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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (March 26, 1917)
MONDAY, MAKOII 20, 1917. f frAQE FOUR THE BPniNOFIELD NBWg Society Doings "YOUNGER SET HAS 33UOYAULR PARTY Bob Wright's boys' class of the 3fctkodtst Sunday school w8 bost for real good Umo Friday night whoa tfeo boys entertained a number ot yewtg ladles of their own ago In tho basement of tho Methodist church. TRook" and number of old fashioned amcs and guessing contests boguN od tho hours both bcroro and after tbe supper ot wienlo sandwiches, cot jfec and cooklea. The party broko -op at 11:30. Lestor Hill chairman. BUI Hill and Walter Gosslor compos d tho counultteo largoly responslbla ior tho cnjoyablo affair. Those "la n it" -were: Mrs. Bernlco Van Valrah Itobert Wright, Mtss Marian TutUe. Olm Lewis, Bill Hill, Norman Byrns, Lester Hill, Jerry Van Valiah, Venlon May, Ivan Male, John Dimm. Herbert Moore, Frank Hardle. Bill Rodenbo, Jim Jones. Bill Machen, Vance Cag ley. Glenn Woolloy. Clarence Kester. Ray Bally, Lucien Fegels.. Walter Qo slor, Dutoo Fischer. Audrey Perkins. uorts L.yoarger, ieoi AicvmcKcu, 4Sadle Allen. Esther Brattaln, Haxel Brattaln, Maudo Gorrle. Edna Duryec. Beatrice Holbrook, Lillian Mulligan, Eunice Parker, Ruth Scott, and Jeau Sviecber. DEPARTING GUEST HONORED BY PARTY Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Gray were host and hostess for a delightful "Rook" party at their homo on Wlllamotte Heights last Friday evening when iilss Nellie Beaver who was a visitor of the week in this city, was guest of lienor. Besides the card game, the young peoplo enjoyed a taffy pull. The quests were: Misses. Nellie Beaver Etaelyn Powers. Gertrude Williams, Ester Furuset. Lola Bar, Nelle Nixon. TTanco Travis and Messers: Clinton Conley, Roy Cairns, Earl Laxton, Hu mbert and Fenner Travis. Norman An derson, Harold Perkins and Roland ifoshler. IRS. MAE STEVENSON HOSTESS FOR CLUB Membersaad invited guests of the 7eedlecraft club were most pleasantly entertained at the home of Mrs. Mae Stevenson on Fifth and A streets Thursday afternoon. Needlework, "visiting", and a dainty lunch of fruit salad, nut bread, sherbert and cake, vera the dlvertisements ot the occa sion. Club members present were: 3ira. R. L. Kirk. Mrs. W. H. Pollard. tMra Pari PiRnhir. Mrs. H. E. Walker, 31rs. J. P. Fry. Mrs. A. M. Beaver, and ' . , , . ' I vrerc: Mrs. D. S. Beals, Mrs. Cal Barnett. Mrs. Norwood Cox. Mrs. M. 3 Peery, and Mrs. S. H. Baker. TJTTLE MISS GIVES. PLAY ilATES A FAREWELL PARTY Little Miss. Ema Travis was bostes Jfor a good-hye party In 'honor ot tho , ureses, uuiu ana uiarceua oaies ai ino Travis home last Tuesday avening. Games of all sorts imaginable and lots ! of "eats", popoorn, apples, candy 1 punch, and cokies, made the evening ' a. merry one in spite of the sadness the youngsters felt at their playmate leaving. The guests were: Misses. Ruth and Marccda Sales, Aline and Dorene LarimerVivian Senseney.Mary Elizabeth Whitney, Vernita Morrison. iSdivina Parsons, and Fern Travis. ROYAL NEIGHBORS MEET The Royal Neighbors society met -at the home of Mrs. Elide McPherso.i on Fourth and C streets on Wednesday Tho afternoon was spent In music and fancy work, and a delicious lunch was served by Mrs. McPherson and her alater, .Miss Bowers. Those present were: Mrs. Crump, Mrs. J. B. Lathrup, Miss. Ellen Lambert, and Mrs. McPher son. Guests of the Neighbors were: Mrs. J. Cox, MrH. J. Arnett and Miss. Tkllnfl nnw.r All hrwl n fnllv vnnrl ' ititno. DLD TIME BALLENJOYED Nearly 100 dancers and spectators liad one ot the times of