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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
FRIDAY, JULY 8, 1910
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of tS. factory -ae. Order one a:.d
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LA GRANDE NATIONAL BANK
- OF LA GRANDE, OREGON
United States Depository
Capital and Surplus $180,000.00
DIRECTORS
6E0BGE PiLXEB
F. 1. IIOILES
W. J. ( HCBCH
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ttat accrue from the general public violating Use Ui.
weaL If the publie learn to appre-!
woaM yoa be more faithful with a!I?cat lni !ara to know the dangers' 5tle f Street laprtvemeit
He that Is faithless with a psntk3 t!ut threaten oar future, and learn of
cannot be treated with the whole. fStift rerg:i that rests with the oi
each citizen were to lea re the rem-;r- 1516 fature of this government is
edying of public wro-gs to someone arel. .
else, nothing would be accomplished. "While the people are to blame
There Is sometimes too much of a j where the public abuses exist, offi
disposition to allow other to do thai tikis who wink at the violation are
face-sweating In civic affairs while ' nevertheless culpable. Good govern
we do the bread-eating, i ment depends more upon the man be-
"Our government in theory gives j hind the law thaa upon the law it
laore rights thaa any other, hot some self. The law is merely the weapons
think so little of their general obliga- for officials to use, and without offi
tiwi to the general welfare, that they ciaU. laws would be as useless as
are Indifferent to being robbed so cannon in war without men. When an
long as they do not feel the effects ' official takes an oath to enforce a
airettiy. ani are among the many. 'law. he has no right to violate the
The sin of republics is lawlessness. oath, and excuse the non-enforts-In
a monarchy the government is sus-1 ment of certain laws because they
tained by the power of the crown. la ; are, or seem to be. unpopular. Senti
a republic the government rests en- J ment may be against the enforcement
tirely on the law which a majority of f of some law. but an official does not
the people make for themselves. The' take an oath to support public senti
reign of law means the role of the ' ment, he does take an oath to support
people. The moral revolution that is the law. Public sentiment, is a dif
now sweeping over the land is merely ! ficnit thing to ' ascertain. Law abid
a revival of the rule of the people, j ing people are quiet while the lawless
"The welfare of the city or state are so vociferous as to deceive by
should always be the first and high-1 their clamor, the facts as to their
est consideration. Some of you may number. The only correct way to de-
belong to this party some may be- J termlne public sentiment Is to be
long to that party, but all should be guided by the expression of the oeo-
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Thfi'.! I'.Jlowed t;i:.'l: ai siding automobiles shot around tb
tw.'t" of bi IngieMde f:a.e Course, on April 2tth. in the second and
f.:S Jt even's of the successful meet promoted by 'he tnr.-mbcrs of
iUtn Temple of th llystic Shrine.
Tfcehonors of the day were divided between Iirney Oldfletd, with
u: 1') horitcpower Besz machine, and C O. King, with his Maxwell
;:i boriwer tok car. Oldfleld lowered his previous record of one
Kille lo .t 5-6, whih Is a new oast record for the circular track.
With th exception of this performance, Oldfleld had to take second
place In the list of racing honors, us the world's champion met defeat
in bmh the five and f fte"n mile handicap events, and In both races
King and his Maxwell were the victors. In fact. King proved the
feurprlft of the meet, driving all of hl races with much Judgment and
taking the turns with his car as close to the fence as did Oldfleld. In
the five mile handicap. Oldfleld drove bis Knox racer lo the utmost,
but the handicap was too strong and he could not get the lead away
from King. Not only in the handicap events did King and his Max
well prove stars of the first order, but In one of the first events of the
day, the Ate mile race for tars conting from 11200 to IICOO, which was
one of the beiitmatches of the meet.
The time for the five mile handicap was as follows: Maxwell.
King, 4-iO.SO; Oakland, Nelson4.4 23; Chalmers. West. 4 43 ?0: Auto
Car , finished fourth, and the Knox car. Harney Oldfleld driving, fifth.
In the event number eight, ten miles free-for-all handicap. King
d Ms Maxwell again were the winners, the Maxwell's time being
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patriots. Be patriots before you are
anything else. The people the aver
age voter, yon and I, are responsible
for the future of this government If
the American republic Is to survive.
it must be saved by the efforts of the
patriotic citizens who want nothing
ple"s will through the law making
body. When a law is passed It must
be assumed it is what the people want
and it should be enforced until the
people demand and secure its repeal.
What may seem to be public senti
ment is often the clamor of the law-
for themselves but the advantages i less, who have a selfish interest In
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Complete equipment for resetting and repairing
rubber buggy tires.
