THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, MARCH 29, 1900.
Republican County Convention.
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N otick is H ereby G iven ,— That the
Republican County Convention will be
held in Tillamook City, Oregon, on
Saturday, March 31st, 1900, at the
hour of 11 o’clock a m., for the purpose
of nominating such county officers as
will be voted for at the next regular
state election, and to elect delegates to
tie state and congressional conventions,
and for such other purposes as may pro
perlv come before the convention.
HAMMOND MAY BUY IT.
: New Report With Regard To The
Weidler Mill Site.
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C. R. Ostrander, Bay, fanner.
Frank Steinhauer, Nehalem, farmer.
11 illiam Finley, Nehalem, farmer. “
P. F. Ducham, Bay,farmer.
David Martiny, Tillamook, logger.
C. A. Elliott, Bay, fanner.
H. B. Johnson, South Prairie, farmer.
Marion Chance, South Prairie, farmer.
H F. Goodspeed, Hoquarton. farmer.
Wm. D. Stillwell, Tillamook, farmer.
About Noted People.
Not long ago a public man who had
been made a central figure in a rather
cutting cartoon complained to Mark
Hanna about the il'ustration, saying he
was half inclined to sue the paper for
$25,000 damages on account thereof. "1
wish you would,” said the burly Ohio
boss. “If you can get $25,000 tor that
picture it will insure my getting about
$25,000,000 for all the cartoons that
have been printed about me.”
Ever since it was announced that the
I site of the old Weidler sawmill and sev-
[ eral adjoining tracts of property on the
i water front had been bonded for a s ight
for a large sawmill and lumber yards,
Iniillmen and others have been wonder-
ling what this meant. Saw millmen gen-
Only one man in American history
leially were inclined to belieye that the justice S. {Morrill of Vermont—had a
| property has been bonded for some other longer public career than that which
purpose, as they doubted that any man John Sherman can point. Mr. Sherman
or company would invest so much mo- was for fortv-three years prominent in
' ney in a site for a sawmill. Now it is national office. He was secretary of the
said that the Cortes Lumber Company, whig convention which nominated Tay
of Michigan, which is operating a saw lor for president in 1848. His career on
mill at Albany, holds the option on the the national stage began with the birth
bonded property, and that it proposes of the republican party in 1854, when he
| to purchase it and at once commence the was first elected to congress.
erection of a mill on it, with a capacity I
of 500,000 feet of lumber or thereabouts | Secretary Porter has just completed,
per day. It is learned that the Cortes at great expense to himself, a valuable
Lumber Company is only another name collection of cravon portrait photo
for A. B. Hammond, and this gives a graphs of his predecessors at the White
stronger color of truth to the report House. These portraits were worked
concerning the purchase of the property up in cravon from photographs secured
and the erection of the mill.
by Secretary Porter from all quarters
Mr. Hammond, it is well known, has and in all kinds of ways. The enlarged
extensively interested himself in timlier crayons will be hung in Secretary Por
land and lumber manufacture in Mon ter’s office, and in the years to come will
tana, and it is also known that he sold be increased by the faces of the future
his interests there to Marcus Daly for a secretaries.
quarter or half a million dollars. It has
Judge Henerv Clav Caldwell of Arkan
been reported of late that he was ac
sas. who is talked of as a running mate
quiring large tacts of fine timber land in
for Bryan, was appointed to the United
Tillamook County, and that .he was States district court of Arkansas by Lin
preparing to build a large sawmill at coln in 1864 and held the place for 26
Astoria, or somewhere in that vicininy.
years. He was made a circuit court
Mr. Hammond is a shrewd business
judge by President Harrison. He was
man, and without doubt is fully aware born in West Virginia but grew up in
of the advantages offered by this city as
Iowa, and wascoloncl of the Third Iowa
a lumber manufacturing and shipping cavalry in the war of the rebellion.
point, but it will astonish some people,
if he should build a large mill here and
How little Ruskin was known among
use his railroad to haul logs from Clat
the people in the lake country of Eng
sop and Tillamook connties to it.—The
land, where he passed so much of his
Oregonian.
time, is illustrated by this incident: A
London tourist entered a book store at
Real Estate Transfers.
