La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, August 31, 1925, Image 6

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Newspaper Page Text7717, LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Monday, August 81, 1025. ( ' H B N T S OKI-' BU a I NO ) Rica Six CLE iPfSff?p in 1-1 ill to )! Ill' an Ni th It ill td Hi IJ Tl IDS HNGLE IS SAFE BUY (l! Chiil'lc Miih-i) peveral vf-ks uuo mi article wax pnhii.shed relative to roofing. Shire that time w-vernl further linjiiirieM concerning the mitiJt-rL hu vi been rwHv'(l and reiineM.s have hern fntfi't'ii to furnish a nw JtrtlrJe on th subject. To lKRin wftli. good roofing is of major importance lo ihe hoime and without a rainproof covering, tii: p'lnt advantage of the home are made m-niiHilf. Many people hi the ruMh to build fall to consider n seriously as they idiould tin roof. Th building iw put up a cheaply nn possible, to make tl livable, mid t In- result Ik that a cheap .shingle is sebcied and j ui on at u rapid rain or Hm lias ! an expert Miingier plan! them at an attractive figure with the final result n leaky roof. As mentioned above, the roof of any hulldhitr is one of tin- nmst es 23 2A,AU- s,-R9 l...- V- AUGUST) 2 5 6 7 3 l Q LEST VOU FORfiET Al'(Il;ST IS OOXE! Dnn't I'm Orf f)n)irinic TIhi-i" I'lininec lii-piilrK. On II Toihij! Tin- Iiiiik. "lil Uns or I'nll mill Wlillc r nr.- hIkhM Iiimv. Viiii'II iii'imI jour fnnin-! llini St'l l lm Quality I OS I 'll- St. FRED SPAETH Our Four Specialties Oil -O-Malic Oil IJuincr Kohler Automatic Farm Lishtiiifi; Plants Savage (Wrinuloss) Electric Washing Machines I'ai ihiinlis-Moi.se Home Water Systems EVERY ONE A WINNER! NATE ZWEIFEL sential pniiH, and the owner nhould not buy u cheap shingle, He should jeect lii- lent edge grain jhlnKle. These shlngle.i eo.st more than twice us mmh tin the cheap Mundard nh in k h-. lite cost of an average covering running noon I I'Jll.Ml fur the cheaper shingles ill $;i.3 a thousand and fur the better shingle whieh may be pur chased at a lliotiKaud. I'on't ehct anything hot the hr.-.l, how r, because they pity !r tlM'lll- SeJvc ill (lie Ifiltg run. Stack h bundles and dip ail I lie KhitiKl' H in u lank of hot lin- weed oil, ';i('k Iheui to dry and then put t lie ni on the roof, and employ a (rood carpi nt -r to lay them. After they hav been placd completely have the painter apply another coat of oil stain, anil you will have u roof that will HUnd lor a good many yiir.t. There an- a good many patenfed composition single on tie luiiliu- facturi-rs an claiming some very great things for tin -in. io;'. t hey have not usually hei-n lii.d out by lime, Mot niieh roofs wen' cov- ri d not more than five yarn ai;o. and tlu- tune test In that ri-Hpirt fails to .show whether they will hist hh loim an Is rhiinied or not. On the oilier hand, f;ool cedar MtiiKrh' :ir' on ruofn lit f a (Jrande i 1 , h JT jam Blue Mountain Oregon LUMBER Let ns furnish your lumber needs from our larife Hock on hand. This stock is larive enough for you to have plenty from which to choose. We invito you to look over our jradcs and j;et our price. Bowman-IIicks Lumber Co. rnoK mai s CHAIN AM) lt() WOOD MAIN J. L. MCM1AU, A a i Hi yt ly W. W. IMirdy) Located on on cast facing lot, the living room ha been placed in front, with an open terrace at the side from which one enters the liv liiff ruotn. A srreened-in porch is l located ut the uonth Hide, with i French doors leading from the liv ing room as woll ns the kitchen, so this can bo used ns a wining porch. The exterior walls are of smooth while cement pkuiler. and the roof 1h covered with a nd Spanish tile, ornamental iron balconies are used j under the French doors in front of , the living and bed rooms. Thero l.i a full basement with laundry, fruit, and dry room, fur I mue and fuel. y j t'siiiff the best flnluli throughout, i it is estimated that this homo can bo built, exclusive of heating- and plumbing for from S60U0 to $7600. that navo biien in service for the hist 30 years and are yet protect ing the building In pretty good shape. So. T would augment that you buy the beat Hhlngles, dip them, get good men to apply them, got your roof planned with not Icsh thaJi six Inches rise to every foot run and then you are a-smircd of a good roof. Somebody's Itecu Talking. I hale to criticize a girl, Itnt Tillle makeM me wore; t She t li 1 ii If m ft wilh a few Marines And tiod who won the war. J. r. La Grande Cabinet Shop 1408 Jefferson The place for any and nil KIiuIh of Door.s, Windows, Cabinet., etc. v See Dad for Prices 517 Spanish Bungalow Wis- iLltsS, ii -!A TL RISING WAGES Xotwlthslandlnfr the tremondous volume of building, there nre tndt- cation.s that the period of riHing