The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-03-02

| Floyd Pinkerton, made trip to Gen.
esee, Idaho, for the purpose of looking
into land proposition.
John King and family will leave at
once for Fremont county, Idaho,
where they will reside in future. Mr..
King will start in farming 450 acres
of land, which he leased last fall.
For sale or trade.-.One black Per-
cheron stallion, bargain if taken at
once; also one ~year-old-cow, fresh,
and calf; and yearling heifers. Pc
ter Weidert, Route l, Athena, Greg.
Mrs. J. W. Smith left Wednesday
for visit with friends at Corvallis,
and other points in the Willamette
valley. She will be guest of the A.
B. McEwens at their new country
home on the Mackenzie.
Mrs. Elizabeth Mansfield is over
from Weston, and will remain until
she receives Mr.. and Mrs. M. Melville
Johns, who will arrive from California
the second week in March, to occupy
her cottage on Jefferson street.
lXMrs. Sabina Morton went to Pendle-
ktoN Wednesday afternoon, to complete
the Organization of the Red Cross
chapter, which she has been negotiat-
ing in that city, having received her
papers of authority from Washington.
The Pendleton high school girls
basket ball team went down to Eugene
yesterday to play the Oakland team
tonight, for the championship of the
state. The game will be played on
the mems gymnasium floor at the
State University.
Y Winter weather, starting Monday
norning with ten inches of snow, has
been with us the past week, Wednes-
day night the mercury fell to nine de-
grees above zero. Moderation of tenn
perature was in order yesterday with
the result that the snow melted some
| what.
George Gross has returned from
Portland, where he went for medical
advice concerning case of stomach
trouble. Mr.. Gross, who has been in
miserable health for some time, was
accompanied home by his son Fred,
who went down to Portland for that
purpose.
The body of Phillip Millen, the
young man who was killed at Kamela
by a passenger train several days ago,
has been claimed by the mother, Mrs.
C. Johnson, of Portland. The remains
were identified beyond question and
were taken from Pendleton TO Port
land, for interment.
At meeting of the Sunshine Club
held at the home of Mrs. George R.
Gerking yesterday afternoon, hand
some chest of silver was presented to
Mrs. John 7. King, as parting gift
and token of the esteem in which she
is held by the Club. Mrs. Davis Err
rett was a guest of the Club.
Burke & Son have received a car
load of Ford cars for distribution
among their patrons. The firm has
leased the store room next door to the
postoffice which will be used as a store
display quarters for the Ford here
after. The room will be cleaned up
and an attractive auto display will be
made.
Last Friday evening twelve mem
bers of the Mems Chorus Of the Chris
tian church went to Helix, at the in
vitation of the church at that place, tc
sing at the entertainment given by ths
ladies Aid society. The fact that thu
chorus was called back seven times,
will attest to their popularity in the
neighboring town.
George Bear, formerly salesman with
the Mosgrove Mercantile Co., left Fri
day for Corvallis, where he will have
a position in the Golden Rule store, Of
which F. E. Livengood is manager
Mrs. Bear will remain in Athena unit
the close of school, for the benefit Of
her sister, Miss Frances Fehr, who will
graduate from the high school.
Out of trainload of Holt Cater
pillar tractors received recently by E
L. Smith Il Co. for distribution il
Umatilla and Walla Walla counties
two were for ]. A. Lumsden and Hey
Winn. VIM. Crump and Arnold Woo'
will run the Lumsden machine on {
continuous day and night run. Bo
Beckham will run the Winn machine.
At the Christian church Sunday
Bible school at $50 a. m.; Communio
and preaching II a. M; subject
"Taste ssfor Better Things" secon
sermon in the series; special music
In the evening the Christian churc
will unite with the Methodist church i
| a union meeting. The Male chorus
led by DR.. W. R. Scott will sing. D
Errett, Pastor.