The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-06-13

Frank Helmick, of Roealia, WASH.
came over to spend a week with his
parents. Rev. and Mrs. D. NJ. Hell
mick of this city.
| Miss Anna Rush returned Tuesday
morning from a visit with friends in
Walla Walla. and went out to hei
home west OF town.
! Mrs. McCut bens served straw berry
sherbet to the ladies of the Methodist
aid society at their regular meeting
Wednesday afternoon.
Miss Msrna DePeatt is visiting
friends in Portland this week. She
was accompanied by her aunt, Mrs.
Harris OF Pendleton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Zimmerman came
down from their home near Pullman.
Wash, this week. and are visiting
friends in this vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gross left
yesterday morning for Brownsville
where they will spend a couple OF
weeks visiting relatives.
Miss Belle Mcintyre was a partici-
pant in musical recital which took
place in Whitman con servatory. Walla
Walla, Thursday evening.
Miss Matte Coppock left yesterday
for the farm near Lexington, Morrow
county. where she will remain with
her brother for several weeks.
The city water main is to be tapped
| on Current street to furnish water
supply to the Froome AMI Cannon
properties on lower Third street
Mr.. and Mrs. R. A. Thompson left
Sunday for Heppner. where they
joined party of friends aud went to
Portland for Rose Festival week.
Mrs. W. w. MCPHERSON left Monday
for Portland. where she is attending
the Rose festival and will visit rel
atives in the valley for some time.
Mrs. Richmond, pioneer resident
of Weston, died Tuesday at her home
there and was buried yesterday. She
leaves two daughters and four sons.
Mrs. s. f. Sharp, who has been
taking medical treatment at Walla
Walla, returned home Tuesday even
ing, considerably improved in health.
The face of Jesse B. Ellington,
former Athena 10y, was recognized in
the picture Of the O. A. O. graduating
class published in the Portland papers
last Sunday.
Miss Lula Tharp came over from
Walla Walla last evening, accompa-
nying Mr.. and Mrs. LIE Grow in their
new car, and returned to that city on
the evening train.
Miss Hazel Holt, daughter of Mrs.
Eta Holt, formerly OF this city but
now OF Walla Walla. was member
Of the graduating class at Whitmapt
college last week. m
The Athena eight grade pupils who
successfully passed the June examinaA
tions are: Pearl Coomans, Roy Ter
ba, Edna McAlexander. Estelle Smith
and Hazel Parker.
Mr.. Tuttle and bride, Of Walla
Walla, were in the city Tuesday, and
were accompanied by f. s. LIE Grow
to Pendleton. where they took the
train for Portland.
| Mrs. Rose Bush, wife of Tobias
Bush, died ia a Pendleton hospital
Wednesday. after lingering illness.
The family live at Birch creek, and
are we'll known here.
Mrs. l.. Sherman and daughter,
Miss Maud Sherman, will leave for an
extended visit through eastern states
Miss Sherman has reoanlly closed her
school work at Ferndale.
| H. II. Street, recent arrival from
Washtucna, Wash. of the Weston
neigh borhood, was in the city Tues
day and purchased wagon load of
furniture from N. A. Miller.
INFrenuh Criglar, Carl Christian,
FGeorge Piper and George Hansell and
sons returned from Camas creek the
fore part of the week. High water
prevented large catch of trout.
| Portland, Pendleton and othsr towns
are talking roses. and it may be we'll
to state here that Athena has roses,
herself. Some beautiful blooms are
to be seen at different homes in this
city.
1T The small boy with hook and line
YisN moderately successful these days in
4fshing for trout in Wild Horse creek.
Several fine specimens OF trout have
been taken from the little stream this
week.
Mrs. J. D. Plamondon rode her ole
favorite saddle horse, Burke" at ths
Milton holse show today. Burke
is owned by Edgar Averill Of Pendle
ton, who loaned him TO his former
,oyner.
Zena Crafts, who has been em
Yinently successful in her profession oi
trained nurse, will be home soon or
her vacation, and will visit her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. O. T. Smith IL
this city.
L. W. Barnes, an old time Weston
ite. is visiting friends and relatives
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in that city and vicinity. after severa
years absence. His home is at Ohelan
WASH, and he has farming interests
in Douglas county.
la Many Athena people are eujoyinl
Ythe hospitality CT Milton today, th,
occasion being the annual strawberr.
festival and horse show. Thirty sil