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y W 1rHE SPRINGFIELD Nl ‘ This Community Needs a First Class Hospital. OEVOTECi TO IN T K R IB T OF SP R IN G F IE L D AND TH E FARMERS OF THE W IL L A M E T T E VA LLEY i F. “The People’s Paper” C. ot O. IJbrtry 8PKINOFIKLD. LANE COUNTY, ORBOON, THURSDAY. AUGUST 27, 1925 — TWBNTY-BBCONI) YEAR SITE OFFERED FOR NEW CITYHOSPITAL W e Should Be W illing to Put Our Shoulders to the W heel and H elp this Project Across CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MEETS ON FRIDAY NIGHT •e v ira i Community Probleme W ill Be Discussed; Railroad Commit tee Report to be Made. J. S c h o fie ld Would Donate Hevnral civic problem» will be un- Three Acres on Emerald dvr gonelderallon at the regular meat- Heights for Erection of New <i»< " t *•»* Springfield C ham ber of Modern Hospital; Plan« of ‘‘T id a y n lg b t, a c c o rd in g to el r , President Fred Walker. A full attend- Financing Suggested. * . , . ._ _ L — »lire of the ini-inherahlp 1» urg-d a* Three acres on Emerald H elg h is' “ o'h,,r T h e Democracy o f America * LIVB 1 n ew s p a p e r ,N A L IVE TOW N NUMBER 32 LABOR DAY PROGRAM PREPARED BY 4L’S Wood Soprte. Exhibtlon, Band Con certs, Baseball and Othsr Events On Day Entertainment. 2000 PICKERS WILL GATHER HOP CHOP While full arrang* menta are not Pr®phfBtiona Being Made for yet made, a suggested program for Opening of Season First the Loyal Legion of Loggers and Week in September; Crop is Lumbeirnen .'celebration at Wendllng Good This Year; Pickers to on Labor day baa been made up by Get $1. the committee In charge. Prizes will be given for many of Approximately 2090 bop picker* the contests. Portland merchants will be employed in the large hop have donated 2150 In money and mer yard* of this vicinity as soon as the chandise, and many other prizes will picking on the late crop begins Sep be available. tember 1. In all the local yards, the The program, although Incomplete, early crop is already finished, or be has been arranged In this way: ing finished this week. 9:30—Woods sports on the bank ot The hops are generally plentiful the mill pond. this year. Most of them are being Logbucking contest—open to all— sold under contract and sent to Eng. prizes. land. The pickers will be paid >1.00 Eye splicing contest—open to a l l - a hundred, with 25 cent bonus if they prizes. stay throughout the season. Four or Line splicing contest—open to five thousand bales will likely be the teams of four—prizes. crop produced in this section. 10:00— Eugene L ’O. O. F. band The J. H. Seavy hop Island ranc»- concert begins at the ampitheater in wlll employ at least »00 pickers for Woodland park.. three weeks. The J. W. Seavey yard. 10:00—First tree topping exhibi- about tbree mlIeg , rom Springfleld. tlon. ■ on the McKenzie river, will employ 11:00— Program begins at amphl- about the same number of pickers, theater. Singing by audience. Proba- Both yardg bave camp|ng pIaceg for bly quartette or sollst. Address by the employeeg, and eacb w, n run a Norman F Coleman A nnouncem ents; truck back and forth tQ tQwn each by committee chairman. (day for tbe convlence of tboge who 12:00— Picnic basket dinner. Free do not vrish to stay at the yard. barbecue meat and coffee. Bring bas The Anderson Brothers hop yard, ket lunch or buy from stands. Tables two miles north west of Springfield, In park. near the Chase gardens, will employ 1:00-2:30— Free show In 4L hall. 250 pickers. Picking there will not "K|vallne of Ice Lands." begin until September 4. 