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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1893
Page
3
The Salvation Army in Walla Walla opens a free soup house aiding unemployed and destitute residents. Patrons receive a meal regardless of ability to pay, while those who can contribute pay five cents. The church urges other denominations to follow this example to ease widespread hardship.
A tale from the Montains story with M A Baker devising a clever lockup plan before leaving his house. He locks doors place a note with the key on the center table and exits through a window, ensuring access on return while guests remain. The account ends with the Montaines Leader note.
In Byers mill a dusky woman lost clothing when a set screw snagged her garments during cogwork. Nearby in Walls Walla, PSwilse Coyle shot a man named Johnson in a saloon, injuring his right leg. Coyle was arrested. A note of thanks from Mr. and Mrs. Zeiger expresses gratitude for support after bereavement.
Athena Press reports a grab bag of city and county items including commerce ads for C A Barrett Co and Clark building, visits by Harve McDonald and Prof Talkington, church plans at Milton Oregon, threshing and harvest activity, post office closure at Adams, farm grain storage notes, accidents, illnesses, and local sports results. It notes civic changes, newspaper ads, society happenings, and local travel from Walla Walla to Pendleton with numerous names and places, all in a brisk local-news tone.
A local paper with new management, The Athens Freee, presents itself as more connected than ever to East Oregonian style coverage of nearby events.
Mrs Hays of Weston and Miss Taylor visited Adams with Mrs Stanfield. A Liliputian exhibitor died of hemorrhage at the Oregon Hotel and was buried by county funds. Butrick & Smith butchered meat. he aided by giving his wagon contents to feed the hungry. A stove-pipe fire was quickly controlled. Harvest labor and grain yield are fair, crops bright with prices. Lunatic Pennoyar’s health news. Larceny sentence for Rd L Oliver. Thomas Martin fined $200, 100 days jail. pardoned. Parr brothers rioting convictions: four and six years, pardoned. Fairwagon Herald tale of mountain hikers helped by a hospitable Nooksack homeowner. 25 cents due, guests paid one dollar.
Grant County is due more than 3000 from the state with officers promising payment once state tax is settled. The note questions the link between state tax and county sums and asks why funds intended for counties should bolster failing Willamette banks.
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A short sale notice lists a pale second hand header item offered cheaply. Inquiries directed to J Bloché Oy for details and price.
Eld Scotes replies to Eld J Dailey defending adherence to the ten commandments including Sabbath observance. He quotes Campbell on the seventh day and stresses that true Christianity entails keeping all commandments while noting past shifts in doctrine. He cites scripture from Luke, Romans, and 1 John to support living by divine law.
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