East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1908-01-06

Echo, Jan. 6.-Mr. and Mrs. ]. W
Reece, who reside a few miles from
this place, announce the marriage O
their daughter, Miss Myrtle to ]. W
Stine, OF Colfax, at the home of tn
brides parents. Sunday, January ~
The bride is well and favorabl,
known here. They will make thei
home in Colfax.
New Teacher Arrives.
Miss Inez Rutherford of Crane
Rapids, Mich, arrived here yesterda,
and this morning she began teachinl
the fourth grade in the Echo public
school to fill the vacancy caused by
the resignation Of Miss Della King
Miss Rutherford comes highly recon.
mended.
Meetings Close.
The meetings which have been ir
progress at the. NJ. E. church for the
past 10 days came to a close last
night. Rev. Clark, Of this place, was
assisted by Rev. Israel Putnam OF
Athena, who returned home today
The meetings were quite successful
though the attendance was not as
large as was expected.
Putting In Span.
A large force OF men are now en-
ployed in putting in the 100-foot span
for the far end of the bridge over the
Umatilla river at this place. E. H.
Kingsley has the contract for the
work and 1t will be pushed to COM
pletion as rapidly as possible.
New Street Lights.
The city of Echo has invested in
eight street lamps, 500 candle-power
gasoline. which are giving good salts
faction. They have been placed about
the principal parts OF the town.
The Pavilla Comedy company will
open a two-nights engagement in
Echo tomorrow evening. The compa-
ny comes highly recommended ana
for the past two weeks they have been
playing at the Star theater in PEN
dleton.
Attorneys Oliver P. Morton and r.
R. Johnson have been spending the
past few days at Hermiston on busi-
ness.
Wild Geese Plentiful.
Wild geese are plentiful in the
Echo and Hermiston country, and
great numbers Of them are alighting
In the grain fields east of town.
Sportsmen are succeeding in getting
a great many OF them.
Enos Palmer has been here for
several days visiting relatives.
Frank P. Miller, one of the we'll
known ranchers Of the Meadows
country, near here, has gone to Kan
sas where he will visit relatives for
several weeks.
A large force of men continues to
be employed on the extensions be-
ing made by the Hinkle Ditch COM
pany on the lands under their pro-
ject a few miles from here. The work
will be In shape to irrigate many ad-
ditional acres of land for next sea-
son.
Want Farming Land.
A number OF people have been in
this vicinity of late inquiring for
farming land, and many Of them have
already filed on honhesteads on land
which had been abandoned a few
miles from here some years ago. II
is now found that this Is good farm
ing land, and that good use can be
made Of 1t, as the very best of wheat |
can be raised upon 1t. Wheat land
Is considered valuable property in |
eastern Oregon nowadays.
A dance was given at the city hall |
Friday night by Messrs. Oliver and
Spike. which proved to be a very
affair.
Cattle Shipped
The Frye-Bruhn company Is be-
to ship out a great many
'attle to Portland and other points.
which have been feeding in the
Meadows country for a few months
'ast. They are going out in first
lass condition. A great many cattle
Viii be shipped from Echo within
he next month.
There have been a few leaks along
ne ditch Of the Umatilla project in
ne vicinity Of Echo OF late. They
'ere not Of serious nature, however.
nd were soon repaired. N
The Tum-a-lum Lumber company
arranging to make some extensive
improvements in its yards in Echo.
Basketball.
The Echo basketball team recently
layed a game with the Umatilla
'am, and the score resulted In favor
UmatilIa by a score of 81 to 4.
Tom Benson OF the Union Meat }
'mpany in Portland, has been here
ranging to make some shipments
cattle.
Parties still complain of having
'al stolen from their places, and the
ficers are keeping close watch Of J
e thieves.
The farmers Of this section are very
uch pleased over the outlook for
ops, especially Of wheat. The
Gather is fine for crops.