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!? fl" h f i 4 PAGE 2 LA GUANDE EVENING 0B3EIZVL7J, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1911. THE OBSERVER BRUCE DEN NjS Editor and Owne r. Entered tit the postofilre fit La Grande as seconJ-dass matter. 'SOSCXIPTIOX KATES Tally, single copy Sc Titijj, per week, s lit Dally, pr month . . . ........... : . 65c - This paper -will not publish an ar ticle appearing over a com de plume, feigned articles will be revised sub ject to the discretion of the editor. Please sign your articles . and save disappointment, oubllc duty For week be was foment ing discord In Portland by claims about the ch'tapnees of 'his school bulldlhsa. that were false. Ha rlalm j Pd that he has built a building at La Grande that cost seven cents a cubic foot and was as good as th9 Jefferson High school building In this city which cost fourteen cents a cubic foot. If this were truYthen our school board here were grafters or the archi tects who built it were Incompetent It was necessary to state the truth or our people would be deceived. I do not Know Mr. Gauntt. I have nothing against him. When we refusedto enter the contest, If Mr. Gauntt had not been employed by the board some one file would. Why should I be' silly enough to entertain any animosity against Mr, Gauntt 1 ' . "... -: ' ( -. i' You are laboring under a mlsaD- prehebslon about us in regard to our trying to get the architectural work at La Grande. When I heard that the bond Issue had carried in La Grande, I asked Mr.; Milton Block, a graduate of the La Grande schools, -who was working in our office at the time to make me some crude lead nenril sketches that I migtt show them to the I board and thus get their Ideas. Thev I wtr? not prepared lor competition. I When I went to La Grande a second time and learned that a conmptitfon Mtt JIOCKEXBERRFS LETTER, i wou,,d be held I ordered Mr. Williama 1 ! to withdraw them. I told the board Portland, Ore., Feb. 11, 1911. To the : that we oW not afford to enter such Editor of the La Grande Observ-r)-. San?b,e would not do so ns it I have Just received a copy of your e-Ji- WM not right. To enter such a.comre torlaL In regard to the -letter I wrote Won would have cost us more tlmn In reference to Mr. (jaunts '"tii U'X'::1 d other, men, w,ho er occured to you that merely because entered, made iplans about as complete you are editor or a paper and can " wouw oe done if one had the build ! Til 121314 15 0 7 8' 9 . lGllf ij3l4Nl6 2GI27'28( I I i : abuse a man with imuunltv that it unjust to do so? You are not acquaint ed with me. I never wronged you in any manner. And yet you proceed to ' vilify me about a subject upon which lng. In addition he had to Day 150 for a water color or make one himself which would have coat still more. Af ter air this he would have about one chailce in ten of getting the Job No I Vegetables i you are absolutely Ignorant. Do yrj other business demands that one do not owe me an apology? Will you make the work first end then run the risk' ItT If not then when I come to La of being employed. I told the board all Grande I shall have somothirj to vy ' this and In addition'! told them that ok'uui reu Diooa; mat mav convince no architect would enter such a com- you that I am not altogether in ids do- petition. It was unprofessional.- flnlv ta?0- ' ' t i, bushwhackers enter such a thing. Not -My attc k upon; Mr. Gaum won a ,a elngle architect entered the La . : . , I - .y i..v.vm. uu arc menu- Htt-l-H ed v to dispute this 'please give ' the . name or the architect, the architectur al school of which he Is a graduate, the date of his graduation, 'and after I have had time to vrify the facts I shall make, the most abject apology ' I know how to make, if the facts ; prove that I am wrong. If I find that 'he Is no architect, I shall telj you how you may convince yourself of the facts.- J :.-.-5 I Please do not make the statement that we (prepared plans and that our ; plans were not accepted. That is false We refused to prepare pians. My son 'pever(drew a line In connection with the La Grande school house. MrBlock spent only a little while making the ..crudest kind of a lead pencil' sketch i and that was not entered In the com petition. . Arthur Williams .will tell you that. ". L Just here I stopped and reread my article In last Sunday's Oreeonlnn t twice and I cannot find a single line mat m any way reflects upon the La , Grande school board. ! tmless some should conclud? that they had not ex ercised good Judgment in eronloylni Mr. Gauntt and I think that they Would acknowledge , that themselves. ' In regard to your challenge to come i Fine, solid heads ; of Cabbajre. j I Fancy, large bun- ches of Celery J Extra fancy head Lettuce Parsnips Turnips, Carro's Sweet potatoes. All nice fkesh Pattison Bros, f Use either phone ; ! La Grande and tell th r.pnt ia I know about your h!gh school build ing I wlt,'h to say that such has been my purpose for some time. Just as soon as it is convenient I shall corns to La Grande and deliver a free lec ture upon this