The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-24

Mrs. Gary Taylor and Mrs. Lee
johnson attended the funeral of young
Fred Neagle at Pendleton Wednesday
Mrs. Jesse Myrick and Miss Pauline
Myrick witnessed the performance Of
80 Long, Lefty" at Walla Walla
Monday evening.
Everett Zerba, who is in the service
stationed with troops at Camp Taylor,
Kentucky, is expected home shortly on
a 20 day furlough.
Salmon have made their appearance
in the Umatilla river. Three fine
specimens are reported to have been
taken at Pendleton Monday.
Jesse Myrick and Bert Logsden.
pf6prietors Of the Athena Meat mar
|/ket,Aare again on duty after an en-
forced vacation with the flu.
DR.. Brundage. of Pendleton. was in
the city Tuesday. having been called
here to attend Mrs. Win Burden. who
is confined to her home with illness.
The Leader reports that the direct
ors of the Weston, Mercantile Co. de-
clared IL per cent dividend. and in
creased the capital stock by $4,000.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Sans.
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Morrisette, January goth. 1919. a fine
girl. Mother and babe doing nicely.
NJ The condition of the roads having
improved somewhat, Dean Willaby has
replaced the team used on the mail
route for several days with his jitney.
Ben Gerking, an inmate of the State
Hospital for eleven years, died in that
institution Tuesday. He was admitted
from Hood River, where his father,
B. F. Gerking. resides.
A flight of mallard ducks yesterday
morning was an unusual incident for
this particular vicinity. The birds
were southwark bound, probably in
search of feeding grounds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orville Booher came in
from Sacramento CAL, on this morn
ing's train for visit with Athena rel
atives. Mr.. Booher has received his
discharge from the navy.
The school at Lamar three miles
north of Athena was reopened for
work Monday, under the teacher. Miss
Anice Barnes. The school has been
closed since before Christmas.
Omar Stephens arrived home last
evening from Umatilla, were he had
been called to the bedside of his bro
ther, Jeff. who is i'll with influenza.
He left his brother much better.
$50 Long. Lefty" musical comedy
with pep, drew a number of Athena
people to Walla Walla Tuesday night.
1t is said to have been a good show,
LEFTY" being special favorite.
The municipality of Pilot Rock has
taken over the electric lighting plant
and will run it in connection with the
water system. A new 25- horsepower
gasoline engine will furnish the power
iIWill Tucker. member of the book.
Keeping force of tho Preston-S -Shaffer
FMilling Co., at Waitsburg. has beer
here for several days assisting the
force at the local mill in the absence
of E. A. Zerba.
Milton A. Miller, collector of inter.
nal revenue for Oregon. has given not
ice that forms for income tax returns
will not be distributed until the new
revenue bill now pending in Congress
becomes law.
People who have been over the Ath
ena-Walla Walla road the past week
say that the bottom to the macadan
road north of Freewater. has virtually
slumped out. The road is practically
in an impossible con1ition.
Bert Warren was in town yesterday
from his ranch near Helix. Bert was
! exhibiting to critical friends series
of drawings by famous Scotch artist,
! who has the faculty Of coupling verse
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