Tillamook headlight., February 25, 1904, Image 5

TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, FEBRUARY 25, 1904.
TOPS THE
CLIMAX.
The Forty Cent Rate.
Assessors’ Term of Office.
If there is one thing the luinliermen of F
S alem , Ore., Feb. i6.—Do County
this Northwest Coast are all agreed on it | Assessors, now in office, hold two years
is in the need of the “forty-cent rate.” longer, under the act of 1903. extending
Bv the “forty-cent rate” is ment a rate the term of office to four years,is a ques-
of forty cents on fir to Missouri river tion which will be submitted to the At­
It was thought by those who are in a points. This request is made on the torney-General for an opinion. The As­
position to know some months ago. that grounds of necessity and equity. The ' sessors now in office were elected under
Tillamook county would top the climax growth of lumber manufacturing on this | I a law which prescrided two years as the
in the manufacture of cheese for the year Coast has reached such large dimensions term of office. In 1903 the Legislature
1903, and now that the returns have that more territory is imperative. Nat- * I amended the law so as to read that “there
reached the dairy and food commissioner urally this industry looks to the great I shall be elected at the general election by
the prediction of two million pounds of transcontinental railroads for assistance I . the qualified electors of each County As-
cheese is over-reached by a quarter of a and relief. From the lumber interests | sessor, who shall hold his office for the
million pounds more. The Oregonian on come a very large per cent of the revenue | , term of four years, and until his successor
I of the railroads. These Coast interests ! is elected aud qualified.” There is noth-
Saturday had this to sav :
“State Dairy and Food Commissioner | I in 1903 gave to the railroads not less ( ing in the act which specifies whether as­
J. \V. Bailey is receiving his reports from that one hundred and fifty thousand car ; sessors now in office shall be affected by
the new law. It has been generally sup­
the creameries and cheese factories in loads of freight. The major portion of
posed that the present incumbents would
Tillamook County for 1903, and is very it was for long hauls. The “long haul” !
| retire v hen their twoyear terms have end-
much gratified.at the substantial increase is the feature that the freight men so '
' ed, but there may be some doubt about
over the year previous. “Indications are much desire. Lumber and shingles from 1
this. A prominent attorney put the
this
Coast
make
most
desirable
tonnage.
that the cheese output will reach 2,250,-
matter in this form today:
000 pounds,” said Mr. Bailey yesterday, The long haul, the little danger of loss in
The new law has supplanted the old,
“the average price for which this product transit, the great volume of this traffic
and if au Assessor is asked to place his
and
the
regularity
of
its
movement
re
­
has sold will be probably 121/» ceuts per
finger upon the law which authorizes him
pound. The market forTillamook cheese commended it to the traffic manager.
to hold office he must point out the law
is found all the way from California to It is not onlv entitled for these reasons
which says he shall hold four years. ” On
to
a
special
consideration,
but
it
should
1
Alaska and there is no doubt but this
the other hand, it is a general rule that
county by the sea will be the cheese­ not be overlooked that this-industry is a
laws changing the length of a term of
producing center of the North west. The great builder up of undeveloped territory.
office do not affect incumbents unless the
The
lumber
yard
and
the
grain
elevator
output from the creameries lias not kept
| intention to do so is clear. In the present
pace with that of the cheese factories, are often found side by side in the new |
instance, would seem to indicate an in­
yet quite a large amount of butter is villages that spring up along the rail­
tention that the law should affect only
made and finds ready sale wherever it roads.
The justice and equity of the demand those elected in the future, but as these
goes. That the farmers, the men that
be gainsaid even by a railroad words were in the old law and were mere-
produce the raw material, are doing cannot
'
ty repeated in the amendatory act, they
well can be seen from the statement of man. The rate asked for is no less than
may not have any particular meaning in
the
one
given
years
ago
by
the
trans,
one of the managers of a large cheese
that respect_________________
continental
roads
to
their
eastern
ter.
factory that received the milk of 375
In distance and grades, the
cows, which returned to the owners an mináis.
