The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-09-19

Sirayed. From the George Winr
pasture east of Weston. the following
described horses: One blue mare,
brand P on right shoulder; one light
gray mare, . year old brand unknown;
one yearling mare. no brand. Will
give reward. Ralph Kinnear, Weston.
Friends in Athena have received an.
nouncement Of the wedding in Seattle,
on September 10th, of Walter Judy,
to Miss Pauline Klemen, Of that city.
The groom, who is employed in the
money order department of the Seattle
postoffice, was formerly resident Of
this city.
! Edward LeFave's seth birthday an.
niversary was observed Monday at the
Bergevin farm home south Of Athena,
by relatives and friends, who enjoyed
a sumptuous birthday dinner. The
old gentleman received many congrat-
ulations and well wishes from host
Of friends. during the day.
IN Dbu Hodgens has the distinction Of
l1Gng one Of the eight Umatilla county
peAsons W ho were fortunate in secur-
ing tickets to admit them to hear
President Wilson speak in Portland.
Joseph N. Scott heard the President
| in Seattle, and attended luncheon
given in honor Of the chief executive.
All stores and business houses in
Athena will close all day tomorrow,
Saturday, in order that the peoplelwho
work indoors may have the opportun-
| ity Of attending the Round Up. The
big Wild West show is bigger than
ever this year, and the attendance
promises to tax the seating capacity
Of grandstand and hleachers.
Mrs. E. McPherrin has returned
from Spokane. where she visited her
son, Roy. She enjoyed the Spokane
fair while there. and also heard SER
mon by the Rev. Davis Errett, former
Athena pastor. Mrs. McPherrin re-
ports that both Mr. and Mrs. Errett
may become identified with the faculty
Of Spokane Christian College.
Mrs. Warren Wood. of Gold Reach,
Curry County was guest of Athena
friends Tuesday afternoon. Mrs.
Wood whose husband is a prominent
lawyer. and Judge Of the Curry county
court is visiting her parents Mr.. and
Mrs. L. s. Wood. in Weston. She
will be joined this week by Judge
Wood who comes for the Round Up.
J. P Matthews, late of the Ham.
ley shop at Pendleton. will open ar
automobile-top repairing and uphols
tering shop in Athena. The location
of the shop will be in the building
west of the First National Bank. Mr.
Matthews is an experienced upholster'
er and automobile trimmer and nj
doubt will do we'll in this line of bus
mess in Athena.
Mrs A. Matthews will move he
Style Shop to the brick building mex
to the Library, recently vacated b.
A. B. Steele. The change will be
beneficial one for the Style Shop
which is proving most popular shop
ping point for the ladies of the it,
and vicinity. Increasing business hal
forced Mrs. Matthews into more com
| modious quarters.
Rev. and Mrs. Helmick. who for
merly resided in Athena, passe,
through last week on their way from
Wallace, Idaho, to their new cbarg,
the Methodist church at Hood River
They were travelling by automobile ant
were accompanied by their son, Frank
who mas been l8 months in overseas
service, and spent the week end here
with their cousins, Mrs. Elinor Nc
Pherrin and Mrs. Samuel Booher.
The Rev. G. Kopriva, late pastor
of the Methodist church at Bickerton,
Wash, has come to take up the pastor
al work of the Methodist Episcopal
church. Rev. Kopriva will preach biz
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