TH U R SD A Y. I'T'.’ll IT>, IP.’ii.
T i Ui tU’RLNiU'LKLl) NEWS
OREGON NEWS ITEMS
OF SPECIAL INTEREST
Brief Resume of Happenings of
the Week Collected for
Our Readers.
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An epidem ic of in fluenia la affect-
tag alm ost every heme in W estport.
F ire destroyed the ria n t and stock
of the C ottage Grove Packing company
at C ottage Grove.
W alter Ploam dohl. SS, a logger at
Maxville, was struck by a falling tree
and died from his injuries.
W ith <v>r loo dairym en in atten d
ance. lh<
regon dairym en's annual
convent ien w as held at Astoria.
The ceagregation of the P resb y ter­
ian ehu: h at Phoenix has decided tc
build al > nee a new church edifice.
PIONEERS STILL RETAIN
TRACK LAYING RECOPDS
W ithout any of the nxschinsry which
lU hten m odem labor, the sturdy
pioneers who constructed the first
railro ad to unite the east and w est
eetabltabed decords which a re still
unbroken Not eyen in the W orld war
did train ed engineers bu hl ten miles
of track a day The C en tra Pacific
railroads Ran vs did It in th e e a r’v
six ties
ag ain st alm ost Iniposs hie
odda. They fought Indians while they
w orked and they » nt w ithout su,
plies, often atth o u t foed and sleep.
How they did it is told adm irably
m the W illis n Fox spocat production
railed the 'I r o n H orse.'' which comes
to the Bell ih atre for 3 days. T h u rs­
day. Friday and S aturday.
The tra il break ers hud a pair of
rails every* th irty seconds. 200 pair*
to the mi e! Ten spikes to the rail
anil th ree sledge blows to a spike!
—
A p air of r a ’ls laid and splk. I every
m inute! A mile of track in three and
a naif hours!
ag e t r im
fi, M s
f - m rs th a t th e ir
.14« d-ispel; d,
whoal
; ee
g, e have base: V
l-lu that thia
has ’ fur had lilrle .
.'L ui . gows*
going no fu rth e r aw ay from the fluids
th a n is n e c e ssa ry to k e ep from balng
a c tu a lly run dow n
In th e nelghbcr-
hood of 5l e 0
75.000 g, *a are vstl-
uuved to lx- « l e t u p *1 in tlie rvglcn.
Air tra v e le rs will have no trouble
in pointing out Springfield In the 'u-
ture. according to plans of K. Il Dan
"or. m anager of the U auuer Motor
company, who will paint the nam e of
the town on the roof of his garage
shortly. The name will be painted In
huge white tetters, in accordance with
a plan to be carried out by nil Ford
garages throughout the country, in
view of th e increase in alrplune tra f­
fic.
W in*
O ivorce.
Mrs Edith II tlllleset» of Springfield
was aw artled a deeree of divoree from
Thom as I. tihlsen In a decislon band­
a i down by thè state suprem e court
yesterday. The suprem e court rever
s-d thè decislon of Judge G F Sklp
«orili of thè circuii court
Mrs. K stelg R e tu rn s— Mrs
Jo h n
K, tel» re tu rn e d S a tu rd a y a f te r a tllp
io 11,-hron. N e b rask a, w here -he v isit­
ed re la tiv e s and frien d s.
The Oregon Cloak
& Suit Co.
of Portland
Bell Theatre
Tonight, Friday and
Saturday
FEB. 25-26-27
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WILLIAM FUX
PfN E SF-N T S
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a nuM A X cr f
EAST u a J
THE FIRST NATIONAL BAf- K
. . J O H N FORD
P « .O D U C T I O N
SPRINGFIELD, OREGON,
A new modern and up-to-date building, housing a mod­
em and up-to-date banking institution.
The best business and banking methods are used in this
First National bank. Open a checking account with us
and you will be pleased in the way we handle your deposits
and checks.
