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KELLI BOULEVARD
TOBEMAMDAMIZED
"Th« Psople’a Papar"
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KHRINGFIKLD, I*ANE COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 12, 1925
INTER-CITY DOUBLE
TRACK TO START SOON
Work Hara to H rg ln In P aw Waaka;
Laying of Staal Above Oak­
ridge Reaumaa
Seven Block« from D to K Double tro« king of tb» railroad ba-
S treat a will be Graded and
»»HBgfteld a "J K ug.ne «III
Graveled on Petition of P ro-:“ “?, 7 “? 1" ‘? e T
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CUTOFF
cordlnx to Information received here
perty Holders; Protests Heard j by
rallrOBI, ,
on Paving Second Street.
¡T he survey ter th« naw track «as
Sidewalks To Be
Condemned Soon
NUMBER 8
TOWN BASEBALL TEAM
FORMED AMONG PLAYERS
Local
L IV C
NEW SPAPER
IN A L IV E T O W N
Hcraehide
A rtists
O rganized
SOARD RE-ELECTS
and Subscription T ak e n to F in ­
Ordinance to be Passed Order­
ance Team in C ity
ing Concrete Walks in
Many Parts of
The Hprlngfleid baseball team, made Mr. Bain for High School, Mr.
City
up exclusively of local players has
Burcham for Junior High and
been organized with T. H. Hulbert as
Mrs. Homonway for Grade
Mayor G. G. Bushman's sidewalk manager, and Jack Larson as secre­
School Tendered Positions
platform will start going Into effect
tary-treasurer
The team plans to play other Wil­
Principals of the high school. Jun­
lam ette valley teams this summer, ior high and grade school« were ra
and has already begun practicing, al elected at a meeting of the school
though the bad weather has been a board of district 19 last evening. The
hindrance. Most of the players have offer w as made to r«4-en|ploy the
been selected, but there are still a three heads of schools and their ac-
few vacancies to be filled. Several j ceptance is anticipated,
high school bovs are expected to p la y .' Principal Vern D. Bain of the high
besides the following recruits; “Ding" Bcbool will be employed at a salary
and “Deke” Mulligan. Jesse Meats. of 92100 a year or an increase of 9100
Tom Sharman. and Jack Kent.
over his present salary. He will also
Subscriptions for financing the act as city superintendent
team are being among tha business J . O. BurAiam was reelected princi­
Concrete sidewalks will be ordered men of the city and others Interested pal of the Junior High school at his
- ■ - t
constructed everywhere the old wood­ In baseball.
present salary of 9150 a month for
en walks are condemned. Notice will _ _ _
nlB® months. Mrs. Ora Reed Hem en-
be served on resident holders by the SPRINGFIELD WINNER IN
way was reelected principal of the
chief of police and non resident hold-
after tb» next meeting of the city
council according So plans of tb«
street Comm‘t tee of that body. At
that time a blanket ordinance ’Will be
Introduced directing 20 or 30 property
bolder« at once to build new side­
walks la front of their property.
Name« of the property owners are
being complied and will be made a
Part of the ordinance. Because many
of the property bolder« are non-real-
dents the determining of actual own­
ership has betn a slow process.
'
| completed last fall and the work will
K lly boulevard In Km era Id hntghts conalst Pf widening the gTad« In
addition will be graded and macadam-’ places and tha laying of rails. While
I sect for aetren blocks aa tha result of i the track laying has been deflna'ely
tb« Hprlngfleld t'lly council at Its d ’cldud it has not been announced
^regular meeting
Monday evening j Just what la to be done toward the
granting the petition of tha proparty river bridge
t|>me believe that a
hold-ra. City Engineer Hinton Klov heavier structure will ba placed on
dahl, him self Interested In that sac the present piers, although thia la
tlon, presented the pettonon signed contrary to what has be'n antlclpat
Rep. Kick Longworth, wKo"
fifteen years has battled to come
by nearly all the property holders
mt before.
