The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-29


was operated on at hospital in that
city Wednesday Of this week. Hel
sister, Mrs. John Stanton, wen
to Walla Walla, Wednesday m ming
| Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Frazier o.
Milton, were guests over the week
end at the J. W. Pinkerton home
and in company with Mr.. and Mrs
Floyd Pinkerton, attended the Round
Up.
At the meeting of Mignonette Re.
bekah lodge held Tuesday night
Miss Francis Williams, Noble Grand;
Miss Edna Pinkerton, Vice Grand;
were installed in their respective of.
fices.
The young folks of the Baptist
church and their friends enjoyed an
evening at games and sociability at
the church Wednesday evening. A
generous lunch was feature of the
festivities.
DR.. and Mrs. F. D. Watts have
moved their household goods to Pen
dleton, where they have leased a
residence on Water street. Their
Athena residence will be occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. H. l.. Watts.
October 9Th is tthe last day on
which the second payment Of county
and state taxes may be paid before
becoming delinquent. So remember
to make your second and last pay
ment on or before that date.
A. L. Swaggart is up from his
Portland home, to see that seeding
operations are carried on properly at
his ranch north of Athena. On his
return to Portland, he will be accom-
panied by his daughter, Blanche.
s Samuel Pambrun is again putting
his miniature lake in condition to
hold water at his home place, south
of Athena. Substantial concrete work
is being done, and the little lake will
again be stocked with brook trout.
ben Gerking is teaching his fifth
week of school in the Rawhide dis
tfict, where he has twelve pupils.
The school board has caused to be
erected neat teacherage for the
convenience of Mr.. Gerking and wife.
Meetings of Neighbors of Wood
craft will be held hereafter on the
first and third Tuesday nights of
each month at 1880, in X. of P
l. 0. o. F. Hall, instead of Tuesday
afternoons. By order of the Guardian
Neighbor.
Guests at the Bert Logsdon home
during Roundup week were Mrs
Will Warnock, Mrs. Margaret Head
and sons Ohio and Jack of Joseph
Mrs. D. H. Mansfield, Miss Velva
Mansfield and Miss Mildred Dicken-
son of Walla Walla.
Mrs. M. M. Johns has moved her
household effects into the residence
on Adams street recently purchased
from Mrs. Jerry Stone, and will oc-
cupy the house soon after October
1st. Some modern improvements
will be made to the interior.
Miss Charlotte Fisher was honored
with a genuine surprise party Mon
day evening, when twenty o. her lit
tie friends assembled at her home
to celebrate her tenth birthday. The
evening was brim full of fun and
games, and birthday cake regaled
the youngsters.
Athena high school football team
is practicing daily for the scrimm-
ages they are scheduled to engage
in soon. The first game on the
home grounds will be on October IA
when Pendleton high school comes
for its annual gridrion battle with
the local players.
or expect to ever own one, 10 MT
If you own Ford, ever did vn
fail to see Wallace Reid in "Across
the Continent" at the Standard hea-
tire tomorrow, Saturday night. Reid
will demonstrate to the satisfaction
of.all that he can do more with
Ford than Henry can,
Dudley, manager of the
]. G. Penney store is in Portland,
attending the convention Of the Pen
ney store heads, and to purchases
goods for the fall and winter season.
During Mr.. Dudley's absence, Miss
Mamie Barnes of the Pendleton store
is assisting the sales force.
~Will Pinkerton has fresh straw
berries for the table any time he
cares to 60 into the garden and pick
them. His Everbearing vines are now
loaded with blossoms, green and
ripe berries. Billy" finds his straw
berry patch to be the most srofita-
BILE, in point of production, of any
department of his garden.
Members of Mackenzie Chapter 0. |
E. S. are reminded that next We'd
nesday evening, October 4th, is the
regular meeting night of the chapter,
and are requested to be present for