Tillamook headlight., February 04, 1904, Image 6

TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT. FEBRUARY 4.
ALDERMAN’S SHORTAGE
tn the conduct of county or any pub.
lie affairs, too much care cannot be given
to a strict compliance with the statutes,
as the slightest deviation is apt to cause
expensive litigation and possible loss
In conclusion, it affords us much plea-
sure to attest to the very accurate and
comprehensive condition of the accounts
ot your present treasurer and also to
those of the clerk, which, in view of the
methods followed, were found to he tin
expectedly good.
C lank & B uchanan .
19C4.
NEHALEM.
Fred Miller made a business trip to
¡T IS A MAHER OF HEALTH
Clatakaline last week.
Amounts to $7,008.86—The
August Davidson and Fred llitne are
Shortage of Other Officials
improving th»* road from the county line
to the l>oat landing on the North fork
Due to Clerical Errors.
U. Preston cut his leg quite seriou-lv,
while working in G. M. Cobb's logging
The report of the accountants who
camp.
have been auditing the comity hooks,
Sweet Briar Circle. W. of W , gave a
and that pertaining to the late Sheriff H.
social an<l basket supper Saturday even
H. Alderman’s accounts, was filed with
ing. A good program was rendered and
the County Clerk on Monday. Tliesum
the receipts from sale of baskets were
$32
00
Commissioners
’
Court
inary show the shortage to be as fol.
The steamer Harrison came in last
lows in the tax rolls from 1897 to 1902,
The adjourned meeting of the board of week and took out ¡a load of salmon
inclusive :
county commissioners was held on Mon. from the cannery.
5f>
.....
$1X4
Taxes of 1897.................
day. when County Judge Cornier and
329 79
1898 ................ ......
Commissioners L. Parrish and Geo. W.
BOULDER CREEK.
865 83
1899................. ......
Bodvtell were present, when the follow­
1900 ................ ...... 5043 42
Mr. and Mrs G. VV, Lucas want to
13
......
283
1901.................
ing business was transacted :
Blaine Sunday to visit their son’s family.
1902................. ...... 2999 11
The reports of the experts were receiv­
J. S Myers and H. A. Chopaid took
ed
and
accepted
and
referred
to
the
dis
­
it, the sights at Beaver Monday. R. M.
Tot tnl...................... ..... 10,005 X7
trict attorney for action.
Dingess and family and Miss I^er<a Bays
Money on n hand............. ..... 2.997 01
It was ordered that the treasurer also «.ailed at that village the same day.
Absolutely Pure
transfer from the Incidental Fuad to the
C. A Smith and family whip euter
Tot al shortage.... ..... $7,008 86
General Fund all moneys now in his tained by Mr. and Mrs. VV. D. (ilalwell
THERE IS NO SUBSTITUTE
Theaccountants’ report does not make hands.
on Sunday last
In the matter of the official bond of
mention of the fact of the money on hand I
The little son of H. L. Jensen who has
NOTICE TO C'RKDITOKS.
and not turned over to the treasurer on E. W. Stanley as sheriff, was accepted been quite sick with typhoid fever is
with the United States Fidelity and convalescent now.
the 1902 roll, amounting, as we have
Guarantee Company as surely, in the
is hereby given that the undersign- •
The sad and tragic death of our late cd Notice
given above, to $2,996 01, which makes sum of $ 19,000.
has been duly appointed by the county |
sheriff came as a severe shock to his court of the State of Oregon for Tillamook
the shortage for that year only $2.13. It
The claim of H
H. Aiderman was hosts of friends here.
Mr. Ahlerman Countv. administratrix of the estate ot
will be noticed that it was in 1899 and reconsidered and allowed in the sum of was <»ne of the most popular of the coun Henry’H. Aiderman. deceased, and an per­
sons having claims against said estate are
$
1
OO
80.
