The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-07-28

hands while 10 his employ with B. B.
Richards. local agent for the Aetna
Casualty company. The other day one
of his men bad leg crushed while
hauling wheat and special agent of
the company arrived without delay TO
adjust any damage claimed. Thus, by
business foresight. Mr.. Rogers is re-
lieved of any liability whatever.
With proper care of their crop, the
apple growers of Walla Walla val.
ley will market between 500 and 600
cars of apples this season, is the op-
inion of James Wells an apple buyer.
who has operated in that district for
three years past, and who will make
his headquarters in that city until
the 1911 crop is picked and shipped.
Bsrt Cartano carries the best family
liquors in town, and be is making
specially Of fine bls wines. For
$3.50 per gallon, you can get choice
Tokay, Muscat, Angelica, Sweet Ca
tawba or Port. These are CALIFORNIA;
best product and give satisfaction
wherever used. Call at the Red Front
for the best and purest liquors.
Master Lawrence Tharp is an en-
ergetio youDgster. He is the prouo
20 ssessor of potato patch comprising
an acre and a-half in the McEwen
tract below town. which be put IN
with the assistance Of a little hired
help, and is tending himself. He is
now selling potatoes in the local mar.
ket and has an exceptionally good
crop.
John Jordal, a character we'll known
in this city, has been keeping the po-
lice records of Pendleton spattered
with bis name of late. He is known
there as "Jigger, the we'll digger. "
Recently he informed the police judge
after being fined, that if his sentence
was carried into effect. be would quit
the town forever. Needless to say,
be served time and has duly appeared
in court several times since.
A Pendleton paper reports that the
orderly progress of com mbined har-
vester was interrupted the other day
when the header draper picked up
skunk and passed it to the internal
workings of the machine. Fragments
of raw meat were soon making exit
through the hopper and noxious
odors permeated the dust laden atmos-
phere in the vicinity Of the big har-
vester.
Two loads of ice from the Milton
ice plant were unloaded yesterday at
the Taylor & LIE Grow meat market
and placed in the cold storage plant
of that institution. The huge ice box
has a capacity of elk tons. The new
home of the market in the Cook build
lug is almost in readiness to receive
the furnishing and equipment. and
when opened to the public will be
one of the neatest and coolest meat
markets in the Inland Empire.
Lester Swaggart. we'll known in
this city. is said to be afflicted with
cancer and will leave at once for New
York City to receive treatment from
specialists. He has been suffering for
some time flom malignant growth
in the nose and throat With his
two little daughters he visited at the
homes of his brothers north of town
last week. He is at present in Pendle-
ton, and his wife and newly born son
are vet in Portland
Altert Fix returned Tuesday from
UniontowD, Wash, where be attend
ed the funeral of bis brother Law,
J. H. RAIDER, who died at his home in
Genesee, Idaho. last Friday after a
protracted illness from dropsy. Mr..
RAIDER, accompanied by his wife. Wis.
tied the Fix home in this CITY during
the month of April. He was then in
poor health and came here in the hope
of securing relief. He was engaged
in the butcher business and leaves be-
sides bis wife, six children.
Walter Frink, the Athena pitcher
who is working on the Chehalis team
in the Washington State league. kept
up his winning streak by defeating
Raymond Sunday afternoon. He al
lowed but four hits. The score was.
Chehalis 10, Raymond 4. 10 the op-
inion of Athena fans. there is not as
fast ball being played in the Washing
ton league as the Blue Mountain Or
gauization furnished. Raymond took
the forenoon game by the score of
II to 8.
Mis-. NJ. l.. Watts was painfully
burned on the arm and her home was
in serious danger of catching fire Mon
day. as the result of burning gasoline.
Mrs. Watts put pan containing
gasoline on an oil stove in which an
adjoining compartment was being
heated by gasoline fla Q. She went
upstairs and soon heard her little
daughter. Vernita, screaming. Rush
ing down the stairway she beheld a
blaze in the kitchen. In trying to ex-
tinguish the flames she was severely
burned on the arm. She finally
quenched the fire with the aid of the
garden hose, which fortunately was
connected with a hydrant close at
hand.
There will be new departure at
the Christian chuorh next Sunday eve
ming. Owing TO the Lot weather. the
evening service will be held on the
church lawn. Comfortable seats will
be provided, the beautiful lawn will
be lighted with electricity and the
efficient choir led by Joseph N. Scott
will assist the audience in singing.
The audience will be favored with
solo by Mrs. Otha Reeder. Come, you
are welcome. Morning service will
be held in the church as usual. Next
week we may hold services on the va.
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