•
The new Improvement will he 1490
Work through tha cutoff will be re­ nut from under the handicap of
being son-in-law of the famous
feet long and cgtend fro m I t Io K sumed In full blast In a week or so. T. IL, at last wins by his own »bit
a tre e ta on JK elly teS ltevard . W li'-n Section crews are now preparing to j Ity and is the new speaker of Lbs
completed It will make one of the i*y about als miles of steel from the House In the 56 th Congress.
finest drives In the etty and It la eg. ratlr>-ad at MeCr*ad<a Spring« to the
pei'teil that some fine residence pro j m d of the new grade, (trailing will AARON BARBOUR 77
perly will he developed along the start again Just as soon aa tha snow
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DIES AT GLENWOOD er" by mal* Onc* 0,0
18
new th n r o u rh fa r e
R O. Potter, act-j 1° ’h» mountains disappears.
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| served the property holders are liable
log city attorn'y, was 'nstructed to j T he Kelly Jtulllvan crews clearing
Aaron C. Barbour, 77. a resident of !for aDF * * ■ « • for Injuries to pedest-
draw an ordinance authorising the ’h» right-of-way have progressed to
Impmvjmrnt for nr.-sentstb.n ... the • «»'"« s*»r Rnla The rlghl of way a**»»«** ‘»»•«I »’ his home Friday
cau,<;'1 hy bad sidewalks
The great«et activity In sidewalk
next meeting of th« council
Work has all be- n slashed of underbrush m,,rnlng after a long Illness,
will start on the Improvement In j fr',r" Eskridge to Kula
j Mr- »«rbcur was u retired farmer budding the city has ever seen Is
about a month or when the «oll la In, A" ln»pectlon of the W-»tern Lum innd "chul tea«her, and kavea a wife. predicted after the new ordinance
LAST BASKETBALL GAME <rade '“■b001 at a aalary of U400 for
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i nine months.
When the new grade
Spr'ngfl'ld won the last basketball ,c b ol building is completed she will
game from Cottage drove high school. be ln charge of it and the Junior high
on the Cottage Grove floor, by a **** occupy the Lincoln building,
score of 13-10.
Alfred Morgan, manual training
The game was fast and hard fought, j k a ch er in the high school, was re-
Twlce the score was tied, 5-5 at the elected bT lbe board at bis present
<-nd of the half, and again at 10-all i Balary of 91700 a year.
No other
. -n.ll»l..n I, work to th- I. -1
“
" a r l .m i r , n m l th r« .- d a u g h - goes Into «Meet
writer found the big sawm'U In opera- • • ’ » ! Mr». Kv» B Wilder of d ra n k
Aa soon as «he Auditors render two ’"•notes before the end of t h e ' »Flections were made at last night’s
The nrdlnnnr- Yaeat'ng ««pith n ' l,,n
m"rb construction to •'»»«. Mrs. Mabel Hlnkson of Portlar/I thetr report on the finance of the city , Bame N ,ce converted a font and with meeting.
Action towards selling the 912,500
street from Mill street west to the
me
the alll site. Tha Dianina snd Ml"" T Kosalynde Barbour or and the new city bond and Hen docket jon,y ten *ec°nds to go Lewis made a
river hank come up for second r e a d ’ ™1” ** not y0t c°niplete«l ami dorks Portland. A sister. Mrs. Mary Turn |a extended action will be started to !ba8kn’ the tbree points winning the In bonds voted has not been taken
and conveyors arc still being put In , «r of Modrslo, California, a niece, compel back street, sidewalk and !*ame- Close guarding featured the« as yet. The Brattain Land Company
CiiiinrllnUMi Mav reported the «all- P'aC0-
The big sawmill has not Mrs 8. D. Bead of Eugene, snd s'x sew er assessm ents to be paid, coun- Pnt*rA game, being responsible for the will have a meeting today and the
board request for a grade school site
mated cost of overhauling the ptty 1 "limbered up" sufficiently to cut full grandchildren also survive him.
cilmen say. More than 920.000 In low scor®
After that the
fire truck to be 9197. Cnnncltmen
•> 1» e«pe« ted that tw o or three
The funeral services were neld from bacJt. Jfcten-r on delinquent payments
Springfield won eight, and lost will be considered.
