The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-09-14
23 Years Ago.
From the Press OF Sept. "a 1894

| j. p. O'Brien, of Portland. General
Superintendent. and the General Road
master of the o. R. & N. were in
Athena about an hour Wednesday morn
ing. They were met at the station by
| our enterprising townsm an, G. A.
Barrett. They expressed great sur
prise at the magnitude Of the business
done at this station. They assured
Mr.. Barrett that when it was in their
power to assist Athena in any way they
certainly would do so.
The low price of wheat has decided
impulse to the stock business, especial
ly hogs. Many of our farmers are now
turning their attention to raising hogs,
who formerly engaged in wheat raising
exclusively. They find that they can
realize a better price for their wheat
by feeding it, thar by selling it for ex-
port, as they have been doing hereto
fore.
| L. M. Huson's entire threshing out
fit went up insmoke in the Cold Spring
country north of Pendleton Saturday
last. The machine had been running
but short time when an explosion was
heard and SO rapidly did the flames gain
headway that all efforts to save the
machine were of no avail.
| E. A. Dudley's wheat which was
sown some weeks since is reported to
be coming up nicely. This shows that
there is plenty of moisture in the
ground yet, and rain is not needed to
bring up the grain as is usually the
case this time of the year.
| D. A. Hendricks, late editor of the
Inland Republican has been seriously
thinking of again branching out in the
journalistic field. If he can secure an
Office room and dwelling he will pro-
bably locate in Weston.
AL. Wilson, son in law, of A. P.
Woodward, came in from the Sound
on Tuesday evenings passenger with
the remains of his little child, which
he brought for interment in the
Athena cemetery.
Frank Robbins, who has been thresh-
ing in this section started yesterday
with his outfit for the Palouse country.
Since the opening of the "gallon
house" near the corporate limits of
| Weston the boys have been holding
high jinks; and there has grated on the
sanctimonious ears of Weston's law
abiding citizens, sounds of revelry by
night, and in some instances, in the
daytime also.
/ SCRIBBL ERS NOTES
The summer is past and the harvest
| is ended and millions of bushels of as
fine a quality of wheat as was ever
produced. is sacked, ready for the
market. The price is steadily advan-
cling. Already gilt-edged No. l. is
quoted at 2Sc, and some enthusiasts
with populistic tendencies pretend to
think that before the season closes. the
price will jump up to SOC. Show me
the man who said the Chinese war
wouldn't affect the price of wheat, and
III show you man chuck full of
prunes. Hold your wheat.
| Parsons and Osburn went fishing last
Saturday afternoon. Their catch con-
sisted of a string of 40 or 30 as fine a
lot of suckers as ever nibbled hook.
| Jinks Taylor has pet in the shape
of boil on the side of his head, to
which he devotes considerable atten-
tion. Should it keep on increasing in
size, he will be wearing two hats soon.
| Last Saturday the east bound freight
train set fire to stubble field west of
town. but thanks to the prompt action
of Hugh Macarthur, Billy Gholson and
four other Cinnamon, the flames were
extinguished before doing much dam
age,