The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-12-07

tors aud was not expected to survive
the night.
4 Plans for whist club are being
talked of by lovers of the game in
Athena. There are number of
good whist players in Athena, and if
the club is organized many pleasant
evenings win be spent this winter.
A few cars of coal have arrived in
LaGrande, and with the wood coming
into the town from the mountains the
fuel famine has been relieved to some
extent. For time the situation was
serious and people began TO burn their
fences for fire wood.
Charles Gay, through his attorney,
Will M. Peterson, has filed a petition
in bankruptcy. His liabilities are
about $500, assets over $1,000. The
first meeting of creditors will take
place at Referee FitzGerald's Office in
Pendleton December IL.
At the convention for the nomlna
tion of candidates for Milton city
Offices to be voted fer December IL,
the following nominations were made
N. A. Davis, mayor; I. 9. Childers
and A. M. Elam, councilmen; W. R..
Craig, recorder; Z. g. Frazier, trea-
surer.
| Mrs. Gland Hanscom, nee Bertha
Baker, was recently operated on in
the Pendleton hospital for relief from
an affection of the cervical gland Of
the neck. Mrs. Hanscom withstood
the operation nicely and is getting
along as well as could be expected.
| EBy decision just given by Judge
IfWilliam Smith of Baker county, in
the Freewater saloon case, the side OF
the local option people has been up
held throughout and no saloon Will
be allowed to operate there unless the
decision be altered by the supreme
court.
Zoe Houser is in Pendleton from
the Quartzburg mining district, and
reports that the STANDARD Consolidat-
cd company will start up its 100-ton
mill in few days. Mr.. Houser,
with pardonable pride, displays bar
of gold taken from the Present Need
mine.
The regular annual city election OF
Adams will be held next Monday,
December 10. The following candi-
dates are in the field: Mayor, L. A.
Lieuallen recorder, J. D GIegoire;
treasurer, DR.. E. R. Todd; council
men. II. a. Richardson, J. 0. Hales
and J.. A. Winn.
~ Farmers Line No. of the rural
Telephone system is being made into
high line. The owners of this line
have organized with A. l.. Swaggart,
president; j. M. Hays, secretary J.
M. Swaggart, treasurer. and Joseph
Key, Amiel Schubert and Alex John
son, directors.
- For the purpose of transacting rou
tine business and electing officers for
the ensuing year the members of the
Umatilla County Caledonian Society
will meet tomorrow evening at the !
office of 0. q. Chamberlain. All
members who can do so are requested
to attend the meeting.
DR.. j. G.. Baddeley, the veterinary
surgeon, will be in Athena aud Wes-
ton between the 18th of December aud
January 4. During that time he will |
be prepared to answer all calls for |
professional services. DR.. Baddeley |
is now taking the veterinary course
at the Washington Agricultural col
lege in Pullman.
Bees Laxative cough syrup con
tanning honey and tar, is especially |
appropriate for children. no opiates or
poisons of any character, conform to
the conditions of the pure food and
drug law, June 30, 1906. For Group,
whooplng cough, etc. 1t expels
coughs and colds by gently moving
the bowels. Guaranteed. Pioneer drug
store.
" Tharp Bros. are at work on the first
bf%Stheir new combined harvesters
The frame work of the machine is
we'll under way and the castings will
arrive shortly. Wheatraisers who
have seen the plans of the new ma
chine are unanimous in the verdict
that the harvester will be a success.
The new comtine will be ready for a
thorough test during the harvest sea
son next fall.
County Judge Gilliland and Com
missioner Walker were up fIom Pen
dleton yesterday, inspecting the new /
bridge recently put in on Wild Horse
creek west of town. 1t was found
and the court accepted |
the bridge from the contractor, Mr.. |
Ebei hart. Bids will be opened Fri
day, Dec IA, for the construction of a
so foot steel bridge to replace the one |
now in use in the southwest part of |
town.
That prunes make cracking good |
fire is vouched for by York Dell, the
grocer. A large quantity of damaged |
prunes were stored In the warehouse
at the Dell grocery, and fuel being
scarce, a quantity was dumped into
the stove. They burned we'll and |
gave up an abundance of heat. This
is Que on the Press man. He always |
held that prunes were suitable only to
appease the appetite of certain Wes-
ton editor.