The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1903-07-10

fine Caution colt. Charlie is justly
proud of this acquisition to his livestock
family, for any expert horseman would
be quick to pronounce it perfectin form,
points and good looks.
James Henderson, who has for some
months been employed in the Athena
Mercantile Co.'s grocery department,
has been transferred to the Helix store.
Pendleton Tribune: Misses Maggie
and Lucy Price visited friends in town
yesterday, and will leave for Union to-
day to visit their brother, Phillip Price.
Y The barbwire telephone line is now
extended to the Barrett Pine creek
ranch, j. M. Swaggart and T. ], Watts
farm residences are connected with this
line.
Miss Minnie Smith, daughter of Mel
ford Smith, former pastor of the Church
of Christ of this place but now of Pull
man, WASH, is visiting friends in this
vicinity.
Nothing but praise is heard in Milton
for Johnson's orchestra which was em-
ployed there July 4th. Mr.. johnson is
certainly giving satisfaction in the
music line.
Meacham and Kamela, owing to a
scarcity of choppers, will furnish but a
scant supply Of wood this season. Coal
is becoming more and more the staple
article of fuel.
Mr.. and Mrs. @. W. Gates arrived in
Athena last night from Bourne. Mr..
Gates has disposed of his hotel in the
mining camp, and will perhaps take up
railroading again.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Henry left for
Riverside, Monday, after a short stay at
their home in this city. Mrs. Henry
will spend the summer months with her
husband at the mill.
Services were held Monday and Tues
day evenings Of this week in the Chris
tian church, by Rev. Thompson, Of
Tekoa. A large audience greeted the
speaker each evening.
Miss Minnie Rose has brought suit in
Justice Chamberlain's court against
Joseph Bergevin and Agnes Bergevin,
for the payment of an $50 promissor.
note together with interest.
|N Uncle John Calender has received a
Hnew baggage cart, fresh from San Fran
cisco, freshly painted and refreshingly
handsome. Rubber tires and a metro
politan appearance go with it.
The first white man ever known tc
drown in Wallowa lake was Peter Mil
lard, who lost his life on July 4th. The
boat capsized with six men in it, all o
whom we're saved except Millard.
IN&M. A. johnson, Charles Norris and G
A. Barrett yesterday appraised w. G
Miller's bankrupt saddlery stock. The
appraised valuation has not been made
public yet. Fred Kershaw is receiver.
Letters received by friends of th,
Johns family inform them that they ar,
spending pleasant but damp season al
the seaside. Melville is doing splendid
ly, his health being much better thar
usual.
Athena was about depopulated on thu
Fourth. Many went to the springs
many to the river, and some to Milton
The principal attraction here was May
or Taylor's feat Of running down /;
chicken thief.
The corn crop of Umatilla and thu
beet crop of Union counties are being
made by the continued showers, bur
wheat can now get along without it, ano
must have dry, warm weather in which
to mature.
Norris & Rowe's show left behind il
IN Pendleton the horrible memento of a
dead man near where the main tent
had stood. The man had been mangled
and crushed by the heavy wagons thai
hauled the equipage to the cars.
~ Drivers on the 26-horse combine ma.
chimes will receive this year So and
$3.50; the header. tender, SO and $3.50
separator tender; 81; sack sewer $3.50
and $3 and the digger" who assists
the sack sewer, $2 and $3.50.
Some choice cherries we're left with
the Pass force by VIM. Thompkins,
brought from the fine orchard of Gus
Vollmer at Waitsburg. Henry schmitt
also brought in some fine branches of