Notice to Taxpayers.
average of $60 per cow for the year. The Missouri river haul on an equal rate
The 1903 tax rolls are now in my hands
gives
the
railroads
a
percent
of
advan
­
price of farming land hassteadlv advanc­
for the collection of taxes. A rebate
ed until it now commands as high as tage over some of the rates in force for
of 3 per cent, is allowed if entire tax is
$225 an acre. When it is considered that years. The lumberman are in the right
paid before March 15th, 1904
When
this land will produce practically all of on this issue and will win out. They
one-half of tax is paid before April 4, 1904,
the feed that is necessary to produce the may not do so this year, but will in time.
the remainder must be paid before
milk, very little mill feed being used, it This relief may not come until the rail
October 3, 1904, to avoid penalty.
will be seen that the land is none too roads are needing more east bound ton­
All taxes become delinquent April 4,
high and will pay a good return on the nage, but that condition may come
1904, provided one-half has not been
investment. Another condition which quickly.—Puget Sound Lumberman.
paid.
has been more favorable for Tillamook
If one-half is paid before April 4, 1904,
for the past year is the matter of trans-! Russia Fast Moving Troops.
the remainder becomes delinquent Oc­
portation, as there have been two steam* |
P aris , Feb. 19.—A representative of tober 3, 1904.
trs that have run regularly and the
A penalty of 10 per cent, is added to
question of getting goods in and dairy the Matin, who has reached the center
all delinquent taxes, and interest is char­
products out is not as troublesome a one of the Russian military concentration at
ged from April, 4. 1904.
as it has been in the past. At present Harbin, after great hardships, due to the
First half of tax on personal property
trains being
there are between 45 and 40 creameries trans-Siberian railway
must
be paid by first Monday in April.
and cheese factories in this county, and crowded with thousands of soldiers, in a
If not so paid, the whole tax on per­
this number is likely to be increased as dispatch from Harbin confirms the an­
sonal property becomes delinquent on
the land is cleared of its timber and put nouncement that the place will be the
the first Monday of May—Dated Feb. 13,
main base of the Russian operations.
in condition for caring for more cows.”
1904. E. W. Stanley Sheriff.
Thus far the base has succeeded in main­
One would imagine, to read Dairy and taining its communication with Port
China can find no safer place in the
Food Commissioner Bailey’s remarks Arthur.
present emergency than under the pro.
about the prosperous condition of dairy­
The concentration of troops, the corre­
ing in Tillnmook that all land ranged in spondent says, proceeds systematically tecting wings of the American eagle.
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the neighborhood of $225 an acre in this and provision has been made for the
The Japanese Government has decided
county. That is not so, and those who speedy arrival of 12,000 men from the
to issue special paper money for military
keep on quoting those figures as the pre. divisions of Moscow. Kieg and Varsovie.
use throughout Corea, redeemable in
vailing price of meadow land in Tilla­ Before 12 days shall have elapsed the
gold coin.
mook would do well to add that these Russians will have deposed of an army
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are exceptions, for good grazing land in of 400,000 men through Manchuria.
The British Columbian government is
all parts of the countv can be obtained
Intense demoralization exists among getting even with Uncle Sain’s subjects
less than one fourth of those figures. As the populace and the people of the sur­ on Puget Sound bv stopping the expor­
it only scares away home seekers to be rounding villages are flocking into the tation of logs, wherever and whenever
told that land is so high here, it is well town, seeking to reach Western Russia. it can. “ Free trade or no logs” is about
to tell the whole truth and nothing but The railroad trains, however, are its position.
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the truth about the price of land in Till blocked and over 2000 voyagers are
Two hundred of Uncle Sam’s marines
amook.
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thus held up.
who have been on duty at Panama will
The intense cold prevailing increases
come to the World’s Fair to give ex­
“Record” Resurrected.
the suffering and adds to the difficulties
hibition drills. The popularity of this
of bringing forward troops.
branch of the service is increasing with
The North Yamhill Record has made its
young men who want to be cosmopoli-
appearance again, and the editor says it
Confessions of Dodd Gaston.
ties.
is now up to the business men of that
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city whether the paper sinks or swims.
Twenty-four persons were killed and
I must admit that I do not consider
We consider that a poor apologv for
Sherlock Holmes such a terriblv remark, 12 badly injured bv the explosion of a
starting up a newspaper,to be dependent
carload of dynamite, caused by a head
upon the business men. A newspaper is able man.
