The Butler weekly times. (Butler, Mo.) 1881-1918, 1913-08-07
A Letter From Oregon.

Pendleton, Oregon, July q, 1913.
Mr.. w. B. Miller, Rich Hill, Mo
Dear Father:-This isSunday even
ing and l will try to write to yon.
did not write last week. Last Sun
day was such hot day, in fact, il
was the hottest day we have had this
year. The Government thermometer
registered 1O7 in the shade. Mon
day, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thurs
day up about four O'Clock in the al
ternoon was very hot. Quite thun'
der shower came up Thursday after
noon and cooled things off and we
have had nice weather ever since.
Today has been very pleasant. The
heat was different this year, being
much like it is back home.
Twill try to tell you something
about our place. 1t is in Morrow
county about 65 miles across country
from here, but farther than that by
the railroad. When we 60 there we
60 to Hepner Junction. which is west
of here below Umatilla, then we 90
out on the Hepner branch about Is
miles to Cecil and our place is one
and one-half miles from Cecil. The
railroad runs along the west line of
the place. Willow Creek runs through
the place and from it we get water
to irrigate. There is 81 and frac-
ton acres in the place besides one
acre on which the school house
stands, which will 60 back to the
place should they ever move the
school house, which they are talking
about doing and | feel sure that they
will 40 so soon.
We have a nice little house with
lots of shade, small orchard just be-
ginning to bear, small barn and |
think that there is good 60 acres in
alfalfa. Last year they cut tons of
hay to the acre. That was at three
cuttings, and they pastured the fourth
crop. They are just finishing putting
up the second crop now. The land
is all level and easy to irrigate. The
water rights are all 'adjudicated and
do not cost me anything other than
keeping the bitches in good shape.
bargained to pay $4,000 for the
place, $1,000 down and $4,000 last
year, and $3.50 year until it is paid
for. | rented the place last year for
$1,000 which made the payment. l
could not get the right kind of man
to rent it for cash this year, so
leased it to man, who came we'll
recommended to me for three years
for half of the net proceeds of the
place. l figure on paying the inter
est out Of my wages and letting the
place pay for its self. 1t looks like
a pretty big bite to handle, but if l
can keep my health and my job, l
think that l will make it all right. The .
only drawback is that it is so far
away that cannot look after it like ]
would like to from here. l think
hat by the time the Panama Canal is !
opened that land of that class will be
worth more than it is now and that l
IAN sell it. lam holding it at$l5, 600 7
low and l consider it we'll worth the
money. 1t will grow anything in the I
hape of fruit and vegetables. 1t is
onsidered lower and about three
weeks earlier than it is here. There
re no rock at all on the place ex-
epting in the creek bed where there j
re gravel and sand good for build c
,g concrete. Around Hermiston n
nd Stanfield; which are between "
ere and there, land is selling for
200 per acre for the raw land. Then Il
on have to level it and pay extra for v
our water right. Then you do not "
ave the quality of land that we have.
We want to stay here until we get n
he place paid for, then if we do not X
I'll it, we will 90 down and live on R
. 1t takes lots of work on a place c.
{ that size. It is Just about all one Ii