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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
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CITY WOULD GIVE
LOT FOB B U I »
UPRINGPIBLD, IxANE COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY FEBRUARY 17, 1927
LUM ANDERSON SELLS
E n g in e e r
OUT GAS STATION TO
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f . logan and c. cook P r o g r e s s
WOOLEN MILL CONTRACT
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IN COMMITTEE H A N D S ,
STOCK SALE TO BE RAPID
M a k in g
on S p a n
• p ir e
A
Pape«**
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N IW W A P M
IN A L I V I T O W N
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WRECK VICTIM 15
IMPROVING SLOWLY
The signed agreement by which the
backers are to raise *«50,000 for the
new woolen mill and Springfield peo
ple to sell *100,000 worth of stock waa Errol Parker, Who Narrowly
Community Hall Backer» Told
delivered to the Chamber of Com-1
Escaped Death When Train
That City Would Furnish Lot
merce committee last Friday. C. N. |
Hit His Car on Second Street
at Fourth and B.; Truck«
Coseboom, Klamath Falls, Glen Hord.1
Portland, and Wm. Hlalkle, of Browns- j Crossing, is in Critical Condi
May b« Made Unload In
vllle. were here with the agreement j tion.
Alley».
algned up.
The backers of the new proposition1 The condition of Errol Parkrr,
For a community hall alia the coun
are very optimistic and believe they Springfield youth who was critically
cil ugreed to «Iva lh» lot al Fourth
will get all the Mock sold within the , injured in an automobile and tral»
and II street al Ila mantin« Monday
next two or three months. The flrst collision here last Saturday, today
evening A committee from ilia civic
unit to be built of the new mill will waa reported to be Improving and Dr.
club and faritiara union told lh« coun
be a large warehouse which it Is ex Eugene Kester, attending phslclaa,
cil llo,y »era working on plana for ii
pected will be filled with wool by the held out optimistic hopes for the In
community bulldln« and daalretl a
time the mill Is completed In the fall. jured man’s recovery.
alt» II la ogfected that lh« farmara
Mr Rlafkie is resigning his position
Widespread Interest has been shown
and townspeople will cooperate In
V -, Gfci’i .tiiiL ä J i
as manager of the Brownsville Woolen in the condition of Parker since the
building a large structure which will
Mills on March 1 and will devote all accident In which he and his brother,
servo aa eenetel m»etlng place
his time to the new proposition.
Roland, narrowly escaped instant
The Mount Vernon local lost Ila
Tris Speaker, greet American
He expects to be here for the meet death at the Second atreet crossing.
new halt by (Ire two y»ara ago and la HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
,o pla,ln< ,h*' hrl<,*’‘ "n ,h" oW p,*'ra' League
outfielder, will romp in cen
on th» ground that It will eliminate
ing at the Eugene Chamber of Com An operation Sunday disclosed that
analoua lo rebuild In town, where lira
ATTEND MEET AT 0 . A. C.
direct course through from Main ter for Bueky Harris's Washington
merce February 2ft. and will explain Errol Parker had suffered a puncture
and police protection la afforded The
Senators this summer.
Cleared
street, one of the strong reuaonn for with Ty Cobb, he accepted the cap
Just what kinds of material and pro- of the small intestine, and since treat-
Womens civic club la foalerln» the
Four Springfield high school atu
due ta that will he turned out of the ment of this Injury, the young man's
itai city bid aa beeL
movement In Springfield and Mra. dents will attend the educational ex building a new bridge.
Reports that property holders to b*
new woolen mill.
condition has appeared to Improve
Paul Brattaln and Mra William position at Oregon Agricultural Col
affected by the right-of-way for the INFLUENZA EPIDEMIC
Donaldson appeared before the coun
slowly.
lege aa delegates of the local school. new span have been raising objec
cil.
HAVING ITS RUN HERE P- T. A. MEETING TO
For the flrst time since the accident,
High school students from through tions. are unfounded. It Is said, be
Receipt of (he dead for the old out the state will attend the Ur
Errol's mind seemed to clear yester
BE
HELD
ON
FRIDAY
cause until the state surveys are made
Southern Pacific street car piers and
Although tnfluenxa is rampant In
day morning, and he waa able to speak
meeting at Corvallis.
public. It la not known to what ex some of the Eugene schools and the
rl«ht-of-way waa acknowled«ed by an
An entertainment program will fea rationally to attendants.
Those to go from here are Joe tent property Is to be affected.
ordinance bain« read for the first
epidemic has reached many resi ture Friday night's meeting of the
Roland, who waa driving the auto-
Thompson, Aaa Robley, Marjorie
A new rumor waa current thia week
time before the council.
