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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS Lana C ounty's Leading W eekly SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY. OREGON. TWENTIETH YEAH Section Two THURSDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1923, NUMBER 48 A CHRISTMAS BONO C H R IS T M A S M E D IT A T IO N The boll» chime merrily and d ear I’piyi the frosty. bracing air; For Chrlatma« day ones more la hare, To scatter blessings everywhere Ix>n* years «gone good tidings came Of peace—Good will—to M«-n . . . . In thia glad hoar. It cornea the sam e— To every heart—that precious Name— Aa hallowed— now—as then . . . . Let myriad souls as one— rejoice— A legion Anthems raise— Acclaiming Him. with heart and voice. Our Faith—our Hope—our Life—our Choice, Let all that llveth—praise! Oh. what rare we for wintry weather? Inside 'tie warm and all are gsy; We'll feaat and laugh and *lng to aether. He glad and happy while we may. bet Joy light up the faded eye, A brighter glow suffuse the face; Thank Ood. that Chrletmae brlngolh nigh A benedictItyt to our race! Yet shall It be a solem n hour— The Chrlst-child's natal day! Lest Mammon's dreadful war-clouda lower— Lest demons come—In fiendish power To put our Christ away— Great God! From thia—our mortal ken Drive every doubt today— Let " peace on Earth. Good-Will to Men” Be all-triumpant—Now—as Then— In His Dear Name— we pray! Now bnnlah care», let f»ud» depart; No time 1» thia to fret or fight. b et peace, good will potaeea each heart, lllng "Merry Christmas" till "Oood N ight!" lx itig live the dear old Chrlatma» tree, WILL HOLD CHRISTMAS PARTY IN POWER PUANT The holiday of ng>-i p a st; b et's paaa the hour» ln mirth amr glee, Each livelier. Jollier than the l a i t A Christmas party for the Mountain S tates Power company employes g£<f their fam ilies If being fllT» it fed h> —« ladles tor the evening of Friday before Christmas A tree is to b^ erected In the power plant, and the dinner held there, so that even the men on night duty can be present. • The tree Til! h" for the children, but even the grown-ups will receive presents, according to L. E. Dank«, superintendent of the p lan t Names •r e being drawn for the presents, the ladles to buy them for the men. and the men for the ladies. .¿weeded Left For South J It Young left Tuesday on an eg- tended trip through the South lie will go to Pan llenlto, Texas, and It 1» (•osalbli- that bn may go on to Cuba before returning to Springfield B '* . 8hdt Ducks Carl Olson and W hitney went hunting at Prlceboro on Bunday, and bagged one mallard duck and )* o leal. OFFICERS NOMINATED BY Xmas is Near. 7a/te Advantage o f Oar Low Prices on Staple Mer chandise and practical gifts and Toys. Ladies wool hose iu brown, green, gray, camel and black at 65c to $ 1.25 Ladies Silk hose in all colors, at these low prices, only 89c to 1.98 Ladies aprons in light^and dark colors at only 85c to .98 Ladies black sateen aprons, beautiful trimmed specials at only $1.98 to 2.98 Ladies crepe dresses, organdie trimmed, specials at only $1.98 to 2.45 Ladies satin pumps, medium or light heel at only $2.98 to 4.98 Ladies black and brown suede, one or two strap pumps, kid trimmed at only 4.95 Ladies felt slippers, leather sole and heel at only $1.59 to 1.65 Ladies felt slippers, good heavy felt sole, at only 98c to 1.25 Children’s felt slippers in soft soles at only 98c to 1.15 Men's felt slippers in gray and prown, heavy fel sole at $1.25 to 1.65 Men's leather slippers at only 2.95 Men's dress shirts with or without collar, in stripes or plain color at $1.85 to 2.45 Men's genuine velour hats. Your best buy in hats, $6.50 value at only $4.50 to 4.85 All kinds of neckties in silk or knit, at only 75c to 1.25 Men’s dress caps in light or dakr color at only $1 ,og to 2.25 Men’s all wool union suits, extra heavy grade of fine wool, $6.50 value, our price only 4.98 Men's wool mixed union su'ts, all grades, our price only $2.85 to 3.50 Men's wool sox for dress or work in leather or plain color at only 55c to .75 Men's dress shoes in black or brown, perforated or plain toe cup, specials at] 4.95 Copeland