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Do Yoyr Part to Make 1928 Better Than 1927 THE SPRINGFIELD TW KNTY-FOUHTH YEAH BOND DEBI PEAK BELIEVED REACHED “ The People'» Paper" A RPKIN0P1RLD. I^ N E COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY JANUARY 6, 1928 LIBRARY BOOKS ARE DAMAGED B Y WATER WHEN PIPES BREAK On« of III« most aerlous reaulla *>( or the week-eud m ill «poll was the . damaging of many volume» lu th« City Ranch«« Point Where Re Sprlii»fl«'lil public library, a» a result duction Cnn Ba Expected; of a broken water pip« which allow« 1 New Bancroft Bond« to Be Is ■»•»ter Io flood the library building. The pipe broke In lb« upper »lory, sued for 1927 Improvement«; which la now varant, sometime during Finances in Good Shape. (he week-end, and flooded the entire upper floor. The water then aeeped W ith the laauance of approximately through the deling of the lower floor, 116,000 In Bancroft bonda. for which ■oaklng many valuable volume« of an ordinance la now being drawn. book». Springfield will likely have reached a It waa not until Monday morning place where II can begin the gradual that Ml«« Mary Itobert», librarian, redaction of Ita bonded Indebledneaa, opened the building to And aeveral In the opinion of City Recorder Ira M Inch«» of water on the floor. Hbe I'eteraon. waded Into the nxinu and removed aa Thia city will have, when the new i many book« aa poaelble from danger bond laaue 1» completed, a bonded In ■ nf damage, asking the police depart dehtedneaa of about 1300,000, Including ment for help. improvement Benda, according to Mr I Salvage of aa tuuii, book« aa poa I ’eteraon The auditor« who go over ! alble la under way (hla week. Nearly the city hooka each month declare th» 11 all biHika damaged are readable, and N ew B u sin ess to Be S ta r te d H ere J. F. Inman Establishes Store In I. 0. O. F. Building; To Carry Dry Goods New tih e ä t K ing PROSPECTIVE DEAL MAY BRING MUCH BUSINESS TO SPRINGFIELD PLANT A deal which may br.ag between I and 40 carload» of business to the (arbolloeum Wood Preserving plant here aa an Immediate result, and may result In even greater business In the future, » to , negotiated for by C. O. Wilson, manager of the company, on a trip In December to Salt bake city. L IV E NEW SPAPER IN A L IV E T O W N NUMBER 52 SPRINGFIELD TAX LEVY TAKES JUMP Total for 1028 is 69.6, An In» crease of 5.6 Mill« Over 1927J Valuation for City is $1,161,» 528; for Schools, $1369.917, Both Have Decrease. A new entry Into the business Held here la that of J F. Inman, for 24 years manager of the Brownsville Woolen M ill »tore of Eugene. who la establishing a dry goods and clothing While Mr. Wilson waa unwilling to store In the I. O. O. F. building at make known the name of the concern Springfield taxpayers »rill submit Fourth and Main streets. with which hla Is negotiating until this year to an Increase of 5.6 mills la ! the deal la complete, he waa enthusi Mr. Inman Is busy renovating the the levy for all purposes in this city, building previous to Installing a com astic over the results of hla trip from plete stock of dry good«, men's ready fa business standpoint. The concern la It is revealed In figures announced today at the office of County Assessor to wear clothing, notions, and similar a large one. and will taevs much work Ben F Keeney. The total tax rate thing», and will be ready to open of the type done by the local plant, here for 31928 In 69 6, as compared about February 1, perhaps a little and there Is reason to believe that the w ith 64 mills even last year. sooner. successful completion of one deal may A table showing the comparative That Rprtngfleld has a future which lead to others, he said. rates tor the two years follows: will vindicate the establishment of Mr. and Mrs. Wilson and their two C. Tdion Smith of Corvslli», such a new business house as that 1927 1928 sons drove to California, where they Montana, competing in Chicago he plana Is the first belief of Mr. In Mills Milin with the beat wheat producer» in encountered Ideal weather conditions. man, whose experience In the busi 23.1 the United State» and Canada, war Fearing to tackle the «nows In the City ........................... ....... 23.6 crowned wheat king of Nori 21.1 deaplte Ihla »eemingly large Indebted , R<)|wr||| , he ,.an repa|(, . ness llehl has been long and varied. Sierras in an automobile, Mr. Wilson Schools ................... ..... 23.7 America. He it the third of U " 20.7 J left his family visiting friends and re County and State ......... 