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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1923)
* W' Vetiunita Entered as wcond-claM matter August 4, 1922, at th« post office at Veroonli, Oregon, ander the Act of March 3, 3379 Volume 1, Number 46 VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 22, 1923 COLUMBIA COUNTY MOUTHPIECE of the NEHALEM VALLEY f ♦ Mr. Eeabo of Kelso, visited Vernonia Sunday and before he was here an hour purchased the residence of Mrs. Neveland, on the West side, that is building so fast. The Leabo family. will be a splendid help to the good people coming to make Vernonia their home. He tells us that several ot^er families from the Washington town are talking of moving to Vernonia. New houses in evers direction- Advertising Medium of a Bi g Pay Roll Commun i t y Good Dairy Farm Chautauqua a Success Vernonia Depot Grounds The P. A. & P. has lots of confidence in Vernonia, This is their town. A favored city in many ways. The local depot in their best on the line, and their valuable improvements have just begun. Rock clppings are now to be placed all around the building, and the grounds ad jacent will be seeded to b(ue grass. The building is receiving new shades, water coolers, and various items for the good ap pear ence and convenience of the patron. A second operator and an additional helper has been added to the force, the increase in business making it necessary. And as soon as the town paves Bridge street the depot or rail road people will pave the ap proaches on their property. These perminent improvments are a help to the looks of our city to the strangers as they daily visit us. Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner The Vernonia Chautauqua ia a thing of the peat, until next year, it waa a success. Each ae 'lion waa well attend ed and much praise waa heard of all the entertainments. The two lectures were exceptionally good and the musi cal numbers well received. The laat night waa circus night, the youngstera of Vernonia taking part. All did aplendid. Charolett £oyie, as the snake dancer, was exceptionally clever. Sixteen signers have been secured to guarentee next year’s Chautauqua. Did You Ever And Vernonia keeps on grow ing. New $10,000 Church j Investors Watching Vernonia Advance Building Planned L. B. Eastman called on the Eagle force this week and told us some of the joys and trials of the Dairyman. Like this paper has often maintained, Mr. East man says we have here one of the best dairy countries in the world. The most important item concering the industry is to pos sess nothidg but thoroughbreds. Cut out the scab stock. The climate, the grass, the location of the Nehalem Valley, for a d iry county cannot be beat. And now we have splendid market conditions that are get ting better every year. More dairymen and more good stock with creameries and cheese factory will certainly bo a 100 percent improvement to the en tire valley. Mr. Eastman has a splendid dairy farm, at Mist, with a heard of 16 full blood Jersies and a good registered bull. He sells considerable butter in Vernonia. Every day sees many stranger« Saturday eveni„g at 8 o'ctoek the jn Vernonia. ------------ - The city is som-- Presiding Elder will preach and hold the first quarterly conference of this ! what of a boom city without the A representative of year. He will also preach twice on boom. Sunday. Sunday School will be at the twelve families from Kelso us s regular hour. Christian Endeavor will looking us over Sunday and re meet at seven in the evenfug. Com marked to an Etgle reporttr munion will be observed in connection that several from there wet" with the morning service. The build ing committee met Wednesday night thinking of ocating here. Two for organisation. The aim is to put up well known finicial men of Port a ten thousand collar building and the land were in Vernonia Sunday raising of funds is to be pushed vig thinking very seriously of es orously at once. The various depart tablishing here a large retail ments of the church are asked to as lumberyard, handling lumhi, sist in any possible way in this cam paign. If there are no delays the new cement, tile, brick, etc. Every church should be ready before Christ train brings in several, and the mas. H. G. H. population is rapidly growing. Ever hear of‘a citv of 1200 people, in all the Northwest, Lloyd Thomas was a Portland that dident have at least its visitor last week. main street hard surfaced? yes, Vernonia, and the only city Mrs. F. L Davis of Vancouver of its kind you probablv kr.ow of, Wash, spent a few days in town w>lh her husband the last of the Celebrate in Clatskanie. week. Compare appearance of Eagle Ellen and Mrs. Enstrom left ads with those of any paper in Monday morning for Monmouth the state. where Ellen is going to attend Columbia County Timber re Normal School this summer. cruise is having hard sledding. Now comes the Du Bois Timber Dale McDaniel spent the week Co. with our injuction as to pay-* Any tourist, visitor, or invest- with his grandparents Mr and Mrs C. L. Brown of Manning L-rster Clark, cruiser, for the I (tor coming into Vernonia crosses work done the past two months . Second street Stand at Corey’s returning Monday. ------- $926.25. eAn«.