The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-06-09

yesterday
DR.. Cole leaves on tomorrow even
ings' train for Walla Walla, to re- |
main one week.
King &c Co. have received fire |
proof safe from Portland. 1t is one
lof the finest in the city.
See Taft, Tolbert, g. Co.'S new
ad in this issue. These men guar
entee their work. Cali and see
them.
Pendleton business men are
contributing toward 4th of July
fund. The county seat will in all
probability celebrate.
Langes Plugs, the great antidote
for Tobacco. chewing and Williams
Pink Pills for pale people for sale
at the Pioneer PharmacyYn
david Farris, an old time resin
Dent Of this section, and who has
been away for some time has re-,
turned to Athena to reside. -
Bergevia Bros, are erecting q
fence areund the lots south of the
Corner Grocery" They will use
the enclosure for = wood yard.
| r. N. Stevens, the we'll known
wei digger, who removed to Mil
ton last fall, is seriously consider
ing coming back to the "town of
life"
Miss Alice e. Vass, of Portland
general Missionary of Oregon, will
address the children at the Baptist
church next Tuesday evening s p.
M. AL cordially invited.
A 14-year-old boy named Nor
nison, attempted to board d NOV
ing freight train at Milton, Mon
day and received crushed foot by
slipping between the bumpers.
Next Thursday night there
will be an ice cream and straw
berry festival at The First NJ, g..
Church in this city. Under the
auspices ofthe board of stewards
NJ I. w. Quinn was over from
Milton this week. Mr.. Quinn in
forms us that the strawberry crop
this season will be the largest for
several years, but other berries
will be scarce,
The Pete Gaskell case which
came up before the circuit court
4 Tuesday, was continued for the
terms pending the hearing from
| the supreme court for a. new trial
fos Frank Fletcher
/ An interesting table setting
forth the. amount of rainfall for
4 this season, complied by our old
friend T. P. Page is crowded oat
of this weeks issue on account of
lack OF space. It will appear next
week.
y Girls Simpson one Of the pros.
Rperous farmers sof the Helix
neighborhood will leave this week
for an extended trip through the
Willamette Valley. Mr.. Simpson
will take in the Grand Chapter
and Grand Lodge of Masons while
on his trip.
The Walla Walla correspondent
Of the Sunday Sun. a fellow named
Perrin, has been arpested an ac-
count Of his infamous articles, and
( is yet in Jail, having failed to fur
nish $1,000 bail. Other correspon-
dents to that disreputable sheet
/ should meet like fate.
John Lacey, the ex-agent Of the
w. d G. r. r. is assisting j. e.
Watts in the Photo Gallery this
week. John is a f1rst-class pho
tographer, and as Mr.. Watts has
more business than he can at
tend to at present, it may be that
Mr.. Lacey will accept permanent
!, situation.
Wednesday the grand jury failed
to indict A. G.. Ed. and Lucinda
Russell, who were, accused Of being
!. implicated in the death of Matte
Russell DIR. Carlisle Was also
acquitted. The doctor has had d
good deal Of trouble over this mat.
ter, and we are glad to see him
come out all right in the end.
The new machinery and ma
terial purchased by us from
Palmer & Rey of Portland gives
entire satisfaction. These people
do business on the square, anG
( notwithstanding the fact that som.
printers are hooting at them al
, being in the Strustn they do JUS
az they represent. AS soon al
four big press arrives from ths
East, we will be fairly in il.
Miss Alice NJ. Wade, Of Buffalo
N. Y. sister Of Mrs. w. Bowser
, arrived in the city Saturday
morning. Miss Wade came b.
! way of Chicago and visited th'
great Fair. She gives q different
, account Of the expense one il
compelled to pay there, from tha
[ going the rourds Of the press
One can spend as much or al
little as they like. She will spsnG
the summer here.
, Mrs. jarvis Hurd encountered |
little streak nf bad luck ON he