’ tf •*. w. 4 Columbia County Bentonia « Entered as beiond-clsas matter August 4, 1022, at the post office at Veraonla, Oregon, nnder the Act of March 3, 1070 VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1922 Volume 1, Number 14 Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner MOUTHPIECE or the NEHALEM VALLEY FRdM timber through THE NEHALEM VALLEY TO THE RIDGE AND UP ROCK CREEK ARE 3000 PEOPLE Advertising Medium or ■ Big Pay Roil Community NOTICE The first industrial sight to remind Always lot of questions in any To the Editor:— And finally we have a little travelers that they are nearing Ver It will amount to aliftost a public and all elections not thoughly un “ mud slinging” entering city calamity to the citizens of Vernonia nonia is the Beaver Lumber Co. saw Notice who is remonstrating against derstood. It has been suggested politics! And every promise has mill on the highway four miles before should they fail to adopt the new city the light and power franchise. Notice entering the city proper. Mr. Graham a “provided” in it. that perhaps one or two dident Notice the charter to be voted on November 'I. their excuses. Read the franchise in is busy every day in the year turning “ provided. ” Before another issue of the Eagle this issue, and you will see how child see why the water bond and The crying need of our little city is out lumber that is responsible to is published the election will be a ish the kicks are. charter were to be voted on to a water system. We must have one much of the rapid growth of the com thing of tile past and we will be again For instance, the franchise plainly gether. It is, in a Wi y, an em before suother summer cornea or such munity. The city isn’t going to borrow at the every-day grind of making a states that the company will give the disasters as big Aren and a typhoid epi living. Columbia county has always city four lights, to be placed where ergency measure. Citizens all demic will almost certainly overtake any $40,000 for water. The W<- hear »hat an option ha, been charter says and means we vote been known as a Republican county. the council wants them. Then ‘hose I want and demand water NOW, us. Today we arc drinking a large taken on a ;;oo<l site in Vernonia for This year Columbia county will be against it say they might put them in before an epidemic occurs, which per centage of mud: the building of a steam laundry. We 40,000 that can be bonded. But “close.” Nearly 5000 voters have reg the jail. Our readers know better This charter was written by the firm hope, and hundreds of others hope, we don’t sell $40,000 in bonds. istered in the county, and in Vernonia than that. It’s up to the city, whether is sure to if we don’t get water. of Teal, Minor & Winifree of Port Mhat the actual building will be Only borrow what it takes for where only about 150 registered, we we, as a city, want them. If we don’t It takes some time to finish the will have probably twice that number vote “Yes” for the franchise we won’t system, and if the two measures lard, who specialize in the writing of rushed. water: whatever the lowest bid charter» and the examination of city of voters, and tn Vernonia precinct,1 get lights or water now, and prob were not voted on together it bonds, and they tell u» when we ad- . is—about $29,000, But we can’t three or four times that many. We ably not for three or four years. It is Plain. Every election sell bonds for 29,000 unless the have, in the Nehalem valley, hundreds The water question has been would be necessary, according opt this charter We will have one su of citizens who will have been here pushed as fast as law would allow. to law, to vote the charter and perior in many respects to that of there are questions about voting bond companies know we can long enough to vote, but who were The question came up last August, Portland. Should not the opinion of | some seem not to understand. then in a few months call an these for at least 40,000. not here that long registration day. and the council has been working on eminent attorneys count far other election and vote on water- more than the opinion of some fellow We are told that a few don’t un Next election we will roll up 3000 it ever since. votes in Vernonia precinct alone. The It was necessary to the “Char This does away with the expense whos opinion is founded on prejudice derstand the Charter Vote in Vernonia, Ore., Oct. 30 ’22 Nehalem valley and Columbia county ter” in order to allow the city to vote connection with water. It is as To the Voters of tie City of Ver» of calling an extra election and and inexperience? are practically two separate places, for water. Now it is legally arranged. Some citizens object to the charter plain as the best lawyers in the isolated from each other; that is, our If we vote “Yes” for the Charter, on saves probably a half year’s nonia, Greeting because the city council excluded from state can make it absolutely cor county seat is a stranger to us, and ' the city ballot, we are voting for time. Now, owing to the good I am tee regular caucas nomi will be for another year, until the Water. All objections to light, power jndgement of a good council and theieity limits some of the land be rect. It ie better than the Port nee. I receivrd 72 percent of all longing to the Mill Co. The city new road