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THE SPRINGFIELD
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SPRINGFIELD, , LANE. COUNTY, OREGON, MONDAY, JANUARY 21, 1918.
VOL. XVI., Ntt f
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ON SERVICE FLAG
III PATRfOJIC MEET
Frionds and Relatives Gather to
Honor Men Called to
, Colors
SOME SERVING. IN FRANCE
Methodists Will Conduct Prayer
I
Service for Boys At Long A
War Lasts
PINNED
j God save our noblo men;
Z Bring thorn Hufe homo again,
God Have our men.
Mako thorn victorious,
Patient and chlvulroun,
They aro ho duar to us.
God save our ntnn.
This prayer wait chunlod by tho
audiunoo lu unison and sung to the
tunc of America In opening tho pat
riotic service at tho Methodist churuh
last nlxltU
Onoihundrcd, and sixteen stain wore
plnnod on a sorvlcoftag which wan
unfurlad in honor of our soldiers tn
the service. Tim .stars reprint not
ir only) tho boys who wore moiul?r of
tho -church hut those who attended
occa'slopully and relntlyuB and frlcndV
of tho pininUora and those who attend
tho church,
Thu , sorvlcu flag wan ma l) by a
commlttco composed of Mm. Emma
Olsqn., Mrs. 711, Lansbery, and 'Mrs
H. E. Davldspu. Tho stras will be
.. sowed on by tho commlttoo and tho
flag will, bp hung on tho. wall at tho
front of tho church. In honor of. tho
boys a, short prayer norvlco -will bn
held at ono of tho church sorvlcos
each Sunday.
Proceeding tho flat; service several
patriotic selections wero rondorod,
"Our Country's Flag" by Mr. and Mrs.
J. C Dlmtn, and "Keep tho Homo Fires
HurnltiK" by MIbh Joan Fischer. "Tho
Stars and StrlpoH Forever", "Tontlns
Tonight," and a number of other pat-
rlndr nlnf-fiH wurn nlnvflil nil thn Pnthn
. phone.
( Pastor R, A. Danford who had
charge pf tho sorvlcos callod the
friends alphabetically and . tho first
Star to bo phnnod wan by Mrs N. A.
Ashworth, who .has two boys, John
and Bldnoy L. In tho service. Stars
draped wltli crapo were pinned on
foreword Italaton and Forn Sldwoll,
"both' 0 .whom Jiavo dlod slnco enlist
ing, the former last July by drowning
In the Willamette river and tho latter
last Saturday morning at San Antonio
TeJtae of pneumonia.
One Sprlngflold woman MIsb Lulu
Oell is in Franco in actlvo service as
iv ilea Cross nursa and a star was
p'laoea tm tho flag for her. A nuni
her of homos havo two sons In the
scrvlco and ono, tho G II Meats homo
In West Sprlngflold has three boys
who aro all lit Franco.
Following aro tho nnmos of the
hoys who are represented on tho flag:
Clinton Clearwater, John Ashworth,
Sldnoy Ashworth, Norman Byrne, Ituy
Daily, Crood Brattaln, Morris Bonnott,
Hoy Cupp, Vance Cagloy, Frank Craw
ford, Hoy Vincent, Charles IUissoll,
Dlmm, Sergeant Major Walter It.
.Dlmm, Samuel Danford, First Lieu
vtonant Howard Danford. Sorgeant T.
C. Oorrlo, Arthur Denntson, Leonard
"Stevens, Clarence F. Hill, William Les
ter Hill. Harlow Hodgdon, Howard
Klzor, Roy Porln( Donald Porln( Paul
LanBhory, Hugh Lansbery, Ivan Mc
Klnnoy, Paul. Myers, Corporal Wlnl
fred L. May, Chauncoy Moachom, Paul
Mann, Francis Stewart, Corporal Hoy;
Cairns, Roy Follows, Clinton Conloy,
Othmor West, Glon. SU John, Itoy
West, Paul F. nasford, Will Young,
Samuel Young, Wondoll Bnrtholomow
Elward Ralston, doceasod, Arnrlil
Tomsoth, Arnlo Toraseth, Alfred Tom
sqth, Earl Thompson, Hubert Travis.
