East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-04-12
HEAVY RAINS PUT A
STOP TO PLOWIAG IN
THE UEIAH DISTRICT
SHOWERS OF LAST WEEK TEN
PORARILY CALL HALT TO
FARMING OPERATIONS.
Main Street Of Ukiah is Being Graded
-Wm be a Welcome Improvement
When Work is Fnished-W Gibbs
Takes Charge Of Telephone Office
Other News Notes.
lspeclal Correspondenee.l }

UKIAH, Ore, April l2-Another
heavy rain fell at Ukiah Friday eve
ming followed by showers all day Sat
urday, which made the ground too
wet for blowing and all farming is al
standstill.
Men with teams are at work grad
ing Main street, which will be great
improvement to the town.
Dr. Hayden left here Thursday
evening for Pendleton, with Mrs. Nc
Campbell, taking her to the Pendle-
ton hospital to undergo an oeration
Miss Winnie Moore Of Albee is visit
ing with her grandmother, Mrs. len
ME Moore.
Frank Gilliland, wife and daughter
Of Gurdane came in Sunday to visit
for a few days with his children, Ar
den. Arthur and Sibyl.
The young son Of Mr., and Mrs
Charley Morris is reported III.
The Misses Edna and Helen Meengs
who have been conducting the tele-
phone office, and the post office have
resigned their positions, and left for
home on Bridge creek Sunday. w.
Gibbs taking the telephone office and
Mrs. Jennie Chamberlain the post Of
flee.
DR.. Newmyer Of Long creek spent
Sunday in Ukiah on his return from
Salem, where he has been visiting his
I fathnr apI nathan
The Pilot Rock and Ukiah telephone
lineman was in Ukiah Tuesday put
ting in phones. He put in one for
Harry Huston at his ranch and one
for Nora Ellis at her homestead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Mettie were in
town Tuesday trading.
DR.. Barbour, dentist, from Pilot
Rock is in Ukiah for few days and
is stopping at the Stuart hotel.
Rev. Higgins has been employed
as bookkeeper for the Ukiah cream
cry.
The Andrus saw mill started up
Wednesday morning with a full crew
for a two months run.
The new restaurant just opened by
Miss Alta Kirk, served It's first meal
Monday.
Mrs. Charles Hynd is a guest at the
Stuart hotel for few days.
j.. d. Kirk is having the interior Of
the drug store painted and papered,
Paul Clark of Alba has opened
grocery store at that place.
Arden Gilllland has gone to work
for Frank Hilber for the summer. Mr..
for Frank Hilbert for the summer. Mr..
miles of fencing on his Bridge creek
ranch.
Geneva Huston is absent from school
on account of an attack of la grippe
Milford Martins wife and children
are on the sick list
Many new homesteaders are being
located around Ukiah. Among the
latest to file are Frank Simpson and
Delbert Hayden of Garfield, Wash,
and Bert and Earl Martin of Ukiah.
Vol Peterson and family arrived
Tuesday to take possession Of the Stu
art hotel which they recently pur-
chased. Mr.. Stuart and family will
leave for Hatten, Wash
Tom McQuowen who has been driv. |
ing stage between Ukiah and Long
Creek Is taking a Jay off.
Charley Hynd came in from Hep
pner with a bunch of cows and calves
which he intends to turn on the range.
Sherman Hale was in town Wed
nesday transacting business.
Mrs. NJ. E. Gibbs left Thursday
morning for Pendleton to remain
through the summer.
Mrs Harry Depew who was oper.
ated on for appendicitis at St. An.
thongs hospital two weeks ago, re-
turned to Ukiah Thursday on her way
home.
frankie Sturdivant left for Pilot
Rock Thursday morning on the auto
stage to visit with her sister Ila who
is teaching school near there.
DR.. G. G. Eshelman, supreme M. D.
OF the Supreme Assembly Of United
Artisans will speak in Ukiah at Kinks
hall April 16.