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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (Aug. 28, 1925)
On inland Highway Trip tc Alaska More Thrilling News! President Harding in all his ad south of California to the Behring ’ dresses in Alaska, called it an empire sea. _ Towns are all modern in ever, de and it impressed the writer when tail, both grammar and high schools hearing that term, for ore cannot and a college of mines in Fairbanks but feel it to be an empire for the experimental frame exist at Sitka, future, when you observe the coast Matanuska, K o d i a k, Fairbanks, range of mountains clad with snow everywhere wild fruit prevails, blue IN THIS GREAT MASTER MERCHANDISE MOVEMENT along the coast, and to penetiate be berries, red currants, red rasp hind them you find back of then' berries, wild strawberries, thousands from Cook Inlet a country similar of acres of cranberries. Vegetables to Montana for a thousand mibs- to that cannot be excelled anywhere, beyond the artie circle all rolling i are cabbages, turnips, parsnips, fertile soil, to the left of the gov | beets, potatoes, cauliflower*, lettuce ALL WHO COME WILL BE AMPLY REWARDED BY THE MARVELOUS VALUES THAT ernment railway, exists a solid moun , celery, peas, common to see 30 AWAITS THEM. SEVERAL NEW LINES OF SHOES AND MORE LADIES READY-TO- tain of copper that will not bb pounds cabbages, and strawberries WEAR GARMENTS ARE ADDED FOR NEXT FEW DAY’S SELLING. touched for years, acres of red and cannot be grown better, in the yellow ochre, tin found in placer States. It is the intention to ship conditions and many gold and sil I i strawberries to Seattle thia month as ver properties that are only in the as initial trial. development stage. This summer, This has been one of the biggest two gold stampedes happened, one years for tourists, thousands coming to the Cassiar district, another to the at 9 o’clock from far eastern points, almost im Valdez creek, the latter one I saaw fO-WW GMimtS possible to get reservation as tourist» men leave Anchorage on railroad WE WILL GIVE TO THE FIRST 50 are provided for first, as they have MEN’S DRESS SHOES Land cars in order to be first on] WOMEN’S DRESSES CUSTOMERS ENTERING THE return tickets, their fares cost from Black, Goodyear welt, stylish, the ground, these stampedes happen' These garments are all neyr and STORE, AN ENVELOPE CONTAIN $300 to $400 each, while three years | good fitting lasts. All sixes— every year. Last year a stampede was of the latest materials and styles — SPECIAL — ago not a single tourist made the ING CASH OR A MERCHANDISE in all shades and combinations. made to Nuka bay and this year I $4.75 Fairbanks trip via Childs Glacier, CERTIFICATE (no blanks). Beautiful designs. Yeu will ap- visited the bay and saw a mine in! MISSES and GROWING GIRLS Fairbanks, Mount McKinley, Anchor preiate them when you see them. operation that was producing $30,- ONE ENVELOPE WILL CONTAIN School shoes of Calf Skin, solid Values $18 00 to $20.00— age and Seward, this summer for fi 000 for the season with five men. leather and good fitting lasts— A CRISP $2.00 BILL—MERCHAN one month I saw tourists turned $10.00 Sizes 11 ** to 2 Prince William Sound had only' away from hotels in Seward and had Values $25.00 to $30.00— DISE CERTIFICATES 5c to $1.00 four fox ranches four years ago, to remain aboard the boat until the $2.98 $17.50 CHILDREN UNDER 12 YEARS OF Sizes 2 Mt to 7 now it has thirty-four and supplied train left the next moruing, one WOMEN ’S COATS last year $1,000,000 of pelts and party of 90 tourists direct from AGE MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY $3.49 A new fall line. Wonderful de LADIES’ DRESS SLIPPERS when you travel from thero to Un- Texas paid $7*50 each for their tic AN ADULT TO PARTICIPATE IN signs. latest materials and trim Kid leather, all sizes, $2.50 values aiaska and the Aleutian Islands you kets personally conducted as a mings in many different coloia. THIS CONTEST AH sizes— find all island occupied by fox special party. $1.59 $20.00 values— ranchers. CHILDRENS PATENT LEATHER Men’s Dress Shirts, collar attached Airplane service exists at Fair PUMPS $14.50 good quality, a small lot only, Fishing industry in 1924 ; roduced banks. Last year carried the