The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-11-14


T. Charles Gay has purchased lot in
Richland, the new town on the Col
umbia, located above Pasco. and will
probably locate in business there.
Mrs. James Withrow, former resi-
dent of Athena, but now of La
Grande, is compelled to undergo the
tortures of an operation for cancer.
Mrs. Annie O'Harra, accompanied
by her son-in-law. Dan Prendergast,
left Athena yesterday morning for
Ritzville, WASH, with the object of
purchasing land.
NGoose hunting on the Columbia
FLYER is now a topic of interest among
Athena hunters. Many rusty fire.
arm is being cleaned and frightened
up for prospective hunt.
X There are numerous colts owned by
farmers in this vicinity that are
large in size and well proportioned.
Our attention has been called to one
in particular. 1t is a two year old, is
owned by Ed Potts and tips the beam
at 1886. pounds.
NSaturday evening the Athena foot
ball team engaged in practice. As a
starter the boys got off very we'll, but
the Press sporting editor would offer
the suggestion that the members of
the team either let their locks grow
or wear wigs. Long, bushy, unkept
locks continue to add zest to the
game that nothing else can do.
M The we'll on the Tompkins place for
Fthe first time failed this season. Work
men have just completed the task of
sinking the we'll 5 1-2 feet in the
rock, with the result that a strong
flow Of water was encountered. There
is seven feet of water in the we'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curry. eye sight
specialists of Walla Walla who have
been making regular trips to Athena,
will make their next visit Tuesday
Nov. 21, for one day only, at the st.
Nichols hotel. This is good oppor-
tunity. They guarantee their work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curry have made regu-
lar visits to Athena for the past three
years. Eyes examined free.
; East Oregonian: Yesterday W. D.
Chamberlain, ex-county clerk, and B.
i. Hall, his deputy while iu Office,
and Frank Sailing, present clerk, were
engaged in checking up items charged
against them in the recent report of
Experts Clark and Buchanan. While
the work was not completed, it is said
that facts were found that will reduce
Mr.. Cham berlain's account by about
$500, and that of Mr.. Sailing down to
$57.
Walter Stone. mention of whose
illness was made in one of the issues
of the Press last week, was taken to
Walla Walla Sunday morning and
placed in a hospital there. Sunday
night the young man was operated
upon for appendicitis. His brother,
DR.. A. B. Stone, of this city, assisted
in the operation. He reports that
Walter stood the shock of the opera
tion well and is doing ricely at the
present time.
Alex McKae, we'll known In
Athena, is here from Spokane, work
ing among his former friends in the
interest of a practical weed machine,
of which be is the inventor. If there
ever was man who knows the needs
of the farmer when it comes down to
a weeder, Alex is the man. At least
he has perfected machine that will
do the work, and it does not require
all the horses ON the ranch to pull the
machine either. Four horses does
the work with ease. The machine is
made on the 'slicker' principle
Two knives are used, one directly
behind the other. When one knife is
lifted to be relieved of weeds and
trash, the other is lowered to take its
place, and there are no skips. The
knives are operated with levers. The
machine is mounted on wheels, the
driver rides, and no stops are neces-
sary when the knives are cleaned.
Mr.. McRae is meeting with success in
the sale of his machines, having sold
five in one day at Walla Walla.