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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
t w e n t y - s ix t h year
O H S BIG CROWD
Ti-KINCKIKLI). LANE COUNTY, OKKCON'
A
L IV E NEW SPA PER
IN A L IV E T O W N
No. 49
THURSDAY. I>E<’ 12. )•> -•.
SUNKVSIDE PEOPLE
TAUilNB SECESSION
Bridge Lights On
Way FromFactory
“ The P«opl«*t Paper"
Pass Not Closed
Say State Officials
Crossings Being Made Daily;
Highway Officials Warn
George C. Stanley will Remodal
Public to be Careful.
Not Satisfied With Progress in
Building and Open Another
Improvements in Addition as Twenty Inches of snow had fallen
Store Similar to Those in
Made by City; Whole Elector­ at the summit of the McKenzie high­
Eugene When Drug Store
ate Would Decide if Issue way yesterday afternoon and was
Moves.
falling rapidly last night, according
Is Raised.
Sixteen Fixtures Ordered to
Provide Illumination for
New Structure Here
Governor Patterson and Chair­
man of Highway Commission
bight fixtures for tin, new Spring
Dedicate
Now Springfield field bridge are now on their way to
Span Saturday at Impressive this city, according to Information
received hero thin week by W K
Exercises.
to Information received In Eugene by
A real estate deal is now being
Barnell. local manager for the Moun
Threats of secession were heard the State Highway Department. They
from the Sunnyside district at the estimated that If the snow fell all made whereby George C. Stanley, of
Governor 1 L. Patterson and II Inin States Power company, which
! meeting of the Springfield city coun­ night, as Indications seemed to point Eugene, will acquire the Sutton build­
„ Van Duxer. chairman of the State organization la ordering the lights
Highway commission came here last at the request of the County Court.
cil Monday evening While none of )hat # wf)0|d tben, ,g probably forty . ing at the corner of Fifth and Main,
those bar king the movement appear-
of gnow at ,he pagg now The
It had been hoped that these lights
Saturday. und on one of the finest
from William Sutton, of Burns. The
afternoons we have hail this fall, might have been placed before the
j ed at the council, other residents of b)gbway
not el-wad, however, as |
building
now hoses the Ketels drug
the district who disapproved of the repijrtg have gtated.
went
dedlcatisl the new »200.000 Spring bridge was dedicated, hut due to de­
move were there In case of emergency.
yM(erday and ,t (g expected store and several offices on the se-
field bridge spanning the Willamette lays In ascertaining Just where the
river between Hprlngfleld an<l Eu­ proper fWluree could be shipped
It seems that some of the reel- tbat otberg will attempt the crossing cond floor,
gene. while un audience of at leant from, they have not yet arrived The
dents of Sunnyside are not satisfied agaln today.
i A cash option has been taken on
600 stood on the west end of the Information received here stated that
with the speed the city Is making In
pj0WB and scrapers are working on the building, and there Is no doubt
bridge to hear and witness the cere­ the lights had been shipped from the
Improving the streets, drainage and both Bides of the pass In an effort to but what the deal will be completed,
Westlnghouse Offices In Ixis Angeles
\ other things. Six street lights that keep It open for travel as long as stated Mr. Stanley this morning.
mony.
Traffic, which has been going over and were due to arrive sometime this
; were ordered Installed by the coun­ possible. Indications are that the
jiate Rowe of Springfield and Frank
the new structure for the past three week.
cil at a previous meeting had not heavy snow now falling will stop the Cashman of Eugene are handling the
King M ir
wearing
hl»
fir»t
pair
of
long
p
a
n
t*
The lights will consist of sixteen '
weeks, was again directed over the
been put In, hut are being put In place work.
.
1 deal for the two Interested parties.
old structure during the afternoon large globes. Twelve light fixtures. ! They were pretented to him to < ?>■ this week.
•brale hb eighth birthday, apd he
Officials of the State Highway de- The purchase price of the building
while the dedication wus taking place. very similar to those now used for
i The Sunnyside people were told In partment office at Eugene declared was not made public.
teems very proud of them.
street lighting In Springfield, will be
Mayor Tyson Presides
' order to get out of the city limit» It this morning that they would not ad
Fourth Store Here
Mayor W. I*. Tyson presided ut the . p|a(.„d on the steel superstructure of
would take a vote of all the people vise anyone to try crossing the pass
Mr. Stanley stated this morning
exercises and Introduced II K. WII- lbl, bridge Itself and will hang over
1 of the city, and that assessments unless It was very necessary, as the that he plans to open another store
der, mayor of Eugene. Governor 1
roadway of the bridge und
1 against property wiuld have to be crossing becomes more difficult with in Springfield similar to the three
Patterson and Mr. Van Outer. Mr. ' illuminate the bridge.