22 3 n . . . , Hprlngfleld'» situation In thia I „ .„ „ y o f v<)|,lmHli | After leaving ths woolen mills store cle Sam'» wheat grower» to - In Kugene, he went Into the J. Matt r-gard la aa good or better than m int new honk» were badly soaked. latives at Palo Alto and San Fran the cup in 17 year« of com petitu. Johnaoh company »tore, which la be Total .......... _.... 69 6 64.0 town» of Ita »1»« In tbla part of the eioco and went by train on the busi What the damage 1« waa not defl- ' ing sold out at the present time. Mr. elate. Thus, it is seen that In all three ness trip to Salt Lake city. He en nltely estimated, although It w as! Inmsn made an Investigation of the POSTAL RECEIPTS FOR T h t l city retiree bonda regularly, thought to have run ovv, 1300. countered much snow and cold weatb divisions of the rate, an increase has Hprlngfleld situation, and decided to but for «am« time ,, ha« laaued more been made In making vp the 1911 er In eastern California and Utah. The library board wishes Io than« i 1927 AT SPRINGFIELD than It ha» retired However, Mr. the boy scout« and other» who helped ' locate here In the Odd Fellow» build The Springfield party enjoyed good levy. This, It appears, Is due to the SHOW TOTAL OF $8351 weather throughout the rttu rn trip, fact that budgets continue to increase I'eteraon now believe« that Springfield salvage the library books from the ing ha« reached the plure where major flooded room The work of the boy« ' New paint, additional fixtures, and a but hardly had they put their car the possible 6 per cent, while In the Total receipts of the Springfield Improvement program« are unnerea probably saved many more books general rennovatlon and rearrange In the garage after arriving than the case of Springfield, assessed vain«* postofllce for the year ending Decem- ment Is adding much to the attractive- •ary. and the change In Ihe bonded from being damaged. i sleet storm of last week broke on tions have decreased thia year. T h li ness of the »tore room a» Mr. Inman i ber 31, 1927, were 38361.48, according ; this dlstrlcL Indebledneaa flgure should atari the is shown by the following table: The flood m ade It nocesoary Io close 1 ■ prepares to move In hla stock of to announcement this morning by other way. — City Valuation the library for a couple of week» until Postmaster F. B. Hamlin. This was goods. "W ith the completion of two large I a<a|n rM rran |, e(l 1928 ----------------------------------- 31.268,859 HIGH STUDENTS WILL 8131.7' less than the receipts of 1926, Mr. Inman's decision to locate here sum m er sidewalk building programs. I 1927 ------------------------------------ 1,161,621 ATTEND STATE EVENT , marks the first Important downtown due to a falling off In mailing during the city flnda Itself »Hhout the necee : busines« change of the new year, and the latter part of November and early atty of going Into th’ s sort dr a thlnx , 7HREE DEACONS NAMED Decrease -------- 3 107.31t I another summer,” »»hl the recorder AT CHRISTIAN SESSION ra,y Pre"“«e « » « th in g of prosperity In December. Just before the Christ Springfield high school will have School District nine students and one faculty member and growth for 1928, It la believed. mas rush. "Street« are In fair shape, and In geo Valuation at the seventh annual high school con- For three quarters of the present The new business man here expeci rra l the condition« are good. Of Three new deacons were elected by 1926 ____ 331.463,011 ference to be conducted at the Uni rourae, there must be siamto Improve ' members of the First Christian church to carry a high class, medium priced ' year, total receipts sept ahead of 1926, 1927 _____ 1,369,317 Mr Hamlin pointed' out, and the holi versity of Oregon, January l j and 14 ment under way at all times, but I | »1 the annual meeting Monday night, »lock of good - About 654 students from throughout day mailing total, he said, was larger doubt that It will make It neceaaary | They are F It. Oates, IJ. II. liempel Decrease ______________ 3 92,100 than ever before. The Io»» In recelpte the state will gather for the discus- tor us to creste such large bond Issues and Mark Cole. All old church of MARCOLA FARMER !S Attaches at the assessor's office : sions of problems coming up In stu Is but 1*4 per cent for the entire yea’’. ficials were re-elected. In the ne»r fu ture" DEAD AT AGE OF 81 I The postmaster has prepared a re dent body officers' work, high school gave aa the chief reason tor the