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D B V O T B O T O IN T B R B B T
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r W IL L A M B T T B
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THE
N A T R O r< C U T O F F
mi£ SPRINGFIELD NEWS
TWENTY-SECOND YEA H
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SMUNGETELI), LANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 26, 1925
LEGION SMOKER IS I
REKOI FOR TONIGHT
Moon and McMullen in Main
Event; Hoian and Wilton in
Semi-Final and Fast Prelimi
naries on Card.
Twcttly-oiie round* of boxing with
bout tw in*
arranged Iwtore the curtain raise«,
I* on the card for the American Leg
ion smoker to be held thle evening in
the W. O. W. hall. Never ha* such
nn array of amateur talent been as-j
•einblud Inside the roped square I n !
«, thia city. The legion promise* the
liveliest rniukcr of all time with u
vaudeville act. tuusic and «-ala to top
It off. The general public la Invited.
George Moon and Merle McMullen
will mix six round« for the main event
anil from the exhibition* these boy*
have put up attain«! other ftght<rs It
la evident the main event will be a
lively affair.
The four ssral-flnal
between llost«n and Wilson will b* ’
worth the p rlr* of admission. Hoxoa (
wen favorites aa a ring master at the 1
last smoker.
T w o more four round p re llm ln a rle i1
will be fast when Wtnnnon meets Gib- j
atm and •'Hank" Tnmaoth and CnvdU i
mix.
Johnnie Tcmaeth will
box 1
••Chick" M d ’brraon three round* a v !
a curtain raiser. Arrangements are
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Champion Jack Dempeey and hi*
being made for another four round
brWe
TayV>ri Bnapp« ,
b o u t l o take Ibe place of the Cowait
holir afte r they had promised “to
l> i. . ih . m w h o a re u n a b le to appeur on
love, honor and— ” “ Goeh, we're
account of play’ll*» basktftboll thia ! happy,” say them
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this week.
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The American Legion Drum and
B ud» cornu will make its first public OAKLAND DEFEAT S. H. S.
tbo possibility of another
T E R M IN A L O F
MRS. DONELLY BUYS
CASCADE SUPERVISOR
TALKS ON FIRE HAZARD
BUILDING ON MAIN ST.
Four Le H e a r N. F. M acduff Discuse
Foreet
Protection
and
Promo
tlon Monday Evening
L IV B
NBW SPAPBR
IN A L IV B T O W N
NUMBER 6
Scared!
Bible U n iv e rs ity Sella S teven*-P *r-
klns .Building A fte r T w o W e e k ’s
Negotiations for Property
The east third of the Stevens and
I'erklns building on Main street, be
tween Third and Fourth streets, has
b eta sold to Mrs. C. H. Donnelly,
employment «ecretnry of the Univer
sity Y. M. C. A. by the Eugene Bible
university. The deal completed yes
terday ended two weeks of negotia
tions for the property. The price is
not announced but the building has j
been held at »10,500 and It la believed
this was the purchase price. Dean K. j
C. Sand rson acted »or the 111 bio :
university.
Mrs. Donnelly has no present plans
I other than lo bold the building tor In -,
vestment purposes. She states she i
I Mr. Macduff also r< commended that
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has nt-v r even been Inside the strtlo-
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, the 41, sponsor a motor camp up the , „
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At present the building down-
engineer in the
•McKenile or near tome other outing
«talrs Is occupied by Hall's
Cash
Interior Department, who h a s
: locality
for use of 4L num ber,,
worked in Alaska for 16 years, was
Store and Henderer's Electric supply.
i Crowded camp conditions wtll soon
“Beared stiff” when appointed Gov
Upstairs are apartments and office
j make this a necesalty, he said'.
ernor of Alaska by Pres. Coolidge
rooms.
to succeed Scott C. Bone, whose
George Davenport, chairman of the
term expires. Parks says he will
local unit, presid'd over the meeting
“try.”
I for the first time in several months. 17 MEMBERS TAKEN
I The m e n voted n o t to sponsor the
INTO SPRINGFIELD W. O W.
LADY MUSICIANS WILL
i Ellison White Chautauqua In Hprlny-
Seventeen Springfield men were ini-1
j field this summer. They also voted
APPEAR HERE TUESDAY
I not to tux the 41. numbers for a St. ' Ia‘ «d to the Woodman of the World
; Patrick's day celebration, but It was Tuesday night at the local W. O. W . j Tbe Columbia Ladles
N. F. Macduff, supervisor of tbs
^Cascades National foreet wee a apeak-
j er at the l» y a l Legion of Loggers and
i Lumbermen meeting Monday night In
I Woodman hall. Mr. Macduff, who
: «poke on Foreat Protection and Pro-
I motion, congratulated the local unit
.of the 4L for their «tickers on forest
j five prevention which were circulated
F extensively last summer.
