The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-12-26

II lbXGUs kHaHOs Wuek0 buo ~ EtUG6Ht IN
ths Normal. visiting her sister. Mre.
8. 8. Hutt.
| Misses Kathryn Woodruff and Ethel
Cunning are spsnding the holidays at
their respective homes, La Grands
and Baker.
MRS VIM. Ferguson was in walla
Walla Tuesday, and her son. Roland
Andre. returned with her to spend
Christmas.
ok Oliver Dickanson has returned from
q business trip to Montana. Hs was
accompanied on the trip by r. @.
/ Lucas Of Weston.
"Dad" Luna dropped In on his son
Eber. Tuesday morning. he hes been
living with his son Ira, who has a
ranch near Portland.
| B. N. Hawks has received one Of
the new Favorite Columbia phono-
graphs. The machine is one Of latest
tmodes put out by the company.
IN Mrs. 8. G. Stanton left Wednesday
FmofninR for Lewiston. Idaho. where
! ls6e will spend the winter with her
daughter, MTs. Frank Rainvilla.
Joseph Taylor of Eagle valley, Ba-
ker county. was a guest of Mr. aud
Mrs. T. P. DsFreeoe Monday. Mr..
TAYLOR was on bis way to Walla
IWalla.
III isses Katheryn and Carrie Sharp
are /hcme for the holidays. Carrie.
who 10 teaching at Nez Perce. Idaho
did Dot arrive until Wednesday
mutning.
X Athena has been 'white city :"
TFees and shrubs were loaded with a
beautiful covering of snow and frost
and Winters carpet is spread over
everything.
Mrs. Joseph Forrest and daughter
Marguerite. returned Wednesday from
Walla Walla. Miss Forrest is reoov-
ering nicely from her recent opera tion
for appendicitis.
Miss Lucille Kemp left with her lit.
tie sister, Iris, Tuesday morning for
Cotton, Wash, where she was jdined
by her mother, and will spend the
holidays with relatives there.
NMr. and Mrs VIM. Mcbride will
leave tomorrow for Portland, where
they will remain for the winter. In
company with their daughter. Bessie,
having taken residence on Council
Crest.
( Dolph Lodge, A. +. g A. M. will
install officers fol the ensuing year,
tomorrow night. Aftor the iustalla-
tioD, banquet will be enjoyed by the
Masons, their families and invited
guests.
ThsTp Bros, are now prepared to
do all kinds Of auto repairing. They
| will employ au expert mechanic and
adjust their mahcine shop to accom-
modate all branches of automobile
repair work. ADV.
~ Rev. and Mrs. Cornell and two
4 children have asNived in Athena and
are comfortab bly, .miclled at the M.
E. church parsonage. The new pastor
preached bis first sermon at the morn
ing services, Sunday.
Christmas cheer prevailed In the
Athena public school Tuesdas, after
noon. before closing for the holiday
vacation. when exercises took place
I-and presents were distributed among
1tbsI sIpurils Of the lower grades.
X q! a. Bishop. the Freewater at.
toyhey, attended the rabbit drive at
Holdman Sunday. He said the same
territory was driven over that fur.
nished the drive of the week previous.
and as result, only few rabbits
were slain.
IN Mrs. David T. Stone and Miss Mer.
Kha DePeati went to pendleton Sunday
/ where they assisted in the Christmas
Uantata given at the Christian church
Sunday evening. and while in Pendle.
ton were entertained at The home Of
DR.. q. H. Terpenning.
B. N. Hawks will take your sub
scription for any magazine or period
ioal Published. either at club or pub.
lisher's prices. II you contemplate re
newing your subscription, see him.
and you can save the trouble Of writ
ing and postage, too.
NJim Lisuallen brought q Christmas
sfee to town Monday, and left 1t 10
front of business on Main street for
the proprietor. Shortly afterward, q
couple Of oherubs came along, and
wanting a little Christmas of their
own, proceeded 10 appropriate the
tree. They were overtaken by the
oWner and relieved cf their short
| lifs6possession.
Ak Tbs concert given by the faculty
I, and students of Columbia college.
at the Christian church, ia this city
Friday evening. was greatly enjoyed
by all who attended. Had the concert
been more literally advertised, the
attendapce no doubt would have been
larger /but the size of the audience
apparently had no effect on the per-
formers for a splendid program was
rendered.
On the uptrain from Psndleton
Monday evening, Colonel Wood ex-
plotted bis prowess as hunter by ex.
hibitiug duck. which he had pre-
sumahly purchased Of some farmer .
boy down in the Hermiston district,
where be went cunning Sunday last.
Close scrutiny on the part Of 80 Ath-
ena man who knows ducks 10 ducks.
instantly classified the spsciee to be .
member Of the "mudhen" variety.
So IL the colonel spreads anything