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' HE HEADLIGH JOB PRINTING IS THE Newiest, Brightest and ? Leading Newspaper of 2 Tillamook County BILL HEADS. LETTER HEADS. ENVELOPES. LEGAL BLINKS. BUSINESS CARDS. VISITING CARDS. SHOW CARDS. BILLS & POSTERS. THE OFFICIAL COUNTY NEWSPAPER. Patronize Local Industries and all Home Print Newspaper. Vol. XII. No. 37 Guaranteed First Class at Reasonable Prices. TILLAMOOK, OREGON, MARCH 8, 1900 Ji.50 per year. TILLAMOOK JOTTINGS the council o.k.’s a bill for $6 for one sense, can you expect him to accomplish thousand small receipts, which no busi —the impossible ? If you elect a person ness man in this city would think of pay who cannot run his own business, won’t Dr. Wise, resident dentist. Hose company meets this evening for ing that sum. False economy, gentle he run the county’s in the same manner man, and you’re for getting the wrong —making a regular fizzle of it ? If you b isiness. side of the kopje for a critical press to elect a scheming, bum politician, is it not Mr. G W. Grayson returned home on fire hot shot with good effect. natural—and, alas, too much the rule— Saturday The city attorney hold-up has been de that this class of county official will con- Mr J. L. Castle was in from Corvallis cided, and decided in the way it should ! nive and scheme to get his “pods” into an Tuesday. have been after Mayor Wiley made his 1 the taxpayers’ pockets—for his own per- Mr. R. Crawford was in the city last appointment, and as the mayor is a gen I sonal benefit ? If you wunt the county week from Nehalem. tleman of good judgment and can be re i affairs to be tun in a business like and Mr. and Mrs. Howard Cary returned lied upon to recommend what is to the economical style, then elect persons with home on Wednesday. best interest of the city, for that reason, I i good business judgment, who are clear Born, on the 2nd inst., to the wife of if for no other, the council should have headed and clean-handed. If you don’t confirmed the appointment of Mr. T. H. want it that way then vote for the Mr. Fred Tomlinson, a son. henchmen of the political wire-pullers ui Messrs. W. C. Kruger and Louis Platts Goyne. We are giad this little unpleas antness is over and hope everything this county. are in the city from Newberg. will now sail along pleasantly. The people of Tillamook county want We trust we did not give some of the It now looks asif the opposition to the a railroad. More than that, they need office seekers cold feet last week. renomination of Hon. Thos. H Tongue j one. There are some 1500 people living The government derrick has commenc would fall to pieces before the con vention 1 in the neighborhood of Tillamook Bay, ed snag pulling in Hqquarton slough. meets, and we predict that Mr. Tongue and they want an outlet for their pro Let’s see, has a frost struck the club in will again be renominated by acclama ducts. The principal products that might this city bearing the president’s name ? tion. No candidate except Mr. Tongue [ find a market in Portland are butter and Mr. C. Pve was down from Nehalem on will probably have more than the dele 1 cheese. Of butter they produce a large Saturday to attend the grange meeting. gates from his own county, and at most ' amount, and of excellent quality. If they | had a convenient way to send it to mar If there’s anything like a political kopje there will be but a complimentary vote ket regularly, the amount would greatly cast for the local candidates, after which in this county now is the time to assault the delegates will hasten to get into the increase, perhaps would double or treble it. Messrs. G. R. Vosburg and J. L. Vos- procession for Mr. Tongue.