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VERNONIA EAGLE
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Vernonia Lodge, No. 184 A.
T. W. LARA WAY
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w ill prompt and impel us to let the world i
F. 4 A. M., meets at Grange
know. Cany the message to those who
Physician and Surgeon
.Hall every Second and
j fhursday
$2 per year in Advance 'seek new homes and field in which to
Vernonia
Oregon
| work. The message needs no exaggera
Fourth Thursday nights.
K. A. McNeill, Secretary.
iutered as Secund Class Matter, August 4, 1922 at the tion but it needs to be delivered.
Visitors Welcome
Basic conditions are essentially sound
Post Office at Vernonia, Oregon, under the
Act of March 3, 1879
J. MASON DILLARD
and with the strengthened credit the
country is in a condition for a forward Chevrolet Light Delivery
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
MARK E. MOE, Editor
movement. There will unquestionably be in A-l condition. Suitable Next to Carkin Cleaning Works
IJere Every Wednesday
a great renewal of business activities in ¡for creamery, or hauling of
DO YOU BELIEVE IN STEALING the coming months. With this removal we produce. Small down pay
I. O.O.F.—V ernunia L odge , N o . 246,
are entitled to our full share, nothing less, i
SUGAR
meets every Tuesday night at 8:00
DR.
ELLA
WIGHT
We are so very much the creatures of ment, your own terms on
DR. C. J. WIGHT
o'clock, in Grange Hall
We have all hearel the complaint voic our own will that the determination to balance.
CHIROPRACTORS
J. W. ROSE, N. G.
Rheumatism, Neuritis, Stomach,
ed that insurance companies delayed set make a better and greater Vernonia, ac
Gilby Motor Co.
M. L. GAINES, S;c.
Liver and Intestinal Troubles
tlement of fire losses in order to “beat” companied by real effort,- will assuredly
Delayed
Menstruation
the insured on his claim. No more settle prove successful.
Keep this ever uppermost in your mind.
ment was ever made. In their effort to
Vernonia Pott
be fair and eliminate just such criticism, Your city is going to be just what you
119, American Le-
LESTER SHEELEY
gion. Meets second
insurance companies generally make choose to make it.
Attorney-at-Law
and fourth Tues-
speedy settlements. In many cases they
i days each month, 8
Be WeU Vernonia
IT WAS AN EYESORE ONCE
have found themselves almost without
p.m.
H. E. Mc-
Oregon
Endocrine Glands are the source
public support in claims where they felt
Graw, Commander.
of Prostate, Kidney, Bladder
and Constipation troubles, caui-
Lee
Schwab,
Adj.
The hitching post has taken its place
they were being imposed upon.
ing High Blood Press ure,
Rheumatism, Loss of Vitality.
American
_
Legion
Auxiliary
The public will close its eyes to rob with those other departed symbols of an
DR. W. H. HURLEY
My remarkable treatment re
Meets first and third Mondays of
energizes these glands, restoring
bery of an insurance company through older civilization, the hansom cab, the
each month at Legion hall, 7:3Q
health and vitality. Send today
DENTISTRY AND X-RAY
for FREE descriptive book.
. p.m. Visitors welcome.
padded loss figuies, when it would hold cigar store wooden Indian, the watering
Evenings by Appointment
Mrs. II. E. McGraw, President.
D r .H.Z .THARP. MJ),
Office over Brown Furniture
■e Store.
S
its hands in honor if some poor devil trough and the livery stable. Those who sts
Mrs. Earl Washburn, Secretary.
PjtttvR. Bloch. ^Portland.,Ore.
Vernonia
Oregon
stole a sack of sugar from a grocery store have lived to see the home town grow
Neither offense should be countenanced from a village of the horse-age to a city
Nehalem
but why wink at the insurance robbery of the motor-age and those who have ï
r 153, O. E. S.
M. D. COLE
Regular communi
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nigiated from village to city will remer; Ä
any more than the store robbery?
cation first and
Payment of excessive or unjustified in iei the old hitching post with its iron
Brown
Truck
third Wednesdays
DENTIST
surance claims not only robs insu anci horsehead, or the hitching rail in front
of
each
month.
and Transfer
companies, but it robs the general pub i the gene1 al store in front of which Old
All visiting sisters
Vernonia
Oregon
and brothers wel
lie which must pay increased insurance Dobbin and the mare—impatient to start
come.
or home—had stamped deep hollows in
rates to make up such losses.
c* o a ‘i/t? i F^ssie lapp, W. M.
