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O lV O T IO TO I 9 K I R I 8 T o r » P R IN Q F IIL D ANO T H I F A N M IR I OF TUR W I L L A M IT T I VALLBV TW E N TIE TH H. of O 1TWSPMNGFHXD news CUTOFF urn « MILL PROGRESSES Dam to Back Wnter Two Mile« Used for Western Lumber Company Logging; First Rail Laid This Week. On« larg« dam la nearing romp)» ,k»n and «41 other la to he construct •>d at the Weatern l.uniher company'« mammoth sawm ill at Wevlflr, accord- In* to Oeorg« Catching. of Spring field. who haa chars« o f the work Fifteen hunk houaea. and a tin« cook houa« of the moat modern atyle have he«n er*<t«d and 156 men are now em ployed On the work at the mill SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY. OREOON, 3W ART8 NEW MASTER OF LANE BUDGET NEARLY MASONIC LODGE IN CITY ONE MILLION DOLLARSl THURSDAY. DECEMBER B.-K. Mill to Shut Down Two Weeks A L iv e NEW SPAPER IN A L IV E TOW N 13, 1923. MANUAL TRAINING SHOP MAY BE BUILT IN 192e Or Oippal and Harbart C om . Wardens. Tax Body P a s a s Estim ates for ,924 Thia Method ,<J Relieve Congestlen 8. A. Washburns, trass., C. E. after Trimming Items; Timber ) Saama L ik e ly ; High School Wheaton Sac. Will Close Two or Three Weeks to ba Cruised Next Year First of Year for Repairs; Planers to Run “TM Paepla's Paper* E M FIDE CHIEF 18207367 N o ta o 'L is te d <3. A. Hwarta was chosen the new Authorising the expenditure of load er at the annual election of of- »989,550 72 In 1.924 the Lane county finer« held by Liberty Lodge Number [ budget haa been passed by the tax About a hundred men will be laid »71 A. F. and A M on Tuesday ~ even supervision and conservation eomrals- off daring a two or three week shut- l*g Hr H Italph l»ii>|>.-l was sleeted I slot, The budget provide, for a crulae rtow“ for repairs at the Booth Kelly A frame structure to houae the ual training shop will likely ba next summer In order to move rrom the hieh ||aTP conge.tlon ,n the sch ool. senior warden. Herbert J Cox. Junior ,,f | g u county timber to coat »26.- m ill according to O. H Jarrett, super slid c n B BW heafon’ ha i ” torJr* ’ “ r"r' i " ^ “ numb',r *’ ‘ro*M» " ‘We w d K Mi uton. secretary. Item« to take euro of thia amount and the definite date when the »but-down l-lsna for Ina,.11«,Ion and ban. come Inside the legal a.x per cast will begin. Mr Jarrett said, but It though II haa not heen deflnitei _____ “d thia poem, the only way onf since A pa,d « « and a traffic of- the city would «tanrl ~»lv »11 . ftcer whose duties will include Mnd L e a" t h . X e ’ P‘’» C« “ B - d « X T « £ qnet to be held next Tuoiday night were completed. Following the ban quet. which Is scheduled for 7:00 p in . there will be Installation of offic ers. and the presentation of Jewels to the past masters: ('. E. Swart«. f ‘ I«* Fil»« IV < I I let.. »> —.. — U man Council Hired Paid Chief of built Fire Department After Vol this ' unteers Disband; Hurd New Al re- Traffic Officer limitation Increase over last year Do will be some time the latter part of The school district 19 has a valua ' 7*™ t (‘mp]ayP(i at th'" regular m eet, ducting the estimated receipt! of the n e lt W«-ck •tlon of »1.453.329. a bonded Indebted-u ° f tbe C,ty counc11 Monday eyen- county the tax levy for 1924 will be I Shipping of lumber will be contlnu- I tag Mayor Charles Egglmann ap- cd during the closed period, anr. ‘ r i í ? 6? 0®?' “”d . th« »867,058 72 iD la n e r. w ill Pr'°hlb't" • bonded Indebtednesa o f l ”0.