THE SPRINGFIELD NEWS
T lIlIlT T -r iR B T YK a
NO. 42
STUDENTS WAN'
DANCES IN GYlfl
RE-ELECTED
09366975
III IHIAVDR RICE
Petition Presented To School
Board Signed By 100 Citi-
lene And Parents Of Diet
BOARD TO ACT NOV. 19
Lack Of Properly Supervised
Amusement Given As Rea
son For Student Dances
How Springfield Voted
Baptiste To Hear Mission Man;
Methodists Plan Pageant At
6 O'Clock Service
Rev. Veltie Pruitt, pastor of the
Christian Church will speak on
"Shall We Have High School
Dancing In Springfield?'1 at his
evening service Sunday. "Our Un
finished Task" la the morning
theme. Special music at both ser
vices.
Dr A. M Petty, retired worker
for the Northern Haptlst conven
tlon of home missions will be here
from Glendale, California to speak
at the evening service In the Bap
tist (Jiurch. Key. Bolens will preach
In the forenoon.
Key. Dean C. Poindexter will dis
cuss "Non Violent Coercion" ut the
morning service. The church Is
planning a pageant, "(lathing of the
Nations" for the twilight service tq
be held at 6 o'clock.
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CARD CLUB TO TAKE
NEW MEMBERS TONIGHT
MORE CRUZAN GIFTS
TO CHURCH REPORTED
Another contribution amounting
Io *760 was made to the Methodist
church of Hprlngfleld by Mrs. Jane
rttsnn shortly before her death It
was revealed here this week. Home
Imc rgo Mrs. Cruzan cancelled a
note tor *760 which the church had
given her at the time the play
ground lot west of the parsonugo
was purchased This was not re
corded In the will and therefore
was not mentioned last week.
GOSPEL ASSEMBLY GETS
bi her will Mrs. ( rttxaii left *1260
NEW SHINGLES ON ROOF to the church for a musical Instru
ment mnklng a total of *2000 re
A new shingle roof wan being celved from her estate.
p in ed on the building housing the
Pull Gospel Aasemhly thin week. BANK DIVIDEND CHECKS
The shingles wore purchased by do
TO BE SENT TH IS WEEK
nation funds, and the work in being
done gratia by members.
Dividend checks amounting to
16 percent of the claims will be
LEGION MEMBERS TO
mailed out to creditors of t he sav
MEET AT TAYLOR HALL ings department of t ho Commer-
lal State Bank Friday by F. G.
Regular meeting of the Spring- Havemann. in charge of liquidation
field American Legion post number for A. A. Schramm, state bank ex-
40 will he held at Taylor hall thia miner. The payment of this dlvl-
evening at 8:00 according to an dent will bring the total payment
nouncement made by W alter N. In the savings department to 66
Gossler, naw adjutant.
percent.
Crystal Bryan and Joey Hardy
will be Initiated as new members
of the O No card club thia evening
at the home of Mrs. Wllda Cotton
Miss Doris Gerber, who has re
turned to Springfield from Hose
hurg, will again assume her mem
bershlp In the card dub. She In a
former member. The club meets
at 8 o'clock.
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Emmett W. Gulley
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James W. Mott ....... _ ..................
W 8. Richards __ .......................... ..
R. R. Turner ____ _ ____________
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Governor
Harry J. C o r r e l l ...... ................ .......
Joe B. D u n n e _____ ......... _........... ....
Charles H. M artin
........................ 34
Abraham M Silverman ... .......... ....
Hank B. W l r t h ___- .........................
Peter Zimmerman
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City Voters Stage New Deal
Upheaval; Peterson Only
Office Holder Retained
Poejtlon 7
George ((»asman
City voters staged something of
a New Deal victory themselves
lo re Tuesday wheu they expressed
.heir ..... Ire to retain only on- of I
Circuit Court
U. F. Hklpworth. Initie
Carl B. Wimberly, Douglas
.
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T MrBUd' °
STORES 10 CLOSE
FOR VEI HOLIDAY
A warning to parents of children
suffering with chicken pox was la
sued Ibis week by Dr. W. H. Poll
ard. city health officer. Dr. Pollard
says that last week there were five
cases reported In the city and that
he has heard that there are several
others which have not been report
ed. Failure to report a contagious
disease constitutes a violation of
the law he says.
