The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-12-08

Mrs. Amelia RAIDER, sister of Albert
FIX, and little son and daughter, ar.
rived in the city Tuesday from Gen.
esee, Idaho. and are visiting Mr.. Fix
and family.
Leon Cohen has resigned the pres
ideucy of the Umatilla- Morrow Dis
trict Fair Association, and r. Alexan-
der of Pendleton has been elected to
the office.
Will Jameson was in town from
Weston Monday evening. He has been
in the Wallace mining district for
several weeks, where be is interested
in mining property.
District Attorney Sam Van Vactor
has been elected mayor of Heppner.
His victory was pronounced one, in
the municipal election. held in the
wool town Tuesday.
John Bonewitz, a prominent resi-
dent of Weston, is confined to his
home with serious attack of pneu-
moDia. DR.. Sharp of this city is at
tending the patient
Ed s. White, of Santa Monica, Cal
| ifornia, son of Mrs. B. d. Clemens, Of
this city, was united in marriage No
vember 20, 1911, to Miss Nellie f.
Courtway, of Los Angeles.
Fire Of inoendiary origin partially
destroyed the residence of Attorney
Coutts in Pendleton Tuesday night.
Loss involved is estimated at $4,000,
which is partially covered by insur
anee.
James Henderson is again in poor
health and has gone to the Mosgrove
ranch on the Walla Walla river to
recuperate. Eber Luna is here from
the Milton store in Mr.. Henderson's
place.
Harve Mcdonald was In the city
Saturday from Walla Walla. Mr..
Mcdonald is agent for the Chalmers
car and came over in his exhibition
machine. 1t was pronounced a beauty,
by all who inspected it.
d. Fl. Sanders, who recently sold
his farm northeast OF town. has pur
chased the old Ely place of 100 acres.
from Jerry Stone, consideration $16,-
900. Mr.. Stone has just completed
fine new house on the place.
Prof. Reese, In his wonderful Hindo
Cabinet work. will appear tonight,
tomorrow night and Sunday night at
the Dreamland theater. He is from
the Fisher circuit, and appeared last
week at the Spokane theater.
Robert Coppock and daug ghter, Miss
Matte. have returned from Morrow
county. where they spent several weeks
on the farm there. Mr.. Coppook kept
himself busy building fence and doing
other "chorss" about the ranch.
Byron N. Hawks has an exception
ally fine line of Ladies' handbags
which he is displaying at the drug
store for the holiday trade. Included
in the assortment are some of the 6n.
est articles in this line ever shown IN
the city.
The December meeting of the local
auxiliary of the @. W. B. M. was held
Wednesday at the home of Mrs. l..
Sherman. on the West side. A goodly |
number were in attendance and a most
session held. An appe-
tizing luncheon was served by the
hostess
Program at the Dreamland for Fri
day and Saturday: "The Greater
GALL" Essanay; "His Trust Fulfill
3D." Biograph; "An Animated Arm
CHAIR" Pathe. Sunday: "His Trust"
War Story. Biograph; "What Great
Bear Learned, "Star; I'm Neigh ghtoriDg
John Wall. the boy who recently
shot himself through the foot, aoci-
ientally. is getting along splendidly
and all danger from bad results ia
past. All bone splinters have been re-
moved and the wound is healing nice
y. He makes daily visits to the doc,
or's office to have it dressed.
Mrs. VIM. Owens, wife OF William
Owens, mail carrier at Adams, died
asst evening of dropsy. and was buried
oday at $50 in the Athena cemetery.
he funeral services we're conducted
~ A. NJ. Meldrum. of the Christian
,huroh, Deceased leaves a husband
hree sons and two daughters.
DR.. and Mrs, J. E. Sharp aud son
will arrive in the city in a few days
rom Ontario, to make their home
lere. The doctor will open dental
'ffioe in the rooms formerly occupied
" DIR. Bilyeu, near the bank building.
Dr.. aud Mrs. Sharp will live tempo
arily in one of the Kilgore cottages
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