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TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT. JANUARY 5, 19C’5: have lieen honorable and made in good f. We therefore ask now for that sup NEHALEM COAL faith, vet the inducements held out to port. 1 do not consider that the duty invest their savings City Council Turns Down C. W of a good citizen is fully performed, Stormy Meeting of Stock poor widows to with the assurance when he simply looks on. Talmage lor City Attorney. in a corporation The prayer of the California pios- holders at Astoria. that thev would double their money All the recently elected citv officials peutor who “met up’’ with a grizzly On Julv 20. 1901, there was filed in within six months; the failure ot the qualified for their respective offices last bear comes to mind—He prayed: “Oh money Lord, be on my aide. If you can’t be Monday evening, after w hich Mayor G. I on my side, Lord, just lay low, and the countv clerk's office of Clatsop company to account for the stuck ; collected from subscriptions to i countv, articles of incorporation of the Cohn presided over the first meeting of you’ll see the darndest bear light you of the the city council, CuuncilmeriW. O. Chase, ever saw in your life. ” In the present ■ Nehalem Coal Company, with \V. J. the failure to hold a meeting M F. Leach, Homer Mason, A. T. White i time it will not do for the reforming Cook, |. F. Hamilton, James L. Foy company until threatened with crim- element to lay low. This will not be and L. Hiner being present. The first sufficient. Neither the Mayor nor the and W. H. Copeland as incorporators. inal prosecution—it such a thing.could Instep Skirts, Cloth and Silk Coats, Ragla Zs Rain Coats. business was the reading of the Mayor’s Common Council, are public prosecu The object of the corporation was to be—lends some credence to the opin Exlusively to Measure. ions entertained by the minority stock message, which was followed by the tors, nor does the City government ' purchase and acquire lands, ostensibly appointment of the usual commit tees. have any thing to do with enforce 1 for mining lor coal. The capital stock holders, that everything was not in ment of the State laws. Come earlv and secure first choice. I of the company was ♦ 150.000. divided accordance with the general rules Mayor (’(din then recommended C. W. It is the province and the duty of Satisfaction guaranteed in all cases. Talmage for city attorney and Fred Sap the Cit,\ to keep the streets in repair, into 1500 shares of the par value of governing the transaction of business pingtoncity surveyor, and it was a sur furnish light and fire protection with ‘$100 each. Prior to the incorporation I in incorporated companies. If the di prise w hen the council w’ouldnot confirm in its menus and to preserve order of the company, th ree persons, now rectors can dispose of the lands and and tranquility in tho confines of the members ol the company, put up $4-00 reimburse the minority stockholders the appointments Then the two names City. The State has its officers and were recommended separately That of machinery, and the City may rely up- ( ' each for the purpose of securing an op- for the money they have invested, it Talmage was taken first, and the council on it to protect its own dignity. This ! tion on some coal lands owned by Aug will be entirely satisfactory, and lend decided that it did not want him for city machinery can be set in motion by I C. Kinney, and for which they agreed credence to the efforts of the promot citizen, and we shall expect good j to pay $12.000. The price paid for the ers to be honest with the stockholders. attorney, Mason, White and Hiner voting any citizens to te alert, and assist the1 ag dust the recommendation and Chase City government by invoking this lands was $22.50 per acre. The lands —Astoria n. and Leach for Sappington’s appoint power of the State in auy case where were purchased and deeded to Mrs. M. B. I.. BODY. H. T. BOTTS. there shall arise a necessity. Copeland. Immediately afterward a ment was. confirmed. IN CONCLUSION. MAYOR’S MESSAGE. meeting was held in the office