The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-05-30

er, travelling representative for the
John Lawrence Saddlery Co., to Port
land this week. They made the trip
,, by automobile.
B. D Tharp is negotiating tor the
purchase of ranch in the Dixie neigh
borhood. Walla Walla county. If the
trade is made. Mr.. Tharp's land near
Echo will go in on the deal.
, Reverend NJ. G. Bentley left Monday
, for Denver. Colo, where he is attend
ing the Northern Baptist convention.
Mr.. Bentley expects to be away about
two weeks. Milton Eagle.
Mrs. M. M. Johns left Friday eve-
ming for her home in Vancouver.
Wash. after pleasant visit with her
son and family here. She may return
later to spend the summer.
The Pendleton Meat company has
Supplied one hundred pedigreed an
imals for improving the cattle herds
of Umatilla county during the last 25
months, reports the East Oregonian.
Friends here of Miss Evangeline
Fix, former Athena school girl. have
received announcement of her grad
uation from the Walla Walla high
school, where her parents now reside.
NJ A young son of Mrs. Carstens was
3taken to Pendleton, Tuesday. for treat
A mentfor case of blood poisoning.
The lad was hurt on the leg some time
ago while playing ball, and the injury
refused to heal.
Mrs. Maurice Frazier has returned
to her home at Milton. after several
days spent with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. VIM. Pinkerton. here. Her little
daughter was taken i'll. necessitating
her return home.
Today is Decoration Day. The day
, is being observed in Athena without
|. program or public exercises Of any
nature. Graves at the cemetery are
being decorated, flowers being in pro-
! fusion at this season.
Charles Bond of Bond Bros, PEN
dleton, was in Athena Sunday. Bond
Bros. and W. H. Mccormack of PEN
4 dleton, have purchased garage IN
! Walla Walla and will conduct Frank
0 lin agency in that city
: Miss Katherine Sharp has returned
home from Dayton, WASH, where she
has been teaching in the public schools
of that city for several years. She
!. will attend summer school at Wash
6 ington University, Seattle.
School closed yesterday in Union
!, District No. 81, the directors allowing
the teacher Mrs. Lillian Downs Dob
:. son. weeks grace, thus closing one
y y week earlier than scheduled. Mrs
. Dobson is at her home in Athena.
Miss Edna McAlexander, a graduate
n of the Athena high school, who is nov
T. a student in Milton Columbia college
q is member of the College debating
IS team, and will participate in elias
VI debate during commencement thi
a. week.
rt The hot stuff is being placed on tn
e. westsssection of the road from Adam
to toward the end of the hardsurface. tn
highway is being scarified. graded an
!, rolled. The reservation road is bein
:, used principally for traffic at the pres
"a ent time.
:. In letters to friends here from Mrs
d DePeatt.,it is learned that her sister
Mrs. Gen Harris. was recently marie
in Portland. Mrs. DePeatt expect
Is to visit Athena in the near futur
n from Kalispel, Mont. where she ha
e spent the winter with her daughters.
: An automobile load of friends wen
out to the Alex Mcintyre place Tues
day evening and visited Ross Catron
d who was some time ago kicked by
b mule and severely injured. Mr.. Ca
y tron is now gradually recovering. but
n it will be some time before he is able
IS to work again.
An automobile driven by DR.. Brun'
: dage of Pondleton. went over the bank
= into small stream near Bingham
Springs, Sunday. The doctor escaped
with few slight bruises and the
ladies of the party had their clothing
wet and soiled, the only damage re-
sulting from the accident.
Mr.. and Mrs. Melville Johns were in
Pendleton Saturday afternoon. where
Mrs. Johns attended a reception at the
home of Mrs. William E. Lowell.
which was given in honor of Mrs.
Phoebe M. Snyder and Miss Tess Sny-
! der of Portland The affair is de-
scribed as very brilliant one at
which large number of Pendleton
ladies' assisted.
Everett Gillis. who when small
bov lived with his parents in Athena.
was here yesterday from Walla Walla.
4 renewing old scquaintances. He is
with the Tuna Lum company at Walla
Walla, and was in company with Mr..
Averill of that city. Everett has been
IN very i'll health for the past two
years but is on the mend and hopes for
a permanent restoration to health.
Mrs. Charles B.tts entertained the
Baptist Missionary society at her
country home Wednesday afternoon.
! about 25 being present. A very IN
teresting program was given, the
subject for the afternoon being India.
A violin solo by Kohler Belts, and
& piano solos by Katherine Mcintyre and