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_______________________ ________ THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, August 31, 1899. HARDWARE AND DAIRY UTENSILS. STOVES & RANCES. Large Line Charter Oak Stoves. Star Estate Ranges, Umpire Air Tight Heaters, Doors, Windows & Glass, Churns & Butter Workes, Milk Cans, Paints & Oils. I HARDWARE. We carry the Largest Stock of Hardware in Tillamook County. Before buying Nails, Windows, Doors and Sashes call and get our prices. GROCERIES. I We carry a First Class Stock of Groceries and Provisions. Canned Goods, etc., which will be found complete in every line. We want your trade and will do our best to give satisfaction in all transactions. We keep in stock a nice line of China, Crockery, Glass, Tinware, etc. CHINA & TINWARE. McINTOSH & M c NAIR. Tillamook. ROAD TO THE NEHALEM. railroad company, roads will be built^to that no one works during the hours be The Philippine Alternative. ! L. H. BROWN. P msidbtx . D ibkctohs : j Tillamook and Westport. Both of these tween 10 a. m. and 4 p. m. W. H. COOPER, Sic. T rim . L. H. BROWN, II. G. DAVIS, G. W. TEFFT. The Couuty Court Will Levy a sections, including Seaside and Clatsop Gov. Roosevelt is a good maker of Respectfully, Tax to Build it. plains have railroad connections with “strenuous” phrases, but his burning C. L. N ewman . words will not always bear a cold an-1 The Astoria Herald says; The inter Astoria, while Westport, Knappa, Clif Bunch of Short Stories. alvsis. est taken by the people of the Nehalem in ton and Svensen has boat connections Manufacturer» of To the pioneers of Niagara County the Some needful repairs in the library of the new proposed county road from that will answer until the county can Olney to Jewelland Elsie is certain to re afford to build the roads. The Youngs the supreme court in the capitol at Governor said: We pray for peace, we crave no w ar, sult in its being built next year. Exper Bay bridge was built in this manner and Washington recently recalled to the ven but we fear no war when to shun or to ience has demonstrated that it is money it is proving a paying investment. The erable ex-senator Edmunds his first visit fear it would mean a stain of dishonor TILLAMOOK, OR thrown away to improve the present farmers of the Lewis and Clark find a to that library, many years before he en ready market for their produce and drive tered the senate. Mr. Edmunds had been on the flag. road. In the first place the present road What dishonor could come to the flag ' their teams in to Astoria. Ithas resulted ordered south for his health, and, stop is not pratical on account of many hills, Finishing in stimulating trade in this section of the ping at Washington, secured permission, in offering to the Filipinos exactly what j Fine making an impassable grade in many w’e are pledged to gi\e to the Cubans— county, and the tax is scarcely felt. as a young lawyer, to browse in the Lumber a places for the hauling of heavy loads of freedom and independence? Doesnot the I The Astoria Herald is in favor of the court library. produce to Astoria. The proposed new danger of a “ stain ” on the flag come new proposed road and will from time to He had just taken down a book at ran road as viewed by P. 0. Wage, R. M. Local Orders Promptly pilled. Well Stocked time point out the many advantages to dom when Webster and Choate in earn rather from the policy of “criminal ag Wooden, S. A. Gragg, Jas. Gallager and be gained by building it. We are in favor est discussion, entered the room, The gression”—forcing our sovereignty on Lumber Yard near Court House W. G. Prescott, not only shortens the dis of any improvements that will assist in young man could not but hear, With the islands by war and governing the tance a mile and a half, but can be built developing farm lands of this county. It lightening eye he turned over the pages people without their consent ? on not to succeed a five per cent grade. Gov. Roosevelt further said: “We are is a good investment and when completed of his book, and laying his finger upon It will leave the old Bunkey road and go everyone will wonder why it has not a certain paragraph, slipped the volume there. We cannot run away.” Who has to Glasser’s place. The route is apractical been done before. into Webster’s hand. The great man proposed running away ? Cannot the one, and the viewers are all satisfied read and exclaimed triumphantly; “I subjugators state the real alternative [ with it. The importance of the new’ am right! Here is the very authority. fairly ? OTIS A MILLIONAIRE. road to Astoria cannot be estimated. Our misssion in the Philippines, ac J. P. ALLEN, Young man, I am greatly obliged to If it is built at least 20 feet through the cording to Gov. Roosevelt, is to “es- Proprietor- you. ’ ’ center, planked or graveled, and cleared [TO EDITOR OF TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT] “Young man,” echoed Choate, “I am tablisn and maintain liberty and justice.’’ t<> the full w’idth of 60 feet, as it is con not at all obliged to you.’’ But his The Filipinos stake their lives on the First class accommodation templated, it will make a good road contention that they are fighting only S ir , —By request I submit these few smile made the words a compliment no for liberty and justice They point to at second class rate. summer and winter. It will enable the lines in regard to the Philippines. I less cherished chan those of his great our own Declaration—our “prattle of farmers of the Nehalem to drive to would rather not sav anything about liberty ’ ’ as w r e regret to see Gov. Roose opponent in the law-suit. MEALS IN THE Astoria in six hours, instead of twelve the battles in which the Oregon regiment velt calling it—as their warrant for BEST CITY. hours as at present They can haul their took part, because I believe every one * In 1864- a regiment of confederates maintaining that “life, liberty and the produce to market and find a ready sale is tired of hearing of battles from which from South Carolina was marching pursuit of happiness’’ are among the , Tillamook, Ore “unalienable lights” of “all men”— for it. By so doing they will buy their nothing was gained. north to join Lee. While in North Caro yellow men as well as white men. supplies in Astoria instead of Mist and Headquarters (or Forest Grove The first thing that I would like to say lina they camped one day on two op- They cite the same charter of our lib-1 anything about is the conduct of the posit hills, between which a road ran. erty to prove that “governments derive Portland. It is estimated that at least $10,000 a officers that are now in the islands. Gen. It happened that an old Methodist their just powers from the consent of i the governed.” And they insist that, as : year goes from the Nehalem to Mist and Otis, is what vou might call an “Old preacher, a strong unionist, lived in that our trusted allies in the capture of Man Centrally Ltoeated Rates, $1 Per Day. Woman, ” rather childish, and in the vicinity. Early the next morning the ila, justice requires that they should at I Portland, and even then, it does not least have a trial in governing their own | give the farmer a market for bis produce. Philippines not for the benefit of his preacher mounted his mule and trotted Nearly all the provisions and supplies country, but for dollars and cents. He down the road,meaning lopass through country. If, therefore, our only purpose is to es are brought down from Mist in large, is making this war last as long as pos the camp to show’his contempt for the tablish liberty and justice,” and the only M. H. LARSEN, Proprietor. flat-bottomed boats, built of rough lum sible so that he may return to the United ■ “rebels.” He was a very old man, with motive of the Filippinos in fighting is to I ber at Mist and floated dow’n the Neha States a millionaire. He gives the generals a stern face and long, white beard, which, secure liberty and justice, why must we assume that the sole alternative is to lem river on the current. The building under him orders to take certain places, taken with his white hair, gave him an subjugate or exterminate the inhabitants ' of the new road will encourage the farm which he has never seen, and furthermore, appearance decidedly patriarchal. or to “run away ?” Gen. Funston is a» The Best Hotel in the city. No Chinese Employed "Hullo, fellows, here comes Father “strenuous” a fighting man as is Col. Stage and Express Office. ers to clear more land and raise more never will see, because he never leaves Roosevelt, and has the advantage of Manila, and when said places are taken Abraham ! ” called one soldier to a com produce. At present, their is no object being on the ground. And Funston has j in raising any more than is necessary an order will come to fall back to their