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MORNlNfl REGISTER. EUGENE, ORE, Tm-PAY. JANUARY 7, 19 V TWO Morning Registw Lane County Sews , u H V; JO TEACHER ELECTED SPKINfiVIEI-P SCHOOIi BOARD y J'lLl.S VAGAXOY IiiMirnntw on Now BraUnta Grade Ilnlktihk IncVoaiml $10,00 i : Tptu' Riifcuxl to $20,000 . i . 'IrRfSlrt'T Ll Bounty gpecUU SPRINGFIM-D, Ore'., Jan.' .--Mrs,' Georgia Puokett was elected to touch In Springfield ' school t a meeting of the district school board hold here last" night. Mrs. puckett will teach (n the primary department' ''.' .' The resignation of Miss' -.Kami, Stevens, primary teacher,1 was ac cepted by the board' l-and - Mrs. ' Puckett will take her place In the school system. Miss Stevens re signed hof position because of. Ill health. The board voted to Increase fie-' insu jnce on the new Brattaln grada school building by $10,000. The., building was not Insured, to the full extent after being1 taken over by the district. The .total in surance' on the structure and fur niture is now $20,000. The build-,: lng'-was accepted from :, George Perkins; contractor, 'in'- .December nnfliwas officially recorded; as ac-i cepted last night I Application for payment-, of street Improvements " Tenth street under the Bancroft act was made by the body and other rou tine business was taken' care of. TWINS i HAVE- BIRTHDAY SPRINGFIETJ .- AND :.' HCGEWB MEN ARK 81 TEARS' OF AGB :'' (Register Lane' County 0pclal '-' SPRINGFIELD, Ore., . Jart; ceremony and Mrs. Egglman will be the installing officer of Rlob Mountnln circle Saturday after noon In Eugono. Refreshments will be served during tho afternoon at the meeting here. BRIDGE ENGINEER LEAVES FRANKMN' W. JOHNSON RE TURNS TqPORWtAft'l),,-, , (neglitar Lane County Special) - SPRINQFIKLP.. Ore.,. Jan. Frjinklln W. Johnson, resident construction engineer "on Hen dricks' bridge near here, left to day for. Portland after completing His work on the pai,He vas ac companied by Mrs. Johnson. Mr. Johnson la employed by the Union Bridge company, of Portland and . has been In 'tills district since the firm 'began construction work on the new bridge. . Six Hurt -Durlmj Month . '-(Resleter' Lane Countr 'Special)' SPRINGFIELD, Ore Jan. t.-n- six employes, or tne.nootn-t4.eiiy mill here were-injured during (he month of December, according to a .report,, compiled by the safety council of : thei JLoyal iI.elou, of Loggers i is and : I Lumhenmen, r. The longest time, lost, was a period, of 3& doys:dueutoa strained vacs. e Mm Impnement-.Mado .. , (Regliter Lane County Special), t '" SPRINQFIBLD, Ore.,,-Jan. 6.-r- New concrete foundations for the. piers at the rear 0( the Springfield Mllt'and Graincompa,ny plant here are oein.g ppurea tniB weeK., worK will 'be comnleted In a ,f ew davs. Jack Howell is in charge) of the concrete1 wora. V SPRINGFIELD PERSONALS ' (Register Lane-County Special) : SPRINGFIELD,' -Ore.,- Jan.- 6. William Williams, merchant of Pexter,' visited Springfield acquain- Slxty-seven years ago Df.vN.,' Wri tans on business), today. . TCmnrv. Rnrlnefield dentist, and Nj f VAH,.Seavey was in .tow A. Emery of Eugene, twins, -were . irotn i-Mohawk - making .purchases born In New Tork state. -For a time tor 'hls'Store .there; they were together but after their youth they separated to meet again a few years ago' fiarft. Last night they: celebrated- their -common birthday at Eugene."'. , - Only near relatives 'off "tb, -.two men were present at-the lr(hday party. Mrs. "N. WJ Emery ' of Springfield, Mrs; N; ' A.'Emery"'Of Eugene and daugltterl'P. E Emery, a brother, ' and OtheY 'ctose -relatives' competed theTamlly' 'gather ing.' .'I- '"- ' "'"" Twins were not 'an:' uncommon thing in the Emery arhlly. - Two other pairs of twins Were born" to' the parents of th.e Splngfle,ld "den-" tls, and Eugene tn&'V : : t . .. . TWO WORKERS ' INiDRE RAILROAD WORKER' '" BY CABLET' : VCK 'Sandy"'LeachJ guide On the up per 'UcKensle river, spent part-of today fn Springfield from his home linear- MpKenzle ..Bridge.,-" ' p. -Adams1 was a Springfield