THH SPRINGFIELD NEWS
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State fa ir Will AT
Open Next Week
Lane County to Take Over
Exhibition Entertainment
for Opening Date
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Negro Singersto JOHN J JAMES
Appear Tonight
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THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 11, I M I
OZAN JOHN STRAUB
W
Southern Quartet From Mis
sissippi Will Give Concert Father of Mrs. Bert Harper
at Baptist Church
Crossed Plains with Ox
Team in 1864
The Cotton Blossom Singers,
Gates of the Oregon state fair-|
negro male quartet, will appear ai ■ John Taylor James, resident of
gruur.da will awing open Monday
the Baptist church thia eveuing at ’ Oregon for the past 88 years, pa a
morning for the seventy-first an (
8 o'clock under the sponsorship of ed away here Wednesday at the
nual exhibition and exhlbltora al
the young people of that church.
ready entered will tax the accom
home of his daughter. Mrs. Bert
modal Ion a to capacity according to |
These singers have appeared in Harper on route 1.
Mrs. Kila 8. Wilson, director of ex
Springfield several times during the
Korn in Illinois on January IT.
hibit».
past under the au p ices of differ 1845. he married Caroline Suver In
ent groups and have always drawn 1882, and crossed the plains with
Monday will also be Lane County
large and receptive audiences.
Day at the annual exposition and
an ox team in 1884. coming to
will be featured with a aeries of
The quartet travels about the Douglas county where they made
entertainments to be provided by
country representing the Piney their home for 18 years. From them
this county.
Woods school for colored people at they moved to Suver in Polk conn.
Piney woods. Mississippi.
ty. a town named after Mrs. James
Features on thia program will be
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i father, and from there to Bandon
the Poole quartet, the Westfir Style
where they lived for 20 years.
show, featuring a one ton balet of
He came to Springfield two and
eight men each weighing 260
one half years ago to make his
pounds, a log chopping and log Oyahstoo saJ Drwia. fee o, tkosjawb
home with his daughter.
bucking contest, a trained dog act.
‘ ““ -«
w. c. Survivors include two sons Joe ■
Tap Dancing by Vernon Russell, an Jfar^a JaAuas r “roRfsnUa," a Far Thlenee
was held at her home Fri-
act by Dr W. E. Buchanan, and
J Ff? day afternoon. Refreshments of James. Suver. and John James, of |
the I. O. O. F. and University of
tomato stuffed with shrimp salad. lj ‘n«lo,s °">««>: 'hr** •»-‘««“ter. !
performances and these are free.
Oregon bands.
cup cakes with wh.p.ed cream.
Springtleld
Admissions will all be included sandwiches and coffee wore served
1 *rrle AUen of Suver, and
A special train will leave Eugene
Mrs. Leuora Hunt of Bandon. He
at 8:30 Monday morning and will
to about 12 guests. Mrs. F. Williams
Lean John Straub, “grand old
return late that evening. Those in one ticket and will be 25 cents received high score and Mrs. H also leaves one brother. Isaac
man'* of Oregon, for 54 years
for
auto
and
parking,
and
58
cents
James of Oakland who was here ! friend and counsellor of students,
driving in automobiles will be stop
Raugh. consolation.
visiting with him at the time of his who gave practically all of his ac
ped south of Salem and a large for each adult. Children from 18-15.
Mrs. Frank Storment and daugh- death, and 14 grandchildren and 4 tive life to the University of Ore
caravan will be organised to pro 25 cents, others free. Monday. Sept
gon. died at his home In Eugene
tember 28 will be family day also. ter »»nrthy. were overnight guests great grandchildren.
ceed through the main city and out
on September 18. taking from the
of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Storment.
and
an
entire
family
and
car
will
l 'n n , - r s i t y its Staunchest fr ie n d
Graveside Jfuneral services will
to the fairgrounds.
Monday.
be held at the I. O. O. F. cemetery and supporter, yet leaving a rich
Exhibits of farm products and be admitted for 51.88.
Walter Carter, substitute for at independence Friday afternoon and powerful tradltlou that even
livestock will be stressed at the fair
Supt. B. F. Minney. who is ill at the at 2:30. Members of the Masonic his passing can not erase.
this year and will include herds
The death of Dean Straub
Return from San Diego—Mr.'and
came on the eve of the beginning
from as far East as Wisconsin and Mrs. Joe Hill, former residents of hospital, is hauling salmon eggs lodge will be in charge.
every day. Mr. Goff is hauling tal-
of a new school year, at which
North Dakota.
