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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1934)
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON CITY WATER. SEWAGE SYSTEMS MODELS IN NORTHWEST La Grande Fortunate LA GRANDE ELKS AND OLD STAGE COACH AT JOSEPH IN YEAR 1903 ' Page Twelve in Having Splendid Municipal Utilities. La Grande as a municipality. Is often pointed to by Its neighbors li) the Inland Empire for its fine utilities Its modern 9105,000 sew age disposal plant, Its combination water system that supplies the city with the purest and finest of drinking water, its splendid ornamental lighting system. Its many, many miles of paved streets, Its efficient fire department, etc. Tho sewage disposal plant, con structed within the last ten years, haa many times served as a model for construction of similar plants lH other northwestern cities. It was completed In 1026 and during tho eight years of service has lived up to fullest expectations. The water system Is one of which the city Is particularly proud. The gravity portion the water obtained from tho Beaver Creek reservoir In the Blue moun tains dates back to the 90s and discharges its duties year after year with fine regularity. The wa ter Is brought from clear moun tain streams and cool springs through a pipeline to Old Town, where it 1b kept In a large reser voir until needed in the city mains. The other portion of the system consists of two deep ar tesian wells, near the Second street viaduct, which alone could supply the city with on adequate aupply of water If necessary. One of the deep wells pierces the earth 1034 feet, and the other, drilled a year later, goes down 1308 feet to strike Its vein of water. Both wells together can furnish around 1300 gallons of water per minute. Tests made frequently by state board of health chemists reveal tho water here to be as near per fect as Is possible. The fire department has two large trucks, one provided with an efficient pumping equipment and powered by a new motor Just In stalled this summer. The orna mental lighting system, which may be inspected by visitors next week, was erected some five years or more ago throughout the busi ness district, and has been In con stant use since then. Much of the The kIiiko much which once operated between Elgin mill Joseph Is pictured uliuvc, nltli a group of Elks who drove to Joseph to intend the runerul of l'ete Siilllvnn. P. D. McCully Is oil the driver's seat anil hesldc him Is Jack l'eure. Others la the picture Include F. S. Inuihoc, .Charles (iooclnough, Frank Stevenson, of Joseph; Charles Meluulst; Dr. Whiting, now of Portland hut then of Elgin, and Jim Murphy. paving of the street took place in tho last decade, although some of tho streets were hard hurfaced 25 years or longer ago. LOCAL BAND WELL KNOWN IN NORTHWEST The La Grande band, formerly known as the La Grande munic ipal band, ranks as one of the fin est organizations of its kind in the Pacific northwest, and will have an important part to play In the Seml-Centennlal Union Pacific celebration events here next week. Much of the success of the or ganization Is ascribed to Andrew Loney Jr., who for many years di rected It. Director Loney was em ployed by the railroad for a long period of time, giving up this work a few years ago to become music supervisor of the La Grande public schools. The band has served as official band at the Pendleton Round-Up, famous western classic, for many years, playing both at the arena and for the Happy Canyon night show. Also the band was the of ficial musical organization at the Oregon state fair one year, plays frequently at the Eastern Oregon Livestock show at Union, and play ed at the Old Oregon Trail cele bration at Mcachanv July 3-4, 1923, 7,-hieh was visited by the late President Wprren O. Harding a short time before his death. Union Pacific railroad men whose names are prominently Identified with the success of the band be sides Director Loney Include Rich ard Lindsay. Peter Blever and Os car Humphries. Loney played for 11 years with leading orchestras and bands of the country before coming to La Grande on account of 111 health. He played solo comet with Kryl's band the season of 1924, touring the eastern, mid -western and southern states. He studied with leading Instructors of the nation including A. P. Weldon, Innes and Bohumlr Kryl, regarded as the world's greatest cornet soloist, ; QUEEN CONTEST TO END HERE SATURDAY NOON The contest ror the coveted title of queen of the Semi-centennial U. P. celebration here July 19, 20 and 21, Is In its final week, with Fayo Walker, sponsored by the Eagles, In first place. The contest will come to an end at noon Saturday, July 14, when all candidates must turn In their money to the bank, and their tickets to the chamber of com merce for final accounting. The winners will be announced at the queen's dance to be held Satur day night, July 14. Standings of the candidates to day follow: 1. Faye Walker (Eagles), 16,125 votes. . 2. Lorratna Dodge (B. of K. T.), i,ouu voces. 3. Dorothy Wall (Engineers), 10,050 votes. 4. Vadls Baxter (Central Labor Council), 9725 votes. 5. Vesta Mitchell (Rotary and Lions), 9000 votes. 6. Marian Pidcock (L. S. of B. of ij. r. ot if, oaou voces. 7. Violet Stills (Veterans of For eign Wars), 6380 votes. 8. Ella Engel (unattached), 1165 votes. Princeton university has an nounced a plan allowing senior students to spend nearly, all their time in Independent study. EMPLOYES OWN HOMES The last survey made here re vealed that 429 employes of the Union Pacific railroad In La Orande owned their own homes. This Store is Proud of the Trade it Has Enjoyed With Railroad Men for Over a Quarter Century Here in La Grande and other towns of Oregon, Washington and Idaho where stores are operated by this company, : we have long enjoyed and -appreciate fully the trade of the railroad employees. We feeL the growth and success of the New York stores over the past 25 .years has been brought about by the-. persistent and continued policy of selling1 good, reliable merchandise at reasonable prices.'- We cater- to . the' needs of the workingman and his family, with the goods and quality he desires at prices he can afford' to pay. We Feature Union Made Clothes for Railway Men and Other Trades MewYork- 5tore Uuhl Hurley Cor Elm & Adnnvs Sts. - La Grande Twin Falls N'ampa Soise Pendleton Rupert. Caldwell Emniett Walla Walla Back in the days when we went to the city to ride. - the horse cars Plumbing was mostly oat doors - :and that was alright then,, though . distance sometimes meant ; less en ' chantment than the; view. Anyway,, -. jt .was, rare sport for the boys-on Hal lowe'en. . But, Nowadays Wa :. - Have Advanced ' ' - : and nioejplurniwhgy for purposes, of better hearth, sanitation and con venience, is a necessity within every ' homer," 21 Years Ag- we-first came to La Orande uid engaged In th plumbing and heating 'business. Today, our business has grown and expanded with the community to Include- also complete ser vice in gas stoves and appliances: Iron, firemen and auto-matlc stokers: General Electric home appliances; Flamo (product and appliances: Prlgldalre electric refrigeration for both domes tic and commercial purposes. FRED SPAETH Plumbing & Heating Co. 1105 Washington Ave. I
