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LANE
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NEWS
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Continuing the Springfield News and Lane County Star, Which Were Consolidated February 10, 1914.
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SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 31, 1916.
VOL. XV. NO 1.
METHODISTS TO ERECT
A Gift of $15,000 Received
Already Selected
A now MothodlHt church, to
cobI butwcon $20,000 and
id $26, -
Spring -
ding to
aucrlvos
000, will bo erected In
Held this summor nccordlng
announcement madu at sucrivos
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BubBcrlption of $15,000 and an-
other of $1000, and still other
subscriptions aggregating $1000
more. Tho silo, ho added, had
already been bought, and Is at
tho north wcbI corner of Sixth
and C streets.
The announcement came as a
surprise to tho greater number
of tho congregation, who had
not heard of tho gift of tho $15,
000, nor of tho plans growing
out of this gift.
TO BE BUILT fflf
PHIL JOHNSON
Phil Johnson last week pur
chased through Goro & Howe
from P. II. Emery, one aero of
romuUhrec-quarter of a.nllej
north of the Maple school house, .
and ho Intends to begin work as
ornn fiu ttnaulhln rtn rinp-
S on. lin tor a i
Mr. Johnson hnsplans made
for a building 10 by 30 feet in
size, two Btorlcs high, and ho
has already received part of the
equipment, which will Include
vats, boiler, engine, and grind
ing apparatus. It is his intention
to engage In tho manufacture of
fertilizers, chicken feed, ncats
foot oil, and perhaps at, a later
dato of. soap and glue. What ho
Wants to do is to utilize com
pletely all availablo animal car
casses. Two or three weoks will be
required to get tho building up
and machinery set after tho
weather moderates.
MAN.YFROM HERE AT
MINNESOTA PICNIC
A number of former Mlnneso-
tans, living m apnngueiti, at-
tended the winter indoor picnic
of tho county association at Bu -
gene Friday evening. A basket
dinner was served, and thero ;
from that state. Thoso who
from that state. Thoso who
wont from Springfield were: Mr.
and Mrs. J. ,C, Holbrook, Mr.
and Mrs. P.. A. Woolly Mr..nnd
Itfrs. it. W, Smith,, Mr. and Mrs.
I. Kline, Mr, and,, Mrp. S. II.
Bakor, Mrs., Mao Stoyenson, Mr.
qml .Mrs. Guy Knapp,, Mr. Bur
nett, Mrs. Jessio,WRWhian, Mrs.
JroJm EPmsQth, Ji Dajsy Tom
seUff Misp.Klplah rowman,, Msb
dlilbfo Wooifoy, Mr. and Mrs.
Henry McO.ullom, Miss. Freda
Fanareip, Glen Woolloy, Mr. and
Mra. I. 'Pelchlor and sbn Gaylord
of Eugpno,, tbp Wo.oljpys and
Newmans wpro all residents. 0;
Attkhjjnj, spyprgychVs. ago.
iMARKEDiBET-TERMENT IN .
EIGHTH QRAPEi WORK
Maricea- improvement m tno
crualjW "oi. brlt 'liv tKo' .'Sifring-
.furnished Tho Jsews Ji.i'.ylni
CHEMICAL WORKS
NEW CHURCH
Site
is
Whon the inatocr was lnld bo-
iroro tho trustees by the pastor,
pa slto committee consisting of
'the pastor, C. L. Scott and 13. 10.
nrattain was appointed, and
nrattain was appointed, and
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ciniilW.ut f.ni-iw.r txt Qlvll, ntwl
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feet on C street, at the comer,
was purchased from A. Middle-
j ton, and another lot with a front
of 18 feet was bought from Jas.
Wlthrow. 'i n ib gives a tract or
1 -11 feet, runnlg back 120 feel
to the alley. The price paid will
aggregate $2700, Including de
ferred paving assessments.
A building commlttco consist
ing of tho pastor, D, S. Jordan,
Fred I3reBSlcr, RaiiBon Miller,
MIbs Mragnrot Morris and Dr. W.
