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W. II. Booher has returned from
a motor trip to Bend.
Richard Thompson has ordered a
new Chrysler "70" Sedan.
Mr. and Mrs. Alec Johnson of Wes
ton were in Athena Tuesday.
Charles Norris made a businens
vsit in Walla Walla Tuesday.
Friends of Dr. Dell will be sadden
ed to hear that his condition is very
critical.
Ed Burlingame, prominent Walla
Walla farmer was a visitor here
Tuesday.
A. L. McEwen and family motored
to Summerville and Wallowa Lake
Tuesday.
J. A. Kellar of Helix well known
here was greeted by Athena friends
Wednesday.
Mrs. Arthur Coppock who has
been quite ill for the past week is
able to be up.
Mildred Hansell spent the week
end in Athena, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. F. B. Boyd.
William MeBride of Portland, was
in Athena Tuesday, shaking hands
with old-time friends.
Mrs. George Banister is enjoying a
visit with her parents, Rev. and Mrs.
Eider in Walla Walla.
Henry Koepke Jr., and Ralph Mc
Ewen attended the wrestling bouts
in Pendleton Monday night.
Mrs, Claud Dickenson is substitut
ing at the local telephone exchange,
during the vacation season..
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Russell spent
the week end at Lostine, where Mr.
Russell enjoyed the time fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. James Lumsden and
Mr. and Mis. William MeBride arriv
ed by motor from Portland Tuesday.
Mrs. Sarah Jane Bowles of Walla
Walla is a guest at the home of her
daughter Mrs. F. S. Legrow, this
week.
Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Dudley, Verne
Dudley and Miss Helen Eubcnks
spent the week end at Bingham
Springs. I
Mrs. Raymond Ceissel of Milt n
visited at the home of relatives and
friends in Athena, a couple of day:; j
this week.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Lynn and lit-
tie grandson of Long Beach, Calif
ornia, who were en route home by
motor from an eastern trip, speni
Friday night at the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Marion Hansell, north of Athe
na. Miss Anna G. Hall, county librar
ian made her usual visit of inspec
tion at the Athena Branch Library
Wednesday.
Leon Miller and father Charles
Miller are drilling a well on the
Hamp Booher property on south
Third street.
Mrs. Jesse Smith and daughters
and Mrs. Charles Smith spent Wed
nesday at the home of Mrs. Hutt in
Walla Walla.
Lee Banister is driving the Con
tinental oil truck during Grant Prest
bye's absence. Mr. and Mrs.. Prest
bye are in Canada.
Mr. and Mrs. T. P. DeFreece pf
Walla Walla were dinner guests at
the home of Mr. and Mrs. Claud
Dickenson, Monday.
. Bryce -Baker, Penn Harris, Alfred
Pambrun and Dr. . Cowan arrived
home this week from a fishing trip
to Clearwater, Idaho.
The workmen will begin pouring
concrete next Monday for the new
residence being built by Max Hopper
on South Third Street.
E. 0. Lee and family left Satur
day for Portland and Seaside, where
they will visit for a while. The trip
is being made by motor.
Walter Adams will' leave shortly
for Seattle to join his wife who has
been spending the summer with her
mother in the Sound City.
The little daughter of Mr and Mrs.
Frank Coppock, who has been ser
iously ill, is reported to be improving
as well as could be expected.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Dell and Miss
Hilda Dickenson were dinner guests
of Mr. and Mrs. Armond DeMerrit in
Walla Walla Wednesday evening.
Miss Thena Russell who has spent
several weeks in Condon, where she
has been visiting her sister Mrs. El
mer Booher, is expected home this
week.
Art Shick motored to Hot Lake,
Tuesday and spent the day at the
bedside of his sister, Mrs. Z. W.
Lockwood who is critically ill in a
sanitarium there.
Little Miss Marjorie Martin suf
fered an attack of appendicitis last
Eaturday and was quite ill for a few
days. She is now reported to be get
ting along nicely.
Relatives have received word from
Hot Lake sanitarium to the effect
that the illness of Mrs. Z. W. Loek-
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wood is of a very serious nature.
Zeph Lockwood, Jr., will return to
Hot Lake, to be at the bedside of
his mother.
Ben Smith son of E. L. Smith of
Pendleton and Gus Byers will leave
next week by motor for the Univer
sity of Virginia where they will
matriculate for study.
The early harvest has offered a
brief respite for farmers and many
families are enjoying motor trips to
beach and mountain resorts before
the fall seeding season.
