The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1922-06-30
H. H. Hill is driving a new Ford

touring car.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Walker and
daughters attended the farmers pic
mic near Walla Walla, last week. They
also visited at the home of their
daughter, Mrs. Elsie Richmond
Mrs. NJ. L. Watts has leased one Of
the new cottages at Bingham Springs
and with her daughter, Miss Vernita,
will leave tomorrow to spend sever
al weeks at that popular resort.
Haying is drawing to close in the
Athena section. The first cutting of
alfalfa made a good crop and was
saved with no rain falling on it.
Wheat hay is being cut and shocked.
Mrs. M. w. Hansell and children,
and Miss Laura Purcell, sister of
Mrs. Hansell, are leaving tonight for
Oregon City, where they will -isit
several weeks with relatives and
friends.
Maurice Hill, cashier of the bank
at Prescott, WASH, was in Athena,
visiting at the home of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Hill. He reports
crop prospects in the Prescott se:tion
to be very good.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. E. Russell had as
their guests over the week end, Mrs.
Oren Dolen and little daughter and
Mrs. Albert Stone and two children
of Kimberley, Idaho. They were en-
route to Coeur d'Alene, to reside there.
Remember the cooked food sale for
benefit of the Boy Scouts, at Watts
& Rogers store tomorrow. Good things
to eat will be on sale, and, every dol
lar the public spends with the scouts
at this sale, will go into their trtas-
ury.
Vernon Miller, who recently ur Ger
went a surgical operation at st. An
thony hospital, Pendleton, returned
to his home in Athena, yesterday.
The lad shows the effects of his ill
ness, hut is getting along as well as
could be expected.
Mrs. s. F. Sharp left last Friday
for an extended visit with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. James McSherry, at Gigs
Harbor, near Tacoma. Miss Kath-
crime Sharp is with her other sister
at San Diego, Calf, going south as
soon as her school closed.
The Athena Boy Scouts will con-
duct a refreshment stanl on tn, 4th
of July, at the entrance to the Mos
grove building on Main street. Every
body should make it a point to pat
ronize the Scout stand on that day,
for the proceeds go into the troop
treasury.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clore were up
from Pendleton Wednesday, visiting
at the W. R. Taylor home. Their
daughter, Mrs. Addie Byram an ! lit
tie son, Raymond, accompanied Mrs.
Delbert Clore to their home in Vale,
and will go from there to Illinois,
where they formerly resided.
The death of Mrs. R. E. Butler,
wife of DR.. Butler, occurred in Waits
burg last Saturday. DR.. and Mrs.
Butler formerly lived here, and were
well known. Mrs. Butler was a rela-
tive of the Gerkings and Mrs. Ann
Taylor. She had been ill for sesral
months. She leaves her husband and
two sons.
Mrs. D. E. Baker and daughts lin
law, MS. Connie Baker, departc: for
their home. Wednesday mornine; at
Steptoe, WASH, after visiting at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. B. Ander-
son, for several days. At the first
of the month, Mrs. Connie Baker will
take up her duties as postmisiress
of che Steptoe post office.
The o. D. O. club met last Thurs
day at the home of Mrs. Lee Johnson,
where the members completed two
dress forms. Several guests were
present, and refreshments were served
by the hostesses. Mrs. Jack Gum ng-
ham and Mrs. Lawrence Pinkerton.
The next meeting of the club will
take place in September.
Mrs. c. H. Smith received the in
telligence Monday of the death of her
father, W. L. Sapp, which occurred
at his home in Olympia, WASH, on
Sunday. Burial took place Monday.
Deceased was aged so years, and
served for three years in the civil
war with a West Virginia regiment
He had been blind for 20 years. Mrs.
Smith recently made a visit to her
father, and had arranged for him to
come in August to live in her home
here. He had been an invalid and al
most helpless for several years.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. C. Emmel and son
Kenneth, and Mrs. Rabb, were honor
guests Friday evening at a farewell
party given for them and Mr.. and
Mrs. J. H. Bernard of Pendleton, at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Jamej E.
Akey, head Of the j. c. Penney store
in Pendleton. Mr.. and Mrs. Emmel,