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Entered as second class mail mat­
ter July. 1888, at the post office at
Tillamook, Ore., under the act of
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after a man’s money, and this
is one result of it. But the peo­
ple wanted Home Rule and the
city’ is supposed to be run under
what is called a model saloon
law, yet drunkenness prevails
to such an extent that the City
Marshal had to fell one man
with his “billy,” the fall killing
him ; the Night Watchman
shot down a man ; men get­
ting into a fistic encounter in
broad daylight on Main street
over gambling, etc. So much
for the model saloon law, it is
a peach.
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country, and as there is a whole
raft of idle land which would be
improved if it had an outlet, we
advocate, in justice to all parts
of the county, that road build­
ing be prosecuted as rapidly as
possible, for the county is only-
in its infancy as far as develop­
ment is concerned. Those who
have good roads should not at­
tempt to retard the progress of
other parts of the county.
classes. Had he consulted the that the kind of journalism they el8e
sheriffs and the prosecuting at­
are now getting at Bay City is James J. Hill has just Said again
torneys, men who have to deal ■a detriment, in a business way, that the beBt times the country has
with the capture and conviction to the city on the bay and a ben- ever had are just ahead, with noth­
of criminals, we think that he fit to Tillamook City, for when ing but confidence needed to make
would have adopted a totally
a newspaper or a city goes on the turn in the road. And confi­
different prison policy turning
record as opposed to road im­ dence is sure to come when it is de­
criminals loose after taking so
provements people will look up served.
much money to catch and con­
and
take notice. We want to' President Taft repeats that the
vict them.
inform Bro. Trombley that we Panama Canal will be open for the
have lived a long time in Tilla­ passage of ships January 1, 1913.
It will be noticed that there mook county and have come in With that date only fifteen months
in an increase in the assessment for more criticism over matters away the various committees on
of town nud city lot», brought of public policy than any person celebration should keep their eyes
about b> seaside property being in the county, and as time rolls on the calendar.
improved and platted off. This on we expect to come in for the'
is a jump of nearly $-1(10,000 in same treatment where there is ■ Woodrow Wilson would not per­
the assesment, amounting to such a diversity of opinion and mit the New Jersey Democrats to
$1,113,537. Town and city lots it is hard to get people out of indorse his candidacy foi president,
assessments will add greatly to old ruts after being bottled up but he stood for a resolution offered
the taxable property from now in this isolated country for so by the committee of which he was
mi, and when adding the differ­ years, Any newspaper that is chairman indorsing bis “able and
ent items together, the tillable progressive and advocates open­ brilliant administration’’ as gov­
lands are pitying only one third ing up the country must expect ernor.
Just as the people are turning to
more taxes than town and city a certain amount of opposition.
lots
But, say, dear Bro. Trombley, a fish diet as a measurable relief
what was the cause of your sud­ from exorbitant meat prices, a “sci­
The Board of Equalization den skiddoo from the village up i i entist’’ announces that fiBhes are
had an idle time this week, for the slough wheu you left a filled with many diseases and make
few persons looked up their as­ business on Main street ? For an unhealthful food. Is he an
sessment.
This is somewhat a little variation, Bro., let us emissary of the meat trust?
surprising, considering that so now discuss that, not that we 1 No man—farmer or what not—cm
many persons claimed that they want to be personal, for the, afford to be an “average" man in
are assessed too high. Here is road discussion is about thrash-1 his business. The product of the
an opportunity for them to en­ ed out and it is up to the people average farm in the United States
ter their protests and state their to conclude which is the best is worth $850. The figures show
reasons, but somehow they do policy closing down roadwork that the farmer who uses the most
not care to do so. It maybe for eighteen months or go ahead improved implements and methods
they are scared they would have with it.
produces 50 to 100 per cent more
to answer a few leading ques­
than the average. There are only
tions propounded by the Board
What better business propo­ about 200 good working days in the
as to the actual value of their sition would anyone need than year on the farm, and every day
property.
this ? A ten mill road levy will must be made to count.—Kansas
raise $150,000. The timber men Farmer.
Here is another case where it pay $112,500 of that amount. As The mayor of Indianapolis is
depend* upon whose ox ia being the county needs the roads and showing one way of meeting the
gored. When Marshal Redding as the $150,000 will go into the high prices of food. Commission
i lobbed a drunken man who was pockets of farmers who wilt men having advanced the price of
killed by the fall. Councilman need the work next year, all potatoes beyond reason, the mayor
\\ ilt was the first to condemn must admit that roads are living [ bought a car load lot of 500 bushels
the officer.
A revolver is a built in this county’ at very lit­ and sold them at cost with freight
much more dangerous weapon tle cost to the settlers and is a added. The price was about 60 per
to use upon a drunken man, and financial benefit to them a well, cent of that charged by retailers.
that being the case, we wonder and which is distributed in all
If representative government were
whether Wilt still is of the opin­ parts of the county. Good roads
1 always and every where as practical
ion that Redding was deserving advocates should remember this
and utilitarian ns this we might
of criticism and his own acts when assailed by those who are
hear less of initiatives, referen­
blameless. Both may have been endeavoring to curtail road dums
and recall.
too hasty in felling the wrong work. With a ten mill tax, not
men
they should have felled including the timber, all other According to one of its own news­
mid plugged to parties who sold property will pay towards $150,- papers, Italy han 200.000 people who
the liquor to these men. That 000 worth of road work would | live in straw huts or caves because
they are too poor to afford houses ;
is the kind of model snloon law lie $38.000.
