he Industrial Tract
Springfield People Can A ffo rd to be Liberal in Supporting the New Woolen M ill Proposed / Z
You oan never be eure
others know w h a t you
have to otter unless you
tell them.
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
T W KNT Y -KO V llT H Y KA II
PUBLIC FORUM 10
BE HELD FBIBM
VoluntMr Fire Company To Be
Organized and Community
Problems Oiacueeed at Meet
Sponsored by American Leg
ion, Commander Announces.
A uditors R eport 17 Eighth Graders
C ity Debt Is Less G raduate in City
I
Took “ M a ’s" Place
City More Than $34.000 Better Now Freshman Class Formed
Off Than In 1925
|
At Senior High School
Books Show
By Neophytes
The net Indehtedneaa Of the city of
hrprlngfleld waa reduced from 9143,-
411.43 to >107.73».78 during 102« ao-
cording to the annual report of the
audltora. Tyaon * llorton. aubmltted
te the council. The audltora report
“Thia Indicate» a healthy condition,
proving the efficient manner In which
the affaire have been handled during
the puat year by city authorities.
*
The auditors report »hows the
city's asset» over laat year as 311.-
R53S6 Including equipment and sup-
plies 91,379.97. fire department 97.639 •
47 and real eatate 32.940.31. The re-
port also shows a reduction of 921.-
MIR.9« taking Into conalderatlon the
above asaeta, or a total of the two
amounting to 934.(73.93.
Seventeen eighth grade puplla of
n ,n Kprlngfleld Junior High school
received aenior high school rank by
»ucceasfully passing state examinu-
tlon» conducted In January. It was an
noun«ed thia week by Otto Burchum.
principal of the Junior school,
The 17 will form a new class at the
high achool, along with new students
coming In for the second sem ester.
Yhe Hat of eighth grade graduate»
Includes several with exceedingly
high marks and the average Is very
g<x»d. Mr. Burchum said.
The new high achool freshmen are:
Aivln Cantrell. Harry Wilson, Read
The youngeet governor Texas
Henu-nway. Theodore Lajoie, Clifford
llfford ever had now sits
fit the seat
•eat which
w
' i »
Jessie
Murphy, Peyton Oderklrk
*— *“ Ma Ferguson has held for
P e o p le * Papas'
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NEW SPAPER
A LIVE TOWN
NUMBER 4
'•PHIKOKIRLI9. LANE COUNTY. OREGON, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 3. 1927
Worked and Climbed J
The
j
WOOLEN MIEI U N
GIVE ENJDSEMEN!
Large Meeting at Chamber of
Commerce Approve» Stock
Sale and A g r e e m e n t of
Springfield to Furnish $100,«
000 and Site Provided Pro
moter» Bring in $650.000.
(Irganlxallon of a volunteer tire
Springfield's part in locating the
company for Sprlngfleld and an open
Oregon-California Woolen Mills and
and public discussion on any subject
Tannery on the industrial tract was
of community Inlereat will lake place
started at an enthusiastic meeting at
at an open forum to bo conducted
FrIday night at the Woodmen of the
the Chamber of Commerce last Fri
World Mall under the auspices of the
day evening when an agreement wag
local post of I bo American Legion.
voted providing that the promoter»
«1 ■■■m^mmamweeeveiBr' wa
The forum will open at 8 o'clock, ac
àeventoen
ye
an
ago
Lilly
M.
of
the enterprise were to bring >950,-
cording to Commander John Wllla of
Häneen obtained a portion as
000 in stock signed up and local men
the IxMtlon. who urge* that all Spring-
»tehurrepher at 910 per week in
would subscribe 1100.000 to the stock
hold people Intereated In community
the Kimball Trust Co. of Chica
and give a free site. The meeting was
progreea attend
Working by day, studying b
lernice
yean-
The
youthful
Dan
Moody
B eats,
E v e tts
B rock m an .
B e r n ic e ;
the best attended in months and
January 18.
