East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-05-17

Weston, May 1.-THE S-year-old
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Dan Sewers, who
reside near the city, was seriously
burned Tuesday evening. The child
was sitting on a high stool near the
stove and when the mother returned
from an adjoining room where she had
been for a few moments she found the
child in flames, and before the fire
could be extinguished the child was
severely burned about the chest and
shoulders.
DR.. Cashatt was Immediately called
to the scene, and at last accounts no
serious results are feared.
It is not known how the fire caught
on the child's clothes, but 1t is believ-
ed that it was caused from flying
spark or match which might have
been lying near.
The John F. Stowe monster Uncle
Toms Cabin" show will appear in
Weston May 81.
Charles Culley, Henry LaBrache and
c. H. Walters are on a fishing expe-
dition on walla Walla river, and ex-
pect to remain several days.
Roy Diskrell has returned to Ada,
Wash, after being in Weston several
days.
Clark Wood, of the Lessaer, who is
interested in the Gurdane country, has
returned from a few days visit to that
country. He says he feasted on straw
hainO rina
the 2d of May. The berries were
from new plants which were set out
in December He reports the country
looking fine over that way.
The recent rain was much appreci-
ated by the farmers in this section,
and will help the wheat out to
considerable extent, though spring
wheat was considerably damaged by
the long dry spell. Snow fell to
depth of over a foot in the mountains
surrounding here.
Tuesday and yesterday were clean
up days in Weston. and the town now
appears much dressed up" All rub
bish has been removed, and the men,
bers of the women's club deserve
much credit for agitating this wonder
full work Athena says she will dress
up also in the near future.
Mrs. G. ". Proebstel has returned
from Pendleton, where she spent a
few days visiting with Mrs. Lee Moor
house.
The ice cream social given by the
women's Christian Temperance Union
Tuesday evening was general sue
cess.
Pioneers Picnic.
The Umatilla County Pioneers 18th
annual picnic which will be held in
this city May 81, June and 2, prob
ises to be one of the events of the sea-
son for this county. The program has
been arranged and there will be nc
end of amusements, during the entire
three days. There will be baseball
games between the Yellow Kids and
the walla walla Boosters, balloon as
tensions each day. with parachute
drops A pavilion will be erected II
the grove. and the governor and Others
will make speeches. There will b'
dramatic readings, comedy sketches
and drills. Dancing will be in ordel
each evening. June 2 will be politi
cal day
Big Shipments Of Timothy Hay.
Four-horse teams are hauling bale
timothy hay down from the Blu
mountains and nearly 20 carloads hav
been shipped out from this point re
Gently. Dave Lavender has beei
buying the hay for export to tn
Philippines.
Hurt in a Runaway.
Dick Gerberding, the bus driver
met with rather a serious acciden
Friday. After returning from the de
pot with the bus. while in the ac
of throwing the mail sack from tn
sidewalk at the postoffice. he lost hi
balance and a sudden dash Of tn
horses threw him off his seat. Tn
horses ran and he was dragged 70
half a block beneath the wheels be
fore the horses could be stopped. II
right shoulder was dislocated and h
right leg was badly bruised and lacei
ated. 1t will be several weeks befor
he will be able to resume his work