The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-09-02

! Baled timothy hay Is beginning TO
, arrive in Athena from the mountain
, ranches. The hay this season is of
excellent quality but the crop produc-
tion was light.
The. grain crops on the foot bill
ranches did not yield as bouDtifuliy
as they did last year. the reason given
is that the soil Eaked as the result OF
the wet spring weather.
Charles Barrows returned from
Portland Wednesday, where he Espent
several days in the wholesale houses,
selecting dry goods and clothing lines
for the fall and winter trade.
Ifx Aunt Jane Watts contemplates 60.
| ing to Kansas City, Mo-, soon, where
she will spend the winter with a sister.
| Mrs. Watts has been in i'll health for
some time and hopes to benefit by the
change.
TX Miller's carload of furniture has ar
Krived and he will tell you all about
the various lines in big ad. in next
week g Press. In the shipment is in
eluded the new furniture for the Ad-
ans High school.
| Read "Arizona. the 47th Star, !" by
Governor Richard e. Slnan. and
"Fremont and the Bear Flag War;"
by William Simpson. in Sunset for
September now on sale at all news
| Glands ffffaan cenfa
TX "Drift," the house dog of Will
4 Dobson, has disappeared and caused
mourning in the house of Dobson.
Careful inquiry has failed to reveal
his whereabouts and the old fellow
has been given up for dead.
W Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Tompkins and
4 Lillian returned yesterday from their
summers visit to friends and rela-
tives in Canada. Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Potts have been home for several
days, returning via Seattle and Port
land.
| xDan Mcintyre, we'll known in Ath-
ena was married at Nanton, Alberta
August 8, to Miss Sophia Williams, a
young lady of Winnipeg. Though at
long distance, Dams Athena friends.
through the Press, extend oongratu-
| lations.
Ia Charles May, who is employed in
the Jameson meat market, sent for
his family the first Of the week, and
they have arrived from Portland and
ara now comfortably established in
the Douglas residence on Fourth and
! High streets.
MIR. and Mrs. Arthur Whitlook, of
near Seattle, are expected in the city
soon to visit at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Will Miller. Mrs. Whitlock
was formerly Miss Mae Fischer, and
spent her girlhood here. The couple
have been on an extended tour of the
east.
The Athena High school and public
school will open fer the school year on
Monday, September ~. Principal
Baker requests all prospective High
school students to call at his office for
the purpose OF registration on Friday,
September o, between the hours of
and 4 p. m.
r. H. Wellman and d. G. Sander
son, editor of the Freewater Times
were Press visitors today. Mr.. Well
man is an extensive farmer in the
Hudson Bay country. successful bus
iness man and candidate for oounty
commissioner from the north end OF
the county.
The meeting of the Christian Wo-
mans Board of Missions for Septem-
Der will be on Wednesday the 18th, and
will be held in the home of Mrs. W.
E. Dobson. ALI members are espec-
tally urged to he present. as election
of officers and other mportant bust
ness will be transacted.
J. F. Stover of the Red Wing Ad-
vertising company, was in the city
yesterday. Mr.. Stover was formerly
connected with theWalia Walla Paper
& Stationery company, which recently
sold its holdings to Blake, McFall
company of Portland. which is repre-.
sented in this section by Douglas Ball.
Mrs. Lille Miller will go next
week to Portland. where she will spend
the week in selecting material for hei
fall and winter millinery stock. Mrs.
Miller will also soon receive an ad
vance shipment of the latest style
hats from the east, including few Of
the genuine Gage hats. Her STOCK
this season will be replete with all the
latest novelties.
1lH Mrs. H. o. Worthington and Misi
Matte Coppock left Tuesday morning
: for Spokane. where they will attend
the annual conference Of the M. b.
church. The ladies will visit friends
there, and may stop over at Pullman
in which vicinity they will visit The
families CT Alfred Coppock ant
George Mcdonald.
Blanche. the little daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. George Gerking, has beer
very i'll the past week, and under The
4 care of two physicians. DIR. Suttnel
was called from Walla Walla In con-
sultation with DR.. Sharp. The illness
of the little one is thought to have
been caused from eating ice cream.