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

in the city Saturday evening He is
visiting his uncle, Sanford Stone.
Mrs. W. E. Dobson has been i'll the
past week at her home on the West
Side. with severe attack of influenza.
Pneumonia was threatened, but the
patient is now considered out of dam
ger.
Mrs. Jennie A. Barrett went to Port
land this week. on business and plea
sure trip combined. She was accom-
panied to Pendleton by Mrs. H. A.
Barrett and her daughter, Mrs. G. c.
Clinton.
A. Reise, of Tacoma, has arrived IN
the city and entered employment with
the Athena Department Store. Mr..
Reise is drygoods expert and will
have charge of that department for
Mr.. Radtke.
Glen Prater. brother of Mrs Gary
Taylor, who served in the old Co. X
outfit of Walla Walla in France, was
in the city the fore part of the week.
He was recently discharged and re-
turned to his home in Walla Walla.
The mother of Henry Miller died at
St.. Helens. Oregon, March IL, passing
away before Mr.. Miller reached her
bedside. He was called from here on
the day of her DEATH The remains
were inferred at Springfield, Oregon.
Six parcels of Indian land, located
on the Umatilla Indian reservation
will offer for sale to the highest bid
der, subject to appraised valuation.
Information will be given upon appll-
cation to Superintendent Sw lrtzlander.
A letter from Edward Cox, at Long
Beach, California, states that his fla.
ther. E. R. Cox. still continues in an
i'll state of health. and is confined in
hospital. 1t is thought the old gentle
man NAV have cancer Of the stomach.
Peter Crockatt, under the Univer-.
sity of Oregon, gave a lecture to the
pupils of the Athena schools Thursday
of last week, his subject being the
present economic conditions. Mr..
Crockatt was formerly resident of
Athena.
w Zerba Bros. have installed new
Magno for testing and recharging Ford
magnetos. The little machine will
find short circuits and other electric
troubles which the Ford is heir to and
will recnarge without removing the
engine from the base.
4 sI1>Roland Andre writes his mother,
FMrs.NW. S. Ferguson. that he is now
at Newport News, having sailed
through the. Panama Canal. He en-
closes some splendid views of the can
al, and thinks he will be on his way
! west in the near future
| News is received here of the deatl
of the infant of Mr.. and Mrs. A
Mackenzie Meldrum, at their home il
| Spokane. recently. The little one dice
from the effects of influenza. will
which the parents and five other chill
! dren were also afflicted.
INMf and Mrs Will Campbell we're il
BVn yesterday. having come over in
FthefNcar from Hot Lake, bringing
I home Hank Caplinger. Mr.. Caplingel
was at the sanitarium for some time
| after having influenza. He is some
what improved in health.
| Mrs. Walter Stewart of North Yak
ina. and daughter, Mrs. Earl Emmett
of Gregory. S. D., are visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Stewart
northwest of town. The two Mrs.
Stewards are sisters, aud the niece is
on her way home after visiting her
mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. l.. Watts and H. l..
Watts returned Tuesday from an auto
mobile trip to Spokane. The roads
were found to be in good condition and
the trip was enjoyed despite the fact
that one side of the chassis frame
broke and had to be repaired in the
Falls city.
Sam Booher was unfortunate in los
ing $50 on Main street Monday fore
noon Of course. no one found the
money. as 1t has not been returned to
Mr.. Booher. Should any one have
picked it up. he will now know the
rightful owner and receive mis- hearty
thanks, upon returning It,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. McAlister. of
Fendleton. were in Athena Sunday.
having been called he:e by the death
OF the little son of Mr.. and Mrs Frank
j. Harris. Mr.. and Mrs. McAllister
will leave soon for Los Angeles, Calf.
to reside. having sold out their drug
store interests in Pendleton.
lf Seth Haworth and companion ex-
cavated seven coyote pups from a den
on one Of the Joseph Scott places the
other day. The mother coyote was not
encountered in the raid, but the two
men consider that they had profitable
day nevertheless. as the bounty they
will receive amounts to $2S.
Charles Grant has returned to Ath-
ena from Condor, for the purpose of
operating restaurant and short order
house. He is renovating his old stand
on Main street, and after thorough
renovation, will open for business