The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-07-20
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Walla Walla, August 8.
Hogs are bringing Z cents, live
weight, at Pendletou.
The Reed family is camping on the
Umatilla river, near Bingham springs.
NRobert Burns, the o. r. & N. off,
cial was in the city Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dell were in
Pendleton yesterday afternoon.
Mrs. Will Rider, of Elgin, with her
little son, is visiting.a at the home of
Mrs. H. II. Hill.
u Mrs. III. B. Nelson and Mrs. Fred
Gerberding drove over from Weston
Wednesday.
Mrs. P. T. Harbour of Weston, was
guest at the Taylor home in this
city, Wednesday.
Miss Sophia Preston, of Waitsburg,
was the guest for few days of Mr..
nd Mrs. Dale Preston, this week.
Bertha Baker is in Pendleton,
where she was called to attend her
grandfather, S. A. Maloney.
IA number of Athena friends went
over today to Weston to attend the
funeral of the late I. J. Price.
The Misses Ethel and Lois Kern of
Helix, visited in this city yesterday
with their aunt, Mrs. Vaughn.
AfWeston's city charter will be
amended SO that greater bonded
Indebtedness may be carried.
Many families are contemplating
going soon to the mountains to spend
the dry, dusty harvest weeks now at
hand.
There will be no services at the
Baptist church Sunday, owing to the
absence of Rev. Ellis, who is at The
Dalles.
East Oregonian: o. M. Castleman
has returned from Bingham Springs,
where his family is camping during
the warm weather.
Y Prof. J. S. Henry returned this
informing from Portland where be rep
resented Athena Lodge, A. 0. U. w.
at the grand lodge sessions.
NJohn Bannister says that a portion
of his wheat has been damaged SER
iously by the hot weather. Mr.. Ban
mister will begin harvesting next
week.
The following subjects at the Church
Of Christ next Lords day; In the
morning. "A Poor and Suffering
Church," evening, "Yet There Is
Room" Come.
Mrs. P. A. Worthington and chill
dren of Portland, are at the home of
FL. o. WoIthington in this city. They
will soon leave for Saling's camp in
the Blue mountains.
X Joe Scott will commence harvesting
IA half section field of wheat one mile
south of Mission station, Monday.
In this field Mr.. Scott estimates his
loss to be at least 1000 sacks.
Walters, the Weston saloon keeper
who was going out of business, will
continue to manage the Lobby saloon
at that place. License will be taken
out in the name of his wife, Cora M.
Walters.
There is considerable amount of
water being used now for irrigation
and street sprinkling purposes. The
pumping plant was used during the
forenoon Sunday aud the difference in
quality of the water was noticed.
The fact that there has not been a
case OF typhoid fever in Athena for
several months may be attributed to
the excellent sanitary conditions of
the town and the pure spring water
used for domestic purposes.
G. Il. Swain, assistant state engin
eer, who has had charge of the hypo
graphical survey at Milton, has COM
pleted the work there and has taken
bis apparatus to Echo, where he will
take up similar work.
Andrew 5oodell has been given the
position of engineer at the city pump
ing station during the irrigating sea-
son. An excessive amount of water
is being used during the dry weather
and the pumping plant will he oper-
ated temporarily.
The chances are favorable that
''Jinks" Taylor, will have law suit
on his hands. He SO forgot himself
that he let his team run away, and as
Brotherton has copyright on "all
sich, the matter is liable to come up
for settlement in the courts.
@. A. Wender, special agent for the
Royal and Queen insurance companies
was in the city recently Both of these
companies are represented in Athena
by /. M. Kemp and +. S. LeGrow.
They are listed at the top of the IDOL
lar" companies and do a good busi-
ness wherevre represented.
Weston Leader: Harry Turner Wis
tied bis leased land south of Athena
Sunday, accompanied By Albert Proeb-
stel. He has 200 acres of remarkably
fine Jones' fife wheat that looks as
fhou0h II orvht ~ no uood for 10