LA GRANDE IRON WORKS
D. FilZGERALD, Propr .tor
Complete Machim Shops and Foundry
To Whoa It i!ay CoEcem:
Notice U hereby given that in pur
suance of a resolution adopted by the
Common Council of the City of La
Grande, Oregon, on the 8 th day of
June, 1310. creating Improvement Dis
trict No. 1, 2 and 3 and designating
Spruce and North Sprace Street from
the alley between Adams Avenue and
Jefferson Avenue to "Y" Avenue; Mad
ison Avenue from Elm Street to
North Spruce Street; Monroe Avenue
from Elm Street to North Spruce
Street; the alley -between "S" Avenue
and T Avenue from Block 150,
Chaplin's Supplemental Addition - to
North Spruce Street; the alley be
tween "R- Avenue and "S" Avenue
from Elm Street to North Spruce
Street; "T" Avenue from North De
pot Street to North Spruce Street;
Jackson Avenue from North Depot
Street to North Spruce Street; "U"
Avenue from North Depot Street to'
North Spruce Street; "V" Avenue
from North Depot Street to North
Spruce Street; East and West through
center block 137 Chaplin's Supple
mental addition; "W" Avenue from
Nsrth Depot Street to North Spruce
Street: .the alley between "V" Ave
nue and "W" Avenue, from North Ash
Street to North Depot Street; "X"
Avenue from North Depot Street to
North Spruce Street; alley between
"W Avenue and "X" Avenue from
North Fourth Street to North Depot
Street; Avenue from North
Depot Street to North Spruce
Street, as . District No. 2. and
in pursuance of a resolu
tion adopted by said Common Council
on the 8th day of June. 1910, whereby
said Council determined and declared
its intention to improve all that por
tioin of said District No. 2. as herein
after described by constructing sew
ers therein, the council will, ten days
after the service of this notice upon
the owners of the property affected
;and benefited by sue hlmprovements or
der that said describen improvements
be made; that the boundaries of said
district to be so improved are as fol
lows: Spruce Street an-! -rth Spruce
Street from the alley between AJaia
Avenue and Jefferson Avenue to "Y
Avenue, Madison Avenue from Elm
Street to North Spruce Street, Mon
roe Avenue from Elm .Street to North
Spruce Street, the alley between "S"
Avenue and "T" Avenue from Block
150 Chaplin's Supplemental Addition,
to North Spruce Street, the alley be
tween "R" Avenue and "S" Avenue,
from Elm Street, to North Spruce
Street, "T" Avenue from North Depot
Street to North Spruce Street Jack
son Avenue from Nofth Depot Street;
to North Spruce Street, "U" Avenue
from North Depot .Street to North
Spruce Street. "V" Avenue from North
Depot Street to North Spruce Street,
! East and West through the center of
Block 137 Chaplin's Supplemental
Addition, "WM Avenue from North De
pot Street to North Spruce Street, the
alley between V" Avenue and "W"
Avenue, from North Ash Street to
North Depot Street. "X" Avenue from
North Depot Street to N. Spruce
Street, the alley between "W" Avenue
and "X" Avenue, from North Fourth
Street to North Depot Street. "T"
Avenue from North Depot Street to
North Spruce Street.
Notice Is hereby further given that
the Council will levy a special assess
ment on all the property affected and
benefited by such improvement for the
purpose of paying for such improve
ment. That the estimated cost of
such improvement is the sum cf
$35,872.29.
That the Council will on the 13tk day
of July, 1910, meet at the Council
chamber at the hour of 8 o'clock,
P. M., to consider said estimated cost,
and the levy of said assessment, when
at hearing will be granted, lo azy per
son feeling aggrieved by such assess
ment La Grande, Oregon, June 22, 1910.
CITY COUNCIL OF LA GRANDE,
OREGON.
By D. E. COX, Recorder of the City
of La Grande, Oregon.
CaU rr Bids.
Notice is hereby given that sealed
bids for the construction of 870 feet
of sewer, to be built according to
the plans and specifications on file la
the office of the Recorder of the City
of La Grande, Oregon, will be receiv
ed at the office of said Recorder up
to 4 o'clock p. bl, on Wednesday, July
6th, 1910. All bids to be accompan
ied by a certified check for 5 per cent
of each bid. The city reserves the
right to reject any and all bids.
La Grande, Oregon, June 24th, 1910.
J. K. SHEAK,
G. D. FLEMING,
W. J. CHURCH, '
Health. Sewerage and Water Com
tuWee. June-24-July .
be
Setice ef Stmt Improvement
To Whom It May Concern:
Notice Is hereby given that in pur
suance of a resolution adopted by the
Common Council of the City of La
Grande, Oregon, on the 9th day of
Feb., 1910. creating Improvement Dis
trict No. 17 and designating Jefferson
Avenue, as such district, and in pur
suance of a resolution adopted by said
Common Council on the 17th day of
June. 1910, whereby said Council de
termined and declared its intention
to Improve all that portion of Jeffer
son Ave. in said improvtment district
as hereinafter described, by building
cement sidewalk 12 feet wide, the
Council will, ten days after the service
of this notice upon the owners of the
property affected and benefited by
such improvement, order that said
above described improvement
made; that the boundaries of said dis
trict to be so improved are as follows:
All that portion of Jefferson Avenue,
from the East line side of Depot to
the West line of Lot 5, B. 113 Chap.
Add.
Notice is hereby further given that
the Council will levy a special assess
ment on all the property affected and
benefited by such improvement for the
purpose of paying for such Improve
ment That the estimated cost of
such improvement is the sum of
$600.00.
That the Council will on the 13th day
of July, 1910, meet at the Council
chamber at the hour of 8 o'clock,
P. M., to consider said estimated cost,
and the levy cf said assessment when
a hearing will be granted to any per
son feeling aggrieved by such assess
ment '
La Grande, Oregon. June 22, 1910.
CITY COUNCIL OF LA GRANDE,
OREGON.
By D. E. COX, Uoo-'.er of the City
of La Grand , Oregon.
June-28-July-9.