The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-11-08
Local News.

Roads are good.
Tobacco and cigars at Lille
Fischers.'
Geo. Hewitt was in from the
ranch Saturday.
Lutte Rothrock was in town from
Adams, Monday.
Fresh bread baked every day,
only at Lille Fischers'.
Country lyceums are now in or.
der and soon debates" will be the
rage.
X Marvin Watts, a successful young
school teacher, was in town Satur-
day.
"Ebn Waterman was in town
long enough Saturday to say 'hows
er.ye."
G. C. 0sburn is one of the best
prescription druggists in Eastern
l3Oregon.
Mrs. Kate Dickey, of Boise, City,
Idaho, visited her many friends in
Athena this week.
eAthena's Touring mill continues
yto bowl right along, turning out
tip-top grade Of flour.
The band has changed quarters.
The boys now rehearse in the
photograph building.
Mrs. Thornburry and daughter, of
Gervis, Oregon. is visiting at the
VIM. Parker home in this week.
The Press will give one dollar
towards seeding down the school
house yard. Who will be the next.
Sheep are being driven from their
summer range in the mountains.
Two bonds passed through Athena
this week.
lXMany of our citizens, now. that
fwAter can be procured for irriga-
tion purposes, will sow their yards
to bluegrass.
Job work at the Press job room
is done in up to date shape. No
blurred, inferior work there. Prices
to suit the times.
Alex Mckay has leased the Jerry
st. Dennis place south Of town.
Jerry will occupy the Mckay resi-
dence in this city,
When in Pendleton stop at the
Golden Rule Hotel. The best of
rooms and elegant fare. Free bus
to and from all trains.
! Wood haulers who went to the
mountain Friday were compelled
on account of rain to return Satur-
day with very light loadsd
G. w. Parker, of Vernon, B. c.,
renews his subscription to the
Press, and sends for back numbers.
"Don't want to miss copy" so he
writes.
| Halls Hair Reneweris pronounc-
ed the best preparation made for
thickening the growth of the hair
and restoring that which is gray to
its natural color.
The many friends of 7. G. Men
denhall, familiarly known to old
settlers as Father Mendenhall, will
be sorry to learn that he is very i'll
ct his home near Foster.
| John Adams has put i'm COM
plete water system, at his farm
near Adams. A large reservoir has
been constructed to receive the
water which is lifted by a wind
mill Of huge proportions.
w. H. Winden came down from
Baker City Monday and returned
| Wednesday. Mr.. Winden is min
| ing near Baker City and says the
weather in the mountains has been
the finest this fall that he has seer
for several years.
Winter is coming ON apace and
those who are not already prepared
should get move on. 1t is prob
| able that we will have no snow un-
| til about Christmas time but il
won't do to bank on. These cool
mornings are very suggestive.
The letter concerning the where
abouts of James p. Beebe, in last
weeks Press brought forth the de.
sired information. Mr.. Beebe died
at the home of Mr.. Woodward neal
town some years ago, and he has 3
daughter residing on the reserva.
tion, Mrs. Britten.
Three new wagon bridges at The
Meadows in district No. 81 have
been completed. One is so, another
is 80, and the third As feet long
Bridges were built in the same To-
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