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TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, NOVEMBER 1, 1906. t ' it was likely to prove surest uml .peediest in the end. “We bad thus been picking our way i carefully for about three hours, or, in ther words, it was then auout ten o'clock when the trui's led toward u By Martin Hunter. (arrow cluster of trees. Lp to this we nude haste and turrit d t..rough tin -pening beyond, both of us evidently •eing nioveo with the .nine ¡nipre.sioi GOT the outlines of the following .hat the farther side would solve the story from De Hertle, nnd send it as mystery of the boys' absence. a companion sketch to the “Buttling “Aud it did. Season.” However, a word about De "A couple of hundred yards out in Hertle. There was quite a romance ■he plain we saw a solitary poplar.con- about his being among the Indians, liderubiy larg.r than the otner. there and at some future time I may be about. The first thing that drew ou: | tempted to write it up. for it shows -attention to it were the two Idack ob how a man can sacrifice position and jecis on its largest limbs, 'these ch family itself for sublime love. erts we speedily made out to be the When I first went to Mingan to as missing children. sume charge of that pest. I found De “But why were they there? And Hertle. a middle-aged man. with an In easting our eyes about for the cause, i dian woman for a wife, and a growing .•as at once made manifest l.y seeing up fumily of French ha.f-brei ds. most three large, gaunt wolves sitting at beautiful and intelligent children. ■lie Ixise of the tree, watching th. lie was at home ar.d fluent in French. forms above. English and Latin, and. being an ob “We both simultaneously looked a servant man, aud having read every thing he couhl lay his hands on. was he priming of our rifles, and. alth< uc a most amusing and instructive com the distance from where we stood wi. considerable for the ini'zzle-lca :iiq panion. R. M. Ballantyne mention^ him in his guns of those days, yet we had nr oj book. "Hudson's Bay,” but under an lion but to try, as there was no othi point of concealment between us an. other name. the tree bu‘. the place we wen in. I think it was the first or second day "Jerome selected an immense gray after my arrival that I noticed a man of We give above a picture of the new court house, which is a aliout 20, who was hobbling about in fellow as his mark, and 1 pick« d out on well built, nicely arranged and commodious building, It was the most odd gait I ever saw. and his c-f the othcrs--a pure white, with blue built on the ground where the old court house stood, the front en moccasins were of abnormal shortness. ears and muzzle. We each took earefti and fired together at the won. trance facing north. Entering by the front door, there is a hall 1 said to De Ilertle. who happened to aim three. way through the building, leading to the other entrance to the be chatting with me at the time: “When the smoke cleared away “What’s the trouble with that fel building. On the right of the main entrance is the stairway to low? Look how he walks.” from our guns we had the satisfactio. the second story. The Assessor’s office is in a room on the Nw. “That poor man,” he replied, follow of seeing both animals lolling am corner, 14 by 16ft., with a small vaults by 8ft., which is a well ing the Indian with his eyes, ' has had -napping their great jaws in the death lighted room. The Clerk’s office is on the west side of the build all his toes and fingers frozen off. He agony, and the third disappearing i.. full retreat over a distant knoll. ing occupying a floor space of 20 by 34ft. Leading from this on was only a youth at the time, but “Reloading our guns as we went, w showed wonderful br: very and endur the southwest corner is the vault, 10 by 12ft., with fi e proof win ance. However, if you would like to hurried on with what speed we coui dows, ventilators and a radiator for heating. The vault has been henr the story, I will come over after .owurd the tree, the father’s heart i furnished with steel filing cases and book slielfs, enabling the clerk tea and tell you the facts as they hap lerome being stirred to its depths b he awful dread he felt at seeing thos to keep the records compact and safe. The County Judge’s room pened.” motionless figures, which made no pei I assured him ft would give me great adjoins the Clerk’s office, with a