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SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, MARCH S, 1915,
VOL. XIV. NO. it;
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iBUSINESS MEN HI
BANQUET TABLE
Eugono Comorclal Club Hondo'
aro Guests of Honor at !
the Moating.
BEET SUGAR MAN TELLS
A PROSPECTS OF VALLEY
Soli and Cllmnto Suporlor for
th eCultlvation of tho
. - Sugar Boot.
Tho BualnoBH Mcn'B club held
ft bixjujuot Thursday ovcnlng
Avlth covora laid for about sixty
members and four visitors.
: Attorney J. C. Mullen actod as
.toastmastcr. Tho llrst member
'.called was Chief Engineer Mc
JCulloch of tho Oregon Power
Company who advocated tho
electrifying of tho largo sign
on tho hill south of town.
Tho next called was E. E.
Kopnor who In a beautiful word
picture told how tho business
men of Springfield by their ln
domltnblo spirit had asked for
and wore now sighting great
things for tho future Ho com
pared these business men to
nlmrods who by diligent hunt
and chas'o have finally sighted
a fat porker and just as Boon as
tho clouds of financial depres
sion have cleared away these
mon with loaded guns aro going
gjLo charge upon ,'thto prize and
rbag him.
"Z Xi. Goodrich ofr-TSugono?
fgavo a very practical talk on
business conditions, stating that
one of tho chief causes of de
gression Is bocauso wo aro pes
ialmestic in our talks to each
othcr, thus causing tho man of
tmonns to buy less and to keep
?hls funds out of circulation. He
lalso pleaded with tho citizens to
'all pull together.
Don Jolley, representative of
tho. Interests who Contemplato
. the erection of a boot sugar fac
tory In Lano county was pres.
ent. Ho stated that as soli ex
pert ho had looked ovor tho
viands of Colorado, Montana,
gUtnh, Idaho, California and
tfeouthoru Oregon but had found
jjio.lund In tho states named to
equal Lano county lands for the
Production of sugar beets. Ho
(stated that our land needs some
fjimo then after growing several,
crops of beets It would grow
vheat so tall It would fall over.
; Ills talk waB ropleto with data
Showing tho prosperous condi
tion of a locality under lntonsivo
sugar beet "cultivation.
Othcr short talks wore mado
, by Car Fischer, M. M. Pccry
and' 0.13. Kessoy.
Z Tho club will have a business
session on Thursday evening,
&Iarch 11.
SUNDAY SCHOOL TRAINING
INSTITUTE TO BE HELD
' - A Sunday School training in
stitute is being held at the Bap
Ulst church in Eugono, begin
ning today, and continuing un
ttll Wednesday ovonlng. Includ
ed in tho faculty aro Bov. J. D.
Sprlngston, educational direct
or for tho Baptist church; Prof.
F. E, Blllington, educational di
rector for tho Christian church;
Itov. A, M. WilHamB, educational
director for the Presbyterian
church; Her. M. B. Parounaglan
Sunday School director for tho
Methodist church; Mrs. M. A,
Dancnhowor, state superintend
ent for teacher training; Chas,
A. Phlpps, general secretary and
.
WANTS SUPPLIED.
Everybody reads tho
classified columns of the
newspapers
If you havo some artl
clo to soil, a house to
rent, or a want to Uo sup
plied, try a fow lines In
The Lano County Nowb'
"Want Advs."
Five Conts a Lino.
superintendent of "Toon Ago"
department.
Sunday school workers of
Springfield aro Invited. to attend
the scslons.
MAKE CAFETERIA INTO
HOTEL DINING ROOM
Mr. and Mrs. Fry Will Combino
Two Buslnonsoa to Make
Sorvlco Bettor.
