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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 31, 1909)
it 1 I Jr m. i'7 .A l 11 if ill i'm: niJStiKi ( rfvj I! yi 0 VOLUME IX uA GRANDE, UNION COUNTY, OREGON. FR4IDAY, DECEMBER 31 1809. NUI1 dl V") lERflUS IN YEAR 1909 & : City's Expansion Has Been in All directions Avoid ing Sectional Growth or Wealth 0 BUILDINGS T0TA1 $104,000 CARPENTERS KEPT BUSY COX- STKUCTING MANY COMFORT. ABLE HOMES HERE. , IMPROVE AND REPAIR fjg Homes are Palatial But Average Built By Worklngmen and I Though Small, Meets All Requirements. La Grande can look back on bulld og activities for 1909 and feel Justly elated. New residences, a few border- n$ on palatial but a greater majority It them of the bungalow type, rang ing in coat between $1,000 and $3,000, lave been numerous and well scatter ed about the city's topography, mus sing the general spread of the'eity. ftol only has there been almost an un- fywedented activity in new reslden- but homes are being beautified heir value enhanced by improved iidewalks and exterior repairs. The Observer has compiled authen- Ecally and as exhaustively as possl- le, the new buildings of a residence ature, and the general improvements poking toward a more attractive resl- ience and business district Contractors agree that there has iever been more general building long the middle classes than there s this year. In addition to the build- i THE DAWNING TEAR AND ITS y Much can be said ana it is only ditions be given due publicity of county during the past year, but is refreshing. Bright proBpecst face score of municipal projects which Ml, gible form. There are business thoroughfares that will be paved In the life of the coming year. The street sewerage system will get a share of attention In the way of construction, waters stored by a dam at Meadowbrook will percolate through the semi-arid districts of the Grande Ronde valley. The city park the idol of every loyal person In the city will be finished. Unless eral building will be completed. A chautauqua, the first in Eastern Oregon will have proven a reality. - The coming year will see the fair 9 greatly enlarged in size and influence over its success of this year.' These are some of the things La Grande is due to realize next year if A there Is no unwonted Intervention on the part of fate. V Then too, there are things which La Grande should strive for with patience unceasing. Among such enterprises is the high school build- f ing. That particular proposition will no doubt be one of the first to te cared fr. When the time comes the city will not cast stigma its way , A by saying with the ballot that It does ues in La Grande. La Grande can now be provided with lower rates for city water and notlcable Improvement In lawns will result Smokestacks Is another crying need facing the city notwithstanding that already the city has more and larger varieties of manufacturing Plants tban any town East of Portland. The La Grande Thresher Co. will grow to a concern of power and wealth' In a year's time or so if it is given half a chance from local money. A Bash and door factory to prevent La Grande lumber being Bhipped East raw and returned at a .great additional expense Is also a needed concern. The coming year $ should and will see the Commercial clubs' pet scheme for an' amalga- .matlon of Industries perfected. Under this system a cannery.vlnegar factory and a half dozen of industries looking toward consumption of A the by-products of local fruit is to come under one central head. y Al these things are but a few of the endexes of rapid expansion A at wIU greet the city a year hence as the fruit of earnest striving A ings already planned there are sever ; al in the embryo for next year and ! Just as soon as climatic conditions . will permit, these buildings are to be put into shape. From a residence standpoint the city is growing con- Blatantly and along lines that are : more satisfactory than usual In cities j of the sjze of La Grande, for the ex ' pansion is in all directions and not in certain favored districts. : . I Among the new residences that have 1 been constructed during -the year 1909 all adding to the refaction of pros perity among people most of whom work for a living, are: Jiew Residences. M. & M. Building .. .. $60,000 T. J. Scroggln, 4th and Wash, $3,500 Standard Oil Warehouse.. .. ..3,000 Foley Brick, Adams avenue ....3,000 W. A. Ludlker.. .. .. .... 1.600 John Shea, Wash. & First .3,000 Boarding House, Palmer Mill . .6,000 I Mrs. Sullivan, Adams & Spruce 2,000 Wesley Kivan, Oak & Jefferson 1,300 Chas. Clements, Oak & Spring 1,100 Lloyd Scriber, Oak & Walnut . .2,000 I C W, Honnnit mn Fred Holmes, Fourth st. .. ....10,000 W. H. Gibson, Adams-avenue ..2,500 J. L. CavlnesB, Fourth st. ......2,500 Total .'. .............. ...$104,000 Repairs and Remodelling. -Residences Improving and reiT "' ing has been a constant Item. Ou'a con tractor found spare time to make var ious repairs of this sort about the city to such an extent that his wages from this source amounted to $1,116. Other Items of remodelling, new barns, ad ditions under supervision of contract ors, etc., follow: , City Livery Repairs . ..... ; $500 La Grande Meat Co. repairs ....$600 Two Zuber residences repairs ..