The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-07-21

- @Gib" Morrison, of Adams was
in the city Wednesday.
The band is progressing finely.
Three new members have been taken
recently.
Weston's waterworks bonds have
been sold for $4,000 to Bernard &
Co., Of Boston.
A new chop house has started
mp in the building west of Lew
Shaw's saloon.
The Weston nine will play the
Athena second nine in this city
next Sunday afternoon.
Nightwatchman Yves Ward
commenced war yesterday upon
dogs that can't show up collar.
The past week has been very
hot and wheat is ripening rapidly
under the scorching grin of cold
Sol.p
Haying is on hand and mowers
and rakes are in demand. The
hay is of good quality and average
yield.
Mrs. ]. G. Stamper has been
confined to her room for the past
week with severe illness, but is
better at this writing.
The Indians are preparing for
their annual hunt in the Looking
Glass region. They say that game
is plentiful up therezthis season.
Jas. Nelson's 6nAy have re-
moved to their ranch north of
Pendleton. They will return
about the 1st of September to live
in their city residence.
The burglars who entered Kug-
aPs barber shop in Pendleton last
week and took a lot Of razors,
cissors, etc, were arrested neal
Milton, Sunday and are now be
hind the bars. DD
Larry Barnes, former resident
! Of this county, but now deputy
sheriff of Douglas county Wash,
passed through this city Monday
on his way to The Dalles in search
of a cattle thief
Alonzo Rust, the boy from
Umatilla county who escaped from
the reform school about three
weeks ago, but was captured and
returned, has again made his es-
cape andis at large.
Robert Ferris,a prosperous young
farmer living in the Geer Spring
section, brought into our office one
day this week asa fine specimen of
spring wheat as we have ever
| SEEN. The heads are large and
Iseem to be we'll filled. Robert
says this is fair sample of his
240 acre field.
Tribune: The annual report OF
the county clerk is now ready fol
publication. Up to June 80, 1898
there were $105,23425 in county
warrants outstanding drawing
lper cent interest. 1t also shows
! that during the past year sol,
885,T Of county scrip has beer
redeemed and Cancelled. This in
cludes the interest on the scrip.
Monthly meeting in the M. E
/ Church. Business meeting Satur
day at 2 p. m. Love Feast on Sun
day at 10 q. m. preaching by the
| Presiding Elder at II a. M, follow
ed by the Holy Sacrement.
Subject of sermon by the Pastor
hin the evening, "The Great
Triumph :
! A bed Of gold was discovered
| yesterday. It was found at the
bottom of a 300-foot shaft in the
Virtue mine near this city. Tht
lwater was all pumped out and an
almost solid streak of gold eight
| inches wide was revealed. Two
miners lookout two sacks of orr
worth 10000. One specimen
weighing eight pounds contains
$500 worth of gold.-Baker City
1 Democart.
Pendleton Tribune: About ter
O'Clock last evening Chinamer
| who inhabits the wash house nea
the Depot livery stable rushed GU
of his den and fired several shots
at stranger who was sitting nea
the livery stable. Fortunately M
shot took effect. The Chinamar
was arrested by Deputy Sherii
/ Durham, and claimed that he sho
because some one was throwing
rocks at him.
/ Headers commenced operation
north of Pendleton Monday
THERE'S little or no money to b
had for harvest work, and TIL
farmers without it have adopted
a plan Of agreement with their EN-
ployes to pay them when tn,
wheat is sold or at. some state,
time. Idle men are numerous
and it is expected that many viii
accept these terms, knowing tina
the farmer can do no better.
F. w. Calm was hanged a
Canyon City Friday afternoon a
2:40, He implored forgiveness Q
the whole world and he fell Will
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