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Volume 3, Number 6 VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER, 19 1924 MOUTHPIECE of the NEHALEM VALLEY SHARP SHOOTtRS HERE ARE GOOD MARKSMEN A MODEL JEWELRY STORE It is a pleasure to visit the Kul- lander Jewelry Store in Vernonia. This week the special window dis play of Silverware is indeed inviting. Mr. Kullander tells us that it is his aim to have in Vernonia goods of only the highest quality. In fact the store proves it. Anything that can be bought in this world in his line can be had here, if it is good. Not only diamonds, watches and jewelry are of the best, but the silverware we are speaking of in particular would make the best present we can think of for home, Wedding Anniversaries, birthdays, weddings, new homes and for all occasions. The window display of silver cases is beautiful. Advertising Medinin of a Big Pay Roll Community COLUMBIA COUNTY--------- IT MAY BE SO On account of the sewer being laid on main street or “Bridge”, muny think it would not be good policy to pave over the recently covered Vernonia Ha» Some Splendid Rifle ground. Many are advocating that arrangements be made now and the Men Who Are Getting Better paving start in the spring. Daily Vbrnonin Rifle Club is the Intost organization that is causing so much interest among the good shooters of the community. The Vernoniu Rifle Clug is a branch of the National Rifle Association, and is under the auspices ofkthe United States Gov ernment. Here we have, at present 33 members and more joining. There is proving to be some crack marks men in the town. At the practice last Sunday C. W. Shipley carried off the honors of the day and has the best target record today, in fact only one in the state has beaten his record so far. The rifle range is on the Seward ranch joining the city limits. Of the Rifle Club the President is E. S. Thompson, V. P. Perry Harvey and Secretary is Emil Messing. Ameri can citizens over 10 yeurs old can join. The club will put in an indoor target for the winter as soon as suit able location can be found. * ----- Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner Urges Women Not to Be Among Ballot “Slackers” NOTICE TO WATER CONSUMERS A certain number of people using the city water, especially those in the downtown district have not paid the ir water rent. As it was too late in the month when I took over the books and sent out statements to in sist on the tenth day limit this month the rule has not been observed. For those who have not paid by MON HAY the 22nd this will serve as no tice that that day is the last day of gruce. Ail who have not paid by that time need not "kick” when the water is turned off. No matter who you are And beginning with Oct. 1, the ten day limit will be rigidly observed. ALSO, all consumers who permit neighbors to carry water from their taps will be held responsible for this and must pay the regular rate. Mrs. W. A. Gressman, City Book keeper. TOT DIES FROM NAIL IN LUNG HOLBROOK CANDIDATE FOR COUNTY JUDGE F. B. Holbrook of Globe, is a can didate for County Judge as an inde pendent. Mr. Holbrook’s petition will be filed within a few days and he in forms the Review that it will con tain several hundred signatures. The reason given for the Holbrook can didacy is dissatisfaction with both the republican and democratic can didates on tre part of the voters. Mr. Holbrook is a democrat and it is a query as to which candidate he will draw the most votes from.—Rainier Review. A CORRECTION OF MISSQUOTED ITEM MRS. ALVIN T. HERT Born on a southern Indiana farm, the teacher of a country school, the wife of a successful business man whose affairs she now man ages. a farmer on her own Ken tucky acres, an able business woman, but with all the charm and gracious ness of a lady of the old school— such Is Mrs Alvin T. Herl. Vice- Chairman of the Republican National Committee. Mrs Hurt’s headquarters are in Chicago, from which center she Is broadcasting to American women first of all the message of their great responsibility. The women claimed that if given the vote they would make the United States a better place to live in. Mrs. Hert is urging all women not to be among the twenty- five million ballot slackers, but to go to the polls on Election Day and vote for what they believe to be the poli cies that will mean most in the light A shingle nail, swallowed Septem ber 8 by Llyod Sone, 11-2- year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Ellery Satone of Vernonia, cause«i the youngster’s death last Saturday at the Portland Eye, Ear Nose and