Itcuiembering
the
other
fellow
1 when yon are camping was a courtesy
( «tnphaalxeg by Mr. Macduff. Leaving
a clean camp, and an extinguished fire
i are necessary to full enjoyment of
' l umping and plcnlclng he said.
Peopts’s Paperi*
CITIZENS TO HEAR
NEW SCHOOL FLANS
Taxpayers Meeting Called for
Monday Evening in High
School Auditorium to Discuss
Bonds and Tax of $25,000.
The school board's plan to build a
»25,000 grade school building will be
discussed Monday evening at a spe
cial meeting of taxpayer! called for
8 o’clock In the high schol auditorium.
This meeting called by the schcocl
board on the eve of the specal elec
tion has been arranged to acquaint
the citizens with the conditions In the
schools and the board’s plan for
(meeting the housing problem.
The principals of the grade school
junior high school and high school
1 will explain to the public the actual
1 conditions In their buildings.
Views of citizens both pro and con
will be heard by the school board on
the plan to be vlted on— the bonding
of the district for »12.500 and the vot
ing of a tax of approximately 8.5 mills
to raise »12,600 more.
The
crowded conditions of tha
8<s|jool an(j
methods o f financing
¡the new building w ill he the cljlef
suggest J that a »5 assessment be *“ **• Tb® (arapa of Creswell. F a l lj cbegtra on B transcontinental tour,! topics of discussion although the
made on each member to promote a Creek, and W altervllle met with t h e iw m
gprjngfleld Tuesday even-' board expects to take up the type of
big fourth of July celebration here Springfield camp, and one Walter- {,ng ptoylBg
the Bell Theatre under building to be erected and the pro
this summer. Definite action on this Tl11« candidate was also initiated. The the au, p ltes of the American Leglom posed site for the structure. The board
motion will be taken at the next meet- <lr,u team from ’ he Eugene lodge. ' The orcbMtra «m alata of 14 women. desires to find out whether the tax
Ing.
i with about fifteen other members J who are said to be high talented payers want to build a new building
or rent houses and buy furniture to
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; also attended.
musicians. They come to Springfield take care of the 150 or 200 surplus
Officers from all lodges represented j
McLAGAN IS CHAIRMAN
from playing at Coquille, and other children which the law compels the
took part in the meeting, making It a
OF SAFETY COUNCIL j
. h L r ™ . “ . X 7 f ' . h e ! ? 0*
* htre “ rge
director, to «provide for.
have greeted them.
-j-be election on the bonds and dl-
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(Woodcraft served a banquet to the
Th«re has been no high class rect tax w |)j
heW Tuesday after.
°f
members assembled after the
" ^ " Z n r t X r l . have been .m- j
BASKETBALL QUINTET
orchestra appear in Springfield ’ h is ; noon from 2 until 7 o’clock at the city
the Mountain States Power plant here installatlin
R. C. Royal, district
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< »_«.
Legion
ba]| Tbe
tWQ measures
meaBurig win
^11 be
voted
and
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American
. , bort winter
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m e two
ne v
ported from Portland for the occasion.
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. , was made chairman of tbe safety mBnB(rer o, , b„ lo d «
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T he Oakland high school triu m p h 'd
A hula girl accompanied by a Ha-
Bprhl<fle|(, bBMU, tball tea„,
say
‘ » h »« - « « r e r a , other member, of
real treat with the appearance ox taxpayers should vote for or against
tlon of tbe Power company at a meet- the lodge
wallan orchestra I . on 1h. program.
tbe
It is *x -j both measures, because it ts necessary
Two o,he, western v.u devinr
Thp
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* ing of representMIve. from the p la n U . Thf> Sprl„gfleld men who were Ini- the all-woman orchestra.
pected that a packed house w ill b ear(tbey both stand or fall together to he
) ,„ « « , wer<: W a„ er u
will dance, one giving a special flower (hronjtho(jt w)lh N(ce of 8prln<tu#w In Albany last Thursday evening.
J of any benefit In solving the housing
men from the Springfield B m . R. » Annett. R. F. Stoermer. them play here.
