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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1905
Page
4
Pendleton visitors and Athena residents appear in a broad local roundup. Notables include Mrs B A Dudley, W P Leach, and Mr Craghond with Craghond & Hays real estate ads. Also promoted are Cleveland's Baking Powder, Prendergast Bakery goods, and various town business interests and social events.
The Athena column reports N A Miller supplying leather chairs for officers and notes a booming milling and bay trade. It mentions Pendleton area farmers shipping Timothy bay to Athena for shipment to the Sound, plus large flour orders destined for San Francisco and Seattle with oriental trade. News includes residents from Leeds England settling in Athena, local social notes, and a cautious update on a mentally ill youth placed in county hospital.
A jumble of local ads and notices mentions Pendleton Business College with claims of practicality and up to date courses. It lists stores Athena Mercantile Co Worthington Thompson and others selling baking powder shoes and costumes. Also promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea and King’s New Life Pills with quick health claims and a free railroad fare offer.
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