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TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, MAY 21,
LOCAL OPTION IS A BOOM
TO BUSINESS.
Statements by Prominent Busi-
ness Men of Tillamook City.
Editorial Snap Shots.
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We hope the people of Tillamook will
vote tor the State University appropna
tion which was unjustly held up bj
referendum petition.
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All moral, patriotic, law abiding citi
/.rns should get into the local optior
band wagon, for that is where they be
long, anyway.
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The saloon is a sj stem of “graft’’ upon I
those who ure intoxicants, and h»gher
The persistent reports from the liquor interests concerning the saloon license greater is the adulter­
the detrimental effects of local option in Tillameok county have ation and poorer the whiskey.
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caused the Anti-Saloon League to get the views of the represen­ The voters are * again
given an oppor-
tative business men of Tillamook. A committee appointed for tunity to vote for woman suffrage. As
that purpose called upon about twenty leading merchants and they will keep trying every two years,
business meu and together they talked over the matter. The probably it is just ar, well to vote for
report of the committee only goes to confim the opinion that from woman suffrage and get through with
a business standpoint local option continues to be a good thing. it, for the women’s peisistcncy will bring
All the leading merchants who were in business before and after hem success eventually.
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the county went “ dry” say they are well satisfied with business
Wasn’t that mean of the Atlantic
conditions.
fleet to keep so far out to sea. making it
One of the best indications of the prosperity of a community impossible to get a good view of the
is the business of the Post Office. In the five years preceding hips. And after the mayor had issued a
local option the increase of the business of Tillamxik post-office .iroclamation and declared a holiday
amounted to only $689 36. And for the last two years the in­ It was real mean of the Admiral IO keep
crease of business amounted to $1,420.96. The increase in the almost out of 6igllt.
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number of patrons of the office has probably not exceeded 5 per
We hear now and then people say that
cent in the same years.
We append extracts from some of the statements of the busi­ saloons should be kept under control.
But suppose a municipality like Tilla­
ness men.
mook City does not keep minors out of
pool rooms ami will not pass an ordi
To T he P astors of T illamook C ity , O regon .
nance to control those places, su.ely the
G entlemem :—In response to your inquiry as to whether or same conditions would continue to ex
not local option, or prohibition, is beneficial to a people from a ist with saloons. * *
business man’s standpoint, and why, I take pleasure iu stating With Senator Bourne and Senator
that prohibition invariably increases cash sales, reduces book ac­ Fulton both carrying on independem
counts and practically does away with uncollectable accounts. organizations for the success of the re
Money that would be spent in the saloons is invested in property, publican party and the election ol II M
and thus there is an increase of taxable property and the rate of Cake for U 8. Senator, and the re elec­
tion of Congressman W. C. Hawley, ol
taxation decreased—resulting beneficially to all of the people.
Now, as to my business, since the saloon was voted out, my this district, there ought not to be am
cash sales have been increased 20 per cent, and book accounts doubt as to the result of the election.
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have been reduced fully 20 percent. Meu who were constantly Two years ago * the
saloon advocates
behind in their accounts under the saloon regime were square on predicted that Eugene would be dead
the books within a few months after the saloons were closed, and and reaily for burial if Lane county
have paid cash ever since.
went “dry.” Gee, wiz. Eugene jumped
I do not understand how any business man can favor the right up immediately, and that clash
sajoon. It seems to me they should be the most uncompromising ,itv has had such a big boom the pas1
opponents of the saloon, and personally, I would rather give $500 two years that most every city in th
State looked up and took notice and g< t
than to see this county go “wet” at the coming election.
>usv themselves.
ALEX McNAIR&CO
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It is a political campaign, strictly on
I see no good reason for opening the saloons in Tills nook 0 irtv lines, which is now being fought
again. The buildings oil the principal streets are all occupied. II you are a republican, show your larch
Laborers are all employed at good wages. The money that for­ ill the republican party and principles
oy voting tor H. M. Cake for Umteo
Yamhill Political Hogs.
merly was speut in the saloons is used for other purposes. The States senator and all the other repub
The Yamhill county newspapers admit
proprietors of the closed saloons have engaged iu other occupa­ lican candidats. And if the Democrats
the injustice Tillamook County received
tions. While there is some liquor being sold, there is not the Prohibitionists an 1 Social ists think tluo at
the hands of the recent convention at
open defiance of the law that was practiced by some of the saloon their party principles are right and are McMinnville, for this is what the News
men in former times. It certainly would be unwise at this time best lor the country they should voce a Reporter had to say about the slap in
to change all of this back to the old conditions existing before the party ticket.
tile lace Tillamook received at the hands
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saloons were closed.