Local and Long Dist
The desire of insurance companies t; the earth, which formed mudholes a great-
MARK fvcdv
LVLKi UKAVCi Leona McGraw, Secretary.
hold down excessive loss claims shouk ,-r part of the year.
Memorials in Granite and Marble
ance
Hauling.
Yes, now that the hitching post is pass-
have public support. The National Board
At Reduced Prices
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of Fire Underwriters has already lister ng into absolescense and extinction there
WRITE FOR PARTICULARS '
some 1200 experienced loss adjusters tc is sentiment and romance attached to it
VERNONIA GRANGE
recommend to companies to considei and remembrance of its lowly state be Icc and Cold Storage ■ • MRS. M. N. LEWIS & CO.
The Vernonia Grange meet« <n th
Fourth and MAin St.
Hillsboro.
claims, in preference to inexperiencec comes sweet. How different was man’s
second Saturday of every month a
eaction
to
it
while
it
dominated
village
outsiders.
7:30 P. M. Any members of th
Storage for Furniture
If insurance companies were half ai .uibs! As long as there was a hitching
Grange living in or near Vernonia
strict in rejecting questionable claims ar lost or ¡ail in front of every store and
or visiting in the community, ar
and Baggage
the housewife of the merchant is in re before the more pretentious homes in Ver-
I cordially invited to attend.
F. E. MALMSTEN, Sec
iecting damaged or inferior goods, fire íonia they were commonly considered
eyesores and traffic (pedestrain) obstruet-
losses would be materially reduced.
W.O.W. Buxton camp No. 655
MOUNTAIN HEART
Tel. No. 683.
ons. Like so many other things nobody
Office meets every Monday night at seven I
REBECCA LODGE No. 243. l.O.O.F
WE ARE NOT A SPENDTHRIFT
issociated romance or tradition with the
thirty at the Grange Hall. Visiting
Corner Bridge and
Meets every second and Fourth
members welcome.
Hitching post until it was in disuse.
NATION
Weed Ave.
Thursdays in Grange Hall—Vernonia
Until the historical society lobbies
C. A. BARNES C.C.
Visitors always welcome
During 1926, American savings banks hiuugh a law conserving and restoring the
Mrs. Edna Kilby, N. G.
C. C. DUSTEN CLERK.
MRS. IRENE SPENCER. Sec’y
gained almost 3,000.000 depositors, ar.c litching posts the sentimental and roman-
$1,522,140,000 deposits. There are now ic can see rare specimens of the original
46,762,000 depositois, with $24,696,112, hing by departing from the main motor
roads and seeking out the isolated vill-
000 deposits.
New England has the largest percent iges of which there still exist a few.
age of depositors, with (he highest pel
ST. VALENTINE’S DAY!
capita deposits, almost $500 per deposit
or. In contrast, New Mexico has but $1!
What delightful memories it brings to
per inhabitant and Texas only $31.
February has been designated as the month of BETTER BUSINESS after
Some of this apparent difference ir chose wjio have older grown, what tnrills
the January inventory and annual lull by Vernonia merchants in general.
saving is merely a difference in invest anti hopes to the younger!
Spring is coming, with the new spf ng styles in men’s and women’s wear.
There is none too young to feel
ment habits, and does not represent actual
Save your dollars by trading he.e and taking advantage of our constant low
conditions of prosperity. But everywhere hiob of the gentle passion; none so
prices on general merchandis? guodi < . all k nds.
savintrs-bank habit grows;
crows; the vast but that his memory goes back to the
the savings-bank
volume of such funds shows that the day when he first slipped beneath his
country is amazingly prosperous, am youthful sweetheart’s door a token of his
that it has formed the savings habit and tender feelings for her.
I
“ 1 is belter io have loved and lost than
NAVY BEANS
SOLID PACK APPLES
found it good.
25c
79c
never to have loved at all,” wrote the
4 pounds ....
Gallon ........................
poet, and it is true, whether the loss be
WHAT OF THE FUTURE?
TEA GARDEN BRAND
RICE
$1-49
25c
chat of the lover who has seen his sweet
SYRUP, gallon ........
4
pounds
....
