Try the H om e P rin t Shop Ftrat THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS TW ENTY-SIXTH YEAH COUNTY OFFERS OIL FOR LOCAL STREETS SPH IN G EIEIJ), LANE COUNTY, OKKOON- TIU HSOAY. JU N E 27, 1929 MAJOR G. H. ECKERSON BACK FROM AIR TOUR THROUGH MONTANA II K<k»rwin, Hprlrmf I«-I<I' h flying (or, uppi-areil over lh«> hiirlzmi yesterday afternoon, circled around | tilt- <-tly a time or two, anil then ullglu ••<! «’ ih" munlilpal airport soiiim ’ of hl» »ihi-iluled Fifth Street Surfaced Together With Mohawk Highway; Of- for Thin Coat to Other Streets If Cost of Ten Dollars a Block I """ ,M lh" k fr®" “ «• nioiml rat Ion lour of Montana and is Assured. Eastern Oregon that hua occupied the Justice Stone NORTHWEST COMPANY TAKES OVER GAS PLANT ' OF MOUNTAIN STATES •'The People’s Paper" A L IV E NEW SPAPER IN A L IV E T O W N NUMBER 24 AU m on y The Northwest Cities Gas company, which purchased the gas plant of the Mountain States Power company some time ago, assumed control of the property Kunday, and Is open for business at the office formerly occu pied hy the Mountain States on Oak street, Eugene. Users of gag In Springfield will be j served by the Northwest Cities com pany as they have been In the past. The company will either open an | office In Springfield within a few weeks or will arrange for payments i Mrx. Franca W Elliott to be made at one of the local hanks. Fred Olson, of Eugene, who was man Angelex nuM pa* her husband alimony ' a mnnrti Thii ruling was ager of the gas plant under the — da under a new California law Mountain States company, will con grantmg kuabaads ahmooy rights. tinue under the new ownership. Plummer, McClain, and Daven port Go to Portland to Attend Meeting of State Highway Commission; West Side Ask* 150 foot Extension. Any uopuved block In the city of greater part of the pawl three weeks. In an effort to reach a compromise Springfield will he oiled hy the county , A letter written from llurna wus re with the State Highway commission itucks If the property owners on the ceived from him Tui-aday by the hloi k will guarantee Hie expense, Il 1 Springfield New» saying that he ex concerning the construction of the west approach to the new Springfield is announced by W ('. Mcl.agan. pected io he back about the end of the week, but Major Ei kerson. who Associate Justice Harlan Fiske bridge, three residents of West Spring, < halrman of the streets committee o f' Stone, of the U S S u p re n i • Court field. Marion McClain, G. M. Plummer, the city council The coat of the oil makes a halilt of doing the unexpected ** 'J'i ’ hln«t"O. is expected head and George Davenport, left for Port mg will he approximately ten dollar»' arrived thia e day» earlier than the the National Law Enforcement Com- lime he hail net himself land today to meet with the commis a block. muoon. ™ Eckerson wan accompanied on hla sion at its regular monthly session. Fifth street Is being oiled this week lour by hl» partner. James It Stovall, The delegation was invited to coma hy the county crew from the city limits With the relinquishing of their DISTRICT RETIRING of Eugene, an Instructor In geology REMODELING OF STORE by the members of the commission. to the paving The Mohawk highway, J In the Culvers.ty of Oregon They FOR GRAY'S CASH. CARRY office In Eugene to the gas company, OUTSTANDING WARRANTS; which enters the city on Fifth street j The State Highway commission hag the Mountain States power company »pent the early part of their tour Is being oiled, so the oiling of that < NEARING COMPLETION has moved all of the books and Intimated, according to Plummer, that $8200 GAINED IN YEAR »topping at the principal cities of , Street Is no expense to the property | It will be willing to extend the present equipment there to Springfield. H. Montana, taking up passengers. and j i wnera. The idling which will he done The remodeling and reflniHhlng of B Rohrbough of Albany has been W. G. Hughes, clerk of the local concrete bridge structure 100 feet and giving publicity to the new aviation on the other »treels will be lighter the Perkins-Stevens building« at the transferred to Springfield to work school district, received a check from make the remainder of the approach school which the major expects to than that on the highway, lull will be corner of Main and Fifth streets for In the local office of the company the county treasurer thia week for a fill as was originally ordered. The open In Springfield In September. sufficient to settle most of the dust Gray's Cash and Carry store Is now and to take care of the merchandising >4605. the payment of 70 per cent residents of West Springfield have The fiver» encountered much