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THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
LOCAL 3DÏ DROWNS Io“ Streets
"« Complete
"Ta» P w p lt't Paper"
L IV K
N IW g P A P g R
IN A L iv e T O W N
Tramp Tell Tale
Of Torch Theft
G B J J L REPORT
Two-thirds of Unpaved Streets Story Told by Transient May
In City Oiled by County at
Prove Clue to Cutting Torch
Ed. Reynolds Loses Life At-
Request of Owners.
Stolen Hera Recently.
tempting to Save Fred Rid-
Mprlngrield
can
now
boaat
of
the
The Inclination of a transient to
die; Sister Nearly Drowns
Trying to Save Youth and is dustfree ro n d i,ton of moat of her b« very talk a tive with his fellow
«•reet* during the dry summer months loafers may become the means of
Rescued by Harris Lyle.
when dirt and gravel road* cause the
Men from California and Wis­
con«! n Tell of Outdoor Life
in Their Home States.
Semi-Annual Treasurer and
Auditor Report Given Out by
About th irty-five Springfield people
Mayor; Early Budget E«ti-
and Invited guests attended the an­
nual picnic of the Women's C ivic Im
mate Talked; New Proposal«
provement Club at the Reaver auto
Receive Consideration.
locating an expensive cutting torch
most dust This has been brought which disappeared from the Spring-
Ed Reynolds, IS. In (lead anti Fred
camp grounds on Tuesday evening.
ahoul by the oiling last week nf more ‘ field Hand and Uravel
plant
more
R id d le, IS. la In a aerleua condition
Basket dinners were brought by the
than tw o-fblrd* of the unpaved streets than a week ago
Present Indications are th a t the
at »hr hum« o f hla
pur« lit a n«ur
mothers of the club, who had aa their city of Springfield w ill not exceed Its
In the city This, coupled with the
T he torch, which was valued by Its
Ih ’nna aa a result of a swimming
guests th e ir husbands and other fam ­
large number of paved streets here,
owners at $40. was used about tw o !
financial budget thia
year unless
party which was held on the Mo-
ily members. Coffee waa furnished by
leases onlv a few that are dusty
weeks ago and on Wednesday of j
hawh river, about a hair mil« eaat
several unforseen expenditures are
tbe club.
The oiling was done by the (nine
last week whi-p the men went to got
of Donna yiialerday afternoon
The picnic was scheduled to have made neceaaary during the last h alf
« ru n ty oiling crew a fte r the owners It for a Job they found that It had •
Riddle, who la no| un ekperlenred
been held a month ago. but was post- f ° f the year, according to W. P. Tyson
of the abutting property had signed
been Stolen. They notified Lum An- )
• wlmmee, waa plavlna around In the
poned indefinitely when Miss M ary mayor of the city, who haa Just had
a petition asking «but the work be derson. chief of police, who Im m edi­
riv e r when ha suddenly fell- Into a
Roberta, one of the firs t members of
don« and agreeing to pny for the oil­
ately made a tour of the Jungles, and I
deep hole and began yelling for help
an auditor’s and treasurer's report
the organisation, died It m arka tbe
ing Home people have Indicated that
heard a story which, If verified, may !
according to mem ber* nf the party
compiled
for tbe firs t six months of
last event of the season for the club
they would like to have th eir streets
restore the Implement to Its owners.
o f 13 swimmers who had gone to the
women, who w ill now discontinue the the year ending June 38, 1838
oiled, but M Is doubtful If this can be
river In the afternoon
Ilia
alater.
One of the hoboes inform ed the |
meetings u ntil fall activities begin.
done now, aa the oiling equipment has
Th report shows that the sum of
F rsnres, aged 16. )um|M-d Into the
police officer that he had been talk 1
already been moved to other parts of
Among those who attended the (7.813.32 was expended d aring the
w ater to rearue her brother, but waa
Ing
few d ay . e a rlie r w ith another M I S S MARGARET JARRETT
the county.
meeting were M r. and Mrs. L. K. Page, n r8 t 8,1 months T he to u t amount
elm nar drowned heraelf when the
bum at U rania !•«.», who made tbe '
M r and Mrs. C arl Olson, M r. and bud«'et®d was (14.727.34. One h alf of
T h . oiling work Is m erely what It
drowning boy grasped her with hla implies A go„d costing of heavy road L
SPRINGFIELD
STUDENT
boast
ir i . « that
èld he I had . stolen ‘
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M ra J “ 11“"
and two children. ,h ’8 ‘ mount Is |7,3«3.«7, and there
hand* about her face and ellntbad on Oll I . sprayed o v er the entire ground “¿ „ “ ' I
?
