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VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON PAGE SIX Acacias, Federáis, Mill dews Lead in Indoor Baseball Race MONEY TO BURN (Continued from Page 1) KIST Pete Bergerson installed a new furnace in his home last week. Mr. and Mrs. G. H. Ohler and family spent Sunday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. George McDon ald, of Beaver Creek. Mrs. C. C. Bergerson and child ren motored to Beaverton to visit her mother, Mrs. Fluke, over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. Sidney Robin- son and Thane Ohler of Kelso, Washington visited with J. B. Ohler over the week end. Mr. and Mrs. A. F. Smejkal motored to Hillsboro on a bus- iness trip Saturday. H. C. Ohler now has eleven acres in fence and is having some plowing done. A. F. Ornduff is busy getting his logging operations in shape to commence logging about Mar. 1. Mrs. M. J. John entertained the W. R. C. ladies last Friday. Mr. and Mrs. Clyde McDonald called at the home of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Ohler Sunday after noon and spent the evening. Vale and Scott resumed their logging operations Monday, Feb ruary 16. The children of the Kist school all received 100 in spelling this week. A birthday surprise was given Miss Julia Jablonski at her home Saturday, February 14. A very pleasant evening was spent danc ing and playing cards. A gener ous midnight supper was enjoyed by everyone. John Grady, captain of the Legion team, was the outstand ing star for that aggregation, not only playing a bang-up game in the field, but also doing his stuff at bat in a noble fashion. Hartwick and Hawkins were the outstanding players for the Aca- BY cias. The box score of Monday’s game: Legions Acacias Fitzgerald, 1.... C .... Hartwrick, 6 , W. N.M- Grady, 3............ P .. Norgorden, 4 SER.VICE. Anderson, 1.. ...IB .... Hawkins, 4 Thompson, ... ...SS ..... McCabe, 2 Hewes, 1...... ... 2B ........ Childs, 4 At parting that night Elmer Gregory, 1.... ...3B ...... Hughes, 4 Clarke kissed Nellie Cai heart for the D. Nelson, .... ...LF ...... Messing, 3 first time since he hud known her— J. Nance, 1... .... RF .. Kullander, 5 and he had known her since her Last week we thought Happy Umpires, Nance and Drorbaugh. twelfth year. Nellie offered no se Thompson was the funniest in rious objection. However, with Federáis Win Over Knights door baseball player we had ever maidenly repression, she did not in In the opening game of the vite a shower of osculntlon, and seen but up to that time we had when Elmer seemed about to un not seen Percy Hewes perform. indoor baseball league which was load the secret he had reserved Percy wins all honors hands played last Thursday evening for unloading until he could afford down. before a large audience of spec to offer Nellie worldly comforts far After being given four strikes tators, the Federáis cleaned up In excess of those she at present in the Legion-Acacia game and on the Knights 36 to 12. The enjoyed, she remtnded him that be was not to make any plans until making a clean miss of all of Knights seemed unable to get them Percy called for the ball, started for some reason or other, the morrow. Elmer laughed. “Well, kiss me tossed it in the air and then hit while the Federáis got off to a once more,” he pleaded. "Unless a it just to show the boys he could. big lead in the opening canto, Plenty of spectators at the in marking up nine runs before fellow can take a sporting chance he might as well be dead, so I'll door baseball games. Think we they could be retired. take one sporting chance, and tell have seen everyone in town down Captain Tisdale and Bateman you that I love you, Nellie. I’m there except ‘ye editor.” were outstanding players for the crazy about you, and I have been Lots of lady spectators too. Federáis, while Harry Kerns, Cul for years. I—I—” ‘Tve suspected this, Elmer,” Nel Think they come to watch their bertson and Mayfield played Stel lar ball for the losers. lie's face was uplifted to him “papas” perform. Wonder if there is ever any again. "And I don't see any reason The box score of the opening why you’ve kept it a secret from men spectators on ladies’ night. game follows: me when everybody else In town Nobody invited us. Just a gen Federáis (36) Knights (12) knew it! You old dear! I’m so tle hint is all, ladies. Tisdale, 7..........C .. Charlesworth happy about you I could cry—and I All persons interested in the Bateman, 6........ P ............ Cole, 1 will if you don't let me go.’’ He let her go—but not until he indoor league certainly owe the Nelson, 4.......... IB .. Culbertson, 2 Mn. A. A. Dowling had heard from her sweet lips an Miller Mercantile company a vote Davis, 4............ 2B ........ Nelson, 1 admission that she loved him better of thanks for the mighty nice Nance, 4........... SS .......... Fogel, 1 than anything or anybody In the blackboard which they have in Sargent, 4........ 3B ........ Kerns, 3 Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Sundland whole wide world. stalled in their window showing Henderson, 3....RF .... Mayfield, 2 Long after Elmer Clarke, despite the current standing of the Jenson, 4............ LF ....Peebley,! drove to Forest Grove Friday the strain and excitement of that league. Roberts............. CF ........ Norris, 1 noon and met their son Donald, momentous day, had fallen Into his the black- Also whoever made Umpires, Olson and Gregory. who came from Monmouth where customary gentle slumber Nellie he is attending school, and Cathcart sat before her dressing board score board for the Legion brought him home for the week table, mechanically brushing her hall also has a vote of thanks ! end. hair and thinking. For Nellie could coming. No longer need we Mrs. James Jones and children think. Although beautiful she was guess at the score, We have the I were guests at the Reynolds’ brainy—the type of woman whom facts before us now. the Creator occasionally fashions home over the week end. Well, well, well, the basketball seemingly for the express purpose team finally won one. Did we Oscar Jones was a caller at Mrs. Pettijohn, Mrs. DeVaney, of demonstrating to egotistic man the Dowling home Friday even- that the hand that rocks the cradle say one? Meant two, They took and Mrs. Evers called on Mrs. Saturday and Gilham Friday afternoon. Mrs. ing. Cochrane last rules the world. Dr. J. A. Hughes and Mrs. .Tust now Nellie was thinking then took the high school Wed- Gilham had the misfortune to thnt, although nobody, not even El nesday night, What a record— drop a heavy piece of wood on Hughes and daughter were vis- mer would ever know It unless she two in a row. her foot and she won’t be able itors at the Knowles home Sat- would tell—which she would not do If you want to see how a win- to get around for a few days. urday evening. —she, Nellie Cathcart, was really ner performs, turn out tomorrow Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Folger spent Miss La Velle Gosa and ’ Hil- responsible for Elmer Clarke’s night and watch them take Coch the week end in Vernonia. bert Young drove to Portland legacy. Saturday. . Irving _ Knowles was a caller at When the First National Bank of ran on again. Maybe. The Campbell family was call-’the Austin Dowling home Sunday All the Legion indoor baseball Muscatine, Iowa, had written for a __ ____ as ------ evening. report on Elmer Clarke, and old team needs is a little practice ed to Clatskanie last week Ansol with a grin had handed her and they’ll be tough for anybody their grandpa Campbell is ser-l Mrs. Taylor was a village shop- the letter with the suggestion that to handle. iously ill. Mrs. Campbell remained Per Saturday. she had better answer it since she At the present writing it looks there for the rest of the week' Mr. and Mrs. S. J. DeRock knew more about Elmer Clarke like the Acacias art headed for and the children returned home left the first of the week for than any girl In town. Nellie had I camp, where Mr. DeRock has thrilled at the opportunity to write that little old flag more common the next day. C. O. Evers and J. O. DeVaney employment. They have been a report calculated to present El ly known as the pennant. Suc drove to Westport Friday. Mr. spending the past six weeks with mer In a light which could not cess to them. possibly fall to impress the valued Understand that since the