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About The Springfield news. (Springfield, Lane County, Or.) 1916-2006 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 13, 1930)
VAOH FOUR TUB 8PRINGFIHLD NKW8 THURSDAY, FRB. IS. 1930 .............. . " ................... Thousands of steelheads were able BICYCLE ENTHUSIASTS memtieis who were unable to he pre» HIGHWAY BODY ASKS FOR NEW GRANGE ORGANIZED to ascend the Columbia and Willam eut al (be Friday meeting II I« es TO GATHER IN EUGENE BRIDGE REMOVAL BIDS ette rivers during the freese up, and BY FARMERS AT LOWELL period thul between 40 and 60 mem commercial fishermen were unable to TO ELECT OFFICERS ,................ . ~ hei a will Ji In the new organisation ______ Bids for dismantling of the old Farmers living In the Lowell dis catch them. Thia fact, according to Harry Veatch was elected worthy The amateur Bicycle League of «I* 1 “««•»<« brW«* were called for at trie« mel laat Friday night and organ State Game Warden Clifford, will in master am* Joe Walker was selected I of America will hold Ita annual Lane 'th* ‘i”‘' ot «»»* »«•'• highway sure a large run In tour yeans. Principal Events of the Keek lBed the Lowell Grange with a charter gr.rtge secretary. A plan (or the organisation of the county meeting at the T. M C. A. (onm laslon held In Purtlar.d laat membership of 36. Arthur Brown, | Assembled for information agricultural industry on a sound co In Kugeue on Monday eveulng. Febru week. They will be opened at a meet- state grange organiser had charge ot , Il C. M heeler of Pleasant lllll, m ss , f . , « „ . .W H , ..„ .................... .. opt ratlve basis looting toward a fed of Our Readers. 1er of the laine County grange was eration of commodity agencies over hall Ihe principal speaker »I the organi bicycle racing for the coming season ' ™ ,nclu<’e bo,h »*• <M » the eutire northwest la suggested by He addressed those preaent Feed and (rain dealer« from all the agricultural committee of the Every bicycle rider la urged to at mantling of the bridge here and the charter will h« held open until Wed sallen nesday, February 19 to enable others on the subject, "Grange In laiglalit pans of Oregon gathered at Salem re Roseburg chamber of commerce. tend the meeting A special effort reconstruction of the bridge . ve- the to join the organisation as charier tlon.” cently for their annual convention. At the annual meeting of etockhold- will be made to get as many to Join’* * “ '”rk * *h* WllUn"*"* ri’ " Drilling for oil haa atarted in Cooa er» of the Mount Angel Co-operative the League on Monday night as pos I on a county road one mile -n«t of Creswell. county near Coquille and le to be con- Cri-uiery. R. J. Rerning, Charles stble. ttnued to a depth of <000 feet, if nec Bachsler and Joseph Hernt were re Many races are being planned for | | M | v ||| ,,e received for other road essary. elected directors. The past year waa the local riders during the summer work In the state, one part of whlrh Fall-sown grain la in splendid con a profitable one. the Increase In busi and the committee directing these de will tnclud • grading of about r 4 miles dition, It is evident, since the snow is ness oeing nearly »100.000 over the sires to have the contestants present of the 'l.aaevelt roast highway at the almost gone, farmers of the Dayton year before. for the meeting to discuss ways and J Qienadn-Douglae county Hue. vicinity report. _____________ . A farmer or producer who butchers means of handling the races. The flrst of these races will be held The 1930 budget adopted by the his own livestock and sella his meat Corvallis chamber of commerce totals products from his own wagon on the on February 22. The riders will leave *11.830. This figure is *830 more than streets of an adjoining town or city, ,b<? Cabin City auto park at Eugene the 1929 budget, which was *11.000. comes within the state law which reg at 8:00 a. m and will return to the Increase in the price of milk la an ulates the sale of meat and poultry, same place after a one hour rest per Bounced by the Medford Milk Distri according to an opinion prepared by iod In Corvallis, the other terminus of the race. bution association to 12 cents per the attorney-general. Many valuable prises are being of quart and 7 cents per pint for grade Street lights have been turned on ■ilk. at Florence after several months of fered for the race The flrst prtae Edward F. Wells, West Woodburn blng a drak town. The recent cold will be a wrist watch manufactured Yes, shoe week throughout tanner, was Instantly killed when an snap prevented the power company by either the New Departure Mann Oregon Electric work train struck his from fulfilling Its contract to have facturing company, or the Eclipse Ma the Breier Chain automobile on the West Woodburn them o h by January IS. The business chine company. Second prise wtll be district Is lighted by 100-watt lamps. an Ele L*'ip contributed by the Delta grossing. Nearly hulf a hundred Breier store« will Join this shoe I-amp company. The third prise Is drive for this is to get more people acquainted