THURSDAY
THE blB IN U H O )4» NfeW»
FAOE TWO
Springfield is now a main line town on the new
Furtherm ore »he 1» the first town
in Western Oregon on the cutoff The loweretl
j freight rates and better service to Eastern Ore­
gon because of the cutoff should mean m uch to
¡trade between the two sections of the etate.
Springfield being the first town should benefit by
'its
position.
the
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS I N atron cutoff
Published Every Tharsday at
8prlnefteld . Lane County. Oregon, by
T H E W IL L A M E T T E P R E M
H.
E
M A XEY. Editor
aa second clasa matter February 14. 1M4 at
postetnca. JtprlagfleM. Oregon
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THVRSDAY SEPTEMBER 1
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Here Conies Suzanne
SEPT.
1926
he la an advocate of "four hour« ile»p give Ulan tu receive!"
per night «Hough "
Now I'll Tell On«
BLO N D BEE O P IN E «
Dotnr:— "That'« a very bad eye
"Red Ursa«« 1« th» only athlete you bave «Ir How did you hurt II!"
"I i-aoie home late laat night and
I know of that train on hard drink
and (eta (It. II«'« carrying Ice aaaln, «truck It on a kttcheu uteuall."
Il hear.'*
I wonder If "llabe" Ruth evi r
Zeb Spink haa never been the «ante
heard of lhat old u in f—"After the
a Ilice he -was llred out of the l.ary
Ball la Ov«r.”
Man'« Club becauae he held th«
lantern while hlu wife chopped wood.
If there la anything In thia theory
He reformed after that but (Iwy
that pi-ople take on the nature of the
haven't readmitted him Into (he club.
food they eat we auggeat elatna he
put on the menu of tnmie Cong re aa
U lien a woman la In love alie acta
. m«n.
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like a fool, but a man In love len t
acting
A Vacation Roman««
"N o w
thut we're engaged let'»
Jump In my roudater and daah ovtr
to the preacher'a"
"Ik’n'l you think we better he In-
Irodueed tlratT"
a
French courts are slow’ too. Title has been
quieted on a tract of land on which suit wan filed
in 1372. Lawyers Pees am ount to 21 tim es the
value of the land.
w
rv o n ^ FROM
LIPS OF
OF U
GREAT
MEN
the I nited
s today
are $15
a year
WORDS
FROM THE
THE LIPS
R tA l MEN
fQp Taxes
eaeh in 1>erson
wh„ e s ta te Orvat
Hrituln
they
ur,.
‘•Don't Be 'Consistent' but Be Simply True."— $75; France $35 and Germany $26.
Jliver Wendell Holmes.______________________ i
ANOTHER HALF-COCKED PETITION
DROP IN
A petition is being circolateti in our city asking
th a t Eugene furnish Springfield with electricity
and w ater
It has obtained m any signatures
chiefly because petitions usually do get many ’
R«duc«d Rate«
signatures—They are easy to sign and take no
"llow mueh la a ticket to N*
Lout« 7"
great am ount of thinking- The circulators of
A WORD ABOUT PLAY
th is petition do not tell people they haven’t a
"Six dollar« and alx c e n t» ."
ghost of a show to get what they a re asking for.
" O o - t i! I can go over to the next
The difference between work and play is that
A Fine Noon Lunch
Chielfly we suppose because they don't know it WOrk ¡8 activity for future reward and play is
timrn and get o n e fo r lean thun that!"
themselves-
activity for its own sake.
Served Daily for 40c
I 'r l n - tig h te r« a h o u ld be a tr o u g be-
Eugene has no Electricity to light Springfield
We lav bricks for th e money we obtain; w
Hey. i In the aaying. " T la better to
with without she buys it from the Mountain
States. In fact she has not sufficient to light he; play ten n is for th e fun we get out of it.
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own city if it were not for the standby contract
irofessionalisni is decried in the realm of
w ith the Springfield plant. This contract pro- lel>cs- not because Individuals capitalize tin r
The
t*Mii|*er.o!iejitaJ
Suxatuto
Tides that for the privilege of being allowed to sk *^-. l>llt because as soon as money is paid tor
I
Lenglen, worM*« woman tennis
hook on to Springfield every day in the year, if playing gam es the money becomes the reward champion
Monday August 30, Tuesday, Septem ber 7, and Monday
haa listened to the call
she pleases, Eugene will not furnish service to instead of the joy of playing.
Septem ber 13, ure the enrollm ent days for tlie regular Fail
of American dollar«, turned pro-
Term.
any town or com m unity the M ountain S tates
Playing is no longer play; it has become work. fesdonnl, and has ugno,! for a
tour of 'he U. S. starting O c t L
Pow er company lights. This contract runs until
.
it's a good school, and the rntes are reasonable, and
»qqe How m anv of the signers knew of these
interesting book on Games and Recrea- Who her oppuucuta will ha Is un­
we will gladly tell you about It. Don’t hesitate to ask.
1 a n tH
7 1 10 8
tional Methods for Clubs and Scouts." by Charh» known.
conditions.
F Sm ith, is a valuable contribution to the sub-
As for w ater Eugene will have capacity to
o( pjay because it shows how’ to organize in-
Fair With M«r
furnish Springfield w ater once the new Mt K en-, herent desire for plav in children and gives pruc- Bold H e:— "Will you marry tn»7"
EUGENE, OREGON
aie line Is in But Springfield has no w ater sys- tk>a, jn forniatjon.
Shy. S h e:— "Ye»—but at thia time
A. E. Roberts. President
Phone 666
992 Willamette St.
tern without she buys the one from the M ountain
.
I I think I should tell you that I am
S tates now set-ting the ettv or builds a new one.
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““ 'ie'elopment has at-
a somnambulist."
