The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-04-03

home st Walla Walla. yesterday. aud
spent several hours in the city.
Mrs. Charles Henry and little
daughter, Helen, have both been SER
iously i'll this week with tonsilitis.
Mrs. s. q. Stanton will ie.vs for
Arlington and Prineville Monday where
she will visit her daughter and son.
Mr.. and Mre. Sim Kilgore came mp
from the ranch on Cold Spring and
visited relatives la Attsna this week.
Zerha Brothers have installed gas
olins pump at their garage, which is
model uf convenience and accuracy.
Mis-. ". e. Miller will visit her
husband Sunday st Pomeroy, WASH,
where he is employed in harness
shop.
X Senator Barrett spent the fore pait
Of the present week in the west end of
the county. in the interests Of bis can.
didacy.
8. B. Oalderhead. general agent Of
the Northern Pacific. and w. B.
Shaffer of Waitsburg. were in the city
Friday.
An interesting meeting of the local
auxiliary G. w. B. M. was held Wed
nesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
David Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. l.. Watts. Mr..
aud Mrs. B. N. Hawks and Mrs.
W. P. Littlejohn visited in WalIa
Walla Tuesday.
Braden Gerking left for bis stock
ranch on the John Day Wednesday
after spending day or two with rel
atives in Athena.
Services at the Christian church
April 5th; Bible school at 10; ser
mon and Communion at IL; evening
service at 1880.
NA large number of country people
came to town Saturday, and the mer-
chants and business men took care
of thriving trade.
Alonzo Bonewitz, so years old. was
committed from Weston last week to |
the Eastern Oregon hospital fer the
insane at Pendleton.
Mrs. J. v. Mitchell aud little son
are down from Union, where Mr.. |
Mitchell is employed In the capacity
0f telepraph OperatOr.
Henry N. Shanks, q pioneer of the
Dry creek neighboI hood east Of Wes-
ton. died last week of cancer, after
many years Of sickness.
A. Mackenzie Meldrum went to
Waitsburg Monday. where he deliver
ed q lecture In the Christian church
of that place in the evening.
NMrs. William Wihship, Mrs. H. A.
Barrett. Miss Jessioa MoEwen and
Mrs. d. B. Jarman OF Weston. motor
ed to Walla Walla, Wednesday.
Mrs. Lille Miller will have hand
some exhibition of new Easter hats
on display this week, In addition to
the large stock already on hand.
Claude Wallan and Joseph Elliott
left Thursday for Idaho. where they
have purchased land. Mrs. Wallan
will leave Sunday to join her husband.
Judge Phelps has issued a decree Of
divorce to Mrs. Edgar L. Smith from
her husband with the privilege OF re-
snming her maiden name. Bessie Par
ker.
" Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Willaby left
+ Monday for Portland. where Mr..
Willaty goes to consult q specialist
regarding q very serious stomach dis
order.
A sort Of bronchial pneumonia has
been prevalent in this vicinity for
several weeks and physicians have
been called on to attend number of
gases.
10 Hugh Bell was kicked by q mule
and seriously injured at his home near
Helix, Tuesday. At last accounts be
was getting along as well as could be
expected.
/ IAJack Brown of La Grande, has 40
oepted chair in Parker's shop. Mr..
Bro wn ia a tonsorial artist and the
chair referred to is the frst from the
Main street entrance.
| A. Mackenzie Meldrum spent a
pleasant time at WaitsburG. where
he delivered a lecture last Monday
night. He was the guest OF MIR. and
Mrs. Chas. Brotherton
Will Dohson in company with
Claud Steen, motored to Pendle ton
Tuesday, where be received treatm enI
from DR.. Smith for hand which hai
been sorely troubling him.
Winery worthington is working tenn.
1 porarily in the Fix u RRdtke store. 10
Emery Achilles place. Mr.. Achilles
is at the home OF his brother-in-law
Oliver Diokenson, this week.
J. A. Yeager, candidate for count,
clerk before the republican primaries
was In the city Monday. Mr.. Yeagel
has been in the service of the count,
as supervisor Of rural schools.
Mrs. Ida Keen and Miss Anna Rush
who with their mother have spent th
winter 10 Portland, viii be guests o
Mrs- w. E. Dotson this week. Th
family have returned 10 the farm wes
Of town.
lNJ0hn Burke 10 temporarily inoap
cihated for WORK because OF putin
his weight on The business end OF
nail. His left foot was pnnotured an