East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-09
ATHENA BREv|T|ES
SIXTY BUSHELS PER ACRE
ON THE PINKERrON PLACE
All Wheat Sales 80 Far Made to the
Prcston-Parton Milling Company
Prospect for Higher Priced Ice
Smin Grain Fire-Tendency To-
ward Epidemic Among Horses
Wiring Normal School Dormitory
for Electric Lights-Hemispheri
Scale on Fruit Trees.

Athena, Aug. 9.-The largest wheat
Yields heard of in this vicinity this
season comes from the Gerking place.
five miles west of Athena, which
shows an average of 81 bushels to the
acre from 140 acres, and much OF
their other land will bring nearly that
much. on the Al Pinkerton farm
near the city, n 7S-acre field averaged
81 bushels to the acre, another piece
owned by Mr.. Pinkerton went close
to so bushels per acre.
Harvest is well under way here and
as the work progresses it is found
that the usual bi gcrop is being taken
care of in the Athena neighborhood.
Some few sales are reported, all of
which were made to the Preston-Par-
ton Milling company at 60 cents per
bushel. Wheat purchased by the mill
| ing company includes Lowell Rogers,
| 1e goo bushels; Frank Berlin, $500;
James Price, 620O; George Carmich-
ael. 1000; Charles Brotherton, 5000,
and several other lots. The grain is
exceptionally free from smut and is
of excellent milling quality.
Ice Shortage Ayerted.
The Pendeton Ice & Cold Storage
company has come to the rescue OF
the Athena Truck company, ice deal
ers here. and an ice famine is averted
North Powder, Perry or Portland
could not fill orders for ice for the
company here. Ice has been selling
for | cent a pound in Athena all sea
son. ana from the fact that there IL
a shortage at the different places o
wholesale, there is probability o
the price going higher.
\ fire which started at a sack pill
in the Rushmon field near town Mon
day morning, destroyed about 2
p sacks Of barley. The flames wer
confined to the straw stack by tn
dilisent effort of several men, VIII
discovered the fire when it first start
ed. 1t is thought that the fire origi
mated from matches on the ground
being run over by a wagon.
Joseph Hastings, who lost his lif
in a runaway at the Sailing place o.
Weston Mountain last week, left a
/. estate valued at $4,000. Mechlln Hast
ings, an only son, is the heir.
Henry Wood, the well known farm
er. lost two valuable work horses las
week. Death was caused by a mala
dy representing spasmodic colir
Tuesday William King lost a hors
also in the same manner. APPARENT
the horses in this part of the count
entered the harvest season under un
favorable conditions, as many ha
been afflicted with pink eye durin
the spring months.
Mrs. William Mcbride and dausf
ter. Miss Edyth, will leave for mour
tain camp tomorrow morning to rt
main several days.
Fruit Inspector Howard Evans, VII
was in the city a few days ago, h5
his attention called to the scale pc
which Cor some years has been il
flicting the shade trees and shrubbe1
in Athena. He took with him spec
X mems OF the scale, and after an exam
m nation says that the trees are infes
a ed with what is known as the her
spherical scale. 1t is a widely di
tributed insect and works upon a CO.
siderable range of plants. He h
given directions for a formula to
used for spraying the trees.
4 large number of people we
from here to WaIla Walla this NOR
=, ing 10 take in the big circus.
n Al Sweaney, electrician for I
|, Preston Parton Milling company, is
Weston engaged in wiring the Norm
school dormitory for electric ligh
The building which is quite large, W