The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-04

A watch party was held at the
Christian church Monday evening, and
an interesting, though informal. pro-
gram was given throughout the hours
until midnight. Light refreshments
were served by the ladies of the
church. The church bell rang out the
old and in the new year, the other bells
of the city Ginning in.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Cation arrived
home the first of the week from Long
Beach, CAL, and are finding real Cal
ifornia weather in this section. Mrs.
Cation is somewhat improved. They
left Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Kidder at Med
ford, to which point they had driven in
their car, Mr.. and Mrs. Cation coming
the balance of the way by train.
Miss Bessie Parker had the misfor-
tune to sustain fractured arm. last
Saturday, while in Weston. Driving
over in company with Jeanette Miller
in Mrs. Miller's Ford car, she endeav-
ored to crank it. and the accident oc-
CURED. DR.. Watts of that city found
that both bones were fractured above
the wrist. and reduced the fractures.
DR.. and Mrs. S. F. Sharp yesterday
took their daughter, Miss Alta, who
has been i'll for some time, to College
Place. Wash. where she entered the
sanitarium. Mrs. Sharp will remain
with her daughter for time. Miss
Alta suffered nervous breakdown
while attending to her duties as assis-
tant in the, leanhttd .tphone exchange.
A pleasant New Years Eve party
was given by Mrs. W. P. Littlejohn
at her home Monday evening, and the
hours passed swiftly in watching the
old year out and the new year in.
give hundred" beguiled the time,
four tables being occupied with guests.
Refreshments were served, consisting
of homemade confections and punch.
Harvey Cation has taken over the
dairy business, recently closed by
Bern Banister. and will as soon as
practicable, establish an up to date
dairy at his farm on the Wild Horse.
He will begin delivering milk today,
and any one desiring milk will please
notify him. Mr.. Cation is an old hand |
at the business. and will fill very |
much felt want in this community.
Mrs. M. l.. Watts has received news
Of the enlistment of her two nephews,
Markham and Stanford Anderson, in
the Aviation corps. The former has
been in training at Mare Island, as a
mechanic, for some time and Stanford,
well known and popular in Athena,
recently went into the balloon corps |
and will leave EGgene. where he is at
tending the University, for Omaha, to
go in training.
The last of the deferred payments on
the second Liberty Bond issue will be
due January 18th, but as remittances
must reach San Francisco on that date,
the First National Bank of Athena an
nounces that all deferred payments on
bonds purchased through that institu-
tion should be made not later than
January IL, thus giving time for the
payments to reach San Francisco in
the time specified
Mrs. Cena Myers. mother of Cleve
Myers, died at the home of her daugh- |
ter. Mrs. j. T. Smith. near Juliaetta,
Idaho. December ~, aged ~ years.
Mrs. Myers who left Athena couple
of months ago to live with her daugh-
ter. had been enjoying unusually good |
health until few moments before her
death, which was caused by heart |
failure. Cfeve attended the funeral,
which was held December 29th
May weather was enjoyed in this
part of the state on New Years Day.
The thermometer registered IS the
greater portion of the day land at
Walla Walla. children held a parade
in which they marched barefoot.
Grass is growing and buds swelling.
a marked contrast to conditions in the
middle West and Eastern states where
billiards rage and zero Temperatures
prevail.
Mrs. Esther Garrett, of Ontario,
Oregon, on her way from Christmas
visit to Portland, stopped over in Ath-
ena last Saturday, for two days visit
with her old pastor, Rev. D. E. Baker
and wife. Mrs. Garrett is prominent
member of the First Baptist church in
Ontario, and was baptized by Mr..
Baker, uniting with the church under
his administration as pastor. She left
Monday evening for her home in On
tario.
Assumptions New Years dinner was
given at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
NJ. W. Hansell, north of town Tues
day. with Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Rich
ards and son Roland. Mr.. and Mrs.
F. B. Boyd and Percy Osborne, as
guests, The entire menu was made
up of products of the home farm, and
very effectively demonstrated the
independence of the farmer in pro-
viding delicious and substantial vianastt
for the table.
Principal and Mrs. j. 0. Russell
and son Elmo visited during the holi-
days with friends at La Grande. and at
Walla Walla. In the former city they
had the pleasure of attending a very
interesting Masonic and Eastern Star
function, besides meeting old friends.
In Walla Walla they met Mr.. and Mrs.
H. A. Post. Mr.. Post is now teaching
in High school at Ballard, a suburb
of Seattle. They also visited with the
McLennan family, formerly of Athena.
Percy and Eugene Osborne arrived
Sunday afternoon from Montana, where
they have spent the first months of the
winter trapping. The boys had fair
slccess. Eugene will work at the
W. R. Taylor farm. Percy, who en-
dsavored to enlist in the Navy, Mon
day, was rejected on account of de-
faot;ve evesiQht II Ia eXDected that