B o o ti For M a d t-in -
O rtg o n P rod uett.
THE SPRINGFIELD NEW :
CHI SELLS S13.0DB
DEBT REDUCED
$13,000 IN 1927
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NEW SPAPER
V ¿ TOW N
NUMBER 6
SPIUN(JFIELI). I4ANK COUNTY, OREGON, THURSDAY FEBRUARY 1«, 1Ö28
PUMPING CONTINUES AT
POWER COMPANY WELLS
TO DETERMINE SUPPLY
•Th« Peopl«’» Paper"
PROGRAMS TO
BE ON FEB. 22
URGES OPPOSITION
IO DELAI BN SPIN
Both Lincoln and Washington
Experiment« being coaductad by the Auditors’ Report Shows Healthy
to be Honored at Schools
Mountain Slate» Power company on
Condition in City Finances;
by Children
Ita tract above the local plant are
Delegation Should Demand that
1927 Receipts, $49.131-09
Atkinson. Jones and Company expected to determine thia year
Keep Promise, says Judge; $3
Washington's birthday 1» to be ob
of Portland Make Best Bid at whether the company can look for Springfield reduced It« net debt by
License Proposal Should ba
served by »pedal program» In Spring- !
Meeting of Local Council; ward to the possibilities of developing ila.689. In 1>27. allowing a healthy
no Excuse for Holding Back
field public schools.
Will Take Up Warrants for ( a water aupply from well«. It la not [ condition in city finance», according io
Construction.
•'*'
No Lincoln'« birthday program s!
Improvement Work.
| expected that any other steps, other < the annual report of Tyaon and Hor-
i were held, and as a result features A strong delegation of Springfield
than experimenting, will be taken In ton, auditor«, filed thia week. The
dealing with the Civil War president'» |
The »13,000 Io llaiM-roft Improve
i and Lane county citizens should sup-
career will have a part in the Wash- 11
I khk I* offered by lb.- City of | the Im m ediate ta tu re by th«-o ompany ■ „„t debt I» now »k4.M8.81, Instead of
meat
ington’a
birthday
program
as
well
as
Port the Lane county court In It« it-
At present, the company la pumping »107,738.79. as at the beginning of the
Springfield wore bid Io by the Atkin-
those
dealing
with
the
first
president.
,
forts
to bring about immediate con-
from well», which have recently been year.
«<>0, Join,» a Co., Portland, m »lot 28
Programs
at
the
Lincoln
and
Brat-,
struct
ion
of the Springfield bridge.
driven. In an effort to determine
The auditor» remarked that thl«
per each »100 bond nt the meeting 'if w hether tin- »apply will Increase or
i tain schools will he held In the morn under an agreement made by the stdto
••prove» that the city government 1»
the council Tuesday evening. Thia la hold Ita own.
' Ing. Parent« have been Invited.
highway commission more than a ye f
handled In an eclcient manner unde
It la a» yet too soon to determine the direction of city authorities. '
one of the beat bid» the city hu» re
The Brattaln program was made ag0
the optnlon of County Judze
i public yesterday by Mrs. Ora Read C. P. Barnard, expressed this morning.
celved In a number of year« for It» the Increase of the aupply, but It They also point out that no deficits [
upp.-ar» to be sustained on the face of were shown In the various depart ‘
I Hemenway, principal of the school,
bond*.
Commenting on the report that the
result» so fur obtained
manta of the town government.
i it follows:
Other bidder» were Freeman Hinlth
proposed »3 license fee pill <r,a> be
Total cash receipts for the year
A Camp Cl».. »10131; Lumberman«
Ainadeo P. Ciannini, son of an ! Song—America ..................... — School used as a reason for delaying con
TWO SPRINGFIELD MEN
ran Io »49.131 09. and disbursements
»T rust Co., 1‘oitlnnd. »103 27; I’lnrce,
Italian
vegetable
grower
and I Flag Salute -------------------------- School
struction of the span for another year,
ON DIRECTORS BOARD
»49,972 31. Indicating that the
founder of the Bank of Ita ly and
Song—America the Beautiful. School j udge ijarnard said that he could see
Fair Co.. »103 41; George II Iturr.
