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THE SPRINGFIELD nr- »VS
SPRINGFIELD. LANE COUNTY. OREGON,
T W K N T Y -T lllltn YEAR
L iv e
N E W B P A P IR
IN A L IV E T O W N
NUMBER 4
: 1UR8DAY. JAN. 28, 192«.
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I
CITI BONDS SOLD
10 PORTLAND BU K
"The Peopi»’» Papar"
Helen in ParL .
\fociety\
Flvn Hundred Club Mnntn.
L
HEAR BRIDGE PLAN
Banker Traps Bad|
Local Check Artist *
at Los Angeles
Springfield and Eugene to Send
Mr» Grace Robert« entertained th«
Council Receive* Bids for $13.-
Flvn Hundred club at her home la»t
481 in Improvement Bonds F rid a y n igh t.
nnd Awards Issue to Lumber­
Following an evening of e^irds, daln
man Trust Co..; War On Dogs ly refreshment» were nerved by the
hostess, assisted by Mr« Herbert
to Start in City.
Within two hours after a warning
Representatives to Session of
from W. O. Hughes of the First Na­
State Highway Body Febru­
tional bank of Springfield had been
ary 25; Situation Discussed
received b^ the »ecrHary of the Lo»
At Meet of Springfield Cham­
Angeles odge. Ixiyal Order of Moose.
Lon Wakefield, who "bought” a ranch
____
4
ber.
Moor«. Mr» Monte (Say and Mr» lle l
In Springfield with a worthies« check
The >13.4*1 In city « ‘dew slk and en Bicknell.
The next four weeks will »ee a
and b ft for California leaving a trail
Htreet Improvement bond* were order-
Those present were- Mr and Mra
concentration of the efforts of Spring-
of fletltous pape^ behind him. walk­
■•■I atild to th e l.u n ilx r'iutn T ruat com A. J Perkins, Mr and
Mr». J A.
field and Eugene Interest* to bring
ed Into the Los Angeles man's office.
nay of Portland for $1007.30 for each Hesvey, Mr. and Mr» M M Peery.
Wakefield was Immediately arrested ;
about the early construction of the
llooo at tlt< me» ting of th» coodcll Mr and Mr». W It Dawson. Mr and
proposed new highway bridge across
and a complaint charging him with
M.io lny evening The only other hid Mr» W. 11. Adrian. Mr. and Mra I D
the WH amette river at Springfield.
passing fictitious checks was filed, j
dor bill par op the Issue. The bond» L n rlw r. Mr and Mr«. Frunk DePue.
Attendance of representatives of the
With word of W akefeld's arrest. It
bear Internet nt th« rate of nix per Mr». Maude Ilryan, Welby H tevn»
communities at a session of the state
b came known that he had cashed ,
Fn«l rilngan. Elxa Sutton, Mr and
cent.
highway commission February 25 will
checks on the First National bank of
Hue to the fart that It wan a sm all Mra Donald Roberta Special g't««t»
mark a final effort to urge the state
Springfield throughout his Journey
Issue and the bond» may be redeemed were Mr and Mra. Arthur Roberta.
to appropriate Its share of the cost
south, despite the fact that bank offi­
In two yearn the b lit acc< pled wan re­ Mr and Mrs. Monte Hay. Mr and Mf«
of the span.
cials declare he had no account here.
garded an a fair offer The bond a cov­ Herbert Moore. Mrs.• Crystal Brown.
The checks, according to Mr. Hughes,
Members of the Springfield Cham­
er all the Improvement» mad« thl» Ear| Robert», and Mr» Helen Blckne'l
were usual y made out for $30 or less,
ber of Commerce, meeting last Friday
summer under which property owner»
and were pasaed In various points
evening, discussed the bridge situ»-
Photo shows Farnam Parker,
took th« Bancroft act.
Mr». Mortensen Ent»rt«ln».
ranging from Grants Pass, Oregon, to j
<
tlon thoroughly, and decidedly detln*
thtrtoeo year old pilot of planes
Dog Catcher to Work.
