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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (June 21, 1915)
floe ore County Continuing tho Springfield nnd Lano County Star, Which Woro Conoolldatod Fobruary 10, 1914 Kntoreit Petirunry lui1.t iri'i(it Or (.(ion. mi court -cUm nutter uniler mil nt Coimro n( M orcli, 1MK SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, JUNE 21, 1915. VOL. XIV. NO.r. 4D NEWS THE LANE S. P. Company Retains Huge Land Grant Federal Supreme Court Reverses Lower Tribunal Means Lands Will Pay Taxes Railroad Development Likely Word roachod Springfield this nftornoon that tho Unitod Statos Stipromo Court today rovorood tho lower court and had confirmotl tho titlo of, tho Orogon & California Railroad Company in tho land grant which line boon in litigation for tho paot five yoars. Tho court holdo, howovor, that tho lands must bo cold to actual sotttoro at not to exceed $2.50 an aero. Tho lands involvod aro worth approximately $30,000,000.00 Tho govornmont first brought suit to havo tho torms of tho grant onforcod, and tho decision of tho lowor court was that tho grant should bo forfeited to tho govornmont. At tho last sossion of tho logislaturo tho attornoy gonoral of Orogon was diroctod to appear before tho United States Supreme Court, and ufgo that tho decision of the court bo such as would cafoguard tho interests of the poople of Oregon, it being pointod out that if tho grant woro forfeited there was dan gor that tho lands would bo put in tho forest reserve, and would thus ceaso to pay taxes for tho upkeep of the state. . . When tho lowor court had decided tho lands should be forfeited to tho govornmont, tho (railroad coased to pay taxes, and is now delinquent in Lano County alone $80,000 on the 1913 tax list and $72,000 on tho 1914 tax list. Lano County has already paid $40,000 to tho stato as tho share of taxes the county was expoctod to collect from the grant lands, and this sum, together with the rest of the delinquent tax, wil bo com ing into the county treasury. This decision, together with tho decision the railroad at torneys aro expecting within the next month or two in the Southorn-Central unmerging suit, is of tremendous import ance to Springfield, for it practically assures early completion of the Natron Cut off, with tho consequent development of railroad shops in Springfield. The fact that money is available for the electrification' of the Whiteson-Corvallis section of the P. E. & E. is evidence that railroad funds are more plentiful, and with decision or decisions favorable to the railroad, construction work is sure to follow: FARMERS AND MERCHANTS GATHER AT BANQUET--HEAR FARM TALKS Judge Grant Dimick Discusses Proper Methods of Hog Raising Asst. State Engineer Boosts Drainage SPARKLERS FROM THE TALKS AT THE BUSINESS MEN'S-FARMERS' BANQUET Rov. 13. C. Wigmore How far Is It from my house to the country? It In Just outBsldo my wood shed door. Judgo Dimick I can't say anything more than has been said about co-operation unless I toll you to prnc tlco what you preach. Mayor Scott When Naturo began to distribute her bounties In tho far east sho took care not to bo too lib oral, and when alio reached tho Pacific slope she had a plenty and to spare, and sho dumped them all out here. - Assistant Slato Engineer Cupper The great problem in tho Willamette Valloy today Is tho proper regulation of soil moisture. Judge Dimick Anybody can raise pigs; tho problem Is to ralso tho feed that will put these pigs onto the mar ket at a profit. Practical talks on farm sub jects by practical men who havo made a success of their own lines of endeavor were mado at a banquet given Saturday even ing at Reapers' hall under tho auspices of tho Springfield Busi ness Men's club and participated In gonorally by business and pro fessional men of Springfield. Fully 100 of tho local people woro In attendance, and as many farmers from tho vicinity of Springfield attended as guests of tho business men. Enthus iasm marked the evening, and after tho formal addresses of tho evening there were groups gath ered to ask further questions of tho speakers on points that had not been cleared. Tho plea for community co operation In advancing tho in terests not of tho town of Springfield, but of tho wholo , community, going back into tho rich valleys