East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-07-09

Beeves Shipped TO Portland.
Echo, July 9.-It is now expected
that ditch work will be in progress
on the East Umatilla irrigation pro-
ject in August, and preliminary ar
rangements are being made in that
direction, which will make this Sec
ton very lively for months, after
which many barren acres of land will
be made TO produce the finest crops.
Echo, Hermiston and Umatilla will
be the most directly benefited, though
Pendleton and all parts of the county
will help reap the harvest.
1t is believed that the bids recently
given for the construction of the dam
are a little high according to govern
ment officials, the bid of the New
port Land & Construction company be-
ing next to the lowest, $55,06S.75.
But If they are considered too high
by the interior department it will not
interfere with the work on the ditch,
as it is understood the bids for ditch
work are satisfactory.
Messrs. Fisk & Toft now have a
large amount of fine new potatoes
for the market. Some have been sent
to Pendleton, Umatilla and other To-
calities.
| The insurance adjusters have just
! been here to settle with Mrs. Rose
| Webb, and E. E. Ripper, who recent
" burned out. 1t is understood that
Mr.. Ripper will rebuild for the Fair
store soon.
The Umatilla Water Users associa-
ton is taking up the matter of roads
through the project and it is under
stood that an effort will be made to
construct them for the best use of
the owners of the land under the pro-
ject.
A large number of people from
Echo and the surrounding country at
tended the big celebration at Pendle-
ton on the Fourth, and reported a
first-class time.
J Petitions have been presented to the
: county court for the opening of
mile of new road leading from the
! Scholl house to where the work viii
go on on the government project. Il
| Is dShtu llldN p1iN VI NA'S cAN ASS>1 -
used for ditch work.
Whitworth Buried.
The funeral of Thomas Whitworth
who died on the Fourth, took place
= Friday, the 9Th. He was 81 years o
= age, being born on the 22nd of Feb
:. ruary, 1909.
For a number of years he has re
sided with his son, w. w. Whitworth
on the ranch south of town. and wa
: well known in Umatilla county. II
J. 1853 he settled in southern Oregon
L In 1886 he came to Umatilla county
). and has since resided here. He leave
:, several children to mourn his loss.
n Colonel Newport, of the Newpor
8 Land & Construction company, state
!. that he has a force of 25 men at wor
4 at Cayuse station, for the Q. r. &
o company. This company also has
q contract to grade that part of Mai
4 and Bridge streets in the o. r. &
ward limits in Echo, which work wi
probably begin this week.
Heat Injuries Wheat.
Reports come from Butter cree
" and different wheat sections in II
:, surrounding country to the effect thi
I, wheat has been considerably damage
by the heat of the past several day
I especially spring wheat, though tn
le loss is not considered very damagin
i and there will be the average yiel
'e Preliminary arrangements are bein
n- made for harvest
NJ Married i'm Portland.
CNfl
II Miss May Baker, took place in Por
ID land last Monday, July 2. The your
al people were very quiet about it, an
s. their friends only learned of the ma
e. riage since their return Saturda
~ morning. Both young people are we
and favorably known to host
friends in this section, Mr.. Spike beir
a we'll known young business ma
IN and Miss Baker has been clerking
7 the postoffice, her parents being o
:, residents of this place. They ha'
the best wishes of a host of friends
Mayor L. A. Esteb has moved h
Y family into his handsome new res
~ dence near the city.
70 Mrs. II. Il. Newport arrived Satu
u day from Pendleton, where she hi
{. been for a few weeks
ls, The box ferry, which has been
use across the Umatilla river sin
the flood, has been abandoned for
foot bridge, which Is now in use.
r. N. Stanfield shipped three ca
loads Of beef cattle to Portland t
a early part OF the week. He receiv
cents for the steers and 2 cents I
4, the cows.
Mrs. NJ. E. Critchfield, of Birds
port, Wash, arrived a few days
on a visit to Mrs. Alex Young.
A coal house, 20x40, is being &C
structed by the Echo Lumber co.