“ *“ 8rn,,*°n «rs chief at a The largest cut in the budget a T h e f ram i n r f ,h« ' i°"fc IBOre '-han 8 p*’r eent ot ’be valuation ** «rV ° f 8,5 * mon,h a“d C. N. Hurd h„ h traffic officer at »120 a month. submitted by the county court, was In i The framing of the log-deck was be-, Th(. SDrinefl 'Advertising __ ..111 be of very | decided 10 o ’ erbaul the fire truck. 3,000 00 B-veretl- States. The books mil«« will he hull! about a half mile 600 0 0 ^ e “?,nL“^ t a tH 'n,,,a,Iat,OD rrea, aid to the teachers training Pa> 8m,,a<“’ for keeping the equip- £ ¡¡¡¡2 from the sawmill, according to Mr. FLORENCE BANK ROBBED ” ™e moss* 4» shape _ and • to M-'wer night 12.000.00 a n d 'ra p ta co m ej“ the rep,lir" «>»» for reference, Mr Torbet de- “t in Catching He says much of the W est OF $6000 BY THREE MEN Bounty • E S . S O _____________________ clared A number of loans of b o o k s' hre' Tbe traffic officer «rill take the ern Lumber company timber »'.anils ' Care of poor ,6.00000 T F A w it I dc - .have also been made, som e by the ' ruck ° ut ,n day ,,m e to flrea when along this artificial lake. Timber will Mori* than I600A in ¿old and silver (’In u it court 10,000 00! TEA WILL BE professor, tbem aelve.. All oth er, who ’ " J“ “ I. employed at h is regular be cut sod logged Into thk lake From 5.400 00 y 'C C L U 8 (are going away and want to leave part dUt *" at th* Booth Kelly mill Vol- there It will be passed through the wag stolen from the Lune County State County court |Havings bank nt Florence Tu«*«day Court hou®«» ----- 6,600 00 locks to the mill pond below. a --hen.«» » • • « « . . iof tbe,r Hhrartes In use majr do so to unt6ers will be paid for helping at | when three m en held up c , r| B erg-'county clerk ..... A benefit tea" la the plan of th e tthe .. 7. , i fires u usual , 13.500.00 Rails S tin g Laid Inan, the cashier, and escaped with the,County Sheriff ...... 18.925.00 i The Western ross,ruction coinpan« u, « r i u : , . “ h°<"' ~ „ " “ ' i . - ” "' . T “ b - b - ' b . " t « m . ! . ? » “ - » « •■ » •• - » lt t .lt 6.065.0b ib . p r e ,.« ,, ,P „ has completed the regrading of the loot. Bergman and two customers ¡County Surveyor Bnto ...... 3.396.00 i X c h ^ T i X S i h i ; •»lx miles of old grade above Oak were back»-d Into jhe vault and locked .County Treasurer up while the robbers did thalr work County Fair ..... 2.00000 ridge and the Southern Pacific start The three men appeared at the hank ’County Coroner 600.00 ed laying rails on It this week A about 11:30 Flashing guns on the l> strict Attorney and Investi- «rew of Mexicans were taken in for Sion at a meeting of the club on the b° ’’" 13 8 The t e ,m ’ weu ° ’T r’ WWB r* lK>rted *» *» d»- cashier they harked him Into the vault ) gallon 2.400 00 evenlng of December 11 at the hnm„ ° Th’,r’ fon ""der the chaneronage of 8,riB< 0 ,8 Improvement and It VM th« track work It was a half hour before Bergman ¡T histle and plant insects 400 00 of Mrs C. E Wheaton president J ■,,M Anne H,H- high school English “ id u »« extension waa much needed • As soon as the track la laid It 1« made hl« escape and gave the alarm. Fruit Inspector 1.800.00 -understood that work on the tunnel After adjournment of the b u s l n m ' M,Mred i ’ * “ U ry ro’ ditl° ’” Poaaea have been searching for the Health Officer 200.00 m eeting Mrs Long, chairman of tb e ‘H U * Un,ver’ lty Oregon. The <* I“” *Bd <* tow»- The matter waa above K h ridge will be started Con men ln the sand dunes north of Flo ’indigent Soldiers ........ . • a a a a » *a u i lilt* « ta ttlF T » F a r o s ^41» a « * L . t _____a « _ ■ 800.00 tracts for thia work are expected Io (tntertainment comm ittee, presented return game will be played by the placed In the hands of the finabee raBca rJnsane ...„.... 600 00 bojr»' team In the Springfield high and Judiciary committee with Instruc be let «oon Nearly JO tnllea of fall some sta sis, and the boateeg served Justice court .............. .. 1.600 00 has been laid on the other side and school gyntkaslum tomorrow night at tion« to find buyers tor tmprovemeat home-made candles. Hers from Kaleo—JtxepJi Cyr. fa lh . Juvenile 1.200.00 It Is stated that the main summit 1:0S. The return game for the girls district bonds and prepared « atim u e The next meeting r i i be h«ld in er of Milton Cyr o f this city, arrived ¡Tax Cnn«ervation commission 2.500.00 of costa. tunnel will likely be bored from both n o M H i " ” <'h*mb*r ° r roo»». a t ’™ *“ ” ** ere Thursday evening from hla home Registration and election ends. 000 00 which time Will be the annual elea- the game * group of 8ix applications were received for In Kelso. Washington. He will return .School Superintendent —waaawaag v-gy?< > e » f ASs f « i n as a * as. _ * _______ Men who have been cloae to tha entertainers from the Eugene Bible the posKicgt of traffic offiaer 8<r. 500 00 I***7 * °R1cera for tha com ing year. thle morning Io Washington While District Sealer railroad developm ents «ay a large university wWl give a program la Hard, ik e only appBennt from Sprlng- 800.00 materinal yard will ba opened la down In thia part of the country he Slaughtered anim als tha high achool u appointed by the mayer went oa to Ashland, where he vlrited Tax rebates i.OOfi.06 SPECML ON t Kenneth nntartf Bag returned from Sprlagfleld In the early spring M tMfliet] by (be council. * hla daughter, Mrs. Chcsley Priest. Widow»’ pensions 12.000 00 MONDAY 8 A. M. TO 8 P. M ,h* W’"«“ «*«» Valley Older Boys The conacil paawed a motion ta- Mr Cyr waa for some years a rest General roads and bridges 160.000.00 ‘conference held i„ Portland where s,m et,n g the library board to torn CO UNTY WILL VOTE ON den, of Springfield, and while here Market roads. Including state The epecial election called to amend he represented Springfield h i g h all its bills through the regular HARRIS0URO BRIDGE TAX engaged In the cream ery bualnets money ......... .................... 111.000.00 the charter of Incorporation of the school. He w »i elected one of the nels that they may be passed On by County school fund 135.679 23 ,ow n of Springfield will be held on vlce-preeidenta of the conference. the connell before payment. Lane county will vote next year on T re a ru ry Certificata» Ou, County library fund 1,365.97 Monday. December 17. from 8 a. m. The conference wae under the T M the building of a new bridge across A new Issue of t'nlted States treaa County high school fund 67.360.00 to 8 p. m. The only polling place wtll C. A. auspices. the Willamette LYCEUM MUSICAL HEARD -, k rt’ * r on ,h e l “aclflr,ury saving certificale» have Jus, heei. (Tulslng timber 25.000.00 h* the office of the City Recorder Examinations for the second six highway . • Harrisburg, according lo ,)U, according to F B H .m ll, Interest on bonds (include« BY 500 AT HICH SCHOOL