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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
4tr4'r.ttmurrJi, IMl.4t Drltirtol'l.ornn1 ootid.
SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, AUGUST 30, 1917
VOL. XVI., NO. 54.
SPRINGFIELD
RED
GROSS
MILIARY
MAKING
SUPPLIES
Many Hospital Supplloa and Sur
glcal Droooings Havo Al
ready Boon Mado
MEETINGS HELD TUESDAYS
The Call for Volunteer Lady Work'
ra to Anlit It Now
Very Urgent
Twonty flvo ladion woro prosont nt,
tho mooting of tho Springflold nux
Ulary of tho Hod Croats surgical dres
sing sowing and knitting classo,
Tuesday afternoon at tho domestic
art room of tho Lincoln school build
In.
Tho ladloa vory busily engage In
making surgeon's oporatlng caps, to
bo worn by tho Hod Cross surgeons
whllo on duty at tho Hod Cross hos
pital oporatlng rooms, surgical dros
utngn mado of gauzo used by tho sur
goons In dressing wounds, hospital
Hlilrts to bo worn by tho woundod
soldlors In tho hospital ntid'knltUng
nockB for tho souu-
Tho lndl(i wcf Otu regulation cos
tumes otl'wh,, wJ-u whlto head.cov
orlngs forSiin'taO' rwuons and work
on tables covered-Wlth oil cloth jwfeero
tho gauto surgical ilrvialOKH 'Ar fold
od and mado. ' 1
Tho ladles making tho hoBpltal sup
plies wenr whlto or light wash dros
ses whllo In tho work room and those
Uniting wear light wash drcsuos or
aprons. All urtlclos must bo mndo
at tho work room oxcopt knitted socks
which mny bo mado ut tho homes.
1'ho ilomostlc art room whero tho
work Ib carrlod on Is very largo with
plenty of windows for light and venti
lation and makes an (deal work room.
Tho Springfield auxiliary has mado
tho following articles to data:
8uralcal Dressings
4 dozen comprossos.
2 dozon 12x12 laparotomy pads.
3 dozen GxC laparotomy pads.
8 dozen 4x4 sponges or wlpos.
2 dozon T baudages.
ly, dozen abdominal blndors.
li dozon slings.
Thoso articles uro all madu of null-
coptlo gauzo.
Hospital 8upplles
G dozon towoU.
1 dozon oporatlng kowuh.
dozen hospital bod shirts.
'9 dozon wash cloths.
14 pntrB socks.
-4 pairs bed socks.
All materials for tho artlclos aro
furnished and cut at tho headquarters
In Eugono and sont out to tho differ
ent auxiliaries to bo mado up, Whon
flnlshud thoy nro rotunicd to hoad
quarters, whoro thoy uro all put up
In packages of one dozon each, laboled
and packed In spoclnlly mado boxos
of uniform slzo. Tho boxos aro llnod
with water proof paper. A number of
thoso boxes aro packed with surgical
dressings including bandages, coin pros
bob, drains, laparotomy pads, spongOB
and rolls. Hospital BuppliOB finished
roady for shlpmont includo bod shirts
outing flannol kimono coats and shoul
der wraps, pajamas, towols, tray cloths
napkins, wash cloths, hot water bot
tle covors and bod socks. Surgoons
oporatlng gowns, logglns and caps.
ICnittod socks, sweaters, wrlstlots and
hoad covorlngs. Thoso artlclos aro
all packod and awaiting ordors for
uhlpmont.
Tho Kugono chapter, headquarters
of tho Lano county Rod Cross occuplos
'tho largo room in tho Elk's building
on Woot Sovonth street, Eugono. This
In cortainly a busy placo. Every day
of tho weok, oxcopt Sunday, tho tabloa
uro filled by voluntoor workers, tho
auxiliaries from tho different churhos
and clubs, making tho Rod Cross sup
plies, with specially appointed instruc-
wji iu jkivuiBuo mu wure uuu vo m
airucc
sos consisting of reproson- J
OFFICIALS MUCH PLEASED
County Road Work Progreislng at
Rate of 90 Yards Dally
Judge Malono and commissioners
Jolly and Horron, of tho Denton coun
ty court camo to Springflold Monday
and together vlth tho member of
tho Lano county court Inspected tho
work which is being doho on Uio
county road between Springfield and
Ilayden bridge Tho party witnessed
tho working of tho now catorplllar
englno and tho trucks which tho coun
ty recently purchased.