The Progressive Twenty-Two», de­
Modesto, California.
ami the- youngest qualified flier in ! itely to send representatives to the
A dog catcher wan order employed gree team of the local Rebekah lodge,
Atfter noting that Wakefield had ' the world, addressing his radio au­ ' commission meeting and make effort*
afler February I to pick up alf dog» were delightfully entertained at th«
Mias Helen WBU, America’» ten­
been
visiting Moose lodge secretaries i dience thru the mdcropbaoa. D ual I in other directions to bring attention
not wearlug a collar and llcenae tag. home of Mra ft P Mortensen Friday
ni» queen, Is now In Europe to
you envy him, boy»?
to the need of a new bridge. Arrange­
at
various
points for the purpose of i
study
art
but
friend«
nay
she
«rill
Coundlni« n entlmated that
there evening (Samoa, radio music., nnd de
ments for the appearance of represen­
battle
M
il*.
Lenglen
for
the
world’»
getting
checks
cashed.
Mr.
Hughes
were over 100 dog» In th c'ty that llcloua refreshment* combined
io
net i-rvwn before returning to har
tatives at the Salem session already
sent a letter to the Los Angeles lodge
should he licensed Only one ltcen»< make the evening an enjoyable one.
SPRINGFIELD BOWLERS
native shore*.
are
being made by committees ap-
secretary
warning
him.
Wakefield,
a
j
had been takn out at th« time of
Present were Mr» Fred Louk. Mra
BEAT EUGENE OUTFIT pointed by President Herbert J C'ox
short time later, walked Into the man’s ;
the council meeting Dog* will h« Mildred Anthony. Mr». 'G rsce Lendn-
lo t the chamber.
si'"'
office, only to meet the hands of the ;
caUKht. Impounded and d« atroyed nr hury, Mr»
Blanche Daniela. Mr» NEW TACS FOR FIDO;
law
instead
of
the
customary
check
I
RolUr«
2«25
P1
“
»’
tbe
hi«he8t
9COre
A Joint meeting will be held at all
cording to the ordinance. Notice ha» fo r a Hensley, Mr». Helen Donaldson.
lever made in a match m eet by the
DOC CATCHER NEEDED endorsement or cash.
early date by bridge comm ittees of
been published o f the go‘ng Into effect Mr« C. I*utnnm. Mrs. Ada Bench.
j Springfield bowling team, the local
the Eugene and Springfield Chamberf
of the dog ordinance and eonnellmen Mr» Sam Richmond. Mra. J««»e Lor-
Word from the secretary of the |
aggregation defeated the Eugene
Fifty bright new tags for Spring-
»aid no leniency ithould be «hown
ah. Mrs Carl (leranl. Mrs Csl field's canlto populat on arrived at lodge, and from authorities of the ; city team by 418 pins on the Spring- of Commerce to make further plans
Doo» nm Nuinanos.
Damp». Mrs. Mice Doane. Mrs. Leda the city recorder's office lust Friday, southern city informing him of the field alley Tuesday n igh t A retu rn for the agitation of the matter. As
it is planned that the county will pay
M an y p e o p le are c o m p la in in g about Freeland and Mrs Mortensen.
arrest, has been received by Mr
meet will be staged at Eugene some
und art being distiibuted this week
ha-f the cost of the span, the issue
dog» bothering their promt»«» Tnea-
Hughes The local bank official. In
as dog-own rs call at the office for
i night next week.
Is to be placed on the ballot at the
dav evening J O ¡»mlihh living at
warning the lodge secretary, mailed
V is it I" Woodburn.
their 19211 licenses.
