The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-03-04

II. Il. JUuuSUu IU6 W6lI Known
mountain farmer and owner of the
famous "FaiIview" farm was in the
| city Tuesday.
4 Mr.. Meldrum. recently elected pas
tor of the Christian church in this
city, will preaeh to that congregation
Sunday evening.
Mrs. Malkey and Miss Blanche
Orswell, teachers in the Athena public
school, are visiting the schools at
Pendleton today.
| The ''hard times" social at the M.
e. church Tuesday evening was large
ly attended by the young people and
all present had good time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Steward left Athena
Tuesday evening for Baker City,
where Mr.. Steward intends to eng age
in the mercantile business.
d. M. Taggart of Ontario, was in
the city Wednesday, visiting his
brother. 7. M. Taggart. He was on
his way home from Portland.
Mrs. Lille Miller is in Portland
this week. where she is trimming hats
for the spring trade, and selecting an
uptodate line of millinery goods.
Mrs. Jocelyn Roberts returned to
her home in Walla Walla Tuesday.
after spending several days with her
mother and trothers in this city.
X Attorney Watts has added 1870
volumes to his law library this week.
Mr.. Watts now has one of the most
complete Libraries in Eastern Oregon.
II DR.. Newsom has opened offices in
the DePeatt building at the upper end
of Main street. His residence will Le
in the King cottage, south of the First
National Bank.
X FL. 0. Worthington informs the
public that he is still engaged in shoe
repairing at the old stand. He is
prepared to do first class work at
reasonable prices.
Colonel Wood and seven other Wes-
ton Knights, attended last nights
meeting of Pythian lodge. After con-
fering ranks on new mem bers refresh
ments were served.
Carter Myers, father of Cleve Myers,
died last week at the home of bis SON
in-law, Robert Root. at Prosser. Wash.
Cleve attended the funeral and re-
turned home this week.
Y Charles Wilkes and family have
returned from two months visit to
relatives in Missouri. Wilkes says
the 'show me- state is o K but Ore
gon looks good to him.
Mrs. Sam Haworth and Mrs. Will
lam Winship this week visited at the
Jarman home in Weston. Juanita.
the little daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jarman, has been quite ill.
The many friends of Mrs. John
Stanton will Ee pleased to learn that
she has returned to her home in Ath-
ena from the Pendleton hospital and
is gradually recovering from her re-
cent illness.
Mr.. Luther Van Winkle, a photo
grapher of Chehalis. WASH, has
leased the photograph gallery and will
engage in that business here. He
comes highly recommended and will
undoubtedly do we'll in Athena.
John Thompson was in the city
Wednesday from his ranch on the
Umatilla river. His cattle came
through the winter all right. he being
fortunate in having sufficient feed TO
tide him Though the long winter.
RAt the annual meeting of the Athena
fire department. which was held Mon
day evening, VIM. Dobson was elect
ed chief for the ensuing year. The
vote was as follows: VIM. Dobson, 8;
H. A. Barrett. 2; Henry Miller, 2.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. B. Harris came
down from Dayton, Wash, Monday.
and spent portion of the week in
Athena and vicinity. They returned
to StarEuek. Wash, where Mr.. Harris
will conduct series of revival meet
ings.
H Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Roby returned
ftoNAthena Wednesday evening from
their wedding trip to Portland and
other Willamette valley points.
Their young friends celebrated the
occasion of their return with rous-