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TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT. MARCH 24. 1904. RATES OF SUBSCRIPTION. (STRICTLY IN ADVANCE.) One year................................................. 1.50 Six months.......... ................................. 75 Three months........................................ 50 fi'br (fillamooh Dcabligbt Fr«*<l <' Ki«k«*r. Fubll»i«»r Editorial Snap Shots. to allow Green to chew his political end on or near their farms, for as soon as Old j Bossy takes a sniff at the darn’d old poli , tical end she will stampede the entire dairy herds of the county. And should j Green get the prefix of "Representative'’ i to his game of Chance, we are inclined to believe that he will stampede the state legislature also. Then, see, what Till«- > mookers would be held responsible for. , St St * Now is the time when political reform ers ami political kickers will have so ‘ much advice to give the taxpayers and . voters and to instruct them whom they ' shall select as candidates and how' they ; shall cast their ballot. Just inquire into . ; the persona) characters of some of these | political croakers, reformers and kickers, | and it will be noticed that they have a | political ax to grim! or a personal spleen , j to ventilate We are glad to know that J Don’t go into the republican primaries and convention, and then I recause it does not go the way you expected, you then turn out to be a genuine chronic disgrun. tied kicker. That shows poor political breeding * * * Now that the Mitchell-Simon fight is over in Multnomah county, it is reported that the small minority faction will now get in and elect the candidates of the ma ' the republican party is not composed oi jority faction. That is good politics, as political knockers, but of the most suc those who were in the minority factions cessful business and professional rtfen in in Tillamook in recent years have found Tillamook City, and by a large majority out to their political sorrow when they j of the most successful dairymen in the jum|>ed the republican traces and went | county. That is what the republican over to the "enemy’s country.’’ 1 partv is composed of, men who want * * * Of course it would be proper for a few I county affairs administered with honesty democrats to name their henchmen and j and economy, qnd it is not at all proba stool pigeons as candidates on the repub’ ble that thtse successful business men Mean ticket it the republicans raised «no and dairymen will take any notice of the objection. But this is where the hub (•makings of political soreheads or the bub has already occurred in the republi dictation of the sameold rule or ruin out- can party, for republicans do not propose . fit now it is belching out "ring’’ for the to be controlled from that direction any purposeof making political capital. Look more,even if there are a number of repub at the personal characters of those who beans who still have to do the bidding oi now form the old time rule or ruin ring in Tillamook City and compare it with their democratic masters. the successful citizens who now form the * * * The commerce of Tillamook bay does republican partv. not justify the expenditure to improve Dealing With Beef Combine. the bar is the same old gag that is being work upon Tillamook. Now we think Representative Martin, of South Da we are perfectly justified hi saving that kota, has asked the house to direct Sec- the Board of Engineers is impotent in j ret ary Cortelvou to investigate the al- making such a report, not having visited | Irged meatpackers’ combine and its the scene and ascertained the facts. We l effect upon prices of cattle and meat hope the Oregon delegation will criticise products. It is to be hoped Mr. Mar. the Board of Engineers so unmercifully tin’s efforts will be seconded and earned that it will crawfish. out. * * * Farmers and ranchmen west of the Hon. B. L. Eddy* of Tillamook, an- Missouri river complain that there is iiotinces that he is not a candidate lor 1 no competition in the cattle markets be Congress to succeed Hermann, but i frankly admits that lie would appre- | cause the packers have combined to keep ciate the Republican nomination lor one down the price of cattle on the hoof. oi 'lie circuit judgeships. Mr. Eddy i On the other hand, the consumers com possesses the ability to till any position plain that in spite of the decline in within the gilt of the people of Oregon— and vou can't keep a good man down.