La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, January 25, 1927, Image 4

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Newspaper Page TextI'aKQ Four LA GRANDE EVENING OUSEKVKJt Tuesday, January 25, 11)27. aedl ImpFovemeMl: Building RECORD YEAR IN BUILDING LIKELY Several Large Projects Expected to Boost the . Total Above $500,000 Tho urealcs! huihllni; year In hlntory, Ih tho forecast of i j Oummicsh men tor i'.';f. nun ev- eru homes already contracted and tnlnor work under way. several big U'iiJPOtn loom that aro e.jcet,ed In hrliiK tho total past iho'hnlf mil lion Trial' It ,' whleh will establish- a pew annual construction rflcord. P Aniont; ihe IdKKcr project that ore (dunned aro: ? f Tho Kuslern Oreiron normal pehnol. for whleh an upproprln V Hon nf 17-V)'ia will , he ro-4- ijucMed. A nutJnnftl Kuaj'd armory, probably to fost ttn,0(Mi. A evn-story hotel at Fourth , nml Adams, to roKt around a quarter of u million dollars, ;v Itazlnu of tho Foley hotel nnd construction of a wevon 1 story hotel on the Foley cor- nor. 'i. Hevernl apartment houses in the reHiileiitial cMtflrlcts. . ' Many looal people IipIIovo that tho construction of tho Eastern OrPKon normal hdiool will serve its lin impetus to homo builders ami (ipurttnent houwi backers. t H Ih believed that dormitories to adequately hoiifo the students muy not he computed at first, be (juUHO of the oonditloit oT Htato fin ances; and It in alco believed that the construction of such an Instl- BEAUTY , --the cry of the age Articles are not longer classified by Necessity, Utility or Practicability ' but by BEAUTY , i amj . . : CONVENIENCE Make these your slogan as you install your LIGHTING . FIXTURES We have the Latest Things at the . Lowest Prices. La Grande Electric Co. "Everything Electrical" 1412 Adams Ave. i ' ' ' I I 1 , ! I 'I i " I TBI'." rf You Can Have Oak Floors in your old home . Ik your home has old, worn iloors, unattrac tive,hardtokeepclean Why not have oak laid on top of the old floor and thereby transform the entire house! Bruce Oak Flooring the best oak flooring ESTIMATES CHEER FULLY FURNISHED PHONE US TODAY. Van Petten Lumber Company Phone Main 732 for Service. " jiutlnn of higher iearnlitK will re ihuM lh many iipiv families emitlntf (here, which will Increase llui de IniiintN for homeland aparmienlh. With January rctrinj,' an cm', tho huihllnif permits fsMicd ki fur until J m.r.oii, iKcmiiiiiK in .1. I:. Stearns, oily it't order. No Lawyers Permitted In This Court WrrlllTA. Kim., Jan. L'UAl') -A enurt in which no la wyei Ih .'aduiittf-d. x j t as n , H'C , lalnr, win-re thore m e no court uttfirtic, no orrici1 fqutpim-nt, no perinan nt ncordH ami which im-i-tn at thi time and jdaco lilOHt Htiitahlr to the litigant. Is rond urled hero by I nivid I . l.ca hy, veh tan ucwK.aiti'iin:in. . Tin- JurlHdictlon of the 'ourt l lihiiled to the city and to hiiiiim of money not to exoeed $1'0, Often eases Involving Ichh than n dollar are heard. Ord inarily, after Jmle Leahy has rendered a dertHion, payment is made on lite Hpot. When a judgment Is not paid he hoihM notice of It to the clerli of tin: district court and It Is execut ed In t in same way as any other judKUicjitK are executed. The court was created hy the leKlslalure. Aiaiiit 10 years UK-t JiidRo leahy took It over. In Ic.w than u year In- has lit a id more than 3-() vuhch and not one has heen appealed, The . ItiKlH Hun. Klaniey M HrucQ. 