“PEOPLES FORUM."
Pennsylvania. ........................... ■5,248,574
man’s death the Government care
[We shall undertake to give an many a. pos ' Delaware........................<t......... .. 167,871
fully
inverstigates
his
estate,
and
siblr a chance to express their opinions in thb
Published every Friday morning.
whether the sentiment expressed agree!* .Maryland ................................... . .1,040,431
if he has been defrauding the Trea j column
L H. Brown, prop.
with our opinions or not. however we reserve
| the privilege to reject or curtail any article sent District of Columbia................ .. 220,036
sury, it collects the back taxes with ! tfs, for reasons which are understood by ail Virginia....................................... .1,048,041
L amb & J ones ,
publishers. Also, remember that brevity is re
interest.—National Tribune.
; West Virginia .......................... .. 700,448 The best of beef, veal, pork
quired above ail things.]
_____________
W. F. 1). J-»NES, IvDITOH.
and mutton on hand.
North Carolina........................... . 1,017,870
B. C. L amb , A hsociate E ditor .
1
South
Carolina
..........................
.1,147.161
THAT
ROAD
QUESTION.
Eggs,
butter, vegetables and chickens
Tiie population of Tillamook
Georgia......................................... . .1,884,360
bought and sold.
county in I860 was 95; in 1870 it
E d . H eadlight .---- Allow me 1 Florida.......................................... .. 390,845 Satisfaction guaranteed to every one.
RATHS OF Sl'BS< RIPT10N.
was
480;
and
in
1880
it
was
970.
( strictly in advance .)
bhup opposite the Grand Central.
through your “Correspondent's Kentucky..................................... .1,855,836
One year ........................... . JIM. The last census which was no
L. 11. Brown.
Column"
to
protest
against
the
pro-
Six months................................................ ........ 7 8.
Alabama....................................... ..l,5o8,078
Three mouths.........................................
50. i doubt incomplete showed 2888, an
posed vacation of the road lately I Mississippi.................................. .1,284,387
increase of 3.30 per cent, from 1880
ADVERTISING UATEh.
established on the north side of : Louisiana.................................... .1.416,123
to 1890, most of which was made
1 Inch, per month
fl.oo . per year <9.00
illamook ------
3 ”
”
”
S.oo................ ” ” 2;.oo
In 1880 the Wilson river. The facts are: This 1 Oklahoma...................................
co!. ”
"
5.00
” ” <>.oo in the past two years.
61,7'J4
”
9.00
” ” Hi .60
road was established upon the pe
_____ VERY STABLE
' Aikansas......................................
1 ”
”
”
1J.OO ...
” " 135-00 population by precincts were as
tition of Messrs. Latimer, Shearer 1 Montana...................................... .1,125,335
Local notices, ioets. per line; and sets, after follows:
Bay 128, Garibaldi 46,
. 131,700
the first insertion.
and many ■ citizens living on the 1 Wyoming.....................................
60,50!L
Lost, l\»itn,i. Wanted, For Sale an*l For Bent Hoquarton (Tillamook) 299, Nes-
First-class single and double
notices, .’>xts for first insertion and fi.00 per
north side of Wilson river in order Colorado.......................................
410,970
month.
tucea 77, Nehalem 108, South
turnouts
kept on hand.
New Mexico.......................
. 144,862
Legal notices, Nonpareil, iocts. per line for ,
We have to enable them to reach this town Arizona......................................... . 1*9,691
flr-t insertion and Sets per line for each subse Prairie 183, Union 129.
by a short ami direct route; as it 1 Utah.............................................
quent insertion.
been unable to get the population
*w*
Boarding and transient stock
All local notices will 1»* “starred" or otherwise
was they had no means of egress. Nevada......................................... . 206,498
by precincts as shown by the ceil-
designated as advertisements.
. 44.327
The
petition
prevailed;
Mr.
Kelso
***
I
Idaho.............................................
«4.229 carefully cared for.
crial
be agree* .. ’ upon for ' SILS 01 1890.
MfiKo spe
...... .. position
.... ........ will
...... ....................
any adverti ement. though we take especial |
claimed and.was a)lowedS200 dam 1 Washington............ ................. .. 342.516
paiiis to display advertising matter effectively |
a*.i<I give as favorable position a* jx^ssible, fre-
ages, one half of which the county Oregon........................................... . 312,400 Stillwell & Eberman,
qucutly ( i. uiging the uuake up” of the paper 1
PENSION LEGISLATION.
