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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 13, 1915)
i JTlJCtf COUNTY Continuing the Springfield and Lane County Star, Which Wore Consolidated February 10, 1914 Ms K'itrt l'aSmf II i !.' "irltirt I .ftf iioni naiecoiiil elm nutter under ctof Coiwtn otlt utth.im SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER, 13, 1915. VOL. XIV. .NO. f ANF NEWS 9 REOPEN GRAVEL PUS 10 SECURE IE MAI A crew of mtsn under V. J. Williams went to the gravel pits between Springfield and Nntron this morning and for several wouks will bo engaged In get ting out screened gravel for use i . i i piers, of tho Wlllametto-Paclilc .'H,im nmRA tho Sluslaw ..J brldgo across tho CuBhman. A Bltop-Ily has been coiiBtruot ed acroBB tho river at this point, and by tho 2fith'of this month tracldaylng will recommence Btarrtlng on tho south sldo of the Sluslaw. In a fow weeks, when 20 miles or more of track linvo been laid, ballasting oper ations will bo resumcd,-nnd the trains will be put on again from the Springfield pits. AUSTRALIA LIKES THE LOOKS OREGON LOG BUILDING AT FAIR Panama Pacific Exposition, Sept. 13. If Imitation is tho sln cerest flattery, Oregon will pro bably soon havo reason to swell up like a pouter pigeon. Aus tralia expects to duplicate tho j Oreuon building and exhibit ! schemo for permanent display : purpose at homo! At least that is the. expression of F. T. A. Flicker resident commissioner for tho government of tho stnto' Victoria, Australia. Mr. Frlcko has been a frequent visitor nt the Oregon building and on overy occasion enthusiastic in his praise of it and tho splendid nd - BRIDE EL vcrtjsing Oregon is getting as scntntlves of tho Women's Im- 'gfjg im8 a brisk trade as a result :n resull of the several showings provomont club, from whose or-l0f the renewed activities in rail here. On his last visit he asked ,lglnal plan tho Punkin show'r0ad circles, for complete nrchitectual plans grow, wore also In the party. I r of the Oregon Parlhonon, plc - tures of tho various exhibit booths, and Insisted upon tho de- tail of the organization plan. Mr. Frlcko 'was warm In his con-(the gratulatlons to Manager George M. Ilyland, who Is most respon Bible for tho remarkable show ing and ho also insisted on tak ,ii ,iD I Ing with the departmental nuius imt tut m ltli t tho hotter under-1 v..v stanu tne exact w.ui b "...- ous ai uio uummib. fair board. From present Indi- Both the Brown and the at Jasper, Saturday afternoon, thnli with tho slnglo oxception ot lCatIon8( he 8nya tuat the flncat CnumberB nimg imve been -ber- i The animal had been seen near Canada, prcgon has made tho , exlUbt blooded cattle that ating Intermittently during the by early hv tho afternoon, and rcal 'hlt of tho Imposition, ami j,as ever been shown at a coupty past year. With a, large number i Wallace took out his dog to. give forUie money spent, Oregon sfalr wn, bQ BCon Tno othcr Qf lQcnl and wlUamettQ valley 1 It a Httlo training. He dispatch getting results that are marvel- !oxh1btB wlll nlso be good," says orders both mills now hope tojed the" animal with the second qua und incomparably greater Mr wnknSi ln fact tWs year's I continue operations indefinitely J shot. It was tho first one he -.. i 1. .11.11.... Tin rj.nln than any otne.r, wiinoju ent!. And no one wno Knows 1I1IM1 r.ould look at Mr, Frlcko Und suBpeclon even for asecondlsal0 wlH bo hel(1 at wnich thQ that, ho Is ever gully of peddling blooded stock will be.disposod of. hoi air ho is all business and his. upper Hp Is .a,, hard straight lino. o . TRAIN OF LUMBER READY Shipments Only. Third of.Grays i . Harbor llloqulam, Wash.,' Sopt, 7. third of a rush order for lumber, whlQli no other Bhjgle mill or set of mills in tho entire country tohiorrow in one train of 34 cars. "This will bo tho largest special trainload of lumber coming en tirojy from one mill ever shipped from tho Pacific Coast, accord ing1 to railway officials. The total order Is for 3,000,000 f,eot and goo's to a syndicate In Balti more and Is for use hi the con struction of a largo plant there. Tho company deeded this amount of lumber, for tho most part clear, to complete its plant and wanted