THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
PACK TWELVE
THURSDAY DECBMRRR 18. 1927
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OREGON STATE NEWS
OF GENERAL INTEREST
November » a s the ctoudleat month of the Oregon State Soldiers’ home,
The Sterling mine near Jacksonville,
of the name sines official raoonl* war» at Roseburg, took hla Ilfs last weak closed (or several years, la again In
begun '» Portland In 1 » « . Ths sun
More than 200 people are employed operation Gold waa first discovered
waa hlddaa by rhaada M par rant of at the Ashland cannery In completing on Sterling creek in 1883 and records
tha tlma. thara having bran only If one of the biggest apple-canning sea show that »10.000.000 was taken front
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' hour» and 1« minutes of aunahlna. oat sons in tha hlatory of tha institution the diggings in the ensuing gold lush
Brief Resume of Happenings of of a possible 284 hoar» and < mlnutea Twenty-five carloads have been sold The Marcy hospital In Rugano la to
Ona day waa partly cloudy and the and shipped.
be consolidated with the Pacific Chris­
the Week Collected for
remaining 1* were aloudy; on *f ad
The annual Curry County Teachers' tian hospital, creating the largest In­
these day» rain fall la measurable
stitution of the kind lu the state. out­
Our Readers.
Institute, scheduled In Gold lleach N»
amounts.
side of l*»rtland. President Haadersoa
vain her 32 and 32. waa postponed until
Thera wara three fatalities In Ore­ ■ he Infantile paralysis situation In of the International Bible mission,
During the past year Benton county
gon due to Industrial accidents during Coca county, ns well as Curry county. which owns both prepvrllae. has **■
has retired »87.000 worth o f Indebted-
Bounced.
tha wash ending December L accord- I la changed.
Mas. leaving Its obligations at the
. Ing to a report prepared by the state
present tlma »341.000
1 Every stale Institution In Oregon
Industrial accident commission. Tha
Official records of the city health victims Included: Robert K Toung. was ahead of Its financial expectancy
bureau now show 10 cases of Infantile Portland, loader; Edward Hansaa. tor the biennium October 1 of this
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paralysis In Portland Two new cases Oregon City, buchar, and Prank A. year, according lo a report prepared Walker and Myrtle llarvey of Spring
by
Carle
Abrams,
secretary
of
the
were reported last week.
Held and l*nul II Pengrn of Corvallis
Bun da. Portland, saw operator. Thara
Three places were robbed In Wood- was a total of 70» accidents reported state board of control.
Dr. Hill Is a brother-ln law of the
Debaters of tha University of lha late W J Pengrn and while hero
horn Saturday night and an attempt to the commission daring tbs month.
When you cull phone 9, you will And Santa Claus walling
Philippines dafeatad opponents from preached lu the Eugene Baptist
to enter a fourth was unsuccessful, the
A request that the new day sshsol
to fill your order for Chriatmaa Groceries;. And what a
tha
University
of
Oregon
last
weak
by
robbers evidently being frightened tor Indian children M Bares he ea-
church.
liberal
assortment of good isllbles he bus provided for your
a popular verdict on tha subject of
•w ay.
panded Into a hoarding school, pre­
•election.
II
Independence
for
the
Philippines,
Announcement Is made that a n e w sented
____ to Charlee H Burke.
FRITTS
CRANBERRIES
U06.000 theatre will be built In Med , lontr of Indian affaire, by Senators which tha Oregon team opposed
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THURSTON
NUTS
CELERY
Unless
there
la
a
revival
In
the
lum
tord n eit spring by L Neldetneyer and jgc>qary and Stelwer and Repreeeata-
ORANGES
LHTTUCB
Carl F eh l., The house will have a ca U t , jj j g inBott o{ Oagwa. area given her business In tha near future tha
l*rofesaor Park gave a party at his
APPLES
CHRISTMAS CANDIES
parity of 1570
earearagem eet bp that official Charles K. Spaulding Logging com homo last Thursday evening for in -
BANANAS
FRUIT'!’.'KE8 IN THE CAN
pany’a
mills
la
Salam
will
ba
forced
to
C K. Seooy. who farms near Ontario. Commissioner Burks explained that
senior class In high school.
