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NINETEENTH YEAR.
SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21,1922.
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CITY ROAD FUNDS
AND IMPROVEMENTS
Mayor Egglmann reported at the
chamber of commerce meeting Mon
day evening, (hut the town of Spring
fluid had rpcplved a turn over of $'JK7
from the county, under tho oppratlcin
t mi set of thi tout legislature, by
the term of whlih 70 per ent of th
rou.l tax collected from a city or
town U returned to that town for A
aperlul road funit. A almtlar turn
over U expitd from the county -aft" r
t'e fill tnxri are paid In.
Tho mayor reported iiIho thnt the
town bag purchanrfl a paving outfit,
at a font, delivered of aoniPthlng near
1400. The work of repairing th .
Main street pavemont will comment
as noon n the outfit la ready for use.
The. two Mock between 2nd and 4th
treel will b the flrl section under
tnken. and after that the place that
titvA mending the mot. while tho
fund lawt.
Tho rltjr haa aUo ordered 600 feet
of tho boat Bit in treated fire hone.
The rout will be $ir.O f. o. b. Portland.
CHANCE IN TREASURY
SAVINGS CERTIFICATES
Tho following Information come
through th local pulofflce:
Tho KetreUry of the TrPaaury baa
Juirt annuumril that, commencing
October 1. 1922. a change take place
In Trpaaury Certificates, which then
and thereafter, will be loued In new
form only at tho following price:
$1000 certificates for 120. insteal
of H00.
1100 wrtlflaatea for 183. Instead of
S0.
$15 certificates for $10.50, Insteal
of 120.
Alao that tho eale of 11 trpaaury
aavlnga atampa will bo dlaccvitlnued
then.
'Meanwhile, tho preaent lue of
4ty Pr certificate can bo pur
rhaaed until September SO.
At tho now prlrea. treasury saving
will yield about 4 ppr cent Intereat
per year compounded semiannually,
If hold to maturity, Instead of 4H, at
at preaent. In tho same ratio, the
yield -will be about J per cent per
year, almplo Interest. If redeemed bo
fore the five year maturity period. In
II other respect, the new certificate
and the method of handling thero will
ho practically tho aame aa now.
Distribution of the new 4 per cent
certificate to poatofflcera authorized
to aell treaaury aaTlnga certificate
haa already bean atarted. Postmas
tera ahould therefore b ready to
begin offering them tor aala o.i Mon
day, October I.
Further lnformaton can ho obtained
at tho Springfield poatofflce.
BOTH LOCAL SCHOOLS
STARTING OFF WELL
Prof. C. B. Lambert, reports tho en
rollment at the Lincoln achool thla
morula: "Total number to date, 3(3.
The targeat numberver enrolled ao
arly la the achool tons. Patrons in
arged to rlalt the achool. and got ac
quainted with the teachora and the
real conditions of the school."
The enrollment at the High achool
waa reported at lit at the close of
yesterday. Thla naakea a total for
both avhoolaof 474.
Meiara. Dennis and Palmer are puV
1( no double garage aouth of their
reildence pn 4th and F streets.
John Hutchlns and family moved to
Corvallla the first of last week.'
v ORDER your tomatoea from Bar
tholomew Gardetie. '80c per buahol;
75c delivered. Phone 4 F-4. aJ8c
Dr. 8. Ralph Dlpple. dentist. Spring
field, Oregon.
Chas. Buchanan waa splitting wood
on a high block with a long handled
axe, Baturday morning, when the end
of the axe handle taught In hla cloth
ing and the edge of the axe came down
on his left thnmb, cutting clear
through tha bone diagonally, and com
pletely severing tha outer section of
the first joint. .
Subscribe for the Newe' at f 1.35, and
get a photograph of yourself or any
member of your family free. ,
A.i B. Bensoney and Mf and Mr.
Ouy' Kirkpatrick, his daughter and
won Ih law, were up above Oakrldge
for about tea days, on a camping and
bunting trip, returning JBnnday. They
t . . ... - . t . , . n .
r aid tiot am any ar, r. wj
seney enjoyed tha camping experience
and (the reat from the ahop woth. Vln
Williams helped Carl la the ahop
vhlla be was gone.
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Mm. B. B. Beckett returned Moaday
front Brownsvin when she had been
' rtalttag atnoe last Thursday with her
daagater, Mrs. Laura Hughes.
