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NOW IS THE
T1METODOYOUR
SHOPPINGEARLY
THE SPRINGFIELD N r
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TWENTY-THIRD YEA’I
TOWN CHARTER 10
BE REVISED SOON
Civilian Committee Named to
Assist in Providing Spring*'
field W i t h
Down-to-Date
Working Papers; Total Cost
to Approximate $400.
I(« vision of Hi«' Town of Spring
0* l«l charlw waa derided upon at a ;
m erlins of the round) Monday nlalit. :
ami a civilian committee prnvldnd
for to aaalat with the work. Meetings \
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SPRINGFIELD, I-ANE COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY DECEMBER 9, 192G
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Senator? Small
ÌHHEE K LL S L ffl
BIOSES OF MEDJT
Reward For Extra-curricular
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Activities in High
First Step in Advanced Scout-1
School Planned
Ing Work Accomplished by
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Member, of Lion. Troop;1 «“ aB ‘* ‘»n to «tsM Isb , glee cinb
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NEW SPAPER
IN A L IVE TOW N
m NUM BER 48
TWO INDUSTRIES
LOCATE ON SITES
James “Jimmie” Woods
»»<• physical education actlvitle» lu
Court o f Honor o f Both lh(! h|<h g(.bMO| on # more
anJ
Croups to be Conducted.
more attractive basis, the district
Three m e n .b er a ~ .7 7 b e L io n , troop J *<:h,,<,1 b° ,rd
Monday
of Boy H. outs have made applica !
»““ “»Hxed the requirement of IS
tloea for merit badges to be awarded ! cr" ’,t' ,or »"“f“«” »" » « • ' 193®, and
al the honor court to be planned at '
tb* “ roe t,roe «ran ged to offer
a session of the troop committee, to- • “ •“* « * » » « * « » • » d“rl»< the four
morrow night, according to announce-• year" « ’“'*■ ior
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ment by W. P. Tyaon. scoutmaster. activities mentioned
The action waa taken on recoin
H. oula of both troope will participate
meudatlon of City Suerlntendent
In the honor court.
The achievement of the three Rain, who pointed out the neoesslty,'
scouts marks the Aral step In ad- I *,,r offering credit for m usic and
vanced work done by the local boy j phyalcal education activities If Inter-
organisation». Thayer McMurray ha« eat In these Is to be sustained. The
applied for a badge In pioneering.' state requires that a student acquire i
Ralph Hughea In awlmmlng. and IB credit» before graduation, but no
Evan Hughea haa qualified for honors , arrangement la made for giving'
In both pioneering and swimming actual credit reward for orchestra.
Several other scouts are working on glee club and athletic activities,
merit badge programs, and will oe
ordPr
brlnK , h<. new pJan
ready for testing by local men In
convenient!« the board d -
charge of different activities before cMed , 0 raquJr<.
credhg pf , he
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A
long.
nlora of the present year. In 1928
Sincerity behind a glad-hand
Several members of both troops 16H credits will be asked, and 1929 1
d its dividends to this man— who
are to be promoted at the honor the requirement will be 15% and the I
t recently waa selected in a na
tional search by a hard-headed
court, which was to have been held full 16 will be demanded of gradu
group of Los Angelas bankers and
, last Tuesday night but has been post- ates in 1930.
business men to manage the new
1 poned. Among these are Edgar IxMlk.
It was pointed out that under the I Biltmore hotel there — and at
, who will receive a Arst clans rating:
$50,000 per year.