Judges for the election will be C. E. T**8 ’. b‘ *fn ,oday aBd W|B he con Plans of the county court to Pl.,-e p ,,„m aster The Ixmds are In three motor vehicle receipts) 65.000.00 Wheaton, Frank Gordon and John Car ducted tomorrow as well The grades t h e m e a s u r e o n t h e b a llo t District denominations. »25. » 100 and »1000 R*tlrln< warrants A varied program was heard by an 30.000 00 ’ «'P Clerk! on the board will be Mrs -w111 Probably be readv for prln, in the Attorney Clyde N Johnston has been audience of 600 when the Lareher- on maturity. The Interest on »20, »80 Emergency 10.000.00 , Vina McLean and Mrs. Al Mnntgom- next isgue of the New-«. n s ,III. t.-d t,, premu.. II,,. |,.Kn| f,,,,,,, , so„ Henil annuall« ’»» 302.860.62 *ry. 1, Is necessary ,o amend t h e 1 The negative side won In a debate Smith duo appeared at the high school .......... 7 ................... . “ »> !•< Uta ............. M, auditorium on the evening of Decem --------------'city'» charter In order to Vote »50.000 during assem bly hour on Friday b r ig s’ la” ’. " " « • * ,h * «he "rs’ figure, If the bonds are Total expenditures »989.567 72 refund bonds ,o take rare of those the question. Resolved: That a high ber 8 In the second of the Ellison- , r ,t,'‘ r , V'i < n’ h” 1 b*,Ore m"«“ r'«> »"IT »Mt Per — — ---------------------- ledknlng due next year. school should be allowed to graduate Whlte lyceum numbers sponsored by •n the part of the M n e cossty court cent Is allowed on them They are the 4L’s. The next number will be the students who have a failure against NEEDLECRAFT MEMBERS --------------------- — after ntenthem of the Linn county (ax free Buckeye male trio on January 7. them in any subject. The debaters. ENJOY CHRISTMAS P A R TY ' TK- . “ “X t t . t t " •„ «»» »our, had Interviewed the Judge a n d , ____________________ Piano and accordian numbers, music I I I comm issioners In Eugene lh*clslon 5. on file clarinet, drums and taps, as • ire* .ready for services bv Sunday after were: affirmative. Beulah Mr» R. E Yo»ler and daughter Thurman, was ,o make n tax levy of »75.000 rath l y XX ^ '< an,,eira:e»l. according to / B ^ : — We. Al,c«~ T ^ well as saxaphone selection« were Martha, who have been here for two er than vote bonds. Llnn and Lane R B. Moshler. member of the bnilding <8,h an<l Anna Dillard Judges were r d som e »'ounty and the state will cooperate weeks pa.t with Mrs Yoder's parent». Carl Olson on Thuriday afternoon. ron‘edjr character readings in costume. committee. It is expected to hold the Mr’ M. M McLean Mr anti Mrs W. M Green, returned ,0 In biillillng the bridge If the pcoifie H ostesses were Mrs. Olson and Mrs. f C'° ’ e ° f pro* ra,n wa" “ OB8* Christmas exercises of the Sunday T- M. Roth and Randall Scott RS° r’ thelr home in Shanon yeaterday They Robert Drury. vole favorably. act play put on by Mies Larcher and ¡School there at tha, time. Work on «pen, Thanksgiving at the Greens' In The affair was In the nature of Miss Reatrice Smith, in which they the installation of the furnace began company with Mr Yoder, but he did S u e, to Collect Insurance Board M eeting Held Christma« party, „ id all the ntemhen. acted the parts of two girl« at a movie. « .m e driNiaed as children The C h r i „ .l ^ i" nT ninr ? VlndOJW !,an“ be' " * pU‘ James WH,on. formerly of Lane --------------------- --------- The official hoard meeting of the A’ not remain for as long a stay. mas