it by December 1. ' Efforts wcro made in the cy preBH districts of Ujo South to place the order, but tho buyers woro told It could not bo filled by even a combination of the mills In h year. Next tho order was offered to Edward IHnes, of Chi cago, and tho Northorn pine dls-J trlct, and a olmlllar reply was ro colved. Tho buyers then turned to tho Pacific Coast. At, first It nppearcd that .oply by a combination of mills of, tho Northwest could tho order bo handled. Finally, tho. buyer was sent td tho Grays Harbor jnlll of this city, and this concern waB ,b , " 1,1 n,1,c ntlre order, wing n lttr,jo part of tho lum ber cut and under shed. Since Friday morning 1,000,000 feet of clear lumber lias boon loaded on ono train, which will leave this city tomorrow over tho Milwau kee line and will be billed direct through and will make practic ally passenger time to the Atlan tic Const. Tho other trains will lcavo as soon as the Eastern buyers arc ready to receive them. "Punkin Show" Boosters Here Nino automobile loads of boosters for tho Junction City Punkin show invaded Spring- field with a band this afternoon, advertising tho pumpkin shoH which will be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday of this week. Among those who made ; up the fifty or more In tho party were Georgo Young, president ,of tho Punkin show association, ; J. II. Miller, Rev. Mr. Bennett, Soron Jensen, II. A. Cooley, II. V. Belknap, Will Perman, Dave Strome, J. M. Nichols. Reprc- 1 There had been some talk In Springfield earlier in the day of .organizing a party to go to Junction City some day during Punkin show. BLOODED CATTLE WILL BE FEATURED AT FAIR Tim otnlla nt Mm fnlf rrrniinilo . e. " una linn win icauiiiu upviuuuiiDi fQr th(J exhiblt of bi00tica Cattlo!jUst as soon as logs can bo se- , J . . .. aro IUHl ueiug luuun, accoruing to p M WIlldnB, pre8i(lent 0f tho vp w. v..w oxoii-farwjn be far ahead of any wo havo over held." "On tho last day of tho fair a This wlll give the farmers an op portunity to strengthen their breeds by introducing now Btock. Tho fair grounds are be ing rapidly put In condition and everything will bo in readiness to greet tlie crowds which aro expected for tho opening day, as it is also Dollar Day in Eugene. ONE FURNACE FINISHED; OTHER NEARLY DONE 1 Re-brlcklng of furnace No. 2 at tho local Plant of the Ore gon Power Co. was finished last Monday and tho furnace is now in uso while furnace No, 1 is boing rebuilt, Brick-laying wJll bo dono by tonight, and the fix-' tures will bo placed "shortly. , Lightning stru&k" thoprlng- fiold-Albapy lilgn lino tiireo dif ferent times Sunday tnorning and onco in tho afternoon, run ning tho voltage up, but doing no damage to the machinery, RAISING OF $1,000 INSURES WORK , OF IMPROVING "EDWARDS LANE" County Court will Furnish Balance of $5,000 Required-- Springfield jPutsup $242 of Amount By securing subscriptions of $1000 In cash and work, T. W.ltwoiund a' quarter miles long Carney and William Culver of Thurston have made good the condition of the county court, and between $4000 and $5000 I will be spent in macadamizing .what is known as Edwards' lane, extending from the four comers, three miles east of Springfield to the Thurston Union high school. The sub scription lists,, which have been In circulation for a week or more were completed this after noon. RAIL LINE PUSHES AHEAD O. W. R. & N. Extension Into Harnoy Valley Boing Rushed Jtintura, Ore., Sept. 10. Work on the extension of the O. W. R. & N. Railroad into Har ncy Valley Is being pushed steadily. Five sub-contractors arc working on tho grade. Twohy Bros, are building the headquarters at ltivernlde and are. expecting to employ several hundred men within the next month. The town of Harriman, in the eastern edce of I-Iarnov Vallev. has tho distinction of belnir tho first town to start building as a!this part of tne country, and result of the new line. River-! employed at the Seavey hop BIG BROWN MILL WILL START NEXT WEEK The starting of the big Brown ! mfil next week is still further en- encouragement to local labor i mid business men. With pros-1 pects of continuous operations! ..