The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-10-06
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The Press gives the news.


We will take No. / wheat on
subscription, at 80 cents per bush |
| ell.
Bring us in a few sacks of amur-
phys" and square up for another |
years subscription.
NJ. J. Foster, on the TutuWillow
fat southeast of Pendleton, has
700 acres of grain yet to thresh.
Fifty-three of the La Grande
Chinese mob have given bonds for
their appearance before the grand
jury.
Joe Parr accidently shot himself
in the leg while twirling revolver
on his thumb the other day, near
the agency.
\ County clerk Pierce and bride
have returned from Chicago and
have taken up their residence in
Pendleton.
TX Some of the Chinese driven out
Fof La Grande are drifting back to
that city, having been offered the
laws protection.
House to let--Four room cottage
near school house for six months
for $50 cash in advance, Inquire
at this Office at once.
! Justice Gilman has about all the
business he can attend to. We
have noticed him burning "mid-
| night-oil" ON several occasions.
| All who are in arrears for sub
scription with the Press, can set
tie the same with wheat at SOC per
bushel. Bring on your wheat
The G. A. Barrett Co., are closing
out their line of superior drills and
seeders, and will sell the same at
greatly reduced prices. Now is
your time to buy a seeder.
For Gang and walking plows,
harrows and seeders the G. A. Bar
ret Co., will give you special bar
gins for the next go days.
At Mrs. w. J. Pounds home in
PendIeton there are apple trees
that have bloomed twice this year
and a second crop of apples as
; large as walnuts has appeared
thereon.
]. Bloch & Co, have just re-
ceived large stock of ladies and
Misses cloaks and jackets, of the
: latest designs, and are selling them
very cheap. See them before pur-
chasing for the fall and winter.
TX The pastures in this vicinity
Ihave taken on fresh coat OF green
! since the numerous rains have fall
len during the past month. This
is hard on the wheat that is not
harvested, but stock are fatine
fine.
Mrs J. g. Corporan, an aged
lady residing in the north part o.
the city, after a short illness, died
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock
The funeral occurred Wednesday
afternoon at 2 o'clock from the
M. e. church.
The 'Iittle Tootsie Comedy Co.,
which was in Athena a week age
], and showed to poor houses, stran'
j, ded in Pendleton. The manager
went to Spokane and the othei
: members scattered for Portland anG
III the Sound.
q T.THere is considerable grain mo-
yetfcut on the reservation, Thos
.-lP. Page has some 500 or 600 acre
yet to cut, Frank Martin about
300 acres; and several other larg'
I farmers have from 300 to 500 acre.
. yet standing.
Services in Christian churcl
Sunday Oct. 9th, morning subject
{. "The divine image" evening sub
jeet ''What kingdom are you livinI
in?" This subject will be illus
trated by a chart. Y. P. S. c. E
. meet promptly at 3 p. m. Yov
y are kindly invited to attend.
The Athena Press is decided,
: improved the last few weeks, sine
I beginning the use Of the .boYler
!. plate systsm. INLAND Republican
While we do not admire the "boY
ler" plate system, brother, the pre-
:. sent financial stripgency forces U
7 to adopt it for the present. Bu
we will come out in the spring, tr
e la ira la.
l. Commencing Wednesday Sep
9th, the Union Pacific will Sc
t. excursion tickets to Portland fc
and one-ifth fare for the roun
trip, plus fifty cents for admissio
N coupon to the Portland Industris
III Exposition. Tickets on sale b
" the agent at Athena on Monday
Wednesdays and Fridays. Goo
e. FOR seven days.
4 NJ Cbas. Lewton, who was employ
bedwith the Gross Machine durir
NJ the present harvest met with
very painful accident, Saturda.
while threshing northwest of Att
ena. In some manner his arm b
come caught in belt on the M
chine and before he could get
out, became badly lacerated. D