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About Tillamook headlight. (Tillamook, Or.) 1888-1934 | View Entire Issue (June 8, 1888)
TILLAMOOK, OREGON, JUNE 8. 1888. Vol. 1, No. I. Bl SINESS ( ARDS. ^LAUDE THAYER, Attorney-at-Law. Real Estate and Collection Agency. .for non-residents. ’ Taxes paid m J T. MAULSBY, Attorney-at-Law. C. E. WILSON & CO., P roprietors . J. B. EDWARDS, To Our Patrons. Editor. county the banner county of the state of Oregon, a nd Tillamook city leading the van in all greatness arising in cuties m note and worth. We are yet unknown, hut be assured when our resources are oip-e k :own the flood gates of immigration will be opened, the hidden wealth unearthed, and Tilla mook will be looked upon as the wonder of wonders. We have the climate, ad vantages an<l resources to make us what no other county in Oregon can make, and it but wants the outside world to know of the advantages untol I when thousands will knock at our doors tor admi-sion and acceptance into the great family of Tilla mook. We shall strive to give you all the news, county ami general, and in order to <lo this it behooves every citizen to send HH the news from his respective locality^ Ill this manner the reputation of the Hr, •«!>- light can i»e built up until it will be sought with greater zeal than the buried wealth in the vaults of the nab. n*« treas ury. “Cast yourhread ui).»n the waters and it will return alter many «lays.”—so de posit jour wealth to the fulh-d extent with the H eadi . igot , and <»i:e year from to-dav we will guarantee each and all of you a genuine surprise parly. Very truly, J. B Env vahi »-. Editor. After some four weeks of expensive de Notary Public and Real Estate Conveyancer, r.i lay we are enabled to present to the jj H. WRIGHT, people of Tillamook county the first pa per printed within lier borders. Tile Tonsoria! Artist. T illamook H eadlight is here as a per Mv aim is to please my patrons first, last and all the time. nl manent fixture, and its future develop ments and success will depend largely 0. THAYER, upon the liberality of patronage from the citizens whose cause it has undertaken to Biacksmith. I am prepared to do general repairing' al reas- espouse. We will, as time advances, onable prices. nl enlarge cur paper to meet the demand of business which is sure to follow the rapid F. LETCHER. immigration now heading for Tillamook county—sturdy farmers, solid business Practical Barber. First-class toiisoriul mat.‘rial, and first-class men and capitalists who arc seek JW to work guaranteed. nl enhance tL- ir w. d.ii b;. proper C. PATCHEN, M. D. meats in a county of great promises' For die years past and gone Tillaimiok has Physician and Surgeon. remained dormaut. dependent upon out Also p’\. ; ired to do all kinds of dental work or side people to herald its wealth and its short notice and in the best style known to the art. m worth, which, to say the least is unknown and untold, but now, as the H eadlight D F. ARCHER. grows older, and becomes better acquaint 4J. ed, the codnty possesses no inherit- but \ H ouse Sir; r>** ’’’ tore*- <>£ .••lice»’ A > . plfUoT^ T ■ -■ erht • a:..all i * ‘ \ Paper Hanging. d.auglit up in the most uetlicrm<|st parts On Sunday last the young folk of All o^ers promptly filled, Sat|gfa<*ti<Aii gu i’ of the earth, and the’name become Tillamook assembled ami pro. cede I to anteed. ll I synononious to life, liberty rind the picnic in Attorney Thayer’s grove. That JOSIAH BIGGS, pursuit of happiness. We bespeik a lib the affair was pleasant and enjoyable is eral, open hearted patronage, And md tile beyond question, from the fact th t broad Real Estate and greater liberality bestowed tht.‘ g.v..ter _ Aer smiles ami pleasant .aces greeted you on benefits will be, accrued. Roll {in your every corner of the highways and bywa;. s. We are informed by Mr. W. J. I have choice stock, dairy and resident lands subscriptions—your money—your aid— for sale. Correspondence solicited. Office with counsel and your well wishes. And the Smith, that there is a vast amount of lion. Claude Thayer. Tillamook, Oregon. nr H eadlight will have acY.eVvd its vacant .arm land on Wilson river await ing sonic enterprising person who w idles NEWCOMB. greatest aim and object. to make a home ancl fortune in Tilla Respectfully, C. E. W ilson & Co. mook county. To immigrants this would Attorney-at-Law, ------------- ------------------ prove a boon, being of ready icct<s to Tillamook, - Oregon. iMarkets, etc. Ready for Business. Will practice in all the courts of this state, ; Mr. E. F. Brown, a conductor on the f’olleetious a specialty. The H eadlight , in all its glory, to-day . N. P. R. R. at Missoula. Mont., and son- Administration of estates carefnlly attended sheds its refulgent rays upon somethin in-law of Mr W. O. Thayer, is in the city to. Taxes paid for non-residents. less than one millin' readers, amlastm/ T h . iamook , O regon . nl rubs on in ft.