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NEW CHARTER IS
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4PR1NOFIELD. I-ANK COUNTY. OREGON.
Deeds Given City
For New Street
HONOR STUDENTS LISTED
AT SENIOR. JUNIOR HIGH
Twenty-Are high school and 20
Junior high school students achieved
Deeds of dedication for the new I
Iin the aemester honor rolls,
street, tiwo blocks east o f 10th street, | according to announcement of the
and leading Into the industrial tract ||ats by principals this week, ft an ns h
People’« Rejection o f N e w from Main street south have been| Hhldler. with an average cf M l per
Document To Be Coneidered signed by M C. Udessler. of CotUge cent, again led the high school list.
At Special City Council See- drove, and c . E. Colcord. Both men
High school honor students are:
Margaret Swarta, Hannah Shldle»',
elon Next Monday Night And are giving half of the street free to
the city In order Hint an east an-1 | x)U<|elle Williams. Kvelyn Walker
Also Fira Truck Payment
I trance may be gained to the new le-1 Agatha Beals, Naomi Carlton. Chest»
1 Hayden, Kdlth Hurd. M Roy Inman,
Special meeting of the City Council dustrlal tract.
hes^beea «¿lad for Monday night to
The new
naw street
will not only ex B - a Laaaberry, Margaret Mortensen.
at
consider HprlnsfleW's rejection of a J tend through the Bressler and Colcord Margaret oderklrk. Esther McPber
revised city charter at the polls Tues- property but also across the Indus-: Mon Na(jine McMurray. Ola Bayle'.
day according to Mayor O O Bush trial tract south to the Mill race end H(Wa
Wsgner.
Winifred
Tyson
man
What actfnn may be taken In then«« down ‘be hank of the race to Bertha Paddock
William Pollard,
arranging payments on the »7000 ‘he Woolen Mill site The street will Ik>ra Pederson, Lawrence Roof, Nell's
owed for the new llr« truck. Included cun through the lease property of 8 ««„key. Audrey Bhutts. Audrey Smith,
in the disapproved charter propoal-' K. J e m « tannery site and also tho ; an(1 Maxlne Snodgrass
Those on the Junior high Hat are:
tlon, probably will he dlsi-ussed at railroad right of way.
Grading and graveling of the street
Ruth Carlton. Prances Tuller. Dor-
length at the session.
The charter plan was snowed under will be done by the city as soon as ,nan chase. Barbara Chandler. Irma
with a vot. of 214 against «» by th e ! 'he weather permits. The Woolen j ( .ri(, er Dale Daniels. Mary Hadley,
people Tuesday The v o l e leave, the Mill people want to .tart construction lrgn, ManIey> raye l-arsons. Harold
city with It. S.aertedly obsolete char ! •" March and Mr Jayne, who Is at Oelgerk. all of the eight grade, and
ter and »ends a »50 00« sewer exten present In California, has also Indl- Wayna BUhart. Lela Squires, June
slon financing program Into the dis­ caled that he wishes lo start «arly clover, Dora Hunter, Dalny Tomaeth,
In the Spring.
Helen Knight. Junta May. Eunice M o
card.
Jloth Industries expect to build ¡ Parland. Lydia Meyers and Eunice
Mayor Bushman deplored the sc
Hon of the people In rejecting the ">"d-'> fire proof buildings
Hewer. O rM lw ooi.
charier pien. declaring II. h l. belief
-'eclrk Ughi ano power ex
THURSDAY JANUARY 27. 1927
FIREMEN NEED
SAYS EXPERT
r
T h e Peopi* • Pepe»"
LIVC NKWSPAFBR
IN A LIVI TOWN
NUMBER 3
CHAMBER TO HEAR
WOOLEN MILL PLANS
I n s u r a n c e Rating Bureau Extension of the Springfield water
Makes Survey o f Water
system Intake main to a point farther
Officials of Big Mill Proposed
System
and
Equipment.
‘he m,u ' • ‘V ' ' , ? ' m ‘ ^
7
done thin summer by the Mountain
for Industrial Tract to Appear
Springfield should have a volunteer! »<•»*•
company Company of-
Before Chamber o f Com*
flre company of 20 men In the opinion «clals hare been con.ldering ways
mere« Membership F r i d a y
of W F. White, representative of tf»e ‘ “nrt
of bettering the water
Oregon Insurance Ratios Bureau of " W *
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,ntak” ’>*Mt
Evening.
