Tillamook headlight., March 17, 1904, Image 4

Who Have Registered.
The roads run through an uninhabited
district and the people cannot afford to
For Detaining Tillamook keep them up properly. The same thing
Bay.
is true of (Joos. Curry, and Douglas
Elliot, Tracy R., farmer, Oregon.
City’s Mail.
Counties, where the service at the pre­ Doughty, William, farmer. Oregon.
Probably a bad excuse on the part of sent time is much worse than in Tilla­ Elliot, S. W., farmer. Michigan.
Thore., farmer, Norway,
Mr. E. E. Whitney, chief clerk of the rail­ mook. Down there roads have l>een Hogen,
i ewley, J C., farmer. Missouri.
J. J,, farmer, England.
way mail service,is better than no excuse blocked for weeks, a carrier getting Dawson,
Robbins, R. W., laborer, Nova Scotia.
at all, and when lie excuses his negli­ through only semi-occasionally. They Cone, W. S.. timber dealer, Michigan.
W. T.. farmer, Maine.
gence by falling back on bad roads, that have attempted nothing more than Doughty
Rossetti, Carl, cheesemaker, Switzerland.
Bodie. J. M., carpenter, Indiana.
was simply poppy cock and a lot of taffy carrying the letters there. All the creeks Zurcher.
Andrew, farmer, Switzerland.
he was giving the Portland newspapers and rivers are swollen and the carriers Ostrander, C. R.. farmer, Michigan.
Gust, farmer, Sweeden.
to cover up the real complaint—that of have to swim their horses, holding the Nelson.
Warren J. H.. farmer. California.
Armstrong. Lewis, farmer. Illinois.
detaining the letter and newspaper mail letter bags on their shoulders.
Parmer, Henry, farmer, Missouri.
for about two weeks when another, the
“There is only one way of rendering
Beaver.
Sheridan, route was available and with
efficient mail service, and that is to build Coulson, Noah, farmer, Ohio,
only a few hours delay in time. This is
West. W, T.. farmer, Wisconsin.
state roads. The counties cannot afford , Phelps,
Theo., Vet. surgeon, Canada.
an exceedingly poor excuse as everybody
to do it. One into Coos Bay and one | Kumm, Frank J., laborer, Texas.
in Tillamook will admit, and had it not
Batey. A. H., farmer, Missouri.
into Tillamook would do. We have very Huntsingcr, Fred E., farmer. Wisconsin.
been that considerable complaint reached
little trouble in other parts of the state. Wallher, Otto, farmer, Gerjnany.
Portland and Washington, the mail
But the two districts I have named are
Blaine.
would still be piling up at Sampson’s
growing rapidly and they are in crying Gladwill, W. D. farmer, New York.
mill or some other point. It is pleasing
need of better communication. They Mills, Eli O. farmer, Ohio.
to know that Mr. Whitney has ordered
are too young as yet to have the money
Barnegat.
the mail in by way of Sheridan, even if it
to build their own roads, but the roads I Bailey, W. C., timber cruiser, Maine.
did take about two weeks to know what
Crenshaw, H., harness maker, Iowa.
as they now exist are holding the ' Snodgrass, E. D., gunsmith. Texas.
to do when it should not have taken two
Higgins, G. H., light housekeeper, Wisconsin.
country
back. The contract carriers j I Shaw,
seconds. Tillamook has some roads that
W. A., farmer; Missouri.
earn
their
money
in
those
counties.
The
Davis, F. H., farmer, Michigan.
are not too good, but as the mail from
man
who
has
contracted
to
carry
the
Carnahan.
Sheridan has arriyed on tijne in this city
Blake, Chas. fl,. farmer, Maine,
the past winter, we fail to see how an mails over the Trask roed is spending j Simmons,
Henry
L.. farmer, Oregon,
essay on good and had roads is a justi­ more than he makes trying to get the j Simmons. John, farmer. Oregon.
mails
through,
and
as
he
has
not
suc
­
Phillips, Irving, 8., farmer, Oregon.
fication for holding up Tillamook City’s
Phillips, S. H., farmer, Illinois.
ceeded he stands a chance to having to | Lowry,
Fred, farmer, California,
mail for so long a time.
Borton, I.F., farmer, Illinois.
bear a fine. If there is any blame for j j Rey,
L. P., farmer, Sweeden.
From the Oregonian, March 11th.
the delayed mails in Tillamook or in
‘•The mail service to Tillamook was Coos, for that matter, it is not the fault
Fairview.
practically shut off ten days before I of the contractors, but of the roads.”
