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ol. XXI.
LAMOOK
No. 31.
TILLAMOOK, OREGON, JANUARY 7, 1909
JOTTINGS
1. Gome, abstracts.
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orris, eye specialist.
Tillamook County Bank notes. 1
Lane was in from Hebo on Fri
B in bulk or jar at Mills' Cash
. Swabb, of3alem, was in the city
George Loetpabel and 0. A. Lorn men
A State Board of Levy on Saturday
I were down from Nehalem on Wednesday made its annual estimate of state expen
for the purpose of inducing the county ses and fixed the total for 1909 at $1,.
court to build another bridge across the 680,697.35,of which amount $405,697.«
Nehalem.
35 will be derived from indirect sources,
Misses Carrie Hathaway, Ida Goyne leaving $1,275 000 to be raised by the
and Clara Tinnerstet left on Monday to several counties in accordance with the
resume their studies at the State Normal fixed ratio of apportionment provided
at Monmouth, after spending the holi. by law. Tillamook county’s apportion
ment for State taxes is $11.092 50, but
days with their parents.
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that of Multnomah county is $398,182.-
One more marriage should be added to
50.
list published in another column, that ot
Owing to only two councilmen being
fames L. Simmons and Margaret L.
Bergstrom,which was not filed until this present on Monday evening, which was
morning. This makes 49 marriages for the first meeting of the city council, no
business could be transacted. Mayor T.
the year.
Coates, Councilmen F. W. Talbot and
The Jar of Money at the Store of King
G. P Wilt and Recorder T. B. Handley
Ic Smith Co. contained ($38.71) Thirty-
were present Cour oilman W. E. Cat-
Eight Dollars and Seventy One Cents.
terlili was out of town, and as the elec«
It was divided lietween W. J. Stillwell,
lion board had not made correct returns
L"Uis Larsen and Mrs. H. R. Edmonds,
for councilinen iti lhe third and filth
they guessing $38.73.
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wards, the meeting adjourned until next
The Albany city council passed an or Monday, when it is proposed to recount
dinance prohibiting the sale of near* beer the votes.
in Albany. Fines of $50 to $100, or im
The real estate sales that have been
prisonment of from 25 to 50 days are made through F. R. ’Jeu Is’ Real Estate
provided for violations, each sale to con office in the last thirty days approached
stitute a separate offense.
very close to the one hundred thoi/sand
Nolan, general insurance, Tilla-
r ego 11.
Dekum, of Portland, was in tie
unday.
, a Fur, which was left at the
it office.
ock, of Oretown, was in t llr
uesday.
aufinnn, of Silverton, was in
on Friduy.
nond, of Sandlake, was in the
Vcdnesday.
r set at Sturgeon’s for Cherry
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96 or 655,
The Board of County Commissioners,
s Emrick, of Hillsboro, was
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in
composed of County Judge Goodspeed
>n Thursday.
and Commissioners Alley and Bodvfelt,
lamook Creamery has
is in session this week, and, as usual, at
nt dividend.
the January term of court, there is con
>n’s pretty doll was won by siderable business to transact.
33, 28 or 92.
Maple Leaf Creamery Association has
nd Henry Barer,of Pitner. were bought up all shares held by stockholders
v on Tuesday.
in excess of one share, paying par there
H. Vedder was in
n on Tuesday.
the city
for. Such stock is to be held as treasury
stock and to be sold only at regular
Voods and wife were in from stockholders meetings. They have also
paid an 8 per cent dividend on all stock.
on Wednesday.
mes and wife were i»i from Bay
rk on Wednesday.
and R. A. Crawford were in
úlem on Wednesday.
nd Alva Emick, of Portland,
le city on Saturday.
«'O came in this morning and
r dock in this citv at noon.
ick. M. J. Jenck and A.’Ar
il from Cloverdale on Wednes-
, Grey Mare, eight years old
►ounds. Call at the Headlight
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edham and wife, and Morris
attle, were in the city on
na Humphery, Alva Emrick
artin, of Forest Grove, were
on Saturday.
ic library is opened Wednes-
turday afternoons from one
. and in the evening.
came up on Friday with a
freight, and left on Sunday
owder for the railroad.
o are w’anting lumber should
or can obtain prices, etc.,
p the city office or Yellow Fir
Simmons and Margaret L.
were married on Thursday
W. Rosehraugh, pastor of
rethern Church.
money given away by P.W.
