The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-12-27

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BY her mother. Mrs. Kinnear, was in
the city yesterday from Weston.
Manager Miller of the Dreamland
theatre exhibited the Passion Play
pictures at Weston. last evening.
The Athena band gave concert on
the street Christmas day. which was
much appreciated ty all who heard it.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Mackenzie Mel
drum are very grateful TO their friends
for the many gifts and good wishes for
Christmas.
Wesley Tompkins is at Two Rivers,
WASH, this week, spending the hol-
days at the home of his sister, Mrs.
J. B. Woodruff.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Hurd of the
Pilot Rock country, are spending the
holidays with friends in Athena and
vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Williams
left Saturday for Portland. where they
spent the holidays with Mrs. Williams
relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs E. A. Leonard were
entertained at the home of Mrs.
George Bannister, Mrs. Leonard's sis
ter, Christmas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Stone left the
first of the week for Thornton, Wash.
to spend the Christmas week at the
home Of their daughter.
Coming, Sunday night. Wheeler
Players. 10 people. presenting Dan
Snlly's greatest success ''The Parish
Priest. %, So. 80 cents.
Miss Minnie Fitzsimmons, Of ST.
Johns. Ore. formerly living in this
vicinity, is holiday guest Of her
sister, Mrs. VIM. Shrimpf.
Another dance is announced to take
place at the Athena opera house, on
New Years eve. Good music and a
splendid floor will be ia order.
Harry Bundy. the trap drummer,
came up from Pendleton Christmas
eve, aud assisted Johnson's orchestra
at the dance in the lodge hall.
Mrs. Stafford, mother of Mrs. Geo.
Hansell. is up from her home in the
Willamette valley, visiting at her
daughters home west of town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas. M. May we're
down from their Weston mountain
ranch last week doing Christmas
shopping with Athena merchants.
B. B. Richards made trip to Wes-
ton Mountain Monday. on business
connected with the appraised valua.
tion OF the Charles Ferguson estate.
J. v. Mitchell has accepted the
agency for the Singer sewing machine,
and is representing the manufaotur-
ing company in this part Of the ooun-
ty.
Old Sol knocked Athena's white
Christmas into cooked hat in a jitfy
Wednesday morning. Tuesday night
the ground was covered with man
tie of white.
Albert Fix. proprietor of the New
Leader store in Walla Walla, came
over and spent Christmas with his
family in this city and is assisting
in taking stock.
Tom Bergevin is here from the
Fiathead Indian Reservation in Mon
tana to spend the holidays with rel
a@Wa friends. He is accompan-
led ky bis onndfen.
CHARLES Grant has Eeen operating a
shoUtina galleIR., and the crack of
the "22'' has been Incessantlg pinging
away at the targets. Poultry is the
reward for successful shots.
W. Il. Dobson has heen seriously i'll
the past week, having suffered a
slight hemorrhage. Owing to her hus
hands illness, Mrs. Dobson did not go
to Portland for the holidays
Mr.. Henry Koepke returned in time
to spend Christmas at home. after a
three weeks visit in the East Mr..
Koepke visited at Waterloo, Iowa.
Chicago and Column bus, Ohio.
Peter Crockatt, the popular D. OF
o. debater. spent the holidays at the
home of Dir. Romig, in Newherg. His
sister returned to Eugene yesterday
after spending Christmas here.
Mr.. John r. Gieldersleeve of Mat
tituck Long Island. N. Y. is in the
city, guest of bis daughter. Mrs.
Charles Belts. Mr.. Gielderleeye will
ramain here for a oouple of months.