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PrtlMQFlELD, LANE, COUNTY, ORkoOW,' THURSO AY, APRIL 25, 1fti.,'
VOL. xvm; JMft
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SPRINGF
IELD
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NEWS
loll
SPRINGFIELD HAS
S
Annual Meeting Shows Much
Work Done by Ladles
. of Auxiliary. j
OFFICERS ARE RE-ELECTED
Nino Hundred and Fifty-One Dollar
? Received Since Organization
From All Sources,
tho first ahnual mooting ot
Springfield auxiliary ot tho Amorlcan
" Hud Cross was hold at tho Methodist
church Tuesday evening, at whlcli
tlmo n roport ot tho work dono during
the year was given and oulcors woro
eloctcd for tho ensuing year.
Aftor tho opening exorcises and re
ports of committees tho secretary
road tho annual roport, which dates
trbm April 14, 1917, to April n, 1918,
OS I01IOWD, ,
Organization.
Number of mombors who signed
up and paid $1 at tlmo of organ-
tzatlon on April 14, 1917 11
Memberships received during tho
,
year .............................................. no
Total membership 'enrolled April
14, 1918, Including Hayden
bridge and Prunovltle branches
of tho Springfield auxiliary,
720
; "Financial Report
Cash rocelyed during tho yuar
for memberships
?761-00
.. 10.70
. 1.C0
.. 60.00
Vom personal donatlon8.....
Donations from the COO-club.
Donations from M. E. church....
Banquet grveh" on' fuua'2l,
1917
Eritortalriinent given on Oclo-
bor 20, 1917
y
18.50
35 2(j
Tied Cross 'b crib. (If dando given
in February,, ..... ' 43.G5
Card party klvon by Hod Cross
14 75
Ladles .
'United 'AftlR'anvJodga.,
N10.60.
'
1851.35
OlafeursemenU
Pa)d oat' ,lo"',tha Lane . county
Chapter for Bbf lnneld mem- "I,
i bershlps .................726.00
For other munbmblps re-
jeered ia flprlngflejd but not
enrolled fe.-r7.,,......n 35.00
tVi tavnonana Inr.tirrAil In auxlti.
its ia'workln'g for war re-
HOt Z9AV
Paklout!1tq the. JLne qurjty
iCaapter tor .Christmas fund..-, 22.85
rpoeed from IJed Cross beno
42 00'
mai uauce .......... ...i.
t .
ToThanksgivtag. sale-..-
.,....,....a.
it
4.00
Frpmricard party by Red .Cross
Ladles; ,
Odnatioa from United Artisan,
.tf
Donatioa from-M:.E. Church...i..
Donation rojn, Epg-c'lub.,...,,...,.,,
Donation .to tho Lape county
14 75
io'oo
50.00
1.60 .
,
11 r
Chapt
er
f".7f7H;r"i!r'
r
.J .
Balance In hand, Qftroasui:Qrj,(
ingjV
Other aioney .received-.undlr ,'tho 1
....'-.Vi:rr;,"' ::?,.:'
auspicepr iirinif,fein..auiin; ,fpr
ihe.sale oC Rea. cross Christmas sear
atamDPj $48,28. ThU im.opy fws sent
tp .Mrs. ,yft R, -3pyntpn,. Lf Re pointy
chairman1 of the Christmas Red Cross
v. , I .,-. .. ,
aeaisf.t , (,.,', ,-i .
Work done by 'the sqwlng,-, knotting1
,and .surglfial,, dressjng, ,cltB8,ea , during'
nhe yea,r. Hospital garments, made,
Including those made " by Hayden
, bridge a branch of tho Sprlngflold
auxiliary:
Paiama suits, 111: bed
suits, 111: bed shirts, lis;
' hotwater bottle covers, 24 j towpls, 6
. dofRW, kiraqna qqats, p; lounging,
..1' mill. 1 n.l..l I ml
Bocks, 7 pair?' Bh$iderrrapB, C; sur:
goPn caps, -!
oths ,dona,ted", '4 doonj eurgl
(neniAray loUiB, W,
Ut of! od' IWa1; rinpi??n8,, 9,
wash cloths
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26
MEMBER
10 GROSS ROLLS
(Continued on(Ptiee Six)
PIONEER HOME DESTROYED
Old Hill RMlrfena Nwr Oakrldte la
Total Lew; Ws Landmark
ThoJIIll residence, about threo mile
noullionat of Oakrldgo waa totally de
stroyed by flro Sunday morning. Every
thing waa burnod cxcopt a vory'llttlo
clothing which the aged couplo and
nolghbors managed to aavo. . , '
"Aunty" and "Dllly" Hill plonoora
of Oregon, have resided in tho' old
house, slnco it was rained In 1809. It
was a plonoor landmark In t lint vicin
ity and was a popular stopping placo
for travol ovor Uu Oregon central
military road In tho early days.
