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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 2, 1907)
K , , ; A GRANDE RONDE SUGAR BEET FIELD THE B?.C ir-dutr lias ND'JSTSY to employ pec Hackman has been an industries er in Cv c:ty for swathing ivera year. and ln cnat t"T'8 "-15 "no shed a desirable trade in this lire. Kb icasnnally employs two ciar makers to itsist him. but Mr. Hickmm i mmse.fan pett. in tne yer lauumr. nawua:: u- u yaru na r.aae Z.UOU.UUU hricKS. as made ard sold ninety mousana cigars , - tn,s numoer ajJ.UOJ nave been shipp ing iroui.tr, lias he lab-vers n t.-.a j'ty. hii ne'psd to pay tax?s. and in imre w.iys that is generally is a very dssirjola factor in staniishment of the the George Kieieer Oed.U J trie manufacturing c.'y. Br.irly i.jjd 3f thjjfcumber, mr. nionman s itaong i nrandJrtfT'Fiore Da Hackman. forms the rea'.er portion. Tne sales from th.s actory are practically entirely in this City The nouse nas no irn"ii iruie sentatives and the cigars that aresoiJ are almost entirely purchased by local dealers'. : ir stores nf the city handle many foreign goods, their equal can be fowid m Mr. Hackman" and other shops of the city and the most particular smok- er can be satisfied by brands made in La Grande. Paul's smokino house Paai's cigar store, commonly known as ;ng establishment in the cigar line. The vear bit ending has been a prosperous Tl - . l i: ore ror uus mm. u i.wpi.vw. - t L.ti.. linn if una rliirinrv 1 QH ed to outside points. From twenty-five to th'riy men have tttr. employed during the season, making a payroll of $12,000 which this firm pays out annually, which does not include tne 550 cords of wood ccnsumed. Contracts have been filled for Sugar Hot Lake Sanitorium--over 60.000; the . Potatoes George Pnimer Lumber Co.. 500.000; Hay Baptist Church. 150.CC0; La Grande Cattle .. National Bank, 125.CCC; O R. St N. Co. ; Hobs 500.000. Horses and FF.EUHf BUSINESS La Grande is a freight div sion p-it t and an important one. Tha foilo irg tab's shiws the freight originating in tne Grand R jnde Valley in a sirgle year, that is handed by the O. R. & N trams: Comtnudity. Lumner Wheat . Oats and barley Wood Ice Fruit , THE LA GRANDE BREWERY Julius Roesch. as propri tor of the La I j Grande Brewery has compiled figures which tell of the brewery business in this , city: '; Five thousand barrels of beer have been . brewed. The firm has purchased barley from Union county farmers amourting to 8,000 sacks, paying for same, on he average of one cent a pound. Mr. Roesch employs continually hve men, paying Carloads. 3.000 2.000 600 500 500 250 200 onn , AVV i 200 1 150 1 100 Mules 50 inrsaiesiui un tnese laoorers a total or a little more , a i . .1 ...... ... ... .. .. thousano. siae irum mo than fifteen dollar per day. Much of the the firm controls a branch house which tjma however, more men than the regular is run under a $2,000 bond which insures ifive have been at work in the plant. The proper packing of the clippings that are j business has increased twenty-five per nreoared. Thii branch department has turned out over five hundred pounds of clippings. Including the cigars made this year by the Will's factory, the total amount of cigars will now total more than 232,000. cent, over last year. I MISCELLANEOUS INDUSTRIES Th?re are mining industerests not far from this city, and owned by local busi ness men that are paying hvestments. Uii Win! Mugmm T r TVriSy' jfjjjf- iAl tV.' 1 ! nni -'ri1 GRANDE RONDE LUMBER COMPANY LOGS I There are bakeries feverai of them, that Total 7.750 The railroad payroll here is about $20,000 monthly. In the machine shops and round house about 120 men are em ployed. There are some 180 mer, in the operating force out of her engineers, firemen