Drury, member of the school
board. In January, 1915, a
class of .25 studcntB, made up of
20 of the 8A class nnd five of
tho 813 class, wrote for the ex
aminations. Of these ten passed,
'nine were conditioned nnd six
i failed
The class average was,,,,;;, ,,., . ,
mill, had a narrow escape Fri-
l.o.
li. January, 110. a etas of
amlnatlon. Scventeon passed,
four were conditioned, and none
nKO for tho class was 85.5. And
this in tho face of one of tho
Bra""""r '"""""I"B
O. W. Johnson Sells
Interest in Store
Oliver W. Johnson last week
disposed of his Interest in the
firm of Holbrook and Johnson,
aid Mr. Holbrook will now con
duct the hardware and furniture
business alone.
Mr. IlOlbrook came to Spring
field last summer and purchased
n. B. Rico's interest in the firm
of. Walker and, Rice. Subse
quently Mr. Walker traded his
interest in tho firm to Mr. John-
soi for several, parcels of real ,
estate hero in Springfield.
Mr Johnson was former y in .
tho hardware
mm lunuuiru
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business to F. J. lerger over a
yar ago Ho will contlnuo for;
a Umo at least to drive ho big
lumber truck for the Booth-Kel-
and
sold that
- FY 'Sf M-than
. . B an Inch. His arm was atn an -
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ly company, a hough he has
i two or three attering offers tq,, .... . . ,f . ....
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CAMP CREEK ITEMS
Special to tho Laqo County Nows
Alvqy Brown o! Bugono Is vis
iting with VrleudB here,
, kenqrd Stqphens was a E,u
gono visitor Friday.
Mrs. G. F Hartley was in Eu
gene having some doh'tal work
don,o Wednesday.
Dr, J. MpCloland Ie(idorson
was a visitor hero th)s.week.
J. K. Platts, J, A. Cr'abtreq and
W. R. Elliot attended' tho fele
ppjiono nieting, hold at Myers
last Monday.
Marlon Chase was a Eugene
visitor this wpbk.
At the Narrows, Celilq1 Rapids,
mo uoiuuium, river 'is oiuy xuu
it', Hvido." This Is tho pr'bposedi
site of 'the- greatestpow'cY-plahtj
HiE
II. Pollard, luiH been selected by
the tniHtecs, and this commit
teo lo already at work consider
ing tentative plans.
A stono block church at Leb
anon costing $21,000 will bo In
spected by the committee, as
this seems to bo about what will
bo uItabIo for springHold. ThelZ
'committee, however, will look at JTiarZ
'other churches before comlneiX' mVorui
;l0 ft nal vision.. iSSSSd .? o
'to a nnai decision.
i . .Tll0 $io,uuu suuscription win
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nnr, IIIIL 111(3 CUIllIUlLlUliH IlUDUtt '
to bo able to make a start on
construction long before that
'time nt least to get orders plac
'C(i for necessary lumber and oth-
er material before prices ad
vance. Tho announcement yesterday
created a great amount of Inter
est among members of the con
gregation, and the plans for the
erection of the building brought
forth much favorable comment
on th'p street today.
Arm Pressed Into
Space Under Roll
Ora Neet, planerman on ma-
et r , i-.
t0 M wwl0
tho machine, his sleeve caught
in the rolls and his arm was car -
glo to the rolls, and so tho el
bow passed at the end of the
roll, but he was not able to get
his arm back around the rolls
until asbisted. C. H. Ilogue,
0,lcr' was at hand and beiped
j him to the filing room, where it
, WttS found 110 bones were brok
en, but that the arm was badly
bruised. Hqgue returned to the
machine, and as a test, pressed,
his fingers 'between the Idle roll-'
ere. They were sjp close his"
wrist would not pass between.
Neet will not be. able to work
for some little time.
SCHOOL PRIZES FOR
FAIR RECOMMENDED
Special Prize of $50 Great North
ern Cup to bo Given School. .
District
A special prize of a loving cup,
orthom railroad com-
! company, will be awarded to tho
school district having the best
lcultuml exhlblt at the me
' J. f. . . .m '
in their
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also be given.
These will, be some of the re
commendations the committee
on school prizes for the 1916
I Lane county fiir will make to
the executive;, committee of the
fair board
The.commlttfifl.la,,cQmpoBed of
E.aE. Hardesty, W. B. Dillard,
anq A. I. O'Reilly. The men met
lart week to decide upon prizes
wl&ch will be awarded at the
Lane county fair to.school child
ren who enter the contents.
