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ECHO, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 25, 1909.
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NUMBER 26.
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WORK OF
Store of Lisle Hardware Company
Entered Friday Night Last and
Safe Blown Open.
ROBBERS OBTAIN NO BOOTY
Front Door of Safe Completely De
molished Two Suspects Ar
rested and Officers Confident
They Have the Right Men.
Cracksmen entered the store
of the Lisle Hardware Company,
corner Main and Dupont streets,
last Friday night and blew open
the safe, but were frightened
away before obtaining any booty.
The explosion was terrific and
th front door of the safe was
blown completely out, shattered,
bent and twisted, one of the
bolts being blown clear through
a stove, distant about twenty
feet, cutting a hole with the
force of a bullet. Another bolt
cut a hole through the ceiling.
The contents of the safe,
which consisted of some small
change and valuable papers,
was not in the least injured.
The cracksmen left on the
scene a half pint whisky flask
containing about three ounces of
nitroglycerine and ten fuses
capped and ready for use,
enough explosive to blow up the
town, also a large spike puller
which they obtained from the
railroad company's tool house,
and a chisel and hammer which
they took from the tool chest of
P. M. Godfrey, who had left his
chest for the night back of the
postoffice building where he was
working.
The parties used the chisel
and hammer, evidently, with
which to gain an entrance
through the front door of the
building, and with the spike
puller forced off the knob of the
combination to the safe, thus
making a cavity into which they
poured the nitroglycerine.
Several of our citizens heard
the report of the explosion, but
gave it no particular heed.
After midnight sometime Thad j
Barnes. who MindnrU tha InAcr. :
ing house diagonally across the
street from the hardware store,
was aroused by his St. Bernard
watch dog making a big fuss on
the front porch and got up sev
eral times to quiet him. He no
ticed some men standing in front
THE
AUR stock of goods for the occasion is ample and
we can care for your wants. Will have the Choicest Fruits,
Candies, Nuts, and any other goods that you may require. FIRE
WORKS and FLAGS galore. 0w DSDAL Saturday specials win be i force.
of the hardware store, but
thought nothing strange about
this, and on going out later to
agpin quiet the dog, he noticed
the men walking off down the
street.
No one knew what had hap
pened until Mr. Lisle arrived at
the store Saturday morning to
open up for business as usual.
lie tooK m the situation at a;
glance and at once notified City '
Marshal Hocgard of what had
occurred. i
It is thought the fuss of the
dog, with the appearance of Mr.
Barnes on his front porch, and
the noise made by the explosion,
determined the burglars that it
was not best for them to return.
City Marshal Hoggard notified
Sheriff Taylor at Pendleton and
he and Deputy Wilson came to
Echo immediately Saturday
morning.
The officers went to work on
the case at once and arrested
two suspects, James McCall and
James Braden, who w re found
hiding in the sagebrush west of
Echo. They were taken to
Pendleton and lodged in jail.
While the evidence against the
two men is largely circumstan
tial. the officers are confident
they are the parties wanted.
Sheriff Taylor at once recog
rized McCall as an ex convict,
who was released from the Idaho
penitentiary last fall, where he
had served a five-year term for
burglary. He was also thought
to have been implicated in the
robbery of the Lisle Hardware
Company store about four
months ago, and was searched
for by the officers at that? time.
THE LAST DAY TO VOTE.
Get in, you fellows, and vote
for your choice for Goddess of
Liberty The vote closes at h p.
m. tonight, Friday, after which
time it will be too late and the
young ladies who are candidates
for the honorary position will be
greatly disappointed at the lack
of interest taken in tha contest.
Hurry up and vote for the
Goddess of Liberty. Today is
the ast day.
The dance given in the city
hall Friday night, by the Echo
Symphony Orchestra, was well
attended and a very enjoyable
time was had b those Prtici-
patlng.
Rumors of a dark horse being
sprung at the last moment for
j Goddess of Liberty.
Mrs. Lena Howard, of Baker
City, is visiting Mrs. L. W.
Keeler in Echo.
