The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-28

Pendleto1, after visiting several days
J with relatives and friends.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Whiteman and
Mrs. Allison we're in the city Sunday
from LaCross, WASH, visiting at the
! H. H. Hill and Richards homes.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Taylor, Mr.. and
Mrs. R. B. McEwen and little sons and
Misses Velva Mansfield and Lucille
Taylor spent Sunday at the Springs.
| ! Ralph McEwen and W. R. Taylor
yleft yesterday morning by automobile
for NMissoula, Montana, where they
will remain until after the Stampede.
Don't forget the lawn social. tomor-
row afternoon and evening, at the
home of Mrs. Ralph Hassell, McEwen
residence. Honor Guard Benefit.
Mrs. John Stanton spent a couple of
days this week visiting relatives in
/ Pendeton. and her daughter Mildred
visited with Mrs. Morton, in the coun-
tory.
John Pierce was in town Tuesday
and reports that in the mountains in
the vicinity of the head of Wild Horse
creek, huckleberries are beginning to
ripen.
Mrs. D. B. Banister is reported as
improving very satisfactorily in health
and it is hoped will soon be entirely
recovered from her serious case OF
blood poisoning. Nr
Mrs. E. j. Pinkerton has returned
from visit with her son, Walter Ely,
at Seattle. She is accompanied by
her mother who visited at Echo, dur
ing her absence.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. T. Lieuallen who
for some years have been residents of
Walla Walla. have repurchased their
former residence in Adams and will re-
turn there to reside.
| ! William M. Russell and George M.
JBaaister, eighteen-year, old boys of
| Athena, who enlisted as apprentice
seamen in the navy, left Tuesday
morning for Portland.
Miss Marguerite McLennan. former
Athena High school girl, now residing
in Walla Walla, has matriculated with
st. Marys hospital in that city for a
course in nurse training.
An inmate of the State Hospital at
Pendleton escaped yesterday and was
taken here by Marshal Dohson and
held until the hospital authorities came
after him last evening.
DR.. A. B. Stone has given up farm
ing near Thornton. Wash. and with
two other physicians, has charge of
large hospital, at The Dalles, SO it is
reported.
] Little Elizabeth Steele has COM
pletely recovered from critical i'll
mss, following scarlet fever. and her
nurse, Miss Salton, will return to Col
lege Place in a few days.
j. G. Bryan of Helix was in town
Tuesday evening and paid his dues to
the Athena Press for another year.
Jim is engaged in the transfer bus
mess in the town up the fiat.
Mrs. Donald McKinnon and daugh-
ter, Mrs. Mary Leroe. are down from
Alberta, visiting friends in this vicin-
ity. Mrs. Leroe is at present guest
of Mrs. M. L. Akers in Pendleton.
\Alfred Pambrun lost valuable Rus
sianrstag hound last week when on a
hot day it engaged in chase after
coyote. The dog became overheated
and died as the result of the chase.
Water Supt. 8 Announcement Be
ginning Saturday evening, June 20, at
7:s0 at the tip of the bell, patrons
may irrlgate lawns for half an hour,
until further notice. W. E. Dobson.
Watt Bros. have purchased new
Harris com bine which was unloaded at
the O.-W. station this week. They
will use their caterpillar tractor to
pull the machine in the harvest field.
W. j. Carsten, who has opened a
clothes cleaning and Pressing shop in
the Worthington building. says he
finds plenty of work to do and in con-
nection with shoe repairing, is kept
busy.
Quite number of Athena people,
in addition to the Girls Honor Guard.
went to Pendleton Tuesday morning to
!. bid adieu to the Umatilla county SOL
diers before they entrained for Camp
Lewis.
3l\tJack Read has again engaged in the
meat market business in Athena, hav-
ing porchased the interest of Jesse
: Myrick in the Athena Market. The
firm name will hereafter be Read q
Logsden.
Lee Drake, advertising manager Of
the East Oregonian and Major of the
Umatilla county guard, is i'll at his
home in Pendleton with smallpox,
The disease is also prevalent at Riett
in mild form.
The Knitting Club will meet next
Friday afternoon, July S, at the Rec
Cross room in the school building. AL
members are requested to come, and
visitors will be welcomed and new
members gladly received.
Master Wayne Swaggart HIS quail
flied for membership in the boys hog
raising class and will contest for the
state prize. He will exhibit his hol
at the Oregon State Fair this fall il
competition with other boy hog-ralser'
of tire state,
Mr.. and Mrs. L. W. Hodges leave
tomorrow morning for few days visit
with relatives at North Yakima. TIVE
of Mrs. Hodges brothers. Master
man by name, are leaving soon to en-
ter army service, and another is hom'