PACI SIX
HERALD AND NEWS, KLAMATH FALLS, OREGON
f RIDAY, JAN. 16, 1948
Remodeled Houses Ease Office Lack
ly JOY MC.CiS
Second only to tlio continued
housing ahorURe In the business
building horiaiie In Klnmnlh Fulls,
which apparently has been a condi
tion here lor ome years.
Houses tlial were built for homes
Willi no thought of any oilier pur
pose, liavo been put to such foreipn
uses as riding stables, funeral par
lois and headquarters for boot
lrggera. Solid, well-built houses have lent
themselves to remodeling tune and
again for some rather unusual occu
pations and to roomy of lice quarters.
More and more, business firms arc
finding advantages In remodeled
old residential buildings over rent
ing new more modern office space
which is often cramped and rents
at a sky-high fee.
Turning bark the paces of his
tory In looking at old homes that
have been converted, brings to light
mtlcposts In Hie progress of our
town and mementoes of men who
have contributed their part to the
betterment of the community and
gone on.
The eight old homes featured in
this article are only a very small
percentage of those in this city
which have been made over into
business offices and the dates are
as exact as oldtimers could say off
hand without unearthing cobwebby
old records.
Ward s Home To Funeral Parlor
The property at 925 High where
Ward s Funeral- home now stands
was purchased from Will Wood,
druggist, in 1925. by the late Mr.
and Mrs. William Steinmets. There
v as an old ramshackle house on the
lot and this was dismantled.
Jn 1926 or 192T. Stelnmeu built
the liixleus of the present building
as a home. Sometime between then
and I9o3 it was used as a Mineral
parlor as well as living quarters and
when the Wards purchased the
property ill 193J they remodeled it.
still using it as a funeral parlor
Extensive remodeling has been
done from time to time since and
the present three-story building will
be further improved by alterations
and additions with work to be done
this spring, 1948.
Oliver's Home, Church, Real
Estate Office
Olivers real estate office. 228 N.
8th. is located in a building put up
in 1911 by Mr. and Mrs. M. P. Evans
for a home. The Evans lived there
until the Evans apartments were
put up at loth and Main, when
they moved into the new building
and rented the old one on 8th.
Somewhere between 1938 and 1940
the former home was sold to the
Apostolic Faith church. It was then
raised, the stone work put in and a
peneral remodeling done.
When the church moved from
Klamath Falls in 1946. Nicholas
Long purchased the property, con
verted the building into offices and
sold it in 1947 to R. P. Oliver, real
estate man.
Oliver has big plans for more
changes to be made this coming
spring. Including building a third
story.
Brown's Home. Bootlegger's;
Riding Academy. Store
Soon after the S. 6th road was
finished in 1906. the building now
numbered 3049 S. 6th. was erected
for a home. That was about 1908.
First it was a home, then a
"blind mule" or bootlegger's head
quarters, in about 1919 or maybe
1922. The property was used as a
riding academy where Mack Bar
bour (now rodeo stockman i kept
saddle horses for about three years
round 1937, and afterward pur
chased by J. R. Brown.
Brown remodeled the building for
use as a store for selling farm im
piements and it has been used for
this purpose until spring. 1947. when
the business was moved into the
adjacent building.
The old structure will be moved
In spring 1948 over to Pershing way,
to be fixed up as residential apart
ments. Wherland Home, Parsonage,
Accountant Office
This building located at the cor
ner of 8th and High came to be the
accountant office of Margaret S.
"Wherland through many phases
since 1908 when it was purchased
by Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Evans.
It stood across the street on the
aite of the present Fremont school
when the couple, grandparent of
Joe and Percy Evans and Joy Evans
Rolph of this city, first acquired the
title.
Twice the structure was re
modeled for a home before It was
moved to its present location about
1922. Here it was gone over again,
improving it further for home use
by members of the Evans family,
and later was used as rental prop
erty, still as a residence.
When Joy Evans moved in as Mrs.
