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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
"Tbs Peepia’a Papar"
A
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NCW SPAPCR
IN A L i v e T O W N
N U M B E R 9.
SPRINGFIELD, LANK COUNTV, OREGON, THURSDAY, MARCH 4, 1926.
EXPECT DECISION
ON SPIN I« MARCH
BOYS FIND BODY OF
INFANT; DISAPPEARS
My»t» ry surrounds the (discovert
by two boy« of « body of a baby,
burled In a box ut Stony Polnri be- j
jtw een hern mid Jasper. Ia»t Monday (
moraine. Sberlff'a officer« who went j
Highway Commission Will Maleo
the «pot to investigate following |
Immediate Investigation Of . the report of tba boy« lo local »it ’
Springfield Bridge Plan; Is ,h,,rities found that the body had;
Favornble to Body. Morrison
„ r, ,uuv,Mt during the intervening
Reports to Chamber
| thn-
The boy» who dl»coyi red the body I
were Martin Hurlbut of Springfield ;
and t hurley Pearson of Ja«p«r .
Walking over Stony Point M onday'
morning on their way from Jnspjr j
to Springfield, the youth« came o n 1
n mound of fre»hly turned dirt.
»re told at the Friday
commerce
With visions of a Captain Kidd I
iilgh*t meeting by E E Morrison, basil (r,.BI)Ur<t
their minds, the
sd»
of the local delepatton which prestn- B, Br(wd ,,igg'ng up the dirt. Eventual
ted the bridge proposition to the com- ,y |h(#y e(|m - |() g
E lcttedly, they
mission In Portland Thursday.
Thursday
opened the box, and there discovered
An immediate Investigation 1» plan the Infunt» body Without Mopping
ned by the commission. and It 1» »X- to cover the box they started hastily
peeled that reports will be In In time toward Springfield, and reported
to make
possible definite decision their discovery to Recorder R. W.
at the next meeting, Mr Morrison Stollb. who In turn notified the »her-
»aid he was told The member« of the Iff
oommlaalun. Mr Morrlion »aid. w ,-e
Officers went Immediately to th”
favorable to the Springfield bridge scene, hut soro'-one |n tho meantime
proposal, and stated that It ‘a only had removed the box and nothing
a matter of lime until the wpan wt I further result>»l from the sh eriffs
be constructed
Inveatlgatlon
Several theories re­
Engineers wtio were Interviewed garding the mysterious «vent have
with regards Io the bridge »abl that It been advanced, although no further
would cost approximately $100.000
Information ha» been obtained.
to »h« tim e for eon-
/ a dec I n I o l
g r a d i n g the highway bridge acro »
the W illamette river
nt Springfield
will probably b< given by the »tale
highway com m ission at It» March
■embers of the cham ber of
m eeting. III«
ms
Amnesia Victim in
Amazing Recovery
Railroad to Ask
For Bus Privilege
GUARD COMPANY HERE
IS BELIEVED ASSURED
OFFICIAL IB HELP
LOCATE FACTORIES
A headquarters company of the
national guard Is bell-ved assured
Mayor Bushman Is Informed 0« f ,r Springfield as a result o< act.on
taker by the chamber of comm' res i
S. P. Plans For
Pacific
Industrial
las- Friday night tn agreeing to «and Southern
Local Service
:n expense of a meeting pla e unfll
Agent Declares Local Sites
The Southern Pacific company will I
Ute f rst of next year. S s ’.uhi ilic.ent
and Conditions Are Ideal For
make application to the Springfield of a company In Sprlngfie d will
Development; Lumber Plants
O'ty council for a franchise to oper-' make a battalion of four companies
Probably Come First
at" a bus line between here and Eu­
In this district under Major W. O.
gene, between now and April 1, offl-(
White of Eugene.
Springfield/» hope to bring about
clals of the rail company have In- !
