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MOUTHPIECE
Of the
NEHALEM VALLEY
VERNONIA, OREGON, FRIDAY OCTOBER 23,1925
LOCAL ITEMS
OF THOSE WHO
COME AND GO
Several new houaes going up.
Mrs. Sonnichsen and Mrs. Post
spent Wdenesday in St. Helens.
Petersen’s new store in opened
for business.
One side of the street is hardened
enough to be usod|.
Mr. and Mrs. Washburn have re­
turned from Vader, Wash.
I^>slit Schults and his mother were
in Portland last Saturday.
Mrs. Paul Robinson
week-end in Portland.
spent
last1
Mr. and Mrs. Cleveland wore in
Portland Saturday.
look good with trash and hits of
paper all over them. Burn the loose
papers; put all in a box, do some­
thing besides throw It on the street.
Prinde in one’s town would be the Vol. 1
No. 3
FRIDAY, OCT. 23, 1925
best remedy, if we all had that pride
Published Every Week By
| YOUNGEST PUPIL
things in Vernonia.
We believe tn
Vernonia High School
shopping early, but don’t rush to
Floyd Deeds, a member of the
Portland to do that shopping.
Get
' Freshman class, from the Natal dis-
Margaret Smith , trict, is perhaps the youngest and
what you want in Vernoniu. Watch Editor
the ads in the Eagle.
Miss Bell has organized “n 8:30 smallest pupil attending high school
He Is eleven
and
a 12:30 English class for those! in Columbia county.
Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Harbke, son
years
old
and
weighs
seventy
pounds.
and daughter of Portland motored wrom she may request to attend, or
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out Sunday morning to spend the for volunteers.
The Junior Science and World
day with Drs. C. J. and Flla Wigth.
Mrs. Cole made a trip to Portland History classes are the two largest
in the high school, each one number­
The Willing Workers of the last Saturday, accompanied by Miss
Mrs. Cole, ing about fifty pupils.
Christian church will hold a food Goodin and Miss Bell.
while
i
ntown,
purchased
some
books
sale at Skagg's Store, Saturady.
With the exception of two pupils,
for the city library..
November 7th.
the attendance of he freshman class
hAs been almost perfect this .year.
Fifteen | people of Vernonia were FOOTBALL PLAYER
trading at the J. C. Penny store at GETS SOCKED IN EYE
The high school has a new wood
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St. Helens I last Saturlay.
’notigh
Rainier kicks a good game of foot­ shed. It has a capacity of one bun-J
said.
ball, but Loel Roberts wishes that' dred cords of wood.
they would reserve their kicking for
Mr. and Mrs. Maurice Richardson
John Luther is a new member of
the ball. He received a bad cut over,
spent the week-end in St. Helens
Mr Luther
his right eye during the game last the high school board,
visiting at the home of Air. Kich-
was elected to succeed Mr. Pettijohn,
Saturday.
ardson’s parents Mr. and Mrs. D. W.
deceased.
Richardson.
THE VERHIAN
O. A. Anderson, wife and chil-
Robert Hoffman was up from Cor dren of St. Helens was a caller at
valli» over Sunday with home folks. the Eagle office Wednesday.
Mr.
Anderson
is
the
county
school
sup
­
Mr. Gordon was transacting busi
erintendent.
ness in Portland Monday.
J. P. McDonald was a burine:'’
visitor in Portland Tuesday
Engineer Geo. McGee was in ?ort-
land Monday.
A. L. Kullander dr«ve to Portland
Tuesday.
Advice to local merchants “Do
Your Christmas Advertising Early’
Born Sunday, Oct. 18th to Mi
i>nd Mrs. L. Huntley a baby girl.
Advice to readers "Watch Eagle
Christmas ads the next few weeks.
Deer season closes. Five mtn art
dead.
Christmas goods are now on saio
in the larger cities, so are a fe</
Mr. and Mrs. Gillchrest and Mrs
Asplund ncry in Portland Wednes
day. ,
Volume 4 Number 11
VERNONIA HIGH IS
100 PER CENT
Mr. Wilkerson recently received a
letter from the secretary of the
State Teachers association, Mr. Res-
sler, saying that the Vernonia high
school was one of the first schools
Mr. and Mrs. H. 0. Dissmore and in the state to report a one hundred
family, and Mr. and Mrs. C. H. El­ per cent membership in the state
liott spent Sunday in McMinnville teachers’ assiciation.
Mr. Dinsmore's mother returned
with them for a few days visit.
Miss Lena Bachman, who was a
sophomore in the Vernonia high last
The new sidewalks are a wonder­ year, was married to Don Hall in
ful improvement Mr. Pringle has Kelso last Friday. Mr. Hall is from
completed a long strip of concrete Birkenfeld, where they will make
in front of all his property facing' their home.
on Bridge street.
