Of proposals for the delfv.ry of Si®,• 000 ton« of rock for jetty construction at the entrance of Coo. bay, that of the Hauser Construction company of Portiund was lowest at 97 cents a ton, delivered f. o. b. government barges. 1)R. W. H. HURLEY DENTIST Office over Haltoin*. Store Vernonia, - • Oregon Evening, by Appointment. LESTER SH EELEY ATTORNEY-AT-LAW Oregon Vernonia, J. R. McKEE DR. M. D. COLt Plans and Estimates Furnished CONTRACTOR and BUILDER Repair Work Done Rea, Corey Add. on Short Notice Vernonia, Ore. DENTIST Vernenla, Oregon. Dillard & Dillard ATTORNEYS EDWIN ROSS, M. D Phone 134 Muckles Bldg. Practice in any Court—State of Federal. . Office, Court I’laza, St. Helene, Ore. St. Helens, Oregon. 4 C. L. TAYLOR, M. D Physician & Surgeon 1 hones. M. T. COLE, M. I). O regon W. A. GRESSMAN ATTORNEY-AT LAW Pringle Bldg. Notary Public I. A. DUNLAP, M. D Offices Over Drug Store Vernonia, Oregon Res. Phone 592—Office 591 Night or Day Vernonia, the Nehalem valley, the »tate, the Nation, all need, and need badly, a paved inland highway from It is a military Portland to Astoria, necessity« a lieve Columbia the tourist Come and see Andy Parker A Wholesale Agent for all kinds of Lots, Farms and Timber Land Largest Real Estate of its kind in America. Wholesale and Retail Phone No. 3 Short. Vernonia. Ve! nonio Collections necessity to re River Highway Our job printing department is busy. Better get those letterheads, enve­ lopes, cards, melius or business cir­ culars printed. We print anything at the I office and guarantee the work. congestion. It is a market highway the farmers must have. It is an emei gency. Make it an extension of the Roosevelt Highway from Astoria through Vernonia and on to Portland. Some Eagle subscriptions have ex­ pired, or will .shortly. In accordance with postal regulations the paper will have to be discontinued after the time paid for has expired. Please don't allow us to take your name off. The paper is arranging some big improve­ ments that will put the shop on an .qual with any weekly in Oregon or Hie Northwest. Full particulars next week. ------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------- Good Mill - SLAB WOOD $4.00 Per Load Delivered For Good Big Load of the Best Slub Wood now for I bin low price 1 1 Lay it your winter’s supply Now. » Makes a Quick, Hot Fire VERNONIA MILL CO. 0. W. HOMES AFTER THE SHOW Any Time : : Day Or Night New Styles In Hats The public service commission has suspended until May 15 tariffs filed by a number of railroads operating C hinese N oodles , T omales , in the state cancelling half fare re- CiiiLA, F resh O ysters , turn concessions for attendants ac- S andwiches , L unches . companying livestock shipments to Portland and other terminals. Citizens of Eugene will hold a mass THE LUNCH WAGON meeting next week to discuss a pro­ NEXT DOOR EAST OF OLD MILL POOL HALL posed bond issue of >250,000 or >3C0,- 000 to drain the Amazon slough that flows through the southern part 01 Eugene and which overflows every Stop at the winter, causing mueh damage to prop­ ! I erty. hi thia special January showing of mid-peason The Pelton Water Wheel company Hot and Cold Water Styles, you will see nteny attractive designs that will of San Francisco has shipped to the Electric? Portland Railway, Light & Power com appeal to your sense of good taste as well a« economy pany, designed for the Oak Grove hy­ Baths Free to Guests We welcome tee opportunity to «how them to you. draulic unit, the world’s highest head RATES REASONABLE reaction turbine, designed to operate “The Ruth Millinery,” Next to Horseshoe Restaurant. under an avorage effective bead of MRS. PAUL WEISE, Prop: 857 feet. W' ■ ' I Ml II Vernonia, Oregon Sent by Attorney-General Van I 'raw Winkle to investigate claims of six ex­ county road workers for overtime pay COLLECTIONS covering a period of two years or more We Never Quit. We Get Results. No Collections No Charge and amounting to several thousand KNIGHT ADJUSTMENT COMPANY dollars, J. M. Devers, formerly dis­ McMinnvtlle Hillsboro Tillamook Sheet metili \\ <>rk trict attorney of Lane county, is in J. I. Knight J. J - Stangel J no. O. Bozorth Eugene. Wheat farmers in Umatilla county have disregarded the calendar and are Estimates Cheerfully Given taking the performance