The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-03

and Miss Myrtle DeFreece. left We'd
nesday evening, driving in the cool of
the night to Wenaha Springs.
Mrs. John Duffy and children went
to Walla Walla yesterday to see her
husband. who recently sustained an
operation in hospital there for vari-
cose ulcer. Mr.. Duffy has been in the
hospital for about ten days.
TX A carload of sacks, 100000, arrived
dn Athena from Portland this week for
the members of the Inland Grain
Growers association. This year the
association contracted for 400, 900
sacks. The price paid was $7.I5 per
100, delivered.
X A man who is believed to be the
ofacksman who entered the McEwen
hardware store and the Pioneer drug
store some time ago in Athena, has
Teen arrested by the officials in North
Yakima and is being held awaiting
advices from Sheriff Taylor.
-. -. SdImdus buo u6FC0aHb, re-
turned home Wednesday from Port
land. where he purchased a stock of
groceries for his Weston store. Mr.
Jarman disposed Of ten carloads of po-
tatoes and one carload of hay In Seat
tie.
lX The families of e. A. Dudley and
Nv r. Taylor. with Misses Laura Nc
Intyre and Zelma DePeatt, left early
yesterday morning for Wenaha
Springs, where they will enjoy the
cool shade and splendid bathing for
! few days.
]. Fl. Bryant, county stock inspect
or, was in the city yesterday and in
spected horse owned by Ed. Knight.
/ Mr.. Bryant pronounced the animal
to Ee afflicted with the worst case of
/ scab he had ever seen, and gave in
structions for care and cure of the an
;mal.
NFire destroyed the barn on w. G.
Rnssell's farm Wednesday afternoon.
The blaze is supposed to have started
from matches ignited by the sun g rays
Eight set Of harness, tanning mill
and hay was burned. The loss is
placed at 5000 by Mr.. Russell, with no
| insurance.
Miss Genevieve Dickson left this
week for Walla Walla, where she will
spend the 4th, before proceeding to
Dixie. WASH, where she will visit
some time with her mother. Miss
Dickson will then return and spend
the summer with her grandmother,
Mrs. Nelson.
Fay LIE Grow, Jinks Taylor and
Chas. Norris will assist the svalla
Walla Fourth of July committee in the
race track events tomorrow. Fay and
'Jinks have horses entered in the races
and have also furnished stock for the
bucking contests, and will have charge
OF portions of the program. Mr.. Nor
ris has been selected to act in capacity
of judge of the races.
The G. W. B. M. auxiliary met at
the home of Mrs. P. E. Colbern We'd
nesday afternoon, with Is members
present. A most pleasant and profitable
hour of study was passed, and the
hostess, assisted by Mrs. Minnie Baker.
seated her guests at daintily appoint
ed table, where cake and lemonade was
served. The August meeting will be
in the basement Of the church.
A. L. Swaggart received by express,
from Trantham q Son of Monticello,
Ark, Poland China male pig, Tues
day evening. The little fellow stood
the trip of over 2,000 miles we'll and
seemed contented to remain in the
narrow crate in which it was shipped.
His pigletts comes of the worlds
achampion breed of porkers, his sire
being Meddler, End. son Of the cham
pion Poland China hog of the world.
Ira Kemp was principle actor in an
exciting runaway Tuesday evening,
Eetween this city and Adams. He
came out of the fracas with cracked
collar bone. He was driving Wes-
ton livery team. which scared at
passing train. Three tugs came down
and one of the neck yoke straps broke.
In this condition Mr.. Kemp kept the
team in the road for mile or more.
when the tongue broke and Ira was
tumbled out. The team was caught
in Adams near where the runaway end
ed.
The mem bers of the Methodist Epis-
oopal Sunday school, under the au-
spices of the superintendent and assis-
tants, will hold picnic Saturday, The
4th, on Pine creek, about, three miles
south of Weston. The children and
their friends will gather at the church
at an early hour. where conveyanees
will be provided for all who wish to
go. and the start will Ee made about
a. m. A jolly time is anticipated by
young and old. bounteous lunch be-
ing no small factor in the days enjoy
| ment.
The passenger department of the 0.
Il. q N. Co., has just issued its Sum
mer Outing book. The title of the
book. "Outings in Oregon, is appro-
pirate and in keeping with the well
| written articles on Orepou's famous