its associate corporations, who
city la operating virtually on a cash
Recitation—The New George Wash
C onrad ft Broom. »102.06; Iiurf B. |
'
no way in which the license fee bill
never did have ambitions to be a
Nil. » ft Company. Toledo. Ohio. P a n Two Springfield men, A J Perkin» baala.
ington ........................... Robert Moon affects a project which has been
millionaire, w ill give away his per
h<1 - 88
.'and Welby Blevena, are member» of
Song—George W ashington........ —.....
Bancroft bond sale» totaled »9,183.80 sonal fortune to aid farmers, dairy,
authorized for over a year, and for
.
it ,.„.i i the board of director» of the Guaranty tliV largest »Ingle Item In the receipt«
am i hvseuitfdr — .I
Second Grade j whlch the gtate should have made ap-
rb. bond» are for sidewalk a n d ;
according to an
Exerclse— Little Historian, Eugene
column.
propriationa long ago.
str e e t Improve«! ,.ent during 1827 Mid, Trust company.
lent o f il», results of an elec
Philllps. Elmer Chase, Jean Dan
will take up warrant» now outstand- nottneem.
u . | , . ni|
Street Improvements coat the city SMELTER plan goes
"Whether there Is a »3 license fee
" ‘I*
,
’
.
The an tlou Februar « from the Bortland
iels. George Nadvornik, Emerson
FORWARD; ORE SENT
m g to «be amount of »1 .1 000. rh . n
company. Other »4458.67 during the year, the report
or not Is not involved In this case,”
Ables.
„ua. audit shows he city baa about
. J
H
declared the Judge. “ Lane county
Indicate».
TO TACOMA FOR TEST Song—Washington's B irth d a y -------
I voted Its half of the cost of the bridge
832.000 in outstanding warrant.
j
w l„ „ .r gnd Juy 8 . Mol-
......... .................................. Third Grade ¡
over a year ago and we bought the
ANTI-CIGARETTE TALK
The completion of this building pro-'
Establishment of a smelter in
txner.
Recitation — If Washington Were
id
..
right-of-way in order that the state
gram make» Springfield one of the
Springfield
for
the
purpose
of
sm
elt
Mr Perkins was elected pres'dent1 TO BE TOPIC AT MEET
Here ____ _______
1 f,U< *"
might go ahead with the construction.
••best aldewulked" town» of It» site of the company, and Mr. Magladry, a I
ing ore taken from the Lucky Boy
OF
! „llne.
lng ,,re further development
V"'
he Making
of the Flag
The small automobile license fee 1»
OP PARENTS.
K A K tH in , TEACHERS
in
of ,h7t
hat K xercise-T Hogprg-
yietna
In the stale, city official» believe For Eugene man, was named vice -presl I
mine, and
and furth
»
.
-
»
m
a
»
u
u
tu
n
n»*iirpr
a thing of the future, if it comes at
three years, a progressive sidewalk dent. George It Parks and his wife '
property, came a step nearer realiza
Member» of the Springfield Parent-1 propervy.
»
Song—Washington’s Praise........... —
all, and In no way should affect the
building program has been pushed have retired front connections with Tea, hers association will hear a talk tion this week when 1600 pounds of
...................................._ Prlmary
bridge plan.”
here, and II l> not expected that such ;
comp#ny
ore from the mine was taken to Seat-
Poem—Important Dates in Wash
against cigarettes Friday afternoon
u large program will be n ecessary, Ma|lag(,
lhl. company's af-
The Judge urged that the people of
.
.
.
e
_
>h<„
tie
and
Tacoma
for
analysis
lit*
ana
j
ington*
Life,
....
Allen
Sneed,
Doris
¡at the Lincoln school when they meet
___
.
___
Lane county take an active Interest
the coming summer.
