The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-08-22
WESTON AND ADAMS
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS FROM OUR
SISTER TOWNS
Incidents, Events and Personal Men
tion Found In the Leader
and Advance.
Weston.
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DIR. Cashatt was called Tuesday tC
Fletcher's mill, where fine boy was
born to Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Fletcher.
Masons began work this week on
the brick cottage which Mrs. H. b.
Nelson is building for rent near her
residence on Water street.
NJ. G.. Monte, versatile musician
well known at Weston, arrived Tues
day from Walla Walla, and is again
enrolled at Fletcher's mill.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pinkerton of
Athena were the guests yesterday of
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Pinkerton at their
home in this city.
Mrs. s. Turner remains in a serious
condition, no change for the better
being reported. DIR. Nelms was again
in attendance Wednesday from Walla
Walla.
Mrs. T. A. Shook and children ar
rived yesterday from Blackfoot, Ida
no, to join DIR. Shook, who has not yet
definitely decided upon his future
location.
]. H. Logan has sold his cottage
near town and an acre and half Of
ground to Henrietta Kinard for $500.
Mr.. Logan took in part payment a
fine team of Percheron horses.
Austin Kees came over Wednesday
from Walla Walla where he has
been stopping since his accident. He
is rapidly recovering and expects his
arm before long to be as strong as ever.
Fred Winman, brother of J. P.
Winman, has arrived from Pennsyl-
vania to assist the latter at his barber
shop in this city. Both have since
been busy, as the shop is rapidly win
ming popular favor.
Twin sons were born Wednesday
evening to Mr.. and Mrs. j. A. Shellen-
berger, new arrivals at Weston who
reside on Wallace street. One of the
babies expired at birth but the other
remains to comfort the parents.
Miss Pearl Wills has gone to Homo
lulu, where she will teach in the pub
lie schools. Miss Wills is an alumnus
of the Eastern Oregon State Normal
School and successful teacher. She
has been employed of late in the PEN
dleton schools.
Rev. Homer Gallaher was here
this week on visit to old-time
friends. He is now stationed as
United Brethren minister at Durham,
Calf. He has been for two years in
California, and was formerly pastor
of a new u. B. church at Sacramento.
J. r. Kilgere returned Wednesday
to Los Angeles, Calif., where he is
associated with Messrs. Pierce aud
Oliver in successful observation car
enterprise The trip offered on their
cars for 81 Is beautiful one, and
their husiHess has largely increased
of late. Mrs. Kilgore will remain a
few weeks longer visiting relatives at
Milton.
M, Nordean has purchased the hand
some residence property OF J. r. Kill
gore on south Walter street. This in
veatment would indicate that Mr..
Nordean and family, who arrived
several months ago from Missouri,
are satisfied with Weston and intend
to remain.
Mr.. w. L. McCallum and Miss
Helen O. Schulerud will be- married
August n at the home of the brides
parents in Tekoa. Mr.. McCallum is
deputy county treasurer at Spokane,
and bis bride has been employed for
the past three years in the palace store
there. She was formerly in the mil
linery business at Weston.
Among former students at the Nor
NAL, Byron M. Hall has gone to Stan
ford, where he will take the college
course in law and economics; Nor
bert Laughrige to Willamette Uni
vresity and e. NJ. Ebbert to Whitman
college. The boys dormitoriy is full
Of trunks belonging to young men
students who expected to return to the
Normal and are still adrift on the
educational sea.
Prospecting for water has been con.
Quoted in the bed of Pine creek for
several days about 800 feet above the
present head of the gravity system.
The precious fluid is found in abund-
anoe, but 1t cannot be properly con
served unless concrete dam is sunk
to bedrock. at depth Of II 1-2 feel
no bedrock has been struck, and 1t j:
feared that the creek channel marks
deep crevasse between the bills. in
which event dam would be very ex
pensive. No definite plan Of action
has as yet been decided upon. Mean
while, however, the cheering news il
heard that the regular water supply
which has been shorter this year thar
ever before. Is incfeasing.