The car of Mrs. C. L. Woodward
was damaged in Walla Walla when
it was struck by a truck at an in
tersection while Mrs. Woodward was
waiting for some horses to pass.
Robert Cutler of the State . High
way department, is having the lots
leveled on the Main street property,
where the department vill soon be
gin the construction of a building.
Mrs. R. B. McEwen and Mrs. A.
L. McEwen spent Wednesday night
at Walla Walla, where they attended
a kitchen shower in honor of Miss
Helen Eubanks, popular bride elect.
Mr. and Mrs. Bert Logsdon and
daughter , Dona Jean left Saturday
for Wallowa Lake, where they wiil
spend a period of two weeks, enjoy
ing a recreation at the popular re
sort. Rich Thompson and family and A.
L. McEwen and family will leave
Sunday morning for Spokane and
Montana points. They will go by
motor and will be away for a fort
night. Mrs. Vaughn, mother of Mrs. W.
S. Ferguson, has been seriously ill
this week at the home of her daugh
ter. Mrs. Vaughn is 86 years of
age, and has lately been in failing
health.
Mr. and Mrs. L. C. Bevans and
children of Seattle, were in Athena
for a short time Monday. They
were former residents of Athena and
at one time Mr. Bevans owned the
Athena Restaurant.
Mrs. Edwards, mother of Mrs R.
A. Thompson, has returned to her
home at Forest Grove, after an ex
tended visit in Athena. She was ac
companied by Mr. Thompson as far
as Heppner, Sunday.
Weston Leader: Mr. and Mrs. Har
rison Kirk and son Clifton Kirk, Mr.
and Mrs. Ray O'Harra and Willard
O'Harra were dinner guests at Athe
na Sunday of the Willard Crabills,
parents of Mrs. O'Harra.
Miss Hilda Dickenson and Miss
Edna Pinkerton will leave tomorrow
for Wallowa Lake, where they vill
join Mr. and Mrs. Jack Cockburn of
Milton, who are camped there. They
will later go on to Baker to visit.
William McKenzie, former Weston
resident, now of Montana, wa.i in
Athena Tuesday. An oil well is be
ing "spudded in" at Mr. McKenaie's
Montana ranch, and he expects to be
successful in his petroleum venture.
John Sank and Raymond Serwekh
of Peoria, Illinois were guests last
week and until Tuesday of the pres
ent week of Herman Hoffman. The
men and Mr. Hoffman were boyhood
friends and were from the home town
of Mr. Hoffman.
Mrs. Doc Booher and Mr. and Mrs.
Marion Tedford of Miami, Florida,
arrived here Saturday morning and
visited until Monday at the Hamp
Booher and William Booher homes.
Mrs. Tedford was formerly Miss
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Jeannette Booher. Monday they con
tinued on their way, going to Lewis
ton, where they will visit at the
home of Mr. Tedford's sister. Mrs.
Booher is a sister-in-law of Hamp
and William Booher.
Miss Lela Schubert, bookkeeper for
the Peacock Milling company at
Freewater, and her sister Miss Velma
Schubert bookkeeper at the First
National Bank in Athena left for
Seaside Wednesday where they will
spend their vacation.
Mrs. Bryce Baker and Miss Jen
nmae Read of Athena motored to
Portland Sunday morning. At Ad
ams Mr. and Mrs. Frances Lieuallen
joined them driving their car. Mrs.
Baker and Miss Read returned home
the last of the week.
Henry Dell is employing a novel
method of lawn prinkling during the
embargo placed by the authorities on
use of city water for irrigating. He
pumps water from his well into a
tub, and the water is syphoned from
it through a hose to the lawn.
Jimmie, the four year old son of
Mr. and Mrs. Ace Wagner of Athe
na was taken to the hospital Sunday
where an operation was performed
for relief from an acute attack of ap
pendicitis.. The little boy is said to
be in a very critical condition..
Mr. and Mrs. W. 0. Read left this
week for the coast, where they will
spend a couple of weeks. At Port
land, they were joined by Mr. Read's
sister, Mrs. A. A. Wood and husband,
who accompanied them to the beach.
W. O. Read took his fishing tackle
with him, for fear.
E. C. Rogers and his band of boy
campers, including Emory and Ken
neth Rogers and Stafford and Billy
Hansell, were brought home Sunday
evening by Marion Hansell. Several
days were spent at Bingham Springs,
where a fine time was enjoyed in
camping, swimming and fishing.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Hegg and two
daughters and Miss Stendal of Sedro
Wooley, Washington, spent the week
end at the country home of Mr. and
Mrs. Arthur Douglas. The party has
been touring the east and many dif
ferent states. They also have been
through Yellowstone National park.