their lives last Friday night when young and old iHwayed and bowed, swung and prome Tiaded at Uie old fashioned ball given for the benefit of tho local Ladles of the G. A. R. in the old opera house, Tho organization made $14.50 and ua iloubtedly would have realized more .had not the night been such a stormy tone. The Ladles are planning an other dance ot like nature In a month LAVENDAR CLUB ENTERTAINED Mrs. Blsseli ot Eugene entertained tilt Lavcndar club of Springfield At ber homo Thursday. Members pres ent were: Mrs. Ash worth, Mrs. Ken lie My.Mrs. Gilo Mrsj. Wr G, Spencer, Mr:f IDlshell. Invited guests were: Mrs. 3Jamia, Mrs. M. Blsseli, and Mrs. J, KFltzgerald. 35NTERTA1N AT DINNER Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Scott entertain 'ed at dinner at their comfortable home on East Main street last Saturday evening in Sionor of Mr. and Mrs. W, -v-. .,,.(, uu w.u.r way homo to Tonaskot, Washington ofter spending the wlntor In Fresno. 4. rU'hoso f-n joying tho delightful meal of the Season and pleasant gathering were: Paul J. Brettaln, Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Brattatn, Mrs. Ruth Brattaln, Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Smith, and Misses Ruth, Paul and Randall Scott Spjcrintendent and Mrs. R. L. Kirk worn host and hostess at a delightful dlnnor party at their homo recently when thoy entotained In honor ot Mr. and Mrs. R. R. Jones ot Salom, their week end guests, and Mr. and Mrs. C. M Stovons ot Eugene. Pink, Whtto and Qreon carnations niado n loroly ccntrcpleco for tho dining tablo New Pastor Expected Friday Reverend S. A. Danford is oxpoctnd to arrive hero Friday from Woodburn to fill out the unexpired halt year of Reverend James T. Mooro, who has been compelled to resign as pas tor ot the James A. Ebbert Mothodlst Episcopal church, because ot 111 health i nnrfrnil nnnfonl. whn has hnil niin-'i oxporlcnco na a traveUng oVangollst , ,8 undorstood t0 bo a 8tronK man Ul rellglous rk. He wln bo nsiay ing. Mrs. Danford accompanies him Reverend and Mrs. Mooro and family will vacate tbe parsonage on Monday NOTICE TO ODD FELLOWS BROTHERS, Wednesday evening.118 usual uptodato appearance. March 28th Is our Homo Coming, we are oxDCctlnc you there. Vlsltlne Bm thors welcome. Light refreshments HERBERT E. WALKER, D. S. BEALS, J E RICHMOND Committee. RIDS TOWN OF TRAMPS. "Knights of Road" Confronted With Sign of Skull and Bon.i. Nesqucbontng, Pa. While almost er. erj, other community throughout the state and probably throughout tbe en tire country la being bothered with tbe tramp nuisance, these "knights ot the road" are giving Nesquehonlng a wide berth. One day a "Weary Willie" had the audacity to come into the town and at tempt to eke out an existence without working. It was "decided to rid the town of him and thereby discourage others from leading a free and easy life. Various ways were discussed, and It was Anally decided to place him In a barrel and roll him down a hill. Before being put Into the barrel he said: To Xesquehonln? I bid adlu. And I'll never come back rain to see you. He reached the bottom of the hill more dead than alive and after extri- eating himself made a dash for the ,M,B f BroaU of;ta. That was the last ever seeu of him. His treat- I ment reached the ears of many other cramps, who to this day fear even to pass through the town. "SHORT SKIRTS MAKE 'EM EAT" Lecturer Would Cut Living Cost by Changing Fashions. !)! II. lit.. el...