Itlllte Wheeler, Aral class; Clinton adopted plan, no more scholastic ,
Sldwell. Billie Knog. Franklin Drurv w,,rk wl11 be re<lu,red of the students. -------------------------------------------------------
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C IR L S C E T H 0 N 0 R S IN
First Leases Granted to
nery and Meat Plant;
crete Buildings to be
structed; Woolen Mill
Paper Mill Interested in
Tan
Con
Con
and
Sit*-
Leases for the first two factory
sites on 8pringAeW's 250-acre free in
dustrial tract were granted this week
by the committee administering the
property. A site for a $50.000 tan
nery and leather manufacturing plant
a t the council and committee are
-was granted to Dr. S. R. Jaynes, who
aehrduled Io atari next Tuoaday even
has the state patent rights for *
Ins and continue until the new chart
new tanning process and a site for S
Frank
L.
Smith,
altho
alerted
to
er la drafted.
slaughtering house was given Forest
the senate from Illinois, may not
After the new charter la drawn up
be seated. It la claimed he literally
Fritts and Pratt Holverson. Both in
It Will he |,l|hll-ln-,l no l l l n l the « 1»!
bought hla election.
Should the
dustries will build concrete bnildtngs
aenate refuse to admit him— I» n
»•ns roky read It before being called
and have their plants ready to oper
Small
(above),
now
governor,
to a apedal election to vote on the
ate early next spring.
loom» aa tha man to #11 Smith'»
new document
Sample copies of
chair in Washington. Gov. Small
Employ 28 People
modern charter» from other elite» are | will resign
Fred Sterling, lieu
The tannery will likely be called
Ir-wip »ecurenl and It 1« proponed to
tenant governor, then become»
the Springfield Tannery, according to
governor and will name Mr. Small
take the beat from lhe»e up-todste
Dr. Jaynes. It will be 150 hide capa>
•te
r.
charter» and al»o from Springfield's
Ity and when In full operation w ill
old charier. Coat of the work of re
employ about 28 people. Ten acre«
vising the new < barter which Include«
on the w est end of the industrial
publishing. «pedal election and print
tract has been set aside for this in
Ins In phmnplet form will be about
dustry.
A modern concrete factory
»too cou n d lm en believe.
building will be constructed on IL
Il la necessary that the charter be
Dr Jaynes formerly operated a tan
revised Immediately to validate the
nery at Hutchinson. Kansas, but sold
I u k I bond taaue voted by the people MANY V IS IT NEW HOME
it when he moved to Oregon. By hl«
for Are engine purposes Rather than
OF MRS. S. C W R IG H T
process fine leather is made ready for
submit the tjond Issue usaln the coun
market in from one to 15 days while
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ell ha» decided Io a»k for n charter
other known processes takes from 9*
aa t the old charter 1» obsolete. The
scholastic r A™ cs days to a year. He says the Kans
charter mu«l be printed ao that bond
tlea.
as tannery was built from a $2300
ing hou«e« can be furnlahed with Tuesday afternoon
Assisting tha 1
Place and date for the court of
Boy students at Springfield High
concern to a $50 000 plant In two
copies and It waa thought that It boateaa w hs her daughter-in-law. Mrs honor will be determined at that
Adoption of bills and other routine
would he better to have a modern Will Wright and Mrs I-araou Wright time according, to Tyson. Mayor 0 business featured the meeting of the *ch00’ dropped into tb« scholastic years.
I background when announcement was
Allied Factories Sought
document rather than go to the ex
Among ou tn f town friends who call G Hush man is chairman of the honor board Monday night.
Hides for the new plant w ill be
pense of printing the old one A» I ed on Mrs. Wright were Mrs. C. F. court, and It is likely that C. R Clark.
made today of the names on the
M Peterson 1« city attorney and re Benjamin, Eugene; Mrs. Hayburu. Lane County Scout executive, will be MRS. EAST DIES IN
honor roll for the second six weeks bought in all part* of western Oregon
corder elect he has agreed In pre Mrs. Dan Crltea, of Eugene and Mrs. present at the ceremonies. The pub
and the finished leather sold to the
W EST SPR IN G FIELD of school. Not only were thefour general trade. Efforts will be made
pare the new charter without charg J O. Scott of Saskatchewan. Canada. lic will be Invited.