W hile chicken pox. Itself. Is not
a serious disease, yet frequently a
severe case of chicken pox and
m'ld case of small pox have the
snme characteristics and It 1s very
possible for a person to expose a
large group to small pox thinking
It ehlcken pox. sayx the doctor.
Chicken pox patients rerover
quickly and do not have Io be con
fined alono for u great length of
time, but the disease Is highly
oni.iglous and persons III with the
germ ought no' expose others, es
peciully school children, who are
moat susceptible.
2
Supreme Court
Position 4
John L. Hand ...... ...............
the eutltrs present staff of elective'
officers. They expressed that desire *
very decisively when they return-.
Congressman Jamas W. Mott
ed Ira M Peterson to the office of :
city recorder over a field of three
rivals with one of the largest m aj
orities ever accorded a local can
didate.
W. A. Taylor, hold-over council
man. acting mayor, and unsuccess
ful candidate for the mayor place
will be the only councllniau carry-
lug over from the present regime
Mayor I m u h Proclamation after January I with the exception
Asking Observance Of Day; of Edw. , Prlvat who la serving a
No Local Celebration
temporary appointment. but who
also was elected to fill a four year
Business houses In Springfield term.
III be closed all day Monday,
Mo I Interest, perhaps whs a t
November 1Z. It was decided this
tached Io the campaign for mayor
morning when all merchants con
In which B. II. Turner was victor
tacted declared they would follow
over C. F. Barber and Taylor.
the recommendation of the acting
Chester Aldrich easily defeated
mayor In making this a complete
Elsie Pollard for the treasurer post,
holiday.
The following proclamation was aud I. D. Imrlmer was re-elected
constable.
Issued Wedue-day by Mr. Taylor
John D. Pyle, councilman, was
lu behalf of (he local holiday;
defeated for the two-year term by
PROCLAM ATION
I*. J. Bartholomew, and Prlval and
Whereas, Armlatlc Day this
Earl Thompson were chosen tor
year falls on Sunday. Novem
full terms without opposition.
ber, 11, and
Complete analysts of the voting
".Vbereas. Monday. November
lu Springfield by precincts and
IZib, following Armistice Day
totals are published elsewhere on
will be generally observed as
this page.
a holiday.
A petition lu allow student danr
lti( In the lush acbuol gymnasium
was presented Io Ilia school board
at Monday nlght'a meeting Io Iba
city ball Tba board will act on
the potltlou at a apodal called
lueettug November IS at the city
boll at which time all proponents
and opponents of dauclng will ba
given an opportunity to be heard
The petition presented to tba
board contained the names of 100
ettlseas, mostly parents of high
school students, who also agreed
to chaperone the dances The board
Inxtrucfed the committee who pres
ented the petition to organise
dancing club and draw up a aat
rules for the conduct of the dune
and then It
would determine
whether In Ila oplulon the students
were capable of properly handllug
dancing.
Ilauclng la allowed lu the Eugene
high school gymnasiums as well as
many other high schools In th
state and the student committee
has made some study of the
methods used It was pointed out
that amusement fur youug people
Is limited In this city and that as
s result many uf them go to public
ilsnres and other places of amuse
ment out uf town last are question
Now, therefore, I, W. A. Tay
able In character. The committee
lor. Acting Mayor uf Spring
held that It was better to allow
field, do hereby designate Nov
dauclng In the high school under
ember 12th aa such holiday
the proper supervision than allow
and recommend that stores and
the present situation the prevail
places of business close on
Members of the school board ex
such day for the purpose of ob
pressed themselves that the high
serving the day In a fitting
scbiMil gymnasium was public prop
manner.
erty aud If there seemed <o be
Dated this 7th day of Nov
majority of cltlaena In iavor of
ember. 1834.
danclug It would be pe’. milled
W A. TA YLO R . Acting Mayor
a majority disfavored dancing then
The holiday will mean a two-day
It would not be permitted. Two week-end holiday, the stores dos
weeks were allowed In which thia ing Saturday evening not to r e
sentiment might eipreas Itself In open until Tuesday morning. Peo
order that the board will know bow ple are urged Io remember thia
to act.
