The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1909-01-29

ors of the Bank of Helix Wednesday
| the capital stock of the bank was in
creased from $4,000 to $50, 200.
L. B. Russell will leave Athena
about the first of the month. for Lee
banon. Oregon where he will enter
the employ OF the Kern. Pharmacy.
/, Marshal Gholson is engaged this
week. with the assistance of work
men, in cleaning out the feed pipe at
the head Of the waterworks system.
{ For health and happiness Wits
Little Eraly Risers--small. gentle,
easy, pleasant little liver pills. the
best made. Sold by Palace Drug Co..
Electric lights. were Installed in the
Christian church this week. Here
tofore the lighting system employed
at the church was a high press ure
gasoline plant. n
Hand bills are out announcing a
dance to be given Friday night by the
ladies Of Weston and vicinity. Phil
lips orchestra has Eeen engaged to
furnish the musios
Telephone communication is again
, established after being out of com
mission for several days on account of
electrlcalainduetion from power wires,
due to the recent storms
WThe Margaret Bonifer estate has been
appraised at $15,695 by Joseph Hodg-
son T. A. TaggaIt and B. B. Richards,
the appraisers. The estate consists of
100 acres Of land and personal pro.
perty.
J Nm addition to the local telephone
system being badly demoralized, the
long distance line between this city
and Meacham. has been out Of commits
sion. Three nemen have been an
gagged this week In undoing the tangle.
Mr.. and Mrs. E B. Harris. who
arrived home Wednesday from La
Grande, report sixteen accessions to
the church during their series of meet
ings there. Bad weather prevailed
continually during their stay there,
this proving drawback to the meet
ings.
McFadden the carpenter, has long
ago established the reputation of being
1 a frHt-oiass workman. But it is only
recently that his work manship in mis-
sion furniture and cabinet work, has
been brought to notice. An exception
| ally fine testimonial to Mr.. McFad-
denis skill may be seen at the First
National Bank,
IlChas. Norris is in receipt of letter
fsm M. S. Young Of San Barnardino
California, which conveys the an
nouncement that Zalock 2:O5 the fam
ous pacing stallion is to be brought to
Walla WaIa this year. This will be
welcome news to many horse owners,
who are interested In the breeding of
light harness stock.
i Henry Miller succeeds Elmer Con-
NICK as floor foreman of the Preston
Parton Milling company plant in this
oity. Mr.. Miller, who was formerly
| in the employ of the mill company be-
gan bis new duties Monday. Mr..
Oonniok came here from Waitsburg.
1t is not known what his intentions for
the future are.
Mr.. aud Mrs. q. W. Hansell re-
turned home Tuesday evening from
| their California trip. Mr.. and Mrs.
Hanaell met many Umatilla county
peopiein the sunny Southland. One
liz particular who the Press had lost
traokiof was found by Mr.. Hansell
| runningsa grocery store. He met up
with old s'Scrib" In that capacity, and
he says thar the old fellow Is enjoying
good health and is prospecting in bust
| ness Glad to hear it.
" Eighty-five cents per bushel for Dale
( wheat was the price paid by Kerr
Clifford g Go. in Pendleton, yesterday
morning to @. Fl. Cambpell, 1Says~Ahs'
Eastt t1Tgannians eThe sale consisted of
| ten thousand bushels of wheat and the
| price paid is said to be the record
price Of the present season. The
wheat is said to have been above the
average and theflooal buyers are unit
ed in declaring that the price is above
the ordinary quotations. said to be
about 80 cents.
Arrangements have just been COM
pleted by Mr.. Spencer Of the Athena
i opera house for the appearance Of the
well known Curtis Comedy company,
| for all of next week. beginning Mon
day night. The company is one of
the best known in the west and the