La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, February 07, 1928, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextTuesday, February 7, 1928. LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER Page Seven Jlimproye Builditi and meiM EW BUILDING IN JANUARY $6,400 j?gure About Normal for First Montn 01 xear One New Home Listed Paring Hie month of January Lpvv construction In I .a. Grnndi earned a tot ul ol ?C.4(mi, which in nearly normal tor that month. Lust Keur, wnen wnui permits . ixiu-d were more tl.an $Min,i)tio, the Juu imry figure was only a little more 'than $hi,"(hp. One now home was provided for. the permits show, and several, al teration and repair .jobs, some ";is high as ?l'i')0t were listed. Two permits, were Issued during 9 ' ' C 1 cf&j - Vh 1 r Delicious waffles... steaminehotcoffee... p that's the beginning , or a perfect day. Both prepared right at the table.,. and in a jiffy, too. Breakfast Sets are famous for ser vice. Dependability ; has given them the -Wfltional-prafereftceV" See this interesting electric set today. Special This Month Hotpnint Trojan Waffle Iron Regular price $12.00 During' February $9.85 Free with each Waf fle Iron a r(i w.. can of Snow-shoe -Table Syrup H. & S. ELECTRIC CO. I1. L. Ttnhhisnn, Prop. Nominee Hole! llhlg. AN ECONOMICAL COTTAGE in , ill k .. . . r-rjfjii-iji it i i i nil n rrfir-.it n .v.u-mu i u u ,si r mi i v ' ft ri rt I'J VI i ilJ LI i - ILiUUWV- t i tjllli, 11 A im,- V 'js'-'iUlM'iJ Finishing Ball Room in 7-Story Sacajawea Inn ALICEL PERSONALS Tho new seven -story Sacajawea Inn, which will he formally opened lo tho public on Saturday, lVli, IN, according to Julius Hoesch, build er and owner, is almost completed, In fact, in the main building the finishing tonclicK nru beinK" applieil at present, the main work having all been completed. Workmmi are now busy In the liallroom, which Is to be tht I a mewl in a Crandp when completed. It Ih locati'd iiliovp the stores between The Observer office and the Saca-, jawoa, on the second floor, ' a week Ihe laying of the floorim? w as nearly finished and litis woekv it is aid, will find tho decorators, de., npplyiiiK ,t,he final touches' to (he larne ttioiu. Present niuns provide for ti bus iness openlnw .Saturday, Keb. II. this duv and i.. Is pructloed on every hnnd. Kcon oiny in Kovornnient oiieiation tux reduction, and the like are -hoard wherever we ko, one almost shud ders at the thought of building a new home, the cosi. ihe up-keen the taxes, etc. ltehind all this, we llnd economy oven gripping the ImiNllns industry. Th architects spPHnlissIng in the planning of espechilly, have condensed the out side dimension o that tho houses today are more, compart, niore con venient, more beautiful, and in pro portion to other commodities more economical todny than ever before. Milliner, mlllwork, are cheaper, owing to substitutes, which govern the supply and demand. Asphalt shingles und coment tile as well as metal lilo have kept Die prices i down on wood shingles, clay til-i and slate. Warm air, one,, pipe steam, as well 'as liot water. ;ur; all fuetora that enter into the heat-" ing industry, ono serving to keep the price of the other down. Lino leum, tile, wood 'arid rubber tjlc all are considered, and each hav-1 Ing -its good points over the other product, us well as the regulation of cost, one with the. other. ". Cement plaster over metal luf!i has been used on the, Vails of tbly llttfjw coltago atw) wood -shingU stained mi n 1 - FbRrri LlVlNQ P-CeM ' V mi lay rii'.Q IlitWINQ T cta Jl I GffAMWUjJ. I T " 17x14 I ." Hii I CfixMnr.B. 0 PROMISE PERSONALS ITILGARD : PERSONALS V Identity of Dead f( Man Not Correct ! , , HlI.OAJin (Special). r-.,nPd i Mrs;:. Ah;X. .Mdtheson and -Mr. '.;ipd (Mrs, llownrdv. i.ulret wjro-Via (Ira nde visitors Raturduy evening,' John 'rhornbrpe-; was lri' Icrry. ' Salurday