— j price of live stock the price of trust beef is about what it was three years ago. Lincoln County Leader. That is just what some of his politi They furthermore point to the fact that cal opponents have more than once reali the packers arc now enjoying as good sed in Tillamook, for the public will take a market at home and abroad as they to and support a fearless, conscientious ' ever have. Very naturally the query and industrious person in preference to presents itself, who profited bv the addi tion of $1 per 100 pounds between those who run in the opposite groove. * * * actual prices of 1901 and 1904. The As so many false statements are being packers insist that the shrinkage in made about Assessor I Lire's assessment, price of live stock has not benefited in justice to that gentleman we wish to them,and the retail butchers insist that state that the limber owners are paying they are getting no share of the profits. 22 percent more taxes ; that cows are A congressional inquiry may possibly assessed oil an average at $17 each, this help to solve the mystery. being a reduction ol $8 ; and that tilla It is argued in some quarters that the ble land is assessed $5 to $(> less an acre. proposed investigation is an attempt to This is authentic information, which we hi», the Beet trust with a leather duster feel justified in prmtieg so as to refute ami the question is asked why the the false statements which are being president docs not institute criminal circulated about him. As we haveslated proceedings against the members and before Mr. Hare has tried to do the right managers of the trust under the Sher thing, and he is entitled to considerable man act. The same question has been credit from a lair minded people, which he asked with regard to the prosecution of wiil receive when the voters have an op- . the Steel trust magnates and the cap portunity to express their sentiment, tains of industry who Iris organized * * * trusts to control various enterprises. E. G. E. Wist on Saturday, for about One reason, perhaps the most poten- 60 minutes,poured Ins political mind into tial, is that the power to secure con the editor with a good deal of vim and victions under the criminal section of animation, and when George Washing the Sherman act is questionable, it not toil applauded, overhead, lie, too, came impossible, and failure of criminal in lor a bit of Wist's mind, flic burden prosecution would seriously weaken the oi Mr. Wist's talk was that he had had a position of the government in the en political inspiration while coming to the forcement of anti-trust legislation. city, to this effect, that Herman Shollv- Under the constitution, treason, namely, tnver should be the next county commis levying war against the government and sioner. The editor Ims had a large num- aiding its enemies, is the highest crime ber of callers the past few weeks to talk anv American can lie guilty of, and yet politics, all of whom lie has given a pa Jefferson Davis, the arch traitor, who tient and respectful hearing. Personally, marshalled whole armies to destroy the the editor has Ins choice tor a tew can di government, could not be prosecuted for dates, but what part he is taking in poli the high crime of treason because the tic» tins year is in the interest of the Department of Justice entertained fears parly rather than candidates. that no jury of twelve men could lie * * » Some of the President’s enemies are found in Virginia to render a verdict bringing out the circumstance that he, as against him. There is, moreover, no actual proof at assistant secretary of the navy, wanted to pitch into Spain savagely right at the hand that there is such a thing as a Beef start in the warol 1898. Secretary Long, trust under the definition of the Sher his official superior, it is said, had to man act. All we know* is that half a hold him back. The inference to lie dozen concerns operating packing house drawn from all this is that it Roosevelt plants in various cities maintain a had been allowed to have Ins was Ikw community of interest understanding ey's victory would have come a little by which the market is controlled. The earlier than it did, and Cervera's fleet ownership of these concerns is separate would have I ktii destroved before it got and so is the management, consequently no direct, or even indirect, profit shar a chance to hide in Santiago harbor. ing. such as is presumed to be fiinda- These are queer accusations to bring mental with a trust. If it shall lie against the President. The more Ins established by the proposed inquiry that enemies talk about Ins " suddenness” in there is