'premier of Australia, mys America. Is "Indecently modest." i That's the first hint we've heard that Jhls country was hushful. is also made in inch thickness especially for this purpose. It can be laid quickly and at reasonable cost. It will make your home mod ern. It will make it at tractive. It will Increase its value. i i ! A SPANISH BUNGALOW . f ' (Si Sri "" Ilv W. W. I'lllilv I I I Stmiilsh iMlnualnw. in very ntti-art- l I I ' . ive. ii.c tviiiiv hi. mil. i in.,st J lrfcr BtD CiDW I : JJ a a A n A fi.nvi.nlciit iim.I Iho t . 1 1 t Himmi I '-"! OUO I i i C C SI f I CI t,i $r,ciiiii, Fii'iii!ivp f linitlim "ml ft , Tcntd " pliitnhfii. Klionltl prove niui,t In M-iX-IO ' II i I ri ay 3 ipi'phiIiii; In Ihnse i-iinlfnipliillni; L I TT- U 1 ' lCC ' luilldliiK n Htniill hniiip of ih,' rot- fll " W ffTT, "I I (nee type WeJ i f.' 1 i - I Tho f ,.1 ,py,.Ml HK...II F'-'-l'l 'il' 1 l6'-4 ' . V;U'': r ""yern,,,J",l1 """" " h.....9 of four , no, .,,!,,., W,l, I 'M;m,U iul jTj 1 ('""' I "' " W S,.. lnK ,I,mI. :. h,tpp .,,.lM..vl,. WI.IH. ...iKh. , '"af,li I . V '' ""' , up puiilly ki.ikimI Hi in ii mIIkIU nil- 1 1 , r...J,. . ,llllon,,l ,ost. J.;(n,,.p l iliniiiKhl 1 LIVIHO P.QD.M iJUL ""J llllH pon-li iliipi lly lnl,i a lair pIxcmI ) ,L ZiXZI I MvIiik room. At thp t-ml. oiipositp i I ' I DC t- I i lh firpiila. p. with iloors Ica.llnt.-1 I I '0,i" jj to tho Hlliall ipiiIpi- liall, off wlllfhin I I I I fat li-l",- -J A new uifin hnuuhl pmperiy In I .a (iinndo nml miivcil Mm family here. As his Iioum' i- somewhat oaf nr repair they had to have fiiciderahle hnlhliux matcrhil. Ills iieluhlHit-s told hint Hint lie (Miihl do hctlcr hy hn In:; his re quirements of (he I 'rait l.nmhcr . t'ntnpaiiy. He siilil. "Mr. I'latt. nil of jour iielchliors speak very j highly of sun." We tuld him we weir ulnd lo hear thai, hm ue. aN6 (old him lhai he mly lil run ' ai'ro-s n man nr n woman that wnuhln'i speak so highly. They niluhi rail tlx l;oMic ik-.. hypo- j cell-, aalioiid,, en rh-t oners, or i j a n -hni;lil y lumhcrniaii, ami I I (ley miuht litd. Our aim is lo j hi nt cu-rvtody Jtivf like we would like to Ih tread il. If nti like us, le oi Iter people If you (Ion ! like us, (HI u x. We nit uelllnif lined up for one of (he hicHi rnrs we lime ever had. We are nlivady Ketihiu In- mi tries almin paini and nil for up tin:) ilow n the line. lEememher. we an -ellinii mi I he w huli-ih-! lii-eoiiNUiiicr plaiit I (deked up ii mail order hunk , yesterday I mi ( came fit -1 he mail and I found out (hat our Kiiaran leeil ro'.uiitji, is s: llhi:r at n inm-h lower fiuutcmd lhai our uuarnn- titd (mint Is aUo nttotit .Vie a ffal 1 Inn chtnper than theirs, ami c ! are mil talking iihuiii the cheap J est iade or paint, either, as tlieroj is nuihiii thai is ohl hut w hal someone cIm inn ninke It cheaper, and vi il for lev. j Our strictly puiv lhicc nil :.ie-irt ( i niiii a drop f t'lli o.l j hut is Just the same ns you huy from am lelliinate ilcaler. j The only diMVicm-c there would lie 1 the price, and II shouldn't scare anone to dealh to he nhle to saie a liiile in mm . Some j pie ihink I hi ans jnu have i he price down to bed-melt I here nuisi Im -oid-'IIiIiiu u mii!t Willi Ih:'1 lnff. I hate n atiiwl many hear-' ty Inuulis sonieiiuies when lihlnk, itlt..nt ffii-i u ...Ll.,.r ... t.. vl.i.i. ' und ahoui a woman wnmint to i lake sonic of our Hustil oil. She imide tlie ii maiiv that It lasted Just like fi-h oil tn tnr. I told tier she didn't nitil to taMe n-h oil sm' could Miiell it a hhM k away. I nlo it I feiiil her if , she could itroc llieiv was n dntp' of li-Ii oil In the pure HiimhmI oil. she may. ut e lieeti lm intr enl fvh oil. I had heller slop . thi ail lor lodn) or I w ill he , smtni; loo much. Claude C. Pratt Lumber Co. , mm Ioor Mnn'g fml" Near ImiiiiIi7. l'lioufi Mnln SfH two frond heilrooniH. 