East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-08-02

Athena, Aug. 2.-Threshing is now
going on In all directions from Athe-
ma, and excellent yields are being re-
ported. The largest yield reported
| this season is from the w. r. Taylor
warm near town, where the yield is
60 bushels to the acre. There is no
wheat near Athena that will go less
than so bushels.
Rev. George T. Ellis and wife have
returned from Baker City, where |
Rev. Ellis has been taking treatment |
for asthma, from which he has been |
suffering for some time. He seems |
| much improved and states that he
will now hold regular services at the |
Baptist church.
Mrs. Hays of Baker City, was a
guest of Mrs D. H. Preston for few
days the early part of the week.
County Treasurer G. w. Bradley
was in town last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Sailing and Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence LaBrache left
Tuesday for Kamela, where they will
camp for a short time.
There has been no great suffering
reported in the harvest fields, though
it has been very warm the past few
days. Grain is turning out finely and
everybody is we'll pleased.
John Stone has opened a butcher
shop in the Boldly building. r. ].
Boldly will furnish him with dressed
meat.
The Misses verna Dwelley and
Pauline Adams rode to Bingham
Springs, Wednesday for a days out
! ing. Walter Adams accompanied
, them.
, C. H. Sherman has announced that
= he will discontinue his meat shop,
5 claiming that there is not business
enough to justify more than one
shop In Atnena.
:. Mrs. A. r. Bradley, who has been
( visiting ut the C. A. Barrett home,
g will go to Spokane this week to visit
5 with Mrs. Block, formerly of Athena
t Henry A. Barrett drove to Milton
t Sunday and took the interurban line
to walla walla, where he visited his
cousin, Parker Barrett, who is in the
Walla Walla hospital
Matt Mosgrove of Milton, was here
Is on business yesterday.
Little Miss Armstrong of Milton, is
re- visiting with Mrs. Howe in Athena
D. for short time.
III Miss Lulu Ray of Weston, was Wis
Of iting friends in Athena the early par
III of the week.
We A number of Athena people have
gone to the coast and mountain re
he sorts for short time.
r. w. w. Raymond has been owe
he from Walla Walla looking after. hi
,e, harvesting outfit. He has a fine crol
he of wheat which is now being cut.
ry Miss Myrtle Walls of Pendletor
spent Sunday with Athena friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Estes hav
gone to Kamela to camp for the sum
IL mer.
on II is understood that as soon a
wv enough wheat is stored in the ware
d. houses sales days will begin at Pen
ce dleton and Athena by the Inlan
,,s Grain Growers association, abou
er once a week. Many outside buyer
de are expects to be here, and wheat wi
e. remain up, according to last deport
w. Barrett G. Hodgens' threshing ms
di- chine while at work yesterday morn
OF ing on the Jerry Stone place west
town, narrowly escaped destruction
through a smut explosion. Fortt
,a nately no straw had been ru
Of through the separator. as the mi
he chine was just getting in motto
when the explosion occurred. Asit
- from the sack-sewer having his ey'
brows singed, no damage resulted.
Horses from Wallowa-
ns A few days ago Charles Brothe
nth ton purchased 12 head Of Wallov
ion work horses for s2400, an average
~ $500 per head, which stock is no
eu- being used in drawing his new con
are bine. Mr.. Brotherton recently di
lux ,, posed OF his cattle to Pendleton pa
the ties, receiving $35 a head for steer
$25 for cows and s12 for calves.