The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-07-03

! Miss Laura McIntyre assisted in
the sales department. during the sale
this week, at Fix q Radtke's store.
e. Sabsr, lately of st. Johns. Greg.
has moved his family to this city with
the intention Of making it his home.
John Couch has purchased one OF
the Jacobs cottages. through b. B.
Richards, administrator of the estate.
| A. M. Gillis was down from bis
home near Washtudpa. WASH, and
spent several days in Athena this
week.
Mis-. John Stanton and daughter
Mildred will spend the Fourth with
her sister, Mrs. ALI. johnson. at
Walla Walla.
Mrs. Mary Plamondon. who has
been visiting at the home Of her son,
DR.. j. D. Plamondon, returned Tues
day to Portland.
Mrs. Lizzie Vaniler is 10 the city
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
q. W. B. Zerba. Her mother is ill
at her home here.
Shiok and family and Will.
iaIp Harden and family left Thursday
1mSrning for Bingha springs, to camp
until after the 4ih.
The social, given in the Methodist
church Friday evening. was suocesssful
in netting the sum of $40. for the sale
Of ice cream and cake.
Miller Hall, who is farming land
south of Pendleton, was in Athena
last Friday and shipped combine
for bis use in harvesting.
Mrs. Ruby Shaw, who bas been at
the Mcfarland home for some time.
left with her two children Friday for
har home in North Powder.
IL .There is constant stream of tran
kGsht harvest latorers passing through
6Sre to the Walla Walla valley, in
quest Of harvest field employment
The Fourth Of July will be celebrat.
ed by the Methodist Sunday school,
en- masse, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
R. e. Stewart northwest of town.
Fix & Radtke, Dell Brothers aud
the Mosgrove Merohantlle company
will close their stores tomorrow in
observance of the glorious Fourth.
Emil Mullen bach. bass drummer for
the Athena band, will 6ll an engage.
ment with the Echo band tomorrow,
during the celebration at that place.
The farm residence Of MIR. and Mrs.
Lou Reed, on the Umatilla river west
Of Bingham Spriags. was destroyed
ty FIRE Monday afternoon of this
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gustavs voilmer and
Mrs. and Mrs. Henry Schmitt motored
down from Waitsburg and spent Fri
day night at the Tompkins home in
this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Delbert -Barger, who
are residing on their farm near Walla
Walla, visited Sunday at the home Of
Mrs. Barger's parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Conniok, of this oity.
Rev. K. T.. Gornall. who has been
laboring in bis capacity of minister,
at Dayton, WASH, rsturned home Sat
urday and held his usual Sunday SER
vices in the M. E. church.
The little children of Mr.. and Mrs.
Otho Reeder are afflicted with
whooping cough, which to some ex-
tent, upsets family preparations for
observance Of July Fourth.
Pendlston papers report the death
Of Mrs. s. q. Price. aged AZ years, of
Weston in that city Monday night,
which occurred in St. Anthony's hos
pital after an illness of several weeks.
Wheat hay, ia practically all in shook
in this vicinity, and the warm, dry
weather is curing it perfectly. From
now on until harvest tegins, over
hauling of machinery will receive
attention.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Jerry Stone have re-
turned from visit of several weeks
with their son, Arthur. who is con-
neoted with paper at Eugene. aud
also with their daughter at Belling-
ham, Wash.
J. W. Hopper and family who sew
eral days ago lett Athena for Wash
tuona, Wash, with the intention of
residing in that vicinity if satisfied
with the country, have returned to
Etheir home in this city.
4 IA daughter was torn to Mr.. and
kMfs. Arthur Douglas, at the q. W.
Gross home in this city, June 80. 1914.
Dr.. Sharp and Miss Flora Booth. pro-
fessional nurse. are in attendance, and
mother and bsbe are doing finely.
N IA number of combine machines in
Nhis section are being equipped with
Gasoline engines, for the operation Of
the separator. The method has proved
practical and satisfactory to those
having heretofore used the engines.
O. A. Marcy and family have. ar
rived in the city from Douglass coun-
ty, and have taken up residence in the
Butler cottage on Fourth street. Mr..
Marcy is musician and will be IN
the trombone section Of the Athena
band.
7. N. Fleener, Of Joseph. WalIowa
county. brother Of Mrs. H, H. Hill.
with his wife and daughter, was a
guest of MIR. and Mrs. Hill this week.
The Fleener family will 60 on to North
Yakima. Seattle and Tacoma. where
they will visit relatives.
The meeting of the Mothers Club