The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-22

F'rank Coppook, Of Lexington. Nor
ROW county, arrived in the city this
week with his bride. and is visiting
relatives 10 this city. The marriage
Of Mr.. Coppock was somewhat unex-
pected to his friends here. where /,
be grew to manhood. Frank has been
farming near Lexington for some
years, and his bride 10 popular girl
Of that vicinity.
Wanted. by a FIRST class tenant, a
lease on 800 TO 1000 acres improved
barley aud wheat land; or $40 to $40
acres improved general farming land
with some alfalfa; will buy stock and
implements necessary to run ranch;
must te near shipping station. Ad-
dress this paper with location and de-
soription of land. ADV.
William NJ. Scott. pioneer beIix
farmer. and one time candidate on
the demooratio ticket for county
judge, died at the home of his daugh-
ter in Portland Sunday, after an ILL
ness resulting from a complication of
disorders. Mr. Scott was N years of
age. The remains were brought from
Portland and inferred in the ceme-
terry at Helix, Wednesday afternoon.
Richards 6 Pringles minstrels put
up good show before large audience
at the Athena opera house, Wednes-
day evening. New scenery and
splendid orchestra mum bers went q
long way.to make the show appreciat-
ed. while the appearance of Chicken
Beaman the peerless colored comedian.
thrown in with medley Of new jokes
and quips from the endmeu, kept the
audience in roars of laughter.
Because OF the very high price of
feed. Donald MoFadyen has deuided
to sell all his poultry stock without
any reservation. Now is your orpor.
tunity to get first class breeders Of
high quality. Prices according to
quality as revealed by the trap nest.
Inspection solicited. Equipments are
not for sale, as Mr.. MoFadyen fully
intends to reengage in the poultry bus
iness as soon as conditions are more
favorable. ADV.
J. W. Smith, who has owned and
managed three lumh her yards In Mon
tana for several years past. has sold
out his interests there including
newly constructed bungalow in In
gomar. where be resides with bis fam
lily. Mr.. Smith has been in Ill health
and may make visit to his old home
in Tennessee. Mrs. Smith and family
will remain in Ingomar until June.
her daughter, Miss Leta Ellington,
having position in the schools there.
We're your children backward In
their studies last year? II SO. the
chances are that it was due to eye
trouble Of some kind. We are eye
specialists. Bring your boys and girls
to Drs. Low & Turner and let them
give their eyes a thorough examina-
tion and If there is any eye trouble we
will correct it. You owe it to your
children. At st. Nichols Hotel. Tues.
day, January 26. Cross eyes straight
ened in ohildren.-Adv.
A. M. johnson. local manager for
the Tum -lnm Lumber company at
tended the convention Of the Inter
State Lum bermen's Association ct
.Waiia Walia, Friday and Saturday,
The association comprises the lumber
dealers Of Eastern Oregon, Eastern
Washington and idaho. Two hundred
and fifty members of the association
attended the convention and listenet
to addresses from experts in differen
departments of the retail lumber bus
mess.
N The largest stick Of timber evel
uGloaded 10 Athena. came to ZohI
Brothers. contractors on the construc
tiop work of sAthena's new school
building, Saturday. 1t was taken
from the car and transported to th'
school grounds ty the Athena Truck
company. The big stick measures
40 feet in length, the Dimensions beinf
2Ox30 inches. The timber is FIR
weighs Elk tons aud will, with i'll
mate, support the auditorium In tht
new building, extending overhead
across the gymnasium.
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| Athena's first Annual Library Bal
will be given on Saturday evening
January 80. 10 I. O. O. Elk. OF 2.
Hall, and promises to be the event o
the season. Every effort will be madt
| to make the first annual library ball {
grand success, and elaborate prepara
tions are being made by the ladies il
charge, icing the members of the lii
rary board. The floor managers hav
been chosen for the evening, and the
will be: Mayor Bonner l. Watts, Dr.
j. W. WeIcb, Henry Dell, w. T
Littlejohn and Victor Burke.
Harold e. Crawford. Of the engin
eering and sales department of th
Tum- "a -lum Lumber company, wit
principal offices at Walla Walla, wa
iu the city yesterday and called a
the Press office. Mr.. Crawford, VIII
is an advertising expert, will hav
charge Of the company's sdyertisin
, | during the year. So hereafter whe
you see a Tum-a-lum ad. in the Prssl
you'll know Crawford 10 the man te
/ hind it. He is son Of the presider
of the company, and the compan
makes good.
A FIRE broke out 10 the cellar q
the Wall home last Saturday. and =
was only by bard work that it was 81
tinguished by Mrs. W. X. Wall, wh
was at the time alone. She had
short time before descended the Step
} and lighting match, had undoubtet
ly set the paper on the shelves on fir'
. Upon discovering the smoke ascendiD