of C. DDY & BOTTS, 1 may be pardoned if 1 at this time Gentlemen of the Council: R. Thomson, at which the three stock A ttorneys - at -L aw . It is with a sense of anxiety ask that during this year of 1905 every member of this Council, every citizen holders present were elected directors. and serious responsibility that I this of this community, “ erase from the and a specialty. The directors immediately purchased evening assume an office which the Complete set of Abstract Books good citizens of Tillamook have elected tablets of memory’’ all hardness, the lands of Mrs. Copeland for the sum bitterness and anger and that united i me to fill. of $87,000, and they were charged on in office. Taxes paid for non I know that you will appreciate and we stand for a good, economical ad ministration, for bringing into our the books of the company against the share in my feelings Orders for Lumber promptly attended to. Residents. Since the incorporation of this city, City’ new and healthful enterprises, corporation. it han been kept religiously out of and for a prosperous and happy end It became necessary to secure sub- ing of the year. Office opposite Post Office. debt. Dated this 2nd day of J? unary, 1905. ‘criptions to the capital stock of ti e The tax was wisely limited by the Both phones. Very Respectfully, Submitted, company. M. S. Copeland, W. J. Cook first act of incorporation. George Cohn. and R. V. Jones were elected direct ____ The present administration must face the conduct of the City with a ors. \V H. Copeland was elected pres H. COOPER, coMMi rrcES appoin fed . fund not helped out by license from ident and W. J. Cook, secretary. The Io the Members ot the City Council. Hie saloons. Gentlemen : work of securing subscriptions to the Tho taxable value of the City On standing Committees I capital stock was entrusted to Mr. prnpm ty is ......................¡8216,000.00 A ttorney - at -L aw , respectfully make the following ap The tax will yield............................. 132.00 Cook, who visited Chinook and secured The fixed expenses of the City have pointments : a large number of subscriptions. A — Ways and Means— O regon been: T illamook , Chase, Mason, Leach. J. P. AÜUEN, Proprietor canvas was made of Astoria, the Ne Salary of City Marshal. . . $560.00 —Accounts and Current Expenses— halem and surrounding towns. Three * ■ \ 11 orney................ 50.00 Mason, Hiner. Chase. <« “ Recorder................ 180.00 widow ladies of Astoria were persuad —Strouts and Public Property— »< “ Treasurer.............. 25.(X) ed to take 5 shares each and a young ARL HABERLACH, Chase, White, Mason. Lights .... Special Attention paid to Tourists. — Health and Police— lady bookkeeper employed at Foard & ................................... 360.00 Water Leach, White, Hiner. Stokes took 4 shares. Mr. Wills, a Miscellaneous expenses. ... 203.25 ATTORNEY AT-LAW, A First Class Table. Comfortable Beds and Accommodation —Licenses— music teacher, sold a land claim and White, Hiner, Leach. Total $1948.25 invested nearly all of the money in the Yours truly, The Council must either cut down George Cohn, Mayor. company. In this way, it is claimed Office across the street and north from the foregoing expense list; provide to the Post Office. that about $37,000 was realized from meet it, or create a debt. I Hindi regret to be Hie first Mayor, the sale of the stock. There were 1080 Cupid ’ s Work for 1904. undm whose administration, the City shares in all subscribed, of which M. J^OBERT A. MILLER, goes into debt, nor do I think this Cupid’s work in Tillamook County is S. Copeland held 750 shares, the pur Council will wish to leave a record of not very much on the increase, for there chase price of the coal lands, giving indebtedness. A ttorney - at -L aw . STEAMERS—SUE II. ELMORE, W. H. HARRISON. I earnestly recommend that the were only 33 marriages last year, being the self-constituted board of directors affairs of the City be so conducted by two more than in 19<>3, when there were Oregon City, Oregon. a controlling interest in the company. ONLY LINE—ASTOTIA TO TILLAMOOK, GARIBALDI, your body, that