The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-12
Press Paragraphs

Frank Coolidge, the jeweler, spent
last night in Pendleton.
John Gross arrived in the city yes
terday from Walla Walla.
Fred Lockley, the East Oregonian
circulation man, was in town yester-
day.
Mrs. H. H. Hill and daughter, Eva,
have returned home from North Yak
ina.
IA marriage license was issued yes
terday to Ernest A. Rogers and Lucy
Hansell.
Mrs Ora Messner of San Francisco,
is in the city visiting her sister, Mrs.
Ida GilIis.
Born, to Mr.. and Mrs. John Ban
lister, October IL, 1905, twins, boy
and girl.
Mrs. w. q. Preston, of Waitsburg,
visited at the home of her son, d. II.
Preston, this week.
Fred Flint will leave for Seattle i'll
few days. 1t is his intention to
spend the winter there.
The potato supply in the Athena
market is increasing and the price IS
now about 10 cents per sack.
The mountain hay crop has been
pretty we'll sold off. The shipments
from Athena are nearly over.
Miss Bessie Mcbride, who will soon
leave for Portland, came up from Pen
dleton and visited her parents.
D. B. Jarmap left on last evenings
train for Portland, where he will re-
main for several days on business.
Mrs. Eta Peeble1, wife of David A.
Peebler, died at her home in Pendle-
ton Yesterday after short illness.
Mr. aud Mrs. Henry Wright have
returned from North Yakima, where
they visited friends for several weeks.
L. P. Jensen, of Freewater, sold 30
tons of prunes this year from four
acres, receiving $3.50 for the entire
crop.
The Pendleton Tribune reports that
butchers of that town are offering .
cents per pound for fat hogs, live
weight.
Mrs. John Estes, accompanied by
her daughter, Mrs. Rammage, is in
the city visiting her daughter, Mrs.
Glen Sailing.
Tribune: James S. Bell of Athena,
was in Pendleton yesterday to COM
plete his arrangements for the leasing
of some Indian lands
]. Il. Froome left last evening for
Madras, Crook county, near which
place he is interested in farm lands
with Nate Pinkertou.
II Sam Hutt, the drayman, has a
spanking new team of bays pulling his
truck this morning. He purchased
the horses from John Rothrock.
Edmund Walker, who left Saturday
for Pendleton where he will attend
school was given pleasant surprise
party by his boy friends in Athena.
Mrs Ed. Zimmerman and Reuben
Lakin came down from Pullman,
Wash, on last evenings train, to at
tend the funeral of Mrs. Liddy Lakin.
Rev. Ellis, who is in La Grande on
business connected with church
affairs, will be homo in time to con-
duct services at the Baptist church
Sunday.
X Doug" Flynn, who rode the Tay-
Tor string of horses to victory in the
relay race at Walla Walla, left
Wednesday for his homo near Ritter,
Grant county.
II. Q. Curry, eyesight specialist, of
Walla Walla, will make regular
professional visit to Athena Friday,
October 10, for one day only. Eyes
examined free.
Mrs. w. d. Fletcher Of Pendleton,
mother of Miss Agnes Fletcher, we'll
known in Athena, died last night
after lingering illness caused by
stomach trouble.
In addition to a fine line of Condon
saddles, w. G. Miller carries a COM
plete line of harness, both heavy team
and buggy stock, Repairing given
prompt attention.
Gary G. Taylor aud Miss Dora b.
Prater, two we'll known Pendleton
young people, were married last
evening ut the home of the brides
parents in that city.
Nora Rhodes came in from Madras,
Crook county, Wednesday evening.
He says wheat in that section of
Crook county averaged about 8 bush
els per acre this year.
For sale-One half section of good
wheat land, summer fallowed, located
Ave miles from railway station. For
information call on Peebler q Cham
berlain, Athena, Oregon.
East Oregonian; Several mem6 6ers
of the family of MIR. and Mrs. Martin
Fineran are now i'll with typhoid, a
daughter having been recently taken
down with the disease.
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