HOLDS MEETING
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The Jersey Jubilee was held at
the L. G. Smith’s farm at Scappoose
os Monday if this week with a good
attendance.
In the morning stock
judging imtruction and contests
were carried on by both the boys’
and girls’ club members and adults.
Mr. LoughaYy. representative cf the
American Jersey Cattle club, gave
detailed insiructioss in regard ♦*> the
score card zfrork in judging cattle.
Contests Were then entered into in
the placing.-qf four, three year olds,
four aged cows and four heifers. In
this costest Olof Korpella of Yank
ton, Fred ‘"VanTassel and RoLert
Lewis tied
firat place with a
score of 21» out of a possible 300.
While Christine Newlan, Patricia
Sobieski, ICsgnar Josephson and
Alney Dav» tied for secosd p ace
with a score ¡of Z10.
The firsts place in the judging
amosg the : adults went to Than
Brown of 'Yankton, with a total
score of 24tt. Tre official placing of
the animals, was made by Harry West
veteran Jersey breeder of Oregon.
A splendid picnic luncheon was
served by tip? ladies at the noon hour
A program was arranged immediate
ly following' the noon hour, at which
talks were made by Mrs. May Briggs
Horace Adis, L. G. Smith, Geo. A.
Nelson, O. M. Plummer, N. C. Jami
son and Ivan Loughary, representa
tive of the . American Jersey Cattle
club.
A stock parade was held after
wards and moving pictures taken of
the same, as well as pictures of other
feature sof.-the program.
EUito Cu.'v.cr.i.endcr. bf-fchooir
-e. for the daily paper*, cxpiaax
packages, baggage and passenger». Churchill made the Address to the
High School Graduates last Thurs-
Seen on our streets this week: day night. It was certainly a good
Mr. John Campbell. We haven't talk talk full of advice, the most import-
ed with Mr. Campbell, but he is in ant point being that work was
this town, and we only hope he is all esential duty and necessity
going to stay for a long time. Mr. success. Whatever one takes
Campbell was formerely with the either school life, professional
O. A. Co., here.
business, the main feature i s
work and how it is done. The pro-
We learn that Frank Valenti gram was good all the way through
died last Monday in a Portland hos as given in last weeks paper.
pital. Mr. Valenti was a citizen of
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Vernonia. He has a family living
Mr. and Mrs. Folger are planning
at the west edge of town in a home
on
taking several weeks vacation
built about a year ago. Last week
and
visiting several points of intervt
he complained of a bad cold that
grew into pneumonia. He was tak in old Oregon.
en to Portland last week in a seri
ous condition. He leaves a wife and
Each week we print a different
several children we are informed. articel by the Secretary of the Shaw
nee Chamber of Commerce.
We
publish these different talks each
week because they are recognized
the world over as the best thoughts
on their line offered the public. They
are under the head of "Did You Ever
Stop to Think.”
Read them in the
Eagle each week. They are gooj and
the advice on many different sub
jets worth hading by any ambitious
city.
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“FRENCH LEAVE”
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Eighteenth century books of
French etiquette warned the so-
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mal leave of his host or hostess.
The guest who enjoyed the part)
wasn’t supposed to stick around
for the Anal handshaking. Only
those who wished to register
complaints remained.
Conse
quently, taking "French leave"
came to mean a hurried depar
ture. "French leave” today is
usually taken by cooks, second-
story men aDd unwary politi
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The prize hams are still going at
the Nehalem Market..—Adv.
Saving your tickets? Ask for them
at the Nehalem Market.
They are
getting more popular every day.
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How About Low Shoes
The season of Lighter Footwear is here—the Lo wShoe comes into its own
again.
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Half of the discomforts of the warm season can be traced directly to Shoes
That Are Too Heavy, and half the nervousness experieced by the human race
could be eliminated if everyone wore Properly Fitted shoes.
We Fit
The Whole Family
We have a wide range of lasts and sizes, in a variety of leathers. Dependable
shoes made by dependable makers.
A ND BOUGHT AT PRICES AS LOW AS THE BIG CITY STORES CAN
BUY THEM
In addition to Dress Shoes for Men, Women and Children, we make a specialty
of—
THE BEST WORK SHOES FOR MEN THAT CAN BE MANUFACTURED..
A. W. PETERSEN
Across from Theatre
Second and Bridge street
The Annual Spring Massacre
CURSES.'.'W
WILL INVADE
1hE sacred
PRECINCTS OF
■y
Next Tuesday evening will be the
occasion of the biggest ball game
ever played in the state. Every mar.
woman and child in the valley must
be there. Better get on the grounds
about 4:3(fcp. m., in order to get
standing rqgm.