1900 that Aiderman went behind the
ty officials among the people of this sec­ hereby required to present the same to me
In the matter of the apportionment of tion, and I think there is not one hilt properly verified as by law required at the
most. In 1899 there was a mistake in
the city road tax, the Court, allowed the what sincerely and deeply regrets his office of Eddy Ht Botts, attorneys at law. at
footing to the amount of $200 and two
Tillamook City, Oregon, within six months
City of Tillamook two-fifths of the road untimely end.
from the date hereof.
items of $179.64 and $134.73 he held tax.
Dated this February 4th, i904.
Supervisor Christenson has had the
E dith M. A lderman ,
hack and did not turn over to the trea-
The Headlight and Herald
were slides and other obstructions all removed
Administratrix of the Estate of Henry
surer. On the 1900 tax roll is where the designated county official newspapers from the road.
H. Aiderman. deceased.
late sheriff kept back the largest stuns of for the year 1904.
The cheery face of our old neighbor,
In the matter of the petition for bridge Mr 8. F. Moon, is once more seen in
money viz., $2,636-00, $434.65, $1-93,25,
Christian Church Notices
across the Tillamook river the court Tillamook county. We welcome him
$789.09, $608.15. $115.86. As was to
agreed to allow $100, to aid building hack to his old home.
be expected, there are quite a number of the bridge, provided the parties directly
A series of services is expected to begin
Elder Blalock and family are at Tilla­
within a week or so, at the Christian
clerical errors charged up to Alderman, interested will rebuild the bridge.
mook at the present time, Mrs. B. ex
Claims of N. Jones and Nellie M. pects to visit her mother while Mr. B Church of this place, and will he con­
which, probably, the county court will
ducted by Rev. J. F. Ghormlev, of Port­
goes to Nehalem to preach.
take into consideration when a final set­ Murphy were continued.
land. The exact date of beginning will
F. T. Bowen's bill of $54 was allowed
Rev. Smith, of Beaver, is announced be announced later.
tlement is made,
in the sum of $24.
to speak at Boulder Creek school-house,
The reports go into detail and every
The Experience Social to be given by
next Sunday at 3 p.m.
E W. Stanley, services as de­
item of discrepancy is set out.
the Young Peoples Society of the Chris­
puty sheriff................................... 37 79
Whew ! What a tempest in a tea pot
tian Church will take place next week on
Following is a summary of the experts»’ Homer Mason, salary as county
we stirred up, didn’t we ? We had no
clerk .............................................. 133 33 idea the editor felt so strongly on the Friday eve., Feb. 12th, at Todd’s Hall.
r | orts, showing the shortageset against
Jacob Jordi, services at Circuit
The Endeavorers and their friends as
matrimonial question, or we would have
each officials' name. The mistakes are I Court .............................................
o 00 hesitated ere bringing sad recollections far as possible each attempt to earn a
mostly clerical, while some feeshave been E. D. Hoag, services as watch-
to his mind
Our respect for him is on dollar for the carpet fund of the church.
man ...............................................
5 00 the increase, for he must he a model The dollar is to be earned outside of the
charged up to Mason whieh he did not
E. VV
Stanley, services as
papa. Whoever heard before (except, tn regular income in doing odd jobs or by
collect according to law, while most of
watchman ..................................
5 00 stories) of pater doing the midnight self denial. The more unusual the man­
the other mistakes in t lieclerk’» office are II. Crenshaw, making cover for
promenade, Albeit, in such a good cause? ner of earning the better it is. Each one
on account of not entering up fees in the
case.................................................
1 50 In our own experience (we admit it is earning their dollar is asked to write up
2
00 somewhat limited) papa snoozes peace their experience in rhyme or prose, and a
G B Lamb, incidentals of office
rush of business.
Homer Mason, incidentals of
fully, or only rouses long enough to ail- prize ot honor will i»e awarded to the
W. H. Cary, former treasurer ...$151 80
70 minister a quietus, by the laying on of I one writing up the best account of their
5
office
..............................................
Homer Mason, clerk .................... 141 30
00
VV.
H.
