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RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION.
(STRICTLY IX ADVANCE.)
1.50
One year..........
75
Six months ....
50
Three months
ÖjiU.imooh
Ijrabligbt
Fred C. liMker. Publisher.
Local Cption for Saloons.
president is being urged to give nn elas­
tic interpretation to the term “engineers”
and to regard the canal enterprise as es­
sentially a business undertaking, which
can best be looked after bv men of busi
ness training. It is very unlikely that
Mr. Roosevelt can be iudlived to take
this view in sclectihg members of the
canal commission. It is safe to sav that
he w ill comply strictly w ith the letter of
the law and appoint fourjengineers of ap
proved ability and that the other three
commissioners will be of unquestionable
fitness for the very important duties that
will devolve on them. The commission
will be well paid and the only difficulty
the president is likely to find is that of
choosing from among the many capable
men who will he recommended for the
position. It is understood that he al-
ready hasa large list from which to select
and doubtless it will be much increased
after the treaty shall have been ratified.
One thing the initiative and referendum
is responsible for, and that is to submit
to a vote a local option law. The Ore
gonian on S iturday had an editorial on i
t le subject which throws considerable
light on the proposed law, and which
we think is worth reproducing :
Voters of Oregon will decide at. the
general election in June whether this 1
state shall ha\e a local option liquor
law. Upon the petition of over 8000 i
quilified electors, a local option law has
been proposed by initiative, and tl>e
A Household Question.
measure will be tnicted or «ejected bi
There is no question that appeals
the people without any action whatever
more strongly to the American people
upon the part of the Legislature. A
i than that of the price of the chief ar­
majority of all votes cast upon that sub­
ticle of their diet—beef. That has been
ject will determine the result, and in this
I a matter of concern to them for years
respect the election will differ from those
' ana at the present time there is pro­
in which constitutional amendments
have been submitted to the people by the bably none other which is engaging the
Legislature, In order io adopt a con attention of the average citizen more
stitutior.al amendment a majority of al fully than this one. It need not be
the votes cast at the election was re­ i pointed out why this is so. Everybody
quired, so that a ballot not marked up fully understands it, becanse the argu­
on the subject submitted counted as a ment is impressed upon all households
negative vote, in elections under the every day. The price of the chief staple
initiative and referendum, whether upon in every home is inordinately high. A
laws or constitutional amendments only beefsteak or an ordinary beef roast is
a majority of|the ballots marked upon today a luxury which only the well-to-
do can enjoy and this condition is be-
the subject submitted is necessary.
The proposed local option law provides coming more and more aggravated,
that upon petition of 10 per cent of the there any remedy for it ?
That is a difficult question.
It in.
legal voters of any country, subdivision
of a county or precinct, the County volves the principle of supply and de.
Clerk shall submit to a vote of the people tnand, which is absolutely beyond the
the question whether the sale of intoxi­ power (*>t legislation. Yet it is proposed
cating liquors shall be prohibited in such to deal with it by act of congress. Re­
country or subdivision. Two or more presentative Martin, of South Dakota,
precincts may make up a subdivision of has introduced a resolution in the house
a county. Elections under the local op which provides for an investigation of
tion law are to he held on the first Mon­ the conditions relating to the price of
day in June of any year, but in 1904 beef cattle and the selling price of fresh
may be held in connection with the Pres beef, with a view to ascertaining
idential election in November. \\ hen the whether “ existing conditions have re­
prohibition question has been once settl sulted front any contract or combination
ed in the affirmative it cannot be sub­ in restraint of commerce.”
There can he no doubt as to the wis­
mitted again for two years. Violation
of the law is made punishable by fine of dom and desirability of such an in
from $50 to $500, or imprisonment from vestigation. In an interview a few days
ten to 30 (lavs, and by both fine and im­ ago the secretary of agriculture as
prisonment for second or subsequent of­ serted that the consumers of beef were
fenses. Circuit |udges and District At­ paying too much for that commodity.
torneys arc required to see thatllie law He said that the margin between the
is enforced, and peace officers are author­ price paid by the packer and that ol
ized to proceed under search warrants to the retailer was such as to warrant a
search for evidence ot violation of the lower price to the consumer and he
law. Persons who purchase intoxicat­ laid the chief blame for the high price
ing liquors are declared to be competent of beef upon the retailer.
It is impossible to say where the
witnesses.
