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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 19, 1922)
TiTrrrr at. jantatjy i n. 1 r22. R TTTT ?PTUNCFTCM? NEWS ' Edited by the Pupils of Springfield I Ugh School f ntvtalnment a Sttcceea Tha play ul the musical enter taJntuent given by the High school lui Friday . wm a com p let success so far as preeentatloil wm concerned. Tb OrnbMtrm ojjoned the evening program. The girls as4 boys gee clubs also rendered soma selections wbjcn wara much appreciated by the aadieace, Tba draaiaUe club pr eated "A White Shawl" aad "Frank CVpta'a Wife which wara highly uoceaafu! la arary detail. ' The raaclal part of the entertain meat, howewer. may ba considered a failure. Tha attendance waa rather small, probably due to tha cold weather aad the ahort notice. It woald seen that weiy little interest ia take by the public, in what the Hih acbaoi la doing-.- We hop that thia aocceea wui arouse more "n- thaalaani la our next play and enter talameat Or else a little bit of a short Una, like I this. Why not? ' .ie Wsndllng Game The basketball game played last IMday between Wendllng High ani Springfield High was another victory for -Springfield. It was a food. fast. Interesting game, and one which the bora were not sure of until they met tha Wendling team. Here'a hoping it wk!l not be like the Elmira games. What's the use Of tying a poet down to conventional rales And spoiling fais good ideas By rims and meter which knock All the soul out of them? Why cant he write J last as be B'ame pleases, and If He wants To write a nice long line like this one. regardless of the laws of versifica tion, the quantity of sylables. ac cent, rythm, stanzas, strophes and measure's, " Luck As I sat. on yestermorning, la a quiet atudy fca'l Thinking someone hit me. Hit ma with a paper ball Twaa a ie,n and dirty trick.slr, - And my heart swelled up with hate. And my face got red with anger' Something snapped within my pate. I grabbed that paper ball, sir. And with a'l my might and main. Fired the thing back at U'a sender. Threw It back from whence It cam. Now I ask you In all fairness. With all aobernesa of face. What would you hare done, air, Had you been there, la my place? For when I threw the ball, air. At the one who threw at I How was I to know twould curve, all' UK a "teaclirr In the eye? MY. J. P. Smlck, electrical engineer in charge of. the Southern Pacific block signal system between Eugen and Ashland, was a guvt of Mr. Torbet at the High school play last 1 Friday. Mr. Smlck was a classmate of Mr. Torbet'a at Albany college way back in "sclent times', and after taking a special course at the University of California, entered the employ of the Southern Pacific company. He thought tha student-actors put up a fine en tertaintnent. a We wonder what would happen if: Carl Lewis should quit talking to the girls? Julia God man her lessons? should fail to have Harry should happen to catch Agency For r R. G. Masters of the 2nd Avenue Garage has taken the Lane County agency for DORTS, REO Passenger Cars and REO Speed Wagons. ; Mail and Phone orders for parts promptly cared for. Phone 19 Invest Direct To obtain a Good Return from Vital Properties that you can Do not let the National Thrift Week pass without giving thought to one of the best home Investments that you can make. This is an Investment in your city's growth through the extensions of Its public utility facilities- January 17th Is the birthday ot the pioneer of the electrical Industry in the United States llenjuniln Franklin. Franklin, master of thrift and sound Investment, If he were alive today would tell you to Invest In electrical securities. A Safe and Satisfactory Investment Ten Year Gold Notes MOUNTAIN STATES POWER COMPANY i . i Paying the investor 8 a year in 2 Cash Dividends Anyone who can save a few dollars a month can become a part owner in its dividend disbursements the wages paid to capital. Our Partial Payment Plan for Investing is simple, convenient and profitable paying you 6'i Interest from the first , installment the full dividend rate t when Installments are completed. Ilea 1 Public ownership of this Company Is being realized by the liivctrtment of vitizens in our tiold Notes. This and other Companies receiving the Hervlces of the Hylleaby Engineering and Management Corporation now have upwards of 30,000 home Investors. We shall be glud to add your name to the list Call at our Office for Complete Information MOUNTAIN STATES POWER COMPANY Invest in your Community's Growth iSai aw -a f -M Read.About MlKer This Wonder )) Almost everybody likes sweet :orn and when the right seed is elected aod the right variety set :led on, it in a comparatively easy matter for the man or woman with bit of ground