Funeral arrangements are being time for more than halt a cen
Springfield, returned Wednesday mon for feed, from Hendricks
A special entertainment feature evening from San Diego where they bridge. 24 boxes of 74 pounds erch. made by the Poole-Gray-Bartholo
tury the veteran and beloved edu
cator hat proudly welcomed hit
of each day will be the Frontier have been living for the past three t0 ,he new cold storag^ plant each mew chapel in Springfield.
“biggest and best freshman class
Days program and the night stem years. Mr.
Hill formerly operated da). Fire or , u mel,
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kepl busy
ever "
pede. There are to be grandstand a billiard parlor here.
With the exception of one year
at the fish racks.
when illness kept him from his
i Notices by L. D. Shrode. clerk
familiar post at the doorway of
registration headquarters, this
of Decrhorn school board, call for*
year will be the only one of the
i a budget meeting, on September j
past 54 that an entering freshman
28 at eight p. in. to levy a special'
will be denied the prlviledge of
MX.
personally receiving the greeting
on
of the “grand old man" who knew
The portable cannery will be at (
each student by name and whose
Leaburg Friday. Blackberries, car
influence has been felt in ait cor
rots and corn are not wanted, but Growers Would Establish Uni ners of the state—In fact wher
form
Brand
and
Package
ever
an Oregon student now re
tomatoes and other fruits will be
sides. the death of Dean Straub
canned.
for All Lane Producers
will be genuinely mourned as the
Miss Crystal Baughman and Miss
Let your old heater help
passing of one of the greatest per
lame county potatoes will be sonal influences of the state.
Ella Baughman, who have been
you to own real heating
Dean Straub was born in Phil
attending a houseparty at the tomei marketed in the future in new sacks
comfort next winter Pre
of Mr. and Mrs. Hovey return d carrying a uniform brand If plans adelphia. Penn.. April 8. 1863. He
pare now to bring con
Mercersburg c o lle g e
are carried out that were consider attended
from Eugene Sunday.
venience and volumes of
from which he received his 11 A.
ed
at
the
potato
grading
school
Lower Camp Creek school opened
degree in 1876 und later his M. A.
warmth into vout home
Monday with Ross Mathews of conducted in the Eugene Chamber degree. In 1878 he was married
for next winter, tot we are
Miller in Philadelphia
offering you rock-bottom
Pleasant Hill as teacher and 25 of Commerce rooms last Saturday to Cornells
The same summer they came
afternoon by O. 8. Fletcher, county west. Dean Straub expecting to
p rices on th e fam ous
pupils enrolled.
Montag Circulator heat
Mr . E. H. Hotaling and her house agent. The feasibility of pooling become a court reporter and to
Indy law on the s' ' • But a - b ,ln
er and with a generous
guest Mrs. Lola Langabeer of orders for sacks through the office
allowance tor vour old
Tacoma. Washington, and also Mr. of the county agent and financing
heating stove. If vou burn
and Mrs. Roy Hotaling spent Thurs purchases of the sacks with a re
Labor Adds Beauty
wood or coal or both, there is a Montag Circulatot Heater
day at the home of her daughter volving fund provided by the Eu
lust the right type and size for your home at a price that
gene Chamber of Commerce were
Mrs. R. R. Cbase.
makes it possible for you to put the Montag in, at once.
Sunday Mr. and Mrs. Will RennL di cussed and will be investigated
See the Montag display ,n out windows. Let us help
of Thurston. Mr. and Mrs. Amakei
The county agent explained to th?
you to convenience and volumes o* ".irmth, next winter . . .
and two children of Scio and C. L. forty-five potato growers who at
and many other winters to come
Goff of Medford visited with Mr. tended the school that he had ar
and
Mrs. E. W. Goff.
ranged It as an aid to marketing
Term» i f D etired
Saturday night quite a heavy Lane county potatoes. He stated
frost vi lted McKenzie valley. All that Lane county growers must
tender plants were badly frosted, grade their potatoes carefully and
market them in clean bags that art
attractively and correctly braeded
S F E
<» It R
W IN D O W
D IS P L A Y
if they are to hold the local mar-
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I McKenzie Valley |
T
RADE J N
UNIFORM LABEL
POTATO SACKS
vour old Heater
a
M ontag
C irc u la to r
W R IG H T & S O N S
Thurston
‘Hold ’Em Jail’
Is Great Comedy
Range Sale
Ï
Wheeler and Woolsey Provide
Screaming Scenes In Foot Local Physician to Become
ball Among Crook*
Medical Inspector for Fra
ternal Membership
Murderers Io right of her. llurgl
ars to left of lief. Gunmen behind
her. and gangsters before her.
