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W ill PtlEffiON O cm ATIORNE! WOMEN OF W ODCRAFT Springfield Bridge is Ordered IM PO R TAN T BUSINESS AT CHAM BER M EET FRIDAY Uciiiir!» 11- important 09746834 «-omuritte,-z,! FOR LOCAL YARDS neludtag that ut the Sprlngfl' lit l-rldg < ■«'■ nil'll 1 which ir biauy h ; i - pearlng before the highway romm.« Hli.n in the effort to bring about con- stract'oti of th«- span her" wl!’. ( a- Htate highw ay to tn tn ls- tur»- ih. business end of Friday w ilin g to build u brldg»* night’s •sling i f th Springfield New T rack To Be Laid On Council Give Poaition To Now TO V IS IT DRAIN TODAY N orth Side o f Depot and Pass Law yer; Petition fro m S outh X« nrly BO hr oilier» <»f th«- Pine <’Ir ing T rack To Be A rranged; ern Pacific Company Again Th« vie. No <6, Woman of W .H » raft, Yard W ork To Increase W ith ‘ Ask# C ity Council To Allow w'll leave at 3 H-U th.» aft-rnoi-n h I d i i I h Opening of Natron C u to ff M ill Streot Grade To Be to w - for U r iin wh« re t< n ig h t they w ill put across the W illam ette riv e r at j«i,umber of Coramert» <»n th«1 In itia to r y ceremoolei» f r the erod. Changes in the Southern Pacific's S pringfield Juet as h o o ii u h I^ant? Prei(;dfcrit H j Cox an effort P la in cirri«» o f th a t o rg n n lx a tlo 't Mr» , Springfield yards, to furnish facil ties county win get ready to share I M «ho fum •>period 4 I nniP P •*!>« 1 f Junction C tv . »1« juitv to bring about inori- I jii .*»••> and ' for additional switching and yard luu »li Ur«* n Hprlngfl« hl. Wtt* turni • «tat«» orgnplser for Oregon, wilt hav«« ItM iKirtlon o f th« cost, accord « murer report» from verton « comm t- work which la to follow the opening tee«, yt ay ».-nt out etter« to 1 at th> Natron cutoff and the operation «111 «ih» it« > ut n tn «ling uf4h«' rltV g< ncral charge of the Initiatory »«»rv- ing io a telephone message re I he chair:» en 1 « halit»' r cumnilt- - H siD h. and b « a»ked th« Hpr»m|fU Id ceived by the S pringfield Netoft of main line trains through this city, comici M n lay ovirtlLf Hl* u jipoin* t-c« urging 'hat th ley .nuke their ro p M V'Tien pr intier» «o O-Ti’t an liruin 1» bl.Iy «t ut 11:30 this m orning from E. are to be made as one of the final •’>e " rp* in« i>( by Mayor Ge G Huehttati w»» pnitii In writing he written r'p oits ceh’ad new» of ber f, ori .-rand- I projects in the Natron cutoff work. «mall 1 T< I«* E. M orrlslon, chairm an of the ean (be ir futu'- ref« rt n- e ruth1««! bv lb«* m i r i l i r> take litt- ht«»r » J r c r e c «0 T . 1.1 nl w»rn«n wt| 1« «%<• uj un Whf e ail details of the changes AG!!' 4 .ne .V .¿on An- nitUi.i«' »ff« et. irte enmie’l »gain re- it in. bib from the Fourth and Muin locul Chamber of Commerce u man line to them are have not been made public. It w is , t te of the ’ ■ the 1 c e lo » ¡1 petition frntii th«» Southern ir««t coin« r Km h will tuk«- wild her com m ittee who Interviewed the • *“ 15' 1 up later. le a n e d yesterday that an additional sick child in Decatur, HI. " i trip rnllr»'««! coiupiiviy to louer Pm . der th R: urshii of Da las /»as made da ng 2/ d ' sidetrack Is to be built on the north a cover«*«! d'ab4 an i it I" planned to commlHHion at today’s meeting. nie on MHI »tr» et cro»»hiK not »top aome pla<*« th« <arkre*i, but , .«.V v!ie S i l l phy, plan. ft snappy eut- rutin- side of the passenger and freight de • nroui. and ¡live a ¡>iann fo r building the stru ctu re ’ne aa:- v.