A party motoring to Sunset Inn
for dinner Sunday included, Mr. and
Mrs. R. B. McEwen, Mrs. Henry
Barrett of Athena, Miss Lizzie Mc
Kenzie and Mrs.. A. B. McEwen of
Portland, Mrs. Dora Scott of l.os
Angeles, Mr. and Mrs. J. S. Norvcll
and Mr. and Mrs. Letcher Norvcll of
Helix.
Miss Lizzie McKenzie and Mrs. A.
B. McEwen of Portland and Mrs.
Dora Scott of Los Angeles, who have
been visiting in Athena and vicinity
for the past several weeks left Wed
nesday morning, by motor, for Port
land. Mrs. Scott wiil continue to her
home making the remainder of the
trip by boat.
Mr. and Mrs. Arnold Wood and Mr.
adn Mrs. Jesse Myrick left yester
day morning for a motor trip
through Canada. They will visit at
Lake Louise, Banff and other points
of interest. On their return trip
they expect to come through the
wheatlands. They contemplate be
ing away a couple cf weeks.
Mr. and Mrs. C. D. Lynn of Long
Beach, Miss Amy Purcell of Fresno,
California, Mr. and Mrs. Otto Purcell
and Mrs. Gerking of Weston and Mr.
and Mrs. F. B. Boyd were entertain
ed at dinner Friday evening by Mr.
and Mrs. M. W. Hansell, the occasion
being in honor of Miss Mildred Han
sell's eleventh birthday anniversary.
Wilbur Fiske Brock, W3ll known
newspaper man, visited Athena
friends Monday night. Mr. Brock
owns wheat lands in this vicinity
and also farms extensively at Sum
merville and near Joseph. Mr. Brock
reports normal crops in Wallowa
county with the exception of fields
that were damaged by the late frosts.
Miss Dorothy Koepke arrived here
from Portland for a two weeks' visit
before leaving for New York. Miss
Koepke will be one of a party of
girls who will attend Art school in
Italy during the coming year. The
girls wilf be'ehaperoned by the form
er matron of Hendrick's Hall at the
University of Oregon and will sail
from New York in September.
George M. Banister, who has a
private barnyard golf court, will
have to do some diligent practicing
to enter this class of players. E. I.
Newton and E. McMillan made one
of the best scores ever registered on
the Laurelhurst park horseshoe
courts when in a 25-point game New
ton pitched 25 ringers for 25 points
and McMillan pitched 23. The aver
age was 6 per cent of ringers for
Newton. Newton throws a -tarn
shoe and McMillan a 1 -turn.
Miss Ruth Williams who has been
away for several weeks returned to
her homo in Athena Saturday. Mi3s
Williams visited at Portland, Mc
Minnville and other cities. At Ore
gon City she was joined by her cous
in Dieksy Dryden, who will visit here
for some time. Miss Jaunita Wood
ruff who left here with Miss Wil
liams and who was with her on her
visit to the various cities, continued
on to San Francisco, where she will
spend about 3 weeks with her moth
er Mrs. Riley before returning to
Athena.
Trunks, Bags and
Suitcases
When going on your Vacation you will want a
Bag, Suitcase or Gladstone Bag. We have
them at following prices
Suitcases at - $2.00 to $12.50
Bags at - - 98c to $9.50
Gladstones at - - - - $16.50
Trunks at - $9.00 to $18.00
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Saturday, August 14
William Fox
Presents
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otinstown
Flood.
With
eoree
O'B
nen
and Florence Gilbert
See
The bursting of the dam that cost the lives of thousands and swept a thriv
ing city off the map. The female Paul Revere stirring the town to action
in the path of a raging flood. An industrious American metropolis demol
ished by a wall of water. Homes, churches and stores swept away by a cy
clonic torrent. The greatest disaster this country has ever known. Thrilling
rescues in fire and flood.
International News
Comedy
Admission Prices, 10c-35c
Sunday, August 15
Geo. M. Cohen's Greatest Comedy
.With
Douglas McLean
In
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They told him not a soul could enter and seven villians had keys! Every
one unlocks a mirthquake! A beaming, screaming, teeming screen version
of George M. Cohen's biggest comedy hit It'll bring the grins from a wood
en Indian! It'll raise the hair on a billiard ball! The first of the Greater
Douglas MacLean Paramount Comedies.
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Comedy
Admission Prices, 10c-35c