The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-07-29

The wife of Rev. A. L. Thorough b.
man, formerly a Weston and Pendle-
ton Methodist pastor, but now of Spo-
kane, died in the latter city Wednes-
! day evening. The remains were take
to Pendleton. where funeral services
were held today.
Fl. Wray, the Pendleton monument
dealer, has been in the city this week.
He put up five monuments and tomb
stones in the Athena cemetery while
here. His work always gives satisfac-
tion and he is doing good business
in this county.
YMiss Eva McBain, who resides on
THE reservation southeast of town. was
taken i'll at Helix yesterday and is in
the hospital at Pendleton. She is
afflicted with a nervous attack and
the attending physician does not re-
gard her case as critical.
Lax Clifford, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Walker, is in the city for a few days
to receive treatment for BADLY swol-
| len foot. The ailment first appeared
IN the form of small boil on one OF
| the toes and increased until the foot
became swollen and inflamed.
lNW. G. Dunning and family are at
home in the Hiteman residence in the
northeast part of the city. Mr.. Dun
ming was sent here by the 0. Il. q N.
company during the absence of Agent
Smith. He will enter the employ OF
the Preston. Parton company at the
mill
Asa B. Thomson. Umatilla sheep
man, land owner and rancher. and
former receiver of the LaGIande land
office has been cited to appear in fed,
eral court Wednesday, August 3, to
tell how much and what property he
Owns that would satisfy Judgment OF
$9S21.S6 given against him by the
federal court.
| W. Roy Saxton, an enigneer III the
employ of the government reclamation
service at Hermiston. died Wednesday
at Hot Lake as the result Of enlarge
ment of the spinal cord. The disease
from which the young engineer died
is called polio myelitis, is form of
spinal meningitis, and is Gaining tor
physicians to treat.
* B. B. Richards has moved his office
to the building formerly occupied by
a meat market, first door east OF Kid
der's paint store. City Marshal Ghol-
son and Burke & Son will have an
office in the same building. Mr.. Rich
ards is now ready to write insurance
and transact such other business as
may come before him.
N The Palace drug store has received
the finest line of high grade toilet
articles ever shown in the city, Cou-
pons are given away with all cash
purchases on drugs, chemicals and
sundries. which are redeemed at fact
value in trade on the beautiful lint
of toilet articles. Every. piece is guar
anteed by Mr.. Goff. Ask for coupons
; 7 DR.. Newsom's new Oakland road
). ster arrived 10 Pendleton yesterda.
!, and last evening it was brought t
Athena The Car is certainly beau
ty. The motor, which is one of tn
Q most efficient design and workman
{ ship, is 30-horse power and is oapabl
! of propelling the machine at higl
a speed and over heavy country roads
d McEwen & Sons have the agency fol
this section for the Oakland
! Dean Dudley is home from Oalifor
J. MIA and is somewhat improved il
! health, although the young man will
j. shortly be compelled. to stay indoor
0 at his home, for the reason that tn
course of treatment prescribed will
necessitate his left leg being placed ii
cast. While Dean likes Californi
very we'll, he nevertheless is please
. to be among the scenes Of his child
hood once again. His many friend
welcome him home and earnestly hop
foy his early and permanent recovery
70 MA. M. Gillis was in the city thi
y Rweek. Angus has been at Hayde
. Lake, Wash, where Mrs. Gillis hs
:, :, been receiving treatment and has bee
70 greatly benefited Nh. Gillis wa
called to Walla Walla from the lax
IN through peculiar circumstances. E
b. received telephone message to til
g. effect that his wife was dying in
hospital in that city. He was in con
8. pany with his wife at the lake whe
s. the message was received, but realize
that it might be the wife of his br
- ther, John Gillis, TO whom referenc
was made, ana hastened to answer Il
n. summons, only to find that no sue
] person was at the hospital. The me
sage was finally traced to the concl'
sion that Walla Walla business mt
| had phoned Mr.. Gillis and in transmi
! sion the message had become tangl
up with one from Occur d'Alene.