Banking with a First National Bank lends dignity to any
business and prestige throughout the business world.
of forty i 'a r » ago. MIX plays lha
role of a chivalrous soft spoken cow­
boy who comes riding forth to avenge
his sister, khlnapixsl liy mi uti < t u-
pulous law yer
Tom Mix fits the role of Jim I n
»Her In his latest W illiam Fox prod to
lion, "R iders of the IMrple Sage,”
so perfectIv that It seem s Zane Urey
H ss I n f lu tn is - -The little d aughter
m ust have had th e cowboy hero m
ot f u r l laim lers of M areo a Is eon-
mind when he wrote this, hl* great
filled to her bed with a case of In-
es( novel. It hi a typical Mix role,
fluettsa
with a iu p e opportunities for Tony,
his wonder horse, to sh are In thu
daring deeds of h 's m aster.
C u tt Hand— Mrs tile l.lndlnlid of
"Itlders of the Purple Sage" Will Ja s p e r sustained a serious lue, ration
come to th e Bell th e a tre Sumluy It o| one of lo r bauds when sh- fell
Is a pit tureque rom ance o( the W est yesterday.
WAN’THIX- To buy a used piano
,,„„1 condition Phone 12.1J
Holding Its
Great Sale of
Manufacturers’
Samples
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•of
4«.
the*
Farmers Exchange
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Springfield
Oregon
Prices so rediculously low that anyone can afford to buy
a high grade garment at these prices.
FOX NEWS
SUNDAY, FEB. 28
TOM MIX in
Riders of the Purple
Sage
O
Call
Springfield
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When You
Want
the
BEST
F r o m Z o n s G r s v ’s N o v i
OF PO RTLAND
‘‘Charley's Aunt"— Thu-Fri-Sat
March 4-5-6
at The Farmers Exchange
Coming Soon—
' Rudolph Valentino In ‘‘Cobra’’
D. W Griffiths “That Hoyle
Girl.’
Springfield, Oregon
Notion
Our Notion Week brings a myriad of values to your
attention. In little things, too, savings are greatest here.
Read every item!
Soap
i?dium Ivory
Ivory
1 Ivory Flakes
1 Chfpso
1 Aluminum
Kettle
Face Creams
Notions, 4c
Lowest prices. Three Flowers
Cleansing En-am—
Pins, Snaps, Hair Pins
29c
Tape
n , i-.i'L*
Measures
Thimbles,
Shoe Ibices
Buttons
All at this price
Hinds Cream
Owen’s Tooth Brushes-—
49c
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ALL
FOR
$1.35
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Ponds Vanishing
Colil Cream
’J ta
I
ltw stock in Oregon has been set for
March 10 in Portland, the public ix rv-
Oregon Cloak&SuitMfg.Co
D C K A J trM E ifT < rO R E S
Real Bargain
Value for $1.35
in Jacksonville, Mrs. Alice Applegate
Snrgont deeded th at stro c ta re and ber
Collection of relies oofctalned therein
to the Native D aughters' argaui»i»t!on
o« Jack» mtrUle.
H eari ng of tranaportaf Ion ra t s on
Spring Coats, Dresses. Exquisitive models in the latest
wanted materials. New shipment just arrived, including
large sizes.
NEXT WEEK—
THE LAUGH RIOT
buy-
Are you one of those careful thrifty hard-to-,,1« :
era, who aren’t satisfied with just anything.' Ho y iu want
the very I,» st? The choicest? T lie sw eetest and te: derest ?
if so trade here wher quality costs less.
«barge of the historic Bnuiner building
aw eotnmlaelon Ixrs anno'tnxxsd. The
application for fhe bearing was filed
by the Cattle and Hortw itaisera* n n o -1
-tatlon of On-gen, fo rtk tn d Dlvoetook
.-zuhange aad l®wthwnmcrn S hippers’
Twifflc )<ntB»s, trnC brvolvse virtnaby
u l m lifcuh» Ope rat tag ia tlrfa state.
’PANNER TO PAINT TOWN’S ZANE GREY COWBOY
NAME FOR AIR TRAVELERS
TYPICAL MIX ROLE
. OU.tVU «VMS.