The measure thus briefly outlined is an strict rule of justice would apply, but
important one, tor, if enacted, elections it seems to be pretty thoroughly settled
will be held in every county in the state I that the farmers or cattle growers are
under its provisions. This is not in it- J not getting tlieir fair share of the high
self a prohibitory law, but is a measure prices that prevail for beef cattle and ;
intended to give to the people of each the reasonable assumption is that the
precinct or county the power to say bulk of the profit goes to the packers
whether the liquor traffic shall he coli­ and the retailers.
Is there a remedy for this ? That is a
ducted in such political subdivision, li
is a step in the direction of prohibition, question of more than commonplace im­
and, in a measure, opens up the whole portance. There is not a family in this
saloon question. There remain over three country that is not interested in the
months in which the proposed law may question and it is safe to say that the
he discussed, and in that time every voter resolution introduced by Mr. Martin
can and should prepare to vote intelligen­ will meet with very general approval
in which every
tly upon the matter when submitted him It proposes an inquiry
.
next June Copies of the law will be plac. ' American family is concerned and which
ed in the hands of County Clerks for free I ought to he made,
distribution early next month, and it is ’
understood that a vigorous campaign I Ranchers Can Get the Water.
will be conducted in favor of the enact- i
Iloon R iver , Or.. Feb. 11.—A new
meat of the law. The fact that in two sensation was sprung today in the
weeks over 8090 voters signed petitions I water fight. II. I). Wagnon, who has
asking that the law be submitted is been here lor the past ten days as agent
alone sufficient to entitle the proposed for Mr. Chambers, left town owing a $34
law to a careful and fair consideration. hotel hill. This episode has added a
That the law will meet strong oppo­ ! little more ginger to the situation and
sition is certain, for it -opposes some is a source of considerable amusement to
heavy (»crsonal interests and is also re­ I most Hood Riverites.
guarded by some temperance people as i The farmers are still pushing their
not being an expedient measure. Local scheme for water, and from the tone of
option laws have been enacted in sev­ the local paper they will be successful.
eral other states with results beneficial A. S. Bennett, of The Dalles, was in con­
or detrimental according to the opinion sultation with the water consumers*
of the man who makes an argument. committee yesterday, and he gave as his
In the campaign which will soon begin opinion that if the matter were taken
there should lie an effort to get at the into court the farmers could get their
tacts rather then predjudiced opinions. water this year. If no compromise is
The friends ot the local option law owe effected soon with Mr. Chambers this
it to the voters to submit facts showing will certainly he the outcome.
results in other states. Opponents of
Subscription papers have been circu­
the law will have hut a weak argument lated among the farmers to raise funds
if they make the sweeping assertion to defray attorney’s fees. A couple of
that prohibition lifts been a failure in thousand dollars has already been
Maine or Kansas without taking into ' pledged.
account the difference between prohibi-
Oppoaitinn whs entered against the
non and local option. The question nt
issue is one upon which honest, reason pending eight hour legislation I k -fore the
able men may differ in opinions, and House committee on labor by Daniel
the discussion should be conducted with Davenport, nn attorney, of Biidge|»ort.
Conn
Mr. Daveiqiort said he was the
that fact in mind.
general agent of the American Anti­
Boycott Association, composed of a
The Canal Commission.
large number of memlwrs, combined for
In anticipation of the earlv ratification enforcing the laws against the boy­
ot the Panama canal treaty, some inter, cotting of anv man, his business or pro­
eai is being shown respecting the ap. duct. Mr. Davcnpart’s ground of op­
point incut of a commission, as provided position w.is that eight-hour legislation
for in the Spooner act. That provides was not wanted, either by employes or
th«» the commission, shall consist of employers. It was, hr said, socialistic
seven persons learned and skilled in the legislation of the worst character. Pre.
practice ot engineering, one of the tour sident Samuel Gompers. of the American
to l»c selected from the army and one Federation of Labor, was heard by the
fr«»m the navy. In the appointment of committee in favor of the eight hour hill.
t he other three the act imposes no In >i
tation ii|M>n the president's choice and it
Wanted Five Young Cows.
’* expected that he will select one or two
1 will huv five voung cows coming in
men experienced in'practical affairs and
fresh in the early spring. See W. H.
¡icrhaps a member of the legal profession.
Govne. South Prank, Tillamook County.
According to u Washington report the Oregon.
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The Post Check Currency Bill.