evening. is pluced on an inside wall, this keeping the cost at. a minimum. The kitchen and dining-room are placed in tho front, with the liv-; ing-room and porch In the rear lo take advantage of the. view, as well as give tho privacy that the fam ily has with tho living room in the rear. ' Two chambers and bath are on the second floor, each having good wall space and cross ventilation. With full basement, laundry com pleio, using the best materials throughout, oak for floors and trim, enameled woodwork on t he second floor, this home should be built for from ?4.'kmi to $r.iMi, ex clusive of heating and plumbing. PORTLAND. Ore.,'Keb. 7. (AIM -When I'Yeemnn Vamlerhoff, of 51 ilwauliie. Ore., read in newspa pers today that he had been killed by an aulomobllo last night he nd-' vised officers th. he' - was vwy much alK-e, Kffnritt "wore - ttn made to identify the, dead man, A bill fold, containing cards, a driver's license, and papers which Yander lioi'f lost three weeks ago was what caused the inenrrect jtlenlifieaHnn, ( A.. Kddy, who drove the, car which struck the man was not hold after an investigation. tor, Mrs. Perry Lofton, who is very ill at the Orundo Itonde hospital, ono day last 'week. ' . ) .Mrs. Km II Able.1 Mrs. H.;- Y. t Vouiig and . Mrs. Winsol Able w'ero nnioiig. tin; La Grande shoppers I'Yiday. M iss I'lva Tliornbrue. who has been on the sick list for the past f,tcials of the Pnited States fed weeu is ropurien iu ne muni ( era t ion of Justice. The federation tf'r '' is interested in the expeditious and .Mrs. Mary G. Young was In La oif0(.tivo administratl.in of justice Orundo .Saturday afternoon. .nnd the rehabilitation of offenders. 1 ' ' ami will make a survey to .leter- j .M'lKiK IIOSS.M.W APP()1TKI mine the methods of courts and ! KALKM, Ore.. Feb. 7. (AP) - Institutions that are successfully Judge O eorgo Rnssman, of ' the doing that work. state supreme court, has been ap-. Among t ho supporters of the 1 1 mini ed a member of the commit- federation is tho Russell Sage a pp. ite court, judges , and foundation. Ilio lasl wi-c-k, liolli lor n-iiioili-lln1 wnik. ! On Jan. ISO, 'P. O. Mf.-ul lool; our ( a pt'i-mlt lo alU'i- nnd repnir n luo-i Hlory Itrlck hiislncHS hullililiK on l-'ir jiih ,Ii-rr'i'son avenues belong-1 i uk to (it'ow K. I.yman. Tin- cstl-! I malm! '0Kt is uivi-n at $L'(ili. ' On Salunlay. l-'h. 4, (.'. i). Gool ; nough look out u permit to nlter jnnil repatr a two-ntory lirlt-k husl I ness luiililinK on Depot strei-t lie ! tween Aflams ami Je!Ternon u-e-i niles lielonillnB lo Hip K. '. .Inr : Benson estate. The estimaled eosl I Is also Riven nl ?2on. ADRIFT 56 HOURS ON ICE IN LAKE Durlnff tho World Wnr veter-1 inariuns found a wny to innke mules quit lirnyinB. Would It I l,p loo much to ask one of the veterinarian for vice president? Too B usy- Finishing Up Our Work on the Sacajawea Inn to Write Ads Never Too Busy to Attend to Your Electrical Work Electric Service Co. TALUOTT .. l111 Service Our Middle .ams ifr fi r. ? 1 Phone Main 121 1112 Adams ! I "When rescue of "I-ady," a white collie doc adrift on a rnke of Ice In l-'ike St. flair, near Detroit, seemed Impossible because of a Idiz zrtid sweeping the lake, police shot ut her IP the effint to end the flog, and it was finally believed she had ben killed. After the rid.:e in the e floe. Shot after shot was sent toward the marooned doy. and it was finally believed che had been killed. After the wenthf-r had c! ra red boat was taken nut to Die U p and "Uidy" uf-s found frozen tiu-hl in a crevice whre fbe had hidden at thf first shot. The dog was chopped from the ice. and rseuMS found she b id softred only a mild frostbite In in pads of br bind fet. t'pon being freed, "Lady" rtbnok bands Willi In-r t c' ii"r. PRO.MISK (Spoelul) Vesper Henderson made u trip to Wallowa tho first of the week .bringing In gas und 'oil;. ' ' Mr, pml, itrs. I. H. MoHonkld, Mr.' Iuvis and Mrs. foru; Klesh mnn nnd : small children visited Tuesday i ;(', p. Carper's. . (.. 