East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-21

Athena, March 21.-O. G. Cham
berlain, who has resigned the office
of justice of the peace and city re-
corder, left yesterday for Klickitat
county, where he will buy horses to
engage in farming. Besides having
land rented on the reservation, Mr..
Chamberlain owns a tract of land
under the Twin Falls project and with
his family, he will leave soon for that
place.
The concert given by the Schumann
Ladies' Concert company at the NJ. E.
church Tuesday evening was well at
tended, and the audience was highly
pleased with the entertainment.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. H. Preston are Wis
iting relatives in Waitsburg.
P. D. Mann, late of Helix, has leas-
ed the Spencer Blacksmith shop and
will engage in business in Athena.
Messrs. Eli & Scott have sold their
grocery business in Athena to Mr..
Taggett of Boise. Mr.. Eli will go to
Malheur county on a ranch to live.
Mr.. and Mrs. V. S. Mcdonald have
returned to Athena after spending the
winter in Athena.
David williams has moved to AL
berta, where he will engage in farm
ing after being manager of the Paci-
fic Coast Elevator company at this
place for some years. Mr.. O'Harra
of Weston, is filling the vacancy at
the elevator.
| Mr.. Banks, a former resident of
this place, just died in the state of
Washington, where he went some time
ago, according to reports received here
yesterday. He was a sister of Mrs.
Dickinson of this place, and has other
, relatives in the vicinity.
The ball given Friday night under
the auspices of the Athena fire depart
ment, was a grand success, the net
proceeds amounting to $43.50.
Wheat Looks Fine.
Wheat is looking we'll in this sec.
: ton. The rainfall during the pas
week has been excessive, particular
ly so on the foothills adjacent II
, Athena. and farmers have been com
PEELED to quit farming. Now that Il
is cleared up 1t is thought that they
; will be able to resume work by thu
. first of next week. however.
b. b. Richards Has Qualified.
7 B. B. Richards has qualified as cit!
, recorder and justice of the pace TO
Athena district. Mr.. Richards per
formed his first official duties Mon
day night when he kept the minute
of a special meeting of the city coun
i. Gil. He will hold court Friday, whel
y he will hear the case of the city o
Athena VS.. ]. w. Davis, charged wit
b selling liquor to minors.
!. Daughter Born.
Z Born, March Is, 1907, to Mr.. an
y Mrs. Arthur Scott, daughter.
D. Captain George Seeley and wife c
c. Seattle, are visiting with relatives an
y, friends in Athena. Captain Seeley
y 7 master of a trim barkentine which
now anchored in San Francisco ba,
D. They will return shortly to Seattle.
n Cattle DehOrned.
A few days ago 100 head of catt
-, were dehorned on the Barrett ranc
>. north of the city. w. c. Woodal
: did the work, and over day was col
> sumed in the work.
- =, Couple Will Wed.
The friends of Ora Rhodes and MI
- - Lucy Jenkins, both of Hood Rive
% have received cards announcing the
wedding, which will take place We
- nesday, March 81.
g, Clean-Up Days.
16 Major ]. D. Plamondon has desi
mated Wednesday and Thursday Mar
27 and 28, as cleanup days"
those days Athena citizens and pro
erty owners will turn out in force al
d, work for the common purpose of ma
y, ing the town as whole more pr
IL sentable.
ar Died I'm Seattle.
re James Britten, of Seattle, a form
Is resident of this place, died Sunday
consumption. He had returned
as Seattle from California, where he h
III been for some months for his heal
~ He was a member of the Woodm
~. lodge of this place. The funeral 10
,,a place in Walla Walla yesterday.