THURSTON NOTES
Mia. noale Iiaughman and aon
Harold have moved to Eugene to
ilnd tha winter, Mr. Daughman li
employed at Illll't Ecomeny store,
and Harold I attending school.
William Heinle la harvotliig ba
I rune crop.
Mr. Joe Fowler, of Walton apont
Friday evening with her sister in law
Mrs. Frank Taylor.
Taylor Neeilham la building a dryer
to bo naed In drying hi English wal
cuts. Ho reports a good crop this
year.
Mlaa Mildred Trie left Bunrtay for
Leuburg. whoro ahe will teach till
coming year.
I Mr. Kugnlie Golf spent Sunday
I with her parent. Mr. and Mr. Wm.
Itennle.
Pre ('off and fnmlly have move I
on tho old Dinner place ao a a to be
Closer to Mr. Toff work.
j The Wllllnn Rros. sawmill will fin
. th UMr county contract thla week.
I Ml Audrey Fowler apont the week
end In tho Fmnk Taylor home.
Mr, flea fihough. accompanied by
bi r brother Curt1 Price, left Tuesday
' fr tho MiKeualo bridge, where Mr.
jShoiigh I entloyertv " '
I Carl Pheteplce. wiho1! twM'fT'em.
ployed nt tho Wiltlun liro. mill, left
Saturday for Portland, whore he wl'I
attend sih'iol.
j Harry Harhert left Monday for Co
burg where ho la going to attend
achool.
Sometime Saturday, John Price'
herd of cow pushed one of tho herd
over a bank Into the water. Tlioy
found her before ahe waa drowned.
, but ahe waa so badly chilled that ahe
ooon died.
Mr. and Mrs. Roy Edmlsttfn spent
Sunday tUKIng at the J. W. Beaver
hop yard.
Ted George, who I employed at
Elm Ira. apent Sunday In Thurston.
I Morrl Drown I working on the
j night ahift at a prune dryer north of
Eugene.
Enniaa Itennle. who has been super
j visiting a fish hatchery at Pendleton,
la borne for a while.
' Ray Raugh was confined to hla bed
.one day lust 'week, from . atomach
trouble.
CHRISTIAN CHURCH
A. O. Sater, Pastor.
Bible School. 9:45.
Worahlp. 11:00.
Christian Endeavor. (:30.
Evangelistic Service, 7:30.
Rrethern will make It a rule to bo at
all aervloes of tho church nnleaa law
fully hindered. Friends and stranger
'will find a hearty welcome In our
midst There are classes In our Bible
school for all age; and tha teachers
are capable. If you will com one
you will want to romo agate? Corns
and bring friend.
AJ J. Morgan la rerooflng his reel
deace on South 4th street.
C. A. Arehart came ap from
Port-Wll-
iianu over in wwa tog, v. n.
. . iL. A m t ,
liams. hla brother-in-law, accompanied
him. Mra. Arehart returned with him.
Mr. Arehart bad great difficulty In
finding a place to make a home. He
finally aecuTed housekeeping rooms la
a a apartment houae, ' '
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CHANCES IN FORCE
AT FLOURING MILL
W. II. Steamier takes tho Dlaca of
head miller In tho flouring mill of the'
Springfield Milt aV Drain com pa ny,,8 1,18 ut0- trtln Friday after-
tula week. Ho hold thla poKm:"00" "d returnma; Monday evening
oriiA veara mmft. hut hum nrftittltA a
lmllnr position In the mill of the
Northwest Mill at Missoula. Montana
for the past three years. He and h'
family drove through from MIoiiK
arriving Monday. They will raak Mr tnr JonR"- " Bremerton, and
their homo In Springfield. Soren Jen-jMU,,e A,,a fld Mrr McCool. of Ta
aen. who has filled the position of,""1- Tho four sisters are cousins of
head miller for some time. will. eon.:he yun The Snook party
tlnue with tho company, for tho pre- "tr,d bck- 8"Jy evening. Mrs.
'sent as millwright
CAMP FIRE CIRLS
ADOPT NEW NAME
The girl of the Willamette camp
fire met at tho borne of Miss Eileen
Klllerti MondKV evenlnaA Ther ro.
organic nder the name of the U. ,n hl brother Arthur's Jit
I), club, and officers were ler-ted. The!"0' '. waa crowing Johnj Sea-
next meeting will be at the homo of,"'" ,un nluru ,u frt"R
t ot I" a lire murn-imi-ii. i n? iiiuiuuerv
'of the elub are Martha Williamson.