vis- Itor today from the Mabel district. a.y a. varopoeii or- 'tne waiter vlUe neighborhood, visited, Spring field acquaintances today. - -Everett Harpham;. resident rep resentative of a - Portland - bond houBe with headquarters in Eugene, spent a few' hours in this city to day on business. Mr. anoV Mrs. Ohrls Hansen of the. Thurston idistrict, celebrated their seventeenth -wedding anniver sary ar their hotne. yesterday., Dr, and Mra-WT'Hi.PoUard and family of Springfield were -dinner guests In the -evenlngv, Mrs.' Charles Eggirnan, and Mrs.. Br -Doane f motored,, to. XeahurK today and ..spenfi . the t day 3 visiting at- tho home. of, Mr., and Mra.,Al Montgemery., : Mr. and Mrs.Ws H.. Shellev of Jasper "visited : acqtfalntances . here . yesieraay. : Mr and Mrs.-. William. .TCrleht Guy-Wig)it. and Miss Shirley Fish locv'fvuvjy'.'xur' x-orutno. xqr, a-isnoxc Tni" - ' 1 ; Mr.'' and Mrs: M.i J.. Ward ihave returned from -a two-weeka', -vacation trip to WaahlnKton.-. i Mr. and Ma-K. Weber r ,baok fl" Springfield . after a visit-, in ortlandii . ' ' , L;., A. ..Smith, employe i of- the Mountain, States -Power- company,, was ill- at '-his home r yesterday ' OOTTAGB. GROVE PERSONALS f. (Register-. Lane County Special) ; C0TTA6E GROVE Ore Jan.. . Mr. and MraS. J.'lawson, and son, '. Kenton,, returned. Tuesday evening from a holiday motor trip through California and- as-far south as Tijuana, Mexico,- and will leave.Thursday fOr Oteir home in Wedderburn,. Kenton returned to the Hill Military: academy In Port latid 'today. Mrs.- Lawsonis a sister of 'Mrs. Harry Metcalf of this city. Ellsworth" Damewood 1 of Dorena was" an" out-of-town visitor today. (Tea u. HtlCKels, manager ot the ": r (Regliter Lane county Spailal)1-- , SPRINGFIELD; Ore.,1 Jan: Two industrial' workers '- bt-t'the' Springfleld distrlot were'treated bt a local doctor today:' f of ItHurnn received while "at worK. - Carlos Villalovon, employe "of ; the 'South' ern- Paclflo company,' was 'struck late yesterday by a cable while at 'work on the railroad ahd toaVareH sult will be laid up-for "sometiriie with' a sprained left knee. ' Sherman Potter, Booth-Ittlly company employe," suffered a minor injury at the local uilir today.' He is employed on' orie'tje thalaBerS and this mornlhg cut thelbaell of nis-rignt nana witif' otiej'or the planer bladea.' - - - i ' V'." :.-!' i SCOUTS CHOOSE" LEADER, EDGAR LOTJK PATROL HEAD ; OF SPRINGFTE TROOP: " !! (Register Lana Coun'x SpiI) SPRrNGFIlEiD, Ore., JanT Edgar' Louk was" chosen '' natrbl leader and Evan' Hughes was named assistant patrof leader at a meeting of Springfield Trodp 1 last nignt. ; chosen Plnnn ArA ' h'lnv tWaA1 kv : tov; t '' lowtt-todayj-'. fvann wnniMaiti Mrs, C. A. Bartell will entertain slstants for getting"'' chaHfer for JJlf.I' Oomas olubr ather home pn . th.. ini ' - V- r . Frldav. afternoon. 1UWU kt-UUU. . . - ;. "Bob-Whites" was-the narhe Security" Savings assdoration of sn by the' group, for it's-'pittol; Eugene, was a- business, visitor, In The tenderfoot' tests'for'thV'ehi' '"Y Errlngton"o Disston was tire group were' finished' with' the, 'ui LW T"??1'' v tdklng of the examination by Ed- i$2?,- Nwand.djuwhter gar Louk and Arthur- Potfi at "L;0,? W2iif -. a00"1"; the home of Clavton Barber' ' panied' by Ralph Welsch spent last nignt. . '.... , Norrls. home Tuesday evening. -. r They were on' their-way to their FnRMPB oirciniriup nice ."..ui I wiiiiit.ii llswlKUH v R1ImW( wntre iney speni ne RS. A. O. PEASE)' DIES' home of daughter! hnlldavR. Walter- Norrl.i Unit TFnlnh ip' Welch motored tot Rice Hilt today ,. u and.'were guests- ot Mr. Norrls' fj; Brendparen.t8, Mr. and- Mrs N. B. (Reffteter Lan OnnnH, HnaAtall. - 1 ou.1)'"' springf'eld, or?,, jo,n. M"J&; S2A'i"aS5'h80: , "yH.v MP. u.eatn 01 rs, A,,M. ahrlrfBfialrt i, .....VT ' X? fAs.!' B'entA Bpnngtiem .for Ed ,Bvk"-r' ;7,'Sr. I J. A. N. Hogue returned home Tueaday from a visit with relatives 'a in eompanledby Mrs; Vena Sneed: of- a, M. ShrltVcrflnlri Vnra Diwnta. nt Mra many years, was reoelved- by friends