The game will be
called at five. Ne fire arms allowed
on the ground. - ' -
Mrs. A. Corey and Miss.Josephine
were Portland visitors the first of
the week, leaving Mr. Corey to batch
it for a few days.
Mrs. Janjes Hadock of Portland
visited friends ’in town this week,
coming out to attend the eighth
grade graduating exercises.
A through stage line from here to
Portland, as Mr. Hixon is thinking of
establishing, would no doubt, be
much better than transfering—bet-
S Skaggs
Cash
Groceries
We.will be closed ail day, May 30th, in honor of DECORATION DAY.
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Our Saturday features will be in effect on Friday.
This store will remain open until 9 o’clock P. M. on Friday evening.
PORTLAND SHOW TO
BE BIG ATTRACTION
PORTLAND. Or.. May 28—Three
big “shows” and a halfdozen other
attractions are announced for the
1925 Rose Festival, which opens
Monday, June 15, and continues
through the week.
Previous Rose
Festivals have extended only over
three days.
"Rosaria,” the Floral Parade and
"Merrykhana” are the three big at
tractions and two of them are to be j
the first attractions of their kind
ever seen anywhere. “Merrykhana ’
is to be a distinct novelty—a con
glomerate parade with the carnival
spirit dominant in all ‘-ecticns except
"Thé March of the Nations.’ Thirty
seven nationalities represented in
Portland's population will have *
characteristic entries, many of them
with banis. Other sections will be the
I “Funnyads” the "Razzberry” section
the industrial, fraternal and booster
clubs. Every civic club in the Paci
fic Northwest is eligible to enter
with a comic float or stunt.
The pageant “Rosaria” is one big
thing these days in the lives of 5,-
000 dancers, actors and singers who
are spending weeks rehearsing for
its performance nightly June 15 to
19. A new feature of “Rosaria” has
just been announced.
As a special
divertisement just before the fir.ak
Miss Harriet Leach, dramatic soprano
will sing “A Rose for Every Hear1/’
with a rose ballet and a large group
of waltzers in the background. Chas.
Wakefield Cadman, composer of the.
"Rosaria” music, and everyone who
has heard thjs waltz song predict it
will attain tremendous popularitj
after its introduction at the pageant
5>ix princesses and 45 ladies in
waiting have been chosen for Queen
Suzanne, the first court of Rosaria.
The princesses are the Misses Lee
Tevis, Dorothy Haradon, Sarah Jane
Talbot, Leslie Kerns, Flora Jane
Menefee and Janet House.
Brava* Get
“Rosy Bill” Ryan
SKAGGS UNITED STORES
ALWAYS TRY THIS STORE FOR QUALITY AND PRICE
Jit Rest in Beautiful »Arlington
Mr. and Mrs. Ralph Swager of nonia Friday,
Kelso, Wash., visited at the home with friends.
of Mr. and Mrs. C. H. Lebo last
David Phelps
week.
-I S. S. Langley.
Mrs. I). W. Richardson, Mrs. .1. L. and family over
Chittem and son Junior, and Mrs.
Thomas A. Keefe and son Richard
of St. Helens motored over to V*r- I Subscribe for
to .
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Into the Sunset Land all go
Soon or late.
Drop flowers, not tears for u* who
passed
Through honor’s gate.
¿her $ Age /jjy •]
Hit «Iuunen may
reel they lose a good
deal out of life; but
it I a a a t they*ra
gained someth Ing.
the
day
of the steamer, U.
visited hia brother
Sunday.
the Vernonia Eagle.
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MILEAGE HEADQUARTERS—
at the red, white and blue pump
URN IN TO THE
“RED CROWN” PUMP
for gasoline crowded
WITH MILEAGE. All the years
of the Standard Oil Company’s
gasoline-making experience
have gone into making “Red
Crown” the best for summer
driving ... Here you find not
only quick starting, speed and
power, but the very maximum
of—MILEAGE!
Theft Theaterj Sell “Red Crowt” MILES
GILBY MOTOR CO.
Vernonia, Oregon
VERNONIA BRAZING & MCH
Vernonia, Oregon
C. O. THOMAS
Vernonia, Oregon
RIVERVIEW CONFECTIONERY CO
Vernonia, Oregon
WALKER & BROWN
Vernonia, Oregon
SUNDLAND & JOHNSON
Mist, Oregon
W. H. BRIDGERS
Mist, Oregon
CHAS. CATTONDINE
Vernonia, Oregon
ftosjr Bill IQ au. Ginnt pltcher
bas been sent to the Boston Brave«
In exchange for Tim McNamara and a
casb conslderatlon. Ryan mad« bl«
baseball start at lloly Croaa and baa
been wlth the New York team for aev
rral years
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