de All Sunday school officers active at Mr. Peterson hopes to have th» new port of the receipts, showing compar press activities, girls league organisa crease in the city valuation this yeaf bond ordinance drawn In time for the present were reelected. Mrs W. P, Henry Neff, aged 81 years, died at the fact that last year the Booth- ative figures by each quarter of the tions, and student advlstory work. council meeting Monday night About ; Tyson was named to take charge of hla farm home uear Marcola on Tues W illiam Cox. president of the stu Kelly Lumber company property wxfl 111.044 hat been spent for sidewalk ' Ihe primary division, which she has day morning at 8 o'clock, following year. It follows: 1926 1927 dent body, Blaine Archambeau, presi Included In the city valuation by ml«- construction, and the remainder for i taken over aloes Mrs. Rolanl an Illness. His death terminated a 221ie.84 dent of the girls' league; Nadine Mc take. W hile this error was corrected 31963 68 •treat« sn<1 other work. Where as- Moshler's removal from the city. residence of more than 24 years In First Quarter 1977.86 1934.69 Murray, editor of the school notes, In making final levies,, the valuatio» »„•amenta have been paid, of course, Enuuagene Travis was named secre I-ane county, three of which were Second Third 194866 1883.13 and Francis Hodge, faculty advisor, appears In the final figures, but wag no bonda are Issued under the Im tary and treasurer of the *>«day ■pent In Springfield. Fourth " 2417.34 will be the official delegates. Others eliminated when thia year's valuation« 2693.13 school. provement act Funeral services for Mr. Nelf will who will attend' are Jack Danner, were tabulated. Mrs. Alta Manning was named to be conducted at' the W alker chapel The city, according to M r Paterson's In each case above, the public unill- Total 8847321 38362.46 Don Palmer, Alfred Harper, Maxine Information from the auditors, has taks charge of the Junior church. Re this afternoon at 2 o'clock. Rev. S. B. ties valuations sre included In the Snodgrass, Margaret Mortensen, and kept well within Its budget flgurns ports showed that this department has Childers In charge. figures. Esther McPherson. during the part year, and the 1327 had a suceeeful year, although the Born In Ohio, Mr. Neff moved at an CIVIC CLUB WILL HOLD Comparative budget figures Indicate Principal A. J. Morgan will attend paralysis »care cut Into attendance finances appear to be In good shape. early age to Indiana, where he was ANNUAL MEET TUESDAY sessions of the first annual principals the chief reason tor the increase in In the past year, the city has paid Mrs. H. T Mitchell Is assistant of the raised. It was In 1948 that he moved conference et the school of education. the tax rate. In view of the decreased off Its debt for the new Are equip-! Junior church. Annual meeting of the Springfield to Oregon, living for a time at Spring- valuations T he 1928 school district ment, and has made other financial 1 Chnrlea Poole was named assistant field and then buying a home on Par Civic club Is to be held at the cham budget states that 332,351.71 Is to be gains j superintendent of the Sunday school. son creek, where he was living at ber of commerce next Tuesday even WOODCRAFT INSTALLS raised by district tax. while last yeaf T h e first council meeting of Ihe 8 - Moshler was re-elected to the the time of hla death. Mra. Neff died ing, It waa announced by officers of OFFICERS JANUARY 11 the amount waa 330.783.73. In the year will be held Monday night. Offi- »uperlntendency, The Sunday school In 1920. Mr. Neff retired some time the organisation today. A large at case of the city budget, gross expendi January 11 la the date set for the cere will be reinstated at this session, has had •*> average attendance of 181 ego. tendance was urged. tures for the two year sre: 1928, 3>1,< All other officials ■»<?