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TILLAMOOK, OREGON, DECEMBER ax, 1899
CHRISTMAS GIFTS !
Suitable for Rll Rges,
Both Useful and
Ornamental,
of
I carry the Neatest, Cleanest. Brightest and Newest Line
Celluloid Goods in the City.
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All of these goods are marked at Clearance Sale Prices. It includes Celluloid Dressing Cases, Celluloid Work Boxes, Celluloid Show Sets, Celluloid Puff Cases, Celluloid AlbumslP
Celluloid Glove and Handkerchief Boxes, Perfume Atomizer, Perfumery in all sizes, qualities and prices.
Mil
chas
TILLAMOOK JOTTINGS
I.
CHOUGH
The Reliable Druggist
You are invited to the 'Xmas ball and
Fine French Kaiidies, and new crop of AH kinds of books, from dictionaries to GOOD NEWS FOR TILLAMOOK
supper at Fairview on Monday evening, nuts, at Lamb's.
bibles, at Lamb's.
The O.R. & N. Favorably Enter
when a jolly time is in store for all.
Smoker’s sets at Lamb’s.
Not catnip and sage, but strawberries
A city council meeting was held Mon
tains the Proposition to Run a
The band boys are making selections and sage. I have a fine lot of sharpless day evening, with Councilmen A. J. Cohn
Dr. Wise, resident dentist.
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Steamer to Tillamook City.
More new goods at Mrs. Sturgeon’s. * of a number of plays with a view of giv strawberries and Mammoth sage plants, (in the chair), L. Hiner and L. Olsen pre
ing another theatrical performance.
Write for prices of plants. Post paid. sent. The only business before the coun
Mrs. Hawke has been quite sick again.
We are in a position to announce that
\V. E. Page has just received a large —Address E. A. C hamberlain , Woods, cil was that relating to the licensing of
the
0. R. & N. Co favorably entertains
Money to Loan.—Apply to Theo. Stein-
• 1 steam wood saws, an ordinance to that
stock of second hand furniture, as good Oregon.
the proposition to run a line of steamers
hilber.
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I as new, which he is selling very cheap. •
The fire bell on Sunday night called the effect being passed to its final stage, the between Astoria and Tillamook City,
Wagon load of crape paper at Stur
Chairman Cohn
j Mrs. T. E. Allen, principal of the pub. members of the hose company from be amount being $10.
making trips every five days. Thisshould
geon’s.
lie school, has left to spend theChristmas tween the sheets. Fortunately it was ' cautioned the owners of the steam wood I interest every Tillamooker, for the O.R.
Baby cloaks and hoods at Mrs. Stur holidays with her husband in California. not necessary for the boys to fight fire, saws about allowing steam to escape & N. can be relied upon to give regular
for the little blaze at the Larsen house from their engines while driving through and good transportation service, which,
geon’s.
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Electric lights have been fixed in the
I the city, which had a tendency to scare j to keep up with the times, is exactly
1847 Roger Bro.’s silverware at Stur- , stores of McIntosh & McNair, George was promptly extinguished.
teams.
geon's.
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what this county is badly in need of at
Malkom Wistrom, who sold his garden
Edmunds and D. T. Edmunds, also in
Blocks and A.Il.C. books for the chil < the present time. No effort should be
patch
and
went
to
Grants
Pass,
expect
The best stock of ladies’ set rings at the post office.
spared, now that this company is inter,
Letcher’s.
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On and after the 1st of January the ing to find a better location there for dren at Lamb’s.
Did you see those silver tea sets at A. | Tillamook Laundry and Dye house will garden truck, returned to this city dis-I i The A.O.UsW. claims to be the king of ested in Tillamook, to consumate the
Letcher’s.
• I do a strictly cash business.—J. W. A t - gusted with the outlook there. He has , all beneficiary societies When one takes arrangements, for it means much for this
rented his old place for five years.
| into consideration that from October 27, county. The business men of this city
,
Gold set rings and gold pens, etc., at | water , Manager.
and the creameries will be asked to sign
The Headlight is not alone in bucking 1 1868, to January 1, 1899, that order
Sturgeon’s.
