The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-10-20

and telephoned to Weston for assist
anoe. The machine was damaged to
such an extent that it was left, the
party walking back to the Weston de-
pot and taking the train for Pendle-
| ton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph N. Scott will
go to Long Beach, California, shortly
to speud the winter. Mr.. Scott is now
finishing up his fall seeding and will
60 as soon as the work is done.
Judge an Mrs. J. W. Maloney were
in the city from Pendleton Saturday,
and attended the funeral of the late
VIM. Zeiger. They were guests at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
Foss.
Mrs. Agnes Craft is over from Wal
la Walla visiting Athena friends.
Yesterday she was guest of Mrs. B.
B. Richards, and from there went to
the VIM. Mcbride home southwest of
town.
Little Conrad Miller celebrated his
9Th birthday last week, and sixteen of
his small boy friends assisted in the
festivities Needless to say that great
fun was enjoyed with games and
goodies.
Mrs. Gustave Vollmer of Waitsburg |
Wash, has been visiting the past
week at the home Of her SOD, W. E. |
Vollmer near Helix, and also at the
home of her brother, Henry Schmitt,
west of town.
Mrs. Alex Johnson, who has been
ill with typhoid fever north of town
for several weeks, is progressing very |
slowly toward health. She has had |
several relapses. which have retard-
ed her recovery.
A deed was fled with the county
recorder Monday, Whereby Homer /.
Watts Of this city becomes the owner
of twelve acre tract Of land near
Saling's Camp, for which be paid
$4,000 to B. II. Milliken.
Found. About 40 head of stray
sheep, near the Bennett place on Wild
Horse mountain. Band is being cared
for until claimed by owner. Milton
papers please copy. Address Frank
Bennett, Route 2. Weston.
Nit Ying, the veteran Chinese cook
at the st. Nichols Hotel, left this week
for China. where he will remain a
year. He goes he says, to get himself
another wife. his former wife having
died during his absence in America.
A hunting party composed of Chas.
Henry. John Rothrook, +. 4. Boyd |
and Fred Flint, left last Friday for
the head of the Grand Ronde on
their annual hunt. Certainly, the |
"woods are full of 'em" this month.
Mrs. Lucretia Rothrock was taken
seriously i'll at her home in Weston
last Friday evening. A telephone
message was sent after her son, John
Rothrock of this city who had left |
the same morning for a hunt in the
mountains.
Horses taken to pasture. Good stub
blefeld and strawstacks, 40 acres of |
bunohgrass and running water. 3
miles from Athena; also strawstacks
for sale miles from town. Inquire
Of Will Van Cleve, at A. l.. Swag
gart's farm.
W. X. Wall, who suffered a slight
stroke of paralysis last week, has so
far recovered as to be able to be |
around the house again. For time |
his condition gave uneasiness to his |
friends, but it is hoped no serious re-
suits will follow.
DR.. Sharp reports the condition of |
Nh. and Mrs. John Martin. who have
10th been seriously i'll at their home
north of town, as considerably i'm
proved this week. Mr.. Martin was i'll
with pneumonia. ana his wife with
an abcess in the ear.
Miss Caroline Bergen, who visited
her sister, Mrs. r. 7. Brown, here
last summer, passed through town
Tuesday en Ioute from Harrington,
Wash, to Minnesota, where she will
spend year. after which she expects
to come west again.
Services for next Sunday in the M.
E. church are as follows: Sunday
school at 10 a. M, preaching at II a.
m. subject, "Do Good to All Men,"
Young peoples meeting at 6:30, all
the young people heartily invited. Ev-
angelistio service at 1880.
One Of Harry MoBride's best driv-
ing horses was found dead in his stall,
Tuesday morning. having undoubted-
ly died of hemorrhage. 1t was
thought the horse might have burst
a blood vessel in fit of uoughing.
MIR. Mcbride valued the team at $500.
The first lecture in the Manela
course to be given under the auspices
of the Athena Commercial club, will
te on November 2, when John Sobies
hi, the famous Polish exile, will ap-
pear in Athena. Further particulars
will ce given in the Press next week.
Miss Belle Mcintyre came over from
Walla Walla Saturday where she is
attending school. and spent the week
end at home. Sunday afternoon she
was taken back to the garden city in
the Dudley auto, accompanied by her
sister, Miss Laura. and Messrs. Leslie
Nelson and Glen Dudley.
Hardy Mansfield has been in the
olty from Walla Walla the past week.