Ah soon bb tho nowa that tho houso
was on fire was telephoned to tho
neighbors thoy hurried to tho scene,
.but tho (Ira burnod so rapidly that'.,
they were unable to save anything. J
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Thero was no Insurance on tho
j building, and everything Is a total
(jlo;lousf It is very unfortunato as it do-
fltroys the homo of a llfcUmo and
loaves tho agod peoplo ' practically
without moans oxcopt tholr land.
Home at Hayden
Bridge Destroyed
u Lt Blood's House Is Totally
Destroyed Monday Evening;
Some Contents Saved.
I Th horaoiiof Mr- nd Mr8'
Dlood, who llvo two miles northeast
...
,ot Sprlngflold, waa totally destroyed
!hv (lrn Mnnilav nvonlnir. Tim flrn
. - h u- "iv.
which is supposed to havo caught
from tho flue, waa first noticed' shortly
aftor B o'clock in the. evening; and It
burned so rapidly that" there waB no
chance fat saving' the' house.
With thojielp of neighbors a good
part of their furniture and clothing
was saved
There was no lnsuronc8'ot Mr. and Mrs. A. .H. Lewis of this
on thftlr hnuaelinlfl Affect.
The farm arid buildings aro owned
; by JafajosO'Doll of Philadelphia, Pcnn.;nos8. Death was caused by quick con-
Mr. and tin. Mood plan to set up
tonts on Ujo place and live thero until
word la received rrom Mr. O'Doll, and'
if h,o intonda.to rebuild thoy will prob-
ab,y remaln on tho. place,
STPDYMCLUB--UDieSrVIEeriJc gb! wftff ft m6mbef of Uf0
Discuss Homo. Economy; ' Eggs and , Senior class di Bprlflgflold high -ached!
. Cuts, of Meat .Are. Theme,
mi. j to .... m.. h.
inoi"oniB onomics ojuuy ,i;iuu
Economics
ii'mub.,kwi .iuv.wi-.iw-
l,,nK - Tho , Pf0? , X c"?.1?6 of
nouae, and Miss Anderson, domestic
"
BCP??.-f..V Ullc on ",cua of Meat
their uses," The meeting waa
i wen atienuea,
iMra, )leBS fold pf tho different
- kinds of egg and their ubob and bu-
.lillVB TBIUp Ul jtmiill. AIUU. IIID V." I
, KE waB tMy discussed, and its dtf-
iferent pars were'showb.
Mlsa, Anderson talked about the dlf
'erent cu(a
of meat and of, the bettor
ipa're them .to get' the best
e Illustrated hor talk with
10 PW8
si results. She Illustrated hor talk with
, ..... ... .
diagrams of, the cow, calf,
. hog arid
e dlfforent
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MlsAAn fHltklMl nllAlllAI
sheep, which showed .the
ruts, and where, the choicest
cita
wflr'o taken 'from. She' also bA how
?ch cut could be best cooked.
vh orti. .... , nr., onmii.
The ladlos ok the program commit-
too "for the. next meeting, which will
be held in the Lincoln building on
May 3d, aro Mrs. L. May, Mrs, W. N,
Lpng and Mrs, y. L. House, "Sugars
and FatH'wJll be dlscusBed,
4
takes Poiltfon In EUgene.
Hugh. Sa!dRatlio, fonuoriy proprlo
tor of the -local garage, has accepted a
ppslt6ri jri the mechanical department
of tho Sweet-brain garage in Eugone.
He has moved hla family tp that place.
Mr, Satathe sold the local, garago
to its' present owners' In January ot
ye4r
. '
Road to., Be Worked,
bqj imprpvod at , once.,. .Oho of tho
" county's, tractor road outfits went to
that section Tuesday; 'vThe road will
bo scarified and rolled.
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UAfCLE SAM- Well,
Ri SCROOL
DIES YE
Elva Jane Lewis Passes -Away;
Had Been III for Several
Months.
