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

OF tno news take the fREss.
Joe Lewis Weston farmer was
in the city yesterday.
The Misses Martin of the
Walla Walla Valley are in Athena
visiting their sister, Mrs e. B.
Post.
James Stamper and others are
on the Umatilla rusticating.
Hugh Thompson wears the star in
Mr.. Stamper's absence.
Mrs. A. R. Bradley and children
returned from Omaha Wednesday
evening. While East they visited
the great fair and other places of
interest.
G. W. Hollis went down to PEN
dleton Wednesday evening to meet
his wife and children who have
been in San Francisco for some
time.
Robert Price and family who
have been down from Sunset,
Wash, visiting relatives in this
community, returned home last
Tuesday.
L. A. Citizens received this week
q fine Parker hamerless gun. Its
list price is 800 and is beauty,
being finely engraved and finished
in most elaborate style.
Wednesday was Prince Richard
sons 18th birthday, and his many
young friends took advantage of
the occasion to give him a surprise
party. The evening was pleasant
ly spent in games, etc.
Harvest in Union county will
be considerable later than in Una
Etilla. A heavy rain occurred in the
vicinity of Summerville and Elgin
Friday, and the prospects have
frightened 100 per cent,
Elmer Breckbill, of the firm of
Ashpaugh & Breckbill, brick-lay-
ers, has been confined to his room
at the st, Nicholas, with some
thing like cramp collie. Mr. Breck-
bill is now able to be up and
around.
1t is reported that Sam Endicott,
of Adams, has left the country and
also obligations behind to the ex-
tent of $4,000. Fooling with the
"tiger" is the alleged cause of his
downfall. He was interested in
the Adams Mercantile Co. He
has wife and two sons at Adams.
The Sunday Sun" is getting a
cold shake in Pendleton. Deputy
district attorney HALEY returned
the regular batch Of papers to the
publishers Sunday morning and
the boys who peddle them were
given few words of advice which
they will not soon forget.
Chas. Dunn lost his horse while
fishing on the Umatilla Tuesday.
1t wandered off with saddle and
bride on and Charlie procured a
saddle horse and spent two days
hunting for it. He found him at
\ hGibbon with the saddle and bride
but the blanket had been lost.
| Wednesday while John Arm
strong was engaged in doing the
carpenter act, he came in con-
| tact with the heavy end of a
| hammer. The aforesaid hammer
Igplayfully few up and struck John
IA blow in the right optic, which
| gives him the appearance of being
a pugilist slightly disfgured but
still in the ring.
| Geo. Hamilton, the grain buyer
was in the city yesterday accom-
panied by one Of the Cleaver Bros,
the shoe men of Pendleton. Mr.
Cleaver, who is a brother of Lon
Cleaver, the former receiver of the
land office at La Grande, thinks
we have great country up here
but need more population, and
right he is, to.
Guderain Bros, the Nolin sheep
men says the East Oregonian, are
making preparations to ship train
load of mutton Ito Chicago. Th'
shipment will probably start mex
week over the Northern Pacific
The advantages of Chicago as
market for Eastern Oregon shee]
will soon be made known by ex
periments of this naCure.
nv. w. Maloney has been ap-
pointed postmaster Of Athena of
flee. He received notice one day
! this week of his appointment. Mr.
Hansell sent in his resignation
some time ago, and petition tt
+, have James appointed was circu
lated by his friends and was sign
ed by almost every one to whom
. it was presented, both republican
and democrats,
Rev. Fancher preached on Bas
ket Mountain, this county, las
Sunday and "passed the hat" a
usual with the result that fifteel
! cents was gathered in, but the Rev
: Sir would not have it that way
n He returned it with the remark
e says the Leader, "Pm no fifteer
& cent man. and / herewith donat
!. It To vnnr Sunday school. Plac