The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1893-08-11

IN. B. Gerking's field of wheat
went 35 bushels to the acre, and
is of fair quality.
]. R. King, one of our prosperous
farmers, was in the city yesterday
on his way to Pendleton.
Mrs. J. NJ. Smetherman took
i'll Wednesday, but is
better at this writ
ing.
Mrs. VIM. Wilkinson is very ill
with typhoid fever. Her many
friends hope for her speedy recov-
cry.
VIM. Mosley, who has been in
LaGrande. for the past year return
ed to Athena Wednesday morn
ing,
Louie Bergevin's wife and child
en- are spending the warm weather
months at Meacham, and Louie
looks rather blue.
The score of last weeks shooting
match was unintentionally left
out of last weeks issue, but ap-
pears in today's PRESS,
Morris Johns went up to Saling's
camp Saturday to spend Sunday
with his wife, who is enjoying an
outing at that pleasant resort.
T. D. Harper informs the repor-
ter that he is meeting with con-
siderable success in insuring grain.
Tom is a rustler and will get there.
Wonder what's the matter with
our correspondents? Perhaps it
is owing to the news stringancy,
that their bright letters do not
show up in the PRESS of late.
Chas. Cleve is still in the city
looking after business. 1t may be
that Charles will locate with us
again in the near future, as he is
known to have a tender spot for
Athena.
John Watts, Athena's photograph
er is now enjoying the pleasures
of working in the harvest field
John thinks that his health will be
materially benefited by "roughing
it" in the fresh air for awhile.
Old "Pap" Glasty is now living
in his cabin near the forks of the
Umatilla. He fishes most of the
time and peddles trout in Weston
and Athena, from which he de.
rives a good living. He brings
down some beauties.
Sunday the fact was brought
| forcibly to the minds of the peopl
that harvest is once more on us. by
the clouds Of dust arising from tn
trains of horses, wagons and mach
inery passing along the street
going to the fields ofgolden grain.
About forty little girls partici
pated in the birthday party ofi lit
tie Miss -EYa Beale, last Frida
afternoon. Ice cream and cak
were served and the little ones ha'
a very pleasant time. Miss Ey
was the recipient of many nice pre-
sents.
It has been customary of late 70
certain boys who live near Athens
to ride horses through the street
on Sunday eveningr at break
neck speed, raising such a dust a
to make it uncomfortable for th
residents along the streets. Tn
matter should be Investigated an,
a stop put to such foolishness.
That the Athena Press is recog
nized as the leading paper of thi
end of the county, is manifested b
the new ads that are constant
coming in. Business men, not onl
of Athena, but other towns, reali,
the fact that the PRESS is the pap
that is read by the people, henC
the paper in which to advertise
| Percy Cahoon, a young son
John Cahoon, of Pendleton, WI
was camping atLehnlan Spring
went out hunting with two 9th,
youths, and in some manner api
tol was accidently discharged
one of the boys hands, the ball pa
ing through Cahoons right han
ard lodging in his right side. I'll
wound though painful, is not dal
gerous.
The new time table which WEI
into effect Sunday on the UniC
Pacific system affected the tin
) OF the upgoing train on the Sp
: kane branch but three minutes,
now arrives at 7:45 a. m. and Il
! evening train comes in at 8:45
; m. Thus making difference
! over two hours in the time of i
! evening train.
Weston's city council took in
8 consideration the wants and nee
of the citizens of that place al
' are now having thecitys ordinanc
4 published in book form. Aft
years of annoyance and dissat
' faction, both on the part of the'
e ficials and the people, they arriv
n at the above absolution of \
4 difficulty, which is really the or
: right one. Athena's dads cou
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