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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (April 20, 1923)
Ucrnimia Entered a* second-class nutter J 4, 1922, at the post office at Vernonia, Oregon, muter the Act of Ma; Ch 3, 1Ô79 Volume 1, Number 37 VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 20, 1923 COLUMBIA COUNTY--------- MOUTHPIECE of the NEHALEM VALLEY ---- --------------------------- ----------- r .... Conntry Newspaper Adver tising Many students of advertising say that the country newspaper is the best advertising medium in the world. This is so because such publications are very thor oughly read. Even a small not ice can’t be buried out of sight of the eagle eyes which are gleaning everything that the home paper contains, The folks are more interested in the an- nouncemeits of their Lome town merchants, than in any piece of news in the paper, local or gen eral. This gives the country town business man a wonderful chance to communicate with the peodie at a low cost, and get their support for enterprising mqyes that he may desire to make. If he has an oportunity to buy a large lot of goods al a specially low price, he can feel confident that he can promptly turn them into money, because through the country paper he can inform the whole neighbor hood that he has placed such a lot on Bale at low prices. The merchants in Vernonia, the re sults of advertising special val ues in lhe Eagle, are missing splendid opportunities to draw in new trade and enlarge their buisness. To Their Attention Base Ball and Sports AOW LOOK WHAT VOL! I WFAIT Art OOMEj rr A Practice dame Sunday the Vernonia ball toss- ers go to Clatskanie to play the nine of that city. It will be our Last Sunday. Vernonia Ball first real game of the season. team played with the Koster Camp team to get "their hand in’’ Result 23 to 18 in Vernonia’s The big opening game in Port land was witnessed by 22,285 favor. fans The Beavers lost to Seals of San Francisco by a score of 5 Mr. and Mrs. Imbeck were in to 6, Portland this week. Mrs Imbeck going to the hospital for treat-’ A J , ment » A tennis court has been men- ____________ tioned for the new Vernonia Warrenton is advertising a big Athletic grounds. Fourth of July Celebration in the forming for that city. Car loads of fishermen are The Man in th? Wheelbarrow OME years ago the great Blondin walked a- cross Niagra Falls wheeling a man over the tight rope in a whw Ibarrow. Blondin received a great deal of well merited praise but what about the fellow in the barrow, nobody ever heard of him! lire Are you crossing the roaring Chasm chasm or of life in some one elses wl heeiliarrow? Do you have to look up nnd think ivhnl what urr'iilri would hannon happen if if hp he should slip? The answer is save, save, save! Think it over. * /ÍM» I ■' BANK of VERNONIA/ LtU.LlXU.WU! MJX'-l U M E. T. Hal tom, spent several A car load of sixty horses ar days here this wtek. Mr. Hal- rived in Vernonia this week and tom tells us that Vernonia’s pio- are getting busy on the big 40- acre pond for the Oregon-Ameri spects look better to him to-day' can mill. This requires about than any other town in Oregon. In his Vernonia store, he says, thirty more men on this job a- they are expanding, and under lone and every family is an aid to be* ter business for our fast goingcertain business changes for the better. A large new growing city. The big mill com pany is rushing work and from stock of merchandise is enroute now on the hum of industry will for this city and no store of like nature will be better stocked in make us hustle to keep up with Columbia County, with Mr. the g >wtb of business- Verno nia is getting one of the largest Haltom was Mr. Fuge who will mills m thelNorthwest, by one of remain in the Vernonia store. the strongest companies in Mr. Fuge is a young experienced Amei ica. All predictions are man who ill be an asset to the comirg true fast, and every day younger society of our city. in every way it is looking better He is a young man that comes and better. highly recommeided and one his home town has been proud of a morally clean young man that is an aid to better society, Business is on the improve and a musician, and has been very prosperity is nearingall over the active in Boy Scout work in U. S. A large adv. in this is Tillamook county. All Nehalem sue announces good news in line valley people are invited to visit with the approach of a good Bea the Haltom-Smith store and seel it in it’s summer garb. There son. To introduce their splen- are some new policies that Ver i did brands of new gioceries to nonia people will approve of and new customers and to show their aid in encouraging, as that is appreciation to many old custo the kind of material Vernohia mers Lane & Co. are putting on people are made of. This estalr- a 15 day special sale. They will lishment is going to be important give t ree a good grocery order as th« ir window announcer. They in the building of our city. will not only favor cash purchas es, but all back accounts paid B. T. Hall visitt d friends in during this sale get in on the Vernonia this week, from Idaho grocery order, Get all the tick He says his health is much im ets you can- Read their ad, proved Local Firm Puts on Sale I Log Fires An Attraction S > seen daily going thrpugh Verno-i Hoffman Hardware Co. is ad- nla. C Some goon catches are re vertising a special on an extra ported up Reck Creek. Better good fence, It will pay to notice grou ids up the creek five miles their ad in the Eagle and pay to from the city. Gales Creek is fence your property and put in proving exceptionally popular. a