expressed them selves as In favor of ,""n,b’' more *'•• be re«|itlred before 'he Springfield Christian church Sun alone «re expected to come into th«-
out of the fifteen games played,
nan® “8 will Be taken up The board
making the old rig do for a few more I lbe "nllr plnn' wl” rearh <uP*c1'J da9 srterno«»n at 2:90. Rec
Earl city treasury aa the result of thia ,b l" 8ea80n Moat of the games lost
8 und'‘r contract with John Hunzick-
were against bigger and better equip­ er. Eugene architect, to prepare the
months and Ibm try to purchase a
’ ’«krldge which was booming last Childers officiating Interrment was action.
ped schools.
plans and supervise the construction
npw ,,„e
j summer, la quieter thia spring a l-'a t the Laurel Hill cemetery.
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of the new building at a cost of five
though
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la
expected
that
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UNIVERSITY
HIGH
BEATS
Smith Appointment Ratified
per cent of the coat of the structure.
MRS. MOORE HOSTESS TO
it w Smith s appointment . . r«J ruab
aZ,h ,he
SEEKS TO COMPEL TRIAL
SPRINGFIELD QUINTET
o r d e r to fill the «.expired t-rm or
W“ rk
“thte 1
OF CLYDE N. JOHNSON
METHODIST LADIES
NEEDLECRAFT ENTERTAINS
Lynn I^nsbery. resigned, was re
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h tni’u,,,aln" th,a |
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The University High school quintet
purled to the council by Mayor (1. O.
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( Charging that former District At-: won a decisive victory from the local, Mrs. F. L. Moore was hostess to the
SEWING CLUB AT PARTY
Bushman and ths naw offloar was
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'«orney Clyde N. Johnson committed high school team Monday aftern oon ,0 ,e r ^
1 ■
i Methodls‘ Eplsco-
Ladles of the Needlecraft club were
raefo-d
L J b;
b’ 7
; in ' * X r !n '' va rio u s c rim e s wh.la he was ,n office , t\ :W In the men’s gymnasium of the ' P“‘ ° h"rch TuesdaV afternoon at the
U
< tek rld g ..for whlrh he >houW he punl, hwl u
of
n t^n
church parsonage. Picking wool x w „ a s' hostesses to members
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of all
other
Ilvnry Parsons of the Bprtngflald, 1
.................. ... ..................... K Bdmuoson. disbarred attorney who
jiprtnxfleM team was consider- ' ’* ”° Vel and Pleasa”t pastime of the^8f w in< clubs in the ch y last Thurs-
Lumber company requested the coun­
crews at that point.
has figured In two moonshine cases at>|y hanri'eapped by the large floor, ? ,e^Boon- a»d • luncheon was served d®y afternoon for a theatrical and tea.
cil to tuspoct his property, formerly
A three act skit was put on at the
the Loud Planing Mill, with the In-
In court, has filed a writ o fmandamus ,,nrt pi8ye<t an inconsistent game. The by Mrs. Moore during the afternoon.
A poem was read by one of the Bell theater, after which the ladies
lentlon of vacating part of tha street * MEAT MARKET WILL
in court, has filed a writ of mandamus
a bit off stride, and
where the new switch cr oases on
MOVE THIS WEEK : District Attorney John S. Medley, to missed making several niaskets from ladles, and Mr. and Mrs. Moore led went to the home of Mrs. E. H. Pol­
prosecute the former district »ttor- rompHratlTe|v ealiy throws. Nice was In singing “Blest be the Tie that lard for tea.
Third street, t'ouncllmen promised
Old fashioned songs, enacted In cos­
, h„ Kame dur,nB ,he nrat Binds’’ and In prayer.
to Investigate the mailer during the
The Swart* and Washburno m«mt ney. The charges In the case have put
Tnc combined ages of the twenty- tume, constituted the first act. Mrs.
fou|s.
week.
market la moving thia week to the been put before the governor who has h(llf for too many
Protests Paving
¡new location on Main street formerly failed to act according to the writ.