* i If you want your watches and clocks
an agreement to have all their freight
paid
out
$88,400,820.17
on
death
bene
discriminating
freight
rates,for
the
woods
A good blacksmith’s bellows for sale cleaned or repaired, call upon Eugene
shipped on the O.R. & N.’s steamers for
fit
certificates
it
is
entitled
to
be
called
Jenkins. First class work guaranteed, are full of farmers who are just as deter
at U. E. Page's.
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, twelve months at reasonable rates.
mined kickers as the editor. Bv all means the king of beneficiary orders, for it has
In the matter of shipping, more atten-
Just received at Letcher’s, a nice line of , At Letcher’s store.
now a membership of 440,385. Apart
let
the
shippers,
whether
thev
be
large
For a nice pair of mittens, a fascinator,
j tion appears to he paid to the amount
gold shirt studs.
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from
the
fraternal
features
of
the
order,
or small, have equal rights and put on
Plain mixed candy 8^ cents a pound, muffler, handkerchief, neck decoration, an equality.
can anyone begin to estimate the amount of the freight shipped in than to the ex
umbrella or other useful 'Xmas presents,
peditious manner in which the products
at D. T. Edmunds.
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A suitable 'Xmas present is a book ; of good that vast sum of money did to i I of this county should be shipped to mar
go.to Mrs. Sturgeon's.
humanity
?
Thousands
of
widows
and
Send the Headlight to your friends for
the only full line in town at Lamb's.
The members of the churches in this
children would have been reduced to want ket. We realize how important it is to
a Christmas present.
! citv are making arrangements for Christ The report published a few weeks since and poverty had not provision been made the business man to get his freight, but
bolls and doll’s heads and toys of all mas trees in their several places of wor that two brothers of Mr. John McNamer
for them in this order, who, otherwise, it is ot much greater inqiortance to the
kinds at Sturgeon's.
had been drowned m the Yukon turns would have been seeking the cold hand of dairyman to get his products, which are
ship on Saturday evening.
out to he false, information having been charity for shelter, clothing and food. of a perishable nature, to market as soon
Ladies’ and gent, ’s gold watches and
I can sell you a sewing machine from
received that the brothers are safe in This is not all, besides alleviating the as possible, for delay in shipping means
chains at Sturgeon’s.
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$5 to $10 that will do as nice work as
Dawson and will return to Portland in wants of widows and children, how many many hundred dollars depreciation in
A fine 12 guage breech loading shotgun those selling for $40 to $60 ; call and
the course of ten days.
homes and happy families have this order the value of butter by the time it reaches
for $8 at W. E. Page’s.
be convinced.—W. E. P age .
Fine French Kandies and new crop of saved from being broken up, turned out market. It’s the dairying and manufac
It don’t cost a fortune to get a bed Tillamookers failed to see the shooting
turing industries which brings money to
nuts at Lamb's.
| and separated to make a subsistence the
room suite at W. E. Page’s.
stars but they did not have to rubber
this county, making trade brisk for the
l>est
they
could
in
an
unsympathising
Here's
wishing
every
Tillamooker
"A
Long gum boots, with leather soles, at neck through the mist to see the eclipse
business men, and, if for no other reason,
Happy Christmas," and may they all be world ? More one ponders over the
of the moon on Saturday night.
$4 per pair, at D. T. Edmunds.
united effort should l>e made now there
merry and wise, with love, peace, good aimsand objects of the A.O.U.W., more
is a chance to get good transportation
The
voutig
people
had
quite
a
pleasant
A fine stock of cook stoves and heaters
will and contentment permeating every essential dors it appear to us that life
party on Friday evening at the home of home and district of the county—is the insurance should be taken out by those service.
of all kinds, cheap at W. E. Page’s. *
We consider this one of the most inter
The steamer Harrison came in on Sun Miss Bessie Brodhead, and, as usual, they editor of the Headlight's greeting. So who have wives and children depending
esting items of news we havelieen able to
day and the steamer Elmore on Monday. spent a most enjoyable time together.
here's to their health—if it is only from ' upon. Another effort is being made to
Clough, the druggist, don't believe in the fawcet in the printingoffice.
increase the membership of the order in chronicle for a long time, for the O.R. &
I have a fine lot of sewing machines
N., once it undertakes to run a line of
Wlricii I will sell very cheap.—W. E. P agk . doubling his money two or three times
Blocksand A.B.C. books for thechil- ' Oregon, and the lodge in Tillamook city steamers to Tillamook,will not onlygive
on
holiday
goods.
