East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-05-25

Echo, May 25-Last night the
closing exercises for the Echo pub
lie school were held at the city hall,
large number of people in Echo
and vicinity being in attendance. The
past school term has been a very sue
cessful one, and three of the four |
teachers in the school have been re-
elected for the next term-Professor
Keeler, Miss Della King and Miss
Rippey. The following program was
carried out.
Song--Ry the School.
Recitation - "Molly's Courtship,"
Frances Elan.
Piano puet---Mona Irwin and Vi
Wan Bailey.
Dialogue-"An Indian Raid" Mas
tiers Fsteb, Young and Blodgett,
Misses Kennison and Thrasher.
Song-"Beautiful Bird" Miss Rip
pey's Pupils.
Recitation-"College Oil Cans"
Helen Kirk.
Song - "Fairyland," Twenty-four
Girls.
Instrumental Music.
Tableau-"Nobody Works But
Father
Sash Drill-Niss Kings Pupils.
Song--Thelma and Edna Sailing.
Tableau-"Temptation."
Piano Duet-Vivian Bailey and
Mona Irwin.
"Ten Little Indians" Miss Rippey's
Pupils.
Recitation---"The Actors Story"
Ethel Wells.
Dialogue.-"The Matrimonial Ad-
yertisement," Misses Petersen, Grif-
fifth and Allen; Masters Ripper and
Fulfprd.
Song - Vacation" intermediate
Pupils.
Music.
Tableau--"Tenting on the Old
Camp Ground"
D Pantomime "Old Kentucky
: Home"
Song-"Our National Flag" by the
School.
Harper I'm Trouble.
-
I camp No. on the government pro-
ject, was arrested few evenings ago
I on complaint of his wife, who COM
! planned he had been too severe will,
their son, had been drunk and dis
3 orderly and various other charges
y He was placed under bonds, but the
suit was afterward dismissed, as the
A couple had settled property differ
8 ences and come to an understanding
. Recent Property Sales.
: Mrs. NJ. F. Dorm and son Henry
have purchased the j. NJ. Mummy
4 residence and two lots in the city.
; Mrs. Walter Smith has purchased
Z the confectionery store which ha:
: been conducted by Mrs. Chaffee neal
Z the Hotel Echo for some time.
3 ]. C. Gulliford has sold 100 acre
9 of land, three and a half miles souU
< of town to Chris Roberts of Idaho
. for a consideration of S270O. Mr.
Z Roberts will make his home here.
q Joe Bailey has returned from Ii
- Grande, where he has been attending
=, the l. o. o. F. convention as dele
n gate from Echo. Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Fl
:, Young have also returned, being del
~ egates from the /. Q. Q. F. and Re
n bekah lodges.
~ Some very fine strawberries hav
- been shipped in here from Umattll
lately and sold in the different stores
= They are reported as being as fin
as any Hood River berries that eve
y came into the market.
mi. IN, Echo
try Is beginning to head out in dill
ferent places, and 1t never locke
better than 1t does at this time
the year. The recent rains have bee
great benefit to crops of all kinds
Alfalfa will he cut in the course of
D. week, and some report that the frs
lie cutting will be made in some place
the first Of next week.
le M. and Mrs. Il. NJ. HoggaTt hav
Of arrived In Echo to locate permanent
~ ly. Mr.. Hoggart will be connecte
with the Palace barber shop.
- The s-year-old SON Of Mr.. and Mr.
W Thrasher has been quite seriously q
ry for several days with pneumonia.
w Roy White and Leland Russell u
ry the dam site and James Brown an
he Frank Russell were up from Her
w miston yesterday on hrief busines
ce trip.
to c. L. Morgan, the genial host q
d. the Hotel Hermiston, came up fror
tn that place Thursday and he In com
IL pany with Attorney r. r. Johnso
Ir- and Louis Scholl, jr., went for a spi
ou around the country. They incident
tn ally went hunting, and one Of thei
Do Is reoorted to have killed bird wit
X a stone.
u Everything is moving along nicel
~. at the government works. where
u large number Of men are continual
a. employed.
lal Water on Furnish Lands.
no C. u. Adams. who has charge
,he Furnish lands, states that ever,
thing is satisfactory so far Page
Kyle and the different parties WI
have land under the ditch are muc
- pleased with the way things are g.
er. ing. and have large amount
land under cultivation at this tim