of the weather as a sure indication that spring has Please Phone 232 or arrfvad. Spring seeding of grain has already been begun in some sections, i Leave Orders at Vernonia and in many localities plowing is un- Hardware (,’orn; anv der way. A temporary office where Individ tials, corporations and partnerships af­ fected by the state Income tax law may obtain assistance in preparing their tax returns, and obtain other in­ formation in connection with the oper­ ation of the law. will be opened in Portland this week. The 1924 loganberry crop in the Willamette valley will not exceed 25 per cent of normal, according to of­ ficials of the Oregon Growers' Co-oper­ ative association, who have made a careful survey of the situation. The small crop will be due to the cold weather experienced a few weeks ago. August W. Schmermacher, corporal, headquarters detachment, 249th artil­ lery, route 6, Salem, and Cecil W. Kennedy, private, 162d infantry, 1212 Garfield avenue, Portland, have b»en designated by the president from the national guard of Oregon as cadets at the United States military academy, at West Point. James R. Linn and Frank Durbin of Salem will each donate a silver cup for the boy and girl prize winners *» the next state fair. Mr. Linn’s 7 will be for the best Jersey calf jbited in the boys’ and girls’ classes, while Mr. Durbin’s cup will be for the girl or boy exhibiting the be3t Holstein calf. r Oregon pensions have been granted ns follows: Wilson B. Sinnett, Cot­ tage Grove, >12; John J. Buchter, Med ford, >15; Karre Nelson, Woodburn. >30; Ellen Roberts, Woodburn, >30; Millie Hidgson, Cottage Grove, Archie W. Colton, Portland. Frederick Edmunds. Portland, Mary J. Mangle, Newport, >30; Wlll- iam E. Miller. Portland, >12. There were five fatalities due to in- dustrial accidents in Oregon dur.ng the week ending February 14, accord ing to a report prepared by the state Industrial accident commission. The victims were: Frank Tucker. Salem, choker setter; Harry Clark. Albany, logger; John Edge, Baker, oiler; Peter Hansen, Astoria, foreman, and Roy Jordan, lineman, Klamath Falls. A total of 618 accidents were reported. Seventy business and professional leaders of Willamette valley towns met at Albany and effected a tempor­ ary organization which will conduct a survey of the project to bring the water of Clear lake into the valley (or domestic and power purposes. Of­ ficers of the organisation, of which the name will be chosen later, were elected and committees chosen to con­ duct the survey and to raise funds to pay for the work. Waldo Anderson of Albany, father of the plan, was chosen president; Victor Oliver of Albany, secretary and Frank Schramm of Cor vullis. treasurer. « PHONE 7F255 V ernonia , B. F. Wilson, one of the leading citi­ zens of Union county, a farmer and lawyer, has announced his intention of being a candidate for the nomina­ tion on the democratic ticket for representative in congress at the com­ ing primary election. WOOD—Good Wood—Cheap Wood—Time to Buy it Right Now—WOOD i I Forest Grove, Oregon 922 0*12X1 W. A. Steward and Fred A. Phillips, prominent beef cattle growers of Baker county have received a ship­ ment of 41 head of Holstein cows from Psrma, Ind., which will be used as the nucleus of dairy herds they ex­ pect to build up. MM VERNONIA HOTEL < »thee First National Bank Bldg. Bldg. Office, ReBjdence> Ten passenger trains of the Oregon Electric were taken off the run on Sunday, according to the announce­ ment made by W. F. Turner, presi­ dent of the Spokane, Portland A Se­ attle railway, which operates the elec­ tric line. A Better Titan Trap* For Rats Write» Adams Drug Co.. Texas They Ray? ** RAT-SNAP is doingr the work and thu rut undertaker» are as busy as pop corn on a hot stove.** Try it on your rata. RAT-SNAP In a "money back’* jruaranteed sure killer. Cornea ready for uhc ; no mix- in* with other foods. Cats and dogra won't touch iL Rats dry up and leave no smell. Three sizes: 35c for one room: 65c for houne or chicken yard ; $1.25 for barns and outbuildinsa. Start killing rata today. ""bold and Guaranteed by Emmott & Culver Vernonia Meat Market ra JOE BAUMAN « Concentrate your efforts in this territory by advertising* in the Eagle and it will produce maximum results Get vour share of the business