! Rldln<8 of University high was nine guests was found to be 1951 Harry Stewart, ln a charming colonial
years, and five countries
besides costume, acted and sang “Sweet Loeg
Several
charges
are
made
against
h()th
M B. Huntley aprpared before tha occupied by Hall’s cash store. The
m sit scoring 11 counters.
„ f, v<. m|nute ^ , „ 4 durlnK the America were numbered as the birth­ Ago,” while Mrs. E. H. Pollard and
council to protest the paving of He- cem ent floor has been laid In the Mr Johnson varying from hla failure
Mrs. Carl Fisher enacted “When Yon
«olid street und was told the council hack of the store, and the furnaces to prosecute a rape case, to m<x>n- second half of the game, the second places of several of the guests.
and, I Were Young, Maggie” in ap­
could Iske no action 011 tae maitar and chlmney t»«tng Installed.
Th«« *hlne operafons.
Edmunson de; , lr(nK Of Q,e campus tqnsd sras run
propriate costume. rMs. Charles O.
msnds thesn t>e brought before
until petitions lor Its paving w>-re smoke hnus- Is completed
In. hot M made a very poor showing, DAVID MCCRAE, 86 YEARS,
Wilson rendered “Old Black Joe,” and
The west portion- of the building grand Jury.
w selved by the council. The council
and the regulars were put back.
DIES AT CAMP CREEK Mrs. D. W. Crites, with Mrs. Carl Ol­
has orderml a survey and estim ate will he divided off. and Major H. B.
Lineups for the two teams« with
David McCree. 86. died at the home son. gave “Cornin' Thru the Rve.’’
costs of paving both Second and Mill Huntley will operate a ilellcantessen ANNUAL LAUGHERESQUE
their scores was:
New counters sre ex
of
his son John MeCrae at Camp Mrs. R. P. Mortensen and Mrs. J. M.
iln -cts and will r«>c«lve the engln-er's shop there
MAKES BIG HIT AT S. H. S. Springfield
U. H. S.
Scott represented the aged couple,
p
e
e
fd
for
the
meat
market,
and
all
figures at a special meeting to be
11 Ridings Creek last night at 11:30. Mr. Mc­
F
Cowart S
whose day-dreaming recalled the cos­
the walls In the building will be re-
Original stunts, som e beautiful, and n r ’ftls 4
Crea
Is
survived
by
his
wife,
one
son.
2
Stearns
hi'ld Monday evening. March 23.
F
tumed figures.
Huntley said thul <0 pave Hecond I'npered. and the wood txork painted, others comical, featured the Laughter- McMullen
Hall John, and a daughter. Mrs. Ida Russel
C
The second act was a black face
esque. annual fun show of the Spring- ^ 1(,‘p ,
street would practically be conflcatory
7 Hayes all of Camp Creek.
O
comedy, with Mrs. John K etels and
field high school which was g'ven in Lewis ~1
He
came
to
Oregon
about
four
years
of some of the property on the stre«»t 1 SCOUT LEADER WILL
4
Hempey
O
the high school auditorium Fr.day
ago from California, to reside with Mrs. Pollard engaged ln sprightly
besides It would Increase traffic over
ADDRESS LION S CLUB afternoon and evening.
Springfield.
McPherson:
Substitutes
his son on Motor route B, near Eu­ darky repartee over the clothesline.
a dangerous railroad crossing
He
Songs In vogue about 1900 were en­
The seniors skit was a burlesque of Vnlverslty high. Ford. I.lbby. Rogers gene, and only recently moved to
declared residents near the railroad
O. H. Oberteuffer. regional execu King Arthur's round table, wit,a the Marlatt, Page. Miller. Powers,
acted in the third act. Among the
Camp
Creek.
Funeral
services
will
had counted 22 accidents at the c r o s s -tiv e of the boy scouts will be the
knights seated In ridiculous attire J
be held from the Walker chapel to- old favorites were “Waltz Me Around
Ing In th'-last eleven months.
speaker nt the Lions Club luncheon
M arriag e Licenses Issued
at
oblong
tables,
rather
Ine’
r'ated
morrow at 2:00, Rev. W. L. Moore Again Willie." “School Days," “Put
A report of the auditors will he Friday noon. Mr. Oberteuffer who Is
from
orange
crush.
