The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1912-07-19


real parsonage or is a halluoination, il
puzzling the officers. Investigation il
under way by Pendleton and Portland
officers.
Dreamland program for Friday anG
Saturday nights l.-"Snowbonnd
With a Woman Hater." vitagrapb.
2.-"The Rose of Kentucky" Bio,
graph. 5. mick Winters Turns a
Trick" Pathe. Sunday night: H.
Love in the Hills." Essanay. a.
Warrant. ga Human Tor
pedo." Lubin.
Wines are the staples in family liq.
ours. Bert Cartano carries large
and varied stock Of select vintages.
s1.50 per gallon, you can get choice
Tokay, Muscat, Angelica, Sweet Ca
tawba or Port. These are California; q
best product and give satisfaction
wherever used. Call at the "Goat"
for the best and purest liquors.
George Brutoher. the we'll known
mountain ranoher, encountered a bear
one day this week in his berry patch.
When bruin took bis leave he also
took with him dose of lead, but the
shot was not sufficient to lay him
low. For some distance the bear could
be trailed by blood. hut darkness
put an end to the hunt.
The East Oregonian reports that the
Indians flooked to Pendleton Monday
to see Columbia George. the Indian
accused of the murder Of the squaw
A-te-me at, executed. A rumor that
George was to be hanged was let loose
among the Indians, and had it been
true, he would have had large au-
dience Of his people to witness as he
shuffled of this mortal coil.
The Indian celebration on the res
ervation came to close Tuesday with
an exciting horse race. on which a
large sum Of money pooled by the
local trites against like amount Of
Nez Peree ducats was wagered. The
Nez Peroe horse won the race. with
the result that the visiting red men
to their home tepees elated,
and loaded with the spoils of victory.
East Oregonian: Swallowing spi-
der by mistake proved almost fatal to
Archie Rugg the eighteen year old son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. q. W. Rugg of Pen
ileton last Sunday and be owes his
life to the prompt medical attendance
The poison in the little in
sect became diffused through his tlood
and had gained such Iheadwey in it's
deadly work that the physician had
hard fight.
Weston Leader: A few days ago
Allan Garnett killed a rsttlesnake at
the A. Phillips place In the foothills
two miles from town. Rattlesnakes
do not often stray that close to town,
and this one was made to regret its
action when it encountered Garnett,
the brave Briton. It was large and
and as big around-well,
as big around as a fat snake nearly
four feet long.
DR.. W. K. Hall, La Grande phvsi-
clan and former mayor Of that city.
has teen appointed superintendent OF
the Eastern Oregon State Hospital fol
the insane now nearing completion a
Pendleton. DR.. Hall made wid'
acquaintance in Umatilla county
two years ago when he made the cam
paign on the democratic ticket fol
joint senator Of Union, Umatilla and
Morrow counties.
DR.. Sharp was called last night to
attend Ernest Bell, who was bitten
on the arm by spider. early in the
evening. The insect bit the boy on
the elbow aud Immediately white
blister appeared. He was soon taken
with cramps in the limbs and pain
in the chest and head. DIR. Sharp ap-
piled proper remedies and the yolng
man became better, although he is
still confined TO his bed.
Steve Brinkerhotf, of Sacramento,
has been In the city this
week visiting bis uncle, J. e. Froome
of the st. Nichols hotel. Mr.. Brink
erhof owns an egg plant-not one
growing in the garden, but 5000
White Leghorn hens, the product from
which brings him oomfor table com-
petence yearly. Next year he will in
crease his plant to 5000 hens. Eggs
average him % cents per dozen the
year around. his sales being principal.
ly on contract with steamship com.
panies.
L. r. VanWinkle, a Weston noun
tain rancher, finds it a profitable in
dustry to raise Strawberries, The
mountain land proving to be admir-.
ally adapted TO tho production Of this
luscious fruit. An average of 50 per
crate was received by Mr.. Van Wrinkle
for his crop, reports the w eston Lead
er. He sold 227 crates from an acre
and two thirds of berries, realizing d
total of $454 gross. He paid $11S fol
picking and $49.72 for crates. total
Of $162.62. This deducted leaves oct
returns Of $291.28, or little better
than $3.50 an acre.
The Leader reports an expenditure
of $4,000 for improvements in the tele-
phone system at Weston. The service
is greatly improved by the installation
Of 5000 foot cable which protects
the wires from trees and the annoy
ances caused thereby. The Press man
will give the colonel plug of Climax
for the recipe that will bring about a
like improvement Of the company 4
system in Athena. Over here the com
pany is given right of way over the
principal streets, given patronage that
iustifies the employment of three
operators, given carte blanche to cut
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