The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-29

Emery Stages. a popular Weston
i young man. was in the city Sunday
with his Maxwell automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. E. Koontz and MIR.
and Mrs. Harry Mcbride were in
Walla Walla Monday evening.
k DR.. and Mrs. Newsom have moved
| into the cottage recently vacated by
Mr.. and Mrs. Weir, opposite the NJ.
E. church.
" Athena gardens are doing well this
7 year, and many tables are now being
supplied with fresh lettuce. radishes
and onions.
TX First game on the new baseball
grounds Sunday afternoon. at ] 80
sharp. Athena vs.. Pendleton. Admi :
sion % cents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dale Preston drove
over from Walla Walla Saturday in
their auto, and visited for few hours
with friends here.
Attorney Wilson left this evening
for Portland. and will also 60 to Spo-
kane before returning home the mid
die Of next week.
Robert Walker, local agent for the
| Northern Pacific, recently received
the sad news of the death of his mo-
tber, in New Jersey.
/ {. 4-
X Roy Burke has accepted position
at the Pioneer Idrug store. William
Weir has gone to Milton to work in
Putnam's, Pharmacy.
John P. Viebrock, a well known
Umatilla county rancher, and Mrs.
Mary Schmidt were united in marriage
at Pendleton Wednesday.
TX The street sprinkler was pressed
l'ihto service couple of days this week.
The big sprinkler will be on regular
duty beginning next week.
IX Postmaster Citizens. who has been
seriously i'll the past week. is improv-
ing. His place at the postoffice has
been filled:by his son, Harold.
Lee Hiteman and wife left this
morning for their home in San Fran
cisco. They were accompanied as far
as Pendleton by Mrs. Henry Dell.
Miss Eitabelle Swaggart. who has
been under Doctors care at Pendle-
ton, was brought home Wednesday
afternoon somewhat improved in
| health.
Tx Burke & Son. who will deal in fuel
l'ahd who are also oonduuting trans
| fer business. hava opened an Office on
Main street. next door to the Kidder
paint store.
A. J. Miller, father of Henry Miller
of this city. died at his home near
| Eugene, Wednesday evening, aged &c
years. Henry left for Eugene on yes
terday mornings train.
Ben Hill, secretary Of the Pendletor
Commercial Association, was in the
city yesterday. arranging for tn
meeting of the Association will
Athena business men next Wednesday
| J N. Swaggart attended the Od'
Fellows celebration at Walla WALL
Tuesday, and reports that the 3-linker
| had a splendid time. Floyd Corporan
his fore an, accompanied him as fa
as Milton.
lN Charles Dunn has been in the CIT.
this week from Tekoa, Wash. Chas
is employed hy the o. R. & N. .as con
ductor on the Wallace branch. HI
tells some hiyu fishing stories of the
Occur d'Alenes.
Mrs. j. l.. Smiths who resides
south OF town on the reservation,
will be taken to Pendleton for treat
ment for lung trouble. DR.. Cole OF
Pendleton was called yesterday in con
sultation with DR.. Sharp in the case.
Kat recent meeting of Hose com
pany No. /, the following officers were
elected: James Henderson. president
I. M. Taggart. vice president; W. P
Littlejohn, secretary; q. B. Kidder
treasurer and Sam Haworth, foreman.
A woman known as Mrs. James
HazletoD, aged 28 years, committed
suicide in Pendleton lodging house
Sunday night. By drinking laudanum
Hazleton will be remembere in Ath
ena as bricklayer employed by Da1
May. The mother of the suicide re
| sidaa at Mamma Tdaha