The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-07-21

N4NSAe Wcch a luii lOrCe VI Cdrpefl
-Xters will be put to work on the new
e Radtke residence by Contractor Bau
er, and the construction rushed tt
!. an early completion.
!, Matt Mosgrove, former Athena
merchant, was over Thursday from
his home in Milton. He has recently
closed out the bankrupt stock of the
Weston Mercantile store.
, Mrs. Sina Rambaul, Mrs. Sarah
Gibson, Mr.. Doc Rothrock, and L. G.
Rothrock, all Of Pendleton, visited
Sunday at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
Andy Rothrock in Athena.
IXMiss jeanette Miller, former Athe-
\ na\school girl is attending summer
school at Monmouth normal, and will
teach in the Marshfield schools dur
ing the coming school year.
Sam Edwards, old-time stationary
thresher, who operated his machine
in this and the Palaouse districts
years ago, was in town one day this
week, from Ritzville, Wash.
| Mrs. M. w. Hansell and family re-
turned Sunday evening from a two
weeks camping visit to Gladstone,
where they met many of their friends
and enjoyed the Chautauqua.
The 0. D. 0. ladies met at Mrs.
Laurance Pinkertons last Thursday
and made two dress forms. Refresh
ments were served by Mrs. Virgil
Zerba and Mrs. Gene Schrimpf.
kEAthena people, who have made re-
Pcent trips to the mountains report
prospects good for bountiful hue
kleberry crop, and many anticipate
| going later to pick the luscious fruit.
William .Winship of Salem, writes
an Athena friend that he will have
large crop Of prunes and walnuts. 1t
is dry in the valley at the present
time, gardens being in serious need
of moisture.
Mrs. Lillian Dobson and sister-in-
law, Mrs. Amy Dobson Upton Of
Estacada, were in Athena and spent
the weekend with friends. Both are
attending the summer normal school
at Pendleton.
Smoke from the burning timber in
the Cascades almost obscures the sun
here. Forest fires are raging up and
down the coast, and unless controlled
in short time, huge loss Of timber
will be the result.
SLarge numbers Of tourists are US
ing the city park camping grounds.
Every part of the United States and
tourists, most of whom are on the
Canada is representated by these
Pacific slope for the first time.
A secondhand Willys-Knight car,
the property of DR.. Kennard, was de-
stroyed by fire Monday night on the
highway. 1t was being driven by Ray
McCarroll when the blaze which re-
suited in it being destroyed started.
Mrs. Philip Yenney was over yes
terday from her home near Walla
Walla, visiting her mother, Mrs. W.
r. Taylor, and her grandmother, Mrs.
Ann Taylor, who is reported no bet
ter.
Athena friends have received an
nouncement through cards, of the
birth of a baby girl, weight 61albs.,
on July 18, 1922, to Mr., and Mrs.
Everett Russell, Of zillah, Wash. The
mother was formerly Elizabeth Math-
ers, an Athena school girl.
Arnold Wood has finished his
wheat harvest on the R. w. Cargill
ranch one mile south of Athena. He
reports that his yield was 45 bushels
to the acre, and the grain tested So
pounds to the bushel. This is one
of the best yield yet reported.
Mrs. M. M. Johns returned Tues
day from a weeks visit at the home
of her niece, Mrs. George Ayres, at
Wallula. She was met their by her
sister, Mrs. Jacob Proebstel of Port
land, who will be in Athena soon for
a visit at the Johns home west of
town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Cannon and lit
tie son returned from Spokane where
they went to consult DR.. Addison
from Rochester in regard. to the lit
tie one, and it was thought in three
years an operation would be necess-
ary before he could walk. They were
accompanied by Mrs. Roy Cannon.
Mrs. Merle Roby and Mrs. Rockwell |
Carey returned Wednesday to their
homes in Eugene and Portland, res
pectively after spending several days
at the home Of their brother, George
Thompson. Mr.. Thompson has en-
tirely recovered from his illness and
is conducting harvest operations on
his ranch west Of Athena.
Sheldon Taylor has made substan-
tial improvements to the Taylor
homestead west of town, putting In
a basement and heating plant and
changing the interior of the house,
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