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Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Wilson were COMPLETES COURSE
Sunday visitors with Editor and IN THREE YEARS
Miss Jessie George, the high school
Mrs. S. C. Morton at St. Helens.
Mr. Wilson is a time keeper for the yell lealer, and formerly a member
of the junior class, entered the
Oregon-American mill.
senior class last week.
She will
Mrs. Clem Bartley and daughter graduate at the end of the term, thus
returned from Kentucky last week completing her high school course in
where she has been visiting her three years.
parents. She says it seems good to
get back to a good town.
VERNONIA HIGH CLAIMS
FRESHMAN CLASS
ELECTS OFFICERS
The officem of the freshman
class are as follows: President, Betty
Culver;
vice-president,
Frances
Lappe; secretary, Raymond Dicksin;
treasurer, Robert Whitsell; class ad­
visor, Mr. Wilkumon.
Two of our former classmates,
Grissilla Grill and Irma Korkan, are
attending the Rainier high school
this term.
Vernonia high was represented at
the Rainier game by Mrs. D. L.
Smith, Louise Simmons, Ruth Hola-^
day, Donald Brady, Doris Ackerstadi,
Ida May Hawkins Milderd Berger-
son and Lawrence Dickson.
Lora Smith while in Portland last
Sunday, attended one of Billy Sun-
lay's evangelical services. He had
been conducting his meetings for six
weeks thn, and Lora says that he is
getting ho.".' I.
.he enj-yed
his sermon very luueu.
FOWLEF; BIG 213
On Armistice day the ladies of CELEBRATE SILVER WEDDING
Mr. Haltham, of the Working the Womens Relief corps will serve
A Marriage license ..’as 1—.ued by
Last Saturday evening was spent
men’s stroe has refloored his root I dinner to all ex-service soldiers and
the county clerk at St. Helens Oct.
and crowding in new winter goods. their wives. The local American Le­ in a pleasant manner at the home
18 to Clifford Chester Fowler and
of
Mr.
and
Mrs.
Robert
Spencer.
‘
he
gion will turn out in a bunch.
The Hoffman Hardware company
occsion being the silver wedding of Ruby Francis Biggs, both of Ver­
building is being newly painted and
W. T. Hatton is still in the blnck- Mr. and Mrs. 0. B. Malmsten of nonia. The young couple were mar­
plastered.
smith business, and has moved his Seaside. The Tom Throop. E. E.. F.
ried by Rev. S. Darlow Johnson, pas­
business headquarters one block east i
The local I. O. O. F. lodge is of the old stand, just across street E., S. V. and C. A. Malmsten fami­ tor of the St. Helens Methodist
lies were present together with Mrs.
growing in interest shown and new from the Crawford garage.
Ferrier of Portland and Rev. Rade­ Episcopal church on Sunday, Oct,.
members.
18. The bride is a daughter of Mrs.
Chas. S. Matthews, formerly an macher.
Cora Biggs of Vernonia and the
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Mr. and Mrs. M. D. Lawrence of owner of the MAM Pharmacy, has
groom is a son of Mr. and Mrs
MR. GRESSMAN DIES
Portland spent Sunday at the C. S. recently disposed of his interest.
Fowler, who make their home also
Hoffman home.
The business will in the future be
We just learned that W. A. Gress­ here. The newl ymarried man is em­
Mr. and rMs. A. W. Whittaker conducted by K. A. McNeill, under man is dead.
Mr. Gpessman died ployed in the Oregon-American mill
were Portland visitors on Thursday the firm name of Mac’s Pharmacy. last week, at his home in Springfield and after a short honeymoon they
of last week.
and was hurried in Eugene last Sun­ will make Vernonia their future
The Klan lodge of Vernonia en­
day. About a year ago Mr. Gress­ home.
The Eagle joins in wishing
Mrs. Hanley has been in Portland tertained its members with a ban­ man, with Mrs. Gressman and their
these young people much success.
the past week purchasing Fall mil, suet last Friday night. Plates were son, were residents of Vernonia, he
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laid for two hundred and a splendid
linery. ,
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being city attorney for our city. Hir
The American Legion is now pre­
time with a good program has been
friends are sad and words of sym­ paring to give their second annual
The editor was in Seattle' last reported.
pathy from many are spoken for the ball in Vernonia on Armistice Day.
week watching the tail buildings be­
November 11. It goes without say­
The K. P. lodge members, a few bereaved family and relatives.
ing built
ing that this will be one of the real­
of them accompanied by a Third De
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Christmas greeting cards ns you gree candidate, visited St. Helens
If you have anything to sell or ly social affairs of the season. Re­
like them printed. Order them jiow lodge Tuesday night, where the
t r.nythir.T. Advertise i:i the Eagle freshments will be served.
at the Eagle office.
