The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-08-27

preparing TO move to Pomeroy, WASH,
this week. Mr.. Myers is operating a
mill in the Washington town.
Grin the Oldest son of d. F. Laven-
der. county road superintendent. is
critically i'll at his home in Weston
with an attack of appendicitis.
lXH. P. Millen, Fl. o. Worthington
Kand son Emery left Tuesday evening
for the huokleberry patches tributary
to the Woodward toll gate resort.
Chas. Barrow accompanied Matt
Mosgrove to Portland Tuesday even
ing, where he will assist iu buying
goods for the fall and winter trade.
j. v. Mitchell, at present employed
by the o. R. & N. Co.. as an operator
has accepted position with the Pres
ton Par ton Milling company as book
keeper.
Pastor Harris aud wife, of the
Christian church. Mr.. Young and
Miss Hope McPheren are enjoying a
couple of weeks vacation at Wood
wards toll gate.
IXT. M. Taggart is moving his STOCK
Rto>his new location. He will have
one of the naatest stores to be found
in the county. when he getss his stock
properly arranged.
J. E. Cherry of Milton, manager
for the Bankers Reserve Life Insur-
ance company was in the city Monday
and placed the local agency with
Wilson & Beverly.
DR.. and Mrs. A. B. Stone of Port
land were guests Of Athena friends
Saturday. The doctor returned to
Portland and Mrs. Stone went to
Walla Walla to visit relatives.
IXAthena is filling up and as result
/ suitable houses for rent are in demand
and hard to find. Prospects for a good
school have already commenced to tell
on the right side OF the census page.
The best cook in the world can't
make a good cup Of coffee out of old
stock that has been on the shelves for
six months. Chase & San born coffee ia
always fresh. Sold by L. M. Taggart
81 Co.
IXOra Rhodes, who for several yea
I has been connected with the Jarman
Department store, will engage in di-
versifled farming in Polk county. He
will leave Athena in the course of
month.
| X The big steam threshing outfits OF
NJ. L. Watts and James Bell both
completed the seasons run the fore
part of the week. The crews paid off
and dismissed from service have flock
ed to other avenues of labor.
TX Mr.. and Mrs. George Olore an d sor
| left this morning for their home IL
Illinois. after pleasant visit with
relatives in Athena, Corvallis ant
Centralia, Wash. They will be ac-
companied by Mis-. M. L.. Leeper, who
will spend the winter in Illinois.
| The Athena wheat fields have teer
harvested, and now the roads are lin
ed with teams, hauling the crop t.
warehouses for storage. Out at tn
mill and at the warehouses, a contln
ual jam of wheat laden wagons is en-
oountered from morning till night.
DIR. and Mrs. Plamondon and Mr.
and Mrs. @. A. Barrett, returne'
Tuesday evening from their automo
] lille trip through Wallowa and Uniol
counties. The trip was made withou
mishap and the only bad road was en-
countered from Meaoham to Athena.
* Henry Adams is critically Ill witt
\ pneumonia, at the home of H. y. Bry
son, in Walla Walla. His condition
is said to be serious. hut there
now hcpe that he will recover. MI
and Mrs. @. A. Barrett and Henr
Barrett went to Walla Walla yester
day.
n In addition to moving pictures, tn
4 Dime this week is presenting Fay an
Kinsman an exceptionally cleve
vaudeville team. The Dimes entel
. tainment is high class and the patrol
. age is beyond expectations. A suitabl
stage has been put in and other in
provements ara noted.
Miss Ella Ayers. who for thrt
years practioed the art Of teaching ]
Whitman conservatory OF Musl'
will organize Piano class 10 tn
city beginning about September
. Names may be left with Mrs. Home
! I. Watts, at whose home lessons WI
be given by Miss Ayers. u