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

Dave Taylor had business at the
county seat Monday.
Will Henry and wife were in
town from Weston, Monday.
Have you seen those fine stand
lamps at Hollis? They are beau
ties.
VIM. Parker and Jim. Clark re-
turned Wednesday from Baker
City.
There is quite large docket to
be disposed of at the present term
ofcourt.
Mrs. F. B. Boyd was summoned
to Baker City yesterday by tele-
gram.
G. C. Osburn is one of the best
prescription druggists in Eastern
Oregon.
Chas. Stansell and w. T. Gill
man, made flying trip to Ka-
mela, Tuesday.
Y Miss Mable Wells and Mr.. Geo.
E. Adams, both Of Pendleton, were
married Monday.
Judge DePeatt came up from
Portland and is attending court in
Pendleton, this week.
Mis-. Clark, of Tacoma, is in the
city visiting, the guest of her sister,
Mrs, P. M. Kirkland.
La The last share Of the capital
stack of the Pendleton wooden mill
has been subscribed.
Mrs. Bradley returned home
from Omaha, Saturday morning,
accompanied by her mother, Mrs.
Allan.
Farmers in the Helix neighbor-
hood are getting along nicely with
their seeding. Many have finished
up the work.
Two hundred and twenty-six
people went from Walla Walla to
Portland on the excursion, last
Thursday night.
No use to shiver and shake, q
few silver dollars will get good
warm Eastern price clothing at
The Boston Store.
VIM. Leach and family visited
relatives and friends in Harrisburg,
last week. They also visited the
exposition, in Portland.
When in Pendleton stop at the
Golden Rule Hotel. The best Of
rooms and elegant fare. Free bus
to and from all trains. ~
H. w. Kemp, a former resident
of Athena, has returned and will
in future reside here. He will
live on the Barnett place, down the
creek.
| DIR. and Mrs. R. e. Butler, OF
Waitsburg, passed through the
city on Sunday evenings passenger
on their way to attend the Portland
exposition.
/ From the Walla Walla Gazette,
we learn that former Athenains,
Ed. Broughton and James Grow
have gone into the wood and coal
business in Seattle.
Mrs. G. G. Osburn, who has been
visiting friends and relatives in the
Willamette valley, during the past
few weeks, returned home on Sun
day mornings passenger.
j. w. Maloney, who attended the
session Of the K. Of P. grand lodge,
in Salem, last week, as delegate
from Pythian Lodge, No. 20, Of
Athena, returned home Monday
morning.
~ Omar Campbell, Umatilla
county farmer, is raising potatoes
from SEED propagaCed IN Jnls coun-
try, and known as the "Umatills
Potatoe." The quality of this po-
tatoe is said to be superlative.
This week Chas, Schubert pre-
sented to the Press Office some
very fine specimens of field corn
grown on his farm north of town
While not as large as some we have
seen "back in the states" the kern
els are plump and sound.
That most despisable of al
wretches, thief, who will, in spite
of all the law can do to the contra
ry, reside in neighborhood, one
day last week entered the cellar o
A. M. Gillis and stole ham. A
pretty pass has come when to b.
safe, fellow is compelled to lock
his cellar door in the day time.
Unlike many of our esteemed con
temporaries, We seldom resort Il
dunning or continually nagging a