The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-09-22
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ity.
Y Bring us in few sacks of "mur-
phys" and square up for another
years subscription.
Rev. st. Clair, of Pendleton, con-
Quoted Episcopal services in the
Baptist church in this city Sunday |
afternoon.
Forest fires ragged badly before
the rain throughout Wallowa coun-
ty, not much damage being done
to valuable timber, however.
Prof. R. E. Story, assistant prin-
cipal of the Athena schools will de-
liver sermon at the Baptist
church, Sunday evening at To
clock p. m.
X Prof. M. G. Royal, Prof. Frank
Van Winkle and Prof. w. L. Ger
man, of the Eastern Oregon State
Normal School, were in the city
Saturday.
Rev. Daisley, of this city, de-
liyered two sermons to large and
appreciative audiences at the Court
House, in Pendleton, last Saturday
afternoon and evening.
The rawhide used by young
lady in The Dalles Or, on Rev, 0.
D. Taylor, who had swindled a
friend Others, a teacher in Taylor's
academy, out of her wages, was re-
Gently sold at auction, bringing
$3.50.
w. w. Brannin, the county as
sessor, was in the city Monday.
The reverend gentleman came up
to offieiate at the Myers -Stansell
wedding; and in the afternoon was
called upon to preach the funeral
of Elijah Fenton, at Weston.
| John Rush was in town yester-
day, and when asked about the
damage done to the wheat in his
section by the recent rains, said
| he did not consider that there was
any serious damage done. That
the wheat was dry enough to
thresh wellsWednesday.
The Oregon Pacific announces
that it will soon remove the noun
tain terminus of its line to a point
ten miles farther east. Even this
is good news. The Oregon Pacific
will some day get over the noun
tains and cross Eastern Oregon and
into Idaho to totranscontinental con-
nections.
i There are not fifty full -blooded
Indians left on the reservation.
The braves, old and young, and
| their families, are scattered through.
out the mountains from Northern
Idaho to Southern Oregon, engaged
lin the pursuit of game, except soms
loo Of them, who have gone tt
Washington hop fields.
FDoco Osborne the prescription
clerk at the Pioneer Drug Store
lett Sunday night for visit Il
, his home in the Willamette Valley
He forgot to leave the keys to TIL
store, and Monday morning, whei
Mr.. Kirkland came down to opei
! up, he had quite a job in effectinI
an entrance. BY the usesof a fill,
| he managed to unlock the larg
, , iron door, having key for the in
! side door.
', e. o.: Sunday evening Stantor
& Buzan's traction engine ant
threshing outfit passed through
Alex Rennick' IS field near Vansycle
s working steam, and next morning
!. he found one setting" of whea
!. containing between fifty and sixt.
: acres in ashes. This was his bes
. wheat and works hardship o.
I Mr.. Rennick, taking into consider
alton the other misfortunes tina
q farmers are compelled to endur
9 this season.
Raley, Gould and Leedy are tn
names of three enterprising hunt
. ers who explored Stewart creek
+ Sunday, from mouth to head, i
: search of the elusive prairie chick
Z en-. They saw two and fred eigh
g shots altogether at those lonely bird
i without success. Atnight they re
d turned home, sad, weary and latt
3 and prepared to swear off huntin
It for the season.-East Oregonfan.
: It wasn't Leedy's day out, 70
Z, he is one of the crack shots Of th
!, Athena gun club, and can genera
ly hit 'em.
: It is reported that certain Una
d tilla county farmers propose ef
/ tablishing a grangers' co-operatiy
/ store carving general merchandis,
# with the idea Of obtaining good
d at cost price, with margin fo
II the expenses of foperating the stor
I, The location Of the enterprise hs
y not yet been decided upon. Ather
e enjoying the reputation Of being
re splendid trading point, and havir
y the favored location Of the cent
( ofthe great wheat growing section
is should exert every effort to secu
this enterprise.
st A census of the Indians on Il
Ig reserve has just been completes
d There were 1881 last year, ar