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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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.
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V
A. Palmiter, master of state grange fense.
water, light, sewer, pavement,walks STAND UP
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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
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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*
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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<
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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
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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*.
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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*