The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-09-05

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Miss Irene Hawks. Of Walla Walla
was weekend guest of Miss Lucille
Taylor. and was accompanied home BY
4 her hostess and Mrs. w. R. Taylor
and Mrs. B. D. Tharp. Sunday even
ing. E
Mr.. and Mrs. B. B. Richards drove
to Walla Walla Sunday. and were ac'
panied home by their nephew. Dale
| Whiteman. who will remain with
them and attend school in Athena this
| year.
| Mrs. M. E. Burden. mother Of Win
Burden and Mrs. James Huggins,
suffered paralytic stroke yesterday
morning at the home of her daughter.
Her condition is reported serious. the
left side being affected.
Mrs. David Ferris. Of the Walla
Walla valley. and Mrs. Lizzie Vol
weller, Of Kennewick have been in the
city this week. in attendance upon
their father. 0. w. B. Zerba. who is
seriously i'll at his home here.
| Mr.. and Mrs. B. D, Tharp and son,
Lawrence. left Wednesday for Condor.
where they go with the view of leas-
ing or purchasing wheat land. They
went down in their Buick car. and will
enjoy camping during the trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Baldwin. and two chill
| dren. of Lambert. Oklahoma, are in
the city visiting relatives. Mrs.
Baldwin is daughter Of the late
Daniel Gholson, Of Abba. Iowa, and
niece of W. ]. Gholson of this city.
Ten of the county districts opened
school last Monday, and most other
schools will open next Monday. A
| few districts will not hold sessions.
owing to the lack Of sufficient stu
dents, according to the East Oregon
ian.
Mrs. ]. C. Walter, accompanied by
her sister. Mrs Rudolph Leisinger, Of
Helix. will go TO Portland this week.
where they will be guests at the we'd
ding of friend. Mrs. Walter will
remain for fortnight's visit in Port
land.
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Pinkerton and
Mrs. James Nelson visited Wednesday
at the D. A., rinkerton home near
State Line. Ad Pinkerton recently
purchased from Mrs. Simard. the old
DR.. Eagan place. and now has an idea
home.
| Mrs. Frank Tharp will arrive home
| this week from Portland, where sht
has spent several months with hel
I daughter, MRS. Fred Collins. sMr. AM
Mrs. Collins have moved TO st. Helens
Oregon, where Mr.. Collins has a pos
ition in a lumber mill.
Miss Mamie Barnes Of w eston visit
! ed Tuesday nightlat the hope sof be
bfother, j. r. Barnes, on the Yves
| Side. She has but recently returne
from Bellingham. Wash, where sh
attended the summer session, of tn
| Normal school,. ~ ss
| W. r. Taylor returned the, fore par
of the week from Calgary, Alberta
where be attended the Stampede ex
bibition. He says Calgary put on
| good show. One of the best buckinf
horses in the dominion was purchased
for the Round Up association.
| Virgil Willabv has moved his stocl
up from Gold Spring to the Dean Will
aby ranch west of town, on account o1
the scarcity Of feed and water in that
vicinity. With Mrs. Willaby. he will
this fall move to the VIM. Willaby
ranch northeast Of town, to reside.
Dick Clemons came near losing two
or three perfectly good dieits from his
right hand. one day last week when he
came in too close proximity to the
pulleys at the mill. Only the throwing
of belt saved the hand from lacera-
tion, and but few bruises resulted.
John Walter is carrying his arm in
bandages. as the result of kick from
his big iron horse. While endeavor-
| ing to crank his trastor, recently he
received a kick which severely bruised
the ligaments Of his arm and incapac-
itated him for further hard labor for a
| time. s3
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Pinkerton had as
their guests this week, Mrs. Ethel Pin
kerton and little daughter. of Port
land. Mrs. Pinkerton is the widow Of
the late Ellis Pinkerton. Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Pinkerton of Weston.
were also guests at their home Sum
day.
Warren James. an empleye of the
Warren Construction company, was
badly burned at the paving plant in
Adams Saturday when "hot stuff"
splasbed in bis face, leaving severe
burns about his ears. nose and mouth.
He is going about with his head
swathed in bandages.
Joseph N. Scott this week moved
his family to their new home in PEN
dleton. il6 Lewis street. purchased
early in the summer from DR.. Frank
Boyden. Mrs. Scott will remain in
Pen1leton, where the little daughters
will attend school. while Mr.. Scott will
continue to operate his farm west Of
town. for the fall months.