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VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY June 19,1925,
MOUTHPIECE of the NEHALEM VALLEY
ROADHOUSE
AND DANCE
HAIL LAW BILL
GUARD WILL
ENTERTAIN PUBLIC
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Volume 3,
r~
Number 45
COLUMBIA COUNTY
Pungent Paragraphs
Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner
Advertising Medium of a Big Pay Roil Community
IS
TROUNCED RY
GLADSTONE
towlikethist VERNONIA
Field maneuvers on a large scale'
Salem Journal
By E. E. Haye«
re to be held in Oregon for the fim< '
A hick town to one that permits a
come in and lean on the counter and pawing show to stretch an adver
time this year and we want you to
THE ONE BY FOUR
talk awhile. We’d find out what you tising banner across Main street—
come down during the camp.
one by four
know that will make an interesting a free publicity stunt denied the tax
All 41st Division troops of the If a
Thinks
its
a
two
by
twelve
story
for our news columns.— paying merchant—giving a jay look
Oregon National Guard will have
And talks and acts that way,
Brownsville Time«.
to the burg.
field training at Camp Jackson, one
Most people talk commonplaces
and a half rftiles north of Medford, And k*ds folks along
A hick town to one that sanctions
With that sort of song,
and interesting stories do not often the distribution of dodgers and hand
Five Thousand Young on the Crater Lake highway, June Why should we say him nay?
Local Team Makes Journey
spring forth spontaneously.
Once bills to strew the streets of the
12 to 26 inclusive.
If a one by four
People Are in the
to Gladstone but has
there was a tourist in the Alps ob business sections, pester the pedes
June 22 has been set aside for hte
Thinks
its
a
two
by
twelve,
serving
a
party
of
fellow-country
Dance Halls.
annual parade nnd review, following
Poor Success.
trian, scare the horses and litter
men, among whom was a1 very at the autos.
which there will be the annual field Is happy in that thought,
Why should you and I
tractive young lady. Thinking that
A hick town to one that turns over POOR PLAYING
STRICT ENFORCEMENT meet. Inasmuc*- as there will be be-1 Start
straightway and try
her exclamations regarding the a section of the best city streets to
tween 15,000 and 20,001 people
OF LAW NECESSARY present on this occasion, according To give him advice unsought?
IS BIG HANDICAP
grandeur of the scenery would be that itinerant aggregation of freaks,
For
a
one
by
four
well
worth
hearing
he
drew
nearer
to estimates of Medford officials, iti
fakirs and fol-de-rols for feeble
Petitions to be Circulated at wi'l not be possible for us to open! Who thinks two by twelve .
and this to what he heard:
“My! minded, called a carnival to bam Pitcher has Off Day; Plac
And crowds to make that score
Aint I high!”
Once and Strong Law, the camp itself to the public, but we I Will
boozle the boobs for a small handout
ers Loose Ground on
do
much
more
good
want to have you and a few other!
for
some
local
uplift.
Placed on Ballot at Next friends of the service a» our guests Than the other would
What Could be Made a
The lumber manufacturer who
A hick town to one where resi
With
thoughts
just
one
by
four.
gets
stung
by
the
bumble-bee
of
General Election.
Good Game of.
nt dinner nt the officers’ mess at.
dents are so lacking in personal and
over-production and then howto be-1 community pride that they fail to
5:30 o’clock, p. m., on June 22nd.
Last Sunday, Vernonia journeyed
A campaign has been inaugernted
If you are able to come on the COURTESY and THE HICK TOWN cause he to losing money to like the water and mow the lawn, grass goes
Arkansaw houn* dog that sat on a to seed on curbings and vacant lota to Gladstone and received another
by the Anti-Saloon League of Ore- day of the review, report to the main
Another thing that is absolutely
>n to secure sufficient signature: entrance of camp at 1:30 o’clock, p.1 essential to the upbuilding of a town sand burr and continued to sit and and unpaved streets are a sea of un trouncing from Gene Good’s Glad
stone stickers,
It was a beautiful
to an initiative petition to place upon m., whore you will be met by officer or community is the element that de howl because he didn't have sense kept weeds.
the ballot nt the next general elec-' in charge of official party and ar fines the difference between a "hick enought to get up.