Gon F. Wopllpy, Jules, Verne Woolley,
, Clydo Vollior. Glaudo Valllor, Dr.
Lorah Van Valzah, Ray Mulligan, Fern
Sldwoll, decoasod, Leonard Sldwoll,
Norton Pengra, Floyd Fry, Herbert
Moon, Roland Moshlor, Glen LeVce,
pr. Kugone Roster, Herbort Hansen,
Corporal Dol Hlnson, Albert Bearo,
Lloyd McKay, Robert Wllllan, Orvlllo
Howard, Cocll Mulligan, Oron Sha
han, Roy Holvorson, Lieutenant Chris
H. Jonson, Russell Konnan, Dan Fish
or, Forrest Rood, Milton Klntxloy,
Frank Castool, Norman Anderson,
Kurl Powoll, Lovl Noot, Ernest Noot,
Clarence Fandrom, Allen O, Adams,
Jr., Human! W, Hutchinson, John Alex
andor, Joss Meats, Fred Moats, Karl
Meats, Leonard Morgan, Kdwjn Olson,
Paul Martin, Harold Perkins, Forol
Perkins, Dr. Nnthunlel Roberts, Chaun
coy Rychard, Fred Stowart, Charles
Allen Stowart, Hert Fullor, Miss Lulu
Coll, Winifred aibson, Orval Phelps,
Lieutenant Hyrou H. Smith, Wayne
McBao, Randall Scott, Claudp .Slgnor,
Wilbur Wills, William Wills, Harry
Coffin, Rnlph Coffin, Paul Pengra,
Harold Kennedy, Hubert llently,
Chauncoy Crltes, Fred Lcmlcy, Ed
ward Hurgolss, Orvlllo Dean,
Among tho officers in this list aro
tho following: First Lloutcnant Chris
II. JciiRon, First Lieutenant Howard
Danford, Lieutenant Uyron H. Smith,
Sorgeant Major Walter It. Dlmmf
Sergeant T. C. Gorrlo, Corporal Wlnl
frod L. May, Corporal Roy Cairns,
Corporal" Doll Hluscn.
WALTER DIMM PROMOTED
Made Osttalion Sergeant MpJo
Replacement Engineers
of
Undor date of January 12, Mr. and
Mrs. J. C Dinim received a letter from
their on, Wulic R Dlmm siytng that
Jiir( u. month nt?r ho lud enllrtfd In
had boon appointed FJrst Sergeant of
Company D, and . later tho same day
w,-ub appointed Hattallon Sergeant
Major of tho First Battalion of tho
First Replacement of Engineers.
Walter Dlmm enlisted at Albany
Now York where ho had bee employed
In a- largo mercantile establishment
and left December 10 th for Fort SIo
cuni, Now York, but after a few days
was transferred to Washington, D. C.
whero ho has been stationed since
Pleasant HiU Wins
From S. H. S.
Four Automobile Londs of Root
ers Accompany
Team
Friday night tho Pleasant Hill boy's
basketball team won from the Spring
field tossera In a gamo played a Pleas
ant Hill, tho final score being .40-23.
Tho Pleasant Hll girls toam also won
from tho Croswoll girls. Trith a score
of 11 to 10. ,
' Following is Springfield's llno-up:
Van Vulzah, center; Davidson and
Uryan, forwards; Hill and dossier,
guards, During tho first half Dlmm
took the placo of Hill, whoso left
shoulder was so badly wrenched ho
had to quit tho gamo.
1 Ploasant Hill's line-up was: Puck-
stt and Hutchor forwards; Rlnehart,
center; Mooro and Dristow, guardB.
Tho Pleasant HIU girls' line-up was
Dllloy and Divine, forwards; Miller,
center; Wheolor and Bower, guards.
