The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-08-02


temperature did the rest.
Wheat delivered at the Farmers
Grain Agency is being handled through
the old Taylor warehouse. The grain
is being elevated directly into the
cars, which are shipped to coast ter
minals. after being weighed on the
Tum m-a-lum Company scales..
\ /Hale creek, Morrison canyon and
Ettle Dry creek, near Weston were
converted into raging torrents Wednes-
day Of last week when cloudburst
struck their watersheds. The little
streams overhowed their banks, caus-
ing some damage to gardens.
with favorable weather conditions
>1afge acreage of grain has been har-
vested in Umatilla county this week.
There are large number of machines
in the Athena district and with con-
tinuance of good weather the last of
next week will see the harvest here
practically over.
Hereafter, w. S. Ferguson intends
sowing barley in the fall, While his
spring sown crop of that grain turned
out better than expectations, gong
about so bushels per acre, Mr.. Fer
guson believes it to be good business
to take chance for larger production
by sowing in the fall.
At the Ralph McEwen place north
east of Athena A. u. Keller of this
city met with painful accident Sat-
urday evening when he was thrown
from the threshing machine which
nearly toppled over. The fall resulted
in Mr.. Keller receiving a severely
sprained back and ankle.
Weston Leader: Miss Norma Smith.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Smith
of this city, was united in marriage
July 23, at the Methodist parsonage in
Pocatello, Idaho, to MIR. Charles II.
Sumption. Mr.. and Mrs. Sumption
will make their home in Boise, where
the bridegroom is engaged in business.
Oswell Douglass, well known in
Athena, grandfather of Arthur Doug
lass, died at his home in Weston Mon
day after long illness. He passed
away at the ripe age Of 81 years, II
months and Is days. Funeral services
were held at the United Brethren
church in Weston, Wednesday after
noon at ! o'clock.
The Athena Girls Honor Guard will
hold cooked food sale at the Stephens
& Hassell store, Saturday, August 10.
Ladies of Athena and vicinity are re-
quested to assist in the enterprise,
VITA donations of any sort for the sale.
The Honor Guard members will meet
at the home of the leader, Mrs. Has
sell, next Thursday afternoon.
William Hogoboom. one of the best
known horsemen of the Northwest.
died Wednesday at his home in Walla
Walla, and will be buried there today.
His death was due to cancer, as the
result of being thrown from sulkey
in race at Spokane year ago, when
he sustained a couple of broken ribs,
cancer developing from the injury.
/Yhree members of the Oregon Mil
tary\ Police are making their head
quarters in Athena, and will remain
here until after the harvest season,
their duties to patrol the farming Sec
tion on the lookout for field fires, law
less acts of any nature and to round up
suspicious characters generally. They
are keeping bachelor quarters in the
city hall building.
The new pastor for the Athena
Christian church, B. B. Burton, ar
rived Saturday from Winterset. Iowa,
and Sunday morning made short
Introductory address to his congrega-
tion. Mr.. Burton, who is accompanied
by his 17-year old daughter, very re-
Gently suffered the loss of his wife, in
Iowa. He has taken possession OF the
Christian church parsonage.
Sidney Murphy. we'll known here,
made his first flight in the air last
Thursday, at Mather Field, Mills Sta
tion, California. He is enthusiastic
in praise of his branch of service, and
says "it was certainly great, and
worth the twelve weeks hard work to
go gliding along up there in the clouds
at 5000 feet elevation, at the rate of
20 miles an hour
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dell have sold
their home on Jefferson street to Mrs.
Jerry Stone, and will give possession
September /. In the meantime Mr..
and Mrs. Dell and daughter Lucinda
will spend several weeks in California,
Mrs. Dell and daughter leaving for
there yesterday. On their return from
California the Hiteman residence on
Fifth street will be put in readiness
for their occupancy.
The union services of the churches
in Athena continue in favor, and it is
announced that the sermon next Sun
day evening will be preached by Rev.
B. B. Burton. The special song will
be given by Mr.. and Mrs. W. G. En-
mel, who will be heard in vocal duet.
Last Sunday good congregation
gathered to hear Rev. Baker. and the
violin solo by Kohler Belts. promis-
ing young violin student. accompanied
by Mrs. Stephens, was greatly en-
joyed.
A smut explosion occurred Monday
of last week in the separator of Key,
johnson & Booher, while at work on
the Johnson place. reports the Leader,
but as luck would have it, the machine
did not catch fire and no damage re-
suited. The smut blew up with the
noise of thunder clap, and blue
smoke burst out from under the lids.
Joe Key was standing on the separator
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