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A bill providing for post check cur­
rency anti following the lines of similar
preceding bills has been introduced into
the house by Representative Gardner, of
Michigan, and referred to the committee
on post-offices and post roads The post
check idea has ofteir been described in
this and other pa|>ers and is, briefly, as
follows: The paper currency ot $1, $2
and $5 denominations shall contain
blank spaces on which may be written
the name of the holder and payee, also a
space where the payee may sign his
name in receipt of payment, and a space
where a postage stamp may be affixed.
This may, w hen properly filled out and
a stamp affixed and canceled by the
initials of the sender in ink, be sent
through the mails and cashed by the
payee at a postoflice. The stamped bill
is then withdrawn from circulation. The
fine for not affixing and cancelling the
stamp properly is $10. Provision is
made for the redemption ot a spoiled bill
affixing and cancelling a stamp. The
bill may be presented to the Treasurv
department for redemption either by the
Postoflice department or by a national
bank. The post check currency for­
warded by bankers is allowed free post-
age and free registry. In the Treasury
department the bills are to he assorted
and held for three months before being
All the laws relating to
destroyed.
forgery and counterfeiting are made
applicable to fraudulent receipts and en­
dorsements on the bills.
the first time that there was a real fire.
Had the teachers lost their presence of
Quaint Features of Life.
mind or had an alarm been given there
would have been a panic and great loss
A curious incident occurred in an Eng­
of life.
lish police court recently, when a man
named Travis was sentenced to a month’s
imprisonment for obtaining a jiostal or­
I
der by false pretenses, He pleaded that
he was “officially dead,” and his story
was that when with the British army in
South Africa he deserted, obtained some
clothes from the Kaffirs, made his way
to the coast and worked his passage
home. He then discovered that he was
reported.dead, and though he subsequent
ly gave himself up as a deserter the war
office gave an official assurance that he
had “died at the front” and would not
arrest him.
HEADQUARTERS FOB,
DAIRYMEN’ AND
S SUPPLIES
STEEL STOVES & RANCES.
We carry a Large Stock of
Hardware, Tinware, Glass
and China,
Oils, Paint, Varnish, Doors, Window
Sashes,
Line of Choice
GROCERIES
Agents for the Great Western Saw
M c I ntosh & McNAIR,
The Most
Reliable Merchants in Tillamook County
F. LEACH,
PROPRIETOR OE
) Tillamook Meat
In every town
and village
may be had,
\ the
Mica
Axle
Grease
Workman engaged in digging gravel
in the arid plain near Winnemucca,
Nev., uncovered, at a depth of twelve
feet, bones that were once part of the
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skeleton of a gigantic peing. Joseph
■t Bad mp 4
Rouge n, who was in charge of the work,
OH U«.
sent the bones to D. Samuels, who said
they were those of a man who must have
be^u about eleven feet high. Tire meta­
carpal hones measure four and a half
inches in length, and are large in pro­
portion. A part of the ulna was found,
which in complete form would have
been between seventeen and eighteen
General Banking and Exchange busi­
inches in length. The remainder of the ness.
skeleton is being searched for.
Exchange on England, Belgium, Ger
many, Sweden, and all foreign countries
Floyd B. Greenhough, an engineer on
the Great Northern road, did a brave
TILLAMOOK. ORE.
thing .the other day. During a severe
storm the wires at the station where his
engine was were injured. Soon after
this was discovered it was found that a
nearby bridge was on fire and an ex­
( incorporated ).
press train was almost due to cross it.
TILLAMOOK
CITY, ORE.
There seemed to l>e no way to warn ’ the
coming train, but Greenhough proved
PAID UP CAPITAL, $10,000.
equal to the emergency, He got a light
A
GENERAL BANKING
engine, crowded on a full head of steam,
sent the engine thundering across the
BUSINESS.
burning bridge and reached a station
where the wires were Intact in time to DirectorsM. W. H arrison , W. W.
C urtiss , B. L. E ddy .
avert a bad wreck.
that makes your
horses glad.
DEALER IN
Fresh and Cured Meats, Hides, Wool, etc.
Shop next door to Larsen’s Hotel, Tillamook
Pacific Navigation Co.
STEAMERS—SUE H. ELMORE, W. H. HARRISON.
ONLY LINE—ASTOTIA TO TILLAMOOK, GARIBALDI,
BAY CITY, HOBSONVILLE.
Connecting at Astoria with the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. and
also the Astoria & Columbia River R. R. foi San Francisco, Portland
and all points east. For freight and passenger rates apply to
SAMUEL ELMORE & CO. General Agents, ASTORIA. OR
B. C. LAMB, Agent. Tillamook Oregon.
R & N- R R- Co . Portland.
