The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-07-28
CITY AND COUNTY.
A Full Resume Of News---Local Per-
sonaI and Otherwise.

ly at the Z. A. Barrett Co.
Go to Knapp Burrell & Co for
your machine oil, betting etc.
Have you seen that silverware
Hollis is giving away to his custo-
mers.
IfYou want the news of the city
and county, take dose of the
PRESS.
Chris Simpson was in town from
Helix Monday and bought q new
thresher.
There will be preaching by the
Pastor at the Baptist church next
Sunday at IL a. m.
An ice cream festival was given
at Union Hall, Adams, by the
ladies ofthat city.
Some barley is getting SO ripe
that it is falling to the ground be-
fore it can be cut.
The Helix and Adams ball clubs
crossed bats at the latter place
Saturday. Helix won.
M. e. Clark & Son have opened
out Racket Store in the Clark
building on third street.
Hewitt uses nothing but pure,
fresh drugs in filing prescriptions.
Take your prescriptions to him.
There is some loss of cattle re-
ported on the Mountain valley
range, supposed to be from black
leg.
Burglars have become so numer-
Gus in Pendleton that the Tribune
advises the residents to load up
their guns.
The board of directors of the
penitentiary at Walla Walla have
reduced the price of grain sacks to
six cents.
Mrs. Hugh Macarthur, of Pendle-
ton, accompanied by her sister
! Miss Anna Lieullen, are visiting
friends and relatives in Athena
and vicinity.
w. G. Lynn and Miss Maggie
Roberts will occupy the two
rooms in the Helix school the
coming year. A large attendance
is anticipated.
| Nathan Pierce, Of Milton, start
ed to harvest his 5000 acre wheat
crop on the reservation this week,
with his combined harvester.
Mr.. Pierce has about 5000 acres of
wheat all told.
E. III. Liston, a successful young
teacher of Umatilla county, has
| just finished a term in district 49,,
six miles east of Pendleton. An
entertainment was given Friday,
the closing day.
J. H. Hiteman, one of Athena'E
former citizens returned from
Tillamook, Oregon last Saturday
and will again take up his perma-
nent residence here. We gladly
welcome him back.
Barley on T. j. Kinks rancf
Northeast of Pendleton averaged
ffty-five bushels. Wheat look
we'll, and there are fields in that
locality which will average thirty
and thirty-five bushels.
VIM. Gholson and Lee Mitchell
accompanied by their families lef
last Wednesday for few days out
ing in the mountains. They d,
not intend to hunt for bear, bu
expect to gather supply o.
huckleberries.
Adam Knox, we'll known an
respected farmer of Weston pre-
cinct, is seriously i'll with consumI
tion. Not long ago he was al
tackled with la grippe, which ha
! terminated asabove stated. Man,
/ friends hope for his recovery.
We learn from Matt johnson
|, that Eph Williams a former Athen
: resident and a widow lady, VIII
d was not compelled to change he
!. name (it being Williams) wer
united in the holy bond of wed
9 lock, a short time ago.
i A young lady who had been il
: the employ Of John Bently's famil
j at Pendleton, undertook to leav
/ Friday night with alot Of thing
II that did not belong to her person
ally. She was overhauled at I'll
: depot and made to disgorge by a
/! officer.
Some recruits from Columbu
Ohio, while in Pendleton MONDAY
enroute to Ft. Sherman, becam
involved in rough and tumbl
fight at the depot. Knives wer
. drawn, but the guard appeared 0
I the scene before any blood wa
+ spilled.
! Mrs. Rowland, mother-in-la
of one of the Adventist preachet
was completely prostrated with
nervous attack Sunday afternooI
4. DR.. Dell was called in and by h
s, prompt treatment she soon r
., covered consciousness. At la
: account she had about recovered.
., Pendleton Saloon keepers hay
novel way Of raising crow