—Plaindealer. in a short time, for the capacity of Tilla We may keep on howling until dooms- mook county in this respect has scarcely burg are in the city looking up timber The dairy industry day for a railroad, but no company is been tested yet. land. there, though already large, is but a good going to construct one into Tillamook Wood choppers wanted. For further until it is good and ready, unless it can beginning of what it might be made with particulars apply to C. E. Reynolds, secure a big bonus. Now to be thoro- a close market and a good demand. Tillamook. * ughly practical, let us ask one pertinent There are other products, such as lumber, The A.O.U.W. has now a membership question of those who are talking so livestock and fish, which, with an easy in Oregon of 9,000 and is reaching out much about a railroad : How many acres and reasonably cheap outlet, would grow for the 10,000 mark. of land are you willingto donate of your into large proportions Whether a con Preaching at the Presbyterian church farms and how many thousand dollars tinuation of the railroad from Seaside to Sunday morning and evening by Rev. R. are you willing to subscribe for a bonus ? Tillamook would be at present a paying K. Ross. All are cordially invited. Don’t be bashful, gentlemen, speak up, investment or not, The Telegram does At a meeting of delegates in this citv for bigger the pile subscribed quicker we not know, but that it would be very ben eficial to Portland as well as to Tilla on Saturday. Representative J W. Max shall get a railroad. mook county there can be no doubt.— well was elected as a delegate to the state Captain Schrader has gone to Grays Telegram. grange. Harbor, where he will meet the parties A council meeting was held on Monday The first nomination for the countv who have just completed the schooner election to be placed on file is that of Mr. Kruger for the Truckee Lumber Co., and evening with Councilmen M. Leach (in Aug. C. Kautz as road supervisor of consult with them relative to the con- the chair), Geo. Edmunds and L. Hiner Dolph precinct. i struction of a new steamboat to take the present. No report was made by the Mr. Squire Dody, from Blackhawk, place of the Elmore, recently sold to par- committee in regard to constructing a Iowa, has been appointed by the Tilla i ties on the Sound. Those proposing to road across M. Harrison’s place. Bills mook Dairy Association to run the Fair have the new boat built state that they against the city, and which were allow I have not yet decided where the work of ed, were as follows ; Recorder’s salary, view creamery this year. I construction will be done, the matter $10 ; marshal’s salary, etc., $34.15 ; Mr. Carl P. Fucks, the cigar man from resting at present with Captain Schrader Claude 1 hayer, lumber, $28.28, electric McMinnville, was in the city, also Arch who is endeavoring to ascertain where light, $1 ; Tillamook Herald, 1000 re Peery from the same place to look up a the work can be done to the best advant ceipts, $6 ; W. H. Reynolds, health offi location for a drug store. age, both as to cost and the amount of cer, $8 ; McIntosh & McNair, nails, $5. For rent, a house on the Bay City road, time to be consumed.—Astorian. In regard to fixing electric lights in the one mile north of town, half acre of land We rise to make one remark, Mr. residence portion of the city, it was under cultivation, nicely situated.—Ap Chairman, that the next principal em- moved and seconded by Councilmen Ed ply to J. Svenson, Tillamook, for further ployed take one half day off to whip the munds and Hiner chat the matter be in information. • parents who have rude and incorrigi definitely laid on the table, the reason When people get too Pharisaical and ble children attending the public school. for doing so the councilmen did not think think they live on an impregnable kopje, We hope the board won’t think the editor that the city’s finances would stand the that’s the people you want to look out too radical, but after several years of expense. The question of supplying caps for when the devil mopjes them out of close observance as to the causes which for nine hydrants, Mr. Hiner agreed to their false position. lead to school district broils and rackets furnish them for $1.15 each, and being The protracted meetings which com and the bitter feelings which often attend an interested party Mayor Wiley was menced at the M.E. church the first of the election of school directors, we do called upon to preside, when Councilmen the year, closed on Friday, with an addi not know that we can recommend any Edmunds and Leach decided that Mr. tion of a number of persons to enroll thing lietter than this. Of course it would Hiner furnish them at that figure. The never do for a candidate for school direc only other question before the council their names on the church books. was that of May01 Wiley reappointing Several of the councilmen on Monday tor to make such an assertion before the Mr. T. H. Goyne for