Whon everything is in good running
order 90 yards of rock aro hauled every
day. Tho work which was started
at tho railroad track near tho Margar
et Morris ranch has been completed
as far as the Hobort Vitus farm. Crush
ed rock for tho work is being furnish
ed by Uio Springflold Sand and gra
vel company.
Tho party also visited the work In
progress on tho Plclflc highway near
IMvldo. The county court and the
stuto are improving a two and a quar
ter mile stretch of road at that place.
Tho Denton count? officials aro think
ing of purchasing a caterpillar en
glno such as Lano county recently
purchased.
Soldiers Will Now
Patrol the Forests
Men of Third Oregon Aro Being
Stationed Adjacent to
Springfield
Members of a detachment from tho
3d Oregon Infantry are doing duty
In Uio forests ."somowhero in Lano
county," having arrived from the north
on Sunday and established hcadquar
torn at tho armory In Eugeno. The
men uro members of tho machine gun
compuny, but the machlno guns were
not brought along, tho men using the
rifles Instead. They are traveling
on motorcycles, each attached to a
slda car, two soldiers riding on each
machlno. As soon as thoy establish.
ed their headquarters ut tho armory
tho different men were assigned to
their stations In tho timber adja
cent to Springflold and ure now doing
patrol work. Ono Bmall dotnehment
pltchod camp at Ilayden bridge on tho
McKonzIo river, a few miles north
east of Springflold, Sunday night and
operated from there as a base, pro
sumably sending men to tho Umber
on the uppor Mohawk river.
Tho members of tho detachment
malntnln strict silence as to their or
dors, but ono stated that between GOO
or 700 men of tho '3d Oregon havo
boon assigned to this part of the state
and many of them havo passed through
Springfield to tho upper Wlllamotto
vnlloy.
FIRE FIGHTING IS COSTLY
Judd Skinner, of Booth-Kelly Co.,
Says Situation Is About Same
Judd Sklnnor, flro warden of tho
Dooth- Kolly Lumbor company, said
Tuesday that tho flro situation in tho
timbor of his company is about tho
same as it has boon for some tlmo
past. Tho fires in tho company tim
bor havo all boon kept undor control
and tho company has lost no groen
timber in this way this sum in or.
"It takes a wind to spread these
fires to any extent," said Mr. Sklnnor
"and as long as thero Is only a slight
broozo, thore is practically no danger.
Dut it takes a lot of expense to main
tain tho crows that wo havo watching
tho fires. Tho mou all demand tho
hlghost wages and It is nocossary to
maintain a crow at each flro In ordor
to provont tholr spread."
Farmers Take Advantage of Loan
Lano county farmors havo takon out
$3700 In stato farm loans undor the
rocont law onactod by tho legislature
Each of tho 30 counties of tho stato
woro allotted $6000, with tho oxcoptlon
of Marlon and Yamhill, both of which
rocolvod largor amounts. A number
of tho counties havo received no to-
,1U0atB for ,oan8 from th(J anjount nl.
DOGTOR
RECEIVES
TO
Local Physician Will Entor Sep
vlco With Rank of First
Lioutonant
Dr. Kugono Koster, of this city will
leave Sunday for Fort Russell, near
Choyonno, Wyoming whero ho has
boon ordorod to report for sorvico
with tho United States Medical Re
serve Corps. Dr. Kestor will onter
tho sorvico with tho rank of First LIou
tenant. H, o is a groduato of tho Col
logo of Physicians and Surgeons' in
San Francisco and in addition to this
ho has taken a post graduate courso
In the medical colleges of Berlin, Ger
many and London, England.
Dr. and Mrs. Koster camo to Spring
field about four years ago and since
that tlmo Dr. Koster has practiced
modlclno In this city. Before coming
to Springfield bo was a practicing
physician in Portland, Dr. Kester
Is a son of Mr. and Mrs. N. Koster, of
this city. Ho returned from Portland
last night whoro bo had boen to mako
arrangements for getting his uniform.
