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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 27, 1915)
Ore, UlatorlaV B6c, X I 4NE , 11 f g Mi Ml i trr J. CdntiUumg the Sprlngffold and Lane County Star, Which Wore Consolidated February 10, 1914 I : J : : ' KUlFil Ci'iruiff 'I. ill, nrnit l" 1 .)rin, Mccoml' eluti, (inner unier olnl Omnia of 11 rh, imsi SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1915. VOL. XIV. No. 1 (JUUJN 1 Y i - 3 J. A. SEAVEY TO BUILD THEATRE COSTING $20,000 A now building, coating from $15,000 to. $20,000, to bo occu pied on tlio ground floor by a high cIuhh motion picture thea tre; with olllccs on the iiccond floor, will be erected on Main Htreot at once by J. A. Seavey, according to announcemoutH mado 'In Eiigcno Saturday by 'Mr. Seavoy and F. A. ltudraulT, of Rudrnuft Brothers, Iobcob or the theatre. Architect Y. D. llonalll, who has been retained to draw the plana, will bo In Springfield todny to Inspect the ground, and to take necessary measurements. The building la to bo located on Main atrcet, oppoHlto The News ofllco and adjoining th aommcrclal State Unnk-Pcoly building. It will have a frontage of 10 feet on Main, occupying nearly as much apace as tho big signboard now does. Tho building will extend back 120 feet to the alley. Just what atylo of (rout will bo used had not been determined Saturday. Mr. Ilenslll went to Portland early last week to Inspect the Bhow housos there, und to get new plans for the front of a theatre. Tho new theatre, which Is to bo called Tho Seavoy, will bo operated by Rudrauff Brothers, who will continue Tho Bell in Us present location In tho Seav ey building on west Main. Tho new house will present vaude ville and high class motion pic tures, showing at 10 and 15 cents, while tho Bell will show at 5 cents. n "Mr. Seavoy and his associ ates, Boom to have a lot of con fidence In tho future of Spring Held aB a railroad center," said Mr. Rudrauff Saturday, "or they wouldn't bo putting that amount of money Into a new building at this time." EX-ILLINOIS PEOPLE FORM ORGANIZATION Tho Illinois society of Eugene was organized at a mooting on tho fair grounds Friday fore noon. At tho call of J. W. Plx loy, 20 or more former residents of that state gathored at tho west end of the grandstand on the racocoruso at 10 o'clock. Mr. Plxloy was unanimously chosen president of tho society, and L. L. Ray secretary. All who deslro to join tho society may llnd'Mr. Ray In his office over the Eugene Loan and Sovlngs bnnk at tho corner of Eighth avenue and Willamette street. Tho society will meet In tho near future at the call of tho president, and at that time ar rangements for socla.1 meetings will bo made. There are a large number of ifonuer resi dents of Illinois in Eugeno and Lane county, and all arc urgent ly Jnvited to place their names upon (he roll of membership. MORE ATTENDING THE SPRINGFIELD SCHOOLS School Superintendent R. L. Kirk reports an Increase of three In tho enrollment of the High school and of 14 In tho grades over the numbers reported In The News Thursday. Tho pres ent enrollment in tho High Bchool is 130, and in the grades 339, total 469. HIGH SCHOOL NOTES A Student Body meeting was called last Thursday by Presi dent Vaughn for tho purpose of nominating candidates for foot ball manager. .TIiobq elected were Max Green, William Hill, Albert Bcaro, Winifred May, A commltco was also appoint ed to nrrango for a "Got Ac quainted" party. Tho High Bchool has decided to put out a ootball team this season. A number of tho boys have been praotlclng every evening and mpro aro expected noxt week. (1010 COMPANY FORMED TO RAISE SI Articles of Incorporation have l;oon prepared and will be, filed within a day or two for tho Wcbco Seed Company, with of fices temporarily at Springfield. Tho capital of tho company Is ten thousand shares at a value of $1 each, and tho Incorporat ors are E. IS. Morrison of Spring field, August W. Fischer of Cor valllH and II. W. Whltacre of Se attle. Tho purpose of the corpora tion Is to raise potato seed on Its own or leased land; to buy and sell potato seed In any quantity, wholesale or retail. Tho corporation already has contracts covering approxlmar tely 2C0 acres of seed potatoes, in the neighborhood of Spring field, and tho sumo amount in the vicinity of Portland and of Corvallls. The duration of the corpora tion Is 50 years. ' REV. MOORE. REAPPOINTED lloscburg, Ore, Sept. 27. (Special to tho News) Rov. .1. T. Moore was to day reappointed pastor of tho Methodist Church at Springfield. Wins