a mutual compact in the nature of a trust, it will devolve upon the gov the Spanish war the lietter Ins country ernment to break up the combine and men will like Inm. Roosevelt's majority enforce the anti trust law. so lar a» it in the electoral college is likely to be can l»e done under existing conditions. somewhat top heavy in anv case, but Ins It Saved His Legs. Spanish war critics arc doing their little P. A. Danforth, of La Grange, Ga., first to increase it suffered for six months with a frightful St * * running sore on Ins leg , but w rites Wouldn’t Old Bossy think Tdlamookers that Bucklen's Arnica Salve wholly were awfully green of they sent Green cured it in five days For Ulcers, Wound», Pile», it's the l»est salve in the world. Chance to Salem to chew that qld Green Cure guaranteed. Oalv25cts. Sold by political curl ot Ins in the slate legisla Cha» I. Clgugh, druggist. tare. There, triend Green, give your WANTED. ft lends and neighbors a well earned rest this election, for that old Green pohtKal 8FECIAI K ki ’R ksknta nv k in this countv cud Inis been chewed over with so much • «1 atfioining territories, to represent • nd advertise an old established bus jaw bone ¡«ertmacity and perpetual mo iness house of solid financial standing. . tion through so many years and a num Salary $21 wceklv, with Expenses ad- | ber of campaigns that it isabont as rank v a nerd each Monday bv check direct I a political cud that is to lie found any from headquarters. Horse and buggy i furnished when necessary ; position per wherein Tillamook county. We would manent, Aildress Blew Bro». & Co., advise the dairymen to post notices not i Monon Bldg., Chicago, III. B. L. EDDY. V END TO LAND EVIL Senate Committee for Repeal of Timber Act. ■I 6” NEW SUMMER FABRICS. K X For Gentlemen’s Garments to Order. « Temptingly Attractive In Weaves, Colorings and Prices K H SARCHET, the Tailor, Tillamook 0 W ashington , March 16.—By unani. mous vote, the Senate committee on public land» today favorably reported a compromise bill intended to modify the public land laws so as to minimize the opportunity for fraudulent operations, and to insure the settlement oi the pub lic by bona fide entrymen. This com promise is the result of a protracted and Can now be seen at— heated discussion of the public land question, and. to a large extent, carries out the recommendations ¡of the Public Coine earlv and secure first choice. Satisfaction guaranteed in all cases. L ind Commission. The bill agreed upon authorizes the Secretary of the Interior to sell to the highest bidder the right to cut and re move timber from any unappropriated, nonmineral surveyed public lands after fit st having such timber appraised and giving the notice of such sale. The funds derived from timber sales in the arid and semi-arid Western States are to be placed to the credit of those states in the fund ultimately to be expended in the con struction of national irrigation works. The bill repeals the act permitting the entry of timber lands, though it doesnot affect the acquisition of stone lands. It provides further that lands chiefly valu Orders for Lumber promptly attended to. able for timber shall hereafter not be sub ject to entry under the commutation clause of the homestead law. This last provision removes the most objection able feature of the commutation clause, and the one under which the Govern, ment has heretofore been generally in Centrally Ltoeated. Rates, $1 Per Day jured. The committee did not feel justi fied in going further in the way of modi- lying the land laws. The unanimous report on the bill to. M. H. URRSEN, Proprietor. day is thought to insure its early pas TILLAMOOK, OREGON sage by the Senate, and it may get through the House this session, though The Best Hotel in the city. No Chinese Employed there are several members of the House public land commit tee who will oppose it T uber L and A ct . J une 3, 1878.—N otice F or and attempt to prevent a ‘report. Never Vote of Condolence. P ublication . the less, advocates of reform in the land United States Land Office, Oregon City, Oregon. laws are greatly encouraged by the Bay City,’Ore., Mar. 17, 1904.