Vernonia 'Wff V Sank entered u second-class matter Augubt 4, 1922,at the post office at Ver lonii, O.vgia, nader the Act of Ma rch 3, \nt9 VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, APRIL 27, 1923 MOUTHPIECE of the NEHALEM VALLEY__________________ I Proclamation Well For City, Big One The present City Council Summer time and busy days together with health will have as a paragraph of protection and fire dangers prominence in their life's make it urgent that we CleAn history, the distinction of Up our city. The ‘‘City being Vernonia’s First Cou­ Beautiful’' idea is one of the ncil to inaugurate Municipal beat assets our home town improvenents worth wh.lo. can have. Around old Future history of Vernonia rapid brildings grass and dry will describe the lhe substancial boards make a dangerous growth, foundation, and mistakes fire possible at any time. The City Council has de­ and the progress. The pre­ cided to name Tuesday, sent Council has been ter­ May 1st, as Clean Up Day. med over conservative, they Have all old cans, trash and have no doubt made mis­ rubbish in boxes selling in takes, but they have worked front of your properly on the ¡ and among their action the morning of May 1. A wag­ llm progressive side of the on will call and huul it a- glory is the Vernonia Waier Burn up your System. The big well was way Free. old boards and dry we°ds, not exactly as prediced by This demand is in accor­ some a water producer. dance with the views, senti Twenty five feet found no went and action taken by water. But by appropriating the City Council. Please the water from Rock Creek attend to it. For a Cleaner, the supply will be mexast* able. The state health board Healthier, Better City. Chas. D. White, Mayor. recommends a certain filter­ Boy Gets His leg Cut Neil Bush, 13 years, while playing with Ralph Jolly, last Sunday, had the mis­ fortune to get a very bad cut with an nx, near and on bis ankle. Several stitches were required in dressing the wound, and part of the ankle bone was cut. T. B. Mills has taken the local agency for DuPont powder. ing plaut, the first and only cost of same being about a thousand dollars. This as­ sures Vernonia of pure water and plenty of it. This should and will no d. ubt be done. The well is about finished and the pipe laying to the big reservóla is about accomplished. The water can be turned on in another thirty days. The best thing ever happening to Vernonia and all gloiy to the Ver­ nonia City Council. Erick Erickson, who lived near town, has been ailing for some time About a month ago he was taken to fl.e Old Peoples Home. A- bout a week ago he grew violently insane and was Mr. and Mrs. Bergstrum, taken to lhe State Hospital, of Oganoga 1 Co., Wash ., are where be died last Tuesday. The Columbia County Lbr Plant owned by the Mc­ Cormick interests in St- Helens, was destroyed by fire Monday morning. Loss $300,000. _____ • visiting at the Nehalem ho* A Mr. Nolan, employed tel—old friends of the Mc­ , by The Inman-P juison Lbr. Donald. Co , of Keasey, w s seriously injured Monday morning Mrs. McNutt anddaughter when a large Birip of bark of Forest Grove, spent a few fell and nearly burried him. days here this week. Dr. 8horts rendered medical attention and sent him to a A ball game 8unday on Portland hospital. the home grounds. Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner Volume 1, Number 38 _____ COLUMBIA COUNTY ______________ Advertising Medium of a Big Pay Roll Community sured that when Clatskanie plays here—well, you certain l.y can’t afford to miss that A large num' er of oars 'game, _____________ loaded wiih loyal baseball fans journeyed to Clatskanie Sunday to witness ne of the snappieel ball games this Vernonia needs a volunteer season. Although Clatskanie Fire Department, and needs it won by a score of 7|to 3, that immediately. A volunteer com­ pany organized now will have a does not tell all of the story. great deal to do with lower in­ Having a sportmen-like surance rates as soon as our bunch of good bail players, water system is completed. The we unfortunately had a very town must have hose, plenty of rotten umpire wished upon it, Most have a cart, ladders, us, and as any Ian will, he etc. Money is r.ot appropriated for the expence. It is too much certainly had his eyes cross­ of a task to get up a petition to ed. The Vernonia team had the Council every time anything a wonderful amount of pep is needdd in a progressive way, and made a mighty fine and people are getting tired of fight. Clatekanie scored one petitions and of having to point run in the First and one in I out needs or ask for things con- j linually. Hence it has been sug­ the ¡Second, in ihe third in­ gested that a volunteer fire com­ ning Nance mad • a safe bi', pany be organized and that the getting first. C. Coyle walk­ company be organized and that ed 1st Whitlock at bat was the company give entertain­ hit by puchtd ball, taking ments, etc to secure money to 13t base, Then lhe mighty buy the equipment. It is the Mac. AlcG.aw strode up and suiest and quickest way of get­ made a safe two base hit that ting things. Let’s Go. They Played Ball Not Yet Maybe Later SPRING NEEDS FOR YOUR We are right in the iiii I uriLi ■ nmr^iwmnd o^g! Home Garden Garage ------------- HOM E HI NTS-------------- L heart of a clossal fortune! Every precess in the cutting, removal, sawing, drying and BANK or VERNONIA;^ • _ A Firs Department LOOK UP TO THE HILLS shipping of that timber will bring to you and to Vernonia, a part of that fortune. Our future is in our own hands. Let’s make the moat of it by earning, saving and investing. .