East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1921-04-27

issued. The local fire department was
soon on the job and the fire was eX-
tinguished in but short time. Rub
Der had been placed in the stove and
1t had burned the chimney thus caus-
( ing the alarm.
f. W. Andrews returned home Tues
day morning from a short business
/ trip TO Portland.
Miss Lena Kononan Of Nolin is here
taking care OF Mrs. George Jines, who
is very i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hansen of Pleasant
Valley oregon. are visiting at the J. p.
Bell home.
C. r. Hawkins is employed with
both trucks hauling gravel on the
highway near Hermiston.
Mr.. and Mrs. viii Howard of Butter
Creek were shopping in Echo, Monday.
County Sheriff, zoeth Houser, was
in Echo on. official business, Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs Ralph Saylor spent
the weekend with friends and rela-
tives in Milton and Freewater.
Speed limit signs were placed on the
highway by the school house, Monday,
Mr.. and Mrs. n. A. Bleakney are the
proud parents OF an S-pound daughter
born to them. Sunday at the Hermis-
ton hospital.
Mrs Frank Hale, who has been in
Seattle this winter for medical treat
ment, returned to her home in Echo,
Tuesday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen Thomson, Chas.
Bartholomew and r. r. Lewis went
to Pendleton this morning to appear
before the county court to ask county
aid on the Echo Butter creek road.
There has been 145 days labor sub
scribed with teams or tractors all
ready and it is thought probably that
when the county court takes little in
terest in the road more labor will be
subscribed.
Mrs. f. Hoskins and son and Violet
Corrigael went to Heppner today to
visit Rudy Corrigael of that city, who
is employed in the First National
Bank
A very delightful birthday party was
enjoyed by a large company of friends
at the home of Mrs. Twls Teel and son
last Sundat afternoon.
Mrs. r. b. Stanfield left Sunday for
Portland where she will join her hus-
band, who went down with cattle Sat
urday evening.
Ollie Lee of the Big Stone Flat coun-
try west of Butter Greek was and Echo
visitor Monday.
w. 3. Finley of Hermiston spent
Monday in Echo attending to business.
Mr. Finley recently rented his large
wheat ranch in Sand Hollow and mov-
ed to his newly purchased home in
Hermiston
w. ]. Wattenburger who was called
to Pendleton Monday to act as juror
will sit in the jury now trying the Jap
murder case in the county court.
H w. Hill and brother, r. C. Hill,
tourists from Boston. Mass, are still
wondering how they ever escaped with
whole skin when their car plunged
over an eight foot embankment on the
highway a short distance above Echo
Saturday morning. The boys were on
their way from Boston Mass, to Van
couver, Wash. in an Overland calT altl
of course as they had heard how good
our roads were they were stepping on
the gas at pretty good rate when
they attempted to pass a car. AS their
car hit the soft gravel it left the road
and turned completely over landing
on its side, spilling the boys. baggage
and all out in the ditch. They both
received a severe shaken up and II.
w Hill has ha01V Wrenched back.
They will continue their interrupted
trip as soon as their car can be repair
ed in the local garage.
Flint Dawson of Stanfield was and
Echo visitor Saturday.