Evedybodt- knows that Springfield ts in no tlnan-
P( ; ^ a c u h t i . 7 row ''b^t'*
“ i Bold H e:— "Oh that'« alright—you
Clal conditloin to do either one.
„ ‘,u e n s ls U8 ° ur racuitles grow beet
can go to any church you want to—
The complaint is heard th a t the w ater mains
e a t™ w thv «^lish nourishes m ore than and I'll go to mine."
have not been extended as far as they might be
u n d e r/ ° . n,Pul*‘on'
in the city. We don’t believe th a t the M ountain X L P^ n « L n X h X i e
Hnd
No Doubt Tru«.
S tates Power company , » « « f i . - t o extend
WJh d W ^ e m eg h e v „ h ^ e « ,
"Do you know of a man who
m ains anyw here there would be adequate return
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whistles at hla work and la not happy
on investm ent. In fact we have known of exten-
A gam e entered into with delight always is bet-j and contented 7"
W«1 have special beribbon boxes of luscious sweefH In
aions being m ade without connections justifying ter
the health than a "daily dozen" if ap- "Yea—our letter-carrier."
all sizes
They are filled with tem pting assortm ents of
returns. If the citv owned the system and made preached with distaste. Physical culture Is most
bon-bons, chocolates and sweet m eats
extensions w here there were no house connec-
wh<\n taken as play.
Speciflc.
tions we would soon find ourselves as taxpayers
best education and development also come Father — “So your h e a r t I •
We know you cannot think of a more approporate or
paying out of our pockets for these dead ends.
as P aY'
pleasing rem em brance for your best girl or your mother.
broken 7"
The service the M ountain S tates is giving is as
The game of authors or a cross-word puzzle Daughter:— (home from vacation)
Ct me In and let us select the "nicest box of candy" you
ever saw-
good as any city this size enjoys- If th ere is a contributes more lasting inform ation than a "Yes. in two place«—at Mountain
quarrel it m ust be on rates But we are paying history of literature read under complusion or a Top and Lakeview."
ra te s th sam e as Albany. Corvallis, Independence certain num ber of prescribed hours of reading
and other cities. It there is a genuine demand for the dictionary.
Consistent.
low er rates surely representatives of all these
Education In the past has largely Ignored the
Gushing S h e:— "I understand he la
tow ns could get justice through the public ser- play element.
ric e commission-
‘ Children have been made to study history ami w ry fond of children."
Cyndlcal H e:— "Ye»—-quite right
We hold no brief for the M ountain S tates ‘ geography with the promise of rew ards in grades
Pow er company. But we do realize th a t any in- when they have finished, not by the Inducement —and like Edison—I understand—
d u stry established in a com m unity is entitled to ° f the fun of learning them . If rtiey know how
th e support and patronage of th at com m unity.! Play at history and geography there would be
Springfield has made m uch to do about herself no nee^ f° r rewards.
and is out trying to locate new industries here.
’n childhood organized play does three very
If we are going to hearld to the world th a t we do Im portant things.
It. teaches leadership, co-
and all the other PERFEXTION delicacies found a t our
Bot support the existing industries In our town operation, and the need of obeying rules,
bakery m ake an Instant hit with every m em ber of the
We will m ake your Suit or
th e n the world is going to know th a t we are n o t 1 If, y °u don 1 ke*P UP the ™l«a y °u
° ut Yo'* Itreas, will alter or remodel
family.
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entitled to any m ore and we just as well shut u p ;can 1 m ake up the rules as you go
There are your
old one, will Clean and
Our quality oven products look gpod and taste good and
a n d remain a little country town.
certain regulations th a t have to be obeyed or
FT««« or Dye them .
are good by all tests. When you take home one of our
Ae it is there isn’t a chance of the petition j th ®re *8 no game,
240 Main Street
cakea, the grown ups as well as the children win see th at
eircluated doing us any good. And it will surely
,n fe „ there are a l*'a -vs ni,e9 th a t ran t be
there is not a morsel left over.
give us a black eye.
’Kn° red; If tP * ™ ™
tO, gH “ a PPrec,atlon,
THE
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of the im portance of rule« In youth the way of
Fruit Salad—the daintiest of layer cakes with a variety of
life will be hard for him.
icings. B utter cream , sugar or boiled icings.
M arshal Foch’s salary has been raised to $3000
All in ail. play holds an im portant place in life,
a year. After winning the w ar a m an ought to I As well as “Lord teach us to pray," there is
THE BREAD YOU DON’T TIRE OF
be netitled to a raise in wages, so France has re- 'need for the supplication, “Lord, teach us to
cognized it.
play.”
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Fred Frege, Prop.
Perklns-Laxton Bldg
Phone 66
Fifth Street.
OH FflANK GfMNE SAÏS
Cafe
Fountain
MONDAY. AUGUST 3Ü
Eugene Business College
Sweets fo r Your Sweetie
EGGIMANN’S
OH, BOY! CAKE!!
Model Cleaners
SPRINGFIELD BAKERY
•with
at y our.
Auto Necessities
DRUGSTORE
Comfort and Protection
Everything for your Auto—Wind­
shield Wipers, Strumberg Carbu­
retors, Bosch Ignition Systems,
W eed Chains, Klaxon Horns,
Polish, Fan Belts and Replacement
Parts.
GAUZETS
49c Box of 1 Doz.
A new patented sanitary n ap ­
kin th at affords protection to
the clothing because of its ex­
clusive lining.
Our prices are right, see us before buying elsewhere.
We have complete repair shop to take care of your
troubles.
Give us a trial.
Willard Batteries.
We test and w ater your battery
free.
Cool and comfortable.
Flanery’s
Drug- Store
23U 3^222^
Springfield Garage
We Fix Em
414 Main
Phone 11 J