Portland, who spent Tuesday making) ‘be Industrial tract At present the
The large woolen mill proposed to
a comprehensive surrey of this city Intake Is on the race near ’he east ,
for his organisation. White Indicated end of the Booth Kelly mill pond. , be constructed on the Industrial site
Officials of the company have re- by the Oregon-California Cooperative
that the organization of a volunteer
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Woolen Mill and Tannery aaaoclatlofi
company
would probably reault In a <»UMt*d money to raake »•"» well,,
k «•-».
frvr Unrins the river bottom section east off th**
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better ln .u r.n ce
rating for »bring ,
R W„1 he explained to the people «4
field.
Is believed that sufficient under- Springfield by officials of the concern
Fire Chief Jean Smltson accompan
ground water can be gotten
from at the regular meeting of the Chamber
led White on the surrey, and la ahap
In , 7l«n7 for b rln gln ^ ih e 'voi'un'teer'i weU* th'"
* CommerCe FrW,y eTen‘Dg * W‘r*
many times the stse of Springfield
the eBect that they „ub to meet
fire-fighting Idea to the attention of
The theory Is that the McKenzie
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the people of Springfield was received!
the city council. Volunteer fire fight-
river once flowed across the Wiliam-
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era are merely listed as such and ette river about Seavey's ferry. If by H. E. Maxey, chairman of the In»
given no pay except for the time water were struck In sufficient quan- dustrlal and Park committee, Monday,
they spend In actual service. Smltson tlty In these test wells It would In-
p)Te officials of the new concerTao-
pointed out that by such a plan the
sure the city a water supply for cold- companled by their architect will
fire department always would be as­
ness and purity second to none in raake the trip here to go into detail
sured of sufficient men to adequately
this part of Oregon.
plans for the new woolen mill. Build»
fight any blaze.
Whether the wells work out or not
of the new mill la expected td
It Is possible that Smltson may the water system Intake will have to gUrt early In March and represents
aak the council to consider a plan be moved along the race nearer to an investment of about »400.000. The
of giving two men a place to sleep the river. Members of the Industrial woolen mill people are anxious ’0
t h . l the ..u n e of the adverar vote of ...........
" d M ," d by ,he " ’ W p r" | DEED FOR OLD STREET
In the city building If they will a«re>- rmDm| ttee have been assured that start In August operations of the big
pie. These ullllllen must be made,
many was failure In read or Io under
CAR PIERS RECEIVED to serve as fire fighters In case of j
Mountain States Power company p|ant that Is expected to employ be-
while the (wo plants are In the pro- ¡
stand the proposed new docum ent
emergency at night.
; would not hold up development on tween 400 and 500 people. Heads of
He Indicated that the council .1 1 *«“ «* coo.tructloo
Quit claim deed to the rlght-of way
White approved of Springfield's' the industrial tract because It might tbe different departments of the new
Since the 10th street sewer Is not o f the old street car bridge and piers
Monday's session mav consider bring»
to be built the sewer for the Indus­ was received by the Town of Spring- water system -while making his sur ) contaminate the water supply under g,ui have already been employed, of-
Ing the charter proposal up axsln. or |
fictals say. to operate the most mo.l-
trial tract will have to be connected field from the Southern Pacific Com­ vey. Testa at the hydrants showed existing conditions.
on the other hand may drop the mat­
the water has a pressure of 98 pounds I
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: ern woolen mill In the west. Fine
I on to the end of the Main atr ot pany today.
ter altogether
and 1000 gallons of water a minute g Q Q j'j" OFFICIALS TO
Worsted«, tweeds and other high
"The »7000 fire bond Issue proposal! » •» « '•
• W<" k "°uth •" ? lw ‘‘ , The
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deed was promised five months are available.
