Tillamook headlight., January 11, 1900, Image 1

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TILLAMOOK, OREGON, JANUARY 11, 1900.
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TILLAMOOK JOTTINGS.
The band boys elected officers on Sat-
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urday evening, as follows : President,
To all new subscribers, also those renew­ Fred Sappington ; secretary, Irwin Har­
ing their subscriptions within the rison ; treasurer, Howard Cary ; leader,
next few weeks, we will present seve­ W. V. Morgan.
ral copies of the illustrated edition to
The amount of money orders sold at
send to their friends. Two live news­ the Tillamook postoffice last month was
papers, the Weekly Oregonian and a record breaker, Postmaster Severance
the Headlight, with all the latest reporting that he received $4500.00 for
news, $2.25 a year. Support home 250 orders issued.
newspapers.
For the boss strawlierry plant send to
i gram, and it w’as a late hour before the
j member brought their social time to a
I close.
Let’s see, the city is wanting a little
more revenue, but we won’t charge the
j city dads for putting them onto where
they can increase it several hundred dol-
lars. Theyhave commenced taxi ng some
of the legitimate businesses, and whv
not do the same thing with the illegiti­
mate businesses by taxing houses of ill-
repute and those who visit them ? We
w on’t pursue this subject, for it is a nasty
and delicate matter to handle, further
than making this rcmai k, Don’t get up
an agitation against Polygamist Roberts
and shut your eyes to the baw’dy houses
at home contaminating the community
: with its pestilent, venereal disease. Away
1
with such filthy rottenness, and let’s
have social purity in the communitv and
family circle.
If the county court can ignore the law
in the matter of road districts as inoppor­
tune in Tillamook county, what’s the
matter with it doing the same thing
with the bicycle tax law in this county.
It is a well known fact that that law is
inopportune in Tillamook, for the sum of
lietween one and two hundred dollars
collected last year is but a drop in the
bucket to cover the expense of construct­
ing a bicycle path. The editor, for one,
don’t believe it is right, just or constitu­
tional to collect a tax from cicvclists to­
day to construct bicycle paths for the
use of cyclist a dozen years hence. Be­
sides, there is every probability of the
law’ being declared unconstitutional at
some future date, and then the taxpayers
of those counties where so much money
have been blowed in will have to foot the
bill, while the cycle association, having
accomplished their object, won’t care a
tinker’s cuss.
counties of Oregon have gradually re­
duced the number of road supervisors, it
being argued tha* the road tax could be
( expended to better advantage and more
economically by doing so. Take a coun­
ty like Multnomah, where an abundance
of money is available for road work, in
fact, there is more money used in one
district than is used in the whole of this
county, yet there is not a road super­
visor to every voting precinct. To elect
eighteen road supervisors for Tillamook
is preposterous, and to equally dividethe
road money between them would be a
retrograde move, with the result that
very little practical and systematic road
work would be accomplished. It would
be quite a different matter if each road
district could be furnished with sufficient
money, but with so little money avail­
able we do not care to see most of it
gobbled up bossing the work. A multi­
plication of road supervisors is a good
thing for politicians to have a political
boss in every district, and in all proba­
bility the person elected would be found
a more competent political wire puller
than a practical road sujiervisor. The
time will come when our public roads
will be constructed by men who make it
a business to do that work, for all will
readily admit that with a competent per
son to direct the road work, with a gang
of men who make that their business, it
is a logical conclusion to draw that more
and better road work will be done, and
at less cost than if a political boss was
working a few men one day and a fresh
lot the next, to say nothing of the waste
of time in chewing the political rag. Yet
in spite of this there are those who argue
for the old system and the election of
road supervisors, and in doing so they
are conscientious in their arguments and
they deserve respect for their opinions,
one of which is that the farmers in each
district should be hired to do the road
work. How the matter will eventually
be settled in Tillamook remains to l>e
seen.
THE NEW CITY DADS.
A Little Error gives a Wrong Im
pression about the Finances—
City only $294.40 in Debt.
The new city council met for the first
time011 Monday evening at the city hall,
with Councilnien L. Hiner. G. Edmunds,
A. J. Cohn, L. Olsen and M. Leach pre­
sent. The meeting was called to order
by Recorder T. Coates, when Councilman
A. J. Cohn was elected president of the
council.who, in expressing thanks for the
honor conferred upon him, hoped the
council would be as economical as possi­
ble during the year. With the exception
of Mayor D. Wiley’s report, the only
business before the council was deciding
to meet the first and third Mondays in
each month and asking for bids for the
city printing.
road fund and apply it to the genera
fund, for there is no reason to lie paying
interest on general fund warrants when
$456.42 remains idle in the road fund,
which virtually does not belong there.—
Ki».]
