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Continuing the Springfield News and Lane County Star, Which Were Consolidated February 10, 1914.
Cn lirot rt)tiinry'y,l(i1,4(MnrliisilliOrgnnt Arortd
olnMiiiMtcrunder oolnf C'ungte of M roli,Ih7y
SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, JANUARY 13, 1516.
VOL. XIV. NO. 100.,
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COUNTY
REV
BLAB
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PASSES 10 i'S
FINAL REWARD
For nearly a quarter of u cen
tury Air. Murtin was uu ompioyo
of the Southorn Pacific at Crca
wcll and when no longer capable
or pnysicni labor no tooic tno
ngoncy for Tho Orogonlan and
became one of tho boat known
i characters of tho city.
Mr. Martin was born In Rock
county, N. Y., 73 years ago. In
il852 ho left Wisconsin with two
ivoko of oxen and a yoko of cows
and arrived in Portland in
FIRS
T NATIONAL
S10CK HQLOE
HOLD MEETING
Y w -m f f .Mil UllllVU lift J W VIUIIU I 111
Row Henry J. I31alr was borir.i. nf m, ,. fni, w
1. T . ' . , ruuiuui ui iuuw jvuii iiiu Hint,
near Kossuth, Iowa, Oct. 14, ;yeftr his principal articles of diet
J.O'10, mm UIUU III I1IH lipniu, COr-; un'mnn nM,i nnininoa mill
hop oflj rsttomlD.jlnSprlnKfiald ilt) ,nantnlncd that ho never was held January 11th and the
( 't n.i5 a m homestead),, founa m,ytl,lnK , liltor nfo totottl1 amount of stock was rep-
Tho regular Annual meeting
of tho Stockholders of tho First
Natlonnl Bank of Snrlnafleld
OG
S COMING TO
KEEP LOGAL B-K
MILL AT WORK
since early manhood.
Funeral services were held at
Lowell Tuesday, January 11,
conducted by Rev. Ross, with In
terment at Pleasant Hill.
J. W. PIXLEY IS CANDIDATE
Seek
about 9:30 A. M., Wednesday, 'mirpnss that bill of fare Ho fol- resented In person or proxy.
Jan. 12, 1010. Ills death was lowed furmltm minim? railroad! Tho following wore elected
caused by an Internal disorder of v.orl. nnil nrm'tinir ,i Wftfl !a Board of Directors for t
ctor, which had tyrport ox drlve although ho coming year: A. Mlddlcton,
occasionally forj!ail mtlo opportunity In later Y: MeBco, Margaret Morris. P
uncertain character.
iifllictcd him
several years.
to
as
tho
E.
opportunity In later ,v- flicuee, Margaret morns, raui
demonstrate hlo pro- if-",1010,1 V0??' ural
n.n u..n tin, tain and Chns. L. Scott.
Ian church at Kossuth about tho .rin'ii in 172 m Riinnn nncorn 1 Immediately upon adjourn-
ngo of 1(5. About a year later, wiin flnrvivnR nr rIx phli.-iron ment of the Stockholders meet-
ho removcl with his parents to ,, urvtv TWn,i ,m,wi.
tho vicinity of Solomon City, ,Bon n BiBtor nnd a orotlier living.
JMlll. UU V(ta IllillllUkl I I
. . .1 . . . ..... .... . , . ...tutuo
no unucu wiin win ATCsuyior-, tipienf,v w
HALF MILLION TRAINMEN
VOTE ON WACE DEMAND
Ing tho Directors re-elected the
officers: President, Chas. L..
Scott; Vice President, E. E. Brat
tnln; Cashier, D. S. Deals, all
having previously served.
Tho regular Discount and
Auditing Committees were ap
pointed and routine matters at
Announces Intention to
Treasurer's Office.
Another name was added to
the list of candidates for county
o ttt offices when J. W. Plxley an-
a iuvv in liiu iiiuuuiuiiiD in i;ui" -i,,i iui v, , i.i.-i.
ailing the supply of logs, but XftLJf1
(here arc no Immediate signs of 'rr gps,u1(J ,T"nnS"
a shortage that would cause a lcr'lZ' F1,1!? i8 WblJ:
thuttlng-down of the Springfield ' Z rJ IZ,
mill, according to Superintend- J8 CVX knSwn y y '
JJ "r, A.S.fiT .1 " field for the office of county trea-
ported that the camp it Landax 'f
rm.uu,iu luauiiih i i u. iu, utto. Q w rp,rtH fa v,ft roonf In
Tin linn r T imlii nnm . "J " l.v.-..