Regular m eetings of the troops- __
_ Kast, a resident of , highest averages the property of girl to locate a suitcase and hag factory,
ing the uaual legal fee for such work. Among others who visited were:
Mra. Preshey
The council »elected II K Maxey.
were
conducted
this
week,
at
which
We
st
Springfield
for five years, "dlc-j I B,Udent>' bUt 3° ** 1116 41 naBles 0B «love factory and shoe factory oa
Mrs. Frank He l*ue. Mrs. M J Mt-
F B Hamlin and W U Hughe» aa Klln, Mr». W. C. Rcblian. Mrs. W. F . , tim e work In preparation for the a,
residence there Tuesday Mrs tbe ,,st are wemlnlBP-
the same site, as this has been the
members of the dtlaen a committee Walker. Mrs 8 It IRppel. Mrs. J. C. honor court was .accomplished
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glxty.ftve I Hannah Shidler, with a average of practical working out of the tannery
to assist la planning the charter ’f McMurray. Mrs. Robert Drury. Mrs
Among mom tiers of troop 2 who yearg ago
97 p|Ug retained her place at the peak business in the east. Fine furs w’U
any of these refuse to serve, alter E E. May. Mrs W Wlllan»». Mrs. B will receive second class rating at
«„rvived hv h„, h ...k
of the llst
Three girls, Audrey also be tanned and made up for the
nate» will be saked to become niem A. Washburne. Mrs. F B. Fishery. 5 the court of honor are RIH Cox Rlch‘ NormL„ K ,
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Shultx. Wlnnlfred Tyson and Esther trade. Skilled leather finishers and
b»r- of the com nil I lee, It waa atated Mrs. L. May. Miss Edna Swarts. Mrs. ard I«epley, Paul Bchaatol. Dorman
and
of M ( " McPherson tie for second honor« with fur makers will be brought here fr o «
The proposition of hulbttng mitn« C E Bwarta. Mrs Annie Knox. Mrs i rl,a ” ' aBd _________________
, Route B. Eugene, and two daughters'. - 8 r* t,n 8
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Oran Mulligan
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east to oversee
the work and
new trunk sewera la being consider N W Emery. Mrs Ella Lombard,
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other
help
will
be
trained
here.
Visit in Portland
¡Mrs. D. A. Thompson. Blue Earth?
Other names on the honor roll,
ed by the council and It poaalbly will Mrs. Harry Whitney. Mrs. William
The site for the slaughtering plant
M r .n a M r .
i . k . i v t « . . r i , . . . i Minn . »««1 Mrs. F.
W. Ralston ot • which Indicates an . average
of ...
90 or will
he submitted to a vole of the people u ,n([ Mrg j T Hpndprw. Mrs. C. E
Mr. und Mrs. Jonn
\\ inv^nrit^d hsvp _
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thrpp acre’s at thp south p H , f ®
Brookings. 8. D. Two brothers also above, are; Ronald Adams. Elane
De ,nrpp a^ 8 81
soutn Ra'fa
at (he anme time.
A new trunk Kenyon. Mrs Carl Olson. Mrs Dallas j returned from Portland, where they are living They are M J Miller o f ! Archambeau. Doratha Bailey. Agatha ”f ,he tract about a mtle and oM
»< wer la needed In the north and east Murphy, and Mra E. J. Moore.
spent Thanksgiving with Mr. and
Exeter. W l .. and Marvin Miller of BR»'R I-«clUe Bonnell. Naomi Carl- half fTom ,he c“ y A bui,din< with
part of town aa well aa on Wlllam-
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| Mrs. Joe Lemons, formerly of Sprtng- Taberla. WIs.
tlon. Marjorie Daniels Clifford Darr, COBcrete floors ®nd w» » s »Hl !>•
ette helghla. x
field.
Neadlacraft Meets
The funeral will he ...............a
. i Mary Fisher. Chester Hyden. Evan «»»»‘™cted. pens built and other sub-
j The Needle« raft club met with Mra.
