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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 3, 1911)
if - : t PAGE 2 li AS 1 9 Where the Apple it King Among the enengetk citizens of El- men have spent any money on repairs gin la 8. S. Hooper of.tho firm of v buildlngi.or rearrangement. All Hooper Brothers. Mr. Hooper canie four are running until the people de out from Girard. Kansas, a few years clde the nwner that anal exist. , go, and by the way Girard is the old , Another Kansas Man. tamping ground of Mr. Plaas, who' R, D. Zweifel. another Kansas man, knows what Kansas is . as compared Is In the hardware business. He has "With the Grande Ronde valley. Mr. a good stock and can quote early hls .Eooper is manager of the butcher lory, of Kansas which is always en- buslnes In Elgin and caters to the people in the proper manner, f ; )V Ion Stoop, Wholesaler. When anyone wants to ft-ll a large quantity of produce they hunt up Lou Connected with the hardware store he ftoop and ascertain how much he has a line of house furndshings which fcU grlve before putting their products pe sells to the people of that large ar tn the market Lou ha sheen ship- ea of country, pfng potatoes and apples all fall and ling Brothers, a Big Firm, srill Is expecting to handle, nitre'.. Hi . A large (general store Is that con has a wholesale liquor store In Elgin ducted by Hug , Brothers.. There are lso, but the moat of his tlmela, tak- ott of Hugs la Elgin's neck o' the r : J I if', ; . it . v ... , : Look ut litis t ru.t. en up with handling produce. , The "Wet" Situation. Since Union county went wet four aeons have been running1 In Elgin, ttiwruu uy rieury uauer, me oiu pioneer, Mike NVlson, Cy Powell and A, 0. Young. But until next month. Llgn. They have done business with the saloon business will not be ad-. the people there for many years and Justed In the apple city because it la j with the bright prospects for the fu the Intention to vote one saloon for i turf.. . every 750 population. This will per- mit but two plai-es to run and for that reason none of the present saloon ., ''l'vr1Jv.'"'T,,,., r 1 dD and"lKePeople 'aire i" Happy" A Threshing Scene Sear Elgin. tertalnlng to his customers. Mr. Zwei fe lis a good citizen of Elgin and his name Is ( always among the first for public improvements of any kind. i V jo.. " A i 1 1 ,4 It Urew Around Elgin. . woodB, and they are all progressive i citizens. The Hug store carries one of those complete llneB found in tne smaller cities and no want Is pernih- tea 10 go unservea. i ne managers or ; the store pin their faith and hope In Dan Sommcrs, Retired. t While Dan Soniers, former merch- tnt, has retired and spends his time ft-.'V 'ext to the Lorgcttt Load of Lumber Ever Loaded In THE FULL-JEWlELED AND CONSTANTLY; RUNNING CITY now looking after his real estate In vestments, the Influence of his pres ence in the community Is plainly to be seen. He has been one of the pil lars of Elgin, having been directly in terested in most of the progressive moves made by that city for the ast decade. He la unlike many of the Grande Ronde people, for he beilevfce in staying where he made his money. He believes there are few places where people can make money faster an dwlth as llttl labor as in this val ley. ' Matt Weiss, proprietor of a packing establishment, carrke.a good line of meats and has a line of patronage that shows him a handsome profit each year..;: He says, "no moves for me, for if I should travel for a year hunting for a location I would come right back to Elgin and start in bus iness." , 4. ,.. - I' v , :; ,. . George 0. James, the harnesi man, 'a always in demand by the ranchers end lumbermen. His handmade goods to far and near where the quality of harness is given consideration. It takes good' harness to pull the' heavy loads of produce that come out of that valley and the harness made by James has shown it wil stand the test.-' ' "" ! Miles and Wilson and Halgartjn and Xelham attend to the tonsorial wanite of Elgin and they do it in the most Dpproved manner. These barber shops need no visit from the state inspector for they are perfectly sanitary all of the time. . The City cigar store is an institu tion that catches the men of the town and is headquarters for the class of goods that smokers like. ' A hardware firm of considerable eize is that of II. E. Graham and J. O. Baker. They carry a very large line &nd the volume of their business is ' rteadlly increasing. , i But you must meet Mack when you . igo to tne apple town, m&ck runs a drug store that is in every way equal to the larger city stores. He is Just p'aln Mack to everyone and nobody has ever called him by his first name. In fact moBt people forget to say mls ei for he 1b one of those congenial j kind of personalities whom you feel like you have always been acquainted . .'