subject: -"The . High School Building. What it la and What it should have been and Who Is Re sponsible. By the: Sorest of Sore Heads." At the; close of th?. lecture I shall give an opportunity to "yourself or any member of the schoolboard to refute any statement that I may make. unless it be, Henry -Benson. If he wlehes to talk I must have hla Ise to quit in ten minutes. If one winds him np he would talk forever. If you doubt that go to a sehoolbnarrf meeting, ,. . . Mt. Editor: I am not 'contimr 'in La Grande because of your challene Neither am I coming to be revenged on the school board. I trust that I am not that small. My motive is' to make the completion method of choosing the school architects so odious that it will b? a relic of the dark nast in sohont house building In Eastern Oreton. The only way to do that will be by show- tn? its results in the hands of men so estimable as the La Grande school board. I think that men will be sur prised when th?y know all. Would it not be a rood Dlan to nuh- llsh an Itemized account of the cost of your high school building: givine con tract price, extras, furnishing heat ing, arcnitect's fees; etc.? ! Yours very truly, , : ' : H- J- H'OCKENBERRY. WMiT WAV HAPPEX TO J08EPIL A- - I 4 -. BY THE STORE THAT SELLS WOOLTEX Aclvance: Showing; of v-Spring WdoltexModels'on 'Disi lav THE OFFICERS of this bank will be pleased to talk with you at any time concerning mutual business relations TVA HEN the Federal Government, the J county, the city; and a. large and . ; growing list of commercial and, private depositors entrust their funds to this institu tion to the extent of $800,000.00 you may be sure that it is a safe one for you to identify :, yourself with. . ; GALL AND TALK IT OVER WITH US La Grande National Bank LA GRANDE, OREGON, r ' ' , CAPITAL . . . $ 100.000.00 , surplus . . . . . ,. : ioo;ooo.oo ' ' RESOURCES : . ; . ' . 1,125,000.00 . ' UNITED S TA TES DEPOSITOR Y George Palmer, Pres. Fred J. Holmes, Vice Pres. ' ; F- L.- Meyers, Cashiei Earl ZundeUss'f. Cashier I i i m i Mm n 1 1 n n 1 1 There is gold around Joseph some very excellent ledges. There is money being soent to uu- cover i those ledges, and the result .seems certain to be satisfactory. This being done Joseph will be In position or having the goods. That is all fV.t Is needed for the whole countrv stands waiting for a gold excitement. There - has been none since Goldfichl and Tonopah claimed th unntHyW and the people want one. But a gold excitement nowadays must be based on gold. Goldfleld developed the won- derful Mahawk and a city of 2t.000 surrounded It In less than a year. Joseph Is showing eome ledges that truly, possess picture ore. What then may ba reasonably expected for Mm little city at the end of the branch road? : :. . Yes, It takes gold as a foundation. but with that foundation the rest of the boom Is done by mortal man. To be a successful boomer of a mlninir camp is an art. Men have studied for years learning the game, and many of them today are adepts. At present they are out of work because of no sepsa tional gold strikes. It has been bo for a few years and the time is about ripe for a big excitement. With the right kind of publicity and the proper method , of handling their ; mining properties, Josenh mav Inmn Into nn Monal prominence this summer and this country will be swarmed with men who follow the business: Let It come Help Joseph in her every undertak ing. If we assist in building a niinin camp of 20 000 people at Joseph think of the benefit to be derived by the re mainder of the country adjacent.' And bsst of all Joseph apparently has the goods to make her mining permanent and profitable. The perfection-af iine tailoring combined with all pure wool materials and latest imported styles are in eluded in each and every WWtex garment a SUITS COATS -SHOWING You will find our assortment of exclusive' evening and party dresses as complete as shown by many stores in large cities, with prices much more attractive. MSI THt QUALITY STORE tor so long by doing anything worse than attacking the school board (or letting Mr. Gauntt have a contract. , It is therefore but righ and proper that La Grande people view the entire action of Professor Hockenberry with as kindly feeling as possible. Think of the good things he did while in this city and throw the "broad mantle .of charity Over his present acts. 'V'' Illy TALKED j THAT'S ALL. ' USE BROAD MANTLE OF CHAKITV. Elsewhere will appear a letter writ- ten by Professor Hockenberry to the editor of this paper in answer to the ndltcrlal that appeared regardinar his criticism of the school board of La Brandt. " Wl.cn one . .st rea ! tl.