«u> « il thrm feet. Th«* petition wn» to pot. to be used for storage and swit* picnic lunch in « ramp »K plac •. Ar. w ill proceed a t once under the »♦■¡a at ihe chamber meeting are Be i n . , it to the »tr** et («»litinllt»e for’ ref. ing made. I ching purposes. This siding will prob riving at hr» *i, they will put on th* V Inv. 7t p u ilo rt ably be connected with the through In tiatory »»rdn- and will b«4 f.u«*»t» direction o f highw ay com m is It ia very probable that Irving E. TROOP 2 ORGANIZES The < ou tlet ordered bid» advertised ut a chicken dinner followLig th«* sion engineers and the 1-ane tracks at both ends, leaving the de Vining, well known lecturer on eco for the puvIiK of the alley between IN TO TW O PATROLS pot entirely surrounded by tracks. ev-n ln g’» program. nomic uad business affairs, will be county court. Per* ml and Fifth «tree!« and Main Another change contemplated Is to *1 he trip w ll he m ade by automo- It lH know n w hether these pre»'nt to apeak to th»- Springfield I h not ku Two skeleton patrols, the Eagles ami A wtrmt They alao heard report* lb«', und m ere than a riosen trnchlit«» chamber at thia meeting Arrange and the Crows, were organized at a connect the long siding east of the plans can be ready in tim e fo r that other paving wa» »oon to be ar* egpcctgd t* leave ut 3 o ’cio t« . depot, which Is now used for storage, ment* for hia talk here have been ne- oak«<l for in the city It wa» atftt« d the voter« to authorize the got ated by President Herbert Cox meeting of the American Legion Boy to the shorter siding directly In front Scout troop held Tuesday night with that likely the property owner» »n j of the depot. This lengthy siding wiil c o u n ty ’s share Of the expense' of the Springfield chamber, and, if A. DISCUSSES Scoutmaster Walter Gossler and As <’ and 1> atreet» between Fifth and P.-T. then be of standard size for passing, in tim e fo r the May prim ary possible, Mr. Vining, who is lecturing sistant Scoutmaster Vaughn in C LIN IC AT M EETING Plxth would petition to the rnuncll i I land wit be used as a sidetrack for the but it may be necessary to w a it ,n «»»»• »««k. will be »>*••»«• !charge toon for paving Al»o Improvement on passing of trains. The longer freight The pre school clinic was the prin u n til the Novem ber election, It The patrols, of six boys each, will " North Mill atreet wl I probably be trains, which wit) he run over the cipal topic of discussion at a meeting was said. The portion .the state P AIN T-U P C O M M ITTEE be enlarged to eight members each - ; ; “th7 7 ut; “ ' want« d thia year. of the local Parent-Teachers assot-la- and county w ill bear is to be M EETS W IT H SUCCESS »" tro°P «roW8 The members fol-;make (Wg chan(re fw # Cleanup T im e Fixed. tlnn at the Lincoln school last Fri low: le ft to the state public service _ -------- ’°T? ____ I . ...I « ,. ! in* 8ld,n< necessary. The Storage The annual eprlog cleanup time day A health clinic for children la eader; commission to decide the bene-' W dllngaeas of ocal business men Eartes— Rlchard wn» filed by the council a» Monday siding east of the depot is now 40- to be 'be d in the near future. Chester to Improve their property as express- Oron Mulligan, assistant; and Tuesday. April R and « At thia car lengths long. fit to a ll parties. Mrs lx»e Putnam was elected vice- ed to a special comm ittee which has Moon. Dorman Chase, Richard Leptey, time the city will haul away all the Double Track Plan. Members o f the Chamber o f interviewed them. Indicates success* an,l Paul Schantol. president to succeed Mrs Robert ruhbl»h that ha» accumulated during Other changes and enlargement of Murkee. who has moved to Everrit, Commerce c o m m itte e ' w e r e for the “puint-up" campaign inaugu- Crows Oscar Newlun, leader; Loy- tin winter If the property o w i m Washington The ways and meana m uch pleased at today confer- al Nolta. Nolta. assistant; assistant; lioraon Gordon Lee.'Crof- nn<. 