Avon lodge "put on the work*’ in
Furnished sleeping room—Per their usual perfect manner.
manent only. New furniture call at
Emil Messing, Wm. Asplund, Jack
Hoffman Hardware »tore.—Adv.ll Bush and Dr. Cole got no deer. All
Mr. Petersen of Mist killed a fine that was seen was one hind quar­
JIMW CHRISES •!
bear thia week, that was displayed ter as it went over the hill and they
ytfAT KlNPt* WOD
had to return------ minus?
at Child’s market.
|$
MTS
LIK6
ITS
/HADE
A
camp
of
he
Pacific
Woodmen
We hear that Mr. Charles Wil-
Life
association
was
instituted
last
liams and Mrs. Maud J. Hodges of
Vernonia weremarried last Saturday Thursday evening by Mr. Beard,
state manager of that order.
Emil
in Vancouver.
Messing was elected council com­
After spending three weeks look mander and O. H. Bateman clerk.
ing for a business location in Vbr-
Getting the most for one's money
nonia, Mrs. May Prenfton and son
in the entertainment as well .ts in-
are returning to San Francisco.
»tractive lines is out of a perfect
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Mosman and radio. Spend these dark evenings at
family of Cambridge, Idaho, are home and hear the best See Fenner
visiting at the home of their daugh­ about a radio.
ter, Mrs. L. G. Mecklen.
There is a report that a cougar is
Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Wight of Corn bothering around the houses at
elius spent two days last week at Keaaey the last week and the
the home of their son, Dr. C. J. mother's have been taking their
Wight.
childrn to school.
When last seen
It should be against th* law to it was in back of the cook house at
reep trash in the «treet ami the Keaaey try to get to the meat shed.
aPshal should stricly enforc» the
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Our newly paved streets don’t Read the adva. carefully.
Coing to Be a Tough Winter
Advertising Medium
Of a Big
Pay Roll Community
Paul Robinson, Editor and Owner
GENERAL AGRICULTURE
ECONOMIC CONFERENCE
SCHOOL SUPT.
WRITES ABOUT
SCHOOL EXAMS
The Livestock comittee of the
Columbia County Economic confer­
ence met at Rainier last Friday
afternoon to discuss the problems in j
connection with the livestick Indus
try.
They considered factors that
were important to the industry that
would make it more profitable.
,It was brought out at this meeting
The annual teacher’s institute will
that the number of livesock in the
be
held at St. Helens on November
county had decreased from 2,000 to
about 700 during the last five year, 12 and 13. I think this time will be
and that the number had also d< • satisfactory to all teachers, as the
creased throughout the county. This schools will be closed, anyway, on
woul seem to indicate that there November 11 for Armistic Day.
would be better marketing conditions Teachers receive full pay while at­
tending the annual Institute, as they
in the future.
did prior to 1923. We will have sev­
Transporation of the stock to
eral
good speakem at this instiute;
market by train and truck were dir-
cussed and ways of betterin these one of them will be Thomas H.
conditions now existing.
Cost of Gentle of the Oregon Noamal school
It is hoped that all tht school will
producing beef was considere and
have
appropriate exercises on Friday,
also the outlook for raising bay beef
October
23rd, to commemorate the
and it was decided to make further
We
study and investigation along this life of Francis E. Willard.|
owe
more
to
her
than
to
any
one
line. The value of the orderly mar-1
keting work now being carried on person for the advancement of the
cause of temperance, which un-
was also discussed.
The present status of horse rais ! doubtedly is one of the greatest bles
ing in Columbia county was alsi con sings that America enjoys at the pre-
■ sent time.
sidered as well as hogs and sheep
and it was decided to make special in-| (^Superintendent Churchill has just
vestigtion and studies along these sent out copies of the program for
lines in order that the committee' Frances E. Willard Day, .which we
might be in a position to make rec-| are distributing one to each schoolfl
ommendations in regard to these We also have a pamphlet, sent out
from Superintendent Churchill’s of­
inlus tries.
Mr. A. H. Ttarbell of Warren is fice, which has suggestions for or­
ganizing Parent-Teachers associa­
chairman of the committee and
other members of the committee tions. A copy will be sent to each
are as follows: H. R. Dibble of Rain school upon request.
The following announcements have
iers ,Silas Kellar of Fern Hill, MrJ
been
received from Superintendent
Fritz Spah of Goble who is repre i
senting Dr. Canfield and Mr. How ' Churchill’s office:
eighth ~r--’c examinations
ward. L. G. Tarbell and Than Br«wn
will
be
held January 21, 22, 1926,
of Yankton.