1. farpers received . word Wednesday ' evening : lluit their daughter, Mis. Kdlth LltuLsey, left that day for Portland taking her1 brother, Harold, there to bo .ex amined by a goiter specialist, Lillian Carper of district No. 4!l and Lola Oorliett qf district No. .US received tlifcir eighth grade diplo mas from Hupt. Contey, Tucsduy. Kornice Newby, small dttughier of Holes Newby, has been Quito ill fur several days and Wednesday night, her parents took- her to Wallowa to -consult a doctor. ' Shu Is improving- und they returned home. Thursthiy evening. t'hnrloH Carper .went' to Wal lowa Tuesday where he-expeets to work. Ralph u,nd Melvln Carper nmde a reLurn trip to Ord Wortman'H Wodnesday.t , . . ... K. U. .. Mo.v'Ib visited .Willi arnjid mn Phillips AVednoHduv: evening, Mr. and. Mrs. Rill Carper 'made a trip to Maxvlllp ' Thursday and returned by way of Lacy -Trump's and spent the night visiting with them, , Mrs. Pear! Lively" Is sllll quite 111 at the Wnllowa hospital. Her mother. Mrs. Julia Sannar went to Wallowa, ,.1Viday to rfee Per. , R. JL Davis returned lo La Gramle T)iursdny.. 1 lo was ac companied homo . by his. sister, Mrs. ilertha Carper and little daughter Luella. ' 1 AL1CKL (Special) Joe Taylor who is feeding sheep for Krnnk I Wndu on the (leorge Conklln I place, spout Saturday night wit h I his family at Klgln. . Mrs. Date Conkliu Is on the sick list. . I W. It. Ruckmun. Win, Kirkhoff, i Mrs. Ray Hayes and Mrs. Harvey ItucUman attepdeil I he dancu In La Orando Th'ursday night. - Mrs. George Conklln visited Mrs. Date Conklln Thursday. Routh McKcnnun loaded out a cur load of horses Saturday for (I, II. Huwitt, of Portland. Johnnie Lux. n mule buyer of Pendleton, was in the vicinity Fri day looking for mules. Thomas Walstnger Jr., who was j operated Thursday night for up- j pondieitis, Is convalescing at tho Grande. Ronde hospital. j Mrs. Jack Bryant spent Satur- day in La Gratide up business. ' Onto Conklln ami son, Dntus. who have been cutting wood on the 'mountain east of linbler, spent ' last Sunday with their home folks. I Mrs. Roy Wells underwent an operation for appendicitis at the Grande Ronde hospital last Mon day night. County Pond Muster Morgan and Coinmlssioir Ledbettor, wllu a crew of men. spenl. Saturday blasllng an loo Jam at (he Kay bridge east of Alleel. , Kd Clark and family are plun nlng.to move on to the Clark place west of AltoeL They formerly made their home in Idaho. 76 PURCHASED IN 6 DAYS IteKiilai' YjiIup . filtf.liil 1'VlinuiiT Nlieelill I'-ltKKl A 3(1 m. cull of tho llellcl fuis Sumvslim Til bin mi-nil. Eastern Oregon Light & Power Co. President Cusgrave called Chi-; nniro fin unbellevcablo city." And .here, all the time, wo hail thought lit was only the mayor who was spoofing us. Shanghai Adopts Martial Law Rule LONDON, Keb. T. (AIM An 10. change Telegraph dispatch from Shanghai says that martial law Is being enforced in. Shanghai as a safeguard owing lo communist ac tivity in the Chinese area around Shanghai, . V V FV 1 Polish Your Floors by Electricity Here is a wonderful new invention th.t take, all the work out of keeping floor, beautiful and makes this household task a pleasure.Ten times faster than present methods, it enables you to polish all the floors and linoleum In your home in the timeit formerly took to do a single room. Sturdily built to last a lifetime and guar, anteed absolutely. Tli HiillimiH'i' nun immi ii." hill run. Villi see, ni' lire m-IIIiik mil several iMinilreil rnllw or wiill pnpei', liciuiliriil pillli'ins, Ilio low cost pilie, III oitler lo iimlio room for Ilio bltr kiiiIiik flilpinrnt. In onli'r lo eiii-iiiiriltti' Ilio sllle anil II, like II possible lor lis tliliny peo ple ns wauled to h some lepnlnl