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About The Lane County news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1914-1916 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 27, 1915)
The Lane County Niws it W. A. DILL, Editor and Mgr. 0 Published Every Monday and 'Thursday by tho Lane County Publishing Association. 31k? $bD MeBtiveS of? mm. lev I. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION Ono Year $1.50 Six Months .... .75 Threo months .50 Advertising rates furnished on appli cation. . Meniber of the Willamette Valley EdltorlarAasoclatloh. StONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1915 , Some Unknown friend sends 'the Lane County News two cop ie3 of n special edition of the Springfield News of August, 1910, and asks comparison with burIssue of last Thursday. The nojtation is appended that the samples sent are fair samples 4 of the "News as it once was." Thank you, friend, but wo vil My ltere. and. repeat it to you In .(person if you -wall call, that the ... sections sent ARE NOT fair ..samples .ot the News that wass Tney represent a ismgie, spe cial booster-edition, and they are .''not the regular, ohce-a week :news Issues. The revenue from .the section did not pay one-half ,v .the. cost of issuing it, and bus! iiess cannot regularly be car- !"J We don't know exactly how " our unknown friend came by i the chance to compare the pa- . . pers. We can t understand what ' ,he would be doing with a copy of ,Tne Lane County News If It Is 'such a worthless paper. He is 'under no obligations to sub- .scribe for it no. not even to borrow a copy from his neigh . bors to read it. But he seems 16 have been doing some read ing or he wouldn't be able to draw compansohs. , However, The News is not a . verse to the making of com pari- sons. It Is giving the news twice as often as any other pa per ever did tor spnngnela. it is giving almost a" daily handling of- tne news, and has the equip x ment ready for a daily any time that the business justifies. The News is not publishing fake ' news nor mere' wild, rumors -ana nere may oe one place f'Where in the opinion of its un . known critic, where it falls .. down. The News could start a pretty, good sized, boom If it tried too. If we would only pub "lisb. rumors we could have the shops started every fourth week . and have the Booth-Kelly mill juning double shifts about every second week. That would be highly interesting reading and - boom things a bit, but there . would be an unpleasant after-effect. No,. The News prefers to go to headquarters, get the t news straight, and then print it 'for the information of its read ers. " There is ho question in the -mind of The. News but what .there is a splendid future for Springfield. The railroad is go Jn'g to be built over the moun tains and the shops are coming 'to Springfield, but the United v States Circuit Court for the Dis trict of Utah will not be hurried fby anything that The News or any other newsjfjaper may pub lish. ' And so, Mr. Unknown Friend, we should be glad to have you tcome to ine onice anu nave a stalk wjth us about the future of .Springfield, and what the news paper can do for the town. We WjH go gark over the files of the 'paper and make comparisons; -.we "will, take the newspapers of .other towns the size of Spring ,fiejd and make comparisons with ..them. We can have a real so-1 liable time, we are sure, for we t -are both interested in newspa-t -pers anu tne making or good 401168. So come on, bp a game Olie. come out of rhfi flnrlr nml we'll fry to start something for tne neneiit of the old town. Then, when the glorious news tdoes come, we'll build a bonfire so big the Varsity freshies will ,dq green with envy, and we'll ..jnakq a celebration that will show the whole state that Springfield is on the map. By GEORGE RANDOLPH CHESTER, Creator of "Waillnjjfortl." and CHARLES W. GODDARD Copyright, 1013, hy the Star Company. All Toreltfn Rldhts Reserved F CHAPTER VI. Walltngford'e PtircentttQO Qame. OUR round ores stared wistfully through the wldo pinto glass window, nud two nose touch oil tho glass. The hluo eyes were entirely surrounded from hair to collar by freckles: tho brown eyes were set In nu oval face of good features, except for the 'lobelesa cars, which ran dowu on n taugetit to the checks. The blue oyos were bo filled with cnthusl nsiu tuat even the surrouudlng frec kles seemed to tflQw; tho brown, cyci were calculatingly thoughtful, Uficle'Uincklo might' buy )t for us," hopefully spccula'teii Toad Jessup. hU freckles seeming to' dance. Ue could uot have leeu- luoro eager If tho win dow had been full of pie. ."Jvobody would." thoughtfullyecld cd.thc young nephew of J. itufus. Wal llngford. There was n long silence, lu which both boys projected their very souls through tho uusympathoUc plate glass. "Let's go in and look at It." and Jimmy, led the way qulto deliberately. "What's the use.?" grumbled Toad, but lie followed. A small eyed man came forward Inn mediately smiling. Ue was rather' plump nud bald