The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-11-22


All that is needed is colder weather
for hog-killing activities. The season
of the year is here, but the temper
ature. save for frosty nights, is of the
September brand.
Melville Johns arrived in Athena
Monday evening. having fully recoy-
cred from the Spanish influenza. with
which he was stricken at his mothers
home in Vancouver.
Dr. Sharp has been kept busy this
week inoculating serum for the pre-
vention of influenza. Tuesday after
noon the doctor was especially busy,
when he inoculated 70 persons.
One evening recently several auto
loads of young people gathered at the
Ross Catron home. where most en-
| joyable evening was spent in dancing,
grafonola furnishingssthe music.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. L. Watts went to
| Walla Walla Saturday evening, accom-.
panying their daughter Vernita, and
Helen Banister that far on their way
| to resume their studies in Portland.
| Mr.. and Mrs. W. H. Bailey of Mil
| ton, Mr.. and Mrs. /. W. Ware and
Miss Pauline Myrick were dinner
| guests Sunday at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Herman Anderson northwest of
| town.
The Foss Hardware store is display
ing some splendid silverware and cut
lery, which is eminently suitable for
Christmas gifts. The stock has been
tastefully arranged in glass show cases
by Mrs. Foss.
| Mrs. Lansdale. of Weston, and
daughter. were in the citv Monday
trading with Athena merchants. Miss
Lansdale is the teacher in the Cayuse
school, which with other schools of the
county, is now closed on account of the
| influenza.
| Announcement is made of the birth
of son to Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Bruer,
in Portland, on November IA. Mr..
Bruer will be remembered as one of
the carpenters employed in the con-
struction of the Athena high school
building.
lSFred Gross has purchased the |. W
Ware residence. with all furnishings
on Fifth street. Mr.. and Mrs. Ware
will leave Athena about December l,
and after visit with relatives at Med
ford, will go to southern California tc
spend the winter.
Edmund Walker is in Athena, from
recent trip to California. He drove
Mrs. Rothrock's car to California
where he left Mrs. Rothrock AM
daughter Ruth. who will spend th'
winter months there. Mr.. Wake
has opened an automobile re
pair shop in Athena.
Mrs. B. D. Tharp returned from
Hot Lake Sanitarium Wednesday eve
ming bringing with her. her daughter
Miss Lula, who is now on the fai
road to recovery, though shown
marked effects of her critical Hines
with influenza, which she contracte
while nursing at the sanitarium.
LK Tommy Kirk is hobbling about o
cfutches as the result of cutting hi
right foot with an ak. While the Gu
was one of a serious nature. the a
blade did not penetrate into the ter
dons or ligaments of the foot, and tn
boy will suffer no permanent injury a
a result of the accident.
Mrs. Jesse Gordon entertained guest
at dinner Sunday. in honor of her ia
theirs birthday anniversary. Thos
present were: Mr.. and Mrs. B. {
Beamer, parents of Mrs. Gordon; MIR
and Mrs. j. H. Beamer and family
MIR. and Mrs. Emery Stages, and MI
and Mrs. Robert Lee and family.
Announcement isTmade of the wee
ding OF Miss Josephine Clark and Nj
Rudolph Lassinger, at Vancouve
Wash, On Monday of this week. Mis-
Clark is we'll known 20 Athena people
where she has taken prominent part
social activities. She is sister {
Mrs. j. q. Walter. with whom 81
made her home previous to her ma
riage. The groom is farmer, resi'
ing ner Helix.
F. S.. IeGrow has received a
nouncement of the serious woundir
of Lieut. Colonel Frank Hunter. bu
band of his niece in France. Viii
riding on the battlefield with the Al
jutant and two orderlies, Lieutenan
Colonel Hunter was struck by shel
which burst under the Adiutant
horse, killing all four horses al
wounding both himself and the two o
derlies. He received a shattered Il
and two shell wounds.
Settlement Wanted. Having di
posed of my drugstore and business
Athena on account of physical disab
ity, it is absolutely necessary that 1
book accounts owing me must be Sc
tied by December /. sincerely thai
my patrons for thu trade they ha
given me since engaged in busine
in Athena, and also the many kind az
of my friends. and it is with regr
that my physical condition forces l
to leave them. |. W. Ware.
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