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Newspaper
La Grande Evening Observer
Location
La Grande, Oregon, United States of America
Date
Sep 09, 1910
Page
8
La Grande churches show large memberships across Protestant and Catholic groups. Plans for new edifices include a $30,000 Methodist building and a forthcoming Episcopal structure with prior confirmations and bishop visits shaping ongoing growth.
The Grande Ronde valley thrives on grain and fruit with blue stem wheat and high yields. Towns like Union Is land City Alicel and Elgin rely on stock, hay, cherries and apples, while a Idaho Sugar company supports sugar beet farming and an Oregon Agricultural College experiment farm operates at Cove.
La Grande is described as a thriving inland city in the La Grande Ronde Valley with a modern water system, extensive street upgrades, and a major payroll base. It hosts four schools with a new high school under construction, a robust private and denominational school scene, strong religious and fraternal facilities, and a large payroll from the O R N railroad and Palmer Lumber, totaling tens of thousands monthly. The piece highlights civic pride, public spirit, and ambitions to enhance parks and municipal improvements for future growth.
W H Bohnenkamp the hardware and furniture merchant started in La Grande 15 years ago and built a broad business. The article highlights hogs poultry and dairying growth, strong harvests, and thriving fruit industry with ample employment and good wages in Union County towns beyond La Grande.
East Liverpool born professional baseball player Al Andrews left the Midwest twenty years ago to play pro ball. He later settled in La Grande Oregon where he opened The Toggery tailoring shop and built a large commercial trade. Andrews has served three terms on the city council and chairs the street committee, credited with major city street improvements.
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