here today. She passed away at the home of Her daughter, Mrs. Carl Wagner, 164 N. Twenty fourth street, Portland January !. ' Mrs. Pease is' survived' by r widower, her daughter arid a son, Delbert, o Seattle, Her Home here was at Third an'4 p streets." Sev eral months ago, Mr1. an(t- Mrs. Pease left for ortlarid to make their home with their' daughter lor the winter. ,'. ... pAKRIDGEWOMAAj'pASSES MRS. ELIZABprrt jfcDOWELD DIES. AT KOSPtr.Jtt (Reglslor Lane County" Special) ' ' SPRINGFrpLD, Ore"., Jan.. " Wrs. Elisabeth McDowell of Oakw ridge died at Piaolflc Christian ho pltal in Eugene this mofrilng at an age of 41 years. She, is surylyed by her parenU. Mr. and Mi's. Frank Warner, a daughter, Lois, and three sisters, , Mrs. . Lois JFIock of Oak. ridge.- Mrs. Frank' Danrrfer tit On. ridge and Mrs. Clifford Ahrems of Springfield. Funeral service wlft tit held at the W. F. Walker chapel here at . xv ociock rnaay morning. In. termont Will be li the Fall Creek cemetery. INSfALLAflOf. 1$ FRIDAY LADIES OF (f. A. It TO itEE1 i . xiuiunu AtTTIUHNUON . I (Resiiter Lane County Bptclal) ! SPRINGFIELD. Ore., 3an. j'uicora win ds installed by iuka circle, number 8, of .the Ladles of tho G. A. R. here Friday afternoon, according tp. announcement made by Mrs. Charles If. Bgglmann, president. The meetln 111 start t 2 o'clock. - mrs. ueorge Foirest or Bugohe 9 tne installing officer at the l Mt Will 1 arid; friends In. Missouri,. Indiana. -xexas ana in eastern Oregon. Mr. Hogue, who lives with his daugh ter, Mrs. J. E. Banton, left In the early spring on his trip to tho East and South. Mrs. X A. Billot and daughter, Mrs. -Kenneth Talt, of Row River, were shopping visitors In town to day.' . A car driven by, C. W. Short rldge crashed Into the one driven py M. J. Shlnn Wednesday morn ing at the intersection at Seventh and Main streets, and caused dam ages to the- extent of 50. Mr. SHtnn was making the turn and was struck broadside by the Short rldge car, which was- coming east at the intersection. No one was hurt. Cled Morolock, who underwent an operation' for appendicitis In a Eygeno hospital Monday, Is re ported to be Improving nicoly. UNION HOJLOS MEETING XEW MEMBERS TAKEN IJ( RY ORES WELL ORDER fAaslitor Lane County Special) CREHWELL, Oro., Jan. 8. A (ood attendance Was present at Iho regular meeting of the Farm ers' Union Tuesday night. Now members taken in were: Mr. and Mrs. Ai Sohworlng, Mr. Rlothmll ler and W. Walkaba. The Walker locnl union has discontinued and placed Its membership with th CreBwell local. C. H. Height of Walker alto placed his member ship with this union. Mr. and Mrs. M. Horn and Mr. and Mrs. W.- Holllston will repre. sent tho Cresweii union Saturday at tho Linn county union mooting. A blackboard has beon placed in the Farmers' Union store for the benefit ot the farmers who wish to use It for advertising. Mr, Hollls- 7 MTh 1 St 1 e DieeeSL VV a ten k-aic Ever Held in Eugene f ' There Is Only One Reason for This Sale, and That Is Because We Are Overstocked On Watches We sold more watches in the month of December than we did a year ago, yet, taking into account the increased . sizenf Eugene, we naturally, expepted a much larger in crease in watch sales oyer the previous year. We ex pected to sell ;$5000 more in watches than we did. We filllS 000 .short of our expectations. We were prepared for a tremendous Christmas business Elgin,, Waltham, Hamilton; Watches Go. On, Sale Every watcli.in our, stock of Elgin, Waltham and Hamilr;. I ton watches .'are reduced to very low prices in this sa.e., These are our best watches. Less expensive watches such-as Ingersolls are also included. This sale is far reaching offering sincere values at real sale prices. ; ' This Big WatchSale Starts Tomorrow Friday, Jan. 8th in watches. Now we are overstocked in watches, ,We are, therefore, putting on a special sale of men's pocket watches, men's strap watches and ladies' wrist watches. We are putting sale prices on over $500 worth of watch bracelets at prices you cannot afford to miss. This is the first special sale of watches this store has' ever had. Probably we will never again put on a sale of this kind in January. Popular Strap Watches Reduced in This Sale You may have a nice pocket watch, but that wilt not prevent your getting a "kc strap watch, The mcn'i strap watch is becoming a necessity for the busy man, the golfer, the tennis player, etc. All styles of watchei go on sale in tins remarkable sale event. 