The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-10-06

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Born, in Athena Oct. 4, 1898, to
the wife of L. w. Pierce, son.
Alex Mcdonald, of Walla Walla,
was on the streets of Athena yes
terday.
I Jack Parker has been confined
to his room with illness for the past
week.
NJohnnie Walters is slowly re-
covering from his attack of the
fever.
E. Penland, prominent Helix
farmer, was in town the first of the
week.
X The rains have again put stop |
to thes song of the threshing ma
chine.
Miss Clancy, one of the teachers
of Milton spent Saturday and Sun
day in Athena.
Chas. Dunn left Monday for the
Lapwai country to look after Ber-
gevin Bros, wheat interests up
there.
The many friends of Mrs. Willis
Bush will be glad to learn that
she is on the road to a permanent
recovery.
Some of our farmers are selling
a portion of their wheat crop and
applying the proceeds on their
debts about town. A good move.
A harvest ball, will be given by
the Athena Orchestra, on Friday
eve, Oct. 13, at Gillis' Hall. A
cordial invitation is extended to
all.
Grandma Stone is confined to
her room with illness. at the resi-
dence of her son-in-law George
Ellsworth, in the north part of the
city.
Mr.. Sweet. who held the position
of druggist for Geo. Hewitt, has ac-
cepted like position with P. M.
Kirkland, at the Pioneer Drug
Store.
* A. r. Brice, 2. P. Fawcett and
Cass Cannon are the jurymen drwn
| from Athena precinct for the COM
ing term of the circuit court, which
convenes Monday.
lXMarried, at Walla Walla
kSept. 80, 1898, Ivison Johnson and
Melissa Depot. The bride is
daughter of Joe Depot, we'll
known farmer on the reserve.
Rev. Bowser came over. from
Milton on a visit to his family
Wednesday. His family will 60
| over to Milton next week where
they will take up their residence.
/ Miss Viola Butler, Of this city
and Mr.. c. A. Shafer, Of Ping Wash,
| will be united in marriage at the
| Christian church Oct. II at 3 D.
m. All friends cordially invited.
Pc. Colburn, who had the mis-
fortune to have his leg broken
several weeks ago, was on the
street the other day, having recov-
cred sufficiently to go around on
crutches.
The newly appointed pastor Of
the Methodist church arrived in
this city on Thursday evening.
{ He will occupy the pulpit of that
church on Sunday morning and
evening at the usual hour.
Hogs are good property at pre-
sent; stock-hogs being worth A cts,
The farmer who has porkers now,
with present outlook of damaged
grain, is indeed lucky, for he can
feed the grain and realize more
than he could by shipping it.
There are some people here who
go to church seemingly for no other
purpose than tocause disturbance
We are requested to warn all such
, that if they do not behave them
selves in proper manner while in
church, they will get into trouble
lA Antoine Murry and A. Rolly
! were bound over Tuesday in jus
tice Gilman's court in the sum o
$500 each on the charge of steal
! ing wheat. They were escorted Il
, Pendleton Tuesday evening by de
putty sherifs Stamper and HALEY
: ekBorn, near Athena, Monday
: Oct, 2, 1892, to Mr.. and Mrs. Jink
S Dudley, boy. Mother and bah
t doing well, but it has been note'
o by the neighbors that Jink's fin
black horses have not been groome'
for the past week. That won't dc
i Jinks, brace up.
r Bev. j. B. Daisley struck up al
d acquaintance with man on tn
n streets the other day who prove
i to be a playmate of his boy
y hood daysin far off bonny Scotland
S It was amusing to those who hear
d them, az they recalled incident
that had happened to thep in til
: mother land.
N seems that all is not as seren
q oA some parts of the reserve as
y should be. For some time ther
y has been an i'll feeling betwee