The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-03-22


Miss Flora Booth, popular nurse Of
this city.
Ace Wagner came in from the ranch
Wednesday and spent the day among
his friends in town. Everyone was
glad to see him and gratified to see
him in such good health.
! / Born, to MIR. and Mrs. Delbert A.
! yClore, of Abingdon. Ills., March 49,
1913, asdaughter. The Press does moi
note that being Grandpa" makes
Jinks Taylor look any older.
Clarence Zerba. who recently sold q
/ quarter section of wheat land Eorth Of
| town to Jesse Gordon, hase purchased
an HOO acre wheat ranch near Wash.
tucna, WASH, and will move there to
reside.
VIM. Mcbride has returned from
California where he spent the winter.
Mrs. Mcbride remained in Portland
for visit with their daughter, Mrs.
/. B. Sturges, and the Lumsdens will
return later.
The season for gardening is here and
owners of chickens are expected to
keep their fowls up from now on, as
provided by ordinance. The city mar.
shal will see that the ordinance is
strictly enforced.
Mrs. D. H. Mansfield was again
called to Walla Wllla Saturday after.
nc on, on account of the illness of hel
sister, Mrs. Robert Wright. The pa
tient will submit to surgical opera
tion for relief.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dell last eve.
ming entertained the Five hundred Club
at their home on Jefferson street,
when four tables were occupied with
players, composed of young married
people. A delightful lunch was served
during the evening.
]. M. Swaggart has leased his farm
land north of town to the Watts Bros.
and his farm house and buildings and
pasture land to his brother. A. L.
Swaggart. Milt will leave about April
lst for Baker county where he has
purchased stock ranch.
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his safe arrival there after having
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e''Sue'
have nurchased about s65 worth of
warn from tho wool fund donated hv
Lamar school and have commenced in
earnest IN nroduce socLs and sueoters
for tbe soldiers A meeting ;s he;no
held this afternoon at the home of Mrs.
| Ruroker
theater party comprising MRS.
con Misc Heien Pr.sell ord cr,n,
Sbaffner with Ront Raddelev .s
| chauffeur attended tbe concert in
Walla WalIa SATURDAY evening wbere
thev heard the famons Ma1ame Melba
SING
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mr.. ana MRS. Jonn walker are IN
Ciaresnoim' Aioerta' Where tney were
father. John Stenbenson. The de-.
ceased was one fine a resident of I'm
atilla county and lived on a farm sontb
Of Weston Mr. Stepbenson died March
13, and was over so wears of age
Every community in the county will
be represented today at a meeting held
in Pendleton, to make preparations
for the third Liberty Loan campaign,
which starts on April 9Th. The meet
ing will unquestionably be the larg-
wsr @ ~ uas we" doo,srad % anJ - ,n;,l % ho onn 1os of
49, w. "aS ;,,,.s,.oaeo uS anu ~ W." W on' u
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Members of the Eastern Star are
notified that the Grand Worthy Matrol
Mrs. Lena Mendenhall, will visit
Mackenzie Chapter next Monday even
ing, March 25, when a special called
meeting will be held in the lodge hall.
All members are specially asked to be
present. A social hour and refresh
ments after the business session.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Wlliaby were
up this week from Condor, Gillian
county. Clyde has over 900 acres of
wheat to harvest this year, and says
the prospects for a big crop in his
section of the country are good. He
had a chance to dispose of his land re.
Gently at price almost twice the fig
l. L n Il.