East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1912-03-07
GROWING ECHO WANTS
A NEW CHARTER
VOTERS TO DECIDE NATTER
AT ELECTION IN MAY
Numa Lee Is Appointed to Fill Un-
expired Term of City Marshal
Dcmented Stranger Picked Up and
Brought TO County Seat.
Especial Correspondence. }

NSPcCldI correspondence
Echo, Ore, March Echo is to
have new charter. The town has
outgrown its swaddling clothes some
time past
Echo was Incorporated under the
present state law which has now
been found inadequate for the gov
ernment of the town. A committee
from the council has been working
for several weeks on the new charter
and last night at the regular meeting
of the city council it was passed as
an ordinance.
1t will be placed before the people
at a special election called for that
purpose on May II to be voted upon,
under the initiative and referendum
law The new charter will be on n
broader plane, definitely defining the
privileges and duties of the city.
Mr.. Edw. Litsey returned yesterday
from Harper, Kansas, where he has
been visiting with his parents for al
most year Mr.. Litsey said that
they haye winter in earnest at Harper
and is glad to reach Oregon again.
A letter received here this week
from Charles Horsman formerly of
Pendleton. but now of Centralia,
Wash, states that he had just sold
his ten acre farm in the edge of Cen
tralia for $4,000. Mr.. and Mrs Horse
man have a house and three lots
where they now live in town.
Rev. and Mrs. +. e. Finley, Mes
danes L. w. Keeler and l A. Cob
bell and Miss Lois Smith, were repre-
sentatives from this place to the Sun
day school convention he'd at HermIs-
ton this week.
Mrs Mary Barker is over from
Heppner this week.
Mrs. f. r. Everitt and Mrs. w A
Jones visited in Pendleton the first
of the week.
Mrs. Letta Galbreath of The Dalles
Of Miss Avis Gaunt and Mrs DOLLS
Cox.
U. d. Holmes has returned home
after several weeks stay at Hermis-
ton where he was doing carpentering
work for the Western Land Co.
Numa Lee of this place was ap-
pointed at the council meeting last
night to fill the unexpired term of
City Marshal Witworth, whose resig-
nation was accepted.
l.. \. Estab and son Fee returned
this morning from Pendleton.
Mrs Johnny Bryant, accompanied
by her little daughter. Wilma, return
ed to Pendleton Sunday evening after
a few days visit here with hel
daughter, Mrs. Ed Horsch of this
| place
A heavy rain fell here yesterday ano
last night. There is light fall OF
| snow this morning but it is melting
almost as fast as it falls.
Hugh d. Smith arrived here Tues
| day from Vancouver, Wash, and il
looking after business interests.
The Christian Endeavor and Phil
itaea class will give an entertainment
! at the I. o. o. F.. hall tomorrow night
Mrs. farley, right from her old cur
iosity shop will exhibit a beautiful
line Of wax works.
Mrs. Roy Ward held her milliner.
opening on Monday at her home ol
Bridge street.
Thomas Ross, manager of the woo
securing mills of this place, arrive'
here this morning. Work of overhaul
ing the mill and getting ready for tn
seasons run will begin shortly.
, A demented man was picked u
: here yesterday by Deputy Marsha
, Brackenbury and taken up to Pendle
ton last evening and turned over
the sheriff.