is rocked and passable the or water have been met. Any ques land Charter. In voting YES votes cast, an well as the nomi the work of the best lawyers eouncil in doiug thia, only carried out year round. tioning or quibbling is delaying the We don’t know how St. Helens and move. We are elad the citizens all obtainable, all we .have to do to the promise made to the Mill Co. by for the charter you vote for the nation by petition for the office that part of Columbia county are go see this now, and we believe the light get water and the charter at the the business men of Vernonia, months : ■ city to bond for, and immedia of City Recorder, and if elected. ing. The Nehalem valley will go for and power, the Charter and water ago and the Mill Co. has gone ahead, tely prepare, to get water. The I will make a quarterly report Olcott by a small majority; the Com will go "Yes” by a three to one vote. same time is to vote YES for the supposing this promise would be car charter—the best move for all ried out. When they found it had not. city h is decided on the best and as to the city financial condition. pulsory School law will probably Let’s make it unanimous. , cheapest system possible for a I will do all I can to secure water carry here; Veatch will receive a ma the citizens ever undertaken. and that some were opposed to it, they jority of the votes for representative; town probably five times the and lights for the city. If elect very positively declared that notwith Four big lots all cleared, close Pringle will get 90 per cent of the standing the large outlay they have • present size of this. In the 'wies for county commissioner. The to High School only $4001 ed U promise a square deal to all already made here, that they would i charter it reads that the city is city of Vernonia will elect White as Ben S, Owens, stop all work now going on and would securing the right to vote $40. Stop Look mayor and the “People’s Ticket," and City Recorder. move their mill to another site. The BIGGEST TURNIP YET. will, by a good majority, vote for ' 000. The water system will be council very promptly passed a reso light, power and water. Then we will If you have any painting, dec lution excluding their property, as per let to the lowest bidder and the all get busy, forget ‘ political issues Albert Wood sent in some large orating or any thing in the brush promise and Vernonia and the Nehalem valley made them, and the work goaa i whole system will not cost over will prosper as never dreamed of. All turnips to bemonstrate what line you want done and done by on. The objectors seem to forget . $29000 and probably as low as shoulders to the wheel. Let’s go.* Nehalem Valley land will do, He skilled and experienced men, that the Mill Co. by locating their mill 1 $20.000. The charter says 40.000 Gus E. Ericksen, an attorney planted them last June and one who have work to show for it here have been the mems of lifting ;1 is as much as we could bond for , in Portland, who was instrumen- Vernonia from an unknown, sleepy Please bring copy for your adver measures 28 inches around one self, in Vernonia, also can give village to a town that is attracting at now, But it isn’t the intention’tai in recalling Williams and tising changes in the Eagle office by way and 37 inches around the references from Portland and tention of investors and business men i to bond for only what it will Buctell in the primary election Wednesday morning—sooner if con venient. Eagle ads are giost import other way. other cities.—See Dale&Enos. from all over the Northwest and fiom cost for the system, probably held in May, 1922, is now before ant news and the advertisers make Who will give you a square deal many Middlewest and Eastern states. $20,000. Thi3 is plain and we the people as a candidate for the them newsy.’ but sometimes forget to FOR SALE; 1350 lb. working anb a clean job. Look at Frank We have also to thank the Mill Co. believe understood by nearly office of Public service Commis bring in their copy. Read the ads mare; sound and gentle.—See L. Rogers house. Judge Harris two for securing to us t*o great trans everyone. When we vote for sioner in this coming election to every week and you can save the price continental railroads, which roads ab C, Boeck. Vernonia. of the paper many times. houses. Malmeten house 1J miles solutely refused to take over the part the charter we are voting the be held November 7, 1922. Mr. from city. Before letting your ly completed P. A, & P. road unless i legal right to secure water right Ericksen deserves your vote, as Notice of School Election to Increase Tax More Than interior work look us up. the Mill Co. would erect a mill with a away. Ihe same with voting he is fur the public, nnd net fur daily capacity of not less than 250,000 Yes for the Light and Power corporations. i Six Per Cent Over That of the Previous Year feet ann give them the freight haul, Franchise. After it was under which the Mill Co. agiecs to do, sr.d Notice. Notice is hereby given to the legal voters of Union High School District stood everyone acknowledges it Vote for Veatch for Represen we see with otr own eyes what a fine I have a complte record of all No. 1 of C dumb's County, Stat«i of Oregon, that an election will be held in track and splendid yards they are giv the best and cheapest in the