rflGHfST, LOWEST AND MEAN
CLIMATIC CONDITIONS
TEMPERATURE Of (jRANDElOIIDE VALLEY, OREGON
TEMPERATURE.
January.
Kfbrua ry.
March.
ArrlL
May
June.
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Hi
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July.
5 !i
August.
October.
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l1'"! l 49; 2 SSI B6 9,
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1'I3 54 9 S2: 47 V
19"4 II 51! 121 2 64 9
15 . 51 1 2 S4' 65 141
19f 62' 5! Sl 49 131
U' 63' 24 401
S7' 6S; lsj 39!
27M 601 13 38'
35') 58 14l S71
321 70! IJ 44
33'! 61 : S5'l
IT II t I II lv f v v - !
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67 22 44! 84
64 21 45! 8S
77 21 46! 2
81 28 49! 83
75 25 48! 80
84 26) 60'! 87
56 j 84 301
63 92' 32!
96!
39' 69,!l01
"3jl 83
32 54 I 80
34! 6,V
6&i 231
34
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34
34
31
97' 36; 64,11001
66
67
93 231 57! 81!
881 251 55!! 76i
9V Si! 61i 84
98' 31! SOI 83!
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2"! 50 60
21
53 ! 90' 41,
65 1 96; 36 641 99
22! 501! 68
29! 5l! 65
19
21
18
54 93' 29'
60!! 99'; 39 67
70
26 61'! 81' 35:
58 103j 43 70!'100!
17 44! 64
27 53 I 8S 371
67!!t01 45! 74'U01
The figures used In this edition
showing the tehnjKrature, precipita
tion and snowfall of the Grande Ronde
Valley for a period from Junuarv,
1901 'o September, 190S, were secured
from W. A. Worstell, volunteer ob
server, who has kept a careful and ac
curate dally record.
In five and a half years the ther
mometer has gone below s ro on only
even days, viz: January, 1901, i de-
nees; January 25, 1902, 8 degrees:
nuery 26. 1902, 10 degrets; January
1902, 6 degrees; February 1, 1902,
7 degrees; February 11, 1905, 7 de
grees. The coldest mean temperature
for any month, however, was 22 above
during January 1902.
The hottest day experienced In this
valley was 10S degives on the 22d of
July, 1905. It was 101 on the 21st,
103 on the 22d end 102 on the 23d, yet
the mean temperature for that month
was only 88 degrees. The hottest
weather usually occurs In 'August, al
though 100 degrees Is seldom reached,
and with the exception of the three
days noted above, there is no record
filter that temperature tin eonlnn4
toff two days successively.
It must be remembered that even
extreme heat Is not oppressive here.
ISLAND
COUNTY
Some Figures From the County
Number of persons btween 4
and 20 years of age In county. 6,532
Enrollment ."84
Average attendance .71
Number of teachers employed.. 140
Number of applicants examined
for teachers' certificates dur
ing year
Number of organized school dis
tricts Number of legal vobtre tor
64
60
school purposes ...
2,753
Number of school houses In
ounty 65
lumber of school houses built
during year 6
Average number of months
school taught 7
Number of schoo's vlslttd tfur-
lng year by county superin
tendent Number of miles traveled In P?r-
formence of official duties....
Numbir of county teachers' In
stitute Number of local teachers' In
stitutes held In couniy dur
ing year
110
2,000
5Sil number of library
n hand
books
3.02
Number of private schools
Number of private school trac
ers .'
Number of pupils enro'led
Number months rrlvate schools
' 0
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Hula Photo. MORMON TABERNACLE AT IX ORANDE.
Suiictruke Is unknown. The valley Is
at an altitude of 2,786 feet above in
lewl of the sea, and the air Is pure
and dry.
Whl e the rains occur mostly In the
winter months tU re is no continuous
downfall ea Is the ce west of the
Cawade mountains on the coast.
SNOWFALL BY INCHES.
! 1901 19021 19031 1904) 1905
.001 fi-2i 4.001 .00 7.00
190S
.00
.00
S.50
6.00
4.00
.00
Nov. .
&'& .
Jan. .
Feb. .