doorway into it, and is between pleasure not only to see him but to -■eptible move at our firing or approach the vault and hallway, being a room 14 by 16ft. On the left of hear the story. With this, he took his “The younger boy, Mark, was th the main hall way, on the Se. corner, is the County Superintend way and I turned my steps toward the uppermost, ami tieu to the tree true., ent’s office, 12)4 by 1554 ft. There is a door way from this into cooper shop, to see how the work there with his brother s Le»t, uud, better t. his safety, his brother sat astric the sheriff’s office, aud which could be turned into a private office was progressing, thanking the fates as »ecure poor Ballantyne had done in the years »f a limb lower down und clasped to. if necessary for the sheriff. The Sheriff’s office is 20 by 2754ft- -one by for huving such an agreeable legs of Mark and the trunk of the pop on the west side of the building, and on the Se. corner is the jail, person about the post as De Hertle. for lar with the same embrace. 20 by 29ft., in which are two cells and a padded cell for the insane. this is the great drawback that pre “At first, as we gazed up at the poor The jail is fire proof. Ou the second floor is the circuit court room, sents itself to an unmarried officer in children, we thought they were hot.. the company's service on cutpost duty dead, but when 1. the lighter man am 35 by 48ft. with a seating capacity outside the bar for 155 persons. — the want of genial and suitable com the least overcome, ascended the trei. The room is in the Sw. portion of the building, with 16ft. ceiling, panionship. I found the younger long since past all and is lighted with five electric light chandeliers. A door near According to this promise, De Hertle assistance, for his body was frozen the jury box leads into a jury room 20 by 24ft., on the Se. corner, turned up in the early part of the even hard. But William's still gave out some and on the right of the bench is the Judge’s room 13 by 16ft., and ing, and after we had replenished the warmth, but quite overcome with the fire in the old-fashioned chimney and that precedes death by exposure there is a back stairway leading from the sheriff’s office to the filled our pipes, we drew up our chairs stupor to excessive cold. court room. The Surveyor’s office is 1254 by 1554ft- on the Ne. to the hearthstone and De Hertle be "Fortunately, before leaving the corner, aud the two rooms on the Nw. corner, one 1454 by 1854 ft. gan: house, I had shoved into my pocket “Thnt poor, unfortunate young man, 1 small tlask of the very purest and the other 954 by 19.5ft. is used by the deputy district attorney. whom you questioned me to- Franch brandy, some of a small I11 the basement is the steam heater and another vault underneath regarding lay, is a nephew of my wife, and the ¡uantity given to me by the cap that in the clerk’s office. way he became crippled, as you noticed, ,uin of a Jersey vessel that had vis The walls of the building are concrete, being 3ft. at the base, happened years ago, when he was quite ited the coast the previous summer A tapering to i6in. to the second floor and 15m. above that. Ceilings a boy. best 1 couid 1 forced a portion of till “The winter when this took place his between his clenched teeth, whic are made of ornamental pressed steel and the roof has steel tiles. father (my wife’s brother) and myself caused him to cough, and at the sani. Wood work is of fur, finished in oil, leaving the natural grain. went from here to the Moisic, as it was he opened his eyes fora moment Wood pulp plaster was used iu plastering the inside walls, which likely to lie a year of foxes on the coast, time n a dazed way. and there is no better place to hunt does not crack. The building is drained, lighted with electric “Sufficient of the liquor liad found lights, heated with steam and the court room furnished with opera them than on the sands on each aide of its way down his throat to create a gen that great river. tle glow through liis body, and alter a seats. Outside walls are cement, having been washed with cement “We built ourselves a small log cabin after the walls were built to give it a uniform cclor. The cupola to house our families in common, and moment or two he opemd his eyes ami ndeavored to speak, glancing up in a is intended for a clock, having false faces and false hands. As 30 by the time all was finished snug to nuts and appealing way toward hi □ur satisfaction it was time to set our minutes one way or the other did not cut much figure as there are brother. traps. no trains to catch, perhaps, when the train does come, it will be “Ills fingers were frozen, interlaced, “Fox-trapping, when they are plenti necessary to have a public time piece to educate Tillamookers on ful, is a very payk’g business. ns the an the opposite side of the tree, bit a.