East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-03-01
.UKIAH CHILD DIES
SUDDENLY TUESDAY
INFANT son OF MIR. AND MRS,
GRANVILLE; PLANT PASSES
AWAY.
Crazy Man Causes Excitement;
Friends Greet Mossies; other
NeWsy Notes of Much Interest.
- oregonIan speelal.N

one half miles from Dale. Mr.. Plan
left home at seven o'clock going L
a neighhors : to cut wood. leaving tn,
baby as we'll as usual. and at nine o
clock Mrs. Plant went to the beS
where the baby was lying and saV
there was something wrong with tbs
little one. picked il up. when 1t died
in her arms. she remained with 81
alone till she was sure it was dead
and then started for Dale. and had
to wade the John Day, river TO sum
/ mon help. Her husband and friends
soon heaehed her and the baby was
buried Wednesday by the side OF
their first baby, which died year
ago. Mr. and Mrs. Plant have the
sympathy of the entire community
i'm their sad bereavement.
An all night dance was given here
last Friday February 10. and good
crowd was in-,attendance. Supper
was served in the hall by Herman
st. Clair. which consisted of sand
wiChes. coffee and pie. Those at
tending from Alba were Mr.. and Mrs
chris Sturn. Johnny and Marie Dern.
Miss Bessie Bottoms, Miss vivian
Rudd Ward Reeves. Pine Dick and
Bert Constant.
Frank Cham oerlain has purchased
roller skates and the young people
are now enjoying themselves skating.
Mrs Abe Martin left Monday for
Filler. Idaho, in response TO a message
telling Of the serious Illness of her
brothers wife.
Miss Zena Mettie left Monday for
Camp Lewis where she viii enter the
fte -. b.cF.fraI 9 tt,ara FIr
Friends Greet Mossics.
About thirty friends gathered at the
Mossie home Saturday night to meet
Mr.. and Mrs. Mossie on their return
from their wedding trip. Treats were
passed and games were played and
all returned feeling that they had
been delightfully."- entertained.
Mrs. Fred Casteel and children
were the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ell
mer Nichols Saturday and sunday.
Mrs. Olive Turner nf pA1dleton is
visiting with her daughter. Mrs Bert
Gihhs.
Roscoe Dickinson was a business
visitor here last Monday.
Mrs. J. w. Sturdivant returned F.
home Monday night.
Word was received here by reIa- .
l4Nes OF tHe dedJh Oh MI EItlcNhufn, .
father Of Waiter blackburn Of Ckiah /
and grandfather of Elmer Nichol al
so Of Ckiah. who died at Lebanon, (
oregon, tep. 10.
Rev. Herbert is wiring I. Z. Law
rence's residence for electric light5.s
MT. and Mrs Frank Hilbert have
arrived in Portland where they viii .
remain awhile before coming on
nome.
Ben ColTin OF Ritter passed through .
town Monday en- route to Pendleton
10 visit with his family.
Mrs. Whitaker. mother Of Mrs. r.
.. Clark. is i'll with erysipelas.
Gordon Mettie, who has been iu
lendieton for the last month. return
ed Mrndav-
Mrs. Jennie Chamberlain left for
Pendleton Wednesday to have denta!
work done
News reached here Thursday Of n
scrape near Long Greek,
which resulted in the death Of Mr..
icQue, who was shot five times by
-hris RAIDER Of Long creek. Mr.. Nc
que leaves wife and four children.
The particulars of the shooting were
not learned
Mrs. Milford Martin and children (
eft Thursday for a few days visit
With Mr. and Mrs. Carl Sturdivant.
Mrs. Bert Martin Of Bridge creek,
Who has been staying with her sis
er, Mrs. Earl Martin. during her i'll !
'css returned home Wednesday
Crazy Man Causes Excitement.
Considerable excitement was caus-
d here last week when a telephone 4
message came stating that a crazy I
nan had been seen on the John Day /,
iver, heavily armed and headed to- 4
ard Ukiah. and that night lights 4
'ere seen in Carl Martins house on Z
ridge creek and smoke coming out 4
the stove pipe, and as Mr.. Martin 4
nd family were living in town. the 4
ltruder was supposed to be the .
razy man. Next morning Bert Mar
n and Louis johnson went to the
ouse TO investigate and found a man
lcre getting his breakfast. He had -
7tered the cellar, brought out ap-
," 81 'lahhets ana three guns, all