The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1907-05-17

Tho WildIHorse road In the vicinity
Of SAKE station, is in bad condition.
A couple of turns with road grader
would put the road In first class con-
dition. Either that district has no
road SUPERVISOR or else he is taking a
spring siesta.
Nike McCarty, alleged to have
robbed Editor McManus of the Pilot
Rock Record, is in Jail at Pendleton,
not being able to raise bail for $500.
He has entered plea of not guilty
and will be tried at the September
term of court.
A tissue builder, reconstructor,
builds up waste force, and makes
strong nerves and muscle. You will
realize after taking Hollister's Rocky
Mountain Tea what a wonderful ben
eft it will be to you. 80 cents, Tea or
Tablets. Pioneer Drug Store.
Business men of Weston have found
ed stock company for the purpose of
conducting the Marshall House. hotel
which has been closed for many
months. Sim Gully and F. F. Hum
ston are at Portland, where they will
purchase $500 worth of furniture for
the hostelry.
There is said to be greater scarcity
of beef cattle in Oregon and Washing
ton than at any time within the past
six years. Fat steers are now bringing
10 cents, standing weight, in Port
land market, which is fraction high
or than they have been at any time
since 1901.
DR.. Doris, who has delivered two
very interesting sermons at the Christ
ian church this week, was called to
Pendleton early yesterday morning by
the death of Mr.. Alcorn, of that city.
DIR. Doris was driven to Pendleton by
Jerry Stone, who was entertaining him
, during the convention.
Y Mrs. E. II. Leonard, Of Dayton.
. Wash, with her children, is in the
city visiting at the home of her sister,
Mrs. Geo. Bannister. She accompan-
led Mrs. Hugh Macarthur, who has
been at Dayton for a few days, and
will visit relatives in this county
before returning to her home in Port
. land.
Yesterday, fire DESTROYED the wheat
, warehouse Of the Puget Sound Ware
house Company, at Stanton station on
the w. & g. r. north Of Athena. The
house had a capacity of $4,000 sacks
. of grain, but at the time of the fire
there were less than fifty sacks in stor.
g age there. The fire was presumably
, started by sparks from a passenger To-
It connective.
"John" Dobson has accumulated
9 the nucleus for ZOO collection. Ii
v his possession there is one cub coyote
IS and three bantam chickens. Wher
J, cubbie gets little older, OF course ths
p bantams will one Ey one pass into
martyrdom and all that will be left o.
the ZOO will be cubtie. Chicken fan
ciers should give Mr.. Dobson a pointe
= on the habits and instincts of tn
coyote.
a John Walter is of the opinion tina
now is the accepted time to make wa
on the white mustard pest. and t.
: Eaok up his judgment he is destroy
:, ing the weed on his farm and high
= ways adjoining. John hopes that bis
= neighbors and all neighbors OF th'
other fellow will do likewise. Reason
stands pat on the above method as be
8 ing the proper one in the eradication
Q of this pestiferious crop-destroyer.
Charley" a gypsy waif, is receiv
ing consideration from the women ant
children of Athena. With his mothe
and sister he tramped from Mexico
It their only mode of transportation be
J, ing dog hitched to baby carriag
n in which were packed their few be
], longings. Arriving at Athena the bo
: concluded to remain and seek employ
o ment, and has met with success il
earning many dimes and nickles in th
performance of chore-boy labor. Th
: mother and sister continued their pill
4 grimage, Idaho bound.
/ Memorial services will be conducte'
at the M. E. church on Sunday, Ma
20, Rev. Curry preaching the sermon
1 All are cordially invited to this ser
vice, and especially all old soldier
are requested to be present No exer
cises will be held on Memorial day
May 80, but the members of Gettys
burg Post. G. A. R., will meet at th
Masonic hall at 10 o'clock on tina
morning and proceed in body to th
cemetery, where the graves of thei
fallen comrades will be decorated
The public is invited to participas
in this ceremony.
All the World
is stage, and Ballard's Snow Lin
& ment plays most prominent pari