The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-11-01

Umar stephens. IN TINS city Sunday.
Mrs. Ellis Pinkerton and two child
rem left Wednesday morning for the
home of her parents at Siskiyou. af-
ter the burial of her husband Tuesday.
R. C. Mcleod. editor of the Up
to-the- Times Magazine. of Walla Walla
in company with Carl Roe. of the
Kerr-Gifford Co., was in the city Tues
day.
Potatoes for Sale.--A fine lot of nom
irrigated mountain potatoes, Melted
Gems and Burbank varieties. now
ready for delivery. Trajan Tucker.
ADV.
| Miss Mona Young, who has been en-
ployed for the past three months at
the O.-W. depot as operator. has ac-
cepted like position at Ayers juno
| tion, Wash.
\ Ace Wagner left this week for Bel.
nont, WASH. where he has leased
|lbodyof land and will engage in farm
\ ing. He will receive the Press at his
new address.
Mrs. M. L. Leeper was taken ser
iously i'll Sunday, after having eaten
dinner, and at first ptomaine poisoning
was feared. bnt at present she has al
most recovered.
Hartland. (Minn.) Herald: r. T,
Brown has completed his Y. M. G. A.
training at Chicago and is at home in
Emmons. awaiting call to war as
signment in France.
Lawrence Thaip has been visiting
his sister the past week at Hot Lake,
prior to his call for service in the
Marine corps. He left yester rday
morning for Mare Island.
Miss Katherine Brunner. of Oregon
City, is guest of Mrs. Marion Han
sell. at her home near town. Miss
Brunner has been visiting at Lewiston,
Idaho, for the past two months.
| MRS. Ethel Scott will remain per-
hapently in Walla Walla, on account
Hof the-delicate state Of her mothers
health. Mrs. Scott has discontinued
her music instruction in Athena.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Gross arrived
home Saturday from Portland, where
they have spent the past two months.
Mr.. Gross reports bad state of affairs
in Portland, due to the Spanish infuen-
"a.
Miss Lula Tharp is very i'll. at
Hot Lake, where she is employed as
nurse. from the Spanish influenza.
Mrs and Mrs. Tharp left yesterday
morning, for Hot Lake, to be in at
tendance upon her.
| have leased the building known as
the Horseshoe Saloon and will convert
it into store room for cars. l am in
a position to take care Of your car by
tthe day, month or for the winter, at
popular prices. Dick.--Adv.
Miss Douglas, a teacher in the Hepp-
ner schools. is guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. E. Gribble, during the enforced
cessation of school activities. Miss
Douglas was school-nate of Mr..
and Mrs. Gribble. at Chico, California.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenworthy, of Walla
Walla, and Miss Marguerite and Har-
old Hopkins of Dayton, were in the
city Sunday, having dined with friends
at Adams. They were accompanied
home by Miss Pauline Myrick. who
spent Sunday night in Walla Walla.
| HR. E. Gribble, professor in the Atl-
| ehA schools, last night received by
Fite the sad news of the death of his
brother, of influenza. at Crockett,
Calf. The young man was an elec-
trician and leaves wife, but no chill
drep.
Frank Tharp left for Portland. Sun
day morning. on receipt of news that |
his daughter, Miss Nina. who returned
to that city recently after visit here,
was i'll. Later news was to the effect |
that her illness was not influenza, as
was feared.
Mrs. W. A. Pratt and two children
arrived Friday from Pullman. Wash.
and are at home in the Methodist par
sonage, with Rev. Pratt pastor of the
M. E. church. Rev, and Mrs. Pratt |
have three sons in Pullman. students
at the university.
Mrs. Harden has received letter
from her daughter, Mrs. Alex. Mckay, |
at Cape Breton, Canada, saying that
both she and her husband are recov-
ering from influenza. The disease at |
that point is said to be in milder form
than is usually reported.
Weston Leadesl Sergeant Sid Barnes |
lately sent two caFtoofig from France,
together with few lines saying that |
he had been at the front and had seen
the real thing. II do not know that
was afraid. but was extremely eau
tious, !" remarks the sergeant.
Mrs. H. H. Hill has returned from |
Lewiston, Idaho, where she remained |
some time after the death of her sis
ter. which occurred there. Prior to |
going to Lewiston. Mrs. Hill had been
in Walla Walla since the beginning Of |
school. keeping house for her grand |