The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-04-30

and as soon as the wiuter weather is
over, will be ready fol- business.
Ralph DsPsstt left Wednesday NOR
ming for Ingomar, Montana. where
he will file on homestead. and return
here to work during the summer.
R. A. Ashpaugh came in from Ar
linRton Wednesday evening, and is
visiting at the homs of his sister, Mrs.
D. H. Sanders He is accompanied
by his little son.
Rev. A. M. Lambert went over to
Walla Walla Monday and brought
home Mrs, Lam bert, who Is recover
ing very satisfactorily from recent
critical operation.
Watts and Rogers Of Weston, will
give you more value in Alfalfa seed,
buggies, wagons, fishing licenses or
autos for Dollar Forty wheat than any
one else. See big ad.
For Sale.--I have for sale. bound
wheat hay: two miles east and one
khalf mile south of Adams station, in
Spring hollow. @. H. Allen, Adams,
Or, Route ADV.
Clarence Wrig bit, who left last week
for Wallowa county, got fs far as
La Grande, when he was called home
by the serious illness OF his mother,
Mrs. J. +. Wright.
Owing to sickness, it will be impos-
sible for Drs. Lowe and Turner to be
| in Athena April 30. but they will be
here one week later, Friday. May z.
Wait for them. ADV.
Hiram Knight has been been putting
In ooncrete cross walks at the alley
crossings on Third street this week,
and GLOSS walks on Fourth street will
be renewed with the same material.
The young friends Of Miss Hazel
Sanders gave her very pleasant sur
prise Friday evening. when they gath
cred en- masse at her home west of
town. A jolly evening was passed
by the young people.
". R. TAYLOR and others yes terday
sold "a horses and mules to Peddicord,
the Kansas City buyer, at very salts
factory prices. The stock will be
turned to the French and English gov
ernments by Peddicord.
The auto stage leaves Athena twice
daily for Weston, at $40 q. m. and
4:10 p. m. and leaves twice daily for
Adams and Pendleton, at 9:25 a. m.
and 6:2O p. m. Express packages car
ried. Headquarters at st. Nichols
Hotel. A. M. Boyden, proprietor. -Ad
| Charles Groves will hereafter re-
oeivs his mail at Gibbon. Recently
be purchased the Gus Ooruoyer place
on the Umatilla river, and has moved
his family there. J. 4. Lieuallen pur
chased the Groves place south Of
Athena.
Zerba Bros. have installed new
air pump for Initiating automobile
tires. The new machine takes the
place of an old gasoline engine which
years ago furnished motive power for
the mechanical department Of the
Press Office.
John Stanton came in last evening
from Echo, and reported cold rain
but no snow in that locality. Sheep
shearing is well under way thera,
and the flooks relieved of their fleece
will doubtless suffer loss on account
of the weather.
Nib Wing the st. Nichols hotel cook
will leave in few days on an extend
ed visit to his family in China. Nib
has made several trips to his native
land in past years. always returning
to Athena and assuming his position
in the hotel kitchen.
Mrs. Leon Kidder and little daugh-
ter are visiting this week at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Ii. Leonard. at
Prescott, Wash. Her husband and
Miss Uarolyn will join them next week
when MIR. Kidder will do some work
in his line in that city.
| Mrs. Alfred CASTILLO. who visited
her brother, Frank Ely at Nampa,
Idaho, has returned to the home of
her mother, Mrs. Henry Pinkerton
and will remain here for some time
before going to Portland, where she
will reside in the future.
W. r. Taylor spent portion of the
week at Ukiah where he purchased
some good horses to turn over to the
buyers for the French and English
governments. His Ukiah purchases
included some splendid young horses,
and will bring good price.
Weather permitting, this afternoon
at 3:15 the Athena High school and
Ferndale High school ball teams will
play their first game of the season on
the Athena grounds. An admission
fee of 10 cents will be charged.
Tompkins and MoPherrin will be the
battery for Athena.
Frank Sans, young man living on
Dry Greek. has been hound over to The
grand jury by Justice Richards on
complaint of p. @. McCauslin, who
alleges that Sans shot valuable dog.
At the time Of the shooting, MoCaus-
lin alleges the dog was lying on the
porch at his home.
Charles Downing and Watts Broth
ers have completed stretch of splen-
did street Improvement from the
Downing corner on Third street across
the fat to the mill. The work was
practically done by donation on the
part Of these men and the job is a
good one.
Program at the Dreamland theatre
for tonight and tomorrow night: l
and 2.-"The Adventures of Kathlyn,
No g." Sslig. 3'--"Martha's Rebel
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