3 .ea » n ---------- — . . . ....... ------------ ------ S n rln a field Cham ber of a* Lrf-e. v ro i- »acllltl«» are expected to be made to will prepare the name for the wngonx o a e u .n a i'.n ■ i.e i-omlliee for April ia co m rw u i of ence and State th a t there Is no ton Truax. Bert Newell, Marion Moon- care for the increaee switching. It Commerce It 1» <le»lred to give th«« city a more is understood unofficially that the M eadames r o. Masters, n w Me- question but th a t the bridge E. E. Keppner. Mre. Clark Wheaton ey. thorough cleanup than ever before K|nB(m w p (x,uk w ill be b u ilt soon. street car tracks, which now run this rear The Reason la earlier and cons^qn- nt y cleanup, la a little earl ler and must serve for a greater per lod before another cleanup Councilman Roland Moshler was appointed to cooperate with the American Legion In Memorial day ex'-rdaea. He will represent the city council. and Mrs W J Scott compose the committee which Is. pushing the | v A O L A U L parallel to the main line from Spring- field Junction to Kincaid station, will TO AR R IVE ON MAY 1 be used for train work, thus furnish --------- ing a double track from Eugene ta holders, and u those who n have not re- c New t machinery for o the Cascade r u . . u. . u. —. ^,r . J i n , it Is rumored that the Further consideration of the Spring- nlug and Ivan Male field highway bridge proposition |s(«®«tly related their store fronts ex- Manufacturing company’s expanded 8ouU,ern p ^ tf ic will double track al- expected to be given by the state pressed to them their Intention of do- plw-nt will arrive about May 1. Mana-, f(} tlje junction to the bridge, LEGION A U X ILIA R Y TO highway commission In session in '«>« Mr. Keppner has written Iter Frank Anderson stated this week gn<1 reportg hgTe ,t the brld<e GIVE .CHICKEN DINNER Portland today, when the commie- ,0 lh o ,,‘ who own property .’»«v but Work on the new buildings Is being wlu be doub)e tracked. .... . „ a V T .a . . . . !••«“ '» attention Is culltd to the m at-! r'*s,<le el»«»here, urging that they rushed, in order that they will be ( chanffe8 are indicative g< hl«ken, with XII the irtmlngs. Is g R Morrtg,on bpg(. o , the join with the local business men In ready to house the machinery (Springfield’s growing importance as a 4-L LEADER SEES HOPE to b« served up n fine style to ul — ------- --------------------------- -— - . improving the appearance of their , it arrive«. A full complement of ma- radroad point, and the chief shipping _ - FOR M EM BER SH IP JUMP comera by th e A m e rica n Leg io n a u x ll bridge committee of the Chamber of Commerce. j property and the town In general. tihinerv for sash and door products gta, ion (n tbiB district. Double tracks Present prospects for mambershlp L- i',- " "^oi i' Mr. Morrison left for Portland yes-' May 1 has been set as the date RDd 'i*te ,ia!" been ordered for th between here and Eugene indicate . | t , V 7 in I T ^ ¡» « " 'a y . with the intention of making when all paint work sha 1 have been Spfingfield plant. , that yard work between the tw « Increase |n the Loyal Legion of Log serve roui . o to 7 o c o c k . ami a n p),sillble effor| tl) brlng abou, early completed, and it is expected that The extension of the old buldlng, points is contemp ated by the railroad, g< rs and Lumbermen are greater to reputation for good dinners gained by day than at any time In the organiza the auxiliary motiitx-rs as a result of action on the bridge proposition by much work will be undeT way during which was to serve as a store room, and it Is likely that the two yards I la practically completed. The ma- w'.U be used practically as one. Ter- tion's history, in the oplnon of W. D. past affairs, promises to draw large the commission. He