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