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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 4, 1910)
LA piiAXDE EVENING OBSEKVEU THURSDAY, AUGUST i, 1910. PAGE TWO 4 ; The Tewn that wonld not Hove. m . a Where 'Water Power, Alfalfa aa High Grade Cattle Jfake Rsor. res of Great Value. Situate la a beautiful Yalley. ' . 4 Few people who have not gone ov-, "moniest" country you ever traveled erland from La GrjTjde to Joseph, ' In and the people a,re long on hospl Inow that Lostlne is on the map. She j tallty. Old Mr. McKenzIe, who is Is, however, and when the 0. R. ft (holding down the postof.fice and nai K. railroad bullded through that coun- urally is a strong supporter of Con try and asked Lostlne to more itself j gressman Ellis, smokes good cigars, a mile la order to be on the railroad, and always invites the stranger to Lostlne people said, "We were here j have one with him. He has been,in first; we got along for many years Lostine since the first timber fire In without a railroad; sklddoo, get thee the mountains and remembers many ' from us." ' As a result there U a mile to travel after you leave the train, and as a further result Traveling Passenger Jack O'Nell's name never has appear ed oa a Lostlne hotel register but once. , - - But Lostlne people are happy whether they see or hear ft railroad. things of Interest that have happen ed. Lately the business, men have or ganized a commercial club with Mr. McKenzie as president and he is push ing his community to the front. Miss Jackson prints the Ilecorder, a bright wekly pirer In Lostlne and keejm the outside world informed as to lo- ML 1 " mK&M'yx : I r'" :.-!""" --:"r ''"'- ' i ' 1 IL 11 They are monarcha of all they survey, and they survey plenty. One of the prettiest valleys that ever laid out of doorB surrounds Lostlne, Plenty of water ,lot of good land, and a warm climate that helps produce crops with Uttla work on the part of the people. ' There Is no rush at Lostln and yet very one has a bank roll that would choke a Missouri mule. It Is the cal happenings. Flrst-Cluss Flouring Mill Among the larger enterprises In Lostlne Is the flouring mill. It Is owned by the Lostine Milling com pany, a corporation formed for the purpose of making and marketing flour. The success of the enterprise is assured when It is known that J. C. Kiddle is president and active In the management Mr. Kiddle Is from '' the same strain of blood as the , Grande Eonde Kiddles, , and also ' has taken up the milling business, j The most valuable asset to the mill i Is a water power that guarantees 250 horse power any time In - the year. At present the flume is being Chang i ed some, and excavation is going on . for the turbine wheel. The mill Is j undergoing a thorough' overhauling j for the fall run. The brand of flour now made Is known as "Snowdrop." i Mr. Kiddle said the capacity was. J5 j barrels a da." and could be increased. Plenty of wheat is raised around j Lostine and it is safe to predict that the mill there will be one of the very j. profitable Institutions of Wallowa j county. The same company will also Install an electric light plant soon. Be ' sides Mr. Kiddle there are Interested hi this corporation F. W. Fitzgerald and E. 0. Allen. i Laying? Out Xew Town. While Lostlne people do not 'take kindly to a new town there is a bunch j of men frcm Wallowa who believe a' town at the depot will be profitable. As a result a new townsite has been laid and It Is proposed to start the municipality of Evans at an early date. Just how thl3 will effect the present tcrrmorclal situation is not known, but those who are at present doing business In the old town have no fear of results. ' , Lostlne Is the town that received editorial mention in the Oregonlan because u Wd biu iu lie uiutiug iu the railroad. Such Is not the case however, and was erroneously report ed. " .: ' . " . In the vicinity of tbs thriving little city, according to the commercial club there is 64,000 acres of deeded farms and uO.OOO acres of valuable timber lands. The .fine school building re produced In the Observer, was. built at a cost of $15,000, arid is an elegant structure. The town also boasts of the fact that the product of the local flouring mill won the prize at the Lewis & Clark exposition when all the large mills were competitors. j Four hundred people now constitute the population, but a boom is expect ed as soon as the Contact mine, which Is near the city, begins to market its rich copper ore. s . F CnovIedge of "O : - ' '' C""X x - . 