March
April ,
I 7.25117.601 1.25 4.50115.00
H.50 8.00 4.60;i7.00 2.001
I 2-751 2.001 .75 10.00;i0.00
I 2.00 3.25 10.00 5.00 (.60
1 8.00 .00 1.50 .00 .00
PRECIPITATION.
YEAR.
1 1901 1 19021 1903 19041
1905
1906
.85
1.71
1.88
Jan. .
Feb. .
March
April .
May .
June .
July .
Aug. ,
Sept. ,
Oct. ..
Nov. ,
Dec. .
' 1.78 .79 2.721 1.51
t32
3.10 1.901 .18 2.46
1.74 1.83) -79 4.01
1.00 1.71) -.17 1.071
1.54 2.45 1.30 1.38
1.15 .83 2.77 1.57
.27 1.20 .60 1.48
.71
2.24
1.52
2.46
2.83
.05
1.14
4.97
L8B
.01
.51
.15 1-25! .98 .29
2.10 .59! 1.82 1.01
.881 .941 1.72 t.02
.25
1.50
1 7
1.251
I 1.801 3.461 3.01 .92
I 2.781 3.041 1.3BI 2.17
2.021
-1 1 1
Total ..Il8.29ll9.99ll7.36jl9.89
18.02
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C1TT HOME.
SCHOOLS
Su perintendent's
1906.
Report of June 18,
Financial Statement
Cash on hand June 18, 1906.1 21,983.07
Race i pis.
Received from county treas
urer, district tax 23,796.41
Received from county treas
urer, school fund 31,014.86
Received from county treas
urer, state school fund1.. 9,329.60
Received from rate bll' and
tuition ". 826.15
Received from sale of bonds
and warrants 13 002.60
Received from all othtr
sources 1,158.18
Total 100,609.7
Disbursements.
Paid for teachers' wages ..$ 42,362.55
Paid for rent of rooms and
site
Paid for fuel and school sup
pll s
rti'pul" nn(1 Improving
grounds
New school houses and sites
Bonds and warrants and In
terest Insurance
Clark's salary
Library books
Paid for nl: other purpose's
98.00
4,640.92
2.786.34
13 9S0.68
9.181.85
628.64
941.27
22.61
3.188.18
Total $ 77.730.04
I Cash on hmid 22,879.72
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STRAWBERRIES.
Mesdames James Ireland and B. F
Scott yesterday drove out to the farm of
the Oregon Red Apple Co.. aid brought
back sufficient strawberries to make a
short cake, f 1 om plants set out this year,
also several varieties of apples, among
them Red June's which would be prize
winners atany fair, and Hawley's. although
summer fruit, were as large as the Wolf
Rivers. '
This tract was originally the Jemison
farm situated upon the mountain side a
tew miles north of the city and is among
tht highest altitudes upon which orchards
have been planted. This fruit was grown
on the old family orchard. Since its pur
chase by the Oregon Red Apple Co., fifty
acres have been set out Into apples and
twenty acres into strawberries, black
berries and raspberries, seventy acres
more have been cleared which will be set
not required and the samples of the family
orchard which Mrs. Ireland exhibited at
the Observer office this morning are
sufficient to prove the adaptibility of this
site for an orchard and the investors will
certainly reap a handsome profit when
their 1 4C acres of orchard and berries
come into bearing. Next year their 20
acres of berries will produce a large crop.
This fall thirty acres more will be planted
;n berries. La Grande Evening.OBSERvER
Sept. 7.
VALUE OF
Wheat Average yield, 30
bushels to
the acre; present price
bushel.
6O0 per
Barley Average yield, 45
bushels to
the acre; present price.
45o per
bushel.
Oats Average yield, 50 bushels to the
acre; present price, 40e per bushel.
Rye Average yield, 30 bushels to the
acre; present price, EOo per bushel.
Beets Average yield, I tons to the
acre; present price, $4.50 a ton.
Potatoes Average yield, 100 sacks, 100
pounds each, to the acre; present
price, 76c per sack.
Hay Average yield1, 1 tons to me
acre; present price, $8.00 per ton,
baled.
Alfalfa Average yield. tons to tna
acre; present price, 18.00 per ton,
loose.
gheep Average for 5 years, 13.50 per
hundred; present price, 14.00.
Hogs Average for 5 years. $5.60 per
hundred; present price $6.25.
