The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1904-08-30

At the rear is compartment used for
carrying coal oil and odorifous articles,
thus obviating contamination with gro
ceries and provisions.
James Henderson and sister, Mrs
Howe, Miss Brown and William Mos
grove were in. the mountains Sunday.
The party passed by the body of Chris.
Ellis on the roadside, soon after its dis
covery by the Frenchman, Andrea. The
grewsome spectacle marred the pleasure
of the trip.
Col. Wood, grouchy editor and hard
shell bachelor, will do the stunt of see-
ing the worlds fair at st. Louis. The
colonel expects to leave in a few days
and the Press will not curdle the milk
of human kindness by wishing him any
misfortune; quite to the contrary, we
hope that on the "pike" he may stumb-
le on his affinity, be she Hottentot belle
or Fiji beauty. May luck attend you,
colonel
Rev. Armfeld has recently come into
possession of highly priced family relic.
1t is the old household bible. Within
its musty pages is chronicled the geneol-
ogic record of the Armfield family as far
back as 1850. Among the papers in the
leaves is clipping from the st. Louis
Reveille, which states that the whole
cline of travel along the Platte river
over which the emigrants are passing, is
literally strewed with graves"
NThe threshing machine men are having
some difficulty in holding their crews in
tact, owing to the customary pilgrimage
to the Palouse. One or two machine
owners have been put to the trouble and
annoyance of hunting up an entire new
crew.
| XA. L. Swaggart has sold a hundred
head of stock hogs at cents per pound,
to Alex johnson. Mr.. Swaggart has so
head of fat hogs that are ready for the
market, and he will probably dispose of
these next week.
DR.. Newsome, an old friend and col
lege chum of DR.. A. b. Stone, was in
the city Sunday. DR.. Newsome has
been practicing medicine in Arlington,
but contemplates locating at Walla
Walla.
Miss Stackland, accompanied by her
mother, came up from Pendleton Sun
day and spent the day with Mrs. W. @.
Miller. They have now gone to their
home in Cove.
I1\Fred Lieuallen was in town Sunday.
He has been connected with the Pend
Teton hospital staff and will soon leave
for Portland to continue his studies in
medicine.
Troy Beck will commence an eight
months term OF school in the Holdman
district on September 10. This will be
MIR. Beck's second term in the Holdman
district.
A. Phillips, of Weston, has good
assortment of Milburn half trucks with
Sarvin wheels. The three-inch will run
as easy as an ordinary hack and is near
/ ly dust proof. Also sells fine surreys
with either rubber or steel tire, and
| harness to match.
Sale of tickets by the o. r. & N. Go.
for the beach will be discontinued after
August 25. For the Worlds Fair tick
cts will be sold on Sept. s, 6 aud and
on Oct. 8, and 5.
Sherman & Mclean until further
notice will sell three pounds of steak for
rs cents cash, boiling meats and roasts
in proportion.
Mrs. Lizzie Jones wishes to annouce
to her many patrons that her opening of
stylish ready to wear hats will be about
September Is.
ANY one wishing well, cistern or cellar
work done, call on or address, r. A.
Root, Athena, Ore.
For first class horse-shoeing go to
Beck's shop. Satisfaction guaranteed.
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