De Vaney will work at Westport bis sister, Mrs. Wm. Bridgers. customer of the Muscatine bank whistle blew down at the mill the a while and Mr. Evers will work Floyd Deeds was at home over who sought the information. Acacias are going to lose their on the highway at Rainier. There the week end from Eugene. Old Ansel hadn't the slightest sus star pitcher. Imagine this will were 30, men registered for work Eric Kromberg was in Port picion that this customer was El cause no end of weeping and land for several days last week. there last week. mer's queer uncle, but Nellie, who Miss Wida MdCanley came Jean Purney is spending a few had learned from Elmer all that wailing on the part of the other days with his sister Mrs. Grace down from Salem Saturday for the latter knew about his crabbed teams in the league. Oh yeah? a few days visit with relatives relative, was convinced Instantly Pettijohn. Mrs. Otto Michener and two that Uncle Hiram was about to de The Lindsley brothers did a lit- in the valley. velop a long-delayed Interest In hts children Delmar and Lynn, spent tie work on the road near Sel Guests at the Ed Reynolds’ : nephew. With the adroitness of four days last week visiting Mrs. ters’ creek bridge Friday. home Saturday were Mr. and Mrs. a clever woman she resolved In Michener’s son Jack Taylor, at Francis Burnham, Floyd Libel, stantly to foster that budding in Marjorie Ratcliffe is down with Vernon Jones, Vida McCanley. terest by forwnrdlng a report cal Scotts Mills. Jack is going to high’ Mrs. L. B. Eastman was cal- n cold. culated to appeal particularly to school there. the sort of man she believed Uncle III ram Butterworth to be. That she had succeeded beyond , her wildest expectations she now realised; wherefore, hers was now the quiet Joy which comes of a con sciousness of a worth while task put through to a happy and profit- able conclusion. "I do hope it doesn't spoil El- mer,” Nellie soliloquized, "There’s DEPARTMENT • STORE so much that's fine in Elmer and so little that Isn’t nil man. Still, the receipt of a million dollnrs by a young man whb has never known anything but hard work and sacri fice la apt to cause a mental reflex. Oh, dear, if Elmer should prove silly my heart would break. But he'll not I I know he'll not . . . Wouldn't It be awful if I ruined El mer?” She resolved to marry him as quickly as possible, beenuse she loved him tenderly and it was her duty to protect him from the pit falls which she could see but which he did not even suspect. Like all women who devotedly love a man, she regarded Elmer as a patlcular- ly helpless, Innocent, lovable boy, America works in “BIG CHIEF” but little removed from the stage “BIG MAC” PETER B.KYNL Sport Shots Mist FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 20, 1931 ling on Mrs. Devine Monday af-! thousand. Branda’s Poultry farm, ternoon. t--- —______ Gaston, Oregon. One mile south 26tf Wm. Bridgers and Ernest Yo- of Dilley._________ cum were St. Helens business DRESSMAKING WANTED — visitors one day last week. Dresses or suits. Mrs. Chas. Chas. Sundland has a new -mile along pavement. police dog he bought in Portland Rathie, (302*) last week. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Jones and Dairy and family cows for sale. Mrs. Ed Reynolds were Vernon Inquire H. C. Gray, Box 139, ia shoppers Monday afternoon. Vernonia. 283* Buford Long left Sunday for Portland and after a two weeks Team and Hamess for sale. In visit in the valley. quire Box 139. (283*) Mrs. G. Devine and Norma An- NOTICE derson were Vernonia movie vis- itors Monday evening. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN Mr. and Mrs. Guy Nelson and that the undersigned Gilby Motor family and Mrs. O. Roberts Company will sell at public auc- tion to the highest bidder for spent the weekend in Yamhill. cash in hand a certain Star Se dan bearing Motor No. 3428808, on Friday, March 6, 1931. This sale will take place at the garage of the undersigned at 493 Bridge street in Vernonia, Oregon, and is for the enforce ment of a lien of the Gilby Motor Company for storage on said automobile in the sum of >70.00, said automobile having been stored with the undersigned at Vernonia, Oregon, on August 2, 1929, and having been de tained for storage charges for more than 30 days. Dated February 19, 1931. GILBY MOTOR COMPANY By Frank Hartwick, Manager. First published Feb. 20, 1931; Last published March 6, 1931. Classified Ads Midwinter Bargain Week-end LOST AND FOUND LOST—Ladies’ tapestry bag, val ued as keepsake. Return to Eagle office. Reward. (301c) LOST — Ladies’ brown leather purse. Return to Eagle office. Reward._________________ (301c) Round Trip Fares FRIDAYS, SATURDAYS AND SUNDAYS February 20, 21, 22, 27, 28, March 1 Portland $1.25 $ .90 Forest Grove Albany ....... ..... 