East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-30

Echo, July 29.-Notice has been re
ceived here that the desert land entry
men whose rights had been interferet
with by reason of the East Umatill;
project, will have an extension of tim.
in which to make their annual proc
until such time as the water is turned
onto their land by the government
canal. As no one is allowed to owl
more than 160 acres under the pro
tect, those having filings for 800 acre.
will at that tim have to relinquish t
the government all in excess of 16C
acres, and then go ahead and make
their final proofs with the govern.
ment water.
This ruling is received here with
that it is the intention of the depart.
ment to aid and assist the settlers and
land holders under the project, in
every way possible. 1t has been un-
derstood that in order to get govern
ment water and perfect a title to it.
that those owning the land would
have to live on it, or in the immediate
neighborhood; the ruling of the secre-
tary of the interior is that sin the i'm
mediate neighborhood" will be up to
a distance of 30 miles.
Saturday afternoon as Miss Lillian
Stanfield and Charles Hall were driv-
ing from Echo to Butter creek, a tug
became unhitched and their team ran
away when about a mile from town.
The horses soon kicked loose from the
rig and came back toward town and
hung up in a mud hole in the river
where they were caught. Neither of
the occupants We're hurt and but lit
tie damage was done to the rig. This
is the third or fourth time the same
team has run away lately.
The damage to the wheat crop here
is not as great as was at first thought.
While the spring grain in some fields
has been badly damaged, the fall
grain came through in good shape.
The farmers now have an object les
son in good husbandry as all the grain
on summer fallow where deep plowing
was practiced is in good shape. That
on land that was farmed in an indif-
ferent manner is hurt the worst.
LabOrers in Demand.
Laborers are in demand here and
hard to get at any price. There is no
excuse for any one being out of a job
now. One great trouble however, is
that many men are merely looking
for work but don't want to work when
a job is offer d them. H. G. Newport,
80 I,A o H.,
company, who is doing some rail work
at Quinton, being unable to get la
borers here went to Pendleton Thurs
day morning and secured and took
down to that place 10 men on the
night train. The next morning only
four of his men showed UP for break
fast and but two Of these went to
work. Mr.. Newport is now looking
for more men.
Mr.. G. P. Bennett has returned from
the Alberta country, he having gone
there to look over the country couple
of months ago with the Babb train
load of horses. Mr.. Bennett says that
at this time the Alberta country is at
its best, but from what he could learn
OI Ine WHITES lueTe, lHey are long anu
cold.
A. P. Slower, expert on irrigation
and drainage of the department of
agriculture, spent part of last week at
echo in the interests Of the depart
ment.
Roscoe r. johnson, attorney for the
Water Users association, went to
Portland on a business trip Saturday
night
Miss Netty Norman, VINO has been
at La Grande under the care of an
has returned much i'm
proved in health.
Echo was visited by fine rain Sat
urday night.
Many echo people have gone to the
to be absent during the
warm weather.
The Thompson school house on
Butter creek is receiving a new coat of
paint inside and out, and is being put
In readiness for the fall term of
school.