1 fairs now In the hunds of Mr Perkins,,
Atchley, «eld represents- . A. C. Miller, who is promoting the
Walker, James Hemenway, Ruth
in the bridge construction, and insist
The council talked generally of the Sprlngn,.w |„,nk director, an,I 11. M
Ant|.cigarH te League of development, will take a trip east
Pollard, Harland Duncan.
I tive of th«
after the results of the Seattle analy
that the highway commission keep its
park proposals, although no definite Maloney, who has been elected secre
Song— The New Soldier.......... ............
O regon. The meeting is called for 3
sis are known, and will make an ef
action was planned at the Tuesday tary-treasurer. The company has an
................. _ .............. Fourth B Grade promise and build the span thl»
' o'clock.
fort to interest eastern capital in the
spring. He said that the county court
night »«-»slon General business waM I authorl»ed capital of »1,500.060 and a
Dialogue—Keeping
the Birthday......
Mr». L. K. Page, and Mrs. Opal proposed mining development.
transacted, and bills totaling In the | pB)rt.up <apita| Of »150.000. which Is
persistently Insists that the work go
.............
Vivian
Runte.
Virlin
Pasey
According to Mayor G. G. Bush-
«School ahead, but that the support of a
neighborhood of »1300 were granted , be|ng readjusted and will be expand Roberts, teachers at the Lincoln
following considerable discussion.
' .
» ... ............. ,n„„ <„ i . n ..r le s I achool. will present their pupils in the man. who has talked with Mr. Miller. , ‘ ong ‘ *...............................
delegation of the tarpayers would be
id
It has outstanding In two aeries
most effective in pushing the matter
the latter is showing great enthusi
_ ~
o c |x uppe
I about »700.000 of bonds secured by following program
asm over the prospects of getting Q U A R T E R BL O C K M t K t
through.
real estate mortgages.
CHURCH CAMPAIGN IS
"The Dandelion.'' . Rosalie Ixxiney
sound financial help In putting over
EXCHANGED; OWNER TO
The county court will attend a meet-
PUSHED BY CHRISTIANS
Control of the trust company la now
and Roberta Putnum.
the mine program. If the mine is j
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; fully In the hands of Mr. Perkins, who "Story of Lincoln." ........... First and
BUILD ON PROPERTY ing of the state highway comm ssion
operated, it Is expected that Spring-,
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next week, and will continue to agitate
Second grade boys.
An effort to fill the entire center Is president, and his associates, many
fleW will be the site of a smelting
A quarter of a block of Springfield the bridge proposition. It will seek to
of
whom
are
well
known
about
Eu-
—
"George
Washington.
section of the church I« being made
property Is involved In a real estate ,earn reasons for delays on the part
Christian church, this being the goal gene. Includisi In the group which , _______ ___ ________ Second grade plant.
of the 1-oysl Men's class. The Sunilsv ' hus acquired full control with him are valentine HOng.— First and Second j Word has not yet been received by qe a ; announced here today which anti- of the public service commission in
city officials from the U. S Bureau clpateg the con„tructlon of new houses rendering a decision on the closing of
school of the church 1« growing Mr. Steven», president of the Com
grado girls
of M|1nes regarding the effects of herg
The deal wag announce<i oy gecon<i stre et which is involved In
rapidly last Sunday'» attendance be ; mereiai State hank of Springfield; Mr. "The Postman." Billie Stratton and
sm elters on the health of residents William Vasby.
> the bridge tangle.
lng -0« according to 8 C. Moshler. Mngladrv. lumberman. Eugene; W. II.
IjiVerne McPherson.
of the vicinity.
The Springfield property, located at !
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the superintendent. An ».'ei-utlve i Hoden. Eugene business man ; Joseph l>lav.—-Two Runaways.” June Berg.
Edna June Yarnell and Bobby
committee I» promoting the SundayjM
Healy. Portland manufacturer;
Sixth and A strets. changes from the j MERCURY DROPS BELOW
TWO ARE FINED FOR
school program and I» planning work John P Winter and J 8. Moltxner.
