T ry the H a in e
P r in t S hop F ir a t
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
TW KNTY-FIFTH YEAR
STAGE ALL SET FOB
MOTORCYCLE EVENT
RPRINÜFUBLD. LANE COUNTY. OREGON.
SPRINGFIELD WOODMEN
AND NEIGHBORS WILL
ATTEND B IG PICNIC
RUNNING MATE
ITIUlftihAY JULY 19. 1928
Scout P arty Will
Scale Snowy Peak
••Th« People's Paper”
A
LIVE NEWSPAPER
IN A LIVE TOWN
NUMBER 28
ENROLLMENT IN BAND
CROWS AT SECOND RE
HEARSAL ON TUESDAY|
CHRISTMAS Î0 SEE
BRIDGE COMPLETED
Sprlngfleld Neighbors of Wood !
Several more names have been add
20 Springfield Boys Will Climb
craft laut night received an Invlta |
ed to the llat of players who com
South Sister On Sunday
tlon to attend the joint picnic of the ;
pose the newly organized Hprlngfleld
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Riders From All Parts of Const Waltervllle and Hprlngllvld Woodmen i
Some to See Lakes
band, according to Harold K. i'hillips. j McKenzie Highway Span to Be
Will Participate In Hillclimb of the World lodge» scheduled for I
manager.
Finished Month Earlier Than
Twenty Hprlngfleld Boy Scouts and
Here Sunday Afternoon; Part July 22. . Plan» for the big outdoor
Second rehearsal ot the band was
¿xpected; Rapid Strides Now
I their leaders will climb the Houtli
event are now. completed.
of Proceods to Go to Women's
. Ulster Hunday Led by II E. MAxey, held In the Christian church gym
Being Made In Getting Steel
Hprlngfleld lodgemea will meet at
Civic Club of Springfield.
, W.* C. Mcl^ugan, It. L. Burnett and naslum on Tuesday eveplng Twenty-
the Egglmunn corner Hunday morning
In Place Ready for Riveters.
eight
bandsmen
were
present
and
I other adults, the boys will spend the
and will go from there to McKensle
many
other»
who
are
»Inged
up
could
Motorcycle hi»» nil over the north
week-end In the Hlstera area.
Hprlngfleld will receive a *175,000
bridge where the picnic will be held
not attend because of absence from
w n l will turn their eye» toward
Christmas present
Local acouta will leave here by car the city.
Transportation
will
be
fam
ished
,
HprlngfleM Sunday when the neventh
for Prog camp Saturday. Enroute
those who have no means of making j
Barring any unforaeen delays the
nnntinl motorcycle hill climb 1» «tagud
40, Mc
, tney will pick up local acouta at Camp ' Enrollment
fcnro"m*“ ‘ ts » now
« » approaching 40.
the trip
McKenzie highway bridge at the foot
here.
Lucky Boy on Blue river who wish to - ac« ’r4‘n< to “ »• manager. l*rof , of j
Main street here will be completed
baseball games between teams of
With some of the best rider» of the
make the trip.
trip. Then the whole party Andr®w, L“ ndie" <* ^ e n e . director. .
by yuletlde. n was announced this
Pacific coast already »Isned up and,****’ Hprlngfleld amt Wultervllle lodge» j
la
giving
special
instruction
to
those
will go to Prog camp.
morning by O. Lindstrom, member of
other» expected here within the next i and a woman's twaeball garni- are on I Senator Charles Curtia of Kansas,
who have never played an Instrument
ho
was
unanimously
nominal
,1
is
I
,'’ron, thl" baae Saturday evening and w)„ havP a
for advanced the Portland contracting Arm which is
ths
program
Races
and
gamas
for
two day». officOH of the Eugene Motor
Vice Presidential Candidate by the
BdW will hike 1» m ile, over tk . | playerg and anotber ,
; building the bridge
cycle »»»oclatlon, which 1» »ponaorlna . ,'f,G<tr»*,i are al»n »lated.
