The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1908-07-24

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Umatilla at Thorn Hollow, and auto
mobiles will have no trouble 10 max
ing the trip to Wenaha Springs.
Members of the Harmony club O
this city will join number of Yves
ton young people next Sunday for q
picnic in the pines above Weston.
INA. N. Mayville. the local ciga1
maker, is manufacturing a high class
grade of 5 and 10 cent cigars. These
cigars are giving good satisfaction.
Rev. Blood will preach at ths
Christian church in this city Sunday
morning at II O'Clock. All are cor.
daily invited to attend the services.
Miss Elizabeth Hamsr, popular
young lady of Milton and teacher in
the school there, was married Wed.
nesday to MIR. William Rodda, of Her.
miston.
A small fire at Adams Monday called
out the fire department and the blaze
was soon extiuguished. but not before
shed in the rear of the hotel was
destroyed.
Charley (Balloon) Pierce, accom-
! panied by his family, has returned to
Weston from Los Angeles for the pur-
pose of camping in the mountains dur
ing the summer.
W. l.. Bramhall of Pendleton, has
been negotiating for the purchase of
the Colbern property in the,, west part
of town. 1t is understood that sale
will not te consummated.
4 Mrs. ]. I. King and Mrs. l.. /.
OHarra are expected home tomorrow
from Portland, where they have this
week attended the session of grand
lodge of the Degree of Honor.
Ellis Carnival attractions open in
Athena next Tuesday evening for one
weeks engagement. The features are
exhibited under canvas. It is herald
ed as being better than circus.
A number of Athena people are pre-
pairing to while away few weeks in
the mountain camps, seeking the suc-
oulent huckleberry, in which this sea-
son is said to be plentiful crop.
Mrs. S. @. Stanton has received the
news of the recent death of her broth
er, William Calavan. at bis home in
Beaver, California. The deceased was
aged N years at the time of his death.
DIR. and Mrs. Heisley returned Sun
day from Walla Walla where they
spent last week. They have been
nearly all of this week in Weston
where they have an extensive practice.
NArthur Stone returned from the
harvest field Wednesday with badly
swollen hand, and Elood poison Ris
feared. He has been sewing sacks for
the Hodgens outfit, south of Pendleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mcbride left
early yesterday morning to drive TO
Meacham, where Mrs. Mcbride will
spend week or two with relatives.
Mr.. Mcbride will return in day or
two.
Miss Ollie Brace was called to
Washtuona, WASH. Saturday. to at
tend the funeral of young child of
her sister, Mrs. Bott who lives there.
She left on the Spokane train Satur-
day noon.
Ne. L. Barnett came up from Portland
Saturday to look after his wheat inter
ests on the reservation. He expects to
be joined the last of the week by Mrs.
Barnett. who will visit friends here
for few weeks.
James Richards of Cottage Grove. a
brother of our Bert, has arrived here
from the valley for the purpose of
spending few weeks in the harvest
fields. Mr.. Richards is running the
Sanders machine.
Fred Flint and John Stanton have
returned from their Montana sheep
shearing tour. Muscles" seems to
have held his own pretty well, but
Hinton well he has fallen off
'steen pounds, or so.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. J. Kirk came home
Saturday from visit to friends in La
GTande and Union county. While
absent Mr.. Kirk took fishing trip to
Katherine creek, where he says the
mosquitoes are rampant.
TThe cylinder in the MoRea COM
bine, purchased by Willaby Bros.
was wrenched in preliminary trial
run made last Friday. A new oylin-
der was put in and the machine has
done good work this week.