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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 20, 1922)
... .ÿ 1 I Xi m M •' V THE KNOCKER vs THE BOOSTER | Items Gathered From Here and There Sense and Nonsense. H. M. Kran was in Portland s J. P. McDonald was a business few days last week. visitor at Portland this week. Dr. B.L. Sears was a profess G. B. Richmond was at Port ional visitor to Portland Tues land on bnsiness several days last week. day. the Creator had made all good tilings, there W was still more work to do, so He made the beasts and reptiles and poisonous insects, and when He had finished, He still had some scraps that were too bad to put into the Rattlesnake, Hyena and Skunk, so He put these together, covered it with envy, suspicion and Jealousy, marked it with a yellow streak and called it A KNOCKER product was so fearful T ‘ HIS had kifttr T He to make something to contemplate that to muntcrilCt counteract it. it, SO so " He took a sunbeam, and put it into the heart of a child, and the brain of a man, and then wrapped these in civic pride, covered it with brotherly love, gave it a mask of velvet, and a grasp of steel, made it a lover of fields and flowers and manly sports, a be liever of equality and justice and called it A BOOSTER rr i.- J J / a * Read tbe Vernonia Eagle. Read the Advertisements too. It’s Your Home Paper. Buy vour Hallowe’en party C, 0. McLees and wife moved I auuplies of Vernonia Drug Co. Tuesbay into their neat new cot tage just southwest of the Har- I New speed trails by airplane ten Hotel. makes 24SA miles per hour, We Print Anything—Letter Heads, Envelopes. Statements, Bills, Dodgers, Programs, Re R. V. Shaw nnd wife arrived lhats going some. ports, Briefs, Business Cards, etc. Boosting is Helping Build Vernonia. from Portland this week, and Send Your Name, Address and $1.50 for a Year. New 6 room house, cP se to expect to become permanent res i idents of Vernonia. High School, only $950.00; easy terms.—G. B- Richmond. Mrs. Ma:y Roberts was called But Indian Summer was exception There was an old geezer who had a lot of sense; he started up in busi ally nice this year. i Folks who can’t argue without to Canada one day last week on ness on one bone and eighty cents losing thur tempers should learn account of the serious illn ss of The dollar spent for stock and the to agree to everything t-.at is said her j ounge t daughter. The sheriff is putting “punch eighty for an ad, brought him in boards’’ over Columbia county out of t iree lovely dollars in a day, by dad 1 Alfred Johnson has moved his Well, he bought more goods and a ------- ---- Of Your -------z You are surely growing old family to Manning for a short business. little more space, and he played that system with a smile on his face. The when you cannot drop the ole time, where he has the contract customers flocked to his two by four, habits and form new ones. for erecting a water tank for Alfred Hansen has a right to b* and soon he had to hustle for a regu proud of the plate glass front in the lar store. Up on the square, where 3 big lots near High School; the P. A. & P. railroad com new Economy Store. Mr. Hansen de the people pass, he gobbled up a cor signed the front and it’s a good job. ner that was all plate glass. He fixed very choice. All for $650.00.— pany- Tkeir Gasoline Lamp up the windows with the best that he G..B. Richmond. had, and told them all about it in a Mr. and Mrs. Folger, Mr. and Mrs. Lee’s new variety store next half page ad. lie soon had 'em com School children, students or Mrs. Lindley and Louis Detrow to the shoe store in Vernonia hotel ing, and he never quit, and he homes wanting a good new composod a party who were fish building, is a drawing card for ladies wouldn't cut down on his ads one jit. i he’s kept things humming in the blotter can get them at the Eagle ing in upper Nehalem river Sun and school children. A library is And and you pay the express, town ever since, and everybody calls ; also installed for the use of the pub day. They report moderate office free. lic. Ladies, have you called there yet? I im the Merchant Prince. Some say luck and have no big stories to its luck, but that’s all bunk—why, he tell. was doing business when the times Whatever you do. use your were punk! People had to purchase, brains: that is what you have There is no truth in the statement L. S. Wilson, of Vernonia, and May and the geezer was wise—for he knew them for, if yo i ara in doubt hat a hydroelectric plant will in V. Gregory, of La Center, Wash., were the way to get ’em was to advertise. married Sunday morning by Justice crease taxes. It is absolutely fodlish and no other charges. We meet and beat —Cottage Grove Sentinel. ask someone who knows. to talk of. It will, however, induce \V. D. Smith at his office. The only The Eagle is Your Paper Subscribe For Your Eagle Turn to Page 463 Sears, Raebuck Catalogue They Sell for $9.35 We Sell for $7.25 Halloween Time, Parties, suppers and gatherings, (loblings black cats and mysterous crea ture. Also pumpkin p>e time is fast approaching. •nore people to locate here, which witness was John Thompson, an old friend of the groom. The couple will would reduce taxes. make *their home at Vernonia, where Mr. Wilson is engaged in the timber business.