Brantwood and asked of the female at
T. B. Handley, et al, to Sarah F. Shearer,; tendant if Ruskin's books were in great
lots 3, 4, 5 and 6 in block 5, town of demand. She answered in the negative,
adding that the prople thereabouts
Garibaldi.
T. B. Handley, et nx, to Sarah F. Shear-1 didn’t seem to trouble much about "the
old gentleman who only had a clenn
er, bond for deed.
collar once a week."
U. S. to Levi Hudson, Ne*4ofNw,4of
sec. 15, tp. 2 S, R. 9 W.
Maurusjokai, the Hungarian novelist,
Levi Hudson to R. B. Farley, Nel4of has resigned the presidency of the Hun
Nw >4 of sec. 15, tp. 2 S. R. 9 W.
garian union. In the letter of resigna
U.S. to Walter Kohnhousen, N «¿¡ofNe tion he states that all calls for support
*4 of sec. 19, tp. 3 N, R. 8 W.
made by the Union on the Roman Cath
Walter Kohnhausen to The Astoria Co., olic prelates and nobles have l>een fruit
N V4 of Ne 14 of sec. 19, tp. 3 N, R less, and he can only believe the refusal
is due to their disapproval of him per.
8 W.
Ernest J. Giengcr to Hammond Lumber sonallv.a belief which has been strength
Co., Sw 14 of sec. 3, tp 2 N, R. 8 W. ened by the declaration recently made
in the under house by a memlier of th e
State of Oregon to Nelson P. Wheeler,
clerical partv that the Catholic clergy is
various tracts in Tillamook county.
not only not permitted to support non
Lewis Olsen and Otto Jonnson to Anna Catholic individuals in their public ca
Johnson, Sw 14 of Sw 14 of sec. 17,' reer, but it is its duty to oppose them
Nw 14 of Nw 14 of sec. 20, Se 14of: with all possible power.
Ne 14 of sec. 19, and one acre in Nw
cor. of Sw 14 of Nw 14 of sec. 20, tp.
John H. Macomber, chaplain, U. S. A.,
3 S, R. 9 W.
who has just been retired on account of
Gust Nelson to the Astoria Company, i age, first left the life of a civilian in 1862,
Se >4 of Se 14 of sec. 5, E 44 of Ne Ji when he enlisted as a private in the First
and Ne 14 of Se 14 of sec. 8, all in tp Vermont Heavy Artillery. He served in
2 N, R. 9 W.
the civil war with such gallantry that he
Gregor J. Hellhoff, et us, to Gust Nelson. earned successive promotions, passing
Sw 14 of sec. 22, tp. 2 N, R. 7 W.
through the ranks of corporal, sergeant
G. E. R. Dean, et ux, to B. A. Todd, deed and first lieutenant. At the battle be
fore Petersburg he was shot thiough the
of correction,
W. S. Cone, to Walter D. Wood, lots 37, . body and severely wounded in the head,
39, 42 and 43, McCoy's add. and lot and was later brevetted captain for gal.
lant and meritorious service. He became
1, block 11 to lots 1 and 2 in block
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12, Cone & McCoy's add. to Bay , chaplain in the regular army in 1880.
being stationed at that time at Fort
Citv.
Custer, Mont. In 1887 he was trans
Wm. S. Jones, et ux., to Christian Zim ferred to Fort Sherman, Idaho, and in
merman, Se X of sec. 32, tp. 2 S, 1893 he was sent to Angel island. Dur.
R. 7 W.
the last year he has been stationed at
Ostram P. Merritt to Christian Zimmer the Presidio.
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man, E 14 of W 14 of sec. 22, tp. 1 S,
"Twenty
years
ago,” says the Chicago
R. 7 W.
Tribune, "Charles M. Schwab went to
work in the Carnegie Iron works at
Jury Lint.
Pittsburg as stake driver at a salary of
Sheriff Aiderman and County Clerk $1 n day. Now he is president of the
Mason drew the jury list for the Apri| Carnegie Steel company, limited, and
term of court, which convenes the second draws a salary larger than that of lhe
Monday in that month, which is as fol president of the United States. And he
is only 37 years old. As the executive
lows :
head of the great Carnegie interests Mr.