Propri atora
paid and the other half was paid California..................................... . 1,204,502
We make a special effort to change or re-build '
¿ a ‘advertisements
Vermont
and
Nevada
are
two
as often as our patrons desire, ;
The disability pension act of by private citizens. Prior to this
no contract to that effect.
states that show a decrease iu popu-
’V bat ko make
cuts wiji be used,'except out-liue cuts on j *
“ r » 1890, which is supposed the County Court hud discouraged
nwtai imhls
I to carry Kiich over-burdening taxa- the repairing of the bridge across lation during the decadi* In the
A NEW BOOK \
former there has been a trifling ab-
Wc r< H *rvc th»* right,to reject any advertise- tioil in its provisions, cannot by Wilson river as they claimed that
£7 fti«:it
FROM COVER TO COVER.
that we deem objectionable.
Fully Abreast with the Times.
*•*
any ] possibility achieve anything if the new road was adopted ex solute decrease, while Nevada
,- I ;T
t. • krms : -v.nn<a
Cash in
in ntivuiivv
advance i-z,
for r*in<iu
small advertiser i
njeiit*, . n _ i . ________
p.ymtut L
itt - required inoi’thîy or like the results attributed to it. tensive repairs were not advisable. shows an absolute diminution in
12_
quarterly on large contracts.
The rates of pensions provided by This, of course, was wise. After the population of 16,989, or nearly 26
Bend all money by v <lraft,
draft -I’nstal Note, Money '
Order or Registered I Lette.,
_ our expense.
Letter, at
! fhilt act are so low that a whole new road was established, how per cent., leaving it in population
Correspondence on topics of general interest, army ■ might be put under its pro- ever Mr. Freeman was authorized tiie smallest of all the states.—Ex.
invited.
Address ail communications to
visions without seriously disturbing by the County Court to expend, as
T he H eadlight ,
I understand, about §450 upon the
the
appropriations.
T illamook . O r .
CLUBBING LIST.
In 1890 the passage of tiie act repair of the bridge and is now cir
JfTiy*All Post-masters in Tillamook county
are agents for the H eadlight .
INTERNATIONAL
increasing tiie pensions of tiie culating a petition to vacate the
H eadlight and Toledo Blade lyr. . .$2.15
iopies of this paper are on sale at the
new
road.
This
will
deprive
all
*
’
i
totally
helpless
from
§30
to
§75
a
store of (’. II. Wileox & (io., stationers and news-
”
Weekly Call (S. F.) " .... 1 85
deniers Occidental hotel building, Portland, I
DICTIONARY
• : month increased the general aver- the settlers living east of the new
Oregon.
”
Weekly Examiner ” ’ ....2 50
- age of pensions from §131.18 to : road and on the north banks of
”
West Shore
” ....4.50
r
•
• 1
.
.
-a,
”
Detroit Free Press ” ....1.85
It
is evident
that
Mr. Cleve- §133.94. The addition of a large Wilson river connection with the
”
Mammoth Cyclopiedia . .2.00
land’s enthusiastic friends do not number of low rated pensioners town; will defraud the County out
A GRAND INVESTMENT
ff
Dickens’ Works
2.00 (or the Family, School, or Professional Library.
desire the next Democratic national i under the disability act of last of §100 and the settlers who con Twenty-five complete novels ..........
to anv old
The Authentic Webster’s Una
convention to be a deliberative I Congress, commonly called the, tributed it out another §100. This subscriber who will bring us one new bridged
Dictionary, comprising the
Isaacs of 1864, ’79 & ’84, copyrighted
body. On the contrary they occupy Dependent Pension Act, will re- is a plain statement of facts. If subscriber.
property of the undersigned, is now
a previous-question attitude.
duce the average annual value of the County Court will act upon the These rates apply only to new sub Thoroughly Rovised and Enlarged,
as a distinguishing title, bears
--------------------
each pension this coming year to petition and remonstrance of the scribers and to those who pay arrearage and
and renew their subscription before the the name of Webster’s Interna
tional Dictionary.
Major McKinley stands like a about 8130. There are 1,250,000 people “living in the vicinity of end of this month.
