East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-11-25

Echo, Nov. 25.-Great interest Is
being shown in the city election,
which will take place early in De-
cember. The fight Nsll be for record
er. marshal and alderman. There are
eight candd dates for aldermen and
only six to be elected, while there are
two candidates for recorder and mar
shall
A few carloads of cattle have been
shipped from here to the Union stock
yards at Portland by Tom Benson,
representative of the Union Meat
company in Portland.
Louis Scholl, jr, has returned from
the Seven Devils country in Idaho
where he has been looking after some
business interests.
Attorneys Oliver p. Morton and R.
r. johnson were Portland visitors
Wednesday and Thursday, and it was
reported that they made talks before
the oregon Bar association, which
met there last week.
Much of the grading work along
the Umatilla where the bridge is be-
ing repaired has been completed, and
tie new span will be put IN in a very
short time.
A meeting was held at the home of
Miss Della King Saturday evening
for the purpose of taking steps TO
place a circulating library at Echo.
Many of the people here are inter
ested in the mattec and it is under
stood tha: much go3i reading could
be furnished the people in this way.
. few Of the teachers from hera
expect to take in the teachers insti-
tute at La Grande this week.
T. NJ. Johnson of Lowden station,
Washington. has arrived here and
will have charge of the Tum-a-lum
Lumber company's business here.
Charles Hoskins has been quite Ill
for several days at the home of his
parents.
The f'remen of Echo are arranging
to give a big ball Thanksgiving, which
promises to be one of the leading
events of the kind ever given here.
Barney Sheridan has purchased 40
acres of land under the Hinkle
ditch, for which he paid $50 pei
acre. This is fine alfalfa land, and
will prove a fine investment.
Messrs. Ford and Toft, who are
known as the potato kings, expect to
have 1000 sacks for market this
year.
The fire company has received the
bell tower and the bell will be put
UP in a few days.
Arrangements are being perfected
for a gymnasium in Echo, which
will fill long felt want. 1t is under
stood that it will be on the plan OF
the Pendleton gym.
H. NJ Gillette, proprietor of the
Hotel Echo, was recent visitor ir
Portland.
Work on the Umatilla project al
this end of the line is going on in the
best possible way. Water has beer
run to a point about IL miles from
the headgate toward the dam.
People Coming.
With the amount of land that there
is to be irrigated in the vicinity o
Echo and Hermiston by private con
Germs and by the government tn!
country is bound to have a popula
ton more than doubling its presen
number before long. People vii
come when they see what the ianC
and water will produce. Bette
fruits were never raised than can b.
raised here. This is true of various
crops, and "spuds" are immense thi
year. What more does a countr!
need than fine grains. fruits, stock
vegetables, etc, with good people t.
raise them?
Work Goes On.
The work now going on on the ex
tension of the Hinkle ditch is pro
crossing nicely, and before long man,
hundreds of acres Of land will be wa
tered under this project additional t
what they already have water for.
large force Of men and teams ar
now grading things in shape with
. view to having many people locate OF
the tracts.
Potatoes Plentiful
Great quantities Of potatoes are be
, ing marketed from this vicinity thi
:, fall. Some Of the growers say the,
, will be able to realize from $50 to $S
!. per acre from their crops this sea
. son. They are large and among tn
finest ever seen here. The Page
4 Kyle farm has had fine crop.