The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-12-08

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which the best Rock Spring Coal
can now be had at the U. P. Depot
at.$9 per ton.
The parties who took the rope
off the Hook & Ladder truck, had
better replace the same before they
get into trouble.
At the next meeting, Saturday
the 10th, Dolph Lodge A. F. q A.
M. will elect officers. A full at
tendence is desired.
A D. Gilleland, who has for
some time been in the employ of G,
II. Dodd & Co. at this place, left
yesterday for Denver, Colorado.
Christmas is now near at hand
and if Athena expects to celebrate
the event with a tree, preparations
should at once be made to insure
success.
4 IN private letter received from
IP. Maxwell he states that he ex-
poets to be back soon cas- sound as
a dollar" He asked to be remem-
bered to the boys.
]. B. Perry and VIM. Parsons of
Pendleton, A. B. Stanley of Echo,
Mr.. Daurety of Milton, Geo. Car
micheal Of Weston N. B. Davidson
of Mountain were in town Satur-
day attending the peoples party
meeting.
Mrs. German returned the first
of the week from an extended Wis
it to relatives in iowa. When she
left there, winter had begun in
earnest and sleighing was fine,
quite q contrast to our warm
weather and green fields.
Cap. Eli lectured last Friday and
Saturday evening at the Christian
Church on the "Wonders Of
the Deep" His lectures
were quite instructive, and
were intersperced with amusing
anecdotes. He had fair sized
crowd both evenings.
Mr.. Henry Howard, young
| man of Walla Walla, was attacked
| in his room one morning last week,
and severely beaten about the
head. He finally fed from his as
sailants, gave the alarm, and his
4 room mate was arrested on suspi.
ycion.
4 NThe fight going on in Baker City
between the tinhorn gamblers has
given the public q good expose o
their crooked practices in that town
and it should be a warning tc
those persons who have been con.
tributing regnlary to the tinhorn'l
support.
TX LIB. Reeder formerly q residen
] of this place, but now prosecuting
attorney of Stevens county, Wash
his lately entered the field of jour
nalism, having assumed the editor
ship Of Stevens County Standard, .
weekly published at Colville
Washington. We extend hearty
welcome, and predict q prosperous
future to the Standard.
The committee appointed tt
look after the Lee street bridg'
, matter met in Athena last Satur
day, but, as they had not heard from
all the attorneys to whom they hat
written, concluded to await theil
answer before taking any action
!, Considerable money has been sub
scribed to pay the expenses of tn
suit, and the committee say tn
,, matter will be thoroughly tested
} In talking with some of th
leading men Of the peoples party
we learn the following parties ar
favorably spoken of as possibl
candidates for the election I'll
June: governor, Nathan Pierc
Of Milton; State Senator. w. A
Sample Of Helix; recorder A. !
stanly of Echo; assessor, J. /
! Perry Of Pendleton,
I'm About IL o'clock Tuesday night
( some miscreant rang the fire bel
and soon good part of the inha
! bitants Of the city were on tn
streets ready to do battle with th
J fre-fend. But there was no fir,
! 1t was 0 false alarm. In the mea
!, time the worthless cuss who ha
: given the alarm had disappeare,
/ If it can be found out who he wa
J he will be punished to the full 81
tent of the law.
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