bad 11 acres in clover thia year from additional expenditures lor Indian close ladlfinllety. Closing of the plant
Crowe basketball team s player I
which he realised from seed and hay schools It frowned upon at present by would affect approximately 300 men Thurston teams last Friday evening
Send us your holiday orders. We deliver free and your
Guernsey cattle breeders of Linn both Thurston teams won.
»1433. besides retaining SO tons of hay the budget bureau
order wUl he tilled from our fresh stock of mil tonally known
county
were
organised
recently
after
tor his own use.
That L. Madevlch. a logger, want
Mrs Cumin and son John, returned
quality products.
A slide 40 feet long and 10 feet deep through 41 years of life with his dl having existed heretofore as a two- to their home near Salem last Thurs­
county
organisation.
Tha
change
waa
tam e Jown on the tracks of tha S. P gestlve organs In his cheat sad his
day after spending a week with Mr.
A S. railway at Bugby. near Astoria heart on the right side of hla body, effected at a meeting of Guernsey and Mm. Ira Gray.
taking out the telegraph lines and was disclosed at a poet m on am par- breeders held In the city hall at A1
Mrs. William Rennie who under­
blocking the tracks
formed at Aatorln following his death bany.
went an operation some time ago
' last week. Madorich. apparently, was
An eiplodlng oil stove set fire to > has returned to here home here She
The number of building permits Is­
normal. His stomach was where his the Thom estate hotel In Imkealde. hasn’t l»»-u very well fogi several
sued in Portland for October. 1937.
heart should have been and the heart near North Bend, l u t week, and days.
and their valuation was somewhat less j
was high up on the rtght side Hie caused a loss of (20.000 when It burned
Ihtvld Barnett, small son of Mr
than for October, 1924. but greater in j
lungs were egcepilonally small, the ; to the ground and the tire communl and Mrs. Wm Barnett, fell last Sun
Value than for September. 1937. the
left one being only slightly larger than cated to and damaged a garage next day morning striking on the oven
permit di vision o f the city building in­
an ordinary teacup.
door.
door cutting a gash between hla eyes
spector's office announced.
Otto Erickson, well known Washing to the bone which required a stitch
Tommy Plaids of near Redmond last
Portland’s total deepaea commerce
week rode a horse which rawed to Its ton county automobile dealer, «rat to close IL
the first 1» months of this year ex­
death, breaking Its neck when It jump­ nominated for re-election as mayor of
ceeds that for the entire year 1915
ed a ditch and tumbled through a wire Beaverton by the largest rote ever
Buyer: "Does thia flannel shrink?"
and it greater than for the first 1# '"
”
LI
” 7 boy "ZZZ
fence.
The
was 'ZLZZZZ'IL.L.
pinned under .¿Z
the polled at a town caucus last week.
Clerk: "Not so much as I would
months of 192». the record year In pert
Mr. Erlckaou has served six terms as from telling you It didn't. If It did."
horse, hut escaped without Injury.
history. It now appears that the 1937
Total number of school chlldran In mayor.
total deepeea trade will set a new
Many fruit growers of Clackamas
Lana county as eanmerated daring tha
Merry Christmas —and a Happy
high record.
lata census la 15.0(8. according to re­ county. at a meeting of the Clackamas New Tear to each customer, without'
Revenues of the state corporation vised figures annouaoed by & Moors, Producers' association la Oregon City
extra charge.