GLOBIOU
IS NEAR
M. H. BOYD
THE PIONEER MERCHANT
ECHO SCHOOL
BONDS SOLD
i
i
Morris Bros., of Portland, Are the
Successful Bidders Bonds
Bring Par.
BEAR 5 PER CENT INTEREST
Nature in Twenty Years, With the
Privilege of Redemption After
Fife Years Work on the Build-,
ing to Begin Soon.
The $25,000 bond issue for the
erection of a new modern fire
proof school building in Echo
was sold Saturday by the county
treasurer to Morris Bros., of
Portland, who took the bonds at
pur. This was the best bid re
ceived. The bonds are issued against
Echo School District No. 5 and
bear 5 per cent interest. They
mature in twenty years with the
privilege of redemption at any
time after five years.
As soon as all minor detail
are arranged and the money
for the bonds becomes available,
no time will be lost in advertis
ing for bids and beginning the
work of construction.
The new Echo school building
will be one of the finest in East
ern Oregon. It will be con
structed of either cement, brick
or stone, handsomely furnished
and equipped in every modern
way looking to the couifort anil
convenience of the scholars and
teachers.
It is hoped to have the new
school building ready for occu
pancy in time for the fall term.
Sore Nipples.
Any mot tier who has had exig
ence with this distressing ailment
will be pleased to know that a cure
may Iks effected by applying (liarnher
iain's Salve as noon as the child is
done nursing. Wipe it oft with a soft
cloth before allowing the babe to
nurse. Many trained nurses use this
salve wit It best results. For sale by
Iorn & Horn.
WATER IN RESERVOIR.
The big government reservoir
for the Umatilla project is now
as full of water as it will be
filled this season. The headgate
for the big intake canal has
been closed down and hereafter
all the water in the river will be
used on the private projects.
The water is 50 feet deep at the
dam.
S FOURTH
TO IMPR0VEJ54O ACRES.
Grand Forks, X. D., capital
ists have purchased u section of
hnrt, 40 acres, from the Coluin
bia Land Company which they
will subdivide into small tracts
and plant to fruit trees. The
land lies in sections H and 23.
Frank Sloan has received blue
prints from the company, which
is styled Grand Forks Orchards,
of their plans and will give the
company estimates on the cost
of clearing, etc. The plans in
clude the erection of about
twenty dwellings. Active work
will commence very soon now.
IIEKMISTON NINE WITHDRAWS
Ilermiston has withdrawn from
u.L- K..me win) r.cno on me
l H 1 il. !
1' ou nh, and has accented
proposition to play the Pilot
Kock nine at Pendleton on that
date. However, the Echo boys
have arranged with the Uma
tilla nine for a game here the
Fourth, and as each nine has a
gatre to its credit we may look
for a lively contest and an inter
esting game of ball. Umatilla
promises to be well represented
in Echo on the Fourth.
RETURNED JH1TH A BRIDE.
Frank C rea, one of the
prosperous farmers living on the
meadows bulow Echo, returned
home last week from an ex
tended visit of several months
in California. He was accom
panied home by Mrs. Corea, an
estimable lady whom he married
while absent. It was a surprise
to the many friends of Frank
who extend a hearty welcome
to the lady and wish Mr. and
Mrs. Corea much future happi
ness and prosperity.
ECHO YS. HERMISTON.
The Echo Reds went to Her-
.
on the diamond with the local
nine at that place.
The game drew a good sized
crowd and was interesting
throughout. The score stood
14 to 23 io favor of Echo.
Following is the line up.
Echo
Ilermiston
Turner
Smith
CamplM'll
CillM-rt
(Sanger
Morrison
i'uisifur
Klam
Stewart
P
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11
21
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(ilese 1
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Kern-liner 9
SCHOOL ELECTION. 1
At the annual school election, .
for district Xo. .V held in Echo
Monday last, (Jeorge Coppinger
was eiecu'u director 10 serve
i . 1 1 .
til r voiiru kiw(-i(iirnr .fiiaumli
f
Uinha, whose term exp.red.
iuw ac .011. jr.. was re-
The annual rejiort of the clerk .
was submitted and approved.
