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About The Echo register. (Echo, Umatilla County, Or.) 190?-1909 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 3, 1909)
Ittnry UiocUtlon CMO II s VOL. IV. ECHO, UMATILLA COUNTY, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 3, lf9. NUMBER 36. OREGON SHIPPED FIRST APPLES Oar Great State Holds the Banner for Opening the China Apple Market The National Apple Show Bul letin, issued in connection with the second competitive exhibi tion, open to the world, in Spo kane, November 15 to 20, when $25,000 in crsh prizes and prem iums will be awarded in 20 class es, will say in its September number that Oregon sent the first consignment of commercial apples to China. The full text of the article, prepared by Ken II. Rice, secretary-manager of the show, follows: "It is not generally known that the first commercial ship ment of apples to China was made from Grant's Pass, Ore. Hon. Henry I). Miller was ap pointed consul-general to China, and stationed a t Neuchwang, during the early part of the Boxer rebellion. Owing to the disturbed condition of the country he did not proceed immediately to his post of duly but spent a number of months upon special assignments and a large part of the: time in the southern provinces. At the close of the Boxer war he pro ceeded to Neuchwang and took up his duties. ''Consul Miller and his broth er, Frank J. Miller, were both interested in an apple orchard at Grant's Pass, and as a result of Henry Miller's travels, it oc curred to them that there ought to be a market in China for Ore gon apples if they could be pro perly packed and shipped. "A test shipment was made and particular attention was paid to the manner in which the different varieties stood the test of travel and climate. One hun dred boxes of all the standard varieties, with the day of pick ing, packing and shipping noted, were shipped direct to Shang hai. "In packing, the precaution was taken to leave the apples under the trees until the follow ing day. They were then taken in upon a large straw floor and graded by hand. Evjry box was shipped within two weeks of picking and no apples picked later than the last of Septem ber. "Contrary to the prevailing. opinion among growers, the Ben : Davis stood the test of shipment and climatic conditions better than any oiher variety, and it was proved conclusively that it should be picked before maturi-i ty to obtain best results. ! "The Miller brothers contin-J ued to supply apples to the; China trade for from seven to' eight years after the first con-' signment, with profit and satis- faction. I "The Chinese like a large, highly colored and cheap apple and the Ben Davis met these re quirements better than any oth er. In the large cities and in, the seaports where there is a considerable European popula-; tion there is a demand for fancy and high grade apples as well." A COCO POSITION SCHOOL POSTPONED ONE WEEK Prof. Keeler informs us that the school will not start till Sep tembor 10th, the date of open ing being postponed one week on account of the district hav ing to fit up the Owl building on Bridge street. The primary grades will be taught in this building until the new $18,000 school building is completed which in all probability will not be done before the first of the year. The new school building which contractor Gates is building in the Kit Spike neighborhood will can be had by nmbitious young jvor.v likely be completed by the men and ladies in the field of "Wireless" or Railway telegra phy. Since the 8 hour law be-1 came effective, and since the Wireless companies are estab lishing stations throughout tl e country, there is a great short age of telegraphers. Positions pay begin n ers from $70 to $i0 per month, with good chant" for advancement. The National Telegraph of Portland, Ore., op erates six official institutes in America under supervision of R. R. and 'Wireless officials, and places all