1:00-2:00—Guided Inspection trip through Wendling Booth-Kelly mill. 2ND. ST. TO BE WORKED During the remainder of the after noon, a double program wilt be given ! W ITH HEAVY MACHINERY at Woodland park and at the base-j The high crown will be cut out of ball grounds. The Woodland park I Second street and the street leveled program follows: 1:30-2:30—Concert by Portland or In a few days In an effort to make It better to travel over. The county chestra. caterpillar tractor has been borrowed 1:00-4:30— Kindergarten In park for children aged 4-7. Two laldes In for the work aa the city machinery was to light to do any good. Street charge. Peanut hunt. Valller expects to 3:30-4:00— Fun contest for tboee Iq Commissioner park, prizes. Pop drinking contest for work both Second street and east men. Hanker throwing contest for la-1 Main with the county equipment. dies. Shoe scramble for small girls. ! The rains during the last week Bawl game— open to all Laughing ) made the street so that considerable work could be done to advantage. contest, length and variation. At the baseball .grounds the follow The grading of Tenth street from ' Main to G streets Is being carried on Ing program will be staged 1:00-2:30—# Pencil Pusharsf b a se -: rapldly' The 8treet wUl Prob« bly b® ¿-ore nlntozl ball game, Springfield-Eugene vs. completed before school opens, ak lowing a thoroughfare to the new Wendling. 2:00-2:30—Foot races for men, wo- Bratta'n school w a s o ffe re d fro » thia we> k for hoapt- Among question» to be oenaldered tul p u rp o s e s by F J. H chrlcld. of th e 1* 1* ,h*' » » ch ea d viaduct »a Fourth Fug. no Che-r'cal work* Mr. Hcho alreet, park and street Improvements, Held «nV* he will give the land to auy <l,lh "Trjf ■prlagfteld Mer- group o f pe o p le v ho will erect a flrut (fhaut » F ir st' campaign, und a pro- cloaa hospital and maintain reason- ducera public market, able fees He »ays thl* a.ct'on Is i The railroad committee w'll a'«o greatly In need of «uch a hmplial j make a report and outline pinna for Several bunlnr»« men have dlarun the future. s«-<l the erection of a modern hospital here during the pa»t several week*. MRS. McCREA, 76 YEARS OLD Method* of financing It without char PASSES AT CAMP CREEK On the narrow front porch of his father*» Vermont farmhouse. ging eihorhllant rates have been un President Coolidge met or.e of the world's richest men— hie Secreta der roiialderadon. Suggestions are Mr*. Mat'Ida June McCrea. 7*t ry of Treasury, Andrew Mellon (rig h t) for a conference and decis to make It a cooperative hospital ••b yeara old, died at the home of her ! ion regarding the Belgian debt fund to the U. S. W ith them waa Senator Smoot, of Utah— representing the Senate. Thia conference stock owned by many people. children at Camp creek W ednesday) resulted in a firm stand which sent Belgium'* large committee back Il 1« pointed nut that each patient evening She suffered a atroke of i across the seas— for further instructions. “ brought to a hospital la the cause of puralvst» wtolch caused her death several hundred dollars being brought The funeral will he held Frftay after- directly or Indirectly Into the city, ,lq,>n B, j : j o „-eloc-k at the Walker DELIVERY OF MAIL AFTER TYPHOID FEVER CLAIMS From thia standpoint It means Io the chapel and Interment will bo in the CARRIER IS CHOSEN BOY IN WEST SPRINGFIELD' community the same aa an Industry, j Hill cemetery. Rev. F. I* Moire will ........... < officiate. Johnnie Gordon Wilmot, 12 years No definite date for the beginning LEGION CARD FAST SEEN M r*. McCrea was born in Ohio, the old. died yesterday In West Spring- of the city delivery service can be HERE; MANY KNOCKOUTS laughter of Lewis end Mary Higler. field following an Illness of three made until word Is received from the — — - .'the was married at the age of 14 to weeks with typhoid fever. He Is the department, and the results of the With only a minute to go. Edilte David McCrea an.l they had four cbll- eon of Walter Wilmot. recent examinations are made known. Hathaway, I4< pound Eugene fighter, dren, two gtrln and two boy» Two Funeral service» will be Sunday at The papers were sent to San Franets- knocked out Kansa» Steven* of Wend- arc living, Mr* F A Ruaael and John be graded, and from there will ling In the main bout of the Legion - It McCrea She ha» been a member 2:30 o'clock. Interment will be | n c° to • district secretary in Se- smoker Friday evening Both men 1 of the Methodist church »Ince 1884 la u rel Hill cem etiry. iley. C hilders >«' attle. who will