G. Williams, Hoquarton, farmer.
Schwab is just now prominent in the
W. Eberman, Tillamook, teamster.
public eye. He was born in Pennsyl
A. Letcher. Tillamook, jeweler.
vania. and had only a common school
Peter Langhardt, Nehalem, farmer.
edneation. At 15 years of age he went
H. H. Miller, Union, farmer.
to work, and he does not believe in a
W. C. Morton, Bay, fanner,
college education for a business man.
O. Bergman. Nehalem, farmer.
For a year or i wo he drove a mail wagon
C. S. Wells. South Prairie, fanner.
and clerked in a grocery store. In his
Herman Tohl, Nehalem, farmer.
17th year he got a job with the Carnegie
W. S. Carver, Fairview, fanner.
company. Hix first work was to drive
M. V. Stillwell, Tillamook, farmer.
stakes for the foundation of a new
John Mann, Hoquarton, teamster.
C. H. Woolfe. Tillamook, blacksmith. building. His rise was so rapid as to be
phenomenal. He became chief engineer
M. C. Trowbridge. Fairview, fanner.
1887. general manager a little later, and
G. W. Grayson. Tillamook, farmer.
in 189« a partner in the company Yeais
Eli P. Olds. Tillamook, farmer.
ago he was offered a salary of more
L. G. Freeman, Hoquarton. farmer.
than $5<i 000 a yaar to go to England
B. H Holmes, Union, farmer.
G. A. Edmunds. Tillamook, merchant. and take charge of some English iron
and steel works. This offer he declined
H F. Holden. Fairview, farmer.
at once.
Simeon Earl, South Prairie, farmer.
Five Years Ago and Now.
PROFESSIONAL CARDS.
Truckee Lumber Co.,
The announcement that England may
soon issue a war loan of $250,000,000,
OF SAN FRANCISCO, DEALERS IN
and that a considerable part of this gold
will be drawn from the United St .ites,
is received by financial experts and the
general public with an equanimity that
brings forcibly to mind the difference in
this nations condition five year ago and
now.
Five years ago the United Stateshad
to borrow gold, not to fight a war, but
to protect its credit from public folly aud
' governmental mismanagement. Con
gress, after a weary struggle, had been
forced to repeal the Sherman silver pur
chase act. The tinkering with the cur
AGENTS STEAMERS W. H KRUGER AND TILLAMOOK.
rency and the increasing clamor of the
silverites had so shaken public confi Hobsonville, Or.
J. E, SIBLEY, Mgr.
dence. and the Wilson bill had so pros
trated industry that both public and
private credit was well-nigh wrecked.
The government had t < peal to certain
gentlemen in New York and their friend s
in Europe not only to lend it money
but also to stop the export of gold. The
United States had to ask these private
persons to insure its creditors that it
would not repudiate its debts by de
grading its currency. Between the par
tisan obstinacy of the democratic ma Agents for Kopp's Brewery, the Brewer of the Finest Beer in the Northwest.
Strangers can find here a place to write, attend to correspondence, privateli
jority of congress and the uncertainty of
confer upon business or social mait“rs and generally feel at home.
the future, the task was a risky one, and
the underwriters had to be paid a price
that became a national scandal. Seldom
had the United States been in so humilia
ting a position.
A little more than three years ago the
people spoke at the polls for honest and
sound money. They also declared for
PROPRIETORS OF
laws that would foster industry and
give adequate revenue to the govern
ment. Confidence was restored, industry
revived and prosperity returned. Two
DEALERS IN
years ago the nation had to fight a
foreign foe. Seven time the gold required
was offered by people at the lowest rate
of interest that a war loan has ever
Shop next door to Larsen's Hotel, Tillamook
borne. Within 100 days the war was
won. One year ago misguided followers
of ambitious adventurers made war
upon the nation, and have just been re L. H. BROWN, P rrsidetk
D irectors :
L. H. BROWN, H, O. DAVIS, G. W. TEFFT.
duced to submission. But so little <iid W. H. COOPER, Sic, & T rrs ,
the conflicts of these two years tax the
nation’s strength, so rapidly and its in
dustry and commerce grow, that during
these conflicts it achieved financial in
Manufacturers of
dependence and passed over to the rank
of creditor nations. And to-day the
wealthiest nation in Europe, in looking
about for a possible war loan, regards
this country as the best source of supply.