Rodenbough.
ownership of Mrs. A. P. Cannon to
FREEZING POINT HERE
Portland attorneys, and Mr. Maloney.
Mrs.
Ora
Read
Hemenway
and
Mrs.
FIGHTING ON STREET W. F. Taylor. In exchange. Mrs. Can
for the year.
Ivan
Male
will
have
charge
of
refresh
non receives a two-story house In Eu
Claude Neeley will preach at the
Temperature dropped to 28 degrees
Fines of »5 each were levied by gene, and in turn Is exchanging this here last night as clear weather con
ments.
regular chnrcn hour Sunday morning, LEGION DANCE PLANNED
Recorder I. M. Peterson on M. L. Ter- property for property at Portland. ■ tinued to prevail In this district.
and Rev. W. A. Elkins of Eugene will
FOR SATURDAY NIGHT
weltron and Lee Putnam, who were ! where she now lives
CHANCES ARE MADE
speak In ihe evening.
Wednesday night, the mercury hit
Mr. Taylor acquires three houses in 2g degreeg one o{ the coldest night»
With a full-blooded Indian orchestra
BY POWER COMPANY arrested following a fight in front
of the Bell theatre last Saturday night. the deal. He expects to build more in some time. There was frost both
dispensing
music,
the
American
CHARLES POOLE MADE
According to police officers, one of houses on the Sixth and A street
Legion will give a dance at the Mid
Jack Henderer. local electrician,
nights.
DEPARTMENT INSPECTOR way Parillonln W est Springfield Sat has been changed from his position the men owed the other money, and , p ^ p ^ ty .
urday night. The dancing will be as operator at the Mountain States the creditor decided to take drastic , Announcement wag algo made today CHURCH DEPARTMENTS
Charles R. Poole, local undertaker,
from 9 to 12 o'clock, and the orchestra power company plant and Is local action instead of waiting longer for a that Sherm Conrad is buying a new
bn» been appointed department In
HAVE VALENTINE PARTY
on g(xth Rn<J c gtreetg from
will be that which Is with a show to salesman for the company, It was an- refund on the debt. The fight and tne
spector general for Oregon of the
be shown at the Bell theatre that nounced this week. Russell Stewart fine resulted.
William
Vasby,
through
a
soldier's
l*atri»rchs Militant. Odd Fellow« or
The Junior and Intermediate de
was formerly salesman.
bonus loan arrangement.
ganization, It was announced today. night.
partments of the Baptist Sunday
Jack Iairson. commander of the
Earl Smith, who moved here from AUTOMOBILES CRASH
Mr. Poole received his commission
school held a valentine party in the
Legion post. Is arranging the affulr as Casper, Wyoming, has been added to
AT FOURTH AND MAIN q R q VE WHIPPED BY
yesterday from General W. E. Wads
basement of the church Wednesday
a benefit for Ihe post fund.
Ihe operating staff at the plant, and
worth of the Oregon department.
evening. Harvey Pitkin and Mrs.
SPRINGFIELD
QUINTET
Two automobiles and an ornamental
Harris Ebbe has been advanced to
Mr. Poole'« Jurisdiction exVend»
ii-u
Fred Frese were In charge of the en
light post were more or less damaged
take Mr. Henderer'» place.
over the entire »tale. The com m ls- • VALUERS CO SOUTH
tertainment, and W. H. Cook and
Springfield
high
school
basketball
These changes go into effect today. In an acldent at Fourth and Main
slon will continue for three year».
TO VISIT RELATIVES
Stella
Pengra formed the refreshment
team showed a flash of superiority not
streets last night.
and during that time he will make
committee.
Harvey
Eaton
was
driving
west
on
;
displayed
previously
this
season
last
Mrs. Buchanan Feted
Street Commissioner and Mrs.
Inspection» throughout 4lie state.
Virginia Chase, Hazel Wilson, Juan
Main, and was turning when struck night, and finished a game with Cot
George Valller, and son In law. Will
ita Wilson. Esther Frost and Dorothy
tage
Grove
with
a
victory,
26
to
8.