Miss Elva Jane Lewis, only daughter
city dfetl at the family home yesterday
ovenlng at 9:15 after a lingering iiPJ
sumption.
I Mg8 Lowj8 wnB born at Junction
city July 9, 1898 and lived at that
inco f0r thirteen years, Since that
IUmo, with tho exception of onO oar
(upont in California, shohadlfvcd in
but Was compelled tfl fllicontlnue her
school work about two Mdtttha' ago
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hebtfuse or' her heaitn. isa.-i.ewis
,was mucu inieresiu in uor nun uu
P until within' a 'few "hours ot her
aftornpon'at 2:36 Trom VMe?a ffiaV-
pi, 1QB HOrVlCBS Will BO IU VI
charge of
KpV jja McCalluIn .pastor
ofthe
Chruuan church. .
t..M. w.. . ui,
Lewis
eaveB thV foiiowfns brothers, Janies,.
Qraydon, and Carl, to mourn her loss,
f
Repalrlria County Roaef.
Tho, rbtthty'haB a number' of -men at
wotk oa iub cuumj iuu uvu
br!dp up to the Mobawk A caterpll-l
Jar engine WfaelnjB vised for sdariryjng
and grading the' road, and Welby Ste-
vons of this city has charge o the
rock crushor ia use there. This work
win uo compieioo ana ui reu wm
bo in splendid order in about ,, three
week., after which the road from the
northern end ot Filth street in this
city to Cobiirg will bo graded and
otherwJsftjepa!r,ed- by the, same com
pany of workmen.
Mf's. 8. J. Lie Diet.''
Susan' J. Lee' of West Springfield
died last Thursday at'tbe home of her
eon, Elmer Lee in West Springfield.
Mrs., Leo, whp was. S4 years,. of ago,
loaves four sons and, three daughters
Vp mourn, he.lqss,, Tho funeral yras
held Saturday from the Free Metho
dlst church in West Springfield, and
Interment waff made hi. the '"Drum
baugh comotery nodr Cottage Grove.
Speaks at We'si Sprlg'fleld.
Miss IlUth'' Corbott, ' "couiity "food
d'ononstrator, spbko Tuea'day 11 evening
to.a gathering of cltitena; In West
Springfield on wheat conservation,
and organized effort to obtain It,
GIRL
STERDAY
.AW.
ncitt x JCRAP o'ftkPER.
DR. WARREN SMITH
DfLiVERSLECTORE
Tells Methodist Brotherhood of
Geography of War With
Reasons for 'Drives.
At th 'Methodist brotherhood meet-
lng;hM 'Monday evening in the
zwmmm9t,mmtmm
geologist of tie Uaiveraity of OreeW,
gave aa illaatrated lecture oa "The
Geography of the War." This was ub
'open aeetlBS and the ladles of the
church were invited to attend.
Dr. Smith showed slides' of the (er
ritory over VWcthe ; war k Ing.
- 1lsr raaeaed 1 rtUcaliy
(every
I ot u
sry couairy 'wiae wam. -riciures
the country t4 fMis"'ot Belgium
devastated. wef shdwn and. the
topographical reasons iOT tkq ; German
tavasion were 'poMed ot. iasald
tkial fe'raianyfwotIli JustJas''8ooa have
Invaded witzerlah'd; bUt the TnoSrtJ
tains and the guardpd'mounttiln-paseea,
made such a program Impracticable.
The mountains' and' ridges ot'Korth
etn France which are sow "the West
Front, were pictured. The scenes
were all taken before the war and the
beauty ot the country, now desolated,
was'b" rough t out. ' '
A few pictures, takes from aero
plah'eiii of 'uie battle' liBee-weVe shows,"
Tfie devastated 'fields aBd druinbllng
buildings. ''crater "holes "arid the de
8ru'ct6n"6n every hand "were almost
unDeuevaoie.
Qll 0'f Yiehha. A
guer 'can. fjolurfeJ( a,
. 'D0'rta'nce as strategic tibln
and the
and their
pbints Was
bp- -t y' Dr' Smith.''
ThoSuuBtratlons of Ino coi
couhtry arid
pfeceB 'where th ibattlbs aWnbw be
lnj. fo't Vrought but the geographlo
reaBonB fw the preaont big My
D g M& how engineers, by
( ob80rvinR tho strata ot the ground
jCpUj.g Belf-dralnlng trenches, while
a trench pven a few feot away, might
be flooded all the tlmo. For this pur
poso many American engineers are be
ing sent over the waters, aa a well
drained trench is a wonderful aid la
a soldier,
Before the lepture the ladlos sorved
a brotherhood supper, which was
greatly enjoyed.