M. W. HARRISON.
A large number of the Willamette of the ring rule politicians :
The democratic mugwump McMinn
Valley towns are able to read the Ore
ville convention named two more Mc­
At the time when the saloons were in operation in Tilla­ gonian before breakfast, a train leaving Minnville men tor the legislative, then
mook I was a comparative stranger here in business, so do not Portland at 1.30 a m. And Tillamook is ignoring Tillamook county, which bad
no voters present, and to which the joint
know if the times were better then or not. Business, certainly, only a little over 50 miles direct west ot joint
representative has usually been con­
is very good at the present time, and has been for the past two that city, and still receiving the daily ceded. it placed another slated Yamhill
Oregonians
by
stage
and
more
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man in the held for that place. It is true
years. All have money and business is being done practically on
hours after it leaves the metropolis. It that one or two politicians had written
a cash basis.
C. A. PATZLAF.
from
that couuty endorsing bam Laugh
is surprising bow close Tillamook is to
Portland as the crow flies, yet so far Iin, but is that the people ?
\Ve hope the voters of Tillamook coun­
After observing the operations of the local option law iu away.
ty, when they go to the polls, will resent
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Tillamook County as compared with the open saloons in previous
The H eadlight again makes an car. the snubbing this county received at the
years, I believe that present conditions are much better. Busi­ nest
appeal to the voters of Tillamook
of the Yamhill political hogs, who
ness conditions are undoubtedly better iti every respect for every to vote lor a “dry" county. We do this hands
want to shut Tillamook out and deprive
one except the former saloon keepers, as will appear from state­ because we know, and which every fair the county of representation in the state
ments of business men iu Tillamook City and other places. In minded person should admit, that legislature. We hope, too, that the peo­
spite of the claims of the saloon people a very much smaller saloons urea curse to any community, ple of Yamhill county will see the injus­
quantity of liquor is used here and drunkenness has decreased. The and as the county has succeeded so well tice of the whole scheme.
drunkenness which existed under the saloous was concealed by in getting along without them for over
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the drunkards being kept in back rooms and woodsheds, while three years.it would be a step backward Banker Gets Into the Anti­
now whenever a case of drunkenness occurs it is seen upon the iu the history ot the county to go hack
Saloon Band ITagon.
streets. There has been some selling of liquor, but this has been to saloons and a wide open gambling You don't hear the saloon advocates
done by the liquor people and those who are to-day fighting for town. So we rely on the good judgment talking any more about a "dry” town or
the people to keep the saloons out ol a "dry" county killing business. From
the open saloon, with the idea of discrediting the local opt on law of
the county.
what we know ill Tillamook City and
By the Tillamook Anti-Saloon League.
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The record of these people is not one to give the people con­
fidence of their intention to supporting any law, and it seems
likely th it if saloons are voted in in the county they will be run
by the same people who run the saloous before, or their associates,
as the present parties who are leading in the fight for the open
saloon are the backers and friends of those who kept the saloons
in prior years. The records of the criminal courts of this county
will justify this asseition.
As to the increased expenses aud loss of revenue, so far as
Tillamook City is concerned, the greater part, if not all of the in­
crease in taxation, has been caused by the expense of the new
water system, which will soou be placed upon a self-supporting
basis, I believe that no change should be made as to the local
option law in this county.
H. T. BOTTS.
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We consider it the best kind of adver­ from what have taken place in other
tising that business men can have is to towns, local option has boomed business
let the public kuow that they are op­ to such an extent that leading business
posed to saloons All honor to the five men do not want to see saloons estab
budness and professional men who lished again. For instance, and this is a
are not nfraid to let people know where fair example of the trend of puplk senti­
they stand, who have the backbone to ment amongst business men who know
come out in print and prove that local the actual tacts :
President Wortman, of the McMinn­
option is a good thing for business and.
ville First National Bank, «former warm
in fact, a good thing for everybody. \V<
opponent of l<,cal option, say, - "But
have printed the letters ol M. W. Htr now. after almost two year, without
rison, Alex. McNair. H I’ Botts. C A saloon., mv (ears have not been realized
Pstzlat and W. M. Mills, obtained bv —not hi the slightest degree. The only
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h"ve bee" tht «»loons
the 1'illamook Anti Saloon League, and, 'ih
Ihemaclvea All other interests have pros-
no doubt, a number ot other letters pcred All the buildings formerly occu­
will be obtained from other business pied b. sabnins have now other lines of
I think Tillamook as a county is better off with Local Option, men.
business Every business building vacant
two years ago is now occupied. There is
and I would like to see the laws enforced to the letter. When we
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building on our mnin
make law, let ns obey them, till such time as we find them Traveling men predict that all the Street.