Cooper,
rent
for
office
......
3
hands where the application will be experience, the decision to be made by
53 30
J. D. Edwards, former clerk .....
most effectual, and then goes back to his j the vote of the audience. A reader will
10 Albert Mason, salary as deputy
John Barker former treasurer..
clerk .............................................. 50 00 slumbers, leaving his better three qtiar- t be selected by the society who will read
The experts’ report of I*. W, Todd, the C. A. Johnson, deputy assessor 50 oo
ters to face the music as best she can. 1 the experiences that are handed in, from
present county treasurer, gives him a A. M. Hare, salary as county
This we know is true in the majority of | which the audience may judge which is
100
00
assessor
..........................................
handsome balance of lc. due him from
case«, and the editor can congratulate best.
________
G. B. Lamb, salary’ as county
himself on being a rarity.
the county.
school superintendent ............. 50 00
I< Y. Blalock and H. A Chopard are |
Wanted Five Young Cows.
Summary of taxes remaining uncollect­ Yellow Fir Lumber Co., for
circulating a request for funds to put a j
lumber .......................................
39 35
ed January 23rd. 1904;
wire foot bridge across the Nestucca
I will huv five young cows coming in
Irwin Hudson Co., for four as­
AND
...$1,068 27
1897 roll .
sessment rolls ............................ 84 60 River here. Every onebegenerous and dig fresh in the early spring. See W. H.
962 85
1898 roll ..
up
your
nickels.
Govtie, South Prairie,Tillamook County,
Peterson Nr Svenson, making
1899 roll
... 1,800 43
Mr. and Mrs. O. W. Kinnaman spent Oregon.
__
*
le ter cabinet and other furni­
... 1,911 94
1900 roll ..
Sunday
at
H.
A.
Chopard
’
s
home.
ture .................................................. 2+ 20
636 67
1901 roll ..
Nearly Forfeits His Life,
Axel Nelson, work on Hodgdon
1902 roll ...
... 4,657 35
road .............................................. 23 00
BLAINE.
A runaway
..................... almost ending
„ fatally,
____
Mrs. I). VV. |ones caring for
started a horrible ulcer on the leg of J.
*11,043 51
Total
All is well at Blame, and the goose
GO
Mrs. Baker...................................
B. Orner, Franklin Grove, III. For four
SHOP
near the
Headlight
26 bangs high.
Below w|ll he found the general report 'V. H. Carv, lamp and hanging..
years it defied all doctors and all re­
Office.
oo
Tillamook Headlight, printing...
Mr. and Mrs. J. II. Woods visited medies. But Bucklen’s Arnica Salve
of Clark & Buchanan, which is of interest VV. VV. Conder, conntv judge......
00 friends at Beaver and Spiuce this week.
had no trouble to cure him. Equally
to the taxpayers, for with the exception VV. E. Southwick, watching the
Miss Blanch Bailev has gone to good for Burns, Bruises, Skin Eruptions
court-house vault....................... 30 00 Spruce to spend the winter, Dee vou
<ii Alderman's defalcations, they find that
and Piles. 25c. at Chas
I. Clough,
the shortage of other officials is simply P. W I'odd, salary as county
waited too long. After this remember Drug Store._________________
H. T. BOTTS.
B. L. EDDY.
treasurer....................................... 45 83 there is danger in delay.
due to clerical errors, and they even com­ L Parrish, salary and mileage
Our literary society is progressing
Before midnight on Friday next. Feb-
mend County Clerk Mason and Treasurer
«is commissioner......................... 15 00
nicely, and is becoming very entertaining, ruarv 5, all petitions asking for the sub.
Todd for the accurate and comprehen­ C. F. Franklin, books and sta­
A ttorneys - at -L aw .
Mr.