city attorney. He evening stated that they were willing to annual school meeting, but let anyone had given the matter some consideration pay for electric lights being placed on the take the trouble to investigate and we and apart from any personal feeling he streets provided a sufficient number of lielieve they will find why so many of our small district schools are so hard for believed the best interest of the city citizens would do the same. teachers to make a success of is because would be conserved by affirming the ap It is reported that Representative J. parents uphold their children whom they pointment, which the council immediately W. Maxwell has another political bee in have failed to bring under discipline in did. his bonnet and is constructing his politi the home. We have received this communication : cal fences with the hope of securing the The board of county commissioners has “Tongne, of Washington ; Gatch, of nomination for joint state senator. awarded the Herald thecounty printing. Mariou ; Brownell, of Clackamas ; Daly, It will be noticed by the real estate We were informed about two months of Benton ; Fullerton, of Douglas ; Car transfers that the Astoria Company has since that the cou»t required a sworn ter, of Jackson : Hewitt, of Linn. These bought more timber lands in thiscounty, statement of circulation, which we com will line up in convention for congress paying Winfield S. Cone $1,300 and H. plied with and filed with the clerk, being men. Tongue will, of course, have the W. Shoupp $800 for their timber claims. under the impression that this was all support of the Tillamook people and the The board of county commissioners the court required, but it now appears wishes of every Tillamook voter for his convened on Wednesday, with Countv that a list of suliscribers should ha ve been success, not only in the convention but at Judge G. W. Sappington and Commis filed with it, which we should have done the polls. Failing Tongue and in case of sioners C. Ray and C Wheeler present, a had we l>een rightly informed, so the a bitterly fought contest, who will be full report of which will appear in our court as knocked the Headlight out of the nominee ? Allowing that each of the next issue. the county printing and awarded it to above named candidates goes into con Word was received in this city Wednes the Herald with a circulation in the vention with the full strength of his day that the steamer Harrison had ar county of only 464. As Mr. Handly ap county delegation, Tongue will have rived at Nestucca, where a cargo of cheese peared for the Herald, we think it would Washington, 13 votes ; Tillamook, 5 ; and canned salmon have been waiting only have been courteous on the part of Yamhill, 12. with a chance for Coos and for transportation since lust October, the court to have asked the reason why Curry, 8 votes. Gatch. Marion 22, with the Headlight had not filed a subscrip- a chance of Yamhill. Linn and the eoast representing something like $25,000. tion list, which would have been imme counties should Hewitt drop out. Brow The schooner Petrel, which failed to diately done had we known that it was nell, Clackamas 15. with a chance for get out of Nestncca owing to the wind required, and which, moreover, would part of Marion. Daly, Benton 8, Lincoln failing when trying to sail out, and drift have conclusively proven that the Head, 4. with a chance for Linn and Douglass. ing went ashore on the north spit. On light is entitled to the county printing. Fullerton. Douglass 12, with a chance Friday, with the assistance of anchors, If the court is desirous that injustice re- for Linn. Benton. Coos and Curry. Car. she was safely floated and taken back ter, Jackson 8, Josephine 6, Lake 4. main that way well and good. into the harbor, not much damaged How self-important some people are— Hewitt. Linn 14. with a chance for Ben Eighty acres of good land for only espccinlly those who have not the brains ton. Linn. Yamhill and Marion. The $250. being Se */* of Ne V* and Ne V* of to run a two by four ranch nor the abi Yaquina project is likely to cut quite a S. if. sec 16. tp 2 S, R 10 W. being lfe lity to conduct a picayune business— , figure in this contest, as Yaquina is mite east of Netarts Bay. This »covered when it comes to making a choice of can h»okeil upon as being a likely outlet for with very heavy spruce timber, with some didates to run county affairs. When, un- the commerce of Benton, Linn. Douglas The question hemlock Also eight lots in this city to fcrtunatelv, such persons secure the nomi and Marion counties. 