Steers Average for 5 years, $3.50 per
hundred; present price, $3.00.
Cows Average for 6 years, $2.50 per
hundred; present price, $2.00.
Milch cows, $30 to $50 eacn,
Horses unbroken, 8 years
over. $60.
old or
- Draft team, K00 to hw
pounds,
pounds,
$200 to J300.
Draft team. 1400 to 1600
$300 to S500.
FRATERNAL ORDERS
We do not believe that there is another
county on the Pacific coast where there
exists as manv fraternal orders as in
Union county. There are over thirty-five
fko riiu nf I j Grande and that does
not in:lude the entire list by any means.
No matter what order you belong to. when
you start for this county put on your pin
ind you will find someone who will hail
your signal of distress as a stranger in a
strange land anrf who will extend the
right hand of fellowship and brotherly
love.
SACR ED HEART ACADEMY
The Sacred Heart Academy is one of
the recognized educational institutions of
this citv and county. It is under the
direction of the Sisters of the order of
St. Francis. ThVir three story building
is situated on high ground overlooking the
beautiful Grande Ronde valley. Students
from a distance can secure reasonable
board at the academy as many are now
doing. A nine months school is taught.
Everyone knows how the Catholic de
nomination conduct their first class
schools ar.d the Sacred Heatt Academy
is up to their standard in every particular.
PRODUCTS
La
Ra
s
La Orande visitors at the stats fair
grounds at Salem are still excited over
the spectacular race that Satin Royal,
owned by rt. k. west of this city, won
last Thursday in a 2:17 class trot. Hit
race is vividly described as follows by the
Oregonian.
Satin Royal, the lion-hearted son of
Bonner N. B., won the Lewis and Clark
$2000 stake her this afternoon in three
straight heats, beating Altholham in a
terrific drive in each trial for the mile
The track was as heavy as lead and all
of the starters carried a ton of mud.
Seven horses faced Starting Judge
Woods. The first heat and the going was
enough for four of the starters. . They
got the flag in the first heat.
Lindsay gave the N. K. West horse on
of the best drives seen at the races so
far. In all three heats it was a two horsa
race between Satin Royal and Altholham.
From the first turn in the opening heat
Lindsay took the lead with Satin Royal
He picked the best going on a track that
was sticky and holding.
As they rounded the way horn Lindsay
took the overland and finished on the ex
treme outside with Altholham in the mid
die of the track. In this position they
raced to the wire and the finish was one
that brought the crowd to its feet cheering
loudly. The other two heats were fin
ished in the same gruelling style. The
last heat was the closest of all, and Lind'
sey had to call for all the gameness and
speed that Satin Royal had in him. Walt
ers had a gamester in Altholhar, for he
always was up fighting like a demon with
Satin Royal.
MILITIA COMPANY
Company L, Third regiment of the
Oregon National Guard is composed of
Union county boys, mostly of this city.
During th bpanish-American war our
boys were in th thickest of it and dis
tinguished themselves with honor. The
Company is on of th best in th state
and attentive to alt regular drills and take
great interest in th work.
STEWARD'S OPERA HOUSE
Steward's Opera House, La Orande, ii
commodious and well equipped. The peo
ple love amusement, and high class shows
are always well attended.
The man who does not take advantage
of the opportunity now offered to secure
a timber claim will find the opportunity
gone in a few years. Timber claims to
be had at government rates will be a
thing of the past in no very great length
of time.
Sent to Currey Bros.,
La Grande, Oregon,
will Bring to you
for a year The
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THEN --AND NOW
We all know the typewriter has come
to stay. We discovered that long ago.
It is only a question which typewriter, for
the word is well and truly used in the
singular sense.
The typewriter that has coma to stay Is
not the on of ten years back, when in
novation caused such a stir in business
circles. Then nobody aver thoucht of as
sociating the word "alignment" with a
typewriter; it satisfied the user so long as
the machine would writ some fashion or
other, and with constant break-downs
ever-present repair bills were paid smil
ingly. But things ar different now.
1 im tests ail things. The business man
has become wis. He wants what h 1
pays for. He has learned the value (from
dearly-bought experience) of a machine
which will writ properly, not only the
day it is bought, but perpetually.
