The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-01-31

operation. DR.. Keelor was called in
consultation with DR.. Sha,p on Tues
day and it was decided that it was un-
necessary to send the patient to the
hospital at Walla Walla.
The home of Mr.. and Mrs. d. B.
Jarman is under quarantine restric-
tions, where their little daughter,
Elouise is dangerously i'll with scarlet
fever. The little one suffered an at
tack from this disease last winter in
mild form. Her condition at the
present time is at the lowest ebb, the
attending physician pronouncing the
crisis at hand. A trained nurse ar
rived yesterday from Walla Walla,
and everything possible is being done
for the little sufferer.
M Grandma Gerkiug was taken violen-
ftly sick yesterday morning and small
hopes for her recovery were enter
tanned for some time At present
there is little change in her condition,
and owing to her advanced age, grave
fears are felt by her friends as to her
ultimate recovery.
The date on which the revival
meetings at the M. Z. church will be-
| gin is to be announced soon. Evange-
list Corradine of st. Louis has sent
word that be can come for the purpose
of holding a series Of meetings and the
money for the expense of the meeting
has been raised.
| EJohn MnQuary. the Philippine war
veteran. was in town Wednesday and
Thursday shaking hands and visiting
with old friends. John is now pros
porous farmer in the Washtucna
country, Adams county WASH, and
values his land holdings at seven OF
eight thousand dollars.
Clarence LaBrasohe has been seri-
ously i'll the past week at his home
south of Athena with complication
of liver and kidney trouble. The
young man was taken sick about two
weeks ago and gradually became worse
until Wednesday, when a slight
change for the better took place.
A rumor was in circulation this
morning to the effect that Nelson
Stamper had died yesterday at Pot
latch, Wash. The cause of the rumor
was a. Telegram, announcing the death
of John Mcbride, grandson of Mr..
Stamper's. The telegram was to Hen
ry Stampor Of Weston, announcing the
toy's death.
In the Turner will case A. f. Turner
ct al, appellants, vs.. o. @. Turner ct
al, respondents, the decision of Judge
Bean was affirmed by the Supreme
Coult. In this case the appellant
sought to have the courts set aside the
will of the late Mrs. @. A. Turner by
which her property was left to 0. 10.
Turner.
NThis evening at the City Hall, the
citizens mass meeting for the purpose
of nominating municipal Officers will
be held, and doubtless the meeting
will be we'll attended. DR.. Plamon-
don is being urged by his friends to
again accept the Office of Mayor and
David Taylor is also being talked of as
possible candidate.
Miss Emma Luedtke has been suffer-
ing from very severe attack of tonsi-
litis. 1t was feared at first that it was
diphtheria, as there was gray mem
brane formed over the tonsils. All
precautions were taken and the house
was quarantined for a day. but it
soon developed that it was tonsilitis
| and The quarantine was removed
Nearly three inches of snow fell
Wednesday afternoon and evening in
this vicinity and insures moisture that
was badly needed for growing grain.
The snow storm was general and ex-
tended north as far as Pasco. In the
mountains considerable snow fell, At
Kamela there is two feet of new snow.
| At that place there was abou: eight
inches of old snow on the ground.
Mrs. Fl. B. Nelson, formerly of Wes-
ton. but now a resident of Franklin
county, Wash. is in a Walla Walla
hospital and her condition is reported
to be extremely critical. Her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Victor Chastain, of Lewis
ton, Idaho, who has been wintering in
California, had been summoned to her
bedside and her son Mr.. Clark Nelson,
of Pendleton, is with her most of the
time.
John Cummings, the Weston mer-
chant, has taken advantage of the
bankruptcy law and the matter is now
in the hands of Judge thomas Fitz
Gerald. referee in bankruptcy. Ao-
cording to the statement made Ey
Cummings his total assets amount to
$3770, while his liabilities are $3963.-
So. OF the latter the sum of $483 is
due the Sailing estate for rent, $1,000
is due Henry Adams, while $194.40 is
owed M. Born g. Co.. of Chicago.
NThe skating party given at the rink