Work In a headquarters company the location of Industrial plants on
formed Mayor G O: Bushman
The |
consists of training men for expert Ug frpp industrial sites west of the
Southern Pacific proposes to operate
service such typewriters, clerks, slg -. cRy approacbe» nearer to reallxMiog
busses Instead of street cars, which
7 « be taken off the local run a . nal “ «“• and 80 ,0* h Re«Ul*r
with the promise of Chester M. Biggs,
officers wil lhave charge of the train lDdugtr)ai agent of the Southern Pa­
when the construction of the railroad
in«. and the company will consist c)f)c com panr to bring the sites to
bridge across the W illamette river
of 20 men and two officers.
tbe attention of many concerns seek-
•tarts.
This work does not demand a drill ,ng tQ locate manufactories in thio
The railroad officials told Mayo» hall, and the chamber of commerce j gecllon
Buehman that the busses to be used
rooms In the Commercial bank build-
Mr Biggs, on a visit to Springfield
on the Springfield run would carry
Ing will be used What drilling may Tuegday. inspected the tract, declar-
2# passengers, and that first class
be necessary wig probably be don» ed ft to be ideal In every way from
service Is planned It Is the plan of
.
„ ,
...
u„„ .<...(>« i *n
school gymnasium.
the gtandpolnt of Industrial sites, and
the company to retain the bus service
,
and forfeit their franchise for opera
U ”
the ” lan ° f
*
.
,
stated that he
’rould m ake an lm'
«.on of street cars, It 1. understood
to make ‘he
med,at? e” ° rt 10 ,OCate PUntS “
_ „ '
L,
company a nucleus around -which to Sprlngfleld. Since opening his Port»
While going to see his sick
In 1914 the Springfield city council build for a r w l ,ar natlonal guard land offlce ln November, Mr Bigg«
mother, John White of Bridgeport,
passed an ordtnanc regulating the o p -- t M w n y Of which there are two at hag located
Com., was knocked unconscious by
located. 11
11 Industrial
Industrial concern»,
eratlon of busses to and through Eugene and one at Cottage Grove.
thugs, who stole his money arm
and
has
37
others
seeking locations
threw him into a freight car He
Springfield to protect the street car»
ln thia territory. It is to these that
regained consciousness in Atlanta,
from competition hy bus service The AMERICAN LEGION WILL
G«u, but his memory was gone.
Mr. Biggs will tell of Springfield'»
ordinance stipulated that all pub Ic
Newdigale Owcnsby, alienist has
SPONSOR
SCOUT
TROOP
°«er
carriers whlh coperate wholly or par­
succeeded, after weeks of patient
Need Wood Factories.
work, in bringing White's memory
tially within the limits of Springfield
A
second
boy
scout
troop
in
Spring-
back
The
industrial
agent suggested mat
should pay to the city an occupation
field _ Is to
be . sponsored by the Ameri- Snringfield first go out for plant«
.
tax
of
5
cents
for
each
round
trip
P aving P ro|ect Up.
can Legion, the veterans voting to go
,
wood SQCh as door and sash
made.
The matter of paving Fifth. Seventh
ahead with the work at the meeting
,anlng mllls, sawmills, and
T H R E E CARS D A M A C ED
Tenlh or some other street to pro­
At this rate, the tax for busses op-
held
In
the
Woodmen
of
the
World
forth
The
city's proximity to half
IN M A IN S T R E E T C R ASH
vide a teived outlet lo the county rot d
! eratlng on a half-hour schedule be. hal! last Thursday night. Walter Goss-
"
county’a 60.000.000 acres of
to the north, was brought up Presi­
ite n here and Eugene. 18 hours a
ler. legion pout adjutant, h a . consent- "
ig a good argument
Three cars were more or leas dam
dent Herbert J Cox appointed as i
day, would be more than I860 a year. ed to take over the work of scout- stana,n* 1 ‘
com m ittee to Investigate the fenstbll aged when an automobile piloted by
on this point.
The ordinance also stluplated that master.
After follow ng this immediate plan.
Peery. Herd Rose, of Eugene, careened In to(
Ity of the project: M, M
terminal polcts be named, schedules
The troop will be financed by volun-
M .1 McKlln. I. May. Georg« W Per two other machines standing on P .-T . A. PROG
■ .................................