° lh,>r
TO
GIVE
PIANO
RECITAL
and Mrs. Fulop's mother, M rs. Rose r*m alns a total of (6.814.12 y e t r * * * -
ground
her back In a frantic effort to aave
things here In surrounding towns H e
This Is sufficient for one season and
'
M r. and Mra. George G erlack, M r. and peDded T his Is Just («88 lees than
blm ««lf T hey went down together
also displayed a sack of various
" Aa
„ 8 tt' da,,« * t8r “ I Mrs. F ra n k Logan. M r. and Mrs E. C one‘,,a,f ° l the budgeted total Aatlel
must be repeated every year
The
and In some manner tho boy relnaaed
articles to bear out hla story, said M r. and Mrs. O. H Jal* 6 ( * . 2®8 B Stuart and two children. M r. and M rs. P*ted expoadlturee for the last »lx
h l. grip on the g irl gad she . . . re.- '
the man here. T he torch had been street. Bpringfleld, w ill
he presented David Saltsman, Mr. and Mrs. George montb8 of the year are lower than ter
cued by Lyle H arris. who brought ’
’ ''h
* omfort derived from
told In Oranta Past (or (2 00 and the by Reuben C harlyle G eotfreiere In a
It. and the decrease In the amount of
Prochnow and three children, M r. and the preTlou® period, so It te bettered
her to the shore a fte r she was un-
| complete plsno recital In Eugene on
labor neceaaary to keep the houses money used to buy a grub slake, he
Mra. C. E. Wheaton. M r. and Mrs. J. D. that ,he
still available are suf
able to swim any further.
declared.
Saturday evening. July 1«. at 7.30
clean.
Pyle, Nelson .’age, M r. H ills , Miss flclent for all purposes.
Attem pts tu «ava Boy
Anderson Is attem pting to ascertain o'clock. In the M cM orran and W ash­ Edna Sw arts and Mra. John Ketels.
A com m ittee of the Linns club, head­
Receipts are Given
Rd. Reynolds.
seeing
the
boy ed by Fred W a lk e r, sponsored the oil­ the number of the torch, and If ha can burn* auditorium . T he public la In­
T he tax collections for the « ra t
Short talks by Nelson Page, of O ak­
drowning.
went
a fte r
him
and ing work this year
The oiling haa prove the Identity of the one la the vited to attend.
land. C alifornia, who Is here visiting period amounted to $13,(56.27. The
Riddle Im m ediately grasped his face been carried on for several years In southern Oregou city, he w ill claim
Although Miss J a rre tt Is only 12
his brother, L. K. Page, and A. D. recorder's collections amounted to
and the Iw o went down two or three this city.
It for the local firm .
years old. she Is already quite an
H ills, of Wisconsin Rapids. Wisconsin, * 3-3®5-02 T here was a cash balance
tim es before they finally disappeared
"A t any rate we w ill soon know If accomplished musician. On her pr<>' who Is also visiting relatives in this ° l $ 13'M * * & on June 30
The Riddle boy waa found In a BOY LOSES TEETH WHEN
I
, S S lo « .
- e , „ „ y . „ . r t e d a lengthy e x T h a n V o J \ W arvanU . paid during th .
period
(lu m p of brush In the w ater a few
HORSE KICKS IN FACE Xtoe'chS *°ld ,he ,n,'h' Mld th“ I
b"r Ptono p t e y l " * . " ^ has comments among the older people. ,otaled (10.845.87. The interest on
K la u te s la te r and was pulled out by
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¡police chief.
