East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1907-06-11

day from the effects of stroke OF
paralysis, took place from the M. e.
church at this place Sunday afternoon,
and she was buried in the Echo cem-
etery. She was a sister of Road Su-
pervisor Sailing. She leaves her hus-
band and two children to mourn her
loss.
Miss Beulah Barker, who has been
teaching school at lone, has returned
to Echo for her summer vacation. she
expects in a few weeks to attend a
summer school for teachers.
Editor E. H. Brown and wife went
to Portland Sunday morning for a
brief visit. They are expected to re-
turn today.
Seven carloads of local freight was
unloaded at Echo Saturday.
Attorney R. r. Johnson and Louis
Scholl, jr., were brief visitors In Her.
miston Sunday.
Nearly all the wool has been
brought into the warehouses, though
little is still arriving daily.
Mrs. w. Barmore has gone to Pen
dleton to see her son Harry Barmore
at the hospital, who was recently in
jured at the government dam.
Miss Duncan of Pendleton, is visit
ing at Colonel Spikes home for few
days.
Rev. Levi Johnson of Pendleton
was in Echo Sunday.
DR.. Dorm went to Portland yester'
day where he will remain for a short
time.
There will be several shipments Of
cattle made in the next several Gays.
w. C. Fitzpatrick has been sworn
in as temporary marshal for Echo
and VIM. Hoggart has been elected
city pump man.
The span in the bridge across the
Umatilla river at this place has beer
repaired and is now satisfactory fol
travel.
Contracting Sacks.
J, G. Callison, agent of the Inter
ior Warehouse company, states tina
he has contracted for a great numbe'
of wheat sacks for different farmer
in this vicinity at 10 cents per sack
1t is expected that several thousan'
will be spoken for in a very shor
time.
Testing Government Work.
Water was turned from the Una
tilla river into the government ditcl
ut the sand gate above Echo to ties
the work along the bitches. At thi
point the ditch is so feet wide, and
is riprapped on the bottom and on tn
sides. D. c. Heney and others at tn
head of the project, were here for tn
purpose of inspecting the work, an
it is said to be highly satisfactory s
far.
| Alfalfa Cutting.
| Alfalfa cutting is now going on |
full blast in the Meadows and Butte
creek country, heavy crop being re
ported for the first cutting. 1t
said to be one of the best alfalfa yeal
in the history of the country.
Cherries In Market.
Cherries are being brought into I'll
Echo markets by different fruitgroy
ers in the Butter creek country. TT
crop is reported to be far better tina
was at first expected. Some are b.
ing shipped out also.
Rubbish Caught Fire.
A serious fire might have resulte
Saturday night on account of the rul
bish in the rear of the Bonney harne
shop catching fire in some unknov
way. It was discovered, however, D.
fore 1t had time to spread to any
the several near by buildings.
Echo Has No Coal.
Echo is experiencing a coal famin
Its absence Is not as noticeable as
was during the winter, but many
the people have been using coal f
cooking purposes. Plenty Of wood
being received. however.
Gets Thirty Days.
A man giving his name as l.
Bradley, is now languishing in Il
county Jail for stealing a few toll
articles. Leo wanted to look mic
he said, and thought the Greeks alol
the railroad were not so particula
Several cars were sidetracked ne
here last week with gnag of labo
ers, and Saturday morning LIE
thinking there was no one about, we
into one of the cars and helped hir
self to a comb, a towel, lookiro gla
and various small articles. Sudde
! ly two Greeks nabbed him, and IT,
. him to the car while they went (
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