East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-28
EAST. OREGOh|AN
SPECIAL NEWS
OF UMATIlLA CO..
Ukiah Extends Welcome
To Mettie Newlyweds
EAST oregonIan speelal.l

UKIAH, July 2S.-Nfarried in PEN
dleton, July "a, 1919, Fayette Mettie,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. J. II. Mettie of
ukiah. and Miss Mary Loomis, of
Centralia, Wash. Mr.. Mettie is a pro-
minent young man of Ukiah. having
lived here nearly all his life. while
Mrs. Mettie Is a stranger, but the warm
( hand of welcome is extended to her by
all, and all congratulate them ana
wisn them a long and happy life. They
will make their future home in ukiah.
A strong north wind blew Friday
afternoon, which increased the fire on
Big creek.
Wood Gibbs. manager of the Ukiah
telephone office left Monday for Pen
dleton on business returning Tuesday
/ John Carter of Long creek. passed
through town Wednesday with 800
head of beef cattle, which he will ship
from Pilot Rock.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. d. Kirk have gone
to the ranch for short time. while
Mr.. Kirk is putting up his hay.
I John Garrison and family of Pen
dleton are rusticating at Hidaway
springs during the hot weather. Mr..
Garrison was in Ukiah few days ago.
shaking hands with old time friends,
IL
before moving to Pendleton.
Jim Jones of Pendleton passed thru
town Wednesday on his return home
froia Grant Couaty.
!; MIR. and Mrs Frank Chamberlin left
for Hidaway Springs Thursday to
camp for few days. Mrs. Wesley
Slaughter will have charge of the
pos. office durin;; their absence.
Earl Holmes of Echo was in town
Tuesday on business.
4 Levi Eldridge OF Pilot Rock came up
Thursday with snother load of men,
who are going to help fight fire on Big
Creek.
\ Frank Simpson of Ukiah, who has
been in the service for over a year, and
who was on a destroyer, has recently
been discharged and is visiting at the
home of his parei is Mt Garfield. Wash.
4 He will return to Ukiah and make
final proof on his homestead here.
i Ben Coivin and sons passed through
town Wednesday with large drove
of beef cattle.
4 Hay crops are reported very short
around Long creek and in Fox valley
and every thing that will make beef
is being put on the market.
/ Sanford Chilson of Bridge creek,
irassed through town Thursday en-
route to Pendleton-to be with his mo-
ther who passed away Friday.
Fred Casteel left Wednesday with a
Stirring of horses taking them to Pear
son Meadows, to be used at the fire.
AS the fire now covers so much terri
tory that many horses are needed.
There are at present about 65 or ~
mon there, also a number of the sheep
u1ens who have sheep near there, ana
unless there is a change soon, they VIII
begin moving the sheep.
Il Walter Allison ranger was called TO
the Big creek fire Friday morning.
Friends of Louis Mettie will be
nleased to learn that he has landed IN
New York and will be home soon bu'
Marion Martin has sailed for Brest.
again and does not know when he viii
be home.
George Ness. Walter Blackburn, j.
w. Sturdivant and sons, Charley
welch and Mossie brothers have SOLO
their beef and will deliver them al
Pilot Rock this week.
Mrs Bissenger came up from Fen
dleton Sunday and is visiting her
daughter. Mrs. George Ness for an in
1 definite time.
4 Lorena Ness left Monday for Pen
dleton for a few weeks visit with rela-
tives.
4 Frank Hilbert left Thursday with
1.-TWO carloads of fat cows which he VIII
ldeliver at Pilot Rock.