The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-06-22

lian will leave in few days for Toron-
to, Canada, for summers visit. They
will return by way of Alberta.
James Doyle, representing the Royal
Baking Powder company was in the city
during the week. He spent couple.
of days at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
C. Walter, old time friends.
Pay up-As l am quitting the black
smith business in Athena and will soon
leave for The Dalles, those owing me
are expected to call at once and make
settlement. Chas. Coomans.
Cecil Peringer, recent graduate of
Spokane College, was a guest of his
cousins, Cliff and Dave Stone, the
first of the week. He is son of Vir-
gil Peringer of Bellingham, Wash.
Will Shick came in from Pasco and
spent several days this week at the
home of his mother, in this city. Will
is firing locomotives on the Northern
Pacific, and says he likes railroading.
At the annual school election held
M ,nday at the school house, M. L.
Watts was unanimously reelected to
the office of director, and Ernest A.
Zerba was reelected clerk of the dis
trict.
Henry Barrett took his band of
sheep to the mountain ranges this
week. Walter Adams also moved his
sheep to his ranch southeast of Athena,
and later will take them to the noun
tains.
The estate of William H. Wood was
filed Wednesday for probate, asking
for the appointment of his brother,
Arnold Wood of Adams, as admins
TRAITOR. The value of the property is
estimated at $6373.04.
Charles Coomans and family will
leave Athena next month for their
new home, near The Dalles. Mr..
Coomans recently added to his land
holdings there, and now has 40 acres
of well improved fruit land.
The Baptist churches of this city
and Adams united in trip to the
Umatilla river Sunday afternoon where
baptismal services were held. Eight
candidates of the Adams church were
immersed by the Rev. Mills of this
city.
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| NelyBros. and an insurance adjuster
have&een engaged this week in TAX
ing Aninventory of the grocery stock
dahaged by fire. The store will be
opened for business Just as soon as the
adjustment is made and the stock can
be arranged.
| Mrs. D. Scott Fisher and little
daughter, Charlotte, have returned
from an extended visit in the Villa
mette valley. Mrs. Fisher has as her
guest, her sister, Mrs. V. X. Allison,
wife Of prominent minister of
MQorsf Montana.
Mss Belle Mcintyre has accepted
We-p&ition of assistant bookkeeper at
The First National Bank. Miss McIn-
tyre takes the place made vacant by
the resignation of George Winship,
who will soon enter the service with
Troop D, cavalry.
The Thompson Drug Company Of
Pendleton, has leased the Worthingtor
building on Main street, and will oper
new drug store there on July 3rd
Mr.. Worthington is now engaged ir
making necessary changes in the store
room to accommodate the stock.
In publishing the list of contributor!
to the Y. M. C. A. war fund last week,
the Press unintentionally omitted the
Athena Garage, with donation of $40
The sum of $240 was the total of the
\ list published being the entire appor
tionment given Athena to raise
George Hansell, who left here sever
al years ago, and purchased farm lane
near Moro, Oregon, last week closed
out his holdings there for $93, 900. He
disposed of l240 acres. stock and farm
implements. Mr.. and Mrs. Hansell are
expected here on visit in few days
i l0BbeE Diamond, Milt Swaggart's
IL fNRous horse, swept the board at the
W$tsburg horse show last week, by
taking first prize in the saddle class
and second prize in the driving class
This horse has probably won more pre-
miums than any other horse in thu
| Northwest.
With the j. H. Eschman shows are
the greatest and most expensive fea
ture acts ever known. Among these
are the most daring horsemen in th'
world, imported direct from Russia
H and known as the Cars Cossacks
The ESCHMAN SHOWS will be will
us afternoon and night, on Thursday
June rs, at Athena.-Adv.
Frank Berlin is having a new barr
/ built on his farm northwest of Athena
4 The dimensions are 30x72 feet ant
when completed will accommodate 81
head of horses and 100 tons of hay
, Contractor Gore is doing the work
and when he finishes, will come t.
Athena and construct the new residence
of Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Kirk.
The numerous automobiles conveying
the Athena Mems Chorus, which san
at Spokane College graduating exer
cises last week returned withou
accident, though no doubt many in
cidents might be cited. A splendi'
time was enjoyed by all, and many old
time Athenaians were met. Dr.
Errett delivered the address to tn
Students Thursday evening.
IBig colored posters are up in Athen
and surrounding towns, announcin
4 Athena's 4th of July celebration
Fverywhere the hill distributors went