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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
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“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®«»
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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 ........ .
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a a a a » *a
u i
lilt*
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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. _
*
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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,„ »,.«
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.
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
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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
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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.
,