Monday, February 13, lOffl,
Tape Six
LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
Building, and ImprovemeE'
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OREGON BUILDING
FIGURE IS LOWER
A PLEASING SPANISH DESIGN
January Permits Only
; Equal $1,298,968 Win
ter Given as Reason
: 1 tut Ming construction for I
pot away to a good start in the
1'aririn Northwest lust month.
lJuUdlng permits Issued lit Wash- I
lugton iiml Idaho plight ly exceeded
tho permits is-iucd for (lit same
monin lust your nnd WnshinKlon's
toldl 1 considerably ahead of that
for rc.ee inner.
: Oregon foil (lio cffccis of n ('nil
1 tnii(l period ol' iitmmifil cold,
snow and loo, permits dropping
itmost $3,0nn,00n under those of
Junuary, J f 2 7 , but tint roxlmal I un
til a total for liiNl December. Tho
major portion of thiH decrease was
it-n In tho city of rortliind;'.. .
While construction hi Wushing
ton nnd Idaho already lum a head
Hart on tho 1!i;'7 tlgureH. Calif
ornia got nwnv to n V-,,,n.0(io
loss. January mnnirtirtin in that
8tato totalod $21,369,272 an com
pared with $23.2 ! 6.H.1U for tho
same month hint yonr.
( Itoth Hpoknne. and He.iltln report
16 iior cent gain over January
WATER POWER IN
OREGON IMMENSE
Government Survey Esti
mated 3,665,000 Horse
power in Existence
WAKIIINOTO.V IVh. 13. IAV
Tho fiotonltnl wnlrrpowor or Ore-
iron amoiiniH to 3,ii5.0f0 )iorno.
powor. tut- f'Htliiuitnil from tho
itreuin flow availiiltto 90 por cent
of tho tlrno. or '6.SPO.O00- horKo
jiowor uh OHtfimttoil .from tho flow
lor "0 por rent of tho tlino; if stor
nifi' lH provided in foti8l)lo rnor
volr nit on. ThlH in rrportod hy tho
iritortpr il'pniiinoot on suhIIoh of
ll li - (fK) i"10 o'oKloul Survey.
Vr ftf !""'' Inup" Il'Hhoil by tho npnlo-
'l"iiB''l':" ' ffkil I Kli'iil Btlrvoy covorlllK 1,1174 mlloB
i(IWJJt5i5--at of rlv. In Orowi.
With tho ad writ of hiu'Ihk'.
many thoro aro. whloh uva iiitoi'-
OttLorl lilt he hiilhllnir nf 11 tinmr. n
U27, and largo ruImn . ovop Doooui- t IIiaJorty of U0H0 pp(ipIn uro ,,Hl.
bor flpnroH, . Seattle h total wnn
2,692(r:tO, morn than all pormltH
iNHitod in OroKon and Idaho to
(jtothpp. Honnlnm pormltH lanl month to
tabMl i I r Ti . 7 f :i . iih noinparod with
$4l,1.srt for the mime month luHt
year and $2fi,42 for Irereiiiber.
Olympic. Tort AnjroloH and Vakl
nia' all roport HiibHtanfial K"inH.
Tiioonia sluinpod. tho Lnmlier
O'.'ipltarn total for tho month beta if
dnly $3fl2,2rif, nn com pa red with
4944. nM for Ooooinhor nnd $rKl(.
SIR for January, 1927. i
Ilolan and LowlHton showed
rmaparallvoly HiiliHtaullal Kit inn,
while oonst ruction In bin ho KallH
and Nnmpn, wan aliunst at a Htund
Htlll. -
j AHtnrln ami 1arshrield aro I ho
: only Oregon olllos which roporti'd
'Important InoroaHeH.
. J.a (Irrindo'H. total won $2.tjnn
SPECIAL
WOODWORK
Stoic Fronts
, Show Cases
Counters
Cabinets
Buill-ins
Doors
Windows
Estimates are gladly
made.
La Grande
Construction &
Supply Co.
Charles Harris, Prop.
1501 Madison
that havo novoi" built boforo; hoiiip
no doubt, wilt h Knidorl hy tho
oxpol'ionop of othorH, wbllo Homo,
will build and loam.
