The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-16

Athena High school. The play pro-
misses to be one of exceptional interest
and large attendance is expected.
Tickets are on sale at Wares Phac
macy.
MIR. and Mrs. W. A. Chase desire to
thank all who SO kindly assisted them
! during the recent illness of their little
daughter. who is now regaining her
health.
The pastor of the Christian church
will deliver an address at the Pendle-
ton Christian. church. the evening Of
Nov. 2sth, on 1.-THE Every Member
Canvass. +"
Mr.. and Mrs. Melville Johns left
Tuesday morning for Portland and
Vancouver Wash where they will spend
fortnight before proceeding to Cali
fornla for the winter.
Arthur Chapman. who was in the
first draft and was discharged from
! the service because of physical disabil-
ity, has returned to his home in
Athena, from Camp Lewis.
Ben Dupuis, seller of Montana lands,
left Tuesday for bingham Montana, in
company with Clarence Zerba and Fred
Blinn, who go with him for the purpose
of purchasing land there.
Geo. W. Gross has been appointed
administrator of the estate Of the late
Luke H. Read, which is valued at
$4,000. The appraisers named are
VIM. Piper. George Thompson and
Arthur Douglas.
After 43 days run with his threshing
fydtHt, -Joe Cannon pulled" the ma
Ychine in the shed Saturday evening.
He finished the season on the mountain
ranches east of Weston, where the crop
was light in yield.
Miss Katherine Pierce who resigned
her position in the Golden Rule Store
recently with the intention of residing
with her mother at Muscatine, Iowa.
has decided to remain in Portland, at
the home of her sister.
Otha Reeder this week purchased of
the heirs of John Martin the old Mar
tin homestead, southeast of Walla
Walla, for consideration of $33, 300.
Two of the heirs, Mrs. VIM. Winship
and Mrs. Samual Haworth, reside here.
Under the provisions of will found
six years after her death, Sophia La
Roque, an allottee on the Umatilla
reservation. her allotment, valued at
S25O0 is left to her grandmother, Lou.
lisa La Course. William La Course Is
manned executor.
Jay Inglis, who since the Standard
Oil Company's distributing station has
been located in Athena. has been the
local manager, has resigned his posi-
tion with the company, and will leave
in few weeks for Wallace. Idaho, to
work in the mines.
| Mrs. G. H. Castner, of The Dalles,
state president of the Woman's COM
mittee, Council Of National Defense,
will be in Pendleton Monday evening
and speak on food conservation and
other methods to help win the war.
Athena women are Invited.
Rev. Milo G. Bentley was in the city
this morning from his fruit farm, dis
tributing luscious apples among his
Athena patrons. Mr.. Bentley has
Just closed meeting at The Dalles
with 80 conversions. and will begir
Immediately at Junction City.
Thomas Walsh, an old time railroad
man of La Grande, died Friday night
in Spokane. The remains were taker
to La Grande for burial, Tuesday.
From telegraph operator, MIR. Walsh
was promoted successively to positions
which eliminated with the office OF
division superintendent.
A special meeting of the Athena
Red Cross auxiliary is called by the
president, Mrs. Hill, for Monday after
noon. All members are requested tt
be present as the object of the meet
ing is to elect delegate to attend 8
meeting of the county board of man
ayers cf the Red Cross Society.
The Baptist church property has
been greatly improved recently. The
sidewalks are all finished. A large
number of the members met at the
church Thursday and cleaned up the
entire property inside and out. Dinner
was served by the ladies in the base
ment, and good social time was en-
joyed.
The Baptist, Methodist and Christian
churches of Athena, will unite in {
Thanksgiving service, at the Christian
church, Thursday, Nov. 29th, 1926
a. m. Rev. D. E. Baker will preacl
the sermon. Members of the differen
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