The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-09-01

plains bitterly OF the extreme heat
back there.
N. A. Miller the furniture dealer
will have something new in the fur
niture line to show his customers
when his fall shipment of goode is
opened for display.
Frank Beale has completed a sue
cessful run with his machine in the
harvest field, housed the outfit and
discharged one of the best crews that
ever worked for him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Haworth have I
moved into cottage on east Jeffer- |
son street, the one vacated by them |
shortly to be occupied ty Mr.. and
Mrs. Carl Christian.
A hobo, stricken with fever, died
in the "iungles' at Pendleton Mon
day evening. soon after being disoov-
cred by the officials and while being
carried to the hospital.
Will Jameson of Weston. has re-
turned from Cheyenne. where he took
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exhibits postcard scenes of the buck
ing contests to bis friends.
p. J. Hazleton will speak at the
Christian church Sunday evening Oh
the White Slave Traffic. Mr.. Halle
ton will address union meeting of all
denominations of the city.
A. Mack enzie Meldrum, after sew
eral days recreation in the harvest
field, hauling wheat has accepted the
position of weigher in one of the Pres
tou-Shaffer wheat warehouses.
W. W. Hartle and family. who
have been residing on the Walker
place west of town, for several
months, have removed to a ranch in
the Holdman neigh borhood.
John Montgomery. the Pendleton
wheat dealer. was in the city yester-
day. Mr.. Montgomery is general
agent in this county for the Puget
Sound Warehouse company.
Attorney Sam Peterson was in town
from Milton Wednesday, He says the
fruit town is going along nicely,
number of substantial improvements
having been made the past year.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sims Dickenson will
spend the wipter in California for the .
benefit of Mrs. Diokenson's health. Z
James Gordon has leased Mr.. Dioken-
sons farm for a period of five years.
A. Mackenzie Meldrum has con.
tributed an interesting and instructive U
article on the killing of a devil fish, q
in lagoon off the coast of Australia,
which will appear in next weeks d !,
Press. u
DR.. Sharp was called yesterday af- g,
ternoou to attend the little son of Mr..
and Mrs. John Bannister east of town.
The little fellow had a severe attack y
of stomach trouble, but was soon re- a
lieved. q
George Bannister came down from t,
The mountain camp Tuesday. and re- b
turned next day. He will bring Mrs. v
Bannister down tomorrow, breaking f.
camp after summer spent in the
mountains.
Willie Montgomery had his right a
hand severely out in woodsaw Tues q,
lay, while assisting in operating the "
steam sa W at the John Bannister place @,
,ast of town. DR.. Newsom dressed a,
he decorations. M
During this week several machines Ct
lave centered in the fnothill ranches
With the result that but little grain R
emains to be threshed in that section. to
For TIE most part, crops are yielding te
veil up there. uI
A fairly good attendance was re- IL
orted at the social dance at the opera ua
ouse Friday evening. Edmund Wal oe
er and q. Il. Nelson offioiated at ou
oor managers and the young people
ad an enjoyable time. Nj
Mrs. Lizzie Jones has placed her an an
rider for large stock of fall hats W w
nd millinery goods. Her head trim {
Ter, Miss Ethel Chapman. is now in 80
'ortland where she is trimming in 81
he principal wholesale houses. u
Miss Zelma DePeatt is assisting in
he sales department at Fix & Radtke's
tore this week. Miss Norma Smith, IT
Who has been employed there for some III
ime, will leave in few days with se
Ter parents to reside in Weston. OIL
Attorney Fl. W. Wester of Weiser, or
daho, was in the city Monday. the tr
uest of Attorney Wilson. Mr.. Wes- AZ
er came to the coast from Virginia a ii
ear ago. since which time he has
een praotloing law at Weiser.
The st. Dennis place, appraised at at
$4,000. which was advertised to be ia
old Monday by bids. was not disposed r,
1. there being no lids. 1t is under. hi
TODD that the place will be put up ia
gain for sale in the near future. nc
Fay Grow is getting his string of gu
clay horses in training for the relay 81
aces at the Roundup and the Walla
Nalla fair. He went down to his th
Iouohet ranch Wedn esday and of
'rought up couple Of good ones. bi
Marshal Gholson placed crushed tn
ook on each side of the new concrete "a
walks Wednesday. The edges of the ps
walks had become ohipped off in plac- fr'
s ty the heavy traffic and the filing an
will doubtless protect the edges. WI
Charley Whirlwind, the tall sou ~
Shaplish, is again behind the prison
ais. AS usual. the charge is horse ma
ealing. He was turned over to "
heritf Taylor by the Indian police, Fr
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