When J. P. Fry purchased the
Ellto" cafeteria two weeks ago It
was with the understanding that?
it was to bo leased to a woman
from Brownsville. She failed to
come, howovcr, and last week
he took over from Miss Bennett
the lease of the upper floor of
tho Fry-Rankin building which
had been occupied ns the Elite
hotel. Mr. and Mrs. Fry will
now opcrato tho restaurant nnd
tho hotel In conjunction, serving
meals at regular hours and dis
continuing tho all-day short
order service. The cafeteria
will then become the hotel din
ing room, catering, however,
both to tho guests of the hotel
and to those who dine out. Im
provements will he mado in tho
hotol rpomHTuid a ladles-parlor
provided.
The restaurant property has
already been taken over, and (he
hotel change is effective Thurs
day. FROM SPRINGFIELD, ILL.,
TO BUY OREGON RANCH
Mrs. Florence Surrell of
Springfield, 111., today bought
of W. L. Wilmot his stock
ranch of 1-13 acres six miles
east of Creswell, and will take
possession at once. Bean & Al
len made the sale.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Surrell ar
rived In Springfield Saturday
morning with their two children,
and very soon found the prop
erty that suited them.
Movo Shoo Shop to Mabol.
James Carsaw, who opened a
shoo repair shop on Main street
here a year ago,, has decided
to locate In Mabel, and will
movo his equipment to that
place this week.
Ro-Opon Real Estato Office.
Gore & Itowe aro moving
their real estate olllco to tho
building recently vacated by
Bean & Allen on Main street op
posite tho Sutton block.
Lebanon Criterion thinks the
prcsont legislature has, given the
state a just oxcuso for, its exis
tence. Anniversary
oargam
Offer
Bead of tho offer
hi tho,Monday;,isrv.,
suo. It is worth
your while ,if .you
want,. to save.
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EXPERIMENTS AT
COUNTY FARM
County Agriculturist Trying to
Raise Standard of Hogs,
Corn and Potatoes.
SEEK SPECIES BEST FOR
RAISING IN THIS COUNTY
Throo Littors of Hogs of 18, 13,
and 18, Ono Result of
Careful Brooding.
Various reports from granges
and comments by farmers seem
to lndicato that a wrong impres
sion exists regarding the rela
tion of tho county agriculturist
to tho county farm. The follow
ing statement might serve to
correct these impressions.
Good seed corn and potatoes
aro difficult to find in Lano
county. It was thought that if
the best seed that could be
found were secured and propa
gated on the county farm It
would be an easily available
source of supply for farmers in
tho county who wish to secure
good seed of these crops. The
county court also authorized mo
to purchase two brood sows for
breeding purposes. The off
spring of these sows are to be
sold to farmers of Lane county
only, so that those who wish to
secure animals of this character
will be able to find them on the
comity farm. .
Tfi otirer words Jthe county
farm is to be used as a county
seed and stock breeding sta
tion, where farmers, can pur
chase seed corn arid seed po
tatoes of various kinds adapted
to the local soil and climatic
conditions and whero 'they can
secure hogs of known quality at
nominal prices.
The object of the arrange
ment Is not to make seventy
acres of poorly drained land
support tho charity of the
county. It would scarcely bo
possible for two brood sows, 10
acres of corn and three acres of
potatoes to produce a very large
Increase in the receipts of tho
farm. Tho object of tho under
taking Is to provide a source of
selected and improved stock for
tho farmer of tho county rather
than to place the business of the
county farm upon a paying
basis. In this arrangement I
am endeavoring to give every
possiblq assistance to tho super
intendent of tho farm. While
tho farm is 'producing corn, why
not produce such corn as may
bo sold for seeding purposes;
while producing hogs why not
such hogs as may be uaetl by the
farniors of tho county for im
proving their herds. Tho dam of
tho sows purchased has madoj
a record for herself In produc
tion, having produced three lit
ters In 18 months, one of IS, ono
of 13, and one of 18. It is rea
sonable to supposo that these!
two gilts will produce larger lit
ters if properly cared for, than
tho average in tho county, which
probably does not exceed seven,
The county court hopes by this
means to Introduce a strain of
swine that will increaso tho pro
duction of tho farms of tho
county. Lator, it is hoped, that
if this plan succeeds tho work
will bo extended and iucludo
other kinds of farm stock. For
tho present, howovor, tho plan
Is limited to 'corn, potatoes and
ho'gs. , , 1 ' K:,
N6 reflection, '. whatever, is
mado upon tho past manage-
niont of tho farm. In my deal
ings with the superintendent I
havo found him very capable,
efficient and progrcssivo in his
work. With tho same energy
expended in the production of
high grade stock a great good
can bo accomplished in the in
terest of better agriculture in
Lane County.