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A curious lawsnit which grew out of
the purchase of a piano has just been
adjudicated in Providence, R. I.
The
buyer < f the instrument ordered it de
lived at her residence, but when it ar­
rived there it could not be carried
through the door. The window sashes
were then taken out, but in vain, and it
was next decided to
remove the
window frame
The piano dealers were
unwilling to bear the expense of the op­
eration, and so was the purchaser, and
as a result the instrument was taken
back to the piano rooms, and the wo­
man demanded the return of her monsy.
Upon Ihe refus'd of the dealers to com­
ply with her request sl.e entered suit
and the case has been deci led against
her.
E. A. Clamberlain, Woods, Or. Stand,
ard variety which cannot be beaten for
size and flavor of berry. 20c. a dozen,
$1 100, post paid.
*
Archie Tefft, son of Mr. and Mrs Geo.
, W. Tefft, died on Sunday, and the fune­
ral took place the next day, the services
being held in the United Brethren church
and the burial in the Oddfellows’ ceme­
E. H. Conner was iu the city from tery.
Hebo.
The regular Biennial meeting of the
mayor ’ s report .
Money to Loan.—Apply to Theo. Stein- republican state league will meet in Port­
Tillamook City, Oregon,
hilber.
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land on February 6th. and it is necessary,
January 1st, 1900.
D. H. Vedder was in the city from Ne­ to entitle a club to representation, that
To the Honorable City Council of
a list of its members be filed with the
John Balle. a* recent arrival in New
halem.
Tillamook City.
league secretary.
York from Euro|»e, comes with his
Geo. W. Boyington was over from the
I hereby submit the message required mother-in-law, with whom he eloped
On Sunday last, at the Presbyterian
lighthouse.
of me by the City Charter.
after quickly tiring of his 14-year-old
Sunday school, the following officers
J. R. Thompson was in the city from
As to the city finances, it appears by wife. Mr. Balle has thus furnished a
were elected : Superintendent, B. L.
Sand Lake.
the books of the city treasurer that nt situation as yet untried by the dramat­
Eddy: assistant, Mrs. Ross; secretary
George T. Poteet was in the city last and treasurer, Miss Bella Watt ; libra­
the beginning of the past year, the ists, besides confounding the humorists,
week from Oretown.
general fund stood as follows:
and still he is not happy.
When the
rian, John Latimer.
Unpaid warrants outstanding...$764 TS mother-in-law wasputinihe detention
E. R. Gilbert and D. D. Jones were in
A change in the mail schedule went in­
Cash in general fund..................... 245 30 pen for woman immigrants, and thus
from Spruce on Sunday.
to effect this week, the stage leaving at
Net indebtedness, Jan. i, 1899,
separated from Balle, she said, with an
Monroe and Jas. Gillespie were in from 6 p.m. and going as far as the toll gate
account General Fund ............. 519 4G ominous wagging of the head: “Wait
Myrtle Point on Saturday.
the same evening. The stage, after the
The same books show the present state till I get at him.” Balle is 85 years old
Dr. Tatorn, the painless dentist, will be arrival of the evening train at North
of the General Fund to be as follows:
ami the woman 50, and they will be sent
Yamhill, comes as far as Fairdale.
at the Allen house about the 11th.
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Unpaid warrants outstanding...$897 32 back to Posen, where they will have to
County
Clerk
Mason
issued
the
follow
­
The usual discounts on felt and other
Cash in General Fund ................. 146 43 fight it out with the child wife and
ing marriage licenses; Robert L. Huston
seasonable goods at Mrs. Sturgeon’s.
Net indebtedness account Gene­
daughter.
ral Fund, January 1, 1900... 750 89
The revival services at the M.E. church and Mary A. Jackson; F. D. Peerson and
Clara
Seamon.
The
latter
were
mar
­
are attracting la^gt congregations and
Showing an increase of indebtedness
ried at the Allen House at a late hour on
interest.
during the year of $231 43, account
Tuesday night by Rev, Smith.
The Astoria Herald had this to say :
General Fund.
The hose company meets this (Thurs­
Mrs. Ross entertained the young ladies “The prohibitionists of Tillamook have
The report made by the city recorder
day) evening for business and election of
who attend the Presbyterian church on issued a call for a meeting to form a per­
shows that the city kept within its in­
officers.