Bo what can a poor prison war
den's daughter do about boy
frieudaT Surrounded by men, she
still Is as Isolated from romance aa
if she were a lone castaway,
The "uelghbore" are not the kind
of chape a girl's pareuts would care
about having her teen with. And
■he can't ask any hoys from the
outside to drop In at the prison for
8 week-end. They might fear they
would gel a return ticket.
Even ehould the be templed. It
really wouldn't he aafe for her to
become Intcreetud In a prisoner. He
might be up for bigamy. Ur Hoag
Inw her embarrassment at learning
that he was serving lime tor shoot
ing hl» sweetheart.
Despite all these dangers, blonde
Betty Grable takes a chance by
starting a romance with a prisoner
in "Hold 'Em Jail," the ItKu Radio
corned) now showing at the Fox-
Mi Ilona Id theatre In Eugene with
Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey
In the »tarring rules, laive, she tells
her warden father. Edgar Kennedy,
laughs at lockaiepe, jeers al Jails,
and even applauds her becoming
some mans hall-and-chaln. Kspe
daily when the hero of the romance
Is a handsome etar of the peniten
tiary football team.
Miss Grable Isu'l the only one to
find romance In “Hold 'Em Jail,”
Edna May Oliver, who plays the
warden's austere hut ticklish sister,
has her light momenta of sent!
meat.
of circumstances brought him to
the Cniverslty of Oregon, where
the remainder of his life was
spent.
The story of how he chanced
to Join the staff of the University
has often been related by Dean
Straub. Because of an Injury to
his ankle on the eve of the open
ing of school he was uuable to
accept a teaching position at Col
umbia City. After the ankle had
healed Dean Straub decided to
strat a night achool la Portland.
While posting a circular announc
ing that hit achool would teach
l-atln. German, Greek, geometry
and tome six or seven other cour
ses. a stranger watching him ask
ed It ha could really teach all thoaa
subjects. Dean Straub said ha
could. The stranger was Judge
Deady, president of the board of
regentn of ths University, and ha
offered Straub a teaching job with
the University.
Charge Dismissed— The charge
Thus was ths beginning of against G. G. Hollis of Goshen who
Dean Straub's association with tha
University. Ha taught practically was cited to appear In Recorder's
every course offered there at that ; court here Monday for driving over
lime, in 18*8 he became Dean of a fire hose Saturday night was di»
the School of Literature. Science missed whoa he appeared at th«
and Arts. In 1818 he became Dean
of Men: and In 1836 dean emeri City hall Mouday.
tus. although still continuing to
teach Greek language and litera
ture
Two years ago. because of Ill
ness he was forced to give up his
active teaching work. But he could
not forget the University, for ovon
up to a few days of his death ha
maintained an active Interest In
the present problems of ths school,
where even the stately Hr trees on
ths campus ars a result of his
own In hors
Appointment of l)v. Milton V
Walker aa district physician for
the Rugene ('amp number 16, Wood
men of the World, wna announced
here this week along with details of
a new health benefit program for
members of that organisation.
.Members of the Woodmen are
being singed up on a health and
sickness Insurance plan whereby
a small sum monthly thereby en
I lllng (hem to full medical and
surgical care without additional ex
pense excepting hospital and rnedt
cine feee
With (he completion of the new
W O. W. hall In Eugene a set of
offices will be estahllshsd there
for Dr Walker and he will divide
his lime between hla practice here
and lhat at th» Woodman hall.
The Springfield W. tl. W. mem-
berahip was merged with the Eu
gene group some months ago and
the combined membership Is now
nearly 580.
DR. MORTENSEN BACK
AT OFFICE IN CITY
Dr. H. I*. Mortensen, who has
been In Southern Oregon for some
time has returned lo Springfield
and will he at hla office In the Sut
ton building for a time He an
nounces lhat while here he will re
sume bis practice In the Spring-
field community.
MacPheraon— What do you mean
by staying away all night T Why
didn't you come right home after
the show?
