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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Dec. 21, 1923)
Two Good Attractions for THIS SATURDAY NIGHT “Fightind Blood” and “The Remittance Woman Grade School THIS SUNDAY Afternoon and Night, Double Program, Two Shows, Special Super Shows 7 People Show “Thundering Dawn” and “The Kid” A Show Carnival Sunday—2 p. m. and 7:30 p. m. MONDAY NIGHT Bill Hart in “COLD DECK” TUESDAY NIGHT “NOT GUILTY” NE XT THURSDAY AND FRIDAY “STEEL HART” MAJESTIC THEATER Vernonifi’s Popular Pkiyhouse Third and tiridge Street« To the Public Now is the time to save money. Best grade of Alfalfa Hay or Timothy Hay at $22.00 per ton. Jockey Club Roll Oats for feed $43.00 per ton. Mill Run $29.00 per ton at the Vernonia Trading Co Everyone is excited and an- xiously looking Toward to the holidays. Mavine Dickson, who left schol some time ago. hae now returned and entered the 6th grade, School clones Friday for the holiday vacat:on, work will again start Jan. 2. Lucile Hatley of the 7th grade has left for Portland this week. The following were visitors in the 5th grade room this week: Mrs Marshall, Mrs Hayes, and Mrs lUropper. Visitors are ah ways welcome. Willie Neep is back in school and reports that other members of his family are all well. Gladvs and Uma Dolman of the 3rd and 4th grades left school this week, they have moved to Hillsboro. Much interest and enthnsiam has been manifested among the boys and girls of. the 7th and Sth grades in their experience with the Otis Intelligence Tes s. These tests are splendid and will in the near future be tried out in the other grades also. VERNONIA GRADE SCHOOL The Big Warehouse near the Depot Classified Advertising Copeland’s Art and Book Store WANTS and FOR SALE offers you a selection of High Stationery, Office Supplies, Popular Fiction, All ads. under this head art* cash with copy. Kates, one cent a word, initials and figures count as words. Minimum, 25 cents an issue. Latest Copy wright and Pictures of Merrit to choose from. For Sale—Two Good Lots, Fine Lo- 17-2 cation. J. C. Lindley at Bunk. J Have Your WORK ELECTRICAL Done at an Electrical Shop PENINSULAR ELECTRIC CO. INC For Sale—1 3-hole Kerosene stove. works like new ; looks good ; $16.50 new. will sell for $10.50. Call first «loor south of Bank of Vernonia. Electrical Engineers & Contractors • 1111 ■■ ■" ---------------------- ——----------- Edison Mazda Lamps—Get Them Here House Wiring, Fixtures, Lamps, Clobes, G. E. Motors, Etc. Store ljocated In Kozy Kitchen Bldg., The New Years Number of the Oregon Journal will contain an illustrated article on Vernonia. Sudscriders desiring extra copies at five cents eaoh for this mam moth edition should arrange by Dec. 22. Francis Nash, 2t Horace Narver Vernonia Some splendid bargains in us ed cars at Steiner’s Garage. Ford bug $65. Maxwell $65, Chev. 1922 at $375. Ford $150. late touring ’19 Nash $275, Dodge De livery, real speed wngon. and many others. F or S ale —Electric light plant dinamo, engine, batteries and switch board complete $500 cash or terms, call or write B. T. Hart Timber, Oregon. LUMBER If you live in the Vernonia vicinity, won’t you subscribe for your home paper, which is the Vernonia Eagle. A Board or a Carload Let the Eagle print your envelopes, cards, letterheads, bills, statements. menu cards, butter wrapper*, etc. AT HOME--YOIIR HOME LUMBER YARD Best Grades; Dry Lumber for All Purposes, at Right Prices. in the Lumber Line at the Tipton Lumber Co. Vernonia, yam at former chubcn mek Or. SX.- submitted to the Mayor December 19th, 1923. Approved by the Mayor December 19th, 1923. B. L. sears. Mayor. Attest. B, s. Owens, Recorder. ORDINANCE NO. 69 An Ordinance authorizing the stand ard Oil Company, a Califordia corpara- tion, its successors, leaaseea and as signs to construct, operate and main tain an industry apur track upon and across Maple street and Upon and along the fifteen foot alley in Block 2, Roses addition to the city of vernonia from the north line of Maple street to the north line of lot 8, block 2 said Rose’s addition to the city of Vernonia, Ore gon. The People of the city of Vernonia do Ordain aa Follows section 1, That standard Oil Comp any, a corporation organized and exist ing under the laws of the state of Cal ifornia, ita successors, leasaeea and as signs is hereby granted the personal privilege, right and franchise to con struct, maintain and operate an indus try spur track upon and across Maple street and upon and along that fifteen foot alley in Block 2, Rose’s addition to the city of Vernonia from the north line of Maple streed to the north line of lot 8, block 2, said Rose's addition to the city of Vernonia, Oregon ao that track facilities can reach that place or parcel of land located in the city of Vernonia situated aa follows to-witi Ix>ta 6, 7 and 8, Block 2, Rose's adci- to the city of Vernonia, Oregon* section 2. said grantee, its success ors, leasees and assigns is hereby Charter Amendment Submitted to the granted the right to make the neces Voters by tiu Council sary excavations for tbe said industry AN ACT spur track and all things necessary for To amend Section 94 of chapthr VIII the proper construction, operation and of the Charter of the city of Vernonia, maintenance of said industry apur Oregon, entitled and odopted by the 1 track. people of the City of Vernonia on the section 3. The construction of said 7th day of Nevember, 1922, relating to industry spur track by grantoe, ita sue water system, and authorizing Sixty aessors, leaaeea and assigns shall be Thousand Dollars Bonds for the pur deomed an acceptance of the franchise pose of constructing a cits water sys hereby granted subject to tbe terms tem, filtering and chlorine system. and conditions in this ordinance set 500, YES forth* 501, NO section 4. In asmoch as there ia need Be It Further Roeolved, That the Re for the immediate construction of said corder be and he is hereby instructed industry spur track and there is urgent to publish this Resolution together with necessity that this ordinance shall take the ballot title and number in full, in effect at once for the preaervrtion of the Vernonia Eagle, a newspaper pub tbe health, ceace and safety of the lished in the city of Vernonia at least people of the city of Vernonia, Oregon once, not less than 10 or moae than 20 an Emergency is hereby declared to ex days immediately preceding the date of ist and this ordinance shall be in full said special election. force ond effect immediately upon ita Passed by the council this 19th day passage and approval by the Mayor. of December, 1923, by the following Passed by the common council of the votes: city of Vernonia this 17th day of De- i EIS, G II. Mil-, P W K-n.