The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-10-31

| Mr.. and Mrs. j. N. Scott came III
from their home in Pendleton Sun
day and attended church service ii
Athena.
| Milt Swaggat was over from hi.
Baker county ranch this week. Mr.
Swaggart likes his new home yer,
much. He is engaged principally il
stockraising, and contemplates ad
ding band aof sheep to his stock
Hfdings in the near future.
Mr.. and Mrs. Flint N. Johns cam,
up from Vancouver, Wash, last Sat
urday and will be for the present al
the Melville Johns farm west Of towr
where Flint will assist in the fall
seeding. The newly weds spent thei,
honeymoon at Seaside, Oregon
where they went directly after the
wedding.
Attorney WAITS Of this city, and
E. H. Leanord Of Waitsburg, return
ed Sunday from three-weeks' hunt
ing trip on the Flathead river in
Montana. They were successful in
killing the limit on elk, one each. In
addition to their successful kill Of big
game, they hRd royal sport in angling
for trout. = Mr.. Watts and Mr..
Leanord madeNa trip last fall to t he
Same hunting grounds.
= Louis Stewart came mp from o. A.
C.last week to assist in seeding at
the Stewart farm west Of town, bnt
found the gronnd under two or three
inches Of snow. kHowever, he is
putting in the time until better
weather prevails by harvesting the
spud crop, later resuming his inter
rupted studies at the college. Miss
Ruth Stewart will return after the
holidays and will be member Of
tbf graduation class.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Dudley write
from Eugene that they encountered
some "rongh shedding" while going
through to Portland by automobile.
They will spend the winter at Long
Beach and other points in the Sunny
South, going the> entire distance in
their Premier cary Lieutenant Glen
is sole occupant apd Lord Of the
Manor at the Dudley home east Of
town, where he holds forth in soli-
tary state.
MIR. R. E. Morton, of the Mergen-
tn aler Linotype company, who spent
several days at the Press office, in
stalling Linotype mecbihe, left yes
terday for Portland. MIR. Morton is
an expert machinist anA a speedome-.
ter, when it comes to manipulating
the keys on a type-setting machine.
Morton is "a regular fellow, with a
rounded propensity for chicken din
ners, SO the least Boyd and Wood
could do was to send him out Of town.
Miss Doris Barnes, popular young
lady Of Weston. was stricken with
appendicitis Sunday night and has
since been in critical condition. AT
she is very much better and
T is hoped an operation may be avert
I'd. Miss Barnes was appointed lead
sr of the Red Cross drive for Wes- |
;on and had accepted the appoint
nent. She has been prominent in |
ted Cross and club activities. and
'as many anxious friends who hope |
or her speedy recovery.
Despite January weather in Octo-
er which interfered with seeding
perations, Athena farmers are opti-
nistic over prevalent weather condi-
ions. Rain and snow supplied need
d moisture, which, when the predict
d "fair spell" of weather comes. the
oil will be in prime condition to
prout the grain. But few Of the
ider, and none of the younger gen.
rations can recall another October
nat furnished real winter weather
3 Eastern Oregon.
with two big elk as trophies Of
ne hunt, F. S. LeGrow and Sam
ambrun returned this week from the
lathead hunting grounds in Montana.l
ne hunters went by pack train fromI
t. ignatius to the south fork Of thd
lathead river. The pack horses for
le Trip were furnished by Charlie
lard OF Poison, Montana. After the
anne was killed and the feat prepared
y the packs, severe winter weather
as encountered while crossing the
wan River range of mountains.
Mrs. +. s. LeGrow has arrived
ome after q three weeks visit with
er brother, Grover Bowles and wife.
the LeGrow ranch near Drum
ond, Montana. She accompanied
r. LeGrow home, he having visited
'e ranch after his hunt. Ed Sc
asky and George Winship, who have
near the ranch, are pro-
-essing finely with their cabins, and