I
P « rin g , she has The two m#n gpoke fnfornja„ y on the j w arrants amounted to (673.07 fo r th e
the Lyle | K ith, who was gola to the
Police officers do not think the ' achieved considerable comment on outdoor life and activities In the tw o pertod' T here are atilt w arrants oat
Cecil Dykes,- eleven .year- old Gran-1
her interest in painting for which
.a .-o ii
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assistance of tbe two dro w n ing boys.
well youth received a. badly . bruised theft of the torch here was In any
states where
T h e boy was rolled ai-roua a log to
she has
,s showing
considerable
tale
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face Titesday when he waa kicked manner connected w ith the blasting She
been on the honor roll ever
c° mparl8on8 of »•»
in
BoD<U pald durin*
tb «
empty the w ater from his lungs and
by a horse which he was chasing In of the Rodenbough sa.e last week.
months amounted to $17.881. T here
since
attending
school.
,n
d
is
a
blue-
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,fferent
h e waa rushed to the offlco of Dr.
the yard. T he foot of the horse
are still outstanding bonds In the sum
part« of the country.
ribbon health child. She Is an active
Sagene
Keeter,
where
be
was struck tbe bov on the left tid e of tbe j
AIRPORT IMPROVEMENT
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j
(162,868.54. O f thia sum (148JNM ee
worked on for two hours. He was face, and all of the teeth
member in 4-H work, and baa won
on the j
P R U IT T T O D E L IV E R
8re ReDeral
bonds and
PLANS ARC APPROVED
I honors In th a t field of endeavor.
still unconscious when he was taken
right side of tbe mouth war knocked I
BY
CITY
C0UNC4LMEN
to hte kerne
Miss Ja rre tt's program for Satur­
final evening sermon
oat by the concussion of the blow.
Bey Kapeeted to Reeever
H e waa rushed lo a local pfeyai- f The airport committee's plans for day ere a ln g Is aa follows:
A T C H R IS T IA N C H U R C H
M ,y o r T T"°n declared that ha plans
Dr. . Kester said this morning that clan's office where several stitches Improving the m unicipal field were J. ». Bach
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j to h are the Common Connell o f the
a. latrata.
U e boy was running . high tempers were taken lo close the gash on the ‘ Ppmvml by tbe city council at
T he th ird union church service fo r city m eet Inform aD y on some early
b. O arotte.
* 2
h,<h_ DUl" ' ” ’ M * 8nd fro 0’
lh r " ,,u' h More Monday night's meeting. Councilman
the sum mer aad the final one to be <*•*« to discuss a budget fo r next yet»r
e. M lnoetto.
ra le , but that he would recover If
addressed by Rev. V eltle P ru itt, the The budget Is not adopted until la te r
X ray pictures of the boy'a face were . W. C. M cLagau haa charge of the
d. Preluae In C.
be did not contract pneumonia.
being taken thia morning to deter Improvement at the field which la
pastor of the Christian church, w ill In the year, but it Is thought th a t by
Plowing la being From “W e ll Tem pered Clavichord.'* be held Sunday evening at the Chris- ' w orking on R e a rlie r fp the year a
T he body of Reynolds sank lo Ihe mine If any of the bnnea had been ' » » » under way
Schumann, from Klnderacenen. op. tian church. H e w ill conclude hie better and more economical one may
'
I done and In a few
bottom of the riv e r and was not lo­ broken.
days the county [6
cated for 46 minutes a fte r the seel- ! The boy has to lake all of his food , leveling machine w ill be on the field
series of three sermons on C hristian be worked and some plan devised to
a. No. 3— Hasche Mann,
U nity w ith a sermon on the subject: reduce the w a rra n t Indebtedness
dent A. J. Ai-herson. proprietor of a through a tube, as he la unable to smoothing up
Aa soon as this la
b
No. I t — Kind
Im
Klnschlum- How W e M ay H ave C hristian Unity. ,
|„ fo rm „ 8uoBM tion. M , d.
»tore In Mohawk, and father of one of close hla mouth y e t
complete the gravel w ill be laid.
mern.
the girls In tbe swimming parly, to- I
The church choir w ill .lo g a ,p « c i*|
It h„ g
TO>!(tFSted tn an fnform a,
Morse Trough to be Moved
c.
