The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-07-21
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pie were over and witnessed the
ball game Sunday.
Miss Katie KEGS returned last
Tuesday from a weeks visit to
friends in Portland and Vancou-
yer.
The Adventist meetings in the |
Tabernacle near the Baptist church
are drawing large crowds every |
evening.
Two of Umatilla county's lead |
ing stockmen contemplate ship
ping a train-load of cattle to the |
Chicago market.
P. N. Stevens is erecting a barn
and otherwise making improve
ments on his property, in the
north part Of the city.
Quite a number Of babies
throughout the city have been
troubled with summer complaint
during the past few days.
The Athena first nine and |
the Weston nine played ball Sun
day in this city. The score stood
IA to Is in favor of Weston.
James Sharp, of Vancouver ar
rived in the city Tuesday morning
aud will make Athena his future
home. He is a brother of G. G.
Sharp.
Barber Long has removed his
shop to the room occupied by DIR.
King as an office. The doctor has
fitted up an Office in the rear of the
Peoples Pharmacy.
Miss Brandon, who taught
school last Spring in the King
district, returned last Tuesday
from Halsey andasaill teach anoth-
er term there this fall.
Mrs. Chamberlain, who has
been visiting with her daughter,
Mrs. Wilkinsons of this city, re-
turned to her homein Pennington.
Wash, Wednesday morning. :
O. P. Hubbard, assistant attorney
in the department of Justice, will
be in this city Monday to take
testimony in Indian depreciation
claims. There are several claims
here thatawait his attention.
The Spokane branch pay car
passed through Athena Tuesday
in charge of B. F. Gilbert, clerk to
the superintendent of the Wash
ington division. The main line
pay car arrived in the city today.
Wednesday night some party
tried to effect an entrance into
Fletcher's jewelry store, in Pendle-
ton but was frightened away be-
fore gratifying his desires. He
was cutting away at the pannel
door with a jackknife.
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| G. E. Simmons, the brick man,
left his coat at the brick yard near
the U. P. Depot last Friday even
ing while he went to the house.
When he returned it was gone. It
is supposed some one Of the nu-
naeraAs tranaps Wls isiiSSt this
| place, appropriated 1t.
IT Kenneth McRae, a successful
4 young farmer Of Cold Spring, was
at Alba on the Fourth and While
shooting a pistol loaded with buck
shot at a tree one of the balls re-
bourded, striking him on the
nose. IT lodged in the orbit Of the
eye against the frontal bone, and
has since occasioned him some
| trouble.
Il lOregon Scouts A peddler went
all over town recently selling a
patent article. Among the many
| who purchased was the wife of a
merchant, One day when he went
home to dinner his wife informed
him what a nice thing she had
bought. She then learned her
4 husband had them in his store for
sale for year, at half the price
she paid for hers. When told of
i this she said: aWell. why don't
1you advertise them. Nobody
4 knows it,"
4 Louis Rieth, of Pendleton, we'll
known in this city, went to- bed
\ the other night as usual, and laid
q his pantaloons on a chair as usual,
got up in the morning as usual,
and found that things we're not as
usual to the amount Of $45 which
were in the pockets Of said pant
aloons the night before, Some
miscreant had come in at the win
dow and relieved him of the
money
During the absence of the at
tendant who has been waiting on
Cap Humphrey says the Tribune,
Cap got up and attempted to,walk
on his absent foot, having first
removed the bandages sand splints
from the wounded leg. fhis un-
timely trial of his improvement
has resulted in considerable injury
to himself. This is the second
time that Cap has taken advantage
Of his attendants absence by try
ing to take a quiet stroll all BY
himself.