
"orporated in 1889 as a private bank
has applied to the comptroller Of the
treasury at Washington for charter
and will soon be converted into ma
tional bank to be known as the First
National Bank of Milton, with cap
ital of $4,000.
Information has been filed against
Aaron Ridge, charged with horsesteal-
ing. Young Ridge stole horse from
Charles Hamilton, traded it fol an
other, which he left at livery stable
in this city and skipped for Walla
Walla, where be was arrested. He has
| since haan in iaiI af paudlafon