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NEW NUMBER Call Phone 5 IN CASE OF FIRE THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS T W K N T Y -T H IR D YEAH LOOK FDR FACTORY SHE IN SPRINGFIELD A TTEN D COLLEGE S o cie ty Large M m e n f a t School O pening I A P«opi«'» P ip *»*' LIVI NEWSPAPKR IN A LIVE TOWN NUM BER 37 RPRINOPIELD, I j ANK COUNTY, OREGON. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER 1«, 1826 MANY STUDENTS TO Th« MOVES PACKIN0 pLANT WATER MAIN WILL -B E EXTENDED SOON The Springfield Creamery h found Its present location In the L ax School opened In Springfield la/t and Crone building too small for Monday with an enrollment promis To Celebrate Founding Of Lodge business and has taken a six y e a r , --------- ing to be better than that of former lease on the packing plant owned by To Conxruct New Main From Pickle Manufacturing F.l r m «««•«*••» Hughe. who are r>- Next Monday night, September 20. year» considerably. One hundred , . , _ , . In« to attend the University of Ore- ' the local Ilebekab lodge will c e l l - ; ninety »tudenta appeared at the High Swarts and Washburne on Thlrd.and Reservoir Through Willam Looking For Location I n CoB, un(„ H, bhBI1 ,wlll A Streets. Moving of 'he machinery ette Heights; New Lights Ad- lirate the 7&u> anniversary of toe « b o o l the «rut day. Last year, the Springfield For B usin«a«()r(,a(>|l Agriculture College and Oer- | founding of the Odd Fellow lodge drg[ dBy o, school saw 166 students, from the old location to the new I started Monday and will he completed I ded To Ornamental Lighting H a v e Seasons R UH To Puck tru<l«i M ustoe 1» p lan tiliiK to <*Dter a with a program of readings and ^-bp j unjor Hight, composed ol the Hero If Located. college In Heettle preparatory for musical selection». Member» of the Heventh Bnd t.lghl (trades, had 115 thisi week with no Interruption of j System. businss. W illamette University deaconeea. p u d g e will furnish the program in attendance. The enrollment The Mountain 8 tat s Power com* A IotatIon for a plrkle factory |a be hai been choaen by Krank l-omberl i with both vocal and Instrumental of tbg other trBdeg a« follow*: H warts and Washburne will con-1 pany will extend Its line on Mill and Catherine Hemingway la to attend tlnue to use part o f the packing plant | tng aougtit In Hprlngfleld by W »«lections to be given. An outside flrgt Brad(; 6?; flrgt A gpcond B g0; First streets and In the W illamette The « “ »'• Vtt»r«.r.Hy. while speaker will deliver an address if W(;t)nd A 2b; third B 2«; third A 28; for their packing operation». Kcrcher and II C Hammon of Ku lb* Heights district, according to an an .Iowa Carleton le entering the Fresno one can be obtained creamery will use the front of the Following the fourtb H 3B. fourtbA 21; fifth B 27; nouncement made by company of gene who wish Io move their factory program, the ladles will serve refresh- flfth A g. g(j(th H 2#. g|ltb A g lh l, plant and three of the cold storage ficials before the council at Its meet from Eugene to Springfield Mr ffom Hpr,n<fle|d wbo rrtura rooms. menta. The regular routine of busi ing last Monday night. The promised Kercfier wae In town Monday look in g'lo , c hool are; Kennltti Dillard, How ness will be held before the annlvor- to the fact lhat there was a veiy The change was rendered neces extension will serve those districts it small enrollment |n the first grade sary by the Increase In business of for a temporary loc ation for th-Ir urd Hugh*». Mary Elisabeth Whitney, »ary coinineratlon. the city most In need of water and class, the rlase at the Brittain school the creamery. The new quarters will bu.lneaa and aald If a suitable one Anna Dillard. Mabie Hoof, “ ho are . . . . end agitation for water service which was discontinued and all the pupils provide enough space for future ie- , . . . ._ ,__ _____ could be found Immediately they students at the Unlveralty of Oregon, D in ner Party At Phetteplaeee recently resulted In the circulation of III be taught In one class at the would move right away and finish Merle McMullin will »pend bla second A farewell dinner party was g iv e n ; H(ib g(.ho<),~ Mr Bain expects the velopment as well as care for their a petition addressed to the Eugene the season'« pack In Springfield. 