The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-05-18

John Tompkins and family, who
spent the winter at Long Beach, CAL,
will return to Athena by automobile
and will arrive shortly.
Bert Cartano, after considerable
skirmishing over the country gathered
up a carload of hogs and shipped them
to Portland. Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. H. Reeder came
down from Tacoma and spent the past
week with their sons, Otha nd-Claude
and families west Of town.
Among the new concrete sidewalks
laid this week is one from the proper
ty of Miss Partridge on north 5th
street, to that of Henry Barrett.
Athena Masons attended session
Of the Milton Lodge Wednesday even
ing, at which Maurice Frazier was
given the Master Mason Degree.
i Lieutenant C. L. McFadden came up
from his station at Moser, on short
furlough and visited over the week
end. He was accompanied back Mon
day by Mrs. McFadden.
| Lee johnson will increase the pro-
duction of his farm by putting a re-
| spectacle acreage to corn. He figures
that it will be cheaper hog feed than
will other varieties of grain.
| Mr.. and Mrs. J. A. Adams of Free
water were in the city Wednesday.
They were accompanied home by their
son, George, who has been student
in the Athena High school the past
year.
| Miss Estelle Smith is assisting Mrs.
Lillian Dobson in the eight grade ex-
aminations at her school this week.
Mrs. Dobson will leave Sunday morn
ing for visit to her mother in Port
land.
Mrs. S. S. Piersol will have as her
weekend guest, Miss Mona Hamm,
who has been teaching term of school
at Joseph, Wallowa county. Miss
Hamm is en- route to her home at Cor
Wallis.
|
Louis Bergevin hauled carload of
Touchet hay out to the ranch this
week. The shipment of the hay came
in over the O.-W. R. & N. 1t is un-
derstood the hay cost Mr.. Bergevin
$25 per ton.
The members of the local Red Cross
rare invited to attend a "silver tea"
given by the Weston auxiliary tomor-
row afternoon. Many will attend, and
help along the cause for which all are
working together.
Scott Fisher is having excavation
made for the foundation to which ne
will move the Wilkinson residence,
which he purchased from J. N. Scott.
The house will be moved one lot east
of its present site.
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venes at Eugene. mr; "a'.s anu w, ~.
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odd feilows iooge.
Corporal L. A. Sturtevant, Co. M,
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IN the CITY TUESDAY visiting MS @ plo'
ther, Ross oatron. lie met ". VIEW
som ana other oio 'iifie hepaioN
1rienos' "hiie here'
Watts Bros. and F. S. LIE Grow will
! relieve the food situation to the extent
OF planning 10 acres Oh Deans oh M .ll'
LaCourse piace' sou', VI fu"Ne ooe
epn Lozon. expert frehch garoeher
VIII look arter tne CROP
I The Athena Male Chorus has beer
requested to sing at the Spokane Uni
versity and the Pioneers Reunion
y The Spokane engagement is undel
consideration ana the weston INVITA-
tion mas peen accepteo''
n c.rdon for marv vears on
,.naa IN the newsnaner business |,
f th;s co,ntv ia now travelling salesman
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| week.
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of @ tha wonors for tha Athena Trucl
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hsars hslong;no to an ;tinerant show
nov - ~ tha streets Tuesday and mad
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