,iB.Z 3iTm cumbent of the treasurer's office
panys big sawmll at Wendllng TTo . nnt vttt gnnn..n(1
as closed last night until the iT,mi
there goes out, so thnt logging ,
operations may he cjirrieu
Chicago, Jan. 11. Nearly 400,
000 employes on railroads enter-: (ended to and the meeting ud
Ing Chicago began voting today 'joumed wiUi all feeling that the
TO CROSS UMPQUA BRIDGE
Paola, Kansas, Dee. 20, 1870, to
MIhb Mallnda J. Cartwright, an
ucqtialntenco from childhood.
They lived at Solomon City for
ovcral years, and at Minneapo
lis. KaiiB,, 12 years.
Mr. and Mrs. Blair wero both
connected when he was about on demands for an eight-hour past year has been a very satls
37, and booh Joined tho Freo day und time and a half for over- 'factory one.
Methodist church. She soon time. Ballots were distributed!
afterwards came into the exper- among engineers, firemen, con
ionco of perfect lovo, and ho ductors, trainmen, switchmen,
fcevoral years later. Soon ufter and baggagemen. If adopted th0
his conversion, ho was convinc- 'Jomands will bo presented to the
cd of his call to preach, and "oad8 by a joint committee of
preached as a local preacher bo- the employs' unions some time
fore they loft Kansas. jln March.
Tho removed to Oregon in 1 Railroad officials declare that
1889. He entered upon circuit granted tho proposals would
work In 1803. Ho served the result In an Increase of approx
followlm? charces In this order: Imately $150,000,000 a year on
Wllholt Springs, Marion county: nil tho railroads in the United j
sprmgneiu; a circuit which in- aiaies.
eluded part of his first work ; La-
comue; sncnuau anu mn urccit;
Old Three Linker
Remembers Lodge
Would do Away With Ferrying i
Across River Bridge win not
be Ready for Some Time.
on.
Tho snow has been so deep dur
ing the past week that the camp
has been unable to operate and
the supply of logs In the pond at
Wpndllng was exhausted yesterday.
I u lie aiiun ai. uic uiiiim, ocvciai Tn r -iiu
ffinSfc 2 'JyrnmK er of the Springfield lodge of
Mohawk country, Is from thre& n.f1 u.-,!.-,-1 ntb tha
to four feet deep and the loggers , t evenlng preSented the lodge
fa SSL ?S:bIStniSSSrlfl a handsome palnuna
fnSnf ?r scene, executed by his wife. The
Faye Abrams, superintendent of fr' hi?s nJwn xvnrUmnn,
frame was his own workman
ship. He is 72 years old, and
his wife is over 60.
Heaver and Blaine: Springfield; Jrianmg Mill to
Marcoln; Falls City; Ashland;:'
AddaNew Designs
SnrlnirflGlil. I In wns on thonn
Tvnrlous tcharges from ono to;
three years each. Tho dates of
his ordinations are not available. 1
At tho tlmo ho came to thoi
logging operations for the. com
pany, says one of the small log-
! I .1 .1 1 . 1.
That trains will cross the company vas unawe to come ,mlf of s.. ,
Umpqua river on tho line of the .down from tne camp because tae- nobe d j . fitu
lc rallwav as snow was so aeep it exunguisneu ,vnr(1n
the fire in the firebox, and one of th seVvlces of Mr ColHns to
of the larger locomotives had to th d others snoke in a
be sent up to get the smaller one jgj utners Bpoke m a
oujb, , i " , D. S. Beals was elected trus-
There has been more snow in tee t0 for three
that part of the mountains, the J
say, than for several
I i lit: UtC USE Ul UU LUG
jnational foresjs is allowed .to
Willamette Pacific railway as
soon as the rails have been laid
to that point, Is the report that
reaches Eugene from that dis
trict
It is said that tho trains will
cross th6 bridge on the false
work as they did over the Sius
law bridge for a long, time he-'
fore tho s.teel was in position.,
It will be sometime before the
bridge is completed, but Engin
eer Broughton, who is In charge
of construction, is quoted as say
Tho furniture department of
Springfield charge the third time tho Springfield planing mill is,f,)g that arrangements will be
his health scenul unequal to the getting out samples of several .made to cross over the false
caro of a heavier charge. After ,ow designs of furniture that Work, thus doing away with the
ono year hero, ho .took a super- , they will place on tho market, necessity of ferrylnc across the
nnuunie reianon 10 ino comer- i" . iai- river.