when making their week-end pur
The school board ordered a cun i-hasee
tract drawn and entered Into with
No community entertainment has
the W altervllle high school dlt been planned for the Armistice
trlct for the tuition charges for the day holiday, but many expect to
pupils brought to Hprlngfleld In the go to Portlund for the Oregoo-O. S
school bus. The contract w ill be C. football game aud aome w ill r e
the same as the one with the coun main there for the weekend
ty non high school district board Others will participate lu the pro
which provides that the per pupil gram In Eugene.
coal will be paid.
Several new students from the
CHICKEN POX CASES
middle-west have moved to Hprlng
MUST BE REPORTED
field and entered the grade schools
and the board authorised the pur
eba e of books for them. All grade Health Officer Says Several Faml
Ilea Fall To Comply W ith
school books by law are furnished
State Health Lews
by the district up to *1.60 per pupil
CHURCH MEMBERS TO
HEAR OF H. S. DANCE
Hprlngfleld Precincts
Bprlugfleld voters followed close
ly the state and county trend In
casting their ballot except for gov
ernor where Zimmerman was a
given a majority with Dunne run
ning second.
lilll, Mesrlam aud
Hyde were auccesful candhktles
for the legislative posts here and
voters in thia city gave Holland a
lead over Crowe for county com-
mlsstoner. All of the measures
were voted down.
FUNERAL TODAY
FOR DEXTER LADY
Mrs. Minnie Huntington Dies
At Home Monday; Final
Ritee In Eugene at 2 P. M.
Funeral services (or Mrs. Minnie
Huntlugtuu who died at her home
near Dexter Monday will be held
this afternoon at 2:00 o'clock from
the Braustetter-Hlmon chapel In
Eugene. Dr. E V. Stivers will of
ficiate and Interment will be made
In Rest Haven cemetery.
Mrs. Huntington was 67 years of
age having been born In Joseph
county, Missouri on April 14. 1867
and came tx> Oregon from San
Francisco by boat when three
years old. She was married to C.
O. Huntington on March 11, 1886
at Vancouver. Washington and
lived In Oregon (or three years be
fore moving to Lewis county,
Washington.
They returned to
Oregon five years ago and have
lived in the Dexter vicinity since
that time.
She Is survived by her widower;
three daughters. Mrs. M J. Fanan,
Dexter. Mrs. Hay Clove. Kelso,
Washington, and Mrs. James Rec
tor, Centralia. Washington; two
sons. Jumes K. Huntington and C.
I ’. Huntington both of Dexter; one
sister. Mrs. Josie Charlton of Port
land and one brother, David Oiler
of Oregon City. She also leaves
three grandchildren.
ADULT EDUCATION TO
START HERE TONIGHT
Night Classes For Persons Over
16 To Be Offered At High
School Every Week
Enrollment
f’ .*
Springfield's
adult education classes to be held
Monday, Wednesday and Friday
evenings of each week at the high
school will be started at the high
school building this evening at 7
o'clock.
Among the subjects offered will
he elementary reviews, reviews of
arithmetic, grammar, and geogra
phy, etc., social problems, letter
writing, and high school English
The classes are being arranged
by Laurence C. M offitt, county
school superintendent, and are fin
anced by the federal government.
All adulta 16 yeara of age and over
are eligible to enroll In these free
classes. The classes are open to
persons living In nearby communi
ties. also.
KENSINGTON CLUB TO
HAVE MEETING FRIDAY
Members of the Kenslngtcn club
will be entertained Friday after
noon for their monthly meeting at
the home of Mrs Edw. G. Prlvat.
Mrs. W. K. Barnell will be the as
sistant hoateas.
NEW GOVERNOR
REW DEALERS IN
Total
Crowe, Huntington Defeated
By Democratic Rivais For
County, State Positions
STATE
Secretary
of
State
94
6
8
86
DIVIDED
Independents Show Strength,
Zimmerman Trails Martin;
Meaaures Go Down
Representative, Congress
F irs t District
Earl Snell ...... ...... ...........................
