Newspaper Article: Athena Press, 14 May 1907, Umatilla County, Oregon, *********************************************************************** USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net *********************************************************************** Contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Sharon Hamilton *********************************************************************** Athena Press 14 May 1907 Charles Barrow of the Mosgrove Mercantile company, spent Sunday in Milton. Star Chariton has gone to his wood camp in the mountains for the summer. Mrs. Clarence Whiteman of Conneli, Wash., is visiting her parents in Weston. Mrs. Allen, Mrs. J. Q. Peebler and Miss Janie Roche drove over to Walla Walla Saturday. Mrs. W. L. Clark, formerly of Weston, died recently in Oroville, Wash., of blood poisoning. W. R. Taylor started his band of over 300 head of cattle to the mountain range, Sunday. James Henderson, of the Mosgrove Mercantile company is visiting relatives in Waltsburg. Bessie, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Smith, has been seriously ill for the past few days. Mrs. Asher Montague and baby are up from Arlington, visiting her mother, Mrs. Susie Gerking. Mrs. Lucretia Maloney, of Weston, was the guest of her son, John Rothrock, in this city Sunday. Miss Dessie Kirkpatrick, of Weston, was the guest of her sister, Mrs. W. R. Ameck, Saturday evening. J. W. Davis, who with Noah Remilard is operating a saloon in Walla Walla, was in town yesterday. A canary bird flew into the home of V. E. Hoven yesterday and was captured. Owner may have the bird by calling. The recent rain was welcomed in the Helix neighborhood, where late sown wheat was in great need of moisture. Rev. G. L. Hall resigned pastor of the Baptist church in Pendleton, has accepted a call from the Medford Baptist church. S. C. Stanton, who has been confined to his bed for many months, with paralysis, is reported to be worse the past two weeks. Eighth grade pupils of the Athena public school, will take examination Thursday and Friday. Sessions begin at 9 o'clock sharp. Victor and Vivian Erhart, who have been visiting their grandmother, Mrs. T. J. Kirk, have returned to their home near Pendleton. Arthur Watts of Colorado, is in the market for 1000 head of Oregon range horses and will take horses weighing upwards of 900 pounds. Paul Sperry of Pendleton will buy in this county for Mr. Watts. Grandma Gerking, who has been ill for several weeks at the home of her daughter, Mrs. David Taylor, is very much better and able to be around once more. W. G. Preston was taken seriously ill at the home of his son, D. H. Preston, in this city yesterday. This morning the old gentleman is greatly improved. A gang of Greek laborers, under the direction of Roadmaster Thomas is employed in ballasting the track in the O. R. & N. yards, which was damaged by the winter floods. Measles is reported to be epidemic among children on parts of the Umatilla Indian reservation. Several members in the Bergevin family, south of town, are afflicted. Ninety Pendleton business firms will donate 5 per cent of the gross income from sales on May 31 and June 1, to be given to the church erection fund of the M. E. Church of that city. Will Dobson and York Deli are delegates from Pythian Lodge No. 29 K. of P. to the grand lodge, which convenes at Portland Tuesday next. They will leave for Portland Saturday night. Henry Barrett drove over to Milton Saturday, put his team in the barn and sailed into Walla Walla over the trolley line. Henry says this is the proper way to make a trip to the garden city. The 17-year-old son of A. W. Spencer, O. R. & N. section foreman at Eastland, died yesterday in a Walla Walla hospital of typhoid fever. Interment took place this afternoon at the Athena cemetery. Jesse Turley, the 16-year-old son of Godfried Turley, a farmer residing in Cold Spring Canyon was accidently shot and instantly killed yesterday afternoon by a younger brother, who was handling a 22-caliber rifle. E. D. Clemons grinds an excellent quality of corn meal at his mill, and how has a quantity of hand for sale. In addition to being fresh and sweet, it is the product of a home institution and should be given preference by local dealers. Mrs. Lillian Downs Dobson closed a successful eight months term of school in the Cannon district last Friday. The eighth grade pupils will take their examination this Thursday and Friday. Mrs. Dobson has been engaged to teach the school in that district next year. D. H. Preston will hereafter devote his entire time to his business affairs in Walla Walla, and M. L. Watts has accepted the position of manger for the Preston-Parton Milling company at this place. Fred Kershaw will resign as agent of the W. & C. R., and be Mr. Watts' bookkeeper. …brought suit in Justice Miller's court at Milton against Dr. Nelms of Walla Walla for the recovery of money due. Will M. Peterson of this city appeared for Sam in the case and won. The Walla Walla doctor paid $51.95 including costs. Ed. Forest's "Reservation Rangers" came to town Sunday and scalped the Athena "Colts" by one lone score. The tally sheet shows that the game ended 14 for the Rangers and unlucky 13 for the Colts. Long, nifty hits, and lots of them, furnished excitement for the fans, and a big crowd witnessed the game. Stone, for the Colts had a sore arm and pitched only part of the game. Last evening a telegram was received by Ed. Lafave from Rowena, Montana, announcing the critical illness of his daughter, Mrs. Thos. Bergevin. Mr. and Mrs. Lafave and daughter, Mrs. Louis Bergevin came into town this morning to take the train for Montana, but another telegram awaited them, announcing the death of Mrs. Bergevin, which occurred at 9 o'clock last evening. Major Edwards has resigned as agent of the Umatilla Indian reservation and the department has appointed his successor, though his name has not been made public, County Judge Gilliland states that he has been requested by the department of Indian affairs, through Agent Edwards, to transfer all of the Indian guardianships from those now holding them to the agent of the reservation. East Oregonian: District Attorney Phelps has received word from H. C. Bryson, of Walla Walla, stating that the latter desires to test the constitutionality of the Hart law passed at the last session of the legislature. By the terms of the law a license of 20 cents per head is imposed upon all sheep brought into the state, and Mr. Bryson, who is the president of the Wenaha Reserve Woolgrowers' association, desires to start a friendly suit to test the validity of the law. Clarence McBroom, a well known young stockman of the south part of the county, was shot and instantly killed by George Horseman, at Gurdane Saturday noon. Bad blood had existed for some time between the two men, a fence being the cause of contention. The shooting was the culmination of a fist fight between the two men in which Horseman was considerably worsted. McBroom died instantly and Horseman started for Pendleton to give himself up to the sheriff. The dead man is a brother of Mrs. Monroe Hicks of Weston. Byron Hawks recently purchased a couple of rare house plants. It is announced that Mr. Hawks paid a fancy price for the plants, but by Frank Coolidge, who is from Iowa, and a botanist of some pretensions, they are classed as osage hedge. Whether this is a forerunner for another hedge fence octopus we are unable to say, but for the sake of Link Swaggart and a few others, we hope not. Still it looks suspicious. It is known that Hawks is "foxy," and it may be that he is playing the role of capper for a snide hedge fence gang. Diphtheria at Prescott Another death from diphtheria occurred in the Keith home in Prescott, Saturday. Since the oldest daughter died from this fateful malady about four weeks ago, the father and mother have been afflicted. But both have recovered and it was thought…(Don't have remainder of article.)