Throat hospital. The report reached the city health bureau Tuesday. The youngster was playing in his home the evening of September 8. The nail came at hand and Lloyd put it in his mouth. Accidently he swallowed it. The nail dropped down thebronchial tube, lodged in the wnll of one lusg and caused infection. The day before, David Michanel Bourne, 5 months old, died in a phy sicians office from asphyxia, caused by the swallowing of a small wooden DEFENSE DAY ball. Morn L cal N«we The body of Lloyd Stone was, hos In Vernonia Defense Day was one pital attendants said, returned to Mr and Mrs. W. Starkey wtre Por of the hottest, dryest and «lustiest of Vernonia, where the father is em the summer. The American Legion ployed in one of the mills. tland visitors Monday. announced a parade at 2:30 and The County Court Judge Philip, speaking at 3:30 but the dust and Mr. and Mrs. J. C. Lindley spent heat prevented the program. At 7:30 Commissioners Fullerton and Miller the week end in Portand. , in the evening, however, the Vernon were peasant callers Wednesday. ia Comet Band headùl by the Amer They were investigating the Rock The Millview 500 Club met with ican Flag paraded the streets and Creek Road work and finding out gave a band concert on the main how much wirk to effect from the Mrs. Hughes last Thursday after corners. The spirit of the day pre people at the other end of the road. noon. vailed, and 260 citizens signed for Little Woodward Dunlavey sprain duty during the day, pledging loy A week from Monday noon the ed his ankle while playing at school alty to flag and country. At the Rose Chamber of Commerce will meet at , Theatre at 8:15 o’clock 300 citizens regular luncheon at the Gayosa. this week. gathered to hear a splendid lecture Remember date; it is important. Mr Robinson, President of Pick and local talks, that were appropri ering Lbr. Co., of Kansas City was ate and truly American. The stores Dr. Bequeaith was in St. Helens in Vernonia this week, guest of E. E. anil places of business were closed last week. Hayes. all afternoon and the day properly observed. Vernonia High School has quite a ■The Sewing Club met with Mrs. E. lot of students from Mist and Clats M. Bleile Tuesday afternoon. Propoganda is being printed in kanie. behalf of the Franks murderers, I will care for one or two small Leopold and Loeb, the first week of More Cement Walks. children, See Mrs. Roberts. their imprisonment. Their attorney says they will be crazy in five years. Mrs. Shants returned home Tues Mr. Stewart is putting in an eight If crazy they can be removed to an day evening. foot concrete walk the full length of asylum, and if curqd in the asylum they can be released to do the same Mr Earnie Noover is leaving for all of his buildings; a block, on Brid ge Street thing over again if they want to. College soon. Mr. Murry is going to move into Won’t you please pay your sub Mr. Harace Noover was in Verno his new störe as soon as it is finished scription to the Eagle if it has expir nia Tuesday. ed? Nickerson brought us some dandy Miss Hattie Hamblin is going to Bartlet pears, from his ranch, this FOOT BALL GAME make her hime in Portland soon. week. At Vernonia ball grounds on Sat Mrs. Erma Gouglas returned from urday Sept. 27, will be played the fir Portland Thursday evening. st Foot Ball Game of the season. FOR SALE—Ford Touring Car, Don’t tnisa it. St. Helens High Vs Mr. Brakenbrof and his brother of good condition. Vernonia High, nt 3 o’clock. Let's Vernonia left for Portland Friday. Wanted To Buy—Five passenger all go. closed car W. V. Easton Montana Mr. Oscar Neeley left for Berken Hotel. Mr. Neeley intends to return to field where he is attending business his work in Berkenfield soon. for some time. Dr. and Mrs. A. B. Shaw and son Miss Vashti Jolley had a Birthday and Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Schneider Mrs. Bergman returne«l home a few days ago from a Portland visit. dinner nt the home of Miss Evelyn and son of Longview, Wnsh. were Sunday guests at the home of R. A. Van Alstine this week. Space. The former being old friends Mr. and Mrs. Buster Byers were in from Montana. Mrs. Minnie Ellis and her sister Vernonia Sunday. Agnes Lamps were suddenly called Miss Bessie Enright is going to to St. Helens Sunday on account of Mrs. R. A. Space and Mrs. J. C. her mother being very ill. achool at Portland this year. Lindley entertained in honor of Mrs. Mrs. Beeman has left her little C. Larsen of Everett, Wnsh. who was Miss Ruth Sales is going to school son Billy with Mrs. Roberts while she house guest at tht Lindley home