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THE HEADLIGHT JOB PRINTING, IS THE Newiest, Brightest and Leading Newspaper of Tillamook County. BILL HEAPS. LETTER HEADS. ENVELOPES. LEGAL BLANKS. Ç A BIS1NESS CARDS. VISITING CARDS. SHOW CARDS. BILLS & POSTERS. OFFICIAL COUNTY AND CITY NEWSPAPER. Patronize Local Industries and all Home Print Newspaper. Vol. XI. Guaranteed First Class at Reasonable Prices. No. 34 ILLAMOOK JOTTINGS «1.50 per year TILLAMOOK, OREGON, FEBRUARY 9th, 1899 Severance, Tillamook • Arthur South wick, Tillamook. Sir. Fred Smith was up from Hobson- The cold snap the latter part of last ille on Saturday. | week wras a great surprise to Tillamook Mr. W. S. Cone was up from Cay City ers, esjiecially those who predicted that gain on Monday. the winter was over. The lowest tem I Attorney H. B. Hendricks was up from peratures were 10 and 12 degrees 1 above zero for several nights, which lav City on Wednesday. I The steamer Coquille City arrived at 1 froze up water pipes and played havoc ■ with house plants. Saturday night lobsonville on Wednesday. i brought several inches of snow, making I You must go to the H eadlight office Sunday an ideal day for sleighing, w ith a I vou want first class job work. | beautiful bright sky and clear frosty I Don’t forget that Barber Latimer has j atmosphere. This was a luxury that [xed a bath room to his barber shop. j Tillamookers rarelyhavean opportunity I Mr. F. W. Beals will leave for Spokane | to participate in and they made the most h a few days to look after his interest i of it. Sleighs of all description were out I all dav Sunday, and that evening some h the Republican mines. I 150 people w’ere t a boggening on Perkins’ Mayor Eddy expects to make the ap. ointments on the Port of Tillamook hill. The w’eather moderated on Mon- j day and Tuesday the Tillamook mist Commission in a few days. all trace of the cold snap, The city marshal intends enforcing the I 1 obliterated ( with, perhaps, the ice w'hicli some of the ¡refinance to keep minors oft’ the street h i business men have packed away. Mfter eight o’clock at night. PASSING REMARKS By the Tillamook Headlight Pencil Pusher. ley. The talking machines in the senate are all right in their place, but is case of emergency and prompt action they are altogether out of place. paper which is taking brains, a lot of labor and money to produce, and how far we have succeeded our advertising patrons and subscribers can determine. compunction in saying that the toll roads are a detriment to this county, but those who have maintained these roads deserve the first consideration when the time is ripe for purchasing. T he regularity with which the mail T illamookers will hardly appreciate T he Port of Tillamook Commission the bill just passed by the state legislature carriers have reached Tillamook city this to prohibit the killing of more than 20 I winter deserve commendation, especially bill has received the governor’s signature wild ducks in one day, and to prohibit the mail carriers on the North Yamhill and becomes a law’. The next question shipping them out of the state. This is I road. The citizens of this county should is, Who will the mayor appoint on the about restricting some of our crack shots I appreciate the services of these weather commission ? It will be at least eighteen | beaten public servants. Let the mail be months before the Commission caft get W ho says that expansion will not in (to very little sport in one day. j delayed but a few’ hours or one day and any money to be raised by taxation, so crease trade ? A telegraphic report says a steamer left Vancouver, B.C., with T he attempt to relegate Judge R. P. the chronic tickers can be heard in the the commissioners will be expected to over 1,000,000 bottles of beer for Ameri Boise to the background seems to have I vicinity of the post offices, who little pull Uncle Sam’s leg through our repre cans in the Philippines. We hope this diet! a natural death. We notice, how dream ofthe difficulties mail carriers have sentatives in congress or enforce the will not disgust the ladies of the ever, that a bill has been introduced in to encounter in a county like this. For tonnage clause. It will take a lot of per W.C.T.U. i the state legislature creating the 10th tunately Mr. Grayson has kept the North severance on the part of the Commission I Yamhill toll road open all the winter, before anything practical can be accom O regon has had all the Klondike wea judicial district out of Yamhill, Polk, : and perhaps the reason the mail reached plished, and in case the difficulties th ther the webfoot state cares for. Even Tillamook, Benton and Lincoln counties, this city so promptly on time this w inter Commission will meet with should make ami naming Judge R. P. Boise, of the the western part of the state came in for is on account of his efforts and energy at it despondent, we will give this word of third judicial district, first judge ofthe a share of King Frost’s cold snap, but great labor to keep the road clear of ob advice : “Stick to it tenaciously, bovs, not nearly so bad as in some parts of1 said district. struction, and to him is due, principally, and make it go.” The harbors, bays and Eastern Oregon, where the thermometer T he nickel-in-the-slot machines must the thanks of the citizens for the mail sloughs of Tillamook county must be im went 40 degrees below zero. go ! The senate passed a bill to that reaching here without