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About Tillamook headlight. (Tillamook, Or.) 1888-1934 | View Entire Issue (May 29, 1902)
T j -E TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, MAY 29, 1902. I SPRUCE. to the State under this law was largely I reduced. Mrs. H. Hays and daughter Lena The sunshine and warm weather of! Time and space would not suffice to go ' have been under the doctor s care the By request we publish a partial sum the past few days are being appreciated through the records and make a full ! by all, even the old Tillamookers, who i mary of important matters of legislation statement of the part played by an active ; past week. Mr. G. W. U'nllare has another lamp were la-ginning to grumble over the which were before the last legislature I member of the legislature during a busy i lor Sunday evening meetings. continued stormy weather. and in which Mr. B L. Eddy.Jcirtt Rep i session of 40 days. Having the feed. Mr. Gove would like Some objection has been made to the 1 Small pox seems to have done its resen tat ive for Yamhill and Tillamook time for the payment of taxes as fixed by ! tojrent a few dairy cows on reasonable work in this neighborhood, for no new Counties, bore a part. the new tax law. This tax law was terms. cases are reported. A very important matter for a member Grass and meadow lands are look- i of the Legislature 111 order to be influen framed by the joint committee on assess ment and taxation and was introduced in COULSONEURG ing fine. tial is to be placed upon important the Senate and passed by that body. Mr. H. H. Al.lei man was in this Mr Quick lost a valtiald? milk cow’ the committees. Mr. E Idy was made chair When this bill came on for passage in other (lav from milk fever. man of the Committee on Food and i in the House it was voted for by everv burg Thursday. .Dairy Products, chairman of the joint | member of the House present except Mr. Miss Dora Swahb has been engaged to Mr. Marolf has a fine new harness The bicyclists of the prairie are glad Commiittee of the House ami Senate on Ingram, a Populist from LinnCounty who work for Mrs. Glad, of Tillamook, for a Game, Forestry and Game Fish, and a was not directly interested. The ques few months. to see the roads dry up, as several were member of the House Committee on tion of the time when the taxes ought to Mrs. Albert Kinnamanof Spruce is on s.-en out last Sunday. Judiciary. The Committee onjudicary be paid was perhaps overlooked by the After a long delav, our school started is one of the most important in the legis Committee in framing the bill and the the sick list. We are all glad to welcome the sun ’ I I on the 19th under the able management lature and is called upon to do a great members of the House as well as the of Mrs. J. C. Taggart, of Salem. deal of hard work as it is before this com Senate trusted entirely to the judgment once more. Miss Linnie Coulson is staving with Mr. Pcsterfield and wife have the svm- mittee that all bills come which have to of the Committee which had acted with pathey cf their friends and neighbors do with amendments to the Oregon Code the advice of the State officers The bill her brother, I’. R. Coulson, ot Blaine. and all matters affecting the practice and was prepared after a great deal of consulta in the loss ot their infant child. procedure of the Courts as well as with tion and examination of many proposed Each candidate for county office must NESKOWIN. the bills relating to many other impo t- measures and when this bill finally came feel that South Prairie is solid for him. i ant matters wpere the judgement and from the committee the disposition was to As we have been listening in vain for Several of the people met together at ' advice of competent attorneys is neces- : some campaign talk at our school | sary. Upon this committee, our repre- accept it and pass it and avoid discussion theOretown cemetery last Friday and VOTE FOR E. 0. HOAG, VOTE FOR G. W. BODYFELT. as much as possible because there were house, us boys would not treat them The Popular Candidate lor Treasurer. I wore than we did the preacher a few l sentative is known to have done a great so many different schemes before the cleaned off the grave’s of theiH'relatives Popular Candidate for Commissioner. and friends, and others will meet on • leal iff laborious and conscientious serv legislature that it seemed likely that if A vote for E. D. Hoag for county trea i week’s ago. ice. This service being performed in the the important features of the bill were to I Wednesday of this week tor 1the same surer is a vote to keep the treasurer's Charles Wells spent