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Newspaper

La Grande Evening Observer

Location

La Grande, Oregon, United States of America

Date

Sep 17, 1906

Page

3

La Grande School of Music Promotes Wide Range of Instruments

La Grande School of Music directed by Prof. and Mrs. E Porter Day invites pupils of all ages to a flexible course from 6 a m to 9 p m with no age limit. The program includes piano guitar mandolin bass viol and violin taught by Mrs Day and Prof Day who has trained students from Chicago to Boston and New York.

la Grande School of Music E. Porter Day Eping Ie Publi School of Music Day la Grande Victor Ralston Building Ospot Street Adams Avenue At. Hueat Hurlit Panor Steinway Knobs Everett Hardman A. B. Chat Emerson, Packard Fischer, Ludwig, Vous & Lone Conover Harington Smith & Barnes Chble Sterling Huntington Hamilton Mendelsohn Welingen Kingsbury Huelat Angels Knabe Angelut Eacroos Packard Eatey Chicago Vicor Victor Talking Machine

J B Hulse a Portrait Photographer of Note

J B Hulse markets himself as premier portrait photographer with decades of experience in California Oregon and Idaho. He operates galleries in La Grande and Union and aims to provide speaking likenesses of absent friends with broad offerings and moderate prices.

J. B. Hulse California Wdas Wall Oregon Hulse la Grande Union Idaho Hailey

Blokland Bros Build Farm Empire in Grande Ronde Valley

In 1864 John Blokland settled in the Grande Ronde Valley and today his sons Andrew and Garrett Bickland run 800 acres of crops and alfalfa with 1940 acres of timber and pasture six miles from La Grande. They breed Poland China and Berkshire hogs with about thirty brood sows and sold 500 hogs last winter. They also raise Amden geese Rouin ducks and Plymouth Rock chickens and run a small orchard. They employ ten to twelve men in summer and two in winter.

John Blokland Grande Ronde Valley Andrew Garrett Bickland la Grande Blokland Bros Poland China Berkshire

Henry Carr House Furnishers and Embalming Services

Henry and Carr, La Grande’s leading house furnishers, offer a vast stock from bedroom suites to carpets and stoves with cash or small weekly payments. They also run two funeral cars, a 200-seat chapel, and complete embalming, coffin, and shipment services, led by Judge J. G. Henry since 1890.

la Grande Henry & Carr J. G. Henry Commissioner's Court Union County J. J Carr

G W Rockman Raises Grande Ronde Valley Farm and Family

G W Rockman, a 600 acre Grand Ronde Valley farmer since 1873, reports large crops of wheat oats and potatoes. He operates a steam plow capable of forty acres daily and uses a large header to cut thirty acres daily. His 63 by 80 foot barn holds 150 tons of hay and a 3 000 gallon cedar water tank serves the house.

Rockman Grand Ronde Valley Buckman Grande Ronde Valley

Krieger Brick Plant Promotes Local Building Materials

Geo Krieger manufactures common and stock bricks for fronts and facings and offers re pressed brick. For 1906 output exceeds two million bricks with steady orders including Hot Lake Sanatorium Baptist Church and La Grande National Bank. The yard sits beside the U R N line with load ready kilns, 26 to 30 workers, and an eighteen year history. Prices quoted on request.

Hot Lake Geo. Palmer Lumber Go Baptist Church la Grande National Bank Kneger

Grande Ronde Valley edition issues 7000 copies

The edition exceeds prior reviews as the most comprehensive look at the Grande Ronde Valley resources and advantages, with over seven thousand copies circulated.

Grande Ronde Valley

Imbler Real Estate Offer Promises Growth and Low Prices

Imbler real estate agent L. M. Jensen promotes town lots priced 20 to 160 dollars cash or on time. Imbler, on the Elgin La Grande railroad line, 15 miles from La Grande, population about 300, with milling plant, stores, hotel, blacksmith, planing mill, and lumber company employing many workers. Jensen highlights growth and low prices, noting his long local residency and favorable reputation.

Imbler Jenkin Abe Elgin- la Grande la Grande Union County Imbler Milling Cos Summerville Lumber Co Jensen Valvy

Local La Grande Weekly Chronicle Overview

The Weekly Chronicle of La Grande presents a vivid slice of local life with up-to-the-minute community news, events, and public notices reflecting the town’s daily pulse and neighborhood concerns.

Chronicle la Grande

Watts Drug Co A Thoroughly Modern Store on Adams and Depot

The Watts Grug Company advertises a fully stocked drug store at Adams Avenue and Depot Street with two registered pharmacists. They claim exact filling of prescriptions, wide selection of toilet articles, surgical supplies, school books, and stationery, with a note on the proprietor Mr Watts from Portland Oregon and 16 years’ prior experience in the trade.

Adams Avenue Depot Street Aled At Sandard Watts Drug.Co Watts Portland Ore

Osteopathy Gains Ground as a Recognized Treatment

Dr Fr. E Moore and wife Dr H C P Moore lead in La Grande as osteopathy grows nationwide. The American Osteopathic Association counts over 1200 members and endorses natural, rule based treatment. The Moores practice from Summers block rooms 7 and 7 above Watts Drug Store, drawing patients from far.

Fr. E. Moore la Grande American Osteopathic Association United States Moore Atlas Club American School of Osteopathy Chicago School of Anatomy and Physiology H.C. P. Moore M. Ds F. Fr. Moore Oregon Osteopathic Association Missouri Onteopathic Association American Oeteopathic Association Miatour la Crande Watts Drug Store

Ash Brothers Clothiers Offer Ready to Wear and More

Ash Brothers, prominent La Grande clothing house, promotes ready to wear as affordable, with 25 to 40 percent savings versus merchant-tailor prices. They showcase hats, neckwear, shoes by W L Douglas and Top Round, trunks and bags, plus new men’s wear arrivals, inviting readers to visit Depot Street store.

Ash Brothers Friend Bros Milwaukee la Grande W. L. Douglas Aoh Brothers San Francisco Depot Street Adams Avenue

Pioneer resident D A McAlister noted for horses and land

D A McAlister, an early settler since September 13, 1862, owns two quarter sections and breeds standard bred trotting horses. He imports top horses and notes Oregon leads in good horses per population. He served in the state senate in 1899 and 1895 and in the house in 1898, 1909 and 1901, with strong faith in the Grande Ronde Valley's bright future.

McAlister Oregon State Senate House Grande Ronde Valley

C F Coolidge Paints Wall Paper and Supplies

C F Coolidge offers paints, wall paper, picture framing wholesale paper and bags in La Grande. Services include interior and exterior painting, paper hanging, calumining, and orders fulfilled promptly. Stock features Phoenix paints, lead oils, dry colors, and custom frames with mouldings.

Collide Coolltre la Grande Hrocoenieod Oo Phoenix

Grande Ronde Valley Rivers Nourish Year Round Waterways

The Grande Ronde river flows across the valley from west to east then north, with Catherine creek joining from the south, Mit creek from the south, and Willow creek from the northwest, plus many tributaries. The system provides ample water for the year round abundance in the Grande Ronde Valley, Oregon.

Grande Ronde Grande Ronde Valley Oregon

Also Mentioned on This Page

Lawgrandef School OF Music E Porter Day Mrs. Day Hotel Foley LA Grande Phone 475 Grande Ronde Valley Poultry A. B. Huelat Bucc O. M. Richey la Cree G. W. Rockman GEO. Krieger Krieger L. M. Jensen Watts Grug Company Bk A. Watts Osteopathy D. A. M’alister The Valley Horse C. F. Coolidge
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