stormy f< r the summer nearing completion, and It is ex and of the stock hooks. of the Springfield portion of the Lane considered the proposal and have de weather In their Jaunt through Mon With Fifth street oiled by the pected that the grocery will move i county general high school fund, cided that they will compromise on * tana, according to the major. <ountv from the city limits to the Into Its new location about July 1 from the taxes of the year 1928. The 160-foot extension, he says. | On their return Journey Eckeraon LOCAL NATIONAL GUARD pavement and the offer of the county The front of the building has been money will be used to retire outstand. and Stovall visited a number of the E. E. Morrison, chairman of the to oil any other unpaved street or BACK FROM TWO WEEKS Ing warrants. completely rebuilt, giving It a more more Important cities of Eastern Springfield bridge committee, who has block In the town provided the pro attractive appearance than was for AT CAMP CLATSOP. ORE. 9o far the school district hag re been working to effect a compromise Oregon They visited Klamath Falls perty owners will guarantee the ex merly the ease. and Alturas, over the line In Cullfor- reived >13,200.81 of the special tax between the state and the West prnse, a quite extensive street tin Covered with military glory and voted for school purposes in 1928. Tlie old center entrance on Main i nla, before coming to Springfield. The Springfield people, accompanied them provenu-nt program Is possible In t major will remain here about two street, which was used when the sun burn, the Springfield unit of the This lacks >1200 of being 50 per cent to Portland. He expressed the belief Springfield this Hummer, according to l weeks before going to Vancouver, building was occupied by Kafoury's Oregon National Guard returned yea- of the tax amount due the local dis- that an agre« ment could be reached Mr Mcl.agan I Washington, where he Is to »pend a and hy the Farmer’» Exchange, has terday afternoon from Camp Clatsop. tricL The amount of the 1928 tax on the 100-foot opening and If it was Koine time ago McLagnn spoke to training period at the army airfield been eliminated entirely, and Instead Oregon where they spent the past was »32,699.72. of which >3795 was the court would ¿ten be petitioned" to ’ the members of the county court In a large corner entrance, opening on two weeks at the annual summer en- deducted for the payment of interest modify the decree, allowing the work there regard to having the streets of i+pring From July I to July 14 Major both Main and Fifth, lias been built. campment of the Guard. Twenty- on bonds issued by the district. Of to go ahead without injunction. field oiled by the county trucks, and I Eckeraon will be stationed at the Another entrance on Main street has three men made the trip, under the thig there is still due >15.704. at that time it was stated that this If the highway commission and the I Army airfield at Vancouver. Washing- been built near the west corner, and leadership of C. A. Swarts. first : would not be possible, as the county lieutenant and commander of the local , Mr Hu*hes estim ates that by July West Springfield representatives are I ton. acting as a training officer for the side entrance on F“1fth has also 1 the warrant indebtedness of the able to reach an agreement at Port trucks would he busy all summer nt »tudent pilots enrolled In the Army been retained. The front window of unit. i local school district will be reduced to land tomorrow, the case will not be work on the various county roads the store have been raised to about air course tie will give Instruction we7k7Ïm them ost pan'ln int’ensive ' ’ >9500, ¡T ’ iUr‘her redUt“ ° n8 ln C*rr“Ml int° thP supreme court « " » • Thl» week however, the court notified In fighting tactics. latter In the two feet from the sidewalk, and the Mclaignn thut the county would be leadins u t th 8 ghL LA8t ye*r at this time the recent,y ordered and construction summer the major Intends to attempt entire building has been repainted a military training, ♦ < g up o t e warrant indebtedness of”the district work can be re-commenced at once. glad to oil the streets here provided public demonstration to shatter the endurance flight record cream color. The Interior will be big battle which was held Saturday. J un“ of“mo~7' Z n \ 8 2Lh V ' " ‘ ’eTeral that the property owners would guar recently set by the "Fort Worth” In kalsomlned. and the counters arrang- antee the expense before the bridge can be opened to 22 Each morning drill was held from : m° re _^an>8200 ln o n e y e a r . Texas He will use a specially built gd so as to give the maximum amount • traffic, as