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