The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-10-02
The East End" as Reflected
BY Our Exchanges.
wALLA wALLA NEWS.
Happenings of Interest in the
Garden City.
WESTON LEADER

Weston republicans talk Of going to
Athena in a body on the 9th to hear SEN
atof Mitchell, and of taking the band
along.
Handsome Billy" Powers objects
strenuously to bill-posting on his new
barber pole Bill posts the bill-poster to
post no bills.
Excavating for the foundation Of the
new Congregational church at Weston
has been completed, the brickwork be-
gan today.
Young Ernest Reynolds broke into
trunk in the Wills residence, last night,
and stole 81. so. He 10 now missing, as
is also cayuse belonging to Frank Blair.
When captured, Ernest, who ig q very
bad boy, will be sent to the reform
school.
Grant Odell, son of ]. R. Odell, for
merly one OF our best-known farmers,
was In the city this week on short visit.
Grant is now steady-goipg married
man, and is Yanching near Waitsburg,
Wash. His father is located at Prescott.
Yesterday, while cutting fodder at bis
place near town, Arthur Lansdsle absent.
mindedly slashed bis leg with corn
knife, cutting q cash to the bone. 1t did
not hurt much at the time, SO he bound
up the wound and walked to town, pro-
oeeding that afterward caused him pain
and regret.
"Uncle Dick" Powers visited Adams
the other day for the purpose OF defend
ing three clients accused of criminal Of
feuses. He had bard luck. One de.
fendant, accused OF house-hreaking, ran
away, the case against another was drop
ped, and the squire only had chance
to defend one man and he was bound
over.
After three weeks Of work at the Wes,
ton brickyard kiln was completed, and
burning commenced yesterday. II con.
tains about 144, 900 brick. The yard has
been operated by the farmers Bank Of
Weston, with II. B. Nelson as manager,
and it is hoped that the result of this
falls work will occasion the permanent
revival OF an industry that has been oil
great advantage 70 Weston in the past
The elevator OF Downing station il
overhowing with wheat. Its capacity is
$1,000 sacks, yet 10000 sacks have been
received by o. u. Turner, with some
more to come Holders will be able tc
profit by the better price OF wheat, only
three small lots having 30 far been sold
While at work last Sunday st the Nor.
gan place on the mountain, the Baddeley
& Hartman threshing machine caughl
fire in the cylinder The machine was
stopped In the nick OF time, and the fire
extinguished by means OF smotheFing II
with wheat stuffed into the cylinder.
A. D. Blue brought in from Mission
station Sunday q sample sack-full of the
spring wheat raised by Henry Pierce
from "Salt Lake Club eeed. This Ii
eprlng wheat solely, and It's success Il
demonstrated by the result OF MIR. Pierce's
experiment. He obtained mn average ol
twenty-seven bushels per acre, and the
berry Ia remarkably large and plump,
the wheat testing sixty pounds. The
SAMPLES were left at the Farmers Bank
OF Weston.
Mr.. and Mrs. O. B. Leatherman and
two children narrowly escaped seriouH
injury on Sunday evening while out bug
ny riding. They were in single rig and
driving up the grade above the slaughter
house, when the horse choked down and
fell, The buggy was on the edge OF the
Cupants fourteen feet down TO the bottom
Beyond few scratches no one was hurt,
but the buggy WAS demolished. 1t was q
miraculous escape.
Il is the intention OF Prof, J 8. Henry
to leave next Wednesday for Heppner,
where he has been offered inducements to
locate and engage In music teaching He
will have classes in vocal and instru.
mental music. and direct the Heppn r
band. Prof Henry'a work at Weston
has been Of such nature as to thorough.
ly attest his capabilities as musician
aud teacher, and We prediction him sue
eeRs In more encouraging field Wee.
ton will still be his home, and his family
will remain here.
The Leaders, best bower, Homer
Beathe, has gone to Wallowa lake for a
fortnlght'a recreation, accompanying D.
%. Earp and family, OF Touchet. MIR
Beathe ia q modest young man, and did
not brag OF the wonders ha expects to &C.
complish in the way of hunting, fisbing.
and accommodating freckles aud appetite !;
but no d,uht Mr.. Earp will tell us all
about 1t when they return.
sr Among Weston school teachers now
presiding with the rod and rule in coun.
try eeheols ara Willis Marsh, Stamper
district near Weston, Norval Bradley,
Banks district, near Athena; Miss Lulu
Ray. Gallaher district, Greasewood; Miss
Christina Prehstel, Pleaeant View On
the first Monday in October William
Read begins teaching at Fulton, and @.
w Maybee at Hudson Bay. ALI hut two
OF these young educators are Normal
graduates.