The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-01-03

Archie Rice. former clerk in the
Athena Department Store. who has
lately been employed at Echo, is visit
ing his brother in this city.
Until this morning. when Chinook
wind moderated the temperature, the
thermometer has registered close to
zero every night this week.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. L. M. Martin,
of Lebanon. Oregon. Dec. 30. a son.
Mr.. Martin was formerly manager of
the picture show house in this city.
Latest news from Jesse Ellington is
that he was with the Army of Occupa-
tion, marching toward the Rhine. He
is member of an Engineers corps.
Mrs. John Harrison mother of Mrs.
Charles Kirk arrived at the home of
her daughter, from Brownsville Tues
day evening She will remain during
her daughters illness.
Milk Prices. Beginning February
lst, on acc >unt of increased cost OF
feed, we will be compelled to charge
IL lac per quart, and &c per pint fol-
milk. Cation & Son.
Lawrence Sharp writes his parents
that be ranked third in shrapnel shoot
ing at Mare Island. where he is with
the u. S. Marines. He states he will
soon leave ON voyage to China.
Mrs. W. E. Dobson resumed teach,
| ing in the Waterman district Monday
after the holiday vacation of two
weeks. Her school, so far. has moi
closed on account of the flu epidemic.
Change Of Schedule. - Until further
notice, the Pendleton-W Weston auto
stage will make only one round triI
daily, leaving Athena at 10 a. m
and returning, Leave Pendlctcn at 2:SO
/ Frank Sanders. who was last weel
reported critically i'll with the flu, il
now convalescent, as is also his wife
Two new cases in his neighborhood
northwest of town are Mrs. Alex Nc
l,Intyre and Emery Achilles.
J Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Anderson wer
| in the city Sunday from their hom'
near Helix. They had taken to he
home in Milton. Mrs. w. H. Bailey
who had nursed the case of Mrs. Gle
Martin, who died of the influenza, nea
Helix.
4 Hamp Booher was over from Westo
! Wednesday. He reported that by con
forming to strict quarantine regula
tions, Weston has reduced its flu cpl
demic to couple Of cases, and the
were nearly ready to come from unde
quarantine.
MRS. Delbert Clore writes her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. W. R. Taylor
that Mr4Clore is but slowly recoverin
from serious case of the influenza a
their home atsAbingdon, Ill. The othe
members of the family were Athlete
with the disease during the fall.
Mrs. Gribble, of Chico. California
mother of R. A. Gribble. teacher ]
/ the public schools, arrived in the cit
Friday evening and is guest at tn
home of her son. Mr.. Gribble is re
covering from serious attack of tn
flu and his wife is also confined to he
bed with the disease.
Lester Norman, of the ll6tb Engir
eers, the first Pendleton member of tn
4lst division to return from overse
service. says the East Oregonian, a.
rived there Tuesday morning frol
Camp Dodge Iowa where he was mus
tered out after his arrival from France
He left France just month ago an
was on the ocean ID days.
TX A leak in the city pipe on Mai
| street allowed water to seep through
| detective connection in Dick ThomI
| sons gasoline service tankX with th
result that John d. push huid col
tanned therein became destandardizei
For awhile Guy Crork, local Standal
Oil agent. was put strictly on the d'