brakeman and trainmen general ly. Then there it the depot force, the yard men, etc. Altogether about 350 railroad men live at La Grande. A rew round house ana shops to cost $200,000 i now being built, and on its completion the 'orce will be materially increased. The branch road to Elgin ha been extended to a point near Wallowa and will add considerably to the com pany's business next year. However the single year referred to is not the current year and by adding twenty-fiva per cent to the above figures he business foi the year just ended will be conservatively estimated. THE EXPRESS TRAFFIC The Pacific Express Company's office in tnis city is indeed a busy one. Here is thegatewayto Northern Union cou-.ty and the entire Wallowa county. Then are too. the express office tells the tale of where thousands of dollars go that rightfully and legitimately should go to coffers of local businessmen but instead send to far-off Chicago and other east ern mail order houses, that pay no Union I county taxes, that feed no La Grande ; poor, and that neer subscribe to the I L.II. ...L.H.'.n,M. klanls aa Ini-sil man Hrt puulll auuavi iiuum umiin a ,wv ,,.,, The following figures complied by the local ager.t. L. F. Massee, corroborates tho statement already made, that thrift and enterprise is rampant in La Grande, for where money circulates freely, there is r r 'Sperity: From Jan. 1. KC6 to Jan. 1, 1907 ' the oRice did a : 2 1.43 1.44 business in , transporting packages. It might be well i to remember that the average cost for a j single pack?ge is between fifty cents and : one do lar. During the same period nr-.ney orders to the extent of $14,650.44 ! have been sold. This amount represents all has been collected to date, except $2,000.00 on real estate and $1.600.00 ' on personal property. The heaviest tax payer in the county is the O. R. t N. Tht corporation's tax for 1905 wa s $19,259.25. but as the county allowi a rsoate under given con ations, wmch were adherred to by this company that amount was reduced a little more than five thousand. Tne lightest tax lothe county was paid by A. E Jonnson of Aiicel, whose tax amounted to fifteen cents, hut by taking advantage of the rebate, that amount was reduced to twe v cvnu. ad irdus RECORDER OK CONVEYANCES Recorder Procter fines 'that djrirg the year just ended 85u7 instruments have been recorded. Chief among these instru ments were mortgages, and satisfaction of mortgages, deeds, chuttel mor'ga.-es and mining rights. 11 ti free has turned over the treasurer, as fees for recording th.se instruments, $2.7?4.45 IN THE TREASURER S OFF.CE County Treasurer Frawley has made a summary of the warranted indebtedness which showi that on Dac. 31, 1905. the indebtedness of the county was $187 905.38. and last Monday, at the close of business, just one year later, the account stood $ 13b,645. 68; making a decrease in the county debt for the y ar just ended $50,449.70. VALUE OF PRODUCTS Wheat Average yte'd, 30 bushel to the acre; present price 40o per bushel. Barley Average yield, 45 bushel to the acre; present price, 4 So per bushel. Oat Average yield, SO bushel to the . acre; present price, 40o per bushel. Rye Average yle'd, 80 bushels lo the acre; present price, COo per bushel. Beets Average yle:d, 9 ton to the acre; present price, $4.60 a ton. Potatoes Average yield, 100 sacks, 100 pounds each, to the acre; present price. 76c per sack. Hay Average yield1, I tons to the acre; prenent price, $8.00 per ton, baled. A falfa Average yield, ton to th acre: present price, $8.00 per ton. loose. Sheep Average for 5 year, j.du per hundred; preent price, $4.00. Hogs Average for 8 year, $5.80 per hundred; present price $6.28. Steers Average for 8 year, $J.B0 per hundred; present prloe, $8.00. Cows Average for 8 year, $2.60 per hundred; present price, $2.00. Milch cows, $30 to $50 each. HnriH unbroken. 