East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-07-02
ATHENA BREV|T|ES
WHEAT CROP AHEAD
OF ALL EXPECTATIONS.
IL VIII BE Shorter Than Last Year
Wheat Sacks Are Beginning to Ar
rive-Well Known Business Men
Sell out--Horse Show Proves Sue
cessful Affair.

Athena, July 2.-There will be a
much better wheat crop IN Athena
and vicinity. the great wheat section
OF Umatilla county, than has been
predicted. The grain is filling fairly
well and there promises to be many
46-bushel yields hereabouts. c. A.
Barrett and others predict 75 per cent
of a normal crop, with an average OF
S5 bushels to the acre. This will
cause but little loss II the prices are
as good as is being claimed. A rain
would, Of course, help the crop con-
siderably. 1t is thought that harvest
Ing will begin about here about the
goth OF the month.
The members OF the Wheatgrowers-
association are already receiving
sacks. President C. A. Barrett re-
ports that a carload was received yes
terday. and they will be coming in
daily from now on.
Yesterday at the home of the brides
parents in this city, Miss Lula Gross
and Luke Read of Weston, were unit
ed In marriage by Rev. Payne. Mr.. |
and Mrs. Read will reside on a farm |
west OF the city.
Sell Out Business.
Chamberlain & Peebler have lust
sold their hardware and implement
stock in Athena to c. A. Barrett, the
hardware dealer at this place. Mr..
Barrett has already moved the stock
INTO his building. Mr.. Chamberlain
has been in this business for a few
years, and it is regretted that he will
go out of business in the city. He has
not made any definite plans as to ]
what he will engage in as yet I
Met With Accident. {
Ira Kemp, cashier of the Weston G
bank had his collar bone slightly I
fractured in a runaway near Adams I
Tuesday evening. The team became
frightened at passing. train. The
tongue came down overturning the
buggy and throwing Mr.. Kemp out .
\ number of the people in this sec
tion Of the county will go to Walla
Walla to celebrate, some to Helix and =,
Pilot Rock and a number will go to
Wenaha springs.
The families of Jerry Stone. Low
ell Rogers, E. A. Dudley and a few
others will leave today for wenaha p
springs, where they will remain until K
after the Fourth.
Alex McRae is having a number of
the McRae harvesters unloaded here t
which he has sold to Athena farm a
ers.
Successful Horse Show.
The fourth annual horse and colt p
show, which was held in this city Sat t
urday was well attended by the people S
in this part of the county. Some of {
the finest stock in the northwest was t
exhibited. The parade was mile 1,
long. and contained many features,
including 25 young ladies on horse
back, bill" Kings Roosevelt family
md a pack train. A number of
'rizes were awarded.
William Russell, one of the well
lnown farmers living near Athena, =
lad the misfortune to lose his barn by 81
ire yesterday. The origin of the fire p'
unknown. There was some insur- se
nee on the building though there will
e loss Of several hundred dollars.
Cutting Barley. re
Some barley is being cut in this vi
unity, and the barley harvest will be hi
n in full blast in a few days time.
he yield will be fairly good this-year. bl
Athena Is Dry.
Athena is now a dry town. The lei
quor business is now a thing of the
ast, the doors being closed yesterday IN,
forming. There were two saloons =
ere and they were doing an excellent eel
usiness. There was some celebrat-
lg Tuesday but there was no disturb
nee Of any kind. ,