The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-11-03
Local News.

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Public School was in the city Sat-
urday.
Mrs. Eva Campbell left Satur-
day morning for weeks visit in
La Grande.
The w. c. T. U. convention will
convene at Weston November Is,
16 and II inclusive.
w, G. Gray pastor of the NJ. E.
church is in Spokane. he will re-
turn on Thursday of next week.
The convention of the Grand
Ledge of The Sons of Temperance
convenes at Seattle November 7.
Mr.. and Mrs. J.. w. Froome re-
turned Monday from anextended
visit to California, Chicago and
Canada
The government appropriation for
surveys in Oregon for the current
fiscal yeas is 81 eco against $780,
Il -
600 last year.
Mrs. Davis and daughter, former
residents of Athena who have been
in the country during the summer,
returned to town Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adam Raymond,
of Athena, who were married Sun
| pay last at Dayton, Wash, will go
to Dayton to reside permanently.
A gentleman from Milton while
visiting the Worlds Fair went to
see the exhibit marked exit"
and it cost him so cents to get
back into the show again.
For Gang and walking plows,
hafrows and seeders the G. A. Bar
ret Co., will give you special bar
gins for the next go days.
Geo. w. Proebstel Jr. of Weston
and Miss Jennie Thompson were
united in marriage last Wednesday
by Rev. T. W. Whittlesay Of
Pendleton.
William Young of Athena, went
down to Portland Thursday night.
Mr.. Young will go to Albany to
prospect for location in the har-
ness business.-E. 0.
/ The G. A. Barrett Co., are closing
i out their line of superior drills and
seeders, and will sell the same at
| greatly reduced prices. Now is
your time to buy seeder
1 Choice garden land and fruit
tracts for sale, or will exchange for
| A 1. wheat land. Call on or ad-
dress, Smith Armstrong, Milton,
Oregon, who can sut you in place
| and price.
4 Us. Morgan, an old resident of
Weston who has been suffering
with an abcess on his side, was
taken to Walla TSlIa Thursday
hand placed uuderEhe charge Of a
Especialist.
Rev. M. &. Roya president Apf
the State Normal School, will
preach at the M e. church On
Sunday at Il a, I'm. and Z p, m.
| Sunday SchooI at 10 am.
Epworth League at $50 p. m.
La Grande Chronicle: A year
Hing calf entered the Central
school building Friday and climbed
up the stairs &ausing more commo-
ton than the mythical sheep that
is alleged to have camped on
Mary's trail.
/ An exchange in cutting down
| the size ofits paper to. correspond
| with the times aays: The main
mission Of this paper is to give the
i local news, and under the present
circumstance it is believed that
twenty-eight columns will hold it
all without stopping over.
(
Jerry Simpsons constituents
telegraphed him to stand for free
coinage at a ratio Of is to | till
HI froze over, and they would
| send him a pair of skates SO he
could cpme home on ice. The coll
ored preacher, Of whom we have
i been told SO many times in the
papers as having discovered the To-
cation Of hell can now step back,
| into the shadow.-Weiser Sighak
! La Grande Chronicles: An III
cendiary fire was started in the
rear Of China row:on Adams avenue
Friday evening. The blaze was
I, discovered in time to be extinguish-
ed without calling out the fire de-
partment. A pile. of waste and
other substance indicated clearly
that the fire had been set out.
The question which arises is, How
longistlEtS thing going to continue?
Agent J. w. Crawford
says that hunters on the reserva-
ton must hereafter be more care
ful. Some days ago charge o
shot was sent through an Indian
tepee by some reckless hunter, and
at another time rifle bullet was
shot into tent. in both instan-
ces it was due to carelessness. Mr..
Crawford will station policemen to
keep hunters off unless care is
fused.
l The people of Milton will be en-
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