Cracksmens Safery Break at Lisle Hardware Store
Two suspects James McCall and James Braden were arrested after a Friday night burglary at Lisle Hardware Company. The robbers blew open the safe but obtained no booty. nitroglycerine, fuses and tools were left behind. Sheriff Taylor and officers believe the pair are the culprits, with McCall an ex convict linked to prior thefts.
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Lisle Hardware Company
Main
Dupont Streets
F. M. Godfrey
Thad Barnes
St. Bernard
Agin
Hoggard
Taylor
Pendleton
Wilson
Echo
James McCall
James Braden
McCall
Idaho Penitentiary
Last Day Vote for Goddess of Liberty Ends Tonight
Voters must cast ballots by this evening to select the Goddess of Liberty among several candidates. The city hall dance by the Echo Symphony Orchestra drew a good crowd Friday night. Mrs. Lena Howard of Baker City visits Mrs. L. W. Keeler in Echo amid rumors of a late dark horse entry.
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Goddess of Liberty
Echo Symphony Orchestra
Lena Howard
Baker City
L. W. Keeler
Echo
Ruth Strahm
Audrey Wattenburge
Stella NcCullough
Avis Peterson
Ruth Godfrey Cy
Lois Smith
Hertha Allen U
Bessie Andrews
Echo School Bonds Sold
Morris Bros of Portland are the successful bidders for the Echo school bonds. The bonds were sold at par.
Echo to Build Modern Fireproof School With 25 000 Bond Issue
The Echo district issues 25 000 dollars in bonds at par to Morris Bros of Portland for a new fireproof Echo school building. Bonds bear 5 percent interest, mature in twenty years with redemption after five, and construction starts soon. The school will be erected of cement brick or stone and ready for fall term occupancy. Also notes a nursing mothers remedy using Chamberlain s Salve. Dorn and Horn sell the salve.
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Echo
Morris Bros
Portland
Keho
Oregon
Water in Umatilla reservoir reaches seasonal peak
The government reservoir for the Umatilla project is now full for the season as the headgate of the intake canal is closed. All river water will be allocated to private projects, and the water depth at the dam reaches 50 feet.
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Umatilla
Grand Forks Orchards Plans 640 Acre Expansion
Capitalists buy 640 acres from Columbia Land Company in Grand Forks North Carolina to subdivide into small tracts and plant fruit trees. Plans include twenty dwellings and land lies in sections 16 and 28. Frank Sloan has blueprints and will seek cost estimates for clearing. Active work to begin soon.
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Grand Forks
N. C
Columbia Land Company
Frank Sloan
Grand Forks Orchards
Hermiston Nine Withdraws to Play Pendleton On Fourth
Hermiston has withdrawn from the game with Echo on the Fourth and agreed to meet Pilot Rock in Pendleton that date. Echo arranging a game with Armadilla on the Fourth at home promises a lively contest with strong Echo representation.
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Hermiston
Echo
Pilot Rock
Pendleton
Echo Boys
Umatilla Nine
Armatilla
Returned with a Bride Frank Corea Marries in California
Frank Corea, a prosperous meadow farmer below Echo, returned last week from an extended stay in California with Mrs. Corea whom he married while away. Neighbors welcome the couple and wish them happiness and prosperity.
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Frank Corea
Echo
California
Corea
Frank
Mrs. Corea
Echo Reds Top Hermiston In Local Baseball Clash
Echo Reds visited Hermiston on Sunday and defeated the Hermiston nine on their home field. A sizable crowd watched the game with Echo leading throughout. Echo lineup included Turner Y Whelpes Smith Tand Campbell Glese Gilbert Hoynton Ganger Canfield Morrison Gilcurist Puisifer Richmond Blam Sulser Stewart Kerschaer.
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Echo Reds
Hermiston
Echo
Echo Hermiston Turner Y Whelpes
Smith Ie Tand
Campbell Ib Glese
Gilbert
Hoynton
Ganger Ab Canfield
Morrison
Gilcurist Puisifer
Richmond Blam of
Sulser
Stewart
Kerschaer
George Coppinger Elected Director in Echo School Vote
At the annual district No. 5 school election in Echo on Monday, George Coppinger was elected director for three years, succeeding Joseph Cunba. Louis Scholl Jr. was re elected clerk. The clerk’s annual report was submitted and approved.
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Echo Monday
George Coppinger
Joseph Cunba
Louis Scholl, Jr
Fire near Croarkin residence averted by quick action
A small blaze sparked among straw and manure in a barnyard near FE Croarkin’s residence Sunday evening. Dr Reid and others quickly fought it with a hose, likely caused by a dropped match. Meanwhile a school pageant has girls awaiting the Goddess of Liberty role.
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P. Croarkin
Reid
Leg Breaks on Bucking Horse at Stanfield Ranch
J. A. Reno, a worker on the R. Stanfield ranch, broke his right ankle when a bucking horse reared and fell. Dr. Reid reduced the fracture and Reno is recovering.
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J. A. Reno
R. Stanfield Ranch
Engineer Lilly Plans Land Platting for Furnish-Coe Project
Civil engineer G. W. Lilly of the Columbia Land Company travels from Porthind to Eeho to plat additional land under the Furnish-Coe project. The parcel will be subdivided into five and ten acre tracts for market sale.
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G. W. Lilly
The
Columbia Land Company
Eeho
Porthind
Furnish-Coe
Echo Plant Sale Clarified and Local Notices
The Echo editor misstated a purchase by Alton Barnes of the Echo plant. actually a small idle plant at Shaniko was sold. The Crowley versus Travis desert land contest appeared before Justice Louis Scholl Jr. Poindexter of Prineville visited Spinning family. W S Prior of Echo and Nora Harper of Walla Walla wed in Pendleton on Thursday June 24. friends extend congratulations.
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The
North Powder News
Alton Barnes
Echo Newspaper
Yale
Barnes
Shaniko
Echo Register
W. G. Crowley
Martha A. Travis
Justice of the Peace
Louis Scholl, Jr
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Echo School Bonds
Dorn & Horn
W. Hi. Boyd
Hermiston Nine
Echo VS. Hermiston
R. V. Poindexter
Prineville
F. J
Mr. Poindexter
Mr. Spinning
Lisle
Ore
Lisle Hardware
Echo, Ore
PD. & Co
A. Reid
Bebbo
Spinning’s
J. Frank Spinning
Wruggist
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