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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1893
Page
3
Pendleton visitors and local errands fill a bustling issue. Reports detail barters and ads for refrigerators, drugstore goods, and farm equipment. Local misfortunes include a fatal accident, a dog-collar crusade, a heartful rescue, and a troubling death by suicide near Meacham.
F J Parker editor and proprietor of the Walla Walla Statesman faces libel suits from EB Bam and W B Bryan, Western Loan Company agents of Halt Lake Utah, seeking 5000 damages each. They allege an article denounced Bumpus and Bryan for posing as cash lenders and warned farmers against them.
Helix aug 23 1893 news notes bank failure leaving assets insufficient for cashier claim suspension of Austin band until harvest peak Sept 17. threshing yields cited Zeiuske 70 bushels barley 141 lb wheat sacks, little wheat hauled, farmers keeping wheat for now. Kirk's ontit passed through town toward Thorn Hollow. Stay Inn favored by many locals.
From the Walla Walla valley, R. Fmith arrives in Athena and drinks heavily. He assaults his wife at the Athena House, demanding money and a Pendleton trip. Marshal Stamper intervenes, escorts Smith and wife to the depot, and retrieves his own watch amid the brawl.
A hobo dodged a warning and attempted to ride a moving passenger train three miles east of North Powder. The engineer blew the whistle. the man heeded not and narrowly avoided being killed. He later boarded the blind baggage before being dislodged and driven away.
During a shanty battle on Saturday Lieutenant C. Nelson of Company A Ontario was struck by wadding from a cart ridge and died Sunday at Good Bumara tan Hospital. The action saw an engineer corps Gatling gun position and multiple charges by Company A as they attempted to seize the gun. Nelson urged his platoon, reached the gun, was struck down, and uttered words amid the final struggle before being carried away.
The Campbell pilotage bill, passed by the legislature, begins to affect Oregon commerce. A Liverpool Ship Owner’s Association circular dated July 19 notes rising Portland towage and pilotage charges, with earlier limits tying towage and pilotage together. An upcoming notice from the railway towage firm sets new rates effective July 23.
The Union Pacific Tariff increases towage and pilotage charges between the sea, Astoria, and Portland, citing added fees for tows and direct pilot payments. Critics warn higher costs will raise port expenses, lowering wheat prices for Willamette Valley and Eastern Oregon farmers, with relief sought in the next Legislature.
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