The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-03
Local News.

- i. oSO was Al ASAeAOecu
Wednesday.
G. w. Proebstel, Weston's may
or was in town Monday.
Schneabele for groceries. Read
his new ad in to-day's paper.
The populist central committee
meets in Pendleton tomorrow.
Chas. Kinzie, the Walla Walla
miller, was in the city Monday.
Rev. w. T. Fellows will preach
at the Athena Baptist church Sun
day, at 8 p. m.
Miss Wade came over from Mil
ton Tuesday and visited her many
friends in Athena.
Mrs. Mays, of Elgin, visited in
the city this week, the guest Of her
daughter, Mrs. c. A. Barrett.
G. w. Hansell and A. J. Parker
killed two rattle snakes on Pine
creek, while fishing Tuesday.
And still they go-what? Those
goods at Mosgrove's. Why? Be-
cause the prices are way down.
The little son Of Mr.. and Mrs. T.
P. Page has been seriously i'll with
catarrhal fever, for the past two
weeks.
Judge Gilman and engineer Cum
mings, Wednesday surveyed a line
for an irrigation ditch ON the Judges
Pine Greek ranch.
Sixteen men and one woman are
lodging at the county jail, the ma
jority of them bound over for grand
jury investigation.
j. S. Myrick has commenced
work on the street with his street
sprinkler. He secures his water at
the foot of Jefferson street.
William Parker, Mr.. Winder and
others departed Tuesday on pros
| pecting tour. They will be absent
from home five months.
James Sharp and George Tits
worth replaced the brick that was
blown from the Masonic building
by the recent wind storm.
l
| Jinks Dudley has a fine strain
of Wyandott chickens, and is sup
plying many with eggs for setting
He charges 25 cents per setting
/ j. S. Killian, the sage of Van
sycle, planked down postage stamps
for another years subscription to
the best local paper in the coun'
ty.
4 A horse fell with Lee Brown tht
other evening and now Lees limp
ing around with the assistance of I
cane. His knee joint was sprain
ed.
T. D. Taylor, w. R. Taylor anc
Chas. Henry left yesterday for tn
Taylor stock ranch, on the Johi
Day. They will round up ant
brand cattle.
Upon petition of administrato
an order has been made in probat
court in the matter of the estate 0
Smith Armstrong, deceased, to sci
the personal property.
John Smith former resident 0
: Athena, has returned to the city
He is unable to work, and tn,
Knights of Phythias will provid
for him and his family.
One rather remarkable feature i
spoken of in market report from
! Chicago, which says interior mil
lers are buying wheat in Chicago
indicating a marked shortage.
Mrs. White, Of Waitsburg, Wash
and Mrs Hugh Young and son, Q
Walla Walla, visited at the Youn
residence, in this city Monday
Mrs. White is d sister of Nj
Young.
Haye and Zeebuyth, havin
bought the Pendleton Mercantil
store very cheap, will in few day
open up and sell very, very chear
,, Next door to postofice. Be sur
and buy at our store. No troubl
to show goods.
At 2:30 a. m. Tuesday, Josep
} Botter, of Walla Walla, was fonn
dead in his bed, with an empt
morphine bottle beside him. H
formerly kept lunch counter ]
the Walla Walla saloon.
The murderer of Sheriff Bogard,,
: California, is said to have passe
I through Pendleton three days ag'
II His identity was declared by
II tramp. A reward amounting
Il over $4,000 will be paid for tt
II fugitive's capture.
II J.W. Ellsworth formerly connec
II ed with the La Grand Daily Chrol
II icle, was taken through Pendleto
II Sunday evening by sheriff Ply
II the asylum for the insane at Sa
em. Mr.. Ellsworth was examine
II for insanity recently and commi
Il ted from La Grande.
II East 0regonian: R. T. Johnso
II John Todhunter and G.. w. Graf
II en-, of Weston mountain, were