The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-07-24

While on his way home from the
Tollgate to Pendleton.
n Between times, J. H. Oraghead is
4 soliciting business at Weston for, the
electric light and power department
of the Preston Parton Milling Co.
fN VIM. Piper, the we'll known farmer,
was in town yesterday, purchasing
supplies and in quest of men to work
in the harvest field.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. W. Smith came
down last evening from Waitsburg,
where they are temporarily engaged
in the life insurance business.
Mrs. Charles Colesworthy and chill
dren of Pendleton, who for several
days visited at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. M. Gillis, returned to Pendle-
ton yesterday. N y
A beautiful oleander is now in full
bloom at the Pioneer drug store. It
;s owned by Mrs. Fred Rosensweig
and is perhaps one Of the finest spec
linens in the northwest.
Mr.. Tuttle and Mr.. Kidwell of
Elgin, arrived in the city this morn
ing. Mr.. Tuttle will be guest at
the Whiteman home, west of town,
for several days.
John Bannister will commence
4 threshing on his home place east of
town today. Mr.. Bannister is raising
Dale wheat this season and expects a
40bushel yield.
Lost or Stolen--A bay cayuse mare,
reached name, branded with circle G.
on right thigh, has scar on nose, about
5 or years old. $40 reward. Billy
Robinson, Weston.
Harvest hands are rapidly thinning
out During the past day or two
many have gone to the fields near
town. where they will find employ
ment during the harvest season.
X. In the opinion of the old settlers
about this place there has never been
such a long spell of warm weather
here before. For % days the ther-
mometer has registered temperature
from 30 to 100.
DIR. Plamondon has secured a lease
on 100 acres of land at the Henry Nc
Balm place on the reservation, south
of Athena. The doctor Is becoming
quite rancher. He now has two
pieces of land on the reservation.
Mrs. Ed. Barrett's mother and sister
who recently arrived from Denver
left yesterday for Tacoma, where they
will visit relatives. They will return
to Athena before proceeding to thei
home in Denver.
Mrs. Walker and son, Albert Bales
have returned from California and ar
said to be content to hereafter max
their home in Athena, which plac
they left sometime ago and where the
still own property.
Tom Defreece was in town yester
day from his place north of town an
reports that the high wind was sever
in his neighDorhood Sunday, and as
result wheat heads were shattered on
to some extent.
- Number 80, held by "Andy" Nc
EVEN, drew the fine hair bride whic
has been on exhibition in this city 70
some time. The money derived fror
the sale Of the bride will be sent
its maker, convict in the Montan
penitentiary.
S. D. Peterson of Milton and WI
Peterson of Athena, of the firm
Peterson & Peterson, attorneys ha'
received their commissions from Go
ernor Chamberlain as delegates to Il
National Irrigation congress, whis
meets in Boise, Idaho, in September.
Mrs. 81. o. Worthington, accor
panied by MRS. P. a. Worthington,
Portland, left Saturday morning +
Saling's camp in the mountains whe
they will spend the remainder Of 4
summer. Mr. WorthiDgton dro
them up and saw that everything "
in shipshape order. before returnil
to town, where be will join the ran
of the quandom bachelors.