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Derno Hi County Needs Fried Egg Story True Says Taft Resident Farm Land Interest Growing Says Hunt A Bath In A Trnn Ç. S. Hoffman, Jr., Famous Golfers 3 Dwellings Obtain« Divorce Scheduled Here C. S. Hoffman, Jr., of Cor Oughtn’t tree sitters to The report in the daily press be exempt from baths? .. vallis, son of Mr. and Mrs. C. S. that eggs were fried on the side Bill Stevenson, who has It is probable that Vernonia Hoffman of this city, was grant More interest is now being walk Monday in Taft, California, been perched in a tree at will be favored by a visit from ed a divorce from Evelyn Hoff- is undoubtedly no exaggeration shown in farm lands than for a Arcadia park since July 4, some world famous golfers next mann July 8 in the circuit court declared F. A. Bauman, business long time previously, declares thought so, but Bill’s moth Wednesday at the chamber of of Benton county. They were manager of the Taft Union high Walter J. Hunt, assistant to the er thought otherwise. commerce luncheon. F. D. Mac married Easter Sunday in Reno, director of the agricultural de school and junior college, who So she brought a tub and pherson, who is in charge of ar-i Nevada. was in Vernonia Monday and velopment department of the a pail of hot water, which rangements for that day's pro Tuesday. “I have seen it that Northern Pacific railway, who were duly hoisted up to Riverview Fire Burns Two 'Poultry, Small Fruit«, hot there many a time,” he com- was in town Tuesday morning. gram, affirms that Roy Moe, pro J. E. KERR HEADS Bill, like his food. at the Alderwood Golf course, All classes of people are showing mented. On Tuesday Af Bill still object»4, but to 'Portland, who is widely known Seeds, Dairies AMERICAN LEGION Mr. and Mrs. Bauman are visit- this interest, he states, especially had to no avail. It simply I for his broadcasting of golf les temoon ing relatives and friends in Ore- those who have been working in Suggested be done, a’.id Bill withdrew J. E. Kerr was elected com sons over radio station KGW» is gon while on vacation, and mo cities and have saved up a little discreetly into his tree-top mander of Vernonia Post 119 of certain to be here and he will tored to Vernonia to call on Mr. money. Besides those who have Two large dwellings were burn cabin. The raising of poultry, small and Mrs. Ray D. Fisher. With sufficient capital to purchase im be accompanied by James McCool, the American Legion Tuesday ed to the ground in Riverview night. Other officers chosen are fruits, seeds and the development them are their children Frank proved land, his department often 1 golf and wild life editor of the of dairying were stressed as pro i Jr., and Elizabeth Leone. They has inquiries from people who are Do"n Moe, famous, C. V. Johnson, vice-commander; Tuesday from a fire caused by an Oregonian, jects for the county chamber of j also called on Harry G. Phelps willing to build up a place them world-widely known golfing bro Gene Shipman, adjutant; E. H. overheated stove. From one of them, owned and occupied by Lee commerce to sponsor, as sum I and Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Lappe, selves. ther of Roy, will accompany the Washburn, finance officer; C. R. Barry, chaplaip ; F. A. Gray, Hall, little except a washing ma marized by President E. E. Wist former residents of Valsetz, where is possible and he party if it Mr. Hunt says that his depart chine was saved. From the other at the meeting of the board of Bauman once was teacher. has assured Mr. Macpherson he sergeant at arms; H. E. Sfc-Graw, ment Is receiving more inquiries A. L. Kullander and Connie An owned by his brother Bert T. directors St. Helens Monday will make every effort to visit Mr. Bauman was for several for lands in western Oregon and Hall and rented by D. R. Fowler, derson, executive committee. night. Vernonia at this time. years superintendent of schools Washington than for any other virtually all the furnishings were Clatskanie reported a poultry in McMinnville, and has been a will be erected A driving net next Installation wilh-te at the section. The chief reason assigned saved. project with a minimum of 1800.' resident of California since 1326. in the Masonic temple where Roy meeting, August 11. The efficacy of the old willow for this is the year-round mild Mrs. Lee Hall had been canning Seeds were recommended by Moe will demonstrate - the art of water witch