East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1917-04-05
GEORGE ELLIS OF
Uk|AH VERY I'LL
is BROUGHT TO PENDLETON AND
CHILDREN ARE SUM-
MONED.
HAY Shortage Grows More Serious ah
Snowfall Continues; Roads arc I'm
Very Bad Condition at Present.
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/ UkIAH. April 5.-George Ellis is
lseriously III in Pendleton, and his
i son and daughter. Walker and Nora,
were hastily summoned Saturday and
left at once, to be at the bedside OF
their father who is at st. Anthony's
i hospital.
| Weather conditions still remain
! unchanged. Hay nearly all gone, anu
stockmen are still rushing their stock
out toward Pilot Rock where they
can get feed. The snow is settling
and melting some, but very slow, and
there is still from one to three feet of
snow on the ground, with a light
snowfall almost every night, and
there will be no feed on the range be-
fore the last of the month.
Floyd Martin left for Pilot Rooh
last week and has secured work near
there.
Mrs. Harry Huston is ill with
measles at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. T. Huston in Ukiah.
Bert Andrus and wife were able to
leave for their home Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Hilbert re-
turned from Portland last Tuesday,
Harry Hecker and family were
guests at the Peterson hotel wedpes-
day night, enroute to Independence,
Oregon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Dern, of Alba,
who have been visiting their son in
Idaho. returned last Thursday.
The infant son of MIR. and Mrs
Tom Ledgerwood has been i'll with
measles.
Oscar Hilbert, William Allison.
Clyde Helmick. j. d. Kirk and San
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first of the week as witnesses on a
land case to be tried there.
Miss Helen DeVaul, teacher in the
Metteer district visited Saturday ano
Sunday in Ukiah.
Mrs. Rinehart Of Alba is i'll with
measles
Trace Baker and wife returned
from Pendleton Thursday. going on
to their home at Dale, Saturday.
Ben Colvin of Ritter. was In town
Thursday night on his return from
PendIeton where he had been visiting
with his family.
Born at College Place, March "a,
to Mr.. and Mrs. Fay Coffin Of Bridge
Creek. nine pound son.
The roads are in such bad condition
south of Ukiah that the Long CreeA
stage is having all kinds of trouble
in trying to reach Ukiah with the
mail. and one night last week il failed
to reach here altogether and the mail
did not reach here till noon the next
day. The roads have thawed
enough that the horses break thru
the ice with almost every step which
makes hard travelling. Baled hay Is
being brought in on the stage for the
stage horses at Dale.
day night after spending a month at
Hood River with her daughter.
Miss Irma Bells Of Pendleton, who
will teach school in the Blackburn
district during, the summer. arrived
Saturday night, but will return to
Pendleton, as the snow is too deep
for the children to get to the school
as they all live some distance from
the school house.
Four of the small children Of Mr..
and Mrs. Ed Ingram are i'll with
measles and lagrippe.
Mrs. a. d. Bolin left Saturday for
Pendleton on business. expecting 20
be gone several days.
The roll of honor report for the
higher grades was too late for last
weeks publication. so will give 1t this
week:
Eighth grade-CIara Mckenzie,
Holen McKenzie.-Professor Childers,
teacher.
Harry Huston moved on his ranch
last week and Clip Huston moved on
to the J. T. Huston farm. which he
will farm hereafter
Bert Martin of Bridge Creek was
in town last week on business.
Albert Peterson will leave for Range
Tuesday morning to assist his uncle. |
Will Huston in getting his cattle to
feed.
Vol Peterson left for Pilot Rock |
Monday on business.
Born April LIST at the home Of Mrs. |
Reeves, to Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence !
Dick, nine pound son.