1 , : - ? j I Functions of the Eye is necessary to fit spectacles as they should be fitted GLASSES fitted by simply trying glass after glass until one is found that gives good vision, areapt to PROVE INJURIOUS There are no haphdiard methods in my tests and your eyes are safe in my hands It EYESIGHT SPECIALIST t mm94 avI lsm 4 PacI ntiif SWMV KWAI wvwi av MM A have the heading of their grain well under way, commencing Monday, and are well pleased with the outlook. Sheriffs Sale. Ladd Canyon Harvest On. Ladd Canyon, Aug. 4. Special. A number of farmers In this vicinity Notice is hereby given that by vir tue of an execution and order of sale and decree of foreclosure and sale is sued out of and under the seal of the Circuit Court of the state of Oregon, for the county of Union, bearing date the 7th day of July, 1910. and to me directed and delivered upon a Judg ment and decree duly rendered, en tered of record and docketed in said court on the 27th day of June, 1910, in a Buit wherein William M. Elakely was plaintiff, and Asa L. Roberts and Hattle R. Roberts were defendants, ".? v,-,.1gTfleJt being in favor of said ..'.i.-rai, red tgainst said defendants tor the. jam V::'C.90, will interest at 8 per cent per aa'.ium from June 27, 1910, anl the farther s-.,m of J), for costs am1, disbursements . 1 ; . sell on Saturday, the 13th da? of Aug ust, 1910, at 2 o'clock p. m., of said day at the front door of the county court house In the city of La Grande, Oregon sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, to satisfy said plaintiffs Judgment, . Interest, costs and disbursements and accru ing costs, all the right, title and In terest that the said defendants and each of them had on the date of said mortgage to-wit, August 20, 1508, or have since therein obtained In and to the following described real proper ty, to-wlt: ; ' . Lots Two, Three and Four of Block One Hundred and Thirty-five of Chaplin's addition to the town of La Grande, t'nlon county, Oregon. Dated' this 11th day of July, 1910. at La Grande, Oregon. F. P, CHILDERS. Sheriff of Union County, Ore. July 14-21-28 Aug4-ll . . i i V - ; ; I M .r 'J - -, - ' .: I ..'".1.'.. . V '. ... ' ' ' ' Ladd Park, which Is located In the center of Laurelhurst. is to he Im proved at once, and when the proposed Improvements have bet- uiade It will be the most magnificent pi nlc park In Portland. These Improve ments include the creation of extensive botanical gardens,: an enlarge ment Qt tl,e present natural lake now there, and scenic drive wa a and . Residence property fronting on or convenient to a public park is al ways In demand and brings high values. The boulevards of Laurelhurst have been made to conform to the proposed driveways of the park. As soon as the Improvements In Ladd Park are completed, then prices in Laurel hurst lots will advance mother notch or two. 3 . ( The Addition ' , - j BECAUSE. BECAISK BECAUSE V BECAUSE BECAUSE BECAUSE Laurelhurst Is a good place to Invest money In. The titles are perfect. A warranty deed with full covenants a The prices are low. This Is nearly always the case In placing people Interested. The value of all the property Increases value, because they help to make It The population of Portland Is growing at the rate of 30.000 for the past 21 months show that 51 per cent of the permits day 73 per cent of the people In Portland live on the East side. Does this mean anything? It means wonderful advances in east side prices in general. about one-half of the real values. It surrounds the new city park that Is to be Improved at one to all adjacent property. The lots now selling at an average price of $1150 each will be We are offering Special Inducements to those who commence nd a certified abstract of title will be given to each purchaser, a new addition on the market. The prices are made very low . to get as new homes are built, and those who buy early share In the Increased a year, and all of these people must have homes. The building statistics g-ranted for residences have been issued for home on the East side. To and 27 per cent on the West side. and Laurelhurst In particular, because.Lanrelhurst prices are now just e. and made one of the great scenic attractions of Portland, adding" value worth double that amount tn one year, building this year.' OFFICERS AND DIRECTORS Chas. K. Henry, president Chas. K. Henry Co., Portland; owner Henry Bio. rTank F. Mead, president Seaboard Sec. Co, Seattle. Paul C. Murphy, director Bankers Trust Co., Tacoma; V. P. Laurelhurst Co, Seattle. 'J: B. Linthlcum, secretary Williams, "7ood ft Llnthlcum. Portland. James B. Melkle, former secretary Seattle Chamber ot Commerce. Edw. Cooklngham, vice-prealdent and manager Ladd ft Tilton Ban., 1 A. Lewis, manager Allen ft Lewis, wholesale grocers, Portland. IT. R. Burke, of the Royal Insurance Co. Cham. K. Williams, manager Morris Bros., bonds. Hennr Fries, of Wakefield, Friea ft Co, real estate. . a Robert H. Strong, manager of Corbett Estate. George J. Dekum, of Chas. K. Ilea ry Co., real estate. . :