'year at Willamette and Vernons .Man- at the home of Dr. and Mrs. Carl total enrollment to be considerably present business. Shipments of meat water board asking tbm to furnish The pickle company ha» been oper- ding and Virgil McPherson are at- Pbetteplare Tuesday night In. honor lncrBBged OTer th,.ge flrir(,g by Mon- to Portland will be handled much light and water to Springfield. atlng In Eugene for the V e t Ave lending the normal at Monmouth, of Constance Rebhan and Eve Fhel- day He Relieves lb ere ,w1Il be 2,w easier now as the creamery has Three alternative propositions were ample cold storage space and Is on month», having pot up 190 barrel« of —— — — — — teplace who are going away to school. b|gh Kho()1 gtudents this year . placed before the council by power of- the Southern Pacific tracks. Mias Rebhan will attend the Oregon ' pickle» there . They will put up 350 W ILLIA M MORRIS FOUND ■ flclals for consideration. The on« . ... ... Football practice was started Mon- ' selected by city officials calls for a ______ ___________ __________ Agriculture ( ollege and M is. Ubette- aft„rD(XJn und Coach WaIter barrel» more thia year In Springfield DEAD IN BED TUESDAY If they are able In move -------- place I. going to the state normal Fenw|ch A g<iuad of tb)rty ROBBERS BLOW SAFE new water main leading from the city While seeking a temporary loca- William Morris was found dead In , »chool at Monmounth. player» was out on the field and eag r DOOR OPEN A T M IL L 'reservoir through Willamette Heights tlon. the partners want a desirable bls rooms In the old »econd Avenue Those present at the dinner w ere, to begin the seasons training. Thr-e --------- and connecting with the present elte upon which Io build their own Garage ----- early morning, hav- an<1 Mr"- (a r l Bbetteplace, „ the The fifth attempt to rob the Spring- water main on Second street, ---- - Tuesday --------- . ----------— . of last year’s team nave not yet doi- plsnt They were In touch with the tnK apparently died during the night Misses Constance and Ra erU w<J tbp Bol#-W l|a but w1„ be ont next field Mill and Grain company office 1 The construction of a second water chamber of commerce In regard to rrom bear! failure He had undressed han' Bva I’hotteplace and Mrs. W. v. Wf>ek and w)tb prf,gPnt the , resulted Sunday night In the door of main frtxm the reservoir Improves th« a location on the free Industrial site*. and was found undisturbed with hl» Rebhan prospects for a winning team look the beinF blown off and papers jc(ty water system immensely by pro- but have made no decision yet either hands peacefully folded. The dis- ----------- good. The three who have not yet being scattered over the office. No vtding complete circuit through the as io the temporary location or the covery came when William Ward was Parent Teachers To Meet Tomorrow Badp thelr appearance are Edgar loss was suffered other than the dam- city and gives better fire protection permanent one. called by u Mr Nelson who was to The parent Teachers A ssociation ; Austin McPherson and Hugn aBe to 1116 safe a" n0 mon8r 18 kept ’ by having an additional main in case there, otherwise the Job was a sue- One is temporarily out of order. The The two men are experienced In Iho have gone with Mr. Morris to look at of Springfield will hold their first c OWart. /water pressure will not be lowered. pickle making business and are sup- his ranch near Ur<vw Tuesday, Mr meeting for the year tomorrow after-j A{ prpg(,nt tbe schedule cans for ceasful one and neatly done. The door was taken to Eugene by even with the new additions to the plying the surrounding territory from Nelson went to the building at 7 noon at the Lincoln school at -I games _ with , . u „ Brownville, ___________„ Harrisburg ________ Albany south to Roseburg with o'clock to meet Mr Morris and was o’clock The association