Lamb, G. B.. school Supt., Oregon.
Doughnev, Patrick, farmer, Ireland.
left there last Thursday,” said B L. Ed­
I Dunstan.’John H., farmer, Wisconsin.
Chance, G. W.,farmer Kentucky.
dy, who arrived in Portland yesterday
Grayson, Geo. W.. liveryman, Tennessee.
after making the trip by sea from Tilla­ NESTUCCA WANTS A JETTY. I Willey, W. W., teacher, Minnesota.
| Smith, Chas., farmer. Oregon.
mook to Astoria. “The Trask River
I Johnson, Lewis, farmer, Oregon.
route, by which the main body of mail Cloverdale Citizens will Petition , Holden, H. F., farmer, Mass.
Hanenkratt, Edward, farmer, Wisconsin.
Congress.
is sent into the county has been com­
Tinnerstet, Wm., farmer, New York.
1 Maurer, Fred, farmer, Switzerland,
The
citizens
of
Cloverdale,
Tillamook
pletely blocked by snow since February
j Hanenkrat,G..farmer, Switzerland.
28 and all the mail we have had came county, have drafted a petition to Ore­ . Todd, P. W., merchant, Missouri.
Mills, J. M., farmer, Indiana.
in through the Sheridan and Three Riv­ gon’s Representative in Congress urging Mills, Grant, farmer. Illnois.
J- J-. farmer, Iowa.
ers route and that has been only from a Government appropriation to build a Rupp,
Wolfe, L., farmer, Michigan.
the up-country. The day I left, all the jetty on the south side of Nestucca Bav I Harvey, E. M., farmer, New York.
Dunstan, Henry, farmer, England.
mail came in over the latter route, and for the benefit of the commerce of that Sappington, F. L., county surveyor, Oregon.
Godfry, farmer, Switzerland.
I presume it has been coming that way part of Tillamook county. The peti­ Marolf,
Rowell, C. G.. farmer, Ohio.
regularly since, but the mail that should tioners are anxious to have their harbor Stanley, Earl, farmer. New York.
Ziemer, L. B., cheesemaker, Wisconsin.
have come in during those ten daj s is improved and propose to take every step Ghristensen. F. W., eheesemaker, Oregon.
McIntosh, Peter, merchant, Canada.
missing and I don't know what has be­ they can to secure the desired ends. A [ Jacobs,
Vincenz, farmer. Russia.
J
Stuivenga,
L.. farmer, Holland.
copy
of
the
petition
has
been
sent
to
the
come of it. ”
1 Olds. Henry, farmer, Oregon.
Portland
Chamber
of
Commerce
with
a
When Mr. F. E. Whitney, Chief Clerk
Maxwell. Wm., farmer, Missouri.
G. T., farmer. Iowa.
of the Railway Mail Service, was ask­ request that the Chamber indorse it, and 1 Jenkins,
Auderson, S. V., farmer. Missouri.
also
send
resolutions
to
Congress
favor
­
Leach,
W.
H., farmer, Missouri.
ed about the condition, he said:
•Tillamook Couuty has next to the ing the enterprise.
Foley
worst roads in the state. Coos County
The petition is signed bv 156 citizens , Hanson, Hans, farmer. Minnesota.
R. D.. farmer, Victoria.
has the worst. Of the two roads lead­ of the town and surrounding vallev. It i ' Sales.
Knight, G. M., farmer. Illinois.
ing into Tillamook it is hard to say sets forth that the business of the valley, i Knight. W. E.. farmer, Illinois.
which is the most impassable. The which depends upon the bat- as an outlet
Garibaldi.
Trask road is deep with snow and the to the markets of the world, is seriously ■ Mills, W. M., millman, Indiana.
Long. Frank, carpenter, Penn.
other is deep with mud. The bulk of hampered liecause of the washing of sand • Pettys.
M. B .millman, New York.
the mail goes over the Trask road, and from the rivers over the spit at the en­ Stephens, R. D., logger, Oregon.
the mail contractors have had a dozen trance of the bay. This has caused it to
Hebo.
men trying to get through, and on ac­ become difficult for vessels to enter the Bailey, D. A., farmer. Tennessee
O. P., blacksmith, Indiana.
count < f the lack of communication we harbor and consequently has hurt trade. Mattoon,
Billings, W. C., farmer, American
did not know until last Friday whether It is set forth that the buildihg of a jetty Owens, Frank L., farmer, American.
Arstill, A., farmer, American.
they had succeeded or not. We found on the south side of the bay would pre­ Iler, John, farmer, American.
