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« MOUTHPIECE Of the NEHALEM VALLEY Wntnnia Satjlc VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY OCTOBER 16, 1925 LOCAL NEWS OF THOSE WHO COME AND GO r—-------------- —------------------------------- • . timber along the highway. The O.-l A. liberally donated 8100 this week. Chas. Hoffman spent Saturday in Portland on business. Mr. and Mrs. Olsen of Forest Grove, parents of Mrs. Toinas, spent the first of the week in town. Volume 4 Number 10 Advertising Medina* Of a Big Pay Roll Community Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner THE VERHIAN Vol. 1 I No.2 FRIDAY, OCT. 16, 1925 Published Every Week By Vernonia High School ELECTION FOR CITY LOOSES ON ALL QUESTIONS other students to re-enter. We are W. T. HATTEN’S DAUGHTER IS all very pround of Jessie George, a LOCATED. member of our class, who is the Mrs. Ruby Lake of Centralia, Wn., Editor Margaret Smith student body yell leader. visited her mother, Mrs. R. L. Ray i New. Stories Telling of For. mond the past week. CARNIVAL PROGRESSING girono,. Bring, Word MANY STUDENTS GO TO « Mrs. W. O. Galoway and children RAPIDLY FOR HIGH Thp "White Lunch” has changed FOREST GROVE SATURDAY of Pair. Five Per Cent Taxes and hands. This is the best located res of Portlund, spent Sunday in town. The carnival committee has held Vernonia had a large represents taurant in town. Mr. and Mrs. Bush and Mr. Mc three meetings and is making plans Charter Amendment tion jn Forest Grove last Saturday Through newspaper stories tell for the on coming evnt. Mrs. Cole at the football game. Ida Mae Haw Mr. F. McBaren has purchased Graw spent Monday in Portland. Both Loose. ing of parental forgiveness to their Mr. and Mrs. Frank Hartwick waB selected as the general manager kins, Edna Carrick, Annia Laurie the splendid ranch home of Noble daughter, Ethel, and her husband, Dunlap. Mr. McBaren with Mr. spent the first of the week in Banks. and she will superintend the vaude-' Laird, with her brother Lewis, Amy Gordon Kennedy, Mr. and Mrs. W, Drake Smith will enter the fur busi Mr. and Mrs. Harrison of Portland ville division. Subordinate commit Hughes, Jessie George, Ruth Stubbr, T. Hatten of Vernonia were brought MAJORITY OF VOTES ness on the plnce, raising Red and visited Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Asplund tees, each headeft by one of the or Della Cline, Leola MeGown and her in touch with the elopers and a re CAST ARE SMALL silver fox and rabbits. Mr. Dunlap over Sunday. Mrs. Harrison is Mr. iginal committee and Including a brother George, Lola Nance, Louise conciliation effected. member if the faculty, were appcin- Lester, Ray Mills, Burford Wilkerson will move to Vernonia. Asplund’s sister. The pair eloped from Vernonia Citizens of Election Fail to ------------------------ *------------------------ ted to take charge of each feature Louise and Lois Malmsten and Mr. on September 15, and were lost to Read the low prices in the ads., of the carnival. Comprehend Just What Graham were all there yelling for the girl’s parents for nearly two this week. Some exceptional valuer SPERRY PIGEONS TO Vernonia. While they were there weeks. Because of the girl ’ s youth Money Was Needed offered. BE USED FOR BUSINESS The end of the first six weeks is they met two of our former students they fearel that her parents would drawing near and with it are com for. The first frost of the Beason, two Lyle and Harold Smith, who are now object to their marriage, but when Enroute Portland today via ex ing those saddest things in school— nights thia week. living at Gaston. news stories appeared, telling of examinations. ■» Wednesday was special election The school budget at Scappoose press arc 25 young homing pigeons the parents’ forgiveness, Mrs. Ken day in Vernonia. The questions up the home loft of the Sperry from was voted down by a big majority. nedy wrote to her parents at once were to raise the taxes about five Alma DeHart has been absent for SOPHOMORES HAVE Flour company at Santa Cruz, Cal. from Mount Pleasant, Washington, per cent and to change the charter, The recent school election in They constitute the Portland hom- several days on account of illness. “KID DAY" WEDNESDAY where they were njarried.