The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-07-04


recently sold his ranch at Umapine.
and will visit his daughter, Mrs, d. W.
Piper. at Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Pambrun re-
turned Monday from LaGrande, where
last Saturday they attended the fun7
eral Of their brother-in-law, the late
! Charlie Andrews.
4 Helix. Athena. Weston and Free
| water have not made reports on the
Salvation Army funds drive. Other
towns Ia the county are nearing the
end Of their quotas.
A. M. Medium was down from
Spokane on business last week. Mr..
Meldrum's friends here are sorry to-
| hear that he is in i'll health, but hope
for an early recovery.
] R. E. Phelps. an engineer who has
been connected with the state highway
work in Umatilla county for some
time, has been made county road mas
| ter, assuming his duties July !.
MA bad leak in the water main in
(kont OF the Press office this week has
!! caused the water to be, shut off in a
| part Of the system until new pipe
coupling can be secured from Portland.
VIM. Rice left yesterday for visit
with friends at Prescott. WASH, for a
couple Of days. He will be met there
BY Mrs. Rice. who has been a guest Of
her sister in Spokane the past two
weeks.
| Sergeant Ernest L. Blomgren, bro
| ther of Mrs. ]. R. Barnes, sailed from
4 France on June 10, and will soon be
home. He is with the 10th Engineers
and Sylvan Kennard is in company
| with him.
4 Mrs. M. L. Watts came up from
Portland Saturday. Miss Vernita re-
mained in Portland flor few weeks
longer. and Mrs Watts will return to
the metropolis after a short time at
her home here.
Sergeant James Kirkpatrick. who
was with the llGth Engineers, and a
comrade of Sid Barnes, has arrived at
his home in Weston after eighteen
months overseas. He is a cousin Of
] Mrs. R. A. Thompson Of this city.
The estate of George W. Gross is
valued at 1902, s49.70 in report filed
by the appraisers, M. L. Watts, H. A.
Barrett and W. s. Ferguson. Of this.
I $500 was in Liberty bonds and W. S.
t Stamps. and about $4,000 in land.
Alex johnson has begun the con
r struction of nine room bungalow or
/ the site of his farm house destroyed
$ by fire in the early spring. The dwell
! ing will cost in the neighborhood O.
$4,000. and $. T. Gore Of Walla Walla
!, is the architect.
IS The family Of F. L. Jacobs, Of Cam
Y as. Wash. have arrived in Athena t,
til make this their home. and are residing
for the present at the Dobson home o
Hunt Avenue. Mr.. Jacobs, who is
rancher. will assist in the season
! harvest in this vicinity.
IS Mrs. Minnie DePeatt has returpe
n TO Athena from Kalispel. Montans
where she spent several months wit
/. . hel two daughtersj Mrs. DePeatt hs
Y spent the past fe6. weeks with tt
!, family of Chas. Brotherton. who hav
= moved to farm near Prescott, Wasl
Mr.. and Mrs. L. P. Wilmot al
s spending the 4th with relatives 3
!. Prescott, Wash. "Aunt Lizzie't wa
the recipient Of a delicious birthda
1 cake of the old fashioned pound
. variety. on June 30th, which was col
cocted and baked by her husband
"Uncle Lu."
? Lammasson u McLain, of Pendleto
have opened the Athena Restaurant ;
. the location of the old Palace Cafe Q
+ Main street and are furnishing til
public with first class meals. The me-
proprietors have had considerable el
perience in the restaurant business !
will at all times serve the best th
market affords,
Mrs. Bella Mclean is visiting at tn
home Of her son, James, near Wash
tucna, Wash. The occasion Of he
visit was the bilth Of twin boys t,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mclean. on June 2Sth
The youngsters. one of which weigh
s. and the other 1-2 pounds. arr
named respectively, George Irwin ant
Gale Ross Mclean.
Luther P. Wilmot, Indian War vet
eran, has received his certificate fol
pension, and will hereafter draw $2t
month from the government for ser.
vices rendered in the Indian wars.
He will also receive $500 back paw.
Mr.. Wilmot was instrumental in se-
curing pensions for other veterans who
fought in the Indian wars Of the '70s.
l~<SFrom all reports, huckleherries are
going to be plentiful in the mountains
this season. The prospects for a heavy
crop are said to be better than for a
| number of years past, the hillsidcs be-
ing covered with the blossoms and
venng berries. No doubt many will
taks advantage of the opportunity Of
lst King up OH this most delicious Of
all berries.
| Because Of strikes and car shortage.
a shortage of coal production is an