Spray courier. (Spray, Or.) 1???-19??, 1916-02-10
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THURSDAY. Feb. 10, 1915.
LOCAL BRIEFS
THURSDAY.

business IN town Tuesday.
Pad Howell was In town Wednes
day trading with the merchants
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Cannon wef,
down from their ranch this week
William Meteer Of Fossil brough,
Dr. Cathey over Tuesday, arriving
IN Spray about ~ o'clock.
r. ID. Hance and II. Pierson Of
Portland, were passengers on the
the stage Wednesday.
Mr.. aud Mrs. c. w. Templeton
were trading in town Wednesday.
There will be dance at Rich.
mond, Feb. II, 1916. Good music
and good time Is assured. Every
body Is invited to attend.
George Nichols one Of the pro.
priators Of the Dam Ranch. who
has been away for some time, came
in on the stage Wednesday evening
Uncle Jess Wilkes. who has been
On tie sick list this winter is able
to be ont on the street again ard
make his regular daily trips up
town.
The chcnook has taken all TIE
ice out Of the river, and If il con.
tinues 10 rain. there will be a great
flood on the John Day.
A. v. Templeton was here Mon.
day for the first time in seve raj
weeks. The deep snow has kept
him at honie.
Notwithstanding tile bad
weather, the work has been stead
lily progressing on Charles Royse'
house. several carpenters have
been at work there.
Evidently. the worst OF our storm
is over. While we cannot expect
summer weather this early, we are
quite sure from all indications, that
th c worst has passed.
Ed Temple.on came in from his
sheep camp Tuesday and reports that
his sheep are looking fine. Ed had
plenty OF hay for hia sheep this
winter.
Miss Opal Collins, whoe's illness
We have previously mentioned in d
former issue, is still improving and 7
1t is thought that she will be able \
10 be up in few days more. &
ID. M. Richey, 'the Watkins h
man. Is preparing TO make tour ;,
Of the county in the interest Of his d
company. He will talk politics, Il
medicine or land bnisness, aud if .
pressed will tell to what political D
party he belongs. Il
Owing TO the bad condition
OF the roads. the stage is late in {
arriving. aud as the mails are very -,
irregular we have been unable to
keep our paper published on time. q
Some times our paper does not ieaci, "
us until it is nearly a week late.
Chester Akin came in from the a. =,
Nelson sawinill Sunday night, after 70
the Doctor for his sister who is DC
quite i'll, but as Mrs. Tiedelnann "a -
was sick the Doctor could not leave, to
80 he had to wait till Monday morn
ing and phone for DR.. McKinzie
of Fossil.
Mrs. A. w. Tiedemann has been :.
very i'll for few days with Appen- ne
dicitis, becoming so bad that an Di
operation was necessary. The co
roads being in such bad condition :
that it was impossible to take her sn
to the hospital, DR.. Tiedemann nn
telephoned for DR.. c. F. Cathey. de-
of Condor, and he came over and th'
performed the operation here in her err err
own home to day, "Wednesday. on on
1t is hoped that she will soon be fe,
we'll. mp
The Postmaster at Spray has re- on
ceived from the Postal Department th'
under date of Feb q, 1916. list of ~
Postoffces within the first aud col
second zones, to which Parcel Post sol
package will be charged third zone 'of =
rates, on account of the actual dis 10