More business is being done than
counties in Western Oregon. sooth ot formerly. L re nt „ l„s frequently asked
burdensome, then repeal them.
\V. M. MILLS.
Multnomah counts line tn the California and where erufit >. KiTen there is less
Stateline, will be in thu dry" territory difficult m making collections Ih-posn,
in oui bank have increased greatly. The
It Reached the Spot.
Bad Attack of Dysentery in a lew years, with quite a number ol panic last tall w.t» not seriously felt here
Mr E 11umphrey, who own« a large
"wet" counties g-tling into the "dry’1 II is nevdless to add that merely as a
Cured.
general store at Omega,
anti is prrai.
" An bonormi citiaen of tlii« town w«» band wagon nest month, which is a I m iTh
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dent of 1 be Adami* County Telephone •uffering from a wvere attach of dynen
| snail from now ou work and vol.
Co., a« well ua of the Horne Telephone lory He told a friend if he could ob­ «ood indication that the people of Oregon Mitt.
.us, as heartily to keep out SaloZns «71
• o , of Pike t’ountv. U , aa\ a of Dr. tain a bottle ,.f Cham her tain a Colic, have seen enough ol the demoralising
Same
Kings New Discovery : “It «avni my Cholera and Oiarrlioea Reined) befell influence of the saloon business. It is n tormerlv worked to retain them
lite once. At
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“ I think it did It confident of being cured, lie having used clear cut issue that is up to the people, in Albany —Albany Democrat.
seemed to reach the hi »not----- the very tliia remedy in the We.l He wa. mid
To the Public.
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wl n»n every tiling
. _ that I kept it in stuck aud lord no time and despite the money and the influence
elee failed. ’ Dr. King’s New Dier »very in obtaining it. and was promptly ot the liquor interests, the people appear
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not only reai-hea the cough h | m »I h . it cured." says M J. Leach, druggist, of tn have a clear conception ol what is
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Hauen
heals the aore n|»otN and the weak »ixga Wolcott, Vt. For sale by all diu.-ghtx
krstt.
desire to thank the pubhc for
best
for
the
inoral
and
business
interests
in thr<»ata, lungs and chest. Sold under
of their respective counties.
ears an i’h"** re'*'re'1 for •»>« past MX
guarant«e at Chat. I Clough, drug
eX.?tn‘’chX,OU
g'“Mr »•-
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«tore. Wo. and $ 1.00 Trial buttle free. I
How's This?
W. offV. One Hundred Doll... Reward fM
We wonder, now that the special inter
ulin to serve,
th»t csnooi be cuiedbv
Whooping Cough.
Halt .l sl.rTh Cure
ests direct the policy of and write the
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“ In February our daughter had the I
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h lumping cough.
Mr. Lane, of Hart- | We the undervianed. have known f i editorials tor their mouth pltve. whether
henev tor the lut i, vearv. and believe him they will endeavor to get control of the
Valued Same as Cold.
land,
rt*com mended
Chamber lain a I parioetly
honorable lu all huOneM trail..
Uonuh| R' tneriv anti »«id it gave hw «Mon. nmf «naml.ll, ,t,|, lo ca„y o„,
creamei ies again. We have seen » good
»uMoiorr* the bt-iu <»( »atiafactioti We obligations mad« by their Ann
many famine«, men who have fuoliahl, when they buy . faj
WaLDrwu. KtMMAM ft M abviw .
Lainl it mm he «aid, and can rwx>ninw>nd
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Toleldo,
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it to mivoiiH having chiklren troubled ■ Hall» l.larrhCaie I. taken inlern.lly eel. thought they conld rnn everything in a '
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«•uh whooping rough.”
Mr*. A in« dnecllv np-.n th« Mood ltl.f mucom Mi town d they could get control of a news much gold in weight, if afflicted with
l.ew.
