The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-09-22

They were among this towns most
I popular urchins in their younger
days, and everybody is glad that
they are making good and doing the
old burg credit in Oregon's big city
They will remain in the county until
after the Round Up.
Levi O'Harra left Monday for a
sojourn at Bingham Springs. Lewis
health shows considerable improve
ment since he began taking treatment
for an internal growth from Seattle
radium specialist who has installed
an elaborate machine for this sort
cf practice. He makes regular trips
to Seattle.
Mrs. L. l. 0'Harra has been ap-
pointed by the city council as a
member of the local library board.
Last Saturday afternoon 5irs. O'Har-
ra took charge of the desk work, as
sisted by Mrs Marvin Frice-
VeEuie Clark, who Is tizaeteeper
wTsh a state highway crew, was In
town the first of the week ior q
visit with his uncle and aunt Mr..
and Mrs John Bea5on, while on his
way home to Durkee for vacation.
The young man is a son of John w.
Clark, formerly of Weston.
Mayor Jones was in Portland dur
ing the first of the week on a busi-
ness trip.
Fred Henderson, popular bachelor
agriculturist Of Westoa mountain, is
temporarily out of commission, with
a dislocatei shoulder and d damaged
knee. Mr.. Henderson quite casually
stepped off the porch at The l.. R.
Van Wrinkle residence on south Wat
er street, and was suddenly ana dis
agreeably surprised at striking the
ground with dull thud. As he is
no lightweight, it was some thud,
although Mother Earth seemed to
suffer no i'll effects IRON the COLI
sion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Payne were in
Athena Monday on a business visit.
II. A. Dowd motored over from
Walla Walla Sunday and took Mr..
and Mrs. Allen Richal home for a
visit there.
The Sailing barn on north Water
street, Weston landmark for more
than half century, was torn down
this week and the timbers moved to
the Elmer Tucker farn,, where they
will be used in the spring ia the
construction of his new house. The
barn was found to he very substan-
TALLY constructed, as was usually the
case in old pioneer days, and Elmer
will get some good material out OF it.
Mountain growers are reported to
be very busy this week roguing out
wilt from their potato fields. The
spuds are looking good, but if the
wilt is not carefully eradicated they
may not pass the second and final
field inspection.
Mrs. Gertrude Evans of Seattle and
Claude Carlile of Portland are guests
at the home of their sister, Mrs. L.
r. Van Winkle. This is the first
time the sisters and brother have
been together for a dozen years or
more, and they are deriving full en-
joyment from the reunion.
Grandma Read, an elderly resident
of Reed and Hawley mountain, is un.
der DR.. McKinney's care at tho home
of her son, Alfred Read She is re-
ported to be in a very serious con
dition.
Dick Powers, who has long been
a sufferer from i'll health, was con-
veyed to Walla Walla Tuesday for
treatment by Joe and Lowell Hyatt. |
His wife accompanied the patient.
Phil Beathe, former Westonite, is
here from Seattle for a visit with |
his brother, W. H. Beathe, and his
many Weston friends, He Is ac-
companied by his daughters, Mrs, |