The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1916-08-04
Frank has large body of land un-

DER lease.
John Ranister's Holt caterpille.
combined harvester started work yes
terday afternoon in a field of barley
just west of town.
} John Banister mayor of Weston wa.
in the city Wednesday, displaying q
good sample of wheat grown on his
place, east of town.
Sam HUT brought in load of bar
ley from the Joe Hodgson place yes
terday on his truck, that weighed 1910
pounds. Some load.
Mrs. Anna Mcintyre and daughters
Laura and Belle, and little grandson,
Donald johnson, are enjoying an out
ing at Lehman Springs.
Miss Agnes Booth, who has been
teaching near Lewiston, idaho, is vis-
.ting her sisters, Mrs HUT and Mrs.
Lee johnson in Athena
VIM. Doak, farm hand employed
by James Hodgson was taken to the
hospital at Pendleton, Sunday. He
had stroke of paralysis,
Mrs. F. B. Radtke and children are
visiting relatives in Portland, ex-
l
before returning home.
Athena alleys attest to the fact that
the winters supply of wood Is being
stored. Long ricks are being piled in
readiness for the sawyers.
Mrs. Charles Grant and daughter,
Mrs. Walter Booher, will leave this
week for visit with relatives at
| Spokane and northern idaho.
d. H. Mansfield has returned from
Wallowa county, where he purchased
horses, among them being an especi-
ally attractive pinto saddle horse.
Mrs. James Hargett leaves this
week for an extended visit at the
home of her daughter, Mrs. Andrew
Knutson, near Wenatchee, Wash.
Miss Katherine Sharp has been in
Walla Walla hospital this week,
where she underwent minor surgi-
| cal operation for nasal catarrh.
| The grain warehouses in Athena
have been put in shape to receive the
new crop. hauling of which will begin
| In the next two or three weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Frazier of
Honolulu, visited at the home of DR..
and Mrs. s. F. Sharp in this CITY, Mrs
Sharp is an aunt Of Mr.. Frazier.
Miss Alice Gaines, who has been
training for nurse at st. Mary's
Hospital, Walla Walla, is at the home
of her sister, Mrs, Homer I. Watts.
A. L, MoEwep has accepted the
agency for the Iowa Live Stock Insur-
ance Company, and will spend the
next few days soliciting business in
| this vicinity
Miss Lillian Winship, teacher in
the Harrison, Idaho, schools, is Wis
iting at the home of her uncle, VIM.
Winship, and aunt, Mrs. w. ]. Ghol-
SON, in this city.
| A large audience greeted the Iron
| Claw" at the Peoples Theatre Friday
night. 1t proved to be great picture
feature, the second episode of which
will be given tonight
| w. P. Leach passed through town
| Wednesday by automobile. He had
been on trip through Morrow coun-
ty, and reported the best crops he
mad ever seen in that county.
| The motor In the Press office
burned out and has been sent to
Walla Walla for repairs. The type
for todays paper was set at the East
Oregonian office in Pendleton.
Mrs, N. ]. Garfield and her two
daughters, Mrs. VIM. r. Scott and
Mrs. Carey Foster, left yesterday for
Portland, where they will visit friends
before going to the beach for an out
ing.
Donald McFayden offers a choice
lot of S. G. White Leghorn hens for
sale. These hens are of his best lay
Ing strain, and ust be sold within
few days to make room for new
| stock.
| A number of machines will begin
harvesting next week in the grain
tributary to Athena, the start as a
rule being made in the barley fields,
A normal crop is expected to be har-
vested here.
| Bert Cartano, accompanied by
Charles Brown, made trip to Wal
Iowa county Saturday, returning 10
Athena Monday. Mr.. Cartano en-
deavored to buy hogs, but found none
ready for market.
The weather man continues to be
| good to Athena and vicinity. Cool
days and nights prevail and as yet no
indication of the Eastern hot wave
has made its appearance, If last SUM-
day may be excepted.
| The subject next Sunday morning
at the Methodist Episcopal church
will be What Constitutes a Strong
Church," At night, 7:45, praise and
preaching service. Sabbath school at
10 a. m. All are invited.
Fl. A. Barrett has commenced
threshing on his Pine Creek ranch.
Mr.. Barrett finds the quality of grain
to be good. and the yield will be about
20 bushels per acre, considerably less
than the yield Of last year.
Considerable wheat has been sold
to buyers in Athena this week at 30
cents per bushel. These transactions
are on contract basis, there being
but little old wheat in the growers
hands at the present time.
Joe Hodgson is operating his COM
bine in barley on his Meadowbrook
ranch, northeast of town, and fins
the Yield satisfactory and the quality
good. The first consignment from
his new crop was made to the Rich
ards chop mill in this city.
DR.. e. B. Osborn, deputy state vet
erinarian, was in the city for few
hours Tuesday, and left for Salem,
| where he expects to do office work
for some time. He recently was in
the Malheur county, inspecting stock.
Mrs L. Sherman. Mrs. w. E. Dob
son and Misses Clare Partridge, Mar
| garet Lyons and Maud Sherman.
formed a party who motored to Pine
Creek and Reed and Hawley noun
20 c,,Alau far affarnnn, ont.