—Reso January 33rd, I904. Notice is hereby given that in compliance action of the committee todav and re- lutions adopted by the Miriam Chapter, with the provisions of the act of Congress of gard it as a long step in the right di- No. 20, 0. E. S , on the death of Sister Junes, 1878, entitled "An act for the sale of lands in the StatesofCalifor’nia. Oiegon, recti on. Reherta Campbell, who died March 5, timber Nevada anil Washington Territory,” as ex No bill introduced in Congress in sev 1904. tended to all the Public Land States by act of August 4, 1892, eral years has been pushed with more The white-winged messenger has en ROLLIE W. WATSON, vigor by its friends, or fought more tered our Chapter and taken a link from Of Spruce, County of Tillamook. State of Oregon, lias thia day filed in this office his stubbornly by its enemies. For two our golden chain to be added to the im sworn statement No. 6354, for the purchase of the Nw l4 of Section No. 12, in township years the committee on public lands has mortal Chain in the Grand Chapter No. 3 South, Range 8 West, and will offer proof to show that the land sought had the measure almost constantly be above, where death neverenters and the is more valuable for its timber or stone fore it. Last year the committee teport- links are never broken. On March 5, than for agricultural purposes, and to establish his claim to said land before the County Clerk ed the bill over the head of the chairman, 1804, our sister heard the summons of Tillamook County, Ore., at Tillamook City, Senator Hansbrough, but he served from the Most High and answered the Ore., on Saturday, the 9th day of April, 1904. He names as witnesses: notice that it could not be passed, and question “Believest thou this ?’’ William L. Riefenberg. Winfield C. Trombley, Lewis H. Riefenberg, ol Bay City, Oregon ; it died with the Congress, This year all It remains for us to how in humble Karl R. Ayer, of Blaiue. Oregon. Any and all persons claiming adversely the the Democratic members of the commit submission and be prepared for the call, above-described lands are requested t«> file theii tee except Senator Dubois and three Re having for inspiration the "Star of Beth claims in this office on or before said Mth day April, I904. publican members, Bard, Nelson and lehem.” We, as a chapter, extend to A lgernon 8. D resser , Register. Dietrich, were again against it. making Brother Campbell and family our sin NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION. a majority of one in favor iof reporting cere sympathy in their sorrow. Mav Department of the Iu erior. Land Office at Oregon City, Ore., the land bill. Chairman Hansbrough the parting be temporary and the meet February 13th, 1904. Notice is hereby given that the following declined to put the motion for reporting ing eternal. named settler ha* filed notice of ilia intention to the bill without having a chance to be make final proof in support of liis claim, and We have (¡raped our Chapter sadly that said proof will be made before the County For the loved one gone before. heard in opposition to the measure. He ' lerk of Tillamook Co., at Tillamook City, Ore., She has crossed the silent river, on March 2bth. 1904 via. : was charged with filibustering, but re- NELS NELSON ; We shall see her here no more. mained steadfast. Chairman Ha ns - H.E. No. I2.I55, for the Se ‘4. »«c, a, tp. 3 north, We shall sec her sisters, brothers. range 10 west brough talked to members of the com When we, too, have passed beyond ; He names the following witnesses to prove his continuous residence upon ami cultivation Hand in hand around God’s altar , mittee individually, and gave as his of said land, viz : When our work on earth is done. view that^the bill, if passed, would up Andrew Klein, Charles A. Handy, Dan J. Resolved, that a copy of these resolu- Handy John Ek. of Nehalem, Oregon. set the land laws of the entire country A lgernon S. D resser Register. and turn to Canada the great stream of tions be presented io Brother Campbell COWTgftT . notice . and familv ; that a page be set apart in immigration that is now building up the Department of the Interior, Uuited States Land office, West. He declared the homestead law the records of the Chapter for the mem Oregou City, Oregon, February 23rd. 190!. vital to the interests of the unimproved onal; that the Ch ipter be drajied in A sufficient contest affidavit having been mourning for thirty davs; and these West, and suggested to the friends of the filed in this office by MK KKL MELCHIOR, against homestead entry No, 13981 bill that a measure lie introduced for the resolutions be sent to the county papers contestant, made January iOth, I’Joa, for SU Se ’4 and be % section 28, repeal of the timber and stone act only. for publication. Committee, Ella L Sw 14, section 21 and Nw % Ne tp. 1 south, range 10 west, by HARTWIG A. He won Senator Nelson to the same Wood, Emilv Tilden and R. W. Robbins. OLSON, contestée, in