was demonstrated ness of climate. fruit, and opened the doors and President Wist as worth three proper golfing and will also give this week "When C. Bushart dug a windows to cool the kitchen. She He is touring these states on or four times as much as grain, 30 foot well on his farm which a short lecture on the Scottish stepped out next door, and some his present trip in order to gather not considered a profitable crop is part of the old Monger place j pastime, newspapers back of the hot water information for an agricultural under present conditions. The other visitors"will also be on the hill west of the creamery, tank caught fire from the stove, publication supplied to prospect P. M. Bewley of St. Helens, H. prepared to talk interestingly and struck an underground into which some bacon rinds had ive settlers, The Northwest. E. McGraw of Vernonia and Chas. stream which gives him an unlim on their various vocations and been put. The draught from the With Mr. Hunt in Vernonia Stanley of Clatskanie were named A dam has been built at the it is presumed a record crowd ited supply of clear cold water. George Ohler, well known resi doors and windows fanned the as a committee on membership. concrete bridge over Rock creek were Kenneth Miller, agricultural will be on hand for the luncheon dent of the Pleasant Hill district Neighbors had predicted Mr. flames so fast that the house was W. Arthur Steele of Clatskan to form a swimming pool. It agent of the S. P. and S. rail Bushart's failure when he at which should prove especially ie, W. A. Wood of Rainier and j was completed Thursday morn way, J. C. Wright, general agent tempted to sink a permanent well beneficial to Vernonia and vicin- near Vernonia, is in a critical doomed before anything could be condition in St. Vincent’s hos- done about it. P. M. Bewley of St. Helens com ing, except for a small leak which and G. C. Pendergast, traveling as all others on the hill merely ity. pital with his back broken in agent. prise a committee on the devel is being plugged up. Although Riverview is outside draw surface water which dries After the business session at three places, several fractured opment of agriculture. the city limits a crew under Chief The dam was put in under the up in the summer. the temple which will consist of ribs, and a badly cut head as a W. A. Wood and H. E. Mc direction of a chamber of com AGED WOMAN Undoubtedly the Water Witch- the above, the discussion of the result of being struck by a fall Earl Smith responded, and Mr. Graw were appointed members of merce' committee consisting of stationed men with water HURT IN CRASH ing business will b66m in the vi short road to the sea and the ing tree, July 23, while he was Smith the executive committee to serve Lester Sheeley', Earl Smith and cinity of Vernonia this summer. question of a fish hatchery to be working as a log bucker at the buckets on the roofs of neighbor with President Wist. ing houses to prevent fire start Harry Phelps. The labor was Mrs. Elizabeth Miller, 70, was located in this community, the Rock Creek camp of the Koster Judge J. H. Wellington, a guest, performed by members of the thrown out of a car driven by ing from sparks. By this means Recovers Trunk golfers will go to the golf course Products Co. was called upon to tell of his ex American Legion, and"tumber was her brother, Quido Hess, as the the fire was confined to the two where a match will be played be- perience with filberts. He rec donated by the Oregon-American result of a collision at First and Paralysis set in following the houses, the Fowler house being lesuii VI vv.iisiun r nnu E E. w W. Holtham lias has recovered recovered! tween them and local players. No ommended them highly as a Col Lumber company. Bridge streets Sunday night with a trunk bought on contract by gallery fee’s will be charged and accident and the next day an so close that nothing could save umbia county crop, and expressed a car owned by Dr. M. R. Eby < Manuel Lewis, negro, who tookevery one is urged to take ad- operation was performed to re- It. himself as convinced that increas COUNTY DOCTORS his A line of hose loaned by the and driven by Robert Fox. i ¡t from the city Wiftout permis- vantage of this excellent oppor- lieve the situation. Although ing production here would never is extremely critical, he Oregon American was coupled on condition Mrs. Miller was bruised about sjon. tunity to witness some real golf. FORM SOCIETY