The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-19

Il Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Scott wer,
called here from Enterprise by tn,
death OF Mr.. Scott's brother.
Several plates wers left at thu
Steele chop after the Red Cross sale.
Owners please call for same.
J A. M. Meldrum came down from
Spokane to attend the funeral Of hil
late friend. DR.. W. r. Scott.
| Lee Hiteman is in the city from
San, Francisco. having been called by
the serious illness of his mother.
| Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. LeGrow left
Wednesday evening for the stock ranch
in Montana. for two weeks stay.
| Mrs. Geo. Piper is home from two
weeks visit to her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. T. M. Matlock. at Vancouver,
Wash.
Lawson Booher is rapidly improving
from his recent operation, and will
soon be home from the Pendleton hos
pital.
| Mr.. and Mrs. D. S. Fisher and Miss
Pierce and Jacob Booher were in PEN
dleton Tuesday night attending the
theater.
Mrs. M.'F. Honanssand Miss Pauline
Lelerle of La Grande, were in the city
Sunday to attend the funeral of DR.. W..
R. Scott.
Mrs. Burden receives word from her
son, Ed. Sebasky, that he is improving
from his serious illness at Camp
Greene. N. c.
Chas. Nelson Of Weston was in town
this morning. He reports that his lit
tie son is slightly improved, though
not having regained consciousness.
Mrs. Hiteman has been critically i'll
the past week, but is better at pres
ent. DR.. Keeler was called from Walla
Walla in consultation with DR.. Sharp.
Mrs. Otis Whiteman and little son,
Jack came down from their home near
La Cross WASH, Tuesday and are visit.
ing at the B. B. Richards and H. H.
Hill homes.
The hunting party composed of H. l.
Watts, Sam Pamtrun, VIM. Dobson
and F. B. Boy1 will return this after
noon, being met in Walla Walla by
Mrs. Watts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Price and Mrs.
N. Loveridge and Nina and Ellred
Price Of Weston, were the guests of
Mrs. Fay Loveridge and daughter Vel
va, Sunday.
Mrs. Gen Harris and Mrs. Lloyd
Smith of Pendleton, were in Athena
Sunday, accompanying Mr.. and Mrs.
Geo. Bradley, who came up for the
Scott funeral.
The ladies of the Catholic church de
sire to thank the public for their pat
ronage at their annual ball. The sum
of $40 was realized and successful
party was reported.
Pilot Rock Record: Mrs. Susie
0berturf left Thursday afternoon for
Athena to visit with relatives. She
has been visiting at the home of her
cousin, Horace Walker.
l
Mrs. Minnie Collins, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Thdrp for some time, left Fri
day afternoon with her children toajoin
her husband at Reith.
Bill Booher has some squashes at his
place near town that for size are a
wonder. One. and not the largest, it
is said, measures 81 inches in length
and weighs 80 pounds.
Llaude Reeder is in the city having
come over from North Yakima to at
tend THE funeral of DR.. Scott. Mr..
Reeder and family are residing in the
Yakima town for the winter,
On .the James Hawk place near
Pilot Rock there is straw stack 900
feet long and 20 feet in width. The
straw is salted and is being saved on
the theory that feed v i'll be scarce this
winter.
Rehearsals are processing nicely
for the Halloween frolic to be given
in the school auditorium, on the even
ing of October 80, under the direction
of Miss Josephine Clark. The enter
tainment is Red Cross benefit and
will draw large audience.
Judge Stephen A. Lowell, Leon
Cohen. T. F. O'Brien, Lowell Rogers,
Sam Thompson, Thos, Thompson. 7. J.
Tweedy, Merle Chessman and Rev.
Gornall were members of the Liberty
Loan booster party accompanying the
speakers to Athena Wednesday after
noon.