17 Apr 1908
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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Apr 17, 1908
Page
1
Beverley Carradine D D famed evangelist and author will open a series of protracted meetings on the 22nd in St. Louis. Extensive preparations promise good attendance from outside. many ministers and church workers plan to be present. Carradine is viewed as a leading revivalist and expert in teaching the Christian life.
Herbert Manasve reports Stockton California grain harvester industry thrives as Holt and Houser & Haines ships 165 and 80 harvesters to Oregon and Washington. Revenue nears $378,000 from harvesters, with $125,000 in extras, plus 600 road scrapers. Northwest demand supports local labor and downstream freight growth via Pilot Rock.
Milton Fruit Pickers visited Athena for the third game, losing 8 to 5 as Athena’s Stone delivered a steady performance. Milton showed improvement since their last visit, and Athena anticipates a Sunday clash with Walla Walla at Athena ground, kickoff set for 2:30 p.m., with an extra coach bringing Walla Walla fans from Garden City. The piece also notes bright crop prospects and highlights local theater performances at the Keylor Grand, plus a marriage notice for Rollo T. Brown and Lizzie Bergen and their Cedar Rapids move for Brown’s ball play.
Emma Caro Vollmer wed William D Harris at Rose Glen at noon on Wednesday April 8 Rev Robt Bramblay of the First M E Church officiated. Attendants included Clara Vollmer Grace McCall Harlan Mills and A Forbes. Guests and family celebrated with a generous dinner then a two week honeymoon to Seattle Vancouver and Victoria B C.
At a Whitman College special board meeting in the Memorial building plans were laid for a new constitution. A key change will be creation of a board of overseers alongside the existing trustees to improve governance while keeping the college non sectarian yet strongly Christian in spirit.
Athena business men unite to launch market days with T M Taggart and F B H Coolidge raising about $80 to cover expenses. First market day set for Saturday May 2 with stock farm implements and household goods listed for sale. A solicitor will canvass surrounding areas for more stock and items for sale. Free advertising for sellers, two auctioneers planned, no fees on opening day, commissions may apply on later days to boost attendance and sales.
The Chelsea blaze left ten thousand homeless with insured losses pegged near three and a half million and city plans to rebuild the fifty acre area swept by flames. In Portland, Patrolman Henson killed robber Eddie Ives and was wounded. fellow officer Vessey wounded rival Hite Rathke who was captured. Mil ton area barn burned killing two horses and consuming hay and grain, with total value between four and five thousand dollars insured for one thousand. Also noted is U Watts fracturing his shoulder after a stair fall, now cared for at his son H L Watts’s home.
Master Tom Caton presented the Prev Olive editor with a remarkably large hen egg found on the ranch. The double decker egg measures about 6 by 8 inches in circumference and contains two yolks, sparking excitement and disbelief. Furniture Auction Set for Saturday at Jarman’s Corner on Main Street. The Walker residence sold off nearly new items after 60 days on hold. Assistant Principal N Longbridge, a Weston Normal School graduate, named to replace J H B Scott, who departs to government service in the Philippines.
The Preston-Parton Mill is temporarily closed awaiting flour orders from Oriental markets. Management stands ready to resume operations at short notice as a large stock of wheat remains on land.
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