East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1922-07-27
UKIAH HOME WAS
DESTROYED BY FIRE
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| 7. Ledgerwood with all its contents
was destroyed by fire last Tuesday
at noon. The roof was all in flames
| when discovered, and being frame
building it made hot fire, whlch
made it impossible to save anything.
| A hack which stood near was burned
and also the harness and cream
separator. 1t is very hard on Mr.
and Mrs. Ledgerwood, as they are
| elderly people, Mr.. Ledgerwood now
being near 81 years old. They are
at present at the home of their dau-
| ghter. Mrs. Louis p. Mettie in Ckiah,
| until a house can be built foR them
on their ranch. Fortunately they
/ have three grown. single sons who are
with them.
! Born at Alba, July p, to Mr.. ana
Mrs. Edgar Dick a SON.
Mrs. j. W. Kinder and son Ted of
Range, were in town last week on
business.
/ Mr. and Mrs. Albert Peterson
made a business trip to Pilot Rock
! last Thursday, returning the same
day.
Fred Fletcher of Pilot Rock was
H in Jkiah last week writing up life
insurance policies
Bert Whitman of Pendleton passed
| through ulxiah Monday on his re-
turn from Galena, where he has been
Il looking after the interests of the
1 John Day Livestock Co.
\ John Ross of Butter Creek, passed
through town last Monday on his
ltai Nkyith
sheep which he has been running in
the five mile country on the Ross
range and pasture all spring.
/ Mrs. Phaen Mettie returned from
Pcndleton Monday evening after
L spending a week there having her
young son treated. The baby was
rIuch improved on her return.
William Allison and Ralph Justice
were down from Oriental for a few
days the first of last week.
Robert Bond returned last Fues-
day from Portland where he had
been with two car loads of good beef
cattle.
Mrs. Orin Gibbs is assisting Mrs.
/ Hinton at the Ukiah hotel.
/ walter Helmick returned from
Iieppner last Tuesday.
-Jrs. Walter Allison and son Billie
are spending the week on Bridge
creek with Mrs. Allisons mother,
Mrs. Meengs, while Mr.. Allison is in
the mountains working for the gov
eminent.
Mrs. Clyde Cox has moved into
Mrs. L. O. Cases house for the pres
ont. Mr.. Cox has position at the
Niossie ranch.
4 Allen Porter and Joe Wilmoth of
Ritter passed through town the last
of the week with, beef cattle on their
way to Portland with them.
| Arthur McRoberts has erected a
4 new barn on his lots in the east end
of town near the government build
inc.
| Archie NIcCampbell, trapper,
| brought to town four baby bob cat
kittens last week which he found
after trapping the mother, but they
were small and died soon after be-
| ing brought to town.
Mrs. S. j. Helmick who is at hit
ter Springs treating for rheumatism
is improving rapidly.
| Mrs. Arthur Gilliland returned
J Monday from Pendleton after a visit
| with her mother.
Mrs. Stubblefield of Pendleton. re-
turned home Saturday after visiting
! her daughter, Mrs. Arden Gilliand
for a week.
The weather still remains yerv
warm and dry and there has neen
no rain since the first week in juno
and consequently the range is very
dry and stock shrinking. The hay
crop will be very short
| Peterson Bros. are now having n
sale of all dry goods, shoes and other
articles, and if you want some good
bargains you will do well to call on
them.
Letters to friends from Mrs Slau-
giter, states that she has returned
from Kansas after several weeks
spent there visiting relatives. She has
returned to Sumpter and will visit
with Mr. Slaughter until school starts
Sept 4th, when she will return to
| UlIiah.
Mrs. Nate Flynn of Ritter was
ltransacting business in Ukiah the
| last of the week
The neighbor ladies of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ledgerwood met at the church
last Friday and tackled and donated
quilts for Mr.. and Mrs. Ledgerwood.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ansone Scheels hav-
ing sold their homestead. left last
Saturday accompanied by Nellie An