The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-11-24

Pendleton Live Wire: Mr.. and Mrs.
q. A. Finley Of Endicott. Wash. were
In the CITY last night as the guests of
their daughter. Mrs. AL. Garden of
West Alta street. and left this morn
ing via Portland for Long Beach, CAL
ifornia, where they will spend the
winter.
Miss Kelley. professional nurse of
the Walla Walla hospital. was guest
last Friday at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Norris. Miss Kelley had
just finished FIVE weeks professional
engagement at the John Martin home
north of town, and was returning to
Walla Walla.
Word from A. L. Swaggart is to the
the effect that he i3 doing we'll with
his apartment house in Portland. and
is we'll pleased with life in the city.
Mr.. Swaggart owns splendid apart
ment house at East 28th and Glisan
streets, where his Athena friends will
find royal welcome.
Mrs. Alfred CASTILLO of Los Angeles.
visited friends In Athena Wednesday,
in company with her mother, Mrs.
Henry Pinkerton, of Weston. Mrs.
CASTILLO will leave Saturday for Port
land. where she will visit her brother,
Walter Ely. for a few days before
proceeding to her home in Los Angel
eS.
Wines are the staples In family liq-
ours. Bert Cartano carries large
and varied stock of select vintages.
$1.50 per gallon. you can get choice
Tokay, Muscat, Angelica, Sweet Ca
tawba or Port. These are California's
best product and give satisfaction
wherever used. Call at the Red Front
for the best and purest liquors.
Mr.. and Mrs George Gerking are
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. N. B. Gerking at Laidlaw. Crook
county. The elder Mr.. Gerking's
land interests in that section are said to
have greatly advanced in value since
the advent of the railroad in Central
Oregon. His holdings there are irri-
gated and land values are on the in
crease.
The ladies of the @. W. B. M. are
very grateful to Mr.. Meldrum. for the
lecture delivered in their behalf. also
to the ladies who so kindly lent Of
their musical talent: Mrs g. s. New
som. Mrs. r. T. Brown, Mrs. A. M.
Medium and Miss Romig. assisting
materially In the evenings entertain
ment; also to Mr.. Mahar for his free
services as electrician.
The program at the Dreamland The
atre for Friday and Saturday nights is
as follows: 1.-"Love Laughs at
Looksmiths," Pathe; IA West
ern Woman's Way" Essanay. g.
"Crazy Apples" vitagraph. For
Sunday: 1.-"Love at First Sight,"
Essanay. 2.-"Into the Jaws of
Death" Edison. 3.--"The Trouble
some Baby" Biograph.
Charles Booher came in from Mon
tana Saturday and is visiting relatives
in Athena and vicinity. He may de-
eide to spend the winter here. Mr..
Booher has been engaged in the real
estate business at Conrad, Montana,
and informs the Press that many
Eastern people are settling in that
state. In another town near by,
Louie nd Felix Audette are doing well
in the hotel business, having moved
there from Alberta.
The regular monthly meeting Of the
w. G. II. U. was held at the home of
Mrs. Desper on Friday. Novembe II,
at $3.50 p. M. with sixteen members
present. A most interesting meeting
was held. A report Of the County
Convention was read by Mrs. Thomas
Lawson. After the program, refresh
ments were served by the hostess and
social time enjoyed ty all. The Dext
meeting will be at the home of
Mrs. Wall. to which all the ladies of
Athena who are interested in this
work are invited.
AL Wilson, an old timer of this
county. returned to Athena last week
after an absence Of eleven years. and
visited with his sons. Bert and Percy.
He left Satui day for Tacoma and left
with his sons as memento Of his
visit, splendid present of Ford
automobile. Mr.. Wilson recently re-
turned from Alaska and at present il
engaged in contracting pursuits on
Vancouver Island. B. o. He met
many old time friends while in the
city and noted the changes that have
taken place during his long absence.