once, two years ago last spring, dent and general manager of tho j a petition is being circulated
Mrs. Blnlr was licensed by the company. 'm tne umpqua river district to
Springfield church during their! They are putting out a round .ascertain tho feeling of the
first pastorato hero, and has held extension table, a new design of people regarding the port of
evangelistic license worn mo u w iUUOl u mu, uuu u muiuy umpqua bonding for 200,000
coiuerence lor many years, one , "'ik
has been truly a partner of her ., .
husliand in nil his work. They PEX JrPWE SHOT AND
have been beautifully harmon-; KILLED, BY HIS BROTHER
Ions In their lives und work. : pen-y Lowo, aged about 35
loggers
years past.
OBITUARY". - '-jsetUergiuuBtieadiof'dbmes-
uc, nunc, or wont stocK. unaer
H. C. Morgan,, a pioneer ol rffi!2l! b
COUNCIL PUTS
OFF EIFORGIi
OF COLLECTIONS
Proposed enforcement of liens
against property owners delin
quent in payment of street as
sessments, was deferred for 30
days by the town council after
it had heard statements from a
number of property owners. The
The council made it clear, how
ever, that interest payments
should be kept up.
E. E. Kepner was the first pro
perty owner to speak. He said
under present financial condi
tions the people find It difficult
to meet payments. To force col
lections would be runious; that
other cities :jre not dolnr It.
The city is well secured as the
property stands good for it,
There is no sale for property at
present he added and the wise
thing to do is to carry it till con
ditions have improved. Past
due interest shoukl be changed
to G per cent intreest he said.
Jesse Seavey suggested- col
lecting interest in advance upon
the time of extension eiisreL .'.
J. C. Mullen sugegste". that
it was supposed that the boawls
would not be collected, till priej
cipal came due in 10, 15 or 2d
years, but interest was to m
kept .up.
D. J. Glendennine said he.
was unable to pay anything. HQ
was crowded two years ago to
connect up with sewers. He
borrowed money to do it, $25,00
borrowed -also to pay taxes. The
collections shoukl be made in
rotation, beginning with Main
street. He added that 25 men
with families are unable to get
work at B-K mSto asd that couR
cil ought to "ue treasure 'W in-1'
duce them to employ home folks
"instead of foreign help. Only
the emigraUon of 1852, passed 5,000 head of stock grazed free ; iece of work d0ne by home
away Sunday evening, Jan. 9, 9 KtheT "tional lore3 durinS( folks was Main street If he
1016. at the home of his son, E. 1J15, charged for, this range d get work at B.K mis he
n itinronn r,f t roii t ono would nave cost tne users nearly ,c
trior r noxr rolP a Tiro oract
I IQ nilUUg lS XJtAJ UUU UIO, V3
for jetty improvements.
If the people show a desire the
port will plan for bonds and the
government asked to give an
equal amount. It is claimed
FOREST NOTES
v.. ow.ii. ;",, , . , WIUUI U1I1UUIIL. It IO UIUIIIICU
Mr. Blnlr linn hnnn n cnnnlR. years, WOS shot and killed by Ills ti,f i,u,llnn f Mm inf
tant preacher, a fervent witness brother, Alden Lowe, in tho nmke possible the entrance of
and a beautiful exemplar of per- .mountains four ana a naif miles inrge vessels. The matter is Im
fect love. Ills family and hit!- abovo Vida, in tho Mckenzie :p0rtant, as a lumber mill is to be
mate acquaintances will bear country, yesterday afternoon bunt at Reedsport as well as the
unanimous nnd -hearty test!-, ab"ut o clock. , mill now operating at Gardiner.
