Echo Fourth of July Celebration Draws Crowds in Echo
Echo town prepares a grand Fourth of July in Echo with out-of-town visitors, flags, fireworks, and a full lineup. The Echo Symphony Orchestra will provide music for a grand ball at the city hall. Events include a 9 am parade, Buckaroo contest, baseball game Umatilla vs Echo, multiple races, horse and hose cart contests, and dancing in the evening.
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Echo Symphony Orchestra
Echo
America
J. E. Taylor
City Hall
Bridge Street
Railroad Street
Main Street
Water Street
Echo Coronet Band
Liberty Car
Echo Fire Department
Umatilla
Echo Benefit and Local Rail Investments Mentioned
The O R and N notes freight costs rise from portage around Celilo Falls yet Echo remains comparatively favored. Upper John Day valley towns Canyon John Day and Prairie City raised 380000 to extend the Sumpter Valley narrow gauge line from Baker City, and Echo is urged to obtain a real transcontinental road instead.
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Celilo Falls
Echo
Grant
Harney
Malheur
John Day Valley
Canyon
John Day
Thanks for kindness during illness and loss of our babe
To the kind friends and neighbors who assisted us during the sickness and death of our beloved little babe we express heartfelt thanks to those sending flowers and helping with the music May the Lord bless you all and spare you such sorrow M C Norman and family
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Norman
Goddess of Liberty contest nets $256 in local pageant
Ruth Strahm and Audrey Wattenburger vied for Goddess of Liberty with spirited support from friends while net proceeds reached 256 dollars. Clifton Cleaver of Western Land and Irrigation Co reports rare sport angling in the Uma tilla river with a catch totaling two pounds in weight. A Dewey child from Agnewville, Va recovered from an infant cholera episode using Chamberlain's Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, praised for its reliability.
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Ruth Strahm
Goddess of Liberty
Miss Strahm
Audrey Wattenburger
Butter Creek
Clifton Cleaver
Western Land & Irrigation Company
Echo
Umatilla
Dewey
Agnewville
Thin & Dorn
Infant Daughter Dies in Echo Home
Saturday morning the home of Mr and Mrs M C Norman in Echo was saddened by the death of their infant daughter Funeral services were held Saturday afternoon by Rev Metcalf and the remains were laid to rest in the O O P cemetery The bereaved family has the communitys sympathy during this sad hour of affliction.
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M. C. Norman
Echo
Irrigated product samples gathered for east shipment
Mr. Mrvin a government employee, in company with Frank Sloan of the Columbia Land Co, gathered irrigated crops this week including wheat rye and alfalfa. Rye reached over eight feet on W D Jellison’s ranch under the Furnish-Coe project. Samples will be sent east.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Sloan
Columbia Land Co
Mrvin
W. D. Jellison
Furnish-Coe
Wheat samples from Howard and Houser farms displayed
The Register Office reports two wheat samples this week from W. R. Howard and Zoe Houser farms. The heads were large and well filled with irrigation grown Howard wheat reaching four feet high.
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Register Office
W. R. Howard
Zoe Houser
Howard Place
Local Industry Listing Highlights Several Factories
A historical echo lists multiple industrial enterprises including a first class cement block manufacturer a candy factory planing mill electric lights sash and door factory building and loan organization cigar factory cheese factory broom factory sugar factory and canning factory reflecting a diverse industrial economy.
Death of Mrs Della A Smith in Pendleton Hospital
Mrs Della A Smith died of stomach cancer at Pendleton hospital Wednesday night at 12 o'clock on June 0 1900. She was 56. Funeral from M E Church Echo today Friday at 2 pm Rev Metcalf officiating. Remains buried in I O O F cemetery. She leaves two sons and two daughters: Nellie King Peshtigo Wis, BE Albert Pendleton, Samuel Penry Echo, W W Penry Echo. Community condolences offered.
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Pendleton Hospital
Della A. Smith
M. E. Shurch
Echo
Metcalf
Pastor Arrives to Lead Echo Congregation
Rev. F. L. Clark a Presbyterian minister and his family have moved from Monument to Echo to settle. He will conduct Sunday services in the hotel room adjacent to the Hoskins Hotel with Sunday School in the morning and preaching in the evening inviting all members of the community.
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F. L. Clark
Echo
Monument
Special rate rail fare offered for July 2 to 4 travel
The O. R. & N. Co. will sell round trip tickets on July 2, 5 and 4 with return by July 6 at one third fare to all points within 200 miles. Agent P. C. Hewren advertises this special rate to local travelers.
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Good
P. C. Hewren
Agt
Oregon and Washington Land Company Incorporation
A new firm in Oregon and Washington forms to conduct general land and real estate business, irrigation projects, and light and power ventures. Articles filed June 5 and 20 with state and county clerks. Principal office Keho with Chicago, Baker City, Spokane, and Portland branches. Officers include E B Cleaver president and J T Hinkle vice president.
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Oregon & Washington Land Company
Secretary of State
Frank Saling
E. E B. Cleaver
W. Messner
W. J. Stapish
Clifton Cleaver
J. T. Hinkle
Keho
Chicago
Baker City
Spokane
Portland
Echo
W.T. van Slack
J. W. Messner
Twenty Five Cents in the Price of Peace Ad
The advertisement promotes Chamberlain's Salve priced at 2 cents for quick relief from itching and smarting caused by skin diseases, offered for sale by Dorn & Dorn.
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Chamberlain
Dorn & Dorn
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ORROW
Young America
Nets Committee
M. C. Normen
the Register Office
W.W. H. Boyd
Hant
Pastor
NEW Company Incorporated
Oregon
Washington
Pany
Iric
Tion
Cather
The
Lisle Co
Echo, Ore
UT Glass
PL Do& Co
A. Reid
T Drug Store
J. Frank
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