Thursday, August 18, 1927.
VERNONIA EAGLE
FIVE
her best. Her supporting cast in­ number of other «tates.
property tax is levied for slate pur­
cludes Harrison Ford, Georg- K.
poses, and it is admitted that In
Speaker
Carkin
now
proposes
to
VOLUME 1
LAURENCE LOCKNEY, Editor
NUMBER 12 Arthur, Barney Gilmore, Trixie
go beyond the appointment of a Oregon some classes of Intangibles
Friganza and John Miljan.
committee of five originally plan­ still escape taxation.
MESCAL’S GRAY MULE
GOOD KNIGHT, GOOD NIGHT shape for the fall horse races.
ned and include in the personnel
RUNS GREATLY AMUCK
(By Wampus Pete)
Mrs. Lidia Bloomhorner writes
A vividly dramatic sea story
W.O.W. Picnic August 21. The
In days of old, when knights were from Topeka that her two year that will bring to the screen one of the committee as many as 20
ladies of woodcraft will sell eats.
A colossal and stupendous amount
citizens
of
the
state
for
th?
pur
­
bold,
old child was carried off by a of the greatest casts ever seen in
of excitement was caused Monday
pose of probing into the whole There will also be ice cream, soft
Romance held every bower;
Kansas grasshopper.
one feature production is what scheme of state taxation, and giv- drinks etc. for sale. Come and
evening just about crow roosting But knights would rage for this
Rattlesnake Ike had the misfor­ Is offered by “Captain Salvation.”
time, when Mescal Bill’s old gray
j ing representation to such major meet your old friends and make
dear age,
tune to lose twenty-one dollars and the Cosmopolitian production made
mule came tearing out of the
■ interests a? agriculture. Industry. new ones. Everybody is invited to
When flaphood is in flower.
a valuable shirt Saturday
night by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer at the
shinnery with a pair of shafts hitch­
, banks, public utilities, lumbering, come and have a good time.
while trying to teach the Rev. An­ Majestic theatre Tuesday and Wed­
LOCAL NEWS
ed alongside, indicating that a
livestock, horticulture and mercan­
Gold Beach streets to be oiled.
anias Etherblazer the game of draw nesday. Among the noted cast are
A card received from Elm Sliv-
tile pursuits. The enlarged commit­
buggy or vehicle of some sort had
Reedsport — Eleven and two-
poker.
Lars
Hanson,
Ernest
Torrence,
tee would be requested to survey
been left abruptly behind. The old ers states that he is still out of
Pauline Starke,
Marceline
Pay, the needs of the state and to study tenths miles of road to Laxeslde
mule, whose name is Maggie, seem­ a job.
News Notes From Los Angeles
George Fawcett and Flora Finch, possible economies with the object are to be graveled at a cost of
Bearcat Boone’s pet rattlesnake
ed to be afflicted with a spas­
(By SYCAMORE SLIM)
The story deals with the life of of reducing expenditures where $96,568.
modic case of fright, »or she re­ has another button started.
Mescal Bill had a couple of val­ a divinity student,
Eugene — Eleven miles of the
who forsakes practicable.
Horsecollar Hoots couldn’t get uable back teeth jarred loose re-
fused to stop even at the lawful
Deadwood-Five Rivers market road
his calling because of the intoler­
command of Constable Twist New- away to go t8 the ocean this sum­ | cently while entertaining an earth­
When the people have rejected are graveled.
ance of his friends and relatives.
ton and kept the even tenner of mer for his customary plunge, so quake in Los Angeles.
the tax proposals submitted by the
Rainier — New Dubois mill to
His
regeneration
in
a
most
unus-
her way mell for election, taking he put a chunk of ice and a sack
While visiting in Los Angeles,,,-, „„„„„„_ .,
xi Au « ..
•„
, uaI manner provides i a staitling last legislature, the problem that cut 100,600 feet of lumber daily.
a corner off the front yard fence of salt in his horse trough and recently
Old Quib Skills was struck I b
confronts the state has not been
Columbia City — Work begins
of Bearcat Boone as she headed for jumped in, which gave him the by a brick which was thrown by
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solved, and it is anticipated that a on new sawmill of 25,000 feet
same
exhilarating
thrill
that
he
home and fireside.
a passing earthquake.
Insurance is admittedly a pood representative group may agree capacity daily.
The womenfolks were busy for usually gets at the beach resort. ) While taking part in a rodeo
Roseburg — Loon lake road to
thing
to have, but the poor sales­ upon plans that will be satisfactory
Handbills have been struck offi held in Los Angeles, Cayucos Sam
a few minutes
snatching
their
man of insurance has long been to a majority of the people and cost $72,130.
squalling youngsters out of the warning the citizens of a homeI was bucked out of his Ford by an
Burns — Herrick lumber road
the joke of columnists and vaude­ that will attract support from the
path of Maggie, but no one was talent play to be given Saturday earthquake.
next legislature. It has been point­ to be opened by September 10 for
ville
comedians.
| I While
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harnessing a team of mules
hurt except Bearcat, who had to night.