result in an over supply. In this is somewhat improved and hope to the city hose, and water from the head, but no bones were Detectives searching the quar country filberts grow successfully Mixed Foursome Results is held for his recovery. A county medical society was broken. She is suffering from the nearest O. A. hydrant on ters of Lewis and another negro, only in the Pacific northwest, organized Wednesday at St. Hel shock at present. The two ball mixed foursome is The accident heppened when Bridge street was directed at the Frank Wilks, 'also formerly of i attracting considerable attention he said, and it would be imposs ens, with Dr. Edwin Ross of St. blaze. The county fire patrol Vernonia resident, found the and all first round matches have a large tree was accidentally also was of considerable service, ible to exceed the demand in this Helens as president and Dr. M. Longview Defeated caught and pulled over in the trunk July 20. In the room were been played with the following country, which is supplied chiefly A. Kenny of RairttSr secretary. one of their lines being used with process of moving a donkey. goods alleged to have been stolen results: from Europe. The object of the organization, an outboard motor to pump water The Columbia County Golf ____ _ _ _ from one of the J. C. Penney Ira Hyde of St. Helens, also states Dr. Marvin R. Eby, is Mr. and Mrs. O. T. Bateman MRS. TAYS’ MOTHER from the river. team defeated Longview Sunday ! stores in Portland. a guest, reported that the sol the adoption of standard methods defeated Mr. and Mrs. F. D. An electric pump belonging to diers home question is still open, of doing business, such as uni 38% to 24%. Macpherson, 7 and 6; Mr. and HAS UNIQUE SCREEN Lee Hall was saved, but his gar FIGHTING FIRE Vernonia members *0f the team] since a re-inspection of the Van form charges, better cooperation Mrs. C. Davidson defeated Mr. age was destroyed. couver site has been ordered. Up with the hospital associations and were M. E. Ulshoeffer, O. T. j A crew of men was recruited and Mrs. M. R. Eby; Mr. and Mrs. Theresa Roper of Forest Insurance amounted to 12500 on the motion jf H. E. McGraw industrial accident commission, Bateman, Albert Childs,’Earl Dial, in town Thursday afternoon to Mrs. F. Dickson defeated Mrs. A. Grove, mother of Mrs. H. A. on the house, *800 on the furni the board of directors went on etc. J. A. Miller, Dr. M. D. Cole, ■ fight a fire on the Hoffman burn, J .Hughes and ft C. Cloy 5 and Tays of Vernonia, has a screen ture and $250 on the garage. record as supporting St. Helens Meetings will be held monthly, Tom Brown, Emil Messing, F. D. which was reported to have Just 4; Mr. and Mrs. M. King de of 11,000 buttons which she has Insurance on the Bert T. Hall in its efforts to secure from the at St. Helens, Rainier, Clatskanie Macpherson and J. V. McAlister, started. feated Mr. and Mrs. J. V. Mc collected from widely scattered house was $1500. government the same courtesy as and Vernonia in rotation. Alister, 7 and 6; Mr. and Mrs. parts of the world and has ar Geo, Woods* House Catted Vancouver. There are 15 doctors in the M. E. Ulshoeffer defeated Mr. ranged in various designs. A house on First avenue be The matter of widening the county states Dr. Eby. and Mrs. P. Taylor, 3 and 2; Some of the buttons are of Columbia river highway and of Mr. and Mrs. H. E. McGraw de pure gold, others are of crystal, longing to George Woods was designating the Vernonia-Ham- Another C. W. Man Buys feated Mr. and Mrs. W. G. Heath, and one is of cameo. They come gutted by fire Sunday night. The lett route was discussed without 1 up; Mr. and Mrs. E. L. Dial from England, Prance, Spain, origin is mysterious, as no one definite action. RIVERVIEW— (Special.)— C. defeated Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Germany, Russia, India, China, was in the house at the time. Mr. Woods states that he was The by-laws drawn up by H. W. Streadwick, who works at Bleile, 1 up, 19 holes; Miss Ethel Japan and South America. there in the afternoon and started E. McGraw were adopted with on Camp 8, has purchased the resi cribe it as very rough, with threelTousley and A. Childs defeated R. D. F. Among the designs are a wind a fire in the stove. During the ly a few minor changes. dence of Mr. and Mrs. Bert Nel summits to cross beyond Sco-IDr. and Mrs. J. A. Hughes, 5 and mill, lighthouse, Mt. Fujiyama, evening some one noticed thick The next meeting will be held son on the Pebble Creek road. An article in a "Portland daily field. One of these is indicated 3: Mr. and Mrs.