Thoy will ship their household goods
to Wyoming and Mrs. Kestor will ac
company Uio doctor, making her homo
In that Btnto for tho present. As yet
it has not been definitely decided who
will tako up Dr. Kcstor's practlco here
but it will bo announced later.
WEDDING IS KEPT SECRET
Springfield Girl Married Portland Man
Over One. Month Ago--
Word was rccolved today of tho
marrlago of Miss Marion Harper to
Orville Hamlin, of Portland, on July
12, 1917. Tho news came as a sur
prise to tho bride's many friends
because Mrs. Hamlin left Springfield
last week and had informed no one
o fthe ceremony of last month.
Mrs. Hamlin was for several years
a teacher In tho Springfield schools
but for the paBt four years she had
taught at tho Geary school In Eugene
Sho has many frionds In both Spring
field and Eugeno.
Mrs. Hamlin left Springfield last
week for Portland with her mother
Mrs. J. II. Harper, who will spend
tho winter with another daughter,
Mrs. Whltbock. Tho friends of Mrs.
Hamlin say they think she will con
tinue teaching in tho Eugene schools
this term as sho hud lntonded to do
so.
A&ed Lady Passes
Away Sunday
Mrs. Mary Evans, 93 years of
Age Die3 at Home of Daugh
ter, Mrs. Henry Wagner
Mrs. Mnry Evans, 93 years of ago,
died at tho homo of hor daughter,
Mrs. Henry Wagner, near Hnydon
Brldgo last Sunday. Mrs. Evans was
born In Now York stato in 1824. In
Now York sho married Isaac Lynn
and by this marriago sho had nino
children, flvo of whom survive her.
Later, after her husband's death Mrs.
Evans camo to Iowa, where sho mar
ried William Evans. Fiftoon years
ago they came to Oakdalo, Washing
ton whero Mr, Evans dlod. Upon his
doath, she came to Oregon and has
slnco Ivied with hor children hero.
Mrs. Evans is survived by hor two
daughters, Mrs. Ida McBee, and Mrs.
Henry Wagner, and throo sons, Jesse,
Frank, and Honry Lynn. Sho haB
fourtoon grandchildren and about the
sauio number of great grandchildren.
Funoral servlcos wero hold from tho
Branstottor and McLaughlin chapel
In Eugono, aftor which tho body was
taken to Oakdalo, Washington where
lntormont was mado. Mr, Wngnor
accompanied tho body of his mother-
lii Jaw .e V.'af.atiU,
ES
REPORT
IN
STRUCTOR MARRIES
Couple Will Be at Home to
Many Friends at New Home
' in Eugene
Th wedding of Nora J. Sorenoon,
orthls city, and Willard 8. Plank, of
Eugeno, in tho study of tho BapUst
church in Eugene Saturday evening,
came as a surprise to the many friends
of tho couple.
Mrs. Plank has llvod In Springfield
for a nnmber of years having taught
in the commercial department of
Sprint leld high school tho ast year, i
Sho also taught in the high school
for r throo years several years ago.
Sho-will continue to teach In the local
high shool this wintor.
After September 10, Mr. and Mrs.
Plank will bo at home to their friends
at Cll Eighth Avo. East, in Eugeno.
Mrsj Plank's mother, Mrs. Christine
Soronson will live with them. Their
homo In this city has been rented to
N. A. Baker and family of Monmouth
Mr.? Baker will be principal at the
Lincoln school building this winter.
ENGAGE IN MEAT BUSINESS
E. Stewart and Ark' 8umers Will
Operate Eugene Shop
J. E. Stownrt of this city, and Art
Sumors, of Eugene, have rented the
Washington street market In Eugene
and will open the shop for business
on September 1. Mr. Stewart is well
known in Springfield having lived
hercuall of his life. He has been
conn&utod with the meat and cattle
business for the past 20 years, having
owned butcher shops in Springfield
at different times during that period.
