La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, April 02, 1929, CITY EDITION, Image 7

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Newspaper Page TextBUILDING Ua tenite Swttttm Itemr IMPROVEMENTS VOLUME XVII LA GRANDE, OREGON, TUESDAY, APRIL 2, 11)29. NUMBER 136. WORK PROGRESSING RAPIDLY ON NORMAL SCHOOL BUILDING Big Auditorium on Second Floor One of Outstanding Features from Visitor's Viewpoint; Rooms Thi'oughout Building Attractive; Grounds Beehive of Activity "With work on the new Eastern Oregon Kormul school at the utaee where the entire building can be visualized as a finished structure, the big auditorium on the second dltlonal school rooms und offices and In the west end Is u larije lec ture room. - Two big boilers are being install ed In one end of the basement for floor is the outstanding feature of (a heating plant and theso will be (he school from tho visitor's stand point. This auditorium Is directly In the center of the building and a big stage Is directly back of the false windows wilch are seen from the city. In back of the auditorium, the arched windows look, out over the campus to the south. . The auditorium is already a beautiful und attractive room and fed by Iron Firemen automatic coal stokers. There are other rooms in the basement available for use us locker, shower, and storage rooms, etc. Attractive Itomns The wiring and plumbing and heating rough work is practically all completed and the luthing and Remodeling Of Court House Is Nearly Finished Renovated Building Now - More Suited to Require ments of County Offi cials, Tour Reveals A tour of Inspection of the Un ion county court house reveuUf a renovated building much better In arrangement and appearunce than the one which a fire purtlully de stroyed several months ago. The work Is rapidly nearing comple tion and within the noxt two wjeks should be entirely done. - Thu ' upstairs of tho two-story Mtructure Is centered uround a spa cious circuit court room lighted by big windows und globes enclosed In attractive electric light fixtures. A light California stucco finish on ceiling Und wulls lends un ulr of gentility to the room as does also the very comfortable chairs for the TERRACE FEATURED plastering Is progressing rapidly. 'Jurors. Tho chairs haven't been in- All of the rooms have a circular It is estimated that It will accom- j plaster cove celling and all but the modate from 900 to 1000 people. . The stage has appropriate rooms un either side for the use of stu dents In amateur productions and will lend Itself .admirably to stu dent theatricals and musical ac tivities, as well us providing a place for hearing artists and pro ductions brought here from the outside. " Two largo Wings On either side of the auditorium are wings designed for school pur poses, and a stairway leads up from the first floor on euch side, ; On the downstairs floor are ad. finish plaster coat Is on in some of the, rooms. , " One Is impressed by the light and airy attractive ness of all of the rooms In the building. ' Concrete floors urn being com. pleted In the basement. The exterior of the building Is already attractive und u great deal of stone .trim, cut In appropriate design. Is being added to beautify the entrances, cornices, etc. ttoclUve or Activity The normal school grounds Is a regular beehive -of activity, with scores of men working both Inside SMOKE IS WASTE ; Stop it with The IRON FIREMAN Automatic COAL Burner ,N.qw? small size Jot your home Ask Us About If 1 Fred Spaeth Next to Montgomery Ward & Co. stulU-d yet but when they are the jurors uro going to bless the county court fur getting them, for they have leather seats. Tho jury also is going to be thankful for other things principally - for the two roomy jury rooms where formerly there was but one. - Know It's IMoammI Judge J. W. KnowU's, of tho cir cuit court, also la pleased over the rebuilding for he now haa two rooms, one for his library and the other for a private office. Court Reporter H. R. Hanna Is delighted with his sunny office. Judgu Knowlcs und Mr. Hnnna have been housing themselves temporarily In down town offices but uro back In their old homed once more, ... Jail Itoom !U'alivtI The women's jail on the same floor has been repaired and Is clean and fresh. County Judge U. G. Couch is at homo in his re modeled office. Mrs. Jack Karris In tho road master's office has a room with decided scenic advantages. It Is a cross between a pugolu und a light house windows nearly surround ing it with an expansive viow of the valley, town und mountains outside. .Her office has been en larged und now Includes a draft ing room as well. Tho office of the county clerk has been In use practically, uver since the fire but Is now proud of nn addition, somo late models of offico chairs. , The county nurse, . Miss Alice Marqtiardt.. has )oinud-ttho court houso family und has un office in the building. Up to this thuo she Hud it in town, A room for the attorneys' lib rary hus ulso been fashioned up stairs. , One of tho selling features of the remodeled court room Is the acous tics superior to tho old ones which