While the American Legion Is ber reward came last wee
Klein, May Fisher. Nellie Hickman, | Ux>k
there seemed to be no doubt but that
the waa made vio»-président.
aponaorlng the organisation of the i
Beanie Stewart. Kdna 8hldler. Hat-
MRS LENA ELLIOTT
Springfield could carry through her
new lire company of 13 men, the mem ■
end of the contract If the promoUTS
DIES
AT
AGE
OF
70
Tr,nka'
”
ax,D
eI
h
Whee,er'
Carl
b erah ip In the c o m p a n y la nol In any '
“
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$9000 BONDS ORDERED
Wagner and < lara Johna.
could do what they say they can.
way exclusive Io L eglon alrea. d e ADDITIONS MADE TO
Geography examinations given out,
SOLD BY
CITY COUNCIL
Those representing eastern Oregon
Mr».
s ir» l»
Lena
* n i Leulla
i . c u u b r Elliott
.iii,,,. u
died
. o m - at
* the
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clared Mr Will II 1» th e w ish o f t h e ;
MUNICIPAL FIRE HALL
. in
. . . » „ i . . m o n th « S t by the state were successfully passed
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sheepmen and backers of the woolen
veterans’ organ I tat Inn. he »aid. Ihal
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°a
n 11 r Mid.
e
Hunday by 1S member» of the seventh grade. | The sale of 99,050.5« of city of
Sprlngfleld improvement bond» to mills, who appeared here, included D.
the men mini fitted for Ihe lire tight-, Carpenter» are working thl» weed her Sprlngfleld residence Sunday,
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Clover.
William
Husteaite.l
take care of sidewalk and streets S. Shlel. Klamath Fhlls. Wm Blaikl.l,
Ing Job be made member» of Ihe com
an addition to the Sprlngfleld Sre
Brownsville, C. N. Coseboom. Klam
pauy. and the nrganlaatlun of an efll y,m|| which will provide additional 11 " c v ' S tiv e r s of th e Eugene Carl Adams, Ray ArmIUge. Merle I built under the Bancroft act this last
ath Fails, and Glen Hord. Portland.
.
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h
7
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bar«!
Carr.
Franklin
Drury.
Lane
Fisher.
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v
th
e
clenl and able department 1» a m ailer a|eep|ng quarter» for Bremen. Two
summer, were authorized by the
A wire of regret for failure to be
of vital inlereat Io every Sprlngllel I more bed» will be Inatalled In the Pre Christian church In charge.
council
at
the
Monday
n
igh
ts
m
eet
Survivors of Mrs. Elliott, who lived Bari McFarland. Oeorge 8m,th. Alma
present wa» received from D. H Bun
property holder
department building when th»- aildl-
ing. The bond» cover the cem ert
nell, county Judge of Klamath county,
are: her
A wage of »1 for every call an»wer- tlon
complete, acordlng to plan« |„ the state for 25 years, ».
, u* er, Velma Moakop. Alleen Rue and sidewalk», laid, the paving of the who is acting treasurer of the tem
.
.
.
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,n
husband. L W. Elliott a son, 1«.
ed and 33 for every lime a fire la made by Fire Chief Jeaa Smlteea.
alley between Main and A. street in
Elliott. Sprlngfleld; daughters. Mrs. D“ h,y Tomaeth.
porary organization. Judge Bunnell
fought la to be paid to (he volunteer
The building program la in a ;cord- W C ’Grove and Mr. M L. Elliott of
s '«”' exam ination, will be given the business section and the improve wired he had been called to San Fran
firemen. A working company of 14 ance with a general plan for Increas-
ment
of
A.
Street
between
9th
and
Eugene; stepchildren. Mrs Bessie •* •'» May 12 and 13. and again In
cisco on urgent business.
men la Io he provided, to of them. In Ing the Sprlngfleld lire department Io
10th streets.
Holland,
Portland;
Mrs.