back of Springfield, was tho dominant note In all of the talks Just heforo Toastmastor M. M. Peory Introduced tho first speaker, Miss Mario DoPuo ren dered a violin solo, and gradouB ly responded to an oncoro. Mr. Pecry declared tho oc casion ono for tho fostering of tho social relation of citizens gonerally, and particularly for bringing tho town and thq coun try Into closor relation. Tho timo Is pttBt, ho said, for com munity promotion that is sim ply In the Interest of tho real "EUGENE, RAILROAD CENTER" UNKNOWN IN SAN FRANCISCO Eugen's claim as a "railroad center" Is not known in San Francisco, if tho experience of A. G. Potter is a crltorlon. Mr. Potter, whose brother-in-law, F. R. Russell, is car repairman in tho Eugene nnd Sprlngefild yards, wished to como to Spring Hold to visit his mother, who Is ill. Tho ticket man in San Francisco know there was a Springfield, and that it was on tho Woodbum - Springfield lino,, but ho assured Mr. Potter that tho only way to reach Springfield waB to go to Albany and then return by tho Albany Oakrldgo mixed train. Mr. Potter worked out his own maps In tlmo to save tho extra rldo, and ho loft tho train at Eugono It was not so very many months ago that a Eugono business man was told in tho San Fran cisco station, that tho ShaBta Limited did not stop in Eugono. Eugono will havo to smoko up u bit, and let tho world know more of her claims as a "railroad center." oatatc speculator, and now it, is necessary to take the steps that will devolop the resources that wo havo. Mayor C. L. Scott, ill an ad dress of welcome, painted a glowing word picture of the abounding resources of the Wil lamette valley. When Nature began In the far caBt to spread out her bounties, he said, she was careful not to put too much In a place, lest sho havo not enough to cover the whole of tho earth. The result was that when tho Pacific CQast JLhe, (Continued on Pago 4) HAUL FIRST GRAVEL FROM PIT TUESDAY Thirty or Forty Men to Bo Em . ployed on this End Engines to Tie up in Springfield as . .They Did Last Year. With 20 or 25 men working In. tho gravel pits cast of here, sn'ti-wlth three enginft- crews BpendhiK the nights in Spring- GORGE PERKINS 1 . OF SPRINGFIELD SUIT R ROUGH TRET li IN DAMAGE T BY J. L I 5TAR After being out less than two hours, including the time re quired for luncheon, tho jury in tho circuit court In the case of J. L. Stark against George Per kins and the Town of Springfield this afternoon brought a verdict in favor of tho defendants. Tes timony was concluded Saturday and arguments of tho attorneys and the courts instructions took .11 this forenoon and it was 12:02 when tho case went to the jury, and tho verdict was returned at 2 o'clock. Stark sued Perkins, tho Town of Springfield and its officials for $1,500 for personal injuries and damages to his auto when he ran into a pilo of gravel In front of tho new creamery building several months ago. Tho case wont to the jury only as to tho city and Perkins, tho court having eliminated tho individual members of tho coun cil, thoy having been named as defendants in the Bult, together with tho city and contractor. Tho defense of the city and Perkins was that the pile of 'gravel and sand on the mala .street of Springfield which Stark 'struck with his automobile could l havo been avoided had he used a reasonable degree of precau tion. The testimony offered by the defense was to show that the tracks of the machine, observed soon after tho accident showed that it ran alongside the pile for a distance of a few yards, then turned abruptly into it, in dicating that the driver must I have thought that he had entire jly passed it and started to turn j off to one side of the street I again. The testimony further ! showed that while there were no lights on the pile of gravel tho street lights nearby made the place almost as light as day. On the other hand, the plain tiff's testimony would show that the machine struck the pilo of gravel at tho west end of It instead of near the center as claimed by the dofense, that the street was not very light and that the mist and fog prevailing at that timo made it impossible to see the pile. , YOU CANNOT FALL DOWN In buying our root paint. It Is tho best and moat satisfactory roof covorlng that you can uso. Uso it on your buildings and your ropalr bills will