It. B. COGLON.
H-'M'COLLUM'S FATHER
. . DIES VERY SUDDENLY
Ilcnry McCollum received the
sad Intelligence at 0:30 Satur
day evening that his father, Hol
land McCollum, had died half an
hour before at his home near the
Bajlcy school, Ave miles south
west of Eugene, at the age of 02.
Besides his boii here, deceased
leaves his wife, aud three sons,
William, John and Charles, re
siding at home, and one daugh
ter, Mrs. Marq Heitzman of near
Irving. The funeral will be held
at Spencer creek.
WILL REBUILD TURN
TABLE AT WENDLING
I. AV. Cole's bridge crew ar
rived in Springfield Sunday and
today the outfit cars were taken
to Wcndling where the turn ta
ble Is to be Tebullt and enlarged.
The crew, which has been at
Brownsville for several months,
will be at Wendling for about
twb weeks.
Evans at Creswell.
pruce Evans, the California
evangelist, will open a series of
meetings at the Methodist
church next Sunday night. . It
iaten'ded to;; .continue -ike
meeting for a period of three
weeks and if the Methodist
church proves inadequate to
hold the crowds, other arrange
ments will be made. Creswell
Chronicle.
Plant Roses at Power Plant.
A large number of rose slips
were set out last week in the
flower, beds in front of the plant
of the Oregon Power company.
The space between the plant and
the Booth-Kelly office is to be
seeded to lawn.
t News From Springfield High School J
Mrs. E. M. Thompson was a
High school visitqr Tuesday af
ternoon. Miss Grace Richardson of the
University of Oregon met the
High school girls Wednesday
evening for the purpose of or
ganizing, a glee club. Nothing
was decided upon at this meet
ing, but this week the girls will
hold another meeting when this
matter will be taken up.
The members of the ancient
history class and Miss Newton
visited Eugene Saturday to
study types of various kinds of
architecture. They noted col
umns on tho University build
ings, and traces of Egyptian
architecture in the mausoleum
In the JUasonic cemetery. They
look their lunch and had a picnic
in Hendricks park, and spent a
very pleasant half day.
In the basket ball games with
Pleasant Hill Friday night, the
Springfiold High school won tho
laurels from. both visiting teams.
Tho boys won by a score of 36
to 1G and tho girls by a score of
12 to 0. Our teams went onto
Itho floor to "win or die," and all
through tho games they .showed
superior strength and nbtlvity.
Acknowledging the fairness, of
our referees, Harold Perkins andvallis.
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$100.00 SOUNTY ON f
WILD ANIMAL HIDES
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Walter Driiry came down
from Fall Creek this morning
and went to Eugene to obtain
the bounty on three wolves and
five bobcat hides. One hundred
dollars was the amount of the
bounty.
DR. GUTBERLET WILL
ADDRESS THE GRANGE
Dr. J. E. Gutbcrlet, professor
of Zoology at the University of
Oregon, will lecture on "Para
sites of Domestic Animals and of
Man" in the grange hall at 1:30
o'clock Saturday, March 13. The
lecture is free to the public, and
will be under the auspices of the
grange, which made the request
of the extension department of
the University of Oregon for Dr.
GutberleL
REAL ESTATE OFFICE
IN NEW QUARTERS
The Northwest Real Estate &
Investment Company, conduct
ed by Messrs. Bean & Allen,
moved Saturday to an office
over the Commercial State bank
from the small building oh Main
opposite the Vitus block. The
new quarters are better and are
more centrally located for this
firm which has figured in sever
al large transactions of late.
Mill Closes for Repairs.
