The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-04-17

LII. fiamuu00na& phea6huGS are
making an egg record that would look
we'll 10 any Athena poultry yard. he
has four hen pheasants and is reoeiv-
ing IA average of two eggs per day.
The eggs will be set under hens for
hatching.
Charles Grant will move the looa-
tion OF his lunch counter to the Nell
son Guiding, North side Of Main
street. first door east Of the Dreamland
theater. Clsve Myers has moved bis
shoe shop to fiIst door east OF Steel's
harness store.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Knowlton
came down from Spokane Sat-
urday. driving their Ford car and
making two days trip. They will
spend few weeks on the farm, with
their daughter and husband. Mr.. and
Mrs. F. Long.
lN Harry Dupuy. druggist formerly
pemployed 10 this city. was in town a
couple of days this week. Mr.. Dupny
is also a successful director of ana
teur theatricals. 1t was be who d.
reoted "My Friend From India" here
several years ago.
After being without registration
blanks for nearly week, B. B. Rioh-
ards received q supply from the ooun-
ty clerk yesterday. 1t seems that Mr..
Richards has had to contend with un-
necessary delays in receiving blanks
from the county ulerk befofe.
A soaking ran fell Tuesday night,
frightening up the landscape and CIV
ing impetus to gardens and growing
grain. From reports grain was not In
need of rain. in this vicinity. One
farmer says In some spots wheat is
now SO rank that is beginning to fall.
The supper given at the M. e.
church Friday evening proved great
success. both socially and Hnancially.
The neat sum Of sac was realized, and
this will be placed in the fund being
made for new carpet. The supper
was given ty Mr.. Fred Koontz' class.
Mr.. T. ]. Watts was brought home
from st. Johns. WASH. by bis son.
M L. Watts last Saturday. and Ia now
at the home Of bis son, Homer. The
old gentleman is 10 very feeble health,
the trip to the home of hia daughter
at St Johns proved to be Of no benefit
| to him.
Flat in the face CT deInocratic ad-
ministration and in direct competition
with French Criglar, Henry Barrett
has the audacity to engage in the
sheep business. He reports lamb inv
crease that is most satisfactory, and
will have his wool clip in the tale
this week.
Robert Coppock was married in
Albany, April 2, to Mrs. Eliza beth
Irvine. widow OF The late J. II. Ir.
vine. formerly q druggist ID this city.
Mr.. Coppook and bis bride will spend
the summer 10 the Willamette valley,
and will probably return to Athena
next winter.
| An attractive display Is made in the
show window VI HAWKS drug store.
To advertise Everyday Chocolates, Q
pictorial scene is vividly depicted BY
| tie use Of grassy sod with a mirror fol
| q fishing pond. the scene teing giver
\ animation by the presence Of a groul
of Kewpie dolls.
| The small boy and big coaster wager
| is becoming nuisance on Mail
street side walks. At times ii is alb
soluteIy dangerous TO walk along th,
streets. Long ago the bicycle was ex
cluded from Main street walks, but
Of the two, the coaster wagon Is the
greater menace to public safety.
| A Walla Waila contractor who has
considerable frontage on Main street
to replace board walks with concrete
began work Wednesday morning or
| the north side, between Second and
third. He also has the contract fol
putting in the drainage system leading
from the saloon buildings on MAR
street.
INMr. and Mrs. Ernest Zerba were il
KWAlla Walla Wednesday, where the!
attended the wedding Of Miss Lizzi
Zerba. to Mr.. Martin l.. Volweiler
of Kennewick. The bride is wei
known and highly respected in Ath
en-, where she has made her home, ant
is the daughter of MIR. and Mrs. o
W. B. zsrba.
The next meeting of tie Mothers
Clut of Athena will be held Friday
, April "a. at the home Of Mrs. A. M
Meldrum. The subject for discussion
will be: "What Constitutes Home.
A full attendance Of the membership
aud OF all ladies who are interested.
desired. as election Of officers will
take place.
Turgeson & Smalley of Milton, ar
10 the city with their tree sprayin
machine, and many OF the fruit tree
In Athena and vicinity are bein
sprayed. Spraying 10 now in orde
. for scale aud fungus and later spTayin
!. for destruction of the eodlin moth
II is compulsory by state law to epra
at the present time for scale.
-IXMrs. NJ. L. Akers, who came q
from her home In pendleton Saturda
evening to visit her parents. Mr.. an
Mrs. A. L. Swaggart. met with a
acci lent Sunday evening whiob re
suited 10 badly sprained shonide
and a fractured bone, just above th
ankle. While driving with her siste
Q Blanche, the Shetland pony becam
unmanangeatls and ran, turning
0 sharp corner and throwing both occr
pants out Of the cart.