East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-12
HEAVY SNOW STALLS
3 FREIGHT TRAINS
MILE FROM MEACHAM
WINTER is ONE OF THE SEVER
EST IN THE HISTORY OF THE
TOWN; SNOW FEET DEEP.
Large Cougar Seen Near DoclrweIIeF
Wood Camp; Two Horses Turned
Out on Breaks StaFve 20 Death;
School Has Only One Pupil, Rest
Have Measles.
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MEACHAM. March 12.-Last Sun
day heavy wind and snow storm
ragged causing three freight trains to
become stalled in the canyon one and
one-half miles west of here How
ever the snow plow soon cleared the
tracks for them. without any delay
to regular trains.
The snow and wind storm still ragged
Monday and every day during the
past week snow has fallen and is still
falling. Fences have been out OF
sight for so long residents confess
they don't know what one looks like
and can walk over them. Small
buildings not attended to have been
caving in under the weight of snow
and ice. The snow depth is six and
seven feet everywhere. There have
been very few thawing days this win
ter and it is feared when spring
comes the snow will melt in a rush.
Last Sunday afternoon while in the
way to his wood camp. three miles
north of here. Jack Dockweiler saw a
large cougar and shot at it three
times but failed to kill IT.
Geo. Green, a farmer from Mckay
creek. 8 miles from here. made
business trip to Pendleton last Sum
day.
Mrs. Dick Hilyard returned home
on Sunday from Telecasot where she
had been visiting relatives for a week.
Geo. d. Hilyard returned to his
ranch at Telecasot on Tuesday morn
ing after spending several days here
with relatives. In spite of the wind
while he was here ne said ii was moth
ing to him since he has got used TO
TeIecasot ''breezes.''
J. d. Casey went to La Grande last
Sunday to attend the funeral OF
friend and lumberman.
Thos. Duncan. representing wad-
ham Co. of Portland. made a regular
visit to Meacham merchant w. B. |
Ross on Monday.
Geo. Curtis, an employe of Smith |
Livestock Co. around here last sum-
mer. has just recovered from typhoid |
fever and came back TO the noun |
tains in hopes of regaining his health |
but had to return again to Pendleton |
owing to the cold and snow being too |
much for him.
Mrs. Ed Welch went to Nolin, on |
Tuesday to visit awhile with relatives. |
Ed Welch and Chas. Saunders went |
to La Grande Tuesday to attend TO
business
School had to be dismissed for |
Tuesday until. a load of wood was /
aiken there and cut up. they being |
Without fuel and not knowing It in
lime.
Miss Elsie benson has resumed /
caching at, her school on Mckay
;reek. but has only one pupil The
est are absent with measles.
J. Hokonson. Western Union line
nan. was in town on Wednesday.
Ed welch and VIII Stickler were
,ach losers of a horse last week. They
lad them pastured on the breaks. but
he grass was so scarce and starva-
ION soon seized them.
q. Harndorn. travelling groceryman
4 la Grande was in town on Thurs
lay taking orders from the merch-
nts.
James Baker who only a week ago
vent to work at Slusher's sheep ranch
tut OF Pendleton. returned home on
friday being sick and he feared he
vas taking the measles having been
exposed some time ago. -.
Roy Baker of Iowa came here
thursday night for a visit with his
{ elatives, the .Schrekise family.
]. d. Casey went to- Portland on
TO visit with his family for
few days
Mrs. John Scott came from Hill
ard on Saturday to visit with Mrs.
Toy Hawes until Sunday morning.
Mr.. Barker OF Weiser. Idaho. stop d,
ed off here on Saturday night in
ending to visit his son. ]. L. Barger
{ Mckay creek. but by Sunday morn
1g he had decided that the snow
7Rs too much for him so he proceed
d on to Weiser. He had Just come
rom the coast and was on his way
ONE.
Guy Ferguson left for Cambridge.
iaho. Sunday morning where he in 7
,nds to work on shares on his bro
hers ranch.
Chss. Hudson drove in from Nc =