-i Vol. XVII I TILLAMOOK TII.I.A.VÍ00K, JOTTINGS E-ldy & Botts, for abstracts. Walkover Shoes at Toad's. « * Hav for rale.—Apply to A. G. Beals. * Gordon Hats and Gloves nt Todd’s.* Gent.’s Furriishing Goods at Todd’s.* Crouse & Brandigee Clothing at Todd’s. K. Robinson came in from Tacoma on Saturday. H. 8. Soule came in from Portland on Saturday. C. F. Lester, of Warrenton, was in the city this week. Walter Lynch came in on the steamer on Wednesday. Geo. Ludtkee was down from Nehalen ii lew days ago. Have you tried Leach's pure lard ? Do io. It is genuine. * J. W. Bewly was in the city on Satur­ day from Sheridan. B. G. Danley, of Seattle, Wash., was in the city on Sunday. Born, on Thursday, to the wife of Warren Vaughn, a son. Dr. Upton returned to the c»ty from Portland on Saturday. Bring your job work to the Headlight office and save 25 per cent. P, McIntosh returned on Sunday from a business trip on the outside. Salt and smoked Chinook salmon and * fresh steelheads. W. O. Chase. A marriage license was granted to G. B. Danley and Gladis Murphy. Two nicely furnished rooms to be let on Main street. Apply at this office. * Fure lard, guaranteed, at Leach’s Meat Maiket. 51b. can. 75c. 10!b., $1.85. * The steamer W. H. Harrison left for Nehalem on Friday to load canned sal­ mon. The business men have decided to close their places of business at seven o’clock in future. The steamer W. H. Harrison came in from Astoria on Wednesday with a few passengers. Rev. A. S. Foster will preach morning and evening at the Presbyterian church next Sunday. The hose company meets this (Thurs­ day) evening, when the annual election of officers takes place. The protracted meeting at the United Brethren church is being continued and conducted by the pastor. County Judge W. W. Conder and S. A. Brodhead left on Tursday to inspect the court houses iu other counties J. H. Hicks’ house at Bay City was completely destroyed by fire last week, hut was covered with $500 insurance. D. Chisholm, of Clatskanie, canie in on Friday and left for Nehalem, where it is expected that logging will commence again. The lumber schooner C. T. Hill, which loaded at the Tillamook Lumbering Co.’s saw mill in this city, will leave for the bay today. Captain Cary says this was a good time for the saloons to close down, for they would not have done much business had they remained open. Wanted, to buy, work horse, weight from 1,200 to 1,300 pounds,or will trade a good 9-year old brood mare for a good team.—Apply to A. G. Beals. * John Crane has given up the barber shop next to the meat market and kit for Portland, thus adding another to the vacant stores on Main street. When you want purelard go to Leach's Meat Market. The genuine article 5lhs., 75c. 10 lbs., $1 35. Prime meat can always be obtained at Leach’s. * The county court has agreed to divide with the city the road tax raised in the city,which will give the city a little more monev for road work than heretofore. OREGON, Ae have not been informed as to the The Oregon Traction Company. names of the committee Judge Conder intends appointing to arrange for the The following item of news regarding county’s exhibit at the Lewis & Clark the Oregon Traction Company, which exposition. has made a proposition to extend its After several cold days, with the wind proposed electric line into Tillamook may lx of interest, but it goes to show from the east, it commenced snowing ’’ 1 * I 1, • ~ “ this mort-ing, with the prospect that it , 1 lat t*lere 18 llot much likelihood of this might continue and some good sleighing county getting a road from that direc­ tion for some time to come, if at all ; by way of a change. From the Oregonian. Charles H. Burggraff, of Albany,’ the The prop» sed Portland Hillsboro elec, architect who drew the plans for the -chool house, came in last week to see trie line is now in a fair way to con­ what he could do about drawing plans struction, and it is the desire of those whoare back of the deal to have cotn. lor the proposed court house. menced work on the Portland end of the Fur sale, an up to date creamery and road in a very short time. •heese factory , every thing complete, good The representatives of the San Fran, is new, or would go in with reliable cisco capitalists who are behind the road •arty or creamery man in good location. are in the city and made a trip over the Address C. L. Diven, merchant, Wald, I lines of the Oregon Water Power & port, Lincoln county, Or. • Railway Company. Accompanied by C. E. Franklin, a resident of Little the leaders of the Oregon Traction Com. Nestucca, Tillamook county,was intown pany, they will make a trip over the on Saturday, having arrived back from proposed line of the road, and when they Portland on his way home Owing to returned will have determined definitely combines of various nature existing there just where the line will run he reports that his stock in trade— The Oregon Traction Company has smoked salmon—did not meet w ith ready asked the City Council for a franchise sale.