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Prealdent; Crystal Bryan, vice prel-
dent; Wlnnlfred Tx-I .errelarv n,lithe trlP- 8nd two lr, nd himself
jtn.urr: Alice Morten.en. reporter;
iFaullne DrLcoll. aerge.nt at arm,:
nerolhv IWtlo. Alle Tom.eth. Ell.en
Kllleen. Ruth Br.ttaln. Vernlta Mor -
r'son, Emma Travis, Alene Larimer,
, Marlon Spencer and Charlotte Stew
art.
PLEASANT OUTING
AND GOOD HUNTING
D. W. Roof and a number of assoc
iates have a hunting and fishing camp
a few miles up tho South Fork of th
McKensle river from McKenslo bridge.
They go and come during the season
according to each one'a convenience.
but as much aa possible In pairs or .of S00 candidates. This will be tha
partners. Mr. Root and Ceo; Allen, largest W. O. W. meeting ever held
of Portland, spent the whole of lattjln this district. District Manager E.
week up there, returning Monday. JO. Royal Is spending all of hla time
Others who were there for about the among these 20 camps and will be in
same time were Riley 8 nod grass and Springfield for the week beginning
hi brother from Portland, and Del September 25th. Last spring Spring
Byrrp, Lee Bond. Wm. Gilliam and field Camp Increased Its membership
two others from Eugene. Th by 40 In a single month and proposes
Humphrey brothers, J a m e a anj to have 50 candldatea In Eugene on
Charles, bad been there, keeping camp December 15th as their part In th?
for them. Thus there were eleven in 500 class. The W. O. W. is a wvstera
the party last week. They all came society managed by western men,
out the first of tho week. They re- who are elected to office by tho gee
port a very successful week'a hunting pral membership. They have over
and a pleasant outing.
BAPTIST CHURCH 8ERVICE
Edgar B. Luther, Pastor
10:00 a. m. Sunday achool.
11:00 a. m. Morning worahlp.
Bub-
ject. "Will a Man Rob God."
6:30 p. m. B. T. P. U. meeting for
young folks.
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7:30 p. m. evening service. Sub
ject, Exalting Christ."
Wednesday, 1:30 p. m. Ladle Ail
meeting. ...... ,
Wednesday 7:30 p. m. choir reher
sal m . .,
inurM-y i. p. m. pr-r u.. . Wm d wM hu aMghUri
Note the chajige In time of the oven-' were with him during the vacation
Ing services and come apead the' hour ;eeaaon. He haa taken up hla borne at
with us. All are Invited to attend .Mrs. Van VaUah'a again. J. W.' Me
these service. Are you a thlefT Hear DoweU and family will occupy the
what Ood a word aaya about robbers.
IPS IN THE AIR
HALF DOZEN COUSINS
ENJOY VISIT TOGETHER
K- Bnoo na on
ni daughter Pearl, took a trip It
They apent Saturday night and Sun
day at the homo of Mr. and Mr. Carl
Erwin. Three sister of Mrs. Erwin
tame In to enjoy a visit wl'h each and
I wl,h ,he Sm,ok Part- Ther wcr:
jiiiii-i una us aqi ncvoui bccouj
panted them as far a Portland.
STEINHAUER CAR
Last Thursday evening, en Trevia
;8tenhuer. driving one of the car
field, the breaking of the tie-chain of
jth ,erry ,Iuned ,he c,r lnta deP
water. Ho had several passengers on
j ere ",un,fe1 ,nto ih watr- Tha
'rry p.ased over tho c.r. The light.
'Contln,,ed burn- and ,dd ln w-
!ln ,he car out Tho persons suffered
nothing worse than a ducking. The
car sustained no damage except by
water, and that mostly to the uphol
stering. WOODMEN OF THE WORLD
PLAN BIG INITIATION
A combination campaign has been
started among 20 camps, comprising
all the camps In four counties, and
on December 15th all will meet in
the Eugene armory and Intlate a class
140.000 members and 39.000.000 in
) reserve, which belongs to the mem
bers. Last year the death rate was
1.01 per rent or 1350 and every claim
was paid within cine daya after the
proof of death was received at the
head office.
Tr)e yamn ,meeta trfcry Tuesday
evening. Neighbor are urged to
come to camp, get an application
and to do their part by securing a
now member.
