The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-09-26

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painted vases. at the Umatilla count
fair. Miss Rogers. is student at 81
Paul's school in Walla Walls.
TX Men are busy excavating and pre-
paring the lots recently purchased OF
Adams street by Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
son Nelson. for the removal of thei
residence on the farm to the lote. i
cozy home will soon be the result,
Only three students won under
graduate honors at Whitman Colleg,
during the past year of raised STANDARD
and rigorous requirements. according
TO special. aud among them wal
Miss Bernice Richmond. a former
Weston high school girl.
J. f. Miller. of Shields NO., was {
guest at the home of his aunt, Mrs
Holcomb, near town this week. Mr.
Miller had been visiting his sister
who is an instructor in the chemistry
department. of the Oregon Agrioul
tural college at Corvallis.
NMr. aud Mrs. W. M. Kissler. who
have lived on the Henry Schmitt fai m
for the past several years. will leave
SOON for Idaho, where they will secure
a farm of their own. Mr.. Kisslel
will be succeeded as manager of the
Schmitt farm by Ira Hyatt.
Mrs. r. o. Downs and Mrs. Guy
Shields who have teen visiting here
for the past two weeks, will leave
Wednesday for their respective homes
in st. Johns and Portland. Mrs. Dob
son will accompany her mother and
sister home for months visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Dudley returned
Saturday from week 8 visit to Port
land. While in the city Mr.. Dudley
negotiated trade whereby he ex-
changes some of his city property for
lots in Irvington, one of the most de-
sirahle residence additions of Portland.
SRoy Cannon. prominent young
Athena farmer and son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cass Cannon, was married in
Walla Walla Wednesday to Miss Anna
Ross, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. s.
Ross of Weston. The young people
will make their home on the Cannon
farm near town.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Jones came
down from their home on Weston
mountain Tuesday. and were seeking
a house in Athena where they might
move for the winter. Athena people
will be glad to receive the family as
residents once more should they find
a suitable dwelling.
Mrs. Charlotte Woodman, state
president of the Rebekahs. who visit
ed the lodge here. Friday evening,
was taken to Weston Saturday by
Mrs. M. L. Watts in her car. Other
ladies Of the parry were Mrs. W. E.
Dobson, Mrs. W. P. Littlejohn and
Mrs. R. A. Thompson.
The Weston Leader reports that the
new silos of William Mackenzie.
Ralph Tucker and j. P. Lieuallen are
now stocked with ensilage. and that
of Joe Hodgson is being filed. These
enterprising farmers are we'll pleased
with the prospects opened up by their
departure from the Leaten paths Of
agriculture in that locality. =
4 Sam Hutt's auto truck is temper
arily out of commission. The steer
ing apparatus broke while the ma
chine was being used to transport the
Bell prune crop froin orchard to ware
house. The truck has teen used to
take the piokers back and forth from
town, 10 addition to hauling the fruit,
of which there is two car loads.
The October meeting of the Chris
tian Woman's Board of Missions will
be held next Wednesday, the fist day
of the month. at the home of Mrs.
Depeatt. who will be assisted by Mrs.
Minnie Willaby. Mrs. Julia Brooks
will be leader of the meeting. and the
topic will be: "Prayer for the Suc-
cess of the Work in 1913-14."
r. e. Piersol believes in pulling bis
light from the under side of the bushul
basket. SO TO speak, and never loses g
chance to take advantage of opportun-
itv to advertise. His latest progressive
move 10 this diIectio is to enlighten
the putlic with picture slides at the
Dreamland theatre. The boy is max
ing a SUCCESS of his business, and the
Press is pleased to say that hi merits
it.
EArthur Scott has traded his farm
on Gold Spring consisting Of 1120
acres OF wheat land. to @. P. Rags
dale for 400 acres of irrigated alfalfa
land three miles from Enterprise. in
Wallowa county. The Wallowa farm
is well improved. with a splendid farm
house. and is valued at $40. 900. willie
the Gold Spring land goes at $50. 900.
MIR. and Mrs. Scott will soon leave for
their new home.
A most interesting meeting was
held at the hall of Mignonette Lodge
of Retekahs, last Friday evening
when the lodge was visited by Mrs.
Charlotte Woodman, State President
of the Rehskah Assembly. Other
distinguished guests were e. Z. Shar
on. Grand Secretary; Henry TAYLOR
Grand Master; and q. W. Bradley
Grand Herald. all grand officers ol
the /. 0. o. +. After tbe business ees
sion splendid banquet was served il
the dining room, where the tatlel
were beautifully decorated.
XWord has been received here Of the
death of Mrs. Thomas. P. Page, or
September IS, 1918, at her. home il
Santa Ana, California. Mrs. Page
had been sufferer for many year,
fTom tuberculosis. She is we'll knowr
in this community. where with bel
family she formerly resided on tb,
Page farm. now owned by John Ball