The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-11-08
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| Hugh Macarthur was in Pendle,
ton yesterday.
| Mrs. Fred Rosenzweig visited in
| Adams this week.
| U. P. Sans, the singing violinist
is again in this section.
Deputy Sheriff Carney is in the
city this morning on Official bust
ness.
The whist club met at the resi-
dence of Mrs, f. J. Beale Tuesday
evening.
The usual batch of drunk siwash-
es were to be observed on the streets
! this week.
Over $4,000 has been spent in
erecting new buildings in Walla
Walla this year.
Charles Maybee, an esteemed
pioneer, died at lis home in Yves.
( ton on Saturday last.
Miss Lulu Gates of Adams, we
are sorry to say, is again confined
to her home with illness.
James Froom, who has been on
the sick list is able to be up and
around again, we are pleased to
say.
Frank Beale has several men
engaged in digging his large crop
| of potatoes, on the Richards place
below town.
A "club" has been formed among
the old gentleman who like to take
hand at cards. The election of
officers has not yet occurred.
The w. & G. r. Ry., company
has made plans for the construc-
tion of new freight depot, which
| will be located at Pendleton.
HChas. Henry, John Foss, Fred
Fischer and Tom Purdy returned
| from a hunt on the John Day,
| Plenty grouse were encountered,
but no big game.
l1The play Of Damon and Pythias
| will be rendered in the city in the
near future, by Chas. Kinzie, as
sisted by members of the Knights
of Pythias, of Athena.
Miss Helen S. Young, q bright
and attractive young lady of Os-
borne, Idaho, made application for
examination for admission to the
bar Of that state at Lewiston one
day last week.
Local republicans were somewhat
jubilant over the Eastern election
returns, but there was no demon
stration Of any sort, such as bon
fires, ''settin' 'em up" to the boys,
ETC., as of yore.
The Epworth League will give a
Japanese tea and social at the M.
e. church, on Friday evening, Nov.
15, 1895. The admission, includ-
ing refreshments will be 15 cents.
All are invited to attend,
The rain of Friday night was
welcome to the farmers who have
seeding to do. It will also start
that which is in the ground at
present. While it was raining
here snow fell in the mountains.
Louie LaBrash thinks a nursery
would thrive anywhere along the
bottom lands of the creek. He will
{ fix Mr.. Smith, the prospective nur-
sery man out in the matter of suit
able land, if that gentleman con,
cludes to locate here.
At a second hearing of John
Fisher, of Adams, Commissioners
Bean, discharged the prisoner, find
ing that, although he had cut tim
Der from government land, he had
no lntention OF selling IL ana mad
only cut dead timber which was
not of much value.
Joe Lewis was in town from
Weston Monday. Joe was inter
ested in watching an Indian who
was working out his pole tax" on
the streets, and informed US that
even that would 90 long way
towards relieving the mopotony o.
things over in Weston.
The editor Of a local paper re-
Gently wrote 1--WE are under deep OBJ.
legations to Senator so-and-so for a
number of important public docu.
ments." The band played "Annie
Rooney" and the next day it rained
lin fact was sprinkling when the
; said editor went to press.
At Banks school house last
! Wednesday night, Mr.J. w. Adams
organized a Congregational Sunday
aohnn1 which nronnicea an ayoaIlan4