* C. L. Ander- in St. Helens August 10. The sale was made through Thursday announced a new pro- on a contour map in the Oregon- '»feated Mr. and Mrs. B. a river scene with bridge, and an clouds of smoke pouring out, and turned in an alarm. The depart- Attending from Vernonia were Joseph Scott. posed route to the sea which is American office as 1700 feet. Da- Brickel, 4 and 3; Miss Joy Bush airplane. H. E. McGraw, Mike Miller and The screen is attracting wide ment arrived promptly, and claimed by its sponsors to have | ta regarding the others is not and J. H. Bush defeated Hale ATTEND HIGHWAY MEETING Ray D. Fisher. certain^ advantages over all oth available at this writing. How- Greenman and Mrs. K. A. Mc attention, and a number of local though the entire house was in H. E. McGraw and J. E. Kerr ers. Though not named speci flames succeeded in quenching ■ ever it is certain that the 27.5 Neill, 4 and 3; Mr. and M»i. F. people, guests of Mrs. Tays, have went to Salem Thursday to at fically, it is doubtless the so-call the fire with a few minutes. j minimum possible distance of Hartwick defeated Mr. and Mrs. seen it. tend the meeting of the state ed Wolf creek route. Insurance of $1000 on the M. D. Cole, 3 and 2; Mr. and I entirely new construction from highway commission and repre house and $1000 on furniture was Unquestionably the article has Scofield to Elsie would have con Mrs. H. Fogel defeated J. Miller HOUSEWIVES PLAN sent Vernonia’s interest, if the no official significance, because carried. siderable curvature and heavy and Mrs. H. Kerns, 4 and 2; occasion arises. EXHIBITS FOR FAIR of the many inaccuracies which grades which would slacken Mr. and Mrs. F. M. Ruhl defeat A caravan of boosters for the ed Dr. and Mrs. W. H. Hurley, Chester Squires, who was alleg Wilson river route planned to be would have been avoided in a' speed. Columbia county housewives statement of facts originating According to engineering data 6 and 5; Miss Verle Messing and are planning their exhibits for ed to have forged checks which present. f directly or indirectly with the gathered from study of stage Emil Messing defeated Mr. and l the county fair to be held Sep he cashed at the Lincoln confec highway commission or its en schedules over comparatively Mrs. H. King, 2 and 1; Mist tember 16-19. The premium lists tionery, the Midway grocery and FEED CONFERENCE gineers. mountainous areas, a route such Dorothy Holtham and Loel Rob have been mailed to many pros the Twin Fir service station sev HELD AT ASTORIA The distance from Portland, as the proposed Wolf creek cut erts defeated Mr. and Mrs. E. pective exhibitors and articles in eral weeks ago was captured last An alfalfa tour will be conduct for example, to Seaside, is esti off would increase driving time S. Thompson, 1 up; Mr. and Mrs. all classes are being prepared, week upon his return to his home On July 14 a feed conference ed in the Nehalem valley next A. L. Kullander won by default mated at 87 miles. Even a cur 15 per cent, equivalent to a dis in Burns, and brought to St. was held at Astoria and attended i Quilts, old and new, are always of sory examination shows this to tance of 4 miles. Added to the from Waldo Taylor and Florence I special interest, as well as other Monday, August 3. The purpose Helens for trial. by Geo. A. Nelson, county agent of this is to inspect the various He pled guilty and was senten of Columbia county; also county be impossible, when compared fact that the cost of construc Stubbs. pieces of handwork on which successful alfalfa plantings in the with known distances. tion is much greater, maintenance ced to three years in the peni- agents from Clatsop and Tilla work has been well and painstak valley and discuss the methods of From Portland to Scofield via!higher, and safety less on account tentery, but was paroled under mook counties in Oregon, and ingly done. raising this crop there. severe restrictions to the sheriff Wahkiakum county, Washington, Forest Grove is 42 miles. From of curvature, the new route has There are classes for articles The route of the excursion is Seaside to Elsie is 28 miles. The no advantages and a great many of Harney county. Mr. Firteg and Mr. Harwood of in many phases of handwork and as follows: distance, then, on existing roads disadvantages. The boy’s mother made good the