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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1904
Page
3
The column records numerous local residents visiting relatives in Milton and Portland, weddings, births on Christmas Day 1908, travel to La Grande and Pendleton, and social visits. It mentions Dr. J. Gauth visiting from Jeff Oregon, Christmas Week gatherings, and a Weston brickyard wood contract.
The final account of George W. Stages was approved at Pendleton court on Monday. He was discharged after a compromise among heirs. H C and M Curry of Walla Walla will visit Athena January 5 and 6. A watch meeting closed the year with a New Year service at the M E church. W A Moore outlines weekly church topics and services. A buggy accident last night left John Walter and a young woman uninjured aside from a mud bath and a broken telegraph line.
Miss Fannie Scott returns to Waitsburg to resume school after Christmas. Jas A Fee of Pendleton visits the Flat on business. Mrs Krebe convalesces at home while Tir Scott shows limited improvement. Miss Dobson begins finishing her term after a long illness in the family. Dr W R Scott plans to return to Portland for studies at the Mexico Institute. Numerous Gerking and Scott family members share Christmas turkey at Saylor home in Athens and visit friends nearby.
The article outlines a new exemption law effective March 23 changing personal property tax exemptions to 300 dollars for household goods and tools, with specific conditions tied to total value. It also reports Yakima district land office activity, listing acres moved, types of claims, and fees, plus a Weston property sale description, and ends with advertisements for MokiTea and a sample offer from W H Hooker Co.
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