Scores follow:
9th and F street, report« that some
May primaries.
hhn a clipping from the SpringCeld
Mr and Mrs. Charles Doty drove to
Lasf year, the city bought 50 tags
z** *
dog k l|e d and partly devoured a pure- Portland last week and returned vlwlt-
New«, which recenl y gave an ex- i Springfield:'Stevens. 179. 167, 169;
It was pointed out at the chamber
but only 20 were Issued, In «ptte of
bred Rhode l»land lied h« n of hl», Ing Mrs Doty's mother and two cous­
elusive account of Wakefield's deal- L. Lepley, 145. 193, 164; H enderson,; gathering Fr’day night that the need
the fuel that authorities declare the
lie also «ay« dog» hav« b«en taking in» In Woodburn enroute. They report
Ings here.
1G9. 24i, 188; Endicott. 1*9, 165, 137; oj a new t,r| dge grows more urgent
canines of the city to number near
the egg» from hl» ch'cken coop» He .«I u good trip both ways
Wakefield came to Springfield late w -Lepley, 158, 181, 184. Total, 2625. daily. The structure now In use Is
100 A license fee of $2 Is being
warn» dog owner» that he expect«
Mr. and Mrs. Van Brugga and Mrs charged this year, and an effort Is In December. Stat'ng that he was! Eugene: Knight, 148, 135, 136; A sh -■ the longest single span bridge w est
to destroy any dog found molesting Charles Doty motored up th« McKen-
to be made to make the tagging more from Danville. Illinois, he sought worthh 152, 146, 142; Shipman. 109. of the Mississippi river, and Is too
bin chicken« In future
through a local real estate dealer to 148, 133; Simpson 118, 102 165, Hen- light for the heavy traffic which
tie as far as Firm rock Sunday, and general.
travels It continually. The growth of
enjoyed a picnic lunch out doors Th«
'•What we need Is a dog-catcher t o , purchase the, A. M McPherson farm . »1er, 102, 195, 227. Total, 2207.
SPRINGFIELD TO PLAY
Springfield, and the Increasing pop­
weather there » a s wonderful and as work for about two days and clean ; of 173 aeree He gave a check for
Local League Formed.
U. HIGH HERE FEB. 3 warm a« It usually la much later In the town of unlicensed curs.” said j $500 to bind the deal, and left for the ; Four local bowling teams have been ularity of the McKenxle river bigt-
the season
Recorder R W Sro'th. “There are] south. The check, when sent to the formed, and wl) participate In m atch-! way as a scenic route and Its grow«
llearten -d by the'r strong sh ow in g,
too many.dogs running loose, unclalm Illinois bank on which it was writ- es soon. They are the Darner M otor1 ing Importance as a traffic thorough-
Musical Program Given.
against the W illamette university i
ten, wns returned unhonored.
company team, town team. American j fate. are factors which make atten-
ed and unwanted.''
quintet last Friday evening, the ' A special music program was giv­
The licenses arc now good for thej Wakefleld also wrote a check on ! Legion team, and business men's tlon to the bridge problem more im­
perative.
Springfield high school basketball en at the Christian church I nV Sun­ year from January 1 do January 1. tbe First Nations bank of Springfield team.
J. W. Shumway of Milton, Oregon,
team 1» preparing for a hard game day evening Numbers were given by 1927.
The legion squad will meet for try­
to a Eugene dental firm for $50.
candidate
for nomination on the re­
with the t'nlverslty high team here n violin sextette composed of stun-
The first of the new tags was Is-!
outs Monday night. Those w ho-w ill
February 3 The Eugene team b e a t1 ents of Buford Roach, of Eugene: Wnl-I sued to Mr Sarah Howell, and her
NEW PRESS IS BOUGHT BY try are Larson. J. Meats. Henderson. publican ticket as Vnlted States sea«
the locals by two point» In nn over­ ter Lee. on the ruttsr; Christian; dog will wear lag No. 1 for this year.
O. M. Olson. Scott, Swarts, Wills ator. spoke to the chamber members
SPRINGFIELD PRINT SHOP
at Fr'day’s meeting. Mr. Shumway
time period In pie first argument be . church quartette; a trio, consisting of
and W. Vasby.
was endorsed by the I^ n e County
Mrs Moshler, Mrs Murphy, and Ml’ »
tween th two aggregation«.
