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
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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
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Modern Market Co.
In th© Rringle Bulldlni;.
Comer of Bridge and Second Streets
The Best in
Meats
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