I paid up.
every additional fall of snow.
which he now has In Eugene. Just
Von Outer presented the bridge to (l)b(<r four lights will be placed one
S id ew alk O rdered
Stage
travel
over
the
pass
was
dls-
When
this will be opened cannot be
the people and It wus accepted by
Parb comer post of the bridge.
Three Men Complete Required
A cement sidewalk on E street be­ continued early in December. There announced at thl stlme as the Ketels
Governor Patterson.
j The cost of the fixtures will be paid
tween Ninth and Tenth streets in was no snow on the pass then, but drug store has a lease on the build-
Work on Rowena Mine
At the conclusion of the addresses 1 by |b„ ,-ounty. The city of Spring
front of the First National Bank traffic had fallen off to such a point log until May, and the two men had
Claims This Week.
the governor posed for a picture with i f)e|(( wm furnish the electricity to
, property was ordered in. This will where it did not pay to continue. It not time to discuss their future plane
the two small daughters of the 1 Illuminate tlhe bridge.
Between fifty and sixty tons ot complete the sidewalk in that block. will be resumed ?galn when the pass this morning. If suitable arrange-
—
mayors of Hprlngfleld and Eugene. I
quartz
ore are now piled up In “ ! A motion was passed calling for a has been cleared next year, probably ments can be made to move the drug
Muriel Tyson und Dorothy Wilder. MASONS SELECT NEW
large pile awaiting shipment at the I uniform bookkeeping system In the In June.
1 store before the expiration of the
who then walked »ear to either side
OFFICERS FOR LODGE
Rowena M ines Inc., on the Blue treasurer's office, so that these books
lease, the lower part of the building
of the bridge with the silk ribbons
will be remodeled and a store open­
River, according lo George Cox, who will coincide with those of the re­ SURVEY MOVEMENT
AT
MEETING
TUESDAY
which they held across the roadway
returned to Springfield last week corder's office. Tyson & Horton,
ed In the near future. Regardless of
and formally marked the opening of
GROWING; SEVERAL
11. T. Perkins was elected Worship with two companions after having Eugene accountants, will Install the
when the drug store moves, the
tho bridge for traffic.
ful Master at the annual meeting of gpenl tbe jagt three months at the books.
PROMISE BACKING building will be remodeled and
G ive T hem selves Bridge
the Liberty lodge 171 A. F. und
imine working the cla ms to meet the
store opened, declared Mr. Stanley.
An ordinance was passed assessing
The movement started at Washing-
In dedicating the bridge Mr. Van M. here on Tuesday evening.
requirements of the state and fed the cost of the improvement of M
Clive Stanley, son of George C.
Ihixor told the people that they were
to have
The other officers elected were era, ,#wg concerning the amount of street, between Kelly and ¿^rab ton. D. C- by Senator McNary
dredged f or Stanley, will be the manager of the
giving themselves the bridge and
the Willamette river
Ia»vl Neet. Senior Warden; Harold wor|t tbat must be completed each streets to the property adjacent.
store here. The prices at all the
that lie was proud to stale that
navigation purposes is gaining con-
...
Htewart, Junior Warden; C. F. Eggl year on each claim
stores in the two cities will be the
while this was not the most expen­
siderable favor among other solans
mann, Treasurer; and C. E. Wheaton
-pbe three men, George Cox, W.
STOP SIGNS TO MARK
sive bridge built In the state, en­
from the Pacific Northwest, and from
Secretary.
Jackson, of Eugene, and William
Mr. John Ketels stated thia morn*
gineers bad told him that It was
ALL STREETS OF CITY
the Columbia Valley association, an
The appointive officers were ap- gmjtbj of Blue River, estimate that
¡ng that he had a new location la
one of the best that had been con­
LEADING INTO MAIN organization which has for Its pur- mind, but that he didn’t care to make
pointed as follows: John Henderer, they have removed at least 100 tons
structed.