delay. H The public school opened again Mon-| proved for navigation if the resources of effect. The slot machine is a pernicious i COUNCIL MEETING. May after being closed several weeks on, this county are to be developed, and they The bill incorporating Nehalem has system of gambling, and it is surprising I Hccount of the scarlet fever. | W e have on several occasions referred never will be until this is done. The city council met on Monday even- received the governor’s signature. We how thousands of men became infatuated • j to the necessity of a thorough and syste H Get your Timothy Seed from the firm ¡ ing, which was presided over by Dr. sincerely hope that it will be the means with the game and play it for hours. matic assessment ofthe real and personal T he state legislature has taken a w rong ■t Foard & Stokes Co. at Astoria. All 1 Hawke with Councilmen J. E. Tnttle, of increasing the number of industries Let a person use common sense for one i course in trying to remedy the evils which Hinds, fresh and reasonable. and citizens in that part of the county. moment and he will see the foolishness property in Tillamook county so that an • Jones, L. Hiner and L. Olsen present. equitable and just assessment can l>e exist in the management of the state uni The fire warden’s dander is up. Clear 1 The follow ing bills were ordered paid: Does Nehalem take the cake for being the of playing the slot machine for gain, tor ■ made. If the county court entertains versity at Eugene by limiting the num ■lie moss from off the roofs of your pro ,! Water rent, $4o; constable’s salary,$3o; smallest city ever incorporated with the the reason, “You can’t beat a.inan at his I this idea it has the authority to order it ber of professors to be employed to 15 smallest number of voters? j recorder ’ s salary, $lo ; Tillamook Lum perty if you do not wish to come in con- own game.” ___________ done, or the county assessor could apply and their compensation at $1800 per ber Co., for electric light outside of city Hact with that official. to the county court to sanction the em annum, and limiting the salary of the T he municipal court in Fortland tried | T he Tillamook city council on Monday H County warrants wanted at Cohn & hall, four months, $4. 342 cases in January. How long would evening ordered an ordinance drawn to ployment of a number of assistants to president of the university to $2500. It Mayor B. L. Eddy sent in a recom K'o.’s. Will pay one hundred cents on it take to try that number of cases in make property owners pay for street im help him. All admit that it is impossi is plain to all that the state university Hhe dollar for them in trade or part mendation appointing T. H. Govnecity Tillamook city and what would the cost provements abutting their property. It ble for the county assessor to make a has fallen into disrepute, and to bring it attorney ; E. M. Austin, city surveyor ; Hrade. systematic assessment of the property by again into favor the legislature should j and J. Lahmon, street commissioner. | be to the taxpayers ? We see no necessity is hardly necessary to do this, for the himself. To accomplish this satisfac have passed some radical measure to oust ■ Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Dimick were in from of trivial cases being so elongated as they charter already provides this. Perhaps it i These appointments w’ere confirmed by j torily the county must be divided up into those who have brought this unsatisfac. BWoods on Monday and registered at the are here, to-wit, those of last week, which is well that the motion was made, for ! the council. districts, and on a certain date deputies tory state of affairs about. The state ■Mien house. Mr. Dimick has sold his Councilman J. E. Tuttle moved and would have been better for all parties it shows the policy the new council in should be sent out to make the assessment university is no place where worn out Bmsincss at that place. had the neighborhood quarrel been set tends to pursue in regard to street im- i Councilman L. Hiner seconded that all tled out of court. provements. It was argued that where on a prearranged plan. Then, and not politicians can be dumped down ami as I The hose company will hold its monthly city licenses be paid for in advance. sume the role of professor. The constant streets were improved it enhanced the before, will this county be receiving a ■jusiness meeting this (Thursday) even Councilman Tuttle exhibited for the G overnor G eer has recommended that value of the property and owners of just proportion of taxation from those friction among the faculty, the president ing. The fire bell will be used in future inspection of the council the main part a reduction be madeinthe rate of interest of the same should pay for these improve who arc not paying the amount of taxes and the citizens of Eugene, have lowered Ito call the boys to drill or tn meetings. a new’ hydrant, and after explaining the the standard of the university in the esti they should be. on school loans from 8 per cent to 6 per ments. I James Hunt met withan accident while | merits of the same, stated the}’ cent. The governor is business-like and mation of the people of this state. The I n some part a of the state loggers and regents have not been equal to the occa kaboggening Sunday night on Perkins’ I would cost $10 each after being fixed. W iiat ails the Dewey? She received wide awake, for there is no necessity for lliill. He was