'and Hogan of Oakland tying for high I Nine
rian t attended tbe meeting, at which c Br, Bosserraan. Roy Nestle, c V
Contrasting with the jazav note of
w|, h
Bptece
problem.
I
N eedlecraft Meets
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Urn evening. The Bong Bird.” an-
Tbe
, Bm#
the
„„ ¡one hundred men from different W.l- c r t t ^ R N
lamette
valley
plants assembled. Thomas McKInnls. M. J. Allen. H. N.
The Needlecraft club met last j
other vaudeville star. will sing several pUyBd on
honi# noor
M ill Employee Injured
« o i,
old time songs Other vocal number. ,,tay,M
Albany
These general meetings will be held g o .., A. C. Peddloord and EIvtn E T hu rsday a fte ra e eu at th
.
, — F. Williams, an employee of the
MBy.
Mrs. H. W. Adralo, with Mrs
by W alter Oo.sler, and the Eugene B lfh t Frank L ew i, will probably be every month.
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Booth-Kelly lumber company was in-
The W illamette plants belong to
Legion quartette w ill he given. Hnr- out of (h„
wllh , BprBlned Bnkl(J
p* ’'h» pa seriously, this morn
tesses. The afternoon was spent with
old Turner of Eugene, a legion man. rec, W(H, ,n , he Oakland game. The three divisions, the southern lnclud- C L A 8 Q F Q P D P P A D lA t r
ing about 11;15, while setting the
in , Springfield. Cottage Grove, Eu-
PREPARING
FOR
needlework,
and
a
two
course
lunch
will accompany some ot tho acta at ,Iulnlei al, o play 8he4,d , hera Fri<Jay
saws ln the edger. The Jump roll
gene, and Junction City; the north- ANNUAL ‘LAUGHTERESQUE’ eon was served.
the piano.
night Other games to be played yet
accidently raised, and the cant pushed
Members present at the meeting
Doughnuts and coffee will be served are BBaln>u the University high In ern, with Dallas, Independence, Rick-
Claeses and organizations of the were Mrs. R. /P. Mortensen, M!rs. forward, pinning W illiams against the
reali, Scio and Jefferson, and the
ofter the bouts.
Eugene'and Cottage Qrove.
central. Including Albany. Brownsville 8 Prln,rfleW high school are planning W alter Scott, Mrs. Dan Crites, Mrs. side of the edger.
He was taken to Dr. W. H. Pollard,
Corvallis.
Lobanon, Harrisburg. Shedd. !" Unt8 ror ,he ^ “«hteresque. annual C. O. Wilson, Mrs. E. E. May, Mrs.
Grand Jury Adjourns
Honor Birthday
I Tangant and Philomath... The safety "tunt show at ’ he high school, to be Carl Fisher, Mrs. Robert Drury, Mrs. who believes that no Internal injuries
resulted. His right side was badly
Fred Christopher waa the honor council w ill meet every two w eeks,' pr"sentPd ln ’ he >»««* school audltor-
After
returning
an
Indictment
W. M. Long, Mrs. John Ketels, J.,
bruised, although there were no out
against Carl Lea bo. charged with at truest at a rurprlse party given In and look over all the plants In the iU™ * ’ arch ®-
Mrs. W . H. Pollard. Mrs. O. H. Far-
side wounds. Whether on not there
tacking a IB-year old Creswell g ir l honor ot h it 47th birthday ut hla ¡valley, reporting Its findings to the
the four c,OMe* ’ ,he H I Y - rett. Mrs. Adraln and Mrs. Dippel.
are internal Injuries w ill be discover
the Ia»nn county grand Jury adjourned 'home northeast of Springfield Satur ¡Albany office. Improvements In t h
e
?
Dranis,lc c,ub- s ’»ff
The next meeting w ill be at the
ed within a few days.
About
twenty-five
yesterday by Judge O. F Sklpworth. day evening.
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both
machinery to prevent
accidents,
and the boys, home of Mrs. Carl Olson when Mrs.
Other Indictments returned by the neighbors and friends of Mr. Christ first aid Is being planned for the com- ' Bn<1 <1rl" Blee club’ wlU present
°> *on a“d Mra Crites w ill entertain,
Cars In W rec k
g rntdl jury this week were Ernest opher came during the evening, which pony. All employees w ill be taught
Ev'‘r’rthl“ * concerning the show Is
E ller for obtaining money under false was spent very enjoyahly. A lunch
Harold
Neads,
of 391 West Eleven
The four class
Buy Ford Cars
first aid for electrical shocks, drown being kept secret
street, Eugene, had his Ford car bad
pretense. Harry Morrison on charge was served during the evening.
stunts
w
ill
be
judged,
the
three
best
Three Fordson tractors, and two
ing
and asphyxiation from
guava
of uttering false Instrument, Ivan K.
i ones to count five, three and o n e |p ord CBr8 were sold by tho Anderson ly damaged when he ran into a parked
generated In the plant.