NEW OPERATOR FOR
In order to handle with rapid serv ,
Farmers' union here Friday.
Superior floor play by Springfield, Hatile Mitchell, nn I so os by Miss Mil- ,
S. P. OFFICE HERE lee an Increased business In Spring- FARM HOME COMMITTEE
nnd n sturdy defense by Willamette, (hell
Announcement of the success of
field and Eugene, the Willamette 1
G eo rg e S ig n o r of E u g e n e w l I •««<
fu r- 1
i
.' • • I
' ■
TO MEET FRIDAY NIGHT the chamber membership drive was
An additional telegrapher h«e b««n Pre; has purchased a new Chandler
onlooker« nt th« caene Friday, which I next S u n d a y e v e n in g
- .......
made. There are now 85 members.
added to the fore, at the Southern and JTIce Job press, equipped wltb
The Springfield committee for the 5jemt>^rs names not listed in Th4
ended 11 Io 10 for the university
P sc'flc depot here as th« resu.t of th iMIlcr automatic feeder The new [
county building at the Wom«n’» \ ’ews last week are C. W. Doty. P.
W a r Vets Go South.
yearlings Neither learn show e! up j
LocS no n belonging to the United Increased work brought on by prepa­ press will be installed In the local ch riatan Temperance Union Farm o Woods, W. C. Me Lagan. Dallas
good nt basket «hooting.
Spanish War Veterans are planning rations for the operutlon of main line plant this week.
home of which Mrs. W. F Walker is Murphy> r Vasby. W. O. Vasby. ifi.
trains over the road through here, t o ' By use of the automatic feeder, chairman, w l 1 hold its first meeting c Stuart, Carl O son. E. L. King. J.
to attend a dinner of George Slarm
HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
,r post. N o 1». to be held nt the start with thr opening of the Natron oen of the most medtrn devices for at the Springfield library Friday eve- H >iuiehay and J. M Scott.
The
WILL GIVE PLAY SOON H o tel R o se. R o seb u rg . S n tu rd a y e v e ­ cutoff about July 1.
speeding up printing production, one ning at 7:30 o’clock, it was announced ,agt four are Southern Pacific offl-
Several work trains are now being
c ta ls
"All-of a sudden Peggy" I» the name n in g A tu r k e y dinner will be enjoyed. operated over ’he line, and other dot-1 man will be able to operate the tw o ' today.
Job presses In the plant. The new
H
B
Hamlin.
S
Richmond.
M
B
Below
Is
a
list
of
the
Springfield
Fortv-ftve were present at the
of the play to he presented by stud­
Hartly and C F Egxtmann are locaU les make It Impoarlhle for Agent Carl I press w$l work at the rate of 2400 , orgar.lxations and
representatives meeting,
ents of the Springfield high school
Olson to handle telegraph work The; impressions an hour. The Miller unit
who have been asked to bo p resen t.
■
on an evening dur'ng the Inst week , veterans of th e S p a n ish w ar.
telegraph wire will be open al 4 A. doubles production over hand feeding,
In February. It Is likely the play will .
at
the
session:
NEW
FRESHMAN
CLASS AT
M. until the situation Is back to nor and handles all grades of paper.
C iv ic C lub to M »»t.
be held on Friday evening. If changes I
Lions club H. K Maxey; Masonic.
SCHOOL
PLANNED
mal.
The W illamette Press recently pur­
The next meeting of the Civic club
In the basketball schedule can be nr
John F. K etels; Eastern Star, Mrs.
