The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-10-05

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Tom Cation is home from the Grand
Ronde valley, where he has been en-
ployed the past summer.
Coal bills are large part Of your
living expense reduce both by using
Coles Hot Blast Heaters.
Watts Bros. new caterpillar engine
has arrived and is being made ready
for fall seeding operate ms.
]. M. OHarra. father Of Mrs. Jack
Read, is reported i'll with pneumonia,
at his home east of Weston.
Mr.. anG Mrs. F. B. Radtke had as
their guest last week. Mr.. H. H. Arm
field brother of Mrs. Radtke.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivan O'Harra of Wes-
ton. with their daughter were shopping
in Athena Saturday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Long motored
down from their home in Spokane Fri
day and returned Sunday morning.
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Agent LaMarsh. Of the Northern
Pacific depot in this city, leaves this
week to enlist in the Signal Corps.
F. S. LeGrow made business trip
to Prineville, going over Fridav morn
ing and returning Sunday evening. /.
| Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Barnes and Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Blomgren of Weston,
visited in the city Monday evening.
A. B. McEwen, who has been up
from his Mackenzie River ranch for
several weeks, left Wednesday for his
new home.
| Lewis ami Ruth Stewart left the
first of the week to resume their
studies in the Willamette University,
at Salem.
| Misses Ada DeFreece and Lilly Ware
went over to Walla Walla Friday eve-
ingSto witness the production of $50
Long Lefty"
Jake Reno returned Saturday from
a two months stay on the lie Grow
stock ranch in Montana, where he has
been employed.
In letter from Sam Starr to the
East Oregonian, it is noted that Cor
poral Sebasky has been i'll in the hos
ital at Camp Greene.
! Luke Read was taken to Portland,
/ from the Walla Walla hospital. the
first of the week, and is reported to
be improving rapidly.
I The meeting of the Star CLUB will
I be postponed, announcement being
made later in the Press as to the date
Of the next meeting.
For Sale or Trade for Car-Driyipg
team weight about 1000 lbs., good
platform spring wagon and harness.
E.. A. Bennett, Athena.
| . Mr.. and Mrs. D.. A. Pinkerton and
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Frazier of Mil
ion visited Saturday at the Will Pink
erton home in this city.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Frank jackson and
family and Mrs. w. E. .Dobson were
Sunday guests of the j. E. Jones' at
their Weston Mountain home.
| Mrs. Charles Mcfarland returned
last evening from Walla Walla, where
she has been taking treatments for
rheumatism for the past ten days.
Misses Mineta Leonard of Waits
burg, and Jessie O'Neal, of Prescott.
were guests at the Geo. Banister and
! Leon Kidder homes during the week
end.
A Two carloads of prunes were ship
lped Saturday by James Bell from the
VRell orchard on Wild Horse. Mr.. Bell
A isShipping through the Lamb Co., of
Mihon.
Mrs. Osborne has received the
intelligence that her son-in-law, Mr..
Fish, of Iowa, has been appointed
by Mr.. Hoover as food commissioner
of that state.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melville Johns and Mr..
and Mrs. W C. Emmel, after the Sum-
day school hour, motored to Bingham
Springs Sunday and spent the remain
der of the day.
| Mrs. VIM. Potts Of St. Anthony,
Idaho, is here for short visit. Mr..
Potts, mother. Mrs. Walden, living
near Helix will accompany her home
for winters visit.
Mrs. Davis Errett yesterday receiv-
ed very discouraging news regarding
the condition of her mother. and will
probably leave within few days for
her home iii Nebraska.
Charles Ruffum, well.known travel
ing man who made this town on his
regular trips, dropped dead from
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