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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1895
Page
4
The article clarifies that a court act labeled non-suit did not eject the plaintiff. An amicable accord between the secretary, regents, and normal school officials preserved funds and allowed future auditing by the board. It notes $2600 already paid and ongoing financial arrangements to support the school, avoiding protracted disputes.
Lumber values are expected to climb as 1900 opens with the formation of the Central Lumber Company of San Francisco. This giant combines Pacific coast mills from San Francisco to Vancouver, B. C., under a capital of at least $45,000,000.
Nine applicants passed the quarterly teacher examination earning state and first to third grade certificates. Among those honored are Mrs M Rosenberg W M McBroom Florence Kelley G A W Rossel Kate Downey Loretta Schemp Lorena Long Anna Van cil and Kate Perry. Notices of a United States marshal sale were posted countywide for the 27th mat with John Strodel as former timber offender and $100 fined. Bentley will supervise the sale as auctioneer.
Four inmates escaped Colfax county jail on Sunday night after overpowering the keeper and fleeing toward Anita. A large group of citizens is scouring the countryside for the fugitives. one prisoner has already been captured.
Local items report wrecks and injuries including a boy struck during a game fracturing his skull and Wilfred Reeser's son near recovery after a head injury. Other stories note a severe leg injury from a horse accident near Ingle Chapel, mayoral nominations, homestead filings, and plans for militia muster.
An Attic owl landed in a Pleasant Liew farmer’s yard just as rain began Wednesday, according to reports from local observers. The unusual sighting highlights a rare avian event in Oregon.
A hunter fails to load a pistol to catch a seemingly tame owl five feet across. The owl allows capture after a poor shot, described with vivid plumage. Charles Chapman pushes a big wolf drive to rally 800 people from Butter Creek to the mountains and reservation. Arthur Hester, once Miss Joan Craven’s husband, faces a grave operation in Portland. Deputy Marshal Parker is acquitted in a case of alleged mistreatment of a prisoner. Plus an ad for Lillie Fincher’s cookies and a booster note for The Northern Pacific Farmer weekly.
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