a clean slate shall be 31. In 1902 there were 41 marriages, This was in July and August, 1901. Land Titles and Land Office loft when our terms expire. BAY CITY, HOBSONVILLE. I recommend the reduction in the and in 1901 31. These figures, in pro Some developments were made in the Connecting at Astoria with the Oregon Railroad & Navigation Co. and Business a Specialty. number of lights used by the City, portion to the marriageable young wo coal mines, which were situated in the also the Astoria & Columbia River R. R. fot San Francisco, Portland and suggest that, in any event the men in the county, does not give them a and all points east. For freight and passenger rates apply to Nehalem, or alleged to have been made, lights along the business portion of SAMUEL ELMORE & CO. General Agents, ASTORIA, OR H. UPTON, Ph.G.,M.D., the streets lie abolished. The busi fair chance to hitch up double, and thev and nothing more were heard ot the B. C. LAMB, Agent. Tillamook Oregon. ness men will undoubtedly maintain will have to depend moreonthtir googoo matter. The stockholders who had sufficient lights. Atrents P’ R & K N’ R R- Cq K' Co • Portland, eves than Cupid if they expect to win been importuned to invest their sav- agents & e PorUand P pysician and S urgeon . A committee shall be appointed to confer with the pr<‘sent Water Com partners for life. As the attractiors ' ings in the company became suspicious Sue H. Elmore carries Wells Fargo Co.’s Expres Office one block west of the pany, to arrange for a reduction of about saloons have been cut short, it that all was not on the square, and sev the City’s water rate. This must be mav be that this will have the effect of eral efforts were made to secure a Allen House, Tillamook City red need. driving a number of young men into the meeting of the stockholders and secure Great economy must bo observed ill company of voting women. A 33 chance Calls answered promptly. a report of the financial condition of the smaller expenditures. I see no A l A JkAutkA A AAA Ac A A A A A Ac A A A AAA A J» possibility to reduce salaries. Tho of getting an husband is not very encour the receipts and disbursements. All City Treasurer, Attorney and Record aging to voting women, especially those efforts failed, it being alleged that Mr. R. BEALS, er, certainly deserve the modest sti who are past sweet sixeeen and does not Cook was in Nicaragua and nothing i pend which they are idlowml. PROPRIETOR Following could be (lone until be returned. The The burden ot the City Marshal will care to divulge their age. REAL ESTATE, be greater probably, tlian heretofore. is a list of those who were married last J matter dragged along for three years, The laws must be enforced. It has year : and threats were made by some of F inancial A gent , pleased the majority of our people to Jan. 13.—Rollie W. Watson to Hope the stockholders to bring criminal pro vote for prohibition, and a closed Tillamook, Oregon. ceedings unless the matter was settled town. In all Arneiiean communities, Nolan. Jan 16.—George B. Lamb to Edna in some way. By these threats the tho will of the majority is the law. This law must be enforced, and tin» Stratton. efforts to secure a meeting were success-1 Boiler Work, Logger’s Work and Heavy Forging ^pHOS. COATES, Maishal will earn his salary if he does Ian. 21.—Otto P. Davis to Ida Ducham. fnl, and it was called lor yesterday at Fine Machine Work a Specialty. his duty. Agent for Fireman’s Feb. 21.—H. A. Franklin to Kathryn Hanthorn’s hall. In order to increase the income of O. Plank. A large delegation from Chinook was I Fund and London and Lanca tin’ City, I recommend that the City Attorney be instructed to prepare an Match 9 —James A. Dickey to Francis present, as well as a number from As tr wwwwwv shire Fire Insurance ordinance establishing the penalties Mav Blatichaid. toria and different sections ot the coun and costs to be pai I by any person Companies. March 13. — Hall W. Johnson to ty, who claimed to have been roped in. convii’te'l of violating any of the ordi Francis I. Darby. The meeting was a stormy one. c. Tillamook .. Oregon. nances of the City. \n ordinance should bo passed pro April 16.