The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-12-15

it and goes on to say: aYour
wheat goes to Boston where it will
be sold for chicken feed.' All
the way from the Pacific to the
Atlantic to be converted into brain
food for the astute Bostonian.
Surely a glorious destiny,
The city dads should provide
some way for cleaning mud off the
street crossings. If it would re-
main frozen there would be no
kick coming, but for some time
past many of the cross-walks have
been almost impossible and pedes-
trains, especially those unfortunate
enough to be the possessors Of dim
utive understanding, sink in the
mire nearly to their pockets.
Others with feet on them like
canvassed hams manage to keep
on top and cross in comparative
safety. Now, there is Bill Young.
for instance-but Bills feet can
speak for themselves. If any one
doubts it let them interview his
boots and be convinced.
This is the time of the year that
publishers Of newspapers and per-
iodicals usually offer special in
ducements to subscribers. Here is
liberal offer that will no doubt
be taken advantage of by all those
attending to other peoples busi
ness as we'll as their own, and that
means everybody. The first cor
rectly filling out the following
blank will be entitled to years
subscription to the ARIZONA Kick
er" and free ticket to the next
centennial exhibition. 1t is ru-
mored that Mr. of Athena
and Miss of---will be
- Dec. the--th, 1893. Con-
testants for the prizes should en-
close cancelled postage stamp and
address all communications to-
Lydia e. Pinkham, Lynn, Mass.
The editor will please observe
whether or not this item become
stale before press day; fit does,
salt it down for future use.
On Thanksgiving day the Band
boys gave q free concert from the
hotel balcony, rendering in o mas
terly and pleasing manner few
choice selections which were great
ly enjoyed by all lovers of good
music within hearing. The Band
is good one, and easily sustains
its enviable reputation as the best
in this part of the state. The resi-
dents Of Athena and vicinity justly
feel proud of their band, and, we'll
they may, for it is a credit to the
city and we'll deserving their good
opinion and support. It is safe to
say without any successful contra
diction, that the Athena Band is
the best band-not excepting any
lin the whole NV / of Sec 10, TIP
4, N r 35, Il w M.
A serious accident occurred the
other morning at the railroad cross
ing on Main street. AS the west
bound excuse for q passenger train
rounded the curve with increasing
speed, a brave little doggy about
the size of two Jackson rabbits was
seen sitting on the track, evidently
intent on disputing the right of
way. The rapidly approaching
train coming disagreeably close, lit
tie Bow-wows pug naoiousness turn
ed to fear, but with dog-ged deter
mination to come off first best re-
gardless of consequences, and with
a look that seemed to say, "Kesp
in the middle of the road, let the
chips fall where they may" he
tucked his tail and dashed away at
a 2:40 gait towards Adams. But,
like great many would-be politi-
clans, his calculations were slight-
ly erroneous; in other words he
didn't run as we'll as he expected
he would, for he had only got fair
ly started when his wild and reck-
less career was nipped in the bud;
that is, cut short-cur-tailed, as it
were. After the train had passed
on kind hearted Missourian
finished killing the largest piece,
which still showed signs Of life, and
gathering up the fragments chuck
ed them in post-hole, The last
act of his life was a friendly fare
we'll wag Of his tail to the solitary
mourner who gently bore him by
the caudal appendage to his last
resting place, Dog gone it. His
bark Is wrecked. Poor little dorg.
But enough. Require-scat in
pieces,
About IL O'Clock on Thanks
giving day people on Main street
and vieinitv were startled by a