- hey were past all chance of bein| punctuality. silver or black ones, as you know, are and especially as they gave hir. Mr. H. Snook, of Salem, was the builder, from plans furnish very valuable. The intense cold of De .lived, irrpain, 1 wrenched them apart w it-bou ed by Architect Chas. Burgraff, of Albany. It is well built, Mr. cember began to make itself felt, and aesitation and lowered the boy to his as the fish had left the shore to deep Snook using the best material and employed skilled workmen in water, and partridge, rabbits and other ather. “As we had all we could do to carry its construction, turningout a job that is highly commendable to small game were becoming scarce, we him and giving this county a compact, convenient aud serviceable were glad to Bee that the cold wave he frozen boy to the house be fore nigh ■et in, we concluded to leuve the corps from the far north had brought down building. the coast innumerable flocks of Jf little Mark secured 'o the tree as h The contract price was $19,500, and somewhere near $2,500 to ptarmigan, and thus we were assured was. There, at all events, he would b have been expended on furniture, making the total cost $22,000, of plenty until the warm weather of flee from any other wolves that migli early April drove them back from be ill the vicinity. all of which is paid from the special tax raised for that purpose. "While old Jerome built a fire 1< The court which built the court house was composed of County whence they came. “In very severe winters, such as nake warm drink for the boy Wil.¡an Judge W. W. Conder and Commissioners G. W. Bodyfelt and G. the one I mention, the cold drives I ripped off the skins of the dead beast, Loerpabel, and they are entitled to some credit for giving the everything south—wolves from the bar it they were both beautifully furrei county a court house that will meet all requirements for a number ren grounds among the other animals. ind of uncommon size. These I mad ■p iu a bail ami hung them up forsatety of years and at a moderate cost. "Old Jerome Valois had four children —two sons and two daughters. The com destruction until we came back he follow ing day. boys were the youngest at the time I “A trifle more of the brandy and sonu nil speaking of, being respectively nine and seven years of age. The one you warm gruel brought William back t< full consciousness, and we started foi BEGINS its 25th year September 26 saw to-day. William, was the elder. “William had had a gun for over a 'he house, bearing him between usoi. 19()6. Tlnee full course« of study. an improvised litter. Higher course recognised in Washington year, and was quite a good shot and "What a night we passed, with the and other states. The l>eat and shortest successful hunter, young as he was. "Nearly every day he and his little wailings and lamentations of the poor v ay to a state and life (wiper. brother. Mark (the latter to carry the mother at the loss of one son and th. Additional work in both general and bag and pick up the game) used to crippling of the other! «ally forth, and at night return both “Having been -in assistant surgeon in special Methode; also, school manage loaded with ptarmigan. my younger days. 1 found on examina ment for graded and ungraded schools “Along the sea coast, on the west side tion of William’s frozen extremities will be given this coming year. et the Moisic. there is only a narrow 'hat all his toes on both feet had to Longer terms, higher wages and fringe of green wood, and back of this come off. and all the fingers of the left better opportunities are open to Normal liarren grounds, studded with clumps hand. But I managed to sate the thumb r.nd index finger on the right one. the graduates. School directors appreciate the superior ability of Monmouth gradu jf willows, stretched us far as the eye could reach, here and t here a few stunt possession of which has enabled him to ales, and the demand far exceeds the supply. Catalogue containing full infor ed poplar and pitehpine trees relieving do many things that the want of them mation will be sent on application. Correspondence invited Addiess, • he monotony of the dreary waste of would have prevented him from accom plishing. J. B V. BUTLER, Registrar. country. A few days after I had performed “The boys in hunting were led far afield by the flocks of ptarmigans, and the operation on his hands and teet often they only reached home an hour • which was quite painless to the boy) cr two after dark, but no anxiety was he told us that the wolves had swooped every felt for their prolonged absence. down on them all at once from the .