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About La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959 | View Entire Issue (July 13, 1934)
I L. ,1,, ILay ' ' LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER, LA GRANDE, OREGON Page Thirteen INDIANS WILL PARTICIPATE IN PARADE, PAGE ANT Tribesmen to Add to Historical Interest of Celebration Events. What Is expected to be one of the outstanding features of the Semi-centennial U. P. celebration here next week will bo the partici pation of a large group of Uma tilla .Cayuse and Walla Walla In dians In the Friday morning pa rade to be held in downtown La Orande. It will be the first time In 30 or more years that Indians have taken part in a parade in La Grande. In addition, the Indians will appear in the Saturday aft ernoon pageant at the La Grande stadium. Thirty Indians from the Uma tilla, Cayuse and Walla Walla tribes will be here headed by Gil bert Mlnthorn, chairman of the Indian council at Cayuse, .The Indians are to camp on the Hubert Anderson place by the Grande Ronde river, and probably will arrive by next Tuesday. Their horses are being herded across the Blue mountains and are not ex pected until Wednesday, July 18 The Indians will present in full tribal regalia a ceremonial dance In the pageant, and In addition four Indlon women and girls will participate in the pageant. These Indians have appeared for many years In the Pendleton Round-Up, but this will be their first appearance at a celebration In La Grande. Their costumes will be true to the period they rep resent, and no small amount of in terest Is attached to their coming visit. : . LUMBERING RANKS AS A LEADING INDUSTRY HERE One of the earliest Industries of the Grande Rondo valley, one that was very necessary to the building and development of this section, Is the lumbering 1 Industry, which still ranks as one of Union coun ty's chief resources, with vast stands of uncut timber reaching out from La Grande -in various directions. Back In the year 1863 the first crude sawmills came into being over the valley, with one located in Mill canyon near Old Town, and others in various sections of the county. But most of these lasted only for a comparatively short time, and it was not until 1800 when the first really large sawmill was established. It was a band mill and was established at Stump Town, later to be known as Perry, by Stanley and Smith, of Wiscon sin, In the year 1890. It operated there for many years until purchased by the late George Stoddard and O. W. Nibley, of Salt Lake City, some 13 years after it waa established The mill, which later became known as the Grande Ronde Lumber Co., operated at Perry until some eight years ago. Then In November, 1926, a decision was made to move the mill to a point near Medical Springs, and thus a new town' in this county was created, which was named Pondosa. The mill, transferred to the new location, has enjoyed a heavy production during the lost several years. Another of the larger sawmills in Eastern Oregon is the . Bowman Hlcks Lumber Co. in La Grande, which began operations as the Palmer Lumber Co. in 1907. It be came the Bowman-Hicks Co. about 1923 and since then has operated in Union and Wallowa counties, turning out many thousands of carloads of high grade lumber. ?Tho last and largest sawmill to be erected in La Grande was the Mt. Emily Lumber Co., . which Is the largest pine mill In North eastern Oregon. Construction on the mill was started Just ten years ago and the first operation was on Nov. 30, 1925. Since then the company has enjoyed heavy pro duction. There also aro mills at Elgin and Union, both, doing a thriving business. In general, the lumber industry has played an unusually important part in the development of the county, giving employment to thousands of men and sending products Qf .thlB portion of East ern Oregon to all sections of the globe. MOIHiKNISTIC FLOAT The float to bear the queen and her attendants in the Semi-Cen-tennlal 'TJ, F. - celebration events will be of modernistic design, sym bolizing the days of Indian ro mance, the days of pioneering and lastly, modern transportation. AN EARLY DAY RESIDENCE HERE 1 . s ttrs' " V, j hp El t' i 'V, T ..Ssa La II u f I fc-suiS .i" . 4, JO i "sip " ' 1 v8i The above residence, photographed a few vear ufter t lie urrival of (he mil road here In 1KKI, In that of Mr. and Mrs. Prank (irnhnin, who are pictured above with their due. Observe the elaborate picket style fence In front of the house, which wus at Fourth and Adams, on the Mto recently occupied by ths Perkins Mntor Co. MRS. HARDING TELLS OF JULY 4 HERE IN 1864 "There was probably more ex citement per capita when that train whistled for La Grande than any celebration before or since," said Mrs. Emma Harding, whose home at that particular time was on a ranch which bor ders on the present Fourth street but lay across tho tracks from the Grandy place. Mrs. Harding and Mrs. Grandy are sisters, and their homes were the only two homes then In what was to be later New Town. "Everyone went to every thing In those days, so of course I was there, but those events do not stand out In my mind like the first Fourth of July I spent here," Mrs. Harding continued. With my father's family, the Palmer's, I had come by wagon train from Mills county, Iowa. Wo arrived at Ladd Canyon on July 3, 1864 and camped on the hill near Old Town. There was a cele bration with n parade planned for . foSowlng day by the few people who were living here. Gen eral Stevens, who had a hotel in Old Town, come over to see us and asked us girls to ride in the parade. Were we excited I And we rode. I was about 11 or 12, and we wore our little Shaker bon nets as we rode." Mrs. Harding also xeqalls subsequent Fourths when the "cltlaens all put their food together, ate at one long table and after they had finished, the Indians filled the tables and later put on their war dance. Mrs. Harding's oldest son, Will, was the youngest conductor on tho U. P. running from The Dalles to La Grande. . , 1 . i mtl'ADTH OF VALLFV The Grande Ronde valley formed by the several groups of the Blue Mountains includes a stretch of fertile land 35 miles long by six teen miles, with natural irrigation from Its patron river, tho Grando Ronde, Its cnief tributary hero Catherine creek and innumerable mountain creeks. In addition to the production of more than a million bushels of wheat annual ly, tho valley is known nationally and Internationally for tho world-prlze-wlnnlng sweet cherries, its apples in demand for export pur poses and the production of small grain seeds one of tho newer out standing agricultural production developments. The Saturday Night Bath in the Family Wash Tub That was a busy night for Ma at the old wood stove. First a kettle full for Nellie, then one for Jimmy a couple kettles or a wash boiler full heated for Pa and last, one for herself, in order that the family might be properly cleaned on the surface at least and presentable for "meetin' day". NOW MODERN PLUMBING FACILITIES IN BATHROOM AND KITCHEN and all about the house not only make Mothers labors easier but added happiness for all the family. Call Us For Modem Day Plumbing Needs and Repairs NATE ZWEIFEL PLUMBING & HEATING 1314 Jefferson Ave. - La Grande You'll Like Our Eats and Easy Prices The NOOK BAR-B-Q Where Visitors and Celebrants will find tasty foods and .re freshing drinks, promptly and' courteously served. u-pRWtiS- -Vhcfy of LaIf.'., appreciate excellent food, appetiz ingly prepared, excellently and promptly served at prices that please for quality received. The NOOK JUD and RAY Just Around the Corner on Adams and Depot You'll Miss None of the Fun if You Eat Here
