7717, LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Monday, August 81, 1025.
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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
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AUGUST)
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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
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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.
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CHAIN AM) lt() WOOD MAIN
J. L. MCM1AU,
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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.
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La Grande Cabinet Shop
1408 Jefferson
The place for any and nil
KIiuIh of Door.s, Windows,
Cabinet., etc. v
See Dad for Prices
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Spanish Bungalow
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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