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

The weather is cool for Septem-
Der, and many prophesy an early
winter and fall.
All who are in arrears for SUBJ
scription with the PRESS, can set
lie the same with wheat at SOC per
t5ushel. Bring on your wheat
Owing to hard times Chas. H.
Dodd & Co. will take wheat at 40c
per buslel for any purchase of I'M
plements or vehicles before ship
ping their stock on Oct, 1st.
Commencing Wednesday Sept.
9th, the Union Pacific will sell
excursion tickets to Portland for
and one-ffth fare for the round
trip, plus fifty cents for admission
coupon to the Portland Industrial
Exposition. Tickets on sale by
the agent at Athena on Mondays
Wednesdays and Fridays. Good
for seven days. III
hung Creek 4sagte:V Funny,
Familiarity known to heApeople Of
of Grant county as the "pack
horse" developed a speed at the
Salem races not common with the
pack horse of the present day. He
is at present owned by J. G. Thorp,
of Athena, and is in excellent con-
dition, in fact the best he has been
since having gone on the track.
i On last Tuesday evening, Rev.
w. Bowser gave very interesting
and instructive magic lantern ex-
hibition to a large audience at the
M. e. church. The exhibition
consisted of many excellent scenes
| illustrating the religious costoms
Of the people ofIndia, and the lee
ture explaining these scenes was
highly appreciated by all present
Mr., Bowser's long residence in India
as q missionary enables him to ex-
plain the costums of those people
in very lucid and pleasing man
ner.
Hazlett, the pilgrim" has been
at The Dalles Time-Mountaineel
says Of him; The pilgrim" il
we'll known in every printing
office west of the Rocky mountains
and has a history connected witt
himself which will furnish an in
, teresting chapter for some futur
writer. Of q quiet, peaceable dis
position, he makes few enemies
and he generally finds an odd jol
i to furnish him meal, and h
goes on his way rejoicing. Palac
!. cars are unknown to him and hi
journeys are made on foot, withou
/ money in his purse. He is nov
55 years old, and will not be abl
to tramp around much longer.
According to the Santiam Lum
herman, Captain Nat Bowman ha
. received notice to prepare to take
: party over the Cascades mountain
! within a few days. The party !
: to consist of the receiver of th
Oregon Pacific, his attorneys an
and other officials, and one or tw
: other gentlemen. They will follol
], the line of the railroad surve
Q through to Eastern Oregon. Nj
:. Hadley will not return with tn
a party, but will proceed at once t
y New York, to make arrangements
y it is said, for the early commence
8 ment of construction eastward i
g the spring.
Mr.. George Doughty has foun
e another orchard pestt annoy hin
v For month he noticed that th
s tender new growth on his youn
:. prune and plum trees are losin
: the leaves and shriveling up. Thi
/ he laid to the dry weather, but
r critical inspection revealed cater
S pillar lying on the limb from tw
e ard half to three inches long, {
y a color indentical with the branc
SO that one might easily mistak
!. the worm for the limb itself. Th
: worm is doing much harm in NJ
Doughty's young orchard. d.-Hilll
!, boro Independent. Our fruit rail-
: ers should be on the lookout fC
]. this new pest.