It will require some time of display. The old overhead balcony 7:16 to 11:45. ln the afternoon tri motored monoplane which Is now for a concrete extension to be poured MEDAL RE-AWARDED being cnn»tructed at Santa Monica. has been torn away. The remodeled supervised athletics were held for the CORVALLIS WOMAN HURT sand to harden. If an agreement is not building will havp more than 25 feet enlisted men and a school of Instruc California, where the attempted re WHEN CAR LEAVES ROAD TO LAWRENCE DANKS I reached, the case will be heard in the cord breaking flight will take place. of window display on Main strpet, as tion for the commissioned and non- AT SEATTLE MEETING Mrs. O. P. Wolf of Corvallis was 8UI>reme court- an<l it is unlikely that Major KckerNon will set his goal at well as that on Fifth street In the ommfsgloned officers was held. The quite badly hurt Sunday when the the court can render a decision before store room at the rear of the build officers were given the instructions 2d davs In making the flight, running Lawrence E Hanks, employee at i car in which she was riding left the August 1. the local Mountain Stales Power plant, 0,1 ,wo engines until they are worn *ng which has been vacant for some for the next day's drill. The quarrel between the state high time Camp Clatsop, with its temporary ' raod on Head Horse Hill on the Mc who was presented the Robert Insull out. and then using the third He will Gray's Cash and Carry will retain 3000 inhabitants, was a quite well Kenzie highway. The car. a Pontiac way commission and the people of medal for resuscitation nt Albany have one co-pilot, whose name has not the lease on the building It now occu organized city while the encampment sedan, failed to make the turn on one West Springfield arose over the ques- last week, left for Seattle Tuesday yet been made public whether or not a fill approach pies, although the use which will be was In progress. There were 42 rows i of the sharp curves of the hill, ran off tion where the medal was re presented to the road, and turned completely over should he constructed from the west G ladish to Speak a t Church made of It has not yet been deter- of tents, with from 8 to 20 tents to the him yesterday before the National the new bridge to the Pacific O sca r G la d is h . p ro fe s s o r o f h is to r y j m in e d Gray's feed store, across the row. From two to eight men lived twice. Mrs. Wolf received three brok- en(f << nventlnn of the National Electric en ribs and was quite badly bruised highway. The west side people eon- 1 .ight asanclation. lie was accotn at the Springfield high school last street from the grocery, will remain in each tent. Each company had its own kitchen and force of cooks for and shaken up. but none of the other tended that the fill. If made, would act ponied Io the convention hy M year, will occupy the pulpit at the at Its present location. feeding the men. Ninety-one tents seven occupants of the car was more as a dam in times of high water. Brewer anil (' E Merrill of Albany, local Baptist church this Sunday dur diverting a destructive current over Ing the absence of Rev. II Blom, in the temporary town were blown than slightly injured. assistant general RAINBOW LUMBERMAN vt< i -president and the property in the vicinity. They who Is to he away on a vacation Mr. Mrs. Wolf was tak°n to the Lost manager of the Moilntaiu States KILLED IN AUTO WRECK down In a heavy wind storm In one brought a suit for a restraining Injunc Gladish'» subject has not yet been night during the first week of the Creek ranch and a Springfield phv Power company. i sician was summoned to her aid. She tion after the work was begun by A, The various problems connected announced. There will be no ser- Harry J. Leonard of Rainbow, an encampment. C. Mathews. Eugene contractor. The with power and electric work were Ivies at thte church at night, hut In employee of the E. A. Leonard Lum The biggest event of the two remained at the ranch Sunday night injunction was granted by Judge stead all three churches will Join in discussed at the Seattle meeting, one ber company at that place, died at weeks was a public demonstration and was returned to her home Skipworth after a lengthy hearing at r-f the most important of which is i a union service al the Methodist the Eugene hospital fhtnday morning last Saturday. A great sham battle Monday. Eugene. A short time ago the attor safety. It was In connection with the church. Rev. It E. Blom, pastor of front Injuries he sustained when the was staged, in which the Springfield neys for the highway commission, the the Uhrlstion church, will speak. discussion of this problem that the lugging