-; majestic greatness we an the past week visiting with his wile and friends. ?»Ir. Brown is filled with enthu ticipate something greater even than all siasm over the grandeur and magnifi CONE, this. Ail things have a beginning, but, cence of Tillamook and its general sur although our proportions are somewhat roundings, and strongly hints this will Land and be his ultimatum. smaller than the leading journals of tne A few days ago Bent Smith, of Wilson nion, who ran foresee the future to prophesy that wr will not be able, in a River, thought he had a panther foul «ami I am prepared to locate few years, to rope with the greatest jour proceeded to empty the contents of a pistol at the supposed intruder. This of the ago. Farm Lands ",r,he ~ '‘’"r nals was in the evening; in tlic- morning he •We are here strictly in the interests of visited the scene of his panther’s lair, county and her < it kens in gen Tillamook mid found to his astonishment a large ' r Timber Land. eral. Therefore our jxjlitics will la- blind of elk. His disgust at frightning Estimates of timber on land promptly furnished the game can better be imagined than neutral. from the fact that a partisan described. Correspondence solicited. pa|M*r would do more to demoralize the T illamook , - O regon . best interests of this county than anv From the Verien Eintracht society of other one thing introduced, hence th«.» Portland cutties a complimentary ticket I A. MURPHY. greater achievements for the county ami to participate in Gainbrinm* Garden fes U Dealer in tivities Tune 3. To the management we the paper van I m ? accomplished by a strict beg pardon, as the notification arrived too apl«iicatio<i to the upbuilding of as grand late, but rest aaaured if we had the wings u county as God e’er ordered the sun to of doves the H eadlight would have had bhineupem. I'pon thia issue, then, will a repr tentative on the grounds. Next tittle • uibrinus Garden shall be duly A general supply of necessaries for the general be the basis of the H eadlight pr ncijUes, re«' «gtuzed, Thanks. trade. working tor the greatest g<*»«l tutliegreat Ssioner W. N. Vaughn, of num i er. always remvnji•♦•ring the |so RETAIRIR6 - PROMPTLY - ATTENBED - TO. est Kilch; sent the editor a '•ample straw pie’s interests are our interest». an4 it Give me vonr patronage devolves upon i:s t > guard zealously the berry or memorial day measuring seven ache- a clrcuinference and four inches handling of rhe County finance, that the i’l diaim ter If there i« any doubt in the tax payers may know ex|**mlitures are« riind of easterners tfeat th*.* is no fruit made in a manner rah ttlated to bring muntrv. let them disfiel that idea at benefits to those who are taxed fot the once People in this count* frequently hew out apples and use them for rain general and heeewmry improvement». sheds, to say nothing of th< pumpkin Next door to H radlioht office m Our greatF*«t aim is to see Tilktoooa < rop. ■INSURANCE AGENT. LOCATING - AGENT. Stoves, Tin Hardware. Goods C heap as the Cheapest. $2 Per Year. TILLAM00K_ HARBOR. Service to Commence About July 1, With tne Steamer Alliance. To give utterance to a falsehood would be an abu-e of confidence, ami were we to say that our present mode of egress and ingress if<>r freight) was all that could be desired we most certainly would merit condemnation on all sides. From a talk uith our merchants we learn there has never been any r »gularity with regard to freight destined for this harbor, ami thAt upon several occasions their freight has i .■ •n i t.-r d in Astoria fur four months be fore they were abl? t<» have it delivered at this port. Kucha state of affairs be- came imuiotonous, and the Tillamookers Kicked o it of tile traces, demanding why things were thus? By an effort the Ore gonian was prevailed upon to espouse the trampl *•! cause, ar.d at last we learn our wioii js ; re to be righted. A company ba . bean Grin 1 in Portland who will place n ro^Jar line f steamers on the route froi i that city t i Tillamook harbor, the fir t’ trip t<> be made bv the steamer Alliance, under charge of Mr. John Melville, July ' Ti:lamuok has always wanted to give her trade to Portland, but shipping fi. I- ties have', ua so outlandish that it be eaim* near a for ed impossibility, : nd comjxilsion camd close upon the San ‘•'ri'i.<•>■<> laarr.vW^’» rvilress. But the o' this Au.ty are’kim.ly <lis- po cd : owe rd Port' nd, and an effort on its part will retai a trade of no mean proportions. Vpon the eve of the announcement of theCoasi Steamship Co. that it would soon make regnlf trips to our harbor, '.•nie< the prumis. ■ hat a regrlar line will al oie • be placed st our disjxjs.d, as that city, fojc.-«- ing oui future, wants the im mense trade which is Ixjund to follow in a few short months. With conqieting steamship lines horn two great nft*tro|Mjlis’, wliat is to hinder Till.tmo. k from Incoming a port of gen eral and lucrative importance? The re sources arc here, awaiting development, to make th s one of the richest and most populous« >unties in Oregon, and with 1.» nrag. inent of this nature the gov ernment will take r..gnizan<*e of our interests tndatonce disgorge the small apportioiMiicnt recommended for Tilla mook harbor improvements. That one«’ accomplished, according to the govern ment engineer’s report, we will have one of the tim st harbors on the coast, and the city of Tillamook will advance with greater r pidity than any town on the 1 .mific ('oast. The one, an <»nly, thing nee«-sary to aehicve thvue prophesies is* the united and harmonious eir«»rts of our citi/ ns It is our hope they will take steps at once which will tend to a lasting and lucrative benefit, and the moans of yet better trai. js»rtati«»n. N<«thing su -ceeds like success, and a «letennincd efloit |*»n the part of Tillamook’s hon ored Mettler» will bring a hearing in the halls of our Unite«! States congr«-**. We are Imre in the ¡ntereat of Tillamook, ami purpose voicing her rights and redressing tier wrongs until the meml*r from this district presents us in a rigtit light to the great I m ty of law-makeM at the Wash ington appropriati<»n dis|»eii»»i»ry: when thi.t is lor-e Tillaiii"»k will vv’ hei juft desert-, a: I not till then If we are rurrnrt in th - alwjv« senti ments, move at at once if wpmg, in- f.«rm ’is of the fact that rhe right may prevail.