In front, so that uuk large nose seemed to be n sort of han , die to thut part or his face which be gan above the eyebrows. "Hello, boys!" flo greeted tucm wit In the cordiality due to the progress of good customers. Tho wealthy looking Mr. Wullliigford had Just opened an account. "How's tho new searchlight?" "Flue and dandy!" replied Toud, with enthusiasm. "We make everybody, stop at the. side of tho road aud wait." What's the price of that new car in tho window?" Inquired young Jimmy calmly, thrusting, his hands into his pockets and looking up at Louis Trapp" with businesslike soberness. Tho change In Mr. Trapp was ln , stantancous. His eyes glazed. He screwed up ono side of his face until his mouth was all In one corner, tbenl released his countenance with a smack. Tho little six." he observed, now smiling with fatherly kindness. "Twen ty-six Afty." and he led the way to the wjndow. Toad Jessup was already over there. flow fast can she go?", Inquired Toad, his stiff, dark red hair almost quivering. Seventy." and Louis Trapp held .the back of ono stubby hand in the- other pa)m while be studied tho two boys speculatively. "That's the smoothest running engine on the market." The two boys who bad been adopted by Wnlllugford nnd Backle Daw bent on the car an uppreclatlvo gaze. It was nn extremely low, cartridge shap ed runabout, most obviously built for'i speed. ' Wnllltigford glnneed down toward the gate through which came a man ho baldhended that n nearsighted lamp, cleaner had once mistaken him for an are light. He had bis hat off aud was mopping his head. -The Onion." chuckled WalKngford. who was always amused b.v W. O. Jones. "Girls, go xmt and look at the pausles and the pinks and spare your selves the Onion." added Blackle Daw Laughing, the sisters stepped off the side entrance to the porch nutl wan suddenly giggled and urow mimic aside. "Let's play ono of hi own tricks on Mr. Wnlllugford." she urged., and ex plained It In excited whlnpors, Fannie fdiuok her head nt ilrst, but flually sluj mulled, nnd It was she who led to tho careful execution ofjlu plan which followed. She called the boyH nnd led Hie way back Into the garage, where she promptly drove nails through two of the tires on Walling, ford'n ot rondMcr. Two minutes Inter Tonil Jessup was hrnded.or the. library, where 'Walllnc- ford and lllncklo were toughing hilari ously nt the Onion's latest scheme for setting himself Jailed for life. "Well, why dont you go through with It?" urged, niackle. , "Kxcuso imV observed Onion Jonen. "I don't mind living Torn spell in n bum. hotel or even a hospital, but 1 draw tho Hue nt the penitentiary. "I'll sell you the scheme for $3,000." 3. Rufus leaned back in his library, chair and surveyed Onion with mock disapproval. "Your strcnt; of yellow's bcgtnnlng to show through," ho charged. Toad Jessup bobbed lu at the door. "Say, you got n couple of busted tlrds. Uncle. Jlml", hp shouted. "Mr. "tfrider post office department rulings you can sent 3 pounds of printed matter from here to Phil ,omat.h for 24 cents, but you send 4 pounds for 8 cents. If a pri vate corporation did business that way it would be fined S2, ftOO.OOO for discrimination or -something, and all the officials sent to the penitentiary. Gazette-Times, Corvallie. And the kiddles had a good time,' anyway. ,v . , , I "I'll sell you the echemo for $5,000," said Onion Jones. Trapp!s got a new kind In. 1 was go ing to get you some, but .Miss Kaunif said I'd better get an order from you.' Wnlllngford smiled and wrote uu or der for the tires; then he returned t the business proposition of W. O Jones. ' Toad Jessup and young Jimmy enmo stamping hi again wUhtueli- anna,,fiill of auto accessories which had been pounded to bits by the gleefill Wardcu orphans. "Fomid n lot of things wo liocd," ex lilalned Jlnuuy cacerlv. "Wo'ru irolu'i' to take some of tlieni ,dovn to .be. re- .... I , I.... - I... .4 .1. ... ' .. I jmiivti, uui ii iui vi mem weji,unye 10 buy new. The girls saltl you'd' better Just give us uu order for anything we want." That's right. Jim; be a sport," grlii tied Macule. "Why weren't you In tlic tlrst pluceV" "Who's running tills rancliV'intjuIr ed Wullliigford, with trace of .'curt uess. and, writing, tl)o order In u hur ry, lie gavi It to yiuuig Jluiiiiy,, , where upon the boys dashed out of the door, dropping half their broken accessories ns ib.ey rap, . , '. , Onion Jones finished his highball He took a cigarette from the ,box on tho table aud lit It In earnest and spent a he dinted, glancing tor nu uistnnt tu the direction of tho hcjivy figure lu the wlndovv. i lid hU hiiiIIo di-cpeliwl. "He ordered Mr. Tmpp to let Ms Imvo any thing we wanted, and this Is It." "If I'd only known you buys would drive like that I'd uevcr Imvo helped you!" cried Violet. "Oh, I'm jto sorry!" worried Fnnnlc. "VI nnd !nro to blame. Mr. Walling ford." J. Itufus looked from one to the other of the Warden sisters lu astonishment; then he chuckled. "This gives us our phnnec. Mackle "Now wo can get very closo