The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-10-04

For Sale. Thirty pigs, ready t
wean; one sow and seven pigs; Is heat
of 5-month-old shoats. Charles Belts
Athena. Phone s0F1s.-Adv.
Ernest Crockatt, former Pendletor
High school boy, recently wounded il
France, is reported recovering. Hs
was wounded in the shoulder.
Mrs. M. L. Watts is home from
Portland. where che went severa
weeks ago with her daughter. Yernita,
who entered St. Helens Hall.
Henry Koepke and daughter Dorothy
will leave this week for Glendale, Cal
ifornia, where they will join Mrs.
Koepke, and remain for the winter.
I Everett Rothrock, who is stationed
at Bremerton navy yard, is home on a
short furlough. Everett makes nifty
looking sailor boy, in navy uniform
With sufficient rainfall the soil would
be in prime condition for grain seed
ing. Many of the farmers are ready
to sow grain when the moisture comes.
Louis Stewart left Tuesday evening
to enter upon another years work at
Willamette University. Miss Ruth
Stewart will attend o. A. G. this
year. ..
Mrs. A. B. McEwen Ecame up from
Portland this week and visited at the
homes of her sons, Ralph and Luvois
McEwen, and daughter, Mrs. H. A.
Barrett.
Notice. To whom it may concern:
On and after this date, September 23,
1918, l will not be responsible for any
debts contracted by any one other than
myself. S. Sanchez, Athena. Greg.
James McSherry has asked for and
received his discharge from duty in
the 0. M. p, and will report for SER
vice in the shipyards in Seattle. Mrs.
McSherry will remain in Athena for a
time.
In the drive last week for clothes
for Belgian Relief, through the efforts
of the local Red Cross, in one day, S2O
pounds of clothing and shoes was col
lected and sent in to the head Chapter
at Pendleton.
Belle Pamprun, who is suffering
from an attack of appendicitis. will
submit to an operation IN the
near future. Miss Ellen is again In
the hospital at Walla Walla, being
aftiicted:.with a nervous affection.
Notice.--To all persons knowing
themselves indebted to the firm Of
Stephens & Hsssell Is 6 H Pure
Food Grocery Please call and settle
at once as wish to leave Athena in
short while. Ralph 7. Hassell.
Mrs. Annie Horton. of Prairie City,
arrived recently to spend the winter
with her daughter, Miss Margaret Hor-
ton, teacher in the Athena schools.
Mrs. and Miss Horton are domiciled at
the home of MIR. and Mrs. W. G. En-
mel. t-.-.,.---4..=ss ss .,.s
The Leader says threshing was COM
pleted Tuesday on Weston mountain.
The barley crop, as anticipated was
very light and the wheat yield only
little better. There is prospect of
fairly good potato crop, and the quail
ity will he excellent.
Jack Gabhart, of the reservation,
was arrested the other evening for
raising a disturbance at the home of
D. C. Russell. Gabhart was given
sound thrashing by Russell, who
brought him down town and turned him
over to Officsr Qobson.
\ A heavy rain storm swept the Una
.illa river district northeast of Athena
Sunday afternoon, hut little rain fell
in this immediate vicinity. On the
Walla Walla river and on the head of
Mill creek the storm assumed the pro-
portions of cloud burst.
Charles Cunningham Jr.. who was
.alled into service in the September
lraft, died Tuesday morning at Camp
Lewis, as the result of pneumonia. He
S survived by two sisters, and was the
ION of the late Charles Cunningham,
Who was well known sheepman.
Relative to the call for linen, from
Red Cross headquarters, this auxiliary
las received notice from the head
,hapter at Pendleton to await further
Instructions in the matter, before col
ecting sheets, towels, etc., called for
asst week. Information for action will
,e given early next week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse Kilgore of Cor
lelius Greg. were in Athena this week
,isiting at the home of MIR. and Mrs.
Kilgore. Mr.. Kilgure says no
race has yet been found of Matt Tur-
Ter, whose parents reside at Cornelius.
The young man escaped from a Port
and sanitarium three weeks ago while
n demented condition.
An exceptionally successful meeting
If the local W. C. T. U. was held
Tuesday afternoon at the home of Mrs.
n. Desper. A detailed report of the
county convention at Helix was given
,y Mrs. Gerking, and among the com.
nittees appointed was one comprised
If Mrs. jackson Nelson and Mrs. A.
Bedgood, for the purpose Of collecting
.owels, etc.. for the W. C. T. U.
Kitchens in France. A pleasing fea-
ure was the report of the treasurer.