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Colombia County
Vernon:.'.
Entered as .second-clai.s matter August 4, 1822, at ths past office at Veroonia, O.-sgoa, aiderthe Act
VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 26, 1923
ft 3, 1879
Volume 1, Number 25
Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner
Advertising Medium of a Big Pay Roll Communi»
MOUTHPIECE of the NEHALEM VALLEY
paved highway through can. Again, this county at the | EXTRA!
meeting this year pro­
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this important country, budget
vided sufficient funds to hard
thus lettiou thousands of surface five more miles of the Just announced by officials
inland highway from the pres­ that Vernonia would get
Not as a Mere Pleasure Pro­ farmers, timbermen and ent,
end of the hard surface at
terminal rates to the cant
townsmen have a way Oinc-y
thereby »¡ready creating
position, But as an Ec­ out
all year. In a per­ fifteen m'les or thereabouts of a Sarne rates as Portland. This
onomic Measure
sonal letter recently re­ hard surface pavement along means factories, industries,
route. Again, if this route lumber products mad? in
As Well
ceived from Senator Nor- the
is made a part of the Roos ve It Vernonia and shipped from
blad he tells us that this Highway it will mean that it
Inland Loop Highway is to road is his hobby and will secue the recognition of V*rnonia.
Be Considered as Safe­
Federal highway under the
'♦hat he has faith in it’s the
appropriation already provided Says The Eagle is The Best
guard Measure in
future. We will quote I for by the Federal Bureau of
Case of a Future
a few lines taken from Í Roads and Highways and will R. B. Early, of Portland, sends
Emergency
continue to be in the Federal congratulations to the Eagle,
Mr. Norblad’s letter:
government which means a good and says that hejand his father
An Urgent Need
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ot Mari
Make it Part of the Famous To say that I app ove of mak­ deal. Again it open up the rich­ read a great many weekly papers
ing the Inland Highway a part
Roosevelt Highway
est part of Oregon the northwest from all over the state and that
of the Roosevelt Highway via
Astoria thru horn the California
line is putting it mildly. This
should be done by all means a.id
for a number of reasons. Your
suggestion that the Columbia
Highway ought to be relieved of
a burden of the travel is one of
New Depot Occupied
Portland Needs It
The new depot is finished and
Mr. Oxley, the ager.t, isjmoving
in. This is a large, beautiful,
standard depot, as arge and
similar in design to theSt.Hele f
depot. It.has two large waiting
rooms, office and roomy freight
and express room.
A lasting
improvement for Vornonia tha<
proves the faith the railroad has The Roosevelt
Highway
in the city.
Continued, via Nehalem
Valley, will Take
The Woman’s Relief Corps
All Through
met for its monthly session Sat­
Portland
urday
afternoon.
Margaret
Throop was initiated into the
Corps. After regular business River will be Bridged 11
was disposed of the officers fot
Rainier, Some Dry
the coming year were^ installtu
by Gladys Smith. The officers
There will, some da\,
are Sarah Spencer, pies. Minni
John: Senior Vice-Pres; Kalt be an Inter-state bridge
Me Donald, Junior Vice-Pres: across the Columbia at
Alma Mills, Sec. May Meilingei Raiueer.
The Roose­
Ires: Emma^VVeed, Chaplin,
Emma Greener, conductor, Lu- velt Highway will bring
anna dodgers, guard, Ethel Ray many thousands of tour­
Patriotic insuructor. May Kelty, ists from California to
Pres, Correspondent, Minnie
>iill3, musician, Inez Powell asst Astoria and alo>?g the
guard, Nannie Halt, asst, con- Col imbia as far as the
ductcr, color bearer No. 1 Gladys bridge, then on to Mt.
om th No 2 Irene Spencer N -».b
Raiueer. The U. S., al 1
Margaret' Throop. No.4 Maj
Portland
Kelty. Delegates to the state Oregon and
convention to be held in June at needs
the
Roosevelt
Grants Pass, were elected as
Highwy, continued from
following: Emma Weed and
Minnie John with Kate Me Astoria through Vernon­
Donald and Nannie Hall as al­ ia to Portland.
The
ternated, A committee was ap­
Columbia Highway can't
pointed to decide on means to
eaise funds to nay the ,>xr'i3ncet accommodate all the trai­
ot delegate« to the convention. ti«- and the L. ¿5. bsu !.•>
Relief woik during the moot* the Inland Route as a
amounted to fifteen dollars.
