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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
THURSDAY,
Thi SprinsfiBld News
J. C DIMM, WALTER R. DIMM
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OUR CORRESPONDENTS
CAMP CREEK Ruby Crabtreo
MARCOLA
THURSTON, Mrs
DONNA
CODURO
CEDAR PLAT
WEST SPRINGFIELD,
Mrs. Clara Chllds
Audrey Lewis
Walter Edmlston
Charles Heck
Elslo Anderson
Mrs. Anne Morso
Member of the Willamette Valley
Editorial Aatoelatlon.
THURSDAY, JAN. 25, 1917.
tutlon with that section having to do
with tho Initiative and referendum,
and says, "a painstaking Investigation
by every member of tho court coullrtiH
our bollcf In tho correctness of thn
conclusion that tho legislature can
enact general laws concerning cities
and towns and other municipalities."
STORY OF FIVE YEARS UY
MAYOR E. E. MORRISON
Continued from page ono.
command a good salo, and the demand
for them Is consistent.
Quality of product, according to Mr.
Morrison, Is the secret of potato pro
fits. Ho pointed out that in earlier
years little attention was given to po
tato growing here and as a result
quality suffered greatly. Potato ills
ease flourished and tho varieties ran
down and became untrue to typo. Tho
potato grower, he asserted, must pay
attention to his crop and must sec to
it that he produces a good potato, but
If he docs that ho need have little
i tear oi disposing oi nis crop ai a xair
figure.
In tho past, Mr. Morrison said, little
attention was given to marketing tho
as a ro-
WILL IT BE CITY OR FARM.
The City is competing with J potatoes of this section, and
the farm for young people Of , suit buyers seldom came here until
Oregon, says C. C. Chapman, ed- ' after the supply everywhere else failed
Itor of the Oregon Voter. Un
lees farm life Is made interest
If the supply elsewhere held out, tho
Willamette valley grower had to de
nfnd whn!1v nn the lvn1 mnrlrAt.
ing and attractive, the lure of whlch U8Ually oversuppiied, and
the bright lights -will continue to so got little for his crop, it .was only
draw more and more Of the boys on rare occasions when there was a
and girls of our state away from Mortage that the prico here was good,
the -wholesome country Into the , . 4 . .
sordid congestion of the metro-
polls.
To help make agricultur more
interesting to young people, and
SOCIAL EVENTS
Eugene ann c.iAin
farm life more attractive, there entertained here
have been installed in many, Mrs. c. E. Swarts was hostess
on
Schools courses in agriculture, . Tuesday afternoon for a most enjoya
the. mlnrt to Vrinwlpflsrfl D,e meeting of the Eugene M. C. O.
Which transforms mere drugery
into enthusiasm.
club, .of which she is a member. Five
hundred was the diversion for tho
afternoon, at which game Mrs. Wilson
.Our Agricultural College.in its of Eugene, won the club prize. T
extension courses and the work Mrs- H- w Whitney of this city won
of the county agriculturists, has "ts prize, A tasteful two-
been cooperaUng with the state whIch Mr Swarta a88,gted by
her daughter. Miss Edna, helped make
the occasion one to be remembered.
Springfield guests for tbe affair wen
Mrs. H. W. Whitney and Mrs. A. P.
McKinzey.
superintendent of public instrue
tion and the local school author
ities to popularize scientific
farming knowledge. While this
educational work has resulted
In better crops and more profits MRS. lucky is hostess
that is less important that What Several members of the Chrysan-
it does for young people. : themum seJ,ns,,c-,"b two addltion
. , . I . . . al guests, Mrs. C. E. Wheton and Mr.
This work is sustained by the w c Rebhan were mogt dellghtfully
State appropriations. One of entertained at the home of Mrs. T. c.
these appropriations has been Luckey on Tuesday afternoon. As
Cut out: the Others are in jeo- usual, sewing was the order of th?
pardy. The fathers and mothers
of Oregon should make it known
to their legislators that thh
work should not be sacrificed
so long as it is possible to econ- said, "we always do."
omize, and these agricultural ed
ucational items will be eliminat-
afternoon, but tho guests were not
too busy too enjoy thoroughly the
dainty two course luncheon served
by the hostess. "Of course we had
a good time," one of the members
, MRS. LONG ENTERTAINS
i Mrs. W. N. Lone entertained a num.
ed unless legislators learn that ber of her friends at her home Tues-
these expenditures are of great ! day afternoon. The guests spent tho
benefit to the boys and girls of 1 iime at needlework. During the fes-
the State. Itlvitles the hostess served her guests
J with delicious refreshments. Thoso
Wnm n ropATF PiiRMr who enJyed Mrs- Iong's hospitality
WUULU OKfcA I fc rUBLIt, were. Mrg j c ifolbrook, Mrs. H. E.