-. i nt. .tocklujw made a kIH eat ho much Hhe ecomes bud tempered. An inch from the skirt means a pound of beefsteak Inside. Highly colored drecses are very dan- wnma a,ld muke n 8rI Irritable. m drws Ls U't,er thau ,ralta" " , ... "... .,.,. , , . nuujau n iiim uuij j iu in tike uer- I srir as beautiful ns she can. Tliese are a few excerpts from the law of clothes laid down by Miss Jane Newcomb. a State college extension lecturer, in a talk to a group of women at the Frientfa' Central school. Mlsg Newcomb nrif sure warning that I he less a glil tveurs the more she must eat to keep warm. In the day of short skirts and high living costs Miss Newcomb has In her Investigation Into the folly of fashions come to tbe con elusion that to lengthen the skirt is U shorten the grocer's bill. PAYS FINE WITH POTATOES. Woman Permitted to Furnish Ton of Coal a Bail. When Mrs. Mary Gessamlck wt,s ad Judged guilty of disorderly conduct by Alderman Frank B. Brown of Wllkes barre, Pa., and ordered to pay a flue of $2.50 and tho costs she produced two large potatoes from ber clothing and offered them to tho alderman, lie ac cepted them, but further demanded $300 ball, which she offered to furnish In tbe form of a ton of coal in her ccller. "Certainly," said the alderman. "Go home, Mrs. Gessamlck." "MOSQUITO FLEET" OF 2,250 BOATS READY The navy department bos com pleted plans for mobilizing tbe "mosquito fleet" of motorboats as submarine chasers In event of war. Contracts havo been pre pared which provide for outright purchase or leasing by the gov ernment of power boats or for gift of boats by owners. The plan Is to moblllzo all mo torboats of fifty foot length and over, arming them with guns of six Inch caliber or less and forming them into an active fleet to. patrol all coasts and tbe great lakes. There are 200 of such boats now enrolled in tho , naval reserve. There aro 2,000 additional available for service. 4 .. ......f.j. ACTIVITIES OF OTHER COMMUNITIES TOLD BY CORRESPONDENTS Marcola News Letter. Mr. and Mrs. Frank Lajoy and chll dren npent a few days ot last woek visiting uown valley points. Additional mow fall In tho timber caused tho Fischer Lumbor company to suspend logging operations again Jaat week. Tho recent rain, how over, has aided In rollovlng tho situ anon aim ail departments win uo in full swing by tomorrow. t Word from John Carson, who r.j eently moved to Bend, states Uiat thoy aro woli plcasod with tho chango Frank Yancey and family, who have resided at Flschors' mill for sovoral earB, departed last woek for Kla'.i tun tnus 10 rosiuo. Dr. Johnson now' has his omcos In the Endlcott residence F. E, Maplo, postmastor, has ohnrgo ,ot tho now drug store recently In stalled by Dr. Palmor. A uumbor ot farmers In this viclnl ty, headed by M, J. Arnol, assumed . I. 1 1 l. m . I . i. T. , t. r ,kot nnd U 8 reopened nst Thura .day ""T" ;veeks suspension of bul nos8- Morl Cobb- th fonnor ,m Iprlotor. has been placed as manager anu tbe establishment now presonts K ' T. Nlcklln. of Eugono, pent siiv 'oral days of tho past week In our ! ,dty. Win. Dlckcrt has returned .to the xCoos bay country whoro he vcontract for tho erection ot .school building. haa a rural Clarence Monjay has been oft duty tor several days owing to a severs attack of lumbago. D. J. Nealy was down to Springfield yesterdny. He reports Mrs. Ncaly'a condition as being unchanged and Ht tie hope is held out for. her recovery. Local goat owners aro congratulat ing themselves on tho prospect of rec ord beating prices on mohair and move is already on foot to pool tho clip and hold same till the top notr.'i Is reached. Farmers in this vicinity are bocom ing apprehensive over the continuod unfavorable weather but records ot last year show