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
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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.
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