MscPherson. Jr. — I dropped a
penny at the corner and a taxi park
ed on IL
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4J-ew
.4 4 1 «
«*«■»« « O A M
Sturdy Bodies
Sunny Faces
g re a te s t
drawback*
«a f
a
BERT
WHEELER
So Much Depends
ROBT.
On
WOOLSEY
Proper
Food.
Doctor« and Nutrltlonl»t»
advocate
MEAT
SEPTEM BER
DR. WALKER GEES
W ith thrve othrr big
scream start In t prison
R I O T ! The Funnyten-
tiary ring» w ith cheers
s t th e A I I . A i r e r i c s n
H alfw its kick off!
There was born to Mr. and Mrs.
Grading Held Im portant
Herbert Weiss at the home of Mr. | P E cbambera- President of the
and Mrs. Ross Mathews at Pleasant »«Hculture division of the Eugene
in the Balanced Diet
Hill on September 10, a daughtei j Chamber of Commerce, emphasized
The American Federation of La-
Private Wm. D. Lord. U. S. Army
weighing eight and three-fourths I the importance of grading Lane iwr has granted a first charter to the "Miracle
Man"
who
claims
to
have
county produce to meet market new Artists and Models Union, or
pounds.
BE SAFE!
control of his subconscious mind in
The Ladies Aid society met with demand» and told of the efforts of ganized at Chicago and electing Min. performing 12 separate mental tests
Plan
Your Meal»
Bernice Argast, (above) its presi at the same time, has wilted his brain
. Mrs. James Hill Wednesday after his division to assist people of Lane
dent.
to
Cornell
University
at
his
death.
Around
Meat
county
in
their
problems.
noon.
The benefits to be derived from
Mr'. Ira Gray is giving a miscel
UZirh E D N A
laneous shower in honor of Mis» grading potatoes and cultural prac BOY SCOUTS ELECT
M A Y O L IV E R
WORK PROGRESSING ON
Vitilt Our Market
tlces
that
will
result
in
more
num
| Leone Edmiston next Friday after
ROSCO ATES, ED
OFFICERS ON TUESDAY
HIGH QUALITY
her one potatoes wyre discussed by
WALTERVILLE CHURCH
noon.
GAR K E N N E D Y
E.
R.
Jackman,
extension
agrono-
LOW PRICES
Datqd O . Selgaick,
Mrs. Inez Flanigan is spending
Everett I.aJole was elected Sen-
The outside work on the new
Eirculive Producer
this week at the Weaver home mist of the Oregon Agricultural j ior patrol leader, and Lloyd Harris
Waltervllle
Presbyterian church
Mr'r Ber? w L verrUa Z hLDe>\m and
H-<H ' Taub<‘- Potato InsPectOl assistant, at - the
e ■««u.ar
raeeung
ha8
been
comp|e,
regular meeting has been completed and the corn-
few days at Y^hats
the a‘a‘* department of agri of ,he i* ’rin*fleld Boy Scout tr o o p L
eted bu„dln< w
ill soon be ready
ys at Yachats.
cu|, ure. explained the different T"< «day evening at the Methodist I for UHe -
-
This building is being
Mr. and Mrs. John Edmiston and
erected on the site of the old Cotn-
on. Loren, and Miss Ruth Thomp- KradPR and *raded "ome a" a de church'
Scott Wright and Robert Calkins munity Presbyterian church which
! son motored to Shedd last Bunday monstration. Farmers who brought were elected patrol leaders, and
E. C. STUART, Prop.
was burned down this spring.
and spent the day with Mr. and potatoes to the school then graded Dick Richardson, scribe.
4th and Main StB. Phone G3
their potatoes for practice and Mr
, Mrs. Bob Davis.
All officers, members of the troop '
Mrs. Stella McPherson and family Taube checked their work and of- committee and the scoutmaster
from Springfield spent last Sunday ' iered con"tructlTe «It'C «»
•r will meet at the church Monday
at Ray Baugh’s.
evening to plan future activities for
Mrs. Ruth Bray from Port Orford
the troop.
: is in Thurston, canning fruit.
Glen Martin is scoutmaster and
Lawrence Titchner from Port
The enrollment at the Pleasant Paul Potter his assistant. P. J.
Orford stopped over at Thurston Hill high school is now over 100 Bartholomew is chairman of the
Tuesday night on his way to Mc and a few more students are still troop committee Howard Hughes
Minnville where he will enter col-! expected All seats are filled In and W. E. Buell are the other mem
lege for the coming year.
the assembly room and several bers of the committee.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Smith from I have been placed In chairs at
Washington spent several days last tables,
week at the John Edmiston home.