truck which he was driving unit acted as the company head MANY MASONS GATHER county court, and Mathews announced award was made to Ihuiks ; overturned near Donna on the Mo- quarters. established communications, that they were preparing to file an FOR ANNUAL PICNIC Sending C h ristm as G ift The Robert Instill medal Is given for i hawk highway. Leonard was rushed and furnished runners and messen appeal before the supreme court, while Mrs. Hallns Murphy Ment a Christ T> silscltatton from electrocution to the hospital in an ambulance, hut gers. More than 20,000 spectators More than 1600 Masons and their the West Springfield residents an- Hanks restored In breathing, using mas gift this week to her sister. Miss died of his Injuries soon after reach. gathered to watch the event. families from lodges all over this nounced that they were prepared to APInugh this Is the Shafer Prone Pressure method. Hattie Mitchell. 1 Ing there. Monday afternoon a track and field Part of the state gathered Sunday at ! fight the case in the supreme court It I quite e a rly fo r C h r c m is gifts. It Is E. N. Hillard, electrician for the Mr. Leonard was 39 years of age meet was held in which a number of the Seavey hop island, south of It were carried there. The hearing Booth-Kelly company, who was elec- | "one loo soon In this esse, as Miss and was a native of Minnesota. He Springfield men entered. One of the Springfield, for the second annual may be held some time next month If ry In Belgian trocuted In an accident at the plant i Mitchell is a miss op Is survived by his widow, his father, events was the establishing of com- picnic of the organization. A picnic the projected compromise fails to last July. However. Hillard died from Congo, Africa. Mrs. Murphy sent the E. A. Leonard of Rainbow, one sister, munications. This consisted of dinner was held at 1:15 o'clock, for morrow. gift hy Goldie Wells, n missionary In the effects of a fall he received after Mrs. Mabel Booth of Elmo. Washing- stringing out 100 yards of wire and which five large beeves were bai the same field, who visited In Spring- COMMISSION TO LET field some time ago. Miss Wells will ton, and three brothers. L. E. Leon- ( getting a telephone communication becued. ard. F. A. Leonard, and W. P. tuonarti through tn the shortest length of time, The principal speaker of the day «top in Belgium for study for a time F o rm e r Donna Man Dead CONTRACTS AT MEETING of Rainbow. His funeral was held The Springfield men placed fourth in was Milton L, Meyers of Portland, before going to Africa. Vance II. Seavey. 33 of Kellng. Tuesday afternoon at the Branstet- the nine teams competing. Don Bet master of the grand lodge. Rex Davis A number of contracts for road and Idaho, a former resident of Donna, ter chapel at Eugene, and the Inter tis and Frederick Clark entered the of Salem, past grand master, was also 4 L Holds Picnic bridge work in Lane County will be died at the Hood River hospital Over 50 persons. 41. men and their ment followed at-the new I. O. O. F. pole vault, and Don Palmer the high on the program. Governor I. L. Pat awarded at the monthly meeting of Sunday. He Is survived hy his widow jump. All qualified for the regiment erson was scheduled to make a speech families, nttended the picnic of the cemetery there. the state highway commission In and three children, Gladys, Harold, al team, but failed to place in the but was unable to be present. The organization held at Swimmers' De Portland Friday. Judge C. P. Barnard and Hale, and hy his parents, Mr. and finals. C h am ber to Discuss C eleb ratio n remainder of the afternoon was spent and Commissioner Clinton Hurd of the light Mondny evening. A picnic din Mrs. W. C. Seavey of Eugene, and Those who went to Camp Clatsop in swimming, and in a number of Lane county court will attend. ner was Berved, and the evening was The question of Joining with Eugene one brother, Lee Seavey, of Donna. spent tn dancing, boating, swimming In observation of Independence D ay;from Springfield were First Lleuten- contests sponsored by the committee The most Important contract will His funeral was held In Eugene. n ot A _______________x « • in and playing horseshoes. The regular will he the principal topic of discus- JanI * ' ' Ewarts, commander; Lieu- in charge. be that for clearing and grading the monthly business meeting was held sion at the meeting of the Springfield I ,enan‘ Wa,tep Staff S4er- 3.31 mile Black River canyon section Mrs. Van Valzah Better E rn s tin g W in s T o u rn am e n t at the same time. It Is expeeted that chamber of commerce Friday night, i *’eant T,l,t’ert Henderson; Sergeants of the Willamette highway. The con Mrs. A. B. Van