The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-08-25

| Drake is en- route from her seaside
home at Pacific City, to Montana,
wherA she will be employed in a
school this winter.
i New books on the rental shelves
Of the local library this week are:
Gentle Julia, Harrington; The Coun-
try Beyond, Curwood; Man Size,
Raine; If Winter Comes, Hutchens ,n;
The Covered Wagon, Hough.
! Mrs. c. L. Lowther is expected to
arrive home soon, after an extended
visit in the valley. Miss Iris Lowther,
daughter of Rev. and Mrs. Lowther,
was recently married, the mother be-
ing present at the ceremony.
Oscar Edwards, brother Of Mrs. R.
A. Thompson, who has been assist
ing at the garage, left Tuesday for
the coast, where he will join his par
ents on a pleasure trip. Oscar ex-
poets to get his limit Of two deer.
Miss Audrey Winship was reported
in critical condition the first of
the week at her home in Salem, from
an attack of appendicitis. She was
operated on for relief, since which
time she is, reported to be improving.
NJ George Winship, who is employed
hS the Standard Oil Company at the
lbcal distributing station, will spend
his two weeks vacation at the home
OF his parents in Salem. He will
be accompanied by his brother, Dick
Winship.
Mrs. Edith Van Deusen held mil
linery school Wednesday and Thurs
day in the Civic Club rooms. About
fifteen ladies were interested in the
lessons the first day, and larger
number the second, in making and
remodeling fall hats.
4 Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Keen left yes-
tFrday morning for Cannon Beach for
a two weeks vacation. Miss Bertha
Jean Murdock, sister of Mrs. Keen,
who recently returned from sum-
mers visit to Grand Rapids, Mich
igan, accompanied them.
DR.. Watts reports that Mrs. Flor
ence Markly of this place who under
went on operation at the hospital in
Pendleton last Tuesday for the re-
moval of tonsils and some nasal OBJ
structions is recovering nicely and
will be able to return home soon.
1t is reported that little attas
is being paid to the game CO
sion's order to close Umatilla COZ.
on killing pheasant and grouse
this open season. Deer hunterGSe
turning from the mountains eas( bf
town, report that shooting grouse
in the vicinity Of the Tollgate was
OF common occurrence, Sunday.
DIR. A. G. Froom arrived in Athe-
ma from Alberta Tuesday, to resume
the practice of dentistry. DR.. Froom
is making arrangements to open his
office in Main street location. Mrs
Froom and son will arrive here in
several weeks from Alberta. She re-
mained there to place her new some
in order before returning to Athena
for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Merritt Clothier and
Miss Edith Booth left Saturday morn
ing by car for Sweetwater, Idaho,
where they will visit Mr.. and Mrs.
Hugh Oinstot. Mr.. and Mrs. Clothier
will later go to Wenatchee, Wash.
Miss Booth will after two weeks time
return to Athena where she will
teach in one of the country districts
during the coming year.
K Mr.. and Mrs. Homer I. Watts, and
Mr.. and Mrs. E. A. Leonard of Waits
burg contemplate leaving next week
on hunting trip into British Col
umbia. The party will 60 by auto
mobile to Kiethly Creek. Mr.. Watts
has purchased an Evenrude motor
which he will use for motive power
on the boat the party will travel in
on lake and river. Mr.. Watts and /
Mr.. Leonard were in the Keithly
Creek district last fall and were sue
cessful in hunting moose and cariboo.
Word came from the John Day
country Wednesday that M. L. Watts
had killed a buck, and also that
Ukiah man had bagged one. Mr..
Watts went on hunting trip with
Lowell Rogers and Sol Baum of PEN
dleton.
Mrs. S. F. Sharp has returned home
from an extended visit with her
daughter, at Tacoma.
SlBert Warren who farms near Helix,
was knocked down and seriously in
jured by runaway team Wednesday.
He is being treated for his injuries
at the hospital in Pendleton.
The family and friends of Jean P.
Kirkpatrick, editor and publisher of
the Pilot Rock Record, are worried
over his mysterious disappearance,
from Walla Walla where he recently
took his family to reside. Different
theories are advanced for the editors
disappearance. 1t is said he was