tree, and stockings hung arouno q , ' .1 " ' <‘OUB,y hut now residing at Vale, has Parent-Teachers to »Meet E. church me, In regular session Tues Cham ber to Meet the fireplace gave a decorative touch , ll(,rp h.,_ _ ,nn _ ' T'’.’"'’1 nled su,t tn c,rcu ,l court against the The regular meeting of the Parent- day n igh , in the church to discus» the th” «.»"lit "i nt Hart,ord F,re Insurance company to Teacher association will be held Fri- advisability of changing the healing The Springfield Chamber bf Con» ,n keeping with the holiday. While . eat(nr system In the church. The decision « » ¡merce will hold Ils regular meeting the children were asleep old Santa b between fiftt) in i -mi "• ' i" ?, ¡eo,,* ct fo’ nrsnce alleged due on farm d«>'. D e e m her 14. in the Lincoln the stocking«. h|l|coIlv ’ »0«. Including the , roper,y near Elmira. The Wilson school building at 3:00 o'clock, instead to definite plans »«» postponed for a In the Chamber rooms above the Com Claus cam* and filled at __ _______________ I home burned at Elmira June 7, 1922. of on the following Friday, so that the week. It whs decided not to have an mercial Stale hank on the 4th Monday Children's games were played all al evangelist during the tie», year, hut of thia month A number of commlt- ternopn and light refreshm euts were To Celebrate W edding A n n.vec.ary i X i c t a ^ t a r "a r V . R hd° ^ h *'hr‘8’maS pro*™m" raay he given In a il.'Hconesa has been sen, for who I1''** ri'Por,» will be heard, according •served. Those prestmt included Me« 1 cr afo r I J > s. !convicted for arson in burning the the room , on December 21. A number of the friends of Mr and barn anrt arp .,ervJn(f aentence the will come from Seattle to help with <n President W. F Walker, »lames Flattery, Adrts.,. Scott, Ketel«. The candy sale will be held at that Muv » IV t o ' pepueniiary. DH,litPHtiarv w<i««n the parish work I, Is expected t h a t ------------------------------ Mnv. Jarrett, M Mortensen. Walker. ,Mri* CarI o,Rnn „ # have « , , been Invited , Wilson was tried but time. All the candy will be h om e, I Pollard. McKInxey. Fischer. St-w ar, J ' e «he will be employed here for two or Broth.r-ln-l.w V i.lt. W. C Temple- acquitted on the same charge. He now made for the occasion. . . ihe occasion of the Olson s 25,h , «ved- seeks »2500 insurance money. three month«. Sh,* will arrive « u , ... . «rrtv» nine brother lit law of Dr. W. C. Iteb- Wilson, Crites. Yarnes nj,»| Long dlng anniversary. time In January The five new members will enter M any at M. E. Dinner han. slopped It, Springfield Monday Sues for ffivorce About 200 people attended the din on hla way from his home In Browns tain tho club members and husbands KENSINGTON CLU8 HAS Lodge to Qiva Dinner on New Year's eve. The next regular Mrs. Haxel »axel May Howes has filed ner given by the ladies of the M. E. ville to Los Angeles. California, in Liberty Lodge number 71 of Spring- ' Ims A ^ e b x he r i u ’^ . Z Z ' s M ' Z ' 1« " '» '" n "¿Kanl“ , , ”n he PRETTY CHRISTMAS PARTY suit in circuit court for a divorce de- rhurch in the church parlors las, e v en , icree from Charles L. Howes oj, b’* at 8:30 o,cIo<'k The dinner w a , P.I.I Masonic order 1« giving a din n er',!,» two will drive back here to spend' ' ‘ P Mortensen on Janu A < hrlrimas party was enjoyed o u iKrounds of cn ,p| nn(, lnhunil, , proceeded by a bazaar, at which time on Ducemhei IS An «-lahornte m »i,„ »,.