rade on the opposite hill as the old man recently expressed his conviction that a old position. Such fighting is very road l>etween them. for their ow n use. little honest diplomacy would do more ! “No, he isn’t,”shouted back the other; than gunpowder in securing peace and The new road will bring all the trade discouraging to the soldiers. Such as he prosperity for those unfortunate islands. Now Running Under New Management. of the Nehalem to Astoria and means should be kicked out of the services of “he’s Father Jacob!” Is there any “dishonor” in trying it ? The old parson stopped and shook the Why not send to Manila our delegates the expenditure of a large amount of the United States. EMMETT QUICK & FRED R. SMITH. Props. One word about Brevet Brigade Gen. finger of scorn at the laughing soldiers. to the late Peace Conference at Thei money with our merchants. More than per day. that, the merchants can buy nearly all Summers. He has done more for his ‘‘I am neither Father Abraham nor Hague, to negotiate the peace foi which i First Class Herdquarter« for Traveling Men. RATES from *1 to A knot of Roosevelt “prays,” but which Mr. Mc • FREE BATHS FOR OUR BOARDERS. farm produce necessary to supply Astoria country than any other general in the Father Jacob!” he cried. Kinley’s w ar has brought no nearer after | from the Nehalem farmers, thereby sav- islands. He is loved and honored by all soldiers gathered about him. more than six months of “strenuous’’ i TILLAMOOK, OREGON. “ Well, who are you, then? ” jiersisted his men and by all that become acquaint ing a large amount of money from being fighting ? sent out of the city and county to Port ed w ith him in the far east. His promo his tormentor. “It is no use for yon io land and San Francisco. It will open up tion did not come from any pull that he deny you are out of the Old Testament for settlement one of the richest agri I had like Colonel Smith of the 1st Cali somewhere.” The old man rose in his stirrups and culture sections of the state and will l>e fornia Volunteers, but from good hard waved his hand toward the camp in an inducement for new settlers to go in fighting. The memory of Chaplain Gilbert, of comprehensive contempt. and farm. “Yes, I am out of the Old Testament It is estimated that the new’ road will the 2nd Oregon Volunteers, will be cost $20,000. The question is how cherished by the men of the regiment for sure enough,” he roared. “I’m Saul, the BOARDING AND DAY shall this money be raised. There is only his gallant work with the sick and son of Kish, looking for his father s asses, and I ’ ve found them. ” one wav to raise it and that is by levy ; wounded. SCHOOL. And now I would like to say a w ord ing a tax running through a »cries of Prattle of the Youngsters. years. A five mill tax on all the property in regard to insurgents, their habits, etc. CONDUCTBD BY "Tommy," said the teacher to a pupil in the county, according to the present ; I believe the insurgents are the most ASTORIA AND assessed valuation, for tour years will treacherous people on the face of the in the juvenile class, "what is your idea SISTERS OF THE IMMACU produce the necessary amount. It will ' globe. Thev will not hesitate to ofthe result of our war with Spain ?’’ TILLAMOOK. “It made geography lessons a heap LATE HEART OF MARY, not be necessary to levy the five mill tax do deeds at which the Americans for road purposes except in the east w*ould shudder, They are very passion- sight harder," was the logical reply. TILLAMOOK, OR. and west end of the county. Thi» ate and when in a good humor are rather "Ma, I've got sucha stomachache just will cut down the taxes in Astoria comical, but when angry would not Classes will be resumed on here.” and the Nehalem, so that the extra tax hesitate to do anv dastardly deed. Thev W/I.L RUN THE "That's where that piece of water, the ist Monday in September. can be as smiling as they please to your will not l>e felt. It will also compell the melon lodged." Steamer W. face but when your back is turned you rich lumber syndicates, who own thous New Students will confer a " 'Tain’t neither. That's where it's P ELMORE. ands of acres of the finest timlier lands in had better look out if you want to re empty. " favor by presenting themselves ________ the country to help build the road. As it is main for any length of time in this make trip« every five day», Ibe weatlier permitting, between