Many Prizes With-His Chickens W. L. Dunlap secured a largo number of prizes on his display of Partridgo Wyandottes at the Lane County fair, and he has the ribbons on display in tho Larimer store. Ills winnigs in cluded first, second and third on heuB, first, second and third on pullets, first second and third on cockerels, first on cock, first on old pen and second on young pen. Mr. Dunlap has been specializ ing with this breed of fowl for a number of years, and this year raised about 100. Ho has found his principal market in castorn Orogon, and but a week ago sold a number of fowls to a man from Summer Lake who had searched the Willamette valley for chickens of this breed and class. ELMIRA HIGH SCHOOL j GIRLS ARE BEST COOKS 1 Win Prlzo in tho Domostic ! Sclonco Cotost at Fair. I The girls of tho Elmlra high school tenjn won first place in the public school domestic scl onco contest held at tho county fair. Marcola won second placo and Snrlnefleld third. Tho award was made by tak ing into consideration the gen eral neatness which the girls employed while cooking and tho 'condition In which they left their kitchen, also the ocpnomy exorcised by tho girls In pro paring their cooked food. The Elmlra girls say that they did not learn tho culinary art under the guidance of a domestic scineco teacher but at home in their mothers' kitchens. Tho members of the winning team aro Estolla Taylor,, Alice Swenson, Mnbol Clark, Manila Colgaard and Rebecca Sailor. I Tho Springfield team consist ed of Sena R;lchardson, Mar garet Gosaler,' Annie Gorrle, Edna Duryee and Dorrls Slices, , while tho Marcola contestants ,woro Lela Hennl0, Jennie Tur ner, ueicn iuc-uornacK, rean Sullivan and Audrey Lewis. Tho first prlzo was a silver cup, the second $5 In cash and tho third $2.50 In cash. 1 L I I 1. I. 1 Municipal threatro is advo cated by Prof. Sowers of U, of O. lEO OS . A. EGBERT WILL DISPOSES OF A HALF MILLION Property valued at nearly a half a million was willed to rela- itivcB, to tho Eugeno Odd Fel (lows lodge and the Spencer : Cemetery association by James A. Ebbert, who died at his farm 'cast of Springfield a fow weeks ago. The will, which was made January 21, 1011, was admitted I to probate last Thursday. According to tho petition on fllo with the court, the estimat ed value of tho property in Ore igon is $31,050, and of the prop erty in tho stato of Washington, principally wheat lands in the Palouso region Is $336,603. J Miss Margaret Morris, his niece, who cared for Mr. Eb ibert hi his later years, is given I the greater part of the Oregon property. She is willed the home farm of. ICO acres, cast of ! Springfield, together with tho 10 acroB adjoining It, and 50 acres of timber nearby; togeth er with the household goods and farm implements, livestock and crops, besides $15,000 In cash. '1 he -remainder of the estate goes to brothers and sisters and their children, $1000 to Spencer ; Butte lodge, I. O. O. F., of Eu- gent, to be used In the better ment and keeping of its ceme tery and $1000 to the Snenccr Cemetery association for a like (purpose. j Ty Cyrus Brattaln and Will lam Brattaln, brothers of Mr. jEbbert's deceased wife, are giv en $3000 each; to living child ren of John Brattaln. $3000: to tho living children of Thomas Brattaln, $3000; to the living children of Alfred Brattaln, $3, 000; to Paul Medloy, $3000; to Amelia Smith, $3000; to Mrs. Ilolonc Mcintosh of Michigan. ;$2000; to his nephew. James A. Ebert and his son, Chester A. lEbbert, $1000 eacli. All the re Imainder and residue of the (property is bequeathed Bhare a no snore oiiKo to ins brothers and tifsters, George Ebbert, William Harrison Ebbert. Inca- ba Keck and Harriet Morris, and !to their children, Henry Ebbert, i Thomas Ebbert, Mnsry Easter, i Polio Hackeny and Matilda Mor ris. i J. F. Smith, president of the First National bank of Spring ! field and brother-in-law of Mr. Ebbert, Is named In the will as : executor, and he will look after the care of the Washington I property particularly, while I Miss Morris will act as admin istratrix of tho property In Ore gon. INDUSTRIAL NOTES ! Salem, . Sept. 27. Tho new ,Motor Vehicle Law will produce $400,000 revenue. I Hood River is harvestingf a second crop of strawberries. I St. Helens A. It. Badger has order for 400 incubators from a I catalogue house. . 