He
lielieves
in
quick
should
not
be
behind
the
times
in
getting
There is a report that a grist mill and
dren.
good and satisfactory service to the pub
new memliers, for every married woman
feed establishment will be located in this sales and small profits and nodeadstock.
Rev. J. J. Burri, who has been ap.
lic, but will offer every inducement to in
I have a fine No. 9 six-lid cock range, pointed to this parish by Archbishop I j should see to it that her husband makes
citv.
some provision for her and her chil crease the commerce of the place. Be
suitable
for
a
logging
camp,
which
1
will
Christie, arrived in this city on Tuesday
There is to be a musical recital by the
sides, the O R. &. N. would l>e instru
sell cheap for cash or will trade or ex to enter upon his ministerial duties. The dren in case of death.
pupils at the academy on Friday after,
mental in bringing many new settlers in
change for other property.—W. E. P ace . rev. father comes from Idaho, and it is ' The latest things in photo frames and
noon.
to the county and when it comes to gov
Discriminating freight rates may last almost useless to add that the Catholics j holders at Lamb’s. See them.
ernment improvement of the bars and
I have a few new albums I will sell very
for a time, but the discriminating kick ofthiscity and county will give him a i It will greatly interest Tillamookers to I ' bays that company’s influence will have
cheap. Call before they are gone — W. [
we made was justifiable and is doing a j hearty and Christian welcome.
E. P age .
’ j
know that Congressman Tongue has great weight in bringing that about.
great deal of good in the right direction j
You will find a nice assortment of been placed on the rivers and harbors
Pure aluminium brush and comb sets
Dr. W. A. Wise, on account of a pressure
at the price of tin ones at Clough's, the of work in Portland, will not lie at his Christmas goods, consisting of albums, ' committee. This, of itself, is an assur Memorial Presented to Senate.
druggist.
’ | office in Tillamook till some time in Jan- photo boxes ; glove, handkerchief, collar ance that the needs of this county in the
and cuff and jewel boxes ; doll carriages. matter of bar and bay improvements ! Telegraphic reports from Washington
rhe post office at Illingsworth, in this i uary, when he will remain as long al kept I china heads, bisque heads, drums, air j will lie well looked after. Mr. Tongue
state that a memorial from Portland
c *.aty, is to be discontinued on Decem-
' busy.
rifles, iron toys, blocks.candies. nuts and is thoroughly familiar with the situation was presented to the senate asking an
\' krt Suth.
j Look out for people who prowl about fruit. In the building formerly occupied in Tillamook and knows the difficulties appropriation for the improvement of
N Endless variety of albums, work boxes, other people's property. Do they intend by the Racket.—D. T. E dmunds .
with which the people of this county Tillamook bar. Thia is a matter which
* ■»ring; manicure toilet and boy sets at raiding the hen houses ’ We would like
have been struggling with for years to every Tillamooker is highly interested in,
Mr.
A.
N.
Fisher,
editor
of
the
Pacific
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1 to see one of these fellow’s hide peppered : Christian Advocate, writes us : "I see in i get their products to market. We think especially the dairymen, the lumbermen
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rnrk« l)OOk with small shot.
we make a conservative estimate when and those owning timber lands. The de
the Columbia River and Oregon Timber- '
Deputy-Inspector of Customs Frank L. man a cut—12,OOOfoot Tillamook spruce we say that the Inst shipment of 250 velopment of Tillamook county dejiends
Parker was in from Astoria and fined j —that I would like to show Advocate boxes of butter from one of our cream entirely upon the government making
foe Richardson $500 and his son $100 readers as an exhibit to thecredit ofyour eries, which could not l>e shipped even improvements upon our bars, hays and
for running the steamer Louise without I region. Mr. Cornwall thinks that you in small coasting steamers, owing to the rivers, so every effort should he made to
bad condition and shallowness of Tilla bring this about now that the Oregon
a certified engineer.