diminish considerably. Pajnts for other purposos aro soldv,horo too. All equally good for tho purposos lntondod. Beaver-Herndon Hardware Company, field, gravel operations for the Willamete-Paclflc railroad will bo resumed tomorrow. The big steam shovel with which the cars will be loaded, was sent to the pits some time ago, and A. D. Ruddiman went up this morning to make a final repair or two The engine to handle the cars while they are being loaded in the pit will be up from Portland tonight, and a large supply of gravel cars is on the gVavel siding east of the local yards. .. The .pit. engine will bring theJ loaded cars to the yards here, where trains two a day will be made up to take the gravel to thq "front" below Mapleton. One of these trains is expected to go on tomorrow and the; other on Wednesday. Both! grains will then be employed for J several months, for the gravel; from the pits here Is to be used for ballasting the track as far as Gardiner, and for the concrete in the piers of the bridge across the Siuslaw at Acme. A crew of 75 to 100 men will be required to spread the gravel. R SGROOL 61 CLOSES BUSINESS At Last Meeting Before Election List of Teachers is Completed and Auditor's Report Heard on Condition of Clerk's Books SISTER DIES AT HOME AT GLENN'S FERRY, IDA. Rev. II. C. Ethell received a telegram Friday morning telling him of the death the evening before of his sister, Mrs. Clara Blackwell, at Glenn's Ferry, Id aho. Mrs. Blackwell was a lit tle over GO years of age, and is survived by her husband and by four children, all at home. She is survived by two brothers, Rev II. C. Ethell of Springfield and John J. Ethell of Bloomfield, Iowa; and by two sisters, Mrs. Hattie. Itawllngs and Mrs. Josie Macy, both of Los Angeles. Mrs. Blackwell was born in Davis County, Iowa, and was a suc cessful school teacher in both Iowa and Idaho before her mar riage. SPRINGFIELD WOMEN ELECTED TO OFFFICE Mrs. S. M. Cranmer and Mrs. J. P. Fry returned Friday from McMinnvillo, where thoy attend ed the meetings of tho annual convention of tho stato G. A. R. and Ladles of the G. A. R.. Mrs. Cranmer was re-elected junior vice-president, and Mrs. Fry was elected on tho board of admin istration. Thoy brought back with thorn tho portrait of Lincoln given as a prlzo to tho chapter gaining tho most members in tho year, i Eugene--Stato University will put. in printing plant An adjourned meeting of the board of education Friday even ing elected two teachers to fill the complement required1" 'for the Springfield schools for the year 1915-16, and. als,o received the report of the district clerk as certified by the auditor em ployed by the board. The teach ers elected are Allen Rothwell of Eugene, who will teach read ing and arithmetic in the upper grades of the grammar school, and Miss Oro Wilson, who will take Mrs. Ida Richardson's work also in the departmental section of the schools. This completes the work of the board before the annual school meeting, which is to be held this evening for the election of a director to serve three years, and a clerk for one year. The term of Dr. W. H. Pollard, who has served five years on the board, expires at this time. Following is the report of tho clerk, submitted to the directors Friday evening, and to be trans ferred by them to the taxpayers at the annual meting tonight: To tho County School Superintend ent of Lano County, Oregon: I herewith transmit to you, as re quired by law, the annual roport of tho schools in District No. 19, in your County, for tho year ending the third Monday In June, 1915. Number of persons over four and under 20 residing in district No. 25, 1914, male 331; female, 352; total.. 633 Number of teachers employ ed during the year: male 5; female, 20; total 25 Number holding life certl - flcatos or diplomas: malo, 3; female, 7; total 10 Number holding five-year , certificates: male, none; femalo, 3; total 3 Number holding one-year certificates: male, 2; fo- male 7; total 9 Numbor holding special cer tificates: malo, none; fe male. 2; total 2 Numbor holding county or city certificates or tempor ary permits: malo, none; fomnlo 1; total 1 Number holding certificates pf institute attendance dur ing tho past school year; male, 5; female, .15; total 20 Numbor of school rooms In oporatlon during the past (Continued on Pagt 4)