•. -e-elected at and operation of Springfield business Officers of the organisation for 1923 annual installation of officers of the 362.40; 1927, 329.72«. Survivors Include Mrs. Mabie Ellin- under the 1938 schedule will get of the business meeting, which followed geen. h daughter, of Marcola. and Mrs. will be elected at the Tuesday meet Springfield Neighbors of Woodcraft a supper. ficially under way. Nettle Fischer, step-daughter, of Mar- ing. Plans for the year program will lodge, and a public ceremony Is to be held at the W. O. W. hall on that BIRTHS FOR 1927 be shaped. cola. night by the local organisation. Mrs. NUMBERED AT 91 Refreshments probably w ill be HILDA BERG, CHARLES WATCH NIGHT PARTIES L illie Kiser will act aa installing of served at the close of the business CHAMBER OF COMMERCE JORDAN ARE MARRIED SEE PASSING OF 1927 Total births for 1927 were 95. a« ficer. session. .TO HEAR PARK PLANS Mrs. C. F. Egglmann will be In against 113, according to tentative Of much Interest to Springfield pao- The arrival of 1928 'was fittingly stalled as guardian neighbor, and the figures prepared by Health Officer W. ____ The situation regarding the pro NEW SCHOOL TERM TO celebrated at aeveral watch-night Pie was the marriage last Saturday H. Pollard. Deaths totaled 65, ag START ON JANUARY 23 following officers Trill take the pledge: against 67. Not all December reports lartle s held In Springfield Saturday Ml” «erg posed new Springfield park w ill ne Mrs. Marlon Adams, past guardian and ( harles E. Jordan, which was j placed before the chamber of com- evening are in. Discouragement to any wishing to neighbors; Mrs. Ada Hulburt. ad One of the most Interesting of these , I" Eugene at the residence ' merce st the January meeting, ae- Contagious diseases reported fel visor; Mrs. W alter Laxton, magician; enter children In school for the first was that at Ihe home of Mr. an I of Rov" 8 Earl CMldefa. pastor of the cording to C. E. Kenyon, member of low: Small pox, 12; chicken pox. I I ; Edith Hurd, attendant; Mrs. Wllburg Ac the park committee. Three sites are time at mkf-year was voiced by W. O. Mrs. J. A. beavey, st which Mr«. Hprlngfleld Christian church Lloyd, captain of the guards; Mrs. measles, 6; pneumonia, 1; scarlet Feavey and Mrs. Arthur Roberts en companying the bride was Mrs Elmer under consideration for the park, and Hughes, chairman of the school board, Mabel Mortensen, musician; Mrs. fever, 1; diphtheria, 1; mumps, 7; ig- tertalned Five tables of bridge were Pyne, a sister of the groom, and1 Mr. the committee will seek the attitude following a meeting of the board Mon Earl Baldwin, banker; Mrs. Hal Mc fantile paraylsls. 3 (1 death); tuber day n ig h t The new term starts Jan enjoyed by the gueets. These Includ T. Berg, a brother of the bride, acted of the chamber membership on these culosis, 3; specific, 3; Germa« uary 23 In the local public schools, Pherson. clerk; Mrs. Mary Magill. ed Messrs and Mcsdames C. E. K e n -' "" boBt man proposals. measles, 2; Influenza, 8. Mra. R. 8tevens, Mra. Nellie W right, yon, A. J. Perkins, Welby Stevens. 1. I On 8und,y ’•ventng. Mrs. 8ophla Mr. Kenyon Is of the belief that the and In tome cases new classes mu3t la rlm e r, Arthur Roberte, J. A. Sesvey. I "**»• «» Mrs. Jordan, gave s plan for establishing a rest room at be formed, but In general the board managers; Mrs. Daisy Clover, flag- LOCAL MEN IN NET OF W. H. Adrian, W. H. Dawson and rt,nner *" honor of the newlyweds. Fourth and A streets Is generally ac hopes to minimise mid-year classes as bearer; Lucille Richmond, correspond ent. much as possible, It was said. Frank DePue. and Mrs. Meude Bryan wlth * hoUBe iu " of - J , , U ,nvl,Pd ceptable to all concerned, and that LAW AS 1927 IS ENDED W hile no camplete change of this Ml»» Berg Is • popular member of this will go through, regardless of the and daughter. Crystal. SPRINGFIELD SCHOOLS 8everal local men were arrested ¡fl At the home of Mr. and Mrs, the younger set here. Mr. Jordan is disposition nf the park plan as a sort It to be made at once. Mr. Hughes said that experience has shown that SHOW IN NEW HISTORY dry raids staged by officers over the Herbert Moon Bndeavorers of the a resident of Portland, and the couple whole. the best method of conducting schools New Year's week-end. Christian church frolicked In celehra- left yesterday to make their home in In a city of this size Is to operate ; tlon of the new year. Members nf , ,bBl cl,y ' Photographs of the high school and Marvin Nystrom and Andrew Nf- HEALTH SITUATION IS the classes on the year schedule, that the Lincoln school building of this strom were arrested on liquor charged, >1he Epworth League of the Methodist DECLARED IMPROVED Is, to have the pupils begin work In a city appear In the new history of the the former being sentenced to s p e ll church held s party at the church par NEW FRESHMAN CLASS certain «rode In the fall and continue W illamette valley, w ritten by R. C. two months In the county Jail and pay lors, which broke np after 1928 had The health situation here, In gen TO BE FORMED AT H. S. through to spring, without the so- Clark of