—Frank IL lllingsworth to 1 Robitsch, of Nehalem, who claims to viding for a tine of Hay two dollars, Daisy V. Jackson. | have been buncoed out of 320 acres of Rates, $1 Per Day and costs, foi every person convicted ABSTRACTS OF TITLE, Centrally boeated. April 18.—Hubert S. Smith to Cosie ; land by one of the promoters, shook ot using vile, obscene or profane Hadley. his fist in the faces of two of the di language on the streets. The City GO TO should derive a material revenue from June 12 —Joseph Blaser to Marguerite rectors and called them some endear« this. TILLAMOOK ABSTRACT AND Weber. ing names, seldom heard in a Sunday M. H. LiRRSEN, Proprietor. OCCUPATION IAN. June 16. — Henry L. Simmons to school. He claims that a dance was It has been suggested that an occu TRUST CO. TILLAMOOK, OREGON given in the Nehalem at the inception pation tax be levied. I have carefully Martha M. Blum considered the advisability of this lune 26.—George S. Richardson to of the organization ot the coal coin* T hos . C oates , Pres. The Best Hotel in the city. No Chinese Employed. project. I am opposed to the princi Sarah A. Sargent. 1 pativ ; that he was doped on bad whisky I pal as I believe that taxes should be Iulv 2.—Otto Schrader to Josephine and induced to part with his 320 acres tupialiy levied, oil may ibid, how -1.OWAY. GILBERT L. HEDGES. ever, that this is necessary as an Jackson. I of land, and all he received for it was I emergency for one year. A glance at EDGES & GALLOWAY Iuly 7.—Frank F. Fowler to Julia C. 42 shares of stock in the Nehalem Coal the list of business houses, and in Loomis. Company, which he afterward found : ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW. dubtrles of the City, will convince Aug. 1.—Dre Tomlinson to Lillie out was worthless—at least that is ! Make a specialty of Land Office Business. every one that to tax them is to tax many industries whom we should Wilks. what he claims. OFFICE IN WEIN HA RD BUILDING, instead favor. An enterprising, up Aug. 17.—Irvin C. Smith to Ora M. After a stormy discussion of the af- Room 1 and 2, to date community would be offering Porter. fairs of the company, in which some OREGON CITY, ORE. bounties to encourage many of these Aug. 24.—Connie Dye to Frannie of the promoters were compelled to | enterprises, and it is in my opinion unwise to impose an invidious special Lyster. admit that the stockholders had not 1 tax upon them. Personally I should Sept. 7.—H. E. Ross to Theresa l>eeii treated with the consideration \ W. SEVERANCE, prefer that the expenses be cut at Scovell. j L • usually vouchsafed to stockholders of »'very point. Sept 7. — Walter I. Churchill to Lizzie large corporations, it was finally agreed ! \Ve have a street, and road fund. A ttorney - at -L a \ v Inasmuch as the City Maishal acts S. Hansen. by the magnanimous promoters of the also as Street Commissioner, this fund IS Sept. 15 —Harvey Williams to Myrtle Nehalem Coal Company, that in the should beai a good part of the buiden Ack lev. T illamook event that they coaid dispose of the O regon of his salary. Sept. 28.—Erwin Harrison to Zclla holding« of the company to a syndicate, As far as possible, abutting prop vrty should tv made to bear the costs Maprs. whom they had in tow for the purchase S. STEPHENS, of repairing or improving streets. Sept. 27.—Thomas J. Harris to Lillian ot the same, that $37.000 of the amount W \ IT.K SUPPLY. B. Kays. • Real Estate and Fire, Life, received tor the coal lands, dips, spurs, I hiring tlu» last season this has not Oct. 5.—W. 0. Trombley to Charity angles, shafts, dredging machinery, liven satisfactoiy, an I in view of well Health, Accident, Insurance. undvrntood facts is not likely to be j Smith. smelting outfit and all the heredi- Agent for the Northwest School Filini- Improved. It is my hope that the Oct. 14.