The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-02-21

&mI. anu MT. Joseph N. Scott, an
nouncement of whose marriage was
made in these columns two months
ago have returned from their bridal
trip through California. Mr.. and Mrs.
Scott will reside on the farm west of
town.
| miss Grace Taylor. who is visiting
friends in Weston from her home in
Malheur county, was a guest of Miss
Sylvia Beathe the first Of the week.
The two young ladies went from here
to Walla Walla. where they visited a
day or two.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith return
ed last Friday from a trip to Wenat-
chee, Wash. Mr.. Smith invested in
fruit land, buying FIVE acres of i'm
proved land within one-half mile of
Wenatchce, consideration 81, 500. He
will move his family up there about
March 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. John d. Gillis left
Athena on yesterday evenings passen-
ger for Aldon, Prince Edwards Island.
1t is Mr.. Gillis' intention to ultimate
~ return to South Africa, and when
he does his wife will probably ao-
company him.
" The sale of the Estes tract of land,
Aouth Of the city limits is reported. ].
N. Brown, late of Alberta is the pur-
chaser, the price being $4,000, or about
$125 per acre. A considerable por-
ton Of the land lays on the creek bot
tom and is very fertile.
Mrs H. II. Hill has received word
of an accident to her brother, w. @.
Fleenor, who visited her here last
winter from his home in Lostine.
Recently he fell, beaking his leg, being
the second time the limb has been
fractured within short time.
William Winship. who has been
under DR.. Heisley's care for rheuma-
tism, was able to come down town
Wednesday for the first time in sew
eral weeks. "Billy" has had a hard
time of it this winter and his friends
are glad to know that he is recovering.
* Engine No. 46s, pulling the regular
Northern Pacific train ran through an
open switch in the yards here Wednes-
day. The engine, tender and the front
trucks of one car ground the ties. and
with the assistance of an engine sent
out from Pasco, was pulled back on
the track. later in the day.
II Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Tompkins ar
rived home Friday evening from an
extended trip through California, old
Mexico and Nevada. They spent the
greater part of the winter in Los
Angeles, in company with Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Mcbride. who will be home
some time during next month.
A large audience greeted the Tenn
essee Jubilee Singers at the M. E.
church Wednesday evening. The
troupe, which has been here before,
was by no means as strong as formerly.
| With one exception, the chorus num-
bers appeared to better advantage than
did the individual Ienditions.
The Press regrets to hear, through a
letter from friend in Walla Walla,
that Mrs. Frank Beale. who now re-.
sides on Pine creek will be taken to a
hospital in Walla Walla soon for an
operation. Mrs. Beale has many friends
here. where they formerly lived, who
will hope for her speedy recovery.
The Misses Proctor, students in PEN
dleton Academy, were guests Friday
evening at the McEwen home in this
city, and attended the Valentine party
at Masonic hall. They in company
with Misses Katie and Jessie McEwen,
went to Walla Walia Saturday to at
tend the Y. W. @. A. convention held
in that city.
Local passenger service between
Pendleton and Walla Walla will be re-
sumed on the O. r. g. N. Sunday.
No. 45 will leave Walla Walla at 8 a.
m. arriving in Athena at 1906 and at
Pendleton at 10:45. Returning the
train will leave Pendleton 4:5O, ar
irving in Athena about 80 and at
Walla Walla at $3.50.
Mrs. Geo. B. Kidder of this city,
speaks in very high terms of the
promptness with which the Bankers
| Life Insurance company, of Des
Moines. paid the insurance policy of
$2050 held in that company by her
father, the late J. w. Wilkinson. The
policy was made payable to Mrs.
Kidder. The Bankers Life is one Of
the most reliable life insurance COM
panies in existence. I. M. Kemp is
the local agent,