The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1918-09-20

Base Hospital NO. y, Tor overseas duty.
] VIM. Rulison. familiarly known to
his Athena friends as Kansas" ar.
rived in town this morning from Seat
tie.
A. B. Steele drove out to Pilot Rock
yesterday in company with Bob
Oliver, well known travelling sales
i man.
! The j. S. Norvel Hardware store at
Helix is displaying German helmet.
sent from the field of battle by R. R.
Rice.
George Finch will operate the hoist
/ ing engine in the construction work of
the new Farmers elevator at Pilot
Rock.
Miss Jessie Brierley who is teaching
in the Milton high school, writes for
! the Press to be sent to her address
f, there.
School in Lamar district north of
town started Monday Of last week,
with Miss Anice Barnes, of Weston,
as teacher.
Mrs. M. L. Leeper arrived from
Corvallis Saturday. and will spend sew
earl months with her daughter. Mrs.
W. R. Taylor.
To give the force an opportunity to
attend the Round. UP, the First Ma
tonal Bank will remain closed Satur-
day, tomorrow.
Monday was the opening day of the
duck shooting season in Oregon. Good
sport is reported from the ho-Her-
miston country.
Guy Stafford. of Ralston, WASH,
brother of Mrs. George Hansell, was
among those coming here on the sad
mission last Sunday.
MISS Elsie Walker came over from
Walla Walla today to spend the week.
end at the home Of her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John Walker.
Miss Zola Keen, who has been SER
iously III at the home of her parents in
Athena, is greatly improved and well
on the road to recovery.
George Forrest is down from High
wood, Montana. He reports that his
crop this year was considerably better
thar that of last wear.
Miss Hazel Sanders left this week
for Corvallis. accompf MED by her
mother, Mrs. D. H. Sanders, and will
matriculate with O, A. G.
For Sale.-Thirty pigs. ready to
wean; one sow and seven pigs; Is head
of 5-month-old shoats. Charles Belts,
Athena. Phone s0FI3.-Adv.
The news is received here of the
recent death of j. A. Muirhead, at
Dayton. Wash. Mr.. Muirhead. was
formerly resident of this city.
Wood Saving. On account of high
cost of living, am forced to charge
sl.00 per cord for saving.
H. McAlexander. Athena. or.
Mrs. Louis Keen returned Saturday
from a three months visit through
Michigan and other Eastern states,
and also visited in Montreal, Canada.
Mr.. and Ms. Ben Burroughs of PEN
dleton, and their son and wife, Mr..
and Mrs. Ben Burroughs Jr., attended
the Hansell funeral in this city Sum
day.
Mrs. Forrest was in town Wednes-
day from the ranch southwest of Ath-
ena. Threshing was finished at the
ranch last week, after long seasons
work.
MIR. and Mrs. John Tompkins came
over from their Walla Walla valley
home Monday. and in company with
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Coppock, visited
in Helix.
The zerba Garage sold Studebaker
cars last week to Fred Gross, John
Walker and George Thompson. The
Studebaker is now a classy looking
automobile.
Allie Bell, who is at Camp Meade,
Maryland, and who was i'll with pneu-
monia is rapidly recovering his health,
so states letter written to his parents
this week.
Blame Hansell, and Mr.. and Mrs.
David Partch, who were here for their
parents funeral, left Monday for their
respective homes at Lewiston, Idaho,
and Outlook, Wash.
Mrs. Mary Tompkins and daughter,
Miss Lillian, left the first of the week
for Calgary. Alberta, expecting to re-
turn in about a month to spend the
winter in Walla Walla.
Everett Rogers, of Midvale, Idaho.
son-in-law of Mr.. and Mrs. Hansell
and father of the twins who were in
the automobile wreck. was here Sum
day to attend the funeral.
MIR. and Mrs. 0. M. Richmond of
Walla Walla. and Mr.. and Mrs. R.
Hargraves. OF Seattle. were in the city
and vicinity this week, visiting at the
Barrett and j. N. Scott homes.
Pendleton hears rumor to the effect
that three auto-loads of California
booze, intended for the Roundup. has
been intercepted and confscated by
officers Of the law near Heppner.
John Pierce, diversified farmer re-
siding south of Athena, has grown
some exceptionally fine musk melons
this season. He brought some excel
lent samples to town Wednesday.
Carl Engdahl, well known young
business man of Helix, who has been