The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1914-07-24

VIM. Goedscke. circulation manager
for the Pendleton Tribune. was in the
city on business Wednesday. he was
accompanied by his wife.
Remember the pastry sale given un-
der auspices of the Ladies' Aid Of the
Methodist Episcopal chursh. tomorrow
at Fix & Radtks's store.
bkMr. aud Mrs. w. @. Russell are
spending the warm weather at beau
tiful Wallowa Lake resort. They left
few days by automobile.
viii Preston. of Huntington Beach,
Calf, arrived this week and is q
guest at the home Of bis sister, Mrs.
Joseph N. Scott west of town.
"Hi" knight is replacing wood
Cross walks with concrete for the city.
Cross walks at the alley Intersections
are included in the Improvements.
Millard Kelly arrived home from
his sheep shearing tour Wednesday.
Re has had serious troutle with
blood poison In his hand while away.
A large crowd Of people gathered on
Main street Friday evening and lis
tened to another one of those popular
concerts rendered by the Athena Band.
DR.. elise. old time optician and
spirited participant in political dis
cnssions frightened the lobby Of the
st. Nichols with his presence for
day or two this week.
/ Mrs. Arthur Coppock. has returned
from Two Rivers, WASH, where she
went last week to attend her brother
in.law. J. B. Woodruff. who was
turied here Wednesday.
For Sale-Charles Grove. phone
39Fl2. Athena. has good team of
mares, harness and wagon, and a
splendid milch COW, which be Offers
for sale at reasonable price. ADV.
Undertaken Miller drove the hearse
to Helix Wednesday morning, where
he met the Northern Pacific train and
conveyed the remains Of j. B. Wood
ruff to Athena for burial.
John Rothrock IL back from Leh-
man Springs, to which resort he took
his family last week. he says there
is large number Of people at the
springs to remain until cooler weather.
The ice cream social, given Satur-
day evening on the VIM. Tomkpins
lawn. by the young peoples class Of
the M. e. church Sunday school. ter
| minated in social aud financial sue
ceae.
Miss Ada DeFreece, manager of the
local telephone exchange. left Monday
for vacation at Lehman springs.
Miss Carrie Sharp will attend to her
duties at the office during her alb
senoe.
The officers Of the Christian church
desire full attendance Of the mem
bership at the service next Sunday
morning, as business of Importance to
the congregation will be up for con-
sideration.
| Miss Peggy Boylen, Of Pendleton,
was guest of her sister, Mrs. L. s.
Vincent. last week. Mrs. Vincent ac-
oompanied her sister home, and Is at
present enoamped with her parents at
Meaoham.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. D. Tharp. son and
daughter. motored to Bingham springs
Sunday morning, leaving here at
O'Clock and taking breakfast en- route.
They report Zig crowd at the springs
on that day.
Mrs. VIM. Gholson. who has been in
the country for several weeks attend
ing her daughter. Mrs. Sheldon Tay-
lof. has returned home. and brought
Mrs. Taylor. who Is fast recovering
her health, with her.
Athena tennis players will meet the
Umatilla Agency team on the latter'f
court at the agency this afternoon.
The Athena club will include in itf
lineup today, A. Mackenzie Medium
and Irwin q. Brooks.
Sam Samuelson. an Ecbo farmer
came near meeting death when q
freight engine struck his wagon at a
crossing. Samuelson was considerably
bruised, his wagon demolished. bu
the team escaped injury.
II Mrs. Lizzie Mansfield arrived hom'
Tuesday afternoon from an EXTENDED
visit with relatives at Lewiston AM
Grangeville, Idaho. She is aooompan.
led by her niecs, Miss Helen fountain
who will visit here this summer.
Mrs. Lille Miller yesterday consum
mated the sale of the J. R. King plac
j on Wild Horse creek atove Athena
owned BY VIM. Purcell. to e. W
Quesner. of Weston mountain. Tn
pricH paid was $9,605, without th
crop.
liza Mcdonald drove his car to Fret
water. Tuesday. being accompanied b
Mrs. J. e. Froome and Mrs. II. G
Worthiogton. The party went on on
to the Froome fruit ranch below Fret
water, and brought hack load q
I fruit.
4 Mrs. J. Lynn. of Walluls. Mrs. .
; Baker and John Riley Of Burbank an
4 Mr.. r. Holland Of Pasoo. friends {
: the Woodruff family. were 10 the cit
4 Wednesday attending the funeral {
: the late J. D. Woodruff. Of Two Riv
4 ers Wash.
! WThe macadam road is completed
4 Adams and the road builders hsy
been laid of until this fall. when tt
4 road will be completed to Athenl