East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-03-29

Echo March 29.-It is reported that |
water has been turned into the main
canal of the Furnish ditch by the
Inland Irrigation company, to test tie
construction work, which was found
to be entirely satisfactory. ...
Mrs. E. e. Hutchinson and daugh-
ter are visiting with Mr.. and Mrs.
F. L. Brundage, who is a daughter of
the former.
oliver P. Morton is again at his post
in his office as attorney for the rec.
lamation service after spending several
weeks in Washington, D. c., in the
interests OF the project.
Mrs. Prior. who has been very Sc
r.ously Ill with consumption for some
time, is very low at this time.
There are st'll a few cases of small
pcy reported, though they are in a
very light form.
The Echo Lumber company has re-
ceived carload of coal which will
somewhat relieve the shortage.
Mr.. Koontz is also arranging to put
up frame structure 25x60 feet be-
tween the store and the hotel.
Miss Cora Wattenberger is now act
ing as stenographer for the Puget
Sound Bridge & Dredging company.
The prospects are good for an ex-
cellent hay crop in the Echo country
this season. .......
Fleet Young and wife were serenad-
ed by the Echo band at their home
Monday evening. The young couple
were married in Pendleton a short
time ago.
Mrs. G. Moore, who has been at Hot
Lake for some time, has been taken
to the hospital at Pendleton to recu-
perate.
i Work on the Hinkle ditch is going
forward with all possible speed.
One of the men employed on the
government ditch was quite painfully.
but not seriously injured yesterday
while at work along the rock part of
the work, one of the large chunks OF
rock flying up and hitting him in the
head.
G. S. Nudge is arranging to open up
a furniture store in Echo in the old
hotel building, which will be remodel
ed by j. II. KoontZ, the owner, next
door to the Miller grocery store.
| May Stop Here.
Echo and Hermiston are making an
effort to have the business men OF
Portland stop here on their tour OF
eastern Oregon. 1t is quite important
that the visitors be given an opportu-
nifty to view the working of the UNA
tilla project that they may KIN wv what
may be expected of this section OF
country after the water is run on the
land. 1t is more than probable thai
they will stop along the line of the
project II 1t is possible for them tc
do So ..l
Elks Are Back.
Several of the Echo Elks who wen
to Pendleton last evening to attend
, the meeting. of the Elks and initiation
| returned home this morning Their
: are two new Elks in town, who wen
IN from here. They went through
without a frown, saying there wa
naught to fear. ,
For Stealing Bedding.
James Boyle was arrested yesterda,
for stealing bedding and differen
small articles about the government
camps. He was given $50 days in tn
county Jail by Justice of the Peac
Dorm.
Cattle Shipments.
Five or six carloads of cattle hav
been shipped out in the past week
different points in the west, and fou
carloads have just gone out to TIL
Dalles, where they will be killed an
shipped on to the camps along tn
| north bank railroad. They were a
, brought in from the Butter cree
and Meadows country and were sol
at $3.50. Some cattle are being hel
on account of the shortage of car
There will not be many more sh ppe
f.axo Att, ,oipt fhic anaeon.