East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-12-09

Echo, Dec. s.-Cattle buyers are
now in the field and some shipments
! are being made. The Frye-Bruhn
company has shipped out five car
loads to Seattle, and three carloads
went out to Portland, shipped by
Frank Lacey. r. N. Stanfield has
shipped a carload Of mutton sheep
to Portland. From now on there
will be considerable activity in the
cattle and sheep market from this
section, though no great amounts
will go out until the first of the year.
The infant child of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ben Mccullough of the Meadows
country, died Saturday morning The
child was but a few hours old.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elt Spike have re-
turned from Medicine Hat, Alberta,
where they have been for several
weeks. They reported a very pleas
ant trip.
Thad Barnes, who has been suf-
fering with rheumatism for a few
months past, returned yesterday from
Pendleton. where he had been for
medical treatment.
Mrs Florence Huffard, a sister of
the well known merchant, F. T.
George, has been here visiting her
brother for several days.
Robert Lewis of Pendleton, was a
business visitor here Saturday.
Mrs. W. ]. Wattenberger has been
in Portland for several days for med
ical treatment.
There will be a special meeting of
the school board held at the school
house on December 16. for the pur-
pose Of levying the school tax.
The Echo hose company is making
arrangements for a dance to be CIV
en- next Tuesday night, December
"a. A committee was appointed to
make preparations for the occasion.
At recent meeting Of the Eci1o
city council. H. L. McNabb was
granted a license to sell liquor in
Echo. Mr.. McNabb recently
brought out J. E, Taylor in the sa'
loon business.
Little Yash.t.. Hoskins, who has been
quite seriously i'll, is considerably
improved. .....-...c
Arrangements are being made for
a social dance on next Friday eve
ming at the I. o. o. F. hall, which
promises to be quite an enjoyable af-
fair. .......
Considerable wheat continues to go
out from the different warehouses,
This is mostly wheat that was bought
early in the season and cars have
just been received to get It out.
The citizens have sizned petition
to be presented to the o. R. & n,
company, asking that the stock yards
be removed a block or two below
their present location. The yards
so near the town are considered a
great nuisance, and ii is thought that
the company will willingly comply
with the request
The Echo merchants are live and
up to date, and have fine display
Of holiday goods on exhibition. The
George & Miller stock Is as good as
can be found anywhere.
The Ladies' Aid of the NJ. E. church
is making elaborate preparations for
a fair which will be held December
II, 1907. in the rooms adjoining the
George Miller store. Many useful
and ornamental articles viii be on
sale. . .. r. ,.
Work on the Echo end Of the Una
tilla project is about done. Water
is being run through the headgate
from above Echo to a point a few
miles this side Of the dam, where it
is now running into the laterals. A
small force Is now employed here
looking after the ditch. repairing
leaks and doing other work Water
IS now in the ditch to considerable
depth and # all looks as though the
work on the ditch and laterals so far
as tested Is very satisfactory.
New Bell Tower.
The firenen are having the new
bell tower erected at the city hall
corner. The new bell has arrived
The tower will be completed within
few dayZ time.
Many POtatoes Haryeaed.
The potato Harvest in the Echo
country mas been an immense one
this year Aessrs. Kyle and Page
got 5000 saeks. witch lz equal n
about 1000 bushels. from ~ acre,
lof land, and az sfllls vse IN. ground
that mad never beer cultivated BE-.
fire. this r. cOnz15ere1 = fine crap
Pete Sheridan Yeceiye1 OyeF iDl
bushels u the acre tran Email
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