—
i fted
, - - u . . s and
.iu that violation of the
» —
— m
r y s subscriptions
u u e c r ip u o o s o by
y memoers
nttural
RAM TO
ordl-
(ary
members or
of ine
the be suggest'd that an f
Main street here Tuesday afternoon, j
kins and A J Perkins
BE H E L D M A R C H 12 nance would be punishable by a fine pogt and no mrgiey will be taken «» locate plants utl ixing agr c
Rose's car. a F o r i sedan, first
It Is understood that a petition l-
from the treasury for the work The products In'this c o n n e c t s he sp ok .
; of not more than $206.
llkely tn b- circulated urging the pav­ struck Ihe large sedan owned hy J - For the benefit of the Springfield
need of a second boy scout troop has pf a pickle factory, b et . u^ar
ing a» a needed Improvement
The I. Newland, local merchant, doing Parent/TeAchera association, an en-
been felt here for some time, since torv. mint distillery.
con . n
.
PLANS ARE M ADE FOR
Lions club considered the Fifth street but little damage to a fe n d « . 't
the Lions e ub troop has been over- fruit cannery, and cheese factory,
teru lu m . ut inc udlt g a farce and a
protect a th«dr last meeting and then cleared the Newland machine, 2-act coui.dy will be given at the
SCHOOL HEALTH DRIVE run with applicat ons for member- said that he was in true w
u p
Maxey appointai and collided almost headlong Into a
President II. E
ship. From all appearances, boy scout representing al' lines m^nt one s e
Grace
¡Springfield
high
school
at
7:45
o'clock
Meetings In Springfield on tbej work is to be a great success ln ing factory local ons, and wou
C. F Hgg’mnnn. E It, Danner and Ford coup.' owned by Mi$
te
great
(| ain-¡on the evening of March 12,
John Ketels to consider the plan
third Monday of .-very month will
Monroe, of Eugene. Connldernhl
y. them of Springfield
Springfield, local men Interested
The program follows:
•Paint-up” Campaign-
be held here In connection with the* Following the short busines se s­
i age lo both coupe and sedan resullM i
Location Ideal.
Music:
Mav I Is «b» deadline on Spring from this crash
County Health association's
No more favorable location could
My
Aunt
from
California."
|
,J*ne
sion.
the
legion
and
the
auxiliary
Joln-
Farce.
field ’s "point up" campaign. and m
The Monro,- car was given a shove,
) he found for industrial development
Mrs. Gantt; h e r , Dlans for a local health campaign <-d in an enjoyable social hour.
effort Is being made to have all pron and struck a Crevrnlet owned by I^»e Cast— Mrs. Needy.
Salley nmong school children and elsew h ere..
j than here, said Mr Biggs, noting tha
u
-
,
,
children.
Felicia.
Rosaline
aud
ertv ow ner, give their bu Minx* n»« d Davis, which was parked In front A
This was decided at a meeting of lo -'
‘ facilities for furu-shing abundant
j
J
,
.
Needy. Myrtle Harvey, DeLtta Ilur-
cd coals before that dale
' t i t l e fender damage was done to the i
’
.
..
____ cal women Interested in the project, i ' BASEBALL PRACTICE IS
_
’1 and water
to g the
yee
and
Kuth,
ryu
Hemenway,
respec­
S T A R T E D _ ! 1 H ,G H N ' N E ttowp »nnsuany
good «upplv
E p p in
p r tract.
.v W
President Herbert J Cox. follow Du vis car.
held w th Miss Beth Konkel. secre­
tively; Mrs. Wllcoxg bs. Mrs. Loucks,
Ing the meeting of the chamber Fri­
tary of the county organization, last
Prospects are in the dark as yet e8, ®*Torab'e railroad rates, fine rail
Muntobourn, Mrs. Tyson.
day night In which the plan won en­
Friday.
regarding th e probable success of road f*c ,'!,Ips pn ance
W1
dorsed. appointed a commit««* to In­ SCHOOL BOARD T A LK S
, Music.
A pre-schoo age clinic, to be held
C “" " » ' ,■ TZL k ”,*. o-'enlnr of the Natron cut-off on
A D M IN IS T R A T IO N PLAN
(„m. iy. "The Laughing Cure.
terview property owners In an • ffnrt
...ninn —in
Springfeld high sch ools baseball o ,eo i« « n ,
.