rendered unconscious by I | The city decided to have one fixed at mill men have experienced considerable sion, and the sooner the conglomeration the large sum of $4-50,000 of school funds ! freight for some of our business men on [the collision, and his head was cut in some point on the outside needing a remaining idle, and although several bills the 22nd day of December in Portland difficulty in getting logs to saw mills or of personal, political and Christian chaos lumber to market owing to property can be unravelled better it will be for the hydrant, the council agreeing to pay Ise vera 1 places. —. have been introduced to this effect, the and has failed to bring it to Tillamook. owners refusing to allow logging roads university. the cost of having the hydrant fixed if it I The roof of Mr. Theo. Steinhilber’s governor do not want them involved This was the line of boats which adver to be built over their property. Every did not meet with approval. tised in Portland to bring freight to Till with a number of amendments. [house caught fire on Friday afternoon. | section ofthe country appears to have a I An ordinance was ordered drawn to O ne populist idea found favor at Salem amook and made pretentions of running |The fire bell brought together the hose | 1 provide that in future all improve- certain number of mossbacks who refuse last week, which was surprising consid T illamookers who have been greatly a new liue of steamers between that city [company and a large crowd in quick | ' ments on the street be paid for by the to do anything themselves or allow ering the number of republicans there arc [time, and it did not take long to extin- property owners abbutting where the puzzled to know what the bill to incor l and Tillamook. The owners have made others to develop the country. Whether in the state legislature. It came up in porate Tillamook will be glad to hear I a miserable failure of it and handicapped [guish the two by four conflagration. or not the bill passed by the state legis the form of a resolution to amend the improvement are made. that it is a typographical error in the the business men of this city who relied lature authorizing county courts to per constitution by introducing the initiative The ordinances for side walks on First daily papers. The bill is to incorporate I The subject at the Christian church on upon the owners of the boats delivering mit the construction of logging roads and referendum, and is ready for submis ¡Sunday morning will be “Sin and a Pro avenue East and Second street Were laid Philomauth. The error was repeated so i the freight promptly. Surely here is just along public highwayswill fully meet the sion to the next legislature. Although mised Redeemer.” In the evening, “The! over until the next meeting of the many times that it caused wonderment, cause for a damage suit, for the boats objectors remains to be seen. One thing the resolution passed both houses it does Omnipresence of God.” Christian Endea- ¡ | council. so much so that it acted like a bugaboo, have put into Nehalem and there they is certain, something should be done so not commit members ofthe legislature The ordinance regulating the use of for so many threats have been made vor at 6:30. All are invited to attend remain. that these dog-in-the-manger people can to that mode of law making. It has these services.—C. G. L e M asters , pastor. 1 the fire bell came up for discussion. It about busting the city charter it was W e are sorry to hear that Representa not stop local or public enterprise. Pos made the populists a little jubilant, for provided that the ringing of the fire bell Died, on Wednesday, Con Mahoney, thought this might be a scheme to accom tive J. W. Maxwell’s effort to have the sibly this bill may be of material advant this is one of their pct ideas which they the 12-year old son of Mr. and Mrs. ! be left in the hands of the executive plish that purpose. state legislature appropriate $15,0(10for age to loggers and mill men of this coun predict will revolutionized our system of Rodger Mahoney. The boy had been ' ¡ officers of the hose company, it being the E ven Old Ireland has heard something the purpose of bridging the south fork of ty and may have a tendency of opening law making. There is no denving the suffering with spinal trouble for the pas» . desire of the hose company to ring the the Nehalem river was defeated in the up public roads earlier than they other fact that a number of graft bills have nine years. The remains will be taken ’ bell for drills and the meetings of the about the wonderful dairying country been introduced at this session of the leg company. The ordinance passed its of Tillamook. A letter was received this house, only 29 members voting for the wise would be. Ito Netarts on Friday and buried there. islature which could never have reached final stages.