ThO HltOtt'll HhOWH II W HO 10
llOUHO, two HlOlleH, Willi Hllllple
orriumontatlou. a most ooonouiioa!
linino to build. Tho Interior Ix
in cjfit lutoroHtliur, and will roveul
many iiil1o.Ho and IntoroNtinK' f'a
turoK. . . ;
Kn trance 1h from a Hiiiipli- i o
oosMcd doorway. Into a Hum II re
ception hull, the floor of whloh Ik
ik liltle hinder: I hull that of the
IIvIiik room, typically Spanish. Tho
phiMorod andioH, with wrought
Iron rail Heparuiinfc tho hall and
t ho llvliitft-noru Is uioHt pIpkhIiik.
Tho flrophico wit h arched hoolt
paHOH roiiKh hewn boauiH agnlnHt
tho rough tinted j)hiHtered wiiIIh.
rich In offpot.
Tho Mt airway too, miiHt not go
unmontlonod, with Iih wrought
Iron rail and balUHtot-H. Tht kit
chen Ik nioHt coinjileU1. ,ln, itfl at
polntmcntH, n broakfaul nook that
Ih idoiit. Noto the PupboanlH. ro.
frlgorator, Hlnk, location nf wtovo.
all convonlontly arrungod. Tho
gnulo an well iim tho rour floor.
On tho 8'P0nd floor uro threo
oliambctH. tho front nnd uniiHUiilly
largo one. uooont mod 11 ting
j T.J
fatoncH Ji
lIMtHO Pi)0M J
:A ' i: " ii ft!
HALL I -12 i.1 20- I I I
ii j ji ' .T
laa"
CitAMBr.)i. JMH I
1$. 1 '
C.rtXw&t.R-
THE GARDEN
I'liAXMNU TIIK i.ltli:
Willi the location of the vege
table plot Melected, tho Uet tusk Ih
liiylng out a pbiii. the mailt item in
fireside 1 gardening 'whleh Ik tho
IhinIh of a sound huilsIiIuo garden.
Owing to Iho varying ondltlouH In
different yards It i dltfieult to lay
down a ulundurd garden plan.
Kuril situation reu'ilres Individual
varintlonH to suit ItM cmidltions. It
k.jn j Ik host to plant In i-owh rather than
beds, a largo closet with window,
a. Iiuililn w ardroho, cedar lined,
Tilod-ln bath.
Tlio basement too. Ih poinilot(i
In all dotailH Including
furnaoo, Htorago iooiuh.
Tho cost of thin homo Ih from
Ift.UOM to 7,fnil exelu.Hlve of heat
Lng nnd plumbing.
vhh than for January last year.
Oregon permits fur t ho mont h
follow :
nty
Astoria
Mugono -
Klamath I''u11h
I.a (Ira ndo
MarHhlh'ld
Modfonl
Portland
Salom
In bedn for eaue of cultlvaMon. As
a general rule the i-owh Hhoubl
' run north and south lor a more
J euuable d 1st rlbnl loll of aim light.
laundry. I hm 11 H tuore important irom ino
' I practical standpoint of making
hocintr and rakliif; easy to run
them ttie long way of the garden.
Tho first factor to ho considered
In planning tho crops is to locate
them In tho garden plot so that
the taller growing cropn wtll not
shade the Inwer growers. Locate
the directions on tho plan with re
gard to stltilik'ht before planning
the roWH.
Draw the plot to scale and study
the seed catalogues ami garden
Imoks for proper distances apart
tor the rows anil stick to It. Those
distanced have been proved host
by the practical experience of ex-
Hotno Idea of what n'oniiy slv
: million horsepowo,i of potential
Jwatorpowor in tho rivers of Oregon
inay moan to tho future of tho
flat Pan bo gained from Iho fact
that ho far only about throe, per
'cent of thpsp liorsopowpr resources
jliavo been utilized. With rom
( ,doto , development the litstalleu
jeaiiaolty of water wheels might
(amount to about eight million
horsepower or more.
Some of tho largo rivers In, Ore
gon for which ' recent estimates
havo been matte "by the Geological
Survey are listed below:
Columbia river l,4Sn,0nO .horse
power. Klu ninth river hasln I II 2 , 0 f i ft
liorHepowor.
rmpo.ua river basin Ofil.ftoo
liorsopower.
' Uoguo river basin r32.ftO0 liorso
power. Snake, river basin R23.000 horse
power. " .
Deschutes river .basin 734,000
horsepower.
I The figures are based on floy
I pert gardeners und they are as vniinMp 60 ,)PI. Pont of )ll0 tme,
.closely jilacod uh the best develop- Tho fiRlirpK for ,ho Columbia river
I mont of tho plants will permit. nml tlP Snake and Klamath river
rropor spacing means oeuer crops ,mHiUH represent only Oregon's
than crowded plants. Crowding ti,A rennre of tiiee
intnimizoH i no nearing posHioiniieu. riV(.,.
