The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1919-06-06


and Martha A. Childreth. both Of PEN
dleton, Rev. Clevenger performing the
ceremony.
For Sale. One Holt caterpillar com
. Dined harvester. Been used but short
time and is in good condition and re-
pair. Apply to Ernest Koepke or to
! F. S. LeGrow.
Mr.. Hickman. who has been remod-
cling the Hansell farm home. has al
most completed his work and the house
now affords all the modern conven-
fences, making an up-to-date home.
! Miss Pauline Myrick has resigned
her position with the Athena Drug
Company. Miss Myrick will take
much needed vacation, and will prob
ably enter college this fall.
! Herbert Parker looks perfectly nat
| ural in his old position at the first
chair in the Parker barber shop, after
years absence in the service. And
he has not lost any wrinkles of the
tonsorial art.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Russell and little
daughter. Athena, motored last week
to Loon Lake, WASH. where they vis-
tied at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. AL. Nordean. An eleven-pound
son was recently born to Mr.. and Mrs.
Nordean.
+ Miss Lois Barnes. of Chelan, Wash,
was guest OF Mrs. J. R. Barnes.
| Wednesday. Miss Barnes, who is
cousin of John and Sidney Barnes. is
en- route to her home from Berkeley.
California, where she is student in
the college.
| Mrs. Will Rider of North Yakima,
was a guest of her sister-in-law. Mrs.
| B. B. Richards. over the week end
Mr.. and Mrs. Richards drove with
their guest to Walla Walla, Sunday
afternoon, where she visited with Mrs.
Otis Whiteman.
Frank ]. Harris, manager of the
Athena Drug Company store, returned
Saturday from Spokane where lie at
tended the Rexall convention and pur
chased a large and elaborate line of
Christmas goods. Mrs Harris re-
mained for visit with relatives.
Joseph N. Scott Wednesday made
the purchase of home in Pendleton,
where he will move from the ranch
west of town. early in September. The
residence was purchased from DR..
Frank Boyden, and includes all fur.
nishlngs. the prize being reported al
3 $4,000.
G. F. Brown, the painter. has moved
n his family over from Walla Walla. ant
y is occupying the L. j. Foss property
e in the north part of town. Mr.. Brown
contemplates carrying stock of paints
ana wall paper in the building on low
er Main street, formerly occupied b.
: e. A. Bennett.
Mrs. A. B. Steele and daughter Eliz
/. abeth will leave Sunday for visi
! with friends in Portland. Mrs. Steel
y will be guest of her sister. who re
= sides in the metropolis. and will al
tend sessions of the Grand Chapter
h Order of Eastern Star. which convene
d there next week.
Weston young people have rente
the Athena opera house and will Civ
o dances there tonight and tomorrow
: night. for the entertainment of Wes
ton picnicers who delight in tripping
: the light fantastic. Good order is tt
be observed and every one is invited tc
, attend these dances.
} Mrs. Sarah Bowles and Miss Laura
Bowles of Wala Walls, were guests
this week at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
F. S. lie Grow. Miss Bowles spent
the past winter in Washington. D. c..
, where lie was employed in war work
in the Chemical Warfare department.
in clerical capacity.
Mrs. Guy Cronk left this week for
an extended visit with friends at Port
land and Seattle. Guy is finding the
usual difficulty in tending the chickens,
garden, etc. in the absence of the
housewife but has consolation in know
ing that he is only the first 10 the
tliroug of husbands who will be sum-
mer bachelors.
Rev. B. B. Burton, pastor of the
Christian church. was called by tel-
phone message Wednesday night. to
leave yesterday morning on the early
train for two points over in Washing
ton state, where he was to lecture at
Chautauquas, for the Ellison White
Lyceum Bureau. He will be home to
fill his pulpit Sunday.
A letter from John Wall dated May
IL, states that he was booked to leave
Coblenz on the 18th for London, via.
Antwerp. Belgium. He says it is ru-
mored that after the parade in London
on Empire day. the picked regiment
from the Third Army CORPS, which is
to give exhibitions in rife drill and
line maneuvers may sail for the Unit
ed States.
+. S. LeGrow, F. B. BOYD and Mar
tin Sebasky this week received stems
from Corporal Edward Sebasky. who is
with the Army of Occupation in Ger
many. The drinking vessels are indi-
vidual works of art, and beautifully
colored. In Germany they are used for
different purpose than it is now pos
sible to put them to over here. But