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pose the restoration of navigation on
Wal Senior Deacon; Dan Stewart. Junior
djrt and rnek (n order to secure
Governor Patterson quoted
Main street will be made a through tbe upper Columbia and Willamette jan> announcemen__________
1 Deacon; Messrs. Hteenerson and Mil- ,be valuable ore which they have
lings history of Lane county pub
8(ewardg re.
now awaiting spring and street from the new bridge to the rivers.
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_______ when It will be east city limits as soon as stop signs j F g Ham,jn> president of the local LIONS WILL BANQUET
weather,
FOOTBALL SQUAD FRI.
conditions
,"roodg Joh„ C. Ketels. Tyler; and D. W. 1 trucked to Springfield, from where are installed, according to a motion Cbamber of Commerce, has received
It will be shipped on cars to Tacoma passed by the city, council Monday
a telegram from Senator McNary
have given way »
>e
..
. Crites. Trustee for three years,
and oiled highways, and the climatic
high school football
were
all installed at for Hn
gn,e|ting
road to the mine ' night. . 9top ~ signs will be placed on statin
8tating
he was going w to Introduce , The Springfield
, in
.
. h ia
i-
I he
ir e «11
ielting .
1 The
ne roau
g m tbat
a i uv
. . . > .v
i-
e o in
iiu c e e r rn
s w
,n . _________
m“’le
r
‘“ th
‘¡ i I the T h time
of their
election. A general
passabl„. but ,t lg not very good all streets leading into Main street a bul In congre8s asking for a survey team, the principai of he
condition
gmokPr and social time followed the vet
county road crews are doing In the nxet few days.
of the possibilities of future naviga- and WHUam Baker, the coach, will
region In a pitiable condlll .
••d by Walling to be we n g
meeting and election-
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« . i nn
h. m
ad th
e re
T The
h « at»»*
ia h w a v department
illa m e tte from Portland all be guests of the Spring! e
o
considerable
on i the
road
there
state h highway
department will
will I t)on of the W
Willamette
mountable, no longer concern us."
club at a banquet Friday evening at
and by next spring trucks will be furnish the signs and erect them. It t0 Springfield.
He also traced the early history of
able to go even beyond the Rowena lg expected that the stop streets wllL
Eugene Chamber of Commers the Chamber of Commerce rooms at
transportation across tho river be­ ODD FELLOWS OPEN
mines to the l.nekv Boy mine, about ( prevent accidents at the intersections. I
a,so received telegrams from 6:30. There will be no regular nooB
have also
tween the two cities alnee the oignnl-
NEW EAST ADDITION
meeting of the club Friday.
one mine farther.
■
Snator Wesley L. Jones and repre-
W. K. Barnell, F. B. Hamlin and Dr,
zatlon of the county.
TO THEIR CEMETERY
Ore Assays HiOh
METHODIST MEN TO
! sentative John W. Summers, of W. C. Rebhan form the committee In
M any at B anq u tt
One hundred and fifty pounds of
Washington, assuring them that they cbarge of the banquet. They have r*»
ORGANIZE COUNCIL
Two hundred and fifty people were
A new addition of 300 cemetery
ge[)t (o Tacoma recently
MONDAY
EVENING
wil1 support any effort to have the commended that the banquet be very
gathered at the Osburn hotel ut noon lots hns Just been opened up at the
assayed. The returns showed
ON
upper Columbia and Willamette rivers jnformaj and M a consequence therB
for the banquet. Tho crowd was |jlure, Cr„vo cemetery by the
that It was worth $48.80 per ton.
be po get program fOr tbe even-
much larger than had been expected . Spr|ngfb<i(| lodge number 70 I. O. O The analysis showed that there was
The Men's Brotherhood of the placed on the National Waterways
; jng
and It was necessary to seat some F., the legal owners of the ground ten ounces In silver, eight per.cent Springfield Methodist church will be program.
I’
The banquet ls being given the boy»
outside the banquet room.
and also of considerable adjacent copper, four and one-half per cent hoste next Monday evening to lay-
GLENN
RIDDLE
PASSES
Frank Jenkins acted ns toastmaster ground. These lots are now for sale | zine and the balance of the valuable ; men from all parts of the Southern
' In recognition of their success on thB
and called upon Senator Edward F. and plats of the new addition are
District of the Methodist conference
MONDAY AFTER ILLNESS gridiron this fall
ore was gold.