-cy, r-.!>er. 1923. J. W. Brown, Haul Ku .inaon. B. L. sears. Mayor. NAYs, None. Attest: B. s. Owens, city Recorder. EAT Horseshoe Restaurant Meals at all hours 0. C. Brown, proprietor. NOTICE OF SPECIAL ELECTION Next to Old Mill Notice is hereby given that a special election will be held in the City of Ver nonia, on the 7th day of January, 1924 as in the following resolution provided* RESOLUTION Exhibit of beautiful fancy work Be it Resolved By the Council af the suitable for Xmas presents at City of Vernonia, Columbia County, Allman’s Cleaning & Dye Works YOUR Anything School will close December 21 for the Christmas holidays and will open again January 2, 1924. With the be ginning of a new year the work should take on new interest. Esther and Lucile Hatley expect to move to Portland where they will con tinue their school work. One of the latest progressive move ments in the school was the examina tion of the children by a doctor. Sev- eral were excused from school for a few days to prevent the spread of the itch and’ sores. If measures are taken to cure these, it is hoped that tbe pupils may return to school after the holidays. The co-operation of the parents is asked. We need a county nurse to visit the schools and advise us on ailments and diseases. The purpo c of the Red Cross of Columbia county. Join now. "Carnival of Nations,” at Grade school January 18. 1924. Watch for later information. The Boy Scouts of America meet in the Grade school assembly hall each Friday afternoon at 4 o’clock. All boys between 12 and 18 years of age may join. A banquet will be given the Scouts in the near future. Parents, this is your school, with 354 pupils registered during this year, and new ones registering nearly every day. Of this number about 10 have moved away. There are 16 more girls than hoys registered, but what the boys lack in numbers, they make up in pep. The teachers are with the boys and girls. They need the hearty co-operation of all parents. ■cquira or lease any necessary proper ty outside the corporate limits of said city for the use of said watdr system; and may begin and maintain any actioa or proceeding in the Circuit court for the purpose of appropriating land to sarryzout the intent of this act* This act shall take effeet immediate- upon ita ratification by a majority of all the votes cast in the city of Verno nia at the special election therefor; and the Mryor of the city of Vernania shall immediately by proclamation in a weekly newspaper published in 'Colum bia county, Oregon, in one issue there of proclaim that thia act will be iu ef fect from tbe date of said election. Resovled Further, That this resolu tion for the proposed charter amend ment submitted to the voters by the couneil be filed with the Recorder for submission to the legal voters of the City of Vernonia for their adoption or rejection to be voted upon at a special election to be held as herein provided. Resolved Further, That the couneil deems it necessary and advisable and does hereby call and make necessary provisions for the holping of a special election which shall be and hereby is called to be eeld on the 7tb day of Jan uary, 1924, betweon the legal voting hours on said date, at the Grange hall in the city of Vernonia, Oregon, and that R. Sees man, chairman, and J. A. Me Don» Id, Judge, Louis Siegert, F. E. Malmsten and Mrs Twineham clerks of said special election be and they are hereby appointed and designated as the judges and clerks of said special elec tion. Resolved Furthes, That for the here inbefore proposed charter amendment the foBowing ballot title be and the came hereby is adopted. State of Oregon, that the following proposed amendment to the charter of said City, be and the same hereby is proposed for submirsion to the legal voters of said City for their adoption or rejection at the special election to be held in said City on the 7th day of January, 1924, as in this reaolu ion pro vided: CHARTER AMENDMENT SUBMIT TED TO THE VOTERS BY THE COUNCIL To ammend Section 94 of Chapter VIII of the charter of the City of Ver nonia, aa enacted and adopted by the people of the City of Vernonia, Oregon on the 7th day of November, 1923, re lating water. Be It Enacted By the People of the City of Vernonia- That Section 94 of Chapter VIII of the charter of the City of Vernonia, Columbia county, Oregon aa enacted and adopted by the people of the city of Vernonia, on the 7th day of November, 1922, relating to water bo, and the same ia hereby amended to read as follows: Section 94. For the purpose of con structing a water system, a filtering and chlorine system the coutcil is au thorised to issue bonds in a sum not ex eroding Sixty Thousand Dollars, which bonds shall not exceed six per cent per annum. The council shall have the power to purchase or lease property within the limits of said city, if neces sary, to maintain storage reservoirs and tanks; and shall have the power to A Merry Christmas and a Happy and Prosperous New ■n Year »• ? Modern Market Co. In th© Rringle Bulldlni;. Comer of Bridge and Second Streets The Best in Meats I' * r