Wade. Carl Patzlaf and the
Mercantile Co. contained
d.was won by Mrs. T. J.
Cloverdale. Gus VVicklund
guessing the nearest.
The weather turned unusually cold on
Tuesday morning, and the wind being
in the East, brought hail and snow, but
the weather moderated on Wednesday,
although it remained cold. This morn
ing snow fell quite thick, and hv noon it
measured six inches. Indications appear
goo 1 for warmer weather.
Rud Zweifel, who was a renter on the
Hunt place, and was greatly respected
in that vicinitv, wishes to thank his
n ighbors and friends for their kindness
to him while he has been here. Mr.
Zweifel has bought the Beals’ ranch at
Nehalem, and in leaving for that place
wished to show his appreciation of the
kindness shown hitn.
Walter Smith was tried on Monday
before J ustice Sappington on a charge of
hunting w ithout a license, the complaint
being sworn to by A. A. Osborn, deputy
game warden. Although Smith testified
that he had a gnn and did not kill a sea
gull, but admitted that he had shot at
some duck, the justice dismissed the case,
and, in consequence, Deputy District At
torney Cooper is not at all satisfi® 1 at
the "manner in which the justice has been
dismissing State cases in his court.
William Squires, has brought suit
against B. F. Durfee, M. J. Durfee and
Tillamook County Bank, in the circuit
court, claiming that be was not aware,
when he bought a house and lot from
Durfee that he had conveyed to the
Tillamook 1 umbering Company repar
ian rights on Hoquarton Slough, which
he claims has diminished the value ot
his property in the sum of $500. Judge
Goodspeed has issued a restraining order
on the Tillamook County Bank from re
turning certain notea.
ODD & CO.,
hiers and Furnishers.
e Store That
akes Good
Year
ow entering upon
ke this the most
year Tillamook
ever enjoyed.
Id all encourage
ist all industries
ses, and not play
th what we have.
ing to do our part
so try to do even
we have hereto-
ing up with our
s in every line
he best goods pcs-
ttle money.
of the whole to devi.e some plan where-
by Che linrbar lines can ba permanently
established.
Electric Road for Tillamook.
Surveying crews for the Oregon Elec
tric Railway Company have commenced
a survey from Forest Grove towards
Tillamook, on the Wilson river road,
and it is expected that work on the road
wiH be commenced and rushed through
to completion as soon as the survey is
made. Forest Grove celebrated the com
pletion of the electric road into that city
last week, and it is reported that a lat
eral of the Oregon Electric will be pushed
westward from the Forest Grove branch
to|Tillamook and another road built
south from a junction w ith the main line
to the Upper Valley. v^Jiere it will con
nect with a road to he liuill south iron*
Salem to Eugene. The railway itself is
tne latest work in electric interurban
construction. It is built for high speed
operation and w ill handle standard rail
way freight cars. The construction so
far accomplished is but the nucleus to
what is projected. When finished it will
be a widespreading system that will
dollar mark Within theglast two weeks bring Portland, the Willamette Valley
Mr. Beals sold the Harry Sweenev place and Tillamook closer together.
at Nehalem to Michael Lendolt for
$6,500; the James and Geo. W illiams Will Support the Steamer Argo.
place on the Tillamook River for $15,-
There was a meeting Saturday in the
000 ; the E. M. Harvey place on South
Prairie to L E. Sm iers and h is since city hall, which was attended by most of
sold the same place to T.
Wallen. the business men and a large number ol
Added to this Mr. Beals h as made seve farmer?», to take into consideration what
ral sales of citv propertv. We are pleas, was best to be done to keep the steamer
ed to note so much activity in the real Argo on the run between Tillamook and
estate business and trust that the good Portland, for the Pacific Navigation Co,
had reduced the freight rate on the Sue
work will continue.