______ w eek from a son of the Emerald Isle who appropriation. This was a great disap The presbvterians intend purchasing A bill was introduced in the state leg there had the general public been given an wanted to abandon the old sod and make pointment to Mr. Maxwell,but he was un two lots in the McDermett addition and Notice to Taxpayers. his abode in Tillamook, and being a man daunted and expected to secure the pas- islature last week by Representative J. opportunity to pass upon them. This erect a church building to cost about two w’ith some capital, is w anting to go into | sage of the bill under reconsideration. W. Maxwell to authorize Tillamook may account for so many republicans N otice is H ereby G iven ,—That the thousand dollars. Already close upon the dairy business. The H eadlight is This Mr. Maxwell succeed in doing on county to purchase the Little Nestucca voting for the resolution. Senator Driver one thousand dollars have been promised ¡ taxes on the tax rolls for the year 1896 receiving quite a number of letters in Monday with good results. The motion toll road. The question presents itsclfto made what was considered the strongest and 1897 are now delinquent and that in the city. Judge W. H. Cooper is the unless said taxes are paid on or before quiring about Tillamook county, which j to reconsider carried by 32 votes and our mind whether the county is in a argument in opposition to the resolution, chairman of the committee having the the 1st day of March next, I shall tie is a good indication that the dairying then the bill was passed by a vote of 33. financial condition to purchase the Little objecting to it as incompatible with a matter in hand, and thus far he has met obliged to' levy upon the property of advantages of this county are coming We hope Mr. Maxwell can exert enough Nestucca toll road and whether the peo representative system of government. A with a liberal response from those who said delinquents. prominently to the front. We would like I influence upon the members of the senate ple of this county want to purchase? We man, he said, may be qualified to select II. H. ALDERMAN, Sheriff. have not seen the provisions of the bill, his physician, lawyer or medicine, though have been asked to subscribe. to see a small committee appointed to to have the bill pass that body. conaeqnenty we are unable to form any he be incompetent to treat himself for ill attend to sendingout information about County School Supt. G. B. Lamb, with Notice. W e are sorry that a few remarks wtc idea what the bill stipulates. B.Ils of this ness, to conduct legal business or to build Tillamook county. Profs. F. D. Vincent and A. T. White, To W hom it may C oncern . made about patent outside sheets gave character are generally cut and dried, a house. Therein, Driver argued, the formed the board of examiners for the This witnesseth, that I. Martin Hill, of I f the United States senate had the our respected contemporary another stipulating the amount of money, which representative form of government was quarterly teachers’ examination. Ten , Clackamas County, State of Oregon, do same amount pf dash and got dow’n to severe attack of its chronic complaint— often times is far in excess of what the strong, because it enabled the |K*oplc to applicants presented themselves for cer- ¡ this dav grant unto my son. Harry F. business the same as the United States that of belly-aching. We tender our sym property is worth. Tillamook county select specialists to represent Creili where I tificates in the lower grades, there being ■ Hill, of Tillamook county, his time with navy did in our unpleasantness with pathies to the readers of that journal must at some future date wrestle with they themselves had no special know full liberty to dispose of his labor or no applicants for state certificates. The other personal property in his possession Spain, the treaty would have been rati who have to wade through such pick the question of public highways into the ledge. names of those who presented themselves in any manner he may choose or see fit, fied as soon as it was presented. The aninny articles. The article is lieneath county. Toll roads answer the purpose for examination on Wednesday were : W . and no one need hesitate to deal with senate is virtually responsible for the our notice to comment upon. We pre up to a certain time, and when they be Premium on County Warrants. Pettys, Bay City ; — Dollarhide, Bay him in such property through fear that I will object to whatever he may do, or in battle in Manila on Sunday which may fer to let the general public judge of the come a detriment to any section of coun City ; — Buhel, Yamhill county ; Miss terfere in any manner whatever. The Tillamook Lumber Company will prove the beginning of a guerilla war on merits of the H eadlight , not our con try the toll roads should be cither pur FaeDoty, Bay City ; Miss May Donald- , MARTIN HILL. the part of the Filipinos. Besides, the temporary. We are trying to give Tilla chased by the county or new ones con pay 2 |M-r cent for county warrant! to l>c Beaver Creek, Clackamas co4, Or., son, Fairview ; Miss Olive Judd, Fair delay is hampering to President McKin- mook a bright, new sy, home-prints news. structed for the public. We have no taken out in trade with lumber. Nov. 14th, 1898. view ; Miss Fannie Smith, Blaine ; Miss I A cold snap in Tillamook county is I not a very profitable affair, for it produ j ces a wonderful falling off in the amount . of butter manufactured. I £££££££££££ NEW SHOES ! % $100 GIVEN AWAY BUY Groceries, Flour, Feed, Shoes, Clothing,etc,from 30 Cases dierct from the Manufacturers for Men, Women, Boys and Girls. 27 Presents Given Free on JVIarch 1, 1899. YOUR J. n. TODD & co., N N Fashionable Shoes. G roceries , flour and feed . Newest Stock Clothing, Hats, Furnishing Goods. 1 Tieket 0* urith Each $1 Sale. And GET A TICKET WITH EACH *1 PL’RCHARE MACINTOSHES and RUBBER GOODS constantly on hand. We Lead, others Follow. urg.s.sto.k TODD Uwe’ Co., Tillecmoolc, Oregon, 1 Keep your eyes open.
