The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-10-23

MISS LOIS POWELL and Claude Still,
students at the Normal, and Professor
J. E. Keefe, principal of the Weston
public school, were guests of Miss
| Ceoile Boyd at her home here Sunday.
! Mrs. Gibson, sister to Miss Stella
jackson who has been visiting here for
several weeks. left tho first of the week
for her home in La Sale, Ill. She
was accompanied to Pendleton by her
mother.
Reports from the Blue Mountain
sawmill, 16 miles east of Athena, are
to the effect that there is now full
| foot of SHOW covering the ground in
that vicinity. This is unusual at this
time Of the year..
Mas. Cameron, an employe at the st.
Nichols hotel. accidently swallowed a
plum seed Wednesday which caused
him such suffering that be was obliged
to go to Pendleton yesterday to see a
physician for relief.
Mrs. 0. w. B. Zerba and Mrs. A. J.
Walker, accompanied by Master Theo-
dore zerba will leave Sunday for a
visit with friends and relatives. Mrs.
Zerba goes to Albion, WASH, and Mrs.
Walker to Huntsville.
The Woodman of the World will
give a grand blowout on Wednesday
evening. Nov. 4. to which their fam.
lilies and members of the Circle will
be invited. All are expecting an eve
ming of unusual interest.
Nan auto party consisting of Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Tharp, Misses Edith and
Blanoh Orswell and Miss Lula Iharp
went over to Walla Walla where they
witnessed the production of "The
Holy City" Saturday night.
Hartalnd (Minn. Herald: Rollo I.
Brown and family have decided to
remain in Cedar Rapids this winter
Mr.. Brown having been placed in
charge of the mems furnishings de-
partment of one of the big stores there.
XDoug Flynn left the first of the week
for the stock ranch on John Day. Mr..
Flynn was one of the two to take first
prize in the broncho busting contest at
the Walla Walla county races last
week Mr.. Flynn carried away $50
for his prowess in riding.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. J. Wagner left
Monday for the east, where they will
visit for the coming six weeks or there
about. Mr. and Mrs. Wagner will
stop first at Bellville, Kan. then 60 to
Oskaloosa, Iowa. Returning they will
stop in Montana for visit with
brother of Mrs. Wagner.
Mrs. Ernest Koepke and little daugh-
ter arrived Wednesday morning from
Walla Walla and were met here by
Mr.. Koepke who took them to their
new home, the fine farm west of town
recently purchased from G. FL. White
man of Walla Walla. Mrs. Koepke's
little girl has recently recovered from
dangerous illness.
Geo. Robbins, circulation manager
for the East Oregonian, was in the city
this week interesting the boys and
girls in the East Oregonian- Journal
pony contest now in full swing. The
children entering the contest in Athena
are as follows: Leo Judy, Rex Payne,
Alice Gaines, Odessa Russell and Leslie
Snyder.
Y A report comes here of the burning
'of the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. II.
Curtis, on their farm near Pullman
Wash. The house had recently been
erected at cost of $4,000 dollars, and
insurance was held to the amount Of
5000. The fire was discovred in the
early morning when the family were
at breakfast.
Mr. and Mrs. j. p Wilbur of Union
were visiting in the city at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. T. J. Kirk Tuesday
and Wednesday. Mrs. Wilbur is
niece of Mr.. Kirk, and Mr.. Wilbur is
the prospective manager of the recon
structed Pendleton Wcolen Mills, soon
to be opened in that city by new
company.
Edward and Erven White left We'd
nesday for Seattle. after couple of
weeks vacation with their parents
here. The boys will return to their
respective vocations of moterman and
conductor on the city car lines. They
were accompanied as far as Walla
Walla by their mother, Mrs. B. D.
Clemons.
Clarence E. Eddy, representative of
the Oregon Journal. and San Francisco
Examiner, was in the city for couple
of days this week. Mr.. EDDY is a
journalist and magazine writer of
note. articles from his pen appearing