East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-04-22

Echo, April 22.-Great loads OF
wool hauled by four horse teams are
now being brought in to the Echo
warehouses from the country SUR
rounding, where sheep shearing is
going on at full blast at this time.
Shearing has already been done on
the Harry Bartholomew, Rhea
Brothers and other herds. Robert
Stanfield will shear $1,000 head i'm
mediately. Jake Watenberger has
his plant of twelve machines at work,
besides there are other machines in
the vicinity.
A large number of shearers are In
the country, and 1t is estimated that
about million pounds of wool will
be brought into Echo this season
Many thousand head will be sheared
in this vicinity this season.
The Echo Commercial club will
soon have the 5000 pamphlets de-
scriptive Of Echo and it's resources
issued. A meeting will be held this
evening to discuss this and other
questions.
Mr.. King, of the reclamation serv-
ice, has been a visitor to Walla Wal
la and Pendleton.
Greenvllle Moore and wife have
gone to North Dakota. Mrs. Moore
was here for some time for her
health.
J. Fl. Shull has leased the dining
run a first class restaurant in the
future.
w. Frazer has been quite Ill for
several days. He is a son of Mrs.
Henry Green of Pendleton, and it is
possible that he will be taken to the
Pendleton hospital for treatment.
Mrs. NJ. F. Dorm and son Henry;
have gone to Twin Falls, Idaho.
where they expect to reside. -.
L. s. Irwin has sold his desert claim
near the Cold Springs dam to par
ty from Spokane for a consideration
Of $4,000. This claim was purchased
by Mr.. Irwin about a year ago for
$500.
Work on the Umatilla project in
this vicinity is progressing nicely.
The farmers are busy with spring
work. Many gardens are being put
in and things generallys look very
prosperous about Echo.
County recorder Hendley was in
the city Saturday.
Good Price for Sheep.
Robert Stanfield recently shipped
200 head of mutton sheep, which
sheared a little more than 81 per
head. Altogether, the sheep brought
him s1233. They were shipped to
the Klondlke country.
Big Grader at Work.
The work of enlarging the Hinkle
lateral is being made from the main
canal, where big grader drawn by
IL horses Is at work
.shipD d Cattle.
Barney Sheridan recently shipped
| couple of carloads of cattle which
brought him & cents per pound.
There are only about 20 carloads
more to go from this section this
spring.
Married Yesterday.
The marriage of Miss May Prall to
Jesse Oliver was solemnized yester-
day afternoon at the home of the
brides parents.
Runaway Friday.
Harry Bartholomew had q runa-
way Friday. His horses were hitch
ed to the buggy in front of the
George Miller store when they broke
loose and started towards home
across the river. His buggy was
badly broken and the horses were
somewhat bruised. No other DAM
age resulted, however.
Good Wheat Prospects.
There is 10000 acres of wheat in
cultivation tributary to Echo, and
5000 of this is on the south side OF
the river There was more than 1C
inches of rainfall since November
and prospects were never more IA
vorable at this season Of the year for
Il good crop than they are this year
1t is understood that Echo will In
the future have a better fire insur-
ance rate.
Daughter Born.
A daughter was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. s. M. Mathis, few miles from
| this city AprfI ia