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

Mrs. A. M. Medium and children
are visiting this week at the home OF
her mother, Mrs. @. L. Crockatt. in
Psndleton.
IN Uncle Tommy Watts will spend the
next few weeks al Kennewiok. after
which he will visit friends in Spokane
for some time.
| Mrs. J. D. Matheson, who is visit
ing here from Seattle. spent last week
with her sister. Mrs. Garfield, in
Walla Walla.
Mrs. q. Fl. Hill returned yesterday
from Joseph, Wallowa county. where
last week she took her deceased mo-
ther for burial.
Glen Dudley writes that he is
we'll pleased with the U. Of O.. and
has decided t. bend his energies to
the study of law
Floyd Pinkerton. who is attending
the University of Oregon. has been
selected as one of the violinists in the
University orchestra.
Mrs. Rockwell Carey. Of Portland.
is guest Of her mother. Mrs. Master
son. who will accompany her daugh-
tel. home for the winter.
VA tlack bear weighing $50 pounds
dfessed. was killed last week near the
Blue Mountain sawmill by Clyde
Stages. engineer at the mill.
Mrs. Jack Harrison and little daugh-
ter, Of Seattle, arrived in the city Sat
urday. and are visiting at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. W. K. Wall.
The ordinance of baptism was ad-
ministered at the Christian church by
the pastor Wednesday afternoon, Mrs.
David Stone being the candidate.
Miss Grace Myers left for her home
in Starbuok. Monday evening. after
pleasant visit Of two weeks at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. O. Wor tn
ington in this city.
DR.. L. Dell and SONS, York and
Henry, desire to express their graft
tude to the friends who SO kindly
offered help and sympathy in their
recent bereavement.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Lou Rogers, who have
been visiting at the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J, M. Swaggart north of town
for the past month, left Yesterday for
their home at Baker.
A. M. Meldrum will leava Monday
for Wallowa county. where he will
assist IN the construction of house
on his farm. to replace the one de- T,
stroyed by FIRE this summer.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clore. of Illi-
nois. relatives of Mrs. W. r. Taylor.
have deoidedko make their home in
Walla Walla instead Of Portland,
and will move there directly.
Talbert f. Weaver. pastor of the
Christian church in Pendleton. will
preach in the Athena church Sunday
morning. The pulpit will be occupied
by the local pastor at the evening
service.
\ Dick Gerterding, the veteran tus
driver at Weston. tuesday suffered a
stroke of paralyis. and has been nm
able to speak since. This is the sec.
ond stroke with which Mr.. Gerberding
has haan af1iatad
N. A. Miller is engaged in un-
packing carload Of furniture, which /
arrived Wednesday from Portland
wholesale houses. The big shipment
includes some splendid novelties in
chairs and iron hedsteads.
: Art Shiok has leased the Shiok
farm to Marion Hansell. Mr.. Shiek
will devote bis time In future to the
undertaking business having decided
to take a course In that profession,
before deciding on a location to en-
gage 10 business.
"a r. M. Powers, pioneer resident of
Weston, died at his home there We'd
nesday evening, September "a, and
the funeral is being held from the
family residence today at Q O'Clock.
Deceased has been helpless invalid
for more than year.
4 Saturday evening a spectacular
runaway occurred on Main street. in
which the buggy was completely
demolished. The team belonged to
Joe Scott. and was driven ty two OF
his hired men. Neither men or horses
were hurt. but the vehicle was total
wreck.