The Evening herald., May 10, 1928, Railroad Edition, Page 21, Image 21

THE EVENING IIERATJ)
ADDITION TO
NEW HOSTELRY
IS UNDER WAY
WilUrd Only in OperaJ
THURSDAY, MAY 10, 1828.
PAGE FIVE
tion Ons Year When
Enlargement Start
K. K. K. Store In Early Days
Little more than on year no,
to li enact, on Hi flrat dny of
May 1J7, I ho Wlllard holMl,
costing In tha neighborhood ot
1170,000 oticnod I in doors to I ho
, public hit since that time tin.
Imua recognised ae ons of tlio
finest and moat moilorn hoatel
rim In oulhcru Orogun.
llullt entirely on lo.nl capital,
tho holol contain 100 guet
i room, and U furnished through
'out will tho flnu.t future
which cnt Iq thn neighborhood
of 76.000. On. tlio flrat . floor
la the lobby taking In a pnce of
60 by 45 feet, richly fnruUhed.
Another entrance at lb aunt
take ono Into the famous "(.'off
Hhop" which la rapidly growing
In pupularlty not only with guoat
at thn hotel but people of tho
city, llora, all Klnmaih products
whenever available are uasd, the
management making a special
effort at nil tlmna to polronlic
home Industry.
Announce Addition
In atep will tha rapid growth
of tha city, a abort tint ana
announcement wn moils by W.
1. Miller, owner, that a banquet
room S by' it font, which will
be the laritnat In southern Oregon
would ba addad to tha hole)
long with added apace to tha
dining room, a hall room, aaniple
vrooma and additional kitchen and
'(or room apara. rreacnt plana
ara to hara tha addition mm
pleted and ready to turn over to
Thomas, Dillon, manager, by the
f lat of July.
" A feature of the bnnnnot room
la tha atei being built for the
purpoae of holding cabaret ona
night each week for the enter
. talmnent of the gueata. D'.tiniir
donees are to be another feature,
which will be welcomed by the
elllMna of Klamath Fa I In. A
number of epectnl feature are
being planned by the manager to
ba announced from time to lime.
Vnder the management of Mr,
Dillon the hotel haa a atnff ot
elnsa In 40 mnlnvni ami the
monthly pay roll run around
$3000.
The furnlahlnx for tho hotel
were furnlahed thrnogh the Hallo
Furniture company ot Klamath
Kails. When the coffoo ahop waa
completed the'llaldwln Hardware
companyeecure4 the contract for
the furulahlnga.
"VherorefVJt ,lia been pos
alble, wa fisve pntronliod linnio
Induairy and It la our policy to
continue to do' o," 'Mr. Dillon?
manager aald.
With tha addition nearlng com
pletion, to be ready not utter
than July tlrat. Ktnmath Kalla
will be able to boast of one of
the largeat and flneat hotela In
Southern Oregon. '""
Old nipnP Sfnro
Is Renovated By
Present Owners
Tbe old Olene atore ha been
renovated and todny la ono of
the moat modern barbecue ssnd
wlch atanda In Oregon. Tbe man
element doclarea that It la now
ready to nerve the public and
win orror t no nnest aannwicnea
of thla variety In the went.
The Olono Hot Springe Inn haa
alao been remodelled In a con
alderahle extent and with a 14
hour aervlce will continue earning
chicken dlnnora by advance resor
vatlon only. Tho grounda ot the
4 Inn hare boon Improved, and It
la expected that large number
of local people Will find thla
ahady apot by Lost Hirer highly
congenial In the coming aummer
month. In addition to provid
ing apeclnlly cooked and nerved
meal, tha management furnishes
music and entortalnmont to
gueata.
II. C. Bala la manager of the
Hot Spring Inn, and alao of the
barbecue atand.
"WAIT TIIjL I KT tW."
BROOKLYN, M. Y., May 10.
It la eaay to believe that Mia
Woroahllla waa Vory Indignant at
the manner of bur reception Into
tb'la world. When tho ml ar
rived there waa very little llfo In
bar body. She uttered not tho
llghtoat aoiind, and alnce baby's
lung muet fall It It doea nnt cry,
the doctor spanked hpr until ahe
cried. Ml Woroahllla weighed
one pound at birth, but la saining
f rapidly. She I being kept In an
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K.K.K. STORE
IS ORGANIZED
28 YEARS AGO
Fred Houston
Pioneer Store Keep
With Development
Klamath Fall
Pace
of
Tha K. K. K. alore a It wa 38 year ago. Next door, cn the pr-wont alte of the Hotel Hall, wa
a calilmge pnlih. Tha two next blncka to the northiuiat. whh h now contain the Klrnt National bank,
the American National. Mne', K. Hutciirman'. etc., wi-re non-nxlntent except for, Ihn Bchnllick-IJaggtt
grocery. Aero the trect were the Klral NatlotiRl Imnk. Whltea drug l'.ro, and Htllf dry gool
atore. Next door woro wllllfa general t:re und winter Juwelry Hhop.
K. K. K. Store As It Is Today
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. , "QrfA If Ik In V 1.T-'53
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k&tt'n ' - Vrnt V'V-M 1 -
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Tbe Klamath Klothlng Kom-
pnny ilarted bunine In Klamath
rill In 1601. 28 year ago, when
the alte of the Hotel Hall waa
a cabbage patch, and the Schu-lock-Daggett
grocery occupied
the preaent alte of the Flrat Na
tional bank. Main atreet waa'
aa of mud for alx month of
the year, and tha aurroundlng
country waa "wild end wooly."
