The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-13

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guest this week of her sister, Mrs.
William Rice in this city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Loveridge are
here from Baker county. Mrs. Low
eridge is taking care of Mrs. White,
her invalid mother.
Wood Saving. account of high
cost of living, am forced to charge
81. 90 per cord for saving.
H. McAlexander. Athena. or.
School opened Monday in district
No. II, just west of town, with Miss
Lois Potter of Weston. teacher. Eight
pupils compose the school.
MISS Lucille Taylor has again taken
up her studies in business course in
Wslla Walla. and is making her home
with Mrs. Lash. in that city.
Total registrations in Athena yester-
day were 1856. In precinct is, "a reg
istered; in precinct 10. As. and in
precinct 20, there were 56 registra-
tions.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. ]. kaufman, of
Harrisburg, arrived in the city yester-
day. Mrs. kaufman was formerly
| Miss Lucy Price. daughter of the late
A. R. Price.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. U. Keller. who
have resided in Athena for a couple of
years. will leave next week for Port
land where Mr.. Keller will be en-
ployed in carpenter work.
The many friends of Mrs. N. Bur-
oker are sorry to hear of her serious
condition. at the home of her daugh-
ter in Portland. Mr.. Buroker went
down recently to be in attendance upon
| her.
Marshal Dobson. operating the
Watts Bros caterpillar at the pump
ing station, has raised the water over
four feet in the reservoir. and Athena
now has plenty of water for domestic
| use.
Fay LeGrow, W. R. Taylor. W. S.
Ferguson and others from Athena and
this part of the county are assisting
in putting on the Frontier Days exhib-
ition at the Walla Walla fair this
week.
Mrs. Henry Wood has been very ill
at her home in the west part of town,
with an abcess in the throat. At
present her condition is very much i'm
proved. and it is hoped she will soon
recover.
Members Of Dolph Lodge No. 80.
A. F. d A. M, are requested to meet
at Masonic Hall Sunday, September
18th, at 10 O'Clock a. M. for the pur-
pose of attending the funeral of Bro
ther A. R. Price.
Encouraging news is received from
Allie Bell, who was reported danger
ously i'll with pneumonia, at an East
ern training camp. He writes himself
to his parents here that he is consider
ed out of danger.
Mr.. ami Mrs. Will Wallan of Lewis
| ton, Idaho, came down from their
home Wednesday, and will attend the
triple funeral to be held here Sunday
morning. They were neighbors Of
Mr. and Mrs. Hansell, at Lewiston.
| Mr.. and Mrs.,Will Pinkerton spent
Sunday with relatives in Milton. They
will go over in few days to remain
at the home of their daughter, Mrs.
Maurice Frazier. during the absence Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frazier on a trip to
Portland.
Cleve Myers, telephone operator.
shoemaker and general all round utility
man, is spending the week in Portland.
The sign posted in his shop window
would indicate that Cleve left Athena
with a purpose other than to take a
vacation trip.
N. A. Miller returned Monday from
LaGrande where he assisted in con-
structing tomb for Charles Andrews
of that city. The Berry Monument
Co. of Walla Walla had the contract.
MIR. Miller being the Athena agent
for the company.
Corporal McSherry, of the o. M. P.
offers to devote two afternoons of each
week to drilling those who have regis
tered here for the draft. He has had
twelve years experience in the service
and will gladly instruct registrants in
drilling.
Chas. A. Guerne, former superin-
tendent of schools in Athena, writes
Lawson Booher that he has enlisted
in the Sth Observation Battery F. A.,
and is now in training at Camp Taylor,
Kentucky. He enlisted in the service
on August 29.
Ora Rhodes is here from Eugene,
for the purpose of attending the funer-
al of his foster father. the late A. R.
Price. MIR. Rhodes is employed by the
J. G. Penney company, being connect
ed with the Eugene store of which
Merle Roby is manager.
Rev. W. c. Reuter-, former pastor
of the Methodist Episcopal church in
Athena, was in the city Tuesday Of
this week. Rev. Reuter- has been called
to the pastorate at st. Maries. Idaho,
and was here to remove some books
left here on his departure from Athena.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Parteh arrived
from Outlook, WASH, yesterday. Mrs.
Partch was formerly Miss Georgia
Hansell, and comes to attend the
funeral of her parents. Ray Hansell.
the only absent member of the family.
who is in the.U. S. Navy. is now in
France.
Miss Vernita Watts and Miss Helen
Russell. accompanied by Mrs. M. l..
Watts. left yesterday morning for
Portland, where they will attend st.