will have no objection to my use of it.” ,
mook bar. entailed a loss of nearly $1500 delegation is interested in Tillamook and
i On account of my albums getting in so As this will help to advertise the county, i to tl< dairymen in but one shipment, to understand the difficulties with which
late and not wanting to carry them j ( of course we readily consented to Mr , say nothing of the loss to owners of the industries of this county have to con.
over I will sell them at cost, so come Fisher's request.
steamers and lumlier schooners, who had tend It is almost useless to state that
' and get your pick before they are all
Cigars from »1 per box to $10.—At to tie up for six weeks for the same rea the lumbering and dairying resources ot
Lamb's.
gone.—A. L etcher .
son, thus closing down saw mills and Tillamook are only now in their infancy,
Fish Commissioner F. C. Reed, in his paralyzing the industries of the county. the growth of which for years pa»» fcn,'e
' Don't send vour money back east for
newspapers and a lot of state news when annual report, gives the amount and Tillamookers have endured these trying lieen retarded on account of shallow bars
rou can get two wide awake home news value of each species of salmon pac ked in conditions for a number of years, snd and the difficulties in getting th» products
with vast resources ready to I k manufac to market, for only
for*»«/
papers like the Headlight and the weekly thisconnty as follows :
tured as soon as the bar and bay will j month, steamers *»"
Variety.
C«es
Value.
Oregonian for $2.25.
ChYnoor n"r_.... 1-270
» » 0™ allow of large vessels to cross in or oat or out Somridci of the loss this entail,
B H Bunn has a general job shop in
with safety, we sincerely trust that by to duiryinr" ">av be gathered by the fact
Baiter s building, where he is prepared to
Congressman Tongue being placed on thxt thousand« of pounili of butter, the
f Tillamook bay—
do ali kinds of repairs in tin. etc., aswe 1 Chinook ................... 1.0*0
Maawl1 -tured in Oregon, could not I
7 020 the rivers ar.d harbors committee the
at fixtures and fittings neatly done. Work Bilrer.......................... 2.970
10,395 neies.ary appropri-“«”1» '« •»“<’« “•
«hipped and deteriorated in vu lue week
Nestucca river—
prove Till—•<*>*
whtth
m'l'r «Iter week It alto stagnated the lum-,
guaranteed first class.
Chinook ........ --........ 1,100
4.400
important trnrfi"« i Kring, industry and closed down the mw
The band boys enlivened the denizens Si) . .............................. 3.400
11.900 > tin. county «3»
point tetwerm th« Columbia nr« »nd mills. Wll«m,K,kert
**rn Uboriag
or Bay Citv on Saturday with thew pre-
A suitable 'Xmas present is a book ;
ter a
of year« with these dtdicoL1
San PranriMo.
wnce. andin the evening produced the
the only full lint •• town a» LasA'i.
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eHnedy-drama 'Hickory Farm ' to a
Cigar, from »1 per bo» to $10.—At • ties e<’nf uuUm$ U cmu
Albums, all kinds, from 7 5c to $.', , the
' arge and appreciative audience.
Lambs.
I only tin« »“ thc citr ,l Lamb's.
Smoker • sets at Lamb's.
ue by ordering the necessary work done.
The timber resources alone of Tillamook
county warrant the improvement of Till-
amook bar and bay, also that of Nehalem
bar, for as soon as this is accomplished
the manufacture of lumber on a large
scale will commence in earnest The gov
ernment should appropriate the money
for these improvements and have the
work completed with as little delay as
possible. But to proci aatiant« with but
small appropriations t^extend over a
number of years will only be another dis
appointment to our industrial "wp«i -
sionists,” who have become disgusted
trying to do business where only small
coasting vessels can be utilized. The
situation in Tillamook demands tteNMK
improvements, for until tfefcl is
plished the commerce of Tillamook can
not assume large proportions, the only
outlet for the resources of the county
being over shallow and shifting bars.
nd PANTS