mail Mary Jane style, reg. $2.50 values $2.00 values— 126.00 values— in halibut, herring and salmon, 346 miles to McGarth, and this year $1.39 $1.25 $19.50 amounted to $40,000,000, copper to Nome, . and in addition takes WOMEN’S HIGH-GRADE PUMP Men’s Dress Sox, a better grade $36.00 values— produced in 1924 was $9,703.721,! miners to their diggins, and often Very new and snappy in tan only in black and brown— $24.50 gold, $6,285,724. In one year of, carries sick to the hospitals, last Medium heel, Reg. $6.00 \ .ilues 19c Women’s All-Silk H om , colon: the war two mines produced a total' week, carried a corpse 200 miles, $3.98 nude, atmosphere, sunburn.blonde Men’s Union Suits, athletic style of $35,000,000 in copper. At Hyder when I was there my friends Mr, WOMEN’S PATENT LEATHER etc., good Hear weave. plain and stripe madras— one gold mine in galena formation,' Carter went to McGrath, 346 miles ONE STRAP PUMPS : 98c 2 89c carrying gold and silver where I had it was to cost him $375 for the trip Good looking and all sizes. $4.00 Women’s Mercerized H om sellers— Men’s Union Suits, Porosknit— the good fortune to visit June lOtliJone way. black and brown— $ 2.98 I found 480 men working, the ore is 59c Boat service exists to Seward the 49c WOMEN’S KID OXFORDS carried 14 miles by cable, the second year around, a boat leaver every Men’s heavy weight cotto i t'.Lbvd Children’s Hose, fine Jiad h«avy- High-grade leather and style, longest cable in America, and th's Saturday from Seattle, union suits, sizes 36 to 42— mak.ng : ribbed, good weight— : Cuban heel, all sizes, worth $4.50 mine capitalized at $5,000,000 three Seward in seven to ten days accord $1.39 19c $2.95 years ago, has already paid back to ing to stops and freight. Five Women’s Cotton Hose in blmk- MEN’S WORK SHOES the shareholders $5,400,000, this is, passenger boats run to Seward,four and brown, very good quality— Good and heavy .built solid leather the richest mine in America The American boats run as far as 19c all through. $4.50 values— United States paid $7,200 000 foi Skagway and five Canadian boatr 4 to 8-inch Satin Ribbon, assorted $2.98 colors, black and white, selling Alaska and today enough Reindeer as far as Skagway, and two run tc MEN’S 6-1N. pack shoes regular to 75c per yard, yard— exist to pay back the above amount Nome, in addition to many carrying These This is some bargain. 19c if figured at only $20 per head. Few freight only. shoes are built for looks and Kloster Crochet Thread, white and Alaska easy on your feet. Reg- people know the size .. of .... _ wear and The Standard and Associated Oil . i colors.— ular price $6.50— <n comparison with the U. S. It is companies are drilling at Kanatak in Sc $3.98 one-fifth the size of the United i Wide Bay and are now down 4150 States, has 7,200 miles of sea coast feet, and at Ratalla the Chilkat Oil I • an you picture that. Why it is more Co., operate having seven wells, all i than the combined Pacific and At producing each in small quantity lantic coasts of the U. S. and supplying local markets, the Co., to represent th« West Coast main in Vernonia haraaftar. Mr. On the St. Paul and St. George moment oil is struck in quantity at ally good humor this week. Reason: care of the fast increasing busine-s Life here. Mr. Temple and Mr. Mil ’ o Haltom has sold his large store in throughout the county Bom to Mr. and Mrs. Lester Sheeley and Pribiloff islands ,the fur seal Kanatak you will see another boom are having the “Eagle” sent to their Tillamook and will have more time The newly bom baby ot Mr. and on Friday, August 21. a baby gill. exist, protected by the government; or stampede like 1898. to devote personally to his Vernonia Mrs. W. H. Swan died last Sunday address for a year. Climatic conditions are wonderful : nd have revenue cutters co protect business. He has added large ship On Rose avenue the residents are morning. The funeral ami burial them when migrating from their having’warm-'summers and dry cold F. J. Waltmon, plaining mill fore southern quarters in the spring from winters. r Dr. C. J. Wight. building a new sidewalk running of the little one took place Monday. man for the Oregon-American Lum manta of new goods of lata and has of Mr. The parents have the sympathy of enroute liew