Clever
lines
Marriage
licenses
have
been
issued
of
the Methodist church In charge. on Your Old Gray Bonnet,” “Sliver
ready for the next meeting of the „ graduate of the University of Ore-
parading the Arthurian of speech, won during the past week to the following: Mr. MeCrae was a member of that Bell,” and “There'll be a Hot Time In
council-
gon has been devoting his time dur­
the Old Town Tonight.”
the prise for the stunt.
¡GusU L. Thomas, Eugene, and Mary church in Nebraska.
ing the past few years to Boy Scout
Keeping the gay spirit of the after­
The
sophomores
portrayed
a
“Srltl-
Foster.
Junction
City;
Alvin
W.
Bro-
Infant P astes Away
! Work In Oregon. Washington. Idaho
noon,
the guests apepared in various
cal
Operation.”
showln
several
sur-
,,m
and
Lula
Boyd,
both
of
Eugene;
Instructor Recovering
Patricia Kish, infant iluughter of nn(j Montana, with headquarters at
and amusing costumes, adding to the
geons
removing
tin
cans
and
bolognes
Lyle
PVasley.
Olympia,
and
Orpha
Donald
Grettie.
Instructor
In
mathe­
Mr. and Mrs. A. H. Fish, died at the | Spokane, A first class council I* be.
from a patient suffering from ’ca n cer Clouse. Eugene; Orftt L. Coldren and m atics at the high school Is reported fun of the party.
hoem of her grandparents, Mr. nnd |ny perfected In Eugene and It Is be and
two-more.’
| j uu a cavlor. both of Eugene; John
to be recovering nicely from injuries
Mrs George Ditto Sunday night The ,. rvnd , hat „ trop coul(, bp organized " ,
,
.
,
, •, ” "R ’ a v 'or- Doln 01
To Build New House
baby was one of twins born Febru
H.vrlnwrtvld as the sublect has been I , < oIo,'lal <*>8‘» « 08' «"<• ’ «Hous old ¡Alfred Moore and Cornelia Agnetta received ln an automobile accident
,
.,u
,‘ 1
Filefsom
both of Eugene; Stanley late Sunday night. Mr Grettie was
I (time
» •K ir’ songs
m >u«o featured
g v a tu iv g g the
i lg r Junior
j u i n u r skit, F
- lle fS O Ik
W. H. N esbitt, whose home Is near
ary 28,
tnken up by the Lions club at various
which centered around an old couple. Walker and Bladys Hawk, both
returning from Salem, where he spent Jasper, has bought a lot on East
Fonerai services were held from
celebrating their golden wedding and ! Eugene.
the week-end. when his car struck a , B stre®t from Chlorle Wooley. Mr.
tho Ditto homo Monday afternoon at
wishing for the old days. In hesponse
car parked on the pavement and with- j b'esb^tt plans to build a house on the
4 o ’clock. Rev. ft E. Childers officia­
Anderson Oarage Sells Many Cara
to their fancies, costumed people,
out lights. He was thrown from h i s ! 1*? 8om0 t t a ®' tbis
Mr.
Plans to Improve City
ting. Burial was at the Laurel Hill
The Andsrson sawmill, near Donna, singing the nongs of their youth parad­
car
hy
the
Impact,
hitting
the
p
a
v
e
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i
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°
°
,ey
18
a
re8ident
Springfield,
Beautlflcatlop
of
the
city
by
means
cemetery. The W. F. Walker chapel
’ .
bought a Fordson from the Anderson ed upon the stage.
of trees, shrubs and flowers was dis. ment on his head. His face was bad- ,ivln9 on east Main street,
had charge of the services.
The Glee
clubs gave a rlevet cussed at the Ladies Civic Club m eet­ ly cut and bruised, and he was rend-
Motor company this week for use with
a donkey engine. This Is the second “Floradora” stunt, the boys singing ing held ln the Chamber of Commerce ered partly unconscious by the shock.