Mr. and Mrs. Wlnxenrled plan tj the West Sprlngfiekl residem
thi Hughes, Ralph Hughes. LeRoy Inman. 8tantial improvements made.
Mr.
8 Ralph ntppel on December 2#d. spend the Christmas holidays with a fter n o o n « ', * neWw-u . , „ « 7 7 ? 7 Borene Larimer. Elma Landsberry. Holverson formerly operate a butch-
NEW OFFICIALS W ILL
afternoon
at
2
o'clock,
under
the
dl-1
TAKE OFFICE SOON *Pen<l'nx the afternoon In needle- Mr. and Mrs. Lemons In the latter's
Dorothy Masterson, Treasa Matteson, er shoP here and Mr. Fritts bas been
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work and guessing games
Mrs. new residence now being completed rection of W. F. Walker. Internment Frank Mersdoff, Margaret Mortensen, en«»kinX' In animal slaughtering busl-
Their last month of service to the Floyd Flattery won the prise in the The new home Is at 1475 Thirtieth **'* *’e *n l-aur*‘l Hill cemetery.
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i Carl McKinnon. Nadine McMurray. ness for some
“sing other
city before relinquishing office to games.
-Iree, In the Westmoreland addition M il
r tii-r e iU O T u r
LeRoy Nice. Margaret «Merkirk. market's houses. Both men are ex-
suix-easors has been started by City
The next meeting will take the to Portland
M ILL CUTS ANOTHER
Bertha Paddock. Dora Pederson. Viol» Prrlenced stock buyers and butcher«
Recorder R
Smith and Council- form of a Chrlatmaa party at the
DAY FROM WORK W EEK I’cnselln. William Pollard. Assa Rob- and R»Pect to build up a substantial
men M J. MrKIln and R F Mushier, reelden«« of Mrs. D. W. Crites or
Auxiliary Elect*
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ley, Lawrence Roof. N ellie Sankey. wholesale trade among the meat
and plans are being shaped for In- Eugene on the evening of Deocmber
Mrs. M B. Huntly was reelected
Another day has been cut from the o la Sales, Marjorie Smith, Maxine markets in this vicinity and Portland,
doc,ion of new office holders as soon jg.
president of the Am erican Legion working week of the local plant jf Snodgrass. Margaret Swarts. Hilda
Others Interested in Site
alter the firs, of the year as poasihlt.
Those present at the last meeting Auxiliary at the meeting conducted
,he Booth-Kelly Lumber company yi Wagner. Evelyn Walker and Ludelle
A large woolen mill and a paper
Recorder R W. Smith probably will were Mesdames R. P. Mortensen, O. last Friday night.
Others
chosen « » » ’ ctlo« with the company's plan ; w illiam s.
mill may be located on the tract here,
retain his position as Justice of the
Jarrett. F. Flanery, Carl Olsen, j were: Mrs. F. Ji. Hamlin, vlce-presl-1 of « urtalHng production during un-1
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according to the industrial commtV
peai-e, clerk of the school board and |.; p; May. Robert Drury. W. N. Long, * dent; Mrs. H E Maxey secreta ry I »»Hifertory market conditions,
W ILL NAMED HEAD OF
tee’ whirh ha’ bw*n ,n communie«-
looal representallve of several In- F „ Ti,()mpg„n, W. H. Poll«"!. J.