TILLAMOOK, OR.
Can history show a more complete re
versal of conditions within so sort a
time ?
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FIR & SPRUCE Lumber,
B L. EDDY,
ATIORNEY- a T-LAW.
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BOX SHOOKS.
GENERAL MERCHANDISE
And LOGGERS’ SUPPLIES,
WINE AND LIQUOR HOUSE.
Billiard Parlors and General Social Resort.
C. E. HADLEY, Proprietor.
Tillamook City,
Oregon.
LEACH & JONES,
Tillamook Meat Market
II.
COOPER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
TILLAMOOK,
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All Kinds of Fine Merchantable Lumber.
Danger of a Tariff War.
Fine Dressed Flooring and Finishing
Lumber a Specialty.
Loeal Orders Promptly pilled.
Well Stoeked
A Berlin dispatch a few days ago re
Lumber Yard near Court House.
ported United States Ambassador White
as saying : “I am keeping the German j
government fully informed regarding the
L. HINER.
H. I1UDEN.
effect the meat inspection law would
have upon the trade relations between
the two countries and Germany is fully
aware that a tariff war would result.”
A later report states that Emjieror
William has been fully informed by his
minister for foreign affairs regarding the
situation and that he had also received a
(Successors to L. Hiner)
statement of the agrarian position. It
is said the emperor advanced strong
arguments for more liberality in regard
to the proposed legislation.
It is evident that our government has
lieen making some very pointed and
earnest representations to Germany ami
apparently they are having an effect, if
it be a fact that Emperor William has Steam Boat and Loggers’ Work and Heavy Forging a Specialty.
been induced to see the wisdom and
Estimates given on new machinery.
expediency of a less illiberal policy than
TILLAMOOK,
OREGON.
is contemplated in the meat bill.
Whether, however, he will earnestly
endeavor to have the agrarian demands
modified, at the risk of incurring the
displeasure of that element, remains to
be seen. In order to carry out his naval
policy he may need some assistance
from the agrarian representatives and
it is possible that this will deter him
from interfering with their demands.
On the other hand there i* no doubt
he realizes that a tariff war lietween
Germany and the United State* would
be a very serious matter. He is anxious Stage leaves Tillamook daily exeept Sunday.
to extend (krman trade and a con-.
flict that would shut it out of the Stage leaves N- Yamhill daily exeept monday,
American market or very materially re
Ticket« must be secured the day previous from the Agent« at
duce it here would lie damaging.
North Yamhill and Tillamook.
It i* to be hoped that nothing of thi* .
kind will happen. Neither country ean j
afford to engage in a tariff war, yet
the United State* cannot reasonably ;
be expected to forever submit to a pal.
pable injustice. We think a way will
befound to avert the danger to the trade
relations of the two countries that *eem*
J. P. ALLEN,
to impend,
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TILLAMOOK
MACHINE SHOP,
Practical Machinists
And Blacksmiths.
The DIRECT ROUTE to TILLAMOOK
Carrying U.S. Mail.
Tillamook & North Yamhill Stage Line.
JOHN BARKER, proprietor.
OU£ß,
Proprietor
Dairying is a well-paid branch of farm
ing, provided the dairyman studies the Firat c I hhh hicoiiiiikh I h I ion
business and carries it on according to
at Heciiml dus» rute.
modern method*. It is, however, one of
the most exacting branches of farm
work. No man should attempt it unless BEST MEALS IN THE
CITY.
he is a “home body” and is not afraid of
work. If he likes to run to town fre.
Tillamook, Ore
quently and be on the go quite con
tinually he is not adapted to dairy work.
There are some occupation* in which one
can take this week to run about if he Centrally Located.
Rates, $1 Per Day.
ha* worked harder last week and ii
willing to work harder next, but dairy- i
ing is not one of them. Each day's work
must be done each day. A man whoi*
M. H. LARSEN, Proprietor.
impatient of details, too. is out of place
in the dairy, for successful dairy work is
TILLAMOOK,
OREGON.
made up of a host of little things, none
Stage
and
Express
Office.
