The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1906-07-06
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ton yesterday.
Leave your orders for spring chick
ems with Ely & Scott. If
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Rainville spent
July 4th in Walla Walla.
Mr.. and Mrs A. NJ. Gillis and child.
rem were in Pendleton Wednesday.
@. E. Vandewater, an o. r. s. N.
official was in the city last evening.
Gus Schubert, the we'll known farm
or, was in town yesterday.
Real estate in small cultivated
plots continues to sell high around
Milton and Freewater.
Mr.. Claude Leete, of Davenport,
WASH, is in the city, guest of his
uncle, H. @. Cation.
VIM. Winship expected to go to the
Umatilla on fishing trip today, but
be could not get his party together.
Many farmers are engaged in work
ing summer fallow, this being ideal
weather to wage death to weeds.
Lost, somewhere in Athena, pack
age containing three yards of linen.
Leave at this Office.
Charles Gay and John Peebler will
leave fol- the family camp on the
Umatilla river tomorrow evening, and
remain over Sunday.
Miss jamie Roche came over yester
day from the Umatilla river, where
she is camping with her sisters, Mrs.
Peebler and Mrs. Allen.
A report was circulated in Athena
yesterday to the effect that man was
killed at Pendleton in fight with a
negro. Nothing to it.
Subjects at the Church of Christ
next Lords day. Morning: Steps
Heavenward. " Evening, "A Famous
Church." A cordial invitation to all.
Mrs. George Proebstel, Jr., of Wes-
ton, who has been the guest of Mrs.
Otis Whiteman, was the guest yester-
day of Mrs. VIM. Mcbride, and re-
turned home last evening.
That limp which accompanies Dale
Preston about town, is caused neither
by rheumatism or the gout. Some
days ago he stepped on a nail which
penetrated his foot.
F~Mrs. P. E. Colbern who has been in
i'll health for some time, is now assist
ed by nurse. who arrived recently
from Walla Walla. A portion of each
day Mrs. Colbern is able to be up.
Miss Bessinger of Pendleton, has
been selected by the board to teach
the seventh grade in the Athena public
school The principal has not been
chosen yet.
Uncle Sam has to make his own
cement for the Reclamation work on
account of the trust. If material can
be found it will be made at Echo, for
the Umatilla project, says the Regis
ter.
William Mosgrove has purchased
stock of general merchandise at Wait
sburg. An inventory OF the stock is
now being taken. Eber Luna will be
salesman for Mr.. Mosgrove.
Drummers who come to Athena and
ARE compelled to drive out to other
towns, Invariably make their trips
during the cool of the evening. Thus
they escape the dust to certain ex-
tent
- For the first time in many months,
gB. T.. Mansfield was able to get out
of town. He went down to Pendleton
and took in the celebration. Uucle
Doc" is very much improved in
health.
Wheat buyers and warehouse men
are making preliminary preparations
to receive the coming crop. Estimates
are made that show the bulk of the
wheat to be stored here this year will
equal that of last season, and perhaps
will be larger.
The road to Bingham Springs has
been put in shape for travel, and the
springs hote. is ready to receive guests.
A large attendance of pleasure seekers
was at the springs on the Fourth,
where La Braohe Bros. furnished
music for dance in the evening.
- DR.. Sharp drove to Weston Noun
tain yesterday, to visit patient. He
experienced some difficulty in making
the trip, owing to the excessive heat,
the overheated condition OF bis horse
causing some delay.
NMiss Kittie Gholson returned from
Walla Walla yesterday where she Wis
tied for the past month. She was ac-
companied home by Miss Cecile Boyd,
who was also guest of Mrs. MetsgaI
for day. They report Leo Cook az
still slowly improving.
al. Booher has decided to occupy
bis mountain ranch next year. He
proposes to clear up several acres Of
land and put in a potato crop. Or
Mr.. Booher g place there is located
fine body of timber, most OF which
will be cut into firewood.
~ Old .Doppins" the delivery Wagon