East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-03-26
BOB CAT SHOT
NEAR MEACHAM
DAN GRANGER BRINGS DOWN
LARGE ANIMAL MONDAY.
ENOot of New snow Falls Which Is
Brownish In Color Being Mixed
With Much Dust; Other News
Notes OF Interest,
(East Oregonian Specially }

(East Oregonian Specially
| MEACHAM, March 20. - Dan
| Granger. one of the crack shots OF
Meacham gun club. has the honor of
being a real marksman with rifle
now. having bagged a large bob cat
rear his home on the edge of Meach-
am on Monday; while the cat would
not stand still, he tried his luck "on
the wing and brought Mr.. Bob Cat
down He thinks the members of the
club will stand a poor show this sea-
son, when he gets out his old lvor-
| Johnston and points it over the trap.
He expects to bring the white filters
to the ground broken or unbroken.
| Thos Duncan. representing Wad-
hams Co. of Portland. was in town
last Sunday taking orders from w. b.
Ross.
Disagreeable weather has prevailed
all week. On Monday there was
about IL inches of new snow again,
and by Wednesday the town was ex-
periencing very windy chilly day
with hail and snow flying. Saturday
was worse yet. with a high wind, hail
and snow. But the snow was brown
ish in color as was also the air. 1t is
presumed it was caused by sand
blowing in with the wind from PEN
dleton or Umatilla. On Sunday it
was showing all day and windy. But
during the week about one foot of
snow melted from the chinook winds.
H. s. Collins who has been in the
employ of Barker Lumber Co. for
some time, moved his household goods
to Pendleton Monday owing to the
mill being shut down untilsthe snow
permits it working again.
F. r. Blackmer who has been OPP
Grating a gasoline woHd saw here
since last November moved back to
Pendleton on Monday. The winter
was so severe that it caused much
trouble in operating his machine.
Mrs. Fred Riddle and children
went to La Grande on Monday to vis-
it awhile with relatives.
Mrs. w. NJ. Chelf went to La
Grande on Tuesday to visit her dau-
ghter, Mrs. w. Dyer.
r. Pagan made a business trip to
Pendleton on Tuesday.
]. L. Barker returned home from
Pendleton on Tuesday after being
gone several days on business.
Mrs F. Hanlen of Kamela came
down on Tuesday to spend the day
visiting her parents Mr.. and Mrs.
James Baker.
Jack Dockweiler returned home on
Wednesday after an absence Of sever
al days at La Grande.
w. B. Ross made a business trip
to Pendleton on Wednesday and re-
turned home on Friday.
John Casey returned home on No
10 Thursday morning after several
days absence at Enterprise.
Ed WetzeI, roadmaster, was in
town on Thursday seeing to the snow
conditions and brought s men with
him to help with the snow shovel
ing.
The rotary snow plow was here
on Thursday night clearing away the
heavy snow drifts in the canyon.
Burdett Ross purchased 2 head of
sheep from Geo. Green on Thursday
at $3.50 each Young Ross now
has 29 head and expects to be quite
leading sheepman in the near future.
Geo. Green made trip to Pen
dleton on Friday.
F. n. Cassell and wife of Port
land arrived here on Friday a. m. Mr..
Cassell viii temporarily relieve B. Il.
Meredith. operator of this station.
who has gone on vacation.
B. E. Meredith left on Saturday
morning for a three weeks vacation. |
He expects to visit Portland and then |
Harrison Idaho. where he has a |
brother residing.
H F. Schrekise returned on Sat |
urday night from near Cold Springs, /
where he has been for the past three |
weeks building a barn
Mr.. and Mrs. f. NJ. Calvert made |
an evening visit to La Grande on Sat
urday.
James Baker has recovered from
the measles and went to Kamela on /
Sunday morning