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Miss Charlotte Gross was in Wal
la Walla Sunday.
Charles Keen was in Athena yes
terday from Pendleton.
Chance Rogers transacted business
in Pendleton, Wednesday.
Mrs. Sims Dickenson and daughter
Gladys, were in Walla Walla Wed
nesday. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Keller and Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Haynie were in Pen
dleton yesterday.
Mrs. B. B. Richards has received
her commission to act as Notary
Public for Oregon.
John Wall is home from Condon;
Je reports that heavy rains fell at
Condon, during last week.
Cecil Shove, a former Athena boy,
was in the city today from Tacoma.
He is a railroad employe.
C. M. Eager is having his park
ing put in at his residence, corner of
Fourth and Jefferson streets.
Fresh pork, spare-ribs and sausage
are now in order. A number of far
mers butchered hogs during the week.
Maurice Hill of Prescott, and Mrs.
C. 0. Whiteman of Walla Walla are
guests at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
H. H. Hill.
Concrete sidewalk is being put down
Hiram Knight in front of the
property between' Zerba's garage and
the Legion hall.
Miss Pauline Myrick came over
from Walla Walla and' spent the
week-end at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Jesse Myrick. , '
A district convention of Rebekahs . Hotel Honolulu, and write Mr. Watts
will be held at Milton tomorrow.
Members of Mignonette Lodge of
Athena, will attend.
Mrs; DVH Sanders agains owns the
Athena residence she sold to W. R.
Taylor. The home is located on Third
street, south of Main.
In the current number of the Tele
phone Magazine appears the picture
of Mrs. Harold Haynie, chief operator
of the Athena exchange.
A turkey shoot will be held tomor
row on the Legion rifle range south
of Athena. Good scores were made b'
some of the shooters in attendance
last Sunday.
Mrs. J. F. Herr was called this
week to the home of her son, Herbert,
at Richland, Baker county, . on ac
count of the young man's serious ill
ness from typhoid fever.
Athena high school football teari
plays Umatilla here next Friday af
ternoon. Thanksgiving Day Endicott
Washington high school comes here
to nlav th' '"tiirtow" fromo
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Farmers are encouraged with grow
, Hng grain prospects since the rain
fall last week. The moisture reached
down to the seed with the result that
a fair stand is now assumed, should
freezing weather, hold off fcf a cou-
Dle of Weeks lfintrer. ' , vV :
LMr. and Mrs. McFadden left this
norning for Corvallis, where they will
remain until after the Homecoming
Day at 0. A. C. During Mr. McFad
den's absence, Fred McGrew of Wes
ton, will be behind the prescription
counter at McFadden's Pharmacy.
Mrs. M.. L. Watts and daughter Ver
nita are pleasantly situated at Moana
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These long winter evenings are just the time to
mount the snapshots secured during your vaca
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Our line of
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that they had a most pleasant ocean
voyage going from San Francisco to
the Ilslands. Excessive heat has been
Lthe only discomfort since their arri
val.
The J. T. club met at the home of
Mrs. William Piper, jr., west of Athe
na, Wednesday afternoon, and the
usual pleasant time was enjoyed by
those, present Guests were Mrs. Wil
liam Piper, Sr., and Mrs. Fred Gross.
Refreshments were served by Mrs.
Taylor and Mrs. Dean Dudley.
Elmer Stockstill, employed at the
Zerba garage met with a painful ac
cident, yesterday. While engaged in
mechanical work the sharp end of .a
file struck him in v the eye. The
tool cut a gash under the right eye
ball. Had it struck one quarter of an
inch higher,' the eye would have been
penetrated.
Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Belknap of Col
umbus, Ohio, are in the city visiting
at the home of Mrs. Belknap's broth
er, H. H. Hill. Mr. Belknap has for
many years been a locomotive en
gineer on the Pennsylvania railroad.
He and his wife are en route to Cal
ifornia,' where they will spend a por
tion of the winter. .
Mrs. H. I. Watts, president of the
Civic club, and Mrs. F. B. Boyd,
chairman of the Park tree committee,
drove to Milton yesterday afternoon
and visited the Milton Nursery Co.,
where trees were selected for plant
ing in the Athena City Park. Among
the selection are Carolina poplars,
(which predominate,) black walnut,
maple and a few other species. It is
hoped to have 'the shipment set out
before a freeze comes, and the work
will be done sometime next week.
Mrs. C. H. Smith and Mrs. Omar
0. Stephens were hostesses Wednes
day at a one o'clock luncheon in the
Elks club at Pendleton, for fifteen
of their Athena friends. The list in
cluded: Mrs. H. I. Watts, Mrs. R. B.
McEwen, Mrs. F. B. Radtke, Mrs. W.
P. Littlejohn, Mrs. .F.. S. LeGrow,
Mrs. F. B. Boyd, Mrs. Rex Hopper,
Mrs. L. H. Basler, Mrs, Robert Proud-
fit, Mrs. David T. Stone, Mrs. H. A.
table was centered with a bonquet
of rose pink carnations and a four
course luncheon served. The party
motored down from Athena, and a
most delightful day is reported by
all.