a I few (lavs nt the Committee Room and consisting very be settled in the House as a body, a | purpose so that all the graves will be Statement by the Editor. office in the court house, where it l>e- bed side of his sick brother-in-law, often in the exposure of inconsiderate or settlement never would be reached, and presentable for memorial day. George Phelps last w’eek. vicious bills, such service is not of the Governor Geer was threateniug that The Misses Ada and Mollie Craven longs. We are glad to be informed that quite character 1o be known to the public but unless the legislature passed some meas were the guests of Mrs Fred Schirzinger is known to the members of the legisla ure to provide for the prompt payment last Sunday. a number of republicans who have been BOULDER CREEK. A Misstatement Answered. ture and conscientious effort of this kind of taxes he would call an extra session Mrs. Commons and children were a little dissatisfied have shown a dispo is of the greatest importance to the State whi»'h would have been a great expense. visitors at Mrs. Makinster's one day Judge Sappington is reported to have sition to bury the hatchet and fall into A h we have lieen busy fighting the weeds and wherever it is understood it is The principle of the law is undoubtedly recently. said that the law requires the sheriff we liavM neglected to write the new’s, lint appreciated. line. We think that is a wise move on wise and just but it would be better to The little steamer Della came in i As chairman of the Committee on Food to I urn over the tax money collected by '•the old world wags on” just the same, their part, and we can assure them that i whether we write or not, so it dosen’t and Dairy Products Mr. Eddy had the I 1 amend so as to change the time of pay- Sunday night by moonlight, and 011 | ' ment and make it more convenient for him to the county treasurer every day. the Headlight will be just as magnani. matter much after all. preparation and management of the Pure the farmers. Had anyone thought that Monday afternoon it proceeded on its • '1 his is not true and we believe that Mr and Mrs. H. L. Jensen entertained Food Law. Concerning this law, Hon. the date of payment would seriously wav up to Woods. May it be as success- mous as they are and bury the hatchet ful every trip tor it would be a great help also, and even more so, for if we have Judge Sappington has been misquoted. Mr. and Mrs. Bays lately, of Indiana J. W. Bailey, State Dairy and Food inconvenience the people a change would Commissioner, recently wrote to Mr. undoubtedly have been made, as no one to Nest ticca people. He knows that the law requires these Territory. Sunday. hurt their feelings in any way we are Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher and Miss Daisy Mr W. A. Salinge and sons Charles Eddy as follows: “The Pure Food and had anything to gain by setting the date payments to be mnde only once a week, Dairy Law for which you did so much, ; t an inconvenient time. The matter can were visitors at Will Christensen’s last sorry for it now they have shown such a and John, of Beaver, were in our burg, and we do not think he would intention friendly disposition. Probably the Head is, I believe, appreciated by everyone be easily corrected by amendment, and Sunday. one day last week ally mislead the public. Under the and every where.’’ While this law may Mr. Eddy has stated in his political Miss Ori Luper had the misfortune light has been a little severe in criticism, Miss Edna Getehcll and her brothers old law the sheriff was required to pay Cameron and Vergil came up from have some defects which experience speeches that he will favor and work for to step on a rustv nail which we hope and thereby causing some little dissen his collection to the treasurer every Cedarvale, last week Miss Edna will hereafter will remedy, yet it has been such an amendment. He did not frame will not cause her much trouble. sion where it might have healed up before, pronounced one of the most carefully Miss Maud Hellenbrand was a guest thirty days, and the new law did not stay with her sister, Mrs. Chopard, this drawn and successful pure food laws in or introduce the present law. but we can honestly sav that we have An important point made by Mr. Eddy of the Misses Ludie and Etila Wood one operate until the tax roll for 1901 was sum mer. the United States. The law as it now not the least personal feeling against Mr II H. Aiderman.our general sheriff, stands on the Statute Books was prepared in the legislature and which ought not to day last week. turned over to the sheriff, which was on be overlooked at this