graduates into posi tions. It v ill pay you to write them for full details. MRS. MCLAUGHLIN DEAD Mrs. McLaughlin, wife of Ow en McLaughlin, of Duncan, died last night at St. Anthony's hos pital at Pendleton, after an ill ness of three weeks, at the age of 75 years and five months. A complication of troubles incident to old age was responsible for her demise. The deceased was born in Ire land, but crossed the ocean with her parents to New York state at a very earlv age. It was in that state, nearly 50 years ago, that she was united in marriage to the husband who still sur vives her. She is also survived by four children, two daughters and two sons as follows: Mrs. J. S. McLeod, of PenJleton, Mrs. William Kugle, of Takoma, Jas. McLaughlin, of this city, and Martin McLaughlin, of Duncan. The deceased was a life long. middle of the month. This dis trict is under the control of the directors of the Echo district and they have elected Mrs. Grace Benedict to tench the school. mnorar PROCEEDINGS! the NEW WATER MAIN Marshal Borland this week has a crew of men laying a four inch water main to the Henri etta Milling & Grain Company's property, a distance of MX) feet. The company will put in two fire hydrants and the city one. By putting the pipe line to their property they will reduce the insurance about one-fifth. The Company is making prep arations to start grinding flour as soon as they have finished the run on alfalfa meal. The demand for this feed has in creased so that they -are com pelled to rush the mill to its full capacity. City Couucil met iar regular session Wednesday evening Sept. Its with Mayor Scholl, presiding, Aldermen Stantield, Thomson. "Ware, Litsey and Re corder Brown present. Alder man Smith and Ripper Absent. Minutes of last meeting read and approved. The report of the marshal and recorder read and ordered placed on file. The following bills were al lowed and warrants for the amounts ordered drawn on treasurer: rairliaiik. Iore Co.. sup ? K. II. I nw tl, salary vtI. her & Meaihir ('..!!. lSoniu-y t. Sun, diay iii;. . Tin- Lisle Co., iikIso Capitol lief. Co. oil Kcho LimiU-r Co : Tiiin-A-Liim Luiiilicr Co ". Thornton, liu ing C. M. Porland. cash paid out. Henry Williams labor Jilni Saling, lalmr S. M. Siiiilli, laUir Sam Williams, labor I'. I. Holmes lalmr I!. K. Hubbard. hilar C. M. Corlaiul, salary JK" Rinister, lalior .1. .1 Willv.Iatxir James Templet on, lalior M. K. Mi-P.oU-rts lalior Harvey McKohcrts, lalxir WM. Me Roberts, labor" Will, nimn II I WWWWWWWVWWWWWWWVI f The Courtney Ditch Co. will likely build a new cement head . gate and lay a 3 foot cement pipe in the bed of the river Xo its present ditch, a distance of, about 55000 feet. j The heailgate and dam will be! built just below the bridge. The' Company now has engineers do-' ing the preliminary surveying i and drafting plans. CEMENTING DITCH .1 :u 7 .Ml 12 1!) I l!l j :w i mi i The Furnish Coe Ditch Co. j are cementing their ditch just j below town for a half mile. They expect to cement all parts i nf tint litr'b tt'ljnm tlim. mil i till l.i " 1 ihi' possiblity of it breaking. .Mr. and Mrs. lxuis Scholl Jr returned Monday niglit alter a 2:i .'HI l" .v ni j month's sight seeing in Portland, --'! Seattle, Victoria, Spokane and ! 'i Walla Walla. I mi Ilk) oil I i(Mj E. P. Marshal spent Sunday i:i :'.")' with his family in Pendleton 5 7:1 1 !M 4 ,Vi 4 .".(I . NOTICE V BUILDERS. Sealed bids will lie received at t lie Nelson Howe, lalior 3 oo oftlee of the clerk of School District!! Scott Crown, labor 10 .( No. 5, Kcho, I'inatilla County, Ore Walter Klam, lalior 5 "m go'i. up to 12 o'clock noon of Septcm- Wool Scouring Co . . Total .tiii 11 Rev. A. A. Metcalf left Tues day for Coeur d'Alene to at tend the M. E. Conference after which he will return to Tacoma where he will attend school. Mr. and Mrs. Metcalf have STANFIELD LOCALS , A nine months term of school starts Monday, Miss Barker of Echo being elected to teach. 