tative. said District at jligh School on the 25 day of November, 1922. at 2:00 o’clock in reciepts and disbursments of the ing us, with a fine freight and passen world, and everyone should vote the afternoon, to vote on the question of increasing the amount of the tax lexy city, during my term of office, ger depot yet to be built Then let us YES. They* will now, and our Some good wireless parts for in said District for the year of 1922-23 by more than six per cent over the and willing and anxious|to check lay aside our petty differences, our amount of such levy for the year immediately preceding. city will grow to surprise us all. sale cheap. At Vernonia Pool bickerins and our jealousies and with It is necessary to raise this additional amount by special levy for the fol- up with adminstration or audit Vote YES on all city measures. Hall. a mighty, united effort make Vernonia lowing reasons: To pay on bonded indebtedness, interest on ssine. and funds to ing committe at any time con the big pay roll town and the Queen Disagreements and money f carry on school on a larger scalo owing to increase in attendance. venient to them, noy and all City '•f Western Oregon, We can do spending in delays are now a Clatskanie, Ore., Oct 28. *22 Dated tills 27th day of October, 1922. moneys due the city, if any, is it. Vote yes —A Business man. thing of the past, Only one way To whom it may concern: O. G. WEED, Attest: F. E. MALMSTEN; ready for them—B. F. Lane. Chairman Board of Directors. District Clerk. to build a city and that is to build This is to state that the report Th*. Eagle preae broke down is the city. that Mr. A. E>. Veatch paid me cause of the delay thia week. the sum of $100 for my support — U Geo. Burdick, has signed a For Goodness Sake, Voters, is in this campaign is absolutely contract before a Notary Public it possible that any one in Ver false. I am supporting Mr. to furnish, Free, four street nonia would vote egainst light Veatch because I am in favor of For Representative Twentiete District, light of 100 wat power each to and power or the new charter, him, and have supported him • th? city of Vernonia any place and thus make Vernonia a joke ever since he became a candi Republican. date in the primary. No. 31 X A.E. VEATCH I designated by the city. Parties for neighboring towns. One Signed, Charles W. Louden. man in Banks has already made contridicting this, know it is a fact. He has met every condi statements about us being to slow Stands for the Nehalem Highway tion asked. Tn addition he will Let’s forget all petty hard feel Mr. Keasey, supposed to be [Paid Advertisement.] in to large electric signs at the ings and without any opposition progressive, and president of our let us all vote YES for the light Chamber of Commerce and fore two entrances to the City. and power franchise. The Eagle most in the meeting and crowd surely hopes every man and wo that urged this paper to come to man in Vernonia will vote for Vernonia, now has job printing light and power. ’We came here done in Forest Grove. He now because we had faith in your and wants to be Mayor. Do we our town. Came to help grow. want a man for Mayor who ex We know this means much, new pects every individual to agree (1^ industries actually promised that with h»s ideas alone or else he we are sure of. We feqj that quits tne harness? Could that The reports of this Bank our living is at stake on it. • For kind of a Mayor meet big men the future Vernonia, let all vote and big issues? The Eagle is Bhow progress and successful investment. A Yes. We believe all wi||; we not campaign manager for any «strict adherence to the banking laws, careful believe Vernonia men and wom one. and we don’t care, other transaction of th« business and honest con si iter en are progressive and will vote than for the city’s good, whether for the best when they are alone Mr. Keasey or Mr. White is ation of our depositors’ interests go to make this I with their ballot, regardless of Mayor. The voters ran use institution a safe, substantial and reliable de any personalities. As broad their own judgement. Mr. pository. minded as any city. Ask your Keasey may be a little stubborn neighbor to be sure and vote for in his ways, or maybe we are, Our Record Justifies the Faith electricity. This ib our final but just because all his ideas are suggestion before election, and not like ours on progress is no of our great number of depositors and insures we don’t want to see Vernonia reason why we would ignore tl e best of protection. go back or stop a day on her him. Mr. Keasey has never speedy growth. opened his place of business sin 'e we have been here, with Always Try the Drug Store First A E Veatch, of Raimer, is the Re out one or more members of the publican candidate for representative from this county. There is no reason Eagle family attending hie good Ericksen For Commission« VOTE FOR THE EDITOR’’ F RECORD WARRNTS FAITH Jmt Quuiry O ros SRKE Í * Safety,/ Honesty, Courtesy, Service DANK OF VERNONIA I A Vernonia Drug Co /jpfÍrA¿\ VMNO1IA. ORKGON why Mr Veatch should not be elected by a good majority Hr favors the Portland-Astoria Highway, too. shows. We are represented at every show at the regular ad mission price, and we bavaa large frmily. Use your judge Wm. 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