Valzth, who has the picnic will become an Rnnunl The Eugene chamber has Invited ™ arle8 Scott’ Orval Cantrell. Ell Gilbert Ernsting was the winner tract calls for the excavation of hern quite III for some time. Is re event. Springfield to Join In the celebration ' ,in<* Crval Eaton; Corporals J of the first round of the Springfield 139.000 cubic yards, and the comple ported to I k > much Improved, although Alfred Townsend. Don Bettis, Elmo ; Horseshoe club tournament held at tion of the work by September 1, 1930. there. she Is still confined to the Eugene Remple Moves to Michigan Long, and William Cox; and Privates | the local court Friday night. He de- A contract for surfacing of seven hospital. Mr. and Mrs. D. H. Remple and Albert Harper, Don Palmer. Roy | feated George Cox. the runner-up. If miles of the McKenzie highway east Picnic W e ll A ttended Her three sons, Dr. Lnurah Vnn Val- children, residents of Springfield Severson, Alvin Cantrell, Edgar Louk. Ernsting repeats his performance for of Springfield will also be let. Other rnh of Denver, Colorado, Dr. Robert vicinity for a number of years, left The annual Methodist ptenic held ! Alonso Manwarlng, John Lynch. Free. the next two weeks, he will be given contracts Include those for the ap Van Vnlznh of Medford, and Dr. Ger Wednesday fop Flint. Michigan, where Friday afternoon and evening at man Squires, Verol McFarland, Stan- the possession of the pair of nlckel- proaches to the McKenzie, Gates ald Van Vnlznh of Portland, who were they will make their home. They Swlmmers' Delight was the most sue- ley Miller, Frederick Clark, and Bert I plated shoes offered by the club. The Creek, and Indian Creek bridges and here to visit her Inst week, have re will stop In Kansas to visit relatives cessful one which has been held. In Tomseth. person winning the shoes will be for the construction of a section of turned Io their homes. ___________ enroute. Mr. Kemple experts to ob the opinion of those who attended. 1 ------------------- ------ — I obliged to defend them every two the Roosevelt highway south of The afternoon and evening were , tain employment in an automobile V is it W ith M ortensens , weeks until the end of the season, Glenada. Girls to Work at Crater Lake spent In swimming and playing factory In Flint. Dr. and Mrs. George Horsfall of ; when the one who has held them the Six girls from Springfield and vi games, and at 6 ¡30 o'clock a picnic, San Sancisco, daughter and son-ln- largest number of weeks will keep Carsons to Return to Wisconsin cinity left Tuesday night for Crater dinner was served. Over 150 per law of Dr. R. P. Mortensen, stopped them permanently. Cyr Honored at Party Mr. and Mrs. David Carson and I-ake Nntlonnl Park, whero they will Lester Cyr of Chase Gardens was sons attended the affair. The pientc in Springfield Tuesday enroute for family of Welkin, Wisconsin, who spend the summer acting as wait honored on his birthday hy a surprise was sponsored by the Methodist home. They were called north by P. E. O. Holds Picnic have spent the past year ln the resses nt the Crater Lake Lodge. party at his home Wednesday night. Brotherhood, with Frank Bartholo the serious illness of Mrs. William The P. E. O. Sisterhood, composed Springfield vicinity, will return Mon Those who are going are Myrtle Har Those who were present were Mr. mew, president of the organization, Horsfall, mother of Dr. George Hors- of Eugene and Springfield women, day to their home. A picnic ln honor vey. Maurlne Ixunhard, Elizabeth and Mrs. Harry Chase, and family, Mr. acting as chairman. fell and wife of Dr. William Horsfall held Its annual piculc Monday night of them will be given Sunday at the Hughes, Iowa Carlton, and Beth and M th . Eugene Chase and family. of Marshfield, who Is confined to a at Swimmers' Delight. The husbands home of Mr. and Mrs. P. J. Adams of Johns of Springfield, and Elsie Wal Miss Maud Chase, J. W Chase, Ever Hamlins at Roseburg—Mr. and Mrs. Portland hospital. Miss Margaret and children of the members were Junction City, sister and brother-to- ker of Oakridge. All of the local ett Chase, Mr. and Mrs. Walter laxx. F. B. Hamlin spent Sunday visiting Mortensen returned to San Francisco Invited to the affair. Dr. and Mrs. law of Mr. Carson. Mr. Carson la a girls except Both Johns were employ ton and fnmlly, and Mr. and Mra. Cyr with friends and relatives In the with Dr. and Mrs. Horsfall and will W. H. Pollard and family, and Mrs. consln of George Carson and Mm. ed at the Lodge last summer. and family. Roseburg vicinity. visit there for the next month. A, J. Morgan of Springfield attended. Marlon Adams of this city. sustaining the electric shock.