time is that bv his J. W. Hellenbrand had plenty of flour1 anyone we have opposed, and would just was «baking bands with Boulder Creek and reconstructed by Mr Eddy from the course in supporting Senator Mitchell he February 15th, 1902. so that up to that friends last week. old law’ and from amendments and alter made for Tillamook Couny an important come in 011 the Della for his store at ■ as soon welcome back into the party ex date it was only required that the sheriff Mr H. L. Jenson went to Helm last ations proposed from different sources and influential and powerful friend who Neskowin. Senator Maxwell and County Judge G. should settle with the treasurer once in Saturday after his mother and his little and interests. It contains one or twro C. Christensen and John Redberg each ¡ W, Sappington, and bury the hatchet has al lead y used his best efforts in the provisions which weie not considered as took a load of cheese to Tillamook last ! son Carl who has la*en staying at Grand thirty days,and since that date once a Senate of the United States in securing with them also. We are also aware that week. Every one knows that during pa Jensen's and attending school at Three especially desirable for Tillamook Coun the appropriation of $27,000.00 for the week. some of the republican candidates have Rivers They went back home Sunday, ty, but in order to secure support for the improvement of Tillamook Bay Several Republican candidates passed 1 Mr. the past spring there was a great rush to H. L. taking them as far as Beaver where, bill and insure its passage it was neces Mitchell will work as zealously for the by last week. Guess they were looking , taken exceptions to some things that the pay taxes, such has never before been Mr. L. Jensen met i hem. sary to make concessions on these points other harbors and bays of Tillamook for voters the way they were passing Headlight has said, especially that in seen in the couniv. Money came in Miss Lucy Kinnaman and her friend to other ¡»ections of the State. County and for appropriations for the the cigars to the men. our last issue in regard to the Head The last Legislature made the first at- improvement of our bars and harbors faster than the office force could make visited in our neighborhood Monday atteuipt to enact a systematic and thor- generally. It is not to be supposed light’s band wagon, which the editor We understood that Rev. T. E. Arm ough-going law for the protection of the proper entries and settlements, and NEHALEM. did not interd to he taken seriously but that Mr Mitchell would have refused to any small delay in settling with the strong will be head carpenter on H. L. game. The foundation for the act which do any thing for Tillamook had he not as much as a joke upon himself as any Jensen's new barn. is now upon the Statute Books was ¡ire- Born, to the wife of Jim Cook, a , treasuier was due to this fact. The Please don’t lie offended. Mr. Editor. pared by some Portland Attorneys but recieved Mr. Eddy’s support but it is but daughter. May 20. one else. Ho wever, as the editor was a fair and just to say that lie feels indebted boys worked night and day, Sundays as after the bill wa3 submitted to the Legis to our Representative very largely for Jack Conway went out to Portland I target for those within and without the well, to catch up and made settlements lature it was found that in order to har his election, and therefore is a warmer bv way of Garibaldi party, we have had only one object in within three or four days of the time monize the conflicting interests of differ and more earnest friend than he would Phil Smith “hiked”’ over the trail to 1 view, and that was to loyally support ent sections of the Slate, many changes have been had Tillamook opposed him. set by law, During this rush of busi the out side Thursday. the republican party, for, leaving politics and alterations were necessary and these Our Representative has been accused ness Sheriff Aiderman was out of the changes and alterations and the final of favoring the railroads by voting entirely out of the question, we believe it city only twice to serve papers. form of the bill, with the exception of against a reduction of railroad fares. is to the interest of the county and tax. some of the amendments in the Senate, The bill for the reduction of railroad payers that the entire ticket should be were the work of the Committee on fares was before the Legislature at a time A few people are still harping because Game, Forestry and Game Fish of which when Tillamook County was hopefully elected. We can say this without fear of Henry Aiderman is up for a third term, Mr. Eddy