this in Portland again this year. week. The afternoon was spent play is teaching High School. ing 500 after which refreshments Mr. Barnes is janitor of the grade The High School boys are going to were served to the following guests: school thin year. play their first football game in Oct. Mesdamcs, Ruhl, Schroeder, McNeil, Warton, Oatman, Hurley, Starkey, Miss Pauine Bafford in staying Mrs. Nance has decided not to fin Campbell, Grundin, Wright, Folger, with her sister Mrs. Neeley while ish High School. and the honor guests. Oscar is away. ening of human burdens. In the gen oral welfare of all. True. Mrs. Hert is a good Repub llcan, but her messages breathe first of all the soul of a humanitarian, coupled with the conviction that of all the agencies at band the Republl can party is the most effective one through which what women want— social progress, the greatest go<xi of the greatest number — can be achieved. Her political creed Is summed up In the belief that the purpose of gov ernment Is to "establish justice, in sure domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the gen eral welfare, and secure the blessings of liberty to ourselves and our pos terity." It is hard to quarrel with such a creed unless one wants to find fault wit|i the preamble of the Constltudou of the United Statesl We are still of the opinion that Bridge Street could be paved this fall, especially if the black top pav ing was used. As last year, Vernonia tendance, this year is the the county, with the only of St. Helens and Holton gether as one. school at largest in exception added to The Smith Furniture Co. report a good business, and are investigating the plans of a new 50X50 store build ing at a near future date. Soon be time to think of Christ mas. The High School will have a splen did foot ball team this year. The boys are now practicing and getting in trim. Often little mistakes or miss quo tations of facts get into a paper with out the editor’s knowledge, or slip by the proof reader, that cause ill feelings to a reader—while in truth the mistake is one that causes grief to the boss for some time to come. Such an item appeared last week. The editor was out of the city all week and returned after the paper was made up. When reading the edition that night a local item sent in by a young lady reporter read: “Miss Op al Coyle had a farewell party last week with a very few attendants.” The item is wrong in the extreme. It might have been the intention of the reporter to say a few selected guests were present, but as the local was written and printed it conveyed an entirely different meaning, and, as previously stated it hurts the Eagle. In fact it hurt so much that we were nearly a week wondering how to cor rect it or how to appoligize. Facts of the case. Miss Opal Coyle was pre paring to attend High School at Bea verton for this term, and on the eve of her departure a party of young friends, invited guests, gathered to bid her farewell for the school year and to wish her a pleasant and profit able year. A large crowd were at the party, a splendid time wa's enjoyed, and the guests all report one of the really pleasant evenings of the year, with the one exception that Miss Op al Coyle would not be with them this school term. We wish to here apoli- gize for the way the misstatement appeared in our absence. SILVER TEA [NATION WIDE ESSAY CONTEST ON LIGHTING Contest is Open to All School Child ren Over Ten Years of Age One of the greatest educational un dertakings ever launched by any in dustry in America will be inaugurat ed on Oct 1st, and will have the at tention of millions of school children in the United States and Canada. There are about 100,000 boys and girls in the state of Oregon who will be eligible to compete for the magni ficent series of prizes that has been offered. The great enterprise is a gigantic essay contest, fostered by the light and power industry with the fullest co-operation with the educational forces of the country. The subjest of the essays will be “Better Lighting in the Homes.” Back of this elaborate movement is the fact that scientific investigation shows that while the general adoption of electric lighting has greatly bene fited humanity in relieving eye-strain as compared with former conditions, there are still about 25 per cent of all the children of school age in the United States who áre suffering from defective eye-sight. Hence the funda mental object to be achieved by the contest is to assist in the wide-spread restoration of normal vision by im proving lighting facilities in the home Thousands of cities and