Saturday at her residence, the result of manent organization. Poor, deluded
come during the year, but this is because
Fairview grange meets to-morrow
the afternoon’s reception being the for­ fools. Havn’t they learned yet that pro- I
that report has included the income of
(Friday) morning fur the installation of
mation of a*society to meet every Satur­ hibition is «lead. The Tillamook Head­
the Road Fund with the other income of
Real Estate Transfers.
officers.
day afternoon for readings and fancy light ought to notify these cranks that
the city. The Road Fund cannot law­
Mrs. A’.len returned to the city on Tues­ work.
prohibition and populism are the twin Tillie A. Crow to the Astoria Co., N
fully be used for any other purpose than
of Se *4 of sec 7 and N Vi of Sw V4 of
day after visiting her husband in San
the improvement and repair of the
Oregon will soon lie torn up by the relics of barbarism and are dead.” It is
sec. 8, tp. 3 N, R. 7 W.
Francisco.
a
libel
upon
the
prohibitionists
of
this
wcVlTau suffrage question, which is to be
Amelia E. Woodward to the Astoria Co., streets, highways and alleys Therefore,
Unclaimed letters at the post office are voted on at the election in June in the county for the Herald to call them fools
W Vi of E Vi of sec. 18, tp. 3 N, R. in determining the true state of the Gen­
for Geo. Dini, Mrs. P. Gwinn,J. J. Moore shape of a constitutional amendment. 1 and cranks, for some of our best citizens
7 W.
eral Fund of the city, the road fund must
and T. Seitz.
This will give another opportunity to are prohibitionists, hence we resent such j Henry J. Arnold to Walter Howell, W Vi be left out of consideration. So, while
of Se ’4 and Ne Vi of Se Vi of sec. 22, the city’s income from all sources has
J. J. Hallett, W. N. Bays, R. 0. Rich­ the emotional members of both sexes to an assertion lieing made against them, i
tp. 2 N, R. 7 W.
Evidently prohibition is not accomplish- ;
during the year exceeded the expendi-
ards, G. W. and T. F. Lucas were in the open their safety valves.
ing that what was expected of it in I. F. Larsen to Carrie Larsen, a tract in tures, yet the sum of $375 60 received
'■city from Beaver.
Thayer’s add. to Tillamook.
Do you want first-class printed sta­
stamping out the drink habit, but those
Dr. W. A. Wise will be at his office in tionery in your business ? Below’ w’ill
Emily Tilden to Wm. F. Balmer, lots 2 from road taxes cannot be applied to
who hold prohibition ideas have a right
and 3, in block 2, J. M. Fuller’s add. general purposes, and it is apparent that
Tillamook on January 15tb, to remain be found our prices ;
to express and advocate them. Temper­
to Bay City.
the deficit in the General Fund has grown
one week or longer if kept busy.
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$3 50
1000 Bill Heads, 6s.....
ance in all things is a good motto, for Harry Starr to C. Zimmerman, W Vi of as above pointed out.
1000 Statements .......
3 fiO
BY
Mrs. Burton has sublet her mail con­
W Vi of sec. 28, tp. 2 S. R. 7 W.
to preach prohibition and be a victim of ,
1000 Envelopes, 6%, .
3 00
The Road Fund appears by the trea­
tract for twelve months to Captain
1000 Letter Heads. H
3 50
some of the other vices is only hypocrisy. Mary E. Kly ver to C. Zimmerman, E Vi surer’s books to stand as follows;
of w 1.J .1 me. '2. tp. 3 s. R. 7 w.
Smith, of the steamer Annarine.
All other job work at proportionately But if Astoria had a few more prohibi­
Amount on hand January 1,
A number of the young people gave low figures at the Headlight printing tion fools and cranks thatcity would not U. S. to Alfred S. Woodward, W’Vi of
1899.............................................. $170 19
Ne *4 and W Vi of Se Vi of sec. 18, tp.
be noted for the large amount of debau­
Miss Lily Baker a surprise party Tues­ office.
Taxes received during the year
3 N, IL 7 W.
1898 ............................................. 375 GO '
day evening, it being her birthday.
C. C. Robbins to C. Zimmerman, E Vi of
All the officers of Star lodge, A.O.U.W., chery that is now carried on there.
E
Vi
of
sec
24,
tp.
2
S,
R.
7
W.
As
the
new
registration
law
requires
Mr. J. E. Sibley is now manager of the were duly initiated on Thursday evening
.$545 79
Total.
Truckee mill at Hobsonville, Mr Leigh by P.M.W. F. C. Baker, who are as fol­ that citizens to register before a justice of Chas. E Donaldson to Amanda L.
