The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-08-11

reliably reported. The light lands Of
the roith aud west portious Of The
county this year are scheduled 10 pro-
duce well as the season was n fatori
BILE QUE.
CHARLES Bryan. who in company
With | is wife, LETT Athena this spIing
for a tour of California AID Puget
Sound, is in he city. Mrs. Bryan and
son Archie aIs visiting relatives in
pasco. Mt. Bryan has not ytl decided
CD poiut of location to engage ID
busi ess.
Cousids,atle difficulty has baeu en-
ooun,eied in the batves! fields this
week ss the result OF the straw teiug
not ripe enough for satisfactory
thresbiug. 1t is expected that the
coming week will witness better con-
ditions. ana nearly all machines will
he at work.
Mrs. Minnie DePeatt Of the Fix q
Radtke store is taking her vacation.
Mrs, DePeatt anticipates visit from
Mr, and Mrs. Lloyd Smith Of Denver,
Iowa. and Mrs. Ortis Harris and little
dauR hler Of Davenport, Wash, who
will arrive next Monday. The ladies
are her daughters. a q:
Mrs. B. B. Richards and little son
Roland. came down from the Me-.
Dougal camp to remain few days at
home. Quite number of Weston aud
Athena people are at this popular
summer camp. aud with the ending Of
the harvest season, many more oamps
will be added to the colony.
Miss Partridge entertained her
pupils and littls friends at her home
Wednesday of last week. from 2 till 4
p. N. Dainty refreshment, we're
served aud Miss Margaret Lyons, yis-
/ jting hnr from the east, taught them
some games and folk dances. A pleas
ant time was enjoyed by all.
| H. A. Sneet, mountain Iancher,
this week purchased OF Chas. XIX,
Athana implement. dealer l5-horse
power Runilsy gasoline engine which
be will use for motive power au his
threshing machine, Either gasoline.
| distillate Or kelesaae is used with sat
isfactery results by the Rumley.
Marshal Dobson has erected turn
to-the-righl" guide post on Main
street, at the intersection of Third.
The placing of the post at this looa'
tion will be the meana ct avertiug az
cidents. which ale liable to oucuf at
the turn wheIe the main sutomotile
traffic meets going north and SOUTH
Mr.. and Mrs, j. R. Matheis and
family have returned from ttriI trip
East. aud nave taken up tbeil abode al
The q W. station. They were in Chi
cago duiing the regent hot wave, and
, experienced much discomfort. They
t more than ever appreciate the mod
erats temperature Of the mountpir
county,
Wednesday IL PoItland the weddinf
: of Mr.. Bert Mcdonald and Miss Ntlli'
Dee Whiting was solemnizsd. Boil
bride 1nd groom are tsleuted mus
: iolans, aud will establish studio i
a Pendieton. where they will rsside
q Mrs. MqDonald, who has conducted
: music class in Athena the past tw
years. will retain her class, aud ais
one 10 Adams. She will resume he
. work here about Ssptsmber Isl.
, ILe usual services will be held !
n the Christian ahurah Sunday. Bib
school at 9,50i at IL, Mis-. D. Ere
will speak on the sutieot; "Heroi
u Devotion" In the evening, the Et
: deavor SET vice will extend over int
l. the usual preaching hour. and tai
% will ba givun BY Miss Opal Whiteley
u Union Stats Junior Endeavor Supel
intendent. The public is invited, 81
]. pecially all the Endeaver workers
ls the city:
y Walla Walla Union, DR.. X. i
70 Butler, of Waitsburg, accompanied b
y Gustav Vollmer, was in the city YET
terday. DR.. Butler is candidate II
% representative. from the 18th legi
j. lative district and has strong suppo
ID from republicans in his distrio
"a While never aspiring to state ofiio
a DR.. Butler has long been idenfide
with civic affairs in Waitsburg ar
has been instrumental in the upbuil
- ing Of that city.
a Mr.. and Mrs. H, O, Caton and No
le and Mre, Leon Kidder have return
es from Davenport, WHARF they attend
the funeral of Mr.. Oaton's nephe
os They report very hard trip. as mt
70 Of the way was motored during t
IN night and the roads we're in bad co
"a dition. Tom Cation remained for
~ visit with Davenport relatives. \
Cation visited with big aged faith
Judge N. 7. gatan, whe came DO
b. from his hame at Hoslyn. B. g.,
be the cad occasion.
he - ~,
N The home of Mr.. and Mrs. Clf
a, Walter, 5l6 East Rose street, Wa
al Walla, was the scene Sunday OF
family reunion, the frat occasion
The kind ever taking place in
hn Walter family. The only. member