Aq |rcreage ,n enrollment „ e„
chased
a
iMller
saw
trimmer,
and
will lie held Tuesday. February 9, In j
Paul Basford; Rebekahs, Mrs. R. E,
when
SprlngfieId h|gh
ranged.
considerable new type, keeping up Its,
American Legion, C. A. I P* !te4 when
LEGION LAUNCHES PLAN
The cast of the piny has been the new quarters above the Commer­
: Moshler; American Legion. C
A.
gecond 8emegter start9 Mo;>
FOR PROMOTING SPORTS standards of service and quality.
chosen, nnd Is working under the di­ cial CUte hunk b u ild in g.
Swarts; American Legion auxiliary. lay morning
v . D. Bain
A
paper
bag
lunch
Is
planned,
all
rection of Miss Francis Hodge. The
; Mrs. M B. Huntly; Methodist Aid. said today. In anticipation of the in­
A bowling team already has been ELITE APARTMENTS ARE
bringing what they wish to eat. Club
characters fo llo w :
Mrs. R. E. Davidson; Baptist Aid. crease. a freshman o a s s ii to bt
organized and a basketball team IS
officials
announced
this
week
that
Blom; Christian Aid, Mrs Ja«.
Peggy. Nnoml Carlton.
LEASED
BY
A.
T.
BREWER
Mrs
started, composed of those who grad­
being formed ay a result of a decision
dues nre now payntt e.
Mllllcent, Elisabeth Hughes
Davis; Civic club, Mrs. Walter Scott; uate from the eighth grade tn the
of the local post of the American Le­
The Elite apartments, at Third I. O. O. F„ W. F. Walker; W. O. W.
loidy Crackenthorpe, Lucille Stew­
Springfield Junior high school, an !
gion to promote a sports program with
Church Supper Held.
and Main streets, have been leased Sam Richmond; M. W. A., Geo. Ditto;
art.
also for beginning high school who
In
the
organization.
The
Ixiyal
Womens
class
entertain­
Mrs. O'Mnra. De EMa Duryea.
hv A T Brewer of Camp Creek, who Neighbors Woodcraft, Mrs. Nina Mc­
will come in from surrounding dis­
President Percy Tyson has appoint-1
ed the Loyal Men's class at the Chris
Mrs. Colqiihonn. Dorene Larimer.
has taken possession nnd Is now mak­ Pherson; Royal Neighbors, Mrs. W
tricts.
ed as a sports committee: J ess Meats,
tlon
churrh
last
Friday
evening
with
ing numerous Improvements of the rt. S tea m er; Chamber of Commerce,
Jimmy. Albert Harper.
Examinations covering the work of
a chicken dinner The affair qosed a T. Henderson and Charles Scott.
Jack Mantles, John Howard.
building. The tnterlor Is being redec­ Herbert Cox; Needlecraft club, Mra
the sem ester closing are being held
Thanks to Sprlngfle d people for;
Bible
school
contest
In
which
the
men
Anthony. William Pollard.
orated, and a new roof ts being In­ C. O. Wilson; Prlacll a club. Mrs. Ida
at the high school today and tomor­
their support given to the A m erican:
proved the victors.
Archie, Ward Collier.
Swarts; Kensington club, Mrs. Anna
stalled.
row. AU students exempt from tho
le g io n night at the Bell theatre was
Pul,see. Lule Hastings.
Brewer bought the lease from A. T. Knox; Aneas club, Mrs. N. W. Emery: tests are not In school during tho
expressed this week by President Ty­
To
Hold
Dane».
Lucas, Roy Nice.
Flowers, loea' real estate man. The I Chrvsanthemum club, Mrs. M. M.
The Ctvlc club way« and means son. It Is now possible, he said, to building Is the property of W. J. Llch- Egglmann; P.-T.-A.. Mrs. W. P. Tyson, period.
AU expecting to attend during tho
committee will hold an old-fashioned hold the vaudeville monthly, and first
Artisans, Mrs. Potter.
PITTS PLANING MILL
second sem ester should register eith­
dance at an early date. The commit­ class programs are to he presented. ty.