In city back yard gtinlens the
problepi of sneeession itlunnlng Ih
an ImportunL one as the soil must
ho kept In continuous action. Suc
cession props must bo marked into
the plan. Pens, for Instance, aro
an early season crop, i.ato cab
bages, beets, turnips, kale or spin
ach can be followed by tomatoes,
egg plants or poppers. These
should lie considered in planning
tho vegetable crop for tho season.
Tho main utility of a garden
plan definitely on paper is to
speed up tho actual work of plant
ing as the average elty gardener
must count his hours nnd nutke
j ho most of them. -
Displaying Three
New Refrigerators
The W. K. Itohnenkamp com
pany is displaying threo of tho
newest General Klectrlc refriger
ators which are the first of the
General Klectrlc electric refriger
ators to be shown In this city.
Throe different models nre being
shown by tho local company and
are drawing considerable, com
ment, they say.
With Searfiioe Al f'apono out nf
Chicago and looking around for a
town' to ealt his honfe. Isn't, it
.strange that some chamber ' of
commerce doesn't offer him ji ii -i ii-
dueement?. .Inst look at the pub
llelty he got for Clileuffo! . 1
dies on account of (rouble with her
eyes.
Km nice Courtney visited Sunday
nt (. p. Carper's.
YOU'LL BE AGREEABLY
SURPRISED
to learn the low cost of a
Modern Plumbing and
Heating Job
i
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It will cost much less than you might
anticipate. We gladly furnish esti
mates on an installation that will j
make your house into a modern
home.
PHONE MA IX .r)S(i
FRED SPAETH
Plumbing and Heating
Amount
22. ana j
u.sr.o
311.1011 ,
4s.i ir.
1 1 S.liuO '
PROMISE
PERSONALS
nop orr today
CAIIIO. Kgypt. lVb. 13. (AP)
Pert Mlnkler, Itritlsh filer, en route
to Australia hopped off from llasra,
Irak, for Karachi, India, today.
1 1 inkier left Ramleh, Palestine.
Sunday, arriving at llasra that eve
ning.
II und reds of New Yorkers paused
watch t ho skyscrapers sway In
PltOMISK (Special) Kalph and
Itoy Carper wont to Wallowa .Mon
day. They made the trip horse
back. (lr. and Mrs. Ilex Williams were
at C. P. Carper's Saturday on bus
iness. Agues 1 tank head, Pert ha Heed,
Hoy, Lillian and Lewis Carper vis
ited Sunday at Andrew Kleslimun's.
Mr. anil Mrs. (iorhctt and fam
ily visited Sunday with Mrs. Phil
lips and .Mrs. Nellie hieshman.
Lacy Trump and faiplly visited
Saturday and Sunday at Hill Car
per's. The weather has been quite warm
and springlike and the snow Is go
ing fast. Sleighing here Is about a
thing of the past.
Mrs. Henderson has received
word from her daughter, Mrs. Alice
Chenoweth, who has boon attend-
the recent high winds. Isn't New Mug college at Albany, that stio lins
York enforcing that curfew law? hf-Hi compelled to give up her Mu-
Ileforo 1 got home from Spokane
ono of IIm' drivers lost a span 'oft
the big: I too ami we have put in
(M'verul notice in the lost .'column
but nobody bns returned it so fur
j and 1 find Hint no reward has been
offered, so whoever found the the
ail) I rim If you will ret mil If to
tin Pratt Lumber C.mipaiiy there
Is 2. uniting; fm you. bin please
don" t bsr any time horniisr we
need the lire.
, We have a hog house nil ready
for Iho old sow to move, ,hi. and
start housekeeping:. It also lias ft
little lot in fioiit or it whore she
ran run out and lake a look lit the
si i n and inside of Iho hog botie
there aro fa crowing strips to keep
tho old mother sow from lying
down on her children.
Those. $2. Kfl heavy common clear
shingles are moving fast. ' If you
want (o shingle (hat big barn you
will have to hurry up a little. Itnyal
coal is not common coai, We are
expecting our wallpaper in any day.
Paint is beginning to sell now.
Things: in geneial are starting to
pick up. Our sash ami door fac
tory Is now running. Put your or
ders In for any size from 12 inches
wide up in I I foot long and the
Mime In helghlli.
Claude C. Pratt
Lumber Co.
We Sell For Cuh .
