The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-12-07
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Fog's gone-rain's come.


Marion jack came up from Pendle-
ton this morning.
Henry Schmitt was in Pendleton this
forenoon between trains.
Mr., aud Mrs. Hugh Walker are in
town today from Weston.
w. D. Chamberlain has returned
from a business trip to Portland. e
Mrs. Harry Mcbride spent last eve
ming with her parents at Adams.
VIM. Mcbride Is having additional
shelving put in his Palace drug store.
Coolidge carries a fine line of
Rogers and Oneida Community silver
ware.
r. Burns, 0. R. & N. superintend-
ent, is in town today from Walla
Walla.
X Roy Tompkins is assisting in the
work at Worthington's grocery store
this week.
- An extra train came in on the w.
Z & G. R. yesterday and took out ship
ment of stock.
Sixteen members of the Pendleton
Commercial Association have organ
lied glee club.
A window placard announces that
banners photograph gallery will be
closed on Sunday.
MrA and Mrs. Bruce Wallace re-
turned to their home in Boise City.
Wednesday evening.
The Preston automobile is in Kid +.
der's shop, where it will receive a
fresh coat of vaInish.
Mrs. Della Maloney and daughter,
Katie, visited with friends near He
lix the first of the week.
A marriage license has been issued
to Fred M. Brown and Katie g. Den
ming, both of this county.
During the past two weeks seven
postoffices have been looted by bur-
glars in the Palouse country,
Mrs. ]. w. Smith and little son,
Leslie, left today for their home in
Helix, on the w. & 9. r. train.
Mrs. James Feeler and children are
down from Milton, Wash, visiting
relatives and friends in Athena.
M Eighteen road petitions from the
Hermiston district have been filed
with the county court this week.
For $12 you can get II jewel
Elgin or Waltham movement in
dust proof nickle case at Coolidge's.
George Carmichael and wife who
will spend the winter in California
were in town yesterday from Weston.
Mrs. Hugh Worthingtou is spend
ing the week with Mrs. VIM. Tomp-
kins ON the farm northwest of town. {.
Mrs. MoKinpey, mother of Mrs.
Geo. LieualIen, has been seriously
i'll this week at her home in this city.
y A warm rain last uight removed the
snow from the foothills, but in the
mountains more snow fell during the
night.
Wheat from Adams warehouses is
being hauled to the Preston Parton Co.
mill in this city, at the rate Of 900 |
sacks per day.
y
Athena friends are talkingiof b. A.
Dudley for grain inspector, should the
office be created at the coming session
of the legislature.
Sid Mclean made shipment of |
three carloads of cattle yesterday |
over the w. & q. r, consigned to
Snohomish, Wash.
The infant child Of Nj. and Mrs.
Clarence La Brache was very Ill for
several days, but is reported by DR.. /
Sharp to be much better today.
Mr.. Averil is down from Alberta
for couple of days looking after \
business affairs. Mr.. Averil is elated |
with his prospects in Alberta.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Nelson, who
came down from their home in AL !
berta and visited relatives in Aths ana
and vicinity, returned Lome Wednes-
day.
Delegates from Spokane aud Walla
Walla will join the Umatilla county
delegation to the big Development
league meeting at Heppner next Tues
day night.
The Walla Walla commercial
club is taking lively interest in the
openhiver and help materially in the
work now being done by friends Of
that enterprise.
Robert Sayers, who entered a plea
of guilty to the charge Of horse steal
ing few days ago, was sentenced
yesterday morning to serve one year
In the state penitentiary. II
NJ Fred pinkerton is daring the wea-
ther man to send snow storm. He
is painting bis sleigh a bright vernil
ion red and is ready for a "going' time
when the beautiful falls.
The Worthington building on Main
street, first door east of Miller's
furniture store. is being fitted up by
w. j. King, who will engage in the
tohaceo and confectinnerv husiness