The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-09-04
The East End" as Reflected
By Our Exchanges.
MRS. TOwNSEND'S DEATH
She Passed Away at Pendle'
ton, on Monday.
rwFsToN LEADER. |

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A con was born Saturday to Prot ana
Mrs. II. L. Talkington at their home IN
Weston.
big engine from the Gilbert Hunt
shops. Walla Walla, passed through |
Weston Yesterday, for the harvest fields
near Athena. II is to replace the engine
In Louis Bergevin's outfit, which broke
down recently.
u The organization OF both Bryan and
Mckinley clubs is on foot In weston
Squire Powers and Mayor Proebstel are
the respective leaders, and are securing
the highways and byways for eligible
members.
Cashier Pierce is absent minded. he
discovered this fact the other day when
busy with affairs at the bank, to wnich
be went early in the morning. IwelVe
O'Clock came before he remembered that
he had not had bis breakfast.
camper at Woodward's toll gate
whose name could not be learned, was
accidentally shot in the arm with Win
chester recently, while out hunting. The
ball entered the wrist, passed up the arm
and emerged at the elbow.
Nose Taylor and family are now tax
ing after.harvest recreation. They jeit
YESTERDAY for a several weeks outing In
the mountains. They go first to the
summit and then to Wallowa lake.
The water supply Of Weston is growing
scarce. due to continued dry weather
Water ia reported to have sunk rapidly at
the source, and the reservoir is very low.
Irrigation has therefore been forbidden
until tho supply increases.
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harvesting last Sunday. Mr. Price,s
spring wheat near Weston yielded, about
% bushels per acre, and bis iali wheat on
Couse creek, 28O acres, averaged oo Dush-
Ella MIR. McBride's fall wheat near
town also averaged 80 bushels.
Henry Wooda remembered well as Que
of tho old-time Jehus who hourished IN
this country before the advent OF the
railroad, visited Weston Wednesday. Mr.
Woods abandoned stsge-driving many
wears ago, snd now farms near Athena
II raised good crop this yesr, securing
5000 bushels--an average OF 30 bushels
per acre.
Ed Logan has resigned the marshal'
chip OF Weston, on account OF the illness
of his mother, which prevents him from
attending to the duties OF the position
Mr., Logan was faithful, conscientious
officer, and bis resignation is q decided
oes to the city. Frank Hartley now
wears the star, and is candidate Tor APP
pointment by the council
Claude Steen has purchased 70 GOO
wheat sacks, and 1t Ia said will fill them
all with good blue.stem wheat. he will
finish threshing soon. Mr.. Steen came
near losing ono setting" OF wheat at his
Pine creek ranch last Saturday. 1t had
caught fire after the machine lett, but
they succeeded in saving the wheat and
left the straw to burn.
President Royal of the Normal has re-
turned from his summer visit to the fer
east, whittier he went to take an ad-
vanced course in Psychology Professor
Royal passed through the terrific heated
season in the east and ilnds our climate
relief. However, it did not affect his
health, and he ia ready Tor the coming
years work OF the Normal.
II, A. Dozier, the enterprieing wheat
buyer, now with Marshall q 90, Walla
Walla, purchased Is 900 bushels from
Weston farmers Tuesday at forty cents,
Thia was considerable advance on the
market, the wheat being wanted to fill
contracts below. Those who sold to Mr..
Duzier were Hon. A. II. Price, Henry
Pinkerton, H. u. Adams and Simpson
Marshall X Co are still in the market,
and tho competition thus offered in buy
ing is appreciated by our farmera, who
certainly need all they can get for this
seasons crop.
Prof. f. j. VanWinkle lately visited
La Grande and filed upon claim in the
Blue mountains about three miles above
Saling'e Camp. fhe place attracted the
professors eye because 1t offers great adj
vantages as q summer resort. There ia
an abun laace of water, the omnipresent
huckleberfy OF course is found near by,
and the claim embraces tho highest point
in the mountains, from which an unrivl-
ed view is had Of the broad wheat EN-
pire below. He will make extensive inn
provements, and intends to have an OBJ
seryatory aud telescope The appropri.
ate name Of Summit View" has been
selected.
n, doc" Whitney, an old timer, who is
back In this country again after extensive
travels, was in Weston few days this
week. MIR. Whitley started tho first
newspaper ia Eastern 0regon, the
"Umatilla Advocate" at Umatilla, and
turned 1t over toa printer named A,
Kane who speedily ran it into bank
ruptcy-beng man who believed that
money was made to get rid Of in short
order. MIR. Whitley was one OF the cite
zens who helped to remove the county
seat from Pendleton to Umatilla and built
the old court house. This was ostensibly
donated to the county. but II is fact not
generally known that underan agreement
with the commissioners the contributors
were afterwards reimbursed in scrip,
"X,"a versatile correspondent Of the
ATHENA Pass from Cold Springs, re'
marks that Clark Wood, editor OF The
Leader, wac visitor ut the camp, the
guest OF Editor Boyd, Saturday night anc
went to Saling's camp to spend Sunday
He returned to Weston with the GROVE
Wednesday. We congratulate him as 1
berry picker, for with the help OF tht
Bryanitee and numerous other gooC
monntaineers he succeeded in gathering
gallon Of hucklsberries," This scent
10 be Intended rs covert sneer at ou
ability as berry picker, which in fac
has never been fully tested We still
claim the championship on the strength
OF what we can do under favorable con
ditone, and will be prepared to meet al
comers, including the facetious X,
next huckleberry season.
fMIT0N EAGLE