In "The Love Thrill,” the at­ ed out that in California no direct shipping stock.
A fire which was caused by' in Los Angeles a few days ago,
nail the corner on the fence again
traction at the Majestic theatre.
with much perspiration and pro­ dropping a lighted cigarette burned I Clem Slaw was badly kicked by
Thursday and Friday, Laura La
fanity. Maggie stopped at home over a quarter section of Alf an earthquake.
Plante tries her hand at selling a
just in time to keep from going Stude’s shirt today.
Reports from Los Angeles state little insurance to Bryant Wash­
Scotty
MacPherson
left
this that Aimee and her mother have
through the side of the barn and
burn. The luck she has, while af­
about half an hour later Mescal week for the High Sierras to look gone over to the chiropractor’s to
fording plenty of amusement, would
for
a
match
he
lost
while
on
a
Bill came straggling in, telling the
have their row adjusted.
> scarcely encourage one to start out
citizenship
what.
he hunting trip last fall.
assembled
too optimistically in that field.
The moss in the horse trough LAWYER LILIKELL TRIMS
thought of mules and especially
SQUAW VALLEY CHAMP
gray mules without a lick of sense. on Elm tree has turned green with
JUST FIVE YEARS AGO
In the two-man golf toonamen*
Constable Twist Newton, who in- envy.
'rom Vernonia Eagle of August
A rear tire on Cuoe Root’s Ford for the championship of the Sagi
vestigated the affair, stated In an
11, 1922.
enhaustive interview that Maggie went suddenly flat today when he brush Belt, held before, durln;
To
Stage
Celebration
and after
church
last
Sonda;.
must have been frightened at some ran ovei- a spike.
On Saturday, September 7, ths
morning.
Lawyer
Lilikell,
Cactus
Horsehide
Hopkins
recently
en
­
object either animate of inanimate,
peppiest celebration ever staged in
causing her to bust loose from her joyed a visit from the tax assessor. Flat’s monarch of the mashie and Jolumbia
county will be held In
Lem Silvens, who neglected to demon of the driver, won easily
moorings. Mescal said: “No such
Vernonia. Ten thousand visitors
thing; the dang critter got stung look a gift hoss in the mouth, is over Jed Spillers, the Squaw Val­ from all
over the northwest are
by a wasp and got sole and beat the recipient of an old plug that ley title holder. The game settled expected.
an
argument
of
two
yearfr
stand-
hasn’t got teeth enough to eat his
it.”
and and will go a long way to­
oats.
Back In ’89
SISKIYOU KID BEATS
Hard Elm, who was operated on ward clearing up the political sit­
In looking over an old paper
FOUR SNAKE EYES for appendicitis, was successful in uation, as next year is presidential
printed in Vernonia in 1889, we
The Siskiyou Kid, who arrived making the second payment oh Doc year. Spillers was accredited with note that at that time it took
78
strokes,
while
Lawyer
Lilikell
in Cactus Flat recently without a Horsecollar’s new car.
from five to nine days for a letter
Bearcat Boone had the mlsfor- rolled up 81.
cent in his pockets and with noth­
to get from Vernonia to Buxton.
ing to speak of under his belt In tune to stick a fork In his eye
That Joseph Van Blaricom, then
HEARD ON OUR STREETS
the way of food for two or three while stirring his coffee.
“Last night the nightengale woke owner of the townsite, sold eight
Alp Larkin, who won the hurdles
days, and who took a job inking
me,” sang Miss Rosie Rootenroot. acres to the Vernonia Mill company
the Washington handpress for the while in college,
made
another
"Didn’t you have no gun?” ask- for a sawmill with S. J. Brown
Catamount
and
also
sweeping record jump today when he step­ ed Mescal Bill.
manager. That Willie Mellinger is
floors and doing odd jobs, et cetera ped on a rattlesnake.
the champion salmon fisher. Also
FOR GOOD LAUNDRY WORK
WORLD EVENTS
Prof. Flyleaf Atkins, who left a
like running errands and telling bill
that a stage route was in existence
President Coolidge issued a bull­ from Cornelius to Vernonia, tak­
collectors the boss wasn’t In, had few weeks ago for Honolulu to
We call and deliver TUESDAYS and
a rare stroke of fortune in a poker write a series of articles for a etin recently in w'hich he nearly ing 11‘hours to make the one-way
game last Saturday night when he chain of newspapers writes Dack declined to accept a third term trip.
FRIDAYS—Leave orders with S. Wells,
was successful in beating four aces. that he ate a big dinner the first' nomination.
Tailor, Phone MAin 891
The new union high school build-
Advices from Geneva state that
Spive Green of Whiskey Slide held day out, which- he syndicated to
England will favor a further re­ ing at Vernonia is nearing com-
the four aces, but his hand wasn't the fishes.
pletion.
no good a-tall. Each player had
Centipede Clark, who stopped to duction in American armament.
The new Brown business block
The Honorable William Hoots
everything he possessed in the pot, stare at a flapper in the county
up to and including his shirt, wnen seat Tuesday, was arrested for will announce his candidacy for is nearly completed.