A hick town to one where the afternoon for baseball, but the
ti >n a new Rond House and Dance rangements made for your atten town” and *n up-to-date, modern and
autos park in reverse, back side to, crowd was small.
It’s not always the vine with the instead of heading in; where they
Hall law.
j dance at the review and at the progressive people. Every person who
When Vernonia went to bat in the
The leaders of the movement officers’ mess following the review. visits a city, whether he be on a largest top that produces the biggest turn around in the middle of the first frame it looked as though it
claim that this was made necessary The Medford Chamber of Commerce business mission or seeking pleasure spuds.
block and stand in files three deep was going to be an easy victory for
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by the decision of Judge Skipworth will have autos at the Union Depot is a guest of that city and *> long
for long stretches of time in the Vernonia, as Gladstone started tc
You can shuffle off the morta' middle of the street.
who ruled in n Multnomah county at Medford at 1:00 o’clock p. m., to as that visitor conducts himself in
making errors. Nance got to first on
road house case that road house» tho take official guests to camp who a decent and decorous manner it is ciol so much quicker and painless by
A hick town to one where snoop an error, then stole second and
inhaling the exhaust from a flivver
they permit dancihg do not come muke thetrip to Medford by train.
the height of boorishness and ill- that one naturally wonders why so ing «neaks and sleuths of the police Hartwick walked. Myers made a hit
Hartwick w s
under the definition of the present
Brigade maneuvers will occur on breedingfor the city or its people to
force tap the pockets of the tourists, bringing in Nance.
dance hull luw and that the preesnt ti e two succeeding day ,8 June 23 to so conduct themselves as to give the many take the moonshine-licker smell breaths and search every auto napped off seconds. Then Mills and
dance hall law does not meet the 24, and if you have the time no impression to visitors that they are route.
I parked for a few minutes on the Gender both hit, but Myers was
W. J. Herwig, superintendent of doubt you would be interested in ob unwelcome.
street at night on suspicion, with forced out at third. Norris filled the
A person or group of
I Once Knew a Man Who talked a
I
bases. Dempsey got a scratch hit and
situation.
I serving these maneuvers.
persons may disgrace an entire com Lot, and I Didn’t Do Nothing But out warrant.
the Anti-Saloon lengue issued the
I sincerely hope that you will be munity in the same measure that one
A hick town to—well perhaps you was thrown out at first.
Listen, and he Told me Everything know such a town, or at least a
I able to be present and have dinner
foliowin statement:
Gladstone came to bat for their
member may disgrace an entire
"It is conservatively estimated with us on the date indicated, and family. Discourtesy and boorishness There Was to be Told About the| town with some hick characteristics, first frame and it was unmerciful to
that not less than five thousand would appreciate as early a reply as synonomous terms, are marks of the History of Something or Other fron>| not a thousand miles away.
watch. May hit safe as did Nil s
the Beginning of Time down to the"
I Myers walked Servas filling the ba: es
young people are to be found in the possible.
hick town, therefore it is especially Present Day and What would be the
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duncehalls and road houses in the
With kind personal regards, I am essential that each member of a
with
outs. Myers
hit Wallace with
MAN IS KILLED
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Effect
on
Something
Or
Other
in
the
state on any Saturday night.
On Sincerely yours.
GEO. A. WHITE. community treat each stranger with
IN
LOGGING
CAMP
!
•
Pitched
ball
forcing
May home
aceount of the auto and good roads
Brigadier General Commanding. in its gates with the consideration Future History of the World if Cer-'
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I , Vedder and Maulting both went :o
tain
Things
That
Were
8ure
to
this evil is growing to an alarming
There will be thousands of specta and courtesy and endeavor to ex
Jess Mann, 19, a logger, was killed the bench by the S. O. route, making
< ¡tent. They arc to be found mainly tors and citizens at the above emplify that old adage “Do as you Happen Happened, and I Didn’t De
Anotli i
instantly
last Friday afternoon when two outs with bases full.
