The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-10-25

Union and will in all probability
have one at Vansycle soon.
Peter Murphy, while endesvor-
ing to catch dFiftwood on Snake
river, fell into that treacherous
stream and was drowned. He was
out in a row boat near Riparia.
The remains were recovered and
brought to- Walla Walla Monday
evening for interment.
Walla Walla Gazette: William
Willaby, jr., i farmer of the Ath-
ena neighborhood, visited Walla
Walla Monday on business. Mr..
Willaby is another grain-raiser
who has concluded to hold on to
his crop until the last minute. He
has 5000 bushels.
A horse, ,shoeing machine, in.
vented and. built by home talent,
is being put in place at Milton. It
is guaranteed to put shoes gently,
but firmly, on the most cantanker-
GUS broncho that ever browsed old
Umatilla's bunchgrass.
More diversified farming will be
carried on in Grande Ronde valley
the coming year than ever before.
The farmerssclaim that larger and
surer profits can be realized from a
Eaiyersity Of products than from
k6neN.
Ut il said that thousands of tons
k1f hay cut in Wallowa county this
Seaf will not be used this winter
on account Of the scarcity of stock
as a result ufthe recent enormous
sales.
A couple Of Pendleton ladies were
in town Wednesday, endeavoring
to organize a Grove of the Wood
man Circlea which is the ladies
auxiliary ofrthe Woodman lodge.
Mr.. Methoit, aWalla Walla grain
buyer was in town yesterday, He
offered 81 cents for wheat. If you
had nice LOT of blue stem, you
could get 369 for it. f. o. b.
A. M, Stafford sent us the desir-
ed article that pays for the Press
to January 1897. Mr.. Stafford's
address is now Halsey, Linn ooun-
| ty, Oregon.
HJinks Dudley was in town yes
terday and informed the Press
man that he has stopped seeding
and will wait for rain beforefinish-
ing up.
Merchants in Athena report trade
rather dull, but hopes are enter
tanned that business will liven up
somewhat when wheat begins to
move.
Mrs. Jesse Moore, we'll known
lady, who has resided for several
years on Butter creek, died in the
hospital in Walla Walla Friday
last,
James Nelsonia farmer residing
near Pendleton, while driving
along a county road the other day,
fished two pigs from 30-foot we'll.
Rev. P. ]. Beutgen, pastor of the
Roman Catholic church of Pend
Teton is in Portland at his mothers
home, very sick with typhoid fever.
Uncle Chas. Schubert never for
gets the Press. Yesterday he sent
to our sanctum, a large carrot,
which tips the beam at 6 pounds.
A shoemaker from Pendleton has
leased a room in the Fischer build
ing, and will be prepared to do
work Monday morning.
r. DR.. Dell reports Mr.. and Mrs,
Willis Bush's child, May Stumbolt
and Mrs. Morgan, of Weston, on
the sick list this week.
Mrs. Williams is gradually grow
ing worse, and attbe present time
but little hope is entertained for
ner recovery.
Eksih Kilgore, who had his leg
Rbroken some time ago by falling
from a horse, is hobbling around
on crutches.
Chas. Henry, John Foss, Fred
Fischer and Tom Purdy leave to-
day on a hunting trip to Desola-
ton lake.
Mr.. G. E. Carlisle, Of Corvallis,
in company WITH Lee Ray, Of Wes-
ton, was Press caller yesterday
Weather prophets hereabouts are
crooking about the hard winter we
are going to have.
The Boston Gtore-PendIeton