The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-06-30

few days ago on his return to Walla
Walla from motor trip into Sher-
man county, where he visited his
aged parents. He reports crop con-
ditions to be fairly good in that Sec
tion, although it received only .16 of
an inch Of rainfall during the big rain
wheat is the most successful down
in Umatilla county. Turkey Red
| wheat is the most successful, and
some Of it will 60 fifteen sacks to
the acre.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter Geiss were
here during the week, visiting rela-
tives and friends. They lately mo-
tored up from their winter home at
Long Beach, California.
| After session Of potato planting
at the Marvin Adkins place on Reed
and Hawley mountain, j. R. Adkins
has gone to the Snake river for
visit with the ]. H. McGibbons. He
accompanied Mr.. McGibbon and fam
lily upon their return from motor
trip to Weston.
An unusual incident in Masonic
work occurred Saturday evening at
special meeting of the Weston "blue
lodge" when the acting worshipful
master raised" his father and
brother in the degree of Master Ma
son. Wallace Nelson of The Dalles
held the chair at the W. M. station,
and his father, N. H. Nelson, and
brother, S. S. Nelson, received the
degree. The work was exempliled by
a team from The Dalles. Prior to
the ceremony, banquet was served
to the local and visiting Masons by
members of the Eastern Star.
The auto camp ground at Weston
now has an ample supply of substan-
tial tables, kindly donated by Matt
Mosgrove. Some camp stoves are
badly needed.
Mrs. J. W. Bowers was conveyed
Wednesday to Pendleton, where she
sustained an operation for acute ap-
pendicitis.
W. S. Price made the discouraging
discovery the other day that his spud
patch was infested with the real,
genuine, blown-in-the-bottl Colorado
potato bugs. HHe at once got busy
with spray AMI discouraged the
bugs. The pests seem to be working
in small area down here, and
haven't gone into the mountains.
Mrs. L. M. Funk of WalIa Walla
and Mrs. Ida Coffin left Tuesday for a
weeks outing at Bingham Springs.
Louis Schmuck, a pioneer and
extensive landowner of eastern Wash
ington, died Saturday at his home
in Walla Walla. Mr.. Schmuck was
brother-in-law of Mrs. Eta Gerking
Of Weston.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Wurzer re-
turned Saturday from motor trip
into Adams county, Washington, and
Mr.. Wurzer leased his wheat ranch
near Batum station. They found
Odessa almost wholly deserted, with
every business house closed, the pop
Ilation having moved over in body
% Grab creek to celebrate with the
Did settlers. Mr.. Wurzer says there
will be fair yield of wheat in Adams
county if the weather is favorable.
A large part of the crop seems to be :
nearly a month later than usual.
The movable fixtures went out of |
he Weston Mercantile store this
week, having been sold by Matt Mos
srove to merchants in different
owns. The stock will all have been
shipped out and the store room va
ated by July 1st.
The farm house on the G. DeGraw
,lace south of town, farmed by Sim
Julley, has been freshened and beau ;
htSu Will tWO codto Ol WulIe paint, =
Ipplied by Walter Payne.
Ninety in the shade was the max i
mum temperature last Sunday at a
Weston, as reported by Merritt A.
Baker. On the same day Walla Wal
a and Pendleton sweltered in heat a
eported, respectively, at 100 and 101
egrees. This bears out the frequent :
mild boasas Of its inhabitants that
Weston in midsummer is ten degrees
ooler than either of its large neigh
ors. The hot spell was followed by :
ooler weather, and wheat conditions
re reported to be quite favorable
n this neighborhood.
Mrs. Charles J. Hall and family =
1T this week for their new home at =
amas, Wash.
Weston Mountain Community club
ill stage neighborhood Fourth Of h
uly celebration, to be held in Bry- P
on's grove. There will be feasting =
nd merriment, and a program of
ports and exercises. The picnic din
er will be neighborhood affair,
ospitably served to all corners.
Capt. H. E. O'Harra and Carl
randi returned Tuesday from trip :
. por4la..I E.. =