headed the dele the next four weeks. —— 1 chinery in this part of the plant will minal work in the Springfield yards gation which appeared before the (4 Li Rmith. field representative, who crowds during the two hours. I AUGHTERESQUE COMES 1>e moved to ,he new building, which will be Increased, it is expected. conmilwion on the matter on Febru spoke before the local unit at the The dinner will be given In connec- is now going up. L ine W ork Reaches Here. ary 26, when favorable consideration Wo dmen tiall Monday night. ' Hon with the American Ia'glon night ON TOMORROW N IG H T A complete blower outfit for remov. Tbe ojd nne between here and proposal was given by the , Mr. Smith declared that many ,,t , b„ p ,,|| (heatre. and tickets for, to the , span , ' Ing sawdust and fuel is to be installed, points east has been reballasted and many large operators who have not , ntg nnd a„ . J ™ " ? ‘ ',,a ‘ r»i'f « " 'c i " " ',n a n > ,h i" K’ who and ag g depository^for this the old new 90-pound steel rails have been been In the 4-L organization In Ih- „„jd '-d that immediate Investigation would , he made and further and more definite 1 t i e l g i s <>o au tor um sea « s(orage building Is being moved to a aid, the work reaching Springfield past arc .-onlem platlng the organixa- Mr. M ,, H„ n(Iv K«‘n«*rik tomorrow n ght lo see Laug it< resque , new ,ocgtlon gnd anchored on con this week. Reconstruction of the action prtAably wou d he taken Hen of un its th is year, which will r e ()f , h„ gffglr ns president of . j the s c h o o l, annua stum show, will (,retp p,er, complet, d_ tb<f tra(.k ,g un(Jer wgy here todgy Thig . i the March meeting today, » « I in large lucre«-«, m the north the auxiliary, nnd will have ti*c as* ] I m , " son., interest-ng ant snappy en p ascade [Amt will be one of the best work makes the Natron line through w est m em liershlp The spnker was In «(stance In the dining room of other tertainment. Here are the stunts, to i»mall plants of Its kind in . this k«. — u sec- here one of the best lines , in the tn ri- io ed In Moody Neat, president of members of the organisation. Flans OPENING OF S IX T H IS ' h *. n r u U v n y ¿><1 h v fh<» l u u a o u in in p n n i. he presented by the o classes com , tion. Southern Pacific system , and indi th for the dinner were made at an auxil- SOUGHT IN P E TITIO N petition: cates the heavy usage the company Mr Smith Hnd D W McKinnon. ,ary meeting Tuesday night. A petition t, b ^ T Z lrcu la ted among r i“ '“ ' P0W ER P LA N T CHANCE expects to give the line through here. secretary of the Springfield unit, are' Work on the Springfield bridge is together planning an article to ap- ' IS N EARLY COM PLETE property holders Interested which asks Go<}etter stu n t-* ’An Unwelcome Party la Enjoysd. expected to get under way in earnest pear In the Four-1, Lumber Newt, A itelightful party was held Satur- the city council to open SWxth street, visitor.’’ ! immediately, and crew s' are now at sellin g forth the Iidvnntage, to work- ,|ay ____ night __________ at the Eugene home ______ of Mr. from Its present north end througn __________ Installation of a new bank of trans Freshmen—"Saucy Syncopattonn." work preparing timbers for the false m< n of using their spurn time to b ene-, and Mrs Fresl lluuck, at which the 'h® Clark and Washburn addition to Sophomores—"A Night in Camp." formers to give greater facilities „ to work and making other preparations fit thrniaelves either from (he educ.i Friends class of the Springfield Chris- : K »‘teet. north on K street to the the power company s Sprir.gfield-Eu- . , „ _ Juniors—"A Doubtful Scepticism.” , t , , for the construction program. C. B. Hon or financial standpoint. The ex tian church