Nothing But Listen. It was a won
in country districts awny from police maneuvers. Go if you can. We are in would be done by.”
wild
pitch
brought
Nyles
home
safe
derfully Interesting Story and the a heavy tree fell on him in the woods
protection. If we permit these places deed sorry we cannot be there and
Warren hit safe to the outfield
,*t
Keaay.
near
Vernonia.
Mann,
an
Most Complete Analysis I had evei <
i f iniquity to grow they will soon send our regrets to Brigadier Gener
scoring Servas and Wallace. L. Wal
James
J.
Montague
asks:
"
What
’
«
Heard on This Subject, and Almost employe of the Oregon-American
become an organized power in the al White.
lace then flied to Hartwick finishing
the constitution among the mem Anybody Would Say, “My! What a Lumber company, was a native of
state.
the agony off the first inning to the
The
Dalles,
son
of
the
late
George
bers of the Tennessee grand jury?”. Deep Thinker,’’ and Wish His Old
A very lnrge portion of these SUNDAY ACCIDENT;
score of 4 to 1 in Gladstone’s favor.
Wonder if he didn’t mean “constitu Bean Would Function That Way and Mann of that city, and had been em
places are fostered by and are the
Neither team scored in the second.
■ Go Away and Wonder at the Wis ployed at Keasey throughout the Third inning, Myers hit to pitcher
MONDAY DEATH tional?”
i endezvous for bootleggers and
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spring.
He
is
survived
by
his
mother
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I dom of This Man, but I Didn’t D<
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moonshiners. The moral atmosphere
who fumbled the ball and Myers got
Mr. Joe Hickenbottom of Hills
You don’t have to try to figure out Nothing but Listen and Didn’t Say Mrs. Hattie E. Mann, and a . brother to second, Miller then connected foi
and influence of these places is de
boro, met with an accident near Tre what you we going to tell us that Nothing to Nobody, Not Even th« George H. Mann, also of Keasey.
cidedly bnj and corrupting.
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harne, a suburb of Vernonia, last will make interesting reading for the Man Who Talked, Because 1 Had Funeral services were conducted a two base hit scoring Myers. Gender
The Anti-Saloon league plans to
from the Buxton A Prickett chape flied to rightfield and Miller was
I Ince upon our statute books the Sunday, nnd died °n Monday morn rest of the readers of the paper. Just Also Read That Book.
in Forest Grove. Rev. O. H. Holme: caught off second by poor coaching.
ing. Charley Dodds was driving his
strongest possible road house and
Norris hit safe line drive along 3rd
officiating.
Ford at a moderate rate of speed
dance hall law. This, we will do by
and
Dempsey scratched one and was
! SUNDAY WAS
near the Lindsey mill; a parked car LAW MAKERS
way of the initiative, placing the
put out at first. This made the score
BASE
BALL
DAY
was noticed ahead and as Charley
POPULAR COUPLE
AND LAW BREAKERS^
law on the ballot in the next general
4 to 2. Gladstone retaliated with two
approached, Mr. Hickenbottom sud
The
famous
Business
Men
’
s
base
ARE
MARRIED I more score. Servas connected with a
election.
We believe the moral
denly came from behind the car that
H. M. Atkinson, who to chairman ball contest came off Sunday, but
forces of the state are ready to sup
two bagger. Wallace hit to Miller
was parked. The front fixtures of of the board of the Georgia Railway not exactly as planned. The South
A pretty home wedding was that
port the trongest law that can be
wro errored. Vedder s.o. again.
his car hit Mr. Hickenbottom, accord and Power company, declares we aide evidently got Cold Feet and not of last Sunday afternoon at two
written. We are asking all organizr-
Maulting hit safe scoring Servas and
to our informant and broke hie
tions to co-operate in securing the ing
have become a nation of law maker« a South Side business man had the o’clock, when Miss Ruth Petersen, Wallace. Warren flied to Hartwick,
left leg and one arm. He was carried and law breakers.