Boforo tho Baskotball games which
wore Bchodulcd for 0 o'clock, the stud
ents gavo a program in tho High
school building. Both tho school aud
itorium and gymnasium woro crowded
nbouL$30 being received at tho gate.
Fqur automobile loads of rooters ac
companied tho Springfield team.
Goes to Texas
Crood Brattaln, son of Mr, and Mrs,
B. 13. Brattaln, of Springfield, wac
among a number of soldiers who were
sont to Texas Thursday night with
the Quartorniastpra corps In which
ho enlisted recontly, Mr. nud Mrs.
Brattaln and family and a number of
friends mot tho train In Eugene.
Is DImliod from Hospital
Edwin Olson, son of Mrs. Emma
Olson, of Sprlngflold writes his moth
er from Now, Joruey whero ho Is In
a.,Unlted States army camp saying
that he has Just been dismissed from
the hospital utter having tho pneumon
ia.
Serbian railroad bridge that was
tommlwlon hcudpd by W. B. Thompson.
FINDS JILL MEN
ARE ENTHUSIASTIC
Captain W. A. Arnold Addresses
Both Night and Day
Shifts
Captain W A. Arnold,, of tho United
Signal corps describds' ',the spirit of
the workers at the Booth-Kolly saw
mill here as 100 por cent offlclent
when he presented tho plan of the
Loggers' Loyal Legion to them on Sat
urday. Captain Arnold talked to two groups
of thu mill men. He addressed tho
day1 shift, consisting of 185 men, at
noon and the night shift of 35 at 7
o'clock p. m. He told them of tho
plan of the legion, which consists
merely of getting tho mill workers'
pledged to support tho government
In every way possible in the produc
tion of material for airplaneo. "Tho
men accepted the plan without an ex
ception and were vory enthusiastic
about it," said Captain Arnold.
RALLY WILL BE PATRIOTIC
Liberty
Bonds To Be
Prizes
Given as
A patriotic school rally of Lane
county Is planned for May '7 and. 18,
which it Is expected will oxcesd ny
ever held In Lane county if nol n
the state of Oregon. The county court
has promised to match up to ?20J anv
money raised by the business men of
Eugene.
Tho rally will tako the form of a
patriotic festival and Red Cross bene-
fit, cb it is planned to havo tho "ash
piizes Liberty bonds, war stamps and
Tnrltt stamps. I is aUo expected
that all exhibit) which can bo ujcI
by tho Rod Cross will bo retaiued and
donated to that organization.
RED CROSS ENTHUSIASTIC
Will Hold
Meetings All Day Every
Thursday''
A$ tho regular meeting of the Hay
don .Bridge branch of the Springfield
Red , CrosB auxiliary Thursday after
noon the ladlos voted to hold an all
(lay meeting every Thursday for sow
ing Instead of Just In, the afternoon as
they' havo boon accustomed to do.
, Tho meetings aro held at tho home
of Mrs Molvln Fonwick and a com
mittee of throe ladles servos a lunch
nt noon each meeting day. At present
there aro 28 enrolled In tho branch,
with, a large preccntago in attendance
nt every mooting.
New Book at Library
"Tho White Ladles of Worcester,"
tho latest production of Florenco L.
Barclay, was received at tho 'Spring
field library Saturday and may bo
secured by tho payment of five cents.
CLOSE CALL FOR RED CROSS COMMISSION r '
blown up Just before It was reached by the
Thomas E. Nye May Open Up
for Business Next
Fall
Thomaa,TE. ,Nyo-..pf this' city, has
purchased the store outfit' and. equip
ment of the Vm. Nayjer Cigar .store
in Eugene and has stored-it in the
ompty room Just east of -the Home
Restaurant for the time being.
Mr. Nye does not intend to open up
a cigar shop now, but may do so next
fall. Tho family camo to Springfield
last fall from Hayden Bridge where
thay have been on a farm for a num
ber of years and have been living In
tho apartment over the store room
In which tho cigar store equipment
is now stored. 1
PNEUMONIA CAUSES DEATH
- i .