( ommltteea are: W altervllle, E. Il Republican National Convention meet Skyline trail to the foot of the South Untu the latter can p)ay ak)n^ w(th 1 This la at least one month sooner
the big event, predict that It will be
Slater where they will make camp for tbe regt nf the band
. than la required by the contract, al-
the beat ever to be held In this state. Hctvwerlng. chairman. M, Emmerich big In Kansas City.
the night. Early the next morning l A number Qf
j though another span was added .Ince
The hilt «• Emerald Heights will be ; "nrt
MoB,b; «rringfleld. J E
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I those who are strong enough for the Waltervllle and other surrounding * e '^ob was 8tarted-
' ""lrm"n M,M,‘ly Neet. E May SERVICES SCHEDULED
ti»e<) for the roti («nt P r e v io u s to la s t
, climb will start up the snow capped
■ und George Cox.
towns are enrolled In t h e b an d
With the river at a favorable stag,
year th* climb wan
I® Cottage
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I FOR SUNDAY; U N IO N
o r t!
Ilea ln tne ban“-
| mountain while the others take sh
short
since construction began, exceptionally
but lb«' hill horn oflam a bailor
MEETING IN EVENING bike* lo the surrounding lakes and
rapid progress has been made to the
handicap and roakrn th« «port mom GIRL SCOUTS PLAN FOR
streams
TWO LODGES INSTALL
present time.
exciting, eo riders have favored It
ANNUAL SUMMER OUTING
Church »ervlces for Sunday were j Boys who are signed up for the
OFFICERS AT JOINT
Steel Floor In
■tart Is Shifted
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-announced by Hprlngfleld pastors this climb are:
Carrol Adams, John
All steel tor the floor of the big
Since the starting point has been
Annual summer camp for Spring-
MEETING
LAST
NIGHT
morning.
Adams, Robert Hayes, Roy Armltage,
span is now erected and Mr. Lind
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act further back this year, It 1» ex- 1 Held Girl Scouts was planned at a
At the Methodist church Sunday Weston Bacus, Melvin Foss, Lloyd
Joint installation of officers of the strom estimates that all steel erection
peeled that at least some of the riders meeting In the Lincoln «moot lavr
school will be at 9 4i> o'elock. with Ellison, Irvin House, Ralph Hughes,
will go over the top.
' "*xhL Thl» was the flr»t meeting In the regular 11 o'clock service dis- Robsrt McLagan, Donavan Montgom- : Hprlngfleld Rebecca and I. O. O. F. will be completed within the next two
weeks. Other shipments of the big
Appreciating the cooperation of the school, the new meeting place for missed In favor of the camp meeting ery, George Mason, Wilbert Noff, Will- *odkea * as
lost night.
steel segments are yet to arrive.
Hprlngfleld In the hillclimb. Ihe motor the local troop.
at Cottage Grove. A union service of ard Nesbitt, Robert Starks, Paul
Oswald Olson, district deputy grand
Several girl» stated that they will
Since three of the main piers are
cycle association ha» announced th«t
young people's organisations will be Stough, Henry Trlnka. Billy Wheeler. master of the 1. O. O. F lodge, put
ai.-eady completed, there remains only
Av. percent of the g a l. receipt, will
[• »"• known. Site for the « * » P ,
B aptl.t church at 7 octook Earl Wheeler. Gordon Wright,
on the work for the men's order and the one on the east side of the rivsf
he gl en to Ihe Women'. Civic club go I. •«» * « > > .. Hit. for Ire <-»«P , and the unlon chllrcb aerT,ce win
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to be used for playground work The »■ ■!»« yet to be determined
( „ g (>.c|(M,k w„ h
„ B,om
i
Mrs. I*utnam was in cnarge of the recently provided in the decision ot
Blom, TENTATIVE PICNIC DATE
ticket aale thia year la certain to ex-
Mr.. .Marlon Adama Is now captain
the state highway commission to
Rebecca
installation.
pastor of the boat church preaching.
lengthen the bridge by 90 feet in order
ceed that of last year. It Is slated.
.
Ihe local troop, taking the place of
FOR
CHURCH
IS
JULY
2
9
Officers
of
the
Odd
Fellows
lodge
At the Christian church Rev S. E.
