The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-02-21

the week end with his brother. Omar,
| Stephens in Athena. JelErecently re-
covered from an attaekAQf influenzs.
during which for several days his life
was despaired Of.
Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Haworth have
returned to Athena from Pendleton
to reside. Mr.. Haworth resigned his
position with the Pendleton Trading
company. where he has been employed
for several months.
The Standard Oil company has an
attractive display Of zerolene in one
of the show windows at c. A. Barrett
& Co. IS this week. The decoration is
by Guy Cronk, local agent for the
Standard Oil people.
Dean and Virgil WiIlaby will engage
in wheat farming, having leased $50
acres of wheat land in the Cold Springs
district. 1t is understood that Virgil
will run the ranch and Dean will con-
tinue to carry mail for Uncle Sam.
| Only one more case of scarlet fever
has been reported this week. This is
at the Eaton home, where two other
children had the fever, as reported
last week. The little daughter Of Mr..
and Mrs. F. B. Radtke is recovering
rapidly.
| This afternoon, at her school in Dis
trict No. 1l3, Mrs. &. G Stone, as
sisted by the school of fifty pupils,
will serve a Washington's Birthday
dinner to County Superintendent Green
and the board Of directors of the
school. r
| P. c. McElhany of Umapine, has
purchased the Keen barber shop. taxi
| ing possession of the business this
week. Mr.. McElhany has family of
wife AMI three children. They will
occupy house on Jefferson street east
of Fourth.
Jesse Myrick .is making substantial
improvements oh his residence prop
erty. on High street, west of srd. re-
Gently purchased from Mrs. Maloney.
The rooms will be enlarged. redecor-
ated, and modern bath facilities added.
| Remember, this evening at the
Methodist church dining room, a sump-
tuous Washington's Birthday Dinner
will be served. All the good things in
season. Let the people Of Athena give
the ladies' the generous patronage they
deserve
| Emery Achilles was called to Spo
kane. Sunday night, to attend his fla
| ther, Rev. E. W. Achilles who has
been very low in hospital there fo
some time. His daughter Mrs. Olive
Dickenson has been with him since
| last week.
N Dave Stone is in the sheep busines
Kins modest wayss his-holdings at pres
ent numbering four head His bro
ther- -in-law. Joe Elliott, being inter
|, ested for some reason or other in IL
welfare of the flock. suggests tha
Dave purchase a 5000 sheep dog.
I
Lawson Booher went over to Wall
: Walla Wednesday, where he submitte
to an operation for slight growth o
his head. which was performed by Di
Keylor. Lawson was accompanied b
Lloyd Ritchie. returning the sam
evening. ss
Miss Laura Purcell. who has bee
visiting at the home of her sister, Mrs
M. W. Hansell. for several weeks vii
return tomorrow to her home at Ore
gon City. Miss Purcell will be accom-
panied home by her brother, Otto. VIII
will visit his home there for time.
The revival meetings at Weston
under Evangelist Taylor, of Los An
geles. are reported to be increasing il
interest, the hall on Main street beinl
filled nightly with the congregations
A large chorus is giving splendid mu
sic under the direction ofssthe evan gel
lists son.
Miss Doris Barnes is in the cit!
from Weston, visiting her friend, Mrs
Alfred Castillo, at the Pinkerton HON,
on College street, and also relative
here. Miss Barnes. who is presiding
officer of the Eastern Star chaptera 9
Weston. visited the local chapter Wed
IEnesday evening. 0 {,
Weston s. committee for securing
soldier memorial building for tia
town reported to the, commercial asAo
citation of that place that theft pfe
lminary work was well under way
DR.. f. d. Watts has donated lst. fl
the site of the building on Main street
adjacent to the city PARK.
Mrs. Lee Raymond. who is at th
home of her parents, Mr., and Mrs. A
j. Parker, expects that her husband
who is in the quartermaster's depart
j ment of the service in San Francisco
may soon receive his discharge. Mrs
Raymond has, been residing in Seattl
until recently
INA coterie of Athena boys are facin
segious trouble, brought about by
! number of reprehensible and inexeus
able acts ranging from breaking wir
dows to smashing insulators on tn
big power electric line with slingshotf
The latter offense will probably caus
9 action to be taken by the district al
torneg.
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