Athena and Pendleton Doings and News Notes
Athena Oregon May 20 1927 The Portland Telegram notes the De Autremont trial termination by juror death prompts calls for reform to prevent mistrials. Judge Phelps obituary honors his fairness and service. Nine girls and eight boys graduate from Athena high school in the largest class yet. Interstate Commerce Commission nudges Northern railroads to improve facilities, hinting at Oregon growth. Admiral Sims suggests using battleships elsewhere while war with submarines and aircraft looms. Forks origin noted in Italy. local chatter about Prince of Wales visit and social scenes in Canada. Hermiston sand and prune shipments, plus German beer taxes and moonshine. Umatilla county teams in three leagues. local planking repairs from Columbia County. A Medford prospector files on a one mile long Cinnabar ledge on Squaw Creek.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phelps
Umatilla County
Pendleton
Commonwealth
Athena High School
Twain Quote and Car Joke in a Ford Excerpt
A passerby remarks on a Ford seen under a blanket by a curb remarking the car’s make. The quote from Mark Twain about a mine being a hole in the ground with a liar on top is cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mark Twain
Notice of final account hearing in Ryan estate
The administratrix Margaret Ryan files a final account in the Michael J. Ryan estate with the Oregon County Court in Umatilla County. A hearing to review objections and settlement is set for Wednesday June 8, 1927 at 10 a.m. in the County Court room at Pendleton Oregon. Raley, Raley & Warner are the attorneys for the administratrix.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael J. Ryan
State of
Oregon
Umatilla County
Pendleton
Margaret Ryan
Raley, Raley & Warner
Summons in Equity No. 4318 in Oregon Circuit Court
Plaintiffs M. L. Watts and Homer I. Watts sue William Steen Naomi Steen and all unknown heirs of C. E. Steen and Ralph Steen for property rights. Defendants must appear within six weeks of first publication or the court will grant the relief demanded in the complaint.
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Circuit Court of the
State of Oregon
Umatilla County
M. L. Watts
Homer I. Watts
William Steen
Naomi Steen
C. E. Steen
Richard D. Hamilton
R. D. Hamilton
Richard D
Frank B. Steen
Cora Steen
C. W. Steen
Bertha Steen
William H. Steen
Ralph Steen
State of
Oreon
For Sale Classified Pine Wood and Milkh Cow
Good wood pine at Jim Brittan place Reservation Mountain offers 6 per cord for good wood 4 per cord for small pine 16 inch cut. Also a second hand kitchen range and a Pendleton Hinged Weeder at J L Harman Athena. Milch cow available from H M Saulsberry phone 25F 21.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Brittan Place
Reservation Mountain
New Pendleton Machine Works
J. L. Harman
Athena
H. M. Saulsberry
Plaintiffs Seek Decree Confirming Fee Simple Title in Uma tilla Oregon
The suit asks the court to examine claims adverse to the plaintiffs in real property in Umatilla Oregon described as parts of sections 31 and 36 in township 5 north range 34 and 35 east, determine none of the defendants hold rights contrary to plaintiffs, and declare the plaintiffs owners in fee simple with full title. The summons follows a 1927 county court order and is published in the Athena Press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Umatilla
Sun State
Oregon
Umatilla County
Olson
Athena Press
Athena
Watts & Prestbve
Athena, Oreon
Also Mentioned on This Page
The
F. B. Boyd
Css
Portland Telegram
de Autremont
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern Pacific
Central Oregon
California
Admiral Sims
Mississippi River
Mitchell
Italy
Canada
Prince of Wales
Wales
Hermiston
Eugene
J. Frost
Milton Freewater
Columbia County
Medford
Cinnabar Ledge
Squaw Creek
Ford
Sterling
McFadden’s Pharmacy
Henry Koepke, Jr
America’s Line
Northern Pacific
Northwest
F. B. Weed
Agt
Athena, Ore
Northern Pacific Railway
F. Sharp
W. G. Cowan
D. J. McFaul
M. D
Inland Empire Bank
Pendleton, Oregon
Attorneys-At-Law
Main Street
Twin City Sanitary Cleaners
J. E. Snively
Milton-Freewater
E. L. Snively
Penn Harris Barber Shop
Charles Russell
Troy Laundry
Dr. Leach
Bond Building
Jensens
Blacksmith
W. R. Harden
Whitehead
Chiropractic
Salvation Army
Athena Cemetery
Reason
Athena Cemetery Association
E. C. Prestleye
Ike Phillips
Sexton
Aun
Pach
First National Bank OF Athena
National Surety Company of America
Preston-Shaffer Milling Co
Athena Labor
Merchant Millers & Grain Buyers
Waitsburg, Wash
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