REVENUE COMMISSION Waiker, Mrs. E. M. Cox. Mrs. M. M.
J Peery. Mrs. O. H. Jarrett, Mrs. O. H.
! Kessey and Mrs. J. E. Cross of Etj.
' (euo o9ed tnojj panupuoo)
lie revenue commission will lighten
municipal taxes. "Pressure upon each
commissioner." ho says in his letter
"tinder the commission form of govern-
gene.
SOCIETY
J. D. Foster of Eugene and Randall
Scott were dinner guests of Walter
DImm at tho J. C. DImm home on
ment, is so great that the commis-1 Seventh and C streets last evening,
sionors feel compelled to yield to their ! Tne occasion was Mr. Foster's birth-
better judgment, often times to tho ! day.
unofficial demands on unofficial tax-
spending bodies that do not contribute
any portion or a very Bmall portion
of the public revenues that are to b
expended."
Validity Is Discussed.
Supplementing his first communica
tion, Mr. Fenton yesterday sent Rep
resentative Gordon an argument as to
the constitutionality of the public rev
enue commission measure he proposes.
Its constitutionality has been ques
tioned in some quarters.
Mr. Fenton supports his belief by
quoting tbe opinion of tbe Oregon su
preme court, handed down by Justice
Harris, January 16, in tho case of
Charles C. Rose, appellant, against the
Port of Portland et al., respondents,
and the Peninsula Lumber company
and others, Interveners and respond
ents. Doubt has been expressed as to
whether the legislature could provide
for tho levying of taxes by a public
revenue commission if the power is
vested in a city council, for example,
through a charter, section 2, article
XI of the state constitution providing
that "the legislature assembly shall
not enoctamend, or repeal any charter
or act of Incorporation for any muni
cipality, city or town."
Judge Harris in bis opinion, however
-harmonizes this section of tho const!-
In The Circuit Court of The 8tate of
Oregon For Lane County.
Ruth Sexton, Plaintiff
vs
Arch W. Sexton, Defendant
SUMMONS
To Arch W. Sexton, the above nam
ed defendent:
IN THE NAME OF THE STATE OF
OREGON, you aro hereby required to
appear and answer tho complaint filed
against you In the above entitled suit
within six weeks from the date of the
first publication of this summons, and
if you fail to answer, for want thereof,
plaintiff will take a decree against you
as prayed for In the complaint, to-wlt:
That the marriage contract now ex
isting between you and the plaintiff
be dissolved and for an order giving
to the plaintiff the exclusive care and
custody of tho two minor children
of said marriage, to-wlt: Erma Sex
ton and Fern Sexton, and for such
other and further relief as to tho court
may seem equitable In the premises,
and for her costs and disbursements
in this suit.
This summons is published by order
of tho Hon. O, F. Sklpworth, Judge
of tho above entitled court, which
said order was dated at Eugene, Ore
gon, on the 2Cth day of Decembor,
1910, commanding this summons to bo
published for six weeks in the Spring
field News, a newspaper of general
circulation, published at Springfield,
Lane county. Oregon. The date of
tbe first publication of this summons
Is the 28th day of Decembor, 1016.
L. M. TRAVIS,
Attorney for plaintiff.
Dec, 28; Jan. 4,11,18,26; Fob. 1,8.
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gentlemen found out about W-li CUT Chewing. There is
no excuso for a man making a monkey of himself today.
The fine rich tobacco flavor was put into W-U by nature,
the touch of salt brings it out nicc and tranquil like,
without your worrying your jaw around continually.
W-li is getting to be pretty nearly as popular as sun
shine these happy days.
MiJt by WEYMAN-BRUT0N COMPANY, 50 UoUa Str. Kiw Tork City
The Making of a Town
(Continued from page one)
plcion and to overreaching proclivities. It could not have happened
anywhere else than In a small community.
Sometimes the strong man of the town Insists, through tho
various agoncies of church, school board, and council, that hU
vlows shall prevail. Thus tho spirit of thrift Is talked and urged
by blm not so much for the welfare of tho community Individuals
as that tenants may pay rents and debtors scttlo their obliga
tions promptly. He favors the church so long as tho church main
tains his doctrines. Ho favors tho school so long as tho teachtv
proclaims theso ideas to his children. Ho favors tho town council
so long as It Is Instructed to turn over contracts to thoso who aro
' big taxpayers and the consequent benefactors of tho community
It is hard to get the man of theso Ideas to accept tho social concoot
of a town's development, becnuso his Interest is centorod on him
self and his own financial welfare.
