The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-28

Zeph Lockwood is repairing hi
farm premises devastated by a cloud
burst, which occurred on June rs
Besides outbuildings, hay etc.. teiue
washed way, deep we'll was Glled
with mud aud the foundations of biz
hause wsie undermined. Many hun.
dreds OF dollars will be required to
repair the damage.
A. O. Carpenter has closed out his
iewelry business in Athena, and with
bis wife, will leave by team Sunday
for trip through paris Of Washington
and Idaho. He has disposed uf his
store fixtures to Mr.. Hart of La
Hrosse, WASH, who it is understood,
will engage in the jswelry business at
Mr.. Carpeu tel 3 old stand.
East. Oregonian: A carload of 6sh
arrived from the state game farm at
Bonneville Thursday morning and
Deputy Game Warden Tonkin will
distribute the fish at Bingham Springs
and in the north fork of Msaoham
creek. Three more carloads will be
shipped for distribution in various sac-
tions of the country this week.
Mrs. William Rice aud sister, Mrs.
York. who has been visiting her. ao-
COM panied Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Kirk
on their raturn trip to ALBANY. motor
ing through to Portland last Saturday.
Mrs. Rice will visit the leading dress
making esta blishments of the city and
will biiug taok with her all the new
est ideas in her line of business. and
will also get line on the fashions to
be worn the coming season.
"Chrisiian Enthusiasm" aud "Re-
sisting Christ" will bs the respective
themes at the Christian church Sun.
day. Bible school at $3.50; Christian
Endeavor at 2 p. m.; preaching at IL
a, m. and 8 p. nj. The Christian
churoh choir will furnish the music
morning and evening. DR.. W. K.
Scott ditector. Mid week meeting
Wednesday evening. The public COR
daily invited and welcome.
Driving frisky team of little Shet,
land ponies. Omer Thompson of Pas
adena. California, motion picture ex-
hibitor. arrived in the city Saturday,
and spent the night with Hugh Nc.
IntyIe, former neighbor when resid-
ing in Sherman county. The little
team, we'll matched and showy, at
tracted considerable attention while
here. With the little fellows Mr..
Thompson has Travelled over $4,000
miles.
Mondays East Oregonian contained
an tiscment coming to the Com
meroial association of Psndleton from
Mrs. j. NJ. Griffin Of Des Noines, Iowa
making inquiry as to the wherea bouts
Of her cousin, formerly Miss Hattie
Ashpaugh. The information was
quickly Forthcoming, as the lady. now
MIS-. Hugh Smith Of Portland. is a
sister of Mis-. d. a. Sanders of this
vicinity. and is we'll known to many
Atnenh Ie6luente.
he Pendleton TIitune reports that
Rev. Warren, formerly acting rector
Of ths Pendleton Episcopal church, re-
GENTLY died in his English home. On
account of the irregulaTty of the
foreign mails, due to the war, Bert
Warren Of Helix, his son, only learned
Of his fathers decease some two
months after it occurred. Rev. War
leu often visited his sons, then resi-
deuts Of this vicinity, and WAS very
we'll known and loved by many Ath
ena people.
Tuesday evening DR.. and Mis-
W. r. Scott were most pleasantly sui
pIised by the iavasion of their homt
on FouIth street. by the gentlemen
composing the Mems Chorus of th,
Christian church, together with theil
| wives aud sweetheaIts. A beautiful
Indian rohe was presented the hosl
and hostess in appreciation of their
services 10 the choir. and ice cream
and waters were brought by the Wis
itors. A musical evening was enjoy cd
ty all, comprising about thirty.
Mis-. Joseph N. Scott yestsl day af-
ternoon entertained her class of len
girls of the Baptist Sunday School.
The hostess was assisted in serving by
Mrs. M. l.. Watts. who conveyed the
young ladies to the Scott country home
in her Wlnton car. Ices and delicious
cakes were served. aud interesting
contests devised for enter tainment
resulting in Carrie DeFreeoe winning
in Que case and Mildled Winsbip in
another. The girls particularly en-
ioyed a ramble over the farm ant
grounds.