I
early In the spring, will start the ...........
whIfh the tract ts located, and »0
to get them to paint their buildings
health campaign In the school. This season, but Coach V. D. Bain Is giv­
ailers of
ef administration
adn iln lslrnllon of the
before May The committee Is cot- | M atters
‘be
Owjrff Carey .....
ing his men early season work-outs, on-
p„»ed of Elmer Heppner, chairman: Springfield schools. Involving the P « ' , J||Iinjl,.
Klnier nalsU!ld will be followed by an outlined pro­ while arangements are being made
h* e h<* <»aP««*d the
gram
of
health
work.
I
M.S W aite, j Scott and M r Clark slb le em ploym ent of a s u p e r i n t e n d . , ^ ^
............. Mr WhIUker
for a heavy schedule of 12 games fo r . bollneum Wood Preserving plant and
Mrs. Scott, president of the Spring-
E W l-ea-on. mem ber, of the Woman't .en t of all city sch ool. In accordance , ,
H ( n M
r >
Qlen
' the Cascade Manufacturing p lan t
field Civic club. Invited Miss Konkel i1*10 season.
j » wt
.w ith a plan adopted In many cities
He was accompanied by L. L. Gra­
Mrs. Alton Lasell
Civic < lub
(lay Hanson
and state representatives to meet i Looking over his material, Coach
und towns, were the principal topic Kitty Clyde, stenographer
ham. district freight and passenger
with
the
club
at
its
meeting
on
Tues-
^
a!n
found
that
he
must
mould
an
the
N E W B U N K H O U S E S G O IN G
<>f discussion at a meeting oi
Mrs. Kathrine Duncau day, March 9. Rrepresentatlveg o f j entirely new infield for this year's agent. Local men who accompanied
IIP F O R B R I D G E C R E W Springfield .Choo» board at the city
him in his trip over the tract wer«
Friend Houck
Dr WhNcomb
<ach women's organisation In the city n,ne' 86 8 resu 1 of graduations last
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ball Tuesday evening.
H. E. Maxey. A1 Perking, H F Clark»«
Mary
E.len
I
erry
M's»
Alta
Manning
h>v<j
b
p
<
,nvlted
,
0
attend
thig
spring.
C.
Cowart.
Pollard.
Lewis
and
Three new bunkhouses. going up
No action was taken hy the bonrd.
.«<
Mrs. Wayne Pucket meeting.
Nora
McPherson, veterans in the outfield. W. G. Hughes, and Carl (Ison .
Ion the Southern
Pacific tracks nnd | t was decided to hold a special
are being tried out on infield posi­
U "K the depot, give
further Indies- meeting on March 16. at which tim e
School Social Schedule Out.
tions. and may be given births tn FO R M E R T A IL O R D IES
HeiJ of the approach of the time for lt |g expected that final decision re­
The
social schedule for the re­ GOSSLER AND VA U G H N
closer territory if other material
construction of the
railroad's new O r tin g Ihe probl -m will be made
IN CALIFORNIA CITY
TO H EA D SC O U T W O RK does not dovelop.
brtdae across the W illamette river St by the members. Other matters hav- mainder of the school year has been
Araaax.Tse«« t -«7
a i
For tdouik J material. Coach Bain
Louis H Ramsey, who for aU
Springfield
“ » do w,,h next y e a r ' ’ fh001 made up at the Sprlngfleld high
Amer can Legion boy scout plans'
.
.
.
t
i’ it r nn nuratlon for the cou- work are now being given the a t - . school and contain* many Items of
w
n .
,
...
.
. has Hastings, who has served both vear^ was a merchant tailor of Spring-
are now well shaped, with scoutmast-
.
..
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r
s <le of the present bridge, hiring of the teaching staff Appllc»-j students.