--v..'.,-;. the World. Thin wan Loaded At Elgin. with ten minutes after you first meet him. ; ' Slough JTever Tires. . Tie Blough Investment : company, which is- propelled through rain and storm by one man, Slough, Is the hub of the trading wheel at Elgin. Slough is another Girard, Kansas, boy and was raised on old man Waseer's Gi rard Press; having learned his letters fro uithe head of that paper. He came west a few tears ago because he could not stand the climate of the middle west After, being here a few days he .. r: a i L Ut.J V ,j . " rj S li I ; " .-"Jr 1 I' il 4- : i - ,Vn.i -i ' ; ' i " ;r" ---- ! ..44lJL,viJ' 7 -Sr4r v,l " v r' - . - - lift h'? if - 'U w - '..f,i i I " , n H,t ' , I,.. , Si. :! , . , . . -A i saw a.charice to make some money on a trade. Possessed of the Daid Har- em instinct he began trading and has kept It up ever since. It is really re- freshing to hear Slough unfold the A Few story ol Grande Ronde resources. He Is so strong In his faith In this Valley that he almost hypnotizes the pros pective buyer and makes him see thl. at. they really wil be shortly in this velley. 1 1. . J ..'.I -i. .... Farmers Union Is Strong. . There are several large warehouses lb Elgin but the one of greatest pro portions is that owned and operated, by the Tamers' Union, with August Ilue as manager. TheCom.ercial club ' of Elgin is responsible for the farm-'. ers' organization there ; and every merchant is a strong advocate of the Union and its primed plea. The ware house has saved the producer large sums of money since Its inauguration and there Is no disposition to retrace , - 1' , r" Fiw of Elgin's Handsome Homes. a Bkp taken by the farmers. Commercial Clnb Active, Without a Commercial Club Elgin people would feel lost While it does net meet -very often and there Is some i a 11 "Ct Ones Raised by Sam Brooks enr Elgin. elements of It that resemble other commercial clubs, the fact remains that lt keeps constantly pegging away answering letters and doing a little advertising, all of which is bringing BUady results. . J. B. Johnston runs what Is known as the "Men's Shop" where all kinds of wearing apparel fonmen is sold. Ke has a good business and is con vinced that a special line of this kind lj a successful business undertaking. K' ; '"1 ;: ' ..sv;v i " Prof. Bailey, the Man Who lUlieves In the Athletics Known as Woodchopplng. .trC'.:. :,&hl "' ' A. N. Rasmussen of the firm of Raa muisen Brothers is on of the sutostan tlal'insUtutlons.-' They run a blacfc sm'th and wagon shop and do a great deal of work. . The kind of work need- , ed In a country like tW teres, the x- pert blacksmith but this flrm. keeps the right kind of workmen and (Uxms ou a clas of work, that Is highly sat i.-factory. ' , ..; .. : The Electric daaning n Pressing ' Works is run by J. B. Holland, who is ; a lermanent fixture In Elginv Tailors, come and go but Holland sticks on the- v. 'ftwwi v v n"r,'r"T' A- ....tiitLiA job all the time. As a result the peo ple have confidence In him and he is "building up a large business.': , L. Parks Is the Jeweler and optician for the city and he is flooded "with .1 : ... wo-k all the time. He makes good on every Job from the largest to the smal lest He has been there 19 years and Is one o fthe foremost men of the i ommunlty. . II. W, Buell runs a second hand B'.'re that receives a good patronag9 ' and he Is always watchful to take care of his trade. While the mention that the Evening osoryer has given Elgin scarcely scrhtches the surface'of this enterpris ing community, yet it serves to let the readers know that Elgin is decid .Ily on the map. For further Inform ation it would be well to address tf j commercial club, and If anyone has j ar intention of investing in fruit lands or business ventures they should by all means hear Elgin's discussion of the situation and offering she has to make. . : ' r Pilos Cured at Home by w Absorp tion Method. i If you suffer from bleeding, Itching, j blind or protruding piles, send me your address, and I will tell you how I to curP- yourself at home by the new I absorption treatment: and will also ; send some of this home treatment : free for trial, with refernces frdm I J'our own locality If requested. Ira i mediate relief and permanent cure assured. Send no money, but tell others of this offer. Write today to Mrs. M. Summers, Box P, Notre Dame, Ind. . ff