garden. Halt^m-Smith Store on Larger Business Policy The Vernonia Athletic Club will have the best grounds to be found in Columbia county. They will gradually exp >nd until a gym., track, stand, and club house will be built. The first ball game on the new grounds will take place in another week. Let’s arrange a parade to the new grounds. • •A -j The cow question was first to The Senior cla»s is giving bat at Monday’s Council Meet. A petition signed by 175 voters a pie sscial, play and ‘pro asked that theccws be kept fiorn gram Friday evening, April ru ining at large. The council 20, at 8;00 p. m. The re voted to pass such an ordinance. ceipts will go to help pay Another petition was presented the graduation expenses of condemning as a fire hazard ano nuisance the old Sox'ard black the Senior class. Everybody smith shop. Council thought be sure to conue. Mr. Soward would re build or Ray Mills ai.d Wesson tare down the. building without Sheeley went to Pori I hih Ì it being condemned. A new Monday to attend the op o ■ maishal was appointed in the game of base ball. person of Mr Abvoit. The City- Elbert Kelly has been "b Engineer gave aTeport on the progress of the water system. seat from school on account of sickness. Louise Lester was absent from school Friday. The pile driver and crew of Vernonia High School men have nearly completed a girls played the Grade school new bridge across Kock Creek, to be used for a railroad spur off boys a base ball game Mon the main line to the mill proper day. It is the first game the Higa School girls have lost ty. this year. Miss Edith Wilson was absent from acboil a half Miss Opal Coyle celebrateo hei day this week. She was 13th birthday Saturday after teaching the Sixth grade in noon by inviting many of her; school friends to a picnic up the Miss Northrup’s place. creek. The young people report l Walter, Webster, who has a splendid half day and a fine left school, ia now working. picnic lunch. Every home should have music. A new office building for The Jewelry Store ad, elsewhere Real Estate has just been finish in this issue tells of phonographs ed on Mr. Sessman’s property, The best made. Go in and hear West Br dge street. the new records. Bridge Nears Completion Base ball State and National John Bryan was sisk this week news received daily at 5 p. m. and unable to attend to business for several days. by Radio, at Hoffman’s store. Fishing Season Vernonia High School LILLIAN CONDIT, Editor Saturday night after Clarence Reed had locked up their rest aurant for the night and gone home, Less Rose went to his home and enformed him that his place had been on fire but was saved from total destruction In a mysterious maoner the fire -tarted in a corner faJtherest from any stove or lamp. The walls were burned and much stock damaged by fire smoke and water. Citizens broke in the door and suceeded in extin guishing the blaze in time to save the building. Mr. R. Sees- gaan owns the buildirg. __ Advertising Medium of a Big Pay Roll Community .. Ij. Saturday Night Fite Picnicers, Campers and Tour- ?sts are getting thick. Sunday was opening dav for the trout fishing and the creeks, and rivers drew large numbers of fisherman. Rock Ceek had its share, and we understand that a couple Vernonia people were so excited at the prospect of a big catch that they forgot to buy a fishing license. Result; Nearly $30. JI Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner The 200 acres of the O.-A. Lbr. Co. mi I site at Vernonia has been cleared and the trees, logs, stumps and trash piled in to many huge piles around gin poles as high as modern sky- ssrapers. Sunday evening some of these large 'piles were set a- fire and the lrrge blazes and sparks flying hundreds of feet in the clear night aif attracted a crowd of half the city's popula tion. The blazes were seen for miles around and made a pre mature Fourth of July celebra tion. It was a celebration in faet, for it means the cleared ground for the Immedi te con str action of the immense mills, Lbr. Co. Helps Town Thi Long-Bell Co. is making a city at Longview, and they start) d by making a good news paper there. The Longview, News is now a daily and they have added their second linotype this week. The News is a first class little paper and is doing much good to that part of their state. But just wait ’till the Eagh gets-a-iinotype. Weaver Clark informs us that he has received the machinery for his laundry, and will have it in running order by the middle of next week. He craves your patience just a little longer, and he will be able to handle all work iu that. line. A Birthday Party SPRING NEEDS FOR HomeGarden YOUR Garage There are lots of things you might consistently use la the hoiM, garden and Garage. Just a tip on our part to you to buy these things now when qualities are right, an 1 qrlces too. HOME HINTS The first and most important duty is extermination of files. Get the first ones; fly killers first 25c Chlorox clothes bleach..... Fly Powder, box............... Fly Paper, 2 sheets......... Ammonia, per bottle, pint Lysol Disinfectant........... Hat Dye............................. Cedar oil mot«............. Cedar Polish..».................... Chloride Lime......... ......... Straw Hat Cleaner.......... Roach and Rat Poison...... 10c 15c 25c 25c 1.00 25c 15c 10c 25c _ -------- OARAGE GAINS Metal Polish, per can................................... Cleaning Sponges........................................ Cleaning Chamo s........................................ Puto Onlink Polish Pure Drugs Vernonia Drug Co. Wm. Folger, Pharmacist Vernonia, - • 25c 35c up .. 25c ... 2H nm 3 Oregon ♦