will discuss and Junction City In October, and deputy sheriff to be examined for system, as It would have been had pickles. They make all kinds of unable to get any response to his re-1 plans for raising funds for a new play Cottage Grove Thanksgiving and Le finger prints in an effort to find the the W illamette Heights been added pickle« and sauerkraut and have six peated knocklnx Vailing William »bed at the Brittain school. A dele- banon Armistice Day and November burglars. This last attempt to rob t0 the end of the main on Second persons In their employ nt present, j Ward, they looked Into the window , gate la to be selected to the state con- 19. The Armistice Day game will be the Springfield Mill and Grain com- street. With a main directly from They buy cucumbers from growers snd saw Mr Morris in his bed. The rentlon of Parent Teacher« Assoc! l- played here, the Thanksgiving game pany follows a similar effort of a few : tb© reservoir to the Willamette weeks ago in which the back window Heghts. that section of the city will building was entered by George Orr, , tlons to be held In October. Other as far north as Albany, at Cottage Grove. A practice game was pried open and the office entered, hare as high a pressure as any in th* who was called from bla hlackeml'.h , business to be considered will be may be arranged within a week or shop across the street. s the selection of com m ittee for the city. MOORE PREACHES LAST two, but no details hare been announ Construction of the extension will FIR E D EPA R TM EN T Mr Morris »»» 75 year» of age and year A» large attendance aa pos- ced y e t SERMON HERE SUNDAY had lived In the vicinity of Springfield "*ble Is desired. PHONE NUMBER IS 5 sUrt M soon 88 the P°’rpr company All the boys in both the Junior and ______ . Is notified of the cboioe by the coua- “ —— Senior high school will be given a The Reverend F, L. Moore will for many years. He had no relatives Wlth the 8pringfield fire depart-' cU- Work on the new lines Is to be medical examination In the near fu preach his last sermon at the Spring here so far an can be learned, hut has tastern Stars To Hsve Visitors of the Springfield ture, acordtng to Walter Fenwick ment Installed In their new living completed by the first of the year, field Mrthodtat church n »lt Sunday a - brother --------- living — - In Wlsconaln ----- who - . . . _ ____ < hapter as the following Sunday la conference ban been notified of the death. Fun- r‘ ' r ° * ‘ r who has charge of the physical educa- quarters above the fire hall and a In addition to consideration of th« Bunday at which the new pas'or for • ra* arrangements await newa form la,n » *’*’’* • ' 100 fr? m lion program. The examination will uew telephone connected for use in water extension, the council at it« the church will be selecled The con- ’hl* brother. The body Is at the -« R ‘h e lo d g e room, on the even- disclose any -weakness o f the boys and c««« of tAe members of the fire meeting decided to add four lights to ference meets at UorvatMa th is year Walker Undertaking establishm ent *“«’ « enable the physical training director deparement, Jess Smltson and A. S. ,O»e ornamental lighting system being w ith delegalos from all the churches An autopsy was performed Tuesday r " ' n* ortge m . to give them exercises to fit their Currie, want everyone to know the ,Mtalle<i the Mountain State« .. . . . _ ____ . . , . Hie lodge w ort for th* local chapter needs number so they will lose no time m company. The new lights will In the confrrt*ncF attending. Dr. W l»y the coroner who declared the cauiie j " H Pollard. R W Smith and Mr. Id . ’ of death Io be heart failure M* A 8upp"r Physical ability tests will be given c»R‘U i ’»« department when a fire, *><“ Installed on Fifth street between Gants hare been named as delegate« Morris was known to hare suffered exp€Cle rom 1 ' e B within a short time to the boys and »”-<>ak8 They feel that their abil- A apd Main. Work of erecting th« the high point man will be aanoun- “ Y I » ’ out 8 flre depends to a new lighting system will start