nmnir t r mo lAirmry tmw wtt ikLui inn... iii muuii 1jUviimi
ilisositlon in all tho relations of statement ho mistook his broth
Ufe; (or for a deer or some other wild
His last sickness wns of sov- 'nnlmil1 m tlie thick brush of tho
oral weeks' duration. By reason mountains and never thought
of his strong vitality, ho guided tlm- 1'b brother was anywhere
slowly to tho approach of death, "ear-when ho pulled the trigger
although for some time ho had d fired. Ho was horrified to
oxprcsscd a wish for release. Ho hear a groan and as ho ran to
roused from a soml-lethargy tho where- ho had seen tho object
Inst morning, tho old spirit Ham- "Y,1" o f,"ml, 1 int ,ho ha(l
cd up, he requested the family to 'fatally wounded his brother. He
sing and ho joined In praise. Tho : found that the bullet from i s
Closing scenes of his life wero'fo Bpno through his
very inspiring to his friends. ; 'or s body. Alden Bald ho
HM tmomilvrtPnl tflnHmnnv nf did nil llO possibly COllld to TO-
h'is Voice and life wero continued , Jlevo his brother's sufferings and
C. Morgan, of Lowell, Lane
county, uregon.
Jienry uiay Morgan, son or
Jonathan and Lydia Bingerman
Morgan, born March 14. 1832, at
Jsland Grove, Sanglmon Coimty,
ill., was S3 years, a montus and
26 days old.
60,000.
SCHOOL NOTES
I Cl irrcrc fflronn line? haan
In 1832 his parents moved to Anf f n,0 llQcf wo . nn n
Iowa. In 1852 at the age of count of grippe,
twenty years, crossed the plains, m, jf l, TTT , . .. .
driving four yoke of Oxen to his ' Thce ?"Ssh III class visited
.wagon. They settled at Pleasant gjB Springfield Steam Laundry
Hill, Lane county. Oregon. .Wednesday afternoon at 3:15, in
.January 1. 1861 he was mar- order to get acquainted with one
;,! f nnoiiin t. wiiHnmn ivim of the town's industries. We
died October 21, 1863, leaving w.is t0 thank JIr Baker for his
two sons, Henry Louie, who died """"s "1C
May 22, 1913. and Eddie Cecil icess-
Morgan of Lowell. I The Domestic Science girls
June 5, 1867 was married to visited the Swarts & Washburne
Mrs. Ellen Hunsacker-Conser. of meat market Wednesday to
There were grazed on tho na- Jefferson, Oregon. By this mar- learn the different cuts of meat,
tlonal forests last year, under riage four daughters and one son I The High school is the proud
imv liermlts. 1.724.000 cattle and were bora, at Trent. Oregon recipient of seventy fine new
horses, and 7.300.000 sheen and The eldest,. Carrie Elsie, died at Academy song books. We have
lw - . - - . a-f n T-y TTJ1- .. ,t.
sand mllcli and work animals noyoi may, oi juugeno. visiu nigni since uiey came.
wore grazed free of charge, and Pearl, wife of II. E. Walker of ivan McKinney and Paul
over 3,500,000 head of stock Springfield. Winnie Ellen, wife of juyers have enrolled as students
crossed tho forest, feeding en J. W. Buster, Jr., of Los Angles, sjnce tne holiday!
route, also free of charge. Calif, I Miss Newton in history class,
The number of horses grazed For about fifteen years he con- .Roval what is a famiiv " "
on the national forests in 1915, ducted a general merchandise , Ro 'j blushinK A famiiv is
to the town on his assessments.
, Councilman Coffin called at
tention that the council had no
jurisdiction as the mill was out
side the town.
Welby Stevens said he sup-!
posed people would at least pay
their interest but not in favor
of confiscation of the property.
There should be some induce-i
ment or pressure to make them
pay the interest.
A. J. Perkins said he thought
the people ought to pay the in
terest even if they could not pay.
the installments of the principals
Councilman Fischer suggest
ed the matter be deferred 30,
days as many were paying irw
terest now and much of it may
be paid in by that time.
There is no disposition on the
part of the council to distress
any one. but as the city is com,-
pelled to meet the interest as it
hundred thou-thirteen months,' Lenna Daisy, been singing morning, noon and comes due it makes the whole
to stop the How of blood, but
death came within 15 minutes
after the shot was fired.
up1 to. almost tho last moment
Six children wero born to Mr.
and Mrs. Blair. Three died in
childhood. Tho three surviving,
onps are: Mrs. Laura B. Hughes, CANDIDATE FOR PUBLIC
Vm. Hr?.w"8.Vuoi. mr- An"ai SERVICE COMMISSIONER
uuoii, iaus uity; uov. uscar in.
