THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
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HPKINOKIKLL», LANE COUNTY, O R EG O N .
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W E E K ® 'ES
TOLL I» M V ®
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Lilvarton People Injun
Motor Crash on Highwa
North of City
M c K enzie
people hurt
Boy Smash«» Foot Between
Rear Bumper and Tree;
W m Sitting on Bumper
Christian Society
Hears Missionary
Q ueen of T lo w e r Ball
Church Croup Elect* New Of­
ficer» for Year at It»
Monday Meeting
V" Mrs.
M H Madden, returu«d nils
slonary (rom Japan waa the prin­
cipal speaker Monday evening at
the meeting of the Christian Mia
alonary society at the Christian
church. Mr». Madden emphasised
the work ot the cburcbea among
the women ot the Japanese Islands.
■K
E.U. Lee Declines
Tax Appointment
SPRINGFIELD HAS
No. St
T i l l ItS IbX Y , J I ’ L Y 23. 1931
Local Tax Reduction SCHOOL ACTIVITY
Held Impossible Now SHOWN BI BOARD
Declare» He Doe» Not Favor
Reduction Would Increase
Governor’» Plan, W. F.
Resignation of H. J. Cox
Financial Stress Instead of
Walker
May
Refuse
Leave» Post to Be Filled By
Improving Condition*
Mayor and Councilman
E. tJ. Lee ot Eugene, one of the
three members appointed by Gov-
ernor Julius Meier to serve on the
| Lane County Advisory Tax League,
, does not want this office.
Lee
i IS CHAMBER SECRETARY
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No Person Known to Seek
Wednfiaday
Poet; Selection to Be Made
county-wide tax
at Monthly Meeting
j Eugene Chamber of
after
OPPOSE
INDIANA
PLAN
County-Wide Gathering Con­
siders Tax Reduction; Re­
ports Are Given
1(2» which ought to be able to do
the work of the proposed state corn- Elect Mise Leone Elliott as
m illio n.” Bailey said.
Teacher of Domestic Arte
Mendenhall, a former resident ofj
and Music
Indiana stated that under the In ­
diana plan any 10 persons could
WILL REPAIR BUILDINGS
object to a levy made by the coun­
ty commission and thereby hold up
the levy until the state deputies Waltarvills People Discussing
could Investigate the dispute. Ore­
Bus Transportation for
gon has In the neighborhood of 2700
High School Students
taxing units, he stated, and this
would give Just that many oppor­
Miss Leone Elliott of Perrydale,
tunities for dissension and would Oregon will be the new domasti«
require the employment of many arts Instructor at the Springfield
more people to handle this adjust­ high school. Miss Elliott was elect­
ment work.
ed to that position at a special
Individual cities reported that meeting of the school board held
they have pared their budgets U 1 here Saturday afternoon,
the very bottom. Some of them In
8he la z g.aduate of Greco» State
dlcated that they might be forced college, uavlng completed her work
to raise their levies this year to there the past June. She has also
provide funds with which to meet studied music and will have charge
the Interest and payments on de­ of the glee clubs at the local school
linquent
Bancroft
Improvement In addition to her duties as teacher
bonds on much ot the property of sewing and rooking. She fills the
where the owners have refused to vacancy left by the resignation re­
make the payments and have forced cently of Mrs. Georgiana Peterson.
the city to take over the property.
W altarvills Talks Bus
H. C. Wheeler, veteran legislator
Attendance at the Springfield
from Lane county and member of high school w ill be increased by
the first tax group to meet at approximately 30 students from the
Salem to consider tbs possibility of W altervllle high school district. A
reduction, hoped that there would number of residents of that district
be no special session. He state that met with the school board bare
no tax program could be enacted Tuesday evening to discuss plana
in four or five days and that he for the absorption of these pupils
would not obligate himself to con­ and the transportation of them to
sider only tax problems at the ses­ and from their homes. Residents ot
sion were It called and other mat­ the W altervllle school district were
ters arose.
to bold a meeting tonight to dis­
meeting at the
Commerce that
he had written the governor atat-
Lane county taxpayers want
Hbe Is the author of six different
A vacancy on the City Council ■ („ * that he was not In sympathy
Hix people narrowly escaped
their
taxes reduced but they are
book».
