The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-22
Irye McQuary and wife are visit
inc il Milton this week.

ing in Milton this week,
< Pendleton has 50Opupils enroll
ed in her public schools.
Milton peddlers are bringing
some fine apples to this city.
Prof. Henry, the Weston musi.
clan, was in the city yesterday.
Herrick & Erp the piano and or
gan people were in the city yester-
day.
,ilMany wheat stacks were torn
down to dry, only to receive
soaking from the second rain, this
week.
Marshal Stamper is supervising
the filling in of the crosswalks on
Main street, this week. A much
needed improvement.
A house on the ranch of Fred
Kemper, on the North Fork was
burned, together with the contents
one day this week.
Fred Donaldson of Pendleton, is
working in ''Doc" Osborn's place,
at the Pioneer drug store, during
"Doc's" visit to the valley.
Rev, w. e. Potwine will hold
Episcopal services, Sunday, Sept.
"a, at 8 p. m. at the Baptist church,
A cordi al invitation is extended to
all,
Services at Christian { church
Sunday, Sept. "a, subject, morning,
Regeneration Degeneration" eve
ming at 1880 sharp, subject, "The
Question Settled" Young people
will meet at 6 p. m. All are in
vited.
Chas. III. Dodd & Co. will on
Oct 1st, close their branch house
at this place. Those desiring any
thing in the line of implements or
vehicles will do we'll to call on
them before they ship their i'm
mense stock.
Tuesday petition was circula-
ted in Pendleton, to be signed by
voters and taxpayers, praying for
a dismissal of Peter GaskelPs case,
who it will be remembered was
implicated with Frank Fletcher
in the Petrie murder.
After Wednesday mornings
train had passed the long Weston
trestle. bridge crew following on
a hand-ca made q timely discov-
cry. In the middle of the trestle
one rail was broken in two and
split at the broken ends.
/ Moving to the hard times the A.
| o. U. w. will not give their con-
templated Harvest Picnic, but in
the near future will give an enter.
tainment and supper in their hal
in this city. This order is increas
ing in membership very fast, ant
at present is one of the largest il
the city.
Elijah rFenton died at Weston
Sunday night and was buriet
by the A. 0. U. w. order ii
that city Monday afternoon, at
o'clock. Mr.. Fenton was well-knowl
in this city, where he managed
jewelry store for anumber of years
and also held the Office of cit,
marshal for one time.
Milton Eagle: One of our ex
changes says that Henry Pierce. Q
this city, is favorably spoken Of a
a probable candidate for the office
of county clerk of Umatilla count,
at the coming election. This i
news to us and to Mr.. Pierce also
besides he is too good a boy t
corrupt by dragging him into poll
tics.
The safe Of G. A. Currie & Co
the Weston butchers, was opene
| Tuesday night and about $35 i
cash taken. The robbers e.
fected an entrance to the buildin
by cutting the screen and crawlin
: through the back window. Th
J safe was uninjured, the loss nj
being discovered until late nez
morning, when Mr.. Currie had OF
casion to open the safe.
Lightning played a merry an
! peculiar prank at Echo on the o.
: casion Of the recent storm, an
surprised the inhabitants of thi
quiet burg, says the Il. 0. S.
: Lisle, who is in the city, stat,
,, that Joye's bolts struck two tel
graph poles standing in frol
= Of his house, a short distance ava
? and sliyered them to pieces. III
! wire showed no evidence of dan
= age and the insulators were III
. broken. Members Of Mr., Lisle
! household were stupefed for
! time by the shock, but all escape
y any i'll effects.