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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1905
Page
2
A local piece extols six families from Oklahoma totaling about thirty people arriving by train with plans to settle in the Grande Ronde Valley. It urges citizens to attract more homeseekers, develop irrigation from the regional stream, and cultivate every acre to boost population and prosperity.
The narrator urges informing outsiders about the valley's benefits to attract good homeseekers. Emphasizing pride in migration, they note newcomers are moneyed or industrious, forming a strong base for national progress and local improvement. The call is to active promotion and community effort.
The recent rains increased the valley’s wealth by thousands of dollars, and yesterday’s snow storm added more to the total. Citizens urge the good work to continue.
Right acres in Malheur county with water right, house and outbuildings. All tillable land suitable for alfalfa, rent potential 10 dollars per acre yearly with renter paying taxes. Property estimated to yield ten percent return. five years left on rental terms. For sale on easy terms write to O T McDaniel Oregon.
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