The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-05-26

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The estate of the late W. R. May
berry was appraised at $1325.66
Tuesday by j. N. York, John Beamer
and E. M. Smith. Money and resi-
dence property which the deceased
had given to his wife prior to his de-
mise, are not included in the ap-
praisal. Leslie Mayberry has been
appointed administrator.
Lovers of the national game in the
Dry creek neighborhood have fixed
up good ball ground near the
school house, which was the scene
last Sunday of a stout battle between
the Dry Creek ard East Side mines.
The latter won. Ia to 8. Next Sun
day the Dry creekers will meet a
team Of business men from Milton
on the same grounds. ,
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Still left
Monday for Baker, Or. where Mr..
Still has the sales agency for Frank
lin automobiles. For the past five
years he has had charge Of the farm
of his uncle. Robert Still. on Dry
creek.
| Miss Mildred Hodgen. teacher in
the Weston schools, left Tuesday for
La Grande. from which city she goes
to her home at Portland for vacation.
Miss Hodgen will attend summer
school at Monmouth. She comes back
to Weston for the next school year.
Miss Gladys Smith arrived from
Portland Monday for a fortnight's va
cation visit at the home of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Smith.
Among the Weston people who
went to Pendleton Tuesday to attend
the big Artisan gathering were N.
H. Nelson, Mrs. $. S. Nelson. Mrs.
w. s. Price. Mrs. Lctha King, E. M.
Smith, Rulon Smith and Mrs. F. G.
Wood. They report very enjoya-
BILE occasion and elaborate banquet.
: The work vas exemplified by drill
team from The Dalles.
Mrs. Cora Worthington and Mrs,
i Ida Coffin and little grandson arrived
Sunday from Portland for visit
with their mother, Mrs. I. E. Sailing
and sister. Mrs. C. F. Bulfnch. Mrs
Coffin will remain for quite an ex.
1 tended stay.
Mrs. F. C. Wood was entertained
D at dinner Sunday by her sister, Mrs
Abbie MAYS. in Pendleton. Othel
!, guests for very pleasant occasion
: were Mrs. Lima H. Sturgis, Mrs. M
n J. Marsh. Mrs. Eva E. Hartman ant
Mrs. G. A. Hartman.
: Mrs. Inez Compton of Antelope
Oregon, arrived Monday for visi
y with her grandmother. Mrs. Will
:, Payne, and will remain until after tn
pioneers reunion.
u After nearly three years Of stud.
Rulon E. Smith. bookkeeper of Th'
a Farmers Rank Of Weston, has com
l. pleted the course in the American
e Institute of Banking section Of tn
o American Banking Association. H
d has received a certificate of gradua
n tion in "the theory and practice o
banking and such principles of Law
and economics as pertain to the bank
ing business"
The third rank was conferred Wed
nesday evening by the local lodge O.
Pythians upon Walter Webb. Large
delegations were present from Ath
ena and Adams. Enthusiastic ap
proval was expressed of the forth
coming Fourth of July celebration tt
be held by Umatilla county Pythian'
at Athena. and committee was ap
pointed to cooperate with Athen;
brethren.
Miss Esther Husbands, member O.
Weston High school faculty, and Mr.
Wilbur Fuson, one of Weston's wei
known and popular young men, wer,
united in marriage Wednesday, at th'
home of the brides parents in Hoo
River. Oregon. Mr.. and Mrs. Fusol
are expected to retun fom their hon
eymoon in few lays. and will maxi
their home in this community.
Carl G. Nelson, who has charge o
the O-W. section at Pomeroy. Wash
was in town yesterday, visiting rela
tives and friends, while on trip t.
Portland.
Miss Zilla Simpson was CUES
yesterday of her uncle and aunt, MI
and Mrs. ]. H. Price. Miss Simp
son has just returned from New Yorl
and other eastern cities, where sh
filled a number of successful singing
engagements.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. Street, Viii
Payne and E. T. Wicker left thi
morning by auto for visit with rel
atives and friends at Washtucna.
A daughter was born Tuesday t
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Read, former Wes
ton residents. at their home in Pen
dleton.
w. w. Patterson. who has been
member Of the high school facult,
and athletic director during the pas
year, left Friday for Portland.
l. Fl Gnrlon former resident o