The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-01

Mrs. VIM. Tompkins returned tc
Hot Lake Saturday, where she spent
the week with her husband.
The Epworth League will have an
other social evening at the M. E. par
sonage next Tuesday, April 5.
Leon Kidder came down from Spo-
kane for the purpose Of attending the
funeral of Mrs. W. L. iKidder.
r. L. Dyer, traffic chief of the
Pacific States Telephone & Telegraph
company. was in the city Saturday.
IN While the Athena and Pilot Rock
teams of the Blue Mountain League
are playing in Athena Sunday. Wes-
ton will play at Pendleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. W. Dickson and
son of Walla Walla spent the week
end at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
jackson Nelson below town.
Mrs. John King and daughter, Vel
ma, were over from Weston and at
tended the missionary tea at the Chris
tian church Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. Eva Boldly came down from,
Spokane last week, where she has been
visiting, and Saturday morning pro-
ceeded to her home in La Grande.
Mrs. Shepard. president Of the Utah
W. O. T. U. delivered an interesting
address to an appreoiative audience
at the Baptist church Tuesday even
ing.
A Owners of near beer resorts indicted
at the recent session Of the grand
jury are under bonds to appear for
hearing of their cases at Pendleton
tomorrow.
fNDon t fail to attend the athletic field
meet at the Park next Friday, Arhor
day. The Athena High school ath-
1etes will contest against the town.
No one is barred
The condition Of Grandma Gerking,
who has lain in very pracarious.
state for the past several weeks. re-
mains practically the same. She re-
quires constant care. day and night.
Charles Grant has opened a first
class restaurant in Helix. The new
eating house is conducted by Bud
Gordon. who for some time was en-
ployed: by Mr.. Grant at the Athena
Cafe.
Fishing tackle is being overhauled
and made ready for the periodical
trips to creek and river. The longest
fish and the biggest tale will soon be
oatalogued. with the some that got.
away"
II 1t beats the band what a little
MUSCLE at the business end Of rake.
will do in changing the appearance Of
yard. Fer example notice the school
yard since the pupils raked off the
rubbish.
Y Charles Baddeley has returned from
fWallowa county, where he purchased
$40 acres of land one and one-half
miles from the town of Enterprise.
The land is suitable for farming and
stock raising.
Mrs. E. j. Stewart, woman who
has been employed as housekeeper in
the family of Nose Taylor, north of
town, was taken to the hospital at
Walla Walla yesterday. for treatment
for typhoid fever.
u Sam Spencer this week refused 800
spot cash for his little cow which
gives II 1-2 pounds Of milk at each
milking. Milk and butter sales from
this two-year-old heifer nets her own
er $40 per month.
Miss Kittie Sharp and Miss Flo
berg. who have been teaching in the
schools of Meadows, Idaho. will ar
rive from there tonight. They CON
template going on to northern Idaho.
where they will teach summer schools.
X Miss Kittie Gholson left Saturday
for Tacoma, where she will spend the
summer with her sister, Mrs. Otha
Reeder. Miss Gholson will improve
the opportunity while in the Sound
city of continuing her musical edu-
cation.
John Walter. who is known to be a
good machinist, is working on the
construction of com bined harvester
which will have gasoline for power.