-rest "One night—it was the 6th of Jan ef a neighboring knoll, and in 'heli uary. and intensely cold — the boys l.aste to scramble up the tree their gun failed to come, even at the latest Lour was dropped and the vicious beasts sat (hey had ever been absent before. down on their haunches to deliberately I heir parents bow became thoroughly starve them out.” In a thoughtful way De Ilertle arose ilarmed, and waited and watched the long night through, firing guns at in- from his chair, knocked the ashes rrom tirvals, thinking to guide their toot Ns pipe, and, wishing me good night, Opposite th« Post Office. departed for his wigwam.—N Y Led steps homeward. ger. “An hour before dawn Jerome and I We have fitted up a market to handle all kinds of 1 ad made our preparations to go in «resm F|r search as soon as daylight would .¡low Fresh and Salt Meats, Fish and Game in Season. Three-fourths cup sour cream, three- of us picking up their tracks It was fourths cup of cold water, one level tea We would like the patronage of the people of the useless to leave before, as we might go spoonful soda, three cups flour, pinch city aud county, and we will do our best to please our in a wrong direction, «nd. fortunately of salt. This is sufficient for two pies for us, the tracks were not drifted »ver customers. e-ith double crusts Tart shells mar be We therefore took up the trail from the n.ade as above; and such pastry will very door. It was tedious work, how not injure any person's stomach.— ever. following all the windings of the Home Magazine. boys footsteps of the previous day. TILLAMOOK COUNTY’S NEW COURT HOUSE. I TREED BY WOLVES | I Fo'-II Bklntf Towder ABSOLUTELY PURE Healthful cream of tartar, derived solely from grapes, refined to absolute purity, is the active principle of every pound of Royal Baking Powder. Hence it is that Royal Baking Powder renders the food remarkable both for its fine flavor and healthfulness. No alum, no phosphate-which are the principal elements of the so-called cheap baking powders and which are derived from bones, rock and sulphuric acid. rOVAL flAKINQ PCWDER CO., NEW YORK. Todd & Co. Carry the only exclusive line of Men’s Wearing A p pii rei in Tilluniook County. Crouse & Brandegee Clothing, Walkover Shoes Gordon Hats- Utz & Dunn Shoes. Four Lenders that, can’t be excelled. NO DISCOUNT ON ABOVE LINES. The discount of 20 to 33; per cent will be given on three lines of CLOTHING FURNISHING GOODS, Shoes, etc., until new stock arrives. TODD & CO, Oregon. Tillamook, Tillamook Confectionery and Bazaar. Near Todd’s Building. CARRY A COMPLETE LINE OF CONFECTIONERY, NUTS, FRUITS, etc. ICE CREAM IN SEASON. Rooks, Stationery, Inks, Pens, Pencils, Tablets, etc. CLOTHES BRUSHES. hair brushes . STOVE BRUSHES. house brushes . STOVE BRUSHES. TOOTH BRUSHES. Ladies’ Combs, Hairpins, Thimbles and many other articles too numerous to mention and at prices lower than elsewhere. Tillamook Confectionery & Bazaar. STATE NORMAL SCHOOL AT MONMOUTH Tillamook Producé Company MEAT MARKET D. B. DEETER, Manager RED FRONT ! SHOE STORE. To the Public-- My Stock is now complete, consisting of the latest styles and best quality. I have the best select stock of shoes in the City of Tillamook. V on are very welcome to come and see my sho**> | whether you buy or not. n The trade builder for a shoe store is “fl*';’ ,, Neither will it satisfy a lady’s good taste if it do* J help towards rendering her foot attractive. ' My Ladies’ First Class Shoes cannot be surp***** i for their excellent fitting qualities. Shoes for Young Men—just what you require- I have in stock a fine Easy Shoe for C)ld - f ' not forgetting Old Ladies, and a fine lot of Mi****® Children’s School Shoes. All the Shoes Purchased at the R®^ Front Shoe House will be repei**®^ at Reduced Rates.