Miss Pearl Snook treasurer-
Mrs
An announcement by Superintend- i
_ tlon with officers of these poncprni
aurance companies, and Is expected F
Kp, e|g> „
w
Crlteg j ^ s o n I Bernice Van Valxah chapll’n and ; ent O. H. Jarrett states that the plant
«-EC 'O N JVr M EETIN G Much information has been
to locate in a Main street office .n Wr,ah, w N u „gg,e r c „ Wllgoni Mrs. Snook, historian
, will operate the first four days of the
John
Will
was elected commander promisJd^nsDcTth hea7 ° f hoth ha,ra
order to carry on h l. business. Smith „ w Hobgon H „ nlptM>| W1,„ nnl I
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I week until further notice. Recently
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was called to Portland yesterday, and „ awg(,n
Ou,,gtg were Mrs. M
I it was announced that work on Sat- of the Sprinfleld post of the American Iv
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Attend Entertainment
Legion at a meeting conducted « j
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II Is rumored that he Is considering W1,g„n
Sl|k|I) Mrs Clifford O I Mr. and Mrs Sam Rlshmond and ! Urrt8y ,rouhl be dl!,P’>n«,ed
moving Io that city. In such case, of
the Woodmen hall on Friday night« ti,e . . ..
8 een
B chlhlrelu. Helen and Lucille, and Mrs.
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last. W ill was the only Legionalre Jfes that m M
indUS-
course, his public positions would be ,
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A Washburne.
C. Egglmann anil ward. Miss Edyth LIN N TO N MAN FIN ED FOR
filled by some one else.
Hurd, and Mr. and Mrs. C. Wilson
CHANGING AUTO PLATES ag chief of the local unit.
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s)d^
pec? are now brl*ht
S>ml,h will be succeeded by Irn M.
Entertainment Postponed
attended the Christman entertain- >
considerable development here, ae-
Pelerson as city recorder. The re
The entertainment which was to I ment at the Eugene armory Monday) Thirty dollars was added to the! J' ° Burcbum wa8 cbf)8en
cording t„ the committee
corder-elect said today that he plnns
‘ha
eve»!"«.
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p
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gfield
treasury
Monday
w-hen
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to begin work In the new office as
1st church December 10 has been
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arp Vern Wooley and William Vasby. p n i l D
M ea t
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soon as possible after Jattnary 1. W.
George McCorten. resident of Linn-'
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MEN ARE ADDED
postponed. It was announced. Plans
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Selected
on
the
executive
committee
Royal
Neighbors
M
ett
P. Tyson nnd Oeorge P. Stewart arn
ton. paid a double fine when convict-1
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TO NATIONAL GUARD
for a Christinas entertainment are be-
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were F. B. Hamlin, W. P. Tyson, M
the new councllmen. while W. O, ,
I be Royal Neighbors conducted a ed of Illegally changing the license 1 „ „
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Huntly
and
C.
A.
Swarts.
H.
E.
Hughes will succeed him self as city ’ “ "haP’2 2 ___________
meeting at the home of Mrs. Ina Sert- Pl»tes to his Packard truck and of i
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o w "r l'’-
Poa*‘ mpn successfully passed ex-
vener In Eugene yesterday. The after-1 leaving the motor running unattend -I g 8X' 5 8n' *Wa
‘ <inlpf? e 1 ” »mlnattons for entrance Into the
treasurer. The charter provides that
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noon was spent enjoy.bly by many cd on a local str e e t
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comJn'Ue7 w h lle. Charlea Springfield headquarters
tb< se officers be Installed at the first
company,
Election of officers will take place Springfield club members who attend-
McCorten was arrested by OIBcar'
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qUar<LrraaMt T ,89nd
,nf»ntry. Oregon
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January meeting of the council.
National
at a m eeting of thfi Iuka circle. ed. Mrs. Scrivener Is secretary of the A. S. Currie. When Currie Invest!-1 80
H<
-arson- nance o cer.
Guard, according to announcement bjr
Ladles of the G. A. R. to be conducted
local club.
gated the record
of the license on I ,n sta |latlon of the new officers will »he company commander. C.
A.
TW O EVENTS PLANNED
a, Kgglmann'g hall tomorrow after-
McCorten s truck, he found that It I take p,ace on Frl(lay' December 17. Swarts.