Phoebe Jnne
The delegation came from Klamath
cluding Chief Jeaa Hmltaon. to he an efficient working organisation Of
The council discussed the failure Falls Thursday evening and were u t
Elliott
regularly paid, and Ihe remalnedr vol- 14 men In the department. Il la Ihe Howe. Balt Irtte; Harry W
n l,ltw,
ran i -J m
un
,w
; of the charter to pas» but agreed to at a a dinner
ourn hotel
notei !■
ST. MARY’S
HIGH
IS
dinner at
at tne
the m
Osburn
unleers The uignnlMtlon la author plan lo have two aleeplng earn n»«ni
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WINNER
OVER
LOCALS
*aU
until
the
next
Eugene,
by
the
Sprlngfleld
Chamber
ised in action of the council taken i t at the lire hall, thus Insuring p-ntec
ccm M A D V TO SPEA K
'
-
whether the charter would be re- no-
Commerce committee including
MISSIONARY
TO SPEAK
thia week's »eaalnn.
tlon In caae of emergency at night.
a-r c n n c D T M F C H U R C H
Although the Sprlngfleld H i g n mltted to the people in altered form Welby stevens. W G. Hughes. C. B.
Any other subject of community In
AT EBBERT
M. E.CHURCH school
g(.hm)1 basketeers showed
ghow,.d consider-
<.0Ilaider. or the “>oney for the fire truck be Kenyo„ „ , Cox. E E Morrison.
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terest may be discussed at the Leg
raised in some-other manner
| o Q Bushman A. j . Perkins and H.
CHURCH CONFERENCE TO
Mrs.
Springer,
a
returned
mission-
»”'*
Improvement
over
recent
d,m-
ion’s public forum, said Mr Will, with
E. Maxey. Friday morning the site
BE HELD HERE FRIDAY ary of Africa will .peak at the Eh- onstratlona. they were unable to cap-
politic« and religion barred The l e g
. »»is-m
« a victory
wlolnw Fwvm
thn
St
M a rv «
was inspected and a location picked
tare
from
the
St
Mary
a
j
IS
NEXT;
ion. he said, is anxious to sponsor
bert Memorial Methodist church next
out for the new mill south of the rail
pnruir
meetings at
m unity 1
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public meetlnga
at wmen
which com
community
{ Ijin e county w orkers of the • hrlwt Sunday evening. It waa announced to high school team of Eugene last nigh». I
JUNIORS WIN HILL GAME road tracks and on the Booth-Kelly
problems may be discussed and bene Ian church will gather In Spring
-pioneering Missionary Work When the whistle sounded Sprlngfleld
“
i mill race Just east of the log pond.
had
chalked
up
22
markers,
while
the
nta achieved.
' i°r ,n al*4ay conferent e
.
I.
m s I v .
n rin rf*r'ii talk
la »x.
the m topic
of Mr«
Mrs. S Springer's
talk,
Springfield
High school's basket-' After
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c-_i,i-„ Friday
„.»«i evening
-
-
the _____
meeting
was announced today by officiala ol
Catholic players cleamed 30.
which will be given at 7:30 o'clock.
ball
team
will
continue
Its
schedule
when
{he
endorgem
ent
of
the Cham-
the Sprlngfleld Christian church. The
... Pollard and Squires showed basket
DOCS. BOAT AND MOTOR
Special music will be a feature of the
of Commerce w as secured Presf-
program for the conference la In
shooting Improvement and each mark- Friday when the Lebanon High school
choir.
Cox appo|nted fonr committee«
iuri
to r
ed up nine points for Sprlngfleld. Nice team will be played. Lebanon is un-
BRING LOCAL MAN HOME charge of Rev E. V. Stivers, pastor church
A Iterations to the church auditor-1
v
R ”
derstood to have a fairly strong ag- j w c, re|lUlte the subscription lists,
of the First Christian church of Eu
.u
.
.
was
responsible
for
the
other
four.
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gregation, and a hard tussle Is pre Thege commltteeg congigt of A. J.
Varied methods of travel seldom gene, and Includes Inspirational ad turn. Improving the accoustlrs. h a v e ,
dieted for the local quintet.
The , perk,ng Welby gteTenR and E. B.
encountered In these days were em dresses. music, and discussion of pro Juat been completed. These Includ
ing Ihe partitioning off of the balcon- JANUARY POSTOFFICE
next game will be with the University Morrlson; u K p , ^ s c . wWght
ployed by Jess (.arson of Sprlngfleld,
blems.
lea with velvet curtains, an Improve |
FIGURES HAVE GAIN High school. Eugene. February IS. • M(, Q Q Bughlnan; w M Long,
on his return lo this city from the!
