The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-05-24

Ralph Hassell, by the Honor Guar,
girls. Don't forget the date.
There has just been received at thi
Foss Hardware store a large line o
crockery jars of large sizes, suitabl,
for sour crout and the packing of eggs
| Mrs. Minnie Willaby is visiting a
the home Of her son, Clyde. near Con
don, She was taken down by auto by
Dean Willaby who returned yesterday
4. Miss Areta Littlejohn is in Pendle
ton this week. commencement guest
of her cousin, Miss Helen Nelson, who
is member of the graduating class Of
the Pendleton high school.
| Mrs. Ortis D. Harris and. little
daughter, Darline, are expected to ar.
! rive tomorrow from their home al
Kalispell, Montana, for a visit with
her mother, Mrs. DePeatt.
Pastor Errett will preach his fare.
well sermon Sunday night to his Ath.
ena congregation at the Christian
church, before leaving next week to
take up his work in Spokane
Mr.. and Mrs. Huffman have moved
from the farm OH Wild Horse creek
owned by Mr.. Koepke. where they
have been living. to the Pine creek
ranch of Joe Key. north of town.
I Mrs. E. J. Pinkerton left Sunday
for an extended visit with her son,
Walter Ely, in Tacoma. Her mother,
Mrs. Wattenburger, will visit rela-
tives at Stanfeld during her absence
Mr.. and Mrs. E. 7. Walker have
been in the city this week, visiting at
| the home of MIR. Walkers parents. He
will take charge of the mechanical de-
partment of Chas. Nelson's Weston
| garage.
| XVictor Burke and Tom Gilkey re-
TUNED Saturday from a fishing trip
ovefon Fly creek. They had poor suc-
cess for the reason that when it rained
in this section. snow fell in the Fly
Creek district.
w. R. Taylor has returned from
Vale. Malheur, county, near wher, he
has a ranch. He reports encouraging
crop prospects and the assurance of a
new irrigation enterprise to be real
lied in the near future.
~ Forrest Zerba. who was one Of the
Athena boys drafted to report for SER
vice on May 20, is visiting his sister
this week. in Idaho. He made the
trip by automobile, and was accom-
panied by Neil Lieuallen.
\ Scarlet fever in light form has made
its appearance in Athena. Miss Helen
Russell and the two children of Mr..
and Mrs. Leon Kidder are in quaran-
tine at the Kidder hcme. One case is
also reported at the home of J. c.
Martin. 4. ta..
Rev. D. Il. Baker has been requested
to fill the Baptist pulpit in Pendleton
next Sunday. morning and evening
and will accommodate that congrega-
tion. Rev. Clevenger of the Pendle-
ton Baptist church is i'll with pneu-
mopia.
Y Alex McRae. accompanied by his
Son Donald, has been in Athena this
week engaged in selling mining stock.
Alexis mine is located in Idaho. Ire
pressible as ever, he is "hitting the
ball" at the game of selling stocks in
war time.
A dance will be given Thursday eve
ming May 30 under the auspices of the
Athena Honor Guard girls, who have
secured Sawyer's orchestra. of Pendle-
ton, for the occasion. Funds will go to
the support Of French orphan. which
will be adopted y the Guard.
Joseph Payne and jacob Booher will
be the only men from Athena to get
into the trainmen's corps, as the quota
has been filled. This leaves Lawrence
Sharp, Bert Stone and Dick Winship
who also had enlisted from here, for
other branches of the service by draft.
The Weston Leader states that the
editor learns from Mrs. Hugh Taylor
that the report concerning the death Of
her husband was erroneous, and that
he is alive and we'll. His wife and
mother are in receipt of a telegram
from the war department to this effect.
The Ladies Aid Society of the M. E.
church have headed a mess fund for
the Athena boys who will soon leave
for the training camps. with $50
subscription. The list may be found
at Foss' Hardware store, where sub
scriptions to the fund will be taken.
Frank Adams, the painter who did
the interior Of the Athena school build
ing including the stage scenery died
recently in California. Death was
caused by IN umonia. He was expect
ed to arrive in Athena by his friend,
William Hendricksen to assist him on
some work recently contracted
Grin Gibbs. who is drawn in the
present draft from Ukiah, is in the
city. with his wife. visiting at the
home of his mother, Mrs. James Hug
gems. He will leave with the rest of
the Athena contingent on the 28th for
Fort Mcdowell, California, for train
ing. Mrs. Gibbs expects to follow
and be near him during the training
period.
Mrs. Fred Lieuallen was in the city
for short time Tuesday, en- route to
Walla Walla. from Camp Merritt, N.
y. where she has been with her hus-
band, Captain Lieuallen, prior to his
departure for France. He embarked
with his regiment on May 9Th. Mrs.
Lieuallen and children will remain in