2.60 Hillsboro ... 1.75 Astoria ...... .... 2.35 Rainier .......... 1.25 Corvallis .... .... 2.80 Salem ..... ..... ... 2.15 Eugene ....... ..... 3.55 2.75 Seaside .... FOR RENT FOR RENT—2-room apartments, new, clean and quiet. Hot water; water, light and wood $15 month. P, Hill, 875 Second St FOR SALE FOR SALE—Turnips, $5.00 per ton; Also alfalfa hay, $15.00 per ton. John D, Baker. (3Q2*) Other Points in Proportion FOR SALE—80 acres of land 8 miles from Vernonia on main highway, $3100. Terms. Apply Margaret Dunlap or Noble Dun lap-______ 292* Tickets on sale in both directions between all points for trains and stages of lines shown be low. Minimum 50c. Return limits Tuesdays following dates of sale. FOR SALE—Baby chicks from pure Hanson W. L. Hens, ma ted to males from Hanson world winning blood line with dam’s record of 260 to 314 eggs. Price $14 per 100; $130 per UNITED RAILWAYS S. P. & S. TRANSPORTATION CO. (Siases) KEASEY J. C. PEN NEY GO. Store No. 1436 .............................. Vernonia, Ore. Back to Work With plenty of good, sturdy clothing wherein he might reasonably be suspected of a tendency to ne glect washing his neck and ears. Eventually she had a good cry over nothing worth weeping a- bout and fell into a troubled slumber. (Continued Next Week) Hie Nawakawa Camp Fire group has elected the following officers: President, Lorraine Space; vice-president, Sara Mc Gee; scribe, Leona Hillman. Judge Hewitt of Portland was in Vernonia Thursday evening and attend the Masonic meeting. Recent guests at Hotel Me Donald were Mr. and Mrs. Al bert A Cohn, L. S. Leach, Salem; J. C. Armstrong, Seattle; J. G. I Allen, Hillsboro, Chas. Dunlap, Joe Smith, I, R- White. Otto Grice and R. E. Corene. Portland. “PAY DAY” GLOVES WORK SHIRTS OVERALLS 59c $1.10 Wear longer—NOW d» 1 r n Dozen 1 »uv Pair MILL BIG PAY WORK SHOES WORK SOCKS And Only $1,79 p ™- A New Low Price— PART WOOL UNION SUITS For husky men and only 2 Pair ............. 2t)C $1.98 WOOL SOCKS SWEATERS REPELLENT At a saving. Come in colors of gray, blue and white— Heavy part-wool shawl collar in navy blue— NOW COATS and PANTS Best we can buy. See our new price— COATS PANTS $2.98 $3.98 $3.49 39c And 49c Prices for Friday, Saturday, Monday—February 20, 21, 23 Crackers Purchased especially for this sale. 2-lb. pkg. of Honey-Maid Grahams, 2- lbs. Snowflakes Sodas, 4- lbs. Fig Bars— All for COMBINATION OFFER 1 Pkg. Par The perfect concentrated soap and OP BARS PUMPKIN Great Northen large white beans—for soups and baking— Lbs. Citrus Soap FOR ........... $1.00 Sauerkraut Max-i-mum Brand. Don’t miss this value— $1.00 10?X2,/‘$1.00 Safeway PEARS COMBINATION OFFER Spinach and Embassy or Firefly Brands. Choice quality. 6?°.„2,/> $1.00 8£„,21-4 $1.00 COMBINATION OFFER Berry Value BLACKBERRIES LOGANBERRIES STRAWBERRIES RASPBERRIES No. 2 cans—your choice 6 CaM $1,00 Circle Brand — Solid pack, velvety smooth— Peaches Highway Brand, halves. Solid pack— 7 No. 2’/a Cans MARKET Savings Special—some of the meats you can buy at our market for 16c a pound— Wieners Bologna Frankfurters Liver Sausage Minced Ham Head Cheese 16c lb BEEF POT $1.00 ROASTS These roasts are cut from fine steer beef. Syrup Flour Max-i-mum — a quality blend of pure Cane and Maple sugars. Excep tional value. Safeway blend—the all purpose family flour. 10 lb .can $1.00 49 Pound 17*/2 c Shortening or Lard Guaranteed quality_ $1.00 2 Pounds a _ c-very mil is a surely r remarkable value. Every item on xnis this bill «5 1.110 Take advantage of these savings. The more you *_____ buy—THE MORE YOU SAVE ! 25c $}.00 Reasonable Orders Delivered Free. Phone 741
