The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-06

MISS Belle mcintyre came over ITOn
Walla WalIa where she is attending
school, and spent Saturday and Sun
day with her relatives in this city.
Mrs. NJ. l.. Watts, Mrs. Byron N
Hawks and Miss Velma Wilkinson
went down to Pendleton Tuesday eve
ming. and attended a musical recital.
Charles Norris continues to MAKE
improvements at bis home in the nortt
part of the city. His outbuildings have
recently received fresh coats of paint.
Robert Coppock is at the farm
south of town this week. helping with
seeding operations Miss Matte il
also spending couple of weeks in the
country.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orrin Brown who
have been visiting the Wright family
and Mrs. Barto for several months
left this week for their former home
in Nebraska.
Mrs. N. J. Garfield of Walla Walla
who has been visiting her mother,
Mrs jackson Nelson, left Wednesday
morning for Prineville, where she
will visit relatives.
Yesterday Mrs. Lille Miller reoeiv-
ed shipment of the fashionable white
beaver hats, in large and small shapes.
She also has some beautiful things to
offer in children's boDnets.
Bert Kelly. riding in the relay race
at the Interstate fair in Spokane, is
in tie lead. In bis string is "Joe, :"
Fay LeGrow's nifty runner. Here's
hoping Kelly wins the race
Mrs. Julia Brooks left Wednesday
for MoMinnville and other william
cite valley points, where she will
spend the winter, returning to her
home in Athena in the spring.
Roy Burke is down from the noun
tains, where he has spent most of the
summer at work on farm. Roy con-
templates taking up the business
course in the Athena High school,
A force of men under City Marshal
Gholson is engaged in exoavating and
replacing bands on the wood pipe Of
the city water system. The greater
part of the work was done prior to
harvest.
DR.. Newsom has exchanged his
kland runabout for Chalmers car.
The exchange was made with his bro
ther Samuel, who arrived in the city
some days ago from his home in
Prineville.
Walla Walla is making great prep
arations for the visit of President Taft.
to that city which takes place tomor
row. Several Athena people have ex
pressed their intention of seeing the
president.
Painters and paperhangers have
their hands full in taking care Of
the work offered them in Athena and
vicinity. A number of residences in
town and country have recently been
painted.
Sheriff Taylor escorted three pris-
oners ito the penitentiary at Salem
Tuesday. They were II. q. Ridings
and Howard CLARK, convicted of horse
stealing. and DR.. Patton, worthless
check artist
East Oregonian: Orville Reeves.
graduate Of the Pandleton high school,
will leave this evening for Corvallis
to re-enter o. A. Q. He is to be
Junior this year and is taking the EN-
gineering course.
W. Fl. Reeder is in the CITY from
Tacoma, on a visit to lis sons, Otha
and Claude. who will farm.the Reeder
land northeast of town. His friends
are pleased to greet him after an ali
sence Of two years.
Mrs. Lizzie Jones has on display |
some of the most beautiful and sGrViC-
able trimmed felt hats, also the large
lreis hats. now coming in vogue, after
he run of the small crush hats. Lad
es, call and soc them.
Charles Brotherton will dispose of
lis farm north of the city and will re-
move his family to their new home
eoently purchased north of Waits.
'ulg, Wash He has purchased a
arm there of 500 acres.
Mack Gerkiug, prominent citizen
t Weston, dropped dead from heart
allure, while in barber shop in
hat city yesterday afternoon. He
vas relative of the Gerking and
'aylor families of this vicinity.
Mr. aud Mrs. William Tompkins
we're in Walla Walla Saturday, gong
yer to consult Mr.. Tompkins' at
ending physician. He feels that he
! improving in health, though still
othered with stomach trouble.
1t is reported that the Weston end
t tho macademiaed road is seriously
II need of teams to haul crushed rock.
'he working of summer fallow pro :