The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-10-13
Pendleton has a soap factory.

< Mr.. and Mrs. S. P. Purdy visited |
in Pendleton last week.
kC. A. Barrett was in Pendleton
this week on business.
E. DePeatt is attending court in
Pendleton, this week.
K David Taylor went down to PEN
dleton on business, Monday.
X Umatilla Indians are returning
from their annual hunt well supli-
ed with game.
Miss Lizzie Thompson is learn
ing the "art preservativep in the
PRESS Office.
n Thos. Lieuallen has sold his
hrdware store in Adams, to Geo.
Proebstel jr., of Weston.
1t is rumored on the streets that
a new drug store is soon to be OPP
ened up in the Morris building.
Pendleton has been honored by
becoming selected as the place of
the next convention of the Oregon
Press Association.
Misses Nellie Russell and Esther
Jensen, of Walla Walla, are SPEND
ing the week in Athena visiting
Miss Hattie Froome.
Frank Burnett received the sad
intelligence ofthe death of his aunt,
Mrs. N. A. Bryant, which occurred
Oct. Bird, at San Jose, California.
Louie Bergevin made flying
trip to Genesee, Idaho, the first of
the week to look after the Bergevin
Bros. large wheat crop in that
section.
On Tuesday the Tucker bill, re-
pealing the federal election law,
passed the house by vote of200 to
101. The bill passed by a strict
party vote.
The A. 0. U. w. has two candh
dates for initiation tomorrow night
This Lodge continues to increase
its membership regardless Of the
7mopey stringency.
x'Jerry Stone, H. Krebs and
q. D. B. Girking, returned Tuesday
AeRening from the Birch creek
country after a fruitless search for.
their horses. Mr. Stone has nine,
Mr.. Krebs fifteen, and Mr.. Gerking
nine missing.
Rev. T. A.Towner will preach, a t
the Methodist church Sunday even
ing. Sacrament Of the Lords sup
per at the close of the service.
The pastor w. G. Gray will preach
at | / a. m.
The Daily Portland Dispatch an
nounces it will suspend on compile
ton of some legal advertising for
the city, having lost the contract
for the city printing for the ensu-
ing year.
|x The family Of Rev. w, Bowser
departed Wednesday morning for
Milton at which place Mr.. B. will
have charge Of the N. Il. CHURCH
Their many friends here wish them
success in their new location,
The Union County Farmer, b
populist's paper at LaGrande. an
nounces that it will be closed up
within two weeks by its "enemies"
if its friends do not come forward
and pay their subscriptions in ord
er to enable it to meet its debts.
Our friend, Hendricks, Of the In
land Republican, informs us that
he has just had his buck-saw sharp
ened, and will try to compete with
Jones h ,Winship for contracts of
saving wood. Verify, the stringen-
cy worketh wonders.
There are SO many dieffrent sects
and creeds that people are
often confused in their judg-
ment concerning truth. TO try to
| get light on this subject w. T,
Gray will preach at the Methodist
>Gharch Sunday Morning on
(Which is the True Church.
i HJghn Lacey, who has been acting
Nn, the capacity of marshal during
the absence Of city Marshal Siam
per, escorted man to Pendletor
Wednesday might and handed hin
over to the authorities down there.
| The fellow was cocaine fiend and
had been indulging to such an ex'
tent that his mind had become
unbalanced.
Long Creek Eagle: DIR. Georg'
w. Carlisle, who has for years
practiced medicine in Eastern Ore
gon, arrived in Long Greek Satur
day from Athena with a view 0
locating in this part of Grant coun
ty, and has opened up an Office il
the Monumental hotel. The doctol
is a registered physician, come
well recommended and we bespea'
success for him in our midst.
E. o. of the 10th says: Afte
considerable delay the state schoo
money apportionment for Umatill
} county has at last been placed q
; the dispocal of the school superin
e tendent. the amount is not YER
!. large S3f,14 and makes 70 cents fo