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installed were: William O. Hughes I to take care ot th® h‘sh water 0B
An electric timer will be used to Mr‘ ’’• “L M**,Or‘V EVelyn W*"‘- r | Childers will preach and the ch oir
Annual picnic of the Sprlngflelu noble Orand; Harold P. Poole, T|Ce. ; s,<le of the stream.
time alt rldera who go over Ihe top. and Dorothy Gerard are the new lleut und„ thp dlrpc{lon of claud NePl
1
' Christian church has been tentatively grand. , b8ent; Oswald Olson, seore-
When the remainder of the steel IS
Jasper Clarke, electrician of Eugene, enants.
rill present a special number. Bible
The troop will meet Wednesday gchoo,
bp „ , . <5 O.c|ock
scheduled tor July 29. It was announ Ury; C.r l Girard, treasurer,
put in place by the two big booms
will be In charge of the timer, f
,t
, ced this morning.
Rebecca officer, who took office are which are now at work, the rapid Are
Radio supply company will have a evenings Instead, of Thursday, here . day g(.boo, „ „
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nobJegrand. Mrg o H | noise of riveters will begin. Men will
loudspeaker at the hill to announce after. It was announced.
Baptist church. Mrs. A.
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Severson I Complete plans for the event will Mrg n n l
I wlU song a soln at the 11 o'clock , ^^J*rpaUni1a> **' 'h* Sunila-V ’ *1,001 - Jarrett, vice-grand; Mrs. Fred Look, conie froni Portland for thia task,
the names of the riders and their time.
The announcements will be audible to EASTERN FAMILY PLANS
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b in s
s service
erv l< -A a and
n rf
R Rev.
ov
f ’ C. u H.
s e c r e t a r y - Mrs.
M r « Caro
r * « w i Hinson,
u i n . , , , ftnancial i wn,cn
which “ is 6ne ot the moBt ,mP°rt»nt ot
preaching
«
u
secretary;
A site for the picnic will be selected
. Mrg Jegg Lorgh treagurer the whole construction Just how long
spectators within two blocks distance.
• TO MAKE HOME HERE Blom WÜ1 be ,n th*
The choir and a committees named to —
u . . all
..
make
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trea,Qrer- • lh(s wln ufce Mr Undgtrom d(d
will sing the anthem. “Oh Send Out necessary arrangements, M i d w a y ! A taam under the direction of Os-
Officials Listed
undertake to estimate.
Convinced of the future of Lane i Thy Light.”
Officials for the hill climb are-
park has been proposed aa tfce place ;
Ol’ °"
officers of the
James Clarke, referee; Van N. Kerery, ' county and particularly tha vicinity, Regular services will he held In for the frolic on account of its proxi- BwFne ,od«e »“ Tuesday evening,
Riveter» ace Next
clerk of the course; U DuBuy. an- of Hprlngfleld. a Detroit. Michigan. I the Roman Catholic and Bible 8tand- mlty to the city, but no decision has Th®’r al’° were in char«e of ,be *»•
Then the riveters will turn the Job
ard churches.
nounrer; W. R. Darla, traffic; Obre family is soon to locate here.
stai la tlon at Coburg last Thursday over to the painters who will put three
yet been made.
separate coats on the steel in order
Purcell and Yale Smith, entrance
Glenn Platt and his family of De
evening.
It is probable that service will be
to protect it against rust and other
gates; D Loss SeUon. parking.
, troll and Mrs ffinretd ljihr of Fillmore UNION SERVICES TO
held In the op^n ont he day of the
weathering agencies.
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The list of entrants to date Includes have been here to visit relatives,
picnic, although, this too. is to be d e - ' TWO EDITORS SPEAK AT
CONTINUE; SCHEDULE
the following: Gene Rhyne, Sacru- They visited Iher mother. Mrs. Mary
The bridge will then be ready for
termined 8unday.