3 GENTS' POCKET WATCIIES $60.00 21-Jewel Elgin. 10 size B. "W. Raymond model with winding indicator with latest stylo railroad, case. $48.60 $16.60 Small size Thin Watch, In, a white screw case $13.20, Note This watch is generally sold everywhere' for $20,00 to $25.00. Few jewelers sell watches as low an we do, $12.60 7-)ewei American Made Watch ' In a wnue case .$9.05 19.00 10 size, 15-J, American Made Wqtch in a green case $15.20 Dozens of other priced watches at correspond ing reductions. "SAVE Money on GtinrnnUjMl Wntc.hcs . ' Darius T,hla. Watch Sale," $.3,5,. 00 Small Slzo Elgin Wntch in a 'genuine Boss. 14-carat whito gold tilled, case $19.05 $27. CO Elgin In a still better caso . ...$2i.0. $,34.09 Elgin for ..; $27.20 $37.60 Elgin will) rectangular shap ed crystal i ; $20.95 $29.00 Small Size Waltham In a genuine boss 14-k; white gold filled case . .$23.20 $42..60 Very Small" Waltham Watch with a beautiful rnlsod figure dial, S;-piece Ton noau shaped case ....$34.20 $86.00 Real Kcctangulnr Elgin movc- h;cnt in a fine rectangular caso . J 11,00 $18 Small Size Hnmjlton Wrist Watches . lit different styles for $38.95 On,ly a fow prices are montloned, dozens of re ductlons ard givon on other styles. " . The biggest Item today Is the .wido flcxihlo bracelet for Indies' whlto gold wrist watches, more than a dozen stylos to chopso from. Every one at a big reduction. ' Our Hogular $3 nrncvlots for $1.95 ''SAVE Monoy on r.unraiiKHil Watches During This Wntch Sale," FRED To anybody who purchases a yellow gold watch or watch case worth $30.00 or more, we will give away, absolutely free a $7.50 Watch Chain arid A Knife Besides Th! chain is a real gold filled, high quality watch chain and. is guar anteed to wear permanently. There is no better make. The knife is in addition to the chain. This is a very unusual offer. You should not hesitate one minute in taking advantage of it $1H.00 CiihIiIoii SImiix-, rit;ln Strap Watrh for Min $14.40 ' Tho case and lim ltle nro thn talent style Willi removable pin bars, making tho change of strap very simple. $30 16-jawol Waltham Watch In a case llko above. Radio dial $2J.M $32 10-Jcwel Klgln Strap Wntch, vory small slro $25.6 Dozens of other stylo watches nil with cor rcupundliig reductions In Amorlcan make M low as $11.20 each. "SAVK Money on tJminuili'rd Wntehex Dlll'lng ThlH WltUUl Hlc." 1 ''.... Luqkey's Jewelry Store : W W. Bristow, Proprietor The Store yritK the Big Street Clock Swiss WATvniiT-c All of our SwIhs Wutolioa have boon tried OU I within tho lust month nnd will all koop gi""1 tlmo. They are nil fully guaranteed tho nm ni nn American watch, and wo gunrnntoo the niatcrluls for tho sanio can be obtained at U limes, making them cany tb rbpalr. .' Several dozen Swiss I.adlos' Wrist Watches to ho entirely closed out at tremendous1 reduc tions. Thoso roduotlons will mako tho wntch much less than half what most Jowelors H them for. $36 lo-jowol Ttectangulnr Wntch In H-carat solid gold case for .,..,.$ $30 l fl-iewol Rectangular movomont In ' n vory fine onamolod case ..$1'" 120 Roctnugular Wntch . .... .. , , . ,, .$1''M. $16 1$. jewel, , a roclnngulftr ca0 ...$9.W 12.60 6-Jowol watch for .I8'' "SAVE Mtmoy on Oiutranlcwl Wftlel" lnrliifr ThlH Watch Sola" 1.60 rocket Hen Watches with S6o "' white they last ,'. . .'i . i '. . ',' 1.00navy aold Filled Watch Draco, lots with colored ribbons rll!l,n,r.r..ir!,,1on,brano't tor eonvertable ' rihbnn slylo'watnhos on salo at big rdouctlpn wa ?l Sm" .KS,t W for gentn- trP two nX v r0(otlon. Buy a lrP f two now, you will nood them later.' i (Continued on hke-a . Minm. a 1) 'i ;