Visits Here Friday.
M. L. France, of Cbqulllo, Ore., for
or S, P, . agent ot Sprlngflold, was a
local viator Friday, Mr. France waa
en route to Portland. He stated that
.Mrs. Franco was assisting with tho
pvork lii tho depot it
hat their son Harold hai
cned Avjth appendicitis,
Cocjullle, and
had been throat-
but thought
'an operation' woUld be avoided.
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Are married ir south
rfent Frnk Crawford ana MIm
Flty Ceilins Wee) In California.
MIm Floy Collins and Sergeant
Frank Crawford, both of Wost gpring
field, were married in San Francisco
last Saturday. The young couple ex
pect to set up housekeeping in Saa
Francfico. Mrs. Crawford, who Is the
daughter ot Mr. and Mrs. WHlIam Col
lins of West pringfleM, was employed
In tho local telephone exchange, and
aho went couth on the plea of a vaca
tion. Mr. Crawford, who enlisted last
Juno in a hospital corps and is bow
staUoned at Fort Scott, Saa Francisco,
is. a bob or Mn and Mrs. E. M. Craw
ford of West Sprlagfleld. The young
couplo will begin housekeeping at Sain
Francisco. Both young people aro
well known In this city.
Inspects Mill.,
Charles Zimmerman of Portland was
in this city Tuesday Inspecting the'
Booth-Kcllyr-mill. .Mr. Zimmerman is
interested In. woolen mills in Portland.
Schools Will Have
May Day Program:
Primary -" Intermediate Grades
Will Be Responsible for This
Annual Occurrence.
Pupils and teachers ot the Spring
field schools are busy preparing for
the May. Day exercises which are to
be .held on the lawn .of the Lincoln
school pa Friday May ,3d. This fat .an
annual occurrence and will .be put. on
by the pupils and .teachers of the prl
raaryand intermediate grades.
-
plla ia costume, representing Uncle
Sam and Columbia, aseteted by the
y.. i m r in i
v",Beu'' wm Bave caar PlofUeirrquettf, the.ameahBafeecrihad'
x--
ug i lie eveaiB
program; will be given al'the" Lincoln Ersmlthand ehaaldt-aieet'wl the
building for' the purpose of "raising'' approval of the'Lrberty" Leaa CaBMati
morier to UnlaW paying Tor tfie latere-jtc.i the Toll "will be-accurately "SHed
opticori lantern whicfi was purchased out about May 4th, when the-aaHMtots
last fall for" tho Ub6 o'f iho school. Afand Dercentaees wm he definitely
this program an "illustrated
lecture .
will bo gives by guperintendent.Klrk,
picturing the. ,many- eceaic views of
the . Itocky .mountains aleag the -, Ca
nadian Pacific railway., .
Thte" lecture wiU le 'fellawed. y m
prograEd freaa iUveTeatn''aBdi eighth
grades'; lacKming ttf .dialogue t entitled.1
''THeJRag'Carpet-CdttiaigtBBe.Vrwhk&i
is ahasiereadaitiBcr.-tulbofltha treH"
bies ea1wnab who ha8'Bh(l9,"aTfttS
takefandtteiiaed''cteirohKh)herat oa'bsckwa$ds. ' O th er'-atHuers 'on' th e
prograraNylirb?relbiUsaad: tlec-
tieas by h'eUi4chers'' quartet 'An
admlssW chdrge Of lO-'EHd 15 ceata
will be mode; . ' -
Local Girl Debate
Miss Amy darson of this city and
Misa ' Ellees Torakias, Oregon co-ed
debators, met defeat Monday evening
at the hands ot the women represen
tatives of the University of Washing
ton, The visitors, arguing the affir
mative side probably won through
their arguments to. the effect that the
growth ot United States newspapers
has. largely been through consolida
tion. The' question, was, "Resolved,
that the tendency of newspapors In
the large cities' tQ consolidate Is a
salutary, Influence ;tn the' national lite."
At Seattle the Oregon girls also lost.
Home- Guard Flourishes.