1 a el ve visits to the sick wen safeguard war measure.
made by memberr ot the cor; a
Mrs. E K. North was in t'v« n
From figures we have seen it shopping Wednesday.
stetion of the state to th" v 'rid of ail the papers they see the
Oh these are only a few of the Vernonia Eagle is the bestweek-
The most important
many reasons which ,ir appnr i ,y paper they ever see. It puffs
road or highway action
ent to me and ciu I have the ■ a.- up of course. Mr. Early has
time just now I would lay them been instrumental in helping to
that needs immediate at­
all out. Here
my suggestion J build Vernonia and hss told
tention at present is the
for the pr. s »nt work. I would through Mr. Richmond here,
Inland Highway. The
i have a 1 ■ill ir.t <>cuced at the pre, hundreds of city lots that are
Highway from Astoria ";em: Th‘in‘kheri
‘ "u“b“r| ¡sent h -tioi. ot the legislature rapidly having homes built upon
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of others, lhe Columbia High-J
xtencing the provisions of the them.
to 1 ortland by the way way is a distinctive p .rt of the 1« Rooseve.t
Highway act to include
of the Nehalem Valley highway program ot this state and de ignate the Inland High­
has been advertised to the
and Vernonia.
As a and
way us a part of the route. This
world as such. Right now in
guardian for the Federal the summertime the travel is so then will automatically bring
th'.t highway within the provis
Government, in war or great as to be almost dangerous ions of the Feceral act and pro­
will become more so as peo­
Verner ia is fast becoming a
peace, this route is a and
vide some funds tor work.
ple become mo'e familiar with
shipping center. Trains are now
necessity. The E.igle, the route and especially so whe
running on schedule and lots of
Meetings.every i ight at lhe
some weeks ago, sugges­ we get the great incresed travel Evangelical chirch are indeed freight coming and going. This
the east and middle west
week nine cars of freight left
ted that this route be front
good. The church is generally
which has just began to come
Vernonia for long dial an: hauls,
made a part of the our way. Tne state of Oregon comfortable filled with sincere not to mention the large amount
people and th? services are in­
of local freight, The car-load
Roosevelt High way, and wants to advertise the Roosevelt teresting,
education .1, and are lots wo’o enmnosed of posts,
Highway as a distinct highway
instead of the Roosevelt from the California line to Port­ nightly broadcasting an influen­ shinglef, graue stakes anu pil­
Highway stopping in land—not over any other high- ce of good. Rev. Culver is con­ ing.
tfce services. He is a
Astoria, have lhe termi- [way but the Koosvelt—from one ducting
lorcelui
speaker
and his delivery
B rn on Jan. 24 to Mr. and
to the other and this mea.s
nus at Portland, thus end
is
excellent.
Uur
resident
pastor,
I Mrs. Frank O’Conner a baby l.oy
is brought about thru the med­
sol v i n g t h e d i flic u 11 p rob- ium of lhe present so called in­ Rev.. He veiling, is cert inly de ! Watc.i Vernonia grow.
lem of handling the traf­ land highway. Again that high­ vot d, sincere aid. absolutely
truthful in his task. The music
‘ Birds of a feather flock
Mr. Car! Jenren has boen un­
appears that it would nave been
ic now congested on the way, lhe inland, made ¿he Roos
splendid and if the congrega­ toghtiier,” is as true toil iy as it
veil, will offer a loop to tourists
a prying proposition to nave con­ able to work unaceou 1 of a
Columbia River High­ from Portland and other points tion will join in the singing’esch was when you first heard the tinued the timber Cruise of the sprained ankle happened while
way. We have received so they wont have to travel the i «dividual will be benefi'ed by adage years ago.
Country An increase in valuation working on nia i arn.
so doing. More of our citizens
same
route
going
.
nd
coming,
would be shown, according tef
much encouragement in
A highly enjoyable time was
it wil open up communication should attend these meetings.
Mrs. L. S. Wilson, Mrs. Mar­
taese figures of $871,887.60. a
the efforts along this li ne between that vast country be- We have never heard an untruth had at a party at the Walter gain in our taxes after paying tin Rainwater. ^Mrs. Vesta
and some important op­ tw tn Astoria and Portland—an spoken at them and’the religious Coyle home last night. Abo it for the cruise of $25.000
Christensen from Graham’s mill
workers are endeavoring to twenty gusets enjoyed the even­
empire
of
wealth
which
sadly
were shoppirg in to.cn Wednes­
inions from important
needs the load. It will be from throw over our valley a religious ing.
