The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-06-30

Link Swaggart has eight head OF
work mules for sale. at his home
ranch nurth of Athena. These mules
are ready to work, and are from three
to SIX years old.
Miss Lucille Kemp visited in Athena
Wednesday night. With her mother
and little sisters. Miss Lncile " i'll
leave soon after the Fourth for an ex-
tended visit at Cornelius, Ore.
DR.. Sharp was called to Weston last
evening to attend Mrs. Henry Stam-
per, who suffered a stroke of paralysis.
The left side was affected. Word from
Weston this morning is to the effect
that Mrs. Stamper is improving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Beach. of Lew
iston, Idaho arrived in the city this
morning and visited for the day at the
home of Mrs. Wilkinson. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bea oh are on their way to Twin
Falls, and will make the trip by auto
mobile.
Pendleton papers report the Kit Car,
son wild west show which exhibited
in that town Tuesday as being ''sim-
ply rotten" The show gave one per-
formanoe only, and the stunts were
hissed and hooted by real cowboys
and Indians.
The Indians will hold their celebra-
tion ut Cayuse this year, beginning
July 4th aud continuing for week or
ten days. On the 4th. the celebration
opens with big parade. On the fol-
lowing days the principal events will
be horse racing.
The county rock orusher was moved
to Weston Wednesday. where it will
crush rock for the Weston portion of
the Athena Weston maoademized road.
Before leaving, the orusher ground up
sufficient rock for the new concrete
cross walks on Main street.
In a letter to a friend at Weston,
says the Leader, ID. 9. Xix says that
crop prospects are good and every
thing prosperous in Saskatchewan
province. Canada. Mr.. KIRK and sous
are located upon large body of land
in the Maple creek district.
Tonight at - o'clock, midnight, the
Preston Parton Milling Co., one of the
strongest firms manufacturing -four
on the Pacific coast, goes out of bus
mess. The company has been rein
oorporated under the name of the
Preston -Shaffer Milling company.
MIS-. Bowles and Miss Laura Bowles
of Walla Walla spent the week lend
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Fay
LIE Grow in this city. Miss Bowles
will leave the latter part of this week
for visit tu San Francisco, Los An.
geles and other points in California.
Mrs. Harder. mother of L. G. Har.
der died at Milton Wednesday of last
week of illness incident to old age.
Mrs. Harder was a highly respected
pioneer resident of this end of the
county. She is survived by an aged
husband and several SONS and daugh
ters.
M. s. Pate, principal of the Athena
schools the past year. has Eeen choser
president of the new o. A. G. Summer
Session Club recently organized fol
the purpose of arranging evening en-
tertainments and weekend junket
for the six weeks of the summer schoo
session.
A party of about 25 young people
under the chaperonage of Miss Lizzi
Mcintyre and Mrs. Minnie DePeatt
left early yesterday morning wit
camping outfit for Wenaha Springs
where they will enjoy camp life for
week or two, and assist in the oelebra
tion at that popular resort.
Tom Gilkey treated his Athen
friends to bear steak this week. H
killed bruin ou the south fork of th
Umatilla. George Brace was wit
Gilkey, but was not fortunate enoug
to get shot. Bears are quite plenti
full in the mount aims and on the foot
hills at present, but the pelts are nc
in prime condition. therefore it doe
J not pay to hunt them.