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


MIR. and Mis-. A. B. EcEwen are
+; spending The week at the ranch. where
harvestirg the seasons crop is under
way.
| W. S. FeIRuson's "Orsgou Special" !"
outfit began harvesting the barley crop
on he lower place. yestei day after
noon.
Mte. Louis BerRsvin and daughter.
Eloise, accom- mpanisd Mrs. BelResiu's
father. Ed. Latava 10 Lehman springs
this week.
Dr. ssJoseph Baddeley, veterinarian
sui igeon will DO at tue La Bracbe iauoh
Indefinitely aud will answer all pro.
fessional calls.
| Watts Bios. stationary thlssber
! began the season's work on the Nc
Even plane Northwest OF Athena.
Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. M. L. Watts and daughter,
Vernita, have taken a cottage at Bing-
ham Springs and will enjoy a two
weeks outing there.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. O. WoIthiRton left
Wednesday in their car for Camp
MoDougal, where they will remain
until about September Ist,
Mrs. ]. L, Thompson will te brought
heme Sunday from the Pendleton hos
pital, where she Is convalescing, after
two manths critical illness,
Wheat reached the dollar mark
throughout Umatilla county, Wednes-
/ day aud thousands af bushels were sold
The price quoted today is Sl.0a,
Earl UiauhaIt has exchanged three
head OF horses for a Mitchell six auto.
mobile and ia learning to drive il
under the tuitisg Of George Demmer.
| A freight train wreck vest of Pen
dletou yesterday. resulted in Main
line trains being routed ovat this di'
vision via Walla Walls, T. Portland,
Henry Hesn whe attended X. Of P
Grand Lodge at Portland last week q,
delegate from Pythian lodge, re-
ports an exceptionally interesting ses
sion:
Arthur C0rpoak had bis right hant
seriously injured Wednesday when i
became caught ip tie machinery q
bis combined harvester, Di. ehai]
dressed the weuna:
". a. Me6armaoh Of Rsndleton
was ip town yesterday, driving th
1917 mode! franklin car. which hi
brought from the factory at Syracuse
N. Y. 10 Pendlston.
Mis-. W. L. Weir returned Saturda
evening from an extended visit a
Dayton. Wash. Miss Pauline Myrick
who accompanied bsr, remained !
Dayton fer a longer stay.
Mrs. Anna A1pthan Of Boise, Idahe
\ was a guest this week ut the p, I
Il Mansfield home in this city. Hf
4 little daughter remained for vi
a until school begins iu Boise,
( Rev, Davis Errett went to POI tlau
q this week 10 bear the Billy suada
Il features. he will 90 to Salam to r
2 main over Sunday, aud will thel
perform marriage ceremony.
Traffic is now going over the ten
/ porary Thorn Hollow road and bridI
B over the Umatills. While TIE road
( not iu first class uonditior, it IL d
tapoe .aayel oyer tbs Casuss route.
iii Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Hawolth a
/ loading a car with their househo
goods preparatory to moving 10 81
kaue, to take possession of their fat
RECENTLY purchased in that vicinity.
I /. q, Brooks. bookkeeper at I
First National Bank, returned yeste
day morning from bis summer vac
tion, which was spent with Telativ
and friends at Portland and 9th
points.
The city council reappointed Nj
Homer I. Watts and Mis-. a. A. Ft
1 Oh the Library coard. the tenure
l whose office had expired. a busine
meeting Of the beard was held Mond
afteFnoan.
HI Mre, =, 8, LeGrow mefored
Walla Walla yesterday and was q
eompanied heme By her mother a
/ sister. MIS-. Bowles and Miss Lau
Bowles. who will be her guests fol
few days.
Misses Maude Mansfield and Bes
Banister were Walla visitors vest
day. Miss Mansfield has accepte'
posltien ii the Moagroys Mercant
4 90. 's store, and will begin her dut
on the 18th inst,
Wm. noak. the farm hand, who
taken from the James Hodgson hol
to Peudleton last week afflicted W
paralysis, died at the hospital, the
His body is awaiting the arrival
relatives from Salem.
NJ Methodist Episcopal Church. S
m iect next Sabbath morning: Y.
Preoipps phrisf.'' Sacrament Of
Lords Supper following the serm