Blair, Portland. Besides these
ana their mother, no is survived
Fred G. Buchtol, Deputy Stato
bythirieen
four great grandohlldren. E. -
WAS PIONEER NEWSPAPER WJSV ffiS
MAN OF OREGON COUNTRY urn" of this oSco was Ral road
Commissioner, but the last leg
islature charged It to Public Ser-4
vice Commissioner.
Deputy Stato Scaler Buchtel
Is the son of Joo Buchtel, the
pioneer photographer and Firo
Chief, of Portland, and is 88
years old. Ho waB named Sealer
of Weights and Measures for
Portland In May, 1905, has been
quro work over since, and is re
garded as an authority on tho
SUbjOQ.t, ,
Tho Cottage Grove Sentinel
supplies tho following sketch of
Thomas Martin, who died In tho
hospital lioroJast Sunday:
"'Tom Martin of Creswell, a
pio'tieer of 1852, tho first print
ers', dovll on tho old Portland
NewB, established In 1857, and
forjyears tho oldest newsboy In
hpltal tlie day" before, the
f ineral .bcjngrhold. at CreawoU,
have
uccreaseu over li.uuu. this ao- bwj wiui row, w.uuc uu xtc.i. R man and a woman and a bunch
crease, in contrast witn tne m- mm ricusaui u. of i-jog
croaso of over 10,000 the year November 2. 1887, moved his
I v.n. f,n in V.ntrnnn, nnd n f aw About fifty new bOOkS
demand for horses in foreign years later turned his" attention &BRffiJi fi
countries. mostlv to stock and was at his J hesa books were necessary for
Over 3,800 predatory animals mountain homo on Winberry and the standardization of the school
wero killed during 1915 by forest with his sons at Lowell. Oregon, I Winona Piatt, who is teaching
officers. Of this number, 3,100 most of tho time. He was a at Blakleyvllle, but who was
wore covotes member of tho Christian church homef or vacation, visited the
scnooi imaay atternoon.
1J
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m
WE ARE ON THE SQUARE1
when it comso to hardware.
Our stock of special tools
show their standard and
.krado by tho stamps upon
fhem. Do you know the big
difference there is in hard
ware? Patrons are impres
sed by our stock tho mo
ment they enter. When it
comes to showing fine hard
ware well, if we, can't
pleaso you, nobody can.
Don't forget we are having
our annual clearance sale.
Bargains in nearly all lines.
yte&vtr-KefndoB ffardwaf Company Jj
High
Albert Soleim, '15, was a visi
,tor at the High school Wednes
day. Miss Mabel Duryee visited
school Tuesday.
Springfield played Junction
City basket ball Saturday night
and you know the result. Tho
girls' team was handicapped but
put up a good fight. The boys'
team was in good trim and put
up a good fast, game. January
15 Springfield plays Harrisburg
at Springfield, both boys and
girls. The Harrisburg boys' team
h.W.mU?n.!?LVais yar,
and the game promises to be one
of the fastest ever played in
KSpringfled..
city pay compound interest when
the property owners fail to pay
the interest on the Bancroft as
sessements. An effort must be
made to get the interest paid at;
once by the property owners,1
or the city will be compelled to.
force payment of both principal
and interest by sale of the pro
perty, f:
The treasurer's bond was fixed
at$lQ,000. v,,
The matter of sale of the sum
veyor's transit to Mr. Niokersplal
was referred to Mr. Fischer wrtS!
i . ' S1
power to act. jj
The Recorder ordered to ad4
vertlse for bids on street flush?
ing. ! U
Marshal Edwards inquired,
about the dog ordinance and waa
informed that the dog ordinance
requiring dogs to be kept up, is
in force and is to be enforced. '
Since 1905, the number of perk
sons holding grazing prlvlleg
on the national forests has liCi
creased nearly 200 per cent. ij
Last year, approximately lOSfo
000 cattle, 10,745 horses, 66 hog
770,000 sheep, and 263 goati
grazed on the national forestall
Orjegonand,,apprclmat,ely lft
000 cattle, 1,250 horses, aiM
tlpnal forests of Wajhtegtoa