Realty O ffice Moves
Kock. charged with a false check.
'Point respectfully, towards the Inter-¡M otor company this week.
Wayne | Buick roadster on A street between
Mr. McLagan. L. E. Danks, R. K
The A. F. Flowers realty office will
class activity contest. The, winning McBee, Chester Chase and W . H. , sixth and seventh last evening. The
B u rn ett T. C. Johnson, E. W. Albers.
class of this contest w h ich ’ lasts for
¡roadster belonged to O. M. Brigg» of
Fined fo r Having S till
move back to its former location over
Anderson ot Springfield bought the
Harris Ebbs, Emery Richardson, W il
George
W ilson, of the
Spencer ¡Halls Clothing store the first of the
on« school year, will have Its numer tractors, S. E. Childers of Eugene and Creswell. The police are holding ths
liam
Darling and Jess Yager of
Butte district, waa fined »150 and I monh. The office has been for some Springfield went to Albany to the als engraved on a silver loving cup ; Springfield and pastor of the Spring- Ford car until damages are paid to
given four months In jail In Eugene time In a building on the southwest meeting.
donated by the American Legion.
fle|d Christian church, bought a four the roadster owner.
Justice court Tuesday on the charge j corner of Main and 6th. but because
door sedan with balloon tires, and
of operating a still. He was arrested the proprietors are not assured a
SENIOR WINNERS IN
Harold Graves of Eugene purchased
District Governor Here
Business Reviving— The unemploy
Monday at his home wlh ta still In ¡permanent location there, they will
a
coupe with baloon tires.
ment situation in the northweet Is
Frank
Neer,
district
governor
of
the
WASHINGTON
ESSAY
move
back
to
their
formsr
office.
operation.
better, according to the 4L employ
Lions Club was a guest of the local
Arrested fo r Speeding
The Senior class, represented bv
ment service letter. A few sawmills
club at the regular luncheon Friday
Look for Men Hero
Attend Eugene Masting
Lenabelle Harper won the essay con-
Fred Thompson of Eugene was ar In eastern Oregon have opened, and
Information as to the whereabouts noon. Mr. Neer, who made hla first
Ten Springfield members of the
visit here Is visiting all the cluba of te8t on ,he llf* of ° « or» a Washington rested Saturday night for speeding a few west of the Cascades plan to
Eastern Star went to Eugene last of A. 11. Batson, who Is supposed to
at the special Washington blrthdav through the Springfield Btreets. He reopen soon. The greatest aid has
Friday night to the regular meeting. have come to this part of Oregon from the state. He talked briefly on Lion-
assembly held at the high school Mon put up »11.75 bail, but as yet has fa it been ln construction, farm and fish
Ism.
Officers of the lodge were dressed In I Nashville...... ennesssee, about 18R. Is
ed to appear for a hearing.
ing work, which is opening np.
Special muslc by Mrs. L. H. Neet, day morning.
colonial costume In observance of ¡»ought by Matt Fisk Batson of Council
Members of each class wrote es
pianist,
Rnd
Charles
Nadvornlk,
vio
Washington's birthday.
Tho«e who ■ Bluffs, Iowa, A lettor lo ths effect
says. which were Judged, and the best
League has Constitution
attend'd the meeting wore; Mrs. C. ! has hren received by tho Springfield linist, was enjoyed by the club.
Return to 8prin c fle ld
ln the class chosen to be read at as
The
Girls
League of the Springfield
F. Hgglmann. Mrs. W. F. Walker. Mrs, police.
The Col Barnes fam ily has moved
sembly. The Freshmen and Sopho high school adopted a constitution at
C. E. Wheaton, Mra. John Ketels Jr.,
R epairing Yards
mores failed to chooee an entrant, and a meeting Friday. Mrs. Pauline Bain, back to Springfield ir o n Wondllnv.
Mrs. Levi Neet, Mrs. Ralph Dippel.
Rebekahs to Have Cafeteria
where they have been fo' some time.