Divorce Sought
The week-old daughter of Mr. and
'one bought from Andersons for this songs to the girls, who replied with rooms Tuesday evening. If possible
Clara L. Kincaid has filed spit ln
Mrs. Albert H. Barnes of Marcóla |
more songs. The number was eu- a Rose Show will be planned by the
purpose.
W alterville Store Sold
circuit court against Chester A Kin­
«lied early Monday morning. Funeral
In addition to this, the garage sold thuinstlcally received, and an oncnr6 ladles. A pnperhag luncheon was
Charles Pember, former owner of caid for divorce. She alleges
he
services were held Mondny at Mar-
throe other cars this week.
Bob called tor.
served after the meeting.
the W alterville store, and postmaster threatened to kill her and her child.
cola, with Interrmi-nt nt the Marcóla
"I he Go-Getter staff, of tho high
Green of Eugene, bought a touring
has sold his store to George Marsh, The couple were married May 11,
cemetery.
car with haloon tires. George Mc­ school newspaper, gave “Go Gettei
W ill Operate Confectionery
of Eugene. M t . Marsh has taken 1924.
George,” in which the bashful scltor,
The Moone building in W est Spring, charge of the store Immediately, and
Are Questa at Dinner— Mrs. B. Kinney bought a four-door sedan with
George, was urged Into a much Inter­ field on the w est side of the Pacific will remodel It.
Webster of Klamath Falls. Mrs. R. R bullions, Al Hnfstnder of Marcóla, a
,
Band Will Have Concert
rupted courtship by hts tormentors.
highway has been rented by A. W.
Mr. Pember plans to resign the post-
Smith nnd son of Tncomn. Mrs. May­ coupe with baloons. nnd the Wllfert
Polly and her pals. Jlggs and Mag­ Hadley and W. L. Wilmot, where they office the first of the month, and Mr.
The Springfield band, with other
Snnd
and
Gravel
company
a
mew
nard Dawson of tho Yukon territory.
gie, nnd the rest of the funypapet will open a confectionery the last of Marsh will then take charge of it.
Focal entertainers will give a concert
Mr nnd Mrs. Charles l’nddock, their truck.
family frallced through a freshman this week.
In the Christian church March 19.
son. Wnile. nnd daughter Berthn. nnd
girl's
dream
ln
their
stunt,
making
The
concert will be In charge of Roy
Realtor Opens for business
T a lk on Poultry
Mr. nnd Mrs. John Rossmnn were
a brilliant display of their vivid cos­
To Have Social M eting
A lecture on poultry raising will Holverson. Fred Louk and R. C. Mar­
dinner guests nt the N. W. Emery
The real estate office of W. J.
tumes.
An op«n. social meeting Is being be given by Professor H. E. Cosby, kee. Proceeds of the entertainment
home Wednesday evening.
Barnes, at the corner of Fourth and
Two shows were given, one in tha planned by the local unit of the 4L poultry specialist of O. A. C.. at the will be used to promote the band.
Main street, will be opened this week
afternoon for school children, and the for March 23. Local talent will be Woodman hall at Pleasant Hill Wed­
Two hundred children of the Lln- for business. The roams have been
other Friday night for townspeople.
Rents Fenwick House— Mrs. L.
solicited, and a musical program, and nesday. March 18, at 2 o’clock In the
coln school will be In a enntata. "Tho remodeled and painted making an at­
Brockman of Cottage drove has rent­
other entertainment Is expected. Loy­ afternoon. P rofess”
Grief or tho Fairlea,’ 'to he given tractive real estate
office.
Mr,
Mnreh 20 at the high school. The Barnes announces he will receive
Vlalta from Siutlaw — Mrs. Harry al Legion men and their fam ilies are demonstrations In the Pleasant Hill ed a house belonging to Mrs. Jennie
cantata will be ln the nature of a listings nnd handle property trans­ Hwearlnger. of the Sluslnw district invited to the meeting, which is In country and the poultrytnen are glad Fenwick zetween 3rd and 4th on E
street, and w ill move In today.
to have him return.
charge of George Davenport.
actions from now on.
was a Springfield visitor Tuesday.
spring festival.