Donaldson, all interest in the real
Jones having resigned that position.
lows : M.W., J. A. Todd; foreman, F. the peace or a notaries public, it appears
Amount
paid
out
during
the
estate of Jas Jioe^ldaon, deceased.
year 1899 ................................... 89 37
The county court was exceedingly lib­ Worthington ; overseer, P. Burton ; re­ from the records of the county court T. S. Potter to Nelson P. Wheeler, W *4
of Ne *4. lots 1 and 2, of sec. 22 and Balance in Road Fund, Decem­
eral to the popocrats at Blaine, for it is ceiver, C.N. Drew ; financier, A. T. White; that only three notaries public have
vy Vi of W Vi of sec. 33, tp. 2 N, R.
ber 31st, 1899............................ 456 42
stated that both clerks of election are receiver, C. A. Bailey ; guide, M. Per­ placed their commissions on fill. County
6 W.
kins ; inside watchman, Ira Tomlinson; Clerk Homer Mason is in a dilemma to
The city charter provides that the road
pops.
know who to send the necessary papers J, M. Tresenriter to John Hawton, und. tax is to 1>e expended upon the high­
If you want a railroad tic’ ?t to any outside watchman, G. Barton. Several
half interest in S Vi of Ne *4 «nd N ’-v
to in the outlying districts. The law in
applications
to
become
membeni
in
this,
ways, streets and alleys within the cor-
of Se Vi of sec. 22, tp. 3 S, R. 8 W.
point east you can save m< y by con­
1 the peer of all beneficiary orders, were regard to notaries public recording their William Johnson to James Hughey, a | poration, ami this being true, I resjiect-
sulting the loca 1 railroad agent, B. C.
commissions is as follows:
fully recommend that the money on hand
handed in.
tract in tp. 1 S, R. 9 W.
Lamb.
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AN ACT
be judiciously exjjended upon the streets
The
officers
elected
by
Tillamook
lodge,
The deputy sheriff was inquiring about
To authorize the County Clerks in the
For Sale,
in various parts of town needing repair.
F.U.
of
America,
were
initiated
on
Mon
­
State
of
Oregon
tocertify
to
the
official
the court house bright and early Mon-
I hope, also, that vour honorable body
character of Notaries Public, and
At a bargain, if taken at once, the best
ing where “North Yamhell’’ was, for he day evening by Deputy-Supreme Presi­
whether instruments are executed ac­ paying restaurant (and lodgings) in San will lie able to check the growing deficit
dent 0. Heins, as follows : F.M., L. M.
had a letter addressed from *hat place.
MACKINTOSHES, 20 percent;
cording to the laws of the State of
Heins ; justice, A. Mason ; treasurer,
Diegu county, Cal.—For particulars ad­ in the General Fund.
Oregon.
Mr. G. W. Grayson left on Tuesday to
Res|>ectfully,
R. Sturgeon ; guide, J. B. Stillwell ; pro­
OIL CLOTHING, 10 per cent ;
Section 1. It shall lie the duty of the dress G. T. Penney, Escondido, Cal.
visit his father at Whitwell, Tenn., and tector. Fred C. Skomp ; stewards, W. T.
D avid J W iley , Mayor.
county
clerk
in
each
county
of
this
state
he will be gone about six weeks. It is Kimball and L. Blyzach ; guide, D. Page ;
SHOES, HATS, CLOTHING,
to keep a book, of suitable dimensions,
Team for Sale.
twenty-one years since he left that state.
[For matter of public information we |
sentinel, P. H. Heisel ; truth, N. A. Kim. to be called record of notaries public.
FURNISHING GOODS,
Section 2. A notary public, upon being
A fine gentle team for «ale, in fine con­ may state that Mayor Wiley’s figures I
Sheriff Aiderman, who has been advised ' ball ; mercy, M. E. Olds. Six new appli- appointed
and receiving his commission !
are
correct
as
furnished
hint
by
the
city
to take a rest for several weeks owing to cations were received. After the lodge from the governor, shall have his coni ' dition ; eight years old ; will be sold for
TRUNKS, VALISES, FLOUR,
officials, but we w'ish to point out a few
his recent sick spell, left Tuesday with was closed a lunch was spread, to which mission recorded by the county clerk in j $150 —See John Svenson.
errors which have been instrumental in FEED AND GROCERIES, 5
Mrs. Aiderman to visit friends in Port-) all the members did justice. Songs and the book kept for that purpose, paving
the fee of one dollar therefor, and the j
misleading people in regard to the finan­
land.
other social features were on the pro cojntv clerk shall thereupon be author­
Miss Saber Routs of Cherokee county.