Every once in a while I meet a girl who on collision at Jackson, a telegraph
to some extent what an editor makes it,
station on the Ogden-Lucin cut-off of the
pretends that she can cook.
and if the general public takes interest in
It is mv idea that mush and milk has Southern Pacific Company. 85 miles west
it it does not take long for business men
never attracted the attention it deserved. of Ogden. Eight of the dead and five of
to ascertain that it pays to advertise in
It is mv notion that no man is much the injured are Americans.
a wide-awake newspaper. There are too
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of a linguist until he can talk "railroad"
many little dependent editors and news­
Fakirs in advertising are people who.
fluently.
papers in the state, and they appear to
It is my experience that a girl is in order to make a living, knowingly*
flourish for a time, but come to a sud-
always crazy over a man until she finds sell to an advertiser, advertising space
d n death sooner or later. But there is
which he nor any other person under
out that she can get him.
no reason why North Yamhill should not
I have noticed that I am always at the same conditions could make profita­
have a live newspaper, and we consider
home when a drunken man come up to ble. There are more and better accom­
it is up to the editor, not the business
plished fakirs working for newspapers
pay a little social visit.
men, to make it such.
It is mv experience that if the advance and magazines than for special editions,
agent of it theatrical company doesn't programs, etc.
Tillamook Manufactures Two
and a Quarter Million
Pounds of Cheese.
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DAIRYMEN'S
SUPPLIES
AND
STEEL STOVES & RANCES
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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,
Reliable Merchants in Tillamook County.
The Most
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Call for County Warrants.
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All outstanding Road Warrants are
now payable and will be paid on presen­
tation, luterest ceases this date.—P. VV.
Todd, County treasurer.
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Rain and sweat
have no effect on
harness treated
with Eureka Har­
ness Oil. It r®- *
sists the damp, j
keeps theleath- J
er soft and pli-
able. Stitches
do not break. \
No rough sur- \
face to chafe
and cut. The kX
harness not
only keeps
|
looking like wb
new, but
Lj-
wears twice
as long by the
use of Eureka J?
Harness Oil.
PROPRIETOR OF
DEALER IN
Fresh and Cured Meats, Hides, Wool, etc.
Shop next door to Larsen's Hotel, Tillamook
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Pacific Navigation Co.
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STEAMERS—SUE H. ELMORE, W. II. HARRISON.
ONLY LINE—ASTOTIA TO TILLAMOOK, GARIBALDI,
BAY CITY, IIOBSONVILLE.
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Sold
everywhere
\
in cans—
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all sizes.
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Made by
Standard Oil
Company
F. LEACH,
Tillamook Meat Market
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Connecting at Astoria with the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. and
alBo the Astoria & Columbia River R. R. fol 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.
Airents i°- R * N' R- R- c’°-• Portland.
M & C. 11. R. Co.. Portland.
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Sue H. Elmore carries Wells Fargo Co.’s Express.
General Banking and Exchange busi­
ness.
Exchange on England, Belgium, Ger
many, Sweden, and all foreign countries
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Tillamook Iron Woks
General Machinists & Blacksmiths ►
A.
K.
CASE,
" PROPRIETOR
ORE.
TILLAMOOK.
TILLAMbOK
COUNTY BANK.
( incorporated ),
TILLAMOOK CITY,
ORE.
PAID UP CAPITAL, $10,000.
A GENERAL BANKING
BUSINESS.
DirectorsM. W. H arrison , W. W.
C urtiss , B. L. E ddy .
Cashier ;—M. W. H arrison .
Liberal Prices Paid for gilt edge securi­
ties of all kinds.
LATIMER, BROS.,
HAIR
TILLAMOOK,
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OREGON.
SMITH & JENKINS,
PRIME
CUTTING
MEATS,
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a.
h.
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ill.
tra.
DEALERS IN
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BARBER AND HAIRDRESSER.
SHAVING,
Boiler Work, Logger’s Work and Heavy Forging.
Fine .Machine Work a Specialty.
Successors to L. N. Barnes,
jns.
LARD,
< etc
¡an.
At the NEW MEAT MARKET.
SHAMPOOING, ETC
Electric Baths nicely fitted up. Goodfor I
persons suffering with rheumatism.
Only Prime Meats Handled. Give us a
Call. Hides Wanted.
the
JGH.
Quick’s Delivery Wagons deliver, Highest Cash price paid for stock. Both phones.
I Sewing Machines.
