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MANY RAILROAD OFFICIALS STARTED CAREERS HERE
O'Brien, Buckley, Walsh
And Others Worked
First in La Grande.
LA GRANDE GOLF COURSE
TO BE OPEN TO VISITORS
THE "OLD WHITE SCHOOL"
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON
Shortly after the railroad came
through La Grande In July, 1884,
the city was established as a di
vision point, with shops erected
on land donated by Daniel Chap
lin. The dispatcher's office for the
line from Umatilla to Hunting
ton was established here with C.
W. Taylor as chief dispatcher. In
this office at one time or another
within 20 years were J. B. Glover,
retired several years ago as agent
at Portland: "W. A. Whitney, later
with the Eccles interests In Ore
gon: O. K. Elliott, brother of the
editor of the Union Pacific Mnga
Blne .and M. J. Buokley, retired
general superintendent. Here Tom
Walsh, afterwards superintendent
of the Washington or third di
vision, spent several years before
going to Spokane.
In 1890 La Grande's office was
given an assistant superintendent,
D. W. C. Perry being the first ap
pointed, and J. P. O'Brien, for
many years general manager of
this unit, -the second. A. J. Borle,
the third, was made superintend
ent, but under the receivership of
1B94-96. the office was moved to
Pendleton. In 1900 M. J. Buok
ley, who was in 1887 a freight
brakeman running out of La
Grande, was made assistant super
intendent with headquarters hero,
and the office thus was restored
and continued until on Aug. 3,
1913, the second division was cre
ated with W. Bollons as super
intendent. Many others were employed in
the early days of the railroad here,
whose names today are familiar
ones of this decade. J. F. Gra
ham, for many years superintend
ent of motive power in Portland,
was employed In La Grande first
as machinist and afterwards as
general foreman of the shops. A.
Buckley, later to become super
intendent of the first division,
'grew up" in La Grande, and was
assistant superintendent here be
tween 1900 and 1917.
Jacob Gulling, conductor; A. J.
Martin, storekeeper; George Han
Son, engineer, were among the
first railroad employes in the
Grande Ronde valley. P. J. Thei
een, retired engineer, began as a
Wiper shortly after the first train
pulled into La Grande. He relates
that within a few months after
the railroad came. La Grande
boasted of 25 saloons and one
Church.
Engineers P. G. Schilke, and Ed
Jacobson who began as a fireman
In October, 1884, and who was
retired from active service this
year, and Wesley Harrison, who
Started work In 1885, are other
famlllor names. Among other early
employes were Engineer Frank
pike, Switch Engineer William T.
Short, Blacksmith Foreman M. H.
Allen and Engineer John Carl
son, all of whom were employed
In 1888. J. E. Foley was the orig
inal B & B pile driver foreman
working out of this terminal. The
first blacksmith foreman was A.
Floyd and In the shop with him
were -Frank Brookler and Andrew
Anderson.
Many of the above mentioned
men, all true pioneers, have
passed on to the Great Beyond,
although many of them still are
living and of that number, the
majority will be here next week
for the Semi-Centennial U. P.
Celebration.
ENGINEERS'
CAPS TO BE
WORN HERE
Some cities when they stage
old-time celebrations wear whisk
ers to advertise tne event. Some
adopt other similar plans. But In
La Orande. engineer caps will be
worn during the week before the
opening of the Seml-Centennlal
O. P. celebration, which Is to be
gin next Thursday, July 19. Of
course, they also will be worn
during the celebration. If the
wearers desire.
The caps have been selected by
the general committee as being
much more typical of the celebra
tion here than growing whiskers,
etc.. and 1.000 of the caps hare
Been ordered and are expected
here Immediately, and wlH be ot
tered for sale at 28 cents each. The
celebration souvenir button Is
supposed to be worn on the caps,
and those who have no buttons
may obtain these for 25 cents also.
The caps will be cool, not un
sightly., black- In color and. with. a
green vlscr.
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It was La Grande's first modern school building when this
picture was taken In 1886.
Golfers who come to the Semi
centennial Union Pacific celebra
tion here July 19, 20 and 21, or
to the western union meeting of
the Brotherhood of Locomotive En
gineers on July 17, 18 and 19,
had better bring their sticks
along. Tournaments will be held
every day during these five days
at the La Grande country club,,
which boasta one of the finest
nine-hole .layouts In the Pacific
northwest. And the course will be:
In excellent condition, members of
the greens committee of the club
report.
The B. of L. E. tournaments are
open to all visiting golfers at the
convention, and prizes will be of
fered each day for both scratch
and handicap events.
Open sweepstakes tournaments
will be held each day of the Jub
ilee proper, also with prizes of
fered the winners. This Is open to
either professionals or amateurs,
but the committee Insists that all
participants must have certified
handicaps to file with the club.
Entry fee will be one dollar each
day, which Includes greena fee.
Also any visltlug golfer may piny
on tho course at any time next
week.
Cards announcing tho tourna
ments have been posted in every
golf club and hotel In the north
west, tho publicity committee reports.
A fine carload of buggies and
oarrlaRCS was received by Knapp,
Burrell & Co. Monday. La Grande
Chronicle, May 17, 1893.
DOUBLE MAIN EVENT ON
WRESTLING - BOXING CARD
The combination wrestling-boxing
card to be staged here during
the Semi-centennial V, P. celebra
tion was completely lined up to
day, and committee members said
It unquestionably would be the
biggest! attraction of its kind ever
staged here for the money.
Bulldog Jackson will meet Del
Kunkel in one of the double main
events, and two more famous
grapplers will tangle in the other
main event Robin Reed and
Mickey McOuire. Both matches
win go uest two out or three falls
with a time limit of two hours.
-Two six-round boxing bouts will
precede the wrestling matches,
with Harry Eagles, of .Pendleton, to
meet Gerald Butcher, of La
Grande, In one, and Winnie Mires,
of Union, to fight Ralph DePew,
of Pendleton, in the other.
Harry Elliott, Portland referee
and former University of Oregon
coach, will referee all bout.
All fighters and wrestlers are
contracted for and Judges will be
furnished the night of the fight.
The card wlli begin at 8 p. m.
the night of Saturday, July 21,
at the La Grande stadium.
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YEARS AGO-
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The official piano of the Century of Pro
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SINCE its inception some years ago,
the Glass Drugs, Inc., has at
tempted to keep abreast of the pro
gress of La Grande a growing,
expanding store in keeping with the
trend of modem times. We are proud
to offer here in this community a
store recognized as one of the best in
equipment and seivice of its kind of
business in the state.
WE APPRECIATE the growing
trade of the community that
has come to us we take it as a
public expression of satisfaction and
approval of our efforts to provide a
thorough, modern ding store for that
public convenience a store where
men and women alike may shop with
ease from bountiful stocks of highest
quality merchandise, attractively dis
played and courteously presented.
GLASS
DRUGS
INC,