and Ryder dress shoes in black or brown, 1 kid, calf, kangaroo, try these for real wear, 7.95 to 1 V ZaO Z vz \ Men’s dress oxfords, black or brown, perforated or plain toe caps, at ¿5.98 to 7.85 Men's work shoes, good heavy uppers, extra heavy sole at $5.45 to 4.85 Men’s reliance high top shoes, good heavy sole at only $8.50 to 9.50 Suitcases and traveling hags of all kinds. See us for better prices $1.95 16.50 All kinds of toys and dolls for Xmas presents ror the kiddies. Sec our toy department early and get the best. 52 Stores 52 Stores C. J. BREIER CO. 605*409 Willamette St, I Eugene LEGION FOR NEXT ( YEAR Officers tor the coming year were nominated at a meeting of the Spring ' field post of the American Legion on Friday night In the W. O. W. hall. H. B Freeland was nominated for , commander, C. A Swart« for vice- commander, Jots Meats for second vice commander, Verdon May for ad- i Jula/it, J. M Larson and C. B. Seu- I se.ny for finance officer. The executive board, which la made up of the five officers and two mem bers. Is to have the two members chosen. The four nom inations for ! board membership include M B ; Huntley, Vern W oolley, Ray McPher- I son and C. F. Scott. Election of officers will be held . December 21. and lnstallatlo of of- i fleers will be on the evening of the first Friday In January Officers re .tiring at that time will be: O. M ¡Olson, commander, H. B. Freeland. J vice-commander, C. B Sen-teny, sec ond vice-commander. C. A. Swartz, ¡adjutant and T V. Henderson, finance officer. | Following the business of the organ ization elder and doughnuts were served, som e of the member» of the cast of the le g io n minstrel show be ing present. It was not decided whether or not the vhow would be staged in Wendllng. Ex-Nurse H ere Mist E lizabeth Schöffen, an ex- nurse of Portland, visited during the j week end with her nieces. Mrs. J. J. Wheeler and Miss Margaret Bchoffeu. Miss EUxabeth Schöffen is on a lec ture tour, going on to Reedsport and other Coos Bay cities. Fhe will re turn In a couple of weeks and It Is possible that she may give a lecture series here. 8prlngfteld N ews SI IS per year. Had W affle Supper The Men's Bible clam of the M. E. church entertained the Women's Bible class with a waffle feed on Friday night. About SO were p resen t A program Included speaking and sev eral m ascial selections. The ladles' quartet gave several cum bers. The entertainm ent was held la the sharch parlors. Danks Have Guest Mrs. Burrel Hoffman from Indian Creek, a niece of Mrs. L. E. Danks, visited this week at the Danks’ home. Attended Aramanth Club M.r and Mrs. C. E Wheaton and Mrs. Charles Egglm snn attended the meeting of the Aramanth club in the Masonic club rooms in Eugene oa Dr B Ralph ». D sa»L TNas Monday night. The meeting was p r o ffprlagrtaM. Oracea. ceeded by a dinnea AND THAT ISN’ T ALL Holds N ew Office Mrs. C. E. Wheaton was elected Matron of the Eastern Star at a m eet ing of the lodge In Eugene Friday night. O. A. C. SHORT COURSES Intensive practical Instruction In agricultural sp ecialties varying from one week to 20 weeks as follows; General Agriculture, Jan. 2-March It. Horticulture, Ja.n. 2-March 19 Dairy manufacturing, Jan. 7-Feb. 2. Herdsman and Cow Testers. Jan. 2-June 12. Farm Mechanics, Tractors, Trucks, etc,, Ja,n. 2-March 19 Farm Mechanics (one w eek), Feb. 18 Feb. 23. Third Annual fan n er's School. Feb 4-Feb. 23. Land Classification and Appraisal, Jan. 7-Jan. 12. Agricultural Economic Conference. Jan. 21-Jan. 25. For further Information regarding any course, address, The Registrar. Oregon Agricultural College Corval lis, Oregon. I want a Knit Vest I want a Nice Hat 1 want a Nice Cap And I want several other things that go with Haba- dashery and I want you to get them at Dr. 8. Ralph Dlppel, Dentlat, Vitus building, Springfield, Oregon. Mrs. Laure M. Hoyt Recommends Chamberlain's Tableta "I have frequently used Chamber lain's ablets, during the past three years, and have found them splen did for headache and bllMous attacks. I am only too pleased, at any time, to speak a word of prates for them," writ«« Mrs. I4tura M Hoyt, Rockport. N«w York. Hall’s Cash Store