nerve to walk in the diamond. The daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Wallace hit safe and Zaniker walked
He say«:
ncce: <ary names for the petition. It
the Treharne place, a doctor called
Peteresn, was married to Mr. Ben
is our plan to not only secure the re
filling the bases. May hit to pitcher
"What we need to fewer laws on North side were there with bells. Raymter, also of this city.
and later removed to his home in
The
Captain
McDonald
arranged
hie
men
quired number but many thousand
and was put out.
That ended the
the
statute
books,
more
respect
for
Hil'sborowhere he died early Monday
for the battle by sqpplying each ceremony was attended only by near third inning with the score 6 to 2 in
rdditional names. We are asking for
laws
and
more
regard
for
justice
in
morning. Mr. Hickenbottom was an
player with a bright red hat, mak relatives and held at the home of favor of the locals
POO volunteers and anyone wishing
elderly man, a pioneer of Washing-' the minds and consciences of men J ing them easily distinguished, so that the bride’s parents.
The grooms
to secure names may apply to the
In the fourth inning Vernonia
“I Jo not mean that we should
ton county, well to do and well liked.
parents,
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Raymer of
none would be accidently hit by*
Anti-Saloon League, 1024 Chamber
He has been troubled with heart ( take lees interests in government.’ flying bats. After a brief delay the Westport were present. The short failed to tally, but Gladstone added
of Commerce Bldg., Portland.”
trouble for many years, and it is On the other hand, we should take a North side issued a challenge to an«] eolomn wedding ceremony was another, Nyles s.o. Servas and Wal
Following are some of the features
thought by some that the heart more active interest than ever before play any nine or eighteen men that performed by the Rev. Rademacher. lace both hit safe again, Vedder s.o.,
to be incorporated into the new road
trouble is what caused his death. We The greatest trouble to that too would face the mighty Red Tope. After the ceremony, the newly weds for the third time. Mautling hit
house and dance hall law:
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un- many of us have pursued the even A dozen of “Vernonia’s Best*’ took left for a short stay in Portland and i scoring Servas, Warren flied to
A new definition of a dance hall are told that the accilent was
catcher. Score, Gladstone 7 Vernonia
tenor of our way and left the affairs
avoilable.
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the challenge and the game was on, took in the rose show there, before 2. The nin the fifth frame Hartwick
which will also cover road houses, j
of state to the politicians and soap
accompanied by music from the going to housekeeping in the home and Myers made easy outs on first.
Providing for license for such
box orators.
The result has been
1
drum corps. Some of the wonderful prepared here. Congratulations are Miller hit safe. Gender connected for
places and providing a $500 bond SCHOOL ELECTION
that the hightat offices within the
that they will conduct orderly places.'
HELD MONDAY gift of the people have been brought plays made would do credit to any hereby extended.
two bases, Britton, who batted in
Application for license shall be
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i into more or lese disrepute and are league team, and it was easily aeon
place of Norrto, connected for two
that each player of both side# had EAGLE OFFERS
At the school election Monday
signed by sheriff stating that the
bases, scoring both Miller and Gen.
seldom sought by men or marked
A SUGGESTION der.
been there before.
Five innings
applicant is a person of good moral nearly every seat of one of the rooms ability and high principals.
Britton overran second and was
i
were played and the score was thir
character and fit to conduct uch a was occupied by school patrons and
put out, score, Gladstone 7. Vernonia
It
has
been
suggested
to
the
Eagle
“
We
have
defaulted
in
our
obli-'
teen to ten in favor of the North
place. This makes the sheriff re voters. Only one name was mentioned
that citizens would like to see a ( 4.
for director.
Mrs. Alma Mills was gations to society and need an Siders.
sponsible for every license issued.
