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A. E. Anderson & Co. Tailors - Chicago Pay close attention to attractive patterns and better values both necessary in garments that are entirely satisfactory. Emery Worthington LOCAL REPRESENTATIVE NEWS OF THE STATE OF OREGON The newly elected woman'B admlnlB tratlon ot the city of Umatilla gave an Inaugural ball last week. Thrift day was observed In the Bend Bchools by talks on thrift and lessons In saving and investment. D. H. Miller was InBtantly killed at Gold Hill when he wts struck by a locomotive of a Southern Pacific train. The land office at The Dalles Is still snowed under with applications for land under the 640-acre homestead act. The 11th annual convention of the Oregon Itetall Grocers' association will be held In Portland February 19 21. The prune growers of Douglas coun ty are contemplating the erection of their own processing and packing plants. C. S. Prather, who csrnpcd a year ago from the Oregon penitentiary, has been captured and Is held by the police at Kansas City. An endowment fund of J 1000 was left to the Eugene Ulble University by the will of the late Mrs. Rebecca Cock burn, of Milton. Jackson county's semiannual bal ance sheet for January 1 shows the county Indebtedness to be 5607,829.38 above cash on hand. Although the time Is still Blx months away, plans are being formulated for the third annual Chautauqua to be held at Bend In July. KaHlern Oregon's big snow blockade Is ended on the main line, but several of the principal brunches are still blocked with snowdrifts. The Slat anniversary of the organ ization of Battery A, Oregon field ar tillery, was celebrated by the veterans at a banquet In Portland. After six years without a theater suitable for traveling shows, La Grande will have a modern building In the heart of the business district. Chief No-Shirt, past 70 years of age, the venerable head of the Walla Walla tribe of Indians, died at Pendleton after an Illness of Bcvcral days. Philomath won the lead In the Cen tral Willamette Valley Debating league by defeating Albany 3 to 0 at Albany, and Eugene 2 to 1 at Philomath, Farmerl of Wiiplnltlii, Tygh valley and lower Tygh are making prepara tions f ir the construction of a large warehouse at Shearer next Spring. About 20 members ot Hie Western Walnut assoclnlUm fathered at Port land lo dlHcuss varlouH phases of the Industry, including winter pruning. John Antllla, a student of meohanlo arts at the Oregon Agricultural college, has NC ived notice of his appointment lis mecl anlc In a Siberian cannery. Contracts will be signed at once for the hul'ding of over 9000 feet of new road up the north fork of the Slualaw river, from Its mouth near Florence. T. 11. Hill, trapper and miner, on the north I tupqus river, shot and killed three gray wolves recently while on one of the mail trails of that district. Anno BOemenl was made in Eugene of the : trm&UOn Ot the Western Uroc coll H iria'lou. which will have Its prlnrli 1 place of business In that city. The hlfhejl P'lce ever paid lor po tatoes :l Albany was received by Har ry E. Mullen. Hi' n nlved $3 a hun dreds ixlit, a figure equal to (ISO a bushel. After an elght'day sisslon marked by nil aggre-ate attendance of from 12,000 to 18,004, Portland's eighth an nual automobile show came to an end Saturday. The place mlncri of the (Iranta Pass (Hat) lot kyo having much ,11 fa culty la Ulo c pcratlou o( tll(,,r mines this wluttr 1 ciausc of a ihortrse- of the water sui :;. That II " l t r Is waning ut d that spring will appiar ir.rly Is the pre diction of Unix cr C- i btiuen, no'ed In the Dafctr vl !nil for the accuracy Of their pr dli-'io! .1 Kaaril til 0 l rc.'t laud, near l i !1 " n. socr. if con:- :.- ud vldlnr; (or ci.ual.i,; ill. the Uiiiaillla n siivathi of pe farm .',) be ai si.ble :e I:, v.- pro ud Ul l.iftd on UTAH'S NATURAL BRIDGE. Ths Seoru of Its Origin Somewhat Puzzles tne Scientists. What Is thought lo lie the hugest nntiual bridge ill the world Is that of southwestern Utilll. known as the George DQturul bridge. The total length of this great cork ot ualiire is about 2(10 feet; Its wt.lth-1 e . the "roadway--is about thirty-five feet: the spun in the clear Is about ninety feel. At t tu ba He (here Hows n siiuill water course which, during the hot months, dwin dles to a mere rivulet. Scientists nre somewhat perplexed to explain the means by which nature produced II. Is bridge. It Is thought baldly possible Unit It could have been created lit water erosion, unless, us was most unlikely, there wils a very large and swift stream Mewing at the point where the brook now runs. Some authorities are Inclined to the view that this bridge was due lo vol' cnulc action, occurring at some remote gcologlrul period Although long known to the Indians. It was not until about tifteeii years ago that white men became familiar with the sight of It Alining prospectors were the first of the whites to see It. since ll Is loeateil In the Heart of u very rugged and Inocccssible region The span Is cotUswed ot a dark browp stamlstone ot UUMStlul uurduesa uuil Hie thickness of Hie spun Is twi n ty feel or more Engineers who gave examined this bridge assert thai ll Is perfectly sure nnd secure and tli.it It Is fully capable of sustaining an Immense weight, espe clally us the span is tree from Ih) ws or teams.