The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-08-25

MRS. u. a. dudley, MIS-. w. II, ray
lor and Mrs. Victor Mcdonald of
Walla Walla, left this week for the
mountains to pick huokle berries.
/ The Athena Truck Company lost a
casting off the street sprinkliug wagon
and will be thankful if the finder will
return it to the oompauy's Office.
Harry Bundy, of the firm of Bundy
& Christian, did 6ne job of Iaper
hanging and decorating in the home
of ]. s. Norvel at Helix this week.
Oliver Diokenson was in from the
ranch Wednesday, accompanied by
his wife. He says that his wheat crop
in the basin this year was good one.
Rev.. Fl. s. Shangle of Milton. was
in the city Saturday. He was accom-
panied by his daughter, who visited
at the Pinkerton home northwest of
town.
The hillboards in Athena are plas-
tered with attractive paper calling at
tention to the different fairs to be held
in this district during the next few
weeks.
Rev. LeCornue, chaplain OF the
Walla Walla penitentiary, was in
the city Monday, being called here to
preach the funeral sermon Of Mrs.
| Koontz.
Herman Graham of Weston. was in
town Wednesday. He will join Sam
Bannister's threshing crew in Wal
Iowa county for the rest of the sea-
sons harvest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Stone have de-
cided to occupy their residence on
Third street during the fall and win
ter and will move in from the farm
some time soon.
Miss Zelma DePeatt will leave soon
for Tacoma, where she will complete
the course in the Tacoma high school.
She will graduate with the close of
| the first semester.
Joseph Forrest was down from the
rapoh Wednesday. The family will
soon return to town to reside during
the winter, taking advantage of Ath-
ena's school facilities.
w. S. Ferguson and Fay LeGrow
dove up to the foothills by automo-
bile Monday evening, where Mr.. Le-
Grow in a short time got the limit
| xDhnaoant
Dick English, the mountain stock
man, was in the city Tuesday. Dlck
ranges bis stock on the north fork of
the Umatilla. where range has been
especially good this season.
The contract for constructing the
branch asylum at Pendleton has been
awarded to the firm of Oleson & John
son of Missoula, Mont, for 1894, ,675,
exclusive of the heating plant.
Charley Dunn writes Athena friends
that he has just returned from au ex-
tended fishing trip on the Pen d. Oreille
river. Ae describes the trip as hav-
ing been a successful aud pleasurable
one.
The first carload of folding beds for
the accommodation of visitors to the
Roundup. has Eeen received in Pen
dleton. Sleeping accommodations will
10 taxed during the big show next
month.
| The old st. Dennis homestead, one
of the very lest and most desirable
farms on the reservation, will be sold
next Monday to the highest bidder.
The appraised valuation of the place
is $18, 500.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otha Reeder, who
| have resided in the Stone residence
during the spring and summer. have
movad to their ranch. near Helix.
which Mr.. Reeder will himself farm
hereafter.
Mrs. A. B. MoEwen and family,
Mrs. Fl. A. Barrett and Mis-. VIM.
TompkiEs and daughter have return
cd from camping at Cold Spring. Mr..
MoEwen spent several days at the
camp, and returned home with the
party.
Ross Payne sustained badly
sprained foot Wednesday, as the re-
suit Of being thrown from bicycle.
He was delivering package from the
store when the accident occurred, and
will be inGapaoitated for work for
several days.
The new hose on Edmund Walkers
delivery wagon ran away yesterday
forenoon. Edmund turued it into a
fence where the harness excepting the
tackband was left hanging on the
wire. The only damage sustained was
to the harness.
B. A. Marquis, who died at his
home near Adams last week. was
member Of Gettysburg Post, q. A. R.
of this city. One by che the veterans
have answered their last roll call.
until now but few members of the
home post are left.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. Il. Koontz, Mr.. and
Mrs. B. L. Koontz. Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Koontz. l.. Ii. Koontz and Mr..
and Mrs. Roberts spent Wednesday
at Echo, visiting at the home of J. II.
Koontz, the we'll known pioneer miller
of Umatilla county. a~
Sheriff Taylor. who has the stock
department of The coming Roundup in
charge. is in Cheyenne, Wyoming.
this week where the annual Wild
West festival is being held Will
Jameson, of Weston, is also there
taking in the show.
Pendleton Business College opens
September 8. A large enrolment is
anticipated. Ten per cent discount
H. A.