Several new students have en- CLUB MEETING DATE
IS CHANGED TUESDAY
They are planning to attend th e, tered the Pleasant Hlgg high school
Bible university at Eugene the [ this season. Shirley Waite. Clarence
Regular meetings of the Happy
coming year.
Rogers, Rodger Fairfield have en
The young people of the neighbor- tered the senior class bringing their Hour club will be held the first
hood gathered at the home of Wil enrollment to 26. Luclle Bereford Monday of each month during the
next year Instead of the third Tues
liam Eyler last Friday evening In has entered the sophomore class.
honor of Miss Inez Eyler who uas
Mrs. Emma Weyer has returned day as they have been doing since
been spending her vacation here. from Klamath Falls junction where organization It was decided here
She Is taking nurse’s training a t : she had employment this summer Tuesday afternoon at a meeting of
St. Vincents hospital returning to and Is spending a few days with the group at the home of Mrs
1 Year in Advance
$1.50
Maude Bryan.
Portland Monday or Tuesday.
! friends at Pleasant Hill.
2 Year* in Advance
2.50
The program for ‘the Tuesday
Miss Ioie Rhodes of Springfield
Mr and Mrs. Tucker and two chil
meeting
was
proveded
by
Mrs.
W.
gave a shower Thursday evening dren, Teddy and Dorothy and Mrs.
Six Months in Advance
1.00
in honor of Miss Leone Edmiston o. H. Wangelln drove to Browns K Barnell and Mrs. Jane Ketels
Three Months ...............................
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who is soon to become the bride' wille last week on business. They vocalists, and Mrs. M. V. Walker,
of Hugh Safely of Roseburg.'
| drove home by way of Corvallis and Mrs. Bernice Neher Finley,
I
'
a
n d called
c a l la d on
nn Mr.
M r and
and M
r« E. E. pianists. Mrs. W. H. Pollard also
—
and
Mrs.
On Hunting Trip-R ev. Dean C ., Kilpatrick and family at Philomath '‘«"'Tlhed her trip to Atlantic City
Poindexter, pastor of the Metho- Mr Kilpatrick was formerly super lftHt ■Pr,n*'
In line with the general lowering of price» we are announcing
diet church Is expected to return Intendent of the Pleasant Hill high
N*xt meeting of the club will be
to Springfield Friday from South school but Is now city superintend *lf ,d October 3, at the home of Mrs
these new subscription rates. Also we are offering for the flr»t time n
ern Oregon where he has been ent of school at Philomath.
Milton V. Walker.
new two year rate which I» a saving of $1.00 over the previous price.
spending several days on a hunting
trip near Drew.
To Visit at Monmouth — Miss MRS. BUELL HOSTESS
THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS IS ONE OF OREGON’S BEST
Barbara Adams will go to Mon- pQR ERGATHA MEMBERS
Mother Is Visitor— Mrs. C. F. mouth Sunday to spend the day
WEEKLY NEWSPAPERS
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Wagner of Corvallis was In Spring- visiting with friends there.
Members of the Ergathn Sunday
field Saturday to visit with her
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! school class of the Methodist'
It lr the only newspaper Interested In the welfare of tI i I h community.
daughter, Miss Clara Wagner,
Injures Chin—The small daugh church were guests at a one o’clock
teacher of commercial subjects at ter of Mrs. Cooper Injured her chin luncheon W.-dni-sday at the home
Every citizen should be a subscriber.
the high school. Miss Wagner re when she fell while playing this of Mrs. W E Bunil. This was ..he
turned to Corvallis with her motbei week and was given medical care first social meeting of the group
to spend the week-end.
at the office of a local physician.
; since the summer vacation period.
Independent
M eat Co.
Ï Upper Willamette
NEW SUBSCRIPTION
RATES:
-to -
FREE
The Springfield News
N o tifie r C lo ck s
GIVEN DURING OUR
September Gas Range Sale
In addition to Sensational Bargains, we are
giving FREES with each automatic controlled
range, A BEAUTIFUL $8.75 NOTIFIER
KITCHEN CLOCK.
This is your opportunity to get a Marvelous
New Cooking Appliance, imbodying every
modern feature, and the most desirable Noti
fier Clock.
We Invite Yeu to inspect this Unusual Offer
Northwest Cities 60s Co.
Eugene,
Springfield
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