fail styles to be dis north from the residence * * ber Co., has resigned his position to played. The Haltom stere hero anti all in the sad bereavement. Cleveland ’ s. of the head men of the Rank of accept a better one as Northwest cipates a large business thia fall. Wo “BILL” CONGDON Vernonia and “Iso one of the heads Which lady in the Eagle Auto i>iui.u2--r f.»» A. A. Simonds, Dayton are glad to see Mr. Haltom become Our merchants are arranging to WILL START CAT FARM of the n>W enterprise, the large new giv« you some rtal bargain ne vs in contest will get the Sedan’ All Co., with office and headquarters in one of ua. j shingle mill that is now under con next week’s Eagle. Watch for next candidates are proving extremely Portland. He regrets leaving the 0.- Here is a proposition that 1 have ...... ♦---------- popular and their friends are mighty A., inasmuch aa they are such good had put up to me, and I may or struction and I think he will be the week’s adv». CARD OF THANKS right party to take this plant in hand sincere in' their declarations that company to work for, and he is leav ganize a stock company We wish to express our siicere Pick out your favorite candidate their favorite will win. They are all ing with the vry best wishes for the The object of this company is to also Mr. Wm. Pringle, the big finan ceers of the city. They both have for the big car and when you pay working hard and votes are com', appreciation for the sympathy and management and all concerned. He operate a large cat ranch in or near your back .subscription see that she in fast every day now. also has a warm spot in his heart for kindness tendered ua by the I. O. O. Vernonia where land can be pur promised to take hold of the plant. F., lodge and frieiuk during our re gets credit for the votes. Help her Vernonia and his many friends. --------- ♦--------- chased cheap for this purpose. To Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Harbaugh with cent bereavement . to win. start in with, we will collect about, | • WANT f Mr. Harbaugh’s mother and sister, Most of the Eagle subscriptions WANT ADS ADS Mr. and Mrs. W. T. HatU.j and say, one hundred thouaand (100,- Mrs. 8. R. Turk from near Tim were out from Portland Sunday call expire in August and September. family; 000) cats. Each cat will average FOR SALE OR RENT—Fuu> room ber, called Saturday and ordered the ing at the home of the editor, '•he When paying up see tlmt -your Mr. Charles Bafford and family twelve (12) kittens a year. The house and two lota on R jsc Ave. Eagle for a year. Mrs. Turk <s an Harbaughs are old friends of the choice of the ladies working get the Edd Bafford. skins run from ten cents each tfor Robinsons and the visit was certainly credit for the votes each payment is Payments like rent. J. C. Lindley acquaintance of all the Nehalem --------- ----------- white ones, to seventy-five cents for enjoyed. Mr. Harbaugh is one of the good for. Old subscriptions count a« valley old timers. at bank. 3-2c* APPRECIATION the pure black. This will give us Portland Oregonian’s force. well aa new ones. It is a real contest In printing the list of high school twelve million skins a year, to sell FOR SALE—At a bargain, Dining We, the Vernonia Volunteer fire Mr. and Mrs. Earl Smith and Mr. now and the friends are working department, wish to thank the busi at an average of thirty cents (30c) Room set. House No. 15, Milk. teachers in last weeks paper we left with blood in their eyes. Beta are and Mrs. J. W. Brown mot .red over apiece, making our revenue uboUt view. • 8 2t out the name of T. P. Graham. Prof about even, however, and so far it ness men of Vernonia for buying Graham will be with us again this to Vancouver Sunday and visited at ten thousand dollars ($10,000) a day tickets to the Firemen's Ball, and we --------- ♦--------- the Pythian home, one of prettiest is any body's prize. Anothei week also wish to thank Mr. Coyle for gross. year. Labor Day—Sept. 7th. of two will make changes i n the places of the state. Thej visited giving us the use of the hall tor $20.: A man can skin fifty cats a Hay Mrs. A. Stephenson and little some time with the' people residing count. new Sedan? Who will ride in the for two dollars ($2). It will take We believe every business man