In the sixth, Dempsey hit safe, Mc
financial report of the city of Ver
Materially increning license fees. I nominated for the three year term aroused public conscience with par |
nonia, showing salaries paid and Graw sacrificed, Laird hit safe scor
ticular
reference
to
our
duty
as
citi
and wnR the unanimous choice of all
Regulation«.
how many, incomes, expenditures ing Dempsey. Nance also get a two
zens as it relates to the affairs of LEGION TO BE
WELL REPRESENTED and general conditions today. An bagger, but Laird stayed on third.
Liquor will be strictly prehibited present. For clerk, two names were state and conduct of our govern
brought out. Mr. Louie Siegert and
in or about the premises with severe
On Tuesday the Vernonia dole abbreviated report might be good Hartwick and Myers both put out oa
Mrs. J. W. Brown. Mr. Siegert re ment.”
penalties tor violation of the law. |
reading and appreciative, and if first. Gladstone didn’t score in tho
gates
of
All places to provide separate ceived ten votes and Mrs. Brown re
the
city authorities so desire, the sixth, score, Gladstone 8, Vernonia
in
Marshal Kelly took a lone moon start for
ceived twenty-two votes, being elec
Eagle
will gladly print the first re-1 6.
dressing room« and all room» and
E.
ted clerk. There was little opposi light excursion one night this week, Prineville. /
hallways »hall he well lighted,
I
port
gratae.
Inthe 7th inning, neither team
E.
choosing
as
his
trip,
a
route
up
the
McGraw, W
tion and everyone satisfied, indeed a
Cloing all dances at midnight and
scored.
In the eighth, Vernonia failed
It
river.
It
was
a
pleasant
night
over
Carkins
are
I harmonious meeting.
Sundays.
to core while Gladstone added two
HOW’S BUSINESS?
head, and under* foot it was good would have been hard to seliect a
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No person under 18 to be permit
more, Nyles walked, Servas connec
sleding, until he forded mud holes better bunch for the trip. Vernonia
ted in any dance hall or road house te rous conduct, intoxication, pro and 9mail streams. He was the scent will be heard from over in the con
If the next ten men Too met ted for a two base hit, Wallace
except in company with one of the fanity or obscene language will be of a certain “shack,” and finally lo vention eity. Advertised m *“A Con answered the above question in a struck out. Vedder hit to Laird scor
parents or legal guardian.
| prohibited.
McGraw played a very
But, as oft has vention that ia Different,” ft decidedly optimistic manner, wouldnt ing Nyles.
Violation of any provision of this cated said shack.
Compelling tho presence of a lady
it start your blood coursing a little good game, Myers received hia usual
happened
the
birds
or
rather
the
promises
to
be
the
best
of
its
kind
floor manager of mature age and act shall be punishable by sever fine "Still,” had flown. Chief Kelly was over held in the state. Aside from faster and cause you to smile and ton strike outs, but was hit hard.
and rAoation of license and no other
good moral character.
Our Laird, Vernonia’s new short stop,
not disheartened. However, ho came the business semions, the city of speed up your own efforts?
t n> i.t l iw will Also be ap license shall be issued for same per home to dry his feet and to “still”
mental attitude contributes greatly looks good in the field. Miller Mt Ma
Prineville
has
arranged
for
throe
plied ao that such place» may be son for aat least one year.
M general business conditions—so usual clip and has been pteying good
Provide heavy penalties for con on the trail. He says it to about ripe days of good time to •’I«*1 the
.bated anJ padlocked if they violate
let
’s agree now to spread optimism ball all season. Jack HoaUy umpired
We
ducting dance halls without license to tip over a couple “stilto” if the famous Pendleton Round-Up.
You’ll be I a very good game. Next Sunday Ver-
tho law.
inat—d of pessimism,
“
stills
”
will
hold
“
still
”
long
enough
are
glad
that
Vernonia
to
to
or to participate in dancing
No dance of gross or vulgar
_
_ ~ when no
| nonia plays Prescott at homo.
surprised at the result.
to be tipped over.
among those present.
character »hall be permitted. Boto- license has been obtained.