The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-15

The people of La Grande say
the Chinese must gos
The wood saw, the harbinger of
cold weather has started up.
1t is reported that Mrs. Cleveland
has decided to name the baby
Naomi.
Myrtle Whiteman is slowly re-
covering under the care of DR..
Sharp.
Peter Waldon, a pioneer of Wes-
ton vicinity, and we'll known
in this section, died at Pome-
roy, last week, aged As years.
The Jewish. New Year last Mon
day is the beginning of the year
1854, and what is known as the
embolistic perfect of 3S5 days. The
last was an ordinary commons year
of 354 days.
Dew never falls" SO scientists
state, but something falls due
every month in every city, and it.
is much harder to collect than the
dew that is gathered in by the
flowers.
1t is reported that the ship
ment of sheep from Wallowa to
Chicago was not wholly a success,
the market in that line being con-
siderably over-run.
J. f. Zerba, former Athena far
mer was in the city from Whatcom
Saturday. He came to look after
the Umatilla land interests Of him
self and brother.
The Baker City Democrat is re-
sponsible for this piece Of news:
Henry Pierce, son Of Nathan
Pierce, the wheat king Of Eastern
Oregon, is spoken of as a promi-
nent candidate for clerk Of Una
tilla county.
If you can't make both ends
"meat," let one be bread You
can bet on it that these hard times
will teach you a practical lesson,
and you will go a little slower
during the next twenty years of
your life.
H. T. Smith, known all over the
Northwest as "Okanogan Smith"
died at Seattle Sunday. He has
been a member of the Washington
legislature almost continuously
since the first session, He had
one Of the largest farms in Wash
ington, and leaves an estate
worth $250,000, besides valuable
mining property,
There has been slight but
gradual stiffening in the wheat
market abroad, and altogether the
general tone is more encouraging.
The great trouble on this coast lies
in the fact that whatever improve
ment occurs in European markets
is liable to be covered by an ad-
vance in freights, as there is no
plentitude Of tonnage.
Advertising is the beginning, the
life and necessity of modern com
merce. The handspring of busi-
ness, the heartoJ the commercial
system, without which no legitimate
business can live and prosper.
Advertising is stock in tradeg
the sustainer of cheap newM
papers, and consequently the inA
direct means of universal educa-
tion and enlightenment. Hail to
the power of Advertising.
A half mile west of Blalock's s
Wednesday, an engine, tank and
seven cars went in the ditch, the
cars being very badly demolished.
They will probably have to be
burned. There was a carload Of
horses next to the engine, and all
the animals were killed with the
exception of four or five. The ac-
cident is ascribed to broken rail.
No one was injured.
The East Oregonian says J. H.
Rauch, with All experienced hop
grower for a partneris making pre-
parations to plantten acres of hops
at place rented on Mckay creek.
Bean, Weston & Suiste, the firm
Of lanchers and sheepmen, intend
to try hop. growing also at the
Albee ranch on Butter creek which
they have purchased. They will
plant five acres next spring, and
should this starter prove success
| ful, will devote ten or fifteen acres
more to the same purpose.
g. o.: The three-story brick
structure added to the Catholic In
dian school on the reservation is
now nearly completed. The ex-
terror presents a fine appeaSance,
and the interior in conveniently ar
ranged for the purposes in view.
The school is no W in progress and
is in a very satisfactory condition
the attendance constantly increas-
ing. 1t is expected to reach about
150. The schools new home is the
gift of a young lady millionaire of
Chicago, who donated $1,000 for
the building. She has expended
lasge sums in similar benevolen-
Vces.
lNJack Caviness and Willie Turn
er Of Pendleton, while out on a
kfghing excursion at Desolation