The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-07-15

Frank Ely was in town from Wes.
ton yesterday. Frank has been at
tending the Boise City High school.
Mrs. Ira o. Conrad left Wednesday
morning for Hot Lake Sanitorium.
where she has secured employment.
Miss Katie Maloney has returned to
her home at Milton after visit of
several days with friends in Athena.
Mrs. Rockwell Carey. of Portland,
is in the city for a fortnight's visit
with her mother and sister, Mrs.
Masterson and Mrs. Merle Robey.
Ia Attire on the old Foley place north
Fwest of town destroyed quantity of
hay Tuesday. The fire was put out
before it extended to adjoin ing grain
| fields.
kCharley Hilyard, who has been in
the employ of the O. R. & N. com.
pany for some time, is taxing layoH
and is visiting friends in Weston this
week.
| X Mis-. Newsom and little son. Max,
Returned home Wednesday evening
from Prineville. where they visited
DR.. Newsom's parents for several
weeks.
The mountain apple crop promises
to be a good one this season. Some
of the best apples that come to Ath-
ena markets are from the mountain
ranches
The John Bannister home east of
town is being remodeled throughout
and when completed will be one of
| the most commodious farm houses in
the county.
TX J. G. Richards, brother of B. B.
FRichards, has arrived in the city from
Corvallis and will take charge of D..
H. Sanders threshing machine for
the season.
MIS-. M. L. Watts and her friend.
Miss Autin, of Eugene. are comfort
ably situated at Wenaha springs fol
the summer. having gone to that re-
sort last Sunday.
Principal Hampton of the Pendleton
High school, will spend the summer
at Adams, where he will manage the
wheat business for the Pacific Coast
Elevator company.
f. S. LIE Grow and s. f. Wilson are
operating a Franklin automobile.
This is Mr.. LIE Grows first experience
with a machine. and he is certainly
making good as chauffeur.
lxWm. Booher is rebuilding the
Fhouse on the Estes place below town
and will make desirable residence
of-it,~, He will also build new barn
4 and, otherwise improve the place.
i 1t is said that prolific huckleberry
kcrop is to be found on every mountain
slope this year. A little later camps
! will be pitched in favorite localities,
and berry picking will be the order OF
the day.
P. T. Harbour, the Weston bricb
manufacturer. was in the city Tues
day evening. The stork made visit
to the Harbour home Tuesday morning
and left to the care of the family a
baby girl.
q. W. Mitchell was down from his
mountain ranch Monday. Mr.. Mitch
ell says the crops in his neighbor hood
are splendid this year. He has the
best barley crop this year that he has
ever raised.
| X Mrs. A. Fl. Luna returned several
Edays ago from an extended visit with
friends and relatives in Portland and
| Condor. Mrs. Luna also visited the
mountains from Condor, but did not
gain any relief from the illness with
which she is troubled.
t<The little daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Berlin was relieved of
severe pain resulting from an abcess
on the side of the neck, Saturday,
when the lance was resorted to by DR..
Sharp. The little one is getting along
nicely since the operation.
Rev. NJ. H. Marvin, of Walla Walla
interested a large and appreciative
audience at the Baptist church Sun
day evening. on the saloon question
Rev. Marvin is a foroeful, earnest
speaker, and can always gain the at
tention of good audience in Ath
ena.