H. Elmore to $3 a to.i from Portland,
Twenty-eight of the school districts
and it was reported that another cut
have levied special school tax, which is
would be made. It was generally thou
a good indication that the people of this
ght that this was a move on the part of
county are decidedly in favor of good
Mr, Elmore to freeze the Argo out. tor on
schools. They are as follows : No 2. 2
previous occasions, whenever there was
mills ; No. 8. 11 mills ; No. 9. 8 mills ;
competition, shippers would not stay
No. 10, 2 mills ; No. 1 L. 3’3 mills ; No.
with the opposition steamer but shipped
12, 5 mills ; No. 18, 5 mills ; No. 21, 3
with the steamer charging the lowest
mills ; No. 22, 3 mills ; No. 23, iy3 mills ;
freight rates. In this wav competion was
No. 26, 3 mills ; No, 27, 1 mill ; No. 28,
forced off or bought off.
3 mills ; No. 29. 5 mills; No. 31,4 mills ;
When the meeting was called to order,
No. 32, 3 mills ; No. 34,
mills; No.
Charley Reynolds was chosen chairman,
35, 1 mill ; No. 36, 5 mills ; No. 38, 3
and A. Dunham, part owner and engi
mills ; No. 39, 3 mills ; No. 40, 5 mills ;
neer of the Argo, was called upon. He
No. 45, 2 mills ; No 46, 3 mills ; No. 48,
said that they had put the steamer on
5 mills ; No, 49, 5 mills ; No. 50, 5 mills;
the run between Tillamook and Portland
No. 51, 5 mills.
and had fixed what they thought was a
Contractor Brodhead, with a crew of fair rate, yiz.,$5-a ton and $4 for hay.
men, commenced work on the building and promised to reduce it to $4 a ton as
for the lumber company’s saw mill on soon as they gave the steamer plenty of
Monday, put owing to the weather the freight. He thought they could carry
next dav work was stopped. The de- freight between Tillamook and Portland
lay in getting the building lip was caused for $3.50 if they had a cargo both ways,
bv the Yellow Fir saw mill’s failure to but until that time they would have to
furnish the timbers after obtaining the charge $5. Mr Dunham said they were
contract. It was hoped that the build not going to run the steamer at a loss,
ing would have been erected bv the time for there were other places where she
that the machinery arrived, which will could get business. If they had made
soon be all on the ground. Two boilers half a million dollars off the people of
and a large engine were brought in on Tillamook they would be in a position to
the Argo last week and the remainder is do what Mr. Elmore is now doing, mak
to follow right away. The government ing a cut on rates for the purpose of
dredge has completed the cut where the
killing off competition. He said that the
logs are to be taken into the saw mill.
steamer would be kept on the run as long
ns there was business and that they
Christian Church Notes.
would not sell out to Mr. Elmore.
John Embuin was the first to speak
Last Lord’s day the regular services He objected to bringing in hay for $4 a
of the church were well attended, in ton, for it would hurt the farmers who
spite of the inclemency of the weather. had hay to sell, and that would not be
The Bible school is growing and a new
right.
class has been organized. The preach,
Henry Kunze, who has experimented
ing servict'8ar«increasing in attendance.
more than any other farmer in Tillamook
Let us, as citizen?, pull together for the county, took an opposite view. He said
moral and spiritual upbuilding of Tilla
that lie had shipped in some alfalfa hay
mook, as well as for the commercial.
and he was going to quit raising hay
Next Lord’s day evening the sermon and put more stock on his land now
will be “Our Friend on High,” conclud
that hay could be brought in for $4 a
ing a series of nine sermons on the Life
ton. He said (hat a ton of alfaila bay
of Christ. You will be Cordially invited.
was worth three times as much as% the
The Ladies Aid has resumed work yellow weed some of the farmers were
alter the holidays and report new .mem
raising. He looked upon the $4 rate for
bers right along. On Dec 30 they met
hay as a fine thing for the farmers, and
with Mrs. Burke.
There was a good
he pointed out that it was the farmers
attendance and a fine time. Jan. 6 they
who did not look after their land and
met with Mrs. Bud, and in spite of the
did not fertalize it who were raising yel
Btorin there were elcyen out. They meet
low weed.
next week with Mrs. Monk.
A motion was made that the meeting
agree to support thd Argo, which, after
The Port of Tillamook Meets.
a brief discussion, was carried, it lieing
The Port of Tillamook organized on the sense of the meeting that those pre
Friday last in the office of Attorney H. sent were willing to pay the new boat a
T. Botts, the full board being present, lair freight rate.
Another motion was made to appoint
composed of Commissioners George Wil.
liams/fRollie W. Watson. M. F Leach, a committee to give the shippers an op
portunity to sign up, and the following
Dave Fitzpatrick and M. Abpanalp.