Hhe
was
the
speaker
at
the
proposed plan and there-
death Hunday morning when the
Kate J one», of Athevilk, N C., | automatically caused by the r e - . W|t|,
unwilling to reduce the standards
two automobiles In which they Hunday morning service at the waa the Queen at the Rhododendron moval of Herbert J. Cox (rom th ia : (or(, declined to serve,
Christian church. Hunday evening Festival held in that city thia year. city to Eugene will probably not be
w p w alker, Springfield mem of living of employees and to de­
were paaaengera collided al the
she spoke to the congregation at
filled until the next regular meet­ bar of the committee, has Just re­ prive themselves of the (so-called)
June(Ion ut North Fifth atreel and
of
government.
They
the Pleasant lllll church.
ing of the council, the second Mon­ turned from a trip to Toronto where luxuries
the Wrndllng road at • o'clock.
N tw officers (or the Mission so­
day In August. Mr. Cox had appro­ he represented the Springfield would rather continue paying the
The Injured were Mra. Eruest
ciety elected Monday evening are;
ximately a year and one half of bis Lions club at the Lions Internation present taxes or would even be
Conley. Mra. Hllaa tlay. and her two
wiping to pay slightly higher
Mrs. C liff Abrams. president ;
term remaining to be served.
al convention. He was not aware
daughters. Ixits and Bernice. They
taxes If necessary It wes decided
Mrs. Itoland Mosbter. drat vice-
of
his
appointment
to
th»
commit-
The method of selection of a suc-
together with Mr. Day were driving president; Mrs. J. C. Pederson,
at an unofficial meeting of taxing
i censor waa outlined this week b y ' tee until his return Tuesday and
east on the highway, having come second vice-president; Mra. Luella
bodies and tax payers at the Eu­
I. M Peterson, city attorney, who has not had time to carefullv con
from Hllvertnn and were going to
gene chamber of commerce Wed­
Bristow, secretary, and Mrs. W. A. Extension of 1.1 Miles Order­
stated that such person shall be «Ider the proposition he stated this
spend the day with relatives who
nesday evening.
Taylor, treasurer.
ed
Effictive
August
1,
on
morning
He
Indicated,
however,
elected
for
the
unexplred
portion
of
realde near Cedar Flat. Mr, Gay.
Kelreshments were served fol­
Those attending the meeting also
the term by the mayor and the re­ that he, also, would decline the ap­
Route Two Here
who waa driving, waa not Injured. lowing the address and the bualneas
exprtnsed themselves as being on-
maining members of the council pointment.
Rev. Dean C. Poindexter, paator meeting.
Mall delivery on rural route num acting Jointly.
Lynn 8 McCready, third member fllni-olngly opposed to any attempt
ot
the
Hprlngfteld
Methodist
ber 2, running east of Hprlngfteld
Mr Cox has served on the council of the group. Is vacationing along to l emove the control of taxation
church, eacaped without a scratch
up the McKenile highway will be two terms. He waa chairman of the the upper M cKenile and could not and tax levies from the hands of
deaplte the (art that the automo
extended 1.1 miles effective August finance committee at the time of be reached this morning It Is not the taxpayers as Is proposed In the
bile In which he waa riding alone
1, It has been announced this week hla resignation.
known whether be will follow the Indiana plan, whereby the power of
turned over three llmea and la
by F. B. Hamlin, postmaster. The: The appointment of Mr. Cox as other members In declining the of­ determining tax levies for each tax
believed to have been demolished
group in the district is left In the
extension waa authorised by the secretary manager of the Eugene fer.
beyond repair
hands of a hand-picked county com­
first assistant postmaster general ( Chamber of Commerce to succeed
Paaalng motorists brought the In­
mittee, working under a state com­
The new extension will start at A. F. 8. Steele who died recently,
WALKER RETURNS FROM mission.
jured women to Springfield where
the C. V. lasnaberry mall box on made It necessary that he live In
Orel aid waa given. Later they were Walterville Lodge Entertains the McKenxIe highway and will that city. He haa served as secre­
INTERNATIONAL MEET
Oppose Special Session
taken to the racldc Christian hoe
run to the I^aburg power plant. tary of the W illam ette Valley Lum­
Suggestions that a special ses­
for Members of Pine Circle
pltal. Mra Gay auatalned a frac
W. F. W alker returned Tuesd ty sion of the legislature be called to
The ohl road will be followed going bermen's association for several
Many Are Present
lured leg. scalp wounds, and In­
from Toronto. Canada, where he enact new tax legislation were vig­
Wheeler made the only defense cuss the transportation problems.
ap anil the return will be made years.
ternal Injuries
Mra. Conley waa
The unofficial of the governor's plan, stating that
To date there are no persona had gone to represent the Bpri g- orously opposed.