3 years old or over. $60. Draft team, 1200 to 1400 pounds, $200 to $300. Draft team. 1400 to 1600 pound. $300 to $500. POSING is perhaps the most important poir.t in securing a good picture, and it's a point to which we give much care. V.'e study each subject and bring out the character individuality of the face to the best ad vantage. The same care is given to every part of the work, to the retouching Printing, Toning and Mounting, so that the finished picture is a pleasure to you and a credit to I-J . J. RITTJGR Photographer La Grande, Ore. t t i WORK GUARANTEED PRICES REASONABLE SANITARY PLUMBW Is as ! & fiPANnp- IRON WORKS c,,nr,lu tho citv with its cu'inarv T'i La Grande Iron Works, besides do- , hn,,h,-ns and tail- nearly $13 00 per order. the Nov. rvc. Jan. Feb. March April csstntial i i in your home as thr do. tor Executed in workmanlike imnner anj sanitary standards. Carrying a com; Bath Tubs, Sinks, Toilets, Uvatary plumbing fixtures.; pp. 3ved com;l ,;ne of and all G.-W.'O'NeSL 1013 Washington Avenue EPHONE RED 161 SNOWFALL BY INCHES. ! 1901 19021 19041 1905 1906 ,. .001 6.25 4.00 .0O 7.00 ..I 7.25!l7.50! 1.251 4.50!l5.00 ..j 3.501 g.OOl 4.50'17.00 2.00' 3.50 ,. 2.75! 2.00 .75 10.0010.00l 6.00 2.00 3.25:10.001 B.OU .BU' s.uu 3.00 .00 1.50 .00 .00j .00 B. W. NOYES JOHN HALL NOYES & HALL Dealer in Electric Supplies PRECIPITATION. YEAR. I 1901 19021 1903 1904 1905 1906 trig t-.e regular routine of business t at Jji'.nnately comes to a foundry, has mad e'gV. 'eed mills, a well drill, built the city jail, uui.t a city hose cart, and has during thepi-.t year, cast '.3 5 tons of enst iron. Tne firm has added to its equip 1rvard fixture? S4500 worth of ma-ch-cry. D. Fitzgerald employs at le-ist six rr.en all of which are pa d lucrative wat. THE CREAMERY wants. ; 1150 separate oroers. or an average ui I .. tl 1 nl n.fl.r ThA haaviccl iui. ii,.... hirnB shans ana tail- nearly i u uu yoi r , Mmhr oring houses are only some of the many ; montn ior mo . .. . i ,..n."j i,k.. hoir.-mim SI. 971. 49 in money orders were tn nps Lnai emwiuy shb- r , Jan. . Ffb. . Mnn h April May .limp , July A u it. Sept. (Vt. . Nnv. 1.78 .7 2.72! 3.10! 1.90! .16 1.74! 1.83! l.no! 1.71I 1.54! 2.451 1.15' .83! .271 1.20 .151 1.261 2.10! .591 .88' .94! .791 .171 1.30 2.77 .60 .981 1.82! 1.72 1.51 2.4fi 4.01 1.0' 1.38' 1.671 1.48 .29 1.32 .85 .71 1.71 2.241 1.88 1.62 1.14 2.46 2.83' .05! .25 4.97 1.85 .01 .51 .1 1.80! 3.4fil 3.01 1.011 1.50 2.02 1.87' .92' 1.251 to swell the payroll of tne city. The Al Andrews tailoring h:use is the largest of these and employs from two to four expert tailors continually. GRANDE R0N0E LUMBER CO. Total 2.7HI 3.04! 1.32! 2.17 2.02 1 1 ! ! 1. I18.29!19.99'17.36'19.89!18.02! , I This impTta-it industry gives steady . ! i-n;nr in the camDS and at the mill i V l.p'w;.... . T e Blue Mountain Creamery Company to ahout 200 men. and us annual cut is , i5armtht h. A an increase inih.-wpen 15.000.000 ond 20.000.000 ojs -.ess the past year to warrant en-1 feet of rough and dressed lar-'"nti nl ii nljnt anrl the ODrftc-i uuhir'i is marketed t tion of pla s for the instillation of a j States. storage plant. The firm empl yts from j The extensive tmaer hjidir.gs of the five to seven men and makes butter r.a . " eountit8 cneesefor Wallowa county points, b.i.en . "P '" u and Pendleton. injure, operation for many years to come. pr.e lumber. !