—Rainier thus giving us a right to raise the attended, bjfi. The Sophomore girls named Wed Vernonia was poorly ing pigeon loft of the Speery Flour JUNIOR CLASS nesday as “Kid Day” and came to Review. the budget was voted 5n favorably, company. aforesaid taxes. There were 172 -------------------*------------------- school lodking like old fashioned Nine of the young flyers have CLAIMS HIGH MARK votes cast. The questions both lost. Miss Thelma Olson is the new The Junior class is perhaps one lassies, indeed. It has been a long HOMECOMING DATE Tax was 65 yes and 105 no. Char cashier at the big Miller Mercantile been named Miss Portland, King of the most industrious classes in time since we have seen little girls Lady Columbia, Prince ML Hood, ter amendment 72 yes and 100 no. store. MONTH EARLIER Willamette, Chief Multnomah, Miss the Vernonia high school and has a wearing the big colorful bows that We are of the opinion that many Fred C. Baker of Tllamook, wan Rogue River, Prince Lewis and large enrollment. So far only three th*, sophomore girls wore in their citizens did . not understand the Oregon Agricultural College, Cor Mr. a Vernonia visitor this week. , students have dropped out of the hair Wednesday. Prince Clark and Ezra Meeker. We believe that if the vallis, Oct. 14.—Homecoming date questions. Baker thinks Vernonia is a good Lady Drifted Snow, Queen Snow class. We hope that those who have this year is October 31, nearly v. ballots had plainly stated that the place with a very bright future. Our squad will meet the Rainier month earlier than last year. The raise would be ONLY FOR ONE flake, Ying Olympic, Prince Sperry discontinued without an alibi will be team on their field next Saturday. committees are at work preparing YEAR, both questions would have encouraged by the progress of the and Princess Wheat Hearts are the A traveler remarked thia week: "No use talking, Vernonia is the names of five others. for the annual influx of old grads.. carried. As it read some thought the < The rest of the flyers have been best town In Oregon any where nearj A football game with Montana uni high rate would prevail for all years named after the Sperry salesmen of FIRE DESTROYS versity is the chief athletic eve;.., to come. Thor, r.r^n we believe it its size. power the Portland territory, which inclu Montana is now a member of the was a little too high. We are aware Miss Thelma Olson returned Mon HOME OF PIONEER PRINTING des Vernonia, who will use them for coast conference and has developed of the fact that we can not run the day from a week's visit in Forest1 sending in orders from points on a team that is dangerous in almost City of Vernonia today with 2000 Grove^^^C You can’t run a linotype or press any company. their routes to the Portland office— The home of W. H. Hess three Sweet, in the back people as cheaply as we could when Mr. and Mrs. Ed Laws of St. Hel-J to give Sperry customers "double miles west of town burned to the' without electricity. Neither can our field, is rated the fastest man on it only had a few hundred people. cns ore spending their vacation at( quick" service on deliveries. These ground Monday night. The house and townsmen run coffee mills, ice any coast squad as he Cleaned up in We need more money. We are with the home of Mrs. Laws’ parents, Mr. flights will serve as training flights all the contents were a total loss, plant, bake ovens, laundries, etc. the dashed at the coast track meet the council on this belief, At the and Mrs. W. A. Harris. , for the little air messengers same time each member of the covered by only a small insurance.' The river is low and the power goes in Seattle a year ago. The flock will also represent the Mr. Hess had gone to bed and as his' off often. In fact the service is abso-j Gordon Pratt of Portland is chair council must remember that he is a Yes, the Vernonia jpbst office is a Of course it always! man of the homecoming committer. representative of all the people second class offiA^ Only two such Portland territory in the annual sleeping room had an outside door lutely rotten. seems worse than it- really is. But A contest is being held to select must work FOR the public and noi himself, but none of his in the county, Vernonia and SL Hel homing pigeon races held through he saved , I is quite inconvenient to say the least. this year’s slogan. out the Sperry system, lofts also belongings, loosing keepsakes and for REVENGE. Now, lets do thia all ens. having been established by Sperry things that money cannot replace, j Yesterday no power, paper held up, over again. We know there is a way Messrs. Earl Smith and * Arthur at Santa Cruz, San Joke, Fresno No cause of the fire has been de job printing held