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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1904
Page
3
Pendleton residents report frequent travel and visits this week including Drs. Botkin and Stone aiding in Pendleton surgery, Ben Burroughs and Mrs. Shaw visiting in the city, and many locals such as J. W. Smaith and J. A. Henry making rounds. Community updates note school term closures, a Beets sugar project interest, bank re elections, and plans for a new band reorganization in Athena.
Mn J B Harris formerly Miss Geo Booth arrives Sunday from Jacksonville to visit her sister Mrs Minnie DePeatt. She recently lost her husband to consumption after a brief marriage. Mrs Simpson left Wednesday to join her husband in Porijane, and Athena friends regret their departure. Wm McBride returned from Lookout Idaho with father John Armstrong seriously ill but improving and planning to live with his daughter. Local lodges AOUW and Degree of Honor announce joint installation Saturday Jan 23 with emphasis on inviting eligible guests and a social lunch. Five new chairs added to reading room. Schubert concert raises 4.35 dollars for school library. seventh grade holds rhetoricals. first grade gains and new seats. Local institute for teachers set for Saturday Jan 23 at 1 30 pm at the schoolhouse with patrons invited. program includes songs, discussions, and rhetoricals.
Walla Walla visitors and local residents are noted on the Flat this week. Frank Walter and Clark Walter travelled, Jinks Taylor received an elk tooth from a friend, and Ernest Bostwick visited the King home. High water Sunday damaged roads and fences marking a second winter flood on the Flat. Obas Gerling and John Keene are among others seen in Pendleton and Athena on business.
In Umatilla County Oregon assessor Charles P Strain raises O R N rail line taxes to 12000 per mile, arguing state averages show far higher rates elsewhere. The county court upholds the assessment noting New England lines pay far more, while urging equal treatment for all taxpayers.
An advertisement claims Acker's English Remedy stops the cough in a day and heals the lungs. It vows to cure consumption asthma bronchitis and all lung troubles with a money back guarantee. Free sample offered by W H Hooker Co New York and McBride & Co selling location.
The undersigned merchants pledge earlier closing times for January and February at 6 p.m. and for March at 7 p.m. The participants include Athéna Mercantile Co. Taylor and Jarman M. J. Bagley Dell Bros. Ed Manasse Gross and Worthington.
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