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Each of these eight buildings was constructed as a home and each eventually came to be an office buildinc. Left, lop to bottom: Ward's
funeral parlor, Oliver real estate. Brown Equipment company, Margaret S. Wherland's accounting office. Itlglil. top to bottom: Klamath
Business college. Earl YVhitlork's funeral parlor, Palmerton Lumber company, J. L. Dean accounting office.
L. A. Rolph. more changes were made ! was sold to the Apostolic Faith and used the building as a parson- ! some slight alterations, dividing It
upon the original achitecture. The j church in 1945. : age. When Mrs. Wherland pur- ! Into offices. She plans at some fu-
Rolphs occupied the house until It i The church made a few changes ; chased it In August 1946, she made , ture date to make other changes.
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OPENING SATURDAY
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TULELAKE
Vi Mile South of Tulelake on Alturas Highway.
Open House for Inspection Saturday, January 17
3:M p. m. to 10:00 p. m.
NEW! 12 modern steam heated units, fireproof con
struction, Simmons inner spring mattresses and box
springs, wall to wall carpeting,' tiled baths and showers.
ED OSBORNE and PHIL PARK
P. O. Box 617, Tulelake
Manager
K, llmiucM College Home, I'niler-
laker's. llrullli I'uit, l'ollre
The lute Million Hunks built tills
place at 1X1 IMue as a home about
1UI3. He and Ills wile lived llieie IS
years before moving lo txt IMue
when Ihey renlcd out inunlxl' 7X1.
The undertaking establishment
which rented the property did some
remodeling, enclosing the luigc
porihen lo iniike eMrii iihhus. l.uler
I he eiiunly lieulth unit rruted II.
rv:mHlrllng iiguin.
Alter the lieulth' unit moved mil
It was renlcd by the Kluutulli HUM
nea college ami five years ago Mar
lon Hunks' widow sold the properly
to Henry Fluliier, owner of l'luh
rer's llnkery. The business collene
still occupies the building.
YVhltlock' Home, funeral Parlor
This building at Die corner of tit It
and IMue Is the oldest, as fur its our
Informix Ion shows, of the buildings
Illustrating tills story. II was con
st rue I oil about IKH4 or IHHJ as a
home for a Mrs. Wise.
Used for a home until I It 1 : . It
was then purchased by the Wlut
liH'k family mitt used us a home and
an undertaking parlor after some
remodeling This building has been
remodeled from tune lo time In the
yciu-:i Unit followed but It Is still
used as a luneial parlor,
ralltierliin Hume, ItiixinrKM College.
Home. Lumber I'onipanv
This little house, occupied by the
Pulinerton Lumber company now.
wits built be the late li Thomas c
Campbell, probably In 10X1. for a
home. It Is located at 4th and IMue
It changed hands several times
but was always ihed as a home un
til 10 years ago when It was nm
verted Into a business college. In
the summer of PMo It was pureliused
by YV. A. SpmiKirr and used once
more as a home. Hpanglcr sold lo
the Palmerton Lumber company In
July. 11H7. and It has been used
since as an olfice building, follow
ing some remodeling.
Ileaii Itentul I'rotiertv To Offlre
Uillll by Osrar shlvr'a fallirr us
an Investiuent In IPU9 Ihe house at
Itli and High, now occupied bv .1
L. Deun. accountant, was rruted as
a home. Kventunllv the property be.
come a part of the Tuguot estate
from Inch l)r Arthur Simmon
purchased It in 1940.
Dr. Simmons reuuxlrled the house,
making an apartment In the base
ment, and had a ilifllrull lime
matching the original architecture
as the initial 3 by 4 s used were
made In the old saw mill and were
much lariter than the new ones
which had to be built to match
Hogue Dale purchased the build
ing in 1045 and converted the little
basement apartment into an offlre
building which he no- rents to J. L.
Dean, accountant.
Bull To Aid
Dimes March
ItKl) lll,Ul''l', Calif.. Jan. IA
I'lOO-pound registered llcri'lmd held
bull prospect. W. t!. Ilomlno IMince
Mil It, has been designated u the
March of Dimes bull, lo be ulir
tlortrd tor the polio fund I'Vbniui v
(I al Ihe seventh annual Hcd HlillI
bull sale.