The conference will open at 10 ment carried out with the advice of 1
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Yukon country of Alaska
Mr. Lar
Victory was brought to Sprlngfleld (-paries Eggimann and George Pet-
son, son of George I .arson, arrived at 0 <■•<*<'*« In the morning. Luncheon the achool of architecture of the Uni i Nineteen twenty-seven postal re- by the Junior High school basketball k)Dg. Jegg geavey, Mark Perry and
hla residence here Tuesday night
I
hy
verslty of Oregon
1 relpts took a good stride In advance team Friday night when it w hipped, Harry Stewart.
In gelling out of the Yukon OOM- «’hnveh at noon, and an afternoon
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j of 192« during the first month. Janu- the Pleasant Hill eighth and ninth 1 ^he proposed new mill will hava
try. M r. Larson used dog team s to "esslult will be con u, te
n 1 ,
POLE FLIER WILL BE
ary figures released by Postmaster F grade teams in a hard battle, 10 to «. ! |arge floor space.
Ten acres of
reach WJ.IU Horae and from .hare
* * ^ R n r s and member, tf
HEARD BY LIONS CLUB B- Hamlin »how. A gain of «49 p-r Two overtime periods were required ^ ou n d will be Included In the sit»,
to Skagway, and went to S e t t le by t * Sprlngfleld church w.ll enjoy a
-
cent is reported in comparison with to finish the game, which iwas played The flr8t unlt of building .will require
boat
From Seattle he came lo Eu- banquet at the church
Lieut. Commander Richard E. Byrd, figures for the corresponding month at Pleasant Hill. A tie of « all re-
frontage on the railroad and
who became famous by a flight to the j of last year.
UI»1U
vU unbroken for well over 10 wB, j*. 35^
gene by stage and to Sprlngfleld by
mained
(n depth. One store
bus
He twaa In the Yukon counter JOHN ELMER ELLISON
north pole on May ». 192«. will o»
Postal receipts for the last month minuteB
1 English type construction with saw-
for nine months.
KILLED IN ACCIDENT heard by members of the Sprlngfleld were 9770.73. those for January, 192« ■ Members of the Sprlngfleld Junior tooth roof to provide light is the plan
Lions Club at a Lions luncheon In Eu- 3721.82.
I high team are McFarland, center; of Architect Coseboom.
Short Change Kxpert H tro
Funeral services are being held gene Friday. The Sprlngfleld club I
The most modern machinery, much
Lansberry and Mattison, forwards;
thia afternoon at the Walker chapel will attend the Eugene meeting In-
Pols Removal Delayed
of which will be automatic, will be
Laselle and Nystrom. guards.
Several Sprlngfleld business -houses' for j„hn Elmer Ellison. 42, almost a . „ . a
a . „ -» I
Installed and the best known arrange-
were visited Saturday by a short ||(r resident of Sprlngfleld district,
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ment will be employed In the layottf
“
S
T
n.
O
f
-
r
-
-
soldiers
may
BORROW
change expert, who. at two of the who wa« killed on Tuesday while
P C D T IF ir iT F S
of the plant, according to Mr Blaikie.
.Mo.U"U ,i
¡
0N
stores, was accompanied by an »e-| working for the Snellstrom Brothers Grove also will hear Commander »•<« by
, the man elected as the manager of
Company
and
city
officials,
is
being
ctnnpllce. The activities of the two | >Untber company at Vaughn, three Byrd, who Is a member of the lunch
Announcement
new plant
Mr. Blaikie Is th«
delayed
r^ n i-o r-w a y
m
a ile rs .