Llndaey and Naomi Carlton. Re pre» to the effect that the Southern Paci dences In Springfield, the effect on Parent Teachers association, to be mobile at the time of the crash, wee
W euld »top Truoka Unloading
enllng the faculty will be Miss fic company will establish 40 minute attendance at local schools has as yet held at 7:30 o'clock at the Brattaln only slightly hurt.
An ordinance waa proposed prohi
been negligible, according to Super school. Tfie event will celebrate the
The car, a light coupe, after being
Francis Hodge
service between Eugene and Spring- intendent V. D. Bain today.
biting trucks from unloading prodbee
thirtieth "birthday” of the Parent- canipd for more than 100 yards by
Reports of the meeting will be field when the new span la ready
and marrhandlaa al the front door nt
, i i i,
.a
“There are. of course, a few cases, j Teachers organisation, and a large ' the eastbound Oakridge train, was de-
given by (he delegalea upon their re
at or<-a. and requiring them to unload turn from Corvwllla.
m
i
*" ,n i", * ? ,<>** ,,*/ Un
they are scattered throughout the birthday cake with 30 candles will be a posited beside the track demolished.
In the alley. Councilman laid the
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<'On" ' *"7' pO"" ’ *' »ohiMils and nothing like a serious not unimportant feature of the meet-
When the train came to a stop. Ro-
*r,*‘n* ,,me * * *“aaaa
, attendance situation has developed," j lnr
land had miraculously leaped to th«
ordinance nn the table to coma up at c p o iN G F I E L D D R O P S
neat meeting.
H wo pon a w
tona era y najd , he gUperlntendent.
> Dr Sykes, pastor of the Methodist pilot of the engine and was cling4»«
A report of the health o ffic e for the
HARD TILT TO CROvE
" ,w" n ugene
City Health Officer Pollard report- church, will speak. Readings and desperately to his less fortuMfS
year 1*2* waa received
nn
pr nn t ( an
n n< r< an ng p<| (<xjay that the “flu wan finding pantomime« will be given by school brother, thus preveting Errol from bo-
Haying a stubborn defensive game. < one an y s ntt
e eatu a ment of j y|ctlms |n many Springfield homes, , children, and popcorn balls and candy , ing ground under the wheels,
the Springfield high school baakeet- bus service,
and In several more than one case will be sold as a benefit for the Brat
SCOUT COUNCIL ELECTS.
Instant death was escaped only be
bell team gave the Cottage Grove
—
-
had been reported.
cause Roland, when he saw the train
talo school play shed
MAKES FINANCING PLAN team a hard fight before the Grovers MRS. LYONS DIES
The association also is planning a approaching, turned the car with the
AT JASPER HOME ¡FEDERAL INSPECTION OF
Officers of the Springfield council emerged victorious with a 13 10 score
play to be presented some time la train, and It was struck from behind.
on the southern I-ane floor.
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Thia Is the theory of the driver, hint*
Boy Scouts of America, were elected,
GUARD O N MARCH 1 0 March.
Mrs. Dora Lyons, a resident of Ore-
' self. The car, he thinks, was pushed
and financial plana for 1827 were I Tonight, Springfield will tackle the
highly-touted University high school gun since 1864 and a well known
Preparatory to federal Inspection
I ahead of the engine on the track«
shaped when the council met last Fri
team here. While Springfield hardly latna county pioneer, died at her Jas- if file Springfield unit of the Oregon INTEREST IN GARAGE
until the train came to a stop.
day. O. G. Bushman was namnd presl-
hopna to come out the winner to- per residence Saturday afternoon, fol National Guard, regimental Inspec
Roland says that the afternoon son
BUILDING PURCHASED
dent. W. C. Robben. Seoul Commla-
night, nevertheless Coach Fenwick's lowing a brief Illness. Funeral ser- tion will be conducted this week by
was io his eyes, and that he neither
alon’-r, and W <1 Hughes chairman
haaketeera have been showing steady vires were held Monday at the Jaspe- Major W. O. White of Eugene and
James Hemenway of Eugene has saw nor heard the automatic signal
of the finance committee
Improvement and Coach Frank Rein- cemetery, unedr the direction of W. Captain Vincent Dias.
purchased one-fourth interest In the nor did he hear the approaching train
.Of the county's *5700 quota for Scout
hart's protegees are not going to walk F. Walker. Springfield motlclan.
The federal Inspection will take garage building at Fifth and A street, until It was upon him, to late for stop
amrk. the Springfield quota la (300
away with the honors without a
Born In Iowa In 18*2. Mrs. Lyons place on March 10, with the local erected more than a year ago by ping or shooting across the track«
The council decided to raise thia by j
tussle.
