The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-01-19

| Employees Of the electrical teparI
ment of the Preston. Shaffer Millin
company have been at work this wee
on the Weston circuit.
| Mrs. Lester O'Harra and Mrs. Jas
Laland, of Weston. were in the cit
Monday evening between trains, trad
| ing with local merchants.
4 B. B. Richards, agent for Che Fire
mans Fund Insurance company, has
few calendsrs left for distribution
Call at bis office and secure one.
With the moderation of the weath
er. the cackling of the hen become,
louder in the lard and conssauently
hen fruit is more plentifui--or vice
versa.
Don NJ. Cliee is In the city assisting
his father. DR.. F. A. elise, in the op-
tical business. The doctors are max
ing thorough canvass of Athena and
vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. RoEert W.. Reist and
daughter. Edythe. returned to their
home in Portland last Saturday, after
three week visit here with relatives
and friends.
Twenty-Five hundred shares Of stock
10 the Lead Silver Mining Go. to
trade for good automobile. Write
the Harbaugh Grocery Co., College
Place, Wash.
A two and half year old child of
Mr.. and Mrs. j. T. MoNurlin of
Umatilla. fell into tub Of scalding
water while at play Wednesday, and
was fatally burned.
Tom Boylen and Don RAIDER, former
Pendletton high school boys, are win
ming laurels on the University of Ore
gon basket bali team. Boylen espec-
tally is showing up splendidly.
Misses katherine Romig and Evelyn
Wellsnd. teachers in the school, took
advantage of the enforced vacation
this week and visited at their respect
tive homes 10 Newbe and Portland.
DIR. W. II. Bleakney. formerly pres
ident Of Pendleton Academy, aud re-
GENTLY pastor of the Presbyterian
church at Freewater, has resigned his
pastorate and gone to Portland to
reside.
A mass meeting of the voters of
Athena will be held at the City Hall
on Tuesday evening, January S0th, for
the purpose Of placing in nomination
candidates for the city Offices for the
ensuing year.
The Athena Band contemplates CIV
ing concert at an early date. The
mem bers have been rehearsing for
the event That the concert will be
literally patronized by the public
goes without saying.
Mrs. Minnie Crafts, who has been
a guest at the home of MIR. and Mrs.
Charles Smith since the death Of her
husband. Elmer Crafts. early in the
winter, left Monday with her little
son for her home at Hood River.
MIR. and Mrs. R. A. Gordon Of Buff
alo. N. T.. are stopping at the st.
Nichols. Mr.. Gordon is a millwIight
and is engaged by the Preston Shaffer
Milling company in the installation OF
some new machinery at the mill.
VIM. Steen shipped a carload of
hogs to Portland over the O.-W. R. q
N. Monday afternoon. The porkers
we're in fine condition and DOUBTLESS
brought the highest market price on
their arrival at the stock yards in the
metropolis.
The heavy fall Of snow went OF
just as the farmers wished for it to
do. When it melted the soil absor bed
the moisture for the benefit of grow
ing crops. There weIe no food waters
to speak of in this vicinity, though in
the Willamette valley streams were
reported at food tide and considerable
damage resulted.
There we're twenty Eight applicants
at the recent teachers examination.
and the following were successful
Grippa Garrison. Ida Museus. Mar
Raret Stockton Ina Smith. j. O. Bow
man, James Smith, Irene. Pierce, Eth
el Warrington, Helen Bresn. LYDIA
Nc Donald. J. O. Turk. May Water.
o. K. Goodman, Gladys Gossard, Ira
cy Barton and B. 7. lionel.