The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-07-05

the north part of the city. She is the
wife of Mr.. Mathers' brother.
]. l.. Fuson. well known resident
of Weston. died suddenly at his home
there last Thursday night. Heart
failure was the cause of death. He is
survived by his wlfeIand five children.
Miss Eveline Boyer, who taught
school the past year in the Geo. Thomp-
son district west Of Athena, is chap
eroning a number of Portland High
school girls in the berry fields of Hood
River.
A number of Athena people attend
ed the Indian festivities and horse
racing at Cayuse Sunday. a big
crowd of Indians were on hand for the
Fourth of July celebration, and their
customary amusements were in evil
dence.
Clyde Willaby and Elmer Booher
were here this week from Condor.
They have purchased threshing ma
chine in partnership. Elmer brought
up some samples of his fall and spring
wheat and barley, which presage fair
yield.
Athena relatives have received a
number of letters this week from SOL
diers in France. and from the tenor of
the letters it appears to be the con-
census of opinion that they will soon
be in active service in the front line
trenches.
A large number of Athena people
spent the Fourth at Bingham Springs,
where one of the largest crowds in the
history of the resort gathered for the
day. Many took camp equippage with
them and will spend the remainder of
the week there.
A new sign at the J. c. Penney store
on Main street announces that the
company controls 10; big, busy stores,
and marks the departure of the old
Golden Rule system Of merchandising
establishments. Read their explain
atory advertisement in today's Press.
X Hundreds. of Indians from Nez
fierce, Lapwai and other points north
have been passing through Athena this
week, bound for the Umatilla camping
grounds at Cayuse to sp nd the Fourth.
They travel almost exclusively in auto4
mobiles and drive many high class
carss
A children's band from the De-
Moines. Wash, Children's Home under
direction of H. M. Draper. played sew
eral selections on Athena streets Mon
day afternoon. Mr.. Draper has been
in Athena with his children's band be-
fore, and for little tots, they re lder
creditable music,
The Weston Leader says that Ed. \
l.. Wood, an old-time Weston ball
tosser, showed that he hadn't forgot
ten his batting eye by cracking out
two doubles and single in a recent
game played by bis company team
at Tientsin, China. He is stationed
there with the Fifteenth U. S. In
fantry.
Mrs. Minnie DePeatt and her daugh
ter Mrs. Ortis Harris, returned Satur-
day from a weeks visit at the Chas.
Brotherton home in Waits6urg. Wash.
Mrs. Harris and little daughter left
Sunday for their home in Kalispell,
Mont, after a pleasant visit of sew
eral weeks with her mother and other
friends.
J. r. Mathers has returned from
visit to Weiser. Idaho. accompanied
by his son, Lloyd. and daughter. Miss
Elizabeth. The trip was made by
automobile. Mr.. Mathers reports the
country as prosperous, although the
unirrigated sections show the lack Of
moisture, as we'll as other places.
\ York Dell, driving his Dodge car
yesterday afternoon, brought up
against a telephone pole at Havana sta
tion. The car was pretty badly smashed
up and York received some cuts on
the arm from broken glass; The
other occupants of the car, Max xNHop-
pet, Bert Stone and Lawson Booher,
escaped injuryAI
Joe Cannon was down from his ranch
Tuesday. He says barley on the noun
tain ranches is filling out well but
will be short, and he anticipates diff
Guilty in cutting the crop on that ac
count. In his neighborhood the bar
ley crop is much better than it was
last season. although the green aphis
worked on the grain extensively.
The result of the War Stamp drive
last Friday has not een checked up,
consequently the Press is unable to
give an accurate account in today's
issue. 1t is understood but little more
than half of Athena's quota of $1,000
has been pledged The county as
whole is over the top, and in some in
stances other towns have exceeded
their quota.
Harold Haynie. twenty-one, eldest
son of Mr.. and Mrs. W. E. Haynie Of
this city, came over from imbler. last
week and enlisted at the Naval re-
cruiting station in Pendleton, for ser
vice as paying clerk In the Navy. He
has been employed In bank at Imbler
He will be stationed at Bremerton for
the present, but hopes to see service
on the high seas.
The lawn social at the home Of Mrs.
Ralph Hassel last Saturday for the
benefit of the Girls Honor Guard was
a great success in every particular.
The lawn was beautifully decorated
in bunting and in the evening, sus-
pc lded japanese lanterns were lighted,
sending forth pleasing effect. The
sum of $500 was netted through the
sale of ice cream.
nr r. III Iash local dentist who