East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-12-07

Athena, Dec. THE city has lev
led a 9-mill tax for the ensuing year.
The tax the past year was mills. 1t
is believed that this will greatly de-
crease the present bonded indebted
ness of the city which is now s28, 900.
A meeting will be held Saturday for
the levying Of a school tax, and II is
being urged that a 10-mill tax be
levied With a 15-mill school tax
during the past few years the district
has reduced its bonded indebted dness
from $1,000 to $500, and its floating
Indebtedness from $4,000 to 5000.
Now a 1O-mill tax will do.
To Try Divorce Case.
The divorce case of Rulison VS..
Rulison has been set for trial at Pen
dleton on the 18th inst. The two
were married in Kansas years ago.
Mr. Rulison alleges desertion, stat
ing that she has been away for three
years. Both are about SIS years of
age.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Carmichael,
from near Weston, were in Athena
yesterday and they state that they
are making preparations to leave
shortly for California, where they
will remain three months during the
winter. They will stop over at Cor
wallis, where they have a son attend
ing the Agricultural college, and they
have n daughter teaching school at
Santa Rosa, Cal.
William Peterson, the Athena at
torney, spent Tuesday in Walla Walla
on legal business before the district
court.
c. H. Barrett is in Portland, where
he will remain several days on bus
iness trip.
John Froome and W. A. Rulison
spent Wednesday in Walla Walla on
business. ....
Gone to Pasco.
Charles Gray, who has been in the
confectionery business here for some
time, has gone to Pasco, where he ex-
poets to go into business. Before
going he filed a petition in bank
duptcy, and the first meeting OF the
creditors will be held In Portland be-
fore Judge Fitz Gerald on December
II. His liabilities are about $500,
and his assets involve $1,000. William
NJ. Peterson is attorney for the de-
fendant.
F. S. Legrow, cashier of the First
National bank of this city, has gone
10 Douglas county, Washington, on
hunting expedition in the vicinity OF
his stock ranch there.
]. W. Davis has renewed his sa-
loon license in Athena for one year.
Potatoes Under Snow.
Snow fell on the mountains and
foothill ranches east Of town earlier
this season than anticipated. and the
result is that only about half the po-
tato crop was harvested. The other
half of the crop remains In the fields
under several inches Of snow. How
ever, this has occurred before and the
potatoes have been dug In the spring.
coming to market in good condition,
when the price Is generally higher
than at any other season of the year.
w. ]. King, formerly one Of the pro-
prietors of the Commercial livery
stable, Is preparing to open up ci-
gar store in Athena.
n. S, Averill is down from Alberta
on short Visit. ''r
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Wallace VINO
came from Boise Tuesday TO at,enu
the funeral of Mr.. Waliaces iather'
returned home Wednesday night
High Line Basis.
Line No. s, of the rural telephone
system, is being placed on the high
line" basis the poles and wire now
being on the ground for that purpose.
The patrons of this line have organ
ICED with A. L. Swaggart president;
I NJ HAYS, secretary; ]. NJ. Swag-
CART treasurer, and Joseph Key, Alex
Johnson and A. Schubert, directors.
n Wallace Burieti.
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