May 13, 14, 1926 and June 10, 11,
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1926.
EXTRA
The eighth grade examination in
Just reported that the “Old Ver history during this school year will
nonia Mill’’ located west of Rose Avf, not contain any questions on Ore-
has been leased to W. Lindsey, who gins history.
The sixth grade will
will prepare to operate it with a full take the final examination examina­
crew immediatly. Good. Mr. Lindsey tion in Oregon history when they
is one of the best mill men in the complete that subject, and their
state.
grades will be recorded in the same
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manner that their grades in physio­
FACTS TO REMEMBER
logy are now recorded.
You will
Virnonia, Ore., Oot. 20, 1925.
note that the dates for the eighth
To the property owners, and tax
grade examination have been placed
payers of the City of Vernonia, Or.
later in January, so that the sixth
I hereby advice you of the facts
grade may take the examination at
regarding the financial condition of
that time.
the City of Vernonia, Oregon.
A list of the text books to be used
That at various times in the past in the schools during this school
the citizens of the city of Vernonia
year is published at the back of the
voted upon themselves general ob
back of the courses of study.
No
ligation bonds in the following a-
other text books are authorised by
mounts as follows to-wit:
this department.
First. 135,000, «<% City of Ver­
The library books have been re­
nonia water bonds, yearly interest
reived at this office. e The small
$2,100; second $5,000 5% City of
packages will be mailed to the
Vernonia water bonds, yearly in­
schools, and I will deliver the large
terest, $250: third, $20,000 5K% packages when I visit the schools
city of Vernonia water bonds, year­
next week. O. A. Anderson, County
ly interest $1,100; fourth, $40,000 school Superintendent.
6% outlet sewer and disposal tank,
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$2,40$; fifth, $6,000 6% street inter
Dr’s C. J. Wight and EH* Wight
section bonds, yearly interest $360
total on bonds voted $106,000. Total Saturday evening entertainel at their
interest to raise each year, $6,210 home in honor of their guest Mrs.
This is the amount to be raised each P. A. Cook of Anchorage, Alaska.
year to pay interest on the Ger- Cards, music and refreshments ware
eral obligation bonds of the city­ the evenings entertainment,
and does not include the sinking present were: Mr. and Mrs.
fund necessary to be raised to re­ styn, Mr. and Mrs. Dewey Drorbaugh
tire the bonds at maturity, and also! Mr. and Mrs. Paul Robinson, Mr.
the above amounts does not include and Mrs. N. Granden, Mr. and Mrs.
any of the Bandcroft bonds issurl L. R. Gilchrest, Mr. and Mrs. Wm.
or to be issued, nor does it provide Aspland, Mr. and Mrs. Geo. McGee,
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Brown, Dr. and
for the necessary »expenses of the
Mrs.
M. D. Cole, Mr. and Mrs. Wal­
municipal government.
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ter
Repass,
Mr. Glen Robinson and
There will be an election called (
W. O. Galoway.
in the near future to vote on the
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proposed amendment to the city
The
Eastern
Star members who at-
charter to care for the obligations
of the city, that you have voted tende<1 lod«* *" Hillsboro Tuesday
upon yourselves or repudiate your night were, Mr. and Mrs. Cnilda. Dr.
honest obligations that you pre and Mrs. Hurley, Mr. and rMs. Fol­
vious sustained. Yours for the wel- ger, Mrs. Gründen, Mrs. Ruhl, Mm
Bergman, Mrs. McNeill. Mrs. Killu-
fare of the City of Vernonia,
der,
Mrs. Gooding, Mm. Mellinger,
D. B. REASONER, City Recorder.
Mm. Ryan, Mm. Asplund Mm. Space
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The Vernonia stage lines, under and Mm. Lindberg.
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ownership of H. H. Hixdn has es­
The Bridge club met at the home
tablished a new stage depot in the
room next door to the A. W. Peter­ of Mm. Wm. Folger Friday after­
A delightful luncheon was
sen store.
The new depot is largo noon.
enough to make a good waiting room -erred and cards was the feature ef
the afternoon, also a handkerchief
and is very conveniently located.
shower was given
Mrs. P. A. Cook of Anchorage, Those present were
Alaska, visited the first of the week man. Whalater, W.
at the Dr». Wight home, Mrs. Cook ardaon. Pitman, McNeill, Aisaadbr,
is an Alaskan friend of the Wight’s Black, Schooley and Wm. Folger.
She was on her way north from at­ Those receiving prises were Mrs.
tending the American Legion con­ Whalater, first prise, Mrs. A Irr sad sr
vention in Omaha, Nebraska
consolation.
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