Thursday, March 8, 1928.
VERNONIA EAGLE
TWO
Correction
THE CACTUS FLAT CATAMOUNT
VOLUME 1
LAURENCE LOCKNEY, Editor
NUMBER 41.
grants him a license to ride a
INTREPID HUNTERS RETURN I HORRIBLE ACCIDENT IN
CATAMOUNT ART DEPT, horse.
FROM BIG BEAR HUNT
The Siskiyou Kid, who inks the ( The Rev. Ananias Etherblazer
Mescal Bill and Gimlock Jones Washington hand press for The was talking to Rattlesnake Ike re­
during
become
notorious
who have
I Catamount, and does other things cently and, in the course of his re­
past few months as hunters of 1 around the shop when there is any- marks, the Rev. said that he stood
bear and other big game, went up I thing to be done, set the ink rol- j four-square for liberty of con­
to the high mountains last Friday i
| ler too near the stove this week science. Rattlesnake said: “Mebbe
on the biggest bear hunt of the ' and melted a lot off of one side,1 so, but they ain’t no call for them
season. They pitched camp near and ye editor had to vulcanize it [ mixed drinks any more.’’
Pine Cone Sphing, which is a long with black molasses and coal tar, I It is rumored that a pint of
ways from the main road, and but still it doesn’t ink as well as liquor was sold recently in the lit­
made preparations to start out the
tle frontier village of Los Angeles,
it, so to speak, should.
next morning with blood in their
which caused quite a stir in of­
eyes, and with the firm resolve to
ficial circles.
LOCAL NEWS
get a bear or bust, as they had
Abe Bartow’s hound went on a
Mr. and Mrs. Bearcat Boone held
failed dismally to bring home the, another heated argument this morn- hunt this week and was successful
so to speak, bacon on their other ing, in which Bearcat carried off in flushing a Covey of fleas.
hunt, and they knew their friends second prize.
Old Quib Skills says the honor
and other enemies would heehaw
plays the or the average politician is worth
Vaughan,
who
Ray
their fool heads off if they return­
a policy by its weight in gold.
ed home empty-handed. They got saxophone, was refused
today, on
EGGS! EGGS! EGGS!
up early the next morning and an insurance company
in
I
the
grounds
that
he
is
engaged
Fresh Eggs 20c per dozen, If
made a good breakfast of flap­
short of eggs you had better come
jacks and fried eggs and bacon I a dangerous occupation.
I Fatty Hooper the grocer, placed
and coffee and after eating all I his stock of cheese too near the in a hurry and take advantage of
this unprecedented bargain as the
they could hold they called the two
I stove the other day and asphyxiat- weather is getting warmer and I
dogs that Mescal took along to
• ed the cat.
don’t believe I will be able to carry
tree the bear with and started out
Flapjack Flinn of Slapjack Can­ these eggs over for another day.
in pursuit of their game. They
note FATTY HOOPER, Grocer.
had to climb over a high mountain yon received another vigorous
in leaving the spring for the bear from the tax collector today. lawn
ARTIST TO BEAUTIFY CITY
Stone Bruce beautified his
country, after which there was a
considerably this week when he
Tobe Elkins, the landscape gard­
flat place for about a mile and
that ener, has accepted a commission
then another mountain to climb, hauled off an old well rig the from the town council to dig up
there
ever
sineg
had
been
which put them right in the bear
and haul away the stump of the
range. They climbed the first house was built.
Hercules Spindleshanks has been old oak tree on Main street, which
mountain after much grunting and
chosen to referee the horseshoe was struck by lightning about ten
perspiration, which took them about tournament
with Whiskey Slide, as years ago and has been smearing
an hour an a half, and by this he can span further than any of up our landscape ever since.
time the sun was well up and the other candidates for the honor.
pretty hot for that high region.
The Honorable William Hoots,
Lawyer Lilikell acted as toast­
When they crossed the flat and ar- master Tuesday at the unveiling candidate for president, will stump
rived at the foot of the second
of the traffic button on Main the solid south just as soon as he
mountain the* sun was higher and street.
gets through covering the split up
hotter. They climbed about half
Prof. Flyleaf Adkins, principal west.
way up and sat down to rest on of the high school, states that
a rock that happened to be con- school will be closed one week
venient and while they rested they earlier this year on account of
got to talking about bears they the opening of the fishing season.
had killed in the past, which is
Abe Barlow has a good brindle
doubtful, and the conversation final­ hound which he will trade for farm
ly got to how good bear steaks 1 property.
were when they fried just right,
A committee of prominent citi-
with plenty of gravy and hot bis­ zens met at the drug store and
cuits and fried potatoes and coffee discussed plans for paving the bus-
to wash it down with. They talked iness block. It was the same com-
on in this way awhile until they mittee that met on the postoffice
both got so hungry they forgot all steps ten years ago and discussed
about hunting bear and walked plans for paving the business block,
to camp and ate up their two ' if they are not thwarted in their
days’ supply of grub at one meal j efforts they might meet again ten
and came back to Cactus Flat i years from now.
bearless again.