, i roesed the plains with her parents. guardsmen undergoing a “once-over" George Perkins and James Laxton, untouched.
asking those who contributed thia I
—
.i n— —
, Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Barber, when but by officers of the regular army.
and now housing the Danner Motor
Hospital attendants at the Paclfid
amount last year to renew their
1 a year and a half old At an early
company. It was announced this week. Christian hospital have taken mack
pled««» Committees for carrying out j MRS ANNIE COOK OF
date »he settled In Oregon and has
Mr. Hemenway purchased one-half interest In the case. The youths are
Frank Hinsdale D ie t
thia rt»n were named, and the drive i
WENDLING IS DEAD) lived here
,
n r a c t lc a llv a all
ll th
p
practically
the « lim
time
of the interest hid by Mr. Prkins. Mr. the sons of John Parker, millwright
will be put on soon
Mrs. Will Clark has received the Laxton is retaining his full helf-inter- at the Booth-Kelly lumber company
since then. She waa a member of the
Funeral services were hald Sunday
Christian church, and of the Lane news of the death of her brother-in est In the property, it is understood. here, and are well-known in Spring'
for Mrs. Annie L. Cook, who died
H E W ITT TO SPEAK AT
law. Frank Hinsdale, formerly of
County Pioneer Association.
field. Hundreds of calls have been re
February 10 at the residence of her
Three sons survive: Jesse C. Wal- Springfield, at Lomita, California. Mr.
MEETING OF CHURCH daughter. Mra. Klbhy of Wendllng
M eeting S tart M arch 1
ceived at the hospital daily asking
i lace. Perry M. Wallace and Aden Hinsdale Is survived by his wife,
about the condition of Errol.
Prof. Roy Hewitt of O. A. C. will be The services. In charge of the Walker I Lyons. Jasper; two sisters, Mrs. formerly of Springfield, and two
Plans were completed by the Christ
B etter Today
parlor
here,
were
conducted
by
Rev
the speaker at the meeting of the
Clara Morehouse. Eugene, and Mrs. children. Raymond. 21. and Doris, 16. ian church this week for the evangelist
The injured boy passed a better
Post
of
the
Wendllng
Methodist
Methodist llrotherhixtd to be held on
meetings to be started at the church
Effie Elliott, Jasper; one brother,
night last night and is now fully con
February 27 It was announced this church.
March 1. with Rev. Small, an evangel
Perry Barber, Coburg.
scious this morning, according to a
Legion To Meet
Mra.
Cook
waa
aged
72
years,
nine
week. The meeting waa postponed
ist from Kansas, preaching. Choir
report from his mother. While th«
Important
business
is
scheduled
to
practice
at
the
church
is
now
being
for one week on account of high months and ten days.. She waa born
Scouts Swim
danger point is not passed yet hi«
at
DesMolnea.
Iowa
In
1874
she
was
school functions
The Springfield Scout troopa enjoy come up at a meeting of the American held at regular Intrvals. with B*-n relatives are more hopeful for hl»
While In Springfield. Prof. Hewitt married to William A. Cook, and to ed a swim at the University plunge [region Friday night, according to Chlngren. new music director, in
recovery.
wifi address the Springfield high thia union three children were born1 Tuesday night. Thirteen Scouts mad» Commander John Wills. All members charge. The Easter program is being
Mr. Parker said today that his fam
two
sons,
Emery
A.
of
Bakersfield.
school, speaking there In the after-1
the trip, many of (hem passing their were urged to attend the meeting by planned and practice already haa ily wishes to thank the public for the
California,
and
Arthur
E
of
Silverton,
noon and al the church In the ev n-
the Legion head.
started.
swimming tests successfully.
kindness and sympathy it has shown,
and the daughter. Mr». Klbhy of
Ing. according to present plans.
and declared that thia la doing much
Wendllng
She also leaves three
in keeping up the spirit of the entlrn
grandchildren.
11 CHILDREN SURVIVE
family, especially that of Errol.
THE DARKEST DAY IN HISTORY
AGED CRESWELL WOMAN
Card Club Meets
A delightful evening of cards was
LAUGHTERESQUE TO BE
Eleven children, eight sons nd three enjoyed Friday by the Five Hundred
FILLED WITH COMEDY
daughters, survive Mra. Berte Marie club at the residence of Mra. Maude
Tellefson, who died at Creswell Feb Bryan. Attractive decorations added
The program ter Laughteresque. tho
ruarv 13. aged 85 years. The funeral to the enjoynbleness of the occasion,
annual
high school laugh provoker,
waa held at the Pleasant Hill church which ended with a delicious one-
was announced today. The event will
Tuesday, with Rev. W. A. Elkina course lunch.
take place at the high school Februar/
preaching and the Walker undertak
Mrs. J. A. Seavey .was high sco-er
21.
ing establishment here In chargt.
among the ladles at the tables, and
The numbers;
Mrs. Tellefaon was born In Norway, Leland Ewbanka carried off men's
Music
.......................... Audrey Danner
and came to the United States when honors.
