The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-07-14
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Weston Tuesday.
u Mrs. r. A. Thompson spent Saturday
with friends iu Weston.
Mr.. and Mrs J. V. Bell of Weston
spentsSunday in the city.
Drs. Smith and McFall of Pendle-
ten, we're in Athena Sunday.
Miss Carrie Sharp visited with
friends in Pendleton Tuesday.
I. M. Taggart has engaged in the
real estate business at Portland.
Attorney Wilson was in Walla Wal
la Tuesday on professional business.
County Commissioners Cock burn and
4 Walker we're in the city Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Belts will
spend the summer in the mountains.
Il Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. D. A. Pin
kerton, July B. 1911, nine pound
boy.
Fred Pelland came up from Adams
and spent Wednesday evening in the
city.
Miss Catherine Froome spent Sun
day with relatives and friends in Pen
dleton.
DR.. Joseph BaddeIey, the veterinar-
ian. was in the city from Walla Walla
tuesday.
Mr.. Sanderson. of the Freewater
Times, spent Sunday with friends in
Athena. ,,.
Mrs. Matheson, of Seattle. is a guest
of her mother, Mrs. Jackson Nelson,
near town.
Miss Gertrude Luna returned home
Saturday from a weeks outing at
Wenaha Springs.
Lee and Ethel johnson of Johnson's
orchestra. were engaged by the oroh-
estra of Pendleton last week.
DR.. and Mrs. q. S. Newsom have
moved into the John Wright cottage
on Second and Current streets.
There will be no services at the
Christian church Sunday. owing to
to the absence of Pastor Medium.
Miss Dora Bennett is ill in Pendle-
ton with diphtheria. Athena friends
received word to this effect Yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Huggens and
Mr.. and Mrs. Winn Burden spent the
week camping on the Umatilla river.
Miss Mary LaBrache came over
from Walla Walla and is visiting at
the home of her parents south of the
city.
The little son of Mr.. and Mrs. Cru
sey of the City Bakery. fell from
fenca Tuesday and fractured his right
arm.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sheard have
returned from an extended visit to rel
atives and friends in Dakota and Can.
ada.
Bundy & Christian, the painters,
have secured the contract for painting
the new barn on the VIM. Dale place
near Helix.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gerking re-
turned Saturday from Portland, where
they attended the Christian church
convention.
Lost-A suitcase containing wear
ing apparel. on reservation road be-
tween Alex Kirk place and Cayuse.
Finder will be rewarded. on leaving
the suitcase at this office.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Taylor, and
\ daughter of Phoenix, Arizona, are
in the city, visiting at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. W. K. Wall.
MIR. and Mrs. VIM. Dale of Helix,
were IN the city yesterday. Mrs. Dale
has been in i'll health for some time
hut is at present improving.
J. Il. Wilson, druggist of Uklah.
is under arrest at Pendleton, charged
with attempting to burn bis store.
His bonds are placed at $1,000.
A number of ''prairie scbooners"
passed through town this week. There
seems to be an unusual number of
movers on the road this summer.
Mrs. M. l.. Akers of Pendleton, and
little daughter. Maurene. visited at
the home of her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
A. L. Swaggart, near town this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. T. Brown and fam
lily spent Sunday on the river. They
were accompanied by Miss Bergen.
who is visiting here from Harrington,
Wash. t. -
A numter of com bined harvesters
will tegin operations in this vi"inity
next week. Men seem to be plentiful
and no trouble from lack of help is
anticipated.
John Benson is over from Wallowa
county. He says that county Will
have good crops this season. He es-
Inmates that some fields will yield so
bushels per acre.
Adams may secure electric lights
ard power. A representative of the
Pacific Power and Light Co. has been
in the town looking up the prospects
for installing system there.