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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 5, 1923)
*¿09 I Volume 2, Number 9 COLUMBIA COUNTY MOUTHPIECE of the NEHALEM. AT ALLEY STRLWÖEAlt j BÖOGWMUNTY NATION OF KICKERS _ A Cedar Rapids, Iowa, man, discussing the proneness of the present generaiion to complain of Its hard lot, promulgates n little essay that should be widely read and carefully pondered. He begins with this inelegant, but easily understood question: "What is eating us, anyway? Many things, no doubt—among them these: "First, the lack of appreciation of things handed to us.' To those who remember the time when 94 an aero* was considered an out rageous price for land in eattorn Iowa, a spring seat on a farm wagon a luxury and the possessor of a 'top buggy' a nabob; when there was scarcely a furnace or a bathtub bi the entire state of low«; when the only refrfger- ators in town were those in the 'butcher shop;’ this age when om only has to touch a button to got a light with the strength of E ____ Advertising Medium of a Big ParHoP Community WHAT DO YOU GET OUT OF IT? •Ku i i“ Ilk Á IS $456,000 t Paul R o M haoh , Editor aad Owner TIMBER DEAL CLOSED THIS WEEK (. * ; The county court and the bud get advisory committee have completed the work of preparing the annual budget of expense for' the county. The general fund is about the .same as last year and an 8-mill road tax was adopted. The total of the budget is about the same as last year and the Items the same, with the exception that 19000 has been provided from a recruise ot a portion of the standing timber in the county. Such an apppropri* ation was made last year, but was voted down at the budget meet ing. Tbs total budget amounts to approximately $456, 00. Kilfhts to Organize. A big event last Saturday night for the K. P. lodge members and several starting In the order, was had at the Grange Hall. Visitors were here from St. Helens, 1 ort- land, Astoria and Seaside. After tbs organising of the new lodge, the degree work, and business session, an hour was devoted to a social time and addresses. Re freshments were rerved. The Vernonia K. of P. lodge promisee to be.*- large order and much good will be accomplished. We hear that a large list of pros pective members are waiting to get ia the K. P.’s here. 100 eandta« when vou turn one faucet to geteoid water and turn another to got that which is hot; when houses without bathrooms aad furnaces are exceptions; where sehbol houses in small towns áre better appointed than alate’eapitolc used to be; and eaanttrnMldren are token to and framwahool in auto busses, and dty ttboi houses are not con- siderod quite up-to-date unles» equipped with a swimming pool; when workmen drive to their dally task» in gas cara; and there are enough autos in the State of Iowa to take every man, woman and child in the state out for a jar Mdeatthoaamstime.it seems C. G. Wlttorff, left last week an though some genii had rubbed for Hutehenaon. Kansas, where a modern Aladdin's lamp and ho will look after some business that wo are living in Fairyland. affairs* and finish some school The truth io that these things work. Mr. Wlttorff is a young *handodto' the young people of man of exceptional ability, todr y are results of toil and thrift studious. and a worker. He is —tbo subjugation of a wilder leaving bis time-keeping job at ness* by men and women who thaO. A.1 Co, We certainly wish affitad oaly a chance to try their him taueb success. atradgth and to the triumphs of qatsdee and the discovery of i 9 truth. To thio pampered gener ation these facta, the toil, the ’* ! aaerifieo, the hardships and pri A. L. _ Fenner, of Vernonia Pool vations are unknown. The rich Mill, hto purchased all the Pur- heritage is accepted as a matter ney fixtures and added to his own of coarse~often without so much business This pool hall and con- asa' thank you, and frequently fastioMcy now* has six good pool wRh complaint because there b{ tqhleaqnd a snooker. The build net asara.”' The same conditions as that) ing has been enlarged and all described in Iowa exist in almost fixtures re-arranged. every community in Oregon tae te Ansas. Large Feel Half. Currescy totaling 1500 and 9150 in liberty bonds were obtained by robbers who blew open the safe of the store of Erickson & Lund, at Warren, Or. The safe-crackers rolled the 1200 pound safe into an adjoin ing warehouse, piled sacks of bran and other feed on top of it, blew it open, took the money and bonds and escaped. The robbery was not discovered until Mr. Erickson entered the store the following morning. Part of the stolen coin be- longed to the postoffice and part to the Spokane, Portland & Se attle railway, for which the firm is ticket agent Mr. Erickson also acta as postmaster. The safe was badly damaged No one heard~tEe nofoe. There fo no clue. Sheriff Wellington expressed the opinion that the robbery was committed by experts. A New Fina. A tract of timber comprising When you give your time and your thought and your best ef four square miles and containing forts for your city welfare, what approximately 150,000,000 feet do you get out of it? You get the in the vicinity of Keasey at the satisfaction of living in the city terminus of the Vernonia rail* where your family can possess a road of the Spokane, Portland full measure of happiness—beau-14 Seattle line has been purchased tiful home, good schools, paved from the McPherson family by streets, modern stores, better | the East Side Logging Co., electricity, better water, attract cording to John P. Miller, presii ive public buildings, additional dent of that concern. As a result of the purchase Mr. industrie], increased pay rolls, Miller said that his company and better transportation, more con veniences. Because your com associated companies now have munity service and that of other more than $750,000 worth of men possessing the same degree timber in that district. The new of public interest brings more tract, he said, fo to be