Jack Baldrich and G. V. Lint­ day.
people. With this in­ every angle a great advantage influence that is badly needed.
ner were in town on business
formation we are en- to the state at large and partic- As we heard the minister say: The City Council met Monday Wednesday, and reports the Mrs. Twineham and son re-
We are more interested in the in- afternoon for c- e purpose of Oregon American Camp will open
turned after an absence of tev-
couiaged in our belief uiary of course to the country dustral
and money making end recieving and opening tne bids between the 1st. and 15th. ot Feb eral weeks.
directly benefited and especially
that eventually the re­ to Portland so. they ought to than we are thr> salvation of our on th? water bonds of $35000.
sult will be a splendid come in with us and help all they souls. No town can long exist Five bidders were present. The N. A. Entier and C. E. Lint­ Mrs. L. B. Stuart, spent Sunday
or prosper without a church and Council awarded, or sold, the
ner will take the Shrine degree in Vernonia, from her Vancouver
religious teachings, and the bonds to the highest bidder who
¡I?
at
the Semi Annual Shrine con­ school.
Home, which is the foundation was Hartman & Thompson
tention
to be held in Portland
of Am ricanism, is badly neg­ Bank .'rs, of Portland. The bid
Saturday
the 27th.
Dunlap & Messing, who were
lected .where’religion has no part for these bankers was submitted
the
contractors for the large new
Attend church. Have your, child­ by Mr. Kennedy. The bid -as
Mrs.
J.
S.
Turner
’
s,
sister
who
Throop building, occupied by the
$35.985 and accured interest.
ren attend.
Motion to accept the winning has been visiting her since be­ Haltom-Smith store, have their
fore the Holidays, left for Salt job about completed. It is the
Representative Miles Says bid was made by Mills and car­ Lake this week.
largest business building in town
ried unanimously, Mr. Delong, i
who represented three different
In the Hall of Representatives
EPOS I T | LOO in lhe Bank
houses, was second, and was ;
at Salem, our Representative
peeved at not recieving the bonds
of V irnoiiia on your chilli’s
Sherman M. Miles is with us. and
The
chief objection to his bid as
on each
1st biithiluy. Then
is ever anxious for any ideas or
voiced
by many citizens was
birthday add a number of dollars
any opinions. He writes:
that he wanted the exclusive
Vernonia Eagle,
equal to ihe chi'd’a age. When
right to name the contractor
Dear
Mr. Robinson:
I have
twenty-one
lie
will
your child is
Although the ache or pain in joints nr limbs is
the pleasure to acknowledge re­ who would get the contract of
ha ye $300 in the bank.
entirely on the outside, rememb r I hat t e cause of
ceipt of your communication of putting in the system. The cit­
The actual money vor put in
January 2O.th. and note your re­ izens seemed to feel that Verno­
rheumatism is an inside physical condition. Tske
marks with reference to our hav­ nia should let this job to the
oornes to only $231. The 4per
Our Rheumatism Remedy. It >ot-< dire tiy on the
ing the In! nd Highway made a lowest bidder, and have the
cent compound interest that the
right
to
reject
or
accept
bids
on
kidneys and bladder and we are quite sur ■ that it
part of or an extension of the
Bank of V« rnonia -pays on sav­
the
job.
Roosevelt Highway. I wish to
Shipping Point for
A Large Territory
«The Power of
Compound Interest
ings adds the other $75 automat­
ically.
Any systematic saving
on the’Bmk of Vernon a plan
You can start
grows amazingly
with any amount from $1.00 up,
and bank by mail.
Bank of Vernonia
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assure you that this meets with
my hearty approval, snd I will
do everything possible to have
this accomplished.—With kind
personal regards. I beg to remaim
Yours very sincerely,
The Vernon Club was delight­
fully entertained Saturday night
at the home of Mr. & Mrs. J. C.
Lindley Cards and Music were
the entertainment for the even­
Sherman M Miles. ing. The guests wei e Mr. and
Mrs. Folger. Mr. and Mrs Smith.
r. g id Mrs. Farnsworth, Mr.
American soldiers on the Rhine arc
being returned home and the German and Mrs. Brown. Mr. and Mrs.
women arc crowding each other, each
Arnold Miss. Margaret Schubert
wanting to marry a soldier and come
and Mr. end Mrs Lindley.
to America.
will give you quicker and better relief than anvthi g
you could rub or place on th** outside It is well
worth trying
Pure
Dregs
Vernonia Drug Co.
Wm. Folger, Pharmaoisl.
Vernonia,
Oregon
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Dregs