}A & C. R. R. Co., Portland.
E2L1TK OF
C. & E.
i hayer
TILLAMLOK
COUNTY BANK.
Sue H. Elmore carries Wells Fargo Co.’s Express
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A. K. CASE,
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< Tillamook Iron Woks
< General Machinists & Blacksmiths
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Boiler Work, Logger’s Work and Heavy Forging.
Fine Machine Work a Specialty.
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TILLAMOOK,
OREGON.
Cashier ;—M. W. H arrison .
“Recently," relates the Wichita Eagle,
Liberal Prices Paid for gilt edge securi­
“a Wichita miss of 10 entertained eight
ties of all kinds.
friends at an evening party, and there
were nine cream puffs on a dessert
plalter. Each girl took one except the
DEALERS in
hostess, which passed without attract­
ing notice. They were delicious, and
IND
the hostess urged the ninth one upon SHAVING,
HAIR CUTTING
each of her guests in turn, but not one
would take it. This w as before the gas
SHAMPOOING, ETC
company had enlarged its mam. by the
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way. Suddenly the gas flickered and Electric Baths nicely fitted up. Goodfor
went almost out, so that the room was
persons suffering with rheumatism.
quite dark, and eight dimpled hands
Quick’s Delivery Wagons deliver, Highest Cash price paid for stock. Both phones.
met in that cream puff platter."
SMITH & JENKINS,
LATIMER, BROS.,
B1RBER
HAIRDRESSER.
Successors to L. N. Barnes,
PRIME
MEATS,
LARD,
etc
At the NEW MEAT MARKET.
Only Prime Meats Handled. Give us a
Call. Hides Wanted.
Fred Walker, a wealthy retired manu­
facturer of Norwood, a suburb of Cincin­
nati, fell dead just as he had taken from
the oven of his kitchen rsnge a plum
pudding he had baked. Three years ago,
almost to a day, his wife fell dead as she
had finished taking a pudding of the
same sort, which she had made for her
husband s birthday anniversary celebra­
tion. according to a custom. Mr. Walker
was (>9 years old.
One cftn buy “ cocoa," so-called, in
New York chea|>er than the Venezuelan*
can buy this, their national beverage, in
the stores of Caracas.
The starch-and-
sugar compound added to these ex
tremely healthful decoctions is not
always harm less.
Noxious fata, and
even pipe clay, have recently been de­
lected in both cocoa and chocolate.
A few days ago one of the teachers in
a crowded school building in New York
saw siuokecoming up through arrack
in the floor. Calling to her a boy who
she knew could ta trusted, she gave Idni
a whispered message to the teacher in
the next claae-room, after w hich he was
to run and turn in a “ still" alarm Then
the school tire alarm bell was rung three
times, as had often been done for drill
fxercise. At the sound of the tall the
pupils fell in line and marched down­
stairs and out of doors as they had been
taught to du, and then discovered for
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Now is the time to buy a
new Sewing Machine for
I22.00, with drop head and
all the latest improvements
at M c I ntosh & M c N air ’ s .
It is the B onita S ewing
M achine , and they range
in price from $22 to $35,
with ball bearings. ’ They
are little beauties, perfectly
made and something new on
the market. These machi-
ties are a better article than
the peddlars are charging
$65 and $75 for.
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Ranch for Sale.
I offer for sale mv place known as Ne-
carnie Mountain, located north of___
Ne.
lialem Bay. Thi« place consists of eight
hundred acres of land, over half of which
is open prairie, either now under cultiva­
tion or ready for the plow. This is good
grass land, well watered by mountain
streams, and can easily be made one of
the best, if not the beat stock or dairy
farmin Tillamook County. Price reason­
able and terms easy. Apply to
P. C.
W xrrmi ,
Warrington, Ore.
The Best Hotel
THE ALLEN HOUSE,
J. P. AL i L i EJM, Proprietor.
Headquarters for Travelling Meh.
Special Attention paid to Tourists.
A First Class Table. Comfortable Beds and Accommodation
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J. S. LAMAR,
WINE AND SPIRIT MERCHANT.
I have the largest and best assorted stock of old
Wines and Liquors that has ever been imported into
this City.
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* Whisky, $2.25 to $8.00 per gal.
Wines, $1.00 to $3.00 per gal. 6
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Don't drink cheap doctored stuff when you can
buy it pure and unadulterated from me.