'xchanre for Tillamook property.—H W. nation and get elected, what else can be naturally arises in a contest of this na Cottle, E k mdido. Cal. * expected from them than a wilful waste ture as to where the dark horse is to come from. Tongue is by far and away The city council let the city advertising of public money and a regular liotch of the favorite, and while his nomination without having to pay for it. but it’s county affairs ? If you elect a blockhead may be regarded as an assured fact, yet not going to be so cheap after all when to office, what, in the name of common MEDICINE I When you need medicine you want the best. That is natural. A man may be contented with an $10 overcoat, even though he knows some other man w’ears coats that cost $45. A woman may wear$i gloves and seethe $2 kind without being disturbed. It is different with medicine. Everyone wants the highest quality ; and that is the only- kind I keep. I am particular in selecting and buying my drugs ; careful in making my medicine ; and exact in compounding prescriptions. I solicit your trade on these assurances. CHAS 1 CLOUGH, Reliable Druggist, Tillamook, Or accidents coinee someties to a favorite.” Bay City Election. We have errased the remainder of the let The annual election in Bay City took ter because we have no spare space to place on Tuesday with the following re throw bouquets at local politicians. sult : One of the largest and most interest Mayor—Miles Warren. ing annual school meetings took place in 1 Recorder—Theo. Jacoby. this city on Monday, and was instrumen- Treasurer—Peter Nelson. tal in bringing out some good points. Councilmen—Joseph Nevins, A. Finlay- After Clerk Goyne’s report had been read I son and W. I). Wood. There was a tie and approved, Chairman B. L. Eddy between B. Provoost and C. II. Hicks for reviewed what had been done to make ■ councilmen, but we have not heard who the school a suceess, and in doing so ‘ is to be honored with a prefix to his twitted those who had been circulating name. false reports about the school and the A Family Reunion. teachers, asking how many patrons had taken an interest in and visited the Mr. and Mrs. P. II. Grayson, of Shir. school or had advised the directors when they heard something was going wrong. leyton, were very happily honored with He stated that they were having a good a reunion of al) theirchildren and a num- school and the teachers were giving satis ber of their grandchildren at the old faction in spite of what was being said homestead last Saturday, Jan. 27. The on the street corners to the contrary. reunion had been prearranged, and nat Mr. Claude Thayer submitted a resolu urally was a source of much pleasure tion pledging the support of the patrons and memories of bv-gone days to both to the board ot directors to engage a parents and children. The children pre first class teacher and pay a good salary, sent are as follows: Mrs. J W. Andes, of Shirleyton; Mrs. which was carried. Messrs. B. L. Eddy andL. Hiner were nominated for director, T. J. Lasater, of Tracy City; Mrs. J. C. the former receiving 71 votes to the lat Lasater, of Tracy City; G. W. Grayson, ter’s 23. Several having declined the of Tillamook, Or.; H. C. Grayson, of honor of being nominated for clerk, Mr. Whitwell; Mrs. G. W. Bryson, of Whit Thos. Coates was finally nominated and well; Miss Tula and J. M. Grayson, of elected by acclamation. The question of Whitwell. Mr. and Mrs. Grayson have about the bonded indebtedness of the district came up, and it was decided that at the twenty three grandchildren, a number of whom were also present. next tax levy the directors ask for a 1 It is not often that a family so exten mill tax to create a reserve to liquidate this debt. $1,200 interest has been paid, sively separated enjoys the privilege of and it will take another like sum before a full reunion. They are most touching before the debt can be wijied out-a good and sacred events in life’s pilgrimage on object lesson as to the pernicious system earth. We can but wish them a reunion of bonding school districts. It was the where there will never be another part- opinion of the directors that the school ing.