The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-04-11

Mrs. David Lavender and daughter.
of Weston. were shopping in the city
Monday.
Mrs. John Banister went down to
Pendlston Saturday morning and spent
the day.
M. L. Watts went to The Dalles
yesterday, on Business connected with
the mill.
Mrs. S. T. Sharp has returned from
Walla Walla, where she spent few
days in the hospital.
NFloyd Pinkerton was over from Co.
luhnia college and spent Sunday at
bis home near town.
Lawrence Lieuallen was in town
from Adams: Tuesday. He came up
ia his new Cadillac car.
E. H. Benn. bookkeeper st the Mos
grove Mercantile Co.'s store, visited
friends at Milton Sunday.
Miss Bess aammitt and brother
Ebert, of Ferndala, we're guests Sun-
day of Miss Laura Bruce.
Peter Crookatt is in the city from
Portland. visiting at the home Of his
sister, Mrs. A. M. Medium.
Mrs. B. D. Tharp and daughter
Lula, went to Walla Walla on We'd
nasday mornings passenger.
A numter of Athena men, with
teams, are working on the roads in
this vicinity for the county.
Mountain farmers have commenced
blowing, the soil having reached the
proper condition for farm work
Mrs. Lille Miller has just received
consignment Of hair goods. Beau
tiful hair switches from $1.50 to
$500.
Attorney s. f. Wilson was in town
for q short time Wednesday. He re-
turned to Portland on the evening
train.
x Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Roby are spend
ling tho week in PendletoD, where MIR.
Roty has employ ment as salesman in
a store.
Dave Bonifer came down from his
Gibbon ranch Saturday end attended
the funeral of his kinsman. John La
rogue.
v Len Simpson, an old time Athena
Thar ber. has been in Athena this week.
writing life insurance for a Western
company.
n The grass is beginning to shade the
ranges with tint of green. and for
the most part, stockmen have turned
their stock ont.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Rogers came
up from Psndleton Sunday, and visit
ed at the homes of Mrs. Hill and Mrs.
Ohas. Downing.
n Have you heard the music ty the
6ofd don orchestra at the M. e. church?
1t is fine; come out Sunday evening
and enjoy the music.
l.. S. Vincent and B. N. Hawks
angled in the Walla Walla river for
trout, yesterday. They went over in
Vincent's little Maxwell.
Mrs. Sarah LaHue aud daughter,
Miss Rose LaHue. who have been in
the east for several mouths, have
returned to their home in Athena.
President Watts requests the meeting
of the different Caledonian Society
committees at B. B. Richards Office
tomorrow afternoon, at O'Clock.
u DIR. and Mrs. Fred Lieuallen and
little daughter, Barbara. visited this
week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Byron N. Hawks, from Pendleton.
Miss Belle Mcintyre has resumed
her studies at the Whitman conserv-
atory Of music. Miss McIntyre par
tlcipated in recital there this week.
"A W. P. Littlejohn is doing very cred
liable improvement at his residence,
corner Of Fifth and Jefferson. He
has filled in his lawn with fertile soil
and will seed 1t to blue grass.
DR.. Sharp, assisted by DR.. Plamon-
don. removed a tumor from the little
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pinkerton.
The little fellow is recovering nicely
from the effects of the operation.
Prof. Bovard, of the University of
Oregon, will lecture in this city to
morrow evening, under the auspices
OF the Athena High school. The pro-
fessor's subject is birds, their uses and
habits.