—Hillsboro Independent. through the streets and it is almost cer­ The ladies of the Presbyterian church tain that the request will be granted. It is estimated that the construction met at the home of Mrs. C. N. Drew on Tuesday and re-organized the ladies’ of the line will cost more than $500,000, guild, with Mrs. Upton president, Mrs. of which sum all has been provided for McIntosh vice-president, Mrs. Aiderman by the bonds now issued. Outside of secretary and Mrs. Hays treasurer. The this amount it is understood that the Rev. A. S. Foster was present and out­ treasury of the Oregon Traction Com- lined the work that should be taken up pany now has more than $60,000 ready to be spent upon the line of its equip, The guild will meet every two weeks. ment and general expenses. The first “blind pig” was discovered in The application for a franchise is now Tillamook City the other morning, and in the hands of the City Council, and it it was a joke on Butcher Leach. The is not thought that there will be any de­ space between the meat market and the lay in granting the request of the com­ barbershop had been boarded up and pany. As soon as it is assured to the hides were put in there. During the night representatives of the company that the someone tacked up an old government franchise will be granted, work will be license and wrote under it “Leach’s blind begun on the Portland end of the line, pig.” That is the first “blind pig” dis The road will first be finished from the covered in Tillamook City since the local First - street station to Willamette option law went into effect. Heights in order to relieve the conges­ A number of ladies on Tuesday evening tion of traffic which will result with the surprised the band boys while they were opening of the Exposition. If there is practising in Todd’s hall, and, as is no delay, that much of the road will be usnal on such occasions, the ladies had completed and ready for operation bv provided a nice supper for the boys. The June 1. As soon as that stretch of boys, in return, did their best to enter track is in working order the men will tain the ladies with music, and, altoge he put on the rest of the road and all ther a most pleasant social time was in­ will be finished as fast as possible, per­ dulged in. Next mouth the band hoys haps the whole length of the line to Hills­ will give a minstrel show and farce, and boro, by the time the winter weather they promise a good evening’s enterta in­ makes the construction work difficult. men t. _________________ The next season it is probably that the line will"be extended to Forest Grove, The Water Commission. though it is not thought any attempt The water commission had a meeting will be made to build that far at an on Friday evening, when a better under­ earlier date________________ Chas. I Clough, Reliable Druggist. 1905 Mrs. Stillwell Wins the Suit. In the case of Levi L Stillwell, plain­ tiff. vs. Sarah J. Stillwell, defendant, taken under advisement by Judge G. H. Burnett at the last term of the circuit court, a decision has been given in favor of Mrs. Stillwell. The plaintiff sought to obtain possession from the plaintiff, his former wife, what is known as the Keyes place, composed of several acres of land in this city. The judge, in considering the testimony of plaintiff and defendant, the one denying and the other affirming that it was their intention that the pro. perty purchased with $480 should be the propertv of the defendant in fee simple, the presumption attaching to such a transaction bet ween husband and wife to the effect that the property so purchased in the name of the w ife is to be deemed an advancement to the wife is sufficient to create a preponderance of evidence in favor of the defendant, so the court de­ cided that the purchase of the Keyes place was at that time intended by the plaintiff to be and was an advancement bv the plaintiff to his thtn wife, nor was there a trust of any kind insuring to the benefit of the plaintiff that arose out of any of the transactions, so the court de­ creed that plaintiff was not entitled to any relief. The order of the court was that defendant was entitled to have the suit dismissed and neither party should recover costs and disbursements from the other. __________ Takes *70,000 to Run the County. Some people wonder where all the tax money goes ano the county still in debt and paying out about $2,000 a year in­ terest on outstanding county warrants. Let us throw a little light on the subject so that the taxpayers may be better in formed where (he tax money goes. Apart from officials’ salaries, there are four large items to be met, which amount to, in round figures, to nearly $55,000 out of the $70,000 that is to be raised by tax­ ation, viz. ; For public schools, State tax, bridges and highways, and court house building fund. The following esti­ mates of the expenses of the county for this year is how the county judge and the commissioners have figured in out, which we give for the information of the taxpayers : Salary for County Judge..........3 I GOO 00 Clerk and Deputy.................... 