The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-07-14

Of Athena people at the Springs, per-
manently camped for the summer
and they Hospitality entertain many
over-sunday visitors.
Umatilla county farmers are over.
hauling their combined haryestcrs,
preparatory to harvesting the 1916
grain crop. The first outfit to start
up In this section, will probably be
on the Joseph Hodgson place on Pine
Creek, where barley Is nearly ready
for the machine.
] Zerba Bros Garage is a very busy
place these days. In addition to the
regular line of automobile repair
work, combined harvester engines re-
quire attention of tn erorce to the ex-
tent that the services or Mr.. George
Demer, an exper gas engine workman,
have been secured.
| Game Warden Tonkin swooped
down on Mill creek fishermen Sun.
day, and as result of his unan-
rounced visit, r. scholl of Walla
Walla, is minus his fishing tackle, had
his license revoked and faces a fine
in the Justice Court, Tor having fish
of unlegal size in his creel.
Charles Grant has sold his restau-
rant to Mr.. Geo. A. Haffner, of Spo.
kane, and the business is now being
| conducted by Mr.. Haffners son-in-
law and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy
McPherren. Hr. and Mrs. Grant are
| preparing to take a trip to Montana
and Alberta for the summer.
Sunday afternoon, near Weston
Mrs. F. A. Michaels of Pilot Rock,
sustained broken collar bone when
the automobile which sne was driving,
went into the ditch and was overturn-
ed. Six other occupants of the car
were not injured. Mrs. Michaels was
taken to st. Anthonys hospital, at
Pendleton.
Jack Vincent accompanied DR..
Newsom to La Grande and Enterprise
last week, returning Monday. DR.,
Neusom will probably decide to To-
cate in either Enterprise or La
Grande. Mr.. Vincent announces that
the summer resort at Wallowa Lake
is being literally patronized by people
on recreation bent.
Lost--A pink coral finger ring, be-
tween the Mansfield and Piersol resi-
dences, on Fourth street. Finder will
pease leave at the Press office and
receive reward.
Mack Smith, %ell known and
| prosperous farmer or the Juniper
neighborhood, was a business visitor
in Athena yesterday.
Mrs. Peyton T. Roone, wife Of a
Stanfield farmer and little child were
fatally burned as the result of an oil
stove exploding while the lady was
engaged in preparing dinner, Sunday
evening. The little child lived only
a few minutes and the mother sue
cumbed to her fearful burns few
hours afterward.
for a number of years
Milton fruit peddlers have gone to
the autotruck as a means of distrib-
uting their products over the county,
the result being that few teams are
being used. Fruit IS now received
fresh and in better condition, than
when wagons were m use for deliv-
cry.
DR.. and Mrs. j, D. Plamondon left
Monday for Denver, where the doctor
will attend the Grand Camp w. o. w.
convention, as a State delegate. Re-
turning, Doctor and Mrs. Plamondon
will tour Yellowstone National Park
and other points of interest in the in
ter-mountain country. They will be
absent from Athena Tor fortnight.
C. B. Gabrielson, one of the oldes
and best known insurance specia
agents on the coast, IS in the city fol
few days He will accompany hi
local agent into the country for the
purpose of writing grain insurance
His son, who was in Athena for
| time last winter, is with Co. M, o. N
G., recruited at Sasem, now on the
Mexican border.
The members of the Baptist church
and their friends enjoyed basket
dinner and picnic at the City Park
Wednesday afternoon. tAhletic sports
in which adults participated, as well
as the children, was the source oil
much amusement. A splendid basket
| dinner was served, and the large num-
ber of people present thoroughly en-
joyed the occasion.
Bert Hopkins, formerly employed or
farms in this vicinity, and known as
"Tige," is in Jail at Baker, for killing
homesteader named ]. L. Eggers OF the
Durkee district. He shot Eggers, who
leaves wife and children, in dispute
over ranging sheep which Hopkins wal
herding. Hopkins pleads self defense.
| Umatilla county may be represent
ed this year at tile State Fair with
creditable display or agricultural pro
ducts, in charge of compeent per
son, appointed by the county Court
to look after the exhibit Fred Cur
rey, former La Giande neWspape
man, is general 5ooster for the Stat
Fair this year, and so far has line
up 20 Of the 33 counties for exhib
its. -,
DR.. F. H. Kocpke of Watsonvill'
California, is at the nome of his faith
er Henury Koepke, south of iowI
The doctor and his father Will leav
soon for a weeks VISIT at Yellowston
Park( and may be accompanied 0
the trip by Ernest Koepke. Ainol
Koepke, who lives with the doctor
California, is at present employed 0
an apricoat ranch and is doing well.
Henry Barrett's hay crew gu
working as the result of the numbt
of hours constituting the DAYS VOL
q Mr.. Barrett CONTENDS that the me
, were informed before they starte
work, that they were TO put in eleve
hours per day taking one hour ana
half for noon. The wages paid W.
$500 per day. The men deman1f
ten hour day after working a sho
time.
Miss Leta Ellington. a former Attn