The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1910-04-15

| Henry Barrett reports bright pros
poets for a good crop this year on his
Pine creek ranch. Especially does
the hay crop promise we'll.
Misses Nettie Beverley. velma Will
kinson, Blanche Orswell, Nellie Null
key and Zelma DePeatt spent Tuesday
evening at the Dudley home.
A new electric sign. advertising the
Selz shoes. at the Mosgrove store, at
tracts attention. 1t is one of those
'off again, on again" oontrivances.
Rev. DR.. Parker of Portland, cor
responding secretary for the Baptist
state convention, preached at the Bap-
tist church in this city. Sunday morn
lpg and evening.
"Chick" Hastings will return to his
former position at the Palace Drug
Store. He has been at his home in
Pendleton, since leaving Athena.
several weeks ago.
From Henry Schmitt the Press
learns that its old friend. g. w. Han
sell as been taokling the aeroplane
problem. Time was when windmill
was high enough for George.
Thomas Miller. an old gentleman
who is well known in Athena, is SER
iously afflicted with rheumatism and
heart trouble. He is at the home of
Charles Wilkes, south of town.
Work on the Furnish -Coe dam in
the west end of the county will start
In about 30 days. The contract calls
fol. completion Of the dam by October
l, and the total cost will be $11O, 900.
All week long the Dell boys have
had everything in seasonable vege-
tables and fruit on display in their
show windows. They surely furnish
their customers with all the market
affords.
4 Contractors are establishing and
putting in temporary side tracks on
the o. r. q N. below Pen dleton.
where the work of rebuilding the line
between that point and Yoakum will
soon begin.
" Maurice Hill came in from Lewis
ton Monday evening. Maurice has
completed business course in the
Lewiston high school, and after a rest
will secure employment with some
business firm.
Five dollars reward will be paid for
information leading to the recovery of
q black gelding brand T on right bip
and blotch circle on left shoulder. Ad-
dress Rufus Wolf. Cayuse P. O.. Una
tilla county, Oregon.
Copious rains have made farming
operations on the high ground and
foothill territory backward this spring
There is lot of plowing and seeding
yet to Ee done in some localities. and
favorable weather is needed.
N Exempt flremen of the Athena fire
department, are to receive their GER
tif1cates. A number of fremen who
have served their time have been with
out certificates for the reason that the
documents were not available until
recently.
Mr.. Piersol, the man who purchas-
ed acreage in the Estes tract of VIM.
Booher. is putting portion of the
land In shape preparatory to seeding
it to alfalfa. Mr.. Piersol will soon
begin the construction of house on
the property.
J. M. Hays. who with his real estate
partner, brought suit against J. K.
Bott of Helix to recover $4,000 alleged
due as commission for selling Bolts
land, was awarded nothing by the
jury. which gave verdict in favor
of the defendant.
= NE. R. Cox is 10 the city from Cali
fornia. Mr.. Cox has been with his
son, Edward. since leaving Athena
several months, ago. He is employed
in the electric power department of a
manufacturing company with works
located on Pitt river.
According to letter just received
fl ON Congressman Ellis there is not
very cheering prospect that Pendle-
toms new post Office and federal court
building will be erected within the
next few weeks. says the East Oregon
ian. 1t seems that large part OF the
delay was oocasioned by the long time
required in clearing the title to the