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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1895
Page
3
A candle ignited a bed in an upstairs room of Comb's Restaurant near McKay's salon in Athena. The bed fire woke two sleeping girls and was quickly controlled by buckets of water and a feather bed. firefighters arrived promptly, hoses laid but not used, and damage was minimal.
Max Lewin relocates to a new store room next to Pioneer Drug Store and showcases refined taste in arranging and decorating. His shop offers a wide selection of groceries and emphasizes neatness and elegance. The piece notes his business details and location. The W C T U convention in Umatilla County convened in Pendleton at Thompson Street M E Church.
Fifteen delegates including Mrs Kinney and Mrs Clark attended a meeting at Aot Call. A traveling emigrant party passing through La Grande last Saturday stocked provisions. Sunday night, while camping on a Blue Mountains creek near Walla Walla, a wagon sheet caught fire after a heavy blaze woke the sleepers. Two children were saved. the wagon and most contents were badly damaged.
Ax Lewin proprietor announces removal of the People's Cash Grocery from its current location to the old post office building next to P M Kirkland’s drug store in Athena. He thanks patrons for past support and asks continued patronage after Sept 30.
A brief items-mentality ad urges readers to seek publicity to become a household name. The piece promises that wide recognition will boost selling power and popularize the buyer’s offerings in public attention.
The Woodmen of the World is praised as a leading benevolent order noting no October assessment. Only eight assessments occurred in ten months, with the last paid within 42 hours after a neighbor’s death, signaling strong member support and rapid benefits.
Local notes report wheat movements this week with Pendleton and Milton grain actions. Residents including Mitt Bush and M. Lockwood visit Athena, while Sheriff Houser posts tax receipts. Mrs Shultz improves, Osburns Drug Store advertises prescriptions. George Halsey promotes Pendleton Tribune. Farmer Amos Kugel and Elvira Gunn wed, and Julia Gravaund marries Frederick Searooy. A broken leg befalls Leon Cohen. local business reports and society events fill Athena listings.
Judge James A Fee of the Oregon circuit court resigns to retire from the bench and return to legal practice. The move shocks Eastern Oregon, with many expressing regret at his departure and praise for his high integrity. A successor, Stephien A Lowell, is appointed to take his seat, with Lowell already obtaining Governor Lord's commission and expected swearing in soon.
An index of apple varieties from Milton displays on exhibit at the Spokane fair. The list includes Wine, Gloria Mundi, Pip, Winesop, Wolf River, Bailey’s, Rome Beauty, Arkansas Black, Maiden Blush, Fall Pippin, Golden Russet, Ford Apple, Greening, and other named cultivars.
A dense catalog of fruit and plant varieties lists numerous cultivars and seedling names across diverse categories. Items include Alexander and Willow Twig grapes, several apple and pear selections, plum and peach types, as well as historic seedling names like Excelsior Vicar of Wakefield and Indian Half Blood.
In Oakesdale Washington town gossip runs hot as Nellie Dennis sneaks to St Paul by Northern Pacific train while Cassie Helmer returns home after a misstep. Father pursues as Matt Mangrove visits town on Wednesday.
A tale recalls Rawin Morrison guarding his wife’s grave for fifteen years until pity allowed him a small hut nearby. Separate items report that Berlin’s officer corps remain heavily aristocratic while Emperor William I is dead, and a notice from the C A Barrett Co. asks creditors to settle accounts.
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