The Athena press. [volume] (Athena, Umatilla County, Or.) 18??-1942, 1915-01-29

ent will 60 to Portland, where bis son
is attending business college. Mr..
Worthington has the satisfaction of
knowing that he has served the pat
rons Of the office faithfully and we'll.
Aside from this be is to be commend
ed for removing the Office from in
adequate and undesirable quarters
to its present location and making Of
it one of the neatest and cleanest Of
fees In Eastern Oregon.
Because Of the verv high price Of
feed. Donald McFadyen bas decided
to sell all his poultry stock without
any reservation. Now is your orpor.
tnnity 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 reengnge in the poultry bus
iness as soon as conditions are more
favorable. ADV.
All is in readiness for the first an
pual library hall, which will be held
tomorrow night in the l. o. o. F.
! X. of P. Lodge Hall, under the aus
pioss of the Ladies' Board Of manag-
ers of the Athena branch library.
The floor committee comprises The
city officials, and great interest has
been manifested in the undet taking.
Tickets selling at one dollar each have
been disposed Of to a large number.
The proceeds derived from the sale Of
tickets will 60 toward maintenance Of
the library.
At the mass meeting on Monday
evening held for the purpose of nom
mating city candidates for municipal
offices. the following were nominated: !:
Homer I. Watts. for mayor, by accla-
nation; M. L. Watts, J. W. Wslch,
N. A. Miller and J. Il. Froome, for
oounoilmen; V. @. Burke for treasur-
er and B. b. Richards for recorder,
were unanimous choices of the meet
ing. A total of 80 votes were cast for
counoilmen and M. l.. Watts received
81 votes, J. W. Welch, 10, A. B. Mo-
Even IL. N. A. Miller 23, A. A. Foss
ii, b. A. Barrett II, J. E, Froome
II, Dell J. The city election will be
held on Tuesday. March 2.
At a meeting Of the local camp.
Woodmen of the world, Wednesday
evening, the following officers were
installed: Past Consul, Eugene
Schrimpf; Consul Commander, Ralph
DePeatt; Advisor Lieutenant, H. o.
Parker; Banker, q. o. Worthington; !;
Clerk, J. D. Plamondon: Escort, Ed.
Sebasky; Watohman, Lee McCuthln; I;
Sentry, Cleve Myers; Managers. Cass
Cannon and George Gross. After in
stallation of officers, sumptuous tan-
quet was spread. and a social session
followed. A string orchestra, oom-
posed of violin, piano and guitar. with
W. J. King, q. o. WorthinRton and
Cleve Myers, as musicians, entertain
ed the crowd Of about 80 mem bers,
who were present.
The following was handed US by a
local parodist. and goes on its merits: !:
'"The. Ford is my auto shall not want
another. 1t maketh me to lie down
beneath 1t; it tireth my soul. It lead
eth me in the paths Of ridioule for it's
names sake. Veal though rids
through the valleys, am towed uI
the hills; fear much evil; thy rod
and engine discomforteth me. ! an,
ointeth my tires with patches; my
radiator runneth over. I prepare fol
blow outs in the presence of mine en-
emies. Truly il runneth me over many
ohuckholes: it turneth me over ant
maketh me to lie down in green pas
lures. Surely if this thing followett
me all the days Of my life shall
dwell in the bughouse forever. !"
IAfter using profane and obscene
Language on the street and Ia the din.
ing room of the Athena Hotel, cou
pie Of fellows giving the names Of
st. Clair and Mcdonald were arrested
by Officers Ramsay and Taylor Wed
nesday. When searched an automat
10 revolver and two bottles of booze
we're found on McDonald's person.
Mcdonald plead guilty to carrying
concealed weapons and was held by
Judge Richards to the grand jury un-
der $500 bonds. st. Clair was the
talkative one OF the duo and the tes-
timony revealed him to te guilty Of
the offensive language charge. III
was fined $40, and Marshal Ramsay
was instructed by the court to keel
him in charge until further investi
CATION could be made. the court hav
ing In mind the fact that the men haf
walked from Pendleton to ADAM
during the night, aud coming on t.
Athena on the early morning train
While esoorting the men to jail. Nc
Donald made break for liberty bu
was intercepted by Harry Alexande
| and otbers. After the prisoners wer
| later taken to the depot to be sent T.
the county Jail-St. Clair as sus
| pect--it developed that he had secret
ed revolver In the dining room 0
the Athena Botel when be knew th
officers were after him, The gun wa
| Il e.