Plies In the south yard of the Booth Frank Lombard of the Junior class
was also elected as advisor of the
Mrs. Jim Clark. Mrs. Gus Washburns,
A penny cafeteria will be conducted Kelly m ill are being repaired this
waa the only other w riter presented. group, which Is made up ot girls ot Tach home is at 8th an ] D streets.
Miss Edna Bwarls and Mrs. R. P. by tfhe Hprlngl^eld (Rebekah lodge week. The tops of the piling Is being
The essays were not to exceed 1000 the high school.
Mortensen
Monday evening, March 2, at the I. cut off, and new. short posts put words.
Car In Wreck
O. O. F. building.
Serving will start there. New Stringers and a new dock
The girls glee club and the boys
Attorney Improved
Ted Keens, of this city had two
W lre Craw H ere
at 6 o’clock and the public Is Invited. will also be Installed.
and girls chorus sang several selec
The line crew to string the new
W. C. Gressman, local attorney, who wheels of the cor he was driving
Repair work on the stacker has tions, which the high school orchestra
telegraph line from Springfield Junc
Chamber to Meet
Is
in the Pacific Christian suffering smashed when he skidded Into a curb
been completed, and It was put In accompanied.
The whole student
tion to Oakridge arrived Tuesday and
The regular meeting of the Spring- operation Monday morning.
an
operation necessitated by an ab in Eugene Friday. Mr. Kenna was
body Joined In the singing of several
began work at once.
field Chamber of Commerce will be
scess on his brain, is reported to be turning a corner, when the car skidd
patriotic numbers. After the assembly
ed and crashed Into the curb, bending
held Friday evening In the club rooms
Mrs. V irg il Moon underwent a maj which lasted until 10:30, school was slightly improved, although hla con
Draw n on Jury
at Morrison hall. Several community or operation at the Pacific Christian
dition Is still serious. Mr. Gressman two wheels beneath the car.
dismissed for the day.
H arry L. Chase and J. D. Davie ot projects are to be discussed and a hospital Saturday morning. Dr. Eu
was operated on last Saturday.
Springfield, have been drawn on the large attendance Is urged.
Southern Pacific Man Hero— L. L.
gene Kester performed the operation.
Hers From Rossburg— Mrs. Charles
Jury for the spring term
Graham of the district office of the
Service Man Hare— Ed Clark, Oak
Fisher was In town Tuesday from
Form er Rssdent Hoes
Simon Klovdhah {surveyed a strip Roseburg looking after business Inter ridge service dealer for the Anderson Southern Pacific In Eugene was a
visitor at the local depot Tuesday.
From W altervlllal— W. A. Parks, a
J. W. Machen of Ogden, former In front of the new bungalow of Wm. ests.
Motor company was In town Monday.
resident of W altervllle was In town Springfield resident Is visiting here C. 8tew art on 6th street at K for a
Tuesday. H arry Thelnes of Whiter- for a few days. From here Mr. Ma sidewalk Saturday. The new walk Is
Mr. and Mrs. F. D. Tyler, who have
BUI E llio tt and H arry Linden of ’ Stop at Hotel— Fred V. W>eston of
will© was In Monday.
been at Garfield, Washington for past
chen and wife, who is In Portland, about a quarter of a block long.
W alton spent Saturday and Sunday Bend registered at the Spong hotel
two months have returned to Spring-
w ill go on to California.
In Sprlhgfleld.
Saturday. H. C. K lant of Portland field. They went for M r. Tylers health
Down from Mareóla— Ray Shlelds
Daughter III— Mrs. A. C. Pease, who
stopped there Sunday.
of Marcóla was a busloess vlsitor
but the change did him little good.
Goss to Rossburg— George Marst has been In Portland for the past
here Tuesday.
ers ot the Skaggs grocery store motor Week with her daughter Mrs. Maud
Mrs. W. J. Darling who was oper
Carl Iversen ot Davenport, Iowa,
From McKenzie District— W illiam
ed to Roseburg for the week-end.
Wagner, writes that her daughter was ated upon at the Pacific Christian
Cal Tyler and wife of Astoria have
seriously III, but Is now out of danger. 'hospital recently, Is getting along Ovlngton, from the McKenzie river w ill arrive the last of the week. He
moved to Springfield and will locate
In from Jsspsr— W illiam Drury was Mrs. Pease w ill stay In Portland until nicely and w ill be brought to her valley was In town on business Tues- w ill make his home w ith his sister,
here.
Mrs. J. J Manwaring
,
In from Jasper Mondax.
Mrs. Wagner Is fully recovered.
home on A street Saturday.
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