The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-05-08

/ Cquim, Wasn., ara visiting at Cne
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. j, 8. Wright.
| Miss Ruth Harper. who is visiting
at the home OF her cousin. Mrs. Alec
McFadyen, is reported i'll with mea.
sles.
| Lard in 5 pound bucket 600. 10
pound bucket $l.25, bacon l8 cents
| per pound at the City Meat Market.
ADV.
John Stanton was unfortunate this
week in the loss Of valuable miloh
COW which died at the Mansfield ranch
on Pine creek.
Mrs. q. M. Harris was up from
Pendleton and spent Sunday at the
home Of her sister. Mrs. Minnie De-
Peatt in this city.
The meeting of the W. q T. u.
will be held next Friday evening, May
10, at the home OF Mrs. G. Il. Smith
in the west part of town.
A fishing party composed of W. R.
Taylor. B. N. Hawks. F. S. LeGrow
and Sam Pambrun. spent part of the
week on Meacham creek.
Charles Russell says he will leave
shortly for Independence, Oregon,
where he has accepted position in a
Ford garage at that place.
The inal examinations in the upper
grades at the public school are under
way, having commenced yesterday.
School will close next Thursday.
Mrs. T.. s. Wood and Mrs. Lillian
Fradericks, of Weston, were guests
Wednesday afternoon OF Mrs. Martha
Mays, at the g. A. Barrett home.
Mis-. Lizzie Watts has returned from
Walla Walla. slightly improved in
health. and will make tri-weekly trips
to that city for medical treatment.
Miss Anna Rush returned Tuesday
from week 8 visit in Walla Walla.
aud spent the day in town, before pro-
oeeding to her mothers home near
Helix.
John Stanton came in from Pilot
Rock, yesterday, where he has been
assisting in the wool harvest, and will
leave tomorrow on the long trail into
Montana.
/ q. s. Barnes has rented a fruit
ranch near Sunnyside in the Walla
Walla valley, and will move his fam
lily to that place. atout the first Of
June.
Remember that you can get high
grade bacon at the City Meat Market
for IS cents per pound. Lard is selling
in pound buckets for 60 cents, 10
| pound Euckets for $1.25. ADV
| Carl Long of Pendleton was iu town
Wednesday demonstrating with one of
the new Studebaker Skies. Carl has
been in the automobile business in
Pendletol for number Of years.
A family reunion was held at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. jackson Nelson
Sunday, at which time seventeen
members and friends of the fam
ily assem- bled at the dinner table
Geo. Gerking returned the 6rst o.
the week from visit to Madras
Crook county. He was accompanied
home by his sister, Miss Fay Gerking,
who will spend several weeks with
relatives here.
Jack Vincent has his big Caledon
ian Picnic banner floating to th'
breeze on Main street near the O.-W.
crossing Jack painted the big ban
ner all by his lone little self, and
good job he did Of 1t, too.
The announcement is made tia
Miss Glare Partridge, who taught IL
the Athena eighth grade last year ant
ia now a teacher in the Milton higf
school, will have charge of Lamar
school, iu district 39 next year.
Mrs. Ralph MoEwen entertained {
numrer of friends at her home north
west of town, last Friday. The func
tion was given in the nature Of MAY
Day party. and the dainty refresh
ments were appropriate to the ocoa
sion.
O. e. Rude, livestock buyer was ul
from Pendleton Monday, and received
carload of hogs for shipment to Port
land. Arthur Ooppcok, Sim Cullel
and Caspar Woodward contributed al
good prices. the stock that comprised
the shipment.
Mr.. Meldrum announces that any
one 10 town wishing to attend th'
children's May Day exercises aot
Mothers day at the Christian churot
Sunday, aud unable walk there, will
be called for in automobiles, If they
will notify him.
Mrs. NJ. L. Akers, who met with 3
runaway accident while driving al
the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. A. l.. Swaggart near town some
weeks ago. has SO far recovered as to
te able to leave for her home in Pen
dleton last Friday evening.
Dreamland program for tonight
and tomorrow night: and 2--"Ir
Oonvict's Garb." Essanay 3.-"Tht
End of the World" Biogrsph. Sun.
day: 1.-THE Embar ,ssment OF
Riches" Edison. 2.--''rhe Other
Woman. ~ VitaQranh 3-ssTha Small
of the Primeval," SeliR.
| Rev. Henry L. Fcrd of Woodturn,
who has been guest Of A. NJ. Mel.
drum, this week. preached three inter
esting sermons and gave lecture in
the Christian church during his visit
here. MT. Ford is widely Travelled