The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-29
Local News.
The Press gives the news.

Mrs. D. A. Hendricks, who has
been i'll for some time, has recov-
cred. >
The old post office building in
Pendleton has been converted into
a dance-hall.
Bring us in few sacks of "mur-
phys" and square up for another
years subscription.
The annual meeting of the Ore
gon Press Association will be held
in Portland next week.
DR.. Carlisle, of this city was~an
applicant before the Pendleton
board of examiners Tuesday.
The Pendleton people thought
the songs Of the Worlds Fair
Comedy Co., somewhat ancient.
A fall race meeting will be held
at Baker City, commencing Oct.
10Th, and continuing five days.
Hewitt uses nothing but pure,
fresh drugs in filing prescriptions.
Take your prescriptions to him.
Taft, Tolbert & Co., the black
smiths will give 50c per bushel for
| good wheat, on all standing ac-
counts.
Baker City has base ball tourna-
ment between October 16 and 20.
The amount offered for the winning
club is 5000.
fX The fine condition of the
/ roads offer an inducement for
Movers of a buggy-ride to hitch up
and take spin.
! Nelson Swaggart former resi-
dent of this vicinity, but nowlo
the Willamette valley was in tbe
city yesterday.
\ A reception was rendered to the
l.teachers of the Normal school at
Weston, Friday evening. Music
and speeches were the features.
Several counterfeit dollars have
been seen in circulation lately in
Pendleton. They are light in
weight, but otherwise are q capital
imitation.
Pendleton people do not seem
to appreciate local musical talent.
The Band boys down there have
organized an orchestra, and Friday
night gave a ball to raise funds to
|pay the instructor. They did not
realize enough to pay for fiddle
strings.
1 Heppner Gazette: The Salem
| Statesman says the Eastern Ore
| gon people are talking John G.
| Leasure for congress. First we
ever heard of IL. And whilea we
| think Of it, hadn't the Statesman
better take a little ofits own advice
| and attend to politics in its own
| district.
/ Weston Leader: The Athena
Press is now running plates on
| the outside. The management Of
that paper has wisely come to the
conclusion that their patronage
was not sufficient to justify setting
SO much type. A saving OF ten OF
twelve dollars a week is quite al
object these times.
Mrs. Fannie Fl. Brown formerly
Hotchkiss) was united in marriage
to John e. Beam, Of Pendleton
well known in this end of thu
county, Tuesday evening, at tht
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. r. Child
er, on Green street, Hasting Mich
They will make their future hom,
in Pendleton.
A pelican measuring little owe
eight feet from tip to tip, wal
killed on Mr.. John G. Luce's rancl
in the John Day country, Satur
t day. The bird lit down in the al
falfa field near the house, and get
ting its wings wet was unable t.
5 rise readily, and the women ans
: children killed it.
The Sultana mine in the Grant,
Greek district, which is owned b,
Umatilla county men, is destine'
to turn out very rich in silver. 1
i tunnel 255 feet in length, terminal
ing at a depth of 160 feet has JUS
! been completed, stopping in
Ic ledge two and a half feet wild
s which is very rich in silver.
Weston Leader: We are please
to note that the Inland Republi
can has profited by our informa
! ton in recent issue an
has made the correction we sue
gested. It is pleasant to have on
efforts for the enlightenment /
our fellowman appreciated and v
feel considerably elated over tn
! result.
H Tot, N. A. Miller's little chill
] Inet with painful accident lat
| week. While riding his tricyc'
: it ran off the sidewalk, thrown
him to the ground. One of th
wheels struck him in his cripple
leg, which swelled up and cause
= J him much pain. The little suffert
5, is getting along very well at pr
sent.