The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-10-19
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Sweet cider at Ely & Scott's.


Mr.. and Mrs. T. ]. Kirk were in
Pendleton yesterday.
Coolidge has choice line of silver
ware to select from.
a Clayton Luna and wife are in the
city from Umatilla.
Frank Beale was in town this morn
ing from his ranch on Pine creek.
John HALEY came up from Pendle-
ton yesterday, and spent the day In
town.
II. g. Curry, the eye sight special
ist, is in town today from Walla
Walla.
Miss Pansy Stewart and Miss Min
ME Kinnear of Weston, were in the
city yesterday.
Mrs. Jerry Swart and little daughter
of Adams, visited relatives in Athena
this week.
Miss Winnie Geiss of Adams, a
Whitman college student, is i'll with
malarial fever.
George Peebler was up from Pen
dleton yesterday, visiting his son
John Q. Peebler.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Lewis of La
Grande are in the city, visiting at the
home of Mrs. A. M. Gillis.
Miss Nellie Foss is the guest of Pen
dleton friends, and last night attended
the Gillian Mcdaniel wedding.
Just received by express at the
Manasse store, fine line of the late
new plaid belts, also new hand bags.
Charles McAlvoy has purchased
the Turner Bros. farm, consisting of
$50 acres near Helix, Consideration
$16,S00.
Jos. N. Scott was a passenger on
last nights train for Pendleton whore
he attended the Gillian Mcdaniel
wedding.
Sam Dunlap, erstwhile fruit ped
dler, is in town today. Mr.. Dunlap is
now on the road for picture enlarg-
ing concern.
Mrs. Mcbride will serve tea tomor-
low from p. m. until late in the
evening. A cordial invitation is ex-
tended to all.
f. Will Dobson, Millard Kelley and
FThos. tiilkie left yesterday for the
headwaters of the Grand Ronde on
hunting trip.
w. J. and John King will leave
shortly for Hermiston, with the inten-
tion of securing work on the govern
ment irrigation canal.
Subjects for next Lords Day at the
Church of Christ: Morning Christ s
Call to His Church." Evehing-"The
Hebrew Passover. "
r VIM. Mckenzie has purchased the
old Henry Pinkerton homestead east
of town, consisting of 1870 acres. The
land brought $75 per acre.
81 Fire destroyed large stack of al
falfa hay for J. L. Lieuallen, near
Adams few nights ago. The origin
of the fire is blamed to hobos.
Mrs. Peterson and baby son went
over to Walla Walla where they will
remain with Mis-. Peterson's parents
until Mr.. Peterson returns from Hot
Lake.
Mrs. d, III. Sanders is visiting her
parents at Arlington. She has been
away for some time and may continue
her visit for the balance OF the
month.
j, Over 1870 students are now enrolled
at the Eastern Oregon State Normal
school at Weston. Several students
are enrolled from the state of Wash.
ington.
Harry Turner of Weston, who is
afflicted with a telon, and who went
to the Walla Walla hospital some
time ago, suffered amputation of his
thumb.
9. p Strain, county assessor, came
up from Pendleton Tuesday evening 10
hear the address delivered here per-
tanning to state grange, by MIS-. Clara
HI. Waldo.
For sale--One half section of good
wheat land, summer fallowed, located
five miles from railway station. Fol-
information call on Peebler 81 Cham.
berlain, Athena, Oregon.
Mrs. /. M. Kemp arrived home
Tuesday evening from six Weeks
visit at Cotton. Wash. She reports
her mother recovered from her illness
with typhoid fever.
d. b, Jarman came up from Madras
crook county, Wednesday evening
and left on last nights train for Port
land, where he goes to purchase good
for the fall and winter trade.
Y 1.-THE Blue Mountain Sawmill com
pany has sold 200, 900 feet of lumber
this season to the Tumalum Lumbe
company, tho firm which purchase,
the Gillis lumber yard in this city.
James ID. GILLIAN, jr., aud Mls
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