BY W OODCRAFT LODGE noon.
had been Issued for a Ford truck ' " ltb M' B' Huntly In charge, plans' The new Guard members are Al-
Neighbors Hold Meeting
Annual homecoming of the Spring-j
Reaches Hundreth Year
Neighbors of Woodcraft Initiated McCorten was found guilty In subse- for a feed are be,n!: 8h»Ped Oeorge »nxo Manwarring. Eddie Tomset!»,
quent trial before Recorder Smith.
Ix>Te of Eugtene. district committee- j Hlom Long and Gordon Lee. They
field organisation of the Neighbors of
Jack Polll, of Eugene, well known Mrs. Nesblth at their meeting In the
man
and former commander of the i wln begin activities with the com-
W.
O.
W.
hall
last
night.
Members
Woodcraft will be condtleted at the to Springfield residents, passed his
Eugene post, probably will be the sn-! P»»y Immediately,
Woodmen of the World hall on the 100th birthday yesterday. Open house of the society whose last names have
School Vacation Dates
stalling officer, according to W. P. j Approximately a ton of new equlp-
the Initial letter “M” entertained last
night of December 22, according to was held at the K iw n s residence,
Springfield schools will close on
Tyson, who Is planning the cere- ment’ Including clothing, signaling
announcement today.
A Christmas J Polll Is the uncle of Police Chief night.
the evening of December 23. accord
monies.
, apparatus, etc., arrived yesterday
tree entertainment featuring t h e Jess Smltson, Frank Smltson nnd
ing to announcement of Superintend
With
membership
dues
decreased.
( and w ,ll be put Into use by the com-
spirit of the Yuletlde will be features Mrs. Jennie Fisher, all of Springfield,
Returns From Hunt—Norman How ent V. D. Bain, and will remain closed
the Legion Is In a arive for additional PanF
of the reunion, to which all members
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ard. superintendent of manufacturing until January 3. The Christmas va
members and at the same time Is I
and former members of the circle j
Kiddles See Deer
of the local plant of the Booth Kelly cation will ataijt two days before»
Planning Bazaar
planning an active year under the
will be Invited.
By arrangement with the Southern I Lumber company, has returned after Christmas. In order to give students
The American Legion Auxiliary will
On Jaunary 12 new officers of the Pacific, busses ran double shift yes- a week and a half spent duck-hunting leaving town sufficient time to reach leadership of Commander Will,
conduct a food sale and rummage sale
club will be Installed. Invited to this terday carrying Springfield school In the Klamath Falls region.
their destinations before the holiday.
on December 18 to complete paying
m eeting are the members of the clr- children to Eugene to see the rein-
Local Residents Honored
for a wheel chair recently donated to
(ties at Drain, Cottage Grove, June- deet nnd Santa Claus visiting the
Rail Officials Visit—John M. Scott,
At Hospital— L. A. Smith of Fall
Sara Richmond o f Springfield has Veterans Hospital No. 77 at Portland,
tlon City, Creswell, Waltervllle and coltnly seat.
assistant passenger traffic manager Creek underwent an operation at a been elected commander of the Gen according to announcement by the
Coburg.
of the Southern Pacific company, was Eugene hospital Saturday.
eral Lawton camp. United Spanish president, Mrs. M. B. Huntly.
Mrs. Craft Better— Mrs. May Craft, a Springfield visitor yesterday. Scott's
War Veterans, of Eugene. Mrs. Eggl
Mrs. Huntly urged that all those
Here From Creek—Lola Crabtree who has been suffering fof some time office Is In lfortland. He was ac-
Undergoes Operation— Mrs. F. O. mann ha» been named secretary of having articles to contribute to tha
was In town yesterday from Camp from Influenxa. Is reported to be campanlad here by L. L. Graham, dis Murdock underwent an operation at the auxiliary to the Eugene organlia? «>le get them to her as soon as poa-
Creek.
slightly Improved.
trict freight and passenger agent.
the Pacific Christian hospital Monady. I tlon.
slble.
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