The market which is now known as
the Safloy and Nlckum meat market
was owned and operated by Mr. Stew
art for a year and onohalf, until
about seven months ago when he
sold to tho present owners. During
tho time that Mr. Stewart owned the
shop Mr. Sumers haa charge of the
shop and Mr. Stewnrt looked after
tho out side work.
In tho new shop Mr. Sumors will
have charge of tho market while Mr,
Stewart will buy cattle and do tho
butchering.
Go on Fishing Trip
Mr. and Mrs. S. E. McBee and
daughter, Alice, Mr. and Mrs. W. A,
McBee and daughter, Myrtle, Mrs.
W. C. Campbell, and Mrs. E. W. Col
Hns loft this morning for a few days
fishing trip up the Willamette.
Conservation of
Seed Is Plan
County Agent Robb Will Co
operate With U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture
The soed marketing secUon of tho
bureau of markets of the United States
department of agriculture is working
in cooperation with tho county agonts
throughout the country to handlo tho
sood marketing proposition, according
to N. S. Robb, Lano county agricul
tural agent
Tho bureau has requested the coun
ty agents to obtain tho names and ad
dresses of all farmors who regularly
grow any kind of crop adapted to seed
purposos.
Particular attention is given to thoso
who mako a spocialty ol growing .
pure varieties of cereals, legumes and
grasses, says Mr. Robb. It Is do- j
sired to havo a list at an early date ,
so that an active campaign for seed
conservaUon may bo under way by
tho Umo tho crops are harvested.
Mr. Robb says that already Inquiry"
for seed has beon made at his office.
Tho farmers soem to particularly do-
ctro quantlUes of gray winter oats
and wintor ryo, but so far the agent
has boon unable to locate anyone who
hat tb?se for aa,
COMMERCIAL
PRINCIPAL MOVES HERE
Former Marcola Teacher Will Taach
In 8prlngfleld 8ehools
Mr. and Mrs. N. A. Baker and fam
ily, of Monmouth, have moved their
household goods to Springfield and
havo rented tho house owned by Mrs.
Christine Sorenson on C street be
tween Fourth and Fifth streets.
Mr. Baker has been elected as prin
cipal of the Lincoln school for this
year. He will teach the Seventh and
Eighth grade classes In arithmeUc.
Mr. Baker has Just concluded his
course at the normal school at Mon
mouth. For three years he was
principal of tho Marcola school. The
family have been visiting for the sum
mer with Mrs. BakerB parents, Mr.
and Mrs. C. K. Hale, at Noti.
Are Moving to Cottage Grove
Mr. and Mrs. J. F. Goddard, of this
city, are moving their household goods
to Cottage Grove where Mrs. Goddard
will teach the Second grade in the
public school this term. Mr. God
dard has been in charge of the Man
ual Training department in the Spring
field schools for tho past three years
They have made their home in Spring
field for the past two years.
Governor Closes
the Deer Season
Action Is Taken to Prevent Dan
ger to Patrollmen and of
Forest Fires
That Governor Withycombe has
closed Uio deer shooUng season in
definitely beginning September 1, on
account of the danger. -from .forest
fires and to prevent soldiers being
mistaken for deer is the word re;
ceived by the officers of this county.
People who have been in the moun
tains this season say that the deer
aro exceedingly numerous this year
as evidenced by the large number of
tracks seen in all roads and paths.
However very few have been seen as
the hunter's cause much disturbance
and noise in walking through the
woods. Hunters say that it Is pract
ically impossible to get close to deer
on account of the dry season and that
this is the reason for the lack of suc
cess among Uio hunters this year.
The number of hunUng parties from
this secUon is greatly diminished this
year so this order will not affect many
of the local hunters.
"The woods nre full of soldiers,
wearing ollve-drab uniforms, about
tho same shade as a deer," explained
Governor Withycombe, "and a hunter
might make a mistake and shoot
Then, again, hunters may cause fires,
and the woods are now dry as tinder.
Tho proclamation will close the deer
season until It is opened by proclama
tion, and It will not bo oponed unUl
the first heavy rains, which will make
tho forests safe from fires.
