East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-09-24

Echo, Sept 23.--Dirt Is flying near |
Echo on the dam for the East UNA
tilla irrigation project, and while the
work is going on slow on account of
the scarcity of men, 1t Is sure, and 1t |
will not be long before the work will |
be in progress for miles. and men will
be scattered all along between here |
and Umatilla. The reclamation serv-
ice has had considerable trouble in Sc
curing right of way, and had COM
menct condemnation proceedings
against Joe Rames for right of way
through his property about mile and
n half above Echo, when the matter
was adjusted satisfactory to all, both |
parties making concessions.
A number of Echo people expect to
take i'm the big district fair at Pendle-
ton this week.
Mrs. NJ. S. Jones has commenct the
erection of n new livery stable just
west of where the stable that was re-
Gently burned, stood. 1t will be 36x
100 feet building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Foreman, of the
Bridges Concert company, have been
here couple of weeks and have a
class of 81 pupils organized for sing
ing lessons.
The school children Mt this place
are being provided with boiled water
with ice In It. II has been rumored
that some of the wells are impure.
and as the city water mains have not
yet been extended as far as the
,,rnpnuttnng
taken to prevent sickness among the
children.
Mrs. ]. f. Boatman and children
have gone to Frcewater on visit.
Mrs. Bert Rcnedict has returned
from Idaho. where she has been viz
itng for some time.
a. p. Stover and r. \. Wright. en-
ginccrs for the agricultural depart
ment were here the early part of the
week from Irrigon.
Oliver p. Morton. attorney for the
reclamation service. has returned from
Oknnogan. Wash. where he has been
engaged in looking over the legal
work on the Okanogan project for a
couple of weeks. lie says the work
on that project is going on admirably.
T.. Ripper. who was burned out some
weeks ago at this place, Is now exca-
waiting for basement for new bild-
ing. and he says that he expects to
put up n good concrete store bid ng
at an early date.
Z. II. Brown, editor of the Regis
ter. and his wife, have been spending
n few days in Portland.
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marshal star in place of II. d. Pugs-
ley. who recently rezigned.
There are now about 80 teams and
about $50 men at work at the two
camps near this place, on the irriga-
ton project. It Is expected that
there will soon be much larger
force. II the men can possibly be Sc
cured
Repairing Rezervoir.
The city rezervoir Is being repaired
It was put up in January, and 1t has
since been found to be defective, hav-
ing leakt all summer. II Is said to
have been put up by contractor
without bonds, and short time ago
one entire side of It fell out. 1t VIII
cost the city about s7OO to have it re-
paired.
Butter Creek Ditch Extension.
Surveyor Kimbrell OF Pendleton'
with n party of men has been survey
ing across the Butter creek country
and II Is understood that the Butter
creek ditch will he extended so ms tn
cover much more land In that coun-
try.
Wheat Coming In.
Wheat has been hauled to Echo 10
the warehouses from all directions Tor
the mast two weeks. Both the Pactfio
Coast elevator and the Balfour-Guth-
ric warehouses are almost filled a
good Weld Is reported by all farmers
Most of them are holding for better
prices. Much wheat has been hauled
I'm cight-horse wagons.
Echo Schools.
The Echo schools have opened for
the term with q good attendance. An
other grade is being taught and this
makes four rooms in the school. They
are the primary, taught by MISS KIP
pey; the intermediate by Miss King,
the grammar grade by Mrs. Jones, and
the high school taut by Mr.. keeler'
New Depot Agent.
r. NJ. Lombard, the agent of the o.
r. G. N, expects to leave Echo In n
few days, and he will be succeeded IT
n few days by C. B. Lovesey, who has
occupied that position before and u
now night operator. Mr.. Lombard II
we'll liked here and his many friends
will regret to see him leave.
william 7. Fits. formerly wei
known in Echo, was recently killed
near Trout Lake, Wash, while on
bear hunt A tree caught fire, falling
on Fits, injuring him so that he diet
In n few hours.
Rev. Walton Skipworth, prezidint
elder of the M. e. church, will hold
quarterly conference at the church
Monday evening September "a.
Mrs. Allison has reopened the Arl
ington hotel after n long Illness, which
compelled her to retire from bizness.