What are you going to do about it’.1 heart throw herself into the arms of a
One Half gallon
79c
The development of your home city ivai swain, or who has stood by her
CRACKERS
15c
ROGERS
GOLDEN
SYRUP
<1.29
oier
in
the
later
years
to
say
a
last
fare
so that it may take the position which
1 pound
Gallon
well. In either case the mellowing in-
it is entitled is st? ictly up to you.
GEN* NUT OLEOMAR-
One-Half
25c
Gallon
65c
A vein of gold or a gusher of oil at iluences of love leave their tender mem
GARINE, 1 pound .....
SEA
LION
SARDINES
ories,
and
life
is
made
up
of
memories.
tracts crowds quickly. The word goes as
24c
BACON
3 cans .............................
25c
the wind for there will always be the Memories brighten life’s dark corners, af-
1 pound
BOCANCO BRAND PEAS
15c
throng whose ears are attended to alluring foid solace to the wounded heart and are
SWIFT
’S JEWEL
17lZ’r
Per can .........
news of that character. To get rich quick ihe things dreams are made of.
SHORTENING, 1 lb.
LIPTON TEA,
is their dream and goal. A rumor is suf
94c
EGGS
The world is becoming so democratic
ficient to send them on what they know
1 pound .......
95c
3 dozen ..........
that the grand manner would be extinct
One-Half pound
is probably a fool’s chase.
46c
BUTTER
The most optimistic booster here does except for traffic cops.
PINK BAND —
BRAND
20c
49c
not claim that fortunes may be made
1 pound ........
SALMON, 1 can for ...........
without effort. There is no desire among
Since the first four years is supposed
LOGANBERRIES
MOUNTAIN
VIEW CORN
25c
79c
the people for the development of Wall to form a child' character we can report
Gallon can ....
I
2 cans for
there will be no wild man shortage.
ingfords.
There are however, a large number o:
Smart Style. Lo1
Ladies’ Shoes, all sizes,
$4-95
industries needed. legitimate enterprises
Physical culture in this country has
SHOES
up-to-date style ........
from which the returns on the investment progressed to the point where very few
will prove highly remunerative. Outside people say “athalete.”
CHILDREN’S SHOES
$1-39
investors have sensed some of the attrac
Large assortment .
Few things in the world taste as good
tive opportunities. They have their eye
on the city and if sufficently encouiaget as they look, and it may be that this is
MEN’S OVERALLS
$1-29
they will come here and invest. Ot course true of flappers, too.
All sizes .............
we want them and will welcome the out
Civilization is a complicated system
side capital but why wait for them; why
MEN’S SHIRTS
$1.49
not accept the opportunities < urselves?
that defeats its own ends by making it
There is something more to be done for easier for weaklings to survive.
$3.50 value for
your city. Something which is more im
portant right now than the investment of
Another good way to keep from eating
MEN’S AND CHILDREN’S <9.39
dollars
... ...............
and cents and that is the awaken-
:
too much is to buy a used car and keep
SWEATERS ......................
ing of a great local . pir;t. Thesni’it which it in running order.
.«imita tagle
4*
BARGAIN
Aland
; Specialist
Lodge Directory
Better Business
BARGAINS ¡N GROCERIES
Broome-Hom mock
The wedding of Mis* T mer
Broom ami Note Homnwck both of
thi« city, occured in Kel*o S um
day, according to late repoit . Both
young people are well known in
Vernonia and will make their home
here.
Shower For Bride
Mrs. C. Nicar and Ml*. R. Tv-.
rone were hosts at a shower given I Blankenship, Mrs. McKillop. Mrs.
nt the home of Mrs. Nicar on the ’f. Gründen. Mrs. H. V. Holcomb.
A. J. Hnghes, Mrs. Judd
O.-A. hill Tuesday tor Mrs. Note < .1rs.
reenman, Mrs. Knight. Mrs. Fred
llommock who was Miss Tamer Wahlater, Bride and two hostess
Broome. Home was beautifully de
corated. Refreshments -were served.
If you have anything you want
Guests were Mrs. 1». Church. to sell, rent or buy. Advertise in
Mrs D Marshall. Mrs. A. Miller. the Eagle classified columns.
Mrs. .1 E. Cropper. Mrs. McGrcgo-,
Mrs. M. Ruhl, Mrs. R. Lilly, Mrs. I Has your subscription expired.
A Large Line of Men’s Suits have just arrived— Your inspection is cor
dially invited.
THE PEOPLE’S STORE
M. MURRAY, Manager.