<;• Long before the great stand about us is deplet- rT/ ad the men and women who have caught the spirit behind this message will have assured their own welfare. Will you be one of them? r- Mystery Never Solved Gus Lindberg has gone to the Someone is going to get hills on a searching trip for his stung on high rents if a little brother who was lost nearly two judgem nt isn’t shown. No ye^rs ago. Alex Lindberg, with shack or cottage in Vernonia a hunting party of Vern< n a is wort.i over $15 per month men, were in the thick u id-«r- Foresight should also be brushand big timbe'of the big used in imildiug new * Office hills nearly two years ago. Lind­ berg left the party for t ilo t [Lome." Build upper stories survey of the spot, and has nev» r for house keeping rooms and been seen since. Several paites suites, but not all rooms for of seachers covered the territory high rent ‘ Offices” Who fur miles and not track or t-*ace wan‘8 an “Office’ ? Not over could be found. Mr. Lai r’s dog was Lindberg's compani >n, a half dezen “prcfessioi a came home after an absence of men” in our citv, and they nearly two weeks and wonld all have secured offices. If not go back in the woods again. rootn8oan’l be reukd reason It has remained a mystery these able, belier not build, as tw o years and there are people tha rents will drop with a who still believe the mibii >g man living. Others think he loud thud in a few months. fell over some cliff, while others People dont always put up say he wandered as a lost man with high rents. The e are a will untill fatigue and starvation few empty houses at this cv rcame him. writing that are worth Iro^j $5 to $15 per month rent--no Lane & Co. report their sale a more. And as the rent raises big success. Their collections the reliable tenants will ev­ are good and their trade increas­ entually build oi seek per-1 ing. "There is a reason,” Their manant leases on lair priced »«Ie continues another week. houses, Better rent a ytarj Office Desk for $12. at Eagle A Portland man calling Sat­ at fair price, than be vacai t office. urday asked why in the world one month. Vernonia dident have sidewalks Parents are warned to keep on both sides of the street and a children away from the city well crossing to get to teg to trie de­ pot. We laughed and tried to Communications must be It is a very dangerous place, and explain. It is no use. Build a accompanied by the name some venturesome acts have been witnessed—keep away. sidewalk in front of your proper­ of the writer. ty. You h..'.v a r.giit to build asid.->va.h, uuU build it with stringers coming even at the ends so if j ou move it, you can drag the E-.-'tions wtchout tinrting the walk But build the walks, and dont a ait for lhe Council to do it if you are in a hurry. You wont have to move it an inch either way for a long time, as it will be Fuwy About Hit Bat. a long time before anv action brought in Nance and Whit­ on that line is made. lock, Clarence Coyle scoring HOUSES . on a passed strike. McGraw There are lots of things you might consistently use in the home, dying on third. This inning New Houses garden and Garage. Just a tip on our part to you to buy these things certainly made the crewd Houses to Rent now when qualities are right, an 1 qrlcea too. realize that tffte Vernonia ball team cou'd play ball. Build Some Houses In ihe seventh inning with 2 out and 3 strikes called Vernonia’s Greatest Need The first and most important duty is extermination of files. Get Bryan , of CLt-kanie, hit a is More Houses. It Offers the first ones; fly killers first pop Io >1 on first base line. a Sure Investment Daddy Coyle made a won­ Chlorox clothes bleach................................................ 25c derful dasa for that foul, lut Fly Powder, box........................................................... 10c High School notes and Fry Paper, 2 sheets...................................................... 5c writeup next issue Ammonia, per bottle, pint........................................... 15c Lysol Disinfectant....................................................... 25c Hat Dye.......... ................................................................ 25c The Vernonia IGOE lodge Cedar oil mops............................................................... 1.00 cele- rated the 104th anni­ Cedar Polish ................................................................... 25c versa y of the order la»t Chloride Lime ............................................................... 15c night with a swlendid meet Straw Hat Cleaner ...................................................... 10c ing. speeches, banquet and Roach and Rat Poison .................................................. 25c soc.al good time. First Car Beef Arrives OOK around you. Easily Overdone missed, after falling over a young army of fans. The next ball thrown started the fireworks and before the smoke blew over 4 runs had been chalked up for Clata kanie. Whitlook lelieved Vernon in the seventh, with Kmneth Roberts catching fcvIVernonia. Everyone had a word of praise for the ball t< am ami you may ie*t as­ Tuesday night Cojle dt Coyle received a carof stuck, 26 head heifers and steers and 16 head hogs direct ftom Portland stock yards. They ver< lhe only outside butch­ ers allowed to buy in the yards last week. It was the first car of stock to arrive io Vernonia on the new rail­ road, and demonstrated the nec ssitv for a corral and 'oacl ng shoot Coyle & Coyh to v I avt one o'the beat meat market* m this part of the sta' . Their uew ice plant is n w being enst .Led and they have Iwo larg ■ ‘re°zing rooms with a rapac ty of 6 dnesed ca'tlc, 6 h<