in, turn se .il back fought throughout the six rounds, and was a teacher In Sunday school will officiate. the names of the three highest per keeping the aud'ence In a con»innl for five years. Her first stroke of sons. From this list the car ier and Honor Mre. Ketele. elate of excitement. paralysis was five years ago. one substitute will be chosen. Carl Marlin of Wendllng and Jack Honoring Mr». John Ketels. who "A definite date for the beginning O'Nell of Reedsport fought to a draw leaves shortly for the eaat to y lilt Little Boy Hurts Finger. of the service must be made by the iu the other six-round battle. It was The two-year-old son of Mr. and her parents, a no host picnic party departin'nt only after all the d etail/ (he first lltue that the local crowd Mrs. E. W. Christopherson had the was given at the C. O. Wilson home have been cared for,” said Postmas ha» »een a man that 1» little roore'nal| Bnd Up or thp thlgd flnger o , last evening. Each guest brought a ter F. B. Hamlin. Ten collectlln boxes than a match for Martin. O'Neil waa' hl« left hand »maahed off Monday picnic lunch, and an evening of in are being Installed thl* week In the the cleverest fighter on the card dur while hl» parent» were away from formal entertainment was enjoyed. residence district by B. O. Sankey. ing the evening's entertainment. their home a few mile« eaat of Spring Attending the party were Mrs. Ketel». who ha* beeB given this contract. Floyd UeFIgure of Eugene, who re field to pick hope. How the accident Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Adrlsn. Mr. and placed Kid Smith of Mapleton, won a happened Is unknown although It Is Mrs. O. H Jarrett and daughter Mar CHAPTER EASTERN STAR decision from Hugh Cowart, a local believed that a door »hur on the garet, Mr and Mrs Carl Olson. Dr. TO BE INSTITUTED HERE boy, after four round« of fa»t fight child'» finger, or that It was «mashed and Mrs. W. H. Pollard, Mrs. Oeorge Ing Ike Beason of Coburg, taking the under a rocking chair. A (oral phy- Hobson and daughter Dorothy, Mre. Institution of a chapter of the East- place of Young Jacobson of Eugene. »Ictnn sewed the tip back to the fin W H. Riddell. Br. and Mrs. W. J. w o n . derision from Johnnie Tomeelh ger hu, „ n()l yp, known (( (l w |„ Scott and Dorothy Jean. Mrs. Char ern Star lodge In Springfield will of Eugene In a four round prellml- grow buck lotte Ftckler, and Mr. and Mrs. Char take place Saturday evening in the I. O. O. F. hall. About twenty grand nary. | . _ les Wilson. officers will be present, and the cere- Teddy Blackwell and Kid Lewis, 5« Springfield Girl to Wed. I mony will begin at 8:00. All members and 52-pnund local youngsters fought Six Pay Fines. of the lodge are Invited to atteDd. men and children. Prizes. Marriage licenses have been Issued to n draw In a surprise curtain raiser. Six fines were collected this week Many Going to Meeting. r ||y n „ror, 1(. „ w 8n)lth for Another smoker will he staged by by the county clerk to the following ' 2:30-4:30—Championship ball game, Many Springfield members of the Several Famllie* Move Here. Slow York during the pa.t week: Lee McKinney. I Kgm„ trHfft(, vlolBtlon R M Moore, the M-glon September 4 Springfield vs. Wendling. lodge are expected to attend the an Several new resident have been of Bu*«ne made « ringside challenge ! Eugene, and Ona O. Mulligan, Spring. I j Snyder. K H. Williams, R. O. 2:30—Tree topping exhibition. to the winner of the Martln-ONell Held; Stanley R Summers, Olympia. Murph>. !ind C. I. Teechener were added to Springfield's population this 3:00-4:00 — Swimming contests, nual district meeting of the Rebekahs at Creswell Saturday afternoon and fight, and It not yet decided who he «"d Lucille Johnson. Eugene; John f|ned , , ',„r wtthou, week. A. C. Truax of Eugene has prizes for ten events. evening. Besides the other convention rented the E. E. Brattaln bouse on 4th III fight. -Other bouts have not yet •)- Kaufman and Amelia Rogers, both lights. 