2200 00 Sheriff and Deputy .................. 2200 00 Assessor and Deputy.............. lHOO 00 Commissioners ........................ 400 00 600 00 School Superintendent.............. Treasurer ...................................... 550 00 Road Master and Road Super­ visors ......................................... 1500 00 Expenses cf Circuit and Justice Courts....................... .............. 1200 00 Books, printing, etc , and cul- lection of taxes...................... 1000 OO Pay interest on County War rants ........................................ 1800 00 1O0 00 Experting County Books . . . To defray expenses of public 09 schools ...................................... 11.768 1 State Tax ................................ 8917 50 1.30 00 Indigent Soldiers’ Fund ........ 600 00 Care of county poor.............. To build and repair roads, bridges and highways .... 25,986 83 Court House Building Fund 7796 04 $1.50 per year Editorial Snap Shots. I perty will be a drag on the market in : consequence for a longtime to come. The Every indication points in the direction levy on city property this year is 42 that the cheese market this spring will l>e mills. What will it l»e after the water satisfactory to those in the dairy busi­ system is put in and has to be paid for ? M I ☆ ness. * $ * It is about time the city authorities Don’t get excited about a railroad turned their attention to securing better tapping Tillamook County before you gravel for the streets. The system of hearjthe snort of the iron horse. Then putting down poor gravel, only to be take to the woods. turned into muck and mud in the wet * * * season, is exceedingly unsatisfactory and Where will most of the money go that unprofitable when it has to be scraped heretofore went into the saloon ? Imo up and carted away. It will not be long the stores to buy clothing and other before the gravel that was put on tie things for the home and the family. streets which were improved last fall will * * * If it is going to cost $500,000 to con­ be out of sight. * * * struct the electric railroad from Portland Here is a serious state of affairs which to Hillsboro, it willcost at least $2.000,- now confront the people of Oregon. 000 to extend it from there to Tillamoulc Read what the Oregonian says: “It City. should be known to the people of Oregon * * * Not very many persons believe that that the great liquor interests of the Senator Mitchell will be convicted. The state is endeavoring to organize the government attorneys are so unprofes- Legislature. Naturally, it dosen't want sional in blowing off “hot air’’ that they to be ’ hurt.’ It has secured the organ, ization of one branch, and is at work on are becoming obnoxious. the other. The liquor interest is a great * * * Tillamook is one of the unique counties interest, and feels that it is entitled to in Oregon. It has closed down all the consideration.’’ * * * saloon and offers that as one of the spe­ For all the good it is. the state legis­ cial inducements for home seekers, espe­ lature should repeal the law creating the cially those with families, to locate here. Port of Tillamook Commission and turn M * * The state legislature will, no doubt, the funds it has on hand over to the city pass a law making gambling a felony, or refund it to the taxpayers. The com mission is simply a little hoppv-horse, but it might order an investigation so as and has answered its purpose admirably to ascertain who purloined that law which was passed at the last state legis­ in that respect. Now is a fitting time to I give the hoppv-horse a decent burial, for lature. I it has done no earthly good and from the * M * We all ought to be thanhful that we looks of things the little lifeless tbit g live in Tillamook when we read about never will. Cut it out and substitute it the awful blizzards in the East. Tilla­ with something with lile, energy, and mook is good enough for us, even if the enterprise. * * * rain does patter down somewhat heavily There wouldn’t be nitidi trouble in at times. * M * running city affairs this vear if the citv If Judge Galloway decides against the i had been out of debt when the present local option law on account of a fe»v tri- city council took office. The citv is pay vial technicalities, the same thing can be ing interest on $1,230 outstanding war­ used against his own election. What is rants, has between $800 and $900 to re­ sauce for the goose ought to be sauce for fund to the saloon keepers and will have the gander. $45,000 bonds to pay interest on the 1st * * M What a fool proposition it is to ad­ March and six months before the monev vertise for bids for a new water system is required. Now