grade woolen goods will be made for
wiin ln>< tml into (he charier bill a« block« east to the Jayne* p an an
and has been pannlna through
BANQUET ON FEB. 9 the first time In the west, according to
The insurance rating given Spring-
a rider In order Io validate the bonds
field by White will be made public . Scouting officials of the Springfield ,he P,anR ot the ne,r Pe°D,e T extile
voted by the people last summer but m,lla-
: Southern Pacific since that time. A ■bortly I d the Ratine Bureaus report troOpK u an(j j j , wm attend a ban-' workers familiar with this class eff
refused of aocaplance by 4’
e n « n io
I
accompanied the deed, asking
It Is expected that because of the | qnet t0
conduced at Eugene Feb- woolen goods manufacture are being
that Springfield acknowledge the deed new fire engine and equipment In­ ruary » In connection with the pro- brought from the east and Scotland,
house because of minor technicalities. SPRINGFIELD SPAN IS
Mayor Bushman la of the opinion
TALKED AT CONFERENCE; by ordinance.
surance rates will be lowered.
gram for anniversary w e e k 'o f Boy | The woolen mill officials are annt*
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The piers and right-of-way become
that some means of handling the fire
Scouts of America. It was announced' ous to find out the civic spirit ot
Further
plana
for
the
new
Spring-
the
property
of
the
city
through
negn-
bonds may be arranged when the
Young Peopls Maat
today.
I Springfield and ita attitude toward 1»
.ed ito rs have completed their survey fleld highway bridge were developed t|a l|on, gtarted when the Springfield
Troop
committees.
Scoutm
asters,'
dustrlal enterprises here and whether
The young people's class of the
of the city's financial situation. A In Portland today when members of highway bridge plan was agitated A
assistant scoutmasters will' attend the , it - Is the sort _ ot , . town
Baptist
church
met
for
dinner
in
th
e
(
_ their
. . people
the
county
court
conferred
with
stale
t
part
of
thp
right-of-way
la
Included
In
warrant for the amount ta held by the
church
parlors
after
church
Sunday.
|
b*nquet.
D
etail,
of
the
event
h
a
v
e,
would
like
to
lire
In.
For
that
reason
Howard Cooper company, which fur officials In charge of planning for the tbg right-of-way of the approaches to The class la taught by Oscar Oladish. not
been determined, but will b e ( President H J. Cox has urged a full
new
span.
Actual
preliminary
work
,
he
n
g
v
bridge
to
be
built
soon,
nlabed the city (with Its new fir-.'
announced later. The affair fa to he turnout of the membership to meet
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on the bridge le eaperted to gel un-i "■ ■
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trw.-h
given under the auspices of the Lane the new people and hear first hand
der way soon. It was reported by E E. !
County Council of Boys Scouts with what is proposed In the way of this
Morrison, chairman of the Springfield
MRS. PAUL BASFORD
which the Springfield troops are af- development.
developm ent The visitors have com«
bridge committee.
plimented the Industrial committee
' filiated.
IS TO GET CONTRACT
No difficulty le anticipated by Mr. j
for its entergeUc and public spirited
Inability of Mlea Hasel S tev eA to Morrison In arranging for the right-j
STILLMAN DOW. AGED
ecttvlUes in bringing Springfield re
nf-way for the new bridge and Ita
their notice. President Cox says he is
continue her work as teach er In the I approaches at the foot of Main street
MAN, BEING SOUGHT anxlous to show them that the whole
Bprlngfleld elementary schools he-1 I and »hla aide of the Pacific- Highway.
town is as appreciative and wide
cause of Illness has l>»d to the forfeit The committee has the right-of-way
An effort is being made to locate j Bwage ag tbe Industrial committee
ure of her . ontract. It wag-announced plhn lined up. and la awaiting word
| Stillman Dow. 70 years of age. whose wben ,t com(Jg
indugtrlai develop»
this week by Superintendent V.
from the state engineer as to the ex­
relatives report that he was last j ment
Bale
act location of the new bridge before
known to be working on a ranch three
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Mrs. Paul Basford. who has been acting further.
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The meeting is called for 8 oclocg
miles out of Eugene, probably in the
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substituting during Miss Steven's Ill­
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In the Chamber of Commerce room«
Springfield d istrict Anyone knowing
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ness, Is to receive a contract as re­
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over
the
Commercial
State
bank.