a similar condition and the result at harvest time causel none to complain. Alex Lewis, of Donna, was a bu';l ness caller hero Friday. The local order of Rebekahs has extended an invitation to the Eugeno order for a big time here Tuesday evening and a Jolly meeting Is antic ipatcd. THUR8TON Thurston, March 24. Will Rennte and family motored to Poujade and visited Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Goff and family Sunday. F. E. O'Rouke left Monday for Wash lngton county. His family will Join him later. Mrs. George Williams and fatnl'y of Carson, Washington havo arrived and will make ther time with Mrs. William's parents, Mr. and Mrs. I E. Stockman this summer. Mrs. Maggie Campbell and son, Frank visited at Pleasant Hill Sunday. Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Needham and daughter, Laura, visited at the John Merich home at Pleasant Hill Sunday. Ross Mathews and family and Mr. and Mrs. John Danks visited relatives Lat Springfield Sunday. Tuesday as John Price and P. J. Barnctt were going to Eugeno with the wagon and team and had Just crossed the Springfield bridge a run away team dashed up behind them, one of the horses Jumped up In tho wagon and struck Mr. Barnctt, who was sitting in the back part of the ZZr "le a hataa Mm qU"e Lawrence George Is wearing a broad smile over the arrival of a now. granddaughter "Ilttlo baby Herndon." Mrs. Charlie Hastings entertained at dinner Sunday: Mr. and Mrs. Peery Edmlston, Mr. and Mrs. John Price, daughter, Mildred, and son, Peerv and Mr. and Mrs. Walter Piatt and son, Carl. The Improvement club Is arranging for an all day poultry school hero April 12th, and a one day home econ om!c8 school on May 11th. DONNA. ( Donna, March 24. E. J. Hlnlcky of the M, Sellers company, Portland was ihero on business last Tuesday. D. T. Sneed of the Lebanon Cream company Lebanon transacted business hero last Thursday. Mrs. Webber of Springfield was here Tuesday to visit her mother, Mrs. J. C. Nlckolson, whole 111. W. P. Dlake, representative of the Standard Oil company was In Donna last Tuesday transacting business. A charivari was gtven at the homo of W. S. Gillespie last Thursday oven ( ing on tiho young married couple thoro. Refreshments were served. FARM MENUS SUGGESTED Meal Plans for 2 Days and New Veg etable Soup Recipe Given. '2 Although the farm supplies tho loo ot tho world, there are times ot tho year when tho dlot on tho farm bo comes monotonous especially In tho spring whon fresh vegetables are not available. Tho family tiros ot tho samo foods torvod over and over. Canning and drying ot extra vegota bios and fruit In season will make much greater vartoty possible. Tho following mcnuoa may suggest soino varloty. (1) Breakfast: Stowed drlod fruit; Oatmeal; Bacon and omolot; Brown bread toast; Coffee . Dinner: Fried Ham; Baked Pot toos; Stowed tomatoes; Broad and butter; Baked apples; Olngor bread; Milk. Supper; Cream of pea soup; Seal loped potatoes; Broad nnd butter; Canned pears; Milk. (2) Breakfast: Cream ot Wheat; . r .. . .. .1 . .... 11M..1. ' oivusiitsi. mm miuu iiiiiub, i nuiu wheat muffins; Coffeo. Dinner; Vegetable Soup; Chlckon with DumplingH; Buttered carrots; Cnbbngo Salad; Pumpkin Plo; Milk. Super; Baked Boans; Brown Bread; Cookies; Tea. Mnuy substitutes can bo mndo 'n .tho above monues hut It Is wlso to try to avoid too much meat or too ninny fried foods and to endeavor to give varloty by cooking all nvnllablo fruits and vegetables In different wayj Try this vegetable soup; H cup carrots onion Mi cup turnips 1 qt. water V& cup celery G tablespoons butter Mt cup potatoes