Twenty-eight members of lin e over the new route.
It had been suggested that the
badly Injured on bar right aide.
Between 30 and 40 persons re­ known to be seeking appointment field Lions club den as delegate at group going on record as being un­ no serious attempt would be made parents each assume the responsi­
circle, Neighbors of Woodcraft,
All ot her riba on that aide being
the
International
convention
of
animously opposed io such gather­ to cut taxes without the consent of bility for transporting their chil­
were gueets of the W altervllle present lag 16 families w ill be ser­ to the poet. There are several
torn looae.
the people. He stated that the gov­ dren to and from high school, but
ing at this time.
group at a meeting held there F ri­ ved by the extension Many of these former council members living In Lions dubs
The convention held Tuesd.-y,
Responsibility (or the accident day evening. Regular lodge work are employed at the Eugene power the city, but few of them are In­
Opening the meeting presided ernor had been responsible for officials of the districts point out
Wednesday and Thursday of last
haa not been determined, Both waa conducted and waa followed by house (his aide of I^aburg.
terested In another t< rm .
over by E. A. McCornack, president much rigid economy at Salem be­ that the voters at the last election
week was attended by four dele­
driver» are reported to have de a humorous program participated In
of the Lane county chamber of com­ cause his threat to clean house had decided to retain the W altervllle
c la red alter the accident that they by members of both circles.
A CIVIL WAR VETERAN
POSTAL FUNDS RELEASED gates from Oregon. Besides 'he dis­ merce, Judge C. P. Barnard out­ caused many officials to check district, merely trying out the pro­
trict governor, Mr. W alker Robert:
did not aee each other until the feature of the entertainment was
their own affairs and make reduc­
DIES HERE FRIDAY
FROM DEFUNCT BANK Hotchkiss, Portland, and Jack Far­ lined the tax situation as It was be­ tions before the governor's Invest!- posed plan of sending high school
crash.
an old time school class with pupils
students to Springfield rather than
ing handled by county officials, go
ris, IxiGrande, past governors, a n d ' Ing Into detail In an explanation of * ator* b««“ 0,1 the,r
and teacher dressed In costumes of
Car Sklde In Looee Gravel
face the necessity of building a new
Henry 1-anslng. »6, died late F ri­
Funds amounting to more than
Harry Stiles, president of the Cor­ the tax funds being spent for road ! or ° nlce-
Other accident» Involving people (he early days.
school to replace the present one
day afternoon at the Eugene hos­ 2400 held In the Commercial State
The representatives from Spring, pital following a short Iflness. He bank as a preferred claim by F. B. vallis club, attended the conven'lon. construction. There can be no ap-
In thia vicinity Included an auto­
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generally agreed that two- which has been condemned.
The meeting next year will be
mobile mishap near Drain Satur­ field Included all of the officers waa visiting with his step-daughter, Hamlin, as postmaster of Spring-
preclable county U x reduction un- thirds of all present tax money
By retaining the district It la pos­
day evening In which Mr. and Mra. and several other members. Those Mary Bauer. In Springfield when he field were ordered released Wed­ held In Los Angeles.
der the present conditions he de- w“ »Pent for incurred obligations
sible to levy a high school tax to
A note of optimism for a return
W alter Carter and Mr and Mra. present were
dared.
A
saving
of
only
28,000
and
that
these
would
have
to
b«
Mrs. Mnry Magill, became 111.
nesday In an order Issued out of
of prosperity was dominant among would result to the county If each gradually eliminated before any tax provlda transportation expenses,
J. J. Peplot and Cleo Carter all ot the only living charter member of
He Is a civil war veteran and haa circuit court by G. F. Sklpworth,
thus making a high school educa­
W altervllle were badly ahaken up the local group; Helene Richmond. been making his home In Califor­ Judge. The court also ordered the the convention delegatee, accord- , salaried employee received a 10 p e r! relief could be expected.
tion possible for every child in the
ing
to
Mr.
W
alker.
From
all*
over
and received various Injurlea.
cent cut In wages, and this would!
