The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-04-20
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On Athena grounds tomorrow after
noon.
]. Fl. Logan, of Weston, was in the
city yesterday.
E. L. Smith was in town yeste rday
from Pendleton.
A cabinet photo of your baby free
at banners photograph gallery, Athe-
ma.
Just received, latest styles in belts,
shirtwaist sets, back and side combs,
at Manassas.
Today having been declared legal
holiday, the public school is taking
vacation.
New ads today-Preston- Parton
Milling Co.,. merchant millers f. H.
Coolidge, Jeweler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Turner of
Weston. are III town today trading
with Athena merchants.
An elegant assortment of children 8
Easter hats at Mrs. Lille Millers.
Don't wait until they are picked over.
Gus Vellmer and sons are down from
Waitsburg for short time. They
are at work on the ranch northwest of
town.
For Sale.-A second hand stove, al
most as good as new large oven, six
covers, nice reservoir. Apply at this
office.
+. s. LIE Grow returned Wednesday
evening from Leavenworth, Kansas,
where he went several days ago on
business.
Mrs II. E. Nelson and Mrs. Baker,
mother of Postmaster M. A. Baker
of Weston, were calling on Athena
friends yesterday.
Lieut. Ellis and 25 cavalrymen
camped in the south part of town last
night. The troops are on their way
to the Umatilla Indian reservation for
patrol duty.
VIM. Mcbride, who has been
afflicted with rheumatism for several
weeks, is at Hot Lake. Reports from
there say be has not improved to any
great extent.
For Rent. The Rush farm. north
west of Athena, containing $40 acres
is offered to rent for $8 per acre. E
Address, 10 North Touchet street,
Walla Walla.
Mr.. and Mrs. B. G. Curry, eye
sight specialists of Walla Walla,
will make their next professional
visit to Athena soon. Watch cir
culars for date.
Efforts are being made to secure
an excursion for the Sunday ball
game il Pendleton. A guarantee of
$84 is asked by the O. & r. N. COM
pany.
Tuesday night fire destroyed the o.
R. & N. round house at Umatilla.
The property loss is considerabl and
includes the destruction of six new
passenger engines.
Miss Lorenzo, the East Oregonian
correspondent, recently visited her
home at Cove, Union county. The
fruit industry of that section was not
injured in the least by the cold spell.
Milton Eagle: Miss Elsa Rosenz-
weig of Athena, who has been the
guest of Miss Jennie Dykes for several
days, departed Tuesday for her home
stead in Franklin county, Wash,
whore she will spend the summer.
N J. F. Zerba was seriously injured
Yesterday while engaged in operating
a lever on his plow. In releasing the
lever it flew up with much force,
striking him in the side On examin-
alton DR.. Sharp found two broken
ribs.
The next games between the Walla
Walla Boosters" aud the Yellow
Kids will lie on the Athena grounds,
Saturday and Sunday, April 81 and
26. The teams are very evenly
matched aud close, hard games are
looked for.
Mr.. Lige Haligus, Mrs. ]. F. Hall
gus aud Mrs. Doc Booher, all of Clark
ston, Wash, after visiting relatives
and friends in this city for couple
of days, left this morning over the w.
&C. r. for Mabton, WASH, where the
parents of the ladies reside.
Marshal Gholson gave his watch a
bath this morning. While flushing
out the cutters on Main street the
watch dropped from his pocket into
the water and after some time spent
in hunting it was located near the en-
trance to the oulvert at the intersec-
tion of Third and Main.
TAmong the real estate transfers
reported this week are A. L. Jones of
Athena to A. B. McEwen, of the
same place, for $500, lot 10, block 9,
in Athena. Leah Mansfield to Eliza
beth Jones, both of Athena, for $500,
lot II. block 8, in the city of Athena.
The jury in the case of Allen FL.
Reynolds against Percy G. Holland,
manager of the Statesman Publishing
company at Walla Walla, after being
out all night returned verdict in the