were said to bo very poor, causing much complaint from par ticipants in Jury cases. Sheriff's Offico Klargrl The biggest change made is In the office of tho sheriff. It has been enlarged and new tables are being built for the tax rolls. The changes sound rudlcal and expensive, but County Judge Couch gives the assurance that they are not. In fact, says he, the amount of money from fire Insuranco will practically pay Tor all of tho work. Most Ancient Tree . The McXnh cypress tree token from nn nsplmlt pit In California 1 thought to be more limn furty thou Kim 1 1 venrs old. The wood was pre served hy the nsplmlt, which1 wus thickly Incnisted over It. No Accommodation ' "I'd llko to U0e this chrysimtliR nium home," sighed Hie youna thing to her boy friend, "hut you know I've moved Into a small npart menu" Detroit News, Mr. Coolldge hasn't such un easy life of it after all. . Klrst ho had congress to contond with, and now editors. 1 fur garage. If grado permits, la to bo found In the basnnient. Tho Interior arrangement, us may bo seen, la very compact, liv able und of ample slxe, being fin ished In true Hpanish stylo with rough finished plaster, guyly color ed stained woodwork, rustic bard ware, etc. The book niche In the wall between the living and bed room Is provided with worm eaten batten doors, hung on rustic hinges, and decorated with stencil designs. This house Is 33 ft. wide overall NEW CONSTRUCTION IN LA GRANDE UP TO $44,680.00 THIS YEAR Little Work During First Two Months of Quarter But March Building Nearly Reaches $40,000; , Bohnenkamps Starting $10,000 Warehouse on Jefferson; Several Jobs Under Way The total value of now construe- March to $39,010. Added to th tion In tho city of La Qrnndo dur ing the month of March fe4l just a few hundred dollars short of $40. 000, Indicating that the arrival of spring weather has opened the 1929 building season here In earnest. In addition, it Is said that several Jobs are under way for which no permits have lwen taken as yet, ' Itolincukamps Start' WftruttoiiHO One of the big permits Issued last week was to the W. H. Ilohn enkamp compuny, to erect a one story warehouse on Jefferson be tween Greenwood and Hemlock. Workmen ure already busy on the excavation und the building. Is ex pected to start koIiir up in the very near future. It will have n spacious basement In addition to and would certainly feel ab home1110 "7 , r . . on any Insidu or corner lot 60 ft. 1 8tl'"ct of W- Vedder Is Hy Cbcsier II. lUscpir Tho above design Is undoubted ly a very successful layout for such a small house. AbHoluto com fort and privacy, together with straight forward economic und beautiful design uro to be found 1 throughout. Tho terrace is decided ly of Hpunlsh origin and Is well protected from view or tho public on tho street aide. A colored awn- ) tng of striking design may bo UMcd ' wilhuut inlerfartng with tho French door, fountutn or bird houso on garden wall. The flugstono entry is laid In dark red mortar to harmonise with tho rust color wrought hardware of I the front door, tile roof, and medal lion in face of the chimney. Tho 1 exterior walls are of stucco con- sirueuon, resmig on a concreio or concrete block foundation. . The terrace und cellar floors are ce mented und tho usual . luundry trays, hot air furnace, und spa ire wide. It Is estimated that this houso would cost between $3,000 and $4,ooo. exclusive of heating and plumbing. tho cost at $10,000, llrst Quamr ll,fiH0 This permit, and omers Issued last week, brought the total for Jnnuary and February total of $6, 07U, this brings tho building work in Ja Grande for the first quarter nf the year to $44,680. Incidentally, city offtolabj state that the building permit for tlu 10a stern Oregon Normal school, now nearing completion, has not been applied for as yet. This will swell tho total nearly $160,000, It Is said. Penults lit Week ' 1'ermits issued last week In cluded: Mar. 25 Archie J. Miller, to al ter and repair a one-story home on Hpruce between Washington and Adams, work to cost $100. Mar. 2(1 Charles Harris, to alter nnd repair a three-story brick building on Adams avenue between Chestnut und Uepol, work to cost $3&0. This provides for the build ing u tfc uuiiicr auwp iu v vwv- (Continued on Page Eight) und outside of the building. Kxca vation is processing for the dec orutive steps which will lead from J ine entrance anu join tip Willi Ninth street und teams and men ure busy moving dirt und establish ing the proper grade for the mall that will lend from the entrance to the no mm I school grounds from K nvenuu. Although tli ure will be much landscuplug work to be done after school opens In June and' In later years, thero Is every evidence that the bulldjng und grounds will be well along when the dedication takes place this summer. Greater Strength, Less Weight MORE BUILDING UTILITY When You Use Blue ' ' Mountain Pondosa Pine Your plans for' building, remodeling are made easier and are as-, sured lasting satisfaction with this fine western pine. Milled here in La Grande, from select timber of our own Blue Mountains, the service of our