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Sadie Baldwin. Dorothy Girard. nia. He waa born In New York release of a mortgage against pro­
district.
fhe
United
States
and
Canada
cams
J
They had been visiting relatlvea Pete Russell, Noah Hllterbrand, state.
not begin to provide for the 20 per
perty belonging to George Lam­
reports
that
hard
times
had
round
It has also been found that far
at Sutherlin and were returning Mam)e R|chmon<j_ Katie Brumette.
cent reduction asked by Governor
Surviving M r lensing are the mers and Belle Lammers after it
more satisfactory results can be
home. Their automobile was side AUj| 8|<>yena N|na Hu, . ei|, Hae following children: Franklin E. was shown that the obligation had ed the corner and things were on I Meier who asked that the meeting
obtained by sending students to a
swiped by a California machine 8tephelJ, Klva A<j alns. Elmer Fin- 1-anslng. C. I. Lansing, and Esther been paid, but that the Instrument the upgrade, he said.
be called, he added
Several Interesting picture cards
distant school on a bus supervised
which skidded when It struck looee |ay Kl, la |jUBberl, M r, c F Eggl L. Evans, all of lx » Angeles; and had not been removed from the
State road construction Is well
preceded the delegate to this city.
by a competent person, and whicn
gravel A man and woman In the man|) Mr> Ne|1(# CarT Daisy
Alvah Ixinslng. Half-W ay, Oregon. bank prior to the closing.
under
way
and
must
be
completed.
W alker reports that It was a fine
California car, Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Glenn Stone. Sam Sweeney. Rateila He Is also survived by seven grand­
leaves both ends of the run on re­
convention and that he had a good Expensive right of ways must be
W oes, were seriou sly Injured and Finley, < Ma arine Putm aa. Minnie children and 6 great grand children.
gular schedule, than to have stu­
purchased
for
the
state
roads,
he
trip both ways.
dents drive cars of their own and
taken to a hospital In Eugene.
Girard, Juetta Taylor. Doris Olr-
Funeral services were held Mon­ DIVING DEEP CAUSES
pointed out stating that the only Special Train» from Eugene
leave whenever they desire to do
Boy's Foot Injured
ard. Stella Eaton, Jewel H llter day at 2 o'clock from the W alker
and Springfield Depots to
possibility of reducing county taxa­
INJURY TO YOUTH’S EYE
so.
POSTMASTER'S SON TO
Hitting on the back bumper of brand, and Ida Cox.
Poole chapel. Rev. Dean C. Poind­
tion would be to stop work on coun­
McCredie Springs
a parked automobile and not heed­
Striking his eye against a stick
exter, pastor of the Springfield
To Improve Buildings
VISIT HERE IN FALL ty m arket roads. This, he explained
ing a warning call that the car M. W. A. TO PICNIC AT
Some minor repair work and lm
Methodist church, officiated. Mem­ In a swimming hole proved painful
Lane county Masons w ill hold
would throw between 106 and 200
waa to be moved caused Dean W il­
In the
Springfield
bers of the G. A. R. had charge of Sunday to W illiam Cox. Cox was
Word was received here this men out of work and would not im­ their much-postponed all-day picnic provements
son, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles RIVERVIEW PARK FRIDAY the funeral.
at'endlng the annual picnic for em­ morning by F. B. Hamlin, post­ prove conditions.
at McCredie Springs resort Sunday school buildings were authorised by
Wilson, Garden Way residents, to
ployees of the Irish-Murphy store master, that his son, John N. Ham ­
according to present plans of the the board after their Inspection of
Cities Cannot Cut
Modern Woodmen of America
seriously Injure his foot.
The
Sunday
at
Brownsville
and
was
Officials from various smallet committee. The same schedule of the school property. These Improve­
lin. now In the diplomatic service
will hold a picnic at the Riverview I. O. O. F. GROUP PLANS
driver of the car called to the lad.
trying to dive to the bottom of a at Buenos Aires In the Argentine, cities of the county as well as entertainment as previously ar­ ments w ill Include the construction
park back of Skinner's butte In Eu­
LARGE PICNIC SUNDAY deep hole. He did not see a stick
who Is I I years old, before moving
of a cement walk leading from the
bad been granted a 60-day vacation school districts explained what they ranged will be followed.
gene Friday evening
The lodge
the machine, but he did not hear
sidewalk Into the Brattalo school
protruding from the bottom and effective the middle of October and have been doing to reduce taxes
A
special
train
will
leave
Eugene
The
annual
A.