LIONS REPORT KLAMATH
of the whereabouts of the aged man.
gular teacher to serve for the re­
, or having Information which may as-
Included in the party visiting herd
DEN
CEREMONIES
GREAT
mainder of the year, according to
slst in locating him, should report to to Ptck the ‘o f« “ 0" for ,h e new m’2l
plans.
Mrs. Basford will teach a
Mrs M. B Huntly.
! Rite ° n
Industrial tract is D. F.
A royal good time was enjoyed by i
grade In the Brattaln school
Letters and money are being held | Shlel. formerly of »»*'< *- Scotla? d;
Miss Stevens
has been In a sanltar- all the Lions of the W illamette valley (
« tïv
In Astoria for the man. it was report­ director of sales of the Oregon-Cali­
tem for some
son lim e She w ss given n dens -who attended the rhsrter night
ed. Friends fear that he may be in fornia Cooperative Woolen Mills; Clt»
leave of abaence Inal year when II wss ceremonies at Klamath Falls Tuesday
w an t and are anxious to get the cult Judge R. H. Bunnell of Klamath
found that her health made It Imp««- night, according to John Ketels and
money to him. according to Mrs. county; C. F. Stone, attorney of Klam­
slble for her to continue her w ork ' Harry Stewart. Springfield club dele-
Huntly, who has turned the matter ath Falls; C. Coseboom. architect, the
D,en.
I gal««., who returned home yesterday.
mill manager also of Scotland, and *
i over to county authorities.
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, The new club Instituted at Klamath
contractor who will build the plant.
FOUR CHILDREN IN CAR
i Fal1"
off w,th “ hurrah, says
The last two are making plane Id
the local delegates, who attest of a
CLINE B U Y S 1 6 0 ACRE
move here to have charge of con­
AS IT STRIKES T R E E ,||ve meeting. The visitors were en-
FARM NEAR SPRINGFIELD struction.
tertained elaborately. Lion Stewart
Four small children were In an acted as talltwlster at the ceremonies.
Twenty woolen experts who hard
Ira Cline has purchased a well im­
automobile which struck a tree near
been employed as heads of depart­
proved 180 acre farm located
the Rue home here Monday, and
ments will be brought here during the
HIGH SCHOOL TO GIVE
miles northeast of Springfield from
Harold Rue, 4. was seriously Injured.
Mike Great. Mr. Cline has traded In summer to start operations as soon as
CANTATA FRIDAY NIGHT
The car was driven by an older
his »acre tract located In thia vicinity the mill la finished.
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sister, iwho lost control of the ma­
Financing of the new mill Is far
as a part payment. Mr. Cline has also
Thirty-five voices will be heard In
chine when her font slipped from the
become the owner of about 120 head enough under way to insure its con­
the
Indian
cantata.
“The
Mound
brake to the accelerator. Harold, who
of livestock and a complete set of struction officials declare. The bring­
was sitting In the front seat, iwast Builders,” to be presented by the glee
farm machinery which were Included ing together of the wool grower, the
clubs
of
the
Springfield
high
school
thrown Into the windshield when the
expert manufacturer and the experi­
in the deal.
tomorrow
n
ig
h
t
Seats
are
on
sale
car collided with the tree, and glass
Former
books
by
this
great
American
writer
Mr. Cline Is a former Missourian enced sales managers Is expected tT
now
for
the
program,
which
will
open
caused severe lacerations of his neck.
are "Circle K.” "The City of the Sun,” “Bar B,”
and has recently returned from his make a combination that rwtll Insure
One of the cuts was dangerously near at 8 o'clock In the high school audi­
success from the start for the new
and
"White
Indians."
You
will
enjoy
"Clay
native state.
torium.
the Jugular vein.
venture. Climatic conditions are Said
Chimney
Trail."
Miss
Fay
Spaulding
Is
director
of
One of the other children was
to be exactly right here for fine wocl-
Benefit
Card
Party
the cantata, which la featured with
slightly hurt.
The Eastern Star Club will enter­ eu goods manufacture. Abundance ot
Indian muale and tells a beautiful
tain at a benefit party at the Chamber moisture and mild weather are need­
story of primitive Americans. Ac­
F. T. A. To Moot
of
Commerce rooms ton igh t Thurs­ ed. otherwise the mill would probably
The postponed meeting of the Par­ companying will be Wlnlfrld Tyson.
day.