Salt and popper. Cut all vegetables Into flno pieces beloru measuring. Mix nnd cook hi the butter for five minutes stirring constantly. Add potatoes, covor and cook two minutes. Add water nnd boll for one hour, or until vegetables are soft. More water may bo noces ry. Season with salt nnd popper? and servo. How to Prevent Croup. When tho child Is subject to attacks of croup, see to It that ho eats a light evening meal, as an overloaded stom ach may bring on an attack, also watch for the first symptom hoars 9 ness, and give Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as soon as tho child booomes hoarse. Obtainable everywhere. Classified Ads For Sale, Rent, Wanted, Eti. FOR EXCHANGE: A six room houso city wator, electric lights, gas. Frul trees beginning to bear. Would . ... , ' bo glad to exchange for Hko value In Springfield. Coll at 305 Pearl street, Eugene. Come at north door A. M. E. L. Hopkins. FOR SALE or trado for horse, good two seated rubber tired Burroy, In quire ot J, J. Browning. FOUND: A purse containing prom 1 lum coupons. Owner may have samo , by cniiiug at the Nows ofllco and paying for this ad. TOR SALE Practically now Oliver Typewriter number 5. Machine is euulppcd with tabulator and back spacer. It is In good running order. Call at the News ofllco and havo It demonstrated. Terms. FARM LOANS At th lnwnt rut a I and on the easiest terms to bo had. J. C. Holbrook, Springfield. Made in Sprin A DIRECTORY OF MERCHANTS AND BUSINESS MEN WHO WANT YOUR BUSINESS AND WILL GIVE YOUjGOODJVALUES The House of CHOCOLATE DIPPED MARASCHINO CHERRIES EGGIMANN'S CANDY KITCHEN phone si ELECTRICITY For light, heat and power. "Made in Springfield." Oregon Power Co. Shoes, Harness, Socks and Overalls. Miller's Shoe Grease Wolf & Miller Harness Shop SPRINGFIELD, - - OREGON A WALL STREET TIP Tiro prlcoB aro far woruo than foot! wriccs. If you MUST IIAVM THWM tho hlRh prlcoH imiBt bo paid. They may not bo ns high NOW as LATCH. The sooner you invest tho bettor. Tho moat truthful Information goes wrong onco In a wlillo. Could you lone on tills at any rato? Now Ib tho Umo to buy I STODDARD-DAYT0N GARAGE 8th Avo. East 212 Phone 113 12nat of Hotel Oflburn Half Block Iiml Switch Koy Sorvlco Station No. 1 Dr. ADALINE KEENEY FERRIS Homeopathic Physician and 8urgn Office, Baptist Parsonago Corner Bocond and C Streets HOURS: 8 TO 12. PHONE 40 rr For greater Easter pleasure this shoe Imagine slipping on your new Easter thocs, and wearing them all day long with perfect foot comfort. New shoes, mind you! Ultra-stylish shoes that fit as snugly as a glove! That certainly would mean greater Kaiter pleasure if you could do that, wouldn't iif BURDEN & GRAHAM Lnne County Shoe Headquarters 828 WfLLAMETTE ST., EUGENE, OR. Quality YOU GET ALL THE NEWS THAT'8 "MADE IN SPRINGFIELD" IN THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS EVERY MONDAY AND THURSDAY Subscription $1.60 per year Phone 2 The Booth Kelly Lumber Co, FOR 4 footSlab Wood. $2.00 per Cord at the Mill Springfield Flour Mills BAKORE Hard Wheat Patent Try mo. Oot acquainted. You will liko me. Rest valuo for your mouoy of any flour In BprlngOeld. NOXALL You know I am woll llkod by all bread makers. Wo give ypu moro for your monoy In flour and feed of all -kinds tLan any bthor placo In town. W. F. WALKER UNDERTAKER FUNERAL DIRECTOR Office Phone 63; Pcridenoa C7-J West Main St Well, you can if you wear the Red Cross Shoe. Come in, choose just that imnrt style which gives you the footwear charm you want, and try it on. In it you will find comfort, such as you have never Lnown before. SEE gneld m 0 1