East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1915-11-05


/ Work is progressing rapidly upon
the new wing Of the hospital and oil.
son & johnson expect to have the
| building ready 60 turn over not later
than February ]. All OF the con-
crete work has been completed and
the plastererS are now at work. They
have practically completed the ton
floor ana are now working on the
floor below. one OF the features Of
the new wing, which differs from
the main buildings, will be the gray
tile floors Though the most expen.
Sive in original cost, the title floors
have been proved the least expen-
sive in the long run because OF their
permanency, Supt. McNary is very
pleased with the progress being made
upon the building.
81 Work at HospItaF-TO conduct
the work Of the various departments
at the Eastern Oregon State Hospit.
al from the administration and su.
pervisi0n down TO the cooking and
farming, only 50 employees are ne
eeSsary, according to the books Of
the hospital As taken from the
books, those employed at the hospit-
al are the following.
w. d. McNary, superintendent.
4. E. Tamiesie first assistant super.
intendent; John Irvine McKelway
second assistant superintendent:
Fred W. Hendley, bookkeeper; Min
ME f. Stillman. stenographer;
Charles a. Murphy engineer; Geo.
Meiners, first assistant engineer; F.
J, Bulley. second assistant engineer:
George Buzan. third assistant engi-
neer; George P, Whipple, supervisor;
Esther Stamp Matron: Fred w
Thompson, cook: Francisco Cavarru-
bias, assistant cook; Julia L. Dennis,
seamstreSs; A ]. Bickers, night
watchman; Lottie Hobson, laundress:
H, G. Purkheiser, laundryman; Ter
enee Crosson. attendant; Thos. Jen-
sen, attendant; L. W. Ayers. attend
ant; Chas. McGirl. attendant; Peter
McNamee, attendant: George Brown
7. L. Baker, attendant;
X X. Doerries, attendant; L D.
Duff, attendant; John Boies. attend
ant; Nels Nelson, attendant: Jennie
Whipple, attendant; Mabel Bean. at /
tendant; Gessie BoSser. attendant:
Mildred Lynde, attendant; Della c.
Hunt, attendant; Madge Doerries. at
tendant; Alberta NJ. Simmonds. at
tendant; Dorcia Stroud, attendant; I
Eudora Myers, waitress; John l..
Elliott, driver; Jacob Denck, garden /
eF; Mike Linder, gardener; j. OIL
dairyman; ]. H. Ross,
A. X. Siebrandt, teamster:
F. L Allen, teamster: Albert Hoo
yer, teamster; Alfred Lyons. team
ster; G. c. Sloan, teamster; J. NJ
Gilliland. teamster; Myrtle johnson, I
waitress; Ida GilIiland, waitress: Ida
Smith, waitress; A. B. Parks, labor
er
Enough Feed for Two Years -
There is enough feed stored in the
dairy barn at the hospital now to !
last two years. About $50 tons of
hay and 200 tons Of silage have been
stored away. One of the solos is filled [
with alfalfa and the other with corn
ensilage. Except for the corn all OF /
the feed was raised on the farm. /
Feed is being taken from the alfalfa
silo now and the COWS eat it Ike
children eat candy.
Keeps Careful Check on Cows -
The dairy business at the hospital is
run on a scientific basis, the only ba-
sis upon which it can be made TO l
pay. Dairyman J. 0. Travestead
keeps an accurate check upon every
cow. Every milking is weighed and
on the records If the am
punt Of milk does not make the feed
ing and keeping her over the dry Pc
-iod profitable. the COW is converted
nto beef at the beginning Of the dry
period and a fresh COW is purchased
Most Of the thoroughbred Holsteins
have proved their worth and are kept
he year around. About 25 cows are
MIXED now.
Putting in New Lawn - Gr0uni
along the roadway leading to Pen
ilet0n is now being put in shape for
,eeding 10 lawn grass. The lawns
.lready In splendid shape and,
Then the area between the road and
he superintendent's house is green,
he grounds will become more Of al
Jeauty spot than they are now.
Fences Installed Along ROad-Ths
.ounty road past the hospital IS be.
ng fenced off from the grounds by
substantial and ornamental fence
The posts are Of reinforced concrete
md the connecting rails of iron This
.ence will be continued all along the
-oad
Over 300 Hogs - There are over
200 hogs now at the state hospital
md they are thriving in great shape.
Plenty of green and dry feed shade
md water have made the business a
profitable one for the institution.
Excavation Done for Reservoir
The excavation for the storage reser-
.oir on the north Hill Of the state