The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-06-19

after seven weeks tour of the East
ern states. Mrs. Osburn can talk en-
tertainingly of her Eastern travels,
! and gave delightful afternoon Sat-
uTday to her friends.
Miss Nettie Cannon, teacher in the
Walla Walla public schools, came
over from there Friday and spent sew
eral days at the home of her uncle,
Cass Cannon near town. She left
Tuesday for franklin county, where
she will spend her summers vacation
on her homestead.
I Five more McRea combines were
delivered to buyers IN Athena this
week. Mr.. McRea is in the city from
Spokane and is personally superintend-
ing the delivery of the machines. He
delivered CONFINES to Gus Planting,
Matt Daning Duncan Mcdonald, Say
lor Paris and Zerba Bros.
DR.. Blakesley of Pendleton, has fore
closed chattel mortgage on personal
property of P. d. Mann. The property
covered by the mortgage consists of
an automobile and a lot of DAller
skates. Mann bought the automobile
of the doctor. paying $500 cash, and
secured balance by giving the mort
gage.
X Miss Ada Ely was over from Weston
Saturday making her Athena friends
farewell visit. Miss Ely left Monday
for Boise, Idaho. where she will spend
the summer and perhaps remain pei
manently with her brother, Walter
Ely and wife. Frank preceded her,
and both will make their home in
Boise.
The warm weather disclosed the
fact that Athena was consuming more
water than the gravity system could
supply and the water commissioners
were compelled to employ man at
the pumping station. The pumping
plant will be utilized until such time
as sufficient rain comes to replenish the
the gravity system supply.
Y Miss Sylvia Mcdonald, whc has been
Visiting for several weeks with friends
here, left Tuesday for Walla Walla.
where she will visit before returning
to her home near Pullman, Wash.
She was accompanied as far as the
Garden city by Misses Irene Dudley
and Edna Taylor, who visited at the
D. McDonald hOma thare
The members of the Christian
church Bible school are today enjoy
ing picnic at Krebs' grove near Ad-
ans. Teams were furnished every
body and the crowd gathered at the
church, leaving there about this
morning. Games and entertainment
we're provided and bounteous lunch
was served at noon in the grove.
IDuring the last week D. B. Jarman,
the we'll known merchant of Athena
and Weston has bought and shipped
eight carloads of Weston mountain
potatoes. The shipments were made
to Seattle and were loaded on North
ern Pacific cars in this city. The
price paid was 10 and l i cents. Mr.
Jarman will ship carload of noun
tain timothy hay next week.
N<The first recital of the Harmony
Club was great success, at the home
of Miss Ferol Mcbride Wednesday
evening. The members, individually.
did excellent work and reflected great
credit upon their teacher. Miss Elliot.
The next recital will be held Thursday
evening at the home of Clarence Bro
therton, when reception VII be ten
dered invited guests, and refreshments
served.
N The Athena Shamrooks and the
Adams nine, two evenly matched ball
teams will settle little matter which
will be of more than passing interest
to fans, on the Athena diamond Sun
day afternoon. These clever amateur
teams have always put up an excellent
game, and the game Sunday will be no
exception. <Go early and see the work
outs. Game called at $3.50.
Mrs. James Fitzpatrick, nee Areta
Saunders, lies in st. Vincent's hospital
in Portland, having undergone surg
ioal operation for appendicitis and
other serious complications. Mrs.
Fitzpatrick g present home is in Los
tine, Wallowa county. She has been
in the hospital for several weeks, and
is attended by her husband and moth
er. She was doing nicely when visited
recently by Athena friends.
While spring weather offerings
have not been conducive TO good
wheat growing, the rose lush hath
flonrished like green bay tree, and
Athena's crop of roses is the finest and
most prolific in the towns history.
Gorgeous boquets of these choice
flowers are now as common in Athena
as they are in the Rose City. Mrs.
Plamondon and Mrs. Mansfield have
an especially fine collection of choice
| varieties, and many other Athena
homes arc beautified with Ioses in
profusion.
General Dewet, the big stallion
owned by the Belgian Horse Co.. of
Athena, died Monday at Alex McIn-
1 tyres place after short illness OF