Tho Poor Mftn'i Friend"
Near Foundry. Phone Main III
No Snorter Badnea y
Total
. 1 ,2!s.!r,s
snivel. int: iiomi;
Tito linino nriMipli'il hy t'npt. I-:.
W. Kly, on M nvi'imc iinir Ouk I
Htrci't, Ih liclnif ro-shlntf let!1 thl. i
wook, , j
III II. DIM! A11I1II ION I
An Uililitlon Ih l.olnw Imilt onto
Iho two-Hloiy rooinltif; 1imio on
tho cornor of I'Vttrth Hlrcot n tt I
N'nln nvrmio.
T KT us figure on that wiring and fixture
job before you decide to place your or
der. Wo have saved money for others; we
can do the same for vou.
WorKmanship (iiiaranteed.
H. & S. Electric
Frank Robinson, Prop.
Sommer Hotel Bldtf.
SCAT !
0
1 'r imk.Mr;i
4x L v
Polish Your Floors
by Electricity
FREEDOM
Sixty-five years ago, Lincoln gave that priceless gift,
freedom, to a race of people oppressed by slavery.
Today Electricity wants to give that same gift, Free
dom, to the slaves of drudgory.
Why be a slave any longer, let Electricity free you
from bondage to the old sad iron, broom, w'ashboard,
or hot stove.
By the use of Elecerical Appliances and Convenience
Outlets in the home you can cut your work in half,
have more leisure for recreation, keep your health and
beauty, live longer and enjoy life belter! .' , , '
' Convenience outlets today are a necessity not a lux
ury. They are reasonable in pi ice and can lie installed
with no muss or bother.
Let us give you an estimate, no obligation, just call
Electric Service Co.
TALBOTT HELVtf
Service Our Middle Name
Phone Main 121
1112 Adams j
I
Here is a wonderful
new invention that
takci all the work
out of keeping floors
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 uar
anteed absolutely.
JOHNSONS WAX
&Uctric floor 'Polisher
Thii marvflout new f IfctHc labor
wir roiti only 14 i. SO and we in
cludePRKKlSl.SOjohntonLambV
wool Mop and half allon () 0)
Of the famou Juhnaoo't Liquid Wu,
Ask for a demonstration
Try
The Oregon
Hardware
First
SPLINTERS
No. 16
Official I'ul.lknti.in of
TIIIC VAN' I'KTTKX UWIilKn f'O.
Vol. 1
Kver notice? When
a man reaches t he
afte of about thirty
five he heRlna to
wear rubbers.
If yon nre polnff to
neeJ nny oak floor
ing soon, wait; for
our car to come In.
We have a Inrpo car
coming and will
havo quite n few
grades to pick from.
History fwiys that
tho plow Is the
most Important im
plement of civiliza
tion. Next tn that
comes the ran open
er. If you pet started
right on PKAOcK
coul you will always
le n satisfies) custo
mer. We w 1 s h people
would learn to sinn
their names 50 w e
can read em.
These sprinR . like
days make a fellow
want to mart hin
building npenttinns
or ko fishing.
'liiinj-s AVnrtli
Knouiiig
Men living in cer
tain porllnn of Ilus
Kia lind it difficult
to r v 111 o v e tln-ii-sIhh-s
without first
unlacing (hem,
ScicntiHts b:ivc nev,
er yet discovered a
wointiii who can
yawn w i t h her
mouth closed,
KsUimns nnver use
mi la. I forks.
-nd by fur the
most important Is
the fact that now is
an unusually good
time to buy paint.
Tim Mt. fii,.n I,. D. S.
church Is putting in
the finishing touches
on its new building.
I1KAI.TH NOT!:
The exorcise ihat
reduces the waiM-
llne most quickly
VAN PETTEN
LUMBER CO.
i-onsists In pl.ioillK j
l)otli haiuLs on the
taltlo nml iiti.slilng
liark.
Tho r K Tl T A I N -TKKI
PlnsliT Wall
Unaiil is. movlngr
nirt'ly tlipfio clnya.
At the price we nre
soiiiiiK It, no one enn
uffoicl to he without
it.
Tlioic's a small hoy
in this , town who
says he wants lo be
a retire.! farmer
whin he prows up.
The wnrhl loves n
lover, hoosts n boos
ter, quits a quitter,
and kirks a kicker.
It will soon be lime
to pet out tho paint
brush nnd doll up
the house. Don't for-
e-t that we huva n
stock of rtioiI paint,
and our prices nre
riRht.
I