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THE SPRINGFIELD NEW S
TWENTY-FOURTH YEAH
UG M KZATIM SIQ
RESUME ACTIVITIES
SPRINGFIELD, LANE COUNTY. OREGON. THURSDAY AUGUST 25,1827
LOCAL TIMBER OFFICIAL
TALKS OVER TELEPHONE
FROM HERE TO CHICAGO
Preside nt "Chooaea to W e a r 10 G allon H a t
LITTLE GIRL “ MOTHERS"
BROTHER ON LONG TRIP
FROM THE MIDDLE WEST
•X n« e M r n
A
Pipe»"
L IV I
N g W S F A P ffR
IN A L I V I T O W N
NUMBER 33
FIRE HITS POWER
C O M J H IE L BIN
Seemingly unaware that there waa
anything unusual about their experi
ence. Pearl Williams. 12, and her
brother, Kenneth, ^ged 3, arrived In Blaze Thought Started From
] Springfield yesterday following a trip
Stacks Does Several Thou»»
all alone from Fargo, North Dakota.
and Dollars Damage Before
Here they wtll live with their uncle
Controlled Early This Morn
' and aunt, Mr. and Mrs. John Will.
ing; Repairs Under Way.
They left Fargo at 8:11 o clock
Monday morning, traveling through
A spectacular fire broke out shortly
to Spokane where they changed cars I
after 1 o'clock this morning in the
for Portland. They made another
top of the fuel bins of the Mountain
change at Portland.
State Power company plant a n !
We
had
a
great
time
at
Spokane
w e iu*u « »I««« - * * — h -
i threatened the destruction of the eU-
sald Pearl
L re building The Springfield fire de-
expertecnes a . mother- of a L y e . ,
Booth-Kelly company
She
said
that
old on a long Journey. She said that tertm
” ent, the Booth-Kelly
1 fire fighting equipment and a pumpef
through the traveler's aid she and her
from Eugene fire department were
little brother were given a ride
all brought Into play before the stub
through the city, and "got acquainted
born blaze was brought under control.
with lota of nice people.” From her
The readiness In which the volun
story la appeared that everyone with
teer fire fighters responded with the
whom they came in contact took an
Booth-Kelly hose and the fact that
Interest In the two kiddles.
to the city for the rail and winter
there was an absence of wind saved
months. In many cases progressive S W IT C H E D P L A T E S A R E
Pearl la a sober-faced little girl,
the big sawmill adjacent to the burn
none too big for her age. Incidental
activity program»« are being planned
CAUSE OF $25 F I N E
ing fuel house. Bight or ten lines
ly, she looks very capable, and that
by committees and Ihe coming months 1
of hose were need from hydrants Iff
may
account
for
her
bravery
through
promise to be buay ones for local or . If Harry Pullen had washed his lic
: the mill grounds and from Seven!*
the long trip.
ense plate* when he gave hla auto
ganlxatlona.
street. The Springfield pumper dreff
They will make their home per-
John Will, commander of the Am mobile a good bath the other day. he
water direct from the mill race. Hy
manently with the local people.
ertcan leg io n , aonounced thia morn I might be »26 to the good
drants -with hose attached were iff
tug that that orgaalxatlon w ill start
But he either neglected to si»« the
readiness at the mill and power plant
Its fall propram September 2. a week p|a(R, , balh. or (hey neere put on the
COST T O COMPLETE
and all the volunteeri had to do wag
from Friday He aald that there are (.ar aflar la waa cleaned, at any rate,
McKENZIE ROAD HIGH to turn on the water. The Bogens
some special «natters to come up at ,he|r app»arance aroused the auapl
engine laid two Hnes of hoee.
thia session. and urged that all mem ' clooa of Traffic Officer Herbert Moore
The estimated cost to finish about
Thia la the second time the fuel
her« he present The laaglon Autlli- a,
latter viewed them from the
23 miles of the McKensle highway la bouse has burned. On November 1A
ary la a* heduled to start work about
(,an
placed at »31*.61» by the state high 1920. It was destroyed by fire and the
the same time.
Officer Moore waa alona la the hall.