Earl C. Steward ..... ............. ........
Harlln Talbert ____ _______ ___
Horace E W alter
.. .............
HOUSE
« » J, <3 E k.
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NtW MAYOR TO
TAKE ROSE SOON
_______
Back washes of the Democratic
New Deal which swept across the
nation in Tuesday’s election were
greater ¡n Oregon than was the
first sweeping victory of the
Roosevelt party two years ago.
As a result General Charles H.
Martin will become governor of
Oregon next January.
Mott and
Ekwall, republicans will represent
the first and third districts, and
Iderce. democrat, w ill represent the
third district.
When the final tabulations are
i completed It js expected that Mar-
Of-
wUh *PP™dmnteiy i m . mo
Turner To Be Sworn Into
fice Tuesday Evening; Im- ' voteB wUI ”« leadln« PMer Zim
Superintendent of
Public Instruction
Charles A. Howard
......... .........
J. W. Leonbardt
..........
..
Blanche II Myer
........
mediate Changes Unlikely
• merman by nearly 20,000 votes.
Dunne Is running In third place.
93
110
io
89
108
96
10
70
81
6
• 74
107
96
111
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94
62
11
10
16
110
99
102
63
84
62
18
11
14
108
93
14
71
116
16
10
104
105
11
122
78
173
167
W. A. Taylor ___ ____ ______ ___ 61
C. F. Barber „ ___ ______________ 27
E. H. Turner __ _________________ 86
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64
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Recorder
Win. G. Hughes ........................... .....12
E. E. Kepner __ ________________
4
Mary M iller ..... ....... .............._______ 16
Ira M. Peterson ........... _..... ... ___... 128
42
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159
36
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163
Chester L. Aldrich ...................... — .103
Elsie M Pollard ....................... ....... 46
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Other state oficers elected are
The new mayor, E. H. Turner,
elected to fill out the unexpired republicans They are Snell, sec
term of the late Mayor W. P. retary of state; Howard, superin
Tyson, will take office next Tues tendent of public instruction; and
day evening after he Is sworn in. Gram, labor commissioner.
County Election Upsets
Ordinarily a new mayor elected In
Major upsets to the county elec
November would not take office
c*H | January 1.
tions included the defeat of Hun
The new mayor elect finds hlm- tington. republican, by Hyde, demo
60
crat. for state representative, and
360
363 other mayor ever has in that he of Crowe, republican, by Holland,
has two councils. The present democrat, for county commissioner.
council, which will serve until the Hyde today has a slim margin of
end of the year, and the new coun slightly more than 56 votes in the
313
cil elect, which Is composed of unofficial complete returns.
43
new members with the exception
H ill and Merr'am, republicans,
266
of Councilman W. A. Taylor, who hold the Other two lower house
was his opponent at electioo time. seats with substantial margins.
362 The new cuuncll will come Into
Wheeler won the state senatorshlp
309 office January 1.
over L. L. Ray. democrat, with a
359
Since the new mayor is filling margin of only 1066 votes, and
262
out the un-exptred term of Mr. T y-| after much uncertainty, E. A. Me
366
son It is likely that all appointees Cornack appears to be winner for
262
of the present city government will the Lino-Lane senatorshlp over C.
63 be continued until the first of the a . Schooling, democrat, after *
57 year. Then ti changes are made close race,
67 ratification will come from the new
Another close race won by Grace
] council. Otherwise it might take Mchiska as county ireeaurer. was
300 two sets of municipal employees
fought with Ross Mathews, demo
390 to satisfy the two different coun
crat.
66 cils.
| A ll moa’ures were defeated la
Long Lumber Experience
the election both in the county
The new mayor. Mr Turner, who)
41
and in the state. The Grange power
417 came here with Mrs. Turner a n d ,
bill waa running closest with wide
323 their grandson two years ago from [
margins against the Healings Arts,
Olympia. Washington, resides at
848 A. street. He ts In the life In -) and 26-Mill limitation measures.
<06
In Lane county both liquor mea-
surance business and has become
well known Jo the city even in the I 8Ures have polleB' ’‘“ •’atantUI neg-
249
166
system of school operation was de
403
The new mayor is 63 years old. feated about 2 to 1.