-Washington star JUSTICE AND LUNCHEON. They Seemed to Clash a Trifle, So the Court Made a Change. It was formerly the practice of the supreme court to sit from 19 noon until 4 o'clock continuously on each day that It was In session. From time lo time, as tile afleinoou progressed, the Justices, one or two at n time, would slip out of their seals, snatch a bite of luncheon and return Sometimes as many us four or live of then would be off the bench at once They usually had their luncheon brought to them by their messengers mid ate It In the llttls curtained recess behind the bench, and ss the argument progressed there could be plainly heard In (he courtroom the clink of knife and fork on plat and what 0. Henry has called "the crush of dishes on the American plan." One day n lawyer pleading a case niiule bold to enter a protest. lie most solemnly Inquired If be could enivnt upon the continuous anil undivided at tent Inn of even one Justice lo the thread of his argument. "The personnel of the court lias been twice cntlrelj changed since I began." be said plain lively Tile court deigned no response, but on the following Monday It was nu DOUnced from the bomb that n recess for luncheon thereafter would be taken every day from 2 to 2:30 o'clock and that the court would sit until 4:30 o'clock every afternoon World's Work. Birds That Fight Eagles. In Eouln, one of the Shetland Is lands, the natives make n business of rearing sknii gulls In order to rid the Islands of eagles that congregate there nut! commit many depredations The Buaitulficfllt red sandstone cliffs that skirt the northwestern const became n favorite haunt of the eagles, sltd In this Inaccessible spot they Increased so rapidly that they became a terror to the fnrtnoi-s and fishermen who dwell on Ibis Isolated spot The sknn gulls nre also strong and llerce and the In vetcinte fnes of the eagle In buttle the gulls are nearly always victorious, sad sn the Inhabitants of Pools hit upon the novel plan of feeding and earing for the sknn gulls, which though formidable lo their feathered enemies, are very peaceful and docile when brought In contact with nun Dallas News lie N. on look t nld you wer me lo re'iiemlh-r mc Sll Hie time lift thai, yon .il, .'1 ."tpoet iii it alter i in le thriller To mil nl a nan 'll. means well.' S Mtl rilHtlfll! 'Iili s III l.ics well - WHISKER CULTURE A Critic Who Does Not Like the Hang ing Garden Effect. In the American Magazine James Montgomery Klagg. writing a piece on Wblskereulture." contributes the 'ol. lowing iiernilt to cultivate hanglna dens on the face: "This Is to iwtlfy thai the bearer, . has permission lo stand on the grass In any pari of Central park, or oilier city parks, during May and June nod pretend he Is a spiraea bush. "If by any chance he should begin to hear currants or luarrons glsces he must allow the commissioner of parks first pickings. "lie Is required also to permit any uniformed nlllclal of the Long Island railroad lost and found department to enter bis hoard tit will, without a writ ten onlei. and search for lost purses, umbrellas or packages of pressed beef or coins of any denomination. "On the 2d of February he agrees to step out from bis cocoon and. If be sees bis own shadow, reiwrt it Imniedt ately to the board of health and crawl back again. "In going over his privet hedge In the fall, before putting It In camphor, be must destroy all nests he comes across. "On national nnd state holidays he Is permitted to string Jupuuese lanterns In any part uf the shrubbery above Korty second street, but he Is forbid den lo set off nny Roman candles or red light In It. "During the open season for grouse or caribou he must have his entire beard adequately patrolled. lie agrees to report to Washington If any careless tourists start tires In nny portion of this tract, especially near liny randies. He agrees to see before retiring thill no lighted cigar butts are left smoldering In (he underbrush. "If all these regulations nre faithfully carried out his lieiinl will be set aside SB ii national park In January uf the following year." Notice to Creditors. In the County Court of the State of Oregon, for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of Eliza Ann Pinkerton, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has been appointed executor of the last will and testament of Eliza ! iin Pinkerton, deceased, by the above entitled court; and that all persons 1 havir.u claims against the above en , titled estate should present them to me at my residence in Milton, Oregon, or to my attorney, Homer I. Watts at his office in Athena, Oregon, within six months from the date of the first pub lication of this notice; said claims to I be verified as by law required. I Dated at Athena, Oregon, this 16th I day of February, 1917. David A. Pinkerton, Executor. Notice to Creditors. In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of , Maurice M. Johns, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has been appointed by the above entitled Court administrator . with will annexed of the above entitled estate, and has qualified as the law directs. All persons having claims against the estate are hereby notified to present the same to me with proper vouchers at the office of my attorney, Stephen A. I o well, in Despain Block, Pendleton, Oregon, within six months from the date hereof. Dated this 6th day of February, 1917. j M. Melville Johns, Administrator with the will annexed. THE HILL OF TARA. Where In Ancient Timet the Kings el Ireland Were Crowned. In the county of Meuth is supposed to have stood the hall of Tnra, cele brnled as being the palace of the nn dent Irish kings. There seems to be no doubt that on the hill of Tarn the natiniuil assemblies met once a year to consult on the aha Irs uf the kingdom and to make Inws The lawgivers were a class of drulds called llrehons, who acted us magistrates and Judges . They did not hold their courts of Jus tlce In any bull, hut seated themselves on the top of u hill in the open air, where they heard all complaints that were brought before Ihein and decided every cause according to their own Ideas of right and wrong. The bill of Turn Is also famous In Irish history its the spot on which the kings were crowned. The throne, or sent of inauguration, wns n black stone, which was called I.en Fall, or the fatal stone, said to have been brought In the early ages from Spain, nnd It was therefore held In high ven eration. It was either liorrowed by Feurgils the Great, nn Irish chief, or else It wns carried nwny, among other spoils, by the Scots In one of their In vasions of Ireland nnd wns ever after ward used as a coronation seat of the kings of Scotland at the abbey of Scone until II was conveyed away by force of arms, together with the crown nnd scepter, by Edward I to England, who placed It In Westminster abbey, where It still exists and forms the ba sis of the coronation chair to this day. Argonaut. Roosevelt as a Woodchopptr. When he owned a ranch in the west Theodore Uoosevelt. ns he says In his autobiography, "could chop fairly well fur an amateur." but be admits that he could not do one third of the work that his men did. "One day." he writes, "when we were cutting down Hie Cottonwood trees to begin our building operations, I beard some one ask Dow what the total cut had been, nnd Dow. not realizing that 1 was within hearing, answered. 'Well. Bill cut down fifty-three, I cut forty nlue. and the boss, he henvered down seventeen ' Those who have seen the stump of a tree that has been gnawed down by a leaver." adds Mr. Roose velt, "will understand the exact force of the comparison." Rutkin't Roast Best. During a visit to Mntlock In 1871 Ituskln wiis seized with an attack of Internal lutlnnimntlon. which nearly carried him off Mrs Arthur Severn. Who nursed him. records thnt at the crisis of this Illness "lie Hungered, to our horror, ror n slice ot cold roast beef It was late at night, there wns none In the hotel, mid Albert GmHlwIn went off to get sonic iinywliere be could At last at an eating tnnise In the town he discovered $otnt- end came back triumphant with it wrapped In paper Mr Ituskln enjoyed bis inte supper thoroughly Though we am louslv waited till morning tut a result. It had done no tiiirui. ami to every body s surprise be recovered "-Uiudon Spectator. Innuendo. "Is dem you nil's chlckensT' "Cohse dey's my all's chickens. Whose chickens did yon s'pose dey was?" "1 wnsn' s'posln' nuffln about 'em. But I will say dut It's mighty lucky dat a chicken won't come n-runnln' an' a-wuggln' Its tall when Its regular own er whistles, same as n dog "-Washtng ton Star. Settlement Work. "Did you bear about Muggins taking up settlement work?' "Yes He usually works his credi tors for fiO cents on the dollar." Town aVuelM How's This? We offer One Hundred Dollars Re ward for any rase of Catarrh that can not be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. 1 tail's Catarrh Cure has been taken by catarrh sufferers for the put thlrty-flvo years, and has become known as the most reliable remedy for Catarrh Hall's Catarrh Cure acta thru the Blood en the Mucous surfaces, ex pelling the Poison from the Blood and healing the diseased portions. After yon have taken Hall's Catarrh Cure for a short time you will see a great Improvement in your general health. Start taking Hall's Catarrh Cure at once and get rid of catarrh. Send for testimonials, free. F. J. CHENEY A CO.. Toledo, Ohio. Sold by all Druggists, Tfc. Administratrix Notice to Creditors. In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of B. D. demons, deceased: Notice is hereby given that I have been appointed Administratrix of the above named estate by order of the above entitled Court and have duly qualified. All persons having claims against said estate are notified to pre sent them to me, with proper vouchers at the office of Carter & Smythe, in the American National Bank building, Pendleton, Oregon, within six months from this date. Dated March 9th, 