The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-08-23
Attorney Will M. Peterson of Pen en-

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dleton and DR.. C. j. Smith of Port
land. were in Athena Sunday.
Moses Taylor has been in Athena
this week, having recently returned
to Umatilla county from Canada.
Mrs. H. A. Barrett and children
have returned home from Portland,
where they spent several weeks visit
ing relatives.
Let Dick refill that transmission and
differential gear can with that new
self-measuring grease pump. No guess
work.-Adv.
Mrs. H. H. Hill came down from
McDougal camp. Saturday, after hav-
ing spent several pleasant weeks in
the mountains.
II Glen Dudley, who enlisted in the
ordnance corps, is now in Louisville,
Kentucky, where he is acting as an in
structor in tractors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orell McPqerrin have
turned over the management of the
Athena Bakery to the Hohbach pro-
prietors of Pendleton.
r. E. Stewart has left a splendid
sample of field corn at the Foss Hard
ware store. The ears are plumply
filled indicating good yield.
Mrs. S. S. Piersol will be at her
home next week. after spending the
summer with the family of her son.
Bert Piersol on Weston mountain.
A number of hunters left Athena
Sunday morning to spend the day in
the haunts of the grouse. Birds were
found, but not in sufficient numbers
to acquire the limit.
Sam. Haworth has purchased the
Palace Cafe from Daniel Hirl and is
now conducting the business, Mr..
and Mrs. Hirl will leave Athena to
seek another location
The Condor Globe reports that the
inspectors found that Clyde Willaby's s
threshing machine was saving grain
better than any machine operating in
that section of the country.
The approaches to the wheat ware
houses were blocked by teams hauling
in wheat Thursday forenoon. Damp
ness, putting a stop to threshing.
| caused rush in grain hauling.
Miss Nina Tharp. who is taking a
course at the Benke- Walker Business
College in Portland, writes her father
that she is very much pleased with her
work and is progressing nicely.
Word was received this morning
by the local Masonic Lodge. that A. A,
| Nc Daniel, former resident of Ath.
ena, had died in Portland last night,
Burial will take place in Portland to-
morrow.
| The damp weather conditions havt
served to drive many people from the
summer camps in the mountains. Al
result. the resorts are becoming de
populated this season much earlier
than usual.
A benefit Silver Tea will be giver
by the Knitting Club in the Red Cros
rooms next Friday afternoon. Angus
30, from till o'clock. Keep thi
in mind and give the ladies the en-
couragement of your presence.
At the union service by all tn
churches next Sunday evening, whel
Rev. Gleiser will preach in the Meth
odist church, Mrs. D. Scott Fishe
will give the special number. in voca
solo, accompanied by Mrs. Stephens.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Desper who have beer
living on the Sound the past two years
will again occupy their home on Thirt
street, vacated by Mrs. Ethel Scott
Their household furniture has arrived
and they WILDE welcomed by manv olt
friends.
| L. W. Hodges, who has been elec
trician for the Preston-Shaffer Millini
Co., will leave for North Yakima, neal
which place he and his family will re
side on a ranch. He is succeeded her'
by Electrician Eliot, formerly Of Mil
ton.
M. R. Chessman, assistant county
food administrator, of Pendleton, il
looking after sugar permits, and per
sons who desire permits for sugar fol
canning purposes will save time by
applying direct to him, states the Eas
Oregonian.s
Grain men estimate that approx
imately 1000. 900 bushels of the pres
ent UmatlIa county wheat crop ha
been shipped. If recent speed is main
tained, byl the first of the year ther'
will be- no surplus wheat left in ware
houses.
Richards chop mill is busy place
theseNdays. In addition to rolling bar
ley fort trade. the mill is now il
the midst of cleaning seed wheat fo
the farmers. An addition was recent
ly built on the south side of the mill t.
accommodate the storage of grain.
In a recent issue of the Oregon
Farmer. appear pictures of both Hall.
and Russell Piersol, Athena boys
Hally is now with the l46 F. A. OIL
the front. and Russell is training a
the Naval Training Station, Grea
Lakes, Illinois.
Over year ago. Luvois McEwei
lost a valuable gold watch in the roat
between his farm and town. Thi
week he found it in a badly crushed
condition. it having been run over b,
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