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About Vernonia eagle. (Vernonia, Or.) 1922-1974 | View Entire Issue (July 24, 1931)
30 miles from a trading post. I. P. Spencer and his bride, Mrs. Sarah Spencer, arrived from Missouri in 1880. Mrs. Spencer was the first bride in Nehalem valley. She was one of the first leaders and is still a leader known locally as “Aunt Sally.” Mr. Spencer was the first justice of the peace. Judson Weed was another well known leader. In 1880 he served as representative in Congress. In 1890 a store was built which served later as the Clive Mill’s residence. In 1928 this building was torn down to make room for large modern buildings. In 1881 the William Hess fami ly from Ohio arrived. They took a homestead three miles west of Vernonia, on the Beaver Creek road. Mr. Hess died in 1929 of ’vi’!**? pneumonia, but his son still re sides on the old Hess homestead. Some of the early settlements that grew up around Vernonia were Keasey, Mist and Pitts- This photo was taken 41 years first Christmas tree in Vernonia, Pete and Clarence Palmer, Bert burg. Mr. and Mrs. George Sitts and ago of the first school house in Some of the older residents may Hasford, Lene Tucker, Oral Spen cer Faulkner, Mrs. Clara Cleve family settled at Keasey ten miles this District and on this side of recognize in this picture Omar land, Guy, Bert and Clyde Mills, from Vernonia. They opened a the river. Miss Loveless was Spencer, Josh Rose, Wm. Will, and others we do not know. post office there. Mail was car —Eagle, December, 1925. ried between Keasey and Verno teacher. Here was displayed the Perry Mellinger, Jim Edmonds, I nia by a stage coach drawn by school house. The preacher was horses. A school was built on the Mr. Plowman. In 1875 a better road was built MacPherson place also; this was 1 by Clark L. Parker and Mr. Sel- called the Stoddard school, Lat- ders. This road began at Meach- er it burned down and in 1884 em’s place on Pebble creek and a new school was built. This ended at Adam’s place at River was called the Rock Creek school. .. which is one mile from At one time the attendance num The following is the first of a fields or whatever work that1 view, bered around 35 but at the pre Iv. series of essays upon the history might be obtained. When at — the *•---------------- present time. mien they uie, Vernonia -------------- of Vernonia and Columbia county, were at home they fished and! In 1876 the Woods from Iowa sent time seven students attend written by high school students hunted. This wild game was us- and the Sheeleys from Minneso- this school. Keasey now is the terminal under the sponsorship of the Col ually all the meat they had. In ta came to Vernonia. Iva J. for the railway. It also has a umbia County Historical society, the spring they farmed their land Sheeley was the first white child store, a post office, garage and and furnished to the press of the and planted their crops. | to play on the Nehalem soil. She a school. The dam which sup- county through the courtesy of Albert Parker, born in 1875, « still living in Vernonia, | plies Vernonia’s electric power Miss Anna Jerzyck, secretary. There was very little fruit in is at Keasey. Keasey was named was the first white child born in the Nehalem valley. Mr. Parker the Nehalem valley when the set- after C. C. Keasey, an early set- By Eltie McDonald is still residing on his ranch near tiers first came. John Van Blar- tier. Vernonia Union High School Vernonia, The first death was ¡corn planted the first peach tree, Pittsburg is five miles from The Nehalem valley always that of Mr. Sedlers. j Tom Tucker brought the now Vernonia. A saw mill was built rich in forests, and farm lands X* A XX M A M V. 1 O X* lx KI The first school was built in common wild evergreen blackber- there, but soon after it was built proved a great attraction to the 1876 about a quarter of a mile , r i and Planted it. it burned down. Then the people early settlers who were seeking rich farm lands for agriculture, from the present high school on ( In 1878 the first post office' all moved away. and timber of which to build their the Rock creek road. The school was built. John Campbell of] Mist is 16 miles from Vernonia. house was a small log cabin, Rock creek was the first mail; It has a post office, church and homes. • - mail - from - He carried several stores and _ garages. One 18x20 feet in size. It had fourj carrier. — Indians and wild beasts were windows, two on each side. The Vernonia to St. Helens, a dis-J of the first postmasters was Mr. the only inhabitants in the