East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-10-05
P0STOFFICE At
ATHENA MOVED
Postmaster Believes store Is Too
Close TO Cleaning ParlOTs Where
Much Gasoline Is Used.
(East Oregonian specialD

ATHENA, Oct 5.-Postmaster c.
o. Henry has announced that the
Athena post office will be moved in
the near future from its present loca-
ton on Main street between second
and third streets TO the brick building
on the corner of Third and Main,
formerly occupied. by the Kirk Imple-
ment company. Mr.. Henry gives as
his reason for making this move the
fact that he is too close to the cleah-
ing larlors whre a quantity of gaso-
line is used and that he has no pro-
lection against fire.
This proposed move was made pos.
sible by the retiring of Charles Kirk,
owner of the Kirk implement com.
pany, from the hardware business to
take charge of the Kirk ranch jus,
east of town. The Kirk ranch has
been farmed for the past two years
hy JAMES Hodgson.
Mr.. and Mrs, L. L. Rogers of PEN
dleton transacted business in Athena
Saturday.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Shick left
Wednesday for Grants Pass, Oregon,
where they hope Mrs Shick's health
will be benefited.
Donald johnson is dangerously III
with pneumonia.
! Mr., and Mrs. John Montague OF
I Walla Walla spent sunday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs a. l.. johnson
Mr.. and Mrs. W. II. Booher OF
/ Weston, were in Athena Monday.
F.! Rex Payne was elected captain OF
the Athena high school basketball
team for the coming season at meet
| ing of the members of last years
I squad held Monday while Kathret
Froom was chosen to lead the girl
! sextet this year at a meeting of the
/ girls held last Friday. The leaders
of both squads have played stellar
ball for the local high in the past
school teams and are expected to play
their best game this year.
Both the boys and girls squad:
have been working out twice, a week
under the direction of Coach J. o
Russell for the past two weeks anC
/ Coach Russell is well pleased with
the outlook Five of the member.
of each last years reams are back
while several promising candidate.
have been discovered In this years
freshman class.
Miss Belle Mcintyre is visitinl
friends in Portland.
Ralph Folsom or Pendleton, tran
sacted business in Athena Saturday.
Wesley Tompkins who is attendins
Whitman College, spent sunday N
Athena.
Mrs. G. H. Bishop of Freewater
visited friends in Athena Tuesday
Mrs Mary Tompklhs returned tC
her home in Walla Walla Tuesday aft
er spending the past week vstins
friends and transacting business il
Athena
Neil Lieuallen was Pendleton Wis
itor Monday.
Eugene Cherry or Milton was al
Athena visitor Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. H. o. Worthingtor
were called to Walla Walla Sunday
night to the bedside of Mrs. Worth.
ington's uncle, Mr., A. Kinnear, who
Is in a critical condition, he havins
two strokes of paralysis in one day
last week. His condition at the pres
ent time is somewhat improved bu
little hope for his recovery is assured
as he is an elderly gentleman, beinl
about S5 years old,
Max Dudley was a Weston visitor
Sunday.
Miss Lillian Tompkiss spent Sun
day visiting friends in Athena.
Claude Coomans spent Sunday Wis
iting friends in Dayton.
Roy Peebler of La Grande was al
Athena visitor on Tuesday.
Mrs. Ralph Smalley of Walla Wal
la, IS visiting her parents, Mr.. anC
Mrs A. r. Booher of this city.
J. w PinkertOn has purchased tn
Gillis property on Fourth street ant
is making extensive improvement
preparatory to moving his famil
from Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs Hofner of Spokane
have rented the Methodist parsonag
and will make Their home in Atheni
At a meeting Of the city copnci
Tuesday evening an ordinance wa
passed to the effect that all persons
using gasoline in larger quantitie
than 10 gallons would have to bur,
their tanks four feet under grOunC
and that all Cleaning parlors wher'
no larger than SxS, Of one story anc
gasoline is used in cleaning clothes b'
be twenty feet from any other build
ing