within from Springfield to the conference i from a weak heart for many years. ( °* **“' There will be no «ermon here on the Mr. Morris owned the building In ‘ . ced. These tests comprise a eeriee of <reat extent on how quickly they are » ’’ eek or two with tne erection of Attend Masonic Rooeptloo—- Mr. an d 1 tests designed to ascertain the all called. So they want everyone to t»* lights in charge of the Westing» Sunday of the conference, He pi cm her which he died and has a ranch near Mrs Harry Steward were present at around physical ability of the boys ttnow the number. They even In sist, house Electric company from whicn 19 Crow. the reception given by members of who are rated on a point system that 1118 ’’eporter write a story about (’h« material was purchased. Part The Sunday School Board of the : - the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Eight boys have been selected at “ • !,h e <8 »’^ » d y In S p rin g Methodist church met Monday night S T R E E T IM PR O VEM EN T Rite of Free Masonry In Eugene Tue«- the Junior high who will act as squad The nPW number Is 6. Call 6 In , Acid, consisting of the globes, shade«, for the yearly reports and election of STA R TED T H IS W EEK day as members of the receiving line. s q a and the time switch. The cast iron new officers. After the reports were --------- This reception was given in honor o f . '’■af 7 " 'n P«'X8'ca> training work and , “ 8« <* — j poles and the cables have been ship- read, the following officers were elect Work of tearing up the old street lhe new bomP of the ,odge on olive ." " .i'”' Fenwick and p ° Bur' , ped by water from the East and word ed; superintendent of the Sunday car tracks and timing them with con- gtreet which has Just been opened. **“" 'he worM’ They w111 ,ead REGION CHANGES ME-tr-i-iairt u i r - u - r c was recelved ttls morning that they School hoard. Mrs Ida Gnnls; a ssist crete was begun last Friday by South- oth(.ril ln the receiving line Included "f flTe or 8,x boy8 and w,n , fitlt t I I mi l N I L M I b wou]d aJTlTe ,n Sprlnglieid goon ant superlntndent of the S c h o o l h o a rd » . m . . i H . .» '*»>'"<• 8« '< 8 under the direction fr^ „ Eugene. Cottage Grdyo, The leaders aiM; Mattinami. The American Legion changed t u . I A P*11110® askln* for 1118 pra'1,a* I Peyton Oderklrk, Lloyd -------------- n .- a T u r e W r <* C B Price and Virgil Wlnklemen. Junctlon C1ty and co rv tlll. ................. .... h , John Llnch, Ray Armitage. Eunis date of their m eeting nights from the an<i Kravell“K of Second street east L i. “ ._N W; Bn”,r’r; 8«P"rln**nd- and by Guy I’yle, Eugene contractor; Attending enl of primary dopriment. Mrs L. K wbo , b(. ¿ , nU.act for IaylnK the ! ap^ngfleld''were” Mr" and Mrs C F Y8n,,,n- Eugene Walker. Veroll Me- second and fourth Thursdays of each F?nr,h and of fourth south to ■ month to the first and third F rid ays., *treet was Paf,sed and the work w1“ l'aire; secretary. Mrs. Theo Bart ho- <onrn>te. Mr Btarted b| . con- Fggimann Farland, and Burton Adams. superintendent of the h o m e1 . — - Eggimann. lomev Class officers were selected Monday This action was renderea n ecessary, start soon. cfete work Monday at the east end of department, Mrs, Jane Uruxan; Bui»-! Muin street by the various classes. The Seniors because of the conflict In m eetin g; No bid for re-paving of Main street Boy Scouts To Select New Members erlntendent of the eradle roll. Mrs. chose Joe Thompson for president; nights between the Legion and the was accepted. Only one bid had beea Following the (lining of the car Evan Hughes -was elected senior t Robert Drury; and superintendent of i submitted, that of Guy Pyle of Ett- Arthur Potter, vice-president: Naomi National Guards. ■track«, the city will have the two patrol leader Io fill the place of Edgar m issionary work nnd temperance, who bid 21.36 a square yard. ¡Carlton, secretary; Audrey Panned J h e idea of having a monthly ■ blocks on Mnin street between eighth Louk who has been acting as patrol Mrs. Herbert Bacthlor. 