up. We can’t help I out of it and we wont have to CUT RADIO DEDICATION Burt are in Eugene this week, dele San Francisco, Stockton, Oakland termined. Mr. Hess is the oldest man' it and cussing didn’t do any good. OUT the Street Lights as has been FRIDAY NIGHT threatened gates to the K. P. grand lodge. -------«------- and Santa Rosa, Calif., Spokane, in the county, being over a hundred' after election. Word the but still active and able to work on' WARREN BOY ON There is a lodge meeting in the Wash., and Ogden, Utah. Official dedication of KFDJ, tho ballots different if neceaaary, cut C. W. Smith, division sales mana his place. percent We want to aee the grange hall most every night, and BEAVER ANNUAL new 600-watt broadcasting station it city two prosper and want to pay our each of them think a carpet on the ger of the Sperry Flour oompany at of the college, will be Friday night X 1 ' Portland, who is in charge of the STUMP DEMONSTRA- just city debts. The Eagle will gladly floor would be a big improvement. October 16. The old wave length of Delbert Snider of Warren has print ballots free and aoma Mr. and Mrs. O. -B. Malmsten of Sperry pigeons, promise to have TION NEAR VERNONIA been chosen as *ne of the aaao- 254 meters will be used. Programs them well trained and in the best will no doubt volunteer to sit oa the Seaside, are visitors at the home of | ciate editon of the 1927 Beaver, col- have been sent out tri-weekly sinca of condition for the coming races. Mrs. Sarah Spencer this week.* A stump blowing demonstration, > lege annual publication of the Ore- October 2 with good success. The Board, if another election ia deemed wise. The questions didn’t lose by a with Pyrotol, the government powd , gon Agricultural college. —Bert DePue has finished laying He will following program begins at 7:30: PARENT-TEACHERS er, will be held on Mr. Elon Malm-' have charge of satire. The Beaver Musical—piano solos by Mrs. Lil very large margin—but enough to a new floor in the store of the Ver sten ’ s place at Vernonia, on Wed lian Jeffreys Petri, O. A. C. conser loose. Many citizens would like to nonia Mercantile Co. TO HOLD ELECTION nesday, October 21st at 1:30. F. E.1 is edited and published every year vatory of music; presentation of see the city hall pay rolls reduced— by the junior class. Rumor tells of the possibilities station KFDJ—Dr. W. Weniger we also believe this could be done. ——-♦--------- The Parent-Teachers’ association Price, agricultural engineer of the of a large new box factory In Ver O. A. C. extension service, will be The paving of Bridge street is head of -physics departmenL accep Cooperation, it is needed. will meet at the grade school, Mon nonia. present at that time to give th* finished. Now the sooner we can tance of station for state of Ore Last weeks Eagle failed to repoi t day, October 19th, at 7:30 p. m. All demonstration. Another stump blow- use it, the more delighted we will gon—Hon. Walter M. Pierce, gov FRED ULRICH GOES members and friends are requested the new baby boy born to Mr. and The first paving on the ernor; “O. A. C.’s New Arm of Ser ing demonstration will be held on all feel. TO PENITENTIARY Mrs. M. L. Gaines, now two weeks to be present as officers of the asso Frank Petorsons place at Natal on north side of the street was laid on vice”—Hon. J. K. Weatherfird, pres ciation are to be elected. Our school old. Before Judge Eakin Monday af Thursday, October 22nd, at 1:30 o’- Sept. 22; consequently we should be dent college board of regents; vo Lots of compliments on the well and child's welfare should be a great clock. able to use it by October 20th or 1 ternoon, Fred Ulrich c*te**d a val solos — Paul Petri, directory < f gotten up and liberal supply ofi importance, so com*. A short pro plea of guilty to violation ef th* All who are interested are invited sooner. By opening the one side will O. A. C. conservatory of music high school new* by the H. S. edi gram will be rendered and import to be present at that time,according help a whole lot and will get most “The New Era in Communication.’ prohibition law and waa sentenced ant business taken care of, states tor In last weeks Eagle. to a letter received recently from of the traffic out of the mud. If Hon. B. F. Ervine, college board of to one year in the state penitentiary Bessie M. Malmsten, secretary. Vernonia now has about all she G' K A. !