The first order of business wa< the l>ersons were elected : Charles Kunze,
election of officers, which resulted as fol George Williams. John Erickson, Car
lows : George Williams, commissioner at Halierlach and M Abpanalp.
Most all the business men have signed
laige, president ; M. F. Leach, commis
sioner lor Tillamook precinct, vice-presi up with the Argo, and the matter will
dent ; Dave Fitzpatrick commissioner lie disposed of at a meeting with the
for i South Prairie, treasurer ; and R. Owners of the boat today, after which
W. Watson, commissioner for Hoquar- I it will l»e known who amongst the busi-
i1
n«M men refuse to sign up.
ton. secretary.
A resolution was proposed and unani
mously Adopted. levying a half mill tax
Catarrh Cannot be Cured
on all of the asvesaable property within with LOCAL APPLICATIONS, a* they cannot
reach the »eat of the diaewe. Catarrh I d a blood
the Port of Tillamook,when the meeting or romrtitutional disease, and in order to cure it
ytrti mu nt take ’ntcrnal remedies
Hail «
adjourned.
Catarrh Cure is taken internally, and acted:
A no tiier meeting was held on Monday rcctly on tht blood and mucon« «arface». Hall »
Catarrh Cure i» not a quack medicine. Itwo
eyening in Secretary Watson's office and prescribed by one of the beat physician« in this
country for yearn and is a regular prescription.
the matter of the establishment of har-1 It is com posed of the best tonics known, com
bor lines came up lor diseuseion. A reso bined with the best blood purifier«, acting di
rectly on th« mucons surfaces
The pet feet
lution was adopted that the matter be combination of the two Ingredient« is what pro-
dne**« such worwlrrful result« in caring Catarrh,
takeo up with Captain John Groat, (he hood for tgMimoniala fre*-
F J. CHKNKY kCU. Props.. Toledo. O.
engineer in charge, as well aa with the
Aold by druggista. price 7jc.
government engineer's office in Portland, Take Hai! F»Fa’nifv Pills for constipation.
the Fort formingIpcU into a committee I Tak* Hall a Family Fllla for const t pat ion.
A SNAP!
10 ACRES FOR $700.
Good new four roomed house, Bam to hold 10
head of stock, Three Acres Cleared, 100
Cords of wood on Place.
For the next 10 days.
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See ROLLIE H. WATSON.
A BANK ACCOUNT IS NOT ONI Y
A LUXURY, BUT A NECESS'lY
TO A SUCCESSFUL BUSINb'bb MAN.
Do you know of a man or woman who m
conducting a successful busiueas without
the assistance of a bank account ?
No matter what line of business you are
engaged in—farming, merchandising, teach
ing, clerking or one of the professions, you
should have an account with a bank—this
bank.
We furnish a bank book and checks free.
TILLAMOOK COUNTY HANK,
TILLAMOOK, ORE.
Pacific Navigation Co.’s
STEAMER SUE H. ELMORE,
The ONLY Freight and
PASSENGER
Boat making regular trips between
TILLAMOOK AND PORTLAND.
FREIGHT, $3.00 PER TON.
CHEESE, Tillamook to Portland :
T tuina, 121 Cents per Case.
Trips, IS
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F. P. BAUMGARTNER, Agent Qnuch Street Dock, Portland, Oregon.
B. 0. LAMB, Agent, Tillamook, Oregon.
Àusi
tei
We are Ordered Out.
The upper floor of the Tyler Building has been
rented and we are ordered to get our Grain out oa Feb.
ist, 1909 :
WE ARE FORCED TO SELL
B ran , $ i . oo sack, $32.00 a ton.
S horts , $1.50 sack, 136.00 a ton.
B arlev , $1.40 sack, $34.00 a ton.
F lour , Snow Drift, best on earth, $5.65 ■ bbl.
O ats , Fancy White, 2C. a lb.
F lour , Light House, Hard Wheat, $5.10 a bbl
S eed O ats , Fancy Gray, ac. a lb.
O ats and W heat , Mixed, ac. a lb.
S now D rift F lour , best on earth, $1.45 a sack
L ight H ouse F lour , Hard Wheat, $1.30 a sack
A sample sack S now D rift F ees .
WM. CURTISS, The Grain Man,
Tyler Building.
-dON.
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