The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1913-06-06

| Frank Adams. who has finished a
splendid job of painting at the B. N.
Hawks place. finds bis services in de-
mand in Athena and vicinity. He
has an ad in today's Press.
| The second examination of the
eighth grade students who failed In
some subjects at the exams. in May,
is In progress, and several are busily
engaged at the school house.
The bell at the M. E. church has
been out Of repair and Rev. Helmick
wishes it to be known that regular
services will be held, and be expects
a good attendance, whether the bell
rings or not
H The big auto-truck has arrived, and
Sam Hutt has the machine in passen-
ger service today tetween Athena and
Weston. Fifty women and children
were given ride to Weston last
night at one trip.
IA A. L. Swaggart returned this morn
Fing from Wallowa county. where he
was called on account of the sickness
of bis sons wife and child. His son
Frank has recently purchased a $4,000
ranch near Enterprise.
The Neversweat Club has installed
"a new bench at the st. Nichols hotel
corner. 1t has seating capacity for
twelve, and is painted green. After
paying for the bench. the club trea-
sury contains surplus.
Mrs. Gen Harris is visiting ber sis
ter, Mrs. Minnie DePeatt. Mrs. Har-
ris is taking a months vacation from
her duties in Pendleton store, and
will visit relatives in Portland and
attend the Rose Festival.
Services at the Christian church
for Sunday. June s.: Bible school
10 a. M. sermon and communion at
II a. m. Children's Day exercises
in the evening. All are welcome.
A. Mackenzie Meldrum. pastor.
The program for tonight and to-
morrow night at the Dreamland in-
cludes: "The Penalty Paid, +" "Black
Beauty" "Believe Me-" For Sunday
night: "Bunny's Suicide" "Blind
Love-" ''The Listeners Lesson
Miss Ida Kelly, who came from
Scotland last fall and has been max
ing her home with the family Of her
cousin, A. M. MeldTum, has made ar
rangements to enter the Walla Walla
hospital to study for professional
nurse.
Misses Anioe and Mamie Barnes,
of Weston. were shopping in the city
Tuesday evening. Miss Anice has re-
Gently closed her school on the Wes-
ton mountain, where she was prin-
cipal, the school comprising two
rooms.
If any one picked up goldstona
cuff link at the scene of the automo-
bile accident where Leslie Edwards
was killed on May "a. he will confer
great favor by returning it to Mrs.
Geo. Edwards, Milton. or tc the Press
office.
Mrs. C. g. Countryman, wife of
prominent dentist at Salt Lake. Utah,
is visiting her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
D. NJ. Helmick, in this city. She will
probably remain about six weeks,
visiting her brother in Portland in
the meantime.
A. Fl. Brown, who has been with
bis son. Rollo T. Browns family here
and in Walla Walla since early in the
spring, is reported by Walla Walls
papers to have recently left for Hart
land, Minn.. the home Of his son.
Geo. D. Brown.
* Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Mcbride were
in from the ranch near Adams yester.
day. They met Miss Ferol MoBride
at the train. she having finished her
school year at st Paul's in Walla
Walla, and come over to spend the
summer on the farm.
The ladies of the Methodist Episco-
pal church will hold pastry sale on
Saturday, June IA, beginning at
o'clock, in the Fix 6 Radtke store.
The patronage of the public is solio-
tied. Come and get something good
for your Sunday dinner.
Adair Willert, son of Charley Will
lert, an old time BLACKSMITH of Ath-
ena, was in the city Wednesday, a
guest at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. D. Tharp. Adair, who was a
small ohip when he left this city. is
holding down homestead near Mea-
cham. His parents live at Tacoma.
Miss Cecile Boyd came down from
Lewiston yesterday, where she has
been employed in the Physical Educa-
tion department of the Idaho State
Normal school for the past two years,
having completed her work there. and
left this morning for Portland where
she has received the appointment as
director in the Public Fairgrounds of
that city.
TX A lawn tennis tournament will take
Ypiaos at DR.. Plamondon's tennis court
this evening at o'clock between
Athena and Milton. It ia not known
here who will represent Milton, but
they have some experts with the