with our The Chinook winds which melted Extensions will be added as required. Cupid's superior shoe values. There were <95 fires in Portland a pair of rims offered by the Lobdell the snow at Astoria did work that Most Effective would have cost the city *<7,000, ac that caused a total loss of *911,813.45 company. The fourth is a pair of ped We aim for a greater volume at low prices cording to the estimate of the street last year. Fred W. Roberts, fire mar al» by the Person Majestic company Valentine Is Flowers shal, «aid in his annual report, and and the 5th is a number . pump do superintendent. nated by the Bridgeport Pump com the bureau answered a total ot 1547 Flowers Ollie Jones and Clifford Stephenson. pany. Charged with larceny of a number of alarma, of which 1$52 had to do with All those finishing the race In seven Always Impart horses from the range in Rye valley, brush fires, burning flues, grass tires Womens Arch Supports Womens Straps, Ties and hours will be entitled to 50 cents and false alarms that caused uo lose. were found guilty by a jury in circuit A Message of Love worth of repairing labor at the Moore Pumps, In black or brown. in Black and Tan. Combi January« export business from court at Baker. Cycle Shop In Eugene. A pair of Military or High Heels Prospects for the peach crop this Portland, which covered products that Fisk tires will be donated by the nation last When you "Say It With year In Hood River valley are not ranged alphabetically from apples to Moore Toy and Cycle shop to the per flowers" you are saying it good, according to S. C. Oxborrow, a wheat, rolled up a volume of 93,113 son making the beat time In the race tons having a valuation ot *4.321.468. a way she will appreciate west side grower. Many buds have to Corvallis. The second prise will 1 exceeding the showing in January last most. been killed by frost, he reports. year when 85,276 tons were floated for be a pair of mud guards donated by 1 Lot Children Shoes, sizes Registrations of out-of-state automo Mens Work Shoes In foreign destinations, the combined val the International Stamp Works. Every Woman loves biles at the Ashland chamber of com- 5 to 13 This race aa well as several others ue of which was *3.320,922. Flowers. Iseather or Paracord soles ■ sree in January ran 104 ahead of the which will follow are all being backed Construction ot two uow w u g s to game month last year, and were the by the Amateur Bicycle League of highest in seven years, except in 1938. the Oregon state penitentiary at a America. J. E (D intyl Moore la the, cost ot approximately *170.000 waa Boys High Top Boots Logging led the 1929 accidental urged by Henry Myers, superintend state representative for the group. death roll in Lane county with ten The best junior and senior rider In real Bargain, sizes eut, at a meeting of the state board Mens Oxfords In black or men killed, automobile fatalities to Telephone 86 W of control at Salem. Myers said that »he entire state will be given a free .... 11 V m to t> tan, welt soles taled seven, the annual report of W. trip to the National Bicycle races held some immediate acliou was necessary West End of Bridge W Branstetter, county coroner, says. to cope with the rapidly increasing In the East next fall. C. A. Howard, state superintendent population at the institution. • f schools, and E. A. Britton of Rose- Services of two crop specialists rep WATER BOARD TO GRANT hnrg, Coos-Douglas scout executive, resenting the federal government ex NO LAKE CONCESSIONS were the principal speakers at the tension service in Marion county, with •pring teachers’ Institute at Bandon out cost to the taxpayers, may be ob Th- re will be no concession» grant recently. tained in the near future, according to e,1 by the Eugene Water Board to In Sons and Daughters of Oregon Pio a plan outlined at Salem recently by divlduci- who may desire to establish neers will celebrate Oregon's 71st Walter T. Stolz. The department ot eatlrg house» and other roadside at- birthday anniversary February 14, agriculture will advance *65oO for this tractions along the shores of the new with a statehood banquet and valen purpose, provided *3000 la raised lo la«e which haa been formed at Lea- tine dance at the Multnomah hotel in cally. b-irg by the construction of the new Portland. A diversion dam in the Malheur power dam. Editors and publishers from all over The Water Board contends that the river above Harper, almost two miles the state and points up and down the _____ ______ «nd rocky i establishment of such places along of tunnel through hills Pacific coast arriyed in Eugene re many miles of canal, is completed for ’he lake would do more damage to cently for the aeasions of the 12th an the carrying of water to the 4000 acres •the natural scenery than the retell ., _Bual press conference at the Univer of land within the Harper and Little ' could offset. sity of Oregon. Authorisation for an appropriation Valley units of the Vale irrigation ' This decision by the Eugene organ • f *50,000 for a statue of Theodore project. The tunnels that will carry isation