Thore is anothor feature in clos
ing tho deer season. Some of the
forest fires are of incendiary origin
and a firebug, caught by a patrol
ing soldier, might kill the guard and
it npprohendod lator oxplain that he
mistook tho soldier for a deer.
THURSTON WHEAT IS GOOD
Crop Yield 40 Bushels to the Acre
When Threshed
The wheat yield throughout tho en
tire Thurston Valloy Ib far in excess
of expectations this year. The wheat
grown on the Georgo Piatt tract yield
ing 40 bushels to the acre when thresh
ed. Tho land on which the crop was
grown has boon in clover for the past
throo years and its value as a soil
restorer is proven by the fine wheat
The fact that the crop waa
Bprng wnoat makoa tjje yield all tho
moro remarkable
To Springfield Ladles
All the ladlos of Springfield who
are interested in tho comfort and
welfare of the boys who have gone
to tho front, those in, the training
camps and those who will leave in
tho near future, are requested to ba
at the city library room Friday even-
'lug it 'i:S0 o'clo-.'k.
ARTILLERYMEN PLAN
FDR TRACK MEET,
AT FORTSTMS
Hospital Corps Only Part of
Regiment Not Kept Busy
With Drills t
PAY DAY SEPTEMBER 4TH.
Smallpox Vaccinations and Typhoid
Prophylaxis Injections Are Be
ginning to Take Effect
Fort Steven, Ore., Aug. 28. Aa
Inter-company track meet is to be
the featuro of the week in the camp
of the Oregon coast artillery. Pre
liminaries will be held Thursday after
noon and the finals of the events
are slated for Friday. Last night
saw a number of the men in a vari
ety of nondescript uniforms and pro
visional track shoes attempting to
unllmber their muscles and awake
again the slumbering form that mado
them winners In the ante-bellum days.
Out o fthe whole regiment It is Im
possible to pick the winners because
of tho number of entrants, and the
widely scattered reputaUons they bear
The Second company however, looks
good to the dopsters through tho pres
ence of several old University ot
Oregon men on thelrteam.
Plans are also under way for a
regimental football team that can
conpete with the regulars staUoned
here -and with? near-byijfgh"scnbol8.
Old reputations indicate that such an
aggregaUon would be no mean ma
chine. The smallpox vaccination and the
second typhoid prophylaxis Injections
are beginning to take effect and tho
men march with a stiffness of car
riage whjch, vjhile unnatural, sur
passes even that of the regulars. A
noticeable fact is the severity with
which the injections of serum and
vaccine affect the large men in con
trast to the lighter effects on tho
slighter soldiers. The hospital holds
several men from almost every com
pany, all of them strapping big men
who have succumbed to the effects of
tho preventives.
Thus far the only department of
tho regiment which has not done ac
tive work along Its special lino is
the hospital company. The mem
bers have been principally employed
about the hospital in the kitchen and
assisting with the administration of
toxins. This week, however, active
work will begin for them first aid
school, stretcher bearing and tho drill
regulations of their department com
posing their course of sturdy.
Present indications point to the first
pay-day coming September 4. Col
onel Hammond and the chaplain, Cap
tain Elkins, recently held a confer
ence in Astoria with the chief of
police and tho sheriff with respect to
safe guarding the welfare of tho mon
during the period following pay-day
that time which is the hardest test
of a soldier's courage.
A dance was given last Saturday
night by the officers of the Oregon
regiment complimentary to the of
ficers of the regular army coast ar
tillery corps staUoned here. A large
party of young women from Astoria
camo over to attend the ball, which
was held In the post gymnasium.
Rumors and reports, invariably false
are a common thing and the men
havo almost gotton over bolng stam
peoded by any of tho almost daily
tales. Last Friday night, however,
some lieutenant, still unidentified, cir
culated the Information that advicos
Mad heen recoivod by the local head
quarters lato in the afternoon that
companies 1,, 2, 3, and, 11 would be
sent September 15 to North Carolina
to bo dlvisloned with tho 3d Oregon
in tho 41st division.
So plausible did the story sound
that tho whole camp accepted It In
quiry at headquarters, however discloa
ed the fact that absolutely no comunit
catlon of such nature had beon recelv,
cd.