\ls< \ couny agricultural heavy loads would keep off, it could regents; “Radio Station KFDJ and It was the first penitentiary sentence be used before the 20th. needs to make a city. With our the Oregon Farmer”—Hon. George the judge has imposed for such of n.gei.t. --------- *---------- V A. Palmiter, master of state grange fense. water, light, sewer, pavement,walks STAND UP ---------- ♦---------- It was Ulrich’s secend offense. —what else do we need. FOR SUNDAY M • Nel'le Rreidy has purchased Mr. and Mrs. Phil Schroder have member board of regents; violi i t’lc Tea Pot Pcmc restaurant from moved to Klamath Falls. The many solos—Marguerite McManus.head <f Th* first time h* waa fined 81500 Gordon Goble, a break man on the A party composed of 22 Vernonia Kr. Steel at nuction and has opened friends of these people will miss stringed instruments, O. A. C. con and given a 60-day jail sentence and P. A. & P-, railroad, while setting The interior them from the social activities of servatory of music; “KFDJ’s Dis soon after the completion of the people motored to Portland Tuesday the place for business. breaks oa a moving car at Keasey tinctive field,”—Paul V. Maris, di sentence, he again began the maau- the community. last Thursday of last week, fell from night to hear “Billy” Sunday preach is being re-arranged. rector O. A. C. extension serv ic<; factnre of liquor in Ide barn oa hi* I At the close of the sermon Rev. Sun the car. His foot was caught on musical program—members of staff place near Scappoose. Sheriff W*8- day must have b«en told that a the rail under the wheels cutting ---------- ♦---------- lington, when calling at the place *a Vernonia party was present as he it off above the ankle. Mrs. A. W. Johnson of Mist, other business, discovered the atiN asked all Vernonia people to stand Louis Siegert was out from Port visited friends in St. Helens Friday and Ulrich mode a getaway but later up and show themselves to the land the first of the week, look- and was a pleasant caller at The was taken into custody by officer* eight thousand in the audience. ing and feeling fine. Mist office. She has resided in th* Kestner and Hadfield. Th* sheriff Vernonia was again to - the front. In C. S. Hoffman was a business Nehalem country for the past thirty- will take Ulrich to Salem today and the party were: F. E. Malmsten and visitor to Portland last Friday and nine yean, but went there for a sev- he will start to serve time at th* family, Elon Malmsten and family, Saturday. era! months stay in the fall of 1855 state’s penal institution.—Mist Mrs. W. L. Hall, Mrs. Sarah Spen Mr. and Mr*. Dingledine, who re cer, Mr. and Mr*. O. B. Malmsten, where she met Mr. Johnson. Th* _ -------------- ♦----------- cently aided this paper in conduct- Mr. anl Mrs. Weaver Clark, Mr*. couple were married in Portland in The Eagle want* to agro* w successful subscription cam ing a 1886 and returned to Nehalem over the city admintetratiea la so far Strong and Rev. Rademacher. paign adding so many readers, ar* the old Pittsburg-St. Helena road, we believe the city absolutely ao< ---------- ♦-------- -- now in Milton, Oregon, where they * making the trip on horseback. Last more money. We believe it can Mrs. Anna P. Cook of Anchorage are putting on a Ilka campaign for Friday Mrs. Johnson cam* in on the raised for one year. The E^to Alaska, arrived in Vernonia yester the Milton Eagle. a Vernonia bus over th* new road to knows that many, voters de day to visit the home of Dr*. C. J. the Nehalem her. first trip from thoroughly undentaitd the q< Ray Mills, who ia attending the and Ella Wight. Mrs. Cook is Nation Pittsburg to Re Helens on either or situation, and we will gladly Pacific University at Forest Grove, al Executive committoe woman, rep the old or new road since she made and invite a letter ef ex spent the week-end at the home of resenting the American Legion Aax- the horseback trip 39 year* ago.— the subject by th* city hie parents, Mr. and Mrs. Tex Mill*. iliary of Alaska at the big inven Mist. L Morri* ef Warren, county tion jest held in Omaha, Nebraska. I poor pre vents J The World Series Is Now on the Air /Inspector, waa in town the ---------♦------------ fk th* week. A boxing match or several matches A .’he Oregon-American Lumber at Coyle’s ( hall Wednesday nigh* , ar* among donators to the drew a large crowd. Gat* receipt* Ftek fund, to cava a strip of war* about |7*. wWSB ---------- g---------- a A. W. Kto*oX"w* The newly organized W. C. T. IL visitor u'ie society in Vernonia is growing each week, now having 63 members, with three honorary members. ef th*