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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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!
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See HOFFMAN about it!