'l'lie Ittleheu porlluli 1m well platinetl, tlie ire:i It fust n lenva Hervca im ft dlnitif?" room,- except rn hen Kiiests are entertained, when ii ilroji leaf tattle Ih prepared la the end of tlie II vi mk i"oom. Slairn lead down from the kitchen lo a urndo, cut rance which also HervpH an (i rear entrance. 'I'll ere Is a full huNCiiiehl wlp the usual furnace room, fi ull and vee tahle iMiiiii.s, hIoi Uko Npiuv) ' ami laundry. ? oak ami pine pulnted wondwirk, with oak flixirx, t i iiteil plaster walls. The exteriui" wails are of .frame construction usiu metal lath, over whirh cement plaster is used, the liKht eidnred plaster, iivcoutmsl to tlie lirlMht red Spanish tile roof ami ureen hliuds mukCH a very pleas ing enlor comhination. ; Wheat receipts at Kansas Clfy In 1'il'ii wero .S7,4:iS.tim hn.shoM. valued at i l32.4tiS.ri70. Itecclpts Of wheal, corn, Kaffir, corn, in Ho maize. oals, rye, and harley to talcd 112.ri2S.S0n hushel.H and Were valued at $ i -I y.iKiU.icj.l. AJbAJAX wo Qfec new WASBiER SPHIl on view yLrC W ashes and dries at the same time. Not a drop of water to lift or carry THE new Easy Washer the most mazing development ever made in ivushini olothes, is here. The small tub dries a whole batch of clothes--ten single, sheets in three minutes. Meanwhile, tha large tub washes a second batch. Twenty sheets handled at once your washing done in half the time with half the work. No water to lift or carry; not a drop ot wtter wasted. The Easy even empties itself when you are through washing. Let us do a week's washing Ire in your own home. No cost or obligation. Phone today. EASTERN OREGON LIGHT & POWER CO. Alwuy At Tour ftorvtc NICWUKUO Lai'c crew of men hpKiu work on new pulp and im pel mill. MOKN'T AXOni, FlrsL nnit. jcosi s.iipv, i, wui no Ktarteii in i"e- luiinunK oi oiirneu .iount AnPi colicwo. Totnl cost will he $7ru,. nan. I'OIITLAXD Mullnomah noun 'has IHl.'iL'ri huihiltiKs, lueludlns' " -I . r ; 7 homes. t'OTTACIK (iROVH ituildlim permits for lllL'ti reached $IOO,00i. HOOD RIVRR New hiwh school hulhlintf Is bpfiif; rushed to nun- pleliuu. TIU-; VA UjRH Trailed ltreihroa will hulld f iri.mio church hero. TA H A DA V V. rlswold I.u mher cmnpany Imildin xawmlll to cut ao.oon feet daily. t'im,OQIN-!luihllnK hero last year approximated flTiO.nau. SMldAVOOO First unit to ho built for St. John's KvnnKclleal church. KlaAMATII I'AI.LS Wlllard ho tel will Imlld six-story adilitinn. Cjneen Marie says she is jroliirf to write a hook of fairy tales to he sold In tills country. ICvldently Ihe queen has sized us up quite iccui ately. A seat et-rluiniy Is becoming 'ostly in this country, whether It's in the slock exchange, the board of trade, the theater or "the sen-ale. ORE OUTPUT IN OREGON IS LESS Values of M e t a I s from State's Mines Decrease 22 Per Cent The value of void, silver, pop per, and had produced In OreKon j in according to the estim ate of J. M. Hill, of the bureau of mines, depart incut of commerce, j wits SOU. ;i "n.'cn mk of $9C- 4:ifi or .22 per cent as compared ! w llli the .'vajue of metals produced j In 1925. The output of Bold de-' creased 2S per cent, largely he-' eauHi; of the decrease In dredge yield. The output of copper in-' (creased 131 per cent and lead 113 I per cent as compared with the j output of those metals In 4925. J l'i JUl'ii it Is estimated that 13.