Bailey, of Junction City, to welcome now In the hamts of W. F. Walker.
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' Principal and Mrs. W. E. Buell werB
for
Oregon,
when
they
meet
here
to
The men cut three hundred feet of
recently at a chicken dlnnef
Glenn Riddle died at the sta te 1
the people. Many others were In
It has been necessary to do con­ tunnels this year, making the total perfect plans for the organization of
a Men's Council for the Southern tuberculosis sanitarium at Salem on for the members of the team and
turn ealltd upon for short remarks siderable clearing of brush and trees number of feet of tunnels
the
relative to the dovelopnTent of high­ from the land, as well us grading of
district
; Monday of thi sweek, at the age of their coach.
mine almost 3000.
Dr. M. A. Marcy, of Eugene, t h e 126 years, after an llnesa of almost
ways and bridges In the state.
roads to connect this new section,
E ig h t C la im » Form M ine
Soloists Sing
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
which lies Just erst of the portion
The
mine property consists of district superintendent of the church, ; one year.
Mrs. W. K. Barnell and Arah Hoyt now In use. The lots, which are all
will
have
complete
charge
of
the
I
He
had
lived
in
Springfield
for
the
WILL MEET ON MONDAY
Rae sang solos during the banquet. 12 by 14 feet in. s.ze, have been eight separate claims, all operated meeting
' past eight years and was married to
and
controlled
by
a
corporation
com-
Mrs. Burnell was accompanied with a
A banquet at 6-30 Monday at which Mabel McPherson, daughter of Mr.
A special meeting of the Chamber
platted and the section Is now avail- poged of aimoRt three hundred local
violin obligato played by Miss able to the public.
I people. The mines have been worked fifty men are expected to be present, and Mrs. Budd McPherson. He was of Ctynmerce has been called for
Mabel Kullander.
This cemetery Is commonly known on „tn(,e eariy |„ 1912. although no will be served by the ladies of the a cashier at the First National bank Monday night December 16, at 8;00
The L O. O. F. band played several
of Springfield for many years and o’clock, to consider the matter ot
ns the laurel Hill cemetery, although ,argp pff(lrt baR ever been made be­ church.
numbers at tho bridge opening.
resigned some time ago due to his purchasing the McKinnis buldling for
lts correct name Is Ioiurel Grove. It forp to commercialize the property.
Following th banquet Dr. M. A. I
a community hall.
All problem®
is located about two miles east of
The government requires that each Magruder, of the Oregon State voi- j failing health.
BEACON LIGHT WIRED;
Springfield and Is one of the older claim owner do, or have done, the lege at Corvallis, will deliver the j Surviving Mr. Riddle is his wife; arising with the proposed purchase
NOW WAITS INSPECTION cemeteries In this community.
equivalent of $100 worth of work on priinclpal address of the evening his mother and father, Mr. and Mrs. will be thrashed out at the meeting
and a good attendance is desired that
his claim each year.
Several others will also he called Zach Riddle of Moscow, Idaho; a
brother, Bud; and two sisters, Elsie evening, according to President F•
Work of wiring the beacon light on
upon for short Informal talks.
TWO MAIL ROUTES
B. Hamlin.
Emerald Heights was completed on
and Louise.
PIONEER
RESIDENT
DIES
AT CRESWELL TO
Tuesday, by a crew of eight men from
His
mother
and
sister
came
here
to
EARLY SUNDAY MORNING N. O. W. BRING PRESENTS
the Albany office of the Mountain
BE CONSOLIDATED
attend the funeral. Harry G. Ben­ SUNDAY SCHOOL TO HEAR
FOR CHRISTMAS PARTY nett, of the Eugene Bible Univers.ty,
Stutes Power compauy. it was neces­
CHRISTMAS PLANS SUN.
