East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1909-05-11
Especial Correspondence.)


securing mill started up this morning.
There is a force of twenty men at
work, the warehouses are quite well
filled and wool is being shipped in for
securing. Three carloads of wool
were received this morning and more
is expected daily.
Contractor Sam Hastings of Pen
dleton, will remove the Masonic hall
its new foundation which has just
been completed by F. w. Godfrey.
New Restaurants.
]. W. Ludgate and wife of Portland
have rented the Esteb building on
Main street and are putting in a first
class restaurant. They have new
floor put in the building and today
they received carload of furniture
besides the ordinary fittings for the
business. They have pictures, mirrors
and everything needful for an upto-
date and attractive eating place. Mr..
and Mrs. Ludgate have been in the
restaurant business in Portland and
thoroughly understand the business,
and there has been a long felt need
of short order house here.
1t seems that the old homely saying
is true, that It never rains but it
pours," for others are also interested
in the restaurant line. Mr.. Mcleod
of Baker City. has rented the. Owl
building and will put in a short order
house. The carpenters are rushing
the work and will soon have it COM
pleted. This will make two hotels
and four restaurants in this place.
The band boys not to be outdone in
the dance line, are wiring the city
hall and will have it ready for their
dance next Friday night. Mr.. E. H.
Brown, who has heart as large as
watermelon, donated the use of his
no longer be in the dark, as he will
light his printing office and residence
with electricity.
Mr.. Hugh D. Smith, who recently
sold to c. r. Lisle the Smith hard
ware interests, bought back into the
firm We understand the firms name
will be the C. r. Lisle Hardware Co.
They expect to move in a few days in
to the new building just completed by
Mr.. Smith on Main street. They will
now be able to compete with any
hardware firm IN eastern Oregon.
About 125 people attended the
Elks' show al Pendleton from this
place during the evening of the 7th
Echo during the same evening came
nearer being cut off from the rest
Of the world than she has been in
years past, for both the telephone and
telegraph office was closed and no
one was able to send a message eth
er to or from this place,
Personals.
w. B. Hinkle, with a surveying
party, left here last week for Ukiah
at which place they will make their
, headquarters while surveying and es-
timat!ng on the irrigating project for
which water is to be brought across
Camas Prairie to Butter creek. They
expect to spend the greatest part of
| the summer at the work.
C. P. Adams left for Seattle today
on No. l.
G. P. Higinbotham today shipped
a carload of mutton sheep to the
Union Stock Yards at Portland. He
sends a shipment of hogs tomorrow.
Mrs. Orval Coffman of Pendleton
| is spending few days visiting with
her husband, who is employed in the
wool securing mill.
Raymond Thomas returned to
Portland Saturday. He has been WIS.,
iting with his parents the past two
weeks.
Miss Ida Daughtrey and Mable
Moore spent Sunday visiting friends
in Umatilla.
Twist Thomson left this evening
for Pendleton to visit with his faith
er, o. F. Thomson, who is in that
city under a doctors care.
T, G, Smith Is in Pendleton visit
ing at present.
James Brison of Pendleton spent
Saturday In Echo on a business and
pleasure trip combined.
Bert Longenecker has purchased
the bar fixtures Of Chas. Morrison in
the old Louvre saloon building. He
has also purchased the lunch counter
of w. S. Prior, which is in the same
building. He has applied for a H.
cence and expects to operate a near
beer joint.
Mrs. NJ. S. Jones spent Sunday In
Pendleton visiting Mrs. Ella Turpen-
ing.
Every one is joyful here over the
rain that is falling this evening,