When P resid e« Coolidge attended Ihe M l Rushmore Memorial
way engineers according to a report present structure was built A con*
Celebration near hit Se*«h Dakota summer ho wie. be those to go
September 13 Is the date for the . and CoUldnT leave. He saw Pullen go
received, by the county court. Thia la wayor for loading hog fuel has head
astrde
'Mistletoe*
toe
favorite
bores.
to
wear
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first fill meeting of the Springfield up the ai ra»i, BDd he thought hla bird
with wooden bridges and tf concrete built over the plant by the Booth-
and good I a t l i t i i l l awwfcoy rtdmg koota ~ Q * te Seawble. sard
Women's Civic club At thia meeting. J had gowa But be looked up the num
la used It will be still higher. The Kelly company. Thin waa burned t*
Dakotana.
a homo products dinner to he bald
pniien-g ear. finding that the
grading with wooden bridges Is e s l l - two.
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Damage
to the fuel bins will ruff
early la the fall -will be planned, ac- p|alaai now on a coupe, had been re
mated at »181.»16 while if concrete la ‘ lnto geveral thousand dollars and slag
LOCAL GIRL SCOUTS
PAPER
AND
PULP
PLANT
cording to Mrs Bernice Van Valiah. aiatered for a sedan
TO CONDUCT CONTEST used It w ill be »231.116. Surfacing the conveyor will have to be rebuilt
chairman. Other artlvttlea also wtll
lU rdly had be flniahed making this
POSSIBILITIES TALKED
cost ie estimated at »137,900.
by the mill company.
be outlined The club Is to hold the investigation, when Pullen drove up
In view of the coats of ether por-
Automatic stokers run from the
A
contest
continuing
until
October
So far. the only definite Idea made
dinner In an effort to replenish the front of , he c(ty ha|| and »topped,
be held by the Springfield
<* ‘»la highway and other moun fuel bins to the boilers In the power
treasury to provide funds for the win- That waa enough for Officer Mooro. public concerning tha estab lish m en t, 33 is to
tain roads county officials believe the house and when the fire broke out II
ley’s work The meeting -wtd be held an(j
arrested the motorist. A eea of
paper Industry In thia section girl scouts, It was decided at a meet- estim ate too high. Besides hharing in was necessary to fire the boilers by
at the chamber of ctunenerce.
»ion | n recorder's court, and Pullen designates a Springfield location as lag at the chamber of commerce Tues the construction of this uncompleted band from piles of wood in the plant,
The Springfield chamber of com-
, i5
day evening. The girls will divide highway the county Is asked to buy an I Although several theories as to the
merce will hold Its Aral meeting on
oth er traffic arrests made over the the moat logical one.
Into two aides, and live points will be SO-foot right-of-way over the entire origin of the fire have been advanced,
September 22. according to President wenk end by Moore Included Mr». O.
A. H. Dougall. J r , of the Pulp and
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j that most generally accepted by power
Paperboard
bureau,
with
office,
la
the
awarded
for each merit badge won highway.
H. J Cox. Fall program will be plan , Mc.Quale. who palu a »10 fine for
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company officials is that a spark from
ned
| speeding, and H. J. Bailey, who paid Spalding building. Portland, met tth and three for each second class teat GRADING OF STREETS
¡th e Stacks alighted on the fnel hl».
Plans for a pre-school clinic have
aame amount for speeding «0 mllea the industrial committee of the Bu- passed. The losing side w ill give
What actually caused fhe Mate will
been outlined by the Springfield an hour on Springfield streets.
gene chamber of commerce recen tly• (hp winners an entertainment,
ON SOUTHSIDE STARTS never be known, but this is considered
group of the Lane county health uaao-
snd outlined o n . pow lbl.lty for a ,
the probable cause by W. C. McLagaa,
datlon. and the first meeting will be WILL POLLARD TO TAKE
Grading of streets
the Southside
paper plant hern.
I
a<x)Uta at the meeting. A
hv on
Street
Commis-
treet Commis superintendent, it Is said.
on September 1». Mrs C. O. Wilson,
He said that, from figures complied comm|ttee waa appointed to m ak e, “
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The fire seemed to set Its start at *
COURSE A T t UNIVERSITY
the treasurer, announced today
sioner George Vallier, who is back
by fhe Eugene chamber, it appear» ,awg fpr
, cput library. Just com-
point between the Booth-Kelly houM
Boy Scout activities are scheduled
from a short vacation.
and the Mountain States bin. It waff
William Pollard, graduate of the that sufficient spruce snd hemlock i s ) p|e ted.
to start simultaneously with the open
South D, South Fourth and Park
being
or
could
be
shipped
Into
the
,
there that the blaze burned fie r c e st
. tag of * school.