Retail Department solves your lum ber problem with the utmost economy. . Call us for estimates -- wc are glad to give them. Bowman-Hicks Lumber Co. . Phone Main 8. Much Remodeling And Repair Work Under Way In La Grande at Present 1uiins recent years surveys of und reputr jobs In tho city this building activities In l.a Grande spring Is now undor way at tho W. and in other cities as well have H. ltohnenkunip l.'o. building on brought out the. Interesting fu'jt the corner, of Adams and J'JIm that remodeling and repairing work streets. Workmen have been busy over u reasonable period or time, on this project for the lust re often umounts to us much as tho weeks, and it is said that thiy will sums spent In new residence build- start installing a new front with- lnsn. , 1 In the very near future. . A great deul or the remodeling and repairing is niudu necessary In business nee t ions, when firms muvo from one building into another lo cution, which must be rearranged for the compuny's convenience. An other cause is the fire which part ly destroys a building. yit leaves enough standing to make it more desirable to repair tnslcud of build ing a new structure. Then, of course, growing business causes muny ultci'utlons. TlmusamlM SMnt Tbl.s Spring. Already several lliousand dollars havu l)wn spent in Im Qrundu this yeur In remodeling und repuiring. In one case fire damaged a resi dence building so badly that It re quired approximately $3,000 to put it buelc into condition. Another example is the changes In tho Kolvy hole) building. Claiks KlorUfU moved from their, old lo cution to a new one in another part of the building, necessitating considerable remodeling to iidupt the new quarters to their specific needs. At nest-ly the same time it was necessary for the Koley barber shop to givo up Its ituarters uml In the Inst few days, workmen have been Installing a modern, glass en- j closed room for the shop in tin Koley lobby. These two jobs In volved u considerable sum of mon ey, hexldes Improving tlte appear ance of the building. Itolim'iikainp's Itvmodrllii'.r One of tho largest remodeling Workmen made rapid prqgrertn yesterday in starting the remodel ing of the garage next to The On svrver office,' which will be usej by O. 1 4. Unison fur his Chevro let agency Tho building Is owned by Jull'JS Itoesch and the remodeling In cludes an entire new front, It Is reported. The work is expected to bu finished in the next 10 days. Jefferson avenue Is also comlnft In for its share of Improvements. Itohnenkamps are building u new $ I (1,000 wh rWiouse on Jcfrerson and In iiddftlon to this, Mr. ltoe.se li is tearing down a wooden building across tho street. .' On (Oust Adams avenue John t Geltlhuher is beginning work on a new frame building for t ho state hlKlmiiy departmental shops which will bring the total number of ImlldinKH the-ie to six. Ills con tract was let following the early Miireh meeting of tho statu high way commission. Swimming INiol Work Itrglns In another section of I ho elly it, new swimming pool project Is developing und workmen luive nl-i-oiidy started eo.cavuttiig on the Tun I property near the Second street viaduct. In add II ion to the work men tioned above, there uro numerous other instances of remodeling ol residences, etc., over the city. WHOOP-E-E! SPRING IS HERE! How about that lawn watering sys tem? Water you lawn evenly and all at onee-avoid dragging the hose all over the place. . Estimates Gladly Made no obligation Lynch Plumbing Co. ' Main 17!). New Homes For Old THE NEW NORMAL SCHOOL WILL PUT k, MODERN HOMES AT A PREMIUM Will you want to rent u residence room to a normal school student? Will you have property to rent to a faculty mem ber? Or do you expect to sell your property to some of the numerous home-seekers who come here because of the normal school? ' Modern, attractive homes will be more at a premium in La Grande this coming year than ever before and you cannot make a better investmentthan by improving- your home. If you have an old house, you'll be surprised at the ease with which it can be remodeled, made more attractive and more comfortable. A new room or porch a fireplace add edthe exterior stuccoed the interior re-arranged, replas tered and redecorated a new roof added. The money you spend will add several fold to its value will pay you big dividends. Let these building specialist's give you estimates on changes you have in mind: II. 1 Nichon Milra-ior A lliilhlrr Kstlmstes gladly given on remodeling und homo additions, ri ion k 3n;-n, Harry Holi'maa ria- trring Conna- l'r Miilftt your home lo"), betlor, worth mnrn with a immv e.tfet ioi- of stuc ( o. 1'IIONK 3U-W Leo II an h en Masonry t'oiitraetlng l-Mt'il, rheplace and rli'iniiey roiistriK't 1 o ti and all brick work. I'HONK 1MU-VV. Harry Gibson f IiMiring A new root adds hetrjiy and value lo your home. I aA. mo give you fMthnateK. John Cictlhuwr 1 Hitf-ffffsr IttilliPi Itehuildfng und tiiti'rior remodeling u HHelalty. Call I'llONK &H4-J. W. Vedder ( jiifrnrtor A Bulhlor Q n 1 c h , Kfrieient ru hullditiff. I will bo Rlad to Klvn cost estimates. MIUNK 383-W.