Cayucos Sam will go to work on
a ranch just as soon as the state
SOCIETY PAGE
...
Mrs. Ellis Poppin has bought a
M. D. COLE
lovely new dress to wear at the
murder trial in the county seat.
Dentist
Rattlesnake Ike advertises that
Vernonia, Oregon
he will give double stamps with
every bottle sold next Saturday.
It was erroneously reported in
the Eagle last week that dancing
__j games
-.—— featured
»...„„j the evening’ 3 s
and
entertainment at the birthday sur­
prise party for Delphine Cates
February 25. There was no dancing
at the party.
On March 30, Mrs. Mabel Nichol
will present an operetta, “Lady
Bug, Lady Bug,” by the Washing­
ton grade school children, in the
Evangelical church hall.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. Repass of
St. Helens were in town Monday.
On Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday of next week, Mrs. Mabel
Nichol will have an exhibit in the
Miller Mercantile window of the
Junior Red Cross portfolios receiv­
ed from Freiberg, Germany, and
Saumur, France and also one pre­
pared by the Vernonia school.
Mr. and Mrs. Judd Greenman,
Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Davidson and
Mr. and Mrs. C. Anderson spent
Saturday is Portland.
| ila group prepared an informan din-|
ner for an honor which should be
obtained by all fire makers, a1
,n the organization. The din­
ner was held in the Evangelical
church February 28.
Those present were: Miss Bessie
Maybelle
McDonald,
guardian;
Drorbaugh, Veda Webster, Gladys
Garner, Margaret Bennett, Nelle|
Green, Louise Roberson, Velda Mel­
linger. Kathryn Malmsten, Margaret
McDonald, Nacine Murray, Dorothy
Black and Beth Davis.
Lodge Notices
Mountain Heart
Rebekah Lodge No. 243
No. 243, I.O.O.F., meets every
ond and fourth Thursdays
Grange hall, Vernonia. Visitors
ways welcome.
Mrs. Ruth Reese, N. G.
Mrs. Hazel Thompson, Sec.
Birthday Party Held.
A birthday party was held in
honor of Minnie Christian at her KNIGHTS OF PYTHIAS
home Tuesday, the occasion being
HARDING LODGE 116
her 13th birthday anniversary. A
Meets every Monday at
number of games were played and
8 P.M. in Grange hall.
refreshments served, hose present
were Georgia Jolley, Celesta Mc­
Emil Messing, C. C.
Donald, Irene Pendleton, May Pen­
Harry Culbertson, KRS
dleton, Hattie Pendleton, Minnie
Christian and Mrs. Christian.
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Camp Fir. Girl. Prepare Dinner
W' °‘ W’ Vernoma camp No. 655
The Camp Fire girls of the Lol- meets every Monday nigh* at sevci
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thirty at the Grange Hall. Visiting
members welcome.
MARK EVERY GRAVE j ROBERT LINDSEY, C. C.
C. C. DUSTEN CLERK.
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Vernonia Lodge, No. 184 A.
F. i A. M., meets at Grange
Hall every Second and
Fourth Thursday nights.
Visitors Welcome
Goodin, Secretary.
Vernonia Port
American Le-
Meets second
fourth Tues-
days each month, 8
p.m. W. H. Hurley,
Commander.
Nehalem Chapter 153, O. E. S.
Regular communi-
cation ___
first ___
and
third Wednesdays
of each month.
All visiting sisters
and brothers wel­
come.
Catherine McNeill, W. M.
I.O.O.F.—Vernonia Lodge No.
246 meets every Tuesday night
at 8 o’clock, in Grange hall. Vis-
¡tors always welcome.
M. E. Graven, N. G.
John Glassner, Secretary.
AMERICAN LEGION AUXILIARY
Meet* first and third Mon­
day* of each month at
the Legion Hall.
Mrs. Mark E. Moe, President.
Mrs. E. H. Washburn, Secretary
Oregon Monument Works
Fourth and Main St., Hillsboro
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