Announcement that the Commerci- . j the
—
by
right-of-way
matters
achieved no resulta In Sprlngfleld., miles from Notl.
eon organisation.
through certain alley#. It was learend al State Bank can now make loan# p r e s e n t superintendent o f the
however. Their plan wa» to give a |
Mf E|||g On was almost Instantly
this «week. Cleaning up of the ques on veterans war compensation certi- Brownsville Woolen Mills
(20 bill for a small article, and before k|U((d whpn „ chocker came loose
Mre. Flshsr H on ored
! tlons regarding use of the property
— fleates was made today by C. E. Ken-
receiving change lo ask for a - 910 from a log near the place he waa
YEARLY CIRCULATION
~
~
~
L
.
.
.
for
the
lines
will
probably
result
:n yon, cashier of the local bank.
note. Then, after getting the change. iworklng andhstruck a dead tree. The
Mrs. Carl Fisher was honored at a
#f
proJe(,t
Loans will be made according to
O F LIBRARY 1 2 . 4 4 4
the
he -----1
had to top
.... visitor
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. ....... . that
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p t fell
e ll o out
u t or
m
e
tr
e
e
,
«
t
r
is
m
e
m».
of the tree, striking Mr. delightful surprise party at her Eu-. ,raproye thp
appearance of Main the Ioan value on the certificates, ap
given only a 31 bill Instead of a |9C. 1 EmgOn B„d crushing his skull. Medi- gene home on Wednesday, the occas-
The total circulation of the Sprlng
_sssl
w
n a .s ln a
I
Ih n
h a n rn
fn
. .
U ..a
Ì ..S
proximately 844 per, cent of the total
sad l la
paaalng K back
the p change
to cal aid
waa rushed to him, but he Ion of her birthday. 8everal Sprlng
value. An arrangement Is made by fleld public library during 192« was
exchange the transaction to a 31 af died before help reached him.
fleld ladles were present.
the local bank whereby loans are 12,444. and two-thirds of the book«
Five Hundred Club Meet«
fair, offered Ihe store’s 31« hill as
The ease was Investigated by Cor
Mrs. Fisher was taken down town
made on a year's basis at 9 per cent lent to adults were fiction, according
a part of the returned change.
oner W, W. Branatetter. The body by
,,y her
urr daughter,
uR u.N i.i. while »w—
- •»—
The Five Hundred club enjoyed a
the visitors
to the library report compiled by th«
waa brought to Sprlngfleld shortly went Into her home and prepared delightful evening at the residence of Interest, and at the end of the year
the bank either will take up the loan, board. Only 5 per cent of children'«
Clvle Club Sale
after the accident and examined ay dinner. Those present when she re- jjr. and Mrs. W. H. Adrian last Fri-
or will take up the year's increase of books were fiction, the report show».
‘ day evening.
The la d le s Civic Club will hold a Dr. W C.. Rebhan. Funeral arrange turned were :
The annual meeting of the library
33 1-3 per cent, taking out the interest
ments
were
made
by
W.
F.
Walker.
Mrs. Hatvy Stewart, Mrs. Frank
Among those present were Mr. and
cooked food sale In the 1. O. O. F. -------------- -----
and remitting ».he balance to the hold board will be held at the regular Feb
building at Fourth and Main streets and Rev. Gabriel Sykes, pestor of the Hamlin, Mrs. Alec McKentle, Mrs. W Mrs. Leland Ewbank, guests. Mem
ruary session.
on Saturday, the proceeds to go to | Methodist church here, has charge of H. Pollard. Mrs. Ethel Miller, Mrs. ' bers who enjoyed the evening of er of the certificate.
The average dally circulation of the
Loans
will
be
made
on
certificates
the public library. Members of tho . the services. Internment Is at Laurel Jean Ward. Mrs. Cogswell Campbell. cards were Mr. and Mrs. Adrian, Mr.
library
Is 101. During the year, 281
and Mrs. F. A. DePue. Dr and Mrs. dated January 1, 1926, or earlier. The
club ask that all patrons of the library HUI cemetery.