FOR MONTH IS GIVEN
MEETING OF LIONS CLUB the concrete floor tor which all the
mento, a professional rider and winner Platt and slaters, Mlsa Edna Platt,
of the last four cllmbe held ln Callfor- and Mrs. I’ratt Hnlverson of Spring-
work up to that time will have made
Schedule for union church services ;® E C O N D STREET OPENED
The proposed new Cascade highway way.
nla and Oregon; Arthur Smith, Ku held and Mrs. Vertha Rouse of Eu
gene, novice; Cody Evans. Salem. Or«- , gene, leaving for their homes yester- for Sunday evenings during the re
FOLLOWING OILING JOB from Portland down the east side of
And then by Christmas, or possible
mainder of this month and the first
tre Willamette river to Springfield before, the contractor will be ready to
gon hillclimb star; Slick Tlndle, Port- day
land, a professional; Charles Potterf. | The return trip w'1,1 be made b y , ° f
ha" h®®" announced by
A smooth surfaced street with no » a s the
” ** subject
«ubject of a talk before the turn over his completed task to tha
Eugene amateur; W. R Darla, Spring- way of Yellowstone national park pa"to™
tbe Methodist. Christian ; dust has replaced the one formerly »Prlngfleld Lions club last Friday by highway commission, Lane county and
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and Baptist
BaDtIst c churches.
h u rrh e«
'
filled with chuck holes and covered I Gordon Taylor, editor of the Molalla Springfield
field traffic officer anu crack rider They will return to Lane county soon
Three union services have already with dust on Second stre et The j Plon»«r and
secretary of the Cascade _
Ben Fox, Aberdeen. Washington's to make their future borne.
,
been
held.
The
second
group
will
j
street
from
Main
to
the
bridge
was
H*Fhway
association.
beat; Waller Malison, Oakland. Cali
30-YEAR OLD HATCHERY
i begin In the Baptist church on July 22 ' opened to traffic this morntng after
Frank Jenkins, editor of the Eugene
fornia. only winner of three straight M c K enzie country is
AT VIDA IS REPLACED
with the pastor of that church. Rev. i It had been closed for almost a week Morntng Register, was also a speaker.
climbs; Julius Toman, Eugene novice;
DRAWING MANY TOURISTS j F. H. Blom, preaching the sermon. The while oil spread on the surface was He addressed the Lions on one phase
Al Fnraberg. Seattle, winner of last
One of the firat fish hatchery hulld-
July 29 service will be In the Christ- drying.
of advertising.
year's climb;
Ray Tauscher, Port
‘
Inge
to be constructed In thia stats
With the tourist travel to Oregon I Ian church.
Rev. S. E. Childers,
Warm weather during the past
land; Joe Marshall, Spokane
| has given way to a new building at
hoavlqr this year than for a number i Christian pastor, will preach. Rev. week slowed up the drying process a
Two special events, one for novices of years past, more and more m otor-; Gabriel Sykes, pastor of the Method- bit, but the street is now ready for SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS
j Vida, according to Ben Dorris, mem
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1,1 imn
l¥P„fa««-.,n»1a 1«
and
one fur
for professtonnls
Is ..-hmltiln.,
scheduled i , 1.1-
1st» from outside states
are seeking
1st church, will preach at that place travel. Timid motorists are driving
HOLDS BENEFIT PARTY ber of the state fish and game com
The climb will begin at 1 o’clocn | the McKenxIe river country for tlsh- on August 5
mission.
, over the street slowly yet tor fear of
Hunday afternoon.
( I ng expedition«.
A benefit lawn party was held at
A large audience attended the union discovering a hidden pool of the heavy
The old hatch house which hat
All parts of Oregon. Washington ! Although It 1« Impossible to keen
I the Methodist church lawn Tuesday stood near the McKenxie highway and
rvlce last Sunday evening when R e v o il
and California have been posted with an accurate record of the number of ChllderH was the speaker,
afternoon by the class of King's river for more than 30 years has been
big announcements of the climb. A cars which turn from the Paclflc high-
Heralds. The girls sold ice cream torn down and a new building la tak
GUARD COMMANDER HAS
large crowd of out-of-Rtate people la wav here, service station and garage
and cake between the hours of 3 ant ing its place. The wooden piling un
SIXTEEN GIRL SCOUTS
expected as well as hundreds from all men report that the number Is grow-
CONFIDENCE IN COMPANY 5 o’clock.
der the old building rotted away dug
parts of Lane county.