The Booth-Kelly mill-was shut
down Saturday so that repairs
couW-beVBie.de -to-.the-edgsrAt
the same time the pond was
cleaned out opposite the log
dump and, other repairs were
made, -Thq-planer operated' all
day, however, and the whole mill
was in operation again this
morning.
Brighten Christian Church.
Tho Willing Workers of the
Christian church last week put
a new carpet in the church aud
itorium, re-stained the seats and
gave the church a general clean
ing. .
Clarence Hill, the visiting teams
went homo in good spirits.
The 26 members of the Cor
vallis High school band delight
fully entertained -250 persons' at
tiie High school building last
Tuesday evening. The program
covered a wide range, including
selections from grand opera,
modern musical comedy, popu
lar marches and the humor
osque, "What's the Matter With
Father?" The ensemble num
bers directed by Mr. Moses were
played with a dash and spirit
and precision most commend
able John Alexander, who was
a member of the band last year,
played with them at Springfield.
The two soloists were really
remarkable. Mr. Sklpton, the
violinist, played with rare deli
cacy and expression, and, Mr.
Glos saxophono solos were of
decided merit.
This performance, as Super
intendent Kirk of Corvallis, ex
plained, showed what steady,
persistent work for two years
will accomplish. Tho boys have
earned their own instruments
and uniforms and helped pay the
Instructor.
Springfield High school will
welcome them whenever thoy
visit us again, and perhaps be
fore many years a Springfield
High school band may visit Cor-
Why not?
BEET SUGAR IN
VISITS THIS CITY
Don Jolley investigating Possi
bility of Locating Factory
at This Point.
SOIL HERE ADAPTED TO
GROWING OF THE. BEETS
Company Wants Local People to;.
Have Financial Intesest ;in
New Project. ''
Don Jolley, representing beet
sugar interests, was In Spring
field Thursday and again Friday
of last week, looking over this
place as a possible location for
a half-million-dollar beet sugar
plant which his people wish to
establish in western Oregon. He
expects to spend some time in
this part of the valley investi
gating before a final report goes
to his company.
One of the principal things to
be learned is the amount of
acreage that might be devoted
to the raising of the sugar beets.
The Willamette valley, accord
ing to. Mr. Jolley, has a climate
particularly favorable to the
beet sugar industry on 'account
of the mild winter. The beets
here would keep for many
months either In the ground or
in storage bins, thus prolonging
tho period during which the fac
tory could operate. . . w
The Willamette .valley, Mr.
is larger m' tonnage per acre and -richer
in sugar than the eastern
Oregon beet, and this-with, the
longer, season makes the opera
tion of a sugar factory entirely
feasible.
A factory, to be economical in
operation, cannot be less than a
certain size, and the probable
cost of such a plant would be
nearly $500,000, and would use
400 to 500 ,tons of beets a day
during the . season.
The backers of the proposition
wish to have local. people sub
scribe for approximately half of
this stock so that they will have
a strong financial reason for
wishing to see the factory prosper-
Mr. Jolley states that ho, hag
no proposition to offer at , this
time, but is here to find out what
the people would be willing to do
in the-way of guaranteeing beet
acreage and stock.
A1 New Grange
at Cobjirg
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A new grange was organized'
at- Coburg last week ByrG. J.
Hurd, state deputy, assisted-by
W. R. Wing, master of tho Irv
ing grange. The new grange
starts out with a membership of
80 and the prospects are that
tho 10 mark wil soon be reached.
The now grange will be known
as eWst Point grango of Co
burg. Officers are W. Nelson,
master; E. L. Moore, secretary;
and Mi's, Moorhouse, lecturer.
The charter was left open for '
two weeks and by the time it is
closed it wil bo one of tho stroma: ,
granges of Lane county,
Tho McCormick mills at St.
Helens havo a contract for ll,-
uuu.uyu leoc or ties.
The O, W. R. & N. Co. and the
Union Paclflo are placing orders
tor lumuer. , ,
Tho Balles IChigh. Pythias :
to erect four-story" concrete f
lodge building. .