We think it is n ICC,OK) of its population have re­
that is needed.
good business pro[>osition to cently died of pellagra owing to lack
build good roads under such
Tillnmook'n fighting whiskey favorable financial conditions, , of nouishment; it has 1300 com­
mid bloated model Mloon law especially when it tienetits the munes without a supply of drinking
is responsible for what trans farmers’ property to have good , water and 50U) without «ewera ; 300,.
pired on Main street early on roads. Good roads is what help­ | 000persons inhabit malarial districts
Tuesday morning.
Had the ed to develop the cheese iudus which need reclaiming; 60 ,»er cent
saloon keepers refused to sell try of this county and the build of the 33.iUl.0U) people of the king­
iutoxicuting liquor to a man ing of cheese factories in remote dom are illiterate, and 500,000 of
who had imbibed too much, it sections, making the dairy- . them are compelled to leave their
every year because they are
would have saved the Watch­ farms much more valuable. It j country
unable to find work at home, and
man from using his gun and was on account of having noi . emigration ie their only refuge from
loin Kellow from living shot roads which kept the dairy in­ starvation. It may be added, too
down
The saloon kec(>er> are dustry back iu the Nehalem that most of these 30X0X1 coiue to
the United Staten.
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^^/ARL HABERLACH,
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Scraps
Turkey is a good example of the
Tillamook is a city with a
fatal policy of standing still while
great future. There is no get­
In the year 1902 timber claims other nations are forging ahead.
ting away from that fact.
were assessed at $1,000 by As-, Anyway, President Taft is having
sessor Stephens, and County better success in his coast-to-coast
Woman suffrage carried iti Judge Conder run a bluff on journey than any of the aviators has
California, and now there i» the Board of Equalization and had.
some hope of Oregon confer­ had the assessment reduced 40
ring the same rights upon the per cent, making the assess-! A genealogist says John D. Rocke­
ment only $600 on a timber feller has four kings in his ancestry.
women of this state.
hid
claim. Clerk Mason was the He has long had four aces in
hand.
The city shouldn’t pay officers only member of the Board to Ships will be towed through the
to take drunken men to their stand out against the reduction Panama Canal by locomotives, It
homes or rooms. They should after the assessor had raised the ie a good sign to find railroads and
take them to the cooler and assessment oti timber claims 40 waterways getting together in mu­
make them pay a line when they per cent, and the county lost
It is true this is tual helpfulness
sober up. But is it the model the money
system of running a town that ancient history, but anyone can , The Arkansas planters have re­
verify what we have stated by solved to hold their cotton until tile
is now in vogue ?
consulting the 1902 roll, but we price reaches 15 cents. Under tlie
simply mention this incident to
Using a gun on a drunken ¡draw a comparison and to give protective policy Arkansas has ac-
man should be the last thing | la little information on facts quired the means to holdon toa good
that an officer should resort to. which the taxpayers are not con­ thing.
The city needs a big husky night I versant with. Some of the tim­ Mr. Roosevelt has been invited to
watchman who can take care of ber claims which were assessed hunt whales along the California
himself without having to load in 1902 for $1000 and reduced to Coast. Whaling is offered him as a
a man with lead who is loaded $600 on account of Judge Con­ new experience. But his enemies in
with booze and don’t know what der’s determination not to raise ! New York charge that he had a whal­
ing last year
he is doing.
the assessment on timber, have
been gradually raised by Asses­ Anxious as a Turk is to meet a
soldier’s death and enter the soci­
There is considerable idle sor Hare to $12,500.
ety of celestial hourts, he is not
land in this county, and where-
| rushing in to act as shortstop in
ever roads have been built so
The snap shot man is now the dealing with 12-inch shells from
as to make it suitable to culti­
vation, that kind of land should target for the Bay City Exami­ ! the Italian ships.
be assessed higher than tillable ner. \Ve have not the least ob- j The Turks realize that sea power
land which have no roads or a jection to that, but we have to I ie a vital modern requirement.
way out. Ease off as much as ' the system of resorting to per- I But they are eager to show that in a
possible upon those who have | sonalities when a public ques­ ' clinch with knives, spears or any
improved the laud and raise the tion is up for discussion. The sort of old-fashioned cutlery they
assessment upon those who are 1 snap snot man has been assailed will make it hot for the latest im­
holdiug unimproved land for a great many times by inush-| provements.
room editors in this county who
speculation.
It begins to appear, in view of
attempted tocut a great swarth,
new
fruuds, that other bills of lad­
but they all died natural deaths. '
No one doubts for one mo- As to whether we have grownI ing than those on cotton can be
ment that Governor West was fat and saucy on account of this used to swindle batiks. The banks,
thoroughly sincere in his prison
we will not presume to say. It it seems, are as much in need of a
policy of paroling the criminal is
as —
anybody
is clear,
Clear, hr.weve'r"
However, to
to our
our mind
mum , Paternal
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ATTORNEY AT-LAW,
JkuUcher Stbuokat,
Tillamook Block.
The
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A ttorney - at -L aw .
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ONE WEAK SPOT
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