East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-04-19
RANGE CONDITIONS
ARE POOR AT UKIAH
SNOW Is GRADUALLY GOING BIT
THERE rs LITTLE GRASS
LEFT.
Wave OF Patriotism Hits Town-stars
and stars Displayed from Every
Building: Farmers Are Late Get
ting Gardens In.
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gradually going and there Is consider
able bare ground in some localities,
and some of the stockmen are turn
ing their stock on the range, but there
81, no feed on the range and with an
Finch or two Of snow falling each
night grass will grow very slow, ano
with the cold driving storms, poor
cattle and horses win suffer and there
NAV be some loss, but 50 far there has
been none.
Sncw fell all day Sunday and Mon
day but melted as fast as 1t fell which
made il very wet and disagreeabie
Farmers viii be late getting their
crops in and their gardens planted.
clyde HeImick left Friday for Pi-
lot Rock 10 look after his cattle which
he is feeding there.
Mrs. Harry Huston having recover
ed from the measles. left for her home
last Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. s. Moore left for
Gurdane Tuesday to visit with Ben
Moore and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
VIII Selby for short time.
Fayette and Gordon Mettie brought
their horses in from Butter Greek
Tuesday and turned them on the
range.
Miss Lucille Fisher OF Walla Walla
arrived Monday for an indefinite vis-
il with her mother at Alab.
Mrs. A. D. Bolin returned from
Pendleton Monday. after spending a
week there on business.
Mrs. ED Ingram and daughter Mae
are reported i'll with measles at their
home on Bridge Creek.
Walter Blackburn of Ukiah. who
has eben feeding his cattle near Pi-
lot Rock, has been reported i'll with
measles at Grace hospital.
MonroesTayIor made business trip
to Pendleton last week and while
there was stricken with pneumonia
and is now at st. Anthony's hospital
wave Of patriotism has strucI
Jlkiah and the stars and stripes are
10 he seen floating from many OF the
buildings.
Balle Mckenzie is spending week
on the ranch with her brother Mills.
DR.. Devaul visited with Mr.. and
Mrs. quaint at Alba Monday ana
Tuesday.
c. s stuart Of pilot Rock and line
mon for the Ukiah and Uilot Rock
telephone Co. was. in town Tuesday
repairing the lines
Carl Sturdivant ia busy assessing in
Che UlSlah precinct.
Mrs. Abe Martin and family len
Wednesday for Pendleton where she
will Join Mr. Martin. who has work
near there,
Mrs. Fisher of Alba had the mis-
fortune to sprain her ankle last week
and her daughter. Lucille came home
to care for her.
Fred Grooms. wife ard son OF Dale
We're Ukiah visitors over Sunday
The church was repaired last week
and services We're held Sunday, ana
there will be sunday school from now
on. but there will be no preaching. as
Rev. Sinclair will move back to his
homestead and can not get here on
account of bad roads.
Tom WILDLY of Hidaway was
brought to town Thursday suffering
from a severe attack OF, lagrir, and
is now at the residence of Mrs. $. ..
Helmick. where he is being cared for
by his daughter. Mrs. Clyde HelmicA.
Miss Helen DeVaul and Miss Emil.
QUAINT Of Alba visited Saturday and
sunday with frankie and lla Sturdi-
want.
Harry Huston was saving wood
Friday for Buck Welch with his new
gasoline wood saw. He also sawed
wood for the church.
Marion Martin who has been work
ing near Pilot Rock came home sun
day for a few days.
A message from Fox Valley states
that conditions there are very serious,
as everybody is out Of hay and there
is no grass and they are compelled TO
turn their stock out and just take
chances.
The stages have gone back to their
regular schedule and hereafter, win
leave Ukiah at 4:SO in the morning.
We will now get our mail one day
earlier as 1t will not have to lay over
in Pilot Rock.
p Or. DeVaul has purchased what is
known as the II. q. Hoke property in
ukiah and will repair and buikd on To
the house as soon as he can get lum-
Der.
MIR. and Mrs. George Caldwell ano
Mr. Marder were entertained Sundas
and nice dinner was served by Mrs.
Chamberlin i'm honor OF Mrs. Cham
ferlin's birthday.
Mrs. Maud I.inderman and son OF
waua walla are visiting with Mrs.
Ianderman's mother. Mrs. Fisher on
Alba.
a half night dance was given sat
Lrday night AT the Chamberlin gar
aee. and there was also n half night
dance at Dick hall at Alba saturday
night