the University of Oregon his a line of 3200; the latter was fined tee n Issued. eral. Is Improved, according to Health called "A” and "B” grades. tory faculty. The pictures are op 3200. Andrew Cohglan, Jr., was arrest Sixteen Springfield Junior high Officer W. H. Bollard. A few cases posite page 610, and are presented as ed on charges of selling liquor, and Springfield State Santa Claes school students w ill take state eighth of chicken pox reported Ihla week and typical Oregon school buildings. paid a fine of 3300. D. M. Morse ot The Christian church volley ball grade examinations January 19 and 30 a scattering of Influenxa make np vir CHICKEN T H IE F BUSY Both photos sre exceptionally good, Springfield pleaded not guilty to a tent:* went to Santa Clara Tuesday In an effort to gain promotion Into the tually the whole of the dark aide of AT ROBERTSON PLACÉ and the local school building show up charge of selling liquor, and Is out on evening and defeated fhe learn art that senior high school, where the success tho situation, he «aid. to advantage besides others In the place. This was the last game of a ful candltates w ill form « new mid Chicken thievery broke out anew Springfield's two surviving Infantile A. W. Lansberry of Cottage Grove eerie» of which Springfield has won year freshman class. The state ex paralysis cases are said to be Im here early this week after a lull In book. associated with Morse In the taxi three out of four games. The local aminations will be given at the Lin proving s’.owly, and no new cases of thia sort of petty crime of several business, was arrested for sellini eup Included Rempel. Kneeland, coln school, under the supervision of the disease have been reported re- months following the arrest of two LOCAL WOMEN ATTEND liquor. off It, Danner, Robertson and Smith. the teachers and Principal L. C. Mof centlyq. thieves by Sheriff Frank Taylor In the RED CROSS BANQUET road near here early one morning. fitt. Mrs. Goealer Vary III The new thief visited the hen house Tho aec<md semester of the local Sprlngfisld People W ad Several Springfield women, workers Methodist Church Servloe of Ed Robertson, who lives on Second schools starts on January 23, but re andny school, 9:46 a. m. Mrs. P. M. Gossler Is tn a critical The holidays resulted In marriage and officers In the Red Cross, w ill at bibite Worship nt 11 a. m. Bocra- turn» from the stale examination» licenses be‘ng granted to a number street. He stole 12 chickens, wringing tend the annual banquet of the Lane condition a t the home of her son« of the lo rd 's supper will be ad- probably w ill not be In at that time, of people In this vicinity. Those Is their necks on the spot and leaving county chapter of that organisation W alter Gossler, and little hope for Mra. ijstered. Sermon subject by the so the actnal membership of the new sued were to Arthur Kreuger and the heads In the chicken house that tomorrow night, It was announced to recorvery Is being held out day, W hat has been done In Spring- Gossler has been very ill for several lor, "Communion, or Coming Into freshman class will not be known for Marie Thomas, both of 8prlngfleld; the owner might count his loss. a few days after the sçw term, starts. Teddy Oldham, Eugene, and Erma field In Red Cross work w ill be report days. H er daughter, who arrlrea re |lon with the BesL" ed at the business meeting following cently from California to be at the Alumni W in Game lorshlp, 7:30 a.m. Sermon topic, Eight of thoso taking the examina Koenan, Springfield: Charles E. Jor bedside, and Mrs. W alter Gossler, dan, Portland, and Billie Berg, Spring- The Springfield high echoot alumni the dinner. Ifleltanlslng Our Human Adnlea- tions are girls, and eight boy». both were reported III this morning. field; Cecil Chaefer. Pocatello, Idaho, basketball tead defeated the regulars |e." Back Is Injured— R. C. Burnett of and Helen Lacy, Portlan ‘ ; Alton In a practice tilt late last week, 21 Widows To Moot Neee Is Broken—Elmer Sank«? |r . Poole at Hslasy— Charles Poole the Mountain States Power company Stock and Dorothy Dorfler, both of to 14. The regulars showed up fairly The Springfield Widows club vrill '• business visitor at Halsey yes- Injured his back In a fall on Icy pava- Oakridge; Lloyd Armos and Mary wall against; ths more experianced meat IViday afternoon at the home of broke hla nose In a fall from the mono thenta early this week. rail at the Booth-Kelly mill yesterday. Cofnntt, both rtf Eugene. graduates. Mrs. Vina McLean. by