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

Mr.. anu MIS-. II. ". WOrtnlHS lUH
and son Emery were in town from
Pendleton Monday evening. Emery
leaves with his contingent of five to-
morrow. for San Francisco, to enter
special army service in mechanics.
The Chas. Mclean home on Hunt
avenue has undergone a complete rem
ovation with paint and paper, and the
family will soon move in and occupy it.
Mr.. Mclean is at present taking treat
ments in WaIla Walla institution.
An eleven-pound son was born June
lS, 1918. to Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd Put
man, at Vancouver. Wash, where Mr..
Putnam is employed in the ship yards.
The couple formerly resided in Athena,
being popular with the younger set.
! lAll quarantine has been lifted in
Athena. and the last family to be
afflicted with scarlet fever, that of
Frank Berlin, has been liberated THE
disease has been thoroughly stamped
out of the city, after a serious seige.
L. R, McEwen was ia town Wednes-
day from his ranch northwest of town.
He expects to begin harvesting his
wheat crop about July 10. North of
his place in the basin district grain
will be ready to harvest before that
| date. ~
Members of the local Red Cross re-
sponded generously with their aid
Wednesday afternoon at the work
rooms. and all work on hand was
cleaned up. A new consignment will
be received from headquarters for
next week.
Miss Byzantine Moussu of Pendleton,
sister of Mrs. T. D, Taylor, is believed
to be en- route to France. Miss Nous
su is the only Oregon girl in the con-
tingent of 30 who are to enter active
service in the telephone branch of the
signal corps. U. S. A.
Game Warden Tonkin has preferred
charges against Homer |. Watts of
this city and George Piper Of Helix,
alleging that they had in their posses
sion fish under legal size. Watts de-
nies the charge and will appear for
hearing in the Justice court at Milton.
John Pierce will open his dance plat
form at Cayuse June 80. Dances given
every night hereafter, everybody is in
vited to attend. Plenty of fine camp
ing grounds for those wishing to camp.
Good music, good management, plenty
of fun for everybody at Csyuse, ADV.
Notice.-All who are indebted to
Logsden s. Myrick of the Athena Mar
ket, are expected to settle their ac-
counts not later than the evening of
July lst. This is imperative for the
reason that Mr.. Myricik leaves fol
army service on July 9th. Immediate
attention to this request is desired.
George R. Gerking has returned
from a visit at the home of his pa
rents at Madras. having been callet
there on the receipt of news that hi
! fat Ter. j. n. b. Gerking, ta1 suffered
paralytic stroke. One side wa
slightly affected, and the patient was
improved when Mr.. Gerking left him.
With more than thirty business anc
residence blocks destroyed by fire that
cut great wedge e-shaped swath through
the center of the town Tuesday, the
most destructive blaze in the history
of Gle Elum, Wash. caused financial
loss estimated at Sl.500,00), and rem
dered homeless r1ore than 1900 per,
sons.
Persons should not start grass fires
unless they are sure that they will be
able to keep the fire under control
Wednesday forenoon fire started in
the north part of town near where
Max Kidder resides and call for helI
had to be sent down town, for assist
ance in putting the flames out. Dam
age was narrowly averted.
A carload of S., 900 pounds of flour
which had been returned to Umatillf
county dealers was shipped to the or.
der of the government from Pendleton
Tuesday and there yet remains half ,
carload more. Speaking Of the re
turned -four. the East Oregonian says
the most liberal response in returning
-four comes from Athena and vicinity
Angus and John Gillis spent Satur
day and Sunday in Athena coming
down from their homes near Washtuc
ma, Wash, bv automo lie. This was
the first visit John had made for sever
al years, and he was pleased to renew
many acquaintance here. He nov
has a family of five children and hal
laid aside the saw and hammer fol
the plow.
S. A. Barnes and daughters wer'
il the cit Tuesday evening, from
Weston. Mr.. Barnes has establishe
a camp at McDougal Camp in tn
Blue Mountains and goes up each eve
ming, Mrs. Barnes being up there. Hi
brother, L. W. Barnes of Chelan
Wash, who has been in Portland in
hospital, is at the camp, convalescinI
from a protracted illness.
Mrs. Mary Shiek is enjoying visi
from her son. Archie. from Bremerton
, Mrs. Shick already has three sons il
the service, Ray. who is in the nav
and wrote last from Honolulu; Willie
who is on the ship Shawmut. at Bos
ton, end John, Co. L. 81 Infantry, noN
at the Presidio, San Francisco. 1t il
expected that Archie, whose wife die
recentlv at Brcmerton, will join tn
colors IN the near future.
Rev. D. E. Baker returned Tuesda
.. from Seattle, where he attended tn
Northwest Bible conference and yisite
his children who are living near Seat
tie. Monday he spent with his sor
Roy, who has lucrative employmer