—J. G. Ranies to Mary A. timents and appurtenances thereunto ture Co. and Oignns and Pianos, pivsvnt system will I m » bought by the Schlotter V// Goods are all Firsf Class and up to date. Notary Public. belonging or in anywise ap|H*rtaining, City. The present company are occu | t'ffice Southwest from the Court House, Oct. 30 — Charles Erickson to Una should l»e used to pay the minority My health compels me to make a change. This is no humbug. pying mu streets by sutteiauce, as I I in the building occupied as a nmsic store. understand the terms of th<» present SImw. stockholders back the money they hail Repairing Neatly Done. contract, and it seems that rt would > Nov. 2.—Hugh Rittenhouse to Elvie invested in the concern, and the resi not I m » dillk'ult to come to just trims. 1 Easom. P. F. BROWNE, Salesman. . due. if any, should go to the self co n- CONSl’KUriOS OF NF.W W.\ IT K Oct 30.—W. T. fohnson to Olive Bax stituted directors and holders ot the SYSTEM. This is likely to be in the hands of ter. majority of the stock, It was agreed the CoinmiMiion, I am glad to say. If N'»v, 10.—Harry W. Quick to Gordie that the deal should be consumateti (iXCORroRATRn). NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION, NOTICE TO CRKIllTOr this does not prove true, it v in Department <»fthe Interior, McFall«. w ithin 90 day, and it not fully aevom- TILLAMOOK CITY. ORE. considered when the lime coums. Land Office at Oregon Citv. Ore., N ottcr i « H rrrry G iv «K.—That the un Oct. 22 —W. H. Cary to Cora Wade. plishrd within that time, that au ex- v .. . . November lath, lunj t his U not an impiopvr occasion foi (lersignea have been duly appointed bv the me to ray a wont on behalf of the Nov. 13.—Charles R. Bowers to Bessie tension of 90 days more should be ac- to mAr i.'L h” 1 ■ no,,,'*°f hlx Intention County Court of the State of Oregon, for the PAID UP CAPITAL. ♦10,000. ( ouncil and myself, to the ¡ample at A Gardner. ' L .i , 8 i Pr'X>J in support of hl. cl.im, County of Tillamook, executors of the last corded the promoters to disuse ol the will and testament of DAVID J W WILEY A GENERAL BANKING and that »aid proof will be made befoie the deceased. largo All persons having CLAIMS Nov. ¡.R UU!T/ lerk ofT,n*n»o*>k Co., at Tillamook 18. — John N. Pestcrfield to Ar- coal fields. If anything should happen We are elect ml to cany out their against the said estate are hereby required < ity. Oregon on January 6th, tow, via business to present the same to us dulv verified as hr will. We t‘xpect to give our time innda McCormick. .. w WILfUM GRA^Hopk that the coal lands are not disposed of foJlhe 5 N* k *n<i w hse law required, at the office of Eddy in Bott«, clieei fully ami in H uK.Mt friendly Ike. 1 15. —lame« Pallin to Lncy Han<n within that time, it is evident that Directors — M. W. H uiukik , W. w . Attomevs-at-Lnw at Tillamook City. 4u ‘ *CC °‘ !p 6 8outh, range m West- spirit to do this It is however a well krat. Oregon, within six months from the date legal proceeding« will lie taken bv the » .. 7 * ,he witne»«e< to prove hereof. Ctartss. B. L E ddy . known fact, that no bmly of men, no " P ° n * “ d Ike. 1 14 -James Kodad to Alice Nelson. indignant stockholders for a retires» of; Dated this 1st dav of December. 1904. court even, can enforce ally In« with Cashier —M. W. H arrison . r’JL’k'.’.r’rni’®*"' 5**«*<>»•"• Ot*- : Willi«» ELIZABETH WILEY AND JAMES O. C. Dec. J 25.—Ernest B. Tyler to Kalia their grievance«. out the cordial mippuit of ih» citizens I „ WILEY. Plank, ot Tillamook. Ore : Stephen Baner of Liberal Prices Paid for gilt edge securi vf the community. S.iihug Executors of the last will and testament Marx. Ore . Joe Steinmaaael. of Dolph Ore While the whole transaction may ties of all kinds. of David J W Wiley, deceased TUE MAYOR’S M1.SSAGE. WINTER N FABRICS. For Gentlemen’s Garments to Order. Headquarters for Ladies’ Tailoring, Dress and W alking Suits, Dress Skirts, SARCHET, the Tailor, Tillamook. Fir and Spruce Lumber. Spruce and Cedar Shingles Cheese Butter Boxes TILLAMOOK LUMBER. C0CDP/W. The Best Hotel THE ALLEN HOUSE, c Headquarters for Travelling Men. < 4 A. K. CASE, < Tillamook Iron Woks < General Machinists & Blacksmiths < 4 4 4 TILLAMOOK, OREGON LARSEN HOUSE, RED SHOE HOUSE Closing Out its Entire Stock of BOOTS AND SHOES AT COST. T TILLAMOOK COUNTY BANK. . I I A lgkkkom s Dtmn, Regwter