The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-06-14

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for blasting purposes on the watel
works Improvements, work was con
siderably delayed this week.
Mrs. VIM. Winship returned Mon
day from Walla Walla, where she has
been attending her mother, Mrs. John
Martin who is in very serious con.
dition.
W. H. Sayer, who is ranohing south
OF the Umatilla river was in the city
Tuesday. Mr.. Sayer reports bright
prospects for crop in his section this
spring.
a. L. Swaggart is improving the
cottage he built last fall for temper
ary occupancy. Later he expects to
erect substantial cement bungalow
on bis farm.
Mrs. W. E. Dobson has been sum-
moned to the bedside of an invalid
sister at st. Johns, a suburb of Port
land. and will leave soon to assist in
nursing her.
An interesting program was rem
dered at the closing exercises of the
Umatilla Indian school last evening.
The exercises we're attended by a large
number of people.
Victor Burke and Marion Hansell
went fishing on the Walla Walla river
this week. They enoount tered high
water and as result were only mod
erately successful.
Relatives learn from Lester Swag-
gart. who is in New York City re
ceiring treatment for cancerous
growth. that be is improving under
the specialists care.
The services in the Nj. E. church
next Sunday as usual. The topic for
morning will be: "The Lords Day"
in the evening. "a Good Man." All
are cordially invited.
The cornerstone of the new Knights
OF Pythias Temple at Pasco was laid
yesterday afternoon. The new home
of the pasco lodge will be one Of the
finest in the Northwest.
The Golden Rule Store is headquar-
ters for harvest apparel. 400 work
shirts, our price 25c; work socks, &c;
Zoo bib overalls, our price 400; 50. so
work shoes, our price $1.9s.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Tompkins and
daughter, Lillian, left Sunday morn
ing for their contemplated summers
trip. They are spending this week at
the Portland Rose carnival.
Mrs. A. 81. Luna, who has been
i'll at her home in this city
for several weeks gives no indication
Of improvement as we go to press, and
is in very serious condition.
Alexander & Wilson have had the
auto recently wrecked. made into
runabout of the buck board pattern.
1t will prove to be a vehicle of use
fulness, especially for fishing trips.
A car owned by the Pendleton Auto
company was wrecked by an explosion
which occurred twenty five miles from
that city Saturday. The driver, Carl
Weise, suffered severe burns on his
arms.
David Taylor is having improve
nent made to his residence 10 the
south part of town. repairs being
made TO the house by carpenters and
painters are giving fresh coat of
paint.
The mother If Mrs. Frank King.
1f Weston, died at Ritzville, WASH.
Saturday morning. Interment was
made in the Helix cemetery. The
family were pioneer residents of that
vicinity.
One of the best moving pictures wit
messed at the Dreamland theatre for
several weeks, was put on Saturday
night in two reels. The story was
laid in the Klondike, and was very
realistic.
The irrepressible "Jim" Phillips
made his presence known to old pio-
neres at the Weston picnic Friday and
Time has made inroads on
Jim's corpulenoy, but his voice is as
robust as ever.