Umatilla County OR Archives Biographies.....Borg, Peter O. September 30, 1840 - 
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Author: Colonel William Parsons 

Page 508, 509

Peter O. Borg
	To the esteemed and prominent business man whose name appears at the 
head of this article, we are glad to accord a representation in this volume, 
since his enterprise and excellent ability have placed him in the lead in the 
commercial line in this county, while his integrity and uprightness are 
unquestioned.
	The native land of Mr. Borg is Sweden, being born near Christianstod 
on September 30, 1840, and in that place he received a good education in the 
public schools and military academy, taking an exceptionally thorough course 
in the latter institution. Following this he served in the regular army as 
artilleryman for six years. In 1868 he turned from the scenes of home-land and 
sought the new world, stopping first in Chicago, where he operated as a 
jeweler for two and one-half years. From here he went to Carroll county, 
Missouri, and followed farming for ten years and then fitted an outfit and 
crossed the plains to Oregon. He took this means of traveling for the purpose 
of seeing the country, and occupied himself profitably for six months. Upon 
arriving in Heppner he opened a jeweler shop and has been continuously 
occupied in that business since, having prospered from the beginning and now 
does the entire business of the city and surrounding country. He owns the 
property where his business is carried on, on May street, and the adjoining 
property on the east and a fine residence on Main street. He also own a large 
stock ranch of eleven hundred and forty acres, stocked with cattle and horses. 
His horses are especially well bred, among which are some fine specimens. He 
carries a large and well assorted stock of goods of all kinds usually seen in 
jewelry stores.
	He held the office of second lieutenant of Company E, Third Regiment, 
Oregon National Guards and officiated as officer in charge when the company 
greeted the representatives of the railroad at the driving of the golden 
spike, which commemorated the completion of the line to this section. In 1894 
he was elected mayor of Heppner and served in that capacity for one term.
	The marriage of Mr. Berg and Miss Annie Anderson occurred in Sweden in 
1866. To them have been born four children: Matilda, wife of J. C. Swope, of 
Astoria; Carrie, wife of H.A. Wright, of Port Townsend, Washington; Frank, in 
the jewelry business in Missoula, Montana, being a graduate optician, jeweler 
and engraver from Parson's Horological Institute at Peoria, Illinois; Oscar, 
who works with his father and is a member of the city band, being an excellent 
musician. Mr. Borg affiliates with the Masons, having taken all the degrees 
and passed all the chairs up to and including the thirty-second degree of the 
Scottish Rite, his home membership being in Heppner Lodge, No. 69. He has been 
delegate to the grand lodge for a number of years. He also is a charter member 
of the K. of  P., having passed all the chairs of that organization, and is a 
charter member of the B.P.O.E. His membership in religious matters is in the 
South Methodist church, where he is an active worker and an ardent supporter 
of his faith. He has so demeaned himself during his long residence in the 
county that he has won the respect and confidence of all who may have the 
pleasure of his acquaintance.


Additional Comments:
An Illustrated History of Umatilla County by Colonel William Parsons and of 
Morrow County by W. S. Shiach with a brief outline of the early history of the 
State of Oregon.  W. H. Lever, Publisher  1902.

	Notice: These biographies were transcribed for the Oregon Biographies 
Project. Unless otherwise stated, no further information is available on the 
individual featured in the biographies. 


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