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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1910
Page
4
The Observer issue line shows Bruce Deennnt as editor and owner with daily publication details. It notes La Grands and United Press Telegraph Service, indicating standard newspaper branding and wire service affiliation.
The notice urges authors to sign their pieces and states that unsigned submissions will be revised at the editor’s discretion. It also instructs writers to save an appointment and avoid publishing uncredited material.
The piece argues irrigation is essential for the Grande Ronde Valley's future prosperity. It urges local residents to adopt water conservation and irrigation schemes, citing natural basins and rainfall as foundations for improved crop production and rising land values with proactive communal effort.
The article extols irrigation across the Grande Ronde valley from Jani through Grande Ronila to Wailawa country with abundant water in many spots under ditch. It claims irrigation makes the valley a prime area for crops from alfalfa to Oregon Beach watermelon, noting altitude allows extra hay crops and asking landowners to provide water in the dry season.
A letter advocates a regional fall race meet in La Grande to unite the community, with additional events at Wallowa and Flora. It argues local horses from Walla Walla to Boise could compete if purses justified it, promising a festive county-wide gathering and boosted attendance.
The remedy is presented as today’s best known treatment for a range of complaints including griping diarrhoea and dysentery. It is advised for both children and adults and claimed to always cure when taken at the first signs of looseness.
The text notes land offered at $37.50 per acre with a claim that subdividing could fetch $100 per acre. It mentions adjacent land cannot be bought today for $100 per acre.
Real estate listings in La Grande advertise a range of properties including a two story home on North Fir street with three lots for 1400, twelve acres with a two story house and fruit trees for 4000, a seven room East Adams avenue house for 2500, and multiple lots on Main avenue and west La Grande priced from 350 to 1000.
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