1 Portland will rebuild Tanner Creek trunk sewer, cost $50,000. Prlnneville Jurnndl has It that A. R. Rogers Co., will build mill holdings. There s an opening (for a State Bank at Tlgardvlllo. Monument and Clatsop Plains planning union high schools. Junction City public schools add Industrial course . Beaver-Hemdon Hardware Company LANE COUNTY'S -VETERANS HERE ON OCTOBER 7-8 Members of Iuka Post, G. A. R. and of Iuka Circle, Ladles of the O. A. It. are making plans for 'tho entertainment of the Sevenecenth Annual Reunion of tho Lane County Veterans' as sociation, which Is to be held In Springfield on Thursday and Friday, October 7 and 8. The ladles have announced a meet ing for 1:30 Friday aftornoon to take, up details of the entertain ment. Registration of veterans -will begin at 10 o'clock Thursday, and will continue during the day, with a canipfirc In the eve ning with address of welcome by C. L. Scott and response by J. F. Beyteln. Address by Rev. W. S. Gilbert. Election of officers will take place at the opening of the ses sioii next morning, and at noon a picnic luncheon will be serv ed. At 2 o'clock there will be a tparmlip" participated In by the j veterans and the women's pa- Friday evening there will be another campfire with addresses by Rev. A. M. Spangler and Rev. T. J. Moore. Charles Dorrlty of Springfield is president of the Lane county association. The following com mittees were named last July to have charge of the reunion: Finance Comrades Dorrlty, Clark, Offutt, and Goddard. Reception Comrades Kins ley, Elehler, McReynolds and Plank. Program Comrades Beytlen Crumtl Kreamer and Dorrlty. t GOSFJEN HUNTER'S DEATH HELD TO BE ACCIDENTAL A coroner's Jury in Eugene Saturday morning brought in a verdict of accidental death in the case of John Hurnung, a farmer living a mile and a half south of Goshen, who was shot and killed Friday afternoon by John Johnson, principal of the Goshen school, while a party was hunting in the hills west of Goshen. According to John son, the two had agreed to keep on opposite sides of a gulch, but that Hurnung came closer, and when he (Johnson) shot at a pheasant, the , bullet hit Hur nung, fatally wounding him. Johnson tore up his shirt to leave' a' trail of fragments to as sist hT finding the body again. Harming leaves a wife and a child. Hopd River J. C. Butcher es tablishing $10,000 arsenate of lead spray plant. C. E. Taylor has bought Stay ton Electric Light plant and will make Improvements. Kenton Coast Culvert & Flume. Co., building 40 x 60 foot two-story adldtlon to factory. Sherwood has completed two fine new business blocks. Yautmlna .Harbor port dis tricts will defray hrflf expense of proposed Improvement. Enterprise Is planing a water system. St. Johns Western Co-oper-age Co. plant starts operations this wek. Dallas Oregon Power Co., plant here has rebuilt its fur-, naces. EMBRACES EVERYTHING Imaginable In hardware. Our cooking utensils re present the final develop ment and the last Improve ment A guarantee goes with them as to servicea bility, quality and work manship. Our hardware haB been tho one contrib uting factor in building up the enviablo reputation which wo today enjoy. JM F 01 PROTECTIVE ASSOCIATION AT MEETING A meeting for the organlza tlon and election of officers of TON a Springfield Protective assocla-j house at 3:30 Saturday morning; tlon will be held this evening at give rise to the belief that an 8 o'clock at the Development 'attempt was made to set fire tS League rooms. William R. ! the building. When Nightwatch Smyth, who has been interested j man J. R. Collins called to the' in forming the organization, has I men, they broke for the hills secured signatures of the foT-jand he and1 Foreman Franklin lowing as members: Dr. W. C.lgave chase with revolvers. The Rebhan, Walker & Holbrook, ; two men disappeared in the fog, Bressler & Son, M. M. Peeryibut by daylight it was found Drug Co., Nice & Miller, Dr. Eu-' that they had Mt tracks, one gene Kester, Ketels Drug store, i of a broad shoe, the other of a I. D. Larimer, Roy Jenkins, Dr. -narrow shoe with small heel. J. E. Richmond. j Following so close upon the Mr. Smyth reports the follow-. destruction of the Bushnell Ing as evincing Interest in the (Bros hop houses, northwest of. j)lan, and probable members: ! Springfield, adds to the belief Dr. R. P. Mortensen, Dr. W. HJthatan attempt was being made! Pollard, Long & Cross, Beaver- to set the buildings afire. ' f Herndon Hardware Co.,, Cox &j Fire was discovered In thej Cox,, Thos. SIkes. .. (Bushnell buildings between 4; and t Friday morning, but by' SPRIGNFIELD SCHOOLS Ithe time anyone could get. to the. WIN SEVERAL PRIZES , building if was too late to do ! anything toward staying the Several prizes were won by aJ5?ues i i i. pupils of the