East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-04-27
ATHENA bREv|T|ES
TRADES RANGE HORSES
FOR 100 STOCK CATTLE
Horse Severely Injured by Running
Away-Helix People Trade Else
where Because of Obligatory Closing
Of the Store There-Nay Locate in
Idaho After Selling Out Here
Threatened With Typhoid Fever
Roads Being Put in Good Shape.

Athena, April 27.-Tomorrow the
walla Walla Boosters and the yellow
KIDS will again be seen on the local
diamond, when a cracking good game
is expected to take place. ON Sunday
the second game between these two
teams will be pulled off at Pendleton.
Lawrence Lieuallen, of Odams, one of
the Yellow Kids standbys, was COM
PEELED to resign on account of his
business interests on his farm. Frank
Knapp, of Pendleton, will play second
base with the team during the remain
der of the summer.
NJ. L. Watts and Attorney w. NJ.
Peterson went to Helix Tuesday on le-
gal business in connection with the
W. T. Parker store. Mr.. Parker made
an assignment of all goods and chat
tells and book accounts to r. L. Sabin,
of Portland, for the benefit of his
creditors. He was indebted to the
amount of 5000, and the assets are
estimated at $4,000. Helix only has
one store. and it is now closed on ac-
count of invoicing. 1t has been clos
ed since Saturday and will probably
be closed another week. This is work.
ing somewhat of hardship upon the
people of Helix. who want to trade,
and they are now compelled to go to
outside points,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Norris have
gone to Lewiston, Idaho, where they
will look over the country with a
view to locating. Mr.. Norris has been
harness dealer in Athena for the
past 10 years.
Editor Fred Boyd, who has a broth
er in San Francisco, has not been able
to hear a word from him since the
disaster, and is beginning to be very
uneasy over the affair.
w. w. Jacobs has received news of
the death of his brother, H. C. Jacobs
in Fairfax county, Virginia.
Miss Velma Wilkinson, who taught
a very successful term of school in
the South Cold Springs district, has
returned to Athena to remain with her
mother this summer.
| Bruce Wallace. proprietor of the
Pioneer Drug store, is i'll and threaten.
ed with typhoid fever
The roads are being repaired be-
tween here and Weston, and will be
put in first-class shape.
Mrs. Ed Manassee has received
word from San Francisco relatives
who lost their homes and all in the
earthquake and fire. Jesse Cohen,
brother of Mrs. Manassee, landed in
San Francisco and found his aunt and
family destitute and their homes gone.
He sent the family to Stockton, where
they will reside temporarily.
The Athena auxiliary of the Chris
tian Woman's Board of Missions, will
give a social tea at the residence of
Mrs. W. P. Wallaby this afternoon.
| Marcel Gagnoon, of this place, an
Indian war veteran aged ~ years, is
making application for pension. Mr..
Gagnoon was a member of company
b, in the California and southern Or
egon Modoc war in SO. Mr.. Gag
noon has the old gun with which he
fought, and which was in use before
he had it. He says he knows of only
one more survivor besides himself,
from this company.
Lively Runaway.
George Carmichael drove to town
from his farm near Weston yesterday
with a spirited team. He unhitched
the team at the city scales and weigh
ed them, and when he hitched them
checks. The horses began to run at