>e The tl . recruise --------- _m -------------- __ j look >—■- down -»----- Second some will corner - and boxes, Mr H, L. Greener spent a few be halted for the present, untill street. Brush, v-ood, the matter is settled up. ( barrels, tin cans, trash. A dis- days with his mother near Hills posses- ------------------------- graceful sight to anyone boro. Notiee the “Saturday Specials” jpg an ounce of home pride, Mr and Mrs Silas Hall have advertised by Coyle & Coyle, moved from the Hall shingle Worth reading. Notice to Contractors mill down near the Johnston Shingle Mill. Oregon has 20 enowopped gt Hetem Orego„. Jun, h wanna ' $£NDTHI$ TO 1ST A Good Picture Buildings are in demand as n houses tv live in. Every has a good word for Vernon n.. as far as location, prosp-cts ami business oppornunities are con cerneo, but new-comers certainty give us a black eye at the del..»»- dated looks of our streets, our beautiful creek, our sidewalks, etc. These will be reminded t.i time however, we hope. It takes -i ne to build a fast gro ing in dustrial city, and we should do it right in the start. Vernonia is certainly going ahead, pro bably faster than any city in Oregon this size. It is a goou place to locate, a good place to build a home. The new meat market known as the Nehalem Dressed Meat,Co is now ready for business in the Allen building, at the west end of Bridge street. Their new fixtures are splendid and strictly sanitary. The prevailing color of white denotes the purity of the market. ' The company will handle ice and sell in any quan Marriage reports from Vancouver, Wash., note that of Mr. Kirk and Miss tity which will be handy during Margaret Hall, of Vernonia, married the hot days. Albert Childs laJt Monday. Ages given at 23 and it and W. R. Hammack are the Slow In Returning Ball. mountain peaks and 500 rnoun- sealed proposals , addressed proprietors in charge. Mr. Master Ralph Condit is reported tain lakes. Still waiting for more sidewalks. The ball game last Sunday wasn’t as to the County Court of Columbia Childs moved his family to Ver- Another winter will so>n be l»e,c much better after his operation. 1 County, Oregon, at St, Helens, Ore- bad as some games we have heard of. nonia last week. They are fine P. J. Murphy, a switchman for the i gon, ur.d endorsed “Propos'd for Do- Kelso played here. They have a good Miss Isabel Condit has left for people and Vernonia’s gain in Oregon-American Lbr. Co., while i ing the Following Work in Columbia bunch and some good players who Twenty-seven, a happy crowd of Monmouth to attend summer working in the Vernonia yards yester County, to-wit: •receiving them. didn't have to exert themselves at this Vernonia's elite, enjoyed to the fullest day, fell and broke three ribs. school. i Conbtruction of Parker Bridge, eon- game. Bayes and Nance wer ■ the extent, a Weiner and Ma'-shrnaller I * ; sisting of a 120 feet span and its ao- Mr. Rivers hag purchased two The new house of W. O. Gal What Vernonia needs ia a real live I proaches, crossing the Nehalem River away’s is nearing completion. lots in the Coiey addition and Commercial Club. on the Nehalem Highway, in Road will build a residence. Dist. No. 9, Section 3, T. 4 N. R. 4 W. Lloyd Thomas was in Portland Columbia County, Oregon, will be re- Jack Orchard, met with a bad Mrs. B. Rose who underwent caived by said County Court until Two accident Sunday at the ball game a minor operation last Saturday one day last week to visit a short o’clock P. M.. Monday, June 25th time with Mrs, Haggman and While cranking » car of the is improving. 1923, and not thereafter, and at that Miss Jennie Haggman, of Stan Ford variety, the machine back time will be publicly opened and read. field, friends of Lloyd’s. All proposals must be made upon fired or done something out of Mr. Martineau and Mr. Hoff blank forms, to be obtained from the the ordinary, resulting tn a man were Portland visitors over Mrs. C. D. White was in Port Roadniaster, at his office in St. Hel badly broken arm for Mr. Orc Sunday. land seeing the Rbse Show last ens, Oregon. Must give prices pro hard. The bones at the wrist * posed, lioth in writing and in figures, Miss. Gladyp Malmstenis home week. were broken. and must be signed by the bidder, with from school for the summer. Notice Dr. Luzader Here