injr wo Imvo pill ' oil M'vernl lillli- llll'll KI.Hoils Ol' P.lllll mill I'lllllllel ror til. 115 per khIIoii. The iniiini-l Is nil while, mill II ou waul In color It, tliul's opllotuil Willi you, Ono hoit house Is all leaily U llii hllilloil nwny mill ulllllovv sash Is bellltf lilillle. Hokles Itoylll Coal Is lillviliu the Mull "ml the snow Is lellvlmr Ihe hills mill here's bop llitf It iloesii'l i-oiue liualll. Claude C. Pratt Lumber Co. Vlr Sell Ir, Oiiy.li "Tlie Poor Mnn'a Prlcnd" Near Ponnilry. i'hnne Main ln Rnmlar ItnMtnnM YOU'LL BE AGREEABLY SURPRISED to learn the low cost of a Modern Plumbing and Heating Job It will cost much less than you might i anticipate. :We gladly furnish csti mates on an installation that will make your house into a modern home. . PHONE MAIN 58fi FRED SPAETH ; Plumbing and Heating: JOHNSON'S WAX . &lectric floor 'Polisher Thli marvtloui ntw tltrtrte libor Mvcr coil only I4J.S0 and we to cludeFHKEaSl.SO jubntHmLarnb't wool Mop nd half gallon (U 40) of thefaovout JohOM.o'Liquid Wuu Ask for a demon$tration Try The Oregon Hardware First SPECIAL WOOD WORK Store Fronts Show ('uses Counters i Cahinets Huilt-ins Poors Windows Estinuites :ut! gladly made. La Grande Construction & Supply Co. Charles Harris, Prop. 1501 Madison SPLINTERS No. if. . Official Publication of THIS VAN PKTTfi.V TAJMRKR CO, Vol. 1 It's none uf our bus iness, of course, but a merchant friend of nuts tells us he sel dom has a call for cot I on slocklug-1 any more. According to utl te ports Lu Grande will have another banner building year in I US. We hour that the next reduction on Income (axes will effect Incomes be tween $:in,onu and $(iu, ana. Justice at last! We've felt for a long time that the government ought lo do something lor 'is lumber yard managers. The kalsomlnlng season wilt noon be here. Make a good Job of It this year by iixl n g VKLVATONK. If you put. It on yourself und like n good brush unci don't carp to spend the money on u re.. I good oite, we hove u nice brush for about 1 1 . hO, or if you don't like, the Idea or spending that much w will rent you one. "What's the chance for u drink 7":' Til give you n drink but yoti tuk your own chances!" It will soon be time to nut away the sn hies nnd the coon ukln coat Until next winter. We have CM DA - LINK Aro matic Tennessee red cedar closet lining for closets. It keeps the moths away nnd looks attractive at the same time. Kchoes from our lo cal school rooms: rtllKard. the In side or a lien; Mountain Range. a big cook stove. We now have the genuine red cedar fence posts. They are cut from nice, bright timber, are largo, nnd Ihe prl' Is right. Several cases of spring fever report ed In this community. Are you contemplat ing a new fence, lat tice work, garden benches, or yard ftirnlturo for the coming spring? We huvs u book of plans of Just what you want. Drop In and borrow one from ns. VAN PETTEN LUMBER CO. An Implement und Seed House recently received this letter: Deur Sirs Having u qunrlp iy ncro of ground not' good for anything el ho, f wish to make an attrac tive, and profitable 1 garden. Please send me one dozen straw berry seeds, one bee with hive complete, ono dozen plum seeds, ton square yards of grass, one concrete path (wind ing), nnd six wull flowors with six pieces of wall. Send also enough baskets Tor the strawberry and plum crops, and side and back romln for the honey. The grass must be green and tho seeds a fla vor unpopular with chickens. Prom now on you should burn I'l'IA COCK COAL In the kitchen, range. You cun warm the oven up faster. It hasn't so much soot to in sulate tho hontln surface, PEACOCK". Is mined al ROCK SI'RINOH. Wyo. "You big bonehead' shouted the con st ruction superin tendent to the Hwede foreman, " 1 lob! you to fire that man and you hit him with an a v" "Veil. 1tof!s, dose n she have sign "lor Fire Only'." a