The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-21

Mrs. J. e. Froome and daug hter,
Katherine, are visiting relatives at Jo-
seph, Wallowa county. this week.
They left the city Saturday evening.
| AL Sigman came down from his
camp on the Umatilla and spent sew
eral days with the boys in Athena.
He reports high water and poor fish
| ing.
| Mrs. Robert Walker returned yes-
terday from Walla Walla. where she
has been taking medical treatment for
some weeks. She is improved in
7 health.
Miss Eunioe Moore, niece of Mrs. AL
Johnson, arrived this week from Los
Angeles, and will spend several weeks
visiting at the johnson home west of
the city.
Miss Hattie Pinkerton will visit
friends at Hood River for several
weeks. She will accompany Mrs.
W. L. Dobson, who leaves next week
J for Portland.
| Athena people returning from Port
land. report that Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Norris are oontented with metropolit-
an life and satisfied to make their
home ia the city.
Miss Hoefer, who won distinction as
an eighth grade teacher in the Athena
putlic schools the past year. will teach
in one of the Portland schools during
the coming year.
j. W. Maloney and other Oregon
delegates to the National democratic
convention at Baltimore have been
looking in at the republican scrap at
Chicago this week.
1he Kit Carson wild west show is
very we'll advertised in Athena for the
2Sth. Every available space is GOV.
cred with highly colored Autographs
and bill board paper.
Pioneer Association officers unan-
mously elected for the ensuing year
are: A. W. Nye. Pendleton. president;
S. A.. Barnes, Weston, secretary; j.
81. Price, Weston. treasurer.
Sixteen men are employed at the
Blue Mountain saw mill east of
Weston, where work was started up
week ago. A speciality is being made
of the Manufacture of fruit boxes.
A coming ATTRACTION of more than
passing interest is the Elk's circus at
Roundup Park in Pendleton. after
noon and evening of Friday, June 2S.
Attractive printed matter announcing
the Eig event has been posted.
Matt Lynn has been seriously i'll at
the tome of his brother near Free
water the past week. He had almost
continuous nose hemorrhage and for
time bis life was despaired Of, bnt
he is reported improving at present.
D. Fl. Mansfield, owner Of the Ath-
ena and Weston meat markets has
withdrawn from the Weston field and
hereafter will conduct only the Athe-
| ma market, where the lest of all kinds
of meats will be served to customers.
The Weston Leader reports that
son was recently torn to Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Ely at their home in Boise.
Frank formerly resided in Athena
and attended school, He is now a
delivery clerk in the Boise postoffioe.
Deputy Game Warden Averill
"pinohed bunch of Indians at
Heppner this week. who had in their
possession green deer hides. The In
dians had been hunting in the noun
tains and came to Heppner for SUP
plies.
| D. Q. McFayden, the poultry raiser.
| has found ready market for frys
| aud broilers at Walla Walla. The
present market price there is l6 cents
per pound. Mr.. McFayden made
shipment of four dozen frys by express
| yesterday.
Lester Swaggart returned to his
home at Pendleton this week, from
New York city. where he went some
time ago for treatment for oanoeTous
growth of the throat. 1t is not learned
whether the treatment has been hem
eficial to him.
Maurice Hill arrived home from
Eugene Saturday evening for the
summer vacation. Maurice is doing
we'll at the State University which he
entered the past year. He will man
age a wheat warehouse at Oayuse dur
| ing the wheat season.
Mrs. George Woodward entertained
the Sunshine club on June 5. Three
visitors, Mrs. Jesse Hales Mrs. Law
rence Lieuallen and Miss Edna Zerba,
were present. Dainty refreshments
we're served ry the hostess assisted by
Miss Zerba and Mrs. 9. L. Wood
ward.
Mrs. +. FL. Koepke, who remained
to visit at the Koepke home near town
after the departure Of her husband,