Mrs. Mary Buchanan was the guest by a car operated by Frank Osburn I was the sort of basketball Conch Oaks assisted in the serving. Games
Davis, leave this morning on an auto-
BASEBALL CAME W ITH
| mobile trip to Sun Francisco, where of honor at a party held at the Method Eugene, who was approaching from Leonard Mayfield has ben trying to j relay races, stunts and other diver-
VETS ______
IS SCHEDULED they will remain for n few dnys.
Eaton.
ist church Saturday afternoon on the behind
The two machines careened across j coax out of the local team all season ( sions to make a pleasant evening for
, .
, ,,
I The object of Ihe trip is to be pres- occasion of her 80th birthday.
th e ’ intersection and one of them i A scoring orgy In the last half was the 40 present.
Sun»*r
or r tv
»
B iip tr io
n y . In hnnoball of tno indoor . pnt when • Mr. Valuer's mother eele-
About thirty friends came to e x -,
vnriety Is to bo decided between the
. .
_ .
...
C,
|
smashed
Into the light pole. No one responsible for Springfield's vtctory.
Veterans of Foreign Wars ! brateS her 86,h birthday. February 22. tend greetings and teliate tlous
At the end of the first canto the score COMMITTEES NAMED AT
Eugeni
Aunt
Mary"
ns
she
is
lovingly
called.
I
was
injured
,
«1 i . 1 A famtlv reunion Is plunnwi, ami Mr.
[was
knotted 6 to 6.
MEETING OF AUXILIARY
and the Sprlngfleli . n n r u n ' ‘
Va„ ler PXp,,ctg to see relatives with I After a short program, a a letter of |
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—
Then Springfield broke loose, shoot-1
In a tilt on tne armory floor nt
I whom he has not visited for years. I greeting and appreciation was read LINCOLN SCHOOL WINS.
I
IM r n R I I R G T I L T S ing baskets from aU an?,es and at | Committees to handle .the organize
gene tonight.
from Ilev. and Mrs. Sykes, who are in
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i the same time checking the Grovers tjon.g
program) were named at »
Jack Ijirson, commander of the
Portland. She was presented with a
Coburg grammer school defeated to such an extent that they n>ark^ UP meeting of the American Legion auxi-
local Legion and erstwhile manager STREETS CLEANED BY
OCDADTIUCW T T U IQ UUFFK petted plant from the church. A cake
of the Springfield baseball club, Is in
, jary at the chamber of commerce
DEPARTMENT TH IS WEEK (b.-nrntp(, w|th her namn and age. the Lincoln Junior high school, 33 to but two points during the period.
Redding, with seven points, was , Jagt n)ght
A good attendance was
’charge of the Springfield baseball j
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j
from
the
women's
nible
class.
She
[4.
in
a
ragged
game
last
night.
As
artists, and' expects to show the Eu 1 The city street department spe
high point man for Springfield, bu,
also received a shower of silver coins (l,e score indicates, it was Coburg 3
gene vets a real fight
He has this week In a general clean up of the and numerous gifts.
next meeting of the group will
Refreshnicnts [ game from start to finish, the Spring- the scoring was evenly divided. Deeds .
asked all Legtortnalres to be nt the local streets. The water wagon was
made five points. McMurray six, Goff. ' be on Marc), 7. n wag amounced.
vere served to the following Mrs. j (¡eld team being unable to accustom
armory tonight.
employed In scouring the pavements,
Grove center, made five points.
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Mary Buchanan. Mrs.Letha Rychard. Itself to the strange gymnasium and
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! and the gutters were cleaned out.
Springfield’s second team lost a pre
Wedding Is Held
Mrs. Vera Neal, Mrs. Mary Plat,. Mrs. one star player being off the team at
Mill Business Good
j General patchwork is being carried
liminary game to Walker, 19 to 10.
Miss Isabelle Hugh and Frank Tib
Ivy Davidson. Mrs. O. P. Collingwood. the time.