F. C. Beckett, employed at the,
Union depot la Portland, apent the
week-end here at the home of hla pa
enta. Mr. and Mra. B, B. Beckett
r e i . w ....I.J kl. . . vmA
I " Dunn w,-vw HI WWW UVWV
. Smith reaidence.
WITH THE TOURISTS- -
ON THE AUTO CAMP
Frank Baldwin and wife, of Okla
homa City, Oklahoma, bad come to
the ror'l'west on round of visits and
a!ghUeelng. Mrs. Baldwin haa a
sinter st Seattle, and the family of
James A. Cowden 'and Mrs.
Weaver, here, are also relatives,
From Seattle they ranged tip Into
Canada and back. They had a round-
trip ticket that would take them back
.through California and Texas. On the
point of leaving Seattle for the returt,
they had aa opportunity to buy a car,
,and decided to make the trip that way,
to get a better view of tho country.
They are going back by about tho
same route a that covered by their
ticket; and If the car breaks down,
or tbey get In a hurry they cm fall
back on rail transportation. Mr.
Baldwin Is a contractor. His health
I was somewhat Impaired, and be !a
making the trip partly on that account.
(Their carried a Washington tax. and
It bore a Seattle streamer on the front ner' d acted upon aa occasion re
and sin Oklahoma streamer on thi jqnlred. There was evidently a pre
rear. A visitor suggested to Mr. falling sentiment that the present
Baldwin that, as they were now head-' situation In Sprfcigfield called for
ed for home, he should reverse the 'united and vigorous action on the part
(two streamers: put the Oklahoma one
in front, aa denoting their destination;
and the Seattle cne behind, as denot
ing the place they were leaving. Thev
were on the ground from Monday
evening to Wednesday morning.
During the same time that the
Baldwin party were on the ground.
i Mr. Steamier, the new miller, f6rmer
formerly of Law ton. Oklahoma, was
camped on the ground with hla fani
. fly, as the best home he had yet been
able to find In Springfield.
A family party from Seattle, con
sisting of H. E. Moran and two child-
fren and his son-in-law and daughter,)
: Robert Roberts and wife, traveling in.
'one car, have been on the ground for
i the past three nights. They will go
Ion to Los Angeles and back to Seattle.
,Mr. Moran Is a machinist, and workel .resulted In a atrong vote in favor cf
I at odd apells while the party wasjc,OB,nK Thursday' afternoon, this date,
i here in overhauling hla own car. HI'A committee composed of A. R. Sneed.
j wife died a few months ago, and he. 'ML Green and H. B. Freeland waa
'put these two children, a boy and ajPPi"ted t Ttait the business houaes
glrl, lto school ln Portland for the and arrange for closing, each houae
;Iast of the last school year, and he.cIosinR to announce the fact by post
had worked In the neighborhood of'' printed cards. - '
Salem until the last tew daya. He!
had worked during the hop season i
for Clemens & Horst, who carry on
,a 500-acre bop ranch near Salem, and
(are backed by tho Armour Packing
.company. Clemena Horst had
bought out the right of a man in their
employ, who had Invented and pat
ented a hop-picking machine, and they
had improved the machine, and were
operating It on their hop ranch. Mr.
, Moran bad helped them to improve
some of the processes of the machine.
Bealdea thla machine, they employed
1000 hand pickers. Their annual out
put at thla year'a prices ia about a
quarter of a million dollars.
The evangelistic party, consisting!
of Rev. Albert M. Bean and Mr. and
Mr. Bolcourt. who have been hold-,ter K. Gosaler; treasurer. W. CL
ling meetings hi the tabernacle on the. Hughes. -
auto camp ground Sot the past week. " Board of directors r John F. Ketela. O.
I became tearful that a rainy aeaaon'o. Bushman. Dr. W. H. Pollard. , C
, might aet In, decided yesterday to! House committee: Dr. 8. R DippeL
ananaon tne tent campaign for this . w. H. Adrian. C. E-Wheaton. ..;
aeaaon. and took down their tent Finance commute: Dr. K. WL
They will go today to Salem.. Their Emery, W. M. Green. L. K. Page,
further movements are undetermined. -
The Hoyt Manufactory made aa ex Mra. Fred HInsor -eUrned Tuesday
perimenui run with their planer eTming from a week-end visit wit
."Vrn. mey a V .at
most ready for regular operations.
L. M. Buley took aeven prises on
White Rhode Island chickens at the
Lane county fair yesterday: let 2nd.
and 3rd on cockerels, 1st 2nd and,
pullets faeked six daya of being four
months old.