- tint ounces of Kohl were produced In Ori'Kon, valued at $2SI,uo0, as compared with 1 S.Ii.Vt ounces, j valued at 2!t2,409 In 1925. Tho ' Huilalo Monitor, Kmphc dredge. Cornucoida und Hunker Hill mines were the lurgest producers of gold. The. dry year seriously tnterf erred with mining in nil wet ions of the stale, the output from placer mines fell off considerably, nd there was u slight, decrease In gold pro duction from deep mines. The silver production or Oregon In 1H2C was 21. 4ao ounces, valued at f IS.gai) as compared with 32. T.t'4 ounces valued al $22,7fi8 In lltaTi; a decreuse of 10 per cent In quantity and 20 in value. The largest production of silver' was from concentrates shipped from the Granite district, though cop per concentrates and gold-silver ore produced in eastern Oregon ailded materially to the silver yield. The Homestead Iron Dyke cop per mine began shipping late In September after u shut-down of several months. Copper was re covered from m i xed concent rates shipped from the Grnntle district, i The total production of copper In Oregon In 1!25 was 24G.OUO i pounfts, valued at $;i4,ouo, na com pared with lot!, 325 pounds valued at I6.0y8 In l2fi. .. j The lead yield In 1926 was 12, ooo pounds, valued at $1,000, us compared with 5.012 pounds val ued jit 4SS in 1025. The lead was a by-product of gold-silver concen Iralcs shipped from Kastcrn Ore gon. , I lOnvinn OrtK(Ul i Jn Eastern Oregon the largest ( producers of gold from quarts mines' were t he ( 'ornucopiu, at I Cornucopia, I lie ,'Tlufl'alo Monitor at Granite, the Snow Creek und the Ibex in the Greenhorn district, am) tlie Rainbow In the Mormon Hnsin district. The Superior dredge near llrldgeport worked half the " year, bring hampered by low water, and the Kmptre dredge near John lay was Idle several weeks during low water In the summer. The Idaho Copper corporation started production at the Homestead Iron I tyke mine In the early fall. No ore was shipped from 1 he Hay Hors,. mine. IVvelopment ut the Ha i wiry . Klkhorn near Suinpter was further advanced and It is re poried that the mill will start early In l 2". Hevelnpnient whs con tinued on the various copper prop erties near Keating und at tho Miller Mountain mines near Prairie City. The smelter at Sampler was taken over by the North western Smelting A: lteflnlug Company dur ing ike summer, hut was not oper ated during 1 !i20. , " - In Soil th western Oregon there was considerable - development work accomplished on various quartz properties near Applegate, Gal ire, Gold Hill, and l.elund. hut milling was limited by shortage of water and production from quart, mints, except for the Hunker Hill, was not up to expectations. The dry season likewise ' was hard on the placer mines nnl short runs were the rule, though n number of placer mines were in shape to pro duce. New York has a new police reg ulation giving pedestrians the That's why our service excels Fred Spaeth PLUMEING, HEATING and SHEET' METAL WORKS 108 FIR STREET PHONE MAIN tJOII RJ;1.1 Dependable Grades in Blue Mountain Oregon Lumber Long: years of experience in lumber manufacturing enables us to offer uniformity in grade and quality and prompt service to the purchaser. Lumber, Sash. Doors and Shingles. Bowman-Hicks Lumber Co. Phone Main 8 Dry and Green Chain Box Wood Phone Main 547 J. L. Munhall right of way at crossings. Jt Is ( heen liglrou'sly observed by the 1 pedestrians. ' ' d No more ashes to clean out if you use a Westlngr house Electric Range. H&SEIectric I.. ItiilllllMjn ' ' Jl bommer Hotel Blclg, Phone 893-W . and our workmanship is the best. ( we're on "S . I TIME-- y ( ALL THE J Sr- (TIME .