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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1903
Page
1
Gettysburg Post G A R of Athena plans Decoration Day exercises with Judge Stephen A. Lowell delivering the memorial address. A parade forms at 10 a m from Third and Main to the cemetery. Post members invite ex Confederates and veterans of Indian Cuban Spanish wars and will serve tea and coffee at the new Christian church after ceremonies.
A Milton dispatch to the Spokesman Review reports the wife of President Howard Denietton washed her baby’s clothes in a dishpan at the tail Aitthen, prompting objections from Charles Sprague and college cooks. Rev. Howard is accused of striking Sprague and his wife with an iron, causing a severe head gash. The case faces possible prosecution.
A court dispute stems from a household incident ending Sunday with alleged violence between Pastor Howard and Mrs Sprague after a dishpan washing dispute. The article also notes a Main Street flower parade with decorated shops and a call for floral contributions. W W Williams plans expanding mountain strawberry beds southeast of Weston, predicting high value per acre.
Epworth League of the Methodist church hosts a social at the opera house starting 8 15 pm with refreshments and a varied program. Admission with refreshments is 16 cents to benefit the church building fund. Program includes piano duets, recitation, piano solo, vocal duets and quartets.
A Condon Globe proposal urges Andrew Carnegie to fund a five to ten million dollar canal and lock system along the Columbia River at Celilo. Completion would give the Inland Empire a grand transportation artery for grain and commerce. Eastern Oregon Lumbermen report Baker City meeting, by laws adopted, grading scale set. Moki Tea marketed claiming cure for headache, indigestion, and mood, with samples offered.
An artesian water vein was struck at 550 feet on the Blalock ranch near Walla Walla. Water rose 50 gallons per minute from a 6 inch pipe at 70 degrees. Driller W S McCausland led the two month effort amid hard rock, with plans to drill beyond 580 feet for a larger flow. The discovery promises major irrigation benefits for the region.
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