The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-09
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Sweet cider al Elv & scott's.

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S. P. Beai of Wichita, Kansas, is
registered at the st. Nichols.
Hon. T. J. Kirk is confined to his
home today with severe cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tharp and
Roht. Tharp were in Walla Walla Sun
day.
Fine, bright October sunshine, and
weather to make you glad you're
alive.
Mrs. Fred Boyd and daughter
Cecile visited friends in Weston
Sunday.
G. J. Freese, representing the
Spokesman Review, was in town yes
terday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milt Swaggart were
among the Walla Walla excursionists
Sunday.
X r. o. Hawks came up from Pen
dleton Sunday and spent the day with
his son Byron.
> Uncle John Calender returned yes
terday from Walla Walla, where he
attended the fair.
Duck shooting on the Umatilla
river is occupying the attention OF
pendleton sportsmen.
Farmers are burning stubble in
many localities. This is one method
of destroying weed seed.
Mrs. Mary Marsh and her mother,
Mrs. Hartman, of Pendleton, are
guests today of Mrs. Walter Ely.
A patent wire fence tightener is be-
ing exhibited in town today, and 1t
attracts the attention Of farmers.
Athena people are laying in their
winter supply of fuel. Coal is more
plentiful here this season than WOOD.
Rev. Geu. T. Ellis leaves this even
ing for La Grande, where he will re-
main for several days on church bus
mess.
Mrs. Rebekah Gully aud daughter,
Juanita, and Mrs. Maud Stanfield OF
Weston, visited Athena friends
Saturday.
Mrs. Bannister, of Weston, is at the
home Of her son, George Bannister, IN
this city, and has been under the care
of DR.. Sharp.
\ 9. A. Barrett will leave tomorrow
evening for Hood River, where be
goes as a delegate to the state irriga-
tion meeting.
0. II. Holcomb, the well known
Seattle horse buyer, is in town today.
But few heavy draft horses are bein
offered for sale.
Mrs. Cora Walters, the Weston
saloon keeper, is to appear in the cir
cult court ou the charge of selling
liquor to minor.
Robert Coppock has returned from
trip to Alberta. Mr.. Coppock pur-
chased another quarter section OF land
near Claresholm.
7 MIR. and Mrs. Clayton Luna came III
from Umatilla Sunday, and after Wis
itiug relatives here returned yesterday
evening to their home.
K Elt Spike, of Echo, who recently
made a shipment of horses to Alberta,
lost 1873 head at Havro, Montana, as
the result of ptomaine poisoning.
4 Charles Patterson, who has been
editor of the Freewater Times, has re-
sigued his position, and left the city
aud the Times is without an editor.
Milton Eagle: Merle Robey was
over from Athena Sunday visiting
friends. Merle always makes his
headquarters at the City hotel whel
in Milton.
II. G. Curry, eyesight specialist, o
Walla Walla, will make regula
Professional visit to Athena Friday
October 10, for one day only. Eye'
examined free.
Mrs. Dir. f. b. Sharp aud daughter
of Philadelphia, and Mr.. j, w. vii
kiuson of Walla Walla, are in th'
city, visiting Mrs. Kidder, Mr.. Will
kiuson's daughter.
In a football game at Walla Walli
Saturday between the Pendleton Higl
school team aud the Whitman colleg'
first eleven, the score closed 23 to
in favor of the latter.
Fay lie Grow drove over from Wall'
Walla yesterday. Mr.. Le Grow who
was for some time indisposed and maj
rowly escaped an attack of fever, i
again able to attend his duties at tn
bank.
The scarcity of blue yitriol is caus
ing some anxiety among farmers. Wit
liol is used on seed wheat, and th'
scarcity of this season is said to b,
due to tho destruction of San Fran
cisco factory.
4 The Mosgrove Mercantile company
have put an attractive new top OF
their delivery wagon. Kidder letter
ing is a pronounced embellishment oil
the sides of the wagon.
For sale-One half section of goot
wheat land. summer fallowed, located
a. 10, g,.Op, ra IxvaN. atafion Eni