Ne first teacher was Mr. Cherring tance of 30 miles. The sec- [ Knowles. Mist is mainly an ag> halem valley in 1874 when Clark ton. School was conducted three ond mail carrier was John Van ricultural town. L. Parker and his family settled months of the year. The first Blaricom. | On June 8, 1888, the first el- near the present site of Verno store was in one end of the school In 1879 the settlers built a ection was held. Thirty votes nia. Soon after the Parkers’ ar house. Before this was establish- road from Vernonia to St. Hel- were cast. rival the Van Blaricom family ; ed the goods had been sold from ens. 1 In November, 1889, there were arrived and built their home. ! i house to house by horseback. In 1880 a bad windstorm oc- 32 students attending the Ver- Within a few months the Tucker I The second teacher was Judson curred and many trees fell across nonia school. and Adams families came, These Weed. The first church services the road, A new road was then! In 1890, the bridge over Rock families came here over the and social affairs were held in the built which made Vernonia only creek was built. Two of the Green mountains and in their course they crossed Pebble creek 13 times. Some time later the road was changed until it cross ed Pebble creek but three times. These early settlers used oxen for means of transportation. The town was named Vernonia in honor of Vernonia Cherrington, daughter of the first school teach er who taught in Vernonia. The first houses were rude log cabins with mud plaster in the cracks between the logs to protect • • • the occupants from the drifting snow and the cold. Simply mix ingredients according to recipe, pour into aluminum con The early settlers earned a livelihood by going to Yamhill tainers furnished for the purpose, put into freezing compartment of the county to work in the harvest Vernonia’s First School House Vernonia History Recounted In Series oj School Essays FROZEN DESSERTS Without packing in ice, churning in a freezer, or fuss of any kind GENERAL® ELECTRIC New England —m— History REFRIGERATOR Just one of the many hot weather conveniences you will enjoy if you install a General Electric Refrigerator. Oregon Gas and Electric Company Telephone 691 Vernonia Eagle It Costs Less 1 to Buy More NOW! 622 BRIDGE STREET THE FEATHERHEADS (Continued on Page 5) w New Low Prices Effective Sat. and Mon., July 25 and 27 Hershey Cocoa Quality and J/ lb. quantity .................................. /2 tin JLLFC Fels Naptha Soap The golden bar with the clean Kz* naptha odor—Per bar ’....................Uv Corned Beef« Libbys For summer luncheons— No. 1 can .......................................... 19c Snowdrift— CORN Golden Yellow, filled ears. DOZEN ............ Large well 20c New Potatoes Oregon U. S. No. 1. Clean sound in 1 „ cookers ... Iv lbs. 11 V Tomatoes Red, ripe, field grown. From Always fresh Q lb. and pure ..................................... O can 65c Matches— Searchlight—full size, full count. Per carton of 6 boxes .................... can—1 Pound .................. ................. FRUIT JAR RINGS 19c 5c Per package ....................................... M.J.B. 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Then come into our stores, look around, see how much you really get for so little money. We are satisfied your good judgment will say, “it costs less to buy more now.” POT ROAST EASY TERMS Romance WILL RUN AS A SERIAL IN I first buildings to be built in Ver-1 District 47. Professor J. P. nonia were the Grange hall and . Claybaugh taught the first two the grade school. In 1915 the terms in the new school. There Union high school was organized, were 10 sophomores and seven George Trageser was elected freshmen enrolled. In 1918 Ver chairman of the board and F. nonia had its first graduating E. Malmsten clerk. j class. The first graduates were The school board rented a Maudie Gessall, Christina Sword, school room and equipment from Pearl and Elizabeth Counts, Om- and leave undisturbed until meal time. and The magic which Irving Bacheller has always possessed to evoke the romance of native America has never functioned to better effect than in hia absorbing story, “A Candle in the Wilderness,” a stirring pictur* esque narrative of co lonial New England. PAGE THREE VERNONIA EAGLE, VERNONIA, OREGON FRIDAY, JULY 24, 1931, Fancy Springers. This js the sea- 9Qf» son of the year they are best .... lb. ¿«7C OF BEEF Pound .............................. 15c Pound lî’/ac ................................. SNAPPY SERVICE ------ 100% SANITARY Vernonia, Oregon How to Be Promoted