which it is alleged that contestant is well acquainted wt h said tract of view, and the bill was introduced bv land and knows the present condition of the Senator Quarles and approved by the Call for a Republican County Con same : also that the said entryman has never established his residence on said tract of land vention. committee. aud did not within six months of the date of his said entry establish his residence in a house The House committee on public lands said land; that said entryman has never Notice is hereby given that the Re on built a house on said land or caused the tame also today favorably reported a bill, publicans of Tilliniook County, Oregon, to be done ; that the said entryinan has aban which if enacted, will rob the land law doned said lands for more than six months will meet in convention at Tillamook next prior to the making ot this affidavit towit, of an objectional and dangerous fea- City, Oiegon, on the 2nd day of April, since on or about January 1, i‘»o2, and has not at any time since that date resided on said land ture. But the chances of its final pas- 1994, at the hour of 11 o’clock a.m., for or any part thereof and that the said absence of sage are not bright, as it is opposed by I said entry mail from said land was not due to the purpose of nominating a member of his being engaged iu the Army, Navy or Marine the land grant railroads, still recognized Corps of the United States as a private solder, the legislature, commissioner, sheriff, officer, seaman or marine, duriug the existing to be powerful liefore Congress, and in a clerk, assessor, school superintendent, war with Spain, or any other war m which the position to block legislation this» late in United States is or has been engaged, said par surveyor, coroner, justices of the peace ties are hereby notified to appear, respond a d the session, when every attempt is being and constables, and the election of dele offer evidence touching said allegation at to o’clock a m., on April 6, I904, before the County made to adjourn bv the first of May. gates to the state and congressional con Clerk of Tillamook County. Oregon, at Tilla- The bill provides that no vacant public Jno“k Oregon.^ and that final hearing will ventions, and for the transaction of such . held at io o'clock «.in.. on April 9th. 1904, lands chiefly valuable for their timber Ifp the thp Register and Receiver at the f. Cnited other business as may pnqierly come be before States Land office in Oregon City. Oregon. shall be subject to selection in lieu of fore the convention. Si^id convention The said contestant having, in a proper affi tracts relinquished within forest reser filed January 25th. i9o4. set forth facts will tie composed of 86 members, divided davit, which show that after due diligence personal vations, except in cases where owners of among the various precincts of the service of this notice can not he made, it is hereby o’dered and directed that such notice lands within reserves relinquish to the county as follows, to-wit : he given by due and proper publication. Government lands which are chiefly A lgernon S. D resser , Register. Nahalem............... 8 Foley ........... 2 valuable for their timber, in which event Garibaldi ............. 4 Bay ............... 3, I878 —N otice F or 6 T imber L and A ct , J< lieu selection» can I k made on anv pub. Tillamixik........... 12 Hoquarton.. P l i. tAiiON. 9 Uni ed Slates !jvid Office, lie land subject to homestead entry, in Fairview ................ 9 «South Prairie 5 ,Oregon City. Oregon, 3 March 2nd. 1904. cluding tiinlier lands. This bill will ef- Barnegate......... 2 Netarts........ Notice is hereby given that iu compliance Carnahan ............. 3 Sandlake .. 3 fectuallv prevent the exchanging of arid, Beaver .................. 3 Blaine ......... with the provisions of the act of Congress of 3 June 3. 1M78. entiled • An act for the <>ale of tim rockv and other nontimbered land with Hebo ...................... 4 Union........... 5 ber lands in the States of California. Oregon, 9 Nevada, and Washington Territory,” as ex in reserves for valuable timber outside, Little Nestucca . . 3 Dolph .......... tended to all the Public Land States by act of yet permit an owner of timber within a The primaries will lie held in the said Angust 4, I892, DUNSTAN. reserve to procure timber land ont»ide precincts on the 26th day of March, Of Tillamook HENRY City . Comity vf Tillamook, State if he so desires 1904, at the hour of I o’clock p.m., and of Oregon, has this day filed in this office liis sworn statement No. 6376, for the purchase of at the regular voting places. the W H of Se t4, 8e % of Sw '4 and lot Tragedy Averted. of Section No. 31, in Township No. B.v order of the Republican County 4, 2 .