The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-05-02

uted to the afternoons entertainment,
followed by the serving of delicious
refreshments by Mesdames Reynauo
end Proudfit. Those present were.
Mrs. w. H. Gould Mrs. Frank Price.
| Mrs. J.. o. Wood, Mrs. Ernest Ross,
Mrs. H. Goodwin, Mrs. ]. F. Snider,
Mrs Robert Proudfit and Mrs. R. L.
Reynaud.
In Mrs. Miller's real estate office is
displayed wheat sample from Alex
McIntyres field, the stalks measuring
| 81 inches. Mr.. Mcintyre has a large
acreage of growing grain that at this
time gives excellent indications OF
producing bumper yield with favor
| able growing conditions. JOS N, Scott
also has a large acreage which shows
| up exceedingly we'll. In fact the en-
| tire producing area of this section
| looms up in very favorable light, at
this time
The Weston Leader reports that
as result of the extremely heavy
SHOWS In the mountains considerable
damage was done to buildings at the
Blue Mountain sawmill. Roofs of the
bunk house. barn and boX-shook
| warehouse partly collapsed under the
| weight of what was reported at one
time to have been nine feet of snow.
Elmer Storie, of the firm of Stur-
gis & Store. was in town Tuesday
from Walla Walla. The firm has dis
0osed of large number of caterpil-
lar tractors and self-propelled har-
vesters this season. They had a splen.
did exhibit at the Walla Walla trac-
tor show last week.
Henry Thompson was in town We'd
nesday and took bunch of Henry
Barrett's sheep to the foothill range
| across the Umatilla river. The sheen
were wintered on the Barrett place
| north of town, consists of a band of
ewes and lambs, and left for the range
| in good condition.
h Ross Catron, employed by Alex Nc
{ntyre, was kicked by a mule Monday
and seriously injured. MIR. Catron
was struck in the stomach and DR.,
| Sharpe was at once called in attend
ance. The patient is getting along
as well as could be expected at this
time.
| John Rothroek and Green Estes
NQntemplate taking a recreation trip
Yinto the mountains in the southwest
| part of the county. They have loaded
an automobile with bedding fishing
tackle and grub, and propose to re-
main in the hills for some time.
Joe Hodgson has fixed up his
office at the mill in truly elegant
style-and now it is said that all he
needs is a young lady stenographer
of type to match the furniture
Weston Leader. What's the color of
the Majors furniture?
l. DR.. Horace P. Belknap, who mar,
Vsied Miss Gladys Andre of this city
has arrived in Moston from France,
where he served in the medical corps,
Prior to giving his sevices to Uncle
Sam, DR.. and Mrs. Balknap resided in
Portland
For the second time in period OF
16 years, the county jail contained nc
prisoners, this week. On April s,
1918, the Jail was unoccupied by pris-
oners, for the first time in Is years
remaining tenantless for three days
No meeting of the local Red Cross
/ Twas held this week on account of hav.
ing no work on hand. but consign
ment consisting of boys shirts has beer
received, and a good attendance is re.
quested for next Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. George Banister enjoyed a
short visit Wednesday from her sister,
Mrs E. H. Leonard, who motored
down from Waitsburg with Mr.. Leon
ard on business trip.
| M. L. Watts, Omar Stephens, Mar
ion Hansell. Ralph Cannon and W. P.
Littleiohn attended the trap shoot at
Waitsburg yesterday. A high wind
prevented good shooting.
~ Mr.. and Mrs. Harden have gone to
Nhe>Cold Springs ranch of their SON.
in-law and daughter. Mr. and MIS-
Gerald Kilgore. for the summer
months.
Mrs. A. B. McEwen. who is visiting
her children here from Portland, went
to Helix Saturday, to be guest of
her sister. Mrs. j. S. Norvell. for
few days.
George Gross was taken suddenly i'll
at his home on Fourth street, Wednes-
day evening, but is much better at
present. a4..