to aatisfy their meeds from their own gardens. A book that ilcals most helpfully with the selection of varieties haa just recently been published and should be obtained by every one interested in corn. The new book referred to ia Lilly's 1922 Seed Annual. Kaeh year Lilly's Western America's Greatest Seed House has been is suing an annual dealing with vege table and flower seeda, etc., and, as thia firm has been carrying on a successful and growing basinet, for 25 years or more here in the North went, the information it has to give today is worth much to gardeners. JJecnuae of the distinctive cli matic cotiduiou3 in the Pacific Northwest, corn has to be selected for planting with great care and special pains must be taken with it if one expects to get a good (yield. For years Lilly's have studied the problem of growing the best varieties of corn for this climate and their suggestions are most valuable. Roast in g-ears are no longer a problem to the man equipped with this information because big, juicy curs can be raised in almost all parts of this region if proper care is taken in choosing the right varieties of seed and planting it in soil suitably prepared. The new Annual tells fully aboiit tne best varieties of corn and how to cultivate them for best results. It also given a great derd of reliable information about prac tically every other vegetable that can bo produced here advantage ously. Sections are devoted to flower seeds and cultivation, fer tilisers, spruys, poultry and bee supplies, etc. All together this new annual !n a book that every pcrsou who gar dens ought to have. You can get a copy free from your dealer, or by writing to The Chas. II. Lilly Co., Seattle, Portland, or Yakinu. Horace talking to Harel? Slkes would quit making io many fouls playing- basketball? Authorized Service Batteries Goodyear - Sound -U. S. - Pensylvania Tires We Represent the United Motors Ser vice, also Ford Service See us first before Buying Elsewhere Springfield Garage 4th 8 Main Phone 11 Claire shoit'rf (juil bothering Jay for ten minutes? Ralph C'.loe should lono hi r.opu larltjr with tho girls? Randolph woucll roino to school every day of the week? Loren fCdmlston was to be taken out of the boys g'ee club? Mr. Ftoih said only thosa that were In love wouli be good poets, thero must be quite a few people lu love, then. The school boarl li going to have to buy a new piano atoo!, If Chariot t? don't quit Jumping up and down on It when she liny a. Lois: "I went to Salem and thev didn't take me to the nut house lthwr for they thought I might Improve and be better." leave a short 'ulk oi the aforesaid subject. The K!t of his speech waa that Its a great pity that the he! Items ko up the alrshnfta IntituaJ of into tho T.ittl r. Hero's one that didn't. Mr. Myert Iihs threatened to spank th. frcsmen if they ever become u noUy as the soi hotnor.s. Thelnm has lost her spit curl. wonJor who has It? We jtiati.i( o I from your fttco to mine." j Dear Miss Tsttl.-r: I I am In lot wi:h a girl, who is oliler than I am. I want to marry jhor. Can you tell mo how to go about It? A in. Hoy of your ne are too young t go with girls older than you. You want to be careful or you will kiss a grans widow ani ratch hny fever. Mr. Hot h don't believe In mixing with foreigners for ho didn't come I to the Latin party Saturday. Klhn: "Now. H.'lmont, didn't you' like the play " , Belmont: "I'art of It." Ellen: "What part?" I Belmont: "Where the powder wit Dr. S. Ralph Dlppol, dmitlst, Spring field, Oregon. Bilious Headache Whan you hsvn a aevero headache, a llHordered stomach and constlpv tlo i, take three ot Chamberlain's Tab lets. Tlny will correct the disorders of the liver and bowels, effectually curing the headache. Ona: "They thoughtyou might get worse and they didn't want you on hand. One night not long ago Leonal Vorts took bis 'friend with blm to see Mabel. "You see," said Leonal, "I repeat poetry and If I get sta'led I want yoj to help me out." This Is tine way It went: Tour hair Is of the lightest kind. Tour head shows that you always mind, I Your voice It on the cold air floats,! Ycur feet are like (looking to his friend for help) ! "V, 8. Gunboats", replies the friend.! The sophomores throw so much ' chalk that Mrs. Myers Is beginning to; wonder where they are going to get the money to buy some more. She' hope the stats of Oregon will run out) of those tittle rubber bands, shi thinks the supply ought to be about txbausted by now. Can "news-nodes" be written about "newe notes"? Becently, Mr. Roth HEAR Rev. Geo. Bennard OF CHICAGO ' ' 1 Evangelist Singer Cnmposer IN THE SERIES OF Special Evangelistic, Services AT THE Methodist, Church Beginning January 11 Song Leader, Professor C. E. LAMUERT SPECIAL MUSIS EVERY NIGHT
