The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-09-04

7. d. Taylor and Miss Moussu, Of
Pendleton, spent Sunday at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. David Taylor.
All harvest crews in the vicinity of
Athena engage in work Sunday. The
rains of the previous week scared wheat
raisers into putting in all the time pos
sible.
Mrs. Lille Miller will have her open
ing Of millinery goods Saturday, Sep. 5,
street hats only. Saturday, Sep. u, her
trimmed and pattern hats will be on dis
play. Ladies are invited to call and in
spect goods.
Through his attorney, ]. T. Hinkle,
Benjamin F. Case, of Weston, has filed
q suit for divorce from his wife, Nancy
M. Case. The parties of the suit lived
at Weston and have been married since
October II, 1882.
Hose cart No. has been freshly var
uished and presents spanking, dazzling
appearance. A friendly rivalry is al
ready on between the two hose teams,
with the result that constant practice
! and good work will be the order in the
future.
Born in Walla Walla, to Mr.. and Mrs.
j. H. Swart, August 8, boy. Since
the advent of the newcomer, Jack has
turned over the Office work to Jerry,
and this months salary will be expend-
ed for smoking tobacco. Every man on
the line expects package of Durham.
Jack. dig up.
Weston Leader: Rev. G. r. Lamar
and family expect to leave September IA
for Springfield, Lane county, to reside
in future Mr.. Lamar has been success
fully in charge of the Baptist church
work in Weston for the past Is months,
and the congregation and community in
general will part with him with regret.
Daniel Gholson and daughter, Of
Abba, Iowa, have been visiting at the
Gholson home in this city for several
days. Mr.. Gholson is one of the few
men who lived on the coast in early
times and returned East to live. In the
early COS he freighted out of Walla
Walla.
In the circuit court the Judge rendered
a de,isionin the case of Eleanore Pay
ard VS.. Adalard Payard and Hugh Bell.
The court granted the petition of the
plaintiff and gave to her decree of di-
vorce and the possession Of the land that
is her property. Bell is renter on the
land involved in the case, having rented
of the defendant in the suit, against the
wishes of the plaintiff
David Taylor, who for years has bsen
engaged in the wheat business in this
city, says the heaviest wheat he has ever
handled is coming in this year. The
other day Arthur Scott sold and de-
livered to Mr.. Taylor 40 sacks of wheat
that weighed out 154 pounds to the sack.
For the 410 sacks, Mr.. Taylor drew q
check for $737.55. The wheat tested
67 pounds to the bushel and one draft
Of five sacks weighed 794 pounds.
This is the way the Uuion Republican
puts it: "The campers are coming in
by ones, twos, threes and whole families.
Some are delighted, some mad as a
hornet, others indifferent, but all glad
to get back home. Camping is delight
full until one gets enough of it. After
that it is not SO pleasant. Evidently
that reporter didn't get his ssouting''
this year.
Col. Wood and his man Friday came
over from Weston and took in the Camp
bell Bros. circus. The colonel, who had
taken in Ringling's at Walla Walla, was
not favorably impressed. The frequent
requests Of Friday for small change also
added materially to the colonel's dis
comfture, it being an evident fact that
he was short on change. Alf johnson
finally came to the rescue and alleviated
the Weston editors embarrassment to
some extent by spiriting Friday across
the tent grounds to see the elephant.
With bucket or two of pink lemonade,
several bags of peanuts and ticket to
the concert, in away that stamped him
as diplomatist of no mean ability, Mr..
johnson pacifed Friday so that the
colonel was not totally annihilated with
chagrin. We would suggest that Wood
wear disguise when away from home
or, better still, chain Friday up.