«south. Range to West, and will offer " Just in tlie nick of time our little proof to show that the land sought is Central Committee. bov was saved’’ writes Mrs. W. U Atkins more valuable for its timlier or stone than for of Pleasant Citv. Ohio "Pneumonia had Dated at Tillamook, Oregon, March agricultural purposes, and t«i «-stablish his claim to sal»! lsnd liefore the County Clerk played sad havoc with him and a terri 10th, 1904. of Tillamook County. Oregon, at Tillamook ble cough set in besides. Doctors treat A. W. S everancr , City. Oregon, on Saturday the 4th day of ed him, but he grew worse everv day. June 1004. He names as witnesses Chairman. Charles B. Wiley. James M Morgan. Edward At length we tried Dr. King's New Dis H omer M ason , Morgan. Andrew w. Austin, of Netarts, Ore covery for Consumption, and otir darl Any and all persons claiming adversely the S»cretarv. ing »assayed. He’» now sound, and above described lands are requested to file their well." Everybody ought to know, it's claims in this office on or before raid 4th day Therf i* more (’»tarth in thto section of the of June, 11904 the only sure cure lor Coughs, Colds and A lgernon S. D resser . Register. country than *11 other dtoMM»» put t«><rthrr all Lung diseases. Guaranteed by Chas. and until the l*«t lew year» w a.« supposed to I. Clough. Druggist. Price 5Uc. and be incurable For a great many year* doctors $1.00. Trial bottles free. pronoiiticeti it a local disease, and pie-cribed iocal remetbes. and by constantly failing to cure with local treatment, pionounced it iucurable. Dr. P. J. Sharp, the exper- \ional Science has proven catarrh to bv a constita and therefore requires constitu enced dentist is located in tional disease treatment. 8*11 a Catarrh Cure, manu BARBER INO HAIRDRESSER. factured by F J. iTu-ney a Co . Toledo. Ohio, is Dr. Wise’s dental pari rs, and the only constitutiora! cure on the market. It SHAVING, HAIR CUTTING is prepared to do nothing but is taken internally in dunes from io drops to a It nets directly on the blood and first class work and give the teaap.»tiful mucitus surfaces of the »«stem Thvv oderonr SHAMPOOING. ETC hundred dollars for any iaae it fail's to curs. best of satisfaction If your Send for circulars and tentimonials teeth need fixing call upon Address r J CHF.NKV ft CO Toledo. O Electric Rath« nicely fitteti up. Goodfor Soki by Druggists, 73C him. Half » Family nils are the best. persons suffering with rheumatism. Fir and Spruce Lumber. Spruce and Cedar Shingles. H. T. BOTTS. botts , A ttorneys - at -L aw . E ddy & Complete set of Abstract Books Taxes paid for non Residents. Office opposite Post Office. in office. Both phones. COOPER, H. A ttorney - at -L aw ^ T illamook , O regon . ÇALAUDE THAYER, A ttorney ’- at -L aw , • T illamook .. O regon . Cheese and Butter Boxes a specialty. TILLAMOOK LUMBER. C0ŒPÆNY. LARSEN HOUSE, LATIMER, BROS., I I * K . ARL HABERLACH, attorney - at - law , Pent »citer ^bvohut, Office across the street and north Jrom the Post Office. > J^OBERT A. MILLER, A ttorney - at -L aw . Oregon City, Oregon. Land Titles and Land Office Business a Specialty. D AVID WILEY, M.D. P hysician , S urgeon and A ccoucheur . AU calls promptly attended to. T illamook .. O regon . LAUDE THAYER, Agent for Fireman’s Fund and London and Lanca shire Fire Insurance Companies. Tillamook .. Oregon. R. BEALS, REAL ESTATE, F inancial A gent , Tillamook, Oregon. OR OF TITLE. ABSTRACTS co TO TILLAMOOK ABSTRACT AND TRUST CO. T hos . C oates , Pres. B. L. E ddy , Sec. WM. GALLOWAY. GILBERT L. HEDGES. T T EDGES & GALLOWAY ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. Make a specialty of Land Office Business. OFFICE IN WEINHARD BUILDING, Room 1 and 2, OREGON CITY. ORE. W. SEVERANCE, A ttorney - at -L aw , T illamook .. O regon . S. STEPHENS, * Real Estate and Fire, Life, Health, Accident, Insurance. Agent for the Northwest School Furni ture Co. and Ot<ans and Pianos, Notary Public. Office : Southwest from the Court House, in the building occupied as a music store. 0. F. Franklin DOES ALL KINDS OF WATCH, CLOCK AM) JEWELRY REPAIRING In first class style. Engraving a Specialty. SEE THE Tillamook Lumber Company FOR SHINGLES and BOXES. Shingles $2.25 1000. Quick Brothers, HOUSEHOLD MOVERS AND DRAYMEN. Heavy Teaming a Specialty with us Our Delivery wagon delivers to couatrv or city.