Mother of Mrs. E. J. Reynolds Passes
Away at Edenbower
Mrs. Margaret Ellen Shipley, moth
er of Mrs E. J. Reynolds' of this city,
passed away at the homo of her
daughter, Mrs. B. L. Hyland, of Eden
bower, Tuesday evening, death result
ing from a severe attack pf pneumonia
from which she had been suffering
tor a short time. Mrs. Reynolds had
boon with her mother for.soveral days
and had just reached home when she
received tho news of her mother's
death. She returned Immediately to
Edenbower.
Funeral sorvlces were held Thurs
day afternoon fromthe Roseburg un
dertaking parlors, with Interment in
I tho MaBonlc cemetery.
Deceased was
. born and raised In Oregon. She spent
some tlmo last summor visiting at tho
Reynolds' home.
S. H. S. WINS B. B. GAME
Junction City Five Lose to
With 29-22 Score
Locals
Tho Springfield High school baskot
ball nulntot covered itsolf with glory
Saturday night by winning from the
Junction City fivo with a score of
29 to 22, A large number of rooters
accompanied the Junction City team
to Springfield.
Springfield's line-up was as follows
Van Valzah, center; Davidson and
Bryan, forwards; HIU and Gossler,
guards. Junction's llno-up; Goodlln,
cpnter; Van Valklnburg and Parn
Isso, forwards; Peterson .and Sims,
guards.
Gets Insurance Money
Tho payment for adjustment on. the
firo Iobs on tho house occupied by
James Cox, which was slightly dam
agod by fire a fow weeks ago, has
boen received from the London Insur
ance company by the agent, J. P. Fry.
KM STORE
,f,ri VmJ
train bearing toe American Red Cross
WAFFLE SUPPER NETS $6.25
Money Will Be Applied on Church
Memorial Fund
The waffle supper held by tho Ep
worth League of the Methodist church
Friday evening netted the league ? 6.25
This mpney will, be applied on the
League's church memorial fund.
The reception. rogrnj)! the church
basemen was, artistically decorated
with ferns ,and rod crepe paper' and
ferns and , potted flowers wore used
on 'the -table. During the .'.evening
an Informal program was. rendered,
consisting ofa number of vocal se
lections by Jean Fischer and Jule Pol
lard, recitations by William Pollard
and Leone Baker..
Wins VictrblaL in
Guard Contest
Florence Darling Gets Second
Prize in Guard's Sub
scription Campaign
Florence Darling was tho succes
sful winner of an JS5 "VIctrolla, the
seioud prize In District" Three, in the
Guaid's 6000 Subscription contest
"The 'Springfield people as a whole
were awfully good about giving me
their subscriptions," said Miss Darling
'I didn't work very hard, 1 hough."
She turned In over one million votes.
For some time Miss Darling ranked
second or third on the entire list and
there was much interest shown In her
progress each time.
Miss Darling is a daughter of Mrs.
Barbara Darling, of this cty, and has
lived in Springfield for a number of
years. "
Men Selected as Jurors
The following mon from Springfield
have been named on a list of Lane
county men from which the Jur
ors for 1918 will be selected: Marlon
W. Davis, Wm C. Seavey, John Spores
Frank H. Chase, Goorge A Dorrls,
Carl E. Fischer, Herbert A.
Cox, E. E Koprior, Jos. L Laxton, Ray
D. Dunlap, Molvln Fenwick, Leonard
J Lepley, E E. Morrison, J C. Dlmm,.
David Eby, Chas, E Brattaln, B.'k
Jenkins, C R. Moad, Harry A Withers,
Joshua R, McPhorson and Earl M.
Young
Attend Meeting at Waltervllle
About 20 members of tho. Spring
field Robekah lodge attended tho moot
Ing of the Waltervllle lodgo Friday
nighL when that lodge installed of
ficers for thoi year. E. Me Drew, dlsl
trlct Deputy grand master, was' the
Installing officer
Lane Plonees Dies
Lewis B. Roasman,- a 'Lano county
pioneer1, and father of Mrs'.' Rosalie
A. 'Emory, "of Springfield, died at IiIb
home' -on the river road north ot E3u-'
gbno Thursday.
