The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-05-10

Mayor Hollis was in Pendleton
yesterday.
James Foss returned from Mil
ton Thursday.
Harve Williams left Monday last
for Snake river.
Senator Price and wife were in
town Wednesday.
Chas. Ely will remove his family
to the city in a short time.
A majority of our farmer friends
are through summer following.
Albert Cohen, the Walla Walls
merchant, was in town Wednes-
day.
Base ball seems to be on the
wane in Athena. What's the mat
ter boys?
Judge DePeatt left on last even
ing's passenger for a business trip
to Boise City.
< The Normal school at Weston
expects to have all the students it
can possibly Accommodate next sea-
son.
John Foss is cultivating five
acres of ''spuds," which he put in
on the old Woodward place below
town.
Rev. M. V. Howard, of Walla
Walla passed through town yes
terday on his way home from PEN
dleton.
Hugh Walker was in the city
from his Helix farm yesterday.
He has just finished summer fall
lowing.
Chas. Harder is on the sick list.
Charlie we are grieved to state has
been failing in health for some
time past.
X John Thompson and brother, of
Gibbon, killed a bear last week on
the north fork of Meacham creek
and captured two alive.
Dave Taylor is making fine
home down there by the creek.
He has one of the finest lawns in
the city and flowers, galore.
HA A Umatilla county man recent
ly purchase go head of good range
animals at SO per head and then
traded Is Of them for a work team.
L. e. Yates, G, ]. Phelps, Ira
Berry, H. L. Frazer and H. B. Lee,
Of Milton, attended ma tiers connect
ed with the Lee street bridge case.
Mrs. Gardens illness in Pendle-
ton is growing decidedly worse,
Land much anxiety as to her condi-
ton is expressed by her numerous
friends here.
XIV. I'll Britten, a reservation
farmer, will set out Is acres of cab
bage plants this year. He expects
to beat wheat with cabbage at half
a cent per pound.
Hugh Worthington the proprietor
of the Corner Grocery" Of Weston,
takes time by the,horns and gives
our readers a new ad this week.
Don't fail to read it..
A cold wave struck this section
Wednesday evening, and had the
wind not been blowing and brought
clouds to the rescue the probalit-
les are frost would have occurred
The hose team was out practic-
ling Wednesday evening. Owing
to low water in the tank we pre-
| sumo, the pressure was nothing tc
| speak of when 500 felt of hose wat
| attached.
| Miss Moilie v. Gather, superin
tendent Of the Indian school at th,
agency, has issued invitations to /
number Of Pendleton people to at
tend an entertainment to be giver
by the pupils on Thursday even
ing May 8, at 7 o'clock.
The bond Of Frank Mcintyre, o
| Adams, upon which G. Rothrocl
and A. b. Rothrock appeared a,
sureties, has been surrendered, ant
the accused, charged with assault
with dangerous weapon, has beer
delivered in the hands Of the sher
iff.
| NJ. j. Mcdaniel, of Weston, wa
| in the city yesterday. enc" ha
recently been prospecting in th'
mining country around Baker City
and thinks he found something
good while up there. At any rate
| he will spend some money in de
yeloping his prospect.
The little daughter Of Mr.. anC
Mrs. r. L. Maloney fell from
chair recently Afterwards when
ever the child was lifted up sht
would complain Of her shoulde
hurting. It has since transpirec
that her collar bone was broken il
the fall from the chair.
Heppner Gazette: II. 1. Thomp
son, father, Of Walt Thompson, tn,
stage man, came in yesterday from
| Athena, on his way to the Green
horn, Crooked and Powder river
on a mining expedition. Mr.
llrhnrnnann infanda To 90 hack Z