The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1905-08-29
WESTON AND ADAMS
LOCAL NEWS ITEMS FROM OUR
SISTER TOWNS
Incidents, Events and Personal Men
tiOn Found In the Leader
and Advance.
Weston.
lLeader. y

The two diphtheria case in N. H.
Nelson's family near the depot are re-
covering nicely.
John Reynolds, a Weston boy of the
loug ago, is here from Woodburn,
Ore, on a visit to his mother, Mrs.
r. M. Powers.
Miss Inez Gross, who has been stop
ping with Mrs. c. M. Brotherton at
Athena during the summer, was a
guest this week of Miss verna Van
Slyke.
About 200 tons of timothy hay from
mountain fields have SO far been
stored in Dozier's warehouse at Wes-
ton, and more is coming in daily.
This week q quotation is $11 per ton,
I. Q. b., and fifty tons were sold at
this figure. However, it does not meet
the views of most of the timothy grow
ers.
Alex Johnson was in the city Sat-
urday from his Pine creek farm, look
ing quite content, and free from an
xiety concerning the wheat market.
Mr.. johnson disposed Of his crop as
soon as harvested at 65 cents per
bushel and is now undisturbed by the
battles between the bulls and bears at
Chicago or elsewhere.
The Fletcher Co. g sawmill is hav-
ing a busy run, and there is now
nearly a million feet of nice, dry
lumber on the yard. The addition of
an edger to the plant has made much
improvement in the mills product.
The fruit box factory is now in con-
stant operation, and many boxes are
being hauled to the packing centers.
John Hubbard, the aged gardener, is
seriously ill, and having no home in
which to take refuge, was sent today
to the county hospital. Age and in
trinity and weakness for liquor are
responsible for his misfortunes.
Uncle Johnny" has lived in the
Weston neighborhood for quarter of
century, and has been locally fam
ous for years because of his skill as a
gardener. He has heretofore made a
living by farming rented land and
disposing of his produce at Weston
and Athena.
j. B. DuPuis fell from an empty
wood rack at his place near town,
Monday evening, and will be laid up
for several weeks in consequences.
The accident was singular one. He
missed his footing on the rack bed,
and while striving to recover his
equilibrium slid rapidly toward the
rear end, grabbing stake en- route.
This broke, and he pitched forward
upon an unyieldnig planet. For d
time he could neither move nor
speak, but has since recovered the
latter faculty and is ready for knife
trade. DIR. Cashatt repaired the
damages, which consist of splintered
bones in the left shoulder, torn liga-
ments and several bad bruises.
Two girls residing ON Weston noun
tain, daughter of L. @. Sommerville
and a daughter of L. Vanderpool,
were the victims of an exciting runa-
way accident yesterday afternoon,
while driving to town. On the hill
road east of town the tongue dropped
and the team became frightened,
galloping madly down the grade.
Both the girls were thrown from the
hack and Miss Vanderpool was caught
in the wheel, being whirled around
and around for some distance before
she could release herself. Miss Som
merville was thrown upon some rocks
and sustained fracture of the thigh
bone. Miss Vanderpool escaped with
some very severe bruises. DR.. Cash
att was called hurriedly from town to
attend the patients at the home of
Mrs. Susan Walden, whittier they
We're taken. Miss Sommerville has
long been an invalid, rendering her
injury all the more serious.