The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1911-03-10
| AN OLD NEWSPAPER
First Number of the "Centervillian
Unearthed BY Workmen Tearing
Down Main Street Building,

wrecked by fire. unearthed copy of
the first paper ever issued in this city.
The name of the paper was the Seen
tervillian." and it was published on
Saturday, the 12th day of Septem ber,
1885, in the town of Centerville.
| The name of Herman Sattler appears
OF the head of the editorial page as
editor and publisher. white mar
BILE. with the year 1885 written there
on was also found with the paper. The
paper was yellow with age and orum-
bled when taken out of the wall, as
the result of the heat to which it was
subjected during the fire, but where
not torn the print remains almost as
I distinct as the day the. paper was
pulled from the old hand press.
Sattler died at Walla Walla since
the writer came to Athena. and his
wife still resides there. The Seen
tervillian" passed out of Sattler's
hands to Felix Mitchell, now editor of
the Portland Weekly Journal, and
when the MoQuarys obtained control
of the plant the name was changed to
the "Home Press" and later when the
name of the town was changed to
Athena, the present name was adopt
ed.
A quarter century has passed since
Sattler placed the copy of his Seen
tervillian" in the mortar of the build
! ing that was to bs the home of Hollis
| g. Cleve's store. aud countless are the
changes that have taken place in that
time. From the old paper we learn
that:
The wife of Ed Hilton of Gold
Spring, who had been killed by In.
dians. had gone insane; Frank Man
ming was repairing watches and tuning
pianos; I. W. Quinn was engaged in
manufacturing brick; but little had
been heard about the Umatilla county
Fair; the First United Brethren
church at Weston was ready for dedi-
cation; P. Maxwell, a No. shoe
maker. had just located on Main
street; Mcdaniel & Griffith were sell
ing meat; M. Coon was the wagon
maker D. q. Coy was in the grocery
business I. .. Jacks was the principal
dealer in grain. E. r. Cox was sell,
ing hardware on a small margin; Dr.,
Barker. "a pleasant man to have
around sick bed, is willing to e
out day or night to attend the sick. )
The Centerville Hotel, conducted by
Tittsworth & Banta, served squar,
meals and furnished clean beds; Holli
q Cleve had opened up general mer
chandise store; T. P. Landon was dis
pensing refreshments to the thirsty
public; B. d. Clemons conducted 6
livery stable and Blacksmith shop
W. f. Butcher had just come to town
ready to practice in the courts Of
Oregon and Washington Territory
Miller & Robley were buying grain
and Charley Willert had esta tablished a
blacksmith shop; Will Snyder was The
tonsorial artist; s. Fl. Stewart was
proprietor of the Pestoffice Store II. j.
Kirk was postmaster; Cook g. Irvine
had fine stock of drugs and Ayers
& Wilkinson were in the livery bus.
mess; Alex. Mcdonald was dealing in
harness and saddles; VIM. Wagner
sold furniture; the st. Nichols Hotel
deserved mention, although not an
advertiser" !" Donica & Green aut
J. M. Morris were general erchauts
Among the current news items ol
, the day we observe that:
The mornings were cold, making 6
stove comfortable.
S. A. Maloney will add large ad
dition to @. Z. Davis dwelling i'm
= mediately.
a Rev. W. 7. Koontz, in collection
taken up at Milton last Sunday, raieet
D enough money to pay for painting th
church.
A rough estimate of the pile o
wheat at the depot here, ny man ac
/ quainted with the capacity Of th,
n different platforms. brings the amour
{ up to 100000 bushels.
Rev. LeCornue moved into his ney
home 10 town last Saturday. He will
q preach at Weston next Sunday and o.
b the following Sabbath at the NJ. L
/ church in Oenterville.
3 The two blacksmith shops destroyo
by iiro last week will be rebuilt. MI
Y McEacherD, one of the owners. had
d temporary shop running the day afte
Il the fire.
Wheat men here are complaining 3
ecarcity of cars. 1t appears that onl
to 8 cars week are allowed Center
Vile. whereas six times that numbt
J. added together would be about whs
Il is needed daily.
4 During the week men have bee
/. busy tearing down the large barn G
! the corner Of Main and Center street
n preparatory to laying the foundatic
II for fine brick structure to be erectt
Immediately. The Guiding will
:. 30x70 fest and Is to be occupied /
Hollis 81 Cleve as a general mercha
disc store.
Died. Near Centerville, Septemb
j. s. 1885, Mrs. Sorivner, wife Of A.
d scrivner. aged Ga years
ss A Thoroughbred Poland China,
.. At cost of $40. A. L. SwaRRa
t. has added to bis herd of register,
] standard bred Poland China hogs