-at lettr Iinpresson Ik formed that Its wvi.ir laust Uve many peculiar thougnis rambling through his mind at once and. the same time. The second read ing convinces one of the feeling entcTi talned by Mr. Hockenberry, toward the board of education, and a third" read ing tells" of the cause; which reduced to a firm conclusion shows the fact that one man named Gauntt was nam ed as architect of the new building and the Hockenberry firm was not nahied. ,You will observe that the nrofessor makes dire threats in his, communi cation; that he mentions red blood, and probably had In mind bowle knives and pistols. Such talk coming from one who has spent the better part of his life teaching young minds seems rather queer, and might lead to the belief that the professor has been misunderstood in the past, and that he is a bold, dangerous man. Howev- ! er. we hardly think he would soil the good name he enjoyed : in La Grande i There was a time when T. Roose velt talked the whole world . sat tip and took notice no matter what he talked about. A few days ago he de livered an addreess' mentioning the direct election of United States sena tors. Many things he said were true, but the well prepared speech struck on the cupola of popular sentiment and bounced off. No one naid much at tention to his remarks, yet he was talking on a subject that Is very ipop ular. . ; ,: -''" J"'- ' All of which goes to show that the Roosevelt spasm has ended and th people are ready for the next man who can claim attention for a short per km. Even the strongest shall pass away. Just as the flowers wither and decay. : 1 Sotlce of Street Improvement. Backache, Rheumatism, Sleeplessness Result from disordered kidneys. Fo- If.y Kidney Pllle have helped others, they will help you. Mrs. J. B. Miller, Syracuse, N. Y.. says. "For a lone time I suffered with kidney trouble and rheumatism. I had severe back achea. and felt all played out. After taking two bottle of Foley Kidney PHls my backache 1 gone and where . used to lie awake wltlfrheumatlc pnlns I now sleep In comfort. Foley K'dney Pills are a, reliable, remedy for .backache, rheumatism and urinary 'rregularltles. They are tonic in ac tion,' quick! In . results and afford a prompt relief from all. kidney disor ders. ': ' ' "v La Grippe Coughs. v Strain and weaken the system and If not checked may develop into pneu monia. No danger of this when Folev'a Honey and .Tar is taken promnUv. It is a reliable family medicine for all coughs and colds, and acts quickly and effectively In cases of croun. Remem ber the name Foley's Honey and. Tar fo rail coughs and colds, for croup, bronchitis, , hoarseness and for rarlr. lng lagrlppe coughs. No opiates. Re- ruse substitutes. Hill's Drug store. ' To Whom it May Concern: NoUce is hereby given that In pur ttuanre of a resolution adopted by the Common Council. Of the City of La Grande, Oregon oa the 16th day of Demnber 1909, creating Improvement District No. 12, and designating Penn sylvania avenue, as such district, and In pursuance of a resolution adooted by said Common Council on the 18th day of January, 1911, whereby said Council determined and declared its Intention to Improre all that portion of Pennsylvania avenue, in said im provement district, as herinafter de scribed, by laying thereon BlthulUhic pavement ,the Council will, ten days after the service of this notice upon the owners of the property affected and benefitted by suoh Improvement, order that said above 'described Im provement be made; that the bound aries of 6aid district to bo so improv ed are as follows: t All that portion of Psnnsylvania avenue, from the east side ofjth street to the west side of Washington ave nue.: 1 ': ' w (A) ; And the, property affected or benefitted by said Improvement la as follows:' ' ;-' "' The north half of blocks 63. 64. 65 and 66 and the south half of block 97. 98, 99 and 100 In Chaplin's Add. to la Grande, Oregon. Notice Is hereby further riven th-.t 1 the Council will levy a special ass- men on all the property affected and i henefltted by such improvement for the purpose of paying for such Im provement That the estimated cost of su'h Improvement Is the sum ofxia:. 010.30. That the Council will on the loth day of Feb. 1911. meet at th Council chamber at the hour of ft oclock .p. a. to consider said esti mated cost, and the levy of said as seesmeent, when a hearlnir will be Srr.rfed to any person feeling aggrlev by such assessment. V J Ginnde. Oregon. Feb. 3. ton ' CITY COUNCIL OF LA GRANDK. UtEGON, ny C. M HUMPHREYS. , Recorder of the City of La Grande, Oregon. . : , ; Fftb. 3 lot TO OUR CUSTOMERS There Are Many jf You That we appreciate yonr pat. renage, your loyalty and stad fastness, folly as mock at you appreciate tha help we have at times been able to furnish job, goes without saying. H0WEYER, we want to take this public method of thanking yon for past patronage and, with foil ( confidence 'that this patronage will continue, we Pledge you our best endeavors 'he future as you have had Nim In the past , 5 . . Wishing you an . increased measure of Happiness and Pros, perity for the year 1911, we are Sincerely yours, f The United States National Bank W MA WE, OREGON Why Pay Rent? We Ion n money to build, ana -oi pay us as you would rent. YOU CM! GET All. kinds of Fancy Cakes and Cookies made by Mr. C. A. Lenhart of Portland at Royal Giocoy Call in and see the line of Bakery Goods Roy al Grocery H. Pattison, Prop, Si -1': I n J R. OLIVER; f. t mm-1. V . mt i afy,.