Aaloria and Little4-year-old Flossiehad l>een send before September 4th, in order now, their timber lands are not assessed -world. They give no quarter to prison Tillamook City, carrying freight »ml p»»Miigere. ing a day with a playmate during house ers of war but prefere to kill them on to be properly classified. at one-fourth of their actual value. cleaning and upon her return home she The county court and a large majority the instant, fire on all hospital corps, ELMORE, SANBORN A CO., AS TOR/A ; or COHN A CO., found the carpets had been removed INSURE WITH of the people of the Nehalem are in favor and should they come across a wounded TILLAMOOK. AGENTS. from the hall and stairs. Claude Thayer, ot the direct tax to raise the money. A pe American soldier they would kill him on "Oh, mamma,” she exclaimed, "the the instant. tition will soon be circulated asking the Agent for Fireman’» Fund and London They like to fight, it is second nature, hall and stairs steps are all barefooted." countv court to levy a five mill tax to and Lancashire Fire Insurance build this road. It will take until about but they do not like to fight the Ameri Willie, aged 4, noticed the moon in the Companies. January 1st to circulate the petition, as cans, because they fight too hard. VS bile western ,ky one morning after »unnse fighting the Spaniards they could stop it requires one-half of the legal voters on Having never before seen both orl>* at F or the petition before the county court can and sleep and smoke their cigarette and once he was deeply impressed and run TILLAMOOK RESOURCES, eat their rice, but not so with the Ameri levy the tax. The petitions are now be ning into the house exclaimed SEE THE ing prepared in the Astoria Herald office cans. They can't see how the Americans "Oh. mamma,” Ire got a good joke on Illustrated and Descriptive can fight 25 to 50 hours without stop the angels I" and will be sent out in every district. "Why. Willie, what do you mean ?” Special Edition There are few who object to levying a ping to rest. They do their best fight tax for making road improvements. ing when they are drunk on "Beno" (a asked the astonished mother. OF "They forgot to take the moon in," The Tillamook Headlight. They have always objected and that is native drink like slcohol.) One word as to the country : There is answered the little fi-llow. one reason why Clatsop county has Thin edition was issued to give a poor roads. They not only object to no doubt about Manila being a beauti “I want to ask you one more question more concise idea of the resource» Freight handled with pispatch and at lowest rates. Fruit delivered in good order. levying a tax, but as they have n»-ver ful city, and the surrounding country is mamma," said small Freddie, as he was of Tillamook County and is full of Best Accommodations and Chcafirst Route to or from Tillamook. contributed one cent to assist the far as pretty as you would choose to gaze useful information, be»i<tes firing put to bed. Every attention paid to wants and convenience* of passenger. First-class table set mers in building a county road. Nearly upon, but the scenery is the kind that profanely illustrated with attrac "»tell, what is it ?" asked the tired WILL SAIL FROM SAN FRANCISCO ABOUT APRIL 13th AND tive picture* specially prepared every merchant in Astoria is in favor of you would soon he tired of seeing. The mother in a tone of resignation. EVERY 10 DAYS AFTER. for this edition. main products are hemp, sugar, tobacco the tax. They are anxious to secure the "U hen a hole comes in my stocking." For further particulars apply to and rice. I would not advise any one to go trade of the Nehalem valley. said he. "what become« of the piece of PRICE - • ioc . Each. When this road is built, and Astoria is to Manila to make a living unless they TRUCKEE LUMBER CO • • stocking that was there before the hole Wrapped for mailing and on »ale at the prosjxrou»; there is a sale for real estate, had at least »40.000. That is not the No. 3 C ai . ii ' o «»!» S tmkkt , S an F naxciso . or to A. W. B eagle tk Co. Headlight <X!k-e, Tdlamook City, Or. came ?•’ place for a laboring man. It is so hot and new development# are made by the PACIFIC LUMBER CO., Dressed Flooring and Specialty. ^llen (¿ou£ß LARSEN HOUSE, TILLAMOOK, OREGON. THE TILLAMOOK. St. Alphonsus ACADEMY Reduced Fares! & 6.00 BOUND TRIP. 3.50 ONE WAY. N COMPANY H or R. I HARRISON