The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1896-08-14
Local News.

terday
Barrett is headquarters for lawn
|T Grandpa Froome drove over to Weston
yesterday.
]. W. Smith solicits your insurance.
Call and see him.
CLARK Walter was in town Yesterday
after harvest supplies.
j. W. Chapman is nursing sore fin
ger, the result Of severe brnise
Tons Of wheat are being stored in the
warehouses and elevators in Athena.
The largest stock Of straw hats in the
county, are at J. s. Hayes Pendleton.
Attorney Huntington returned Wednes-
day from business trip to Dayton,
Wash.
H. Fl. Hill this week moved into the
residence recently vacated by j. @.
Stamper's family.
G. @. Osburn left this,week for Helena,
Mont, where be goes as delegate to the
big meeting of Woodmen.
Only good insurance companies are
represented by Smith. Remember this
when taking out policy.
Those who have rode the "Maywood"
and Who are competent to judge, say "It
is all right" We sell them for $35.
Farmers in need of babbit metal should
call at the Press Office. We have the
best metal in the world for babbiting.
If we cannot give you better bargains
in clothing than any one else in the city,
don't trade with us-The Square Store.
When in Pendleton stop at the Golden
Rule Hotel. The best of rooms and ele-
CANT fare. Free bus to and from all
trains.
lX Chas. Henry, Fred Fischer and Austin
Foss, drove down to Pendleton yesterday
afternoon, and attended the circus in the
evening.
You can now get suit of the cole
brated Albany Woolen Mills clothing for
$3.50. You cannot get such bargain
elsewhere.
@. A. Barrett has been appointed sole
agent for the Buffalo Pitts threshers and
extras for all territory between Walla
Walla and Pendleton.
j. w. Smith has been busy this week
writing insurance policies on grain and
threshipg machines. Jesse represents
oply the best companies.
Md. Lafave is hauling lumber from
Fletcher's sawmill and using it on his
home ranch. Mr.. Lafave will probably
construct large barn this fall.
T"Tobe' Bush was down from Fletcher's
mill Wednesday. Tope holds the posi-
ton of night watch at the mill. Mitt
Bush and family live at the mill.
Word comes from all quarters that the
neateet and most satisfactory dye for
coloring the beard brown or black is
Buckingham's Dye for the whiskers.
Sam Doble's "Blue Front" saloon, for
some cause or other remains closed.
Athena has two we'll regulated resorts of
this kind, and surely another would
pay.
Andrew ]. Wise and wife, of the VIII
lamette valley, accompanied by Grandma
Mc3rew, of Weston, we're in the city
yesterday. They were guests at the
Rosenzweig home.
W Louie Bergevin is threshing on his
farm south of town, and his wheat is
turning out we'll. Wednesday some part
of his big engine broke. necessitating
trip to town for repairs.
Many farmers have headed and
| khraaha6 thoir h.
result shows that the damage from hot
winds was not 90 great as was generally
believed few weeks ago.
The PRESS has recently added large
amount of printing material to its me-
chanical department, and better able than
ever to give prompt attention to all orders
in the printing and publishing line.
The Farmers Bank OF Weston Wednes-
day commenced attachment proceedings
against certain property in the name of
j. g. English aud Peter Geiss, to recover
the sum of $465 due on promissory
npte.
~Patrick Dowling and John Rorke,
Brotbers-in-law, residing near Walla
Walla, undertook to settle an old feud
with shot-guns Saturday last The re-
suit is that Bowling is laid up with a
seriously wounded arm.
Mrs. Leeper, who is visiting friends in
Centralia, Washington, sent some choice
flowers to Mrs. J. w. Smith, Mrs. e.
DePeatt and Mrs. r. B. Boyd, this week.
Mrs. Leeper is having pleasant time
and is enjoying good health.
Donald McRae, is agent for the great
Oxydoner Victory" the invaluable
remedy which cures all form of diseases
without medicine or electricity Price
only SIS. Lasts lifetime. Address,
Donald MsRae, Milton, Oregon.
II yNAustin Foss is one Of Athena q rustling
goung men. Austin never allows bis
his work to drive him, but always drives
his work. This season he purchased a
binder, and with bis four-horse team,
assisted by small boy, has cut and
bound an immense quantity of grain.
East Oregonian: Orve White had
Little Ned cut hunting with him yester-
day and those who saw bis work can now
better understand how dog may be
worth 5000. They cay he proved himself
remarkable dog and is worth email
fortune to anyone who loves bird shoot
ing.
r. M. O'Brisn, OF Weston, was in the
city today He has some samples OF fall
wheat raised at South Cold Springs
which weighs 55 pounds to the bushel.
It is 90 per cent better than he expected.
His spring wheat raised near Weston is
No. and yielding well.
Tribune: Mrs. Charles Frazier Sstur-
day sent in from Athena by Mr.. GULL
ford box OF blsckberries which were al
the size of small plums. Some were as
large as the average Italian prnne, The
fruit was sent to Deputy Sheriff Frazier,
and had been picked on @. 0. BoEmaa's
place.