East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1916-03-22

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UKIAH. ore, March 22.-Lester
Bolin met with a painful accident a
few DAYS ago while helping to make
posts by getting his finger in the way
Of the sledge and getting it badly
mashed
Beautiful spring weather prevails
here, and farmers are busy cutting
wood. repairing fencing and getting
ready for spring plowing
There will be no seeding done for
a while as the ground is too cold. The
snow is pretty well gone in the valley
and the ground drying very fast
VIII Ganger and Willie Mckenzie,
who rented Alex McKenzie's farm and
dairy have DISCOVER partnership Mr
Ganger remaining on the farm and
Willie. Mckenzie going to Butter
creek to work for Donald Ross.
L. G, Huston came near losing his
residence by fire early Saturday morn
ing which caught from the stove pipe
in the roof Of the building, and had
made good progress when discovered
by the Mettie boys VINO were passing
| by and the fire alarm was sounded
and In a few minutes at least 20 men
were on the scene, who soon had the
flames under control. A good sized
hole in the roof and a soiled carpet
was the extent of the damage.
Mrs. Dora Barrett was in Ukiah
Saturday from the sturdevant broth
ers' ranch
Millard Dick Of Alba had to XIII
valuable dog Monday morning which
suddenly developed rapties.
Mrs Peterson of the Peterson ho-
tel. is i'll with an attack of Ia grippe.
Mr. McCampbel or Range, came
over few days ago ana will visit for
a time in Ukiah.
DR. De Vaul was called to Alba
Sunday to visit Mr. and Mrs. Win
McLaughlin's son, whose condition is
reported serious.
Clyde Helmick of Bridge creek was
Ukiah visitor Tuesday
Mrs Colvin and daughter left for
their home near Ritter Tuesday NOR
ming. MT Colvin will 20 in a few
days or as soon as he is strong
enough.
Fred Peterson left Saturday morn
ing with his moving picture show go-
ing south. expecting to show at
/ Range Ritter and Long Creek and
( Fox valley.
Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakely Of Pen
dleton was in Ukah Tuesday night on
! business.
Mrs. Paul Clark. who has been in
Portland for four or five months re-
| turned to her home last week.
Marion Rinehart or Alba purchased
a good span Of horses from the Stur-
devant brothers Monday.
Milton Williams purchased a span
Of work horses from Clyde Helmick
last week.
Mrs Meengs and Mrs. Allison re-
turned from Pendleton Wednesday
night
william Baker of Meadow Brook
farm near Dale, is on the sick list.
Ed Thrasher and wife of Bridge
Creek, came over Thursday on bust
ness
Roscoe Dickinson moved his family
back to the ranch on Friday, as school
will start in that district next Mon
day.
Earl and Fayette Mettie left last
week for Frank Chapman's on Butter
creek to work through lambing,
Miss Irma Bellies Of Pendleton,
teacher for the Dickenson schooi,
came in on Wednesdays stage, going
on to her school Thursday.
Tom Molatt was in Ukiah Wednes-
day night on business.
Mr. and Mrs Warren Gibbs moved
! to their homestead Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Ganger and
daughter. visited with Mr. and Mrs
| Alex McKinzie last Sunday.
A party was given at the home Of
Mrs. Gibbs Thursday evening after
/ school for Ruth and Vula Moore, who
have been staying here and going to
school, but will leave Friday for their
home to begin school there. Those
present were Verna Smales. Ida In
gram. Geneva Huston. Teresa Gibbs
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hynd visited
with Mrs. Sanford Chiison Friday
Fred Grooms forester, wife and
son of Dale. were in Ukiah Friday on
business.
Another excellent program was
rendered by the Ukian school Friday
afternoon. as follows: Recitation,
Grace Peterson; recitation, May In
gram; recitation, Vulah Moore; reci-
tation, John Lorenz; recitation, Max
Lenz: song by seven large girls; resi-
tation. Ida ingram; instrumental mu-
sic. Caroline Lorenz; recitation, Lew
Ingram: recitation Nellie Anderson;
dialogue. May Ingram and Cecil Mar
tin: recitation, Ray Martin; recitation
Geneva Huston; recitation, Russel
Smales song by school; debate, Re-
solved that wheat is more valuable
than corn. between the fourth and
fifth grades, was won by the fourth
grade or negative. Visitors were Mrs
Peterson. Mrs. Caldwell. Mrs Jess
Hilbert. Belle Mckenzie. Mrs L. G.
Huston. Mrs. Abe Martin, Mrs Car
Sturdevant, Mrs. Barrett Mrs. J. T.
Huston. Mrs. Ingram and Mrs
Smales.
The postoffice was moved to the