July 2-3 Miss Hazel Mai ma ten will Having leased the Hotel Ver teach at the McDonald school Dr. Luxader, Eyesight Specialist, nonia to Mrs Paul Weise, I feel up Rock Creek this year. will make his next visit to Vernonia assured that the service will con on Monday, July 2 and Tuesday July 3, tinue to be of high Standard. till 2:30 p.m He will be at Martin Mr. Hanson is building two New furniture will be added eau’s Jewelry Store, where he can he houses on the hill to rent and improvements made. 1 consulted concerning all errors of vis See “The Hottentot” at the Majestic would ask in behalf of the new ion. If possible arrange with Mr. You will talk Martineau for appointed time. Have on the 2»th and 27th. managment a continuance of about it for months. your eves examined. your patronage, believing the hotel will be operated to your satisfaction and convenience. F. E. Malmsten, Vernonia battery. Our boys played Roast, about seven miles down the like they were sleepy, but at sperts beautiful Nehalem. A camp fire. came out of their nap long enough to music and one big eventful night is make some good plays. Arnold made I the report. This was on Tuesday our first score. There were four, night. They say Mr. Briwn proved scores made by Vernonia during the game, while the visitors chalked up eleven. A fair sixed crowd was in at tendance, the weather was threatening and the crowd was orderly. Next Sunday our boys go to Roy. Mr. Gooding is building a new resi Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Cleveland ar dence opposite the Grange Hall. rived in Vernonia, this week, from Sandusky, Ohio. These people know •‘Fighting Blood” thta Friday and his address. Vernonia and have lots of faith in the Saturday nights with “In the Name of Plans and Specifications are on file city. We are indeed glad to have the I.aw.” at the County Roadmaster’s office and them come to our fast growing town. with A D. Hall, Vernonia, and may Mr. Cartwright has bought a be examined in the office of the County A live Club in a live city would have ranch two miles from Newberg Clerk. Each bidder shall deposit, with his the main street paved; would have and is moving his family there bid, a certified check for an amount of some kind of city literature for the at least five (5) per cent of his bid, | people daily enquiring for it; would be this week. Dislike to see them leave. payable to the County 'Clerk. which j on the job. JM!"1» shall be forfeited to the County in case the award is made to him, and he shall neglect, fail or refuse, for a period of five days after such award is made, to enter into a contract and tile the required bond. The right is reserved to reject any and all bids. J >hn Philip, County Judge. W. J. Fullerton, Commissioner. J. N. Miller, Commissioner, J. E. Eilertson, Roadmaster. J. W. Hunt, County Clerk. It is against the law to buy blank butter wrapp?rs and write on them. A certain butter wrap per ink is required. The Eagle furnishes the butter wrappers and prints on them neatlv, as A- R. Morton was injured required by law for$1.50 per 100 last Wednesday at the Koster It is the best and proper way, Products Co. by falling limb besides businesslike and honest. and was sent to a Portland Hos- Let us print your butter wrappers pital for treatment. There’» Always Work for Dollars HERE'S never any scarcity of work for dollars— they are in conatant demand. That's why it’s good policy to keep them on the job drawing good pay. T A * 2 T ♦ When you open a savings account at the Bank of Vernonia with a dollar he’ll keep right on working— forever if you'll let him—until you draw him out Then you’ll have not only your dollar but hie pay as well. - BANK or VERNONIA ; Vernonia, ■yi i ÀTTT1Ì exceptionally adept at the ladies games, that Mr Flippin is an artful fire build er and that the favorite game was “Hide the Weiner”. Mr. and Mrs Ruhl furnished the music. Mr. Cheney Benefiel of Man Mrs. V. Christensen is able ning was a visitor to ofir city to be out after a very severe this week. attack of Acute Rheumatism. Mrs. Laura Ross is spending, a few days in Portland. Red Hill is suffering from a badly sprained shoulder^ caused Mrs. G. C. Mellinger is visiting from the Wrestling ma'ch friends and relatives in Portland Wednesday night and Vancouver this week. ...... T Mrs. W. G. Gooding is very Mrs. F. J. Peterson of Mist was transacting business in town sick with bronchitis. •___________________________ this week. Prof. E. A. Wilson had a very bad attack of acute indigestion Mrs. H. Troop was a Portland Saturday night. visitor this week. .* LET’S GO SWIMMING!! Bathing and Swim Caps AU Colors 25c up Water Wings 50c rm Vernonia Drug Co. «»«• Drugs ITI Wm. Feiger, Pharmeeiel. Vernonia, - - Oregon *•* • i 'S; lai. ? V4 ¿■J .* I -