U I a Scoutmasters a»a»ad
.„
Springfield
high
school
with
the
class
stated to- r
_
,, ,
,,
. Springfield punt of the Booth-Kelly ' Thirteen scouts were- present a t^ h . streets are to be graded and graveled
"
1 of 1927, will atend the Un vers ty of
A strong fire was kept goingn 1*
lumber company from that company . I - « t o n . end two visitors. Gladys by the city street department.
dav. Definite dates for tha first meet
the furnace yesterday, snd it Is held
. -
. . _
,
Oregon thia fall, and nrobably will try
ln<R have not been net. weoutmaater |
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Stenon
Klovdahl
has
completed
the
logging operations. In discussing ,h . |
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QX '
by power officials that It is not at all
out for the frosh football team.
Clayton Barber of ihe Lions dun
‘
T d X t e d the sewer between E, F. Ninth and Tenth ,
Pollard 'utaa one of the outstanding poss,h l.lt.es. he « I d that U I. lik e .,
„
. .
.^1 i v
tenv>osslble for sparks big enough to
club troop said that It la not likely
streets Payment for this Job will be
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players on the Springfield team dur that a pulp plant established at
start a fire to crawl through tha
thal Tuesday nlsjit will be the regular
girls in military drill before dism iss authorized at the next meeting of the
smoke screen over the stacks. A
Ing Its »successful season In the fall Springfield near the Bodth-Kelly plant
meeting night of the club this year as
city council, it Is expected.
ing.
of 1928 under the tutelage of Walter could u tlllie thia raw material.
screen fine enough to prevent thtff
It has been
Fenwick
He played center through
would also elim inate the necessary
Dougall waa emphatic In stating
The Parent-Teachers association al
Escaped Prisoner is Captured
most ot the season on the first string. that he had no definite plans for any LOGGER’S SPECIAL IS
draft. It was said.
so starts with ihe opening of school.
At the University. Pollard will take such plant, but said that he was mere
DISCARDED BY S. P.
G. E. Wetzell. who was arrested In 1 No time fg being lost In repalrt*<
Date for the first meeting Is Septem
up a course In prcmedlca. later going ly drawing attention to the possibili
Springfield several months ago and jj,e damage. Already employes of tha
ber 1«.
The
Sunday evening
"logger's convicted on a liquor charge, has been company are at work this mornin#
to the Oregon medical school at Port ties. One obstacle which would be
A calendar of other coming meet
land. His father. Dr. W. H. Pollard, difficult to overcome, he said. Is the special” train to Oakridge has been caught in LaGrande and will be re- tearing out the damaged portion oi
ings. as reported to The News by or
studied medicine at W illamette Uni matter of allowing -Waste water to flow discontinued by the Southern Pacific turned to the Lane count Jail. Wetzell , be bln and preparing to rebuild.
ganisation officials, follows:
versity. at.d played tackle and full Into the Willamette river. The water because of lack of business.
as a trusty around the Jail ran away
The fire attracted a large crowd of
Masons. September 13
back on the W illamette football team. la charged with chemicals, and a per
Announcement was made to this several months ago and has Just beeu Springfield people awiakened by thff
Eastern Star. September ».
alarm.
mit would be difficult to obtain, he effect by Agent Corl Olson, who stated found by the sheriff.
Methodist Episcopal Brotherhood.
that the business formerly handled by
LORANE
PLANT
SAWING
Indicated.
Septem ber 19 (tentative).
the special wtll henceforth be taken
Excursion Attracts Many
Rehekshs. August 29
TO APPLY ON ORDERS
The Springfield Industrial commit care of by the regular train. No. 16,
LANE FAIR WILL HAVE
Progressive Twenty-bwvj», October
About 25 Springfield people took the I
tee has turned over data collected which leaves here at 9.31 P. M , and
Accumulation of manufactured lum
MANY NEW ATTRACTIONS
14.
here to the Eugene chamber In regard stops at Lowell. Westfir, Oakridge, excursion of the Southern Pacific to I
ber to apply on orders has been start
Needlecraft club. October 4
Odell lake last Sunday, according to j
‘ ‘
to the possible pulp wood supply and and McCready 8prings.
Car. Olson, local agent. The trip to*
C.