—Sequachee News, building would be large enough for the Real Estate Transfers. coming year, but after that time they were under the impression more accom G. R. Edmunds to Theo. Lindis, N H of i modation would have to lie provided. Ne H and Ne H of Nw >4 of sec. 29 and Se *4 of Sw *4 of sec. 20, tp. 2 N, R 9 W. Republican County Committee. Claude Thayer et al and et ux, to I). W. Rliods, quit claim to various lots in Bav City. Ellen A. Hutchins to G. Hanenkrat, Se '< ot scc 35. tp. 1 S, R. 9 W. A meeting of the republican county cen tral committee was held on Saturday at the court house, when a large attendance of memliers put in an appearance. The committee decided that the repre sentation to the county convention lie based on the vote cast for Governor Geer in 1898, which will entitle KI delegates to participate in the convention, giving precincts the following number of dele gates : Bay........... 7 Hebo ................. 2 Beaver...... 3 Hoquarton ...... 7 3 Little Nestucca.. 4 Blame....... 3 Netarts................ 3 Barnegat . Carnahan 3 Union ................. 5 3 Sa nd lake .......... 3 Dolph...... « South Prairie ... 5 Fair view 2 Tillamook......... 10 Foley ....... 6 4 Nehalem Garibaldi . It was divided to hold the primaries on Saturday, March 24, at one o’clock, but if any of the committeeman thought it would be more convenient to hold the primaries in their precincts on some other day they were at liberty to do so. The county convention is called for Saturday. March 31st, at 11 o’clock in this city. The county committee, in view of the new road supervisor law, decided that each voting precinct, at the primary, nominate a ¡»eraon for road supervisor. It was also decided that each voting precinct, at the primary, elect one person to serve on the county central committee. A question was raised as to who were entitled to participate and vote at pri maries, and it was the sense of the meet ing those who intended to support the republican party and vote that ticket. If people of a different p jlitical complex ion attempted to take part they should be challenged. A. W. Philpott to Fred Niklas, tract in sec. 19, tp. 1 N,R. 7 W. State of Oregon to The Astoria Co., lot« ■ 1, 2, 3 and 4 E V? of W H of sec. 7, j tp. 2 N, R. K W. U.S. to Harry W. Shoupp, E *4 of E !4 of »ec. 10, tp. 2 N, R. 8 W. U.S. to Winfiekl S. Cone, Ne Hof Sw X« N H of Se H and SeHofNwHof sec. 3, tp. 2 N, R 9 W. U.S. to James S. Smith, lots 3 and 4 and S H of Nw H of sec. 1, tp. 2 N, R. 9 W. Harry W. Shoupp to The Astoria Co., B H of B H of mc . 10, tp. 2 N, R 8 W. Winfield S. Cone to the Astoria Co., Nw H of •ec- 1. tp. 2 N, R. 9 W, and Ne >4 of Sw % and N H of Se H and Se H of Nw H of sec. 3, tp. 2 N, R 9 W U.S. to Charles H. Blake, Sw H of Se H. S */2 of Sw *4 and Nw H of Sw H of mc . 20, tp. 2 S, R. 9 W. Samuel Foster to William L. Gardner, 80 acres in tp. 5 S, R. 10 W. C. Äc E. Thayer to Roman Catholic Arch- bishop of Oiegon City, a tract in the city of Tillamook. U.S. to Hugh F. Barnard, W H of Sw H and Se H of Sw H and Sw % of se?. i 5 and Nr H of Nw H of scc. 8, tp. 1 8. R. 9 W. HEADLIGHT CLOTHING. Groceries. shoes . In fact, out» Store is Full of Bargains When you find a store that makes a specialty of keeping the best quality of goods and sells them at a fair profit, offers no baits, and sells no Cheap John goods for first class goods, you may depend upon getting Bar gains in that store every day of the year. Tillamook County is a very hard place for shoe leather, and a cheap shoe is dear at any price. We have established a reputa tion in Tillamook County in our shoe business that we are proud of. We carry the very best man ufactured Shoes in the United States. We carry in stock the J. Mil ler and F. I’. Kirkendall Work and Dress Shoes in Men’s, La dies’, Misses, and Children’s. We carry the Genuine Cutter Logger’s Shoes. We are the recogniz ed Leader in Clothing of all Kinds. Come and see us. Do your trading with us, and we will guarantee satisfaction. and Farm for Bale. For sate, a farm, containing a good orchard and meadow ; separator run by water power. For particulars inquire of Joe Ga.idrau, Hobsonrille, Or. BARGAINS BARGAINS WEEKLY OREGONIAN One Year for >2.25. TWO LIVE PAPERS I J.A.TODD^CO. TILLAMOOK, OR.