The committee fixed the var
ious prizes which they believe
wljf be awarded.
following is a partial list of
cash prizes to be awarded: Field
corn; pop corn; cabbage; water
melon; htibbard squash; pump
wifnn f umuvirwi nxhthttfl of
ICCllOll OI prCparCU eXIUDItS OI
r . T w .
I11UU0 WOOUB, UTCUU, tWO IUiWIU,
camicd fruit and vegetables,
pint jars three fruits and three
vegetables; jelly, machine and
hand made dresses; aprons;
darning work; threa pieces of
fancy work; largest cake; best
collection of woodwork.
In the poultry exhibits prizes
wllUbe awarded for tho best pen
of English Orpingtons; Ply
mouth rocks; wyandottes;
Rhode Island reds; leghorns.
Prizes will also be given for the
best pen of Indian runner ducks,
for the best corn on one stalk,
for jthe best bow and arrow.
NEW SUPERINTENDENT
'PAYS SPRINGFIELD VISIT
Shoemaker, who succeeds
George B. Towner as superin
tendent of the Eugene-Springfield
street railway system, was
in Springfield Friday on his first
tripjof Inspection. He takes over
Mn."mnnnfpmpnt. nf tlift linos tn-
I m0 Mr. SUoemaUer comes
' ci, i, .ne
S&m
;Power
com nan v.
Fonr Sex Lies
Lecture Theme
"Tho Four Sex Lies" will be
the subject of a talk by R. S.
Hamilton, Eugene, at a meeting
for inert only at the Bell theatre"
Wednesday evening at 8 o'clock.
Dr. W. C. Rebhan and M. C.
Bressler are also on the program
for short talks.
The 'meeting is held under the
auspices of the Oregon Social
Hygiene society, and Is for all
men. Boys from 15 to 18 will
be admitted if accompanied by
ttieir fathers.
Lane Bomona
Grange Meets
The Lane County Pomona
Grange met at Coburg, on Sat-,
urday, Jan. 29, 1916. In spite
of the snow, which was a foot
deep at Coburg, thero was a
house full of delegates from
Junction City, Springfield, West
Point, Wlllakenzie, Mohawk, and
perhaps some other Granges.
In addftion to routine reports
and business, there was a class
of eight giyen the Fifth degree.
An invitation was extended by
Mr. .McAllister, from the Portland
ANY GOOD JUDGE t
of hardware will tell you4o
some to us to buy. We sell
hardware and tools of every
descriptions of much fetter
iqUaiity .than cmi bft1ought
elsewhere, around here. fQr
tjie sanie mdnpy.rrry us for.
just what you 'iv'nt in hard'-'
Ware; if we likven't g0t' it
we'll soon getit f'or yoiu
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stock yanrds for the Grangers
to visit the stock yards in a body
on February 28lh, when the
whole process of the marketing
of live stock would be shown and
explained by experts. The visi
tors are to be the guests of the
Stock yard company for a din
ner banquet.
The Oregon Electric Agent
was present and promised an ex
cursion rate of 1 1-3 fare or per
haps better, if 125 or more would
go from Lane county, so they
could run a special train, start
ing about G As M. and arriving
In Portland abopt 10 A. M. and
'returning the same day.
.rtlUI JHIIb UlL Brtiuu uajf.
The Agricultural Council, the
marketing problems, tho testing
of cows and the county fair were
discussed.
The next meeting will occur
on,April 29, 1916, at Santa Clara.
Buys Interest in
CmmtvxT Mvlrfr periotL The IoS6er8 are antfei
VOimtry marilCL !patlng still further troubles w'tfen
the Chinook comes, as the sud-
R. B. Nelson, son-in-law of
Frank Powers, last week pur
chased from Mr. Powers the half
interest in the ountry market
which the latter had previously
purchased from C. O. DeVere.
Mr. Nelson now has an active
interest in the business, and Mr.
Powers is still behind the block.
ER
GROWS BRIGHTE
Portland, Jan. 29. "We look
for a good year."