were guests. About 36! Nrattaln ditch. Circulation of the pe- gene units has been practically com- _ , . ... , , . ... Seniors—"Blue Bird." , Pr’ce of Albany is in charge of thA I" i i i m of Mr. McKinnon, who has were present. One of the f«*atures o fi" * 'on ban Just started. this week by the Mountain . . . . . . . . . The classes have been working o pleted . . _ construction of the false work and built two houses on W illamette the evening was a walk to th e’ b iw l-' Developm .nt or this district for zealously on preparations for Laugh S ,ates tow er company. The n e w . ^ renM,delllng of the piers. Gangs Heights during the time hn was not nnss district, where the class m em -jresM* ,lce purpoa»’« Is expected to re teresque. The show will start prompt-!,rBnsformers hav® been ln«talled In J totaiing 60 men are expected to be at working at lihe Booth Kelly offlc • bi rs saw the annual style window ’"ult if slx ,h ,s »P®n«<l At the present lv «t 8 o ’clock ¡the local sub-station, • and other work work w on _ the span before « . ly hi « o c io c k . | it Is com- her', will be related In the article. opening The clnss 'e taught by Mrs. the ",reet enila at the Lincoln Norton Pengrn. Glen Riddle a n d '1*1 connection with the project is near- p]e[ed |D about 9o days. — ' 1 W. A. Hemienway. school, nnd from that point on north Mrs I>< as Murphy are the Judges, ly finished. Bus Operation To Start. there Is no division between Fifth and winners will be awarded addltion- TH U R STO N W ILL S T A R T During the period the work wns Operation of the street cars into nnd Seventh street, leaving the acr-j- Legion Meets Tonight. al in the Inter-class rivalry corapetl- Progressing, the local plant was «ar- Springfield ¡g £o cease as soon as the BASEBALL ON A PR IL 2 Consideration of tentative plans for iige between for truck farming. rying the entire load at this end. and work (>n bri(1ge lt8(,lf ,g , tgrfe1 tion on at the .sohoot. Twenty-nine dollars and fifty cents j observance of Decoration day In was not tied In with the genera! sys It is understood at present that for Were netted for the usw of the Thurs- Sprlngfle d will be among matters MRS. LIZ Z IE W ILSON tem at all Engineer W. c . McLagnn a time the fro leys will run as far PAY O U T ON BONDS OF ton h'gh school baseball team at the considered by the American Legion i said. With the completion of the I as Glenwood, and that there the pas- IS C ALLED BY DEATH 1910 ISSUE IN MAY ' work, however, new contacts will be ! gengprg w„ , „„ trangferrPd to busses biiHket social held last Friday night, at Its meeting to be held n Ithe Wooil- The baseball seaaon for Thurston ! 'n«n of the World hall tonight. Wal- Mrs. Lizzie M. W ilson,, a resident ssnann raa<1e “nd thB ° 1<J sehedu,e re8Ump<’ i and taken into Springfield Eventual- First payment on the city's »60.0UU stnrts on April 2, when (he Thurston ) ter M Gossler, post adjutant, has an- of Lane county since 1890 and of The reconstruction of high transmit , lv i- -taterl the Rnnfhern Pacific Issue will g|on | lneg between here andi Albany wl’n abandon the street cars altogeth- nine will face Elmira at T hurston.1 nounced. A good attendance of legion- ] Springfield for eight years, died sud- improvment bonds of 1911 Hix games are scheduled, most of tialree at the meeting Is urged by J denly yesterday at the home of her be made on May 1. when $7000 of t h e , |g now practctally completed. er an(1 operatp busses $16,000 due in 1926 will be called In. ________________ ana operate busses. Ison, R. D. Wilson of Springfield. Mrs. «hem being double headers with boys the adjutant. Another change which will be of Wilson wns «6 years o d , a native of Cilv Treasurer W G Hughes stated SCHOOLGIRL