The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-04-19

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Grant county stockmen which are
ready for market. Heretofore they
have been driven to Huntington
and shipped from that point east
and west.
Ex-Chief "No Shirt Estes is
feebly expressing his displeasure at
the recent election of Robt. Coppock
to the chieftianship, of the Jub-
bubb tribe. He says with equal
suffrage be will be returned with
an overwhelming majority next
year. The excitement grow apace.
George Rigby was in town Mon
day, and called at the PRESS Office.
Among other things of a new char
acter, George informed us that Is
cayote pups were excavated from
a den on his place last week. by
four hands and properly put to
death.
x John L. Bayse, the Helix lum-
has found his lumber piles
which were blown away by the big
windstorm of a few weeks ago. He
has rebuilt his sheds, not being
able to find the old ones which were
blown over into Washington.
The Epworth League elected
Misses Kirk, Porter, Rosenzweig and
Fred Royce delegates, and Miss
Booherand Jesse Vaughn alternates
to the district convention to be
held at Walla Walla May 18th,
and 10Th, 1895.
Mondays L. O: L. B. Reeder
drove down from Athena this morn
ing. He was accompanied by his
nephew, Ord Bost wick. Mr..
Reeder's family is expected to ar
rive this evening to remain.
x Hamilton and Rourke have ship
sped three cars Of wheat to Kansas
City and have orders for five more.
The grain Is of specially fine quail
ity and will be used in the manu-
facture of breakfast food.
Sheepmen at Echo are making
preparations to begin shearing this
week. The grass is so short that
the work will be completed as soon
as possible and the sheep driven to
the mountains.
"She is a very pretty girl. She
is simply immense. And she has
an immense father, to hoot," said
the young man after the old man
had given him a swift kick down
the front step.
The Junior League, of the M. E
church, will give one oftheir very
popular entertainments, May 1st
1t will be Of the nature Of a flower
festival and Brownie band enter.
! tainment.
Leon Levy,o Of Union, and Der
Summers, Of Elgin, visited in the
city Sunday, the guests Of ]. Bloch
and family. They retpfned te
their homes Sunday night.
The dog poisoner is still abroad
in La Grande, and many valuable
specimens of the canine race have
succumbed to his slices Of beefsteak,
salted with strychnine.
Mrs. IA. Garden went down te
Pendleton Tuesday evening for
medical treatment. Her many
| friends hope that she will receiv'
permanent benefit therefrom.
| P. M. Kirkland has erected |
corrugated iron warehouse, in tht
rear of the Pioneer drug store
where he will store oil.
TX Dave Taylor, Joel Gerking anc
,kHArden Mansfield left yesterda,
ffor the John Day country, tt
round up" stock.
Rev. T. A. Towner, and son VIII
Eliam, visited at the M. E. parsonage
lfran Alba en- route to Walla Wall
TUESDAY evening.
k& Ben Burroughs, county clerk
hs not lost his grip-in fact he ]
EcOnfined to the house with a sec
Fond attack.
Boston Durr, Marion O'Hara, 3
s. Lavender and George Marsh, {
Weston were observed on the stree
Wednesday.
Agent Harper, Chief Peo an,
Young are making arrangement
for transportation to Washingto
City.
The Pendleton Securing Mi
company has decided not to erect
+ public warehouse at Baker City.
DR.. J. M. Boyd, formerly mayo
of Walla Walla, is a candidate fo
. the same position in Spokane.
Remonstrance has been filed t
the opening Of the road No. 20I
near Milton, as located.
A proposition has been made til
citizens Of Elgin to erect a fouriD
mill at that point.
: Special music at the evenir
services at the NJ. e. church Sur
day evening.
2 N "Roep Kirkland and Al. Parl
derdrove down to the county SCI
Tuesday.
9 Elgin is experiencing an eG
: famine at present. Not so here.