GrlElDJ
th 1 .ji.igd rvo
PASSES- MM
TEXAS.
Fern Sidwell, Son of Mr. and
Mrs. Robert F. Sidwell. Dies
of Pneumonia
IN BASE HOSPITAL "CORPS
r
Was Formerly - Emplo'yed-iat 'Fifth
Street Grocery andlCox'and
Cox Store j 0
Fern Vincent Sidwell, "son of Mr.
and Mrs. Robert FSfdweil? of this
city, died' at Camp Travis, San Anton
io, -Texas Saturdaynnorning of pneu
monia, according t - a' telegram .to
ceived by the family, ,from officers of
the camp about 8 o'clock Saturday
morning. ..r 1 . .1.
Young Sidwell was a member' of the,
Base Hospital corps and was running
tho canteen at the time he became ill.
He enlisted in the Hospital' corps last
June, going from here to Vancouver,
From Vancouver he was seat to San
Francisco and later went to Fort Hous
ton, San Antonio, where he remained,
until transferred to Camp Travis
Five other Springfield boys enlisted
at the same time Fern Sidwell" did.
These were Roy Vincent, Frank Craw
Xordi Vance Caglejr, Frank Castcel,
and Ray Mulligan. Tw6 of these boys"
Roy Vincent and Ray Mulligan, are
at San Antonio also. . .,"
-Just prevlqq.8 .to his enlistment Fern
operated a jitney- in Springfield. Prior
to this he was employed atethe Fifth
Street grocery and at the Cox and
Cox Department- store.
Fern Sidwell' was ' born in Mark,
'Iowa and was 23 years of age. ' He Is
surv ived by his parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Robert F. Sidwell. and by four sisters
and five brothers, as follows: Mrs.
Ernest Skinner, Springfield; Mrs.
Frank Healy, of Spokane, Washington
Mrs, Rdy Healyi of Zella, Washington
Mrs. Thomas Green, of Coburg; Austin
of Coburg; Frank, of Springfield, Leo
and Clyde, of Coburg; and Leonard,
who is at the NavaHTralning station
at Mare Island, San Francisco. Word
has been sent to all and they are ex
pected to arrive for the funeral;
The 'first word the' family received
of, Fern's condition was a telegram'
Friday morning stating that he was
sorlously HI with pneumonia. Satur
day morning another telegram came
saying that he was much better. Lat-,
er, at eight o'clock- Saturday morning
a third telegram came saying he had
passed away. Word was sent immed
iately to ship his body home.
This morning Mr, Sidwell received
by telegraph $61.70 from Lieutenant
I. J Baker of the Base hospital at
Camp' Travis, San Antonio', Texas,
requesting that $20 be spent for flow
ers for his son and the balance to be
applied on funeral expenses or mon
ument as he sees fit.
The time for the funeral of Fern
SIdewll cannot be fixed until definite
Information is received as to the ar
rival pf the body,-. U..wtll probably
arrlY.o Tb.uxsday.j.. t 1(( (.
Will Helb" Educate Boy in' India
The Junior-League at, the Methodist
church held a Food sale.., thcvHo
brook. Hardware stpro Saturday the
iWc'eeds'of which' 'we're used' as the
first installment in paying the1 tuition
of a boy in India whom tho league has
taken to educate. Tho namo of the
boy who has been chosen by the child
ren, Is Samuel. Six dollars, and sixteen
cents were cleared at the sale.
New Floor In Butchef'Shop
S warts and Washburne arorhRVing
a new floor put in the front' part of
their butcher shop at Fourtn and Mam
streots L. J. Lepley Is (n charge of
the work;
"tt Appointed" Peit! 'Master
Max O. 'dre'en'," 'ot 'Bona '''was la.
Sprlngflold Saturday on business, Mr.
Qreon 'has : Just been appointed post
master at Douna.
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