8:00-5:30—Dance in 4L hall (may and E and will move here immediately have Soble's five pece orchestra from business, a banquet will be a feature been scheduled. Eugene; William Qould urd Fran of the gathering. ces McDonald, both of N od; Leland H. J. Rogers of Saginaw will also Portland.) Cut Hand Seriously—A fruit Jar. Neely, and Mary Holman, both of move here to the house belonging t o ! 4:30-5:30— Supper. Auxiliary to Meet. which broke when she was canning Opens New Cleaning Works. The American Legion Auxiliary Mapleton; Gllle Warner and Marie fruit. Inflicted a deep cut In tbe left Mrs. Logan at 6th and C. F . A. Hun- 6:30-6:00— Boxing In amphitheater A new cleaning and pressing es. will meet Thursday evening at 7:10 ,,rlnk- both of Eugene; 8. R Willis hand of Mrs. Fannie Withers Wed- uston has rented the E. E. Brattaln of W’oodland park. Bud Scott vs. Kid tablishment has been opened in the o'c.lock at the home of Mrs. M. B. h-'li'h I. I.tinns. both of Eugene, negday mOrnlng. A local physician house at 9th and E streets. Powers, 150 pounds. Another match Montgomery building at 240 Main H u n d lv on H eeon d s t r e e t to ta k e u n l , "<l ,o ° H H l*"n »n*1 Margai et ” or- (o<)k geyera, g, | tchw, |„ the cut. Is being arranged. Hundly on Second' street to take up street by J. E. Lindsey, who was Three Cars of Explosives Ordered. aome very Important business It Is fl5r' b” th of J'ltictlon City, 6:00-8:00— W restling—Ralph Hand formerly In business here. Machinery Three carloads of Pyrotol. surplus e s . Ray Castle, park amphitheater, requested that all member» make a | Go»« to Portland—Miss Ellen Tora- war explosive, have been ordered by | 6:00-8:00—Free show In 4L hall, has been installed and everything Shot In the Purse. ■pedal effort to gel out Thursday »o eeth left Tuesday for Portland to the county agent for farmers In Lane ("Rlvallne of Ice Lands” and third di- put In shape to do first class work, A key In his purse averted a revol spend a week H er.l.ter, Mre. Daisy c))unty that work may he started for the , cIp8r(ng wofk be j ^ „"¿ c y “ “ according to the proprietor. Altering ver bullet which might have serious Pearson will return-with her. During donp w(th , be powd(jr Farnlerg from winter with n full attendance. and dressmaking will also be done at 8:00-12:00— Old time dance In cook ly wounded Lloyd Baker when he ac Miss Tomseth’a absence, Mrs. Crystal tbe shop. all parts of the county have pooled house with Wendllng’s best music. Returns from California. cidently shot himself In the leg Tues. Male is taking her place at Ketels , he(r ordprg , 0 mgk)1 up thrpe 8:30-1:00—Jazz dance with five Mrs. Will Clark returned Sundav day. Baker »#» cleaning his gun, sup drug store. Sues for Divorce. carloads. One car has already been piece orchestra In 4L hall. Nursery from a six weeks visit with Mr. and posedly i mply, when the accident oc Suit for divorce on grounds of cruel received. in church from 10:00 a. m. to 6:00 p. I Mrs. F. D. Hinsdale of Los Angeles. curred. After glancing off the key, and Inhuman treatment has been Here from Portland—Mrs. Mury E. , m. with trained nurse and assistant ; She reports being royally entertained- Ihe bullet made a shallow flesh wound Hamilton of Portland arrived here filed In circuit court by Della Kllnk Return from Vacation—Mr. and In charge. Stove for heating milk or In Bilker's leg. last evening for a short business trip. Mrs. V. D. Bain returned Wednesday water. Place tor mothers to lie down. against Leon F. Klink. They were 8. P. Official Through. married in Colorado in 1911 and have She will return to her home this evening from an extended vacation Picnic Being Held, Division Ktiprilntendent R. L. King, two children. The wife claim s the evening. I trip. During the sumer they visited < - t * . to San Francisco—M:3 R. P. The with other Southern Pacific officials, annual Methodist Sunday ------------------------ In Glacier national park, and various Mortrnsen left here Monday with her husband strikes her. made a trip up the new line as far school picnic will be held this after Injures Eye—A hayseed