F. E. Malmsten was sworn in
the presidency just as soon as he
Spive laid down the four aces. impersonating an officer.
as city councilman at the Tuesday
The Kid whipped out his six-shooter
Alf Stude, who drank a pint of gets his apology written.
John D. Rockefeller, who owns night meeting of the city dads.
and scooped in the pot. Bystanders carbolic acid by mistake, is threat­
Mr. Sesseman has finished his
sa’d it was the most successful bit ening to change bootleggers.
an interest in the. local fililng f.a-
of financeenng since old Ham
Lawyer Liall, chairman of the tion, contributed another dime ou: new building on Main Street,
Get water now or die off
Whittelby sold a 40-acre tract of greens committee, states that the of his small stock recently.
burn up.
golf course has been put Into
Please turn to page 6
alkali land to a tourist.
Listen
W.O.W. basket picnic August 21,'costs Monday by Justice Hill,
Reward
Mayor White
has turned
to
at Sheeley’s Grove.
Twenty-five dollars reward will poetry in his idle moments and
T. N. Crawford was arrested by be paid for ¡„formation leading to sprung this one on us recently:
Morning—visiting, bathing, games
i Marshal Kelly Monday for alleged tbe arrest and conviction of any- You have had your eye on Pasco,
for thildren, horse shoes.
: allowing license plates to be trans- one offering or placing poison food And you have watched
Tacoma
Twelve to 1:30. noon.
| ferred from one car to another. jof anv kind for doRs.
grow;
One-thirty, speeches, races, con-I He was fined $10 and costs be-)
But if you have never seen Ver­
W. J. Kelly, City Marshal.
tests, bathing, tug-of-war. There fore Justice Hill.
nonia,
will be a large sum of cash for
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I The small Boston terrier belor.g- It’s the place you ought to go.
prizes. Everybody is invited.
Holmes was arrested Satur-, ¡ng to H. Buffmire was fatally
i day by Marshals Kelly and Pneips poisoned Monday afternoon. It was STATE FACES TAX PROBLEM
Police Note«
for having liquor in his possess-1 thought by Marshal Kelly to have Proposal is Made to Enlarge Num­
-®1St!L^ini.a.m_S
Upon • P'ea of Kuil‘y Monday been done maliciously.
ber and Scope of Committee.
both minors, were arrested Sunday before Judge Hill he was fined
night by Marshal Kelly for smok­ $25 and costs and 60 days in the
Probability of elaboration of the
ing in public and having cigarettes county jail. The jail sentence was
original intent of a resolution
in their possession. Williams, who suspended upon the payment ot
adopted at the last session of the
was said to have been charged with the fine.
Louise Fazenda is one of the legislature is indicated by Speaker
a similai offense before, was fined
Carkin of the house of representa­
$6 by Judge Reasoner Monday. | j. Vanderganden and V. Ellis three wives whom their husbands tives.
H. R. No. 21 authorized
try
to
deceive
into
thinking
they
Allen vas fined $1. The Judge were arrested Monday night by
the appointment of a property tax
go
duck
hunting,
when
actually
gave both the boys a severe wam- Marshal Kelly. Vanderganden was
rejief commission with power and
ing tha. repeated offenses would charged with liquor possession. Up­ they go chicken hunting, in "Cradle authority to make such investiga­
Snatchers.
”
At
the
Majestic
theatre
be mori harshly dealt with.
on a plea of guilty before Judge Sunday. This is a hilarious comedy­ tion .as the members thereox may
Reasoner he was fined $56, which drama of middle aged couples In deem necessary for the relief of
W. Ji. Bailey was arrested Sat­
he paid. Ellis, who was charged which the wives prove they are the burdensome tax imposed upon I
urday )y Marshal Kelly for park­
with being drunk, was fined $25. not as simple as they seem.
real property in the hope that,
ing his car too far away from the
some plan may be formulated,
He also paid his fine.
curb. le was fined $1 by Judge
Marie Prevost’s new Metropolit- whereby through suggested tegis-)
Reasonir. It was pointed out that
Gordon Smith was arrested by an comedy production “Almost a lation all financial requirements of
the limit is one foot from the curb.
Marshal Kelly Saturday night at Lady,” which comes to the Maj­ our state government may be here­
G. Gibson was arrested Friday' the dance hall and charged with estic theatre next Monday, provides after met by indirect methods of
by Marshal Kelly for operating a being drunk. He was let out on Miss Prevost, the star, with a splen­ taxation, and direct levy on prop­
motor vehicle with improper lie- $15 bail and the trial set for Sat- did opoprtunity for pathos and the erty ' for state purposes may be
colorful roles in which she Is at done away with as is done In a
ense jlates. He was fined $5 and urday.
THE CACTUS FLAT CATAMOUNT
OAKLAND, PONTIAC,
CHEVROLET, STUDE­
BAKER.
Goodyear Tires
State Laundry Company
COMING!
COLUMBIA COUNTY FAIR
I G’
The Majestic
September
7=8=9=10
Just three
weeks away
Going?
FINNEY Or THE FORCE