Fred Houeton aaya be learned to
peak Modoc and Klamath, and
old hi flrat good In tboae lan
guages; Later be acquired Eng
Fred and Will Houston were:
flie founder of the company.
Later John Brett acquired Will
Houston' Interest, and atlll later
Hoy Durhln bought Brett out.
The KKK atore waa consider
ed a mighty up-to-date clothing
tore In 1901; .Klamath felt
quite like city, and the atore
haa kept atep with the growth
of the town, until It la now one
of the most attractive and best
Blocked clothing storea In Bouth
ern Oregon and northern Cali
fornia.
About 15 years ago the com
pany put up It first Blgns, fea
turing old ahoea, or selling new
eboea with old. The signs con
sist of signboard decorated
with old shoes, and bearing tbe
caption "They bought new ones
t. i
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Century Drive Is
Routed by Way of
Deschutes Lakes
Ono of the beautiful scenic
drives In tbe Cascade section of
Oregon la the Century drive,
which begin and ends In the city
of Bend, Ore., and follows for
90 miles a route unsurpassed
for beauty through giant pines.
by attractive atreama and clear!
cold lakea. ,
Todd, Sparha. Devil s Uvai .
Big Lav, and Cultua are, some
ot the beautiful lakes- which on
passes on the Century rout.'
Both, lakea and atreama are Well
(locked with trout. Mountain
climbing la to ba had on every
hand, and winter aporta may be
enjoyed In aummer on Broken
Top mountain. Camping place
abound, and there la an an at
tractive reeort at Elk lake. '
Thla Is Fred Houaton, for the
past 28 year president of the
Klamath Klothlng Kompany. A
brief autobiographical aklt fol
lows: "I started selling clothing to
the Indians, and became very
proficient In their language.
Later, when white people came
Into the country, I waa forced
to learn English. I once crossed
Link river near tbe site of the
present bridge, in canoe with
an Indian, and may be therefore
considered aa among the ploneera
of the "Red Cross" movement.
I have nearly forgotten how to
HEILBRONNER 8C REA
' V Dealers in
Blockwood, Pine and Fir Limb and
Body Wood, Also Fir Slabs
UTAH "ABERDEEN" COAL
' "Best In the West"
" Our Slogan, "Fuel That Satisfies"
Plus Service. Enough Said.
Phone 239-R Phone 239-W
at the KKK atore.". This sign: speak Klamath and Modoc, but ;
has received much comment from lean atlll make some of my older -visiting
clothers, and has been 1 customers understand me. On tbe
written op In Popular Mechanlca.
Fred Houston has been presi
dent ot the company for the past
28 years.
TALE OF TWO HOUSES.
other hand, I dally become more
proficient In English."
-BURLINGTON. Vt., May lfi.
An Incident which occurred near ;
here yielda Tare Illustration of ,
equine heroism. When the Win-!
ooskl river overflowed and flood-!
ed a Block farm, an old black
horse and a young gray horse
were caught in the rlsiog waters.
Both started to swim for land. ;
Suddenly the old horse faltered, .
struggled a moment, and went;
down. The other paused uncer
tainly. Then tbe -bead of the
drowning horse appeared above
the water and the young horse '
quickly awam to its aide. The old
horse fastened Its teeth In the
other mane and the latter start
ed for the tank, towing his ex
hausted, companion lp "safety..
HAYNES
BROS.
Home designers
and builders
We have homes
for sale on easy
terms.
' Phone 1415-W
1818 Portland St
Klamath Falls
Welcome Visitors
Try Our '
Railroad Celebration
WINTER'S UPSTAIRS STORE
Optical Goods . Musical Instruments
'', , Jewelry . " . ,
Winter's Upstairs Store
Present home of the K K. K. store. Into which It moved In 1523. The building la Ideally designed
to holme, as It doe, one of thn most modern and up to dale clothing store In southern Oregon and
northern t'nllfornln. The company, after leaving It orlKinnl Kite, upon which the Baldwin Hardware
building now stands, moved to Fifth and Main "t recta In lUlH. After more than ten years at thla
alia, the company moved to II present locution.
Incubator and tod
cine dropper.
with a medl-
:: IIUKILAR OV VACATION.
OKLAHOMA CITY, May 10.
Pollcs here have come to the con
clusion that a mombor ot the bur
,i Jars' fraternity ha gone south
on vacation. Elll. k W. Ford
r roused official Intoreat when he
found strange auto, parked 1
hi garage, which contained a re
volver and burglar supplies. Pres
ence of the tools, police believe,
Indicate tho ownnr has gone out
ot buslnesa temporarily at Inast.
Thla edition la tho beat adver
tisement over piibllnlicd on Klunt
nth, ftentl It to our (rlemlav '
GREAT NORTHERN
We
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n i a i m
Officials
Visitors
, and Friends
Welcome You
Make this Cafe your eating; place.
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asiiaaii yieinn jmmm
A I.M.Y. ill e
li.l UP- fjl
4 Mm m m
A m.izx,LJ k-i". t fit
111 N. Seenth Street
w'iirWS!a-Sr
WtyaV.eJtM ttil Kt'V
Open All Night
WELCOME
An Invitation to the .
.Women
To the wives of Great Northern officials
and all newcomers who have come to
Klamath Falls to make your home we .
extend you a cordial invitation to
make this store i your meeting
, " place.
Exclusively women's wear
for particular women.
HOTEL HALL
"THE QUALITY STORE '
For 20 years, Bert Hall's
Hotel has been a stand
ard of excellency in
Klamath Falls. - 7 '
Stop with us, we know the'
great Klamath country.
Modern .
Rates: $1.50, $1.75, $2.50
E.B.HALL Propi