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

the home of his brother, Scott Fisher.
A. Bedgood, the new agent for the
Farmers Grain Agency, in Athena,
has Joined the family of Press readers.
Mrs. M. L. Watts and daughter
Vernita have returned from Bingham
springs, after spending week at that
resort.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. A. Kirk contem-
plate taking an automobile trip to
Willamette valley points in the near
future.
Mrs. W. E. Dobson left Sunday
morning for Portland, where she will
spend month with her mother and
sister.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0. C. Turner. former
residents of Weston. are over from
their home near Enterprise, Wallowa
county.
Prof. w. C. Howard, president of
Columbia College of Milton, was in
the city Tuesday in the interest of his
institution.
H. A. Barrett has contracted 800
lamls for near future delivery at l3 Ia
cents. Delivery will be made at Pal
mer Junction.
| East Oregonian: Mrs. E. A. Dud-
ley wife of a prominent farmer of
Athena, was the guest of her sister,
Mrs. Will M. Peterson.
A covy of China pheasants are MAX
ing their home in the Ralph Hassell
garden, helping themselves generously
to the products thereof.
The party of ten girls, accompanied
by Mrs. Ralph Hassell and Mrs. R. 7.
Cannon, have returned from a weeks
outing at Bingham Springs.
Dick English was down from his
mountain ranch Tuesday. He says
there are few grouse this season in
the vicinit2 of his old range cabin.
The Umatilla County Guard now has
six companies, and Sheriff 7. d, Tay-
lor, the commanding officer, automat-
ically assumes the rank of General.
] /Sam Haworth has disposed of his
HRendleton- Weston stage line to Orell
VMeRherrin. Mr.. McPherrin is now
| driving the cit" on its regular sched-
0le. ~
7 Zeke O'Harra, a prominent young
man of the Weston neighborhood, and
past the draft age. has enlisted in the
motor department of the United States
Army.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. P. Willaby are
here from their home in Portland. Mr..
Willaby will remain until his crop is
harvested by Marion Hansell, who has
his place leased.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. S. LeGrow spent
Sunday at Bingham. and on the road
home, near Thorn Hollow bridge. lent
hand to Jinks Taylor, who was
stranded with broken car.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Koepke have
returned from Seattle, where they
have been for some time. The daugh-
ter remained in the city, where she
was having dental work done.
Mr.. F. B. Radtke went up to the
Springs Sunday morning, returning
Monday with Mrs. Radtke and chill
dren, who had spent the past two
weeks enjoying camping vacation.
Mrs. S. F. Sharp and Miss Alta
Sharp visited in Pendleton Wednesday,
where Mrs. Sharp. local chairman of
the Red Cross, attended the monthly
business meeting of the head Chapter.
Len Douglass came up from Port
land this week to attend the funeral Of
his grandfather. Oswell Douglass,
who died Monday at his home in Wes-
ton. Len was accompanied by his
wife.
Miss Anice Barnes of Weston has
been secured to teach the Lamar school
the coming year. the former teacher,
Mrs. Sanford Stone. having accepted
the school in district No. lib south of
Athena.
The crop on the Kirk place east of
town averaged between "a and IS bu-
shells per acre. Chas. Kirk, the lessee,
cropped 235 acres. delivering the grain
in bulk from the Cannon stationary
machine.
Mrs. Jones, of Appleton City, Mo-,
is in Athena, visiting at the home OF
her brother, j. G. Burke. Brother and
sister had not met for over twenty
years, and the visit is an especially
pleasant one.
Glenn Estes who has been employed
at Wares Pharmacy for several
months has resigned his position anc
will take vacation before entering
the service. He will endeavor to en-.
list in the navy.
Henry Barrett is threshing his grain
in bulk this year. A caterpillar trac-
tor is pulling the combine and grain
wagons are attached to the machine,
proving a convenient and satisfactory
way of grain handling.
A little daughter was born to Mr..
and Mrs. Melville Johns, Saturday
evening. July 27th, at Mrs. Nichols ,
Maternity hospital in Pendleton. The
young lady has been named Nellie May,
in honor of her two grandmothers.
Vern Dudley is operating his faith
er's caterpillar tractor in hauling
wheat from the machine to the Pres
ton-Shaffer mill. The big tractor
hauls six tanks of wheat. A team Of
mules is used to pull the wagon onto
the scales.
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