M.
O.
8.
picnic
for
will furnish coffee, cream, and Ice­
and when the car was backed the
struck the lower part qf his eye that he would sail late that month and declared that they began such at 8:00 Sunday morning and will at the front of the building. This
cream Each family la expected to all Ixtne county Odd Fellows and
lioy's foot was caught between the
against it bruising the flesh.
for a visit in the United Stctes. a program more than a year ago. stop at Springfield to pick up pas- will replace the old wooden one
bring their basket dinners and their families will be held at River­
bumper and a tree. tearing a deep
He will come to Springfield about Any further cuts now would work sengers here. The round-trip fare which has been used since the
side park two miles east of Goshen
dishes.
gash the entire length of the foot.
Thanksgiving time to spend some an undue hardship on the people has been set at 21-26 for adults and j building was b u ilt
Sunday. July 26, If the weather per­ MERRY-GO-ROUND FALL
Many of the bones In the foot were
Other improvements w ill Include
time
visiting with bis father and themselves who are supposed to be 65 cents tor children. The rail­
mits It has been announced. The
BREAKS YOUTH'S ARM
broken. He was taken to the Eu- INTOXICATION BRINGS
other relatives. Later he w ill re­ the beneficiaries of tax supported road company Is making plans to the cleaning of several rooms at the
committee In charge will furnish
gene hospital after the Injury had
FINE FOR TWO PEOPLE ooffeq. cream, sugar, and paper
provide guards to watch the auto Lincoln school and the kalsominlng
Six-year old Dwnue Thomas, son port to Washington, D. C., for con­ activities.
been dressed by a Springfield phy !
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Approximately 300 people attend­ mobiles of persons on the picnic of about four of them.
plates. Entrance to the grounds of Mr. and Mrs. Bruce Thomas. sultation and a new assignment.
Wm. Bowen of Dexter was fined
nielan.
ed the meeting. Representatives special. They urge the people to
Garden Way residents, fell and
will be free.
2100 In Rugene police court Mon­
were there from every part of the , drive their cars to the depot and GUARD UNIT CHANGES
broke his arm Saturday evening LEGION MEMBERS TALK
day on a charge of driving while
county from Oakridge to Florence leave them in an especially chosen
while playing on a home-made
SELF-SERVICE
STORES
LOCAL FAMILIES PICNIC
GIVEN BY COMMANDER
Intoxicated. His companion, Miss
CONVENTION AT MEET and from Junction City to Cottage parking place. They will employ
merry-go-raund He broke the right
Faye
Fisher,
waa
fined
226
for
be­
INCREASE
IN
BUSINESS
AT BENTON-LANE PARK
people to watch the automobiles
Grove.
arm at the elbow It has been Just
The transfer of Henry W. Pape
ing Intoxicated. Both were riding
Flans for the annual state con­
W. C. Allen of Vida, representa­ during the day to prevent thefts.
one year since the youth fell break­
from the Springfield guard unit to
Reports of sales of the Williams
A number of Hprlngfteld people In an automobile In Eugene Satur­
vention of the American Legion to
A complete program of sports
tive of the Farmer's Orange, on the
ing the left arm In the same place.
Company C in Eugene was an­
were guests of Mr. and Mrs. Nick day night when their machine col­ Aelf-Hervlce stores which were Is­
be held at Corvallis August 6, 7 and
county chamber of commerce, ex­ and a basket dinner at noon are nounced yesterday by C. A. Swarts,
Christensen last Thursday evening lided with another one. They were sued from the head store at The
8. were discussed at the semi­ plained the farmer's tax plight. He on the program. A special dinner
first lieutenant In charge of the
Dalles this week show that the CITY OFFICERS BURN
monthly meeilng of the Springfield
at a picnic at Benton-Lane auto arrested by city police.
stressed the necessity of finding Is being planned at the resort for local unit. Pape was enlisted lato
business of that firm has continued
park. Those present were Mr. and
GRASS ON VACANT LOTS post larft Thursday evening.
suitable means ot levying heavier those who do not care to bring Into the local unit before camp to
beyond expectations, showing sub­
Dr. W. N. Dow, I. M. Peterson,
Mrs. Georg« ITochnow and son. LOCAL FOLK PRESENT AT
taxes on the wealthier people of their own baskets.
fill the roster after Orval Eaton
City fire officials began a cam­ and M. B. Huntly have been chosen
stantial Increase. The store at Eu­
Arthur, Mr. and Mrs. H. W. W hit­
the state who are not now paying
ANNUAL
STORE
PICNIC
had been seriously Injured. Eaton
gene has one more salesperson em­ paign to clean up the dead grass delegates to the convention. J. M. their share of the expenses. He
ney. Mr. and Mrs. C. E Wheaton,
WIFE SEEKS DECREE
Is now able to be around and has
ployed now than was employed last and waste paper on vacant Iota Larson and Oswald Olson are two warned the meeting, however, that ¡
Mr. and Mr«. Carl Olson. Mr».
