The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-08-25

U. P. last Sunday for visit to her
old home in. Canada.
H. L. Bowmer is now city editor
of the .Walla Walla Statesman.
We wish him success in his new
work.
Harvest is in full blast around
here now, and the crops are much
better in quantity and quality than
was first expected.
The wheat fields along the Tutu-
willow, are being considerably
damaged by crickets. In the
evening the fields are black with
them.
Howard Fauble, barber who
has been associated with Lafe
Reeves at the st. Nichols Shaving
Parlor, left last Friday on a visit
to his parents at Colorado Springs.
Clark Walter brought up fine
sample of Blue Stem wheat for our
observation yesterday. The grain
is hard and plump and will make
about 40 bushels to the acre.
< Work on the Normal school
building at Weston, is progressing
rapidly, When it is completed it
will be neat, commodious struc-
ture and an ornament to the
town.
The Weston Leader comes out in
new head this week. Harry
Brown has discarded the Palmer Il
Rey patent and has engaged Hull
OF the Milton Eagle, to run off the
outside in "plates."
Business men at Huntington,
Baker City, La Grande and Pendle-
ton have been taken in by slick
tongued individual with a slick
hat who claims to be representing
the "National Benefit Trust Associ.
ation," of Denver, Colorado.
At the Demorest medal contest
recently held in Weston, the hon.
ors were carried off by Master
Charles Bowmer, against eighteen
other contestants, he receiving 8
valuable silver medal as reward
for being the champion elocution
list.
A Pendleton gambler named
Winston, has made the discovery
of a rich gold mine twenty miles
southeast of Baker City. H,
brought to Pendleton a specimen
of quartz weighing three pounds
bristling with the yellow metal
which is valued at $3.50.
A valuable trotting-bred colt be
longing to a Pendleton man stray
ed away and reward was Offered
for it. About O week after maj
found it fast in a railroad cattle
guard. He had barely time to res
cue it before train came alonl
which would otherwise have killec
| it.
Frank Sloan, a prominent stock
imam, accom- panied by j. A. Thomp
son, his assistant, left Heppnef, fo
Butter creek, about rs miles from
Heppner, to pay for and receive cat
tie. When about three miles from
Heppner two masked men helc
them up and relieved them of $48t
and a gold watch.
Weston has one attraction, say
the Leader, in which no other towr
in the county can rival her, anc
that is the number and ferocity o
her canine combats. The fight
always draw vast and appreci
ative audiences from all classes @
citizens, from the mayor of the city
down to the editor of the Leader.
The Milton Eagle makes an sp
ology for the appearance Of. tn,
paper the week previous. HUI
says the press got off "its balance,
but we are of the opinion that i
was caused by the humor inflated
in the atmosphere over there b,
the editor. It's stale enough t
wilt the rollers and break ever,
cog in the machine.
Farmersin Weston neighborhoo,
report the yield of wheat up to ex
pectations, some fields threshin
out thirty.five bushels per acre q
good wheat, while others that wer
injured by the heat in Jul,
will run lower, both in yield an,
quality. Competent judges plac
the average yield at twenty. fiv
bushels.
| Saturday a serious mishap befel
Mrs. John Shull while comm
with her husband down the Vel
lowjacket grade from Lehma
Springs. The brake failed to hol
the wagon, which left the road an
struck log, Mrs. Shull bein
thrown from her seat. She fell o
her head and sustained some ba
bruises and dislocated elbow
Mrs. Shull was taken to the oil
Kenney place at High Bridg'
where she is now suffering severel
from her injuries. DR.. Shields wa
summoned from Pilot Rock to al
tend her.
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