will meet with hearty approve Roosevelt on Battle rock. Port Orford the water of the project are lined with In Springfield where the Lions club harbor, Oregon, waa proposed In a concrete and are large enough for a Is now engaged In a campaign t > beautify the McKenzie highway from JUU introduced in the United States truck to pass through. A huge pine tree, which, according this city to Doyle hill. senate recently. A much discussed issue in Linn to a count of its growth rings, pushed county, the employment of a county its way above the Deschutes soil in LEGION DOES NOT MEET: agent, la to be referred to the voters 1280, was cut recently in the Fort OFFICERS OUT OF CITY Of the county at the May primary. The Rock country and hauled into Bend The regular meeting of the Ameri county court refused to provide for for milling. The big pine scaled 13,500 feet, not counting the wood in its can Legion which was to have been an agent In the 1930 budget. massive limbs. The 32-foot logs cut held at the Chamber of Commerce Melting enows and additional rain fail have improved mining conditions from the tree were so big that two room» last Friday night wa» called throughout southern Oregon, and there tractors were required to haul them off at the la»t minute as most of the are now a good many miners operating from the woods to the logging train. officer» were unable to be present. W ■mall placer mines In the hills that George Horner and Jean Cox, two N. Dow wa» at Salem attending the have not been operated since the be farmers of the Floras creek section, dental clinic, Mr. M. B. Huntly was ginning of the war In 1914. were attacked by a large female black called to Astoria and other» had other More than 30,000 pounds of turkey bear while slashing brush on tbelr engagements for the evening left Medford recently for Boston, ship property. One of the men threw his ped by the farmers’ exchange coop axe at the bear which hit the mark, OFFICE WORKERS ATTEND eratlve in the January pool. This but only served to increase her an MEETINGS ON TUESDAY amount waa 8000 pounds in excess of ger. Horner took refuge behind a the receipts anticipated by managers tree while Cox hastened to the house Ml»» Maxine Snodgrass attended a Of the exchange, they said. for a gun. When the latter returned, meeting of accountants of the Moun • shot from the rifle mortally wounded tain States Power company which was 'Wfc. THE markets the animal. held at Albany on Tuesday afternoon. Portland A total of 189 persons were killed | In the evening she wa« Joined by Wheat—Big Bend bluestem, *1.25; ■oft white and western white, *1.16; and 4711 persons were injured in 30,- Miss Lulu McPherson and the two hard winter, northern spring and west 181 traffic accidents In Oregon during went to Dallas where they attended the year 1929, according to the annual the ladles committee meeting of the ern red, *1.13. Hay—Alfalfa, *24024.50 per ton; report of T. A. Raffety, chief inspector , National Electrical Association. valley timothy, »20.50021; eastern for the state motor vehicle depart- Oregon timothy. »23 0 23 50; clover, ment, filed with the secretary of state ' Yarnell Man Here—W. H. 8mlth »20; oat hay. »19; oats and retch, *20 recently. Approximately 13,890 of the of Yarnell made several purchases In accidents were due to reckless drlv this city on Monday. 020.50. Harmony in Typt and Dtaign ing, while iu 1025 cases drivers were Butterfat—32 0 3<c. exceeding the speed limit. Failure to Eggs—Ranch, 26030c. Prevaila in all Our Printing DON’T FO RG ET OUR give proper signals resulted In 2475 1 CatGe—Steers, good, *11011.50. accidents. In 484 accident« the drlv Hogs—Good to choice, *9.75011. Lambs—Good to choice, *11.50012. ers were drunk. Of the total numbei of persons killed, 39 were pedestrians. Seattle Salmon taken from both the Oregon Wheat—Soft White, western white. »1.18; hard winter, northern spring, Mn<1 tb* Washington banks of the Co- , 1 16; western red, *1.14; bluestem, 1 lumbla river with net gear and trol ling equipment last season amounted *1.28. to 26.078,391 pounds, valued at »5,905, Egg»—Ranch, 23 0 28«. 024, according to estimates of Master Butterfat—41a. Slightly Used, Re possessed and Shop Cattle—Choice steers, *10.25 011.2*. Fish Warden Hoyt. A Umatilla county farmers exchange Hogs—Prime light, *10.96 011.10. worn Ilo tp o in t and was formed at Milton recently, with Lambs—Choice, »11.50 012. Westinghouse Elec Claude Harris, president, A. R. Shum Spokane tric Ranges. way, vice president, and Ralph A. Cattle—Steers, good, *10.60011. Also several Shop Hogs—Good to choice, *10.85010.75. Trlbou, secretary-treasurer. The com worn Washers and Lambs—Medium to good, *10.760 pany will handle hay, farm supplies, Ironers grain, fruit and produce. >1.10. OREGON STATE NEWS OF GENERAL INTEREST DEPT. STORES ,N T H E W E S T Shoe W eek Staits Friday, Feb. 14, 9 a.m. $2.98 to $4.98 $3.98 to $4.98 Only 98c Kirkland’s Floral Co. Only $2.98 Only $3.98 CLOSE HARM ONY is just as pleasing and essential in printing as in music Used Range Sale M t. States Power Co- The Willamette Press