was the chairman and who looking fortlie construction of a railroad, contradiction that noneof the candidates but they purposely refrain from mention I llore a large part of the great labor in when we believed that construction have strings on the Headlight, neither volved in the producuion of a bill which might begin within a very short time ing that this is the third time also that have we on them, so no matter who is could be passed through the legislature and when the railroad interests were John Edwards has been a candidate for notwithstanding the many conflicting threatening that if the Legislature under elected the editor will take the position sheriff, being defeated the first time and interests. Like all other important took to cut down fares in an arbitrary he has always taken, that he is free to elected the second time. He also ran measures, many features of the bill are manner the building of branch lines criticise, without fear or favor, public the result of compromises but the fact would be checked. Mr. Eddy voted twice for surveyor and once for clerk, officials and what is for the best interest that these compromises had to be made against the proposed measure because he being elected on each occasion, while is evidence of the difficulties to be sur believed it to the interest of Tillamook of the county. That lias been our policy four years ago he bolted his party and mounted in framing and passing through County to encourage the building of in the past and it will be so in the future, ran independent for county judge and the Legislature laws of this kind. railroads. He stated on the floor of the for take that independence away from a Other bills introduced by Mr Eddy, House that if the man who introduced was beaten. We do not consider that is newspaper and its usefulness is gone, and relate entirely to matters in Tillamook the bill would show any general demand a fair objection to Henry when the gen- <'ounty, such as she law defining the lo of the people of the State for a reduction if we cannot be the boss of our own busi. tieman on the democratic ticket has been cation of the natural oyster beds on in passenger fares then he might be ness, like any other business man or a candidate so many times and filled so Netarts Bay, the amendment of the chart willing to sacrifice the interest of one dairyman, then it is time for us to quit. ers of Tillamook City and of Nehalem, county tor the general good, but until many offices. * * * and the repeal of the charter of Bay City, such ashowing was made he intended to all of which bills were introduced in re vote against the bill for the benefit of It has been repeatedly stated that sponse to petitions received from the Tillamook County, which had no rail The individual who was circulating tin se who want to down the republican people of Tillamook County. VOTE FOR JASPER SMITH. road and was sadly in need of one. He a colt lie was caught red tongued and ticket, and especially Eddy, Alderman Among important resolutions intro was under no obligations to the railroad The Popular County Judge. had to take water, even to apologising and Mason, will, at the last moment, duced by Mr Eddy and passed were the company and cared nothing specially following: to the party he was telling the lie upon. spring a ’ot of campaign lies for the pur about them but was 'anxious to do noth First, a resolution that the Committee ing which would discourage the building After thathe was made to go and apolo pose of influencing voters to vote against but we had quiet a laugh at your “x- on Ways and Means, report two appro gise to others. He will be known as the the republican ticket. On Tuesday Dan | m ‘U hh a few days ago, when we happened priation bills, one designated as a general of a branch line into Tillamook County. VOTE FOR F. L. SAPPINGTON. on an old copy of the Headlight and Hickey was given a bundle of papers to appropriation bill which should include The Popular Candidate for Surveyor. demo-pupo liar in future. read this paragraph. Another Falsehood Answered. only salaries of State officials and the ex be distributed at Foley by the rule or ruin It it not necessary to publish the para penses of carrying on the State govern faction. So beware of dishonorable men graph berauae the presant editor is not The statement is being circulated that Henrv Tobi’s new gasoline boat made ment; the other designated as a special The 687 voters who voted for Aider who have resorted to dishonorable me responsible for writing it, as ourfaircor- appropriation bill which should include County Treasurer Cary has held funds her first trip up the