Business of the Springfield Mill and on throughout the city, according to
bett were married Tuesday, culminat
'
am m ch
S tr e e t! Mrs- J H- Harrla> Mrs- Jane L- rru' [ In a game earlier in the week, [
Grnln company Ms continuing In good Commissioner George Valller
ing a romance which began In the
>nn. Mrs. J. P. Vaughn. Mrs L N. Springfield defeated the same team, JOINT MEET PLANNED
shape, according Io G. O. Bushman, work, In general, will be at a stand-
gy SCOUTS ON MONDAY Eugene-Springfield bus. Miss Hugh
Lusby, Mrs. Carrie Parshall, Mrs. M. IS to 13. at the local gymnasium.
Recently, the company purchased t still for a few days during Commls-
was telephone operator at Springfield,
Tonight, the Junior high team will !
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M. Male. Mrs. U. G. McElhany, Mrs.
new Federal truck which Is making Boner Valuer's absence In California.
Mary Lansberry, Mrs. Abbie I yon. encounter the University Junior high I The two Springfield Boy Scout and Mr. Tlbbett bus driver. They be
runs south of Roseburg on regular
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troops will meet in Joint session Mon came acquainted as she traveled on
M.-s. Edgar Kester, Mrs. Nettle Met school nt Eugene.
Attend Harrisburg Meeting
schedule carrying products of the
day night to hear A. H. Tyson of Eu the bus to and from work, and the
calf, Mrs. Nice Donaldson, Mrs. Hue
Charles Lusby and Charles Boole
busy Springfield plant.
gene, in a talk on early days in scout- wedding Tuesday resulted.
title, Mrs. I. Cline, Mrs. Mollie B. BOTHERHOOD MEETS
I attended a homecoming of the Harrls-
Scott, Mrs. Emma Williams, Mrs. Ina
dcn..
ON
MONDAY
EVENING
Registratlon Is Blow
[burg Masons Tuesday night. Among
Man Is Injured
Mr. Tyson, who is a brother of W.
A
speaker
from
the
university
ex
Registration for the primary elec- those present at the mooting were Rex 1
‘
1 L_
11
Roy Baker, 45, of motor route C,
ley, Mrs. L. May, Mrs. C. H. Myers. tension bureau will be heard at a P. Tyson of this city, was a scout In
tlon Is progressing very slowly, ac- Davis, grand senior warden. Burt
Mrs. J. Ketels, Mrs. Roy Cupp and meeting of the Springfield Methodist England when the movement was lti received severe Injuries to his head
cording to t. M. Peterson, who has Bailey, Eugene, D. P. Mason, oldest
when he was struck by a limb of a
daughter, Dorlne.
church Brotherhood scheduled for Its pioneer stages, and he has many
charge of the books for the four pre-1 past grand master In Oregon, Hon.
tree while hauling logs yesterday
Interesting
stories
to
tell
of
th
ise
next Monday evening. Dinner will oe
clncts here. He warned local people J, K. Wentherford, Albany, Dr. W. H.
days. The meeting will be held at morning. He was treated by a local
Mrs. Mee Her«— Mrs. Andrew Mej, served at 6:30 o’clock, followed by the
that they must be registered If they [ Dales nnd A. Dickson, Eugene,
physician, who believes the skull may
the chamber.
of Applegate, has arrived to visit at grogram and speaker.
vote at the May Polls, as the new lnw
be fractured.
The
local
Boy
Scouts
are
planning
This Is th» first meeting since the
does not allow swearing in as was
Her« from Waltervllle— R, R. Orem the W. W. Walker florae during the
L. M. Benge. Davla mill, fell and
a "good turn" for the city which will
Brotherhood
discontinued
Its
dinners
previously Jone for those who wished"1 of Waltervllle was a visitor her» yes- Illness of her sister, Mrs. A. W. Skip-
threw hl» thumb out of Joint T u ea d « .
be
carried
out
shortly.
during the Infantile paralysis »care.
to vote hut were not registered.
[ terday.
,,
worth.
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