Eugene
Rolland
still
holds
the
belt
mission
of proposed laws to the people,
F inancial A gent
tionery ........................................... 18 95
sive manner in which they keep their ac­
its
the
star
debator,
with
Forest
Avers
to
he
voted
upon
at
the
June
election,
F. C. Bowen, caring for Geo.
counts.
as
a
close
second.
must
be
filed
with
the
Secretary
of
State
Smith and Bryant .....................
7 10
Otherwise they will be of no­
Hugh Welch went to Sheridan over at Salem
Tillamook, Ore., Feb. 4th, 1904.
G. VV. Bodyfelt, salary and mile-
G entlemen ,—The work of auditing
age ............... ............................ .
23 00 the Nestucca trail last week, He re- avail. Each petition must contains the
signatures
of 7018 votes, 8 per cent of
OR ABSTRACTS OF TITLE,
the accounts of the various officials of Sollie Smith, aid furnished Gib­
turned without a bride.
the number of votes cast two years ago
the county tor the period covered by our
son ................................................. 10 00
Rev. Smith will preach next Sunday
for
lustice
o[
the
State
Supreme
Court.
CO TO
examination, July, 1897, to January, A. J. 11 oiling worth, services as
evening. Come out and hear him. It
Consequently, there is much making of
1904, has hern greatly prolonged by
deputy sheriff............................... 11 50 will do you good.
haste among the advocates of the pro.
TILLAMOOK
ABSTRACT
reason of the loss by fire of many of the S. J. Sturgeon, medicine fur­
The citizens of Blaine district were posed direct primary law, the proposed
important records, and the imperfect
nished Mrs. Baker ..................... 10 00
Both
phones.
very
sorry
indeed
to
learn
of
Sheriff
Al
­
female
suffrage
law,
and
the
proposed
TRUST CO.
condition of many of those remaining, Clark Nr Buchanan, balance pay­
He had many friends local option law.
making it necessary to refer to numerous
ment for experting books...... 1035 00 derman’s death
T hos . C oates , Pres.
B. L. E ddy , Sec.
* * *
records to establish the condition of in­ C ost of I nquest on H. H. A lderman . in this part of the country, and was well
liked by all who knew’ him.
dividual items
Fred
Marshall,
after
searching
ever
Chas. Reynolds, coroner
11 50
\VM. GALLOWAY.
GILBERT L. HEDGES.
The statement of findings filed here­ J. A. Richardson, juror...
Mr. Hess went to Sheridan on business three years and a half for his two daugh­
1 OO
with ns regards amounts due the county J. B. Tuttle, juror ........
1 (Ml the first part of this week, going out ters and spending his entire fortune of
at this date from ex-Sheriff fl. H. Alder­ F. H Davis,
$3000, located them in a store acci­
juror...................
*
1 00 over the trail
man are identified in items as to dis­ vv. r. Newcomb, juror............
ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW.
Johnie Creecy drove histwo racehorses I dentally at Pendleton, Ore. The children
1 oo
A ttorney - at -L aw ,
crepancies except in the case of the 1897, E. D. Snodgrass, juror...........
1 00 Buckskin Jim and Black-Eyed Susan, out are aged respectively 7 and 10 years.
Make a specialty of Land Office Business.
1898 and 1901 taxes.
The collection Win. Kimball,juror....................
At
the
time
they
disappeared
the
family
1 oo to l'illamook City last Saturday in 1
registers for these years, together with E. W Stanley, witness tees.....
Mrs. Marshall eloped T illamook ,
O regon . OFFICE IN WEINHARD BUILDING,
1 .’>0 hour and 45 minutes by the watch. But lived in Boise.
the tax receipts, stubs or copies having Elmer Hoag, witness fees .....
Room 1 and 2,
1 50 his friends are of the opinion that his with another man, taking the children
been burned, so identification of each D. C. Pierce, witness lees .....
1 so watch stopped after he passed the first with her. She dressed the girls in hoy’s
OREGON CITY. ORB.
individual error cannot l»e given. De­ Ed. Walker, witness fees........
clothes, making it nearly impossible to
1 50 mile post.
linquent rolls prior to 1897 roll also Mamie (»laser, witness fees ...
locate them. The wife and her paramour
1 50
Baby Booth has lieen quite sick, but
having liven lost in the fire, our exnmin- Bercli Alderman, witness fees......
