was
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state and national news as you expect
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le iu the
glad to hear nearly al. say “yeu,”
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Pkoi-KU roa though two or three individuals
T H M eskbole , A ssociate E ditor
evidently expect as much news in
the H ea light as in the Oregonian.
OPINIONS
Quite a number did not find
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in this county with the press their views and they wrote
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furth
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explaining
what
they
of getting the people to
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their ideas as to what a expeet of a newspaper. Here is one
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write not, neither speak nor act.
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almost all the cards we sent out The man who can govern a press,
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with few exceptions, seems to be great chances to instruct almost
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in good faith, and but few failetl to numberless parts of this great sum
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—man. And let him take gtxxl
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sign their names to the cards. The
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notice of all that cometh from his
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result is very gratifying to the great distributor of knowledge.
publisher of this paper, ami the Let him watch every word and be
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answers are quite complimentary sure that truth is therein, for his
to the H eadlight , besides the var labor is filed in heaven, and if his
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deeds be not good he hath con
ious opinions expressed will be of
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demned himself. Would the man
great assistance to us in making agers of the press remember that
the paper better than heretofore. there is an All-seeing eye, who
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Here are the questions with a knowth not only every printed
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word their press utters, but the
summary of the results:
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spirit and intention in which it
Do you like short stories*— For
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was uttered, before whom their
this question about half of the an sheet is either pure and spotless,
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swers are “yes,” but the expression good intentions, or smeared with
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Tillamook, Oregon.
(’orner.
does not indicate that short stories the dark ink of darker passions,
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than ink can express, they would
are desirable in a county paper.
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be less reckless of their individual
Do you like continued stories.*
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responsibility
rtN'n
is the answer almost unan
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One man wants the market re
imously.
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ports from Portland. In this con
Do you read ''plate mattes" or
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nection we will say, that it is
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“patent sides'.*— Three-fourths of
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difficult to get good reports here
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the answers are “no.” Two or
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before the Oregonian or other city
three did not know w at was
papers get here, and most all our
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meant by tiie question, and a
readers take some city paper,
At all hours.
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number answered "J read every
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getting such matter in full.
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thing in the paper." Mr. T. B.
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A fellow who doesn't sign bis
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Handley, who is possessed of a
name would like to have lii.s paper
a All our goods are fresh and new: nothing shelf- ■
vast found of general knowledge,
stopped as soon as possible. Poor
worn. as we receive new goods by every steamer. ' ■
says he always reads the plate
fellow, we feel sorry for him,
We
pay 25 cents for eggs, and also wish to buy
matter and writes on the margin of
as we hate to see a man deliberately
butter, hides, furs etc.
Ids card that he thinks it is better
dive into ignorance and intellectual
Ilian any selection a country paper
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darkness. We'll try to worry along
can make outside of local news.
without his support, however, if
One man who resides away back
he'll be maul/ enough to let uh
in the woods when* papers are
know who he is.
YOUR FAVORITE HOME NEWSPAPER
hard to get, says lie reads the plate
We acknowledge the receipt of
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matter and everything else twice.
a number of criticisms, Nil doubt
Do you wish County Court pro
some of them are quite just, as the
ceedings in full/— They all say
editor of a newspaper is ns liable
"yes,” emphatically, and we shall
to make mistakes as anybody, and
publish them much more fully
is Justus liabl to temptations as
heron ter.
•0 THE <i-
anybody. One party says that the
T illamook , O regon .
Do you read county correspondence*
H eadlight is bright, newsy, well
■ -Yes" is the universal answer.
gotten up. presents a neat appear
/ to you read advertisements.*— The
ance as far as the mechanical work
answers arc equally divided l.c-
is coneernetl. anti is a credit to the
gives all the news of Town and County and as much National news as any other paper of its class
tween “yes ’ ami "sometimes.” A
county, though he doesn't like our
Your Home would be incomplete withou i .
few say “no."
policy. Well, we can't make our
Do you read any olhet page but
politics ami religion conform to the
local news pay <7—Nearly all nay
opinions of all.
Another fellow
they do, though a few do not.
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says we art* too radical. Perhaps lie
11 'hat national or city weekly do
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- all the ge> .ml tuns „1 tie I „lull Km. en mid the wmltl
is right, but we can't help it.
M'’»tn of foietgli iamlsin n nutshell. It has separate
tinents for •• I lie Fsmllv
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7 •l‘a"'1 Koi-lety" column« eommnnPv!.
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Frosh bread, pies, cakes etc. always, on hand. Home- Jntun'
you prefer.* Fully one-half of our
Thanking our patrons tor favors
rntn.ii of « I ms .mil daughters It- general political new-, editorials and dlscm sions -ire comm
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made and French candies, oranges, huts and
subscnbeis name the Oregonian,
in the past year, we solicit a con
try
Its Market Keiiiirla are recognized aulhorltj in all parts of the land.
lemons.
and a goodly ntimbe name the
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tinuance of their favors during the
Sun Francisco Examiner ami the
A Special Contract enables us to offer this plenilid journal and the “Headlight"
present year, anti we shall endeavor
New York Tribune. The Call.
for one year
to improve the 11E viti.toKT as fast
Detroit Fret' Press, Toledo Blade,
For
only
$1.50
per
year, cash in advance.
as its patronage will justify.
NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE, regular price per vear
Inter Ocean and New York World
$1-00
MEALS AT ALL HOURS.
IIKAbLIGHT
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are occasionally mentioned. We
\ little town in eastern Oregon
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CORNER FIRST Sr. ft STILLWELL A ve
Total
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slinll make tin* best terms possible
was divided up into factions ami
WE FURNISH BOTH PAPERS ONE YEAR FOR SI.50.
with the Oregonian and Examiner
some who were dissatisfied with
Subscriptions may begin at any time.
