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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (May 9, 1924)
Street* Always Crowded VERNONIA EAGLE Dairying and Farming Vernonia Citizens Welcome All Visiting Knights NEXT BIG, BUSY, CITY OF OREGON GREETS YOU Our Stores, Our Many New Buildings, Our Theatres, Our Fishing Grounds and Natural Camp Sites, Our Big Mill, Camps—All Places of Interest Want To See You Vernonia Eaglo, Weekly, 8, 10, or 12 Pages, From 14 to 18 Columns of Solid Set Reading Matter, Asks You the Question—Is There Another Weekly Paper in Oregon in aTown Our Size That Does It. carries will practically pay for tne grounds. The advertising that this County will receive because of be ing located on a public highway will greatly increase the attendance and be of great advertising value to thia County. The proposition is one of great value to our County and to the continued prosperity of our County Fair. The Columbia County Pomona Grange has twice endorsed this plan and recommends to the voters of this county that they vote yes on thia proposition and therby give Colum bia County one of the best fair grounds in the state at a price that cannot be questioned by anyone. We all know that cleared land anyplace on agood road is selling for more than $100.00 per acre while this land Claude W. Barrick is on both sides of tha Columbia Riv Grand Chancellor at Tillamook, Ore. er highway and a large part of it as 'tudied law while he was First Me productive land as can be found in chanic at the State Penitentiary at this County. Salem. Candidate for the office of District Attorney of Tillamook Coun The Vernonia I. 0. O. F. and Re ty, and going to be elected. When he bekah lodges met in joint session last has to make n trip to Coos Connty Tuesday night. The hall was crowded or Eastern Oregon as Grand Chan ■ I- to capacity and the eats were greatly lor and goes alone, he always gets enjoyed. The main event of the eve lost, for he has been out of the Wil ning program was the presentation lamette valley but very little of his of the gold membership jewel to Mr. Dean. time. To Close Out At Once Everything at Cost YOUR ONE BIG OPPORTUNITY All my stock of Hardware at Prices never before suggested in Vernonia. Read my sale bills. Call at the store. Do it NOW Please Settle all outstanding accounts immediately W. A. Arnold, Prop. Have sold my building and must get out. The majority rule is generally a pretty good system Gleeson ing Grand Chencellors, kidding Mrs. Gleeson and supervising the Pythian home. And don’t forget that our high The Millview sewing club met at school band is there. Their appear the home of Mrs. E. L. Dickson this ance in street parade is assuring of week. splendid music these summer eve- | nings. The boys are getting better i GIGANTIC FOOD SALE every day. Leslie E. Crouch Supreme Representative, attorney in the Spalding Building, Portland Grand Chancellor in 1918. Membe! Ivanhoe Lodge No. 1, Portland. Born in Wisconsin. Studied law while he was a brakeman on the Great North ern railway. Candidate for Supreme •Vice Chancellor at the coming ses sion of the Supreme Lodge at Tor onto, Canada, next August, and go ing to be elected. Wednesday was a big day in St. Helens. It was regular “Court Meets The high school is having a food Day” and several bidders and con sale at the Modern Meat Market tractors for various roads were there Saturday, May 10. Take a vacation Vernonia was well represented. from your Saturdays baking and try our strictly home made cooking The P.-T. met Wednesday night throughout; cakes, pies, salad, baked More parents should attend these beans and doughnuts are among the meetings. Dr. Dunlap gave a splen attractions. We will also have a did lecture that was instructive and splendid variety of home made can enjoyable. The Co. Nurse is expected dies. Prices will be reasonable. at the next meeting the first Wednes day in June at grade scrool. PIANO FOR SALE—Ini condition; used very little. Mrs. Jack Heenan was a Portland the Alexander residence. W visitor Thursday. ham. FOR SALE—House and lot 1 block west of Rose avenue on Bridge St. House 20X24, Dutch kitchen with I piece roll rim sink and Breakfast nook, lights, linoleum laid. Cheap, Phone 324. E. L. Hadden tf. TUESDAY NIGHT BIG MASS MEETING FOR ALL OREGON IN PORTLAND At Public Auditorium TUESDAY, MAY 15 AT 8 P. M. Mayor Geo. Baker, Candidate for U. S. Senator will answer every ques tion, charge or insinuation. He will tell the cheap politicians where to get off—Better Go. It will be good VERNONIA SOON TO HAVE A FIRST CLASS Willard I Supreme Representative, attorney at Albany, Oregon. Was Grand Chance llor in 1916. Member luiurcl I. No. 7, Albany, A native Oregon in . Mark* At one time was City Hail reporter for the Oregonian, afterwards Conn tv Clerk of Linn County, and finally joined the law firm of Hill Jt Mark«. Editon Ballagh Frank S. Grant ' Supremo i Representative, City Daddy of Harding Ufl—Denixen of torney, 1 City Hall, Portland, ' COLUMBIA COUNTY Chancellor ih 1» 14. Past Potentate of SL Helens—Spends his nights out FAIR GROUNDS the Shrine and one of the Trustees largely on the Columbia and has been ot the Shrine Crippled Childrens’ To the voters of Columbia County '«ent to Salem to represent Columbia hospitaal. Quite a politician and a The proposed sight for a perman ¡County irt the State house. good City Attorney. ent Fair Grounds is known as the Muckle place nnd is four miles north Mr. John ifeltxel and Chas. Step of St. Helens on the Columbia River Dr. and Mrs. Boyd Whyte wore hens, of Banks were in town Thurs Highway. This tract consists of 198 Portland visitor» Monday. day. acres of almost' nil level lnnd the greater part of which is under culti Mr. Herald Jenson, of the firm of vation a young grove of about 30 The Banks Mercantile Co., was a acres of second growth pine, dog business vbitor in Vernonia Wednes wood, maple and other native shrub day. The Banks people are selling po bery will in a few years be the equal tatoes, and we know that those hill of any beauty spdt in Oregon. potatoes around Banks are ahead of Do you know of cleared land any any Yakima spud we ever put in our other place in Columbia County mouth. that can be bought for It00.00 an acre? The Lamb Timber Co. adver Fred Wilcox and Mr. Young, of tised this place themselves. It has nev Banka were in town last Thursday er been in the hands of any real es investigating the potato market, and tate agent and the County Court can deal directly with the owners. we got some of the spuds. Enough land can he sold to pay for Ray Beleilie celebrated his first improvements and still leave ample birthday Wednesday, May 7. Mem ground for all County Fair purpose.; bers of his little friends joined him The one mill tax which this petition • it First Class Fruit Palace ■ Fresh Vegetables GROCERIES Don’t Forget the Date. We Will Appreciate Your Patronage