The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-07-08

MIR. and Mrs. Fl. Fl. Hill and Mr..
and Mrs. VIM Defreece spent Monday
at Wenaha springs. going up by auto.
lNJohnny Hoy has returned from Van
cohver b. O., and will turn his time
and attention to the harvest field.
While in the kings domain Johnny
was employed on contract road work.
llAWord is received here by friends, of
the serious illness of Leslie, the little
son of Mr.. and Mrs J. w. Smith, at
his home in Corvallis. While at the
sea coast Leslie was stricken with
disease resembling sourvy. acoompan
Ied with profuse bleeding at the nose.
The meeting of the G. W. B. NJ.
members at the home of Mrs. Chas.
Brotherton Wednesday afternoon was
an especially enjoyable one. After the
regular program and routine of bus
iness. the visitors were Iegaled with
refreshing lu Oh, served by the hos
tess.
Miss Autin, of Eugene, is visiting
at the home of Mrs. M. L. Watts.
The two ladies left yesterday for
short visit to Walla Walla, after
which they will return and leave
Sunday for Wenaha springs, where
they will spend several weeks in
camping.
l7 E. P. Walker of Shippendale, Pa,
is in the city. the guest of his son,
R. @. Walker. local agent of the
Northern Pacific. /Mr. Walker will
remain in the city for several weeks,
after which he will go to California,
to visit brother whom he has not
seen for many years.
Y The Spokane Pendleton passenger
train was derailed Tuesday evening
on the curve north Of Downing. The
accident was caused by the engine
striking a cow. The engine and ex
press car went into the ditch, and the
fact that the train was just gaining
headway after climbing the Dry creek
grade, is perhaps the reason that no
one was injured. A wrecking crew
cleared the road in time for the night
train to pass.
\ Charles Brotherton has returned
from franklin county, Wash. He
says it will be a difficult matter to
save the wheat in some parts of the
county, on account of the growth
of Jim Hill mustard That it will be
impossible to harvest many sections
of land, though the late rains insured
a fairly good crop of wheat. The
moisture had the effect of causing
pigweed to grow prolidcally and this
growth is now green and f1ourishing
among mustard and ripe wheat.
DR.. Bilyeu and wife left saturday
levening for Portland, where they will
remain until about the first Of October
when the doctor will return to Athena
and again take up the practice of den-
tistry. I He goes to Portland to man
age the dentistry business of his uncle
who has gone to Europe. DR.. Bilyeu
retains his Office here and has left
his furnishings and equipment in
the care Of DR.. Newsom.
The residence of O. q. Turner,
mayor of Weston. was completely de-
stroyed by fire Wednesday afternoon.
The fire originated in the kitchen
where Mrs. Turner had been canning
fruit. Completing her work, Mrs.
Turner lay down and was asleep,
when she was awakened by smoke,
to find her nome practically enveloped
in flames. and had barely time to es-
cape from the building. Not thing
was saved from the burning dwelling.
every vestige of the contents being de-
stroyed. Insurance amounting to
$1700 was carried, which the loss will
greatly exceed.
H. P. Osborne and D. M. Rice, of
Vale, Malheur county, were in the
city this week. visiting their old time
friend, I. M. Taggart. These gentle
men are on their way to Walla Walla.
TO meet mem bers of the Columbia Oil
and Gas Developing Co. of Spokane,
to discuss the furthel development Of
the Malheur oil fields, in which they
are large holders, and in which Mr..
Taggart of this place is interested.
The Malheur oil fields have made a
great showing of late and there are
great prospects of large quantities of
oil being shipped out Of that section
in the near future