The Idaho Republican. [volume] (Blackfoot, Idaho) 1904-1932, 1916-02-18


boys who graduated from the Black
foot high school in the class of 1913.
He was born at Yuma, Colorado, and
came overland to this place with his
parents when few months old. Jake
is % years old, did not inherit any
wealth and whatever he has he made
himself. He has wife and baby,
having married one of his classmates,
Miss Marie Dunn in 1879
"A wise man once said, 'One need
not necessarily be rich to give grace
and charm to his habitation.'
ARMED with this thought, plenty
of ambition, but very little other
capital started to work late last
fall up my 62x125 foot city lot; in
tent upon building two small, COM
pact, boiled down bungalows, which
anyone might be proud to call home.
They are of necessity small, but
to over balance this I have tried to
make them as convenient as possible,
especially from the standpoint Of
economy of labor for the housewife.
This aim has been accomplished
largely by the use of built in furni-
ture and step saving devices; for in
stance, number one: In the living
room is located built-in book case;
in the DINING room china closet;
in the bed room is found a built-in
chest window seat and also a large
we'll lighted and ventilated clothes
closet.
THE kitchen is of the cabinet type
with sink, drain boards, bins for
sugar and flour, drawers and SPACE
for pots, pans and kitchen utensils
of all kinds. 1t also contains a dis
appearing electric ironing board,
which is a wonder for convenience.
"The bath room contains a built
in medicine cabinet of latest design
with mirror door.
Number two: This one built
for my own home and altho the same
outside dimensions as number one,
the arrangement and layout are quite
different
"A combination living room and
DINING room occupies the complete
front of the house. In this room l
have two built-in china closets, two
book cases and writing desk with
compartments for letters, stationary.
papers and so forth.
THE bed room has a fine large
clothes closet with a window for light
and ventilation.
The bath room contains the mir
rOr door medicine cabinet and in adj
dition, linen closet, towel cabinet
storage space for quilts, comforts
and bed clothing, tier of five large
drawers, concealed hot water boiler,
which furnishes heat for the room
and a clothes chute to the basement.
For convenience and utility this
bath room is hard to surpass and
in this instance is only equalled by
the kitchen, which is a step-saver
in every detail.
1T contains beside complete
Duilt-in cabinet; a cupboard, a Cali
fornia cooler, disappearing electic
IRONING board with asbestos lined
for the iron and last,
out not least, a pullman breakfast
hook.
lnls lattef is nearly room in
tself, seats, table and small china
closet are all built in.
Each Of these little bugalow !
homes has a front porch, screened
Jack porch and full basement. which
lfford abundance of room for veget-
lble cellar, fuel, laundry and small |
work. shop If desirable.
Thus far my task has been an
'asy one, but as the snow begins to
melt and the scattered gravel bould-
RS, brick-bats and general debris
bout the lot again come to view |
ealize that my work is only started
nd that the big job, that of cleaning
lp and tastefully decorating and
'eautifying the place is now ready
or my consideration.
Here are my plans First, of
curse, must lay cement walks from
he street back to the front porches.
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