The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1917-05-11
% Years Ago.
Prom the Press Of May II 1894


Scribbler says: J. B. Saylor But
ter river rancher, is visiting friends
and relatives in this vicinity.
The outlook for a bountiful harvest
was never better at this time of year.
The prospects are simply "out of
sight.
1t has been ascertained from reliable
authority that pool balls are the same
color here as they are in New York
What is the difference between
model young lady and Coxeyite on
jag? Give it up' The ormer is tidy
and neat; while the latter is needy and
tight.
S. G. Stanton and ]. S. Post will
start on a prospecting trip in few
days.
Parties at Weston are paying AZ l-s
cents cash per hundred for potatoes.
Lower Main street is being graded,
and the poll tax collector is after the
boys. No doubt several fire companies
could be organized at the present time.
The directors of school district No.
95, in the Reed and Hawley mountain
district east of the city have retained
the services of Miss Essie Foss as
| teacher.
John Mclean, the reservation
| interpreter. was in town this morning.
He says that wholesale horse steal
| ing is going on from people living on
the reservation. Each morning some
one reports the loss of from two to five
Or six animals. and no one seems to
know just who does the stealing. If
it be one gang, long list of charges
will be brought against the members
in the event of capture.
| A. R. Bradley will ship carload of
potatoes to an Eastern market.
The advance guard of the Coxeyites,
so strong, arrived in Pendleton Mon.
day.
Miss Cora McEwen, of Vansycle is
slowly convalescing from an attack of
whooping cough.
| W.. E. Young has been kept busy
the past week rigging up pack saddles
for parties who are going from this
city on prospecting tours.
| The Weston Normal school nine
came over Saturday to get lite prac-
tice for their game with the Potatoes" )"
which occurs at Weston tomorrow. A
scrub nine pulled together just to give
them practice game you know, and
the score was Il to 10 in favor of the
scrub nine.
| The Pendleton Bicycle Club came up
to Athena Sunday where they expected
to meet the Walla Walla club. Ow-
ing to the poor condition of the road
and strong head wind, only one Walla
Walla man, the captain of the club,
accompanied by Felix Mitchell, captain
of the Pendleton club got in, the re-
mainder stopping at Weston. When
the roads are passable our citizens
would be pleased to have the clubs
come often.
Billy Gholson while hunting horses
in the Geer Spring country last week,
had the misfortune to lose his pocket
book which contained among other
valuable papers note for the sum of
$40. He advertises in another
column.
| Nathan Pierce and son Henry have
leased on the Lapwai reservation 900
acres of land, making about 1000 acres
which they control at the present time,
| Athena's business street presented
considerable animated activity last
Saturday; lots of people in sight but
very little money.
| Another young editor has been added
to the editorial staff of the Inland Re
| publican.
All lovers of baseball will applaut
the efforts Of few of our boys wht
have been at work for the past two OIL
three days on the grounds in Richards
addition. Rotary harrows and heavy
rollers have worked wonders, and the
result of the labor is a diamond and
field as smooth and hard as floor
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