East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1919-07-04
EAST OREGON|AH
SPECIAL NEWS
OF UMAT|L[A CO.
Rebecca Lodge at Echo
Instals New Officers
(East oregonian speciall

Sl ECHO July A.-The Henrietta Re-
I becca Degree lodge No. SO I, O. O. r
installed their elective officers on We'd
( nesday night for the ensuing term of
4 six months. The officers were as fol-
lows; Mrs, Louis Scholl Jr, Noble
Z Grand. Mrs. Millard Hewith. Vice No
\ BILE Grand; Miss Beulah Barker. Secre-
] tary; Mrs. +. r, Sommers, Treasurer,
j There were 2 tSmembers of the degree
1 staff of the Caltee Rebecca Lodge No.
4 2S4 of Standfield who came up and
4 conducted the degree work for the Re-
Z becca hodge of Echo There were five
Z candidates who were initiated. After
Z the lodge work was concluded, refresh
: ments Were served, and a pleasant time
! was enjoyed by all who were present.
4 Clifton Boggs, the IA year old son
4 of Mr.. and Mrs, Boggs, was severely
( injured on Wednesday while crossing
an irrgating ditch. The board across
the ditch broke and young Boggs fell
on n nail Several stitches were re-
quired He is under the care of Or.
+. r.. Dorm
The Echo people look upon Sriday.
July4 as day of great enjoyment. Be-
1 cause Echo is to have no celebration
I of her own. they must seek pleasure
elsewhere. A large per cent of the
people intend TO spend Friday and sat
uGiay in Pendleton. Several are going
to Umatilla and Lena on the Fourth
The Chautauqua being of special inter
est at Unatilla, and the Round I'm at
Lena
Mrs. B. Kinley left Tuesday to spend
several DAYS at Hot Lake.
Mrs. Ellen NJ. Mutton has resigned
as teacher of the seventh and eiehth
grades in the Echo school Mrs. Car
penter, former teacher at Pine city,
has been elected to fill the vacancy.
| j. r. Spinning left Tuesday TO speud
few days in Portland.
The farmers on Butter creek bo,-e
finished harvesting their first hay
crop. They have been offered fifteen
to eighteen dollars a ton for their hay
in the stacks. The prospects look good
for the second crop.
Echo expects to have hef fun auot:
| for the Salvation Army drive by Fri
day. July 4. The amount to be raised
is $500, of that sum $275 has already
been subscribed.
Peter Nelson, Edd Nell, Hugh Rae.
AMI Corey Harris, We're business visf-
tors in Echo on Wednesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. II. Crary and
daughter Nan, left Thursday to spend
the sourth at Hidaway Springs.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. F. Erbs and son.
Robert and Mr., ana Mrs. J. D. Israel
and family, drove over from Dayton,
wash, Tuesday to visit a few days at
the home of the Rev. and Mrs. Walter
Gleiser
Herbert Driskell and Mrs. Geo. Stev-
venson of Heppner. were in town We'd
nesday. They were accompanied bv
Mrs. H. G. HAYES and children of PEN
dieton and VIM. Driskell of La Grande
Mrs. Hayes and VIM. DriskeH had
been called to Heppner ythe illness
of their mother, Mrs. Tom DriskelI
4 Fred Depperman a prominent wheat
farmer of Butter creek, came in town
| Wednesday to get his combine. He ex-
poets to begin harvesting his grain the
latter part of the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. c. Campbell of oak
land Cal, who have been working on
I the Jake Bowman farm, went to PEN
ldieton, Wednesday to visit for a few
days.
Mrs. +. J. Hosklns of Echo is spend
ing a few days at the home of her
mother, Mrs j. F. Hoskins of PendIe.'
I ton.
! PendIeton visitors Tuesday from
Echo We're: Esther Scholl, BeulaEs Bar
ker and Mrs. Ellis.
Deputy Sheriff Joe Blakely of PEN
dleton, made busnes. trip to Echo-I
Wednesday
A fire on the C. p. Greene farm a |
rev miles north of town Wednesday. |
burned barn, wagon two head of |
hogs and few tons OF hay II was |
estimated loss of $500. The origin |
of the fire was unknown.
Asa r. Thompson left Tuesday for
spokane. He expects 10 go on to Port
land to attend some business in CON
nection with the Teel Irrigation Pro-
ject.
Sherman Roberts a farmer near
Echo was in town on business Wed
nesday.
Miss Sylvia Bennett of Hermiston
is visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs ,
Al Hiatt
Mrs. Sidney Stanfield. who has been
relatives in Echo for the past
three weeks left Thursday to visit in
Ffeevater She intends to leave in
a few days for her home at Vale Ore
eon.