East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-08-11
.UKIAH COUNTRY
HIT BY LACK OF
USUAL MOISTURE
SOME PEOPLE MAY HAVE TO
MOVE BECAUSE OF WELLS
GOING DRY.
Carl Sturdlvant Had Runaway In
HayfieId; Other News Ittms Of
People Living in southern part Of
the County.
(East oregonlan specially


UKIAH Ore. Aug. 11.-Dllar,l
French Of Butter creek. and John
Ca@er of Long Creek passed through
town Wednesday with a large drove
Of beef cattle which they will ship
east.
Owing to the short hay crops. q
number of the Camas Prairie stock
men are offering their cattle for sale
ON account of the long dry spell.
water is getting low in many of the
wells and some of the homesteaders
viii soon have to move to town on
account of no water.
Mrs. William Baker, who has been
in Pendleton for the last week on
business returned Thursday evening
going on to her home at Dale Fri
day morning
| While raking hay last Thursday.
Carl Sturdivant had a runaway caus
ed by tug coming down on young
! horse. which began running and kick
| ing, throwing the driver off and
running until one of the horses step
ped in a badger hole. breaking it's leg
and had to be shot, ard making
| total wreck of the rake.
Jesse Hilbert was seriously III for
few days and DR.. De Vaul was call
ed. and he is now improving.
DR.. De Vaul, ]. H. wagner, HarIes
Kirk. Clair Sturdivant. Gordon Met
tie. Helen De Vaul. iona Beck ami
Ruth Dern visited Hidaway Springs
last Sunday.
Mrs. Lester Bolin visited at the
Hynd's ranch last week
Rev Sinclair of Bridge creek was
in town Thursday and said he would
move to town September as he
could no longer stay on his home
stead on account of the water drying
up.
Miss Dora Barrett left Monday for
san Francisco to be at the bedside
Of her daughter. Ruth. who is seri-
ously i'll there.
Mrs Nora Osburn. who has been
visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs
John Ingram for the last month,
left for her home at Elma, Washing
ton. last evening.
Mrs Henry Mossie is ill at her
home near Ukiah and Dr. De vaul is
attending her.
Mrs Elmer Nichols of Hidaway.
was in town Tuesday trading.
The infant daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Clarence Dick of Alba is Ill with
measles.
Mrs. e. b Gambee of Portland. ar
rived Tuesday evening to visit with
her sister. Mrs. ]. II, Mettie. and Miss
Sarah Mcssie and her brother Henry
Moss'e and families Mr. and Mrs
Gambee were among the early SET
tiers Of Camas Prairie and have
many friends here
Mrs. Meengs of Bridge creek, who
has been visiting her daughter Mrs
Walter Allison. for the last week |
left FOR her home Wednesday evening |
Charley Hynd returned from Port. !
land Tuesday.
Ben Colvin of Ritter was in town |
Thursday on his return from Pendle- /
ton
Walter Kirk. who was called to
Pendleton for examination on the |
first draft. returned to Ukiah Thurs |
day
Ray Meengs. ranger. who is sta /
toned at Pearson Meadows, was in
town Wednesday night after supplies.
MIR AMI Mrs. J. n. KIRK left Wed
nesday for Olive Lake for two
weeks vacation.
Arthur GiIiland made a business
trip to Gurdane and back this week
In telephone message from Mr.
and Mrs. George Caldwell they say
there are no forest fires to be seen
anywhere now, although there is a
heavy smoke hanging over the valley
all the time
viii II nton Of Range was in Ukiah
after load of supplies.