The effects of the election over
He was born in New Hampshire
106
aud reared in Maine. His relatives• the state w ill be seen in the com-
63
w»re all lumbermen In Maine and plexion of the legislature next Jan-
42
he grew up in the lumber business. llar-v when the democrats will con-
686
When he was 35 years old he went trol the house with a narrow mar-
to Wisconsin where he was era gin while the republicans w ill hold
486 ployed as superintendent in a » two-thirds majority In the senate.
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Councilman 2 years
Phil J. Bartholomew ....................... 88
John D. Pyle ............. .......................... 64
138
78
123
78
Mr. Turner come west to Ellens FOOTBALL TEAM
466 I burg, Washington, to become gen
PLAY GROVE
287 eral manager of the Cascade Lum )
Councilman 4 years
Edw. G. Prlvat .................. ................n g
Earl N. Thompson ...... ....... .............11*
169
163
161
144
69
114
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128
42
168
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119
70
117
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86
78
105
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164
86
116
74
98
66
88
Commissioner
Bureau of Labor
C. H. Oram _________ __ _______
W alfred Mhubolm .........................
Imwrence W aer .... .... ................ ...
State Senator
Lane County
C. F. Hawkins _
L. L. Hay
H. C. Wheeler
ie
State Senator
Lane-Linn Counties
Elwln A M('Cornack ____ __ ....
Joseph Muhr ______ __________
C. A. Schooling ___________
Representatives
Earl H ill __________________
Charles A. Huntington ................
Howard H. Merriam ____________
Frank ( ’aril ............ j . __ ______ __
('. F. Hyde ............... ... ............... .......
Belle Lydick ........... ................ ..........
Geo. O. Adams .................._..........
Frank Hamblen _______________
J. G. Hadabaugh _
________ ___
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County Commioaioner
O. E. Crowe ........ ............... ...._ ........63
W alter J. Holland ____ ______ __ 73
W. W. W hile
County
T reasurer
Violet N Adams
______________ 14
Roas Mathews
.........
76
Grace Schtska _____
66
Conetable
I. D. Larim er _____
123
143
M ayer
Treasurer
, F .
MEASURES
Grange Power Bill _________ Yea
68
20-M ill Tax Limitation
Healing Arts Amendment
Total Prohibition
No 103
Yea 46
6 Percent Prohibition ....
County School District ........... Yes
No
SCHOOL CENSUS SHOWS
CAIN OVER LAST YEAR
A gain of 10 children during the
past year waa reported In the
school census tor 1934-36 over and
above the total of 790 foe 1933-34
Sever! Jacobson, achool clerk an
nounced this week following hie
final check of the lists. This year
he took the census himself and re
ported a total of 801 children be
tween the ages of 4 and 18 regls
tered.
The census Is compulsory aud Is
used In the apportionment of the
county elementary school fund.
GIRL SCOUTS PLACE
EXHIBITS IN STORES
Exhibitions of Girl Scout work
were placed in the windows of sev
eral Springfield stores this week
ns a pari of the national observ
ance of National Girl Scout week.
Most of the exhibits consist of
handicraft work made by the girls
themselves.
C. E. MEMBERS START
STUDY OF PROCEDURE
A study of parlimentary proced
ure will be hold by the Christian
Endeavor society of the Christian
church each Bunday evening during
the fireside hour with Miss Uldine
Garttn In ctmrge It was decided last
Sunday. About 26 young people en
rolled fer the Orat study period.
TO
MONDAY
ber company, the largest pine oper CotU g e Qrov. p „ n, Qam. a
aa
581 ation in eastern Washington. After
ture Of Arm istice Celebra
676 14 years as manager of this con
tion; H ave M any Breaks
cern he retired to go Into business
293 for himself. The next three years
Marion Hall and high Springfield
377 he was head of a timber corpora high school football players are go
343 tion in Seattle and during that ing to invade Cottage Grove Mon
370 time Installed a large logging o;ier- day afternoon for their annual
149 ation on Vancouver. Island. A fte r| grldiron encounter. The game will
a teuture
666 that for six years he owned a n d ; 8tart a, 2;30 and w„ ,
286 operated a logging operation on of the Cotla<e Oro, v Arm„ tlce
celebration.