logged people, more money, more busi immediately and -g railroad 11 m ness -a bigger city with the con for the handling pf the logs fo veniences demanded by today’s now being run oU$ from Keasey for about 12 mileB. "Living Standards.” The East Side Logging Com pany and its associated company, the Sunset Logging Companvf now are the largest operators in this district They have betweed No city in Oregon shows a them approximately 12 square more rapid and substantial miles of timber here. Bath eomi growth. In 1900 we had 62 peo panies are finer ced by the Esst ple; in 1910 only 69; in 1920, 142; Side Mill A Lumber Company. in 1923, «500. A. i A. Lausman fo in charge of the logging operations of the Side Logging Company. Population of Venoiia. Bauman 4k Turner, experts in their U m , have opened a new plumbing and tin shop in the Van Blarieon building, near the Tip* ton lumber yards. They do all kinds of furnace work, tin work, It begins to look as if the only repairing, water pipes, etc. Also one that can make both ends plastering and cement work. meet is the fishing worm. Notice their introductory ad. ■ • * If the bootlegging business b good today it is a sore sign undertaking business wll’ flourish tomorrow. Im BaiMiigs Needed all men would deal absolutely square with each other. It used to be wine, women and song that made the young man W. T, Huttos wanta ua to inform Now it’s white you that ho baa juat aacured a flrat* leave home, alaaa mechanic And florae afloor for hit mule, flapper and jasz. blackaeuth ehop. Buaineea in roahing there and ha in able to take care of your needa. A man may be straighter than a string and still not be able to .Uni?" eHey. take down the tell the truth about a second Svbw“AT1“’ State A vl,lt from hand auto. »ifr^ “•Oita Department flax been in- COMPULSORY THRIFT Bolster up your account at the Bank of Ver nonia with a few extra deposits between now and Christmas. It wiM pay yon well and leave ? Auotjer New Business. A housefly lays a billion eggs a season. And the worst part of it is most of them hatch. Of course the modern girl knows more than her mother,but it sort of gets on our nerves to hear her tell her mother so. The reason some wives try to get along with their husbands is because they know they w have a hard time getting along without them. — Have Tour Xyes <| By Dr. Lusader, Eyroight SpeciaUat, I who will be at Martineau’a J aw. tty ’ Store, Voi noma, on Monday and Tues- ! day, October 1 and 2 If you suffer , from headache nr hnvtf vl.fon IrwU, ,1 of any kind, better h.vw your eyes ex- ' «mined. They nodonhf, are the cauae. A N| Business. >■ i.. *i i foClV».S Vernonia Poetoffice has shown marvelous gain in business. Other towns and cities of toss importance have bragged in the business of their postoffice. At Vernonia office, Mr. Messing in forms us that ths. turnover for the three months just ending is 119,228.10. How's that for the last quarter—another indication of our growth and business. A little brush fire joini ig the city limits Sunday did no damage, though it threatened. A city hose was connected, to be handy in ease of need, but at the same time theregwas only a few feet of water in the tank and a bursted pipe on Main street was leaking tw o streams as large as your fiat. Messrs. Scott and Winfield, of VERNONIA gefield and Battle Ground, Popototim. 1260 have purchased the valuable High School A Standard Grade aehooi corner from Charlee D. While, Pay Roll City—Milla, Loggi>w. work at East Bridge street and Kenney F*Mfog-4Nnrfog. fruit vegetable. P. A. A P. Ry. Town growing fast. Road. They will improve the Oa Inland Loop Highway between property at once and estabtiah a Portiaad pnd Astoria. modern oil, gas and accessory '• AtJfogn territory to draw from. station. * 4S milae freaa Portland. IS mile, from Catholic Servtca. Maw and Screma day of each scientist says the ordinary Woek-day When a Vernon a man says "1 run things at my house” he means the lawn mover, or the washing machine, or something like that ’•* It’s a good plan to look forward to the ad ditional expenses of the Holidays and Christ mas. Usually it’s the same old story-a terrible shock to the savings account^ some of them, never getting over it. tz The Freshman Band marched up and down Bridge street Tues day,' as a "hazfcg” trick of the ernonia High. Ah-ut 30 in the class marched with green cape on, headed by two yojng ladled, keeping time by beating on u Roosters will never replace wash tub. They iid their stunt alarm clocks. You can't reach loyalty. out and turn off a rooster and gd I — back to sleep. We’ve also reached a point in history w here there isn't as mu h money in raising healthy hogs ls there is in running "blind pigs.'” Christmas Wonhlelang Now Freshies Pande. ♦ • J h r f ’ Four awn of difforent cities wore in T hs E aolb office thia upek looking foe buainee« building, that they could rent. Nearly every day people in quire for a building and are long time renter, at good rental. Be.ide. the buainaaa bloclta needed, a hundred now — We've often wondered what a cottage.* could be routed if we hod judges and lawyers would do if them. Now la the time to build. A lechaaic. If a town would prosper and grow; if It would realise its am biDon to be a little better than the neighboring town then it must toko tato partnership the farmers of the adjacent country. - If you are a business man you should aid and asaiot him in every way possible, for by No schieve- mento yow succeed. If he has a problem end Mede your help, get back of him. Let him realize that you com !dor him your partner and are willing to treat Mm as such. If you*succeed ana busi- neoe mao; if your town gains the reputation that it should have smonto the ■ farmers* who come in to trade, you must meet the f ansae on «5M0 basis. It means prosperity for both. r’orost Grove, 27 from St Helena. Many o pp e rtuni tiee to Vernonia. Beet hunting, trapping and Ashing in the Northwest A "'* ‘ V ........ ' • 1 S ubscribe for T he K aglk