The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-08-04


John Clary's billiard hall viii
soon be open to the public.
Hugh Macarthur, of Pendleton is
in the city on business.
Ed Cox is rustling on crutches
with sprained ankle
aCap" Lewis is now engaged in
receiving wheat at the Mission.
J. A. Marsten was in the city
on insurance business Wednesday
evening.
Alex McRae, was in the city
yesterday dishing out headers to
the farmers
Mr.. Hawksworth of the Bridal
Veil Lumber Company was in the
city yesterday on business.
Several hundred sacks of new
wheat have been received at the
Mission, 1t is being stored by
Natnan Plerce.
"Cap" Humphrey, who was TAX
en- to Salem for treatment some
time ago from Pendleton, is repor-
ted as improving steadily,
We learn that W. L. zeiger's
little child, at Helix, is steadily
growing worse, and little hope is
entertained for its recovery.
Marshal Stamper wishes us to
state that after this week all dogs
that have not got collars on with
their number will be shot.
Farmers generally will commence
harvesting in earnest Monday.
Every day during the past week,
several headers went into the
country.
Pat Maxwell, who has been rus
ticating at Lehman Springs for
the past two weeks, returned Mon
day evening much improved IN
health.
Three cars of Wednesday eve
ning's freight were ditched by a
broken rail near Downing station
! 1t caused quite wreck, which was
cleared up next day.
David L. Sweet, a Portland
druggist, has accepted a permanent
position in the Geo. Hewitt drug
store. Mr.. Sweet comes with the
best Recommendations. We well
come him to Athena.
Col. Parsons, editor of the Al
lance Herald, was in the city
yesterday, and reports times in
. Pendleton as being very dull
We acknowledge fraternal
call.
1t is reported that Frank Green,
taken to La Grande on charge O
J horse stealing, made his escape
He was left with a guard, whom
he eluded. Two shots were free
{ at him and it is supposed that HI
: was wounded.
> During Sunday nights win'
I storm, frisky Young cyclone mad
t merry along Birch creek. Man,
K fences were blown down, the rail
!, being scattered for fifty yards Q
i more, and a large warehouse build
ing at the Bowman place collar
: ,sed.
XThe Pendleton Daily Tribune
t owing to the present fnancia
. stringency suspended publication
g Tuesday. We are sorry to chron
! icle this fact. as the Tribune wa
9 a live newsy little sheet, we'll ed
. tied and merited most fatter
ing support. which it had until tn
money became so tight.
x A copy of a daily paper printe'
y May IA, 1884,, and called eth
e Evening Republican," printed i
i Pendleton, was extracted yestel
}. day in state of almost perfet
! preservation from the Villar
d House ruins. 1t passed suncathe
Y through the tempest of fire tha
). destroyed the hotel.
! N. M. Perkins, manager of th
4 Bingham Springs was in tow
Wednesday. He informs us thu
is parties desiring to camp on IL
4. grounds there can do 30 and haN
j. free access to the swimming poi
d for one dollar per week for eac
$ adult and so cents per week fl
y. each child under IA years of ag
d There is dancing every night.
y | MONDAY one of George Froome
'r teams went up to Bingham sprinj
y Eafter. some campers, and on IL
It return trip, this side Of Westo
81 one of the horses fellto the groun
The driver came on to town Wi
n the other horse and hack, and r
,e turning after supper the ainm
le lay where it had fallen, dea
10 The horse probably became owe
Re heated.
1e E. 0: The East Oregonian
" able to inform its readers autho
IS, itatively that times are pref
ne hard. This might appear like
n startling and somewhat injudi
d ious statement, but circur
t. stance at Pilot Rock illustrat
1t its clear, cold truth. Depu
I'd Sheriff Fraker conducted a she
ifs sale up there Monday, al
- a oood buggy and a cot of horue