-ill ...111 nr......n cureu, wuicn will ue about tliCiresiaing ac jasper, kuiuu a middlo of the week. Manager Hill, of tho Brown! Luihber Co., says; "We have the orders and that means employ meut whether or not we play even or not." One of the qrders on .which ---. tho Chambers mill is working is ono for 200,000 feet of timber for a bridge over thq Sacramen to River at Dunsmuir, Calif, A neW feature of tho opera tjops at the TJ. S. Logging camp, which furnishes logs for the two Beaver-Herndon Hardware Company . Tlie road to be improved is arid, will give a shorter winter i road up the McKenzie. The 'road was first opened two.years ago along the pole line of the Eugene municipal power com pany, but has not been improved and is used only in the summer. The thousand dollars was raised in Springfield, Eugene, arid' In district No. 8, which ex tends from Springfield limits to Hendricks bridge. Springfield supplied $242 fo the amount. mills, will be a sky line for bring ing the logs down the big hill at Rujada. This method has never been used in this vicinity, al though it is said to be successful elsewhere. Tho continuous operation of these two big mills will mean 'much for business In the Cottage Grove country, aitnougn tne Im provement in the lumber market is so slight that mill men' are none to optimistic. Cottage Grove Sentlnal. SUFFERS INJURY IN LEG WHILE UNLOADING GUN I Charlie Savage, a stranger in yard, suffered very painful in juries yesterday afternoon when, a shotgun he was unloading' was discharged in his hand. The charge inflicted a bad' flesh wound In the left leg below the knee, and he was brought to the Springfield hospital for treat- , . Irv, nnt rnntrpr. olis ' ,ACDtrD QF BEAR HE KILLS . . . Lewis Wallace, a young man . , big bear on Mm T.trA T-TU1 nlnpft. rlcht a Mr . " had killed and was correspond ingly elated. CIVIL WAR VETERAN DIES . T. J Brabham Passes Away At . Deadmond Ferry a J, Brabham, a civil war vet eran, resident of Lane county for 27 years, and father of O. W. Brabham of Springfield, died at Deadmond Ferry at 2:50 Satur- THATS THE STUFF that covers tho walls of leading homes and public ll!4llLlll.!lIJO. XWL.uv t. x mean Sherwin - Williams Paints, Varnishes and Stains. Buildings that havo been painted with tho Sherwin-Williams brands have a roputatlon for "staying painted," The lasting qual ities positively beat any other paint in the piarket, audi besides thlB, they loqk, much better. p day at.the ago of 84 years. lie was a member of Company E, 77th Ohio Volunteers, in the civil war, and served three years: and a jialf In tho great conflict. He was born in Morgan county, Ohio, lin 1830, and moved, to Mountric county, 111,, in 1805, moving to Ellsworth county, Kansas in 1877. He caifle west in 1888 and located In Lane county, residing here until the time of his death. Mr. Brabham -was a member of J! W. Qreary post, G. A. R., of Eugene. The funeral will bo held at the Gordon and Vetach chapel Tuesday at 2:30 p. m. with interment in the I. O. O. F. cemetery. Rev. II. S. Wilkinson will conduct the services. J. F. SMITH EXECUTOR OF ESTATE OF J. A. EBBERT The will of the late James A. Ebbert was filed for probate, Thursday, Sept. 9, 1915, and J. F. Smith who is President of the First National Bank of Spring field is named as Executor, with out bonds. The estate is a large one and consists of real and personal property in Oregon and Wash ingion? - Visitors Should be Near Exposition Panama-Pacific Exposition, Sept. 13. Oregonians who want to see the most of the big Expo sition in the shortest length of time, at the least "expehse'ln the long-run and with the greatest comfort and real pleasure, should be located on the grounds. This is the conclusion of the writer after five months experience and innumberable conversations with those who have been both on and off tlie; grounds. Since coming here the writer has lived fin Oakland, in San Francisco, and upoii the grounds. He believes that any coming for but one week can not ' afford to locate down in the city, j and really desirable places are ! no longer to be found, except occasionally, near the grounds.! If the trip is to be of UVo-weeks, at least one week, should, be spent wholly inside the grounds. Located at Inside Inn, for in