Employees of all Irish grocery
re-enllsted.
any drastic attempt at tax reduc­
OLD
MARRIAGE
VALID
year, according to Mr. Hayward, this morning. They began by burn­ of the delegates.
Emma Olson, and Oswald Olson.
stores gathered at Brownsville Sun
tion at this time would likely re­
ing over the half block of vacant
Mr. and Mrs. Christensen are day for their annual picnic. Four manager.
Annulment of the marriage of MAN LOSES FINGER IN
sult In the creation of even more
property
between
Sixth
and
Seven­
proprietors of the park.
GAS PRICES TUMBLE AT
Springfield people. Mr. and Mrs.
straightened
financial
circumstan­
Sarah
Sampson, whose true name Is
th on Main streets.
MEAT GRINDER SUNDAY
Dallas Murphy, Miss Clara Jones, TENNESSEE PEOPLE TO
STATIONS HERE TODAY ces for many of those who depend
Decision to burn over these vac­
Sarah
Shelby, and Joseph Sampson
and W illiam Cox, attended the
8TATE FAIR DATES SET,
PICNIC ON SUNDAY ant lots and others was reached at
J. T. Forbee of Rainbow cut off
Gasoline prices dropped a half- on tax funds fv? their income. He In sought In a complaint filed by
WILL LAST EIGH T DAYS gathering. The picnic had been
the last meeting of the city council cent at many of the service sta­ expressed the attitude that we the wife in circuit court Saturday. the tip of one of his fingers Sun­
scheduled two previous times but
The annual Tennessee Reunion
as a part of a campaign to destroy tions In Springfield this morning might stop road work, but that we
The complaint states that the day while grinding meat for fox
Dates for the annual Oregon state was always postponed because of picnic w ill be held at Bryant park the earwig Infestation.
when the proprietors posted new would have to care for more needy couple married October 26, 1928, food. Forbes is employed at the
climatic
conditions.
Many
em­
In
Albany
the
first
Sunday
In
Au­
(air were set by the fair board and
price cards of 1724 cents per gal­ people with other tax levies. He but that In February this year the W illiam s Fox farm at Rainbow and
state officials meeting at Salem ployees of the Irish stores were gust, August 2, according to J. R.
W.
C.
T.
U.
MEMBERS
lon.
Gasoline has been retailing at stressed the need for providing as plaintiff obtained information that was grlnglng some meat when hl-t
Fox, president of the group. This
Tuesday. The fair w ill open at present for the outing.
18
cents
for several weeks now fol­ much employment as possible.
i her former marriage had never finger slipped down Into the knives
w
ill
be
an
all-day
affair
and
the
MEET ON WEDNESDAY
noon on Saturday, September 26.
Luxuries Voted By People
lowing
the
low price of 16 cents
been annuled or a divorce obtained. of the grinder.
public Is Invited to bring their bas­
and will operate for eight days, IMPROVEMENTS START
Edward F. Bailey. Eugene, and F.
reached
previously.
Members
of
the
Springfield
unit
ket
dinners
and
enjoy
the
program
through two Sundays, until August
E. Mendenhall. Cottage Grove w en t'
AT LOCAL POSTOFPICE and sports.
of the Women's Christian Temper­
MRS. PATRICK HOSTESS
6. This Is two days longer than the
into a discussion of the merits ot STOP STREETS SIGNS
ance
Union
held
their
regular
CHAMBER
OF
COMMERCE
fair ever operated before. I t Is
AT DINNER ON SUNDAY
Complete
renovation
of
the
a tax commission plan for deter
ARE NOW PLACED
meeting Wednesday afternoon at
hoped that enough additional reve­ Springfield postoffice has been or­ BARBER SHOP FRONT
HAS MEETING TUESDAY mining district levies The people
the Christian church. A study pro­
nue might be obtained as a result dered and Is now under way. The
Mrs. Thomas Patrick was hostess
Signs marking the Intersection of
have piled their oficiáis with in­
GETS COAT OF PAINT gram was followed.
to take care of the deficit Incurred first work which consisted ot the
Routine business was transacted creasing luxuries of government A and Fifth streets as a stop at a dinner which she tendered Im ­
lant year.
