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