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invite me to go out and take a drink he
The Seattle post office authorities
has a good show.
have brought to light an ingenious fraud
It is my observation that every man is that has liven worked for some time.
ambitious to hold a job where he can It was perpetrated by a woman who
Now is the time to buy a
occasionally wear a sword.
new Sewing Machine for
I «ent out numerous circulars to men, tel
I find bv inquiry that about half the ling them that if they would send her
$22.00, with drop head and
people I know are taking something to 25 cents she would send them to Panama
all the latest improvements
make them fat aud the other half are in one capacity or another. Of course
at M c I ntosh & M c N air ’ s .
trying remedies to remove it.
this seemed a great offer to many young
It is the B onita S ewing
No man fully realizes his limitations men throughout the state and manv of
M achine , and they range
until he sees the transformation a them parted with their quarters. The
Pin
price from $22 to $35,
woman can make with a powder rag letters were to be addressed to Bremer­
They
and a switch of false hair.
ton and the quarters rolled in at a re­ 1) with ball bearings.
are little beauties, perfectly if
I find that the natural consequence of markable rate—with an outlay to the
close association with a woman is to woman of only a two cent stamp and
made and something new on
make one suspect every other woman's the price of a circular. After the money
the market. These machi­
complexion.
was received Mrs. Swain sent her victims
nes are a better article than
I don't know that I have anything to i a verv glowing pamphlet about Colum
the peddlars are charging
be proud of except the faetthat no agent bia. Panama and all the Central America
♦65 and $75 for.
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was ever able to sell me anything I country. She also sent the information
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didn't want.
that the concern she was representing
I have made up my mind that if I ever was not sending men just a present hat
Deafness Cannot be Cured
hy 1oe»l application*. •• they cnnnot re-h the have a house of my own I am going to that each name was filed and that a
<li«e.wd portion 01 the ear. There i-ollb one try to furnish it without any decorative
summons would lx sent at the first op­
way to cure de»fn<-». and that » tn’
I offer for *ale my place known an Ne.
tional remedied. Deafne.. 1» eautyd by an tn- effects by the glass blowers.
portunity.
ramie Mountain, located north of Ne.
Hamed condition of the mucona lint It oflbe
Elftachian Tube. When thia till» tel»
lialem Bay. Th»« place consists of eight
ed vou have a rnmhliiiR wind or
perfect
acres of land, over half of which
Nearly Forfeit» Hi» Life.
Dr. P. J. Sharp, the exper- in hundred
hearine. and when it t* entirely clomid dealnea.
open prairie, either now under cultiva-
in the re-all. sad un em> the tnHaninialion i an
enced
dentist
is
located
in
A runaway almost ending fatally,
betaken out and thia tube re.lorwl to it" nor
tion or ready f*»r the plow. Thin in good
nial condition, hearing will he destroyed fo - : started a horrible ulcer on the leg of J. Dr. Wise’s dental pari rs, and gra«w hind, well watered by mountain
ever: nine cases out of ten are
B Orner. Franklin Grove. 111. For four is prepared to do nothing but «tre-imn, and can easily be made one of
C atarrh, which it nothinebot an inBamedcon-
years it defied all doctors and all re­
the lirst. if not the krt stock or dnirv
ditioii of the mucous surfare».
But Bncklens Arnica Salve first class work and give the farmin Till,nnookCounty. Price reason­
We will give One Hundred Dollar« for any medies.
ea«eot lie line»» (cauacd by catarrh) that can­ had ro trouble to cure him. Equallv best of satisfaction
If
your
able and terms easy. Apply to
not he cured by Hall a Catarrh Cure, heed for
good for Burns. Bruises. Skin Eruptions teeth need fixing call upon
P. C. WAtKfcR.
tircnlars. free-
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and Piles. 25c. at Chas I. Clough.
F. J. CHUNKY A CO . T. ledo. O.
Warrington, Ore
him.
Sold hy llrnseiat« -«C.
Drug Store.
With the use of the post check cur.
renev one is enabled to take an ordinary
hill out of his pocket, mark it so that
it would be of no use to anyone except
the one to whom you wish to send it,
and then enclose it with your letter in an
ordinary envelope and send it by mail.
This does away with the journey to the
po<t office tor a money order and is a
great convenience to the busy business
man. When the money has been used in
this wav a new bill is issued in its steaJ
—this keeps the money constantly clean
and free from disease germs. The bill
for the post check currency will come tip
during the present session. The plan has
the approval of the postmaster general
and was favorably reported upon by the
House post office committee at the last
session.
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Ranch for Sale.
The Best Hotel
THE ALLEN HOUSE,
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J. P. ALtLiEN, Proprietor.
Headquarters for Travelling Men.
Special Attention paid to Tourists.
A First Class Table. Comfortable Beds and Accommodation.
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LAMAR,
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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.
? Whisky, $2.25 to $8.00 per gal.
’ Wines, $1.00 to $3.00 per gal.
fan
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. fl!
$ Sw
Don’t drink cheap doctored stuff when you can
buy it pure and unadulterated from me.
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Hail'» Fatuity Filin a e the heat.
afe