wmoitia
---
Columbia County
Xntered as sccond-clan nutter August 4, 1922, at th« post offlc« at Vernonia, Oregon, muter the Act of March 3, 1379
...
—..................... 4 ' ,.-------------------------------------
VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1922
Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner
Volume 1, Number 16
Advertising Medium of a Big Pay Kull* Community
MOUTHPIECE of the NEHALEM VALLEY
$5. Prize to School
4
We would like to know
what the students of the 6th,
fith, 7tli and 8ta grades can
do in the way of writing a
condenced history and artlcl
showing rocent progress of
Vernonia. A history from
the ’70s ’till to-day. This
gives 50 to 60 years to play
on, and some of the students
have relatives who have been
here nearly that long. It
will be instruction for the
Btudents and iuteresting for
our thousands of- readers.
The best essays will be prin -
ed in the Eagle. If it will
increase interest among the
pupils, the Eagle will give a
reward of ?5. for the best
article that we accept. The
essays to be finished and
submitted to the Eagle not
later than Dec. 5. No arti­
cle accepted that contains
more than 1500 words ; 800
to 1000 is a good average.
Prof. Wilson, the Editor and
a third party to be chosen
will be the judges, The stake
is up; children get busy ; ask
any questions, or ask anyone
for information.
Every
statement must be acqurate.
Portland Telegram a Whopper
They called it a “Progres
and Development” Edition
of the Portland Telegram of
Wednesday evening, and it
certainly was. A full page
picture of their magnificient
new building and 48 pages
of pictures and stories of
Oregon's progress and devel­
opment. The Telegram now
hss one of the best news­
paper oilices in the whole
country and their growth is
astonishing. May she con­
tinue to Grow, to Progress
and to Develop.
Mrs. Lester has moved her
confectionery in the building
^formerly occupied by. the drug
store.
The new restaurant building
is completed thia week, fur the
Lunch Box short order.
That you should never lose
your enthusiasm for your city.
KEEP PEPPED UP? THAT
you should not sit on the side
lines and find fault with the
citizens who are putting your
city over GET INTO THE GAME
THAT prosperity is just one step
ahead. STEP LIVELY!
Mrs. M. J. John, who has
The Eagle just received a
spent tbe past two weeks vis­
iting in Washington and letter from a reader wav back
Idaho, returned home Thurs­ in Kansas, who evidently
has been reading every line
day} with her son, Cyril.
jof our paper with much in­
M. J John was called to terest.
His complimentry
Chewelah. Wash., Thursday,
'remarks make us feel good,
because of the illness of his anyway. In part be says:
aged mother.
“From the Eagle’s talk
Mr. and Mrs. V. H. Farns­ one would think that Ver­
worth of Colfax, Wash.,have nonia is sure a coming town
recently built a bungalow oh of importance. I hope she
the A. R. Stanton plaoe, Mr. keeps on growing in popula­
Farnsworth will work for the tion, m good society and
Beaver Lumber Co.
wealth, and gets out of the
Harry Pinmeo has been fronteer way, and becomes
visiting in the Nehalem Val­ an up-to-date city of culture
and refinement.
You nre
ley tor a few days.
truly getting out an excep­
Mrs. Roberts and family
tionally good paper.
moved near Vernonia Satur­
day.
A, R. Stanton returned
from Roseburg, where be had
besn working for the past
year. Mr. Savern also re-
turned home.
Proclamation
I, Chas. D. White, of tbe City
of Vernonia, Oregon, do hereby
proclaim that the Act entitled
“an Act to Amend the Charter
of the City of Vernonia” submit­
ted to the voters of said city on
the 7th., day of Nov., 1922 and
ratified by a majority of all vot­
es cast at said election, will be
and is in effect from the date of
said election. Witness my hand
this 14th. day of November, 1922.
Cha*. D. While.
Mayor of the City of Vernonia
Having Ready Cash
for sudden emergencies is possible only when
you have saved a part of your salary or wages.
Start with a small deposit
Increase it as you can and soon
you will have a substantial interest-bearing ac­
count, and a feeling of safety, contentment, pride
s
and independence.
Safety,
Honesty,
Courtesy,
The Columbia Connty Jersey
Cattle Club will hold their an­
nual meeting at Yankton in the
Grange Hall. Saturday, Nov. Id.
A basket lunch will be Served.
MARRIED; H. G. Duncan,
of Vernonia for the past many
years, and known by all his
neighbors a as Harve, stole one
of Hillsboro's popular young
ladies and brought her to tbe
hub of the Nehalem. Mr. Dun­
can and Miss L«Veda Olson were
married, at home of the bride's
in Hillsboro on Nov. 4th. Miss
Olson is one of the most popular
in the young set of our neighbor
city and Harve will agree with
us that it is a perfect match.
The Newlyweds will be at home
in the Fowler residence after
Dec. 1st
Mr. and Mrs. Reader
I
Did you ever Stop to think that this newspaper
is Y our newspaper? Well, it is!
The editor and all his force are working for YOU.
They want, to build the kind of a paper that YOU want
Why not help them?
What kind of news do YOU like?
What feature in the paper interests YOU most?
What features don’t YOU like?
These are simple questions, but they are BIG questions
with the editor
He is spending his time artfl money every day and every
week to make this newspaper the kind of a paper
that YOU want in your home.
Why not co-opeijate?
If something in the paper pleases YOU, tell the editor.
If there are articles that don’t interest YOU, tell him,
too, and tell him vc&y.
No two communities art? diike. The editor is all the time
studying his town and his people.
A word from YOU noyv and then would tyelp wonderfully •
If YOU have any suggestions send themJin.
This is YOUR paper, Leffe make it the b| ast paper cjf any
community in the State,
f
For this Time' of Year
Congolium Ru.gs,
LINOLEUM
The Wholesome Pines
3
Columbia Co. Jersey Cattle
Club to Meet
T
Ohler Bros, are moving
their sawmill on Gales creek
I .
this week.
4 PROMU is SOT WITHOUT HOROR
SAVE IR HIS OWH 60UHTRV
Mrs. Bert Ohler went to
Portland this week, whero
she met relatives from the Readers at a Distance Think tbe Eagle
a Splendid Pacer
East.
Protect Your Earnings
if necessary.
Mr. Manley, the painter who
has been in Vernonia for con­
450 twenty-five foot cedar siderable time, has left, prob-a
poles, must bo 8 inch .tops, bly never to return. His ticket
read for some place in the Haw-
Address bids to uro in Care aian Islands, where he has pro­
of Eagle office.
perty interest, with a stop-over
Geo. J. Burdick. at Los Angeles.
Bids Wanted *
Did Yon Ever Stop To Think
leud their healing virtues to be
combined with soothing menthol
and antiseptic eucalyptus in
For any Roon I.
Stoves—-all Kin ds.
i
MYAL
Come in and look at these floor coverings.
Easily to keep your floors clea.u; hand­
some and durable, at
Laxalive Pine
Balsam
a cough‘medicine which, with its
supplementary action upon the
bowels, helps nature wonderfully
in breaking up a cough speedily.
<
Very Attractive Pvice&
Price our new
0
HEATERS
I
While You‘re in.
Service
|
■ ' . • w
v-'4
__
11
-
I
MELLINGER’S HARDWARE |
Vernonia.
_____________
-
Oregon.
.
j
.