The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-01-11

Reed Hill has been confined to his
home in the north part of town, with
| serious illness this week.
Misses Lucille Taylor and Hazel San
ders have returned from Corvallis,
where they spent the holidays.
Strayed or Stolen. One three-year-
old filly. bay. branded P on left stife.
Reward. Peter Weidert, Walla Wal
la, Wash. At
Ray Shick has returned from Port
land. He reports that his sister-in-
law. Mrs. Archie Shick, is very low
with tuberculosis.
Henry Miller was called to Portland
last week, by the serious illness of his
mother. Her condition. is reported
slightly improved.
f,SMr. and Mrs. Cronk have returned
bfroM a-yisit at Emmett, Idaho. Mr..
Crohk is local manager for the Stan"
dafd Oil Company.
Misses Ruby and Zelma Engleman,
| nieces of Mrs. c. 7. Smith. have re-
| turned to their home in lone, after
| visiting in Athena.
Miss Ida Keen, writing to Athena
friends, says she is having an enjoy
able time in San Francisco, and will
go soon to Los Angeles.
Mrs. Samuel Booher went to Port
land Monday night, to be in attend
| ance upon her son, Lawson. at the
Good Samaritan hospital.
James Potts. prominent farmer west
of town, is this week confined in the
Pendleton hospital, having submitted
to an operation the first of the week.
Pastor Davis Errett, of the Chris
tian church, returned yesterday from
| short business trip to Seattle, having
gone over to the Sound city Monday.
Miss Elsie Walker has returned to
Walla Walla, where she is attending
high school, after being confined to
her home with an attack of measles.
Miss Veva Flock. who is living with
her sister. Mrs. Clarence Zerba. re-
turned the first of the week from Port
land, where she visited another sister.
The condition of Mrs. Hiteman has
been considerably worse the past week,
and her nurse, Mrs. Kirk, of Walla
| Walla has returned to take care of the
| case.
S. V. Knox, the veteran Weston law
yer, died in the asylum at Pendleton,
Monday, at the age of 80 years. The
body was taken to Weston Tuesday for
| interment.
Misses Areta and Ruth Rothrock
Saturday went to Walla Walla, where
| both young ladies' submitted to an op-
Grafton in hospital there for removal
of their tonsils.
David Stone has been at Portland for
several days, where he and his wife
are visiting relatives and friends.
Both Mr.. and Mrs. Stone will return
home this week.
Burke & Son have installed Mayo
air pump. one of the most up-to-date
| machines of this class. They are now
better than ever prepared to furnish
free air to automobile owners.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. P. DeFreece are
visiting at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. Sims Dickinson, at Phoenix, Ar
rizona. They remained in Los Angeles
but a short while before poceeding to
| Phoenix.
/ ~ B. Shaffer was in Athena from
Waitsburg Tuesday. Mr.. Shaffer, who
| is president of the First National bank
of Athena, came down to attend the
annual meeting of the stockholders of
| that institution.
All O.-W. and other railroad agents
will sell thrift stamps. A general
drive under direction of G. S. jackson
of the Portland Journal, is now under
way throughout the state for the sale
of these stamps.
Loans and discounts, $771, 1,3o0.57:
| cash and exchange. $l94, 460.s4, and
| deposits 1882, 1855 is the crux of the
banks statement to the comptroller of
the currency. at the close Of business
| on December 81, 1917.
Mrs. W. C. Emmel entertained few
friends informally Wednesday after
| noon, in honor of Mrs. @. G. Emmel,
| of Sherwood, who is their house guest.
The afternoon was spent with needle
work, music and refreshments.
Ed Zimmerman, former farmer of
this vicinity, accompanied by his two
sons, spent several days at the F. j.
jackson farm home the latter part of
the week. They were on their way
from Portland to their home in Lewis
ton, Idaho.
Autos for Sale.-Two Ford touring
cars, one Ford roadster, one Oakland
roadster, one 55-horse power Apperson
touring car. These machines are in
good running order and will be sold at
reasonable prices. B. D. rharp. Ath-
ena, Oregon.
| Mrs. Charles T. Smith has received
word of the birth of IL pound son, to
her daughter, Mrs. Zena Westfall Of
Hood River. The little one was born
| dead, on Christmas day, and Mrs.
| Westfall has the sympathy of her
many friends here.
Dolph Lodge No. 80, A. F. q. A. M.
has received new silk flag costing
s24, which will be draped in the Hall.
The emblem of Liberty is of espec-
tally fine texture and the white stars
in the background of blue are of en-
broidered silk