1 treasurer;Christy Anderson, social smoker given by the National Guard The north half of the alley dunning and Tenth re-covered with asphalt leader. The election of new members i promoter, and Miss Francis Hodge, and the Legion was dropped for the nor’h and south in block 73 at | paving. No contract for this work t bring the patrol up to full strengut Building O rdered Torn Down class advisor. The Junior class of- lim e being. In its place, the post j F*eventh and B street was ordered was let nt the council meeting Mon- was postponed until next week. Fire fleers were as follows; I-eRoy Nice, is considering a musical comedy. N o ; vaca,e<J- An Im n r n v n ,n „ n . ih nl«”” aM ""'x i’n,‘ bl<’ * as 8U”- nf>w members are wanted by troop 1.1 c«ice. .= «« An Improvement In the nl’P<’<>rnnee , ... president; Albert Harper, vlce-presl- definite plans have been formulated* Bonds to the amount of >7000 wer« e tnwn . . . ,.nn.,..nnnH ________ _ milted. Mr. l>yle Is to show a sample After the boys are selected they will . ______ _______ y ___ ____ X _________ _____ _ . .. of th the town was announced this week dent; Hugh Cowart, secretary-treas- yet but the matter is in the hands of ,° r<lerer issued to care for the puchas« Are engine, new fire hose, and by Frank Berger of Eugene w h o of his work by patching a few bad ; be given the Investiture ceremony the urer; Elane Arcbambeau, editor of a committee, consisting of Carl Sen- j places on Main street, nnd if It Is .following week owns the fire-gutted building on Main the quarterly; Melba Mellon, social sensy, chairman, Oswald Olson, and ,be lm provem -rt- at the city halt satisfactory, he w ill be given the Job, street between Second and Third. Mr. promoter, and Mrs. Georgina Peter- W alter Gossler, for consideration. : The bonds will be advertised thl« according (o Mayor G. G. Bushman. To Hold Classes Here Berger, following a request by city son, class advisor. j Orlo Nettelton w as elected Post week. The Reverend Willard Elkins of officials to make some chnngc In the The Sophomores elected Lawrence Quartermaster, a position that has | decided to -have all alley Death« and Birth« Oivan Eugene w ill again teach several class- appenrnnee of the building, gave them Roof president; Leone Fraxel, vice- not hitherto been filled by the local crossings advertised and the contract A1(na Greenwood, I le t to th e highest bidder in the futur«, permission to have |t torn down. incomplete returns of tne vital sta es In painting here beginning the first _ prpg|dpn __ t. ____ ___________ secre- poet. Esther McPherson. The Legion will present a show at Th8 c ,tX »as been giving the work to Th building, formerly occupied by tlstlcs for the month of August «how j we*'k ln October, He held a success- tary.treBSUr<,I. . the Springfield Bnttery nnd Electric more deaths than births for Spring-1Cul ‘'h*88 her» last year and gave an promoter; and clags adT(s<)r the Bell Theater sometime during the the contractor who happens to hav« company was destroyed by tire Inst flP|j Hnd' vicinity, there being .0 exhibition of the work at the Chris Miss Pauline Miller. week ureceeding Armistice night, j e adjacent work on private property« The Freshmen have as officers; This »how will be a regular moving! The city recorder, R. W. Smith, fall and has been an eyesore ever deaths and live births reported. This tian church. He will teach classes slnee. It will be razed for the lum report Is made each month to the In pastel, oil, and India ink. Anyone Thayer McMurray, president; Nadine picture show given under Legion will have a two week's vacation with ber. tho Job having been given to stale health department by Healtn wishing to enroll In the classes should McMurray, vice-president; pay, the council decided. W hile b« Vernlce auspices. William Ward, who started In on it Officer W. H. Pollard and is computed call Mrs. Ora Reed Hemingway. Hawks, seerefary-terasnrer; JU’e The report of the delegates to tho is gone. Ira Peterson, city attorney Wednesday. will fulfill his duties. on the basis of returns sent In by the License Suspended— CJBrtls