The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1898-07-15
DoINGs OF TWO TOWNS
Gleanings From Weston and
Milton Neighborhoods.
WESTON LEADER.

NirttuB IcihllFec anu LIleHuS AZ Ueetoh,
and will remain several weeks.
Prof. Starkweather, at present super
intendent Of schools in Clsckainas coun-
ty, will bs elected principal Of the Athe-
ia public school.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. w. Losh we're in the
city several days from Elgin on visit
to Mrs. Losh's parents at the home OF
her brother Mr.. George Williams.
Phe Walla Walla hose team which re-
Gently carried off the honors at the La
Grande tourn ament, has just won fresh
laurels by wining three races out of
four at Portland.
Stevens lodge No. 40 installed its new
officers Wednesday evening. An inter-
esting letter was read from John Var.
rem, member now in the Philippines.
II was mailed at Honolulu.
From 80 to 40 Weston people found
Bingham Springs a very attractive
place to spend the Fourth. Dancing
and bathing were the principal amuse.
ments. This resort is now very popular
and is being well patronized.
Th hotel at Saling's Camp will not
be opened this season for the accom-.
mediation Of the public. However, the
usual camping privileges will be ex.
tanIo1 and un HOt.I,f han ~
creators will summer at this popular
resort.
Prof. Van Winkle has postponed his
surveying expedition iu the mount aims
OF Union county until about July Goth
He visited the locality ten miles east OF
Union which he expects to survey, and
found that an air-ship would be mighty
handy II Will Read succeeds in invent.
ing one.
g. DeGraw has commenced binding
his barley and expects to commence
harvesting his wheat crop about July 20.
He thinks nothing will occur to spoil
big crop in his locality. Although !
slightly burned in few places, wheat
is otherwise in perfect condition and
promises an enormous yield.
at Cold Spring, on Weston mountain,
many people assembled to celebrate the
Fourth, and enjoyed pleasant day be.
meath the pines. A prograEa was given,
of which double clog" by w. II.
Fletcher and son was decidedly inter.
resting feature. An excellent platform
had been built, and far into the night |
dancing was INDUCED in.
FL. Van Winkle, assisted by Homer
Gallaher and William Read as chain
men and George Reynolds as flsgman,
commenced this morning survey for
@. G.. Barth. 1t seems that the location
Of proper corners and lines are necessary
to settle territorial disagreement be.
tween Mr.. Barth and II. Hessel, who
have adjoining domains in the noun
tains.
Harry Turner has purchased new
header and is repairing an old one pre-
paratory TO running both machines with
]. f. Killgore's new separator this
season. The crew has been engaged,
and the outfit will begin work about a
week from next Monday. Mr.. Turner
10 a very busy man, as he intends to un-
load with nets and has eight Of them to
make.
A Weston vaquero who returned from
the Athena celebration in slightly ex
hilarated mood rode his horse into Wes-
toms house of refreshments late Mon
day night, called for and drank his
poison, kindly reirained from shooting
out the lights,' and rode out again.
This feat was quite popular here in an
early day, but is now sufficiently un-
usual and reminiscent to deserve men.
tion.
The Heppner Gazette records that
Judge Richardson, was called upon to
preside in case that was very much
out of the ordinary, 1t was an assault
and battery case preferred against Mrs.
Robinson by Miss Mable Munksrs, both
Of Fight Mile. Mrs. Robinson was &C.
cused OF assaulting Miss Munksrs, using
bolts, king pins and other crude imple-
ments Of warelare. Mrs. Robinson plead
guilty to the charge and was fined by
the court SIS.
James Fuson has returned to Weston
after an absence for several months In
the locality Of Warren, Idaho, where he
and a partner have been engaged in
prospecting. Jim was unlucky enough
to badly cripple his foot with an axe
and was compelled TO come baex to
Weston, but has an interest in six plaser
claims which his partner located. Be-
sides, he raised an extraordinary crop Of
whisKers, which Bill Powers has harv-
ested on the shares.
Mrs. B. +, swaggsrt, formerly Of Hep.
pner, who now resides at Weston with
her family, has partially finished a
painting of the locality Of the famous