Thud far fifty-seven members of 'the
Loyal Legion at tho Booth-Kelly mill
have signed up for service in, the
Home Gurad, which waa organtxed a
week ago. As more men are expect
ing to Join soon they expect tho total
to reach 150, Those who have Joined
show great Intorest In their work and
drill after tholr working hours are
dVer-iWom '5 o'clock td 6 o'clock
every Tuebday and' Friday evenings.
4 Repairing River' Bridge.
Tho Southern Pacific Company-has
a gang ot workmen repairing tho
brldgo which crosses the WiUnmette
river, just west or this city. Tney aro
also ropalring and cleaning tho via -
ducts between here and Eugene.
BPftlRlif-
DAY Tl
STATE AND NATION'
Flags and Patriotic Ernbternc to
Be Displayed From Horn
and Place of luirMc
UNFURL STATE'HONOR FLAG
All Citizens' Urged t'a
Make
Some
of
Demonstration for
Benefit
Third Liberty Loan.
Liberty day, designated by Freel
dent ,-jvilspa aat Friday. April's, will s
be an occasion of, patriotic gatherings
throughout the State final demos
stration of tho wonderful spirit with
which Oregon has responded to the
appeal of the Third LibWy Loan aad
come out first la the falflllmeat of its
quota. ' i
:lt,wlll ,b a day oa which ever cit
izen .who, possesses the emblem of the
stars and stripes, will see that it 8ots
from,, hl hqsetc$n froga hla-.porch.
is .draped .oyer his. doer ,er vwayea from
hla,,;autooblIe. ,PB.Blic gagierjaga
ot,Tarloa.8rts will he-.heM heaer
Aaset aml hoaor oralis tdisahtyad. Ia
PoTthiad .Liherty day .will ba marked
by patriotic music and a ceatsuaity
sing at Liberty Temple. .This will
take plaee at the, boob hear.
'Another feature will be. the. safari
Mag of tha- State honor flag, xta addl-
jtloa to!the.hoaor'hag, aThka:Liberty
Loaat lieaer fRoll. nceataJalac 'the
Maie:e all tlw cOeitaetaaioaatr
aWsa(Mge;aboyajtar
lBKilkt'Ciiu&r.'ia;-l.v nmVaaaW.
known.
The -roll will then he framed
and hung in the lobby of' the Sta'd
Hoasef where It 'will 'be' preserved as
a State record, it is hoped' that da'
pficatea St this State henor" foil may'
b pr!nteivor embeae&'aBd placed en
record" Jin Ihe'cfwrt a4aaV Ut-tke'VaFt
ous'cWTtiesV la orderto 'show 'the part'
played by the .coWa!y"ia' the Third
LlberJylioan. itiUje'dealre'ot'Msn-
for "eactoJdture .drjv'e,
HOME
GIFArtD"
IS'-FOflMED
Thurston Haa lOrfanlsaMefl .-Vvfth
. -Mm ,rB,ito-FoHew
The Thurston home guard was or
ganized last Thursday eVesiHg .with,
36 men signing up, all eathueiaBtk:
and eager for the success of the organ
isation, They were. Instructed by Cap
tlan Bovard and Thacher from the.
University of Oregon battalion, and
a short drill waB' held. '"
The company decided to hold,, drill
every Sunday afternoon at three
o'clock' and ever7 Wednesday at eight
1 i:
o'clock.
Several of, the,, men signed, up have,
had previous drill experience and
some ot them were in the Spanish,
War. The number of men. in the or
ganization will probably be . increased
In the next tew weeks.
Eyes1 Are Seriously Injured
''iBryoa' Carney, an employee in the'
Wendllng lumber mill, is lying in the
EugOae'Jiespita'l suffering from a ser
ious Injury of 'the eye as a-result at
aniaccideht that occa-rredi almost .two
weeks' ago a( Wendllag; Soma of the
contests bt a tlre extlBgHisher was ac
cidoatly thrown 1a hfa eyes.' HeJ waa
taken -to the: hoaeUaLIMosday.
Are Quietly .Married"
Miss Mabe-1 Baker .and Wesley B,
Courtrlght. both wei known, young
ppopje pf. Chlsc-lcy, vvere. quietly, mar;
rlod" In EuEone . yesterday afternoon.
1 Thq ceremony was preformed by coun
r
ty
Judge H. L. Sown.
age? Slth, t6 lattif thls'as-'apre-cedeal'
and'to ke4f a 'like' rolf ethonbr
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