$400 Court House Repairs ,. ......1,000 Holmes residence, 1. .. ........75 Mrs. T. N. Murphy, Res. remod.,.600 Geo. T. Rernle Res. Rep. ........600 Cltr Hair Addition r ; . . . ; . . : . ...1,500 W. W. KInzle, residence repairs ... .750 Fair Store Repairs .. ....150 W. L. Brenholts, new barn ......350 C. S. Williams, new barn .. ..,.250 Dalton Supply House, addition ..715 j Mrs. Scott, res, rep.,... ..........500 Carlson res, rep.. .. .'. .. ......800 John Keller, res. rep. .. ........600 Other items include repairs to the Kelly Fish Market, extensive repairs to the C. C. Pennington store front, re-arrangement of the Newlln Drug Store front and other Items to the business places which easily, adds $3,000 to the total repairs. PROSPECTS FOR LA GRANDE. right that such commendable con the accomplishments enacted In the a peep into the possibilities of 1910 A the city .continually. There are a either should or will assume tan unforseen things 'occur theFed- not want modern school facili- PARKER C I IS DECIDED Local Officials Find. Parker Omitted More Than he . Committed in His Claim Deak BANKER CONVICTED LAST YEAR ACCUSED OF SWEARING FALSELY AT TIME OF FILING ON HIS CLAIM AT LAND OFFICE. TO APPEAL IT LIKELY Claim Held Here to Be Mineral Not withstanding Charges in Filing Papers Has Been In High Court Many Times. By a decision filed today, the regis ter and receiver of the U. S. land of fice decided for the government in the famous Baker county case involv'ng the timber claim of James H. Parker, a Baker City banker of prominence. The charge preferred against the valuable claim of Parker was that i.ae land i3 mineral and at the time of filing had valuable and .visible min ing improvements on it. It was in connection with the oath Mr. Parker took in i filing on this timber , claim that he was convicted in the Fednral courts at Portland last year, on the ground that the statement in the fil ing papers that the land contained no mineral was false, The Circuit court of Appeals at San Francisco, later re- j versed that case and virtually threw the same out of court, holding that perjury could not ,be committed in connection with a mere government regulation as distinguished from a statement made by Congress. The land office case was tried at Baker City last February and has been under consideration at the local land, office for the past four or five months. The joint decision . of the officials, written by Receiver Eberhard, is very brief and would indicate that the con clusions here are that Mr. Parker made a very superficial examination of the claim and that the acts were more of omission. It is squarely held however, that the lands are mineral in character. . Appeal lies to the Commissioner of the General Land Office and in view o fthe fact that Parker's attorney, John L. Rand and C. A. Johns, made a stubborn fight for three or four days at the hearing, It is assumed that the case'will be promptly carried higher. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Eaton of Union are making their home In Portland for the winter. 4AAAAAAAA AAA AAAAAAAAA A ONE OF 1909 BUILDINIXG PRODUCTS. 7T A" P A n ii 1 n : f A : A One of the largest business buildings finished this year la the M. A and M. with actual floor space of 110x130, but excavated space un- A A der the building Is 10 feet wider in each direction. Thn buil.lini? was completed last May with a TTrtfrtl Carv la haw fimiaAit nn ATTn Tr hi ill insit JIM CARROL Three Thoimnd Witness a Bantam Weight Firht ' In Portland Last Evening NO DECISION WAS RENDERED ABE ON STREETS TODAY WITH OUT A SCRATCH WHILE CAR. RAL SHOWS RESULTS. HEBREW PUNCH HARD Atteil Admitted to be Baatamwelght Champion of the World on the Strength of The Showing of . lact Night Portland, Ore. Dec. 51. -Three thous and Portlanders who had the privi lige of seeing last night's ten round boxing exhibition between Monte At tel and Jimmy Carroll, both of San Francisco, today proclaiming the lit tle Hebrew the rightful bantam weight champion of the world. . Attell is around the streets today without a Bcratch, while Carroll's right eye is closed and his face is bad ly battered and bruised. Had a decision been rendered in the mill Attel would undoubtedly have been the winner of the hardly con tested mill.. He was the aggressor all the way through the fight which last ed for ten rounds. In addition he lan ded his blows much cleaner and clear cut and made them more effective. The lltle Hebrew had plenty - of steam back of his blows and when they landed they made Carroll wince time .after time, especially when he sent home his body blows.. . Attell used his straight left often to a good advantage and during the first session caused the clariet to flow free ly from Carroll's nose and partly closed his, right eye. Carroll put up a gamy and clever fight but was out classed. Mrs. Frank Elliot ' and son John who have been visiting with Mrs. Elliott's sister and brother Mrs. A. T. Hill and Dr. J. C. Price, during the Christmas holidays, returned to their home in Newberg last evening. , To Our Patrons. We beg to extend our cordial thanks for the business you have favored us with during the current year, and as sure you it has been appreciated. - Wishing you a Happy and Prosper ous New Year, we remain, Yours truly, CITY GROCERY & BAKERY. A A A A '4- '" If A a total expenditure of $60,000. The A 1 . ... I i . & . Pliins for School Buiidint;. Publicity Manager-Fred B. Currey has received sevsral annual reports compiled ty the state superintendent of instruction in Missouri, which If studied by school room builders in Oregon would materially lift the stan dard of the local