The iiuclloii Is )ii-l one of III"
hluhlluhls al the Mile, fthlcli hu
grown sleadlly In Inuioiianie and
si-ope as a menus ol Imimivluii
UCMelll beef niltle.
This year over '.'nil head ol lop
mime bulls. HI Hhoillioin bulls and
(15 guurunteed In-cull hellers have
been consigned.
To Insure Hint the ptupose ol Hie
sale, namely improvement ol held
lluoimh iiuiilliy of inline bulls. le
achieved, llle guiding rominlllre has
sel lll strict sund.ilds which lllllsl
be met before the animal can go on
sale, in-cording to Hoy tlttelis ol Ihe
sale committee.
Onirics Adams of. Los Angeles,
well known lo cniileiiien. will lie the
auctioneer, assisted by W K. I'ulmer
also of Los Angeles.
Heading Hie sule couilllltlee ol
the Tehama 1,'oiiniy Cattleman s as
siH'lalloll Is Chillies Hlover. widely
known Tehama county cattleman.
He Is assisted by Chillies Lllllier.
J T. McKenas, Hoy Owens. C. M
Watson. K I.. Hart and Donald M
8111KI1. secretary.
"Jim Crow" Ouster
in SN
froposca oy v.iu
I'till'I'LANI). Jan. 18 tl'l-A bill
lo outlaw all "Jim Crow" practlr,.
In Oregon will bo sponsored al Ui.
next slain leglslatiirn by the Ct
I'oiiliind liiilustrlal Union council.
The council said It wauled a uw
giving all lines mid creeds eipinl
access lo lesliilliuiiia aim otnrr
r
la
luces In
inny lire
iiilillc places, and lianiiig real es-
le coieniinls preventing ceiimn
hiHUilug Kline tiny
DR. DENTON J. FEES
ORTHODONTIST
601 Mcdicol Dental Bldg.
Phono 9325
Ktrak hlrkrii nntl
Srafuoit ninnrr
I.uuitir rtiul P.iu.liif
Oprn 0 p. in. till t a. m.
IMtunv 7i'H0
March of Dimes
DANCE
SAT., JAN. 17th
LORELLA
Community Hall
I.IVI.N IIV I Hi: I.AMil I I.
vai.i.i.v wtisiKN S en n
DANCING FROM 9 P. M.
.M uslr by Hie balm Quintet
FREE
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(iladintu srdr rr.el,f iht motnh
Lahibilinn lir (tlarftoliM Htilip
rfiand. i for li wi, ah tor i iwi
tot $1 p.n1t pi4, KMvrrl.n
llnlb t.rdrita, ftratrrlan. Orr.n.
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build up red blood to Vet more
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tydia E. Pinkham's TA81CTS
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GENERAL O ELECTRIC
DISP0SALL f's
JUST SCRAPE IT DOWN THC DRAIN
The electrically ortcrateu1 DisMsall slireils all fiMiil
waste incluiling bones into fine particles, which
arc carried down the drain and out of the house
immtdialtly. Your sink is always clean!
$118.75
MINI ( UI
Mieouu
NO MORE GARBAGE
There arc no garbage containers or gjrliagc odors
in the Disposall equipped kitchen. The food waste
it gone before it can spoil.
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NEW REDUCED PRICES!
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IJI-ia No. 9lh lour Aulborifrri ; I. Dralrrs
I'liiine 5100
BUSTER BROWN SHOESTORE
SEMI-ANNUAL
SMH
NOW IN PROGRESS
HUNDREDS OF PAIRS OF WOMEN'S
UALITY SHOES AT GREATLY
REDUCED PRICES
.80
Values to 7. 95
.80
7
.80
Values to 9.95 Values to 13.95
Remember, this is the outstanding Shoe
Event of the Year in Klamath Falls!
A0 BUSTER BROWN
VV SHOE STORE
633 Main