to Lou." i " "For two cents. I'd have you put Tnto cold storngel" threatened J. Itufus Wnlllngfonl, hts blif, rpu.nd pink fticK nnamc wiin inuignnuon nuu iua nronii. chest swelling with the same vigorous sentiment. "Hero's your enrr And.' with i wnvc of hts hnid. Ho Indicated tho keen looking "little six" outside hie' curb, where Mncklc Dnw, who had driven It In, stood gnrlng down nt It with smiling admiration. I.ouls Trapp glanced In the direction of the hand wove. Ills smnll eyes plnrod. nud the right Rldo of his facft screwed up. "What's tho matter with Itr "The fact that It's therol" snapped Wnlllugford. "You should have better sense. If not Innter morals, than to put" a dungcrous inachliio like that Into the bands of children. Itcsldes, there's u low against It. Mr. Trapp turned tits eves on Wnl lltigford and released his countenance with a smack. Ho disliked to loso if customer, but It would take Walling' fonl two years to bur twentr-s x lain dred nud Ufty dollars' worth of ncccs series. "It's not my responsibility." ho stnt eu in eusv securitv. "Yon int mo your written order for tho purchase of this car. aud n sale Is a sale, Mr. Wnl llngford." "You took a crooked advantngo of that order." hotly chargcil Wnlllngfonl. "I suppose If you had been 8elllu poison It would Imvo been Just the same." , Neither Wnlllngford's scorn nor his Indignation nor his .broadly swelling chest affected Mr. Trapp In, tho least. "That's right." ho admitted. "You. know what I'm hi business for, don't you? Just the same as you are. , Not nmusomeut and not health. Money I" "Won't he take back the car, Jim?" demanded Mackto Daw, who had stud ied the expected quarrel from without by tho mere pases of tho men. "Do 1 look lko a sucker?" demanded Mr. Trapp In return. "That's n used .car now, I wouldn't offer It to any body for new." Tall and lean nincklo Daw beut over Mr. Trnpp'a desk Impressively. Mr. Trapji wits only, about flvo feet six. and ho felt as If the Metropolitan tow or were hovering above him. "Would you rather have that car or a licking?" nsked Mnckle In his dead Hcst of tones. Louis Trapp placed the palm of his stubby right bund over tho back of his left one and pressed both against Ills stomach as ho stepped out of liumcdl ate range. "A licking," he confessed, nnd found safety for the present in tjio sudden grin 'which lifted Macklc's pointed mustache. "I don t let anything stand In the way of my making money." His small eyes squinted, nml bo smiled with complacent prjdu. Rlncklo turned on the Indlgnnnt -1 Itufus n suddenly serious face. "Then he deserves tho money," he decided. The indignation suddenly left tile eyes of Wnlllngford. Ho was smiling. 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Graduate Nurse Attending 306, White Temple, Eugene. .OHIffliUlmnd, I'oarl, Hi, Ti?PfioneRb9 DRM.Y.SHAFFER,D.V,S. VETERINARY SURGEON AND DENTI8T Sutto 2. :PhoHO' 888, EUGENE, onE Then he started Residence over Dodge's Store solid thrcej, IF YOU HAVI3 NEVER TRIED THE SPRINGFIELD CREAMERY Chas. Barkman, Manager. Try us and bo convinced that it pays to patronize homo) industries. "Girls, go out and look at the panties," aid Blackle Daw. dered round tho garden, while Onion Jones was led Into tho library. Toad Jessup and yodng Jimmy came racing home, full of enthusiasm for the hew car. und all this enthusiasm they poured out on Violet nnd Fannie; also they, revealed , their settled and hopeless conviction that nobody In, (he .whole wiac wona would give them the car! Violet, wafchtnj; their wistful faetu, quarters of an hour In explaining the Intricacies oMila.uew scheme. A loud shriek Interrupted the con- i vernation. )f. yas lljfo thp approach of a high speed locomotive., nud It gutli crcdjn volume and Intensity llUe.the scream or a sKyrocuet, uiacKie turn, ed to tho vflndow, aud hls.moqth drop ped open. "For goodness sake, pipe this!" he yelled, and the girls knocked over two chairs in getting to htm. sudden attach of fright "You young devils!" Illacklo crackled, with n husky' volco. "Where did (you get that ear?" Toad's freckles lost' their rcdnesx wltir us.' -1 i ' i 'i'liejliud a hutJJmmy looked up at, Bliickla. j aVsmllo. "Uiiclo'JIm gave It'' to . CAREFUL, CONSC(Er(TlpUS Dentistiv PHONES Office, 3: Residence, IIB-J Snrincrfield CiaVnorA Over Commercial Bank, i. O O I.' ...,M t E1C ,.. H. SANDGATHE 'Springfield, Oregon. Proprietor Repairing a Specialty Main, hot. Fourth and Fifth. Phono U SPRINGFIELD - OREGON .ilas. Corsaw has re-opened his shoe repair shop in the west half of the Stevens bl-' - cycle- sljop, .Main St, near Seventh' ' b"K Harness, Shoes, Gloves Hafticss and Shoes Repaired at The Harness Shop HERBERT E. WALKER NOTARY PUBLIC i I Office In City Hall, Sprlnflfleld, Ore. J. H. BOWER Lawyer. " ' . Phono '1221 031' Willamette 8t; Eiioene, Oregon Wi F. WALKER , UNDERTAKER , FUNERAL DIREOTOR Office Phone' 62; residence 67.J West Main St. - " lift Edwards &Brattam For Farm and City Property U (u Exchanges a Speclaltyu i Springfield " ' '- Oregon Phono 30