The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-11-05

WnoAt III tn0 OanaOlhn province LD1S
year. However it remains mostly in
the shock. on account of scarcity Of
| farm labor.
lNApproximately 100, 900 bushels wheat
4 @Rs purchased this week by the Pres
toh, Shaffer Milling company OF this
oitA Selling began Monday. when
Il. A.ADudley sold $4,000 bushels at
80 cents per tushel.
MIR. and Mrs. Krit Martin of Okan-
oRan county, Wash. visited over Sun
day at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM.
Winship. Mr.. Martin is brother Of
Mrs. Winship. They motored to Wal.
la Walla Monday in the Winship car.
Mrs. Rose E. Palmer. President of
Rebekah Assent bly,. will make an Off
oial visit to Mignonette Rebekah
Lodge, No. 86, on November IL. A
special session is being called. and all
mem bsrs are requested to be present.
Ethel Zerba, N. @.
Services at the Methodist Episcopal
church, next Sabbath morning and
evening. Morning subject, "The Sec-
ond Coming Of Christ; Is 1t Near?"
At night the topic will be: Gan As
sortment of Church. Goers." Sabbath
school at 10 a. m All are invited.
Ed Averill. who is superintendent
OK government hunters and trappers in
Oregon and Washington, was one of
the few who got the limit on deer this
season. He killed his third buck in
Whllowa county last week, and re-
mem bersd his friend Marion Hansell
with quarter Of venison.
L. Bruer, an employe of Zoph Bros.
went to Walla Walla Tuesday, and
last evening returned to Athena with
a bride. The young lady was former
ly Miss Elma Taylor. popular girl OF
Lebanon, the former home OF the
groom. The marriage ceremony was
performed at Walla Walla, BY Justice
Mckinney.
News from Grandma Boyd, is to the
effect that she left San Francisco.
where she has spent the summer with
her son, Monday fur Montezums,
Iowa, and will spend the winter with
two brothers and other relatives there.
After her visit there she will 90 to
Port Huron, Mich, where her eldest
daughter iesides.
The Ladies' Missionary Society Of
the Baptist church met at the home OF
Mrs. @. A. Bsrrett. Fifteen were pres
ent, Mrs. ]. D. Plamondon presiding.
Rev. Bentley. who was q delegate at
the state convention held recently at
Eugene, was present aud made an ex-
tensive report. The December meet
lug of the Society will be held at the
home of Mrs. Watts.
tuomplimenting the junior pupils of
her piano class, Mrs. VIM. r. Scott
was hostess at Halloween luncheon
Saturday, October the 30th. The
house was decorated in Halloween
novelties, vines and flowers. A huge
pumpkin, which held the fortune Of
each guest, attached to the place cards
i with black ribbon, adorned the table.
Covers were PLACED for eight.
| Ii uis Albert Banks, the noted leo
turer and author who comes to Athena
on Sunday, Nov. IA. to lecture in the
Il 60 ohool auditorium, is cousin Of Mls.
N. Dickenson, of this city, and well
known to many old time residents.
He spent his early boyhood on the ole
Banks farm west of town, before leav
ing for the East. where be has madt
. for himself distinguished name.
A sad case is that of SILVA Maxa
the young Serbian who committed
suicide Monday at the Bowman rancl
on Butter creek. The coroner state
that the young man, already in il
health. had become despondent owe
news of the death of relatives in tn
war in his native land. The message
"Life without friends is impossible.
was written in English, and anothe
iu his own language which has no
been translated. Maxa was 81, ant
had teen on bis homestead for abou
three years. He shot himself with |
revolver.
The ladies Of the Christian cburcl
have decided to hold their annua
bazaar and dinner on Saturday. De
cemter 4. Plans are icing made 70
one of the most extensive sales eve
held in the church base ement, and tn
Aid society room ia the scene OF bus
preparations on each Thursday of tb
month, as the workers gather to fash
ion various articles for sale. A Ne'
England dinner will be served wit
all the good things the term impliei
The ladies will be thankful for an
donations for the sale or dinner. an
| for any assistance and encouragement
Nsiyen them.
\ NeIba Brothers are enlarRing thel
] garage by building 40x100 feet on th
east side Of their present building
Zoph Bros. contractors are doing tt
construction work, having the exca'
alton work completed, and are no
ready to pour concrete for the foundl
y tions. The new building will be col
structed of brick and concrete.
will be decked with truss roof. d
ing away with posts on the interio
The floor will be Of concrete, and
the north end Of the new garage the
will be modern washing rack. III
present building will be used for Il
most part as repair shop. the ne
addition as a garage for cars.