The
Best
Hotel
in
lhe
city.
No Chinese Ei»|loyed
of wuiebcan be regarded as unimportant.
LARSEN HOUSE,
OREGON.
H. COYNE,
ATTORNE Y-AT-LA W,
Office: Opposite Court House,
T illamook , O regon .
0LAUDE THAYER,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
T illamook , O regon .
IJ. J DALY,
¡OSCAR HAYTKK
¡)ALY & HAYTER,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
D allas . O regon .
ROBERT A, MILLER,
ATTORNEY-AT LAW,
O regon C ity , O regon .
lAind Title* and lami Office Business a
Specialty.
(JAMES M c C ain ,
, A. W. SEVERANCE
jqcCAIN & SEVERANCE,
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW,
T illamook , O regon .
Fresh and Cured Meats, Hides, Wool, etc.
PACIFIC LUMBER CO.,
T illamook , O regon
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[JAVID WILEY, M.D.,
PHYSICIAN, SURGEON AND
ACCOUCHEUR.
All call promptly attended to.
T illamook , O regon .
Dr. J. W. Vogel,
S pecialist
for
R efratction
D efects of the E ye .
and
Will visit TILLAMOOK every three
months.
P ortland ... O recon .
O ffice ; 132 F irst S treet .
R esidence : 529 S herman S treet .
C. A. BAILEY,
DEALER
IN
STUDEBAKER WAGONS
OSBORNE MOWERS,
Buggies, hsy rskes, plows, slid otlie
farm machinery. You can save
money by dealing with me,
Special Prices on Buggies and Spring
Wagons.
C. A. BAILEY. Tillamook, Ore.
EDGAR LATIMER,
■Ml» UI «1IR0RESSEI
SHAVING, HAIR CUTTING,
SHAMPOOING, ETC.
Electric Baths nicely flitted up G<x>d for
persons suffering with rheumatism.
Building next door to the Post Office.
OF
C. & E. Thayer.
General Banking and Exchange busi
ness interest paid on time deposits.
Exchange on Englnnd, Belgium, Ger
many, Sweden, nnd all foreign countries.
TILLAMOOK.
CHAS.
ORE.
PETERSON,
SHAVING,
HAIR CUTTING,
SHAMPOOING,
Hot and Cold Baths
EVLRYT HI Nd STRICTLY L'lRST CLASS
Tinssa L aro , Acr Juss 1, 1*1*.—Norie* eoa
fURLICATlOM.
United State*» Land Orti« e,
orftrfofi City, Oregon,
January l7th, tono
Notlce I h he»eby given that in compitane«
with thè provlaioiia of «he act of fonar»*« of
June 3 1H7S mitit ed ' Ali »»<■' for ‘he «» m I«* of
land* in thè Slate of l’alito nia. Oregon,
Nrwla an«i Wsahiiig on TerHfory.” «• e«
ended o all ’he Public l.and State« by set
of Augnai 4. I*/».
EMMA l. C. M. BAl'F.R.
<>f Po»lland. omity <»f Miiltnomah, State of
Oregon, ha* thm day ffied in thie office ber
»«orni atrnienf No. Ji-Wi fo t» e pnrchaas of
theNw1« of Scoti n il, in Townahip « M. Rangc
i O V* and will offer prò f t • «how hai thè 1 nd
»«»tight i» more va untole for ita timber or afone
tirati for agncultural i’urpoae and to eetatilieo
ber « lairn to M«id land befo
th Kegi«t» r and
Keceiv« r of *hi" office at Oregon < ify Ore* n,
un Mon-my, t»e i«h <iay <4 Aprii 1900. He
namea hm wi ri«*w*»«
John Wrwwiiberger, of Portland, Or Frana
KieM’b of Frnma. Or
Stcpbrn Rauer 01 .Ne-»
«ywan.Or Michael < irrlncldiiigrr, of Km ma,
° as and al! pcr*on* flainihra adveraeb tlic
ebuvfrdentribed lari »* a e raqomted lo flle their
clain a in thia office ou or brfore mu « ì oth <lay oi
Aprii, 1900
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< HA«. B. Mooaga, Megiater