buildings. Halftone " and mn pictures of the schools used in rural sections there fill the vol umes. Thsae reports are timely now that La Grande ia on the school build ing era-. They may be see at the club room oflice. Superintendent Gas of Jefferson City, Mo., has sent these re ports in response to lnpulrles from Mr. Currey. EXPECTS A GREAT SHOW. Frank W. Breed W ho Will Judge Poul try Show Writes Encouragingly. Frank A. Breed who will judge the poultry show to be held In La Grande writes the secretary that he expects a great meeting. As it has bpen his experience that at the first shows first class birds than even those Inter ested expect. He had Just returned from Pomerby where' he was Inform ed that there would be between 200 and 300 but In fact there were 463 birds to Judge. Councilroom Torn Up. The councilroom housing the city records, is torn to pieces today and is in process of enlargement When It is opened again for business the place will be much larger. This part of the work marks the begininng of the end of the work of lmproing the city hall offices.' ' ;-;'-;'. I. 0. O. F. TO HAVE BANQUET. Local Lodge to be nost to nil Camps In Connty Tonight , Star Incarapment 31, 1. O. Oi F, -ivill tonight be host to the representatives from all the camps in the country. A large class is to be initiated and a good time is expected to be had in general, after which a banquet is to be served. ,' ' ' Revolution to Continue. New Orleans, Dec. 31. A Blueflelds cable says that there has occurred an open rupture in the peace negotiations and that Estrada has announced that he will continue the revolution. His troops will be rushed at once toward Managua. AAAAAAAAAAAA A A WONDERFUL YEAR A Retrospection is pleasant on New Year's eve sometimes. If it A ever is, it certainly is this night A few no -doubt, must look back A on 1909 with shadows of grief on their faces, but the great and vast A majorities see in the year so nearly spent, prosperity, happiness, in- A dividual and municipally increased wealth, and further signs of con- A tinuance of this condition of affairs. EpIdemlcB, pestilence, great cal- A amities to individuals or the city, great and destructive Ares these A things have all given la, Grande a wide berth. Instead of all these J A things which .often and disastrously visit communities, there has A been a completion of a pure and Wholesome water supply, build- A A ing activities of unusual extent,, creation of thirteen Improvement A A districts, contracting for a mile of street macadam, construction of A . block after block of sidewalks, drawing of the plans for a sewerage A A system and the preliminaries for a hard surfuce paving.. The A A paving matter la now awaiting more favorable weather. Q A As a county, we have seen a million bushel wheat crop harvested A '. and have seen the irrigation project A struction of the dam is the next move. . ! La Grande and its inhab- A Rants, and its Bister towns and their inhabitants, find solace in the A A amount of increased fruit orchards A ands of dollars to be spent locally for Hew homes and new improve- A ments V-" ' -'. - A ; A , This state and other Btates boast of great achlevments that have A been accomplished in a single year: we have ashlevments well, along A toward culmination or actually finished, as the case may be, which A A few counties in the state and none in Eastern Oregon can dupli- A A cate. Subscribing more than $75,000 toward the irrigation project A A most of which is La Grande's money, A Jects. Carrying publicity to result-getting heights Is another. Unit- A tag the business men of La Grande under one firm and amicable head A is another. v''X.'.V -'i a A Space and time forbids further elaboration along this phase of A A what 1909 has brought La Grande and Union county, but V passing A word of thanksgiving and a prayer for continuance of such con- A dltlons, is only fit and proper. Ml MONEY INVESTED Ii SEAL ESTATE Unprecedented Influx Dur in? 1009 Marks Path Taken by Investor in Real Estate TJTAL DEALS REACH S5C0.CC3 TRANSFERS IN CITY AND , COUN- TRY PROPERTY ADJACENT TO - , . . CITY DEALS ALSO BIO The Total New Money In La Grande Territory Is Between $250,000 And $300,000 Say Men In the Business. : ' Two hundred and fifty : thousand dollars, representing one half of the total real estate transactions made In and immediately about La Grande in 1909, have been invested In real and city property here during the year mentioned by out-of-the-county home ; seekers and investors. . This In itself Is ripe fruit of con scientious boosting and '"pubPcVr- A given this locality by Union county Commercial Clubs and local real estate dealers. Five hundred thousand a quarter of a million Is the cum agreed upon as the most exact to rep resent the total amount of realestata business for the year, but It Is pos sible that that figure is too small. The actual sum of money changing hands during the year through local real estate mediums Is $401,750, alt the re sult of city and county sales . by the C. J. Black Realty agency, the McKen- (Contlnued on Page Eight) A A A A A A A A IN UNION COUNTY. A advanced to a point where con- A and the general influx of thou a- A is only one of the greater pro- - A A o '',. or its people.1 .;' ' , : , A O A O O A0 O O A A A AAAAAAAA aiuwi. uc.u fiv uuuoou vu iuo upper uuur ui ims porxenuous O structure. .-. ,.V- ' - . 'X '. A A A A A A A A A A A AAA A A A A A A A A A A A A A A O A 0A A A A A A A A A A,