Editorial work upon this revision
stone wall for his tariff measure. ! old soldiers living, according to the proposed road” there will be a
has boon in active progress for over
I
Ten
Years. Not loss than One Hun
In other words the champion of the latest returns. Supposing that question of the ultimate result.
dred poid editorial laborers have
been engaged xyion it.
protection denies that he has passed by the most liberal allowance 1,100-, If citizens who live at Garibaldi, j
ubscribe for the TILLAMOOK
Over $300,000 expended in its
a spurious bill on the American 000 of this number should be event Netarts and “The Summit" are
before the first copy
HEADLIGHT, the only news nreparation
^r.«i
printed.
people.
ually placed on the pension rolls, allowed to petition we can not tell
CJri ideal comparison with any other
paper in Tillamook county
ptionary is invited. Get the Best.
the result in that case, and that is the result. It had better be sub
giving’ all the county news.
A strong effort is being made i the extreme limit of possibility, mitted to a vote of the whole Coun-
.. A C. MERRIAM & CO., Publishers,
Springfield, Mass., U. 8. A.
to have the laws of the state pub I would be at an average of§130 per i ty if the law is not to be observed.
uldbyall Booksellers. Illustrated pamphlet fres.
lished in the newspapers. The I mail, an expenditure of §143,000-,
A. B.
idea is an excellent one, even if the 000 only. This is taking the utmost
pay the newspapers receive is not possibilities of existing laws. Com BRIEFS FROM THE NEW ASSESSMENT
BILL.
more than enough to pay' for the missioner Raimi and the most ex
actual expuuso of publishing the perienced officers of the Pension
I It is made the duty of the several
matter.
DEALERS IN
Bureau have no anticipation that county assessors for each precinct
this
limit
will
bo
reached.
Last
in their respective counties. All
Secretary Proctor urges a reform
looking towards the betterment of year not less than 21.000 pensioners property- subject to taxation shall
the pity of privates and no l-eom- (were dropped from the rolls be be listed and assessed every year,
miwdoned officers in the regular cause they hail joined the “silent with reference to its actual value
United States army, 'flic in luce- 1 majority.” It is anticipated that at the hour of six o’clock a . m . on
ments to prevent soldiers from ! from this time forward, with the the first day of April each year.
deserting are not worth mention- natural infirmities incident to old No deduction whatever on account
ago, wounds and hardship, the of indebtdness will be allowed after
. ing._____________
1 number of pensioners retired by I i this act shall take effect. The pres
I Tacoma is to have a matrimonial [ death will nearly offset those added ent assessor must leave schedules
roceries
junkshop—otherwise known as a to the roll under existing legisla ! for listing property with taxpayers
j marriage bureau. But the people tion. Ami the limit of remedial between the 15th and 22th in
who patronize it will miss lots of legislation on tin* pension matter Marcii of each year. Whenever
fun involved in the good old way is believed to have been reached. any precinct or county assessor E verything
at
hot i oni prices :
of courting and in reducing the
shall desire any information touch
S pecial sale on boots
prospective father-in-law's coal THE SPECIAL SESSION OF CONGRESS. ing the nature, value, amount or
pile and in making the gaH bill a
i location
AND SHOES;
of any property subject to
holy terror.—Fairhaven Herald.
Congress assembled December 1. taxation in his precinct, lie may
The session is to be a short one, examine the owner or person hav-
It is said on good authority that
however, and after disposing of the ing charge of the same, tinder oath,
President Harrison wishes re-nom
| necessary appropriation bills and and may reduce the same to writ
.2Ù- Ixaclz -V7"ill rem in coix-
ination in 1892, and is now work
of such unfinished business as may ing and require such persons to
ing to that end. He is adopting
tlxe stere te d.e-
be deemed urgent, there will be subscribe and verify the same. It rxectiozx
an aggressive policy and proposes
but limited opportunity for new shall lie tiie duty of the present ll^ez goods -^xrlxerx tire loads
to stand by the actions of the last
legislation, aside from the adoption assessor when assessing either real
Republican Congress. James G.