_
_
1 mittee working, and funds ready for RB<’k' and Beeson- who haF consider- c ,ty California. February 19. accord-
the Eugene 1 is being dumped from tlona are already coming In from cnn-| Among early events on the sched-
able ability as a twlrlet. H. Cowart | rg to word received here this week.
where grave
use, according to Scoutmaster Walter-
Da'lns along one side of the fill Low- dldates for positions In the local ule given below I. the "I.aughferet-
.
has done considerable pitching, and
Mr Ramsey Is survived by hin
iriuiis
»
«nhnols
l<iu<\ the annual stunt program glv-
Is proficient with the big mitt wife. Mrs Emma Ramsey and three
erln g the trestle at one point on
,
.
Orgon L Vaughn has accepted th„
r , . h - position as first assistant scoulmas behind ,h e bat'
daughters. B essie M. Wigton of Puek-
side Is expected «o sturi Mon.
Hlon for additional standing In the
committee handling! Whltenack. a new man In Spring- lo. Colorado. Ella G. McKerishan of
Crews aro expected to bo here to IRA M P E T E R S O N . M ORO
pater-class rlv g ry under way during
p
; fIpM hlgh
ypar ?hows npnver CoIorado. and MrS. Mabel K
occupy the bunkhousee this month, A T T O R N E Y , T O COM E H E R E
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r
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a
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n
W.
Will.
Dr.
Eugene
K
ester.'
considerable
form
and
Is
like to do- Cheney of National City. California
as the work of building the new span
their stunts, and this Levi Neet, and C. A. Swarts.
working on tholr
"
I velop Into a formidable contender i The funeral was he d _ Sunday and
“
starts about April 1. Workmen con­
of ail
all w<
western
.
. 0JW, of . the
v mogt . , | Levi Neet. and C. A. Swarts.
J velop Into a formidable
»urn [pTomlHeB
tp bp
Stating that a tour oi
Any boys wishing to Join the troop for a position on first base. Other *he remains shipped to Pueblo. Deatk
tinue to concentrate efforts on Ihe Oregon (town'» |hud convinced him I¿,r „a, |nK eventa of , he cal,,ndar.
An>’ hoys v
to Mr Gosser or M r.! materia! is comparatively green, but was due to paralysis.
Uno Routh of Sprlngfleld. and new that Sprlngfleld' offered the best °P *[nat follows-
should apply
Coach Bain has hopes for developing i
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and heavier rails aro being laid In portunlty for a location. Ira M P e t Mar(>h ¿ _ Merry MaId
March; Vaughn.
Safety Meeting Held.
a team which will make a showing
preparation for the use of the trucks erson. an attorney of Moro, Oregon. March 12, P.-T. A. program ait high |
A safrtv-flrst meeting was held at
ln the high sohool games.
by main line trains after the opening i
Wl,e^ announced that he would
REALTY ACTIVITY TO
sch o o l; March 26. Lnughteresque
the
Mountain States Power plant
o f the Natron cut-off.
open his office here and start prac­
PICK UP IN SPRING
April 2—Junior party; April 9,
Tuesday, with E. A Taylor of CorvaV
JOHN
WESLEY
NEET
tice on March 16.
—
sophomore picnic; April 16. Operet-,
Shipping News.
D IE S A T ACE OF 75 »’ • the <'™Pa’1> - b V w a i t a r
Mr. Peterson has obtained the Com­ ta; April 17. Hl-Y banquet; April 2 8,i Approaching spring promises a re-
¡In char&F. He was assisted by Waiter
Tho Mountain State« Power com­ mercial S tate hank building o ffic e 1
Mother nnd Daughters luncheon u n -! newal of activity In realty business
pany yesterday loaded out a car of formerly occupied by the Roof Jew- dor nusp|Ces of Girls league; A pril, of this district, in the opinion of A.
John W esley Neet. well-known resl- Smith, electric superintendent. Sim­
ilar meetings are to be held every
wire wheels for Montana.
_I... «tore.
_
. He
. . has v been
—
, F. F owers. local property dealer, who. dent of W est Springfield, passed away
-mninves at
elry
practicing 30. freshman party.