Wild geese th at h a re txxvcrno In­
trepid and. due to the d o se d » « su n .
are Immune fnun the ordinary uuw
aces of h u n ters and shotguns, h are
m ade th eir w inter home In Gilliam
county, n ear Arlington and BlaUx-k. A
man has been employ ,1 by the game
, - v i s - n to drive .v u atau tly up and
down the w heat ¡laid* In an umotuo
bile te fr ghten the
away. ,iu ■
to , urp-.iim s rur?;v«<
v al s « i s
More th a n 10® editors, publishers
and p r i n . r s throughout the state a t­
tended the eig h 'h O regon new spaper
conference at Eugene,
C orvallis was s h-cted for th e 192,
convent! n of the Oregon Retail Mer*
chants' . jsoctatton, which held its 22 J
annual i:.acting at Eugene.
Jam es, th e 5-m onthsold son of Mr
and Mrs Jam es Gwillim of Riverton,
n ear Ma shfteld, was burned to death
when the fatuity hem e caught fire.
Georg, E. G riffith of Oregbn City
w as reap, ointed a m em ber of the state
board of barber's exam iners. His com­
mission covers a period of four years
Binger H erm an, ex re; resentative
from O reg?a and ex-com ndssioner ot
the United S tates general land office
observed his 83d b irthday anniversary
a t Ros. bu: e Friday.
The annual convention of the Wil
la r.e tte Valley C leaners and Dyers, an
organization em bracing firm s all the
way from Salem to Roseburg, will be
held ia Eugene W ednesday.
Some of the citizens of H arrisburg
w ant the new trans-W illam ette bridge
on the Pacific highway a t th at town
called "John B. Yeon." In honor of the
ex m em ber ot the highway commis­
sion.
T rinity Episcopal church, located at
the head of W all street. New York, is
to finance the construction ot a church
a t the head of W all stre e t in Bend, tc
be known as T rinity church it Is an ­
nounced.
At an election held for creation ol
a super-road d istrict, with the object
eventually of building a highway from
Medford to th e Oregon caves, th e pro-'
Ject was decisively beaten by a vote ol
«88 to 1000.
Yeggmen blew the safe of the Brook­
field Q uarry & Towage company at
A storia and escaped with the strong
box containing 8TC3S.12 in cash, checks
and negotiable securities, besides a
num ber of papers.
A petition was filed w ith Governor
P ierce ur.dng th a t H enry R. Crawford
of Marlon county be appointed a mem
ber of the Oregon sta te fair board tc
succeed W ayne S tu art of Albany, whe
has left the state.
H. H. Corey, chairm an of the public
service com m issi-n, has retu rn ed to
Salem from W ashington. D C.. v.-hert
be attended a hear.ng in connection
vrtth the propos-a. railroad develop
m ent in central Oregon.
Eiim lr.n'ion of g vem m ental em ­
ployes who have c ased to lx- r.eces-
sary since w ar and im m ediate ; -twar
conditions have passed was arked in
a resolution pc-sed by the Albany
cham ber of commerce, to be forwarded
to cong ■ess.
If the state dairy and ttxxl commis­
sioner desires to publish a quarterly
bulletin under an act of 1923. he must
obtain from th e em ergency board an
appr prlation covering 11» cost. It Is
announced in an opinion handed down
by the attorney-general.
■ A earn er survey of Oregon Is to lx:
m ade In the near future to determ ine
w hether or not the state has sufficient
bospitais to care for incurable dis­
eases. The decision to sta rt this sur-
\woy was t a, he 1 by the state lx ard ot
health at Us annual m eeting a t Hot .
Lake.
Bridge operations planned by the
state highway d epartm ent during the
present year include the construction ol
several tipans on the route nt the
Roosevelt coast highway, according to
announcem ent made by C. H M ct'ut
laugh, bridge engineer for the deport-
m eat.
Because ill health would prevent
h er from aoy longer having personal
o a n m - n M K -----« x —
PHONE
9 - WHIIE FRONT ERDCERÏ
39c
43c
For the teeth,
healthy,—
Colgate«
Fordhan’s
Peiceo
Pepsodent
keep them
23c
29 C
39c
39c
William's Shaving Stick with
Holder—
29c
Auto Strop Razora-
19c
Face Powder
Top-notch Values
Mavis
23c
La-BInche
39c
Pompeian
49c
lijer Kiss
49c
PIver's
89c
<'oty 8
89 c
For Bobbed Hair Accessories,
Burettes—
49c
Water Waving Combs—
8c
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