river Thursday, man, and the 667 voters who voted for tliods in circulating campaign lies at the respondent will see by more closly ex all other appropriations. The object of in hand, which should have been applied collecting milk for the cheese factory. amining the old copy of the Headlight. Mason two years ago, have nothing to last moment. If there wasever a time in That being the case, we are certainly this resolution was to prevent attaching to the payment of county warrants. It C. Preston and wife have moved into regret, but have something to be proud the history of the republican party of sorry that this fact takes the merriment to the general appropriation bill various is true that the semi-annual statement of the Beaver house in town. kinds of appropriations which the Legis Hugo Klein came home Wednesday of, for the sheriff and the county clerk Tillamook county when republicans from the laugh at the editor's expense lature might not wish to make but which March 31, 1902, shows that the treasurer should take a tumble to themselves, put But pray, dear correspondent, do not might be forced through at the last had on band in the General Fund the from Oregon City, having lost three have attended strictly to business, and fingers in the woolen mills. hold the present editor responsible for all moment as riders by placing the Legis on that account we do not think their their shoulders to the wheel, turn out at the sins of omission or commission of lature in the position of either consent sum of §11,415.57. At first blush this Alfred Anderson cut his thumb with ' many friends of two years ago have ativ the polls, and vote a straight republican previous editors of the Headlight, for wa ’ houghtn an exorbitant sum, but the a hand saw at the mill Wednesday and cause to change their vote this year. ticket, it is right now. for the rule or ruin that is too big a load for us to pack.— ing to these unwise appropriations or else killing the general appropriation fact is this, because of the rapidity with is laid oft' for a few days. faction is doing everything it possibly E d i tor, ___________________ bill and thus fail to provide for the legiti which taxes were being paid al that The steamer Elmore came in the Bay can to elect the democratic ticket. To do mate expenses of the State Government. Friday and loaded salmon at Elmore’s otherwise is to court defeat for the re time that fund had come into the hands cannery. This is the last paragraph we intend PLAINE. This resolution was adopted and acted publican party. Do not scratch one can of the treasurer. Just before the making to write in this political fight, unless we upon by the legislature and was widely School is progressing nicely with Mr. The steamer Vosburg came in Sunday. didate on the republican ticket. commended by the press of the State as a of the semi annual statement at the see it is necessary to get out a special to Moffett as teacher. * * * Several of the Democratic candidates I proper move in the cause of economy and same time there was due the State of Mr. Ralph Phi I phot came in over the are shaking hands with the dear people refute political lies at the last moment, Have you i o’.iced that letters which | for the benefit of the tax payer. and it is this “Vote a straight republi appeared in the democratic newspapers, trail with his uncle John Moon. Gther resolutions introduced by Mr. Oregon the sum of $11,156 52 for state on the Nehalem. The amusements now-a-days are fixing i Eddy and passed, related to the appoint- taxes and immediately after the issuing Mr. Severence addressed the public can ticket, boys, and you’ll be glad and t » wit the Ocean Wave and Telephone• the luudholes on the road. ! ment of a committee to investigate the ! of the semi annual statement this debt Saturday evening at Bat tenon's hall. p-oud after the election is over that Register, did not contain the names of the I matter of a supply of water to State insti- . | due the state was paid, and the amount Bee hiving is a common thing. Nehalem Camp, \\ . of \\was agree authors, while communications in the J on proved true and were loyal to the re Mr. Jim Martin called on Sidney Moon ' tutions; authorizing the expenditure of ' then left in the General Fund, was only ably surprised at the close of the meeting republican press ha vet he authors* names last Sunday. $¿62.91 for the completion of the fund Saturday evening by the Ladies of Sweet publican party, republican principles and ' for a sword for Capt Chas. E. Clark, of a few hundred dollars more than enough Briar Circle. A short programe and a ALL the republican candidates.'