Tillamook Headlight, July *5. Î&Î2
Sher* and Leng TwillgM.
An Uncanny Old Mansion.
riligbt U caused by tbe retHM.- | Tbe old manor bouse of ErltwwtL
tbe atmosphere, without which near Raubury. has been tbe aceno at
uld be Instantly In darkness at , several t raged lea, and ibe local legend
all parts of the earth have Is that It is haunted by tbe ghosta at
t, though of varying duration, two of tbe victims. In a duel (here a
tbe sun baa sunk eighteen de- Mr. Jackson was killed abuut the year
elow tbe horizon no mure light 1712. when the place was let to a fam
refracted anywhere, but tbe ily named Longueville. There were
' tbe suu at tbe equator la so two brothers, both of whom were tn
vertical tbat Ita disappearance love with the same woman.
The
ortioually rapid.
younger Imprisoned the other In a bu
iborteat twilight at the equator man dog kennel In an attic, so tbe
jour and twelve minutes at tbe story runs, and kept him there for
es tn March and 'September; fourteen years until be died of starva
gest la one hour and ulneieea tlon. A few years later Sir Baldwin
1 at tbe solstices In Juue and Wake bought tbe estate. Sir Baldwin
er
and his two sons were playing cards
ndon from May 22 to July 21 very late one night when a quarrel
Hight all through tbe night. Ne arose The •radltlon la (bat the fatber
wltb a disparity so great, peo- struck bls eldest sou so heavy a blow
ik of night In the tropics as tbat he died Immediately. The fatber
on almost suddenly
Farther and the youngest son concealed tbe
111. tn the Sbetlauds and Nor- laxly In tbe kennel wblcb bad seen tbe
s speak of tbe midnight sun. i death of Lougueville. Twelve years
jen never lose sight of tbe orb afterward Sir Baldwin Is said to have
md twilight is unkuuwn.—Lon- confessed on bls deathbed that be bad
:tator.
caused tbe deatb of his son. The bu
man dog kennel, to wblcb access was
Lost the Prize.
gained through the sliding back of a
Crossley, a noted English hfb- Aipborird. remained until ten years ago.
,c. bled blm one memorable when the bouse was renovated.—Duu
bookstall in Sbudeblll market dee Advertiser.
Ing a little volume, took it up
meed carelessly through 1L
The World’« Population.
ivblle be asked its price from
The total imputation of tbe world Is
woman and was told It was now estimated at 1.700.000.000. Thia la
I six|>enee. “I’ll give yon six
based u|>ou the most receut censuses,
>r IL" said Crossley. "Nay." I which all civilized countries now take,
he poor old dame; “it eftst me with a careful estimate of tbe number
’8.“ Whereupon our book de of Inhabitants of uncivilized lands.
brew It down In disgust and I The proportion of the sexes Is knos’n
A gentleman, overbearing tbe ’ >r l.tKIN.tHIO.000 of these, tbe ratio be
>n. stepped forward and pur- ing 1.000 males to 1)90 females The
at the sum demanded. Cross
ratio varies considerably In different
■ned soon after and, noticing places. In Europe there are 1.000 men
bad gone, anxiously Inquired to 1.027 women: in Africa. 1.000 men
d become of IL “Sold." an- to 1.045 women: In America. 1.000 men
i
be woman, “for what you re to 9ti4 womeu; In Asia. 1.000 men to
give.” “Tell me who (sxight Util women: lu Australia. 1.000 men to
I'll give blm 10 shillings for 937 womeu The highest proportion of
Crossley eagerly. The moral women is found In Uganda, where
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there are 1.407 to every 1.000 men. The
I lowest proportion Is tn Alaska and tbe
The Ampersand.
Malay states, where there are. tn tbe
says tbe sign & Is called former. 391. and In tbe latter 389 wom
ampere or amprns ”
It 'Is en to every 1.000 men. — New York
a called “short pad ” In old World.
