East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-07-24
UHIAH WOMAN shot
By LITTLE CHILD;
WITH UHL0ADED GUN
THREE YEAR OLD GIVEN - SAFE-
TN PISTOL To PLAY WITH;
1t HAD CARTRIDGE.
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4 UKIAH. Ore, June 24-Whal
came near being a serious IL not fatal
accident occurred at the home Of Har-
I ~ Huston Thursday about noon,
Mrs Gibbs, mother Of Mrs. Hous-
ton went up stairs and was followed by
her little three year old grandson,
1 Clarence Huston. She had a little 22
safety revolver and the child wanted
it and she took the shells out as she
supposed, and handed the empty gun
to him and he pointed it at her and
pulled the trigger and behold the gun
went off and the bullet struck MIS-.
Gibbs in the flesh part Of the left
arm just above the elbow and lodged,
and the child was powder burned ali
over the UPPER part of the face and
on one arm.
Mrs. Gibbs was brought to town
and her arm was examined by DIR
Hayden and he advised her to go to
Pilot Rock to Drs Gnliland and
Spaulding to have the bullet extracted
and she was taken Immediately to
Pilot Rock by the Chamberlin auto,
and the report comes back just before
mailing that the doctors had decided
not to try to remove the bullet for a
few days as they did not think the
wound serious.
The auto stage truck came in Wed.
nesday evening after a lay off Of two
weeks on account of broken axle.
T. D. TAYLOR was in Ukiah Tuesday
on official business.
DR. Hayden formerly Of Ukiah is in
Ukiah again for a few days on busi-
ness.
Mrs, Maud Roach of Pendleton is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
J. r. Lawrence.
Mrs. Helmick was called to walla
Walla Friday to attend the funeral OF
her uncle the Rev. John Lecornu
who died very sudden.
Eber Mossie, druggist of Long
Creek is visiting in Ukiah with his
parents, sisters and brothers
Aaron Cole of Pendleton and Miss
Igo were visitors in Ukiah Thursday.
Henry Blackwell and wife Of Port
land are in Ukiah for few days. Mr
Blackwell is here buying cattle.
Miss Mulroy of Tacoma is visiting
with Mrs Clyde Finch.
]. d. Kirk went to Five Mile Friday
to be absent several days on fishing
trip.
Fred Peterson returned Friday from
an extended trip into Grant county
with a bunch Of real estate dealers
Tom Ledgerwood, Elmer Nicols and
Walter Blackburn Of Hidaway were
Ukiah visitors Saturday.
Mrs. Wess Caviness of Vale, NAL
heur county arrived in Ukiah Satur-
dag to visit for an indefinite time with
her brother Charley Welch.
Linn Clark and Miss Ora Clark Of
Bridge Creek were visitors at the
home Of r. G. Clark Saturday
Louis Johnson and brother and Wal
ter Kirk left for the Walla Walla har-
vest fields last week.
Last Monday L. G. Huston pur-
chased from the Wagner & Caldwell
hardware firm a spring wagon,
mower and a plow.
Tuesday Wednesday and Thurs
day were extremely warm, being the
hottest days of the season.
Charley Welch and Mrs Caviness
visited on Bridge Creek flat Tuesday ,
with Mr.. and Mrs Ed Thrasher.
. Carl Kirk came in from Lexington
Monday.
Miss Valley Cardwell of Long Creek
who has been visiting in Ukiah during
the summer with her sister Mrs. /
George Caldwell returned to her home
Monday.
After a three weeks visit with his
wife and children, l. Pringle left for
where he has employ
ment
Tom Tweedy and wife, with Mrs.
William Hale and two children came
up by auto from PendletOn Sunday
morning, arriving at 10 a. m. and vis-
iting with Mr. and Mrs. George Ken
edy several hours, returning to Pen
dletOn in the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. West and Mr.. and
Mrs. Robbins Of Pilot Rock were in
Ukiah SUNDAY for few hours return
ing in the evening.
]. w. Sturdiyant and ]. D. Kirk left
for Pendleton Wednesday morning as
witnesses in a land case.
Fred Bailey Of Pilot Rock was in