Hlake- Pollard, social promoter; and Miss state convention at Marshfield was City building and contents will be local physicians nnd the undertakers. ly of Eugene had his drivers license Fay Spaulding, class advisor. given at the meeting. Pina Nut Lodge« In Lunga The boys lend the girls by a safe suspended for 90 days and a 220 lino ■ The ladles of the Auxiliary met the Insured to the amount of 24000. margin last month according to the Bigger Apple Yet Shown ■ sam e night and started the winters Mary Spores, daughter o f Clydp report, there being four boys and one levied against him Tuesday when he work. A ehaiwl was presented Mrs. Father Of Accident Victim Believed was brought from Eugene to answer Moore of 116« 8eventh street had a glf| To Be In Vicinity. Not content with what was des- Alice Ellison made by her son. Earl a sharge of speeding. The offense peculiar accident occur to her as the 1 A telegram -was received here Fri was commlted September u on East | frtted as an exceptionally large Ellison, who Is a patient at Veteran» result of eating pine nuts. She w-is day telling of the death of H. C. Wat On Way To Chemswa— William Mc Main str e e t the officer charging him ¡»PI’1« In las’ week s News. L. E. ¡hospital number 77 at Portland. The kins in a logging accident at Cathla cracking tho nuts with her teeth Thompson decided to produce t h e , shawl was purchased by members of whon one of them went down her Corkle called on John Will on his with going 68 miles an hour and re “real goods" and brought an apple the Auxiliary as a gift for the vet- met, Washington, and asking that hla wind pipe into her lungs. After an way to attend the Ohemawa Indian fusing to stop at his summons. He whlch had been raised on the o ld 1 eran’s mother. father, J. C Watkins who Is believed was arrested In Eugene. X-ray at the office of a local phystcan school near Salem. Mr. Will was a to he In the vicinity of Springfield, b« Fenwick place on the McKenile by «he was taken to Eugene to a special former Ihsiructor at the school and The apple when Sprain« Foot—Richard C o l l i n s found. Cut« Scalp—R. W. Call Is on of Fall E. B. Fossek. is t who tried to find the nut with a know Mr. McCorkle there. No trace of J. C. jVatkina has yet measured Justified Mr. Thompson's sprained his right foot In an accident Creek who Is employed at the Gibson ■pedal Instrument by which the look belief that It was a record breaker. at the Booth-Kelly mills Tueeday been obtalnedi and bnt meager de mill there suffered a severely sprain To Spend Wlnt«r In California— ed down into the lungs. So far the It measured seventeen and a half afternoon and w ill be nnable to work tails are known o f the death of hl« phystcan« have been nnable to nnd Mr. nnd Mrs. A1 Montgomry will ed ankle and a bad cut on the scalp Inches by alxtesn and weighed two son. for tw o or three day«. leave tomorrow for Lo« Angeles when h« fell from the dock yesterday. the pin« not and a quarter pound* and 1« now on Hand Infseted— Mrs. ..Alice .Sim where they Intend to spend the Qete Scholarship—Miss Catherin« To Attend Round-Up—Mr. and Mr«. display In the window o f the N. A. mons was treated Tuesday night (or McLsgsn Inspects Plank— W C. winter. Rowe real estate office. a bad abscess on her right hand Hemingway will attend the Engen« O, O. Bushman and their daughter IlcL lsigan left Wednesday afternoon The apple 1« a Spokane Beauty and caused from «n Infection. She had Bible U niversity, Sb« I« th« r « d ^ Her» From Ciwswell—Mrs. B. B. and her husband, Mr. and Mrs. G. B. Cor an inspection trip to Dalll« and w as grown on a tree planted fourteen been picking heps at the Bari« Bt»w- • a t o f » |N S «cholandilp given hg Smith o f Bngene left today or tho Tillamook where he will look over the Purcell spent a few day« la town years ago by Mr. Fenwick. I arks h*p yprd«. that school, Li . w . u m , xd Pendleton Round-up. Tueeday (or Creameli. w power plants. Many Hprlngfleld tx/y» and girls arc now preparing to enter colh ge this (all, Those going fur the first time i are! I'aul Nice, J,,hn Cos. Bsrnoid