T
1 r
ed by the Lorane Timber and Milling
Five Hundred club. October.
mill sites.
company,
according
to
the
president,
|
The special train which brings log the lake has proved attractive to many
» regular Out Doors Circus thiff
W illamette University club. October
H. J. (’ox. Sales connections are com- l
gers out for the week-end will con valley people this summer, and the [
’* \ of
“t
8 (tentative).
plete and It Is hut a matter of a few H. G. HALLECK BUYS
There will be a fine card of running
tinue to operate.
Southern Pacific will continue In the
days before the first carload of lum
races, acrobatic and vaudeville stunts,
GROCERY OF GRINDELL
future to provide special trains when
MISS WRIGHT IS WED
ber will be shipped from Veneta by
novelty autos, whippet dog races and
BIG
FARM
AT
JASPER
there
is
a
demand
for
them,
he
said.
IN CHARMING CEREMONY the company.
Purchase of the grocery operated
numerous features. This will be the
BOUGHT BY MONTANAN
About 26 men are emiployed at the by D. B Orlndell by H. O. Halleck
Operator Replaced
best
Pr0«ram put On by "ny
In a charming home ceremony. Miss mill and In the woods as the Industry of San Franclaco was announced this
in the State thia year, the Fair of«
W alter C. Darr ot Jasper has sold
Arthur Sayles, operator for the flci>|i|
Anne Wright, daughter of Mr. and get under way.
week. The change already has taken
Mrs. 8. C. Wright, was married Sun
In the local officea of the company | effect snd Mr. and Mra. Halleck are hla 217-acre farm in that district to J. Southern Pacific, has been replaced , Thp dat#g Qf thg fa)r wer(? splecte4
F. Troops of Roundup. Montana, it by F. E. Hall. Il was announced today I tQ |nsure comJn|f w|thJ„ thp Rood
day afternoon to Mr. William l*rlce of are two alaba from the flrat log put In full charge.
and |t |g thouRht w (||
was announced this week by Bart Mr Sayles will go to W est Fork. Mr. ( weBthpr
Portland. Rev. W A. Elkins of Hu through the new plant eatahllahed
Mr. Halleck annoupneed that he
Johnston, Saginaw realtor, who nego Hall and his fam ily have moved here (
qu(te sgtlsfactory t0 the farmert
gene read the beautiful ring service. by ttprlngfleld men at Gillespie cor
would operate the store along the
Twenty-one members of the families ners.
tiated the deal .
I as fair week comes between harvest*
aame methods used by Mr. Orlndell.
gathered In the Wright home at Sixth
Friday Party Planned
Mr. Darr will move to Springfield
1 Ing and the beginning of fall's work.
Mra. Halleck was manager of a large
and F streets, the rooms being at
Mrs. Harry Stewart and Mrs. W H. - Thp
Au<u8t 30 gnd 31 g#p,
and Mr. Troops will take possession
DRILL TEAM NAMED FOR
chain store In San Francisco.
tractively and tastefully decorated.
of his newly acquired home about Pollard -will be Joint hostesses at a tember ! an(j j
RIVERSIDE COMPETITION
Mr. Orlndell purchased the store a
The wedding march of Mendelssohn
party to be held at the Stewart home
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October 1.
year agio, moving It from Fifth street
was played by Mrs. W. A. Elkins.
Friday afternoon, it was announced
The drill team which will compete to Its present location In the Perkins
FINAL
UNION SERVICE
Miss Wright entered wearing a
today.
In the national Neighbors of Wood and Stevens building at Fourth and MRS. ALICE MEETS IS
TO
BE HELD ON SUNDAY
peaeh colored georgette gown, and
A number of their friends have
craft competition at Riverside, Cali Main street.
BURNED ON STOVE been Invited, and a pleasant after
carrying a shower bouquet of roses.
fornia, In September, was named at
Terminating
w hat
Sprlngflelff
Mr. and Mrs. Halleck are living at
Miss Shirley Fish, the bridesmaid,
Falling on a hot stove, Mrs. Alice noon Is anticipated.
the m eeting of the local circle last the I-axton apartments.
church people describe as an entirely
wore pale green and carried cream
Meets severely burned her wrist and
nltfit.
successful Joint program, the final
colored roses
Preceding them was
Aenae Club Meete
arm Tuesday. The burns exten d s!