No. 6— W ichtige Begebenheit.
num
ber
and
the
Murphy-MoshJer
dlsc-usalon
at
a previous council meet-
E ith e r with the
Stevens brothers. BAPTIST YOUNG FOLKS
One of the relics of horse and
Chopin:
began searching the river and found I
quartet composed of M r. and M rs. ing that by moving the fire depart-
buggy
days
waa
ordered
removed
by
TO PICNIC ON FRIDAY
M asurka. op. 67, No. 2.
t t e body In nine feet of water.
Dallas M urphy and M r. and Mrs. R w ent to the old fire house on F s tre e t
the council Munday evening. T he old
Preludes, op 28, No. 28 and No. 7.
° _ . u h ie r’ WlU 8i“ g " n anlhe,n-
“ "re central location would be ob-
The body Is at the Veatch under- ' Sw im m ing w ill be the m ajor at- ' w atering trough at the intereaction
H e lle r— Study, op. 46, No. 2.
The poung people of the three co- talncd. th place could be fixed up so
taking parlors.
i traction for Ihe young pen pi, of the nt Main * nd south Sixth street w ill
Crosse— Moments of Mem ory.
operating churches w ill hoi« th e tr that the fire ch.ef could m ake hla
Ed Reynolds Is the son of M r and nap,,8t church
tomorrow
evening ,orn d°w n. This trough wastes much
Beethoven— Melody.
union m eeting at the C hristian church home there w ith his fam ily, and the
M rs J H. Reynolds, who live east of wheD ,h * ’' h,,ld a summer picnic, i w ater and la out of repair. It Is said.
Evans— B utterflies.
at 7:00 o’clock. T he topic for discus- departm ent would lik e ly cost less to
Springfield near the county stock They hnve not decided Just where ■ T h ,‘ council authorised the health
M iles— Sparklets.
aion w ill be Some Good Sum m er the city and also be a more satisfao-
the
m ilk
farm .
His
brother. W illia m , waa they w ill go, but they w ill meet at the ¡ com mittee to investigate
M aeDowell— To a W ild Rose.
Reading. Special music w ill also be lory arrangem ent for everyone con-
drowned In
the
W illam ette
river church at 6 :15 and w< t be told where " uM>ly of the town, particularly that
Loth— G a ily T rip p in g .
provided for this meeting. Miss Fran- ' cerned.
about 14 years ago while a small boy. to go from there. A picnic supper of °«l>W e dairies. Charges have been
W rig h t— A t Evem ng
CCS Travis w ill lead the discussion.
Another ten tative proposal la to put
Ed, Reynolds Waa an
experienced w ill be enjoyed following tbe w ater raadc since Eugene passed her m ilk
Chaminade— Scharpen Tans.
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The regular bible school and morniof, the street commissioner on a flat
sports.
ordinance
shutting
out
poor
grades
swimmer.
»«nrlcea w ill be held as usual.
j salary basis, and to bave him devot«
of m ilk that this was being sold In
Funeral tervlcea w ill be held at
KETELS
LEAVES
FOR
The
Man
God
L
aid
Hold
O
f
w
ill
be
hla entire tim e to tbe upkeep of th«
Springfield.
the Veatch chapel on Saturday at TO0RISTS SEE FLAMES
the
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sermon —
subject
Rev. R. city s tre e t« T h e budget fo r the streat
T he finances of the lo w n was
2 88. Interm ent w ill be In ihe la u r e l
DENVER
TO
ATTEND
AND PREVENT BAD FIRE
a»- .
M ulholland w ill use at the morning departm ent has for several y e a n
studied by the councllmnn who had
Grove cemetery.
CONVENTION OF LIONS services a t the Baptist church. Th« been badly overdrawn, declared th«
before
them
the
reports
of
the
Tourists seeing flames em lllng from
Sunday school w ill bold Its regular
m ayor, and It Is believed that tk«
the home of John Devine about one auditors.
John F. Ketels left Saturday for
MRS. KEPNER HONORED
meeting at 8:45.
adoption of the suggested plan would
and a half miles south of the under­
Denver. Colorado, where he w ill attend
ON BIRTHDAY TUESDAY head crossing on the Pacific highway
elim in ate thia trouble.