It was announced today. All Stars have been located In eastern Oregon
Special
numbers
to
be
presented
ent-Teachers association will be con­
and
masons and their fam lllts are near to the wool supply.
ducted tomorrow afternoon at the Lin­ during the program Include a duet by
The finest tweeds and worsteds for
cordially
Invited to attend the party.
Agatha
Beals
and
Naomi
Carlton,
a
coln school. Regular business will be
suitings will be manufactured and
For
those
not
Interested
In
cards,
She
stared,
round-eyed.
violin
solo
by
Charles
Nadornlk,
taken up at the meeting.
other games will be arranged, It was made up Into garments. Socks, under-
“I reckon you're a gambler!" she accused.
Dr. Redmond of Eugene will speak piano solo by Miss Tyson, and vocal
woar, shirts, suits, overcoats, blankets
stated by the committee In charge.
"1
am
seeking
health
in
the
W
est"
I
said,
"where
selection
by
Melba
Mellon
and
a
sel­
on the care of the teeMi. A musical
and other articles will be made ac­
the
climate
Is
high
and
dry."
program will be provided. All are in­ ection by William Pollard.
cording to manufa turing plans. All
•My
Gawd!"
ahe
blurted.
"High
and
dry!
You’re
Woodcraft
Meeting
vited to ttend the meeting.
goln’ to the right place. For ail I hear tell, Benton Is
New officers of the Neighbors of will bear a made In Springfield label
Many At Banquet
high
enough
and
dry
enough.
But
laws
sakes,
you
don't
Woodcraft
gave the drill work In con­ thus giving the city much advertising
Rlxty-flve attended the Mothers'
Moro Artloloa Loot
need
to
go
that
fur.
You
ran
as
well
stop
off
at
North
nection
with
initiation of new mem­ In other states and countries.
No clue as to the Identity of the and daughters' banquet held at the
Platte,
or
Sidney
or
Cheyenne.
They'll
sculp
you
sure
at
bers
Into
the
lodge
at the m eeting at
burglar who entered the M B. Hunt Springfield high school last Saturday
Baby Daughter Welcomed
Benton—unless
you
watch
out
mighty
sharp.
the
W.
O.
W.
hall
last
night. Refresh­
ly residence last week has been un­ night. The luncheon, sponsored hy
A baby daughter was born this
"How
so.
may
I
a
sk
7"
ments
-were
served
at
the
close
of
the
covered by Police Chief Jess Smltson. the Women's League, was prepared
morning at 7:30 o'clock to Mr. and
"You're certainly green," Bhe apprised. "Benton's
meeting.
Mrs. Huntly reported this week that and served by the girls of the domes­
Mrs. Walter Gossler of Springfield.
roarin'—and I know what that means. Didn't North
she has discovered more articles to tic deparement working under the
The newcomer weighs a little more
Platte roar? I seen It at Its beginning. My old man and
Falls On lot
he missing than were at first noticed. direction of Miss Peterson.
than seven pounds, and has not yet
me,
we
were
there
from
the
fust,
when
It
started
In
aa
Gerald
Morrison
sustained
serious
Total loss In Jewelry was more than
the railroad terminal. My sakes, but them were times!
lacerations about his head when he been named.
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Play Lebanon Next
The event occurred at the Pacifia
Gamblin', «hootin', drink in' and high-cockalorums night
fell on the Ice while skating last Set-
Lebanon High school basketball
and day! T w asn't no place for Innocence! Easy come,
urday. Glasses he was wearing broke Christian hospital, where officials re­
Vlolto Father—A. H Benseney Io en- team will be faced by Springfield no
easy go, that was the word.
as his heed struck the lee, sad a gash port that both mother sad baby are
Joying a visit from his daughter, Viv­ February 4, the next game to be play­
doing well.
to the skull resulted.
ian Bailey of Astoria.
ed by the local team.
Clay Chimney
Trail
Gripping Story o f
the Early West
By E D W IN L. SA B IN
begins in this issae of
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