1 50 we are pleased to report that it is get went to Echo, where the woman died
nation does not cover the 1896 or prior 11. T. Botts, taking evidence......
last year. The men deserted the children,
6 75 ting better.
years, excepting amounts paid treasurer
who were given a home with Mrs. L. E.
A ttorney - at -L aw ,
Henry
went
up
to
sfiend
last
Sunday
as correct. On the 1900 tax roll it was
Cook on the reservation. Their father
the custom to allow a credit for work Coat for Auditing County Books. afternoon with the Bell of Blaine, but and his second wife finally came to Pen­
A ttorney - at -L aw ,
»he saw him coming and ran up stairs
T illamook
done on roads, the county clerk placing
O regon .
It has cost the county $1,335 to have and hid, so Henry spent the afternoon dleton after giving up the search as vain,
the amount to tie allowed, on the mar­
and Marshall met them in the store
O regon
T illamook
gin of the roll, usually in pencil. A few the county bonks experted, the county talking with dad and to the cats.
Saturday merely accidentally.
I
of these items cannot be arrived «it, the court having ordered warrants drawn to
The chances are that Blaine will get a 1
pages on which they appear having that amount to pay the bills.
telephone soon. Then the next thing we
Empire Seperator for Sale.
been partially burned,and these amounts
want is a daily mail.
are not included in credit allowed by us.
Work
of
all
kind
is
progressing
and
For sale, an Empire Seperator in good
These occur, however, in hut a few in­ Prifte Shooting Contest for Water stock looks fine.
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
stances, and the total amount would tie
order, at a verv low figure. Apply at
fowl.
Anot
her
new
bridge
has
been
construct
­
a few dollars only.
thisoffice.
Agent for the Northwest School Futni-
Prize, a handsome knit Jersey shoot ed across East (»reek without any cost
With the exception of the amount
ture Co. and Otgans and Pianos,
Office across the street and north from
charged on account of penalty and inter­ ing jacket, and an additional cash prize to the county. This bridge will enable
COOKS
once
more
happy.
Gang
­
Notary Public.
the Post Office.
est not collected on the 1901 rolls, ot 50c. tor UH) point!*; 75c. tor 150and$l Richard», Baileys and others to cross
Office : Soutlrwestfrom the Court House,
loff 8c Snuffer have just received
$199.80, the entire amount shown due for 200 points registered by one hunter the creek at any stage of water.
in the building occupied as a music store.
John Browning and hia mule went to a shipment of Spotless Flour lrom
the county from sheriff appears on the fora dav’s hunt. The contest commences
records to have been collected and unac­ January 15th and continues until March Tillamook citv this week. After luring Goldendale, Wash
1st. The one having most points March absent for three davs they both return­
counted for to the treasurer
The amounts shown due the county 1st will he awarded she shooting jacket. ed sober.
A ttorney - at -L aw .
from clerks and treasurers are. in our Customers must register before they go
Anyone knowing the whereabouts of
judgment, the result of clerical errors and immediately on return. Parties trad­ Edd Smith will please notify the Blaine
ing
or
clubbing
game
will
not
lie
counted.
only, and lack of system, and no attempt
marshal and receive a reward of twenty
Point Geese, five cent».
DOES ALL KINDS OF
ap|)cms to have been made to cover up For mv customers only.
50 ; shag, 15 ; duck, 10; saw bills. 20 ;
these items.
Wanted,
17
middle-aged
old
Maids
for
We have at considerable length ex­ jack suq»e. 3 ; king fisher, 5. Sea gulls a
17 Blaine Bachelors. Our Bachelors are
plained to your Hoard the modern and loss ot 500 points. Mud hens, coots,
above the average.