daughter, Wilma, of Portland, will there and returned • through Kelso one hundred men to operate this E. T. Haltom, proprietor of the should help the fire department for School, a week from Monday. spend several weeks with Mrs. Steph and Longview. In Longview they Haltom Mercantile store in Vernonia we are giving our service for a ranch, the net profit will therefore enson’s sister, Mrs. E. L. 0loose at found a real city. Miss Thelma Olsen spent the Vernonia. arrived last week and expects to re- worthy cause. he about nine thousand, eight Irtin- week-end with friends at Seaside. dred dollars ($9,800) a day. Raymon Lindsay and Roy Reburg Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Richardson of Portland were Vernonia sight- We will feed the cats on rats and Several from Vernonia are attend are now citizens of Vernonia, mov seeing Wednesday, The two young will start a rat ranch next door, The ing the cireuar in Portland. ing over from St. Helens Monday. men are employed as managers of rats will multiply four times as fast Fair' time—don’t forget your own Mr. Richardson is employed in the the shipping department of the W. aS cats. If we start with one million mechanical department of the Eagle. P. Fuller Paint company in Portland rats, we will have, therefore, four County Fair. rats per day for each cat, ¡which U A. W. Petersen was in Portland and this is their first visit to the Mrs. J. C. Lincoln, is oq the sick plenty. Monday selecting and ordering a Nehalem valley, which they are list. • ’y .t Now, then we will feed the rats on - - • • large new stock of fall and winter greatly enjoying. 12 Quart Galvanized Pails ? the carcasses of the cats, from which Everybody is talking anta contact, goods,some of which are now thriv Onlast Thursday night about fifty the skins have been taken, giving Just watch the returns. The girls ing. —Guaranteed not tq leak— ’ friensd of Rev. Mathis met with bas each rat a fourth of a cat. t an going after it. kets of lunch, as a farewell surprise The Annual Hop Picking rain* fell It will thus be seen that the 1 ’ First quality Diamond ring, $175 thio week. It settled the dust.put party for the minister. Rev. Mathis business will be self-supporting,and will leave shortly for the south, and automatic all the way through, The' value $125 cash. Terms to responsi out the fires, made wet camps and songs, music and talks with refresh ble party. Inquire Eagle office. hop yards, and now we expect eats will eat the rate and the. rat» ’4 ments whiled away the night, The several week» of bright warm wea will eat the cats, and we get the Mrs. Frank* Hartwicx i* at Rock many friends dislike to see Rev. ther before the rainy season skins. away this week, enjoying a vacation Mathis leave but are wishing him But the chances for making the with her parents. J. C. Lindley haz purchased the God spaed and success in his new money is just as good as in the days Fellsman home and comer' on n«tli location. of the gold rush in ’49. Here is the “Happy” Thompson looks that way R om An. Rose avenue h one of Richard J. Millo of Scappoose, dis proposition and I may organize a beoause his wifs and children ar* the beet resident sections of our city trict manager for the West Coast stock company in the near future away on a weeks visit. the property just purchased is a very SATURDAY and MONDAY ONLY Life Insurance company, accom I have the promise of some of th" Every vote counts. Th« gir!» are desirable home panied by Charles F. Temple of best and most influential men ot digging in. Now votes ar« Icing The American laundry, known as Salem, agency organizer for the the city. One is Mr. McGraw of th». turned in daily by the i hundreds. the “Laundry of Service' is incor company, were looking over the lo Bank of Vernonia, he is a go-gettei Who is your choice? porating into a stock company tn cal field on Tuesday. They engaged and full of the fertility that goes Attorney Sheeley is in exeeption- order to enlarge and properly take G. 0» Olsen of the Vernonia Realty to make up a good man. He is one FOR ECONOMICAL PEOPLE FRIDAY AND SATURDAY Mans'-Womens FREE-Saturday Morning Womans Ready SHOES Haltom More. Co 03Y SOODS, READY-TO-WEAR, ETC. Vernonia, Oregon HOFFMAN HDWE. CO. BARGAIN! 15 J ---- —.- See HOFFMAN about it!
