East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-04-12
FINALLY
COMES At UKIAH
CHINOOK WINDS ARE MELTING
SNOW VERY FAST; STREAMS
BANK FULL
Mr.. and Mrs. ChIlds Give Party for
School Chfdren; Several Mild
Cases of Chicken Pox Reported
Among the Children of Bridge


(East Oregonian Specially
UKIAH, April 12.-At last there
has been a change in the weather and
with Chinook winds .and warm
spring atmosphere the snow is melt
ing very fast. and stockmen are re-
| joicing over the prospects of spring
weather. Rain began falling FRIDAY
night and continued to fall till sun
day morning. Streams are running
bank fun and there being no ice IN
the streams there is not very much
danger of the bridges being washed
| out
Walter Allison. ranger. made a
trip to Pearson Meadows April LIST and
found IS inches of snow at the gov
ornment stake. With that amount OF
snow in the mountains at this time
of the year there is sure to be some
high water.
| George Andrus of Range. Grant Co.
passed through town Wednesday with
& bunch of horses, taking them out TO
feed He reports severe losses among
stockmen in Grant county.
on account of the bad roads, be-
tween Ukiah and Long Creek. the
mail is now being carried on pack
horse.
Abe Martin has secured work near
Pendleton on'a ranch and his family
will leave Wednesday to join him
there We are sorry to lose Mr. Mar
tin and family from our town.
party was given last Friday
night by Mr.. and Mrs. Childers at
their home near the school house. for
the school children which was
greatly enjoyed by them. Games of
all kinds were played and refresh
ments we're served to twenty guests
Those present were Belle. Helen ana
Clara Mckenzie Myrtle Wachter,
Geneva Huston, Nellie Anderson,
Tressa Gibbs, Grace Peterson. Frank
lie. IIa and Cloyd Sturdivant. Albert
and Virgil Peterson. Nav Lenz, VIII
lie Sinclair. Vesta and Irene kirk
and Clarence Smith.
Marie Mettie was in town Monday
shopping.
II p. S. Moore who has been spend
ing the winter at Gurdane. arrived
Friday to spend a few days at his
home here.
clyde HeImick who has been win
tering a bunch of cattle near Ritter
moved them last week to his home
place. where he win now turn them
on the range.
The small daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
In w Terry OF Nye, has been serious
" i'll with measles. but is reported
better. Mr.. and Mrs. Terry formerly
lived near Ukiah.
Emily QUAINT Of Alba who has been
: spending the winter in Portland re-
turned TO her home at Alba las'
D Wednesday.
: Henderson CardwelI Of Long Greek
: who has been visiting with his sistei
Mrs. George Cardwell, for the las
! six weeks, returned to his hom'
5 Thursday.
, DR. DeVaul was called Sunday Il
visit NJ. f. Sturdivant who is on tn
sick list.
, Born. on Easter morn. April sth
. at the home. of Mr.. and Mrs. sturn
to Mr.. and Mrs. Starbaum dausn
= ter.
Harry Huston and Louis johnson
II have each purchased new WOO
% saw from the Wagner and Caldwell
J. Hardware Co.
Del williams, Carl Balance and Jo
2 Blackwell of Long Creek were regis
o tered at the Peterson hotel saturda
}. night.
. George Caldwell made bushes
. trip to Ritter Wednesday, returnin
! Friday. He reports high waters
, the Ritter country.
, William Meengs who was kicked D.
a horse during the winter. has full
recovered and was Ukiah visito
from Bridge Creek Thursday
9 Several mild cases OF chicken po
are reported among the children oi
. Bridge Creek.
a Charley Hynd and wife, and J. W
sturdivant and wife were in tow
Thursday trading.
]. ID. Kirk who was called to Pen
dleton last week on business return
( eG Wednesday evening.
. Louis johnson arrived Friday eve
5 ming through slush and SNOW with
. load of freight for Wagner Cald
p well, hardware dealers.