To Be or Not To Be .......... Freshmen
nine years of age.
Guests hidden were Mr. and Mrs.
Three Old Maids
Girl's Glee Cl«»
The sons are: Theodore, Christian B. A. Washburne. Mr. and Mrs. Ice
Dorene Larimer, Naomi Carlton,
and Clarence of Creswell, Lottie o* land Ewbank. Mr. and Mrs. Truman
Jessie Manning
Junction City, Martin of Canby, An Gay. Errol 1‘nrker. and Mr. and Mrs.
Reading ........................ Evelyn Walker
drew of Gateway, John of The Dalle» W. J. Scott. Members present were
The Pictorial Review ....... Sophomore
and George of Redmond, The daugh Mrs. Maude Bryan, Miss Crystal
Violin Solo .............. Chas. Nadvornik
ters are Mrs. Peter Jones of Bend and Bryan, Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Larimer,
Vocal S o lo .................. Dorene Larim er
Mlaa Mattle and Mias Alma Tcllefson Mr and Mrs. F. A. DePue. Mr. and
The Reign of the Royal Ghost .........
of Creswell,
Mrs. W H. Adrian. Mr. and Mrs. S. R
................................................ Junior«
Dlppel. Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Seavey,
April & November
Boys Quartette
Hold V alentine Party
Mrs. Grace Roberts, and Welby
Romance of Piff-Paff [.and .......Senior
Valentine's day served as the In Stevens.
Jolly Boys ...............
Boy's Glee Club
spiration for a delightful parly at the
Plano Solo .................. Winifred Tyson
Methodist church parlors Saturday
Plan Chicken Supper
evi nlng sponsored by the girls' high
The progressive Twenty-two, degree
Depot Change Made
school class In honor of the boys' club of the Rebekah lodge, will hold
N. E. Christensen, formerly with the
class.
n chicken supper on the evening of
Southern Pacific offices at Corvallis,
Those present Included Nadine Mc Mnreh 3. to which the public Is In
has been transferred to the Springfield
M u r r a y , Evplyn Walker. Doris vited. Receipts will bo turned to the
office and will handle the express-
Meyers, Evelyn Manley, Elisabeth club treasury.
man’s and cashier's positions. Oswald
Hughes, Jule Pollard. Elisabeth Johns,
The Rebekah lodge members en
Olson has been transferred from here
Pauline Miller, Murgaret Halsey, joyed a "red nnd white” valentine
to the Blair street offices in Eugene.
Doris Girard, Margaret Oderklrk, party Monday night, with all members
Edith. Spencer, and Anette Williams, In red or white costume. Many In
Sisterhood Meets
and the following young men: Peyton teresting features combined to make
Springfield members of the P. E. O.
Oderklrk. Arthur Potter, Scott Par the event a delightful one.
Sisterhood attended a meeting held
son, Paul Potter, W illiam 'Pollard.
Monday night at the D. W. Crites resi
Paul Parker, latwrence Roof, Thayer
Has Operation—Mra. Ix>w Wallace
dence in Eugene. Local members are
McMurray, Ralph Hughes, E v a n of Jasper underwent an operation at
Mrs. W. H. Pollard. Mrs W. F. Walk
Hughes, Oral Neet, Hartford McVey, the Pacific Christian hospital yester
er, Mrs. A. J. Morgan and Mrs. Lyda
Joe Thompson.
day.
McGowan.
» J4É
Hale of the servie» elation at Fifth
and A atreet by Lum Anderson to Use of Old Piers Aeeertedly
Opposed by State Board;
Frank Logan and ('. C. Cook of
Springfield waa announced thia week.
Plane About Ready
The deal waa handled by the Wm.
Definite plana und spécifications for
Veaby real natala office.
Mr Andereon haa operated the gaa the naw Springfield-Eugene bridge
»tat Inn hare for three years, during ®»«r lh'- Willamette river ere well
which time he has built up a hustling
»' '»»" •«*»• engineer's of-
business. Although not situated on flee, and will probably be ready for
the highway to draw transient trade, submission to the »late highway com-1
the station haa bean patronised ex mission at Its February meeting, ac
cording to K. K. Morrison, bridge
tetialvely by local motorists.
Following relief from the cares it committee chairman. who was in
hla present hualnaaa. Mr Anderson '<iuch »Uh the sta le s draftmen thia
will take a trip to hla former home week
Until the plana have bean complet
at Sulphur Spring» Taxes, and prob
ably will upend two months there. He ed. nn action on changing tha new
than will return to Springfield, but bridge to use the old Southern Paci-
he has not definitely ahaped hla plana n< P^ra can possibly be taken. It la
farther than that
,B^- 11 Ib understood that tha high-
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; way commission la strongly opposed
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