Who's tfoinK to he
Liberty?
(Joddews of f
NEARLY A FIRE.
The timely discovery of a fire
jamoni; the .straw and manure in
ithe barnyard m-ar the residence;
'of E. P. Croarkin, Sunday even-'
I ing, prevented a seriou.s blaze, j
'The fire was extinguished by'
I Dr. Iieid and otherx with a line!
or Huiall hose. Hie ore was
I probably the result of careless
ness on the part of some one in
dropping a lighted match or
cigar.
All the girls are looking wise,
wondering who is to be Goddess
of Liberty.
goddess oFiienn.
Up to Wednesday evening the
vote in the contest for the God
dess of Liberty stood as follows:
ISutti Strahm '1 2tU
Audrey WattcnlHirtfer 237
Stolla Xcl'ullougli 7!
Avis IVtiTsjm .V
Until Godfrey ')
Lois Smith.....' 42
Ik'tlha AlU'n 14
Hc.vsle Andrews 10
LEG BROKEN.
J. A. Keno, employed on the
11. X. Stanfield ranch, had the
misfortune Sunday morning to
have his right leg broken at the
ankle while riding a bucking
horse. The animal reared and
fell over backwards on him. Dr.
and reduced
; tho fr,lcturo
find (lirk it'itiitiit So
i v l v it iiv I Ul V UIIW illi; pilllV IIV !
ENGINEER HERE.
G. W. Lilly, civil engineer for
the Columbia Land Company, is
in Echo from Portland to plat
some more land under the
Furnish-Coe project. The plat
ted land will be subdivided into
five and ten acre tracts and
placed on the market.
ECHO PLANTNOT SOLD.
The editor of the Xorth Pow
der Xews got facts muddled up
in his issue last week, when he
stated that Alton Barnes had
purchased the Echo newspaper
plant and had "shipt" it to Vale.
We sold Mr. Barm s a small
plant that wo had lying idle at
Shaniko and not the Echo Reg
ister plant.
The desert land contest case
of W. G. Drowley vs. Martha A.
Travis, was up before Justice of
! the Peace Louis Scholl, Jr., yes
terday.
Poindfxter, of Prine
! villi' is vittitinir u-itli f ami
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Spinning this week
Mr. Poindexter ar.d Mr, Spin
ning are old friends and used to
work together in Prineville.
W. K. Prior, of Echo, and .f rs.
Nora Harper, of Walla Walla,
were married in Pendleton
Th u mlay, June '21. The many
f, ','n,,s Echo extend congratu
lations and wish Mr. and Mrs.
l'rior a ,on and P'o-Sl'rous life,
-
i Results assured
back if you are
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ruction of li. of all kinds,
,n(f( .
Disinfect
The liest and (iiii-kcst way to rid your poultry of lire.
No trouble at all; you follow directions, it will do
tliu rest.
One gallon of I )t rover costs - - $1.35
Autoniizcr 1.25
ffll IS sufficient to
1. HIS lie mid thoroughly disinfect it for tine X
x year. Call in any time it's
I have the pleasure of recommending Dr. A. IJeid, of
Portland, who has located in
- medical service call at his
- Drug Store.
J. FRANK
DRUGGIST
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LISLE HARD
WARE CO.
Echo, Ore.
Grand
Removal
Sale
1 Stoves and
Ranges !
AT A REDUCTION
Before we Hove,
and in Fact We will
Sell EVERYTHING
at a Reduction in
Order to Save the
Expense of Moving.
COME
AND LET
US
FIGURE
With You on your
Needs in the Hard
ware Line.
We Have Just Put
In a Line of
GASOLINE
STOVES
Forthe Hot Weather
LISLE HARD
WARE CO.
Echo, Ore.
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and your money
not satisfied f
ueinoiisi rat loll ol the now
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n.ai.ir- or smb. Hie;
and
VOI'U Closet. (Vsspools, Hani
or JIo; iVns in a feu minutes.
rid any poultry yard of X
convenient for you.
Echo, and any one in need of
office next door to Spinning's
SPINNING
Phone 48