East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-01-04
WINTER At UKIAH
IS MOST UNUSUAL
AND DANDELIONS
BLOOMING. WILLOWS BUDDING
ROADS MUDDY.
Robins Appear in Large Numbers; :;
Other Interesting News and Social
Notes of the Community.
(East oregonian specialD

tEaSt OTeBOnldn special
UhIAH, Jan. 1.-The winter so far
has certainly been freak in Camas
Prairie, and with January 1st a beau
tiful warm sunshine and muddy roads
buttercups and dandelions blooming,
willows budding and shrubbery shoot
ing up through the ground, and no
frost in the ground at all Is something
the oldest settler has never seen here
before. Mrs. Ganger reports that al
the Lazinka ranch robins have appear
ed in large numbers and the woods
are full of them. Both the old and the
new. grass being fine, cattle and
4 horses are still in the pastures here
and fattening every day, which is
great help to the farmers who were
short of hay. And some of them will
not have to move their stock at all.
Mrs. Elder of Ritter was a guest at
the Hotel Peterson THURSDAY night on
her return from PendleJor.
Mrs. Frank Ship of Ukiah left Sat
urday for Pilot Rock for an indefinite
time.
Mr.. and Mrs. Vestil JONES were in
town Wednesday transacting business
Mr.. John Ewing. who has been vis-
iting the last three months with his
daughter, Mrs. Charley Hynd, left for
Portland Friday to visit with his 9TH
er daughters. Mrs. Louis Urdahl.
George Ness and son, left for Pen
dleton Monday, taking down some
horses to sell ana VIII bring back
load of seed grain.
A large crowd attended the dance
given here on New Years eve, and
the house was packed till it made
hard work Tor those dancing. supper
was served in the hail ny Herman
st. CAR when consisted OF sand
wiches, pie ana coIIee ana danclnG
was indulged in TIL fiVe O'Clock In the
morning.
3. b. Short OF Black ROCK oregon
Is visiting ms httie daughter norma
during the holidays VINO Is mating
her nome with her grandmother MIS-
Casteel
Wilie mckenzie. formerly OF
Oklah, but now OF Pcndleton' came
IN Monday evening TO attend the Ne"
Years bah Monday night.
Ina, the young daughter OF Mr. ana
Mrs. Carl SturdiVant, mas neeh Ill FOR
several days.
a card party was given by Miss
Nesta Kirk Friday night. at the home
Of Mr.. and Mrs. J. ID. kirk. in honor
Hunt OF Lexington VINO are VisItIns
at the Kirk home during the holidays.
Refreshp were serVeG and de-
Ightful evening was spent by the fol-
lowing: Mrs. Fred Casteel. Miss Ra-
chael Rowlands. MISS la SturdlVant'
MISS FRANKIE SturdlNant, u. u. Luna,
Albert Peterson and b. B. Short OF
Black Rock, oregon.
I. Hale Of Pendleton ana owner
Of the electric light plant in Ukiah'
arrived saturday to look after MS m
terests here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Hilbert of
Bridge creek are visiting relatives and
friends In tkiah for few days.
Those attending the dance Monday
night from a distance were Winnie
Reeves, Nye; Mr.. and Mrs. william
Holmes. Spokane; Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
Howard, Olive Howard, Ray Howard !
Alba; Johnny Dern. Ruth Dern, Ma +
rie Dern, Alba; Ray Rheburg' Aba !
Mr.. and Mrs. Tom LedSerWood' Al .
ba; Mr.. and Mrs. Jink Howard, Alba;
all Dick, Francis Dick. Pine Dick /
Alba; MIR. and Mrs Ed Ledgerwood' [
Butter Creek; Mr.. ana MRS. George .
Bolin' Butter creek; Mls6 Mary Loo
mis-, Miss Helen Ellis, Butter Creek; 4
MISS scroggins, Long creek, Arthur
l>lnvllle Alba.