Lower Columbia Cooperative cooking and homemakers through Starting at Birkenfeld at 10:00 The article referred to ignores on the checks, and the three Dairy association, Mr. Allen of is 70 miles. Careful measure out the county will want to take a. m. Going to Robert Berg’s firms received their money back. the feed department of the Tilla ment of an official reconnaisance completely the Vernonia-Hamlet stock of their possessions and Besides the local forgeries, the mook association, and A. E. Eng- map shows the airline distance route and names the Vernonia-1 Milton Kerr, who lived alone send thise which qualify to the 10:10 a. m. Gus Wanstrom’s boy is accused of having attempt bretson, superintendent of the from Scofield to Elsie to be 22 Saddle mountain route, which is'back of the Evangelical church, fair. Too often some over-mod 10:30 a. m. A. Wallace’s 11:00 ed to buy a motorcycle in Port John Jacob Astor experiment miles, while the estimate given regarded as out of consideration. was found dead at about 11 o’ est person has in her possession a a. m. Lunch at Vernonia at 12:00 a. m. E. E. Gamer’s 1:15 p. m. allows only 17 miles actual dis Although the article purports to clock Wednesday morning by land. He tendered as down pay station. niece of work that may easily J. D. Baker’s 1:45 p. m. Sid tance. Allowing 25 per cent for be neutral, its biassed attitude Mrs. A. W. Sauer who missed ment a ’check on (he Bank of 1 compete with the best in the The purpose of this conference Malmsten’s 2:15 p. m. A. L. Par Vernonia. The dealer insisted on was to consider feed rations for curves, the total distance from in misrepresenting the Vernonia- seeing him go by to town and i county. ker’s 2:45 p. m. getting a report back from the this section of the country to Portland to Seaside could not be Hamlet route is an indication called to take him his mail which The superintendents of the var The second crop of alfalfa has check, which was dishonored upon meet the needs of the dairymen less than 97.5 miles. In view cf I that it is the result of propagan was always delivered in her care. ious divisions are anxious to have made a fine growth and is about He had evidently been striken the fact, however, that the South- da hostile to Vernonia. its arrival here. Young Squires, under the present economic situ The strength of the Vernonia- either as he was retiring at night work from now exhibitors as well ready to cut in most of the places however, did not report back ation. when it is necessary for ern Pacific railroad from Bux- as the old. and now is the best time to in either for check or motorcycle. them to feed the most economic j •ton to Timber requires 12 miles Hamlet route lies in the fact that or getting up in the morning as Premium lists which contain spect these fields. Everyone in for an airline distance of 6 miles I It does not have to rely on faulty he had fallen across the bed. rations and depend as far as pos Grave side services were held complete information about entry terested in the growing of this Thelma Lincoln is back after sample of much of the ter estimates, ignoring of other sible upon good home grown feeds a three weeks visit in Silverton 'of legume hay and root crops. rain of the new route—the 25 routes and various publicity yesterday afternoon at 1 o'clock requirements and prises may be important forage crop in the Ne with F. Claude Stephens, minis- had from Clyde M. Watson, St. halem valley is invited to attend and Ocean lake. Visiting her A. E. Engbretaon gave some per cent allowance for curvature stunts. The highway commission is certain to be guided in its I ter officiating. Mr. Kerr is sur- Helens, Oregon, Route 1. — the tour and take part in the here are her cousins Maxine and very interesting data on the dairy would be an understatement. In fact, men who are familiar decision by facta, not by propa-1 vived by a daughter, Mrs. J. D. Sarah V. Case, Home Demon- discussions. —Goo. A. Nelson, Jean Older of Silverton, who re stration Agt. County Agt. with the Wolf creek region des ganda. Reese. turned with her. (Continued on Page 6) Destroyed Discussed By « NUMBER 53 VERNONIA, COLUMBIA COUNTY, OREGON FRIDAY, JULY 31, 1931. VOLUME 9 By Flames New Board Old Willow Water Witch Proves Value DAM IS BUILT TO FORM POOL GEORGE OHLER SEVERELY HURT Propaganda for New Route Inaccurate and Misleading CHECK PASSER ICAUGHT, PAROLED ALFALFA TOUR NEXT MONDAY MILTON KERR IS FOUND DEAD V