The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-06-02

mI. anu MIS-. hlc nard A. Thompson
8 have leased the Wright cottage, re
t GENTLY vacated by Mr.. Pate. Mr.
and Mrs. Arthur Shiok will oooup,
their own home, vacated by rh,
; Thompsons.
Mrs. 7. NJ. Taggart left with hel
little son. Wednesday, to join her hus-
Eand in Portland, where they expect
to make their future home. Mr.. Tag
gart has been in the Rose City for
some time.
Mrs. D. Fl. Mansfield and daughters
leave this evening for Walla Walla,
where they will make their future
home. Mr.. Mansfield is coming over
land from Caldwell, and will join
them next week.
Walter M. Pierce, of La Grande,
formerly principal of the Weston
school, delivered the address at the
graduating exercises of the school last
Thursday evening, also the address at
the Pioneers reunion Friday.
w. Fl. Wray, monument manufaot-
urer of Pendleton, was in the CITY
this week and placed a beautiful
Woodman monument at the grave of
Victor M. Shick, and marble tablet
at the resting place of John Martins
little child.
DR.. F. A. elise, the optician. finds
his business so pressing in this city
and vicinity that it will be necessary
for him to make another professional
visit here next week. He will be at
the st. Nichols hotel next Wednesday
and Thursday.
Hugh Mcintyre encountered
thrilling experience one day this
week, when his team ran away with a
harrow. Two of the harrow teeth
penetrated Mr.. MoIntyre's leg. DR..
Sharp dressed the wounds and Mr..
Mcintyre is getting along as well as
could te expected.
Colonel Wood was over from the
weeping willows in his back yard
Sunday and witnessed his pets receive
a drubbing at the expert hands of
"Billy" Littlejohn's Millers Incl
dentally, Colonel Boyd smoked Cara
tana after the game, which, incident
ally also. Colonel Wood paid for.
The balloon ascension in Athena
Sunday afternoon was a fizzle. The
hot air bag refused to ascend, after
the baIloonist had gone to great deal
of expense and time to pull off the
stunt. At Weston Saturday success
full ascension was made on second
trial, the fret time the balloon having
COTTON away from the performer.
Miss Ruth King. who has been
teaching voice and piano in Columbia
College, will teach during the sum-
mer months and will be in Athena
one day of each week, beginning Sat-
urday, June 3. Will teach limited
number of pupils. Those desiring les
sons will please give their names to
Miss Pearl Pinkerton.
Mrs. Lille Miller went over to
Walla Walla Tuesday and selected her
first installment of fall millinery
goods, from samples displayed by trav-
cling statesmen. An exquisite line was
selected, and promises to be as pop.
ular when the season arrives as the
beautiful summer creations now on
display at her millinery store.
Marion Scrivener, of Echo, spent
Sunday at the Athena Aotel. Mr..
Sorivener met with an accident some
time ago which came near losing him
the sight of an eye. While engaged in
shoeing a horse, the animal kicked.
knocking "a pair of pinchers against
his eye. He was returning from Walla
Walla, where the injured optic had
been treated.
Uncle Tom Watts has returned from
his prospecting trip in the Blue Buck
ct district. He was forced to return
on account Of a troublesome swelling
in bis hands, which was followed by
sores. Robt. Coppook and son, who
accompanied Mr.. Watts, on the trip,
renamed and are engaged in sinking
prospect hole, where it is thought
the Blue Bucket mine may be found.
The "Live Wire" says Pendleton
base ball enthusiasts suggest that the
Weston and Echo teams in the Blue
Mountain league drop out and let the
stronger teams finish the schedule.
The paper intimates that should these
teams vacate, their forfeit money
would not be demanded. Rather gallY,
to advance the suggestion inasmuoh
as Weston stands higher in the per
oentage column than Pendleton.
Mrs. F. B. Boyd aud Mrs. B. B.
Richards will leave on the early morn
ing train tomorrow for Lewiston, Ida
no. Mrs. Richards will visit relatives
and friends, returning by way of La
CROSSE WASH. where she will visit her
sister, Mrs. Otis Whiteman. Mre.
Boyd will attend the grad uation exer.
cises of the Idaho State Nor NAL school.
returning home next Wednesday. ao-
companied by her daughter, Ceeile.
The "Neversweat" club is protest
ing against the removal of the bench
es to Justice Richards new Office.
John Hiteman, chairman of the club,
says the location is entirely too far
out of the way, and he further oom-
q ~ hot 10 ahn dn