> patching up of holes In the plaster­
at the semi-monthly meeting of the nnd have willingly voted the taxes street for vehicles coming from mediate friends and fam ily mem­
The front of the Clover barber
ing, has been completed. The walls shop was given a coat ot white
Bank Examiner Here — A. A, Springfield chamber of commerce to pay for them. Now the only w a y . either the east or the west were bers a t the home of her parents.
DIVORCE SOUGHT AFTER will later be kalsomlned and the paint this week by the proprietor, Schramm, state superintendent of Tuesday evening at the Community to reduce them Is to reduce the placed this week. The ordinance Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bchnetxky on
Sunday.
Mrs. Patrick left Tue»
hall. Negotiations were ordered
HEARING ON ASSAULT woodwork will be gone over with Wayne Clover. Everything. In­ banks, was a business visitor In started with Mrs. Thomas McKin- i demands put on the government, making this a stop street waa pass­ day for Westlake where she will
dark varnish.
cluding the window frames were Springfield for a short while Wed­
and this the public will not do, ed at a previous meeting of the
nts regarding the continuation of ' stated Bailey.
painted the same color and pres­ nesday morning.
city council. Traffic going north spend the balance of the summer
Suit for divorce was filed In d r-
the lease which the chamber group
ents a clean cool atmosphere.
and south does not have to stop a months.
Plan fur Large Interests
■ ,'t court Tuesday by W illiam Ben- FRUIT GROWER OFFICIAL
has on the Community hall.
"The Indiana tax plan always the Intersection.
-tr of Marcóla versus Marjorie
HEADS FARMER BOARD
Portland Man Visit»—A. J. Perk
UNION SERVICES TO
i seemed to be a child of the large
Benner. The couple were married
REBEKAHS ENTERTAIN
Ins, president of the Guaranty N. O. W. MEETING IS
To Return to Work
Marion
non-resident property owners In
July 24, 1(28 nt Albany. An action
BE AT BAPTIST CHURCH
J. O. Holt, secretary-manager of
GUESTS ON MONDAY j Trust company In Portland was a
that state. They find It much easier - Adams Is expected to return to his
for divorce started some time ago the Rugene Fruit Growers' associa­
HELD-
WEDNESDAY
business visitor In Springfield Wed
The
fourth
8unday evening
to control a hand-picked commis-, duties at the Irish-Murphy Seed
by Mrs. Benner wa« withdrawn pre­ tion In Rugene was named presi­
The regular monthly social meet­
vious to the filing of the suit this dent of the State Agricultural Ad ing of the Juanita Rebekah lodge nesday.
Members of Pine circle Neigh­ slon which sets the tax levies, than and Feed store Monday after a two union church service will be held
at the Baptist church this Sunday
week.
bors of Woodcraft held their regu­ to try and Influence the voters In weeks' vacation.
visory Board at the first meeting of was held at the I. O. O. F. hall
evening. Rev. Dean C. Poindexter,
each
district
to
set
them
to
suit
------------------------------
lar
meeting
Wednesday
evening
at
The filing of the suit followed an the board held In Salem on Friday. Monday evening. Several visitors
California People Visit— Mr. and
Shingling House— Enoch Stuart pastor of the Springfield Methodist
assault case hearing in Justice court Max Gelhar, head of the new agri­ from Cottage Grove and three from Mrs. Roy McCracken of San Fran­ the I. O. O. F. hall. Usual lodge their desires," he continued.
"The Oregon legislature provided la having his borne rsshlngled this church will preach the sermoa. The
Monday In which the Jury dis cultural department was chosen California cities were guests of the cisco are visiting friends and rela­ work waa transacted during the
Baptist choir will lead the
a tax equalisation commission in i week.
evening session.
agreed.
secretary of the board.
local lodge.
tives in this city for a few days.
Rural Mail Route
Will Be Extended
N.O.W. MEMBERS
GUESTS¡ONFRIDAY
LANE MASONS TO