The Sprlngfleld Lumber company |n Moro f()p Rpvpra) yparR )g c , (y #t
May 1. senior breakfast; May 7,, already observe« an Increase in the at his home there Saturday at the a g e , two we< a amo
shipped two cars of lumber east ye»- ,orn<>y thpI>p h(|, ,g ,Pavlng ,
senior p a y ; May t4 or 21, May day; number of Inquiries regarding Spring- of 76 years. Funeral services were the local plant
Lloyd Edwards, district superin­
terday.
I that the fie d Is too small. He comes
held at the Wa ker chapel Monday,
May 28. Junior-senior banquet.
field property.
tendent, and Carol Walter, radio ex-
A carload of Fords consigned to I
apr|ngf|(.hl w |, h R goO(1 r,.putatlon
with
Rev.
Hammer
o
f
the
Free
Meth-
June 4. Comrnencement; June 4,
This week numerous parties have
odist church of W est Sprlngfleld of- pert, were also visitors at the locat
the Danner Motor company of Spring- ns an attorney.
called ln
Springfield seeking prop-,
final assembly of year.
field arrived by Southern P bc IH c yes­
investment.
Both
p
o in tin g .
power plant Tuesday.
erty suitable for
terday andi were being removed to
Mr. N eet was a native of Indiana.
business
ami
residence
property
seem
|
EA R L M c N U T T G E TS M A IL
To Entertain Club.
Rem odelling O ffices.
the cotnpnnjfs Fifth and A stroot
He had lived In this community for
Fred Cllngan and Elza Sutton will ’to be In demand,
C O N T R A C T FOR N EW T E R M
The real estate offices of A. F.
garage.
many years and was highly respected
entertain the Five Hundred club nt 1
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Flowers and Vasby Brothers paint
Power Line R ebuilt
I *>? t"«"? who kn,,w hlm
Bari McNutt, of Eugene, who held the home of Mrs. Frank DePue Fri­
Study Aid Work.
shop are undergoing a remodel’Ing
He
Is
survived
by
his
widow;
five
The electric high line between here,
Boy Scouts of the Sprlngfleld Lions Ihe conlracit during the paet |four day evening.
program which promises considerable
sons.
Moody
A.
and
Levi
of
Sprlng­
and Albany, whloh has been undergo­
club troop Inst night heard their flrrt years, was the low est bidder for the
fleld; Ernest of Orvll, California; Or- Improvement in appearance and con­
Mrs. Tyson’s class will havp charge ng a rebuilding program by the
lecture on first aid- requirements for new contract for carrying mall to
venience. The realty offices are to
Mountain States Power company. Is rle of Portland and Elmer of Cottage
second class scouts, given by Dr. W. Fo ey Springs nnd wny-polnts from of the Christian church social night
be papered, and the partition between
Grove;
two
daughter.
Mrs.
Harry
no wcomplete and has a new capacity
them and the paint shop Is to be ex-
C Rebhan at his offlco. Practlcaly ill the I och I office, It was learned unof­ program tomorrow night.
Skeels
of
Morgan
Hill,
California,
and
The program- numbers are: orches­ of 66.000 volts.
the scouts In the troop were present. ficially today. The new contract term
Mrs.
Vergil
Casteel
of
Springfield.
H
s,
tended to the celling. In the paint
The company’s big turbine, which is also survived by two brothers. ’shop,
new shelves are being install-
A patrol leaders m eeting also was starts July 1 nnd expires after your tra se'ectlon. trio, dialogue by Mrs.
has
been
removed
from
the
local
plant
Moon and Mrs. Elliott, ladles' quartet. to"portl'an'(l"for some'time for an o v e r , Joseph of Eugene, and E lls of Ban- ed and other tmprortfment« made,
held last night, with Edgar Louk, act­ year».
A number of persons hid for the ptnnologue by Mrs. M. C. Adams, solo hauling, wan shipped back Saturday]don, California, nnd one sister. Mr».! The front of the building la to b»
ing sen'or patrol leader, ln charge
Plans for the next m eeting were j contract against McNutt, lt Is u n d e r - ' H a t t i e Mitchell, playette, and a
painted.
Mandy Moore of Chicago.
and Is being re-lnstalled.
made
stood.
'Selection by the glee club.