Those who wilt make the trip are:
union church service will be held off
Pegwy Wight, daughter of Mr. and
The
Aenae
club
met
Tueeday
even
AIR
MAIL
STAMPS
ARE
for four or five Inches up her arm,
Rhoda Lloyd; captain: Stella Eaton,
Sunday evening at the Christlaff
Mrs. W. C. Wright, carrying a basket
ing
at
the
home
of
Mre.
N.
W.
Emery.
Hasel Brunette, June McPheraon,
RECEIVED AT OFFICE and were exceedingly painful.
o f sw eet peas.
The affair took the form of a porch church. Rev. Oabrlel Sykes of thff
Rachael Thatcher, Ijoulee Trotter,
She was working near the stove party, the veranda of the Emery home Methodist church w ill preach.
Our Wright, brother of the bride,
Lindbergh air mall stamps are now
Maggie McLagan. Andrey McPheraon,
when she slipped. Fearing she would being tastefully decorated In golden
For two months local churches havff
was best man.
Lenta Rodenbaugh, Dorothy Master- on sale at the Springfield postofflee fall on her face, she threw out her
combined In holding Sunday evenlffg
After a trip to Yellowstone the
Slow
for
the
occaaien.
aon: Melba Mellon. Nellie Hildebrandt I according to announcement by F. B. arm, scorching It on the top of the hot
couple will be at home in Portland.
A pleasant afternoon waa enjoyed services, with marked Increase ha a»»
Hamlin, postmaster. A display of tha
and Ida Cog.
tendance and Interest, it Is salff.
metal.
hy the women present
stamps has been arranged at the gen
Ministers of the different ehnrcheff
Many Oeer This Year
Visiting at Portland—Mrs. Wayne eral delivery window.
have alternated In conducting the set*
Falle
Frotn
Heree
Return to California—Mr. and Mrs.
Air mall costs 10 cents per half
The deer hunting season opens this Clover Is spending a few days visit
Frank Worley, *wt>o le empleyed by 1 vices, which have been held alternate*
ounce and each fraction thereof, A. W. Gould leave today for their
year September 10. Deer will he ing at Portland.
Rad
McPhereon on the latterie ranch, ty In the different buildings.
home In Eureka. California, after vtelt-
dom estic rates.
plentiful this year, according to Dis
After September 1. all the tnlnlsterff
feti from a horee Snodar n lg k t dle-
tng
the
past
few
days
at
the
home
of
The vacation schedule has started
Iryl and Garth Knapp left Tuesday
trict Game Warden Rodney Roach. He
w ill he back from their vacations, anff
locatlng
hla
loft
shoulffer.
He
waa
says they have already come down for Sioux City, Tow*, aftef rihttlnif D»r at the local poatoffice. Poatmaater Mr. Gould's sister, Mr. and Mrs. E. W.
gtveai treatment at a tonai phyetetaa'e the fall programs of the SprtnsgtoMK
low and can he seen from nearly any soma time irith thefr 4nnt, Mra 0 . W. Hamlin hopes to *ct a vacatloa thia Benff, at Ernie’s Barbecue la West
obnrehes will g e t under way.
f
Springfield.
year.
Hobson.
o f the mountain roads.
Talking over Ihe telephone for a
distant'» of well over 1600 rollea was
the experience of President II. J 1 ox
•Zsro Seaton” is Over for of the Lorane Timber and M illtig com
pany thia week.
Springfield Groups; Legion
Mr. Co* got Ihe rail from the Hayes
Starts Ball Rolling with Meet I.umber company ut Chicago, it waa
ing on September 2; Other »»mewhat of a surprise when he took
, down (he receiver end the operator
Dates Listed.
j «aid:
"Chicago calling Mr. Cox."
Resumption of acllvttlsa of itprlng-
The local limber company ofltotal
Iteld social, civic and fraternal or
ganlxatlona are scheduled for early aald that be could hear the llayea
September. bringing to an end the leprem ntutlva aa plainly as he could
summer «lump during which few of had the man been culling from Bu
the groups have attempted to keep u gene
Dfscu»»l»n of timber orders took
regular meeting» or to engage In defi
place between Ihe (wo men.
nite actlvltly program*.
"It coat »20 to make that call, »aid
Nearly all of them, however, plau
Hut
to »tart meetings either In September Mr. Cox today. Then he added:
or October. with school starting Sep 1 the charges were not collect, thank
tember 12 and bringing fam ilies back goodneas.”