The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-29

Canada thistles is one of the pro- |
ducts of The Dalles.
Pendleton has expended 1,50C |
for levee repairs this summer.
Morris Johns and wife were in
Pendleton Saturday on a visit.
The sentence "John quickly ex-
temporized five tow bags" contains
all the letters of the alphabet.
Rev. Fancher, of Weston will
preach at the Baptist church Sun
day at II a. m. and 7:30.p. m.
A gentleman from Topeka. Kan,
will start dairy in Peudleton.
None but Jersey cows will be kept.
Rev. ZelIers, of the M, e. church
of Weston, preached his farewell
sermon in that city, Monday morn
ing.
Antoine Waits, the Pilot Rock
saloon keeper, is preparing to start
up the Arnold brewery at Pendle-
ton in the near future.
For Gang and walking plows,
harrows and seeders the G. A. Bar
ret Co., will give you special bar
gins for the next 60 days.
Dir. Mcdonald, leading physi-
clan of La Grande, was taken this
week to the hospital at Portland
to be treated for softening of the
brains.
The G. A. Barrett Co., are closing
out their line of superior drills and
seeders, and will sell the same at
greatly reduced prices. Now is
your time to buy a seeder.
A demand for wool is now Begin
ming to be felt, and Eastern re-
ports on the situation say the mar
ket is becoming more active. Six
and seven cents is now offered for
heavy grades.
Mr.. w. r. d. Jones, late pro-
prietor Of the Tillamook Headlight,
and well-known newspaper man;
has acquired an interest in the
Astorian, the pioneer paper of that
portion Of the country.
Baker City's new postmaster just
appointed, is named G. III. Foster.
Heretofore he has been a clerk in
railway mail service. He is com
petent for the position in every
way, say those who know him.
TX Hon. J. P. Wager, formerly state
senator from Umatilla county, and
an able writer, has been released
from the Multnomah county Jail
where he had been imprisoned for
obtaining money under false pre-
tense,
Salmon are quite numerous in
the Columbia river at The Dalles
but the water being low very few
are caught in the wheels. These
fish generally follow the current 0
the stream, and wheels are kept il
the eddies.
I J. O. Demmon, superintendent
of public instruction for Nal heu
county, became insane at Bake
City, last week where he was study
ing law. He was very violen
I while passing through Pendletol
to the asylum.
A two months bride in Weston
| secured divorce from her hus
band recently ON the ground tina
he had on several occasions refuse,
to scratch her back. The PREss j
Of the opinion that lynching is to
good for such a william.
T. Steuben, a Pendleton archi
tect has left for parts unknown
leaving few small debts. III
left a letter to his partner, M. ]
!. White, stating that he was ain
a hole and could not see his wa
out, but that he would pay ever
dollar ofhis obligations as soon O
possible. Gambling is said to b
the cause.
Walla Walla Statesman: Th
final result of the action taken b
the farmers Of Umatilla county, a
reported elsewhere in this pape
is awaited with interest. If mel
chants and money lenders will a
low the farmers to hold the
wheat until the market assume
its normal condition, there can /
no fear Of hard times after Januar
1st. 1894.
Bill Nye truthfully said :"
, man who will use wart on til
back of his neck for a collar buttol
or pasture his mothers grave
, save corn, fail to cross his is {
dot his is in order to save ink,
!. a credit to the man who will tax
newspaper from the postoffic
and when asked to pay for or sui
scribe, puts it back and tells tt
postmaster to mark it refused"
Exchange: A farmer hauled