The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-12-06

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has returned from visit to relatives
in the East. and Joined her husband
here.
j Frank J. Harris, the new druggist
IN charge Of the Athena Drug Com
pany, has leased the Haworth house on
Adams street. and with his family is
residing there.
Marshal -Dobson has been confined to
his home with severe cold since Mon
day. Henry Miller has been appoint
ed deputy marshal to serve during Mr..
Dobson's illness.
Mrs. j. R. Mathers writes Athena
friends from lillian. WASH. that the
family have all had the flu, since ar
irving there. but escaped with light
cases of the epidemic.
Adams is reported to be having a
serious time with the flu epidemic.
Over twenty cases are said to exist
there and only two nurses are available
totwait upon patients.
\/News from Wesley Tompkins. states
that he graduated last Saturday. Nov
ember 80, from the officers training
camp>at Camp Pike. Ark, and left the
same evening for the West.
Charley Ferguson. who is now maxi
ing this territory for Closet g. Devers
Of Portland. was in the city yesterday.
He visits Athena every fifth week and
is residing in Walla Walla.
& /. T. Davidson, recently employed at
the zerba garage. has engaged in bus
less for himself. having opened an
auto repair shop in the building west
of Thompson's vulcanizing shop.
Mrs. LeGrow has received word that
her sister. Miss Laura Bowles, has
been promoted to be head of her de-
partment in the Chemical Warfare de-
partment at Washington, D. G..
Henry Dell has accepted a position
in Stephens Pure Food Grocery. and
viii enter upon his duties soon. Hen
ry will not look out of place behind the
counter. having been there before.
Carroll Hill Wooddy, recently elect
ed assistant professor of history at
Reed College, Portland. is nephew Of
Mrs. Cass Cannon Of this city. and a
son of the late DR.. c. A. Woody.
Mrs. c. C. Clinton Joined her hus-
band in Portland. Wednesday of this
week. Mr. Clinton has engaged in the
automobile business in Portland. where
he and his wife will reside permanent
ly.
VA little daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Joe Crowley of Adams. died Wednes-
daHof influenza, and was buried in the
Athena cemetery yesterday. The ND
ther is reported critically i'll with the
disease.
H. The W. E. Haynie family this week
moved to the residence recently pur-
chased of MIR. Anderson, on south Third
street. Mr.. Anderson and family are
residing in the Coppock house on
south Fifth street.
Matt Turner son of j. G. Turner late
of Weston now residing at Cornelius,
who disappeared from Portland san
itarium some months age, has beer
founG working on railroad section
near Portland, so it is reported.
Ray Zerba has been discharged from
the service and arrived in Athena Sun
day evening from Camp Lewis. Ray
will leave soon for Idaho, where he
will take up his farming operations.
which were interrupted upon his en-
tering the army.
Mrs. A. j. Wagner. who recently
purchased the Bush residence on north
Fourth street. has had the house :
modelled in neat bungalow style. and
last week moved in to reside in town
for the future. Mr.. and Mrs. Bush
are living on the Wagner farm.
AL Sigmon surprised his friends
Monday, when he went to Walla Walla
and returned on the evening train with
bride. He was united in marriage
with Mrs. Mabel Cook, who until re-
Gently resided at Helix. Mr.. and Mrs.
Sigmon are stopping at Mrs. Harden's g
boarding house.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph H. Leisinger
have returned from short honeymoon
visit in Portland, and will make their
home on a farm near Helix. Their
manv friends will join the Press in
wishes for their happiness. A cabinet
photo of Mrs. Leisinger, nee Josephine
Clark. appears in the society columns
Of the Portland Sunday Oregonian.
Mr.. and Mrs. s. s. Paris were in
Walla W; liza Wednesday, where they
attended the funeral of Mrs. l. E.
Severson, wife of MIR. Paris. half
brother. Mrs. Severson died of the
influenza. Mr.. Paris reports that
the family Of Rev. Klein. formerly Of
Athena, are all down with the dis
ease, but are getting along nicely. He
says Ira McDonald's condition is about
the same.
The name of Major Charles Well
ington Furlong appears on the list of
army officers who accompanied Pres
ident Wilson's peace commission to
France. Major Furlong is an author