Jenck,
M. J., farmer, American.
out then that they had succeeded m get vent this piling up of sand, and keep the Sanders.
H. C., farmer, American.
ting it into the mountains and had stall­ channel open and in condition for vessels Schiffman, Solon, farmer, American.
Sherwood, H. G., farmer, American.!
ed. Now they caunot move it either to ply in and out. No estimate is given Worthington. Ed., farmer, American.
Frank, farmer, American.
way. They had been getting the mail as to the cost of the. work or the length Worthington,
Ray, Robert R.. laborer. American.
Cross, E. E.. farmer, American.
at North Yamhill every day and taking of the jetty
Ray, Chas., farmer, American.
it into the mountains, hoping every day
The petition continues by calling at Burke. J. L., farmer. American.
Churchill,
O.. laborer, American.
to send it through. Today we received tentio.i to the products <»f the Nestucca Bodyfelt. J. W. W.,
farmer, American.
word that it would all probably be sent Valley and the possibilities that lie be Bodyfelt. Oscar W., farmer, American.
Landingham, E. D.. farmer, American.
over the mountains now and the road fore it in case the jetty can be secured Dawson, I. H., farmer, Tennessee.
W. W.. farmer. Kentucky.
would be opened for regular coiuinuni It is said that good hard coal has been Conder.
Bodyfelt, G. W., farmer. Indiana.
McGinnis. J. J.,farmer, Illinois.
cation.
discovered in large quantities and that Hanson, N. P., farmer, Denmark.
•* Only the mail from the upper part coal mining would become a flourishing
Hoquarton.
of the Valley goes in by Dolph and the industry w ith good transportation facili­
Rfcuthwick, W. E., carpenter. Indiana.
Three Rivers, hut when we learned of | ties. (t is also estimated that there are Hoilingworth, A. J., minister, Nebraska.
J. S.. insurance agent. Oregon.
the imiMiasabilily of the Trask road last over SdO.OOO.IMM) feet of lumber in the Stephens,
Lindsey. E. H., laborer, California.
Friday, we began to send all the mail valley that could be shipped out under Coates, Thos. abstractor, England.
Hare. A. M., assessor. Michigan.
that way. But the roads were so bad proper conditions.
Mason, Homer, county clerk, Oregon.
Eddy, B. L., attorney-at-law. Oregon.
even by that route that w’e only sent
The petition of the Cloveadale citizens Alley, G. B, justice of peace, Missouri.
letters. That mail should have reached will be presented to the directors of the Wallin, Carl, farmer. Sweeden.
Brant. Peter, farmer. Sweeden.
Tillamook Saturday night, but if it did the Chamber of Commerce at their next Arthur. Fred, deputy sheriff. California.
A. T.. clerk, Iowa.
not get through until Tuesday the roads meeting and it will be acted upon at White.
Peterson, Frank E cabinet maker. Sweeden.
Oliver. D. M., contractor, Nova Scotia.
must be worse (han we thought. You that time. ________________
iohnson, Wm., retired farmer, Canada
see the telephone lines are all down and
lax well, J W„ farmer, Illinois.
Durfee. B. F.. minister, Ohio.
oom mu nivation with the carriers is only
I have 15 second hand bicycles, all in Goodspeed, H. F.. farmer, Ohio.
Alva, merchant. Ohio.
possible by letter.
good order, for sale very cheap ; also a Finley
Erickson. Paul, farmer. Sweeden.
•• Every year
hare unlimited lot of frames and wheels and other re- Clough Chas. I., druggist. Wise on si a.
Hunt. C. R.. farmer. Massachusetts.
trouble getting the mail into Tillamook. ( . airs.—W. E. Page.
•
I ¡lings worth J. A.. farmer. Oregon.
A POOR EXCUSE.
Watt, George, carpenter, Canada.
I Butt, Elwin, farmer, Indiana.
Olson, Jonas, farmer, Sweeden.
Smith, Sollie, butcher, Iowa.
Page, W. E., merchant, New York.
McCargar, S., farmer, Canada.
Leach, G. E., laborer, Missouri.
Watt, Alex., farmer. Canada.
Kiger, Geo. W., real estate, Ohio.
Trout, F. M., farmer, Indiana.
Diehl. J. S., farmer, Ohio.
ilcisel, Hans, farmer Germany.
Brooks. Geo., farmer. Pennsylvania.
Busby, W. H.. laborer, Oregon.
Blybach, L., farmer, Denmark.
Heisel, Peter, farmer. Germany.