TAKE WEEK-END JAUNT
1 Ing steadily.
O
.
Barbara Barnell. Ruth Pollard and to the continued seepage of water.
Summer camp of the Oregon Na- Fi„ron_0
v
Improvement of roads has aide»
Sixteen Springfield Girl Scouts, u n -! tional guard Is Just over, but Lieut.
" h
7 7 member, of the The new hatch house will have a cem
j much in turning many of the tourists der the leadership of Mrs fh arles P. ' C. A. Swart., commander of the local J ”
LOCAL RESIDENTS ARE
ent foundation and will be consider
M *
1 up the river.
WARNED AGAINST FfRES; K()nly «
Ca|tforB|ang and traveI. - - —
Mr and Mrs. Kenneth Chase unit, already knows how many men were assisted by Mrs. Walter Gossler. ably smaller than the old plant.
The new building will be more at
The ( lass Is composed of 14 of the
Hprlngfleld people should be careful era from Washington have not heard ,
„ 7 ,, , 7 , 7 7 ' ' “l 7 7 ' 1
h‘m ‘°
8Un” ner'8
smaller girls of the Methodist Sunday tractive and will occupy the samg
to get rid of dry grass surroun-n
««
McKenxIe country as an Idea, ^ x t o bridge
'
M e camp.
school.
site of the old one, Mr. Dorris said.
their houses In order to prevent fires fl’,bln* region and when they are not
Leaving here F r ld a v « ft
,t.
Twenty-one out of 26 whom he took
during the dry days. Fire Chief J e s s e <°o rushed to go frdm one state to )rN
.
y
7 ? °n' the | ,o
ln 1927 went with him this
OLD LIVERY BARN SOON
Smltson said this morning.
another they lake a breathing spell llr(Iay and rteurned here S u n d l/ .R e r
* ' le88t
bl* “ P" Cen,a’ e PAUL SCHIEWE SELLS HIS
will
go
next
summer,
he
said.
Grass growing next to the houses along Ihe stream.
noon.
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TO BE COMPLETELY GONE
INTEREST IN MILL HERE
Men who enlisted when the com
Is apt to get. aflre and burn the house
Adallne Perkins acted as temporary
Within a few days the old livery
Sale of his Interest In the planing
during Ihe weather which makna the SPANISH WAR VETERANS
scoutmaster in the absence of the pany was organized will have ended mill here to H. E. Pitts waa announ- barn at 016 WPSt end of Maln street
relative humidity low, the chief point
PLANNING JOINT PICNIC rpKub"' scoutmaster who Is on a vaca- their enlistm ent next April. Lieut. ced this week by Paul Schiewc who I wil1 be no more- °- C. Thurman,
Swaris expects nearly all of the^e
ed out.
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has been In the mill business here for 1 owner of ,be Property, is making
Two grass fires were reported thia
Hprlngfleld members of the Spanish
Typical outdoor games and scouting men to re-enllst. They may sign up
aome time.
i rapid headway In tearing down ths
for
a
one
year
period
following
the
week. The Are department extinguish- - War Veterans and the auxiliary chai»- l routine were enjoyed,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Schlewe
and
children
I
7 8‘™ ture, wh'cb' ba” <‘ve" way 10
three-year enlistm ent If they so de
ed a grasa lire between Seventh and f*r" «ve urged to attend a Joint picnic
have moved from their home oo
|McKeM,e
right-of-way.
sire,
he
stated.
Eighth slreeta on Main Monday and °f the order to he held midway be- | CHANCES IN TRAIN AND
Fourth and C streets to the la tter's' .
* 8t”n<' ° ‘he thousan<la ° f feet
one between the same two streets on tween Albany and Eugene some time
farm near Mulino in Clackamas conn-! 7
,n the barn f° r r”Urh W° r,t'
BUS SCHEDULE ARE MADE
C last Friday. In neither case was ,
August.