437)
260
Based on comparative showings
390 He has always been a pioneer lo
the two teams w ill be about evenly
225 ¡
matched with the Grove school put
334 1
■ ging camps and railroads and as ting forth a heavier line. A dry
such has employed many hundreds' field wlU
the
Spring-
IUKA CIRCLE PLANS
of men.
,
hatk8 a chance to get away
Mr. Turner says he likes Oregon for run8
the slow, mud-
BENEFIT CARD PARTY
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1 and expects to continue to make
Yield usually proves an advan-
Mlss Melba Harris has been htg home here
the vear8 to come ! tage to the team boasting a aeavy
ranted general chairman for a Mrs H . E. Maxey Is the only liv in g ! Hne
benefit card party which members da)lfthter of M r anil Mrg Turner
The boys will make a determined
of Iuka Circle number 37 will spon-
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effort to win this game, having
sor at Taylor hall on Tuesday,
taken a bow to the Lebanon high
CARD OF T H A N K S
November 27. Miss Harris will be
. quad last Friday 20-0 In a game
assisted by Miss Eva Louk. M r*. | I wish to sincerely thank the played on a slow, wet field
Edythe Laxton and Mrs. M yrtle voters of Springfield for the h o n o r _________________
Eggtmann. Preliminary plans for bestowed upon me by electing me
the party were made here last to the office of mayor. I hope I will ODD FELLOWS NOMINATE
Thursday evening at the regular always merit the trust you have OFFICERS FOR NEW YEAR
meeting of the circle.
placed In me and discharge the
Springfield I. O. O. F. nominated
Mrs. Jean Kllskie of Enumclaw, duties of the office satisfactorily.
Washington was initiated as a n ew ) I want to assure everyone that officers for the next term Wednes
member of the local circle at the the doors of the office of mayor day evening aa follows: R. E. Mor
meetitng held at the home of Mrs. will be open to all alike and what- ris, noble grand; Lynn Stone, vice-
Fred Louk. The next meeting will ever you have to offer for the grand; Uawald M. Olson, secret
be held at the home of Mrs. Edythe | good of Springfield will be given ary; K arl Girard and M. J. M c *lln ,
treasurer.
Laxton of Friday. November 23.
serious consideration.
A car of local members are
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Signed, E. H. T U R N ER ,
Mayor Elect. ) Panning to drive to Crow tonight
DAMAGES AWARDED FOR
to attend a meeting there.
HIGHWAY AUTO DEATH
All meetings of the lodge will
CARD OF T H A N K S
be held at 7:30 p. m. e ffe ctive last
J. C. O'Quinn was awarded a
I wish to thank the many per- night it was announced.
Judgment of *6000 against Horry !
I son*, who supported and voted for
W. Neet of Cottage Grove by a Jury
,
in Circuit Court last week-end. ! ™
" i ^ a l t , elec- M R . A N D M R g - WALKER
tlon. I wish also to extend by con
O’Quinn brought suit ngalnst Neet
ENTERTAIN IN EUGENE
1 gratulatlous to Mr. Turner in win
charging hint with negligence In
ning the office, and promise him
striking his son, Herschel O'Qutnn,
Several Springfield people were
t my stfhport In his efforts to bulid
with a motor car on the highway
guests of Mr. and Mrs. W. F.
a better Springfield.
near Judkins point last February.
W alker at a social gathering at
W. A. TAYLOR.
He as*ed for *10,000 damages.
their home In Eugene last Sunday
O'Quinn and several companions
evening. Among loose present were
were walking home from Eugene
Joint Husband— Mrs. Louis Ship- Mr. and Mrs. E C. Stuart. Mr. and
late one foggy night when the acci ley left Sunday for San Diego to Mrs. Alex McKpnsle. Dr. and Mrs.
dent happened. A coroner's jury ex meet her husband who will be sta W. N. Dow, and Mr. and Mrs. Floyd
onerated Neet at the time.
tioned there tor the winter months. Flanery.