The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-09-17

| Mr. and MIS-. A. Shlok have return
ed home from visit to relatives at
Colville. Wash. They were accom-
panied home by their grandson, John
Shick.
Miss Anice Barnes and Miss Agnes
Bulfinoh of Weston have been granted
life teachers diplomas. Miss Barnes
is teaching in Adams and Miss Bull
| finch in the Weston high school.
To Lease-A section of land about
10 miles from Connell, in Franklin
county WASH; 600 acres in stubble.
Will lease for year or term Of years.
Apply TO Mrs. jackson Nelson, Athena.
Y A. B. MoEwen, T. J. Kirk, Will
ferguson, Henry Koepke and F. S. Le-
Grow will attend meeting of the
Masonic Commandery at Baker City
which convenes next Thursday.
X Doug Flynn came from the John
Day range this week with Al head of
beef cattle for W. R. Taylor. Mr..
Taylor shipped carload to Tacoma,
reserving the balance for the local
market.
Rev. L. B. Harris. of Des Moines,
Iowa, who has been visiting in the
West during August and September,
stopped on his return east to visit his
brother. e. B. Harris Monday, leaving
Tuesday.
Oiin. the 14-year-old son of Mr..
and Mrs. David Lavender of Weston.
died Wednesday morning at Walla
Walla, after an operation for appen-
dicitis. Funeral services were held
at Weston yesterday.
At her opening of Fall millinery next
Friday and Saturday, Sep. 2425, Mrs.
Lille Miller will have on exhibition
new and unique stocking darner,
which will be demonstrated by an ex-
pert. Ladies, dent fail to see it.
| VThe formation of extremely hard
ITeck through which the artesian well
drill is Eoring this week remains un-
changed. The hole is down 475 feet
and the workmen expect to strike more
water when the rock strata Ia passed.
h Rufus CAMPBELL and wife spent a
Rportion of the week with relatives in
Athena. Rufus has recently added IL
head of 3-year- mules to his faru
equipment and LOOKS forward to live
" time this winter when he will break
them to harness.
" Mr.. Elmer 9'aylor and Miss Rent
Kirk were united in marriage Wednes
day. The young people are well
known in this part of the county, thu
groom being son of Moses Taylor
and the bride daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs. A. o. Kirk of this city.
NJ Louis Beck and wife of Wichita
lKansas, are in the city. Mr.. and Mrs
Beck are old friends of the Gholsol
and Hiteman families. Mr.. Becl
crossed the plains by OK team in 1885,
and remained near Walla Walla fo
three years returning to Iowa.
| Mrs. Lizzie Jones is displaying tn
latest fashions in millinery. She an
nounces tnat she will have no forma
opening of Fall hats, but is alway
ready to show her splendid stock.
fine line of untrimmed hats. also som
beautiful creations in pattern hats.
AT the annual election of officer
for the Ladies' Aid society of the M
E. church Wednesday afternoon. th
following officers were elected: Pres
ident, Mrs. Fl. H. Hill; vice. Mis-
Matte Coppock secretary, Mrs. S. I
Sharp and treasurer, Mrs. Fl. 0. Wol
thington. Refreshments were serve
\ after election.
X Ralph McEwen left on Wednesda
Fe7ening's train for Boston, Mass
q where he will enter the Institute c
Technology. He will take the fu
engineering course. Ralph is brigt
boy, a graduate of the State Univel
sity and bears the distinction Of bein
the youngest Sand degree Mason
the state Of Oregon.
Mrs. W. T. Hill met with seriol
accident Saturday, while at the hon
: of Mrs. Schrimpf, in the north part
town. Mrs. Hill fell and the injul
sustained resulted in a severe fractu
: of the left hip. DR.. Sharp, the atten
i ing physician says that for lady
7 Mrs. Hills age-74 years-she is &c
ting along remarkably we'll.
? Mrs. Lille Miller has returned fro
Seattle and announces her annual Ff
3 opening of millinery for Friday al
Saturday of next week. Mrs. Mile