VBorn, November 13, 1922, to Mr,
nd Mrs. M. W. Hansell, a daughter,
Walla in a duck hunt in the Crab
k country.
Dr. and Mrs. C. H. Smith and
chldren, Ernest and Ruth, left early
this morning by automobile for their
new home at Sunnyside, Portland,
where the doctor will immediately en
ter his practice of medicine. The fam
ily have been entertained the past
week in the homes of Mr. and Mrs. C.
L. McFailden and Mr. and Mrs. R. B.
McEwen. V .
Mrs. George Brace came- over from
her home on the Umatilla river and
spent a portion of the week at the
home of Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Camp
bell. '
Owing to the absence of Mrs. Herr,
the meeting of the M. E. church Mis
sionary Society has been postponed
until December 6th. The postponed
meeting will be held at the home of
Mrs. I. F. Davidson.
Mrs. L. L. Montague is here from
Arlington, attending her mother, Mrs.
S. C. Stanton, who is ill. When she re
covers, MrS. Stanton will accompany
her daughter home for a visit
The members of theocal American
Legion Post are thankful for the assistance-of
all who participated in
the Armistice Day program, and
otherwise helped to make the occas
ion a success.
High School Notes ;
On the evening of November 24th,
the Junior class will hold a pie soc
ial at the school house. There will be
an interesting program and every
body is invited to come with a pie
or a full pocket book. The proceeds
of the sale will go to the '23 Athe
aian fund.
Fourteen new books have been re
ceived for the school library. There
are books suited to every one's taste
Literature, Fiction, Travel, History,
Readings and Drills. The books are
being catalogued, ready for distri
bution the first of next week. This
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addition raises the library to one
Barrett; Mrs. C. L. McFadden, Mrs. thtousand eighty four volumes.
B. B. Richards, Mrs. Henry Dell and kAfter winning the county champ-
Mrs. F. D. Watts and hostesses. Theuiship, the football squad is taking
a well earned rest Their next game
will be with Umatilla,' Friday Nov
ember 24th. ;
The Seniors ordered class rings last
Friday. The rings will be gold with
a very beautiful oval design. The
word "Athena" will be engraved in
raised letters on the upper part of
jfrhe young lady has been named Mary the oval with the numerals '23 in
Louise.
The ladies of the Missionary soc-j thS lower si,de
iety of the Christian church will give
a pastry sale on Saturday, Novembe:
25.
The Rebekah lodge of this city
will be well represented tomorrow at
the ' district convention of the order
in. Milton..-- -
Mrs. Samuel McBride, of Startup,
Wash., was in the city Monday, call
ing on friends. Mrs. McBride was in
company with Mrs. S. A. Barnes
with whom she is visiting in Weston.
Mrs. J. W. Pinkerton and Mrs.
Floyd Pinkerton returned Saturday
from Portland, where they attended
Floyd in the Good Samaritan hospital.
Late news give good reports of his
condition.
F. S. LeGrow, Wednesday joined
his friend, John Ankeny of Walla
"KLast week, being "Good Speech
Week," everyone started out with
'JGood English Tag." Blanche Wilson
had seven tags at the end of the week
which was the largest number held
by any one. . She received, as a prize
a -snap shot album. "v "
The annual staff has let the con
tract for the '23 "Athenaian," to the
bureau of Engravings of Minneapol-
is. This firm puts out the much noted
"Cream of Wheat" add and also, the
flour add, "Eventually, Why Not
Now."
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John Gross and wife this week
moved to a fruit farm near Milton.
Rev. G. Rushing, of the Christian
church, is holding meetings in La
Grande, this week.
Elsworth G. Marquis and Lulu G.
Watrus, both of Adams, were uni
ted in marriage at the home of G.
W. Rigby, on November 12. '.
C, A. Barrett has been appointed
sole agent for the Buffalo Pitts
threshers and extras for all terri
tory between Walla Walla and Pendleton.
Some parties who came across the
Woodward road with a band of hor
ses report five feet of snow at the
toll-gate. They had a tough time get
ting acrots.
Mrs. Llvira D. Fellows, president
of Rebekah assembly, for the state
of Oregon, wasin the city Tuesday, on
an official visit to the Rebekah Lodge
of Athena.
B. D. Clemons and family have re
moved to their residence near the
chop mill.
The reading club met at the home
of Mrs. J. B. Huntington, yesterday
afternoon.
R. J. Slater, the La Grande at
torney, has located in this city and
will practice law. Mr. Slater comes
highly recommended, and no doubt
will derive a lucrative practice in
this section. His family occupy the
Lee Mitchell residence, on 5th street.
John and Alex McKay have dis
posed of their saloon business in Pen
dleton and are in the city. They con
template going to Canada to reside.
The school entertainment at the
opera house next Wednesday evening,
will commence promptly a. 7:80. The
program will be well worth the price
of admission, 10 and IS cents.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Barger came
in on Wednesday morning's passenger
from Walla Walla, where they went
for medical treatment for their young
son, who is troubled with an abcess
on the leg. . .
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