* attached to them. Comment is unneces- Every body is peeling Barberry bark the Battle Ship Oregon; providing for to cover outstanding warrants which good lunch was followed bv tripping snrv. now. I the furnishing to the Oregon Historical had already been called. The semi the light fantastic until the gray dawn Joe Hollett was around with a petition ' Society and to the University of Oregon, appeared. wrapped in an Ocean Wave, but while copies of publications made bv the State; annual statement of the County Clerk crossing the river it fell into the water providing for the purchase at an expense shows the amount in the hands of the Card of Thanks and floated off. hut it was seen by the of $600 a portrait of Abraham Lincoln for 1 County Trsasurer applicable to the pay Editor of that worthy paper, who recog for the State Capitol; and a joint memo ment of county warrants to l»e $23,754 - We desire to hereby express our heart - nized ami reseuetl it. Poor thing! rial to Congress petitioning that body to Messrs Cnrl, Woods and Moon went to , pass the Grout Bill for the regulation of 03. But this sum included road war- felt thanks for the kindness of our many the sale of Oleomargarine, which last 1 rants as well as General Fund warrants, friends, who in the hour of our affliction Tillamook City Monday May 26. George Lynch I. is working for Mr mentioned memorial was in the interest and included of course the $14,415.57 ' and breavement so kindly sympathised of the dairy iudustry. Jones. l shown by the treasurer s statement. | with and assisted us. Their kindness Two important bills introduced in the R O Richards' cheese factory whistle Legislature and which Mr. Eddv helped Since the last semi-annual statement was ' can l»e heard almost every morning, It to defeat were, first, a bill providing for prepared a call for road w arrants to the will never be forgotten, but the memory of it will remain with us as the one seems Bob has received the boiler. 1 compulsorv pilotage on the Columbia full amount on hand in the road find bright spot in the dark hour of our P R Coulson's house has been rebuilt, River which was a means of increasing as Mrs. Cmilsoii has concluded to stay in | the expense of ^-hipping wheat and thus has t>eeii published. Calls for general sorrow. Oregon instead of going to Cdifornia. placing a tax upon the wheat raiser of fund warrants have l»een issued, as pro W ife and R elatives of L ewis F aemei Char lit» Sears is going into the l»ee Oregon; an I second, a bill for creating a vided by law. ss often as the amount busmess from the looks of things lie railroad commission at an expense of 011 **.and reached $><H) 00 Voters should will come out ahead of J I). Jone« thia $10,000 a year. The vigorous opposition beware of )*eople who have an ax to I How's This? which Mr. Eddy made to these two bills We offer One Hundred Dollar. Reward for year. __________________ •* had much to do with their defeat, and grind, who juggle with the figure«* con H';,i1xt.ou,<,xh Former United States Senator George a saving to the producers and tax tained in the semiannual statement*. If wl the hk v * <‘rt I have ’mpa known Toledo F O J W. McBride, of Oregon, and Mrs. Lurn pivers of the State of Oregon. Other any citizen cannot thoroughly under *e. nnderaigned. U alter Schwistenberg.of the same state, legislation in which Mr. Eddy stood for stand these statements, let him go to I heuey h.r the la-t 15 year., .nd beheve him ’ honorable .11 bu^Mw trail were married at the rectory oft he Church • iving to the tax payers was in the mat the books in the respective county “X of the Ascension in New York, on Satur- ter of the scalp bounty law which was officials, where full and detailed iui- .¿.bo’r'ion'; .„“¿‘‘."b/the.r’Trm ° day. Senator John H. Mitchell, of Ore demanded by Eastern Oregon. It was formation can lie had. If chargee of gon. and Mrs. Harriet Potter Nourse. not possible, even had it been desirable, misconduct have been made too late to DNaiat., Toledo. 0. Wholesule of New York, were present at tlie wed to eliminate the scalp bounty law from give time to go to the county seal for the Statute but through the efforts ding. which was followed bv a breakfast. mveeligaUou then voters may conclude VOTE FOR A. M. HARB. They will journey through New England of some of the members of the legisla that such charges are not made in VOTE FOR C. E. REYNOLDS. The Popular Candidate for Assessor states and will come to Oregon in July. I ture, including Mr. Eddy, the expense strict good faith. Hall s Family Pi!.» are the best. SOUTH PRAIRIE. Mr. Eddy’s Record. * W * * * * Y The I opular Candidate for Coroner.