CHURCH NIG HT PROGRAM
Mr. Thurman has already begun con-
ty. They will make their permanent
t he Albany camp will be the host -it
It possible to ascertain the cause of
rear of the building site. To this he
Extensive changes In both train and
WILL BE GIVEN BY MEN home there.
the hlg picnic, the date for whluh will „ ¿ jo r bus
origin.
structlon of a new homo Just to ths
service
of
the
Southern
he decided soon.
The new owner took charge of the 'will later add a service station wulcn
The men's class of the Hprlngfleld
There are more than 50 members of
¿ . " ’X o n T ’’ lb<*’n “nnOUn
mill this week.
GRAIN THRESHING WILL
will face on the highway Just at the
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« the auxiliary
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i <en by ta r l Olson, local agent. New Christian church will be in charge of
the „ veterans’
camp and
east approach of the bridge.
trains have been substituted for old the program at the July church night
COMMENCE TH IS WEEK living In Hprlngfleld, It la stated.
Choir Entertained
ones and schedule for busses has been on Friday evening of this week.
The choir of the Springfield Bap
Farmers of this vicinity will begin
revised to a considerable extent.
W. A. Taylor, president of the class
Pastor at Beach
threshing and marketing their grain LOCAL METHODISTS WILL
ITovIslon has been made for the Is chairman of the entertainment com tist church was entertained at the
Rev. S. E. Childers, pastor of the
probably thia week, It waa reported at
ATTEND CROVE MEETING summer tourist travel which uses the m ittee and la arranging several num home of Mr. and Mrg. L. A. Tobias Springfield Chlrstian church, spent
Wednesday evening.
the Springfield Mill and Grain com
railway and for similar passengers bers for the evening.
this week on the beach at Newport.
pany which la preparing to receive
Several Hprlngfleld Methodists arc 1
the bus lines
Refreshments will e served by the
While there he visited Rev. H K.
the grain.
attending the camp mcctlng'of that de ! Thoae Interested In the schedule class of Junior girls.
Take Long Trip
Knott, a colleague on the teaching
Barley will be harvested first and nomination which opened thia week | rhangea are requested by Mr. Olaon
Just back from a trip to Stocxton staff of Eugene Bible university, who
then will come the fall wheat. The In Cottage Grove. The big annual to obtain a new time table. The
California, Mr. and Mrs. N. E Is temporary pastor of the Newport
Two Farms Furchaosd
new wheat will come In next week. camp Includes churches from Ihe changes become effective Sunday.
Jim McGee has sold hla farm near Christensen left this raorn'ng for church.
whole district.
It 1a expected.
July IS.
Donna on the Mohawk river to Wayne Snohomish. Whahlngton. where they
Grain which waa put In last fall
Many local church members will go
Yarnell. The new owner announces will visit Mrs. Christensen's relatives
Orovs People Hers— Mr. and Mrs
looks as If It would produoe a good down to the tpeetlng* while others
City Books Audited
that he Intends to Improve the 93 for. the next 10 days. Ths reported a M. C. Bressler and Mr. and Mrs. Fred
crop. It ts satd, hut the spring sowing ' W|U «pend ths entire trwo weeks camp-
Regular monthly audit of the books acres of river bottom land and make splendid trip to the sonth In their new Bressler, sll o t Cottage Grove, were
waa not so good
Adverse weather ' |n< on the mating grounds. No Snn- of this c ity waa underway this morn hla future home there. Emmett Well- automobile, encountering good road« here last night for the Joint Install«
condlUons cut down on ths crop to ' day morning services will be held In ing. Cash rscelpta for tha month of gr, recently of Harden, Montana, has oo the entire trip. Mr. Christensen tlon ceremony of the Rebekah and I.
• considerable extent, as It did other (<*>« Bprlngflold Methodist church dnr-
showed a decided slump, accord- 'Wrchased the B. I* Beck ranch and ts an attache at ths Southern Paclflc O. O. F. lodge«. They lived here at
oprlng crops.
Ing (he next two weeks.
log to I. M. Peterson, city raeerdsr I wtil take possession of It this week. statioa here.
o m Ums.