don’t squirm, but take when the water rights have not been the medicine, for that is the financial con­ How do you obtained when the intake is to he locat­ dition of the city. ed, neither the rights of way for the like it ? Now if the city council has to impose an occupation tax it will be on pipe line. * * * account of the last city council leaving Tillamook is a good place lor home the city in debt, for that indebtedness seekers to come to, especially if they are 1 has to be met. That is where the shoe looking for an ideal dairying county and i pinches, and which the citizens will have without the demoralizing influence of I to go down in their jeans for. The pre- saloons. Old Bossy is the only thing on | sent citv council could have got along tap in Tillamook. I nicely if it hadn't been for the previous * * * Rollie said if local option carried he I city council leaving the city in a hole, * * * was going to leave the county. As he i Bulldozed I That is the proper term went outside on Wednesday,is he a man | j to apply to how the |>eople of Tillamook of his word and is making arrangements City have been treated by the bond agi­ to do so ? Good by, Rollie, good by, but tators. Not content with the first vole come back and give us a friendly shake taken on the bonding question, the agi­ before you pull up stakes. tators immediately bulldozed another * * * At the city election at Forest Grove on | election, then th**y bulldozed the city in­ Monday, that classic city voted on the to taking $45,900 bond, which will com­ saloon question and elected a “wet” pel the people to pay interest oil that mayor and city council. Let’s hope it amount of money before it is required, wasn't the newspaper men or that city’s and the last bulldoze to be worked upon “blind big" we hear so much about that ihe people and the water commission is caused Forest Grove to tail from grace. advertising for bids before the water rights and rights of way have been ob- * * * Yes, we believe the local option law tained. No wonder that the present Real Estate Transfers. should be amended—in one particular, I i city council thought it was for the Ix-st Furnished by Eddy & Botts. The women of Oregon should be granted i interest of the citv to turn Talmage down Nw A. tc Stephen Bauer. Patent, the franchise and allowed to vote on a when he was recommended for city at- S. Ü. j torney. The citizens have been bulldozed, 1 iw of that description. That is all the | sec. 14, 6 S 10. we hope they like it. Blit wlmt is U S A. to Peter McIntosh. Patent. Lots fixing the local option law needs, and we land | 3. 4, and 5 and Sw, Ne, sec. 4. 3 S 7 hope the state legislature will fix it that, I the next bulldoze to be worked upon the people on account of the unwillingness Eli P Olds ami wife to W. S Hays. and no other way. of a few persons to allow a commission * * * Lot 12. sec. 25, 1 S 10. $1750.00, It is well to look at the facts. There | of our best business men to take hold John K Craven to William W. Conder. Lots 17, 18. 10. 20, 21. 22 28, 29, 30. 13 is 11.230 w ortli of outstanding warrants and handle the water question ms a busi­ I bearing interest against the city, with ness undertaking for the city ? 32 sec. 5, 5 S 10. |2oOO.crs and gamblers have creat- combined with the state machine lo Tobi's addition to Nehalem $210.00. i ed a deep public sentiment all over Ore­ eket Mr. Kujkeiidall as Ptesi. to Michel the Herald, but “Sammy'' is such a small by the machine, and Ins smu’ess is dis­ H. ¡Killey. S'.i Sesco. .’.and E’i Se fry that we do not think it w ise to take tinctly a macbim* triumph, Mr. Kuy­ much notice of a nice young man who is kendall appeaiH to have projected l»is «ec io, in a «mm. Felix Roy U> Carl Knudaon. W V, lot 3, jumping from one profession to another own candidacy, but the macliine fell in all of lol 4 aec. 5 and lot I hcc , 6, 2 N like a jack in the box, and is master of These iltitigs are set down, not in malice none. D<»es anybody need a washer, or hi tin* spirit of complaint, but soh ly 9 9300.00. in the iiitert*sl of tiutli. ’ Altxrt E S'eer to N h I mhi P Wh<‘p|»T. woman ? “Sammy” will do. * 41 * 24. 1 S. 8. i N44 Ne and fi’i Nw we. It sounds goo«l to hear men say, “I’ve W.ndeiful Nerve. I'MIO.OD. several dollars left in my pocket, but I'd I. displayed by many a num enduring Four iii' rtgage, filed to secure $10 95. have Mowed that in and several dollars (U.IHH ot a< cidental (.‘uta, Would-. more if the saloons had been running. Bruises, Hurns, Scalds, Mori* feet or stiff Notice • I'm going to take something home to the j'.ioia Bui tlieie'» i . o nee«! for it. Buck. I will not I* responsible for any family.” There is nothing gieedy about ten’s Arnica Halle will kill Its- pam aid DEBTS contracted by mv wife, Pcnrl a man like that, Imt there is wh< na man cure the trouble, It's tlie la-st Halve i'i earth lor Piles, t<»>. 