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14 MB. of Durand. Mich. Fur aala by all
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s,,l<, by alinennMa paper, but sooner or taler they hod ,t
UruggiaU.
Tak. Hah, family FUla tor coualtpauou. junlj acts a. a boomer«ug, lor the pub. bold under guarantee at Chas I Clouah
'drug store. Wo.
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Ik- soon eatch on to the »«hemes put up
to fool them. However, a little e f
ienevto the inexperienced m that "ei
tion will prove our contention before a
great while, for « newspaper >s u dan­
gerous thing lor bankers, attorneys or
msim ss men to monkey with.
I hey
nonkeved with a number of newspapers
„> this county inpreviou» years, and as a
result thev all snuffed out, and whether
(heir monkeying with our.
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This wat* a bit of information told us
some tunc ago, and should we tread on
mybod)’« corns and make them squeal
oy repeating it wejcarniot help it- This is
^hat was told us : A certain town in
che Willamette Valley was wanting a
new waler system, but before it could be
obtained the people had to vote on the
luestion ot bonding the city. A certain
contractor was desirous of obtaining
the contract, and it is alleged that the
contractors offered togive parties in that
town one per cent if they would carry
i he thing through,the same as was given
m Tillamook The bonding of the city
did nut carry, consequently it was all off
neither did the contractors know that
they were talking to a person who knew
so.neihmg about the Tillamook water
system. Who got the one per cent corn
mission in fdlamook ?
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The anti-saloon advocates have formed
another strong organization for the pur­
pose of carrying on an active campaign
against those who are making a strong
pull to carry the county fur the saloon
taction. It is to lie hoped, however, that
after the election the organization will
uold together and carry on a vigorous
campaign against those who violate the
local option law. The work is only hall
done when local option is carried, for it is
just as important, and even more so, to
nave the law enforced. Here is where the
inti saloon league tell down in Tilla-
nook and the saloon advocates took
advantage ol their inactivity by doing
ill they could to make the law unpopu
l«ir, and, probably, they have succeeded
somewnat in that respect amongst those
who are indifferent. We mention these
acta to show the necessity ot a perma
icnt, aggressive organization always on
he alert for violators ot the law, for it
vouid soon become too tropical for
uiem alter a tew jail sentences had been
■ nposed And with the strong organi­
se (turn just tunned, with some of the best
citizens and prominent business men at
ue baca ot it, it should be an easy mal­
lei to keep a permanent organizatiaa fori
the entoiveiiKiit of the local option law.
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To Republican Voters
An overwhelming majority of Oregou’s voters
by registration have formally declared that they
believe in the principles of the Republican Party.
Let them now show that they are honest by
voting in accordance with their declarations.
The Oregou election comes before the Repub.
lican National Convention. Let every Republi-
can voter in the First Congressional District
uphold the hmor of the Republican Party in
Oregon and strengthen the influence of Oregon’s
delegation in the National Convention by voting
forH. M. Cake for United States Senator and
W.C. Hawley for Representative in Congress.
If either of these Republican nominees fail of
election the primary election system will be dis­
credited and a return of boss rule will be invited.
The good name of Oregon’s voters will be smirch­
ed aud Oregon’s delegation to the National
Convention will be placed in a humiliating posi-
tion. For the effect it will have on the Novem­
ber election it is imperative that the Republican
nominee in the June election shall be elected by
an overwhelming majority. As a believer in
the principles of the Republican PaHy it is
your duty to be at the polls June ist, aud yote
foi Cake and Hawley.
Dr. Henry E. Morris,
Democratic Nominee for
County Clerk.
About $250.00
Lost in Fire
at East Beaver. So a news item in last
week’s paper informs us.
Do not Leave your Money
in the
house, it may be lost, stolen or burned at
any time. Send or bring it to us, where
it will be safe.
It isn’t thiifty to let
your money lay around in the house.
Remember—the party mentioned in last
week’s item did not leave a fire, but he
burned out just the same. It may hap­
pen just so to you.
We will keep your money safely without
charge.
Tillamook County Bank.
To the Public.
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Haying bought the Feed and Imple­
ment Business of B. O. Snuffer in this
a,m Prepared to furnish everything
tn the Implement line.
Good goods at honest prices.
Give me a call.
V ourj for business,
CLARENCE HANENKRATT.