To Churchea, Lodgea, Sunday School*
department daring the fiscal year. county school superintendent
This recently, signed up for membership
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We are prepared to take care of Christmas wants in
July 1. 192«. to June 30. 1927. aggre­ la an laureate of 127 over the number Into the organisation, and permanent
Special Christmas flowers, either
a wholesale way.
gated »SM.774.14. or an increase of counted last year, tha cenaua of 192» officers will be elected at the next
plants or cut flowers at Oldham ft
(3307 3». when compared with the re­ showing 14,941.
meeting.
Schantols.
Phone
CALL
Phone
ceipts for the previous 12 months, ac­
A meeting of the road district waa
An
unpleasant
situation
exists
for
cording io the annual report completed
the Gold HUI school budget for the held last Tuesday night In the Mill
Get you Holly Wreathe end Sprays
la Salem recently.
It waa voted to »■r your Christmas decorations at
ensuing year. At a recent election the City schoolhouse.
Public utilities operating In Oregon taxpayers were asked to pees on the raise »5000 by taxation, this money to Oldham ft Itohsntols.
this year will contribute property
budget and vote on a ( per cent In­ be need for additional gravel and oil
taxes ia the amount of approximately
crease on the levy. They adopted the on the road between Mill City and on prices on platea and other work, tf
»(.500.000. or 15 per cent of all such
budget, but rejected the Increased tax Mehama.
CALL AND BEE Dr N W Emery
taxes paid ia the state. This Is an
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levy necessary to provide for the bud­
increase of »2.000,000 In the 4ast four
get. A new election will be called to j
years Iue to a revision of valuations
reconsider the tax levy.
and the increased public demands.
Locked In the Bulletin office In Bend i
Over 1700 pounds of rabbits ware for several hours, a dog. Sunday af- 1
sanned in Medford recently at tha ' ternoon. gained its liberty by “calling"
Rjopu*- River cannery, thia making an , a telephone operator, the operator's :
estimate of 1128 cans which w.ll he of­ , query, “Number, please." being an- j
fered for sale at local grocery stores swered by a "woof, woof." The opera-!
Another large canning of rabbits will tor listened to further "woof, woofs"
he held within the month.
then called a number of the Bulletin !
< While his breakfast burned on the staff. A telephone instrument was
store in his shack on Catching Inlet, found upset, with dog tracks nearby.
six miles from Marshfield, and with ( Reports heve reached Astoria to the
his dog locked in 1 hind him. Caleb ! effect that a train of five loaded oll-
Greene. 55. was clubbed to death with tank cars, two boxcars loaded with
a sawed-off baseball bat almost on provisions and a flat car had broken
the doorstep of bis bumble home last away from the engine hauling the
week.
srven cars up the B. W. T.mber com-
Believed to be the largest v?get;b!e pscy branch of the Kerry line and
has been cmrefofly
of it» kiad ever grown in the Des­ ' iropfed down a four mile grade at
checked
and recon­
chutes basin, a turnip nearly three feet , terrific speed before tearing up rails
d itio n e d w h e re
In circumference and weighing 21S and leaving the track. The cars were
pound», is on exhibit in the Bend demolished and it Is estimated that
chamber of commerce office. The big about a week will be required to re­
turnip was grown on the Livesay pair the line.
Business men and farmers in the
form, near Sisters.
The Oregon Telephone company, Bandon area are desirous of obtaining
with headquarters at Marshfield, has a fifth ferry, which would operate over
filed notice with the public service the lower Coquille river at the Dan­
commission that It has eliminated six- ielson place and connect with the
party line service at Its Mcjfinav.lle Roosevelt highway, which Is 2000 feet
The ferry would permit
ex-hange. Common battery s-rvice In­ southward
stead of magneto service has been es­ travel over either the North Bank or
■ the Roosevelt highway and would be
tablished at Forest Grove.
a convenience for the ranchers living
Organization of the fruit growers of
on the North Bank road between C o-!
