East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-23


has charge of the ditch work at this
end Of the Umatilla project, says tha
the work about here is soon to b(
complete. About 20 men are EN-
ployed as yet along the ditche;
watching breaks and repairing any
damage that might be done while
the water is being run through to-
ward the reservoir. While very lit
tie trouble has been experienced sc
far 1t will take some time to gel
things working just right.
It is rported that the Echo office
will be discontinued soon after the
first of the year and that what work
remains will be conducted at Her
miston. Attorney o. P. Morton, rec
lamtion attorney will be at Hermis-
ton probably for some months tc
come, and Mr.. King and others EN-
ployed here will probably go to Her
miston or elsewhere in the service Of
the government.
Christmas Ball.
The local firemen will give a grand
mask ball on Christmas eve. Elabo-
rate preparations are being made fol-
this occasion.
Athletic Association.
The Echo Athletic association has
been permanently organized with the
following officers: ]. C. Hoskins
president; ]. Mathes, vice president;
F. NJ, Conner, secretary; VIM. Hog
gard, treasurer. The club is arrang-
ing to play a game of basket ball
with Umatilla in the near future.
Grand Master Scott of the I. o. o.
F. lodge lectured here a few evenings
ago.
The members Of the ladies' aid held
a church fair and social on the 18th
which proved to be a great success.
Cattle Shipments.
Eleven carloads of cattle went out
from this place in the past several
days to the Union Meat company at
Portland, most of which was shipped
by the Stanfield brothers, and a few
loads were shipped by Frank Sloan.
Seven loads of these were steers and
were for Christmas beef. Many ship
ments are expected to b made after
the first of the year.
School Tax Lexied.
At a recent meeting of the school
board a six mill tax was levied by
the school district. Last year it took
an 1S-mill tax to raise the money
that a 6-mill tax will raise this year.
There was quite a fall Of snow in
the Echo country Friday and Satur-
day, being almost enough for sleigh
ing. The rain of Saturday took most
Of it away, however
Pioneer to California.
D. McCarty, an old pioneer of the
Butter creek country, accompanied
by his wife, has gone to Turlock, CAL
ifornia, to visit relatives and to spend
the winter.
The odd Fellows lodge Of this place
is contemplating putting in a pipe
line from the city reservoir to the
cemetery in order to furnish water
FOR the cemetery.
W. W. Wolf of Foster has some
peanuts on exhibition that are three
inches long and almost an inch
thick, which he grow on his farm a
few miles from here. They are mon
ster peanuts, and a great advertise
ment for this section of the country. |
For the Bridge.
The hundred foot span for the west
end of the bridge over the Umatilla |
at this place has arrived, and a force
Of men will be put to work today put
ting up the piers for the erection of
he bridge. Three new piers will be
built. The river will be high for
few months from now on, and 1t is
necessary to have the bridge repair
ed so that the teams can drive over
instead of fordlng the river as has
been done for some time.
The Newport Construction COM
pany still has large force of men
1t work on the Hinkle Ditch com
1any extensions few miles from
here. Many hundred additional acres
will be irrigated by this company in
1 short time.
Mrs. James C. Hoskins, who was
taken to the hospital at Pendleton a
few days ago on account OF illness.
has returned home much improved.
1t looks as though every one would
have a good time here Christmas.
Great preparations have been made.
The young folks have been skating
some OF late ON the different smaller
streams
The pupils In Miss Rippey's and
Miss Kings rooms will unite in
Christmas exercises Tuesday after
noon, December "a. Parents and
friends Of the public schools will at
END.
q. H. Brown, editor of the Echo
Register was a business visitor in
Hermiston Saturday.
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