lodged In cities In Washington and Oregon, b .rlh er and sister-in-law. Mr. and ns Rntlhend Monday (n ta privale noon and evening at the recreation the eye of Charles Thompson of The trip was made by car. Return* from Auto Trip— After vis Mr, Ivan Schomaker, for a visit at iting m New Jersey and Pennsylvania, train. grounds next to the church. Every Springfield route 1 as he was work- ----- ----------- , ihetr home In San F r a n c i s S h e ex one Is asked to bring r basket lunch. Ing on a hay halier Wednesday, caus Cuts Lip In Fall from Slide—The pects to be gone about two weeks. Baxter Young returned Wednesday evening from a long motor trip. Mr. Mr and supper will be at six. Several ing painful Injury. Return from Klamath Fall two-year-old daughter of A. C. Pet- Young went east by the northern and Mrs. Frank Powers have return of the classes are planning entertain tlcord cut her upper lip Tuesday eve Children III— The two small chil ed to Sprlngfeld after several weeks ment«, and games will he enjoyed. Has Typhoid Fever— O. F. Goody- ning when she fell from the top of dren of Lloyd W illiams are 111 at I route, returning by the southern. spent at Klamath Falls for Mr. Pow konnlz of west Springfield Is III at the ladder lending to the slide on their home in the Stewart addition. Return from Bandon—Mrs. R. F. ers health. He reports that he Is Seeks Divorce Decree. the Pacific Christian hospltul with the public recreation grounds. The Morris and Miss Margaret Morris re much better because of the change. child hail slipped away unnoticed to C. 8. Plaster has filed suit In cir typhoid fever. Will Visit In East— Mrs. John Ket turned this morning from a week at climb the ladder from which she fell. cuit court for divorce from Lillie L, els will leave Sunday for Hebron, Ne Bandon. Visit In Town— Mr. Htid Mrs. George Plaster. The couple were married Ir Go to Portland— Dr. und Mrs. W. Warned of Well Water—Town peo braska for an extended visit. Her fa Drury and daughter of Coburg visited 1899. Tho husband claims the wife C. Rebhan drove to Portland last eve Dismissed from Hospital—Mrs. G ple using well water during the hot ther Is seriously 111 there. nt tho home of R. L. -Drury In Spring- has a violent temper and Is quarrel ning. They will return today. M. Plummer was d'-smlssed from the weather nre -warned to be careful field Friday. some. He saya she naggs him con Visiting at WlleOn Home— Mrs. W. Pacific Christian hospital Friday. of typhoid germ« by Dr. W. H. Pol llnually. Visit* from Astoria— Mrs. Lillian H. Riddell Is a guest of her daugter, lard, city health officer. Well water Baby Boy Born—A ten-pound baby Allen of Astoria visited Mrs. M. B. Returns from Portland— Mrs. Paul which has not been tested should be Mrs. C. O. Wilson, from Detroit, Ore boy, named John Williams, was born Church Makes Improvement. Huntly Wednesday evening. Brattaln returned Tuesday from a gon. boiled before using, he states. Io Mr. and Mrs. Orson Vaughn Mon A new croquet set and new lights short visit in Portland. day. are being Installed at the public re Her* from W altervllle— Earl The Stops at Hotel H er*— J. L. Richards Fall Creek Man Here— Oeorge Gib creation grounds next to the Metho m es of W altervllle was In town Wed Here from Lowell— Mr. and Mrs. son of Fall Creek was In town Wed. of Portland was a visitor at the In from Thurston— Ed Whittaker dist church. New screen behind the nesday. Fred Hills and aon. Raymond, of Low Spong hotel Wednesday. nesday. of Thurston was In’ town Wednesday. tennis courts i^ ll be put in soon. ell were In town Wednesday. Money for thl* work ts being raised In from Noti— Mr. and Mrs. Roy Ill with Typhoid— Ben Skinner I* Down from Mabel— Harry Powers Here fro m ' Natron— Am y "Love -was by popular subscription by the towns Ill * t Horn«— Lloyd Aubrey ts 111 . HI at the Pacific Christian hospital of Mabel visited Springfield Wednes Baker of Noti were In town W ednes a visitor here Tuesday from Natron. people at Ms borne In west Springfield. ¡w ith typhoid fever. day. day.