—Hillsboro Independent. NEW BRIDGE FINISHED The new bridge over the Nehalem, out of town west, is completed. Mr. F. Ovesen, who had the contract and built the new bridge, will now start on the bridge cast of the city, whic' will be raistd, newly timbered and practically new when he gets through v.ith it. The bridge just completed is a beauty, and eliminates three sharp curves. the Catalogue. No delay; no postage, and we Soend our money at home. We Pay School and City Taxes. We, the teachers of Columbia MOVES INTO NEW STORE We despise the class that County in annual Institute as The new store building for the grinds t» e soul of the many for sembled, realizing the vast im Economy Store is finished and all the the ease of the few. The sooner portance that education must stock moved in. This week an open these individuals are put cut of □lay in cur nation and state and ing sale is being inaugurated and that this to function properly many are admiring the new location. business, the belt» r. large plate glass front is the must come thru our publie schools The first of its kind for the city and a Will Joseph B. Hulse wrire to do hereby adopt the following few such buildings will give us quite NEEDS NOT NEEDED a metropolitan appearance. his mother, at 636 Univereny resolutions; Many lines of business are needed First: Be it resolved that we, Ave., Reno, Nevada. in Vernonia; many new enterprises, FRESH COW FOR SALE the teachers of Columbia Count more people, industries, etc. We Photos 50c a dozen, two po io heartily endorse the efi*icient could mention many, but on the same Vernonia, - • Oregon sitions, this trip only. Brown idminstrat’on of our resent Sup Big Shorthorn cow’ with calf by line, there are business concerns of certain kinds a plenty. We would Bldg., next to Hall’s store.—C. erintendent of Public Instruct! on side. Twins. This cow has had twin not advise new things where it four times iu succession. 1 En- E- Koentz, photographer, Ver J. A. Churchill, aid do heartily calves quire, W. C. Eichman, six miles up wouldn't be a paying proposition and nonia. pledge our support for his re-1 . ^k Creek? ---------------- 2t t pd for the present Vernonia does not need another grocery store; we don't alection in November. tted a furniture store or any more Vernonia and Forest Grove Second: Be it resolved that THE MASQUERADE hardware stores. We are supplied should be a unit to revive the we are in sympathy with the with a good dentist, physician, cabi Inland Double Loop Highway. work of the O, S. T. A. Real A crowded hall was ringing with net shop, shoe maker, confectioneries and barbers, garages and machine The Echo Furniture and Under izing the need of a state organiz music and merry making at the mask shops. in Vet tionia hall last Saturday taking Co. are moving their en- ation, and that only in unity liall night. They came from near and far there is strength, »we feel that stock here, will occupy the Louis Water, Light and Power. We can and many beautiful as well as comical Brown Building to be known as every teacher should be a mem costumes were ,’n evidence. E'or the have all by spring. Citizens, do we Because we sell Big I, its cheap, costume, Mrs.- V. Vingie received want them? Then let’s quit arguing Vernonia Furniture ana Under ber of the O, S. T. A., and also best first prize; the be't sustained char over trifles and vote yes. The light on easy terms at low prices. wenty taking Co. The new stole will the county division of the organ- acter, Thelma'■Pett.’iohn, and most and power will cost the city nothing, ization- and only houses wanting it will be comic, E. L. Maston, as the hobo. be opened on or belore Nov. 1st. new homes in Central Addition to- Third: That we indorse the served. Lanterns, pumpkins, place present system of annual Teach cards, invitaticns, everyrhing ers Institutes. We have just plaited a few more for your Hallowe’n party.—Ver Fourth: Believing that the b’g lots; fine location. Price from nonia Drug Co. public schools are the best means of producing efficient $50 to $100—| cisb, balance $10 per Jas. Miller and E. E. Jewett American citizenshiD, be it re month. of Berkenfeld, were bus nesi solved that we recommend the visilors here y sterday. Both adoption of the compulsory Ed- of them are conneted with the ucationrl Bill. With a Complete Liue of Nehalem Lumber Co. at that Fifth: Be it resolved that this pace. institute go on record as favor Coyle Bros, have started con ing some form of State insur struction on a 16-foot addition ance for teachers, and be it fur on the south end of their meat ther resolvd that the O. S T. market building. The ground A. be asked to back a measure floorjof the new building will be of this nature at the next annual Gen. Sales Agent $ occupied by the ice ptant which session of the legislature. Sixth: Resolved that this in they expect to install soon. C. AND H. U*fie has the work in charge. stitute tender Miss Elizabeth Perry, our County Superiniend- TheLut ch Box restaurant has e it, a unanin ous vote of thanks ch sed its doors, and will remain for the very excellent manner inactive until the completin') of in which this Institute has been its new building, which will be conducted, and also for her wise heated jnst west of the Rich choice of speakers and iustruct- mond re«i es’a’e office. The ors. , Vernonia Drug Co. will occupy Seventh: Resolved that we the building just, vacated by the express our thanks and appreci restaur ant, »nd will move in im- al ion of the kind and courteous meoiately upon the arrival of treatment accorded us by the their fixtures, show cases, ecc., . people of St. Helens, and the which have been ordered for I teachers of the St. Helens tome time. They wi 1 then have schools. have a first-class drug store in Especially do we wish to thanik every respect. Mrs. A. Lester the committee who provided the A comparison of our Prices and Work wi will move her restanrant into very delightful entertainment of the building now occupied by Wednesday evening. Print Shops will prove the truth of our sta the pharmacy. -Communicated. We Deliver the Goods. Lane & Co Where Quality Counts Home Builders? Ì YES Coming Come and Get The Pick, Furniture They will not last long. G. B. RICHMOND j Undertaking Stock You Make no Mistake Watch These Columns for ad. By Placing an order for Job Printing with the Vernonia Furniture and Undertaking Co Vernonia Eagle*