The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-07-28

DR.. Bill a veterinary surgeon is
stopping at Geo. Froome's Livery
barn Call and see him.
Misses Mabel and Edith Walter
went over to Walla Walla Sunday
morning for a weeks visit.
Harve Mcdonald came over
| from Walla Walla last week to put
up hay on his farm near Adams.
Lane the painter and his
daughter and George Froome's
family are camping on the Uma-
tilla.
| VIM. Hayes, of Butte Montana,
is visiting his brother, J. M. Hayes
of this city, whom he had not Sc en-
for six years.
] J. w Fraser who has been work.
| ing on the new C. r. & w. depot
in Walla Walla spent last Sunday
| in this city visiting friends.
Us. Morgan, an old pioneer,
residing in Weston has been very
i'll for the past two weeks and
small hopes are entertained for his
recovery. s.
| Joseph Merritt who was senten-
fenced from Umatilla county for
forgery about four years ago, was
pardoned and has retu rned to
Pendleton.
| Frank Beale has his meat wagon
covered with canvas aud will start
out among the farmers and save
them the loss of time coming to
town after meat.
We are credibly informed that
some parties are killing fish in the
Umatilla by exploding giant pow
der in the water. This should be
stopped by the strict enforcement
of the Law.
Edwin Woody came down from
Pennington Wash. last Saturday,
and will harvest In this section.
He reports crops very late in his
section, and the prospect not as
good as could be wished for.
Wallie Auspaugh and Elmer
Breckbill started for the head
waters of the Walla Walla river
this morning on a fishing and
hunting exphdition. They expect
to be gone about two weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. D. Geer, and
family arrived in the city last
evening by team, from Butteville,
Marion county Ore, on their way
to their home in the Big Bend
country. Mrs. Geer is sister of
Mrs. @. L. Bergevin, of this city.
D Spokane Review; Miss Arm
i strong, adeaconess of the Meth.
odist church from Athena Oregon,
visited the prisoners in the county
9 Jail Saturday and distributed a
bulky package Of good literature
:, among them.
Y Prof. G. B. Leatherma who
r has been chosen as principal OF
the Weston Public schools for the
ensuing term, writes to the Weston
2 Leader from Watseka, Illinois, that
. he will arrive here in August and
! prepare to take charge,
|
! Mr.. Buckley, of the Buckley
; Lumber Co. of Buckley Wash, was
in the city the first of the week on
business connected with the trans
< fer Of his Company's lumber int
. crest here to Mr.. France of the
e Athena Mill Company.
" Constable Keables Of Pendleton,
q knocked out cinnamon the other
V evening in the first round. The
Chinaman was helping himself to
the use of a grind-stone and be.
= came abusive to Keable's son when
+ Jake biffed the celestial couple.
i Pendleton Tribune: Yesterday
[e morning, while workmen were re-
10 moving rubbish from the rear o.
the Savings bank, a foot wrapped
in cloth was found. The foot ii
g. said to have belonged to Cap
lg Humphrey. How it came there il
= a mystery.
20 Our friend Harry Brown, of the
sf Tribune force, has purchased the
re Weston Leader and will assume
control the first of the coming
month. Harry, we wish you thu
esl best of success, and hope you will
y. make the Leader newspaper ir
q every sense of the term.
le Lee Brown, who has been workin
is, for Charley Beale in Pendleton fo
u some time, came up home las
n. Saturday. While butchering
or beef the other day, the knife slip
ped in some way and cut his han,
j quite severely necessitating hi
4 laying off for a while. He no.
IA carries his hand in sling.
er Geo. P. Rosenberg, the Pendl,
or ton broker has made an assign
er ment of his Office and fixtures
ed favor of his creditors. He has tl
es reputation of being an uprigt
1e business man. and his failure
y due to the credit system and n,
being able to realize on securitie
"a Many friends in this part Of til
; country hope that he will CON