The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-06-21

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the harvest season.
Mrs. Hugh Lieuallen was com
mencement guest at the University of
J Oregon, during the past week, and
witnessed the graduation of her sister,
Miss Ruth Rothrock.
Nick and "Red" Williams, former
members of the Athena base ball team
have enlisted in the navy and both are
attending the government electrical
school at Mare Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. George b. Woodward
spent the week in Walla Walla, at
tending Whitman College commence
ment exercises, and the reunion of
the alumni class of 10.
Hugh Bell has recently disposed of
4S0 acres of land near Wayland. to
DR.. Baddeley of Athena and Millard
Hall of this county. The consideration
was approximately $50, 1000.
Robert Hicks. William Dyer, Mar
win Roy, Samuel Culberson and Louis
Berry have been call I'd for military
service. They have been assigned to
the spruce cutting department.
Casper Woodward has been in Ad-
ans county. Wash. this week. sizing
up the growing grain prospects. He
has large acreage in wheat in
Adams county again this year.
Mrs. J. A. Kirk, chairman of the
Knitting Club. announces that the
meeting will be held next Friday,
June %. at the home of Mrs. Wall.
All members are urged to attend.
For reliable cleaning. pressing and
repairing. leave your clothes at the st.
Nichols Hotel and Sam Haworth will
bring them to ''The Model Cleaners, :"
PendIeton. H. T. Lester, Prop. ADV.
Oliver Dickinson had a serious at
tack of blood poisoning on his arm
this week. The poison has been con-
trolled and he is now getting along
nicely. The affiiction started from
small pimple.
Pat Hoyt has returned to Athena
after an absence of over year. He
has been engaged in blacksmithing.
part of the time in California in the
navy yards. At present he is working
on the new elevator.
Mrs. M. M. Johns and son Flint, are
expected to arrive from Vancouver, to
spend the summer here. Flint has just
completed his second year at U, of O.,
and will spend the season in the har-
vest field. ..-
At the annual school election at the
school house Monday afternoon, A. R.
Coppock was elected director in place
of W. P. Littlejohn, whose term ex-
pires. E. a. Zerba was reelected
clerk for the district,
Ralph Hassell was in Pendleton-
Tuesday evening, where he attended
the farewell dinner given at Hotel
Pendleton by number of the friends
of John Ross Dickson, prior to his de-
parture for army service.
A lawn social is announced for
Saturday afternoon and evening, June
29, at the home Of Mrs. Ralph Hassell,
given.under the auspices of the Girls
Honor Guard. The generous patron
age of the public is solicited. ,s.-s,.-
| The other day Master Vernon Mille--
placed his right optic squarely in a
knot-hole and Master Herman Geissel
took crack at the hole with potato.
Result: Vernon is now nursing the
injured member in nice, white band
age.
Fuel dealers are now taking orders
for fuel, on the basis of instructions
received from the State Fuel Commits
sion. The slogan now is: Buy your
fuel now and get it out of Uncle Sam s
way" before crop moving time rolls
AROUND.
wv. P. Littlejohn spent day recent
Jy\at Helix. inspecting the new flour
mil at that place. Ora Shigley. one
of the millers under Mr.. Littlejohn 1t
the Preston-Shaffer plant in this city,
is in charge of the Helix mill tenn
porarily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Booher came
in from Condor this week and will
again reside in this vicinity. Mr..
Booher says that crop prospects in the
Condor country would he considerably
frightened with the coming of much
needed rain.
Aus. Foss is blamed for holding the
rain off last night, by covering up a
hole in the roof of his house. where
new sleeping porch is being built. 1t
is the unanimous opinion that had he
left the aperture open, good shower
would have resulted.
Word has just been received by rel
atives here of tn death of Miriam, wife
of Archie Shick, which occurred at
Bremertou. Wash. this morning. Mrs.
Shick has been sufferer from tubsr
culosis for some time. She leaves
husband and little daughter.
Mrs. Ortis Harris has returned from
visit at the Sheldon Taylor home on
Cold Spring. While there, Mr.. and
Mrs. Taylor and their guest visited in
Pendleton and Bingham Springs Mrs.
Harris will leave about July l for her
home in Kalispell Montana.
Mrs. F. S. LeGrow left Saturday.
'in company with her mother and SIS
ter, Mrs. Bowles and Miss Bowles of
Walla Walla, for the LeGrow stock
ra lch near Philipsburg. Montana. The
ladies made the trip by automobile,
Miss Bowles acting as chauffeur.