« ___ . a r ^ -• , , m en u : (he holidays of Christmas and . . New Friday afternoon by the Kensington ¡nlpnt. Shp fln |,ng hpr h„sband ’ articles of clothing and fancy work 1» planned for 7:00. The com m ittee New Y e a r’s day with the ItehhuT) club at the home of Mrs. W C. Rob- stn l(.k her o„ var,ous w l.agl()g were sold. The work was under the A rrive from Canada •o n arrangements Includes Charles F. family ¡ban A Christmas tree was the center WPre marripd Mav 2fi , 91(( direction of Mrs. M. M. Male, general Rgglmaun. chairman. Harry M. Flew- Mrs Ona Ettlnger and small daughp of the decorations, and a glf( was chalmiajt. Over »72 waa netted from art and C. A. Swnrts. Hsd Tontll Operation—The daught. given to each of the ladles present. the dinner alone, and will go toward Woman Injured In Accident er of Mr ami Mrs. E. E. Vincent of nnd <l«U8hter Mr and Mrs. Jim stew A ohe-couree luncheon of salad, wafers a general fund. Goes to North Bend Dexter had her tonsils removed o n 'art «»'rlvetl In Springfield last nigh: P<dTee”wns " Whnn the car in which she served by the hostess Mrs George Woog» of D -xter was Tuesday. A, present she Is staying n, front Metlskow. Canada. Al pres n, riding was « machine machine driven driven . . . . . , , ......................... , ,i, . . , , . to the following guests: ................. Mrs. Ferris. ” ‘,H strnck !,>rnca by ny a The Springfield Sa.nd and G ravel N ..,n, ,„-M Monday on X “ < •» « - , „ x ' Iti Springfield m ,? g* her htishnnd. Mr. Wooge ha« been there for som e time. The couple will make th^lr homo I» that place. Left for California Mrs. Jain»» I.nxton left Monday where he has been living for «nine Edna S w atls and Mildred Morgan. for California whnrn she will Join her time past. The land la liver bottom and Mrs The Indies came In cm ,nine, as tn- Turne who hushatwl. work In the Booth Kelly logging land, nml Mr. Ralley is well pleusen »amps waa children's party. The club have been visiting at the home of I at Wendling. with his purrhase. < iwill no, meet again until the first firRt ,nplr ibelr onugnter. daughter, Mrs Elmer Maxey, Home fo r W e r l End ¡Friday In January have returned Io Seattle. M- Elvln George Catching was here front Beck nt Mill— E E. Hartung of tile Coming for Holidays— Mr. nnd Mrs. O. Strand, sister of Mrs. Maxey, and I W es,fir Spending ,l»e w eekend with Springfield Booth.Kelly office Ion » J. Lemmons of I’ortla.nd are exported | Mrs P ettlt »if Fail Creek ■« ,i in ¡son, Robert, have returned (o Spokane Ills wife. was hack on the Job vestiTday morn to arrive in this city on Bunday to,<ow" Tuesday. »after spending several w eeks ln ing after a two weeks' vacation While spend the C hristina, holidays with -------------- — — 1 Springfield. Mrs. Turner and Mra. Mrs. II. C. Mathew of Goshen was ahaenl. he visited h l, daughter al Cor- MP,. Lemmon's parents. Mr. and Mrs ' Ralph Kadderljr, of Peril...-, I n Strand returned to Washington to- 8 Springfield visitor Tuesday. Ivallls, and «topped off In Portland. Wlnsenrled. Springfield yesterday. a» ,her. i yesterday. B. O. Smith «hipped a carload of potatoes to California on Monday. Mrs. Bert Gatna was In Sprtngfleld on huslness Tuesday. Mrs D. C. Trotter of W altervllla was a btulnes- visitor In town Tester- »lay. Mrs. John Purcell of Wendllng w as In town yesterday for medical treat- m en,, stopping at the home of her mother, Mrt. Pettljohn on A street. ,