I'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.
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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.
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! 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 .