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Newspaper
Athena Press
Location
Athena, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1893
Page
3
An American passenger foiled a stagecoach robbery near the site of a Sunday crime, demanding the money from Chinese workers and others aboard. Separately, the grave of William Jones at Dundee was exhumed and reburied after thieves damaged the casket and box, with no clues found and no motive evident.
The Saturday night bout at Baker City ends with Sam Burch of Union defeating Tom Taggert as Taggert throws in the sponge after 14 rounds. The agreement called for twenty rounds, but Taggert concedes he was overmatched.
Local notes report the old Pendleton post office building turned into a dance hall and a mix of brief items from local society life. Mentions include subscriptions, band events, marriages, and various small town happenings across Baker City Weston Athena and Pendleton with several named residents.
The piece covers cool September weather predictions, subscription arrears discounts with wheat, and Union Pacific excursion fares to Portland for the Portland Industrial Exposition. It also notes a Salem racehorse, Reverend Bowser’s magic lantern talk, boxing about Pilgrim Hazlett, and plans to move a rail survey party, plus a pest found in Mr. Doughty’s orchard and a wheat dispute near Adams ending with Burgevin Bros gaining the wheat.
A mob in La Grande forced Chinese residents to leave town by night and a later fire destroyed a key Chinese store. Some Chinamen fled toward Baker City and the Grande Ronde. others boarded the westbound train to Portland. Legal actions followed with arrests and releases reported.
C Stanton a well known farmer of Athena assigns for the benefit of creditors. Assets include 320 acres of land 10000 in horses 150 in header 75 in Figh wagon 30. Liabilities total 7151.85 with principal creditors Athena National Bank Pendleton First National Bank of Pendleton J Block & Co American Mortgage Co. Louia Reith named as assignee.
For sale is the James Bugan farm four miles north of Helix and two miles from Stanton Station in Umatilla county. The 480 acre tract lies between Vansyole head and Helix with a three wire fence, a good house, four barns, a windmill, a fine well, smoke house, granary, a large grove and 174 acres summer fallow. An adjoining 280 acres can be rented on reasonable terms. Price ten thousand dollars with easy payments. Contact W T Ginaiagy at his Atholand office in Athiand, Ore.
The Inland Republican newspaper in this city has changed hands through a bill of sale transferring ownership to Julia McAllister for the consideration of 600.
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