The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-11-09
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Fl. A. Barrett spent last night with
friends in Milton.
n Fred Lockley of the East Oregon
ian is in town today.
The Turner will case is set in the
circuit court for December II.
Cliff Gully and John Baker, Weston
boys, were in town this morning.
William Kilgore has returned from
visit with friends at Asotin, Wash.
|. M. Bates of the Buffalo Pitts
company is in town today from Walla
Walla.
Mrs. o. M. Castleman of Pendleton,
spent Wednesday with relatives in
Athena.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry Mcbride will
occupy the Rosenzweig cottage on
Jefferson street.
Mrs. Ida A. Clark, sister of Harry
Turner, was in the city yesterday from
her home in Tacoma.
The pupils of the Athena public
school are taking examinations in
many Of their studies today.
Mrs. Henry Van Buren, of Weston
died at Walla Walla Tuesday from the
effects of surgical operation.
Just received by express at the
Manasse store, fine line of the late
new plaid belts, also new hand bags.
will sell for cash at absolute cost
my entire stock of saddles. | am
going to close them out Charles
Norris.
x Walter Ely left yesterday for Mos
COW, Idaho, on business trip. He
will be absent from town for several
days.
Mrs. Ora MessneI has returned from
Pendleton. where she spent couple
of weeks with her sister, Mrs. 9. @.
Sharp.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Milt Swaggart left on
last evenings train for Malheur county
where they will visit relatives for a
couple Of weeks.
Mrs. Louis La Braohe leaves this
evening for Walla Walla, where she
goes to see Miss Laura Depot, who is
i'll with typhoid fever.
Y Mrs. G. w. Bradley, wife of the
county treasurer, came up from Pen
deton Wednesday and spent the day
with Athena friends
II is estimated that nearly quarter
of million bushels of wheat remains
in storage at the warehouses of Wes-
ton, Blue Mountain and Downing sta
tions.
Pneumo onia is prevalent at Vanoil's
sawmill on Basket mountain. 1t is
said the conditions in that locality are
such that an epidemic of pneumonia
is feared.
X To settle an election wager on the
defeat of Hearst, +. G. Lucas will
give man a ride in a wheelbarrow
up and down Main street tomorrow
afternoon.
In evrey CLINE its coloIs are unturled
Its fame has spread from sea to sea /;
Be not surprised if in the other world
You hear of Rocky Mountain Tea.
Pioneer Drug store.
For sale-One half section of good
wheat land, summer fallowed, located
five miles from railway station. For
information call on Peebler 81 Cham
berlain, Athena, Oregon.
All members of Mignonette Rebekah
Lodge are requested to be present at
the next meeting, Tuesday evening,
Nov. l3. Bring refreshments. Mary
e. Sharp, Noble Grand.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Bell are in La
\ Grande this week where they are Wis
iting at the home of their daughter,
Mrs. Saunders. Mr. Bell will spend
several days at Hot Lake before ra-
turning home.
Weston farmers have found that
barley is profitable crop, aud will
engage i'll raising that variety of grain
on a much larger scale than ever be-
fore. Weston barley is said to grade
high as brewing quality.
MQuite a number of Indians were in
the city trading this week, having re-
ceived the payments of their rent
money. One Indian purchased of @.
A. Barrett q Co., a modern kitchen
range aud another took home with
him gang plow.
One of the most artistically arrang-
ed window displays seen in Athena
for some time is attracting attention at
Ed Manassas store. The attractive
arrangement of table linen suggests
the near approach of Thanksgiving
day. A feature of the display is a
copy of the Presidents proclamation,
printed in large, clear cut type,
George Carmichael paid $1,000 to
Alice Kirkpatrick and James Kirk.
patrick for 80 acre tract near Wes-
ton. Mr.. Carmichael has leased the
premises for two years to L. G. Rog-
ers. Mr.. and Mrs. Carmichael leave
in few days for southern California
to spend the winter,