The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-23
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Coolidge has choice line of silver
ware to select from.
Ed Koontz returned Saturday even
ing from Portland.
Mrs Benefited came over from
Weston this morning.
Attorney s. D. Peterson came over
from Milton this morning.
Fred Pinkerton has moved his
family into town for the winter.
Mr.. and MIS-. E. A. Dudley spent
Sunday with Walla Walla friends.
J. S. Norvell, the Helix hardwar
merchant, was in the city yesterday.
Judge Cham berlain transacted bust
ness at the Umatilla Indian agency
Friday.
Mrs. E l.. Brown of Corvallis, ID
visiting in the city, the guest of her
friend, Mrs. Fred Koontz.
Mr.. and Mrs. d. @. Kirk were in
town from Weston last evening, trad
Ing Wltn Athena merchants.
Just received by express at the
Manasse store, fine line of the late
new plaid belts, also new hand bags.
" Mr.. aud Mrs. T. J. Kirk and Mrs.
A. B. McEwen leave Monday for
California to spend the winter months.
W. Fl. Reeder, Mr.. and Mrs. Claud
Reeder and Otha Reeder left on yes
terdays delayed w. & @. r. train for
Tacoma.
v Ed Barrett, wife and son returned
Saturday from La Grande, where Mr..
Barrett recently completed building
contract.
Jeff Marsh of Pendleton, was found
dead in his bed at Wallula yesterday
morning. Death was due to heart
disease.
A marriage license was issued yes
terday to John H. Stephens of Union
county, and Miss Alma Reimann of
this county.
Austin Foss came in from Portland
last evening. He was accompanied
by bis sister, Mrs. Matte Mitchell, of
Moro, Sherman county.
The tea given by Mrs. Mcbride Sat
urday evening netted $25. The
proceeds go to Mrs. Mcbride's Sunday
school class, of the M. E. church.
"Bill'' and John King left for
Hermiston yesterday, where they go to
look over the prospect for team work
on the government project there.
Robert Genevay will leave today
for a visit of four weeks duration with
relatives and friends in the east. His
trip will take him to st. Paul, Chica-
go aud Toledo, Ohio.
A valuable McElropa colt, the prop
erty of Henry Barrett, died last night.
The colt was an exceptionally fine one,
and took second prize in its class at
the colt show last spring.
For sale-One half section of good
wheat land, summer fallowed, located
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information call on Peebler & Cham
berlain, Athena, Oregon.
lE Helix Herald: B. B. Richards, the
Athena wheat buyer, came over
Wednesday evening to assist in man
aging the X. of p. goat, which was
doing some overtime work that night.
( John Beatou, Weston pioneer
ranoher, was in town Saturday.
Time deals lightly with John, and he
continues in the same old level way;
everybody's friend and his own worst
enemy.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Edward Potts and
little son expect to leave tomorrow
for Alberta, where they will visit rel
atives for couple of months. Mr..
Potts does not expect to invest in AL
berta land.
+ VIM Willaby Sr., returned last
evening from visit to Spokane aud
Newport, Wash. The old gentleman
got nary a "mess" of venison while at
Newport, but feasted on mountain
trout plenty.
Several right of way deeds for the
Walla Walla Valley Traction COM
pany were filed yesterday in the office
of county recorder Hendley This is
the company that is building tho cleo
trio road from Wala Walla to Free
water and Milton.
Two travellers who came up town
from the w. q @, II. train yesterday
tor lunch, were left, the train pulling
out unexpectedly. One of the gentle
men had wife on the train, and the
other a lot of baggage, They took the
evening train over the 0. R, & N. for
Pendleton,
1t is given to us on the q, t. that n
certain disciple of Walton, with his
wife went fishing the other day. AT
the river the tackle was made ready
when the discovery was made by the
disciple that be had left his hooks at
home. A nino mile drive tor the
pleasure CT it, but no fish.
A young man, giving Utah us his
home, fell from the top of the Spok-