Springfield schools . There had been no fire in thet at the County fair last week. furnace for tw eelis' ue Among these were the first prize lar3 tbe fi"fc to be , of $3 won by Sylvia Strubin for Jnlshed. The hops, however, : the best collection of native d,be$n, moved to.a stAe wood; first .prize of $2.50 for fhe.d a,!,d were saved. A few best machine and hand made lland a number pf Vlefe5t? n , t machinery were destroyed with. Harding- first prize by Glenn woolK'$2 50 aKecSd prize .01 $.ou oy t ioya i.esier ior oest . a A m l V r i m m tnree-piece collection or useiui woodwork; htird prize in the cooking contest. Odd Fellows Set r " ;grasae .placed at line fair tsy?tir tciic J Ji . c. Wheeler, of Pleasant Hill. 13 (worthy of special mention. Mr. Wheeler has five varieties of rye Henry Korf for the Spring- 'in the sheaf, a sheaf of steltz, fifici nrld Follows and Mrs. Han- seven varieties of oats, six var- inah Hill for the Rebekahs at- ieties of wheat, sorghum, millet, J tended a meeting in Eugene last 12 varieties of grasses, alsac. Thursday evening to lay plans red blover, alfalfa, vetch, tyo 'for the 1916 picnic. Dr. W. W.. varieties of cheat and Italian ! Hicks of JuncUon City, presid-rye. . , , . ,ed and Mrs. Wilson of Cottage1 Of the threshed grains on ex Grove was elected assistant sec- hibltion he has four varieties of Irptarv ; wheat, two of oats, clover, two A V- W. J . . 1 1 J T 1 Thursday, June 22, laio was uaney aim one 01 wmier oar the date set for the next annual ley. The last named is a new picnic, but the committee will variety. The seed was received hold another meeting January from the state agricultural colr 19, 1916. leSe at Corvallls. From a pint In the meantime, a committee consiting of the vice-presidents from both the Odd Fellows and the Rebckah lodges of Cottace Grove, Eugene and Springfield, will draw up the constitution adn by laws. W. P. NOW LAYING RAILS SOUTH OF SIUSLAW RIVER The work of laying rails on that portion of the Willamette Pacific brade just soutn or tne Sluslaw river was started last week. according to Ralph'! Moody, attorney for the South - ern Pacific company, who has returned from a trip to Maple ton and Cushman, in company with Engineer H. P. Hoey, in charge of construction. The big bridge across the Slu slaw will now permit the cross ing of construction trains so that the rails may be laid past TsIUcoob lake and as far as Lake Tahkenach, where work on a long trestle Is now in pro- gress. Alter tne tracK is iaia 1 Knight's nop yard where he has ballast trains will be started outjbeen drying hops.. of the Natron pits. Hon, S. L. Moorehead of Jun ction has bought the, St. Helens Mist. ' Astoria city tax for 1916 to be 1.2 miles less than for 1915. Clatsop Plains' cranberry in dustry yielding 50 barrels to the acre. Heppner C. C. Huber, Seat tle, will build conevrete bridge over Willow Creek, $2970. Lane County, citizens asking 30 per.cent reductions in valu ations. . . M. H. Squires $40,000 fire works factory to. be located at Gresham..' . SEAVEY HQPHQUSB S THREATENED -! BUSHEL'S BURNS. Two men, seen prowling about the J. W. Seavey hori the buildIn&- Tbe loss is between: !35 a?dJ200' Partial cover"- 1:11 If V lliaui llll .A. t - 0LI0 SHOWS MANY VARIETIES H. C. Wheeler, of Pleasant Hill, Has Fne Exhibit. The exhibit, of.. jrriins.aniiv. or seea ne raisea nair a ousnei of grain, besides a peck of seed for another planting. CAMP CREEK ITEMS J. A. Crabtree and family, have returned to their home from Knight's hop yard. Mr. and Mrs. Ghants were vis itors here this week. Elvin. Toby and Grace Ste- iphens have returned home from jEdmunson hoy yard at Goshen. inza Crabtree and Harold Hartley started to High school Honday. is. E. Libby and Bert Libby hava returned home from Junction City where they have been mov ing tho creamery. J. C. Trotter was a Eugene visitor this week. , Mr. and Mrs. Sam Hartley have moved to their place in Walterville. Mrs. Oscar Mory of Spokane, Wash., and Mrs. J, Galloway of Springfield, 111., were here visit? Ing their brother J, A. Crabtree. Mr. and Mrs. Charlie Jack and family spent Sunday with Mr. and Mrs. Walter Stephens. . Misses Ester. Hazel and Ruth Brattaln and their cousin Hazel Brattaln were visitors here this week. SECOND JITNEY WILL BE PUT IN SERVICE SATURDAY A second jitney bus, to run between Springfield and Eugene will bo put In service next Sat urday by the same - company. operating tho present servlpej.l uufses (Win t men leave . eitner onci 01 mo, 1 u u 113 m 40 uim uv 'minutes after. the hour., ' " '"