-,rjout the United ear, was in money I u tU,. nPR- nurino IQdS the SUIU iiuiii wn,.o. expiess business a-.iour.ted to $17,000 or $4,431.44 less than this year. The money order sale totals nearly fifty percent more than last year. COURT HOUSE ITEMS THE CLERK'S OFFICE Ir this office are kept many statistics that are interesting. Here are some of them: One hundred and sixty five marriage licenses have been granted. Six hundred and ninety-six people have taken out hunting licenses. I Tnere are recorded in this office 225 .births and 109 deaths. ' One hundred and f jrty equity cases i have been niea witn tne ex-uiui.u nciiv u, ! the court. J. B. Gilham. during the year 'and forty-four criminal cases. In the, j probatecourt. forty cases have been fi'eo. j Here are the figures that should cause j citizens of Union county to flush i with pride, because it tells in bold figures i 0f the increased richness of this county ! during the past ten years: ln the year . 1S96 the assessed valuation of all tax- ahle DroDertv in Union county was $3.- ' 253 282.00; this year it is $6. 1 1 3.1 73.00 That is an increese of $2,874,891. SHERIFF S STATISTICS PY.rnvino are some figures, taken from tne books in Sheriff Chiider's orr.ee that are intensly interesting: During the past year, fifty-four commitments have been i made to Union county's jail, one of which i 6SC4PCd ' ' 1 Sixteen individuals have, during 1905 I been committed to the state asylum from ; this county. I Fourteen jail commitment nave been I for jail sentences, the remainder having been held to await iriai. The tax collecting department of th sheriff office has established a record. OUh. nur. 1906 tax roll $198,820.76, LAMPS and HOUSE WIRING A SPECIALTY Phone Red 26 1 Corner Fir and Adam Avenue W.t.h L. C. Smith in creamery buildine I SPECIAL UNE Of BARGAINS I ANNUAL MEETING The annual meeting of the stockholders of the Eastern Oregon Trust and Savings Bank will be held at its office, in the City of La Grande County of Union and State of Oregon on the 10th day of January 1906 at 10 o'clock in the forenoon, for the election of the Directors for the en suing year, and for the transaction of such other business as may properly come before the meeting. Geo. L. Cleaver. Secretary ANNUAL MEETING Notice is hereby given that the annual meeting of the stockholders nf the La Grande National Bank will be held at their banking hnuse in Li Urande, Ore., on Tuesday Jan. 8th, between the hours of 1 0 a m and 4 p m. at which meeting a board of nine directors will be elected to serve for the ensuing year and such other business will be transacted as may properly come before said meeting. La Grande, Oregon. Dec 8th. F. L, Meyers. Cashier. HOW TO AVOID PNEUMONIA We have never heard of a single in stance of a cold resulting in pneumonia cr . , . LI- CU-b Ur.rtAU oiner lung trouma w-icri i .j'tj ar.d Tar has been taken. It not only stops i the cough but heals and strengthens the lungs. Ask for Foley's Honey and Tar and refuse any substitute offered. Dr. C. J. Bishop of Agnew. Mich., writes: "I have used Foley's Honey and Tar in three very severe cases of pneumonia with good results in every case." YOU WILL hav to go and tee Stillwell & Co s. dis play to appreciate it. J Handkercheifs. Silk or Linen - from $ .25 to $1.50 Silk Mufflers " 1- " 2.60 Fancy Suspenders " -60 " 2.00 " 1.60 - 4.50 " . .25 " 1.60 - - - " 6.00 " 10.00 " 18.00 " 25.00 " 6.00 " 15.00 1.50 " 6.00 Fancy Hose S veaters Neckwear Smoking Jackets Cravenette Overcoats Suit cases Umbrellas Open cenings until 9 o'clock until New Years AL. ANDREWS! HABERDASHER AND TAILOR A DELICIOUS DINNER Without Precedent can be served on your Dinner table if you would call and examine our lines of Heinz pickled goods. We carry his complete line. Then we have pop corn that will pop. Delicious Booth oysters are sold here too. Then we have a hundred other assessories that make a record breaker dinner. THE CITY GROCERY AND BAKERY E. P0LACK, Propr. NO CHERRIES NEAR LA GRANDE PACK