25c at Ctias 1. B. Johnson. C. A. J oiikso M. blows in several dollars for drink w hich Clough, Ifruggtst should lie spent upon hfs family. Ranch to Rent * * * For the best quality of Flour Twenty five |>er cent rk on place.—Apply to F. R. Beals standing was brought about. The resig­ Abont County Officials’ Salaries. nation ot B. L. Eddy was not accepted, There is some little discussion going on and on that account C. A. Patzlaff de­ cided to remain on the commission. On in the county on account of a petition a vote being taken to fill the vacancy on that was circulated for an increase of account of C. E. Hadley leaving the citv, salary for the county school superinten­ A. M. Hare received 8 votes, C. B. Had. dent, and a remonstrance circulated by lev 2 and A. S. Brodhead 1. The former C. B. Hadley. We believe all county otfi was elected. Claude Thayer wanted the cial should receive fair remuneration for city treasurer to be the treasurer of the their services and good, faithful work commission, Imt the members did not de­ exjxcted As to an officials politics, cide that way. Mr. Thayer also sub that should cut no figure, nor should the mitted the draft of a bill to be passed at matter of belonging to this or that fac­ the state legislature creating the water tion, one pulling one wav and the other commission, but this matter was referred the other way, when it comes to paying to a committee, composed of B. L. Eddy, a fair salary to county officials. The C. A. Patzlaff and M F. Leach The salary of the school superintendent is commission adjourned to meet on Wed­ <600 and the petition asks that it be nesday, when the committee reported a raised to <1,000. None of onr county bill, which is somewhat lengthy, bnt officials are overpaid, not even the clerk denis with the waterquestion to be taken and sheriff, with $1,600 a year, for tliev hold of in a business and systematic have quite a bit of expense to pay out of manner. Il invests the water commis­ their salaries, in fact,when Homer Mason sion with full power, and alter the sys­ was clerk he often paid for help in the tem is constructed it will be reduced to office cut of his salary which should have five members, the first live to betaken been paid by the county. As to some of from the present members ot thecommis. 1 the other officials, take the deputy clerk, sion, and after their term of office ex­ i depute sheriff and deputv nss-ssor, if tile pires, which will be for two, four and five 1 work they have to perform is worth | anything,in our judgment.it is worth $75 years, their successors will lx elected by the taxpayers. The hill was accepted I a month. Then there is the county com- and it was entrusted to Mr. Eddy to see I inissioners who are paid $2 a day and that it passed the state legislature. As ■ mileage, not being allowed pay for the | day it takes to get to the city and the the commission did not have the specifi­ B. T. Haltoin left on Sunday for Spn. cations it agreed to meet again on Fri- j day it takes to get home, so the com kane to meet the salesman of the Cash missioners get $1 a day salary for the day evening. Buyers’ Association and to lay in a new 1 four davs li ne they give to the county stock of goods for his department store. I every two month,— lot enough to keep Tillamook Lumlier Company will sell ' them in cigars and nothing left to p ay The Best Place to Buy Rough Fir Lumber sawed to order for ' ! their hotel bills. For several tears G. B $7.00 per thousand in one thousand lots HEATHRS, Lamb held down the office of saperinten ! dent for about $250 vear, and no one is and up. Spruce at $6.00 at the same COOK STOVES surprised that he is not a millionaire. rate. * 1 Mayor Geo. Cohn has called a meeting Atld RANGES, There is no salary connected with the »•f the citizens for next Saturday even- at McIntosh & McNair Co. 1 surveyor’s office, who has lo scratch lx- , tore he can make a dollar, while the cor ing at the o|>era house to take into con-1 ■ideration the proposition to construct Jf yotl want a genuine, first ’ oner has to run across a ‘'stiffen" Ixfore the county court will pungle up, and even an electric line from Forest Grove to class article call and see us. then Charley thinks it is about as hard Tillamook. as getting a dead man to speak. The county treasurer's responsible position is only worth $550, which is but a modest salary. A readjustment of salaries for county officials would not be out of place Whatever the doctor prescribes or at this time, not that we are adv'xating suggests, is what 1 specially try to fat salaries, hut whatever is d me in this supply, aud succeed as well that I direction at the present state legislature, it can confidently lx relied upon that an known as Headquarters for all Representative West, who is conserva SICK ROOM GOODS. tive, will look after the taxpayers' inter, eats and do what is about right as near as any mao in the county. For the Sick. JANUARY 12, House, Sa’ flay nigh*, 8 /clock « * « **