Lumbermen fo Oregon and the
Pacific Northwest are decidedly
optimistic in their views. They
have passed the stage where
they fear, something or. other
may happen to dull the chances
of the market in 1916 being a
success. They have reached
that point where the outlook is;
decidedly rosy and nothing ap
pears on the horizen to give' even
a moment's uneasiness. Orders
have fairly piled in to the various
mills, and they have all they can
handle when they reopen. When
that will be is a question. Prices
are climbing, and if freight rates
come to a halt, or back up a little
there will be money in the lum-v
ber business for all those en
gaged. Out of a total of a score of
lumber men questioned regard
ing the present and future, in
connection with the market,
every one made tne statement
that he looked for the best year
since 1913. Conditions are just
right and the snow is one of the
most important factors at the
moment in helping to brighten
the situation.
Nearly all the mills in Oregon
and Southwestern Washrington
have been shut down for the
best part of two months, and
this Is a critical, time for them 'to
be closed. The weather has been
against operating. With all the
way from 2 to 4 feet of snow In
the woods, logging is practically
impossible. All the mills have
run out of logs, and therefore
were they to attempt to operate
it would be at a decided loss. One
man remarked to day that his
mill was closed, and had' been
'since Thanksgiving, something
; never kiiow'n before.
j Figures prepared by the West
itioast Lupabb'rtrtenls association
&how that, 1th,fi,,n?iVV.r!P8oh
nna waBuiMgiuu yuij,.uui.
Wt approximately 'one4-flf1th
hfeTrS 'iiSnhair, fmdntlilV.'odt-ndt;
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OUTLOOK
TONIGHT TIME TO
TALK PUNS FOR
A iH S
Tonight at 8 o'clock is the
time set by the school board,
and the High school is the place
to discuss plans for the erection
of a new high school building r
for Springfield. The tibanTis
anxious to provide adequate 'fa
cilities for the school, yet does'
not want to incur undue debt.
It is for the purpose of gaining
the opinions of the taxpayers.,
that the meeting has been call
ed. It is a subject of vital' Iriir
protancc to Springfield.
that in some sections snow has
fallen to a depth of 5 feet and in
such cases all activities Have
been suspended for an indefinite
bound to cause flooded condi
tions, which will greatly check
logging operations.
The shut down of so many'
mills, "however, is not without its
beneficial features,. The greatly5
reduced luniber cUt of January
is beginning to make a gbod
many buyers get on the anxious,
seat, and those who have been
withholding the placement
their orders, awaiting a possible
weakening in the market,?' are'
now trying to have them accept
ed before still further advances
may occur. Those wanting' liim-T
ber.for , i mmediate-MfimHT k
adding still further strength to
the market, because of their
I willingness to place orders "vvtere
they can be filled in the best
time, without the customary
search for the best prices.
LUMBERMEN TO EXHIBIT
PRODUCTS AT CHAMBER
.
West Ccast Association Will'
Show Standard Stock and'"'"
Ghdh Products. " .
Portland, Jan. 29. A lumber
exhibit is being designed ahci ar
ranged l)y the West Coast Lum
bermen's association for instal
lation in the agricultural exhibit
at the Chamber of Commerce
building. This exhibit is com
posed of Oregon' products, and is
to be maintained permantly by.
the state. Nearly the entire
floor is taken up by the various
displays and a large portion 'is
given over to lumbering pro
ducts.
ft
Tho lumber exhibit will con
sist of a complete assortment
of short lengths of stock dressed
lumber, but more especially
some exceptionally wide boards
lumber with especially pleasing
grain, or possessing some other;
striking characteristic. ?
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Astoria is building scenic high-
way to sumniif Coxcomb Hill. ...
Railway earnings for Decern ,
ber show increase of 18.7 per ,
cent over last year. Prosperous
railroads are the. surest indica
tion of returning god times. '
Estacada Horner Bros, ex
pects to manufacture wooden
silos.' ; '
Astoria will have an $85,00Q
Chi
clay manufacturing industry,. .
PEI BULL
Springfield High school girls)
basket ball teqni. Saturday night,
1 t'l1 11 T7I - If' T 7
A. tpanx. Eugene; 'by a score
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