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and shall continue to club with
f th? n;GmNlNTal,?rL,i,'No,,‘''’er cvtr n,a,k
‘ht ,
the local paper managed to get an
I Inc III.ADI.IMI I should take advantage of it at once.
other papers when desired.
opposition paper to start in the
Address all orders to
Do you wish your paper stopped
C. B. HADLEY, Proprietor.
place. The editor of the old paper
HEADLIGHT, Tillamnak, Oregon.
when the time for which it is paid
welcomed the new sheet as follows:
expires/ Do you think "strickflr
“We are to have opposition. We
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cash in ad rance" is a good plan for
1'HE OLD RELIABLE
welcome it. as we are glad to have
a country paper .' klsmt two-thirds
company in our misery. We hope
of our subscribers say "jes" to
Fine Billiard aqd Pool Tables.
the new sheet w II have no worse
those questions, though quite a
luck than ours. Allot her good thing
TILLAMOOK,
number of reliable men want their
OREGON.
alsmt it, we will have only out*
paper sent right along without a
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factional light on our hands instead
break and do not think a cash plan
Patent .Wedieities. Toilet-{£
ol a hundred. Heretofore it kept
would work Some sny "I will pay
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let ides, , \ of ions on hand. _ '
us busy to keep from getting mixed
as soon as I go to town," ami some
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up with all the various factional
regard tin1 postal cards as duns.
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squabbles."
We have the matter under con
J. P. ALLEN. Proprietor.
sideration and slmll announce soon
Antes of Oretown write.“
w lint eourso we shall pursue in the Oregonian that there should be
Prescriptiomt carefully
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regard to the payment of subscrip a bridge across Agency creek on u « have taken flitl ch,ere of the Grand Central Hotel .nd hare fritted .nd refurni-hed it ill
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com pounded. Fifty years
excellent »hape. jnM as Rood as new
We
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»hull liepleam d tn have all our old patron»
tions, and in tin* mean time we the Grand llonde reservation. As
“experience in thisbusincNs.
an<l fii'-ml«* tu make us a call Every effort will be made to make the
shall insi-t on cash in advance it is, t e ititii s are often delayed in
«urrmi tiding* phaMut and comfortable for gueata
from every man unless we know the winter time, and it scents (hat
TILLAMOOK,
□REDON
him to be perfectly good.
the county in which the reservation
FOREST OROVE, OREGON“’
Do t on think paid business locals lie“ has not the authority or the
should be mixed with the neu s locals? will to built a bridge. Mi Yates
.<.>.Meæl.Af1vcUrJèr\h’?«¡" «he Xorll west. Cidlet-e
I In* answer is "no" almost uiiiin-
for Uilvauced u rk in Chetnistrv'tutti BiokLv1"“«;
1 ”«r»'tal otqs.rtunitiea
thinks the government should
br.itu-ln s and In Normal m. thci.ls Tl c**'
I"“ tai instruction in the ¿nglisli
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iiuou.'l), and very emphatie in attend to the mutter One thing
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many cases. Of course this cuts sure, t here should be a bridge across
ixmaitlc ruble revenue from the Agency creek.
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inmirt
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rot ratal..guet,, a.ldresit :
newspaper, but we shall keep the
Ill tinh of firminf, logging, milling ard Rtchilcs* supplies,
T homas McCint I it». Pn-sident
separate as much as
I’liere is urgent need of a :tew
natrons will re rood law in this state .it least as Lota for si ale in the Town of Nehalem, the best location
on t. ■he river, directly below the forki
nere it not far as this county is concerned.
deep water
front, rood supply of ■wi water,
“Milt! The opinion is quite general here
water. Fost-of:
Post-o fice and
Tillamook geaMRiht
If you are alive to your own interest, you
will call at KING’S and make eash
purchases. Special inducements are
offered. Everythin!’ is marked down
for your special benefit. Come ami see
how monev talks.
All those who are in debt to me are ex
pected to settle by the first of the year,
and to those settling with cash I will
make a valuable present.
Yours respectfully,
W. C. K .
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COHN SCO
Every Steamer that arrives
brings a large lot of new goods
for Cohn <fc Co.
A LARGE SUPPLY OF
Flour, mill feed, grass
seeds, groceries, and
general provisions.
Wc have a complete assortment of
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□RUG STORE!
Foot-wear.
Come and look over our new stock
of boots and shot's.
DRUGS & PATENT MEDICINES.
Prescriptions Compounded
DRY
all sizes and style, jus! received.
Now is the time to buy a new
suit of clothes.
GOODS.
Clothing, hats, caps, boots, shoes, notions,
Gents' furnishings, Groceries and Gen
eral merchandise. At the old stand.
The Leading Republican Family paper of the United j^tateg
One Year for only $1.50.
HEADLIGHT
;AXI) c<)XI'EC||,,x|:RV-
NOW OPEN.
NEW YORK WEEKLY TRIBUNE
liist Class Restaurant in Connection.
(àrand Central UBilliard Hall.
and &c/ais.
D rug S tore
A llen H ouse
Tr. H. X? ,<0. Joh^aort
.Pacific I niveisity and Tualatin .kadcim
EDW. G. E. WIST,
< ; E X E K A L M E R C H A X I) IS E
the road ami mad poll tax
>e etdh rted in money anil
by contract, under
tn|M>t<-nttu.iti.
telegraph station in
vYn' ^cw i® Oie time to in
vast Corre
fij^toiicited Address
E G E. W ist .
»¡..“'T™“,“:?“;“’!,
RE - BUREAU • SALOON,
C. H. SMITH. Proprietor.
FINE WINES, LIQUORS AND CIGARS.
Nvlìitieni, ()re.
T-.llam:, k, Ora
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