The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1895-01-18
Local News.
7. ]. Kirk is in Salem.

Dave Taylor was a Pendleton
visitor this week.
H. c. Means, of Pendleton, was
in the city Tuesday.
Robert Jmison OF Weston was
noticed on our streets Tuesday.
George Carmichael, a Weston
farmer, was in Athena Tuesday.
Mrs. J. G. English died at her
home near Weston on the 7th inst.
Mrs. j. N. Cannon died at her
home near Milton, aged Sc years.
Over $3.50 was cleared by the
charity ball given in Pendleton
last week.
Friday night at the Morris
building the boys gave a return
ball to the lsdies.
Judge Gilman went down to
Pendleton Monday night, returning
Tuesday morning.
Dir. R. e. Butler has left Weston
and will make his future home in
Waitsburg, Wash.
With water works, beautiful
homes and many new residents
will fall to Athena.
Rev. Buzzell, of Walla Walla,
will preach at Waterman station
at 1 o'clock Sunday.
~ Born, near Athena, Jan. | /, 1895,
Ito the wife of A. L. Swaggart, a
girl; weight, 7 pounds.
The council met in special ses1
sion Monday evening to consider
the water works proposition. U
Samuel Phillips, a resident of
Dry creek, Weston vicinity, was in
town Monday trading with Athena
merchants,
IX Let every one pull for water
works. Athena needs fixin' and
I.water works will go a long way to.
ward accomplishing it.
With water works for fire protec-
ton, many improvements will be
made in Athena the coming sum.
mer. Hear us cluckin.
xlGrandpa and Grandma Froome,
leave ON this evenings passenger
for an extended visit with THEFT
daughter, who resides in California.
| Irv. McQuary's paper, the Silver
Hammer, will remove from Rex
burg, Idaho, to st. Anthony. The
county seat of Fremont county,
idaho.
TX The water in the mill race at
/ Pendleton was turned off one day
Hast week and large numbers Of
salmon were found in the stream.
Every boy in town caught his
share.
/ Oregonian. Mr. G. w. Rigby,
an extensive wheat farmer of Uma-
| tilla county, arrived in Portland,
bringing his wife here for treat
ment at a hospital. Mr.. Rigby
was a former resident Of Salem.
A fake outfit were in Athena
/ Wednesday disposing Of magnify
ling glasses. The price they started
| in on differed somewhat from the
price they ended upon, the former
being $1.00 and the latter 25 cents.
| C. Hughes accidentally shot
himself last Sunday while shooting
rabbits near Ritzville, Wash. He
was formerly farmer and fruit
grower Of Milton. this county.
Death from the gunshot wound en-
sued Tuesday.
The "Mother Goose" entertain
ment at the M. e. church Wednes-
day night was a success, socially
and financially. The little folks,
| 35 in number, acquitted themselves
with credit, and the proceeds
amounted to $11
Mrs. A. e. Wedekind, who has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs
4 G. w. Hollis, for some months
past, left for her home in San
Francisco Thursday evening, She
was accompanied BY her grandson
A Master Roderic G. Hollis.
Ib9 residence ofN. A. Miller had
anarrowescape from being burned
to the ground Wednesday evening
An extension table collapsed or
whichgwas a large Rochester lamp
the oilsfrom which took fire, Mr.
Miller had his hands severely
burned while extinguishing th'
flames.
J The following officers Of Athens
Lodge No. 104, were installed las
Saturday evening by District Dep
uty Grand Master Workman +
Rosenzweig: P. M. w, G. G. Sharp
NJ. W., Lake France; r., Il
Schmidt; o., T. D. Taylor; r., :
Rosenzweig; f., e. R. Cox; Rec, J
e. Froome; Guide, J. NJ. Hayes
/. W., w. II. Stamper; O. w, J
w. Ellis.
Rev. LaViolette organized
Young Mems Sunday Evenin
Club after the services last Sunda
, evening. Twenty of the young me
! have joined. They will open read
ing rooms in the old parsonage an