Oregon. Washington and California
; quille and Bandon, yet cut off from
Into one large and effective association
communication across the river.
was predicted in Salem by Seymtlur
Approximately 497 cars of celery
Jones, state market agent, who has
returned to Salem after attending a were shipped from the Lake Lablsh
meeting of the fruit growers and farm- ' district, five miles north of Salem, this | j v - T j r C S
ers of California, held at Stockton re­ season, accordlog to anr..,un> ement
made by directors of the marketing as­
cently.
sociation. Shipments In 1926 sggre- ‘
The apportioned property valuations
gated 344 cars.
of all public utilities in Oregon for the
The valuation on taxable property ,
year 1927. exclusive of the Western in Coos county for 1927 shows an la- !
1924 FORD COUPE.
1926 CHEVROLET TOURING, with Glass En-
Union Telegraph company, have been
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closure.
crease of »934,471, acconflng to figures
1923 CHEVROLET SEDAN.
1926 F 0 RD COUPE, Ruxtell and Other Equlp-
fixed at »168,947,14126. according to
available at the county assessor's of- '
a statement prepared by the state tax
1927 CHEVROLET TRUCK and Cab.
ment.
flee. This shows a gala of 11.23 per 1
commissioner. The property valua­ cent and does not Include the valua- :
tions of these utilitUs In 1924 aggre­ Uon of public utilities.
gated »141.875.994 35.
Ths Roosevelt highway between 1
F. G. gchattauer of Honolulu has
purchased 50 head of western Oregon Seaside and Tillamook Is closed to 1
1926 CHEVROLET ROADSTER.
1921 DODOE ROADSTER.
cattle which will be shipped to the traffic because of high water, accord­
1927 CHEVROLET TRUCK, with Cab.
1924 STAR TOURING ‘ Sport Model.”
Hawaiian islands December 1, by way ing to reports reaching the state high­
1923 DODOE SCREEN DELIVERY.
1924 DODGE TOURING, A - 1 Mechunlcally.
of Portland. The cattle were pur­ way department In Salem.
1923 CHEVROIJ5T TOURING.
1923 OVERLAND TOURING.
Governor Patterson has accepted sn
chased mostly in Marlon and Polk
MOST OF THESE CARS HAVE BEEN RECONDITIONED AND REFINISHED IN DUCO AND
counties. The total paid for the ani­ Invgation to be in Medford to open !
CARRY OUR O. K. TAG.
mals was »15.000. according to Dr. W. the better homes exposition scheduled
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to take place four days In the local
If. Lytle, state veterinarian.
A person to bs sllglbis to appoint-.
beginning December T.
meat as Justice of the peace mart
Residents along the Willamette river
have lived In the dletrlet tor sla ' met at Champoeg park Sunday to con
month, prior lo such appointment, so- alder ths construction of a new high
serdlng to a legal opinion prepared by way from Salem to Portland by way of
lha attorney general recently.
The Butteville and the Champoeg reserve
Eugene
Springfield
930 Olive Street
«•»■ton was sought by Governor Pat-
Slashing his throat with a razor In
lersen la connection with tbs selection » ( p»n e f despondency, William Ben­
et a jtstlce of the peace la Coos ooua- ton, 84. civil war veteran, a resident
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Santa Awaits Your Order
Community New»
—for—
Christmas Groceries
At the White Front Grocery
Candy in One-Pound Buckets
FREE
2 Moulds
With 3 Pks. Jello
6 Moulds with 6 Pks. Jello
SATURDAY
Post Bran Flakes
8-WHITE FRONT GROCERM
PRICES SMASHED
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On our Complete Stock of
This Car
V Motor
v Radiator
v R ea r Axle
V Transmission
v Starting
V Lighting
v Ignition
V Battery
•v Upholstery
v Top
V Fenders
v Finish
We Have to Many—We Must Unload
During this sale we are moving part of our
stock to Springfield at the
Jolliff and Scaiefe Garage
The Following List on Display at Springfield:
All Cars Plainly Priced
The Following List on Display at Eugene:
Buy Now before the Model You Want is Gone
Gannett Motor Co.
Jolliff and Scaiefe