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Show THE HULLABALOO JJORTH Ml To the Editor of tho Republican: H Wo can seo by your editorial of H March 2Cth that you havo been mis- H Informed ns to tho contention und hut- H labaloo that is going on in tho north- H em part of tho town over the conlro- ,H versy of a sldownlk crossing. As far iH ns wo know thero is no contention or H hnrd feelings over tho mntter. iH Wo appreciate, however, your well iH written booster article and wo agree H with most of It. But thero Is a llttlo jH story connected with this crossing 'H which you do not understand. Whon ( M Lognn merchants wero first Informed H that wo were to havo a now Federal H bulldlncr and that thev wero to do H something towards furnishing n site H for tho same, both sides of tho town H commenced to figure on tho proposl- B tlou with a vlow of landing It on one fl side of tho town or tho other nnd nt M tho samo tlmo us near contrnl ns pos- M slblo. Somo parties camo to us and 'M said It you, Joseph Nowhald and Wllk M Inson & Sons will put up your share of U tho money to buy the slto wo bellovo JM doors of tho post offlco would be JH street from your stores, nnd Judging IS from tho plans ut tho building, tho HE doors' of tho pos tofflce would bo 18 straight across tho street from tho tl Harris Music store. Thero would also iv bo a nlco cemont walk which would K$ lino up with this store. QB Aftor tho post offlco was built, SwJ however, wo found that tho doors of Sac tho Federal building wero in lino with & Joseph Nowbold's Btoro and to comply i JM with tho plans of the architect and to fj l?W comploto tho artistic nppcaranco of af9 that beautiful building, tho sidewalk fnV Contlnuod on Pago 5. Ifejji |