In this section of tho country where towns aro now In tho pro
cess of development tho Inhabitants are frco from many of tho
traditions of older places. Newcomers are young nnd arc rendv
and willing to enter Into a spirit of cooperation. This condition
is worth much In the building of n town. John nigelow of Massa
chusetts declares that. "No people in town, village or city can bu
really prosperous or happy without being brought togethor frequently
to share common amusements 'and recreations and exchanges of
opinion; it is such attractions that have contributed in a dogre-9
to make Paris. London Chfcago. New York and other famou
cities. Harmony of thought and purpose and of action have pros
pered many a city.
"Know your city," Is the moUo of a new movement but recently
sprung Into existence and now seen to Its best advantage in somo
of our larger municipalities. .To know your town you must not
only know Its strong points and assots, but you must know its weak
points as well. It Is an attempt to clearly recognize tho prospect,
the difficulties, and the evils that exist in a community and to get
the social consciousness of the Inhabitants. Boston, Chicago anil
San Francisco have at different times spent great sums of money
for what they considered as assets In tho way of public buildings
and Improvements, they studied how they might hotter tholr water
systems and beautify their public parks. Everthing possible wus
done to make these cities complete.
These three great cities nnd their purposes might well servo
as examples for smaller cities. There Is no roason why any com
munity should not face its. future In black and white. Does Spring
field have a"definlte plan of town building to work to? It is high
time to be putting down on paper what It expects to accomplish In
the form of schools, good streets, public parks, community building.
At the sarno time It should seek tho deficiencies in police service!
health regulations, proper nmuBements If thero be any. In order
to get at theso problems a town survey should be mado to study
all conditions.
Such a survey may well begin with an examination of tho town's
location, geographical and economic, to be followed by a careful study
of conditions in many lines of social and economic activity.
In our next Issue wo will publish plans for making n survey to
gether with a survey outline.
Classified Ads
For Sale, Rent, Wanted, Etc.
WANTED Man to cut wood and raise
potatoes on shares call on W. Knick
erbocker, Deadman's Ferry, 3 mlloj
north of Springfield. 2ts.
"WANTED tormTlacVory
work one planerman, three cut off
men, three band sawyers, one cir
cular resawyer.
Fruit Growers Supply Co., Hilt, Cal."
FARM LOANS At tho lowestrato
and on the easiest terms to he had.
J. C. Holbrook, Springfield.
FOR INFORMATION regarding home
stead entries In Central Oregon,
write enclosing stamped envelope to
A. O. King or D. D. Tuaslug, Broth
ers, Oregon.
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HOUSEHOLD GOODS At private salo
January 25, on account of leaving
for the East. East Main street
Stewart addition. Herbert Uurghor
OR SALE Nine acre tannine fourth
mile east of Creswell. River bottom
land all in cultivation. Has four
acres of loganberries, ono and seven
eighths acres in red raspberries In
bearing intermingled with four yoar
old apple trees. Has house, barn,
and modern chicken houses with
fencer In oiiriiH. -fun n it a
bargain. Address ASt core nf Tt,
Springfield Now
CALL FOR WARRANTS.
Interest on nil General Fund war
rants Issued by tho Tpwn of Spring
.field, up to and Including number C992,
coases on January 20, 1917. Tho
treasurer will buy all such specified
warrants on or after tho above dato
WALTER R. DIMM, Trcns.
dan. 15, 18, 22, 25.
Dr. ADALINE KEENEY FERRIS
Homeopathic Physician and Surgeon
Office, Baptist Parsonage
Corner Second and C Streets
HOURS: 9 TO 12. PHONE 4D
W. F. WALKER
UNDERTAKER
FUNERAL DIRECTOR
Office Phone 82; Peildlence 67-J
West Main St.
HERBERT E. WALKER
NOTARY
PUBLIC
Office n City Hall. Sprlnntleld, Ore
DR. N. W. EMERY
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you your monoy's worth, and we aro prepared to do
so. We bought the best groceries In the market for
you and we aro making what we know is tho fairest
price. You arc welcome to a look.
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THOS. SIKES, Prop.
PHONE 22
NEW SERVICE:
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Law to act ns an Executor, Administrator, Guardian
or Trustee.
This is a now service our officers will be glad to
discuss with you.
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Cleaning, ' Pressing
REPAIRING
Made to Measure Suits
Lemley Suit House
Phono 75
D. W. ROOF, JEWELER
SPRINGFIELD, OREQON
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A SPECIALTY
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