The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-09-08

Dan P. Smythe and bis crew OF
men came'in from the Black Noun
tain country Monday with a large
band of mutton sheep, which they en-
trained here for shipment TO the Sonnd
markets.
Mrs. S. F. LeGrow spent Sunday
and Monday at the home of her mo-
ther in Walla Walla. Her sister, Miss
,ura Bowles. has just returned from
a summer g sojourn in southern Cal
fornia.
Mr.. A. B. MoEwen and daughter,
Miss Jessica will leave for Scotland
the latter part of the month to visit
Mr.. McEwen's old home. The trip
will consume a period of several
months.
! Miss Gertrude Wheeler of Weston,
visited friends in Athena this week.
Miss Wheeler left yesterday for Gull
desac, Idaho, where she will have
charge of the primary department OF
the school.
Miss Cecile Boyd will leave this
evening for Lewiston, Idaho. where
next week she takes up her work as
instructor in the Physical Culture de-
partment for women, in the Idaho
State Normal school.
Mrs. William Tompkins returned
home from Spokane Tuesday, evening,
after attending the M. E. conference.
Miss Matte Coppock, who accompan-
led her, stopped off at Colfax to visit
relatives for few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. A. Barrett and
Luvois and Jessica McEwen returned
Tuesday from an automobile trip into
Wallowa county. The party visited
Wallowa Lake and other points of
interest. stopping at Elgin to visit
friends.
Mr.. Edward Beun, of Milton, will
take charge of the books at the Mos
grove Mercantile Company's store.
Mr.. W. q. Howard, who has kept
books for the company during the
summer will leave for his home in
Morrow county.
Mr.. E. B. Aldrich, editor Of the
PendIeton East Oregonian, and Miss
Elsie Conklin, who last year was a
teacher in the Pendleton public
} schools, were united in marriage yes
terday at the home of the brides mo-
ther in Oregon City.
e Pendleton Business College opens
Septem ber 5. A large enrolment IS
anticipated. Ten per cent discount
will be given to pupils enrolling be-
. fore September 20. Graduates assist
: ed to good positions.
M. l.. Clancy, B. A, Prin.
M1s. Crockett. of Pendleton, intends
giving pianoforte lessons in Athena on
Saturdays, beginning September 2nd,
: if a sufficient numter of pupils war
rant GLASS. Names of those wishing
TO enroll may be given to Mrs. Boyd,
at the Press office.
Invitations will be issued shortly
! | by the Athena Fraternal Danolug
} Club for a series Of dances to be given
this tall and winter in the |. o. o. +.
X. of P. hall. lne opening dance will
be given ty the club Oh Friday even
. ing, September 22
: Fred Kershaw, who recently re-
! signed his position as assistant cash
ier of the Farmers Bank of Weston,
spent Wedneday evening in the city,
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Rich
ards. Mr.. Kershaw will join his wife
in Portland this week.
1 Harry Sayer was in town from hlt
ranoh on the Umatilla river, Tuesday
Harry has a good crop Of grain to
DISPOSE of this year. He is diversity
ing his farming to some extent, find
ing that it pays to raise millet, car
! rots, ETC., for stookfeed.
! The soaking rains of this week have
J effectually done away with the dust
! and incidentally paved the way foi
a more enjoyable time at the Roundup
J next week. Things have frightened
up generally and the editors string
bean crop has peIked up wonderfully
: Farmers Day at the county fal
= Wednesday, Sept. 13, il to te one o
: the Lig days of the fair week. Th
d Farmers Union will have charge o
the program. Addresses will he mad
by prominent speakers on topics O
general interest pertaining to th
farm.
a +. J. Sherwood, an efficient bar bel
j is employed at the Parker barber sho
4 and is pleasing the customers Of thu
y tonsorial emporium with his skillts
work. He is left han DER" and tt
4 way he manipulates the razor in I'll
! elimination of hirsute growth is il
teTesting.
y Claude Beale was in from the rese
walton ranch yesterday. He is haulir
his wheat crop to the warehouses
; Thorn Hollow station. The wage
= bridge at the Thorn Hollow orossii
u has been changed, so that the sho
"a turn at the north approach has be-
~ done away with.
ID Now that the rainy season has s
q in. houseoleaning DAYS are hel
- Athena housewives are fortunate
IA being axle to secure the services Of
81 L. Patton, who makes speciality
a this kind of work. Orders for
~ services left at Parker's barber sh
- will receive prompt attention.
II Miss Lizzie Sheard has resumed b
- position in the Fix Il Radtke stol
q after several mouths vacation. NJ
"a YoI,o Dapaott WIN waa working