Tillotson, Stephens, farmer, N.Y.
Arndt, Theo, carpenter, Germany.
Cooper, W. H.. attorney.Oregon.
Johnson, C. A., deputy assessor, Oregon.
Little Nestucca.
Fletcher. A W ., farmer, American.
Penter, W. A., farmer, American.
Whiteman, L. E., farmer. American.
Red berg. L. J.. farmer. American.
Craven, J. K., farmer, American.
Jones. Leonard H., farmer, Oregon.
Huntsinger, Fred E.. farmer, Wisconsin.
Netarts.
Morgan, J. M., farmer, Iowa.
Desmond. Chas., farmer. California.
Mason, Albert, farmer. Washington.
Brant, John A., farmer, Oregon.
Kutcher, J, J., farmer, Wisconsin.
Sandlake.
Watson, Rollie W., printer. Missouri.
Atkinson, James, farmer, Ohio.
South Prairie.
Jacob, farmer, Switzerland,
{ ordi,
lanenkratt, R., farmer, Ohio.
Burton, Chas. F., logger. Oregon.
Phelps, A. u ., farmer, Illinois.
Lamb, F. M., farmer. Iowa.
Apsley, A. A., farmer, Illinois.
Eklof, Frank, farmer. Sweeden.
Purcell, Wm. farmer, Canada.
Goyne.T. H., farmer, Penn.
Zurfluch, Henry, farmer, Switzerland
Chance, M T., farmer, Oregon.
Tillamook.
Ryan, Wm., laborer. Illinois.
Botts, H. T., attorney-at-law, Missouri.
Severance. A. W., postmaster, Wisconsin.
Whitney, E. H , professor, Missouri.
Heins, Otto, photographer, Germany.
Archer, Frank B.. laborer, Tennessee.
Stanley, W. E., sheriff. Indiana.
Richardson, G. S., real estate agent, Ohio.
Kelso, W. G., laborer, Tennessee.
Drew, C. N..laborer, Maine.
Job, Nick, laborer, Italy.
Nolan, I. H., farmer, Pennsylvania.
Hays, W. S., farmer, Pennsylvania.
Learned, Wm. M., laborer, Minn.
Hamilton, W. M.. saloon keeper, Canada.
Woolfe, C. H., blacksmith. Oregon.
Chase, W. O., fisherman. New York.
Smith, Will C., cheesemaker, Oregon.
Nolan, Oak, logger, Oregon.
Weston. Horace E.. farmer, Maine.
Cobler, G. A., farmer, Indiana.
Olds, Eli, farmer, Indiana.
Tomlinson, Ira, butcher, Oregon.
McDermott, H., jeweler, Penn.
Eberman, Wm., farmer, Oregon.
Latimer, J. W., farmer, Miss.
Hunter, J. C., manufacturer, Mich.
Edmunds, G. A., merchant, Michigan.
Glad. Erick, farmer, Sweeden.
Hoag, Elmer D., mechanic. Wisconsin.
Leach, M. F., butcher. California.
Vincent, F. D., farmer. New York.
Jenkins, Eugene, jeweler. Oregon.
Cohn, George, merchant, California.
Kimball, Wm. T., logger, Illinois.
Kelso, A. H., clerk, Oregon.
Clements, Clyde, city marshal, Oregon.
Johnson, C. R., barber. Indiana.
Morgan, T. W., farmer, England.
Stillwill, Wm. D.. farmer, Ohio.
Tomlinson, S.-C., farmer. Miss.
Schlappi, Casper, cheesmaker, Switzerland.
Rees, John, laborer, Canada.
Stillwill, A. J., farmer. Oregon.
Whiting. J. H., contractor, N.Y.
Elliott. F. N., laborer, Oregon.
Watson, R. M., editor, Virginia.
Harter, J. R., laborer, Indiana.
Nelson, Louis, farmer, Sweeden.
Svenson, C. A., farmer, Sweeden.
High, W. A., clerk, Iowa.
Haltom, E. T., merchant. Tenn.
(Tarry, W. H., captain. Indiana.
Peckham. R. D.. capitalist. New York.
Walker, Ed., laborer, Minn.
Melchior, M.. farmer. Germany.
Wilson, A. H., laborer, Penn.
Union.
Kennedy. J. G , farmer, American.
Hushbeck. I^cwis S., farmer American.
Hudson. W. L.. farmer, American.
Knoblock. E. J., farmer, American.
V\ ilson, Joseph, farmer, American.
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and village
may be had.
Axle
Grease
that makes your
horses glad.