BOUGHT BY SCHIEWE tee |s working under the direction of
er today or tomorrow, Principal Bain
VITUS TRADES TRACT
BULLETIN PRICE RAISE
said. It Is hoped to complete the reg­
Mrs. Carl Olson. The place and date REV. LAUGHLIN TO OPEN
Purchase of the Pitts Planing mill
istration by Monday.
FOR
CITY
PROPERTY
FAVORED
BY
4L
UNIT
will be announced soon.
evivals here unday
at Fourth and C street hna been con-
sumnted by P. T. Bchlewe. nnd al-
Among local real eatate transac­
The Springfield post of the Loyal GOVERNOR PIERCE WILL
Rebekah» Initiate.
Rev. O O. Laughlin, D. D„ will open
ready the new owner Is operating the
Initiation of new members featured evangeli«tic services s tthe Spring- tions of the week was the trade of a Legion of Loggers went on record in SPEAK AT WENDLING MEET
p'ant.
n meeting of the nohekahs, held at field Baptist church Sunday morning, 27-nere tract on the McKenzie river favor of the raise In the price of the
Mr Schlewe moved hls family here the I. O. O. F. hall Monday evening. and will oontlnue the m eetings until belonging to August Vitus for a large 4L Bulletin from 10 to 15 cents a
Governor W alter Pierce wlU be the
yesterday
from Molalla, Oregon,
lot nnd buildings in Eugene, belonging copy, at the m eeting h o d Monday principal speaker at the second an­
Refreshments were served.
February 21.
where he has been living Temporar­
night. A majority of the locals In the nual Thrift snpper, to he held at tho
At the Sunday morning service, to M. Murphy.
a*«»
w
ily they will live In the Walker house
The Eugene lot which Mr Vitus state have favored the change, and 4L hall at Wpndllng February S, It
Woodcraft Meet«.
Rev. Laughlin will speak on "Creat­
directly across from the mlM. Schlewe
over Is
66x160
feet
In It will be made soon.
Neighbors of Woodcraft m et for ing an Atmosphere for a Revival." tak es
was announced today.
la an experienced mill man.
size,
located
at
Second
and
l.awTetice
work last evening. Refreshmenta were “The I-ost Art in Religion,’’ Is hls
B F. Gllkinson of the University of
The supper Is sponsored by tho
topic for Sunday evening’s preaching. streets On It nre two houses and nn Oregon teaching staff, spoke to the Benjamin Franklin club of Wendllng.
served at the close of the meeting.
Another Work Train On.
automobile repaid nhop. The McKen­ members, urging that a public speak­ Club committee mehers anticipate n
The Southern Pacific company start
zie river land traded for the Eugene ing class be organlted In SprlngfWld. large attendance at the snpper. In
Bulletin
Board
Here.
Visit»
8l»ter—
Captain
T.
L.
Stitt
ed operation of a work train nt night
of the Coast Guard service visited hls
An attractive, electrically lighted land la a first class piece o f property. The m atter will be given further con­ tvew of the visit of the state execu­
on the Natron ciitotf work between
secration .
tive.
Springfield and Oakridge, this week sister. Mrs. F. F. Lenhart, and family, bulletin hoaid hna arrived and has
Arrive» from Weed — Sylvester
A quartet of trains are working Io the Monday night. The captain was en­ heen Installed nt the J. H. Ehhert Snooks, who has he««
It
was
decided
to
buy
two
sets
of
SVs«s. Cs”
route to Florence, having been trans­ Memorial Methodist church. The board
Her» from S«lem— Harry Jon«» wee
flky tim e now In ruahlng preparations
»nrn'a. more (ban » v«ar. arr'ved at horseshoes for the new Sprto^leld hi town from- ShUem Sunday.
ferred
from
Point
Reys,
fjstlfoghla,
ts
the
gift
of
tfie
Vonne
a»»—’"'*
*'en-
for heavy work Over the line when
Horseshoe
club.
pie'« class of/the Church n'ble school. hls home here Sunday evening.
to the station hear F orence.
the cutoff 1» openrd-
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