'of a basis of new apportionment. property or personal property, to aie passatole. Free xiede to cxis-
Blaine is talked of very strongly
The latter will undoubtedly be designate the number of the school tozxxers.
as 11 candidate, but unless there is
pressed with earnestness, as in the and road districts in which real
a universal demand for him, his
nature of a constitutional obliga- property is situated, and the nuni-
■forces will be used for Harrison.
tion, and in view of the dissatis- her of such districts in which
The executive of the United faction here mid there expressed the personal property is taxable,
States of America received last with regard to the returns of the Among other things all property
week the admiral commanding the late census, may provoke rerious described in this section, to the
visiting squadron of the I nited and protracted controversy. Reap- extend herein limited, shall be
States of Brazil. The first of Amer portionment determines the elect- exempt from taxation; that is to
ican republics has a place in her oral vote, something about which say the personal property of all
heart. The relations between the the American |>eople are |H*euliarly educational, literary, charitable
two nations, always cordial, have ■ sensitive. It is a delicate mutter and scientific inatitutionsincorpor
become warmer since Brazil's ! and requires an ailjustinent of ated within thia state and such real
SttJVBB,
change of government from a liberal which there will be no reasonable estate belonging to such institu Hardware,
com plaint.
tions as shall Is» exclusively oc
monarchy to a federal republic.
In the natural order of things, cupied for the purpose for which
Cutlery,
Rangas,
Senator Barbour of Virginia is there will be little time for political ■ they were incorporated, mid not
quoted as saying that “Mr. Cleve- work at this session. The Republi-! I used for pecuniary profit.—St. □□ora arid
Tiq-ware,
land's pronounced opposition to cans have succeeded in passing a Helens Mist.
the silver men mid to the whole tariff bill, which was the great
Windows.
POPULATION STATISTICS.
policy of the Farmers' Alliance achievement of the first session mid
would deprive the Denux’ratic by which they are dis|H>sed to stand
Below is given the population of.
party of the assistance of ls>th those mid they can now pass a satisfac tiie several states ns announced by
Plumbing and Tiq-ronfing Promptly Dane.
powerful organizations if lie were tory apportionment bill if they so the census bulletin issued by the
at his head." Thia is treason to desire. There should be no parti Census Bureau.
TILLAMOOK
-
_
_ _
OREGON.
Cleveland, whose friends are assert sanship in this. The Democrats Ohio.............
.... 3,666.710
ing that lie w ill be unanimously re-1 now on the eve of control of the Indian* ..........
S,180,030
next Houae, should not go out of Illinois.............
nominated.—N. Y. Press.
.. .3.818,5f«
...2,080.792
their way to undertake tiie control Mulligan
....2,683,»7
The Swiss have a queer system of the outgoing House* by needless Wisconsin ...
Minnesota . .
1^00,0i7
of taxation. The poorer a man is obstructions. If the spirit of justice Iowa..................
. ..1.006.729
the leas'proportionately^ his rate mid thir play is evinced by them, Missouri
...
... 2,667,083
of taxation. That is, we will say, the difficulty that may arise can North Dakota
.... 182.425
if a man is worth 1100,000,aud the lie acceptably arranged, It is ini -( s“‘“h Dakota..
.... 317.848
1.040.793
rate of taxation is two per cent., |M>rtaiit to the Republican party Nebraska
©illrtnt00lt
C entral M arket ,
iKrtblipht
T
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*
»
I
W m . O lsen ;
% « ■ »
*
c a « * » < ■ i * x
N
> w • * < » JI
ii not to be outdoue and invites the attention of the public to
his large and complete stock of
General
^Merchandise
He has just received great
additions to his already se-
lect and complete stock of
goods and invites competi-
tion in prices, quality con-
sidered.
Call and take a look at
his goods and you will be
convinced that there 13
economy in buying of him.
no matter what other in-
ducements you hear of.
WEBSTERS
S
—^Agent for Steamer
W m . OLSBN,
T illamook
General Merchandise,
Drags Medicines Hard
ware Wood-ware Wil-
low-ware Boots Shoes
and G
.
O re .
TILLAMOOK
’L'.’C’
HEADLIGHT
$ 1.50 per year.
LLC. I IALD & CO
“Louis Olsen”—
0<
PLAIN AND ORNAMENTAL
JOB PRINTING HOUSE.
ÆLL ORDERS EXECUTED
ON SHORT NOTICE.
COHN & CO
H. C. HALD & CO
THELEADING MERCHANTS!!
« ROBERTS & STILLWELL,»
DEALERS IN
1JE]ÍEI(AL iraßMDI^E
-»-.l—ML-XUL
Kansas............
....1,428.485
NEW GOODS