Andrew Hiram Lewis died at his
Two mail routes at Creswell will
sary for the men to set only two
officiated at the services, which were
home at 225 C street. Springfield,
The members of the Nelg ‘bors of
poles to carry tho wires from the ho consolidate« beginning January 1, early Sunday morning. He was born
held Wednesday from the Spring-
Plans for the annual Christmas
power line on Mill street to the top 1930, according to Information from at Franklin. Lane county, on April Woodcraft were entertained at a ! field Chrictlan church. The Veatch program at the Methodist church will
of the hill. Two very long spans of that city. The routes In the consolid­ 17, 1869, and was sixty years old j Christmas party last night at the ! funeral home had charge of the be rounded into shape at the Sunday
W. O. W. hall. This was the last
wire are now stretched across the side ation are route 1, carried by Mrs.
i funeral, apd Interment was made In school hour next Sunday morning at
I-acy,
and
route
2,
carried
by
Ennis
:
when
he
died.
meeting of the group before the
of the hill. One of the spans mea­
9:46.
The superintendent, H. L.
the Laurel Hill cemetery.
nt,rBhanl.
|
Mr.
Lewis
was
the
son
of
Mr.
and
holidays. The members all brought
sures over 600 feet between poles.
Gillette, will make a short address oa
It will be necessary to take ten Mrs. Seaver Lewis, early pioneers ot gifts for the Christmas tree, which
Tho light will not be turned on
the subject “Why a Christmas Pro­
were distributed later In the evening. NO ACCIDENTS REPORTED
yet. An Inspector will bo sent by the families off route one when the con i Oregon. He was married to
gram?” It is expected that the com­
DURING FOGGY WEATHER plete program can he announced In
A supper was served the members
government to tost each light before solldation is made, and these people Cox at Junction City on June 9. 1878,
any of tho lights on the chain be­ will receive their mall through the and four children were born to t i s nt the end of the initiation program.
Springfield motorists are becoming The News next week.
¡union. They are Elva Lewis. de- Mrs. Roy Pugh was chairman of the
tween here und Portland are turnnd c/oshen post office.
Mr. Derslinnt will be the carrier of ¡ceased; James Lewis, Graydon Lewis entertainment and supper committee. , more careful, says Kenneth GUes,
on for use of aviators.
In this
I chief of police. There has not been MEMBER OF H. S. FACULTY
The snme crew that was working the combined routes, and he will ' and Carl Lewis, all living
Fred Hills of Jasper and William
city. A grandson, Graydon Andrew,
one accident report turned into his
USINGS W ITH GLEEMEN
trnvel
68.84
miles
in
covering
the
here will also connect up the beacon
also survives. He leaves one bro­ Webb of Springfield were the candi­ office during the past two weeks,
route.
Mrs.
I-aey
took
over
route
t
light north of Coburg.
Ernest McKinney, instructor ot
ther. Harmon Lewis, of Winthrop, dates who were initiated.
which were really two of the most
In July when her husband quit.
Preparations were also made for an dangerous weeks for the motorist music, Spanish, and physics at the
Washington.
The
people
who
receive
their
mall
NEW CLEANING PLANT
The Lewis family come to Spring- open installation to be held at 8:00 we have had this year, due to the high school, has been selected as one
TO BE OPENED SOON on these routes live nt Edenvaie, field In 1911, and have resided here o’clock on January 8, 1930. Mrs. Daisy unusually heavy fog that blankettd of the tenor singers with the Eugene
Georgo Turpin has rented the Pleasant Hill, nnd Enterprise dis­
Pugh ls the chairman of the refresh­
Gleemen. He has been singing with
ever since.
rooms Just north of tho post office, tricts.
ment
committee. Mrs. H. Eaton chair­ this valley.
The funeral services were held
them for several years, and sang
There
have
been
many
accidents
in the Commercial Stato bank build­
Compiling Honor R olle-The honor' from the Walker-Poole chapel here man of the decoration committee, reported from all parts of the state again at the concert which the Ole»-
ing, and plans to open a dry cleaning
Mrs. Wayne Glover, chairman of the
men gave at the Music building oa
rolls nt the various schools are being on Tusday afternoon at 2:00 o’clock
nnd pressing establishment there
reception committee, and Mrs. Sam and some have happened on nearby the University of Oregon campus oa
compiled this week and will be pub-, Rev. Ralph Mullholand officiated,
highways,
but
none
within
the
city
Richmond chairman of the program
either this week-end or the first of
Tuesday evening.
t
llshed in next week’s Issue of T h ea n d Interment was In the I-aurel
Itself.
next week. He Is busy moving In
committee.
Newg
J Grove cemetery
equipment and cleaning the room.
Mach Ore Is Now
A w aitin g Smelter
u ir u v
o