wages in tUe construction industry is Hearing an end .according to a national building labor survey madu puhllc by H. V. Htraua & t'o. Current buildlnar labor condi tions aro summed up ius followa: (1) National movement for higher wages seemed deiinilely litcked for present, (2) Wage rates show greater sta bility although there Is still some . slight upward tendencies. (3) No indication of n general movement to reduce wages tiiid only few cities report any down ward revision of .scales. ; (4) .Longer agreements being signed by contractors that will tend to stabilize the Industry. (5) Kxcept for several Jurisdic tional disputes, labor Is fairly tra nqutl. (t) lluildlng labor is well em ployed and only an occasional shortage of skilled craftsmen is re ported. (7) lion us payments and prar-1 tlce of contractors bidding against each other for men have largely disappeared. I (8) rnskilled labor maintains high rntes, although supply being increased by .slackness of factory employment. ; (9) Hulk of common labor need ed for building industry being fur nlshed by Canada and Mexico ns immigration laws have considerably reduced supply from Kurope. (in) Apprenticeship schools stead ily Increasing supply of skilled building srattsineii. KX-I.i:il.NO MAX 111 "KXFD J,KP;ANON Ore. (Spoclat) A telegram was received at Lebanon by A. F. lluhrke that his son, Carl Itahrke. was burned to death in a fire and explosion In the ganiffo of the son In Culgnry, Canada. The rather h-ft Tor Cal gary to look nfter the funeral. Carl Pahrke was reared In Leb anon and went to Calgary several years ago, where he conduct 'd n ga ra ge a n d mac h 1 n e shop. He was about 3,0 yeats of age and wai married. His widow and four children survive. mriu'it holds .irniLKi: ASHLAND, Ore. (Special). The first session of the golden anni versary of the local Presbyterian church as held here. The jub. ilep ceremonies will continue un til Sunday night. Hev. Harry A. Cttrnalmn. pastor of the church from 1 9 M to I fl 1 s. presided at t he opening ser ices. Kvents yesterday included n bas ket dinner at noon, during which the women dressed In the fash i wi ' j j li-UiJl. O tLDaH PERIOD TO END lltti., Iwn.l of nb.n.ers farmed fhel11"' tW XVr? f"'1 f ,,,ilk church. The history of the churL-h was rend last night, follow I tiff other services. Houo Vat eii!ii of Simkef CONNKLLSVILLK. Ia.. (AD Jnmeii Bentty of Dickerson Hun. near here claims to have the cham pion -mnke-huntln cat of this sec. tlou. Three times within the past several weeks the est has brought lo the house live snakes which were killed by members of the family. The first was of the common gar deu variety whltw the other I wo ffero blftrk snake 4 lu-. , '.a.),.-. p, ermus Aug. -I'f-rniit i.ssin-d to C. I). Ciuudnouuh for r. c. ihili 10 ;iM( j- and p'palr a otif-story dwi ll ing on N ietw-en Hi vinth and lJighth. Cost Ssii, Aug. 2.'.. Permit Issued to Otis Pal hut to erect a gaiage on First between Adams and Washington. Cost Jjl'IMI. Aug. 2.r. Permit issued to (f. I Williams to alter and repair a dwelling on Division between Walnut ami Alder. Cost Aug. 27 Permit Issued to Do IJle tire n to alter and repair a dwelling on .Main b.-tween .First and Cedar. Cost $175. Aug. 2fi Permit Issued to C. D. tioodnough for N. K. West to alter and repair a business building on Washington between .Depot and Kim. Cost $100. Aug. 2S Permit issued to O. D. (loodnough to alter and repair a dwelling on Spruce between and the railroad tracks. Cost snn. Aug. 29 Permit Issued to K. F. lenssler to alter and repair a laundry on Jefferson between Kir and Greenwood for John Wil son. Cost $31)11. Itiilhlcr Necks Suitable Owner J'or Hottso of 1MUI Construction SEATTLE, (AP) A house five feet nine inches wide nt one end ond 10 feet nt the other was built on a lot 4h by 1 30 by 1 1 feet here this summer by A. P. Wark. contractor. An ordinance requir ing the house to be In line with others on the two streets it faces was the reason the structure took Hie shape of a flatiron. Wark said. The dwelling contains three fan shaped rooms. In the roonin a dis appearing breaktast nook, a reced ing bed and a vanishing ironing board were installed. The base ment has a combination laundry and garage. Wark snld he was trying to find somebody the house would fit so that he could sell it. We Imvo addiM to Hie Pratt fimilly, tliree fiir-lMaring rnhblts. Now we can raise our own coats nml raps, mul that will all help lo keep tltc price of bnthling 111a terinl down. We iiIm hae one old Chinese iiibtdt nml throe tie oiiin. ir yon pick up one of (be little Chinese rabbit, the old Chinese rabbit gics le-Ow. ami Heinmeivr No. A (Kil Is wiling like hot doughnuts men IhToiv it has nniieil. House Paint. 