4- Mr. Heath of Fargo, S. 1). purt based 120 actes Tuesday at $10 per acre. , J. L. Parker of Fargo, S. D. I.-, -,! lier 1Mb, I'MYt, for the erection and! completion of a two-story re-lnforced concrete scbool house, for school dis trict No. 5. situated at Echo, I'ina tilla County, Oregon, according to plans and specifications prepared for the same by T. F. Howard architect. A certlliul check for live er cent, of t he amount of t he bid will lie required from each bidder, made payable to sehootdist rict No. 5, 1'matlUa County, Oregon, which cheek will liecomo the proK!rty of said school district No. ;, ; provided the bidder selected to ier-' form the work of building said build-1 ing shall fail to furnish a good and siillick'iit ixmd for the ierformance of : "aid work and enter into a contract f ir the building of said building. I The School Directors of sii id school , district reserve the rl'M to reject The Lisle Co. Echo, Ore. New Line of ( Buggies Hacks Wagons Kitchenware f Nickel Plated! j Ware Pocket Knives Swell Line or cut u We have a few Collar Pads and Halters left. The Lisle Co. Echo, Ore. arrived Tuesday, his second trip, many friends who reirret their and ipurchased a lot. Be be- leaving Kcho. ' Kn the erection of a tent l0x 12 i ""' 'r all,i,,s o!Y,," (l R'r 1 ,,t' ' I ...... . ; Ing of said building. i ; feet with an eight foot wall in , i A Soralned Ankl. , which he will start a and store until lie can pt his f lil.ul ll.L 1 . restaurant mk. day of September. As Usually treated a snraincd ankh will disable the Injured person for a building up. month or more, but by applying' Chamberlain's Liniment and obsvrv-, F. O. 'Yates is building a neat ing the direction with each bottle five room cottage near the hotel. member of the Catholic church, j ,a" '"""J- a lure "'ay, in most cases, and the funeral services were !T MT"1'(! 'l4 ,,,an or,e ,.,. ti t . i . ",,,e- TIA U'lluieiit is a most rv conducted m St. Mary's church lnitrkab!e preparation; try it for a i m t eiiuieion oaiuruay. sprain or a bruise, or when laid up 'with chronic or muscular rheiima- F. T. George went to Pendle .,k",t and you are certain to lie de ton Tuesday returning Wednes- ' '' P"nl't n-lief (.!!. ,, . , . . . ., it affords. For sa'e by Dorn & Ixirn. day accompanied by his wife and daughter. Pl'LL TOGETHER FOR ECHO. I JOHNNY GET TEE GUN The Hunting Season is at Hand We have in a large shipment of Car tridges and Shells, and wonld be pleased to supply yuor wants M. H. BOYD THE PIONEER WERCHHNT Frank Sloan has ubout 40 men leveling land and preparing to seed tp alfalfa. Mr. Wheeler and wife le.'t Tuesday for Portland to be gone about a month. Dr. Ball, of Fargo, S. I), ar rived Tuesday and will have his land cleared and seeded this fall. IJev. .1. K. Faucet t will start ja hardware store as soon as his goods arrive. K. K. Klder Clialniiau of Hoard. Louis Sciioll Jr. 'lerk. k PtTIX Tor;KTIIKIt For KI'IIO. PUU TOGETHER FOR KCHO. 8 www vvv v w t-:-:--:--K--:r"-x4 1 Itest Tr ntiiient for m ISurn. i I f for no other reason. Chamler-, Iain's Salve should lie kept In every! li'iiiM'lioid mi aceoiiut of its great val ue in the treatment of burns. It al lays the pain almost Instantly, and ! unless the Injury is a severe one, beuls 1 the parts without leaving a war. ( This salve Is also unequalled for chapped hands sore nipples and riiv eases of the skin. Price, 'Si cents. I L',.. ... 1.. t .. f . .. a. . t . I'll salt- oy iirn Oi iniril, (ll'llgglsls. Mr. and Mrs. Win. H. Barker returned Wednesday from thej mountains. . (kjrtitothe wifeofMr. Knaggs j Wednesday, a Json. Dr. F. M., at- Ackley was the physician in tendance. ! Mr. and Mrs. Win. Bennedict , returnel from the mountains! Thursday. I POST CARDS Just received 60,000 all kinds and designs. I can supply your wants. Come in and look them over. Prices 2 for 5c to 80c each the imist of' everything: at SPINNING THE DRUGGIST Registered Pharmacist ECHO, : : : OREGON i I i Y