The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-05-23

Mrs. Charles Kirk and son Toin will
visit in the valley for several weeks
Mrs. Kirk and Mrs. John Stoue are at
tending Grand lodge of Rebekahs at
Medford this week.
Miss Alta Sharp will take q vacation
from her duties at the telephone office
next week. going to Hot Lake Sunday.
Miss Carrie Sharp will ill her place
during her absence.
NOrville Bcoher, brother of Mrs.
CARL Christian, writes from San
Francisco that be has enlisted in the
U. s. navy. His ship soon starts on
cruise to the Orient.
MIR. and Mrs. John Thompson .of
Gibbon recently attended the meeting
of the stookmen's association at Bak-
or. Mr.. Thompson is first vice pres
ident of the association.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Knowlton will
leave next week for Spokane and New
port, Wash, where they will spend tho
summer in their usual pleasant man
ner. They will 60 by automobile.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. b. Richards and
little daughter Helen arrived home
Friday evening from their visit in tho
Willamette valley. A most pleasant
fortnight was spent with relatives.
Carpenters are at work today at the
Christian church building, where par
titions are being put in the Snnday
school room for the accommodation Of
the various classes in the Bible school.
X Virgil Zerb has no use for large
car. He demonstrated this Tuesday
evening by comfortably seating eight
young ladies in his 2-passenger Ford.
they apparently thoroughly enjoying
the situation.
Miss Partridge, teacher in the high
school, will spend the summer with
relatives In California. 1t is under
stood that Miss Partridge has accepted
a position for next year in the Milton
high school.
A beautiful display of 30 silver
cups are on display at Mosgrove's 9
store. They are 10 be given as prizes
at the Milton Horse Show and Straw
berry festival, which takes place Fri.
day, June 13.
XLawrence Tharp and Lawson Boo
her. local snewsies, are the proud
possessors Of new bicycles, which they
purchased Saturday in Walla Walla.
The daily papers are now delivered In
double quick time.
The very latest In ladies' and child !
ren's trimmed hats have this week ar
rived at Mrs. Lille Miller's. Mrs,
Miller has sold her store in Weston
and will give all her attention to her
business in Athena. =
A letter from I. P. Page to Athena
friends brings intelligence to the effect
that his wife has given up hope OF
recovery. She has returned from Ell
efHIk . w H0T0 Jbuo uan N3bOou Aot snoAio
time, to her home.
Marshal Gholson has Deen engaged
this week in removing the cross cul-
verts which were uselessly put in
when the streets were maoadamized.
The excavations were filled with rock
from the city quarry.
Dreamland theatre program for to-
night and tomorrow night: "The
Troubled Trail" "a vitagraph Ro-
nance. !" ""rhe Desperado." For Sun
day night: "Max's Tragedy" '4The
Governor, "Stern Papa"
Y Uncle "Bill" Woodward will soon
take up his abode at the soldiers home
in Rosehurg. His health has improved
to some extent. For so years he has
Eeen resident of this section Of the
Northwest and during pioneer days
did his share of Western history max
ing.
An advanced class 10 Teacher
Training was organized at the Chris
tian church Monday evening. The
gr ,duates of the former class will hold
regular commencement exercises On
June 10. Further particulars with
the program will be published next