1917. Clara E. Clemons. Administratrix. Notice of Final Account. In the County Court of the State of Oregon for Umatilla County. In the Matter of the Estate of Clarence LaBrache, Deceased. Notice is hereby given that the un dersigned has filed her final account and report in the above entitled mat ter and that the above entitled Court has fixed Saturday, March 111, 1917, at the hour of 10 o'clock, a. m., of said day, as the time, and the County Court room in the Court house at Pendleton, Oregon, as the place for hearing said account and report. Objections to said final account and report should be filed on or before said date. Frankie LaBrache Russell Dodd, (formerly Frankie LaBrache,) Administratrix. LET THESE Washington and Oregon Battleships Protect Your Prosperity How will you handle your grain this 'year? Bulk grain is here I Southern Idaho built approximately 60 Elevators. Eastern Washington and Oregon about B0 last year; it is authoritatively stated that 160 Eleva tors will be built in the Columbia River Basin this year. We are now planning and building Elevators in Eastern Washington and Oregon. Portland plans new million bushel Elevators I Astoria Will double capacity of elevator. Seattle recently completed million bushel elevators at docRa. Spokane farmers' meeting of last year almost unanimously voted for bulk grain. Oregon Agricultural College meeting indorses bulk grain system. Every Saturday brings word of some farmers meeting to adopt bulk grain handling. At Pendleton meeting N. B. Atkinson of Wasco county, Oregon, told of farmers building elevators and paying for them with sack money the first year. S. A. ROE. M. D. Practice limited to the EYE. EAR, NOSE, THROAT Judd Bld'g. Pendleton, Ore. CROUP & LASH Dentists In Athena Monday' Tuesday, Wednes day, other days of week in Walla Walla, 2nd and Main, over Third National Bank Dr. E. W. Croup - Dr. C. H. Lash S. F. Sharp PHYSICIAN AND SURGEON Special attention given to all calls both night and day. Oalle promptly answered, office on Third iret. Athena Oregor Dr. J. C. Baddeley VETERINARY SURGEON LaBrasche Ranch Athena DR. G. S. NEWSOM. Physician and Surgeon. Office Corner 4 th & Adams Sts. n. H. HILL Expert Watch Repairing No Job tor Difficult. Satis faction Guaranteed. WESTON, OREGON MAKE MONEY IN 1917 Sacks are out of date. Handling in bulk saves 3c to He per bushel. And this saving is made above the cost of. installing granaries as shown above.) Bulk handling in sures getting ALL the profit, and reduces the labor very materially. Act now Come in Today Look over our many designs Ask us how you can equip your farm for hand ling bulk grain By using the mon ey you would pay for sacks for one year After that you save money every year. Tung-Lok Grain Bin 1500 Bu $140, 2000 Bit $165 Most practical bin on the market, made of yard seasoned wood all cut to exact sizes, grooved and tongued easy to erect, no "expert" help required put up inl ess than a day. Perfect storage under all conditions. Better than metal and far lower in cost. Metal bins sweat and rot contents. They warp and bulge and are easily damaged, and terribly expensive. 5000 Bu. Grainery Level ground type - 1331.00 Side Hill type - - (311.00 Can be built larger or smaller as desired. 1000 bushel portable Grain Bin, $48,oo Can be built larger or smaller as desired. Complete plans'and specifications prepared by our expert architects and engineers showing every detail of construction. We'll be glad to show you these plans and talk over your needs for the coming season. Tum-a-Lum Lumber Co "See Johnson About It" L. S. VINCENT Successor to H. H. HILL Expert Watch Repairer En graver and Jeweler D. Scot t Fisher CONTRACTOR & BUILDER Residence and Shop, Adams and 4th Sts. At' ena THE UNIVERSAL CAR 320,817 . Have been built and actually delivered to retail buy era since August, 1,1918. These figures 830,817 represent the actual number of cars manufactured by us since August 1st, 1916, and delivered by our agents to re tail buyers. This unusual fall and winter demand for Ford cars makes it necessary for u 8 to confine the distribution of cars only to those age nts who have orders for im mediate delivery to retail customers, rather than to permit any agent to stock cars in anticipation of later spring sales. We are issuing this notice to intending buyers that they may protect themselves against delay or disap pointment in securing Ford cars. If, therefore, you are planning to purchase a Ford car, we advise you to place your order and take delivery now. Immediate orders will have prompt attention. Delay in buying at this time may cause you to wait several months. Enter your order today for immediate deliv ery with our authorised For d agent listed below and don't be disappointed later o n. PRICES: Runabout $ms. Touring Car f360, Coupe let 605, Town Car, 885. Solan itU5, f. o. b. Detroit FORD MOTOR COMPANY BURKE A SON, Agents. Spring fabrics are Here Third St. J. H. booher Athena THE PARKER BARBER SHOP A. J. Parker, Proprietor Shaving, Haircutting, Massaging, Shampooing. Bath Rooms In Connection, St. Nichols Hotel Block . . - Athena. Oreg.