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

A lock
On your
Chicken-coop door.
Mrs. F. B. Boyd visited in Wes-
ton Wednesday.
Rev. Fellows, of Adams was in
the city Wednesday.
J. H. Leith, of Centralia, Wash,
was in town Monday.
]. Bloch and J. N. Stamper were
on the Umatilla yesterday.
Assessor Hawks has about COM
pleted assessing the precinct.
VIM. Leach came to town from
his mountain ranch Monday,
Chinese vegetable peddlers are
becoming common in Athena.
Bob Tharp is visiting relatives in
Tillamook, Oregon, this week.
Geo. Reynolds, Weston's efficient
marshal was in the city yesterday.
w. w. Brannin organized a lodge
of A. O. U. w. at Dufur this week.
Marshal Gholson is busy this
week tapping mains for water con-
sumers.
Miss Bessie Davis and Mrs. CAL
lender were Pendleton visitors
Wednesday.
The blacksmiths are preparing
for the summer rush of business
in Athena.
Frank Beale, Athena's popular
butcher, this week shipped two car
loads of porkers.
If you want to see stock of goods
that ale stock of goods, call on Ath-
ena merchants.
w. H. Fletcher the saw-mill
manipulation was in town on bust
ness Wednesday.
RW. E. Young this week manu-
factured set of neat belts for Ath-
ena Hose Co. No. /.
Pendleton Commercial Associa-
ton now numbers over one hun
dred active members.
A prescription for beautiful
lawns-procure water from the new
system of water works.
The Weston Leader is treating
its readers to q supplement. The
Leader is good newspaper.
Judge E. EePeatt and L. D. Live.
ly returned from Portland on Wed,
nesday mornings passenger.
Glover Leaf Lodge, D. Of H. me
lin regular meeting in the Baptis
church Wednesday evening.
f Chas. Dunn reports fine string
Of trout caught in Meachum creek
"Opt of sight," say Chas.
A family in covered wagon hat
q serious time of it on the hill eas
of town, by balky team.
e. DePeatt and Judge Gilman
were in the village Of Weston Wed
nesday on legal business.
| Miss Josie Hastings was in tn
city Saturday. She is teaching a
| the King school house on Will
Horse.
/ The many friends of w. H. Pru
EFT will be grieved to learn of hi
serious illness, at his home nea
/ Weston.
| Fred VanHorne has recovered 8
| that he is able to leave his bed an,
| it is believed that a speedy recov
cry is assured.
/ We are pleased to report to ou
readers that the little son of Mi
and Mrs. T. P. Page is recovering
\ from severe illness.
1NThos. DeFreece, who had his arr
bfaken on wind mill recently
now nearly well, and prepared t
| do square days work.
Miss Edith Bartlett was th
lucky contestant at the Demores
Medal contest in Weston last Sal
urday evening. Her selection wa
"The Martyred Mother"
Mr.. Lee Tentsch, of Eugene, wa
in the city Tuesday. Mr.. Tentsc
is an old school mate of G. G. Oh
burn of this city and is on his wa
to the lone star state via bicycle.
Noah Anspauch, of Helix, hs
Just returned from Wallowa count,
which he says is a month benin
Umatilla in the progress of th
seasons crops. Flowing and sprin
seeding are only begun there.
Miss Cora Beach, a former teacf
er in the Athena schools is in th
city from Walla Walla yisitin
friends. She has been offered
position in the Milton school, fl
the coming year.
In Umatilla county and to I'll
south the average May rainfall
from 1.5 to 2.5 inches, Of which 2
to 80 per centum has already fa
len. The rainfall was especial
heavy on Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs. Ida Gillis is again retaine