stance, one is able to see Inside of one week all that can be seen in two weeks if one lives away from the grounds. The morn ings here are the desirable time at' the exposition, and this is the time wasted when one lives away. The night offers the won derful illuminations and at elev en o'clock are the extraordinary illuminated flights of the avia tors. Much of this is necessarily missed if one must go by car down into the city to spend the nights. Usually people get so tired that they really can not re main up with any comfort or pleasure. When at Inside Inn it is possible to take a rest when ever desired, and it is possible to view practically everything at night from" the hotel windows. There is evry convenience and comfort at this hotel, .the rates run. from $1 upward and break- fast can he had for fifty cents. There is a regular dining room, also a cafe where one can spend as nVuch or as little as may seem desirable. The rooms are large and well furnished and a stay at Inside Inn is a real pleasure. If oho does not care tq eat at the hotel it is easy to find fairly good Is not necessarily very .stren- UOUB. livinc at the Y. M. C. A, cafeteria nr at several other eathiK places over the grounds where the price GROUNDS EXSIST If HOPES F0t7 PROSPERITY SOOM Re'iewing tho business' situa tion and showing grounds for ihope of gradual return of pros 'perity, tho . Merchants National bank's trade letter (or Septem ber says that the affairs of the j world most directly affecting .tbisnation have assumed such 'an aspect that an opinion ex pressed today may be of no value tomorrow, because of contlnuai jly changing circumstances, but nevertneiess tne situation Is full of hope. Much may occur ,ith- -in the next 30 days to give the United States opportunity.,. to move along normal line's of. .do mestic trade revival and eveh.,to prosperity. Definite discussions concerning a basis of 'ending the European war and the cominsr of British and French represent atives to settle the fqreign ex change situation should produce early results. If these factors move together toward the right end the United States will come into its own commercially. " Referring to business and In dustrial conditions in the Pacific" Northwest, the trade letter says: "While conditions are not any where near normal in the lumber business, there is a feeling .of hopefulness among the manufacturers.- -Their viewpoint ,is affected by the heavy crops throughout the country, by in creased shipments by rail, by the orders received from the East, and because Eastern lumber manufacturers report increased inquiries. In view of the fact that lumber manufacturing is i the most important industry on the Pacific coast, from point iJf view of the creation of wealth and labor employed, it is plain that many of the suggested re medies lie wholly within the in dustry itself. Telegram. . . COUNCIL MEETS TONIGHT ... . IN MONTHLY SESSION The town council of Spring field will meet in regular month ly session at the city hall to night. The ordinance for the assessment of the cost of im proving G street from Eighth to the Brattain estate will come up for final hearing, and bids will bo opened for the town's wood . supply. ADDITIONAL LOCALS T. L. Campbell, and - N. A; Rowe left last night for a busi ness trip to Astoria. ' , - -i Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Olsen moved their household goods to Eugene last week and are now located at 332, 5th street .Wes. E. L. Knapp, accountant hi the office of the .Eugene Mornr ing Register, accompanied by Mrs, Knapp, visited the News of fice today. " F. Renne brought a very fine speciman of an apple supposed to be a Spokane Beauty to this office last weelfo It neasud,. 12V inches in circumferance , each way. v, T.'-Q. Hutchinson formerly oti Springfield but now located near Cottage Grovo is in Springfieldf today on business. Mr. Hutch& hiBrm Is nrlnolnnl of the hlclri school at Cottage Grove this ! year. ;- ' ' Mrs. U. S. Lane and daughter ' MisffBernice 'L'arie 'of Corvallls, ' apd Miss Lora Small of Silver Lake. Ore,,' wera.,a party who were in Springfield last night qiv their way from Sisters, oro., to Corvallls, making the trip by a,uto.