GAS COMPANY EXTENDS
the national convention o f the Lions
positive action on anv of these
MAINS ALONG HIGHWAY clubs as o fficial delegate from the LEGION DELEGATES TO
Mrs. A. It Kepner was surprised Monday probably were Instrum ental
BE
ELECTED
ON
FRIDAY
proposals
have beentaken by the C ity
In
saving
the
entire
building
from
be­
Springfield
club.
H
e
traveled
over
the
61 her home on route I Tuesday,
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Council, but . i is certain that they w ilt
T he Northw est Cities Gas company Southern Pacific Cascade route on a
when relatives gathered to honor her ing destroyed. A party of tourists were
Members of the Am erican Legion *>e brought up fo r fu rth e r discussion
working this special Lions coach attached to the
birthday anniversary. She waa show­ passing the home when they noticed has a crew of men
w ill hold a meeting F rid a y evening at a t fu tu re meetings.
week
on
an
extension
of
th
e
ir
gas
the
flames
and
notified
the
people
In
regular
train.
Thia
special
car
origin-
ered w ith gifts and the group all en­
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the Eugene-Springfield ‘ tod In P o rtland ’ and w i r ' t o “r ‘ rry‘ an *? * c° m m ,lnlty haI1 for U>« purpose of :
joyed lee cream and rake which was side. T he city fire departm ent was main from
Oregon
delegates
to
the
convention
*
#Ct,n<,
°f
th
<
>
“eXt
ye‘
r
8“d
MRS-
AMANDA
JOHNSON
auto
camp
to
the
new
camp
being
sailed
and
extlngulsed
the
blase
a
fte
r
brought by those
surprising
her.
city.
a ‘8'> « •••c tln g delegates to represent
Among those In the party were Mr. It had damaged the roof to the extent built at the overhead crossing about
DIES FRIDAY MORNINO
enan _ i
th e ,ocal pO8t at the state convention
W" e expec,ed «» I * h e ll ‘ t Baker the second week
and Mrs. Lum Anderson.
M r. and of (26. The property was covered by two miles south of Springfield on the t n l u na k
Pacific
highway.
Insurance.
Mra. C laire
Parsons
and
E
E.
“ nT ti ° “: Wh,C.h _be" n ln Au<U8t- K '« u«u‘ lly the custom to , M rs. Amanda Johnson. 61. died 0 »
The cabins at the auto camp are Monday and was to laut until Friday nom lnato ' öfflcers'’at one' “m e l t t o Prlday c o rn in g at her home on route
Kepner.
now nearing completion and the
SERVICE STATION GETS
camp Is expected to be open for busi­ about ten days.
NEW WASHING PUMP ness la a few weeks.
DRILL TEAM INVITED TO
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L . , , ™ u u . X » “ -.
X
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COUNTY LODGE PICNIC
The Neighbors of W oodcrrsft d rill
d rill tenm of Eugene w ill entertain
tbe other teams of the county at a
picnic at the Benton-Iatne auto park
on Runday, July 27. It was announced
this week. T he tenms from Spring,
field, Cottage Grove, Creswell, and
Jnnctlnn City have all been Invited
for the day. T hey are to bring their
own basket luncheons.
New
automobile washing equip­
ment, Including a large 200 gallon
steam tank, motor and compressor,
has been received at the V irg il Jones
service station and was Installed the
firs t of the week
The new equip­
ment Is supposed to be the very
latest on the m arket for car washing
purposes.
The roof of the Baptlsh church la
being reshlngled this week. The ma­
terials and workmen arrived Monday
morning and they expert to finish
the work w ithin a few days. L. A.
The entire station, buildings, and Tobias and E. A. Farnsw orth are do­
pumps were given a new coat of red ing the work. Considerable rep air
white and blue paint this week by work wag done fa the In te rio r of the
church drlng the w in te r by the same
oil company painters.
men.
LOCAL CARRIER ATTENDS
CONVENTION AT BEND FACE IS CUT IN FALL .