BREAKS HER and glr s playing. great importance to Springfield, but |S t. Joseph. Missouri, and the widow Ito,lay' Thp flrst P'D ^om was due and Ciub la Entertained. ’’’al'aferro, who pitched for Thura- AN KLE IN USING SCOOTER ,s not e’ P0cted In the Immediate fu A Bt. Patricks day party was en- of F. R. Wilson, who died here six j Payable on November 1. but Inasmuch Inst year. Is hack nnd the team ture, is the construction of a new de as the funds are on hand a part will Is to he built around him and Endl- i Joyed by the members of the Ken- years ago. Lamoyne, the 8-year-old daughter pot -here. Some time ago comttiunlea. be redeemed In May and the final Mrs. Wilson is survived by seven cott, Phetteplace and Hart, all vet alngton club when they met at fhe of Mr. and Mrs. E. G. Black of Spring- tlons received here from the South home of Mrs. O. B. Keasey last Fri-' «hUdren, all of whom live In Oregon $8000 on November 1. «rana. field, sustained a broken ankle when ern Pacific officials indicated that a Further payment on this Issue will' day. Cards furnished the diversion fo r , Ttoey are R. D. Wilson and Mrs. it. she fell while riding on a "scooter" new depot was being contemplated, the afternoon. Delightful refresh- A. Bates of Springfield; Mrs. C. A. not be made until 1931, when another Shower for Mrs. W ill lama at the Brattatn school Tuesday morn- ,he “pw hul ding to go up on the north Stewart, Mrs. D. M. Smith and Mrs. $16,000 will fall due. Payment of 1910 ing. Playmates informed teachers a t 1 "ne A miscellaneous -household shower menta were served. tbe company's holdings. The Fred Elliott of Portland, and Mrs. «’, bonds takes place In 1930 and there the school, who In turn called a lo- construction of a new track on the for Mrs. Harold Williams, who recent W Kirk nnd Mrs. L. F. Wilson of after in periods of five years, each Plan Card Party. ly moved Into the Laxtnn apartments, cal physician who treated the pain- north s,<,e oi thp present depot may payment of this series being made The Woman’s Civic elub of Spring- Curtain, Oregon. was given by (he Neighbors of Wood- ful injury. The rJ ttle girl is said to be an Indication that this project Is Funeral arrangements are In charge a year ahead of that for the 1911 ser ernft at last night’s meeting. Many field Is plnnnlng a card party, to be being kept In mind. be Improving. Ueeftf gifts were made to Mrs. Wil held at the chnimher of commerce of the Walker parlor here and will ies. be mnde upon the arrival of other liams by her fellow-members of the rooms on April 9. Returns from Hospital—Mrs, C. W. Heideman Recovers — Benjamin, members of the family. Ridge. Doty, who was taken to the Mercy Heideman. printer at the W illamette Has Pneumonia—The little son of Mrs. Wilson was well-known both Visits Mrs. Morgan—Mrs. W. J. Mrs. Alice Doane, Mrs. C. F. Egal-, hosptial some tlsn eago to undergo an Press shop, returned to his work yog mann and Mrs. Stella Eaton had Rnshlelgh of Ely, Minnesota, wns li here and tn the Creswell and Cottage Floyd Williams, of Stewart's additon, is suffering from an attack of pneu-, op<“ railon' re,urned to I h t home here terday after spending several days at charge of the entertalment and re- visitor at the home of Mrs. A. J. Mor-jOroT® districts, where the fumlly re- yesterday morning. his home with a case of the Influenza. monia. gnn during the last week-end. sided for many years. freajiments u-nt night. L. O, Lepley. E. Lombard. W F Mont BRIDGE PLAN BEFORE drive Mrs. Scott and Mrs. Wheaton Fred Montgomery, A J . Morg-in, Tom H IG H W AY BODY TODAY have Intervted all local property M'-KInnla, Nina McPherson. A Man- gom ery. Van Valsati, Fred Mi-Kiln. ¿I M A C H IN E R Y IV IA L nilN tK T