towns are already layingr plans to take part in the contest the first announcement of which appeared in the Saturday Evening Post, of September 13th. The first prize will be a $15,000 model electrical home, which will be erected in the city or town where the writer of the first prize-winning es say lives, or any place where he or she desires. Ten valuable university scholarships worth thousands of dol lars are the other prizes. The director in charge of the con test in Oregon is A. C. McMiken, of Portland Electric Power Company, Portland, Oregon, from whom addi tional information may be secured. All boys and girls, 10 years old or over, attending public, private or parochial schools are eligible to take part. CHRISTIAN CHURCH Mrs. E. E. Hayes was hosiers at the “Silver Tea”, given at her home Wednesday afternoon for besefit of the Womens Missionery Society. The has pledged to raise $1000 for the new church, and these various enter tainments are given for this purpose. An interesting prigram Wednesday consisted of singing, praytr, a good talk on “Investments” Solo by Mrs. Herrman, Reading by Peggy Hayes, Song by Ethel Spencer, Reading, Caterine Snipe Duet by Mrs. North. Sixty were present and $18.00 taken in. FOR SALE—Large Heater prac Nearly 600 pupils enrolled in Ver tically new Montana Hitel. nonia schools. Mr Nickerson, of Banks, is visiting his brother, near Vernonia. Mighty big pumpkins this pear, makes opportunities for Hallow’een Miss Weed’s sister is teaching in parties. Portland this year. The big new organ at the Majestic Nice shower today. Theatre will provide splendid con certs for the music loving populace. Mr. and Mrs. Grant Trayer are go Improvement District No. 1, is re ing to move to there new home up ceiving splendid work. Mr. Mills who on the hill. has the contract, is taking every pre Mr. and Mrs. Washburn are rep caution for a good job. The work is airing there home for the winter. making a big improvement in that resident district west of the railroad. Mr Oscar Neeley returned to Ver Mr. Honace Noover is living in nonia Tuesday evening. Manning. Mr Hill returned to Vernonia Tues Mr. Eddie Summers returned from day evening. Portland Sunday evening. Mrs. Paramore was a guest of the Mr. Etlis was over from Rainier on hofe of Mrs. Joses Monday evening. business Thursday. Mrs. Bofford, Mrs. Paramone, Mrs Mrs. Nelson was away visiting re Neeley went black berry picking Monday. latives for a few days this week. The Bible school session of the Christian Church will be held next Sunday morning at 10:00. The ser mon at 11 A. M. will be on the the me: “The Master’s Greatest Though ts—the Fatherhood of God’’. Evening services at 7:30, the sub ject of the sermon being: “The Nec essity of a True Vision”. All the services are to be in the high school auditorium, and a cordial invitation extended to everybody to attend.—W. A. Gressman, minister. THE EVANGELICAL CHURCH Sunday morning the church schoil will open its will open its session at 9:45. The classes twil meet for the study of the lesson. Immediately following the class period there will be a special service in the church for the dedication of the cradle roll de partment. All cradle roll member» and their parents are invited to occ upy special reserved seats. This ser vice will close about 11:45 and pro mises to be a very interesting ser vice. At 7:00 p. m. the Christian End- eavor society will meet and will bo conducted by Miss Lesta Weed. At eight o’clock the pastor will de liver a sermon on the subject “Poor Riches” On Thursday evening we meet for Bible study and prayer meeting. Any one who wishes may attend any or call of these services and bo wel come. Notice—Beginning with the first Sunday in October all evening ser vices will be a half an hour earlimg H. G. H. We hear that Jeff Turner Mrs. Jolly and Mrs. Bofford went family contemplate leaving. We Mr. and Mrs. Hankle returned to Vernonia Saturday evening so that out to Sheeleys and bought back like to see this family leave some fine fruit this week. their children could go to school. midst althou they may feel I work calls them elswhere. Miss Lucile and Ethester Hatley Contractors on street improvemen ts and cement walks will either be are in Chehalis Washington. CATHOLIC CHURCH • ». compelled to put on more men or Mass and Sermon on the Mr Potter has purchased him a battle with rain and mud. Sunday of each month, a* 11:1 new car. m. Week day communion Mm A. G. Walsh of Lousiana is spend be announced. Joe. P. Clancy, Mr. Dean Gillipin will be in Verno ing a few days with the W. V. Easton nia soon. family.