3.tt,1 mt gallon, ami KnlMiiniiie is Mk' for A-lh. pscknge, and t bringing: ciiMo-nin-H fiin nclgblnring towns. Claude C. Pratt Lumber Co. The Poor Man's Vrlend" Sunday Hiislufwa (; A w - SOFTWOOD MILLS WORK TO SUPPLY LUMBER DEMAND Softwood mills responsible for about forty per cent of the 'total national production have, during the firnt thirly-t jiri-o weeks of this Vi'Jir, shipped practically one hutt-iln-d per ct-nt of their output, while during last year they had disposed of about three per cent more than thi'y cut. Orders booked b over three hundri'd fifty of these mills during the wei-k ended Aug. 15 a- cccdi'd their production by three per cent. The .sustained city de mand for building lumber and :n- crea.ving rural demand as farmers complete the harvesting of ero;i i that are' bringing them prospuriit'. , according 10 reports 10 i!u- Aiui-rican Lnmbirman, Cliiciyo. pulling the market in a very slrciuj position. I i Demand for the major KOftwood- ! Is very heavy, the week's order.; for! souiiu-rn pine eeedinir the o it-1 j put by almost twelve p.-r cent, ,nul j 1 "Julias !ir uruers exc'"(iing out- i put by eight per cent.. The ciM continues to be largely for can: containing a variety of items, bill ! comes more largely from country j points, :nd quick shipment is al- va y.s wa n Leu. I h esc fact 3 i 1 1 i 1 cato that retail yard;; are doin, business on small stocks, and aiv not adding' to them in prepara tion for fail trade. And they mean t hat as farm demand expands it will have to be supplied to a great extent from the mills, so that from a manufacturer's stand point the market prospects are bright. The fiouthern States are taking much southern pine, large quan tities moving into Florida, while buying in the middle West and Kast. continues active. A big volume of fir continues to move through the Panama canal to the Atlantic sea board, and California business is well sustained and very promising, while there has been a, decided spurt in rail trade with the middle West. Volume of southern hardwood purchases is well sustained, but the principal consuming groups continue very conservative. The building trades are buying best, for interior trim and flooring. Mill holdings have been greatly reduced and prices remain firm at the high er levels they reached recently. Northern hardwoods have hud .1 brisk movement 'ii' recent weeks, and theu prices show great strengt h. BUGG PAINT OEvlF Paints, Oils, filrts. Vnnii llinshcs ami Painter's Supplies 1.0. o. p. p.viliio Hit trance 011 Washington Out of Woods Dilcct (o Iiuilders ALL GRADES ALL PRICES IF YOU WANT THE CHEAPEST, WE HAVE IT. BUILDING MATERIAL PAINTS - VARNISH BUILDER'S HARDWARE Ask For Estimates. . KNIGHT'S SPRING CANYON COAL "Best by Test in Your Own Furnace" Better Order a Load Today GRANDE RONDE LUMBER CO. Retail Yard Across the Tracks on Greenwood Ave. AVOHK KTAHTKD. BAKKH (Hpeclal) Work has been started on the foundation of the new 1 'ui.iumi. two-story build ing for ihe Hasche-.Sage J lard ware company nt the corner of Main and Center streets. The contract re quires that the building must be completed by December 1. HACK ItHt JI"KK ri:i. OKEGON CITY, Ore., (Special.) There is lo be keen interest in the queen eoulifit of Uie Clackamas county fair from the present indl cat ions, according to Al.' I . I .u- lourette, who has charge oV the contest this year. Mr. Latourcttc, Vho has divided the county into hoiking districts, says that already the chairmen of (he committees In these districts are active, and preparing arrange, in en Is to Ht'leet their candidates. Active in making preparations in "lauching the'eampaign on the west side of the river are Clyde Hughes, Clem Dollar and Carl Hi:se. canby, .Milwaukli. . Molalla and West Linn, the latter of whieh elected Miss Kuth Kohlnsnu queen a few years ago, are carrying out their plans for selecting a candi date. Orefon 'iy promises to give other outlying districts a close race. ? JL , - X THE NEW MAZDA !.. LAMPS come in a variety of colors and shapes. Light ing effects can now be obtained which elim inate all glare and which add an artistic touch not possible with the old style floor lamps. Tl, 1 J i.T-.ll 1 i 1 -iic lunger nays 01 rail ana Winter are upon us look over your lighting sockets there are always a fewamps missing. BUY THEM BY. THE BOX H. & S. Electric Co. So miner Hotel Bldjr. LUMBER pruellctilly Immortal, TIiIk t op. policeman Is Again Slain in Chi cago. Headline, lakeland (Flu.) Htai-Ti'lesraui. Save the Surface And You Save All. Nothing protects' like good paint. The season for paint ing Is here and we are pre pared lo fill your every need. Wall Pnppcr, too Noah's Paint Store 1 1 mm I 111! IP