Mrs. J. Ely.
new borrowers were added.
announcement
by
the
local
bank
Is
S. R. Dtppel. Mr. and Mrs. William
Mr. Ellison Is the father of seven
donate to the sale, and state that any
Chrysanthemum Club Meeting
Dawson, Mrs. Maude Bryan, Miss greeted with interest by veterans of
one having new bonks they may wish children, a ll of whom survive, as well
School Board To Meet
Crystal Bryan, Fred Cllngan. Welby the Wtorld War, as, due to the red
to donate to the library may do so as his widow, hla father, Frank Elli
tape
Involved,
few
Institutions
here
The Chrysanthemum club was en Stevens. Ike Larimer, Mrs. Grace
son of W est Sprlngfleld and his
conveniently s t this time.
The Sprlngfleld board of education
tofore have been willing to handle
mether, Mrs. Alice Ellison and a tertalned by Mrs. W. J. Scott yeste» ; Roberta,
will conduct Its February meeting on
loans
on
the
certificates.
day at an enjoyable luncheeon at
brother, Earl, both of Portland
Danes Proves Suceeea
Monday night at the office of the
Oona to Portland
The deceased has been a resident the Anchorage.
Approximately 386 was cleared by
Clerk. R. W. Smith on Fourth street.
Dentists
Meet
Soon
Among guests were Mrs. Mary j
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members of the Neighbors of Wood of West Sprlngfleld practically all his
Among matters to be considered
Lindsay, Mrs. C. O. Wilson, Mrs. J. F. 1 a J. Perkins and Welby Stevens
craft lodge at the dance sponsored life, and Is well known here.
Dr. S. R. Dippel, of Sprlngfleld. will be the granting of a contract to
Ketels. Mrs. William Riddell, Mrs, left yesterday for a few days In Port
nt the Midway pavilion this week, and
president of tho Southern Willamette teach to Mrs. Paul Basford, who h-ts
Library Board Electa
George Hobson. Mrs. Grace Roberts, land on business. While away they
eo succeasful was the affair thal tho
Dental Association, announced today been substituting for Miss Hasel
expect
to
visit
Wm.
Blaikie,
manage-
Mrs.
N.
W.
Emery,
Mrs.
Meda
Catch
lodge will conduct another dance at
that his organisation will conduct Its Stevens, whose contract was forfeit
of
Brownsville
Mills, and
Mrs. N. W. Emery was re-elected ing R «aisaa
and Mrs.
8. r. C.
Wright.
ava a ». w
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the same place Saturday night and on
monthly meeting at the Osburn hotel ed on account of her Illness. Several
Nine of the club members were inHpect the plant at Brownsville. Mr.
sut-rnedlng week-ends.
The dances president of the f»prlngfleld Public
on February 19. Sprlngfleld dentists other business matters are to he con
Blaikie will hold a similar capacity
will furnish funds for sending the library board at a meeting last night present.
sidered at Monday's meeting.
will attend.
In the mill propeed for Sprlngfleld.
local drill learn to the national con Mrs. Fred Hinson was named vice-
Auxiliary To Meet
vention to be held at Riverside. Cali president and Mrs. L. K. Page secre
Flan Evangelistfo M eeting
P rlte illa Meeting
Improving Socond Street
tary. Miss Mary Roberts was re
fornia this year.
Evangelistic meetings will be con
Members of the American Legion
elected
librarian,
and
Mrs.
Lydia
Mc
A t Wednesday night’s m eeting of
The Priscilla club met last Friday ducted at the Christian church here
Improvement of 8econd street has
Auxiliary will meet Friday night at
the lodge, two will be Initiated. The Gowan was named as a new member
at
the residence of Mrs. J. C. Parker for three weeks In March. It waa an
been
under
way
this
week,
with
re
the residence of Mrs. M. B. Huntly.
quartet composed of members of the of the board.
sults pleasing to motorists and bus- and enjoyed a delightful and busy nounced today by church officials. An
president
of
the
organisation.
Mrs.
Plans for new books for the library
lodge will sing the new son« com
Huntly has urged that all members riders. The street has been scraped afternoon. Refreshments were served evangelist In the W est from Kansas
posed by Mrs. Stella Blackahy. dis- were made. Mre. Page entertained
will have charge of the services.
by the hostess.
from Main street to the bridge
be present.
the members at the Bell Theatre.
trie! manager.
LEBXNON QAME
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a o
i
.