The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-11-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Macarthur have
left for their home in Portland. an(
contemplate going to New York fol
the winter.
Jacob Booher is visiting relative:
and friends in Morrow county and dur
ing his absence Jim Philips is conduct
| ing the tailor shop.
W Zerba Bros, report sales of new
Buicks to j. W. Pinkerton and Roy
| Cannon. A carload of these machines
are expected to arrive this week.
Emery Worthington, who is employ
ed in the shoe department of the Peo
pies Warehouse, came up from Pendle-
ton Tuesday evening for the Hallow-
T cen frolic entertainment.
| The Rebekah Club will give dance
at the Athena opera house on the eve
ming of November 10th. Payant's or
chestra will furnish music for the oc'
casion, and all are cordially invited.
]. c. Hawkins, federal government
smut expert, was in the city yesterday
| interviewing wheat raisers. He left
with the Press an article on smut Grad.
ication, which will be published next
week.
VIM. Winship and family and Mr.,
and Mrs. Samuel Haworth returned
Saturday from visit to Lewiston.
They made the trip by automobile and
their speedometer registered lis miles
between the two points.
The board of directors of the Chris
tian church have decided to install a
new heating plant in the church build
ing, and NAV also conclude to finish
the basement so that all the space
may be available for use.
Mrs. Henry Keen and daughter Zola,
ard Mrs. W. W. Mcpherson witnessed
the production of the Kermis at Walla
Walla last Saturday evening. The
production was by Walla Walla talent
in benefit of the Red Cross society.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Wilmot have
gone to California, where they will
spend the winter months. They left
Athena Wednesday in their Dodge car,
Mr.. Wilmot driving. 1t was their in
tention to make the entire trip in the
automobile.
A special meeting of the C. W. B. M.
was held Wednesday afternoon. when
Mrs. Curtis, of Portland, met with the
auxiliary The regular monthly meet
ing will be held next Wednesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Melville
Johns, on Adams street.
w. R. Taylor returned the fore part
ef\ the week from Terrebonne. where
he Received $50 head of cattle for F. S.
LeGrow. The cattle were turned out
on the James Sturgis ranch at Barn
hart fer the winter. after which they
will be shipped to Mr.. LeGrow's Mon
tana stock ranch.
Mrs. H. 0. Warrington left Tues
day afternoon to reside during the
winter in Pendleton. Mr.. Worthington
will have considerable painting to do
in Athena, before he can remain per-
manently in Pendleton, where they
have leased furnished house for the
winter.
Marshal Dobson interfered with six
boys In their Hallowe 'en pranks, We'd
nesdsy night, and their misdemeanor
was SO serious that the officer placed
them in the city Jail for the remainder
Of the night. They appeared before
Judge Richards, and after being se-
verely reprimanded were allowed to
60.
That the water in the Athena system
is pure is the report from the Sta'e
Board OF Health, recently received by
B. B. Richards. The report made on
October IA, shows from intake 1000
bacteria per cubic centimetef; from
reservoir 500 bacteria per cubic cen
timeter and when delivered to consum-
er, $50 bacteria per cubic centimeter,
without a trace of gas nor colon bacilli
after incubation of ~ hours.
Thos. McCarty, we'll own in Athena
met with a frightful accident while
cranking gasoline engine at noun
tain ranch east of town. His clothing
caught in the machine, and before he
could be extricated, one arm, one leg
and three ribs were broken and he was
badly cut and bruised. Eight stitches
were required to close one wound on
the head. MI. McCarty sends word to
his friends that he will soon be out
again.
The wedding of Tom Caton and Miss
Jennie Scott occurred Wednesday at
Pendleton. the young people going
from there to Walla Walla, for short
honeymoon. The bride is recently from
LaGrande, being graduate of the
high school there. The groom. who is
the only son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey
Cation, is an Athena product. having
lived here all his life, and is a grad
uate of the Athena school, having also
attended Whitman college. The
young people will reside on the Cation
farm, Mr.. and Mrs. Cation senior going
to California for the present.
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