AT LOCAL GRAVEL PLANT
B. G. Sankey, m ail ca rrier on rural
route 2, attended the state conrentlon
o f the Rural L e tte r Carriers assocla-
I o b a Bnd on Saturday of last week.
H e also d ro re up to the sum mit on
f'undsy to attend the dedicatory exer­
cises m arker erected In honor of John
Tem pleton Cfalg, ea rly c a rrie r who
lost his life In a storm on the pass.
B. B. Pyne carried the m all on route
on Saturday fo r M r. Sankey.
1
BAPTIST CHURCH ROOF
GETTING NEW SHINGLES
RECKLESS DRIVER PAYS
FINE WHEN ARRESTED
Glenn W etaell paid a (10 fine Into
X n Z o ’n
X
£
rested on Thursday
had reaeheri
r u lltv ,o hd I f f
X
f
fie r a Z Ù X r
[ Z T
year th a t the p'r.aen,
A ^ em ^ ’
00 Wln Î
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M ANY PE 0PLE APPLY
F° R P 0 9 T A L
P O S IT IO N
T u
of Eugene, and Mr.’
!
[
£
°f
1
ShP -
<" W .R - c * .
b° r" °»
Arkansas, and came to
«n_ t, n n
> a
u e .e applied fo r i the age o f 10 years. She was m arried
h" u ,H a .P’ea.d ‘ he po8l,,on of •" • » • » M t m all cle rk at ' to W illia m M. Johnaon o„ M arch 27.
license
ffen8® “ d
driTer 8 the local post office and th e ir a p p lie s-1 1887. In 1804 they moved to PorUand
h fine w h.’ h T Hb
X u
Pa‘a " on"
8- t to tbe c.vl, ser- and had .Ived there
u n ,,, t L w
the fine, which he did on Friday.
|Tlce offlcer at Seattl# gam p, e eaam. J monfh(, a(t0. when
they
moved to
u .e s n e r ________
Inatlon blanks, sim ilar to those which Springfield.
WORK ON NEW SCHOOL
must be filled out by each application
Mrs. Johnson wag a m em ber of th *
PROGRESSES RAPIDLY
Has Operation — Lucille Mossey
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underwent a m ajor operation at the
The exterior w ork on the new
Mr. Owen Seaman, employee ot Pacific C hristian hospital In Eugene
Olenwood school Is
nearing
com-
the Oregon State Highw ay depart­ on Tuesday.
pio» Ion this week and carpenters are
ment fell from a truck at the Spring-
Canning F ru it Subject
busy on the Inside lathing the walls
field Snnd and Ornvel compnny yes­
Arnold Collier, county club leader, and laying the floor. A fte r the rooms
terday afternoon and badly gashed w ill meet all girls Interested In can­
have been plastered the windows w ill
his hoad. A local physician took ser- ning at the community hall Tuesday
be put In and the building painted.
eral stitches to close the wound. M r. afternoon nt 2:00 o’clock.
Mothers
Seaman w ill not he able to return and friends of the girls Interested
Cottage Grove Man Her«— Mr. A.
to his work for several weeks, ac­ may also attend. F ru it canning pro­
W. Wooley .of Cottage Grove, was a
cording to hla p' yalclan.
blems w ill be discussed.
visitor In Springfield on Saturday.
at • ,,me to be determ ined a fte r the Catholic church. T h e rem alne wer«
last day on which applications oan be shipped to Portland for the funeral
made, are availab le a t th« local poat-
services and In te rm e n t by the Veatch
office and may be .«cured from W a i­ chapel In Eugene.
ter Gossler, c iv il sarvlce secretary at
th e t poel office here. August 1 la the
Returns from Scout Camp — Miss
last day on which applications can be
Mlldrred Morgan returned 1st« oa
made for the position.
Bunday evening from the Girl Sooat
camp on Lake Cleawox, near Flor­
Doctor Visit» Mother — Dr. C. O. ence, where she has been spending
Van Valsah. of Portland, spent the the past two weeks. She was the oaly
week end ln this city visiting with girl from Sprlagfleld to attend
his mother, Mrs. A. B. Van Valsah.
camp.
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