The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-11-26

Stereoptioon views of California
will he displayed at the opera house
Monday evening. Admission free.
!, Miss Mary LaBrasohe offers 40 acres
of wheat land for sale. This land is
only 2 1-2 miles from Athena and is
highly productive. Buildings are
fairly good and the place is desir
able one. Call on or address Miss La
Brasche at Athena. 4t
II Miss Lula Tharp arrived home We'd
nesday from Walla Walla. very much
improved since her recent attack of
appendicitis. She will spend Thanks
giving week here and return to Walla
Walla next week to resume her music
al studies
l.. W. Smith and wife, of Wen
atohee, WASH. spent few hours be-
tween trains Wednesday at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Smith in this
city. The two gentlemen are cousins.
Mr.. and Mrs. Smith are on their way
lo Long Deacn, CallI.
Mrs. Gussie Armstrong, who re-
Gently visited her sister. Mrs. W. @.
Miller, in this city, was married No
vember 18th at Union, Oregon. to
Mr.. George Filler, of Seattle. They
will make their home in the Sound
city.
l%SMrs. o. B. Steward arrived in the
city Saturday evening from Spokane.
Mr.. Steward is expected to arrive this
week or next. Temporarily, Mr.. and
Mrs. Steward will reside in the King
cottage, on Fourth street south of
| Main.
The school board will have the
rooms at the public school building
wired for electric lights. The cost
will be between $50 and $75. Man-
ager Watts of the Preston Parton COM
pany will furnish the lights at min
inum meter rates.
VA special election was held in the
school building Monday for the pur-
pose of eleoting school clerk to I'LL
the unexpired term of Mr.. B. B. Rich
ards. who was recently elected a mem
er of the school board. Chas. Belts
was unanimously elected TO the office.
Thomas Brandon. father of Mrs. q.
@. Osburn and relative Of T. J. Kirk
of this city, died at the home of Mr..
Mrs Osburn at 1898 Eugene ST., Port
land, Tuesday. Mr.. Brandon had re-
Gently beec on visit to relatives in
the Palouse country and became i'll on
the way home.
" Marion Hansell took the train Sat
I nrday evening. Portland ostensibly be-
ing his destination. But rumor has
it that Marion did not tary long in the
metropolis. He is said to have hied
away to Brownsville, town which
holds for the young man an irresist-
able attraction.
NClarence Zerba went down TO Port
land Friday evening, where he has
accepted position with the Y. M. @.
A. R. G. French, formerly presi-
dent Of the Eastern Oregon State Nor
mi School is connected with the Y.
M. 9. A. institution and it was at his
solicitation that Clarence accepted the
/ position.
| xSeveral Athena people were on the
train delayed by the wrecked ware
house in Adams Tuesday. and securing
teams from here drove the balance of
the way home. Among them were A.
J. Willaby, VIM Harden. H. o. Wor-
thington, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Boyd and
others. Several hoofed it over the
remaining five miles of the trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. 9. Adam, of New
port Wash, left Wednesday after a
visit of couple of weeks at the home
of Mrs. Adams parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Knowlton near town. Mr.. Ad-
IN is druggist at Newport, and has
been taking treatment at the Hot Lake
Sanitarium for rheumatism. They
will visit at Lewiston, Idaho, en- route
home.