The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-09-24


the laying of the corner stone Of the
new Federal building in Pendleton
Wednesday. Mrs. Wood staying over
to atteud the Round Up.
Miss Partridge. the we'll known
teacher, is having six-room hunRa-
low built on lots recently purchased,
in the north part of the city. D. Scott
Fisher has the contract.
Mrs. Archie A. Shiok will give les
sons in piano and voice. at her resi-
denoe, Adams street, between Fourth
and Fifth. Prices reasonable, salts
faction guaranteed. ADV.
q. A. Barrett is having an offioe
built for the Foss- Winship Hardware
company. The room is located on the
south end OF the store building, and
Ia being constructed Of cement and
brick.
Zerba Bros. have ordered an Oxy-
Aoetylene welding equipment for their
repair shop at the garage. The boys
keep abreast Of the times 10 all the
different branches of automobile re,
pairing.
Watts Bros, of this city, last week
closed the purchase Of section of
valuable laud from Claude Steen.
The land adjoins other land holdings
Of the Watts and they now have one
of the best ranches 10 the county.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. G. Miller are guests
Of the A. J. Walkers this week. Mr..
and Mrs. Miller, who formerly resided
here, will take residence In Athena
il it is possible to secure one. Mr..
Miller is travelling for cigar house.
Quite an alteration is being made
this week 10 the rear of Wares Phar.
macy. BY arrangement of shelving
and removal Of partitions. consider
able more room has been acquired and
convenience gained in the pharma-
csutical department.
Preaching nsxt Sabbath morning
aud evening at the Methodist Episco
pal church; morning subject, "Doing
Business for God;" subject at night.
"The Fight for Heaven" Sabbath
School at 10 a. m. Ali are invited.
W. q. Reuter-, Pastor.
Quite a number Of Masons from.
Athena attended the laying of the
corner stone of the-new federal build
ing at Pendleton, Wednesday after.
noon. The ceremony was participated
In by the Grand Master and large
numter Of prominent Masons.
The seating OF the High School au-
ditorinm with opera chairs has heen
in progress this week. The furnish
inQs will be in place for the conven
ience of the public by Saturday even
ing, October 3. when the Sequoia
Male Quartetts will appear under the
auspices of the school,
John Shiok, pitcher for Athena.
and considered the best left-hander In
the East End league has been signed
for tryout with McOreedis's Port
land team in the Pacific Coast league
next spring. Jimmy RichaI dson came
to Athena the other day and secured
Shick s signature to contract.
Mrs. Jessie M. Honey of La
Grande, was In the city last Friday
in the interest Of promoting Art study
in the schools. Mrs. Honeyman Is
we'll known worker 10 Parent-Teaoh-
ers' associations, and may return 70
this city at some future date to assist
in the organization Of an assooiation
in Athena.
Judpe Riobards has been auite busy
10 muniopsl court this week. So far
he has disposed of tbs following cases
with fiues attached: Guy Matlock,
eAoeeuins spseo Mml'' 20 Larry
ohsii, nRn'ins, s.o eonu Doe' ,, uis
oroeiiy ooauuct' .oilsiten nv wm
Shios. ngn.ing' $.oo' rieu oarusn
ngnunR' S7.oo.
A little son was torn to Mr.. and
Mrs. r. A. Thompson of this city,
Tuesday, Septem ber 81, 1916. The
little one lived only few hours after
tirtn. me remains were taRen 10
neppner' Weuneaoay' loI ineeimen.
10 tne cemetery tnere' Ing us1eavso
parents nave tne sympathy ot many
lfiends in tneit SORROW.
r.,, ..:,i
~ tba rara snectacIa ~ two
hS,sahacL wodd;nos th;s waaL ana a
psna,atoc oonnla snd tha o,ha,s from
was.on mha na,,;aaos nil ba On
horseback. and all the wedding par
ties will be mounted. The identity of
these nefvy young people is to be kept
secret until the auspicious moment ar
rives.
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