They are clean,
safeguard method of handling county re­ suit ducks, etc., nothing.
yonng, handsome and well-healed finan­
cords and accounts, and with the adap­
See Ralph Ackley, the man that
tion of these, discrepancies and short­ prepates you lor a good tune while in cially. All have good homes. The ladies ,
ages such as are disclosed bv our exami­ l'illamook, three doors south ot the P.O. must he handsome, good cooks, refined,
P hysician , S urgeon and
well educated and well built physically.
nation are impossible without almost
For further information address. Prancts
immediate detec tion.
Escaped an Awful Fate
A ccoucheur .
Welch, Secretary of Blaine Bachelor »
It appears to have bee the custom of
nd light loads.
*
Mr. H tingains, of Melbourne. Fin., Club.
Engraving a Specialty
a former Board of Commissioners to write». " Mv doctor told me I had Con.
M. Cady is preparing his onion ground
authorise the Clerk to compromise taxes sumption and nothing could he done
T
illamook .. O regon .
sold at tax sales to the county, remit- for me. 1 whs given up to die
SEE THE
■
The for this year’s crop. Mr. Cady is the
ting, in manv cases, penalty, interest, oiler of a free trial bottle of Dr. King s champion onion raiser on the Nestucca. i
cost and also large proportion ot the tax New Discover» for Consumption, in­ The Nestucca bottom land can not be
Tillamook Lumber Company I
itself.
Considerable exception can tie duced me to try it Results were start­ beat for onions.
^■^^ood
for everything
everrthine
---- for
FOR
taken to this, ns the power of compro. ling. I urn now on the road to recovery
Mr. Howser is bnilding a new fence
inise of a tax legally assessed and en­ mid owe nil to Dr. King's New Dis­ aiMimd Ins orchard and the Post Office
that runs on wheels.
tered is not vested in the Board, all such covery
It surely saved mv life." This The orchard fence will be hog tight
compromises living according to late de­ great cure is guaranteed for all throat bull proof and horse high.
cisions, illegal, and do not extinguish and lung diseases bv Chas I. Clough,
The vacant government land up here
the tax.
We would suggest a careful lhuggists. Price 60c. and Sl.uo. Trial is attracting attention. Six men were
« tardar n oil co .
investigation of these items
Bottles tree.
located the ¡mst three week».
PRESCRIPTIONS
to
C11ELS. I. ClOLLglT.
THE RELIABLE DRUGGIST.
the
POWDER
Racket Store
Is prepared to supply your
needs in the Shoe line. We carry
the famous Washington Shoe Co.’s
Shoes for men and boy’s.
And the F. Mayer, Milwaukee
Shoes for ladies’ and children.
These Shoes are strictly first-
class and up-to-date in every respect.
Prices as low as the lowest
c
DANIEL
&
CO.,
One Door North of the Post Offiee
G eneral blac J c ^ mu H iiíi J
W^0]i ^EpAl^flÖ.
HORSE SHOEING
A SPECIALTY
F.
DDY & BOTTS,
R. BEALS,
REAL ESTATE,
Complete set of Abstract Books
Tillamook, Oregon.
Taxes paid for non­
Residents.
Office opposite Post Office.
in office.
H.
COOPER,
J T EDGES & GALLOWAY
LAUDE THAYER,
W. SEVERANCE,
c
ARL HABERLACH,
Pcuteclter Abiwhnt,
S. STEPHENS
• Real Estate and Fire, Life
Health, Accident, Insurance.
J
T^OBERT A. MILLER,
MICÆ
AXLE
QREASE
Oregon City, Oregon.
Land Titles and Land Office
Business a Specialty.
AVID WILEY, M.D.,
Û. F. Franlçlin
WATCH, CLOCK
AND JEWELRY!
REPAIRING]
In first class style.
All calls promptly attended to.
LAVDE THAYER,
Agent for Fireman’s
Fund and London and Lanca­
shire Fire Insurance
Companies.
Tillamook
Oregon.
SHINGLES and BOXES.
Shingles $2.25 1000