per cent.
ized to certify as to the official character Kansas, "as run over by a railroad cial condition of the city, some contend­
of such notary public, upon all instru-1 train fifteen years ago. when she was ing that the city was more in debt, while
ments requiring such certificates, and as
others to the contrary. But a little error
to whether such instrument is execute«! | nuly 2 years old and thereby lost a leg | may cause a tem|>est in a tea kettle when
Now
her
father
has
Just
brought
suit
1
according to the laws of the state of I
Oregon
for $3o OOo. It may be that Hie plain-: it comes to construing figures the way
Filed in the office of the secretary of | tiff is at last convinced that the leg will J one wants them to read. It will lie
state February 21, 1891
| not grow again, but the tardiness in 1 noticed that the indebtedness of the city
There is much to be said pro and con ' bringing action would seem to circum­ is given at $759.89. This is not so, for
in regard to the law passed at the last vent the recent ruling of a court that there is a balance in the city's favor of
* _ ¡$456.42 in the road fund, leaving the
state legislature to elect road supervisors damage in any large amount for injury
*col- I
*n ac*ua* debt of only $294 47. We
instead of the county courts appointing to a chi hl of tender i^ani are not
1
them, and as the county court of Tilla- lectible because of ihe uncertainty at­ i wish also to |M>int out in the report that
only $89.37 is ceditcd as having l>cen
mook county practically ignored the law tending the maturing of the injured.
¡paid out from the road fund in 1899,
last week in not designating the road
“By a ininplacwi comma, a |>aper in while the year previous it was al»out
districts, it is of much importance to this
In taking a casual ghince
countv at the present time No doubt Greeley county raised a dickens of a $500.
other counties will experience the same row. ’Twoyoung men from Leoti went at the files of the Headlight we think it
We have no baits, but sell
difficulties as the county court of this with their girls to Tribune to attend tin» will lie found that lietween $300 and
With me doesn’t go by guess. I am not satisfied simply to sell a truss that county did in not wanting to multiply leacliers institute, as soon as they left $350 should have been drawn from the everything at a small profit, and
approximates the size of the customer, for I want the trusses I sell to do the work road supervisors after concentrating the tl»e Kiris gut «trunk.' Tl»e cotuma be road fund, and this is where the mistake
occurs and puts a different complexion on will meet any price quoted for
they are expected to do and be comfortable at the same time. Sometimes a little work in as few road supervisors hands longed after the gins."
the finances of the city as far as the two
ntel ligent bending of the truss-band is needed. 1 do it. And I frequently order as possible, but how the county court
cash on this basis.
A you rig lady from interior Kansas, funds are concerned. Recorder Drew’s
will be able to hold its position in face of
rp -rial trusses or sizes it necessary.
who
taking
the
examination
for
the
report
at
the
end
of
1898
showed
that
the law on the point it is not for us but
Spring Trusses from $1.50 to $3. Elastic Trusses from $1 to $2.50.
Respectfully,
Elastic Stockings, Abdominal Supporters, Crutches and other appliances of the county judge and commissioners to position of teacher, answered tlie ques­ the city was itl debt $537 40, while prac­
answer. Read the law. which can be tion ‘ What ia your p«jsiti«»n upon whip­ tically the Mayor’s report shows the city
th s kind can also be promptly supplied.
“My usual to l>e only $294 47 in debt at the close
found on another page, which was pass­ ping children ?” a» follows
ed owing to the agitation to elect, not position is on a chair with the school of 1899. showing plainly a decrease of
across my knee«, face $242 93 in the indebtedness of the city
appoint road supervisors. All will ad­ child firmly
mit that Tillamook county is notin need down.” She kart th« BchOul but was for the past year. What the council
should do is to take the money from the
of eighteen road supervisors. Several rnarri«! last wsuk.
Dr. Wise, resident dentist.
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Ed. Harger was in from Grants Pass.
Remember that the mail closes at 5.30
p.m.
Walt Smith was in the city Wednes­
day.
L. P. Rey was in the city from Nestoc-
ton.
CASH
vs.
CREDIT.
Eye Openers
J. fl.
TODD & CO.
Wishing to make
the month of January
a Cash Month as near
as possible, we will
give a DISCOUNT for
Cash as follows :
We sell Epicurean
and Premium Peeled
Solid Packed Toma­
toes and best grades.
Solid Packed Corn
for lOc. per can.
FITTING
TRUSSES
CHflS
i
Reliable Druggist,
CLOUGH,
Tillamook, Or
I
J. A. TODD \ CO.