ORDER your, tomatoea from Bar
tholomew Gardna. - 50c per bushel :
75c delivered. Phone 49 F-4. sSSc
Mrs. Van' Valxah. the elder lady,
missed her footing In stepping troin
a landing below the head of a attr-.
way at the home of Mrs. A, B. Van j
vaixau, uai i oursaay, and tumbled,
head foremost nearly to the bottom i slrar 8. E, Pardee sustained a' ma)
of the stairs. She waa bruised from I jor operation at her own home lis'
V.. M . . 1 & . r. , a. . . . . . . . . i.
usn iu luoi, qui uo poooa were
broken.
Mrs. Edward. L. Coffin, of Mlnnea-
rol'a.. Mr a., who spent the summer !
with her two daughter. Mra. A. J.
Mo-can. of Springfield and Mrs. Don-
aid Tonnv. of Eugene, returned home'-m5- Production of silver
Isst 8turdsy. about three-fourths as much. Oa
reason la that it la not as profitablo
Ciwioi to Uia fact that the traffic 'aa used to be.
cop, was away wf .ning prises in motor
cycld races at the fairs, tha traffic of
fndo.a, bowotsr many there may
have been of them during the past
waeft , got oft acot free, with poe ex
cepCon. J. B. Qodmaa taraed hla ear
between iaterscctioaa, and It -oast hfm
NTE RESTING MEETING OF
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Last Monday evening being tn
regular monthly meeting of tha
Springfield chamber of commerce, ac-'
cording to the . old schedule,, and
luncheon being a regular adjunct of
this meeting, thirty men, nearly all
memhe-rs of tie chamber, sat down to
the tables prepared for thla parpoM
at Epong's restaurant, between 6:30
and 7 that evening. There were av
tew late comers, but upon the whole,
considerable enthusiasm has been
manifested in this feature of tha
'chamber's activities thus far.
After the supper, the chamber aa-
aembled for it bnalnesa session In Its
new room over the Commercial Stat
bank, and was called to order by
President Walker.
A great number and a great variety
of matters pertataing to the internal
workings and outward activities of
the chamber were freely discassedV
i mostly in a somewhat informal man-
of such a body, and a disposition to
meet the demand.
The president reported the status
of the movement to establish a far
mer's telephone exchange in Spring
field. No formal action was taken,
but a general sentiment favorable to
cooperation expressed.
The president told of communica
tion with certain . officials of the '
Southern Pacific, beginning with aa
Invitation from them to have a dele-,
gatlom from Springfield Join la a
meeting to be addressed by them In
Eugene, and ending in an arrange- '
ment for a special meeting in Spring-
field, to be addressed by these offi
cials. Monday evening, ' October 2,
waa agreed upca aa the date of this
meeting.
The quest!on of closing business on
"Springfield Day" at the county fair
Owing to conflicting of dates wits
other organizations, it was voted to
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i change the date of the regular meet-
,ng of the chamber from the third to
the fourth Monday in the month.
After some discussion, it waa voted
to cancel duea nominally acrulnar
during a period of inactivity, andt
charge duea from September 1st, 1122.
The duea are 50 centa per month. It
waa agreed that members ahooIJ
make advance paymdnta aa tar aa
they felt free to go, to provide a fund
for furnishing the rooms, A consider
able amount In advance payments
waa laid on the table.
The officers and committees at pce
sent are as -follows:
President W. F Walker: vice preet-
dent H. B. Freeland: secretary. Wil-
. . n,ll . Portland.
An Oregon automobile license No.
126994 waa picked up on Main atreet
last week; Owner may have same by
calling at thla office and paying; tor
this notice.
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Arthur Stelnmeta and Mlaa Myrtlo
McBee were married at Grants Paaa
on Tuesday. September 12. Mr. Stein
mets mother, who . Uvea at Rogue)
River, and hla aister who la teaching
near by.' were present -
Mrs Charles M, Dunning, of Oak-
rldge, sustained a major operation at
Mercy hospital on the 19th.
, opnngneia on iae
The production of gold and olive
In the United. States la greatly de.
creasing. The production la 1121
waa only about half what it waa lai
One of the ooasequeaces of th ta
terruptloa of freight traffic by the
reUroad atrlk a a great loea oa fruit
ripeaing at thla aeaaoa, pacUcalarly
pears In western Oregon, whoea value
depend oa prompt shipment to eaaV
era rcarrs'a. . ' .
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