The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-07-14

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blacksmith, was in the city We'd |
nesday evening
PM. Kirkland, of the Pioneer
Drug Store, has partitioned off a
neat Office in the rear end of his
establishment.
All members of Pythian Lodge,
No. 20, X. of P, are requested to be
on Tuesday evening July
20. Work in the Knight rank.
J. w. Thompson arrived in town
from the Palouse country last
Wednesday evening, and has taken
his permanent home here.
In aball game played yesterday
in Adams, between the Adams and |
the second niue of Athena, the
score stood 16 to II in favor of
Adams.
NThe Adventists moved from Wes-
ton to Athena, erected their tent
near the Baptist church, and com
menced two weeks seige against |
the wickedness of this place.
Mrs Combs is-iconfned to her
room with serious illness, at
Doble's mill. DR.. Dell, the attend
ing physician, informs us that she
is very low.
The many friends of Mrs. Alex
McRae will be glad to learn that
she is rapidly improving under the
skilful treatment of DR.. Mofitt,
and it is now hoped she will speed
ly recover.
j. e. German sold two headers
and a threashing machine Satur-
day. Athena sells more farm
machinery than all the other towns
in the county combined, and don't
you forget it.
The United States armored moni-
tor Monterey is now at Portland.
Thousands Of people are taking adj
vantage of the chance to inspect
this monitor, which is one ofthe
finest of its class ever buikSN 4 lNf
EX Jink Dudley's oldest SSy was
thrown from his pony yesterday
and had his collar bone broken.
The little fellow is getting along
as well as could be expected under
the circumstances. i
Chas. #. Kennedy, the enter
prising grocerer Of Helix, has on
hand large supply of fruit jars.
The people Of that community
would do we'll to call on him be-
fore buying elsewhere.
The Oregon Telegraph and Tele-
phone Company have completed
their line from Spokane as far as
The Dalles, where they now are
digging holes for the poles. Three
wires are being strung, two copper
and one galvanized. a
G. A. Barrett, of the c, A. Bars
ret Co., has just returned from
Portland where he purchased a
carload of farm wagons. The
wagons have arrived. Mr.. Bar
] rett-says the tNlitciselE wagos has d
| worldwide reputation.
| The sheriff in his statement
saws he has received for taxes in
1893, $31, ,565.54. Amount o1
Taxes abated from roll of 1890, ST.
1854; abated from roll Of 1891,
$489.25; abated from roll of 1892,
\ $1,170.14.
h Pete GaskeIl, was rear.
trested last week, and taken to
! Pendleton. Through the efforts Of
Nv. M. Fletcher again breathes the
| air Of liberty. Mr.. Fletcher sue
ceeded in obtaining more bonds
linen.
!. Services in the Christian church
| July 10Th, morning subject
prayer in the evening, "Are We
under the law of God through
Moses or through Christi which,
Sunday school promptly at 10 a
m. Y. P. S. G. e. meet at $3.50 b
m. All are kindly invited.
l \
There were no tax sales Tuesday
Wednesday the county will buy
in the remainder Of the property
that will be offered for sale anC
allow the delinquents ninety day
to redeem by paying 5 per cen
interest. This will help the ta1
payers out during the stringenc,
in money matters.
Alex McRae, the rustling agent
for Frank Bros. implements, wa
in town this week, and i1forme,
us that the crop prospects il
Eureka fiat were excellent, bn
} some Of the fields il the vicinit
of Milton were considerably dam
! aged by the dry weather, and tina
! the crickets we're doing some dam
I age to some grain between Milto,
and Blue Mountain In on
place he could see crickets by th
! multiplied thousands.
: 4 Birthday PartylI \
Miss Effie Nelson was given
: n pleasant surprise party by he
"a young friends last evening at ht
fathers residence on Third stree