He also want to be satisfied upon the
tmwmnues ot me many machines now
before the public. Th individual claims
of our product places its position beyond
all question, and th few particular w
give on th following pages will, no doubt
be found of interest to those buyer who
want what they pay for"
ABOUT THE OLIVER
The No. 5 Model, which has secured
such a firm foothold on th universal
markets, constitutes what is reckoned as
th most perfect typewriter possible.
WHY?
Her is our answer
IT WRITES IN SIGHT
There is no carriage to lift; no con
structional parts to peer over. Your
work is there right before you.
ALIGNMENT
Each type-bar is a double or U-shaped
one and the alignment is secured thereby,
No slots or so-called "guides" are neces
sary to preserve the alignment of the
Oliver. Th U-shaped type-bar does it.
SIMPLlClYY
In the construction of the Oliver less
than one-half the usual number of parts
is employed, consequently what there is
to learn is learnt quickly.
MANIFOLDING
The freedom of the Oliver type-bar
permits of any desired force, so that in
heavy manifolding equally good results
ar obtained first to last copy,
From on to twenty copies can be
made simultaneously, without materially
increased exertion.
STENCILING
No extra-heavy touch is needed to cut
a perfect stencil on th Oliver. Th or
dinary touch is sufficient, therefor all
risk of "cutting out" is avoided. Th type
of the Oliver cut th finest stencil pos
sible.
OPERATION
The Oliver never tires. Its operation
s a pleasure, even when used 'without
intermission. Its truch is beautifully
elastic and most responsive, Th fastest
operator cannot overtake its speed.
NON-LOCKING TYPE-BARS
The type-bars of the Oliver cannot lock,
no matter how many keys be depressed
at one time.
TYPE CLEANING
The type of the Oliver are not, as with
other machines, cleaned individually, but
collectively, and the case with which thi
cleaning in done makes excuse for dli ty
type imp ssible.
LINE RULING
Lines, either vertical or horizontal, and
in any color, may be ruled upon paper
whilst it is in the machine, and without
the aid of a ruler. Ordinarily, any neces
sary ruling is left, of course, until it can
be done in the usual way, but is usually
forgotten.
REMOVABLE CARRIAGE
The carriage is removed from the ma
chineffor cleaning an4 other purposes)
instantly, without manual interferences
with any fastenings whatever, and is just
as easily replaced.
HOUSE AT COVE.
PAPER RELEASE
By a single movement absolute freedom
is given to the paper, leaving it to b
ither straightened or ' otherwise moved
in any desired position. No fore is nec
essary, consequently no soiling or tearing,
of th paper occurs.
CARD WORK
The Oliver typewriter will feed th
stiffest and stoutest card as easily as a
single sheet of paper.
A WORD ON INVOICING
If there is anything which demonstrates
to th full th valu of the Oliver for tab
ular work, it is invoicing. To those user
of hidden-writing machir.es who attempt
to satisfactorily prepare Invoices thereon.
th futility of such a task must surely b
apparent. Mechanical contrivance
(known as "tabulator") hav been da
vised, it 1 true, to assist them, but so
much time I lost in "setting" th mch-
anism. to which must be added th eon-
MM!, 4i,ti u, ui MMfMftue toccasionea -
by th operator's lack of confidence la th
tabulator), that thainvoic could vary wall
be written by hand in half thetim. Fur
thermore, tabulator on other than Oliver
typewriter, interfere very seriously with
vital parts of th typewriter itself, render
ing it very unreliable for ordinary us.
Th Oliver 1 th ideal machine for in
voicing. With It visibl writing, per
manent printing point, Indicator and par
fact release key, margin ar instantly .
found and maintained all with greatest
simplicity. No tabulator is necessary 00
the Oliver, but, if on is wanted, w sup
ply th best tabulator mad. Bear in
mind, however, that w save extra cost
and give better results.
Again, 'with th wonderful manifolding
power of the Oliver, it will make a man
copies of an invoice as required, and very-
copy clear and distinct.
The use of an Oliver for invoicing in
sures
Speed, legibility, efficiency, economy.
neatness and regularity.
The Oliver is already adopted by soma
of th largest business houses for Invoicing
as well as correspondence purposes, fur
ther particulars of which w shall b
pleased to furnish on application.
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