It was known as am|>erean<i.
word long ago fell Into dia
Picklad Pappara.
ls simply a contracted and
“Now. dearie.” wild the nurse, >1
ade form of tbe 1-a tlu et The want yon to lenrn this nice little poem
pereand Is derived from “and. about 'Peter Piper picked a peck of
nd”—that la. a single symlsjl pickled i>epi>era.' ”
Itself Is and. Ampersand. - I "Shan't!" answered the Boston child,
A. Is used in ebupter 21 of much In the manner of other children.
lede” (1859); also lu a poem 1 ' "Ob. naughty, naughty! IVby. Wai-
or April 17, 1899. Tbe drat ' do. Why won’t you learn tbls pretty
the poem alluded to is as 1 poem ?"
, “For two reasons." answered Waldo
Ihe types In a printer's hand
“In tbe first place, the alliteration of
nd me to the ampersand
the line you quote Is so excessive a« to
s the gentleman, seems to me,
destroy any literary finish that sn<-b
typographical eompanla.
nice little ampersand,
adventitious - «Ids to metric compost
ceful. awanllke ampersand!
(Ion might lend If used more sparingly
I that Cadmus ever planned
And. in the second place, consider the
my elegant amperaanu
Impossibility of plrklng peppers which
have already been pickled The whole
A Siberian Wonder.
-ntists have fur years been 1 thing is beneath the attention of any
over tbe wonderful frozen Intelligent [arson.”— Boston Traveler.
kutsk. Silieria A m long ugu
The Word “Score.”
I was Hniiounced that tlie t
“Score" for twenty came into the
ns frozen to an abnormal
be place referred to lu the language nearly at the same time, hut
f 1829 a Russian merchant was not exclusively French, it comea
of men to the task of awer from the Angk>-Snion arar. the root of
depth of the frozen stratum shear, shire, scar, and memis to cut.
> up the job after digging Our ancestors, to avoid the difficulty
ty feet In solidly frozen of*large numbers, used to keep ac
be Russian Academy of S< I counts by cutting notches In a stick,
the matter In band mid l>e- called a tally, and after Jwenty such
I und IkU dug to a depth of notches they cut off the tally, which
These were
i <1 then Htmudoued the shaft thus became a "wore"
e earth whs still frozeu as used In England for keeping tbe ex
ns-k- Natural cold could chequer accounts, even to tbe begin
‘trate to such a depth, mid ning of the nineteenth century
A
neiion Is still unexplained
cricket score was once s|K»ken of as so
many notches, and the rind of [x>rk Is
scored
The word Is first used In a
’he Judge Silenced,
tnoua trial of tbe dean of St. poem called “The Bestiary" and id
. Eraklne. the great English "Cursor Mundi.”— Ixjndon Answers.
■ a question to tbe jury rel-
i meaning ot their verdict
Animal Criminals.
Aa a species of hardened criminals
Buller objected to Ita pro-
counsel reiterated ills ques among placid herbivorous animals none
•nianded an answer Tbe Is worse than tbe bison, or American
Interposed his authority in buffalo. Toward man and beast snd
Itlc words:
even among themselves these vicious,
L. Mr. Erskine. Know your vindictive and agile brutes, whose balf
mil be obliged to make you brothers on tbe other continents do not
fear even tbe terriffle onslaughts of
ne, wltb equal warmth, re dona and tigers, are in a atate of al
ow my duty as well as your most continual warfare.
They are
ows your duty
I stand imong tha wickedest rogues ever seen
advocate of a fellow citi In a soo.
dll not sit down."
In Serious Trouble.
was silent and the adv» ♦
I '•She's tn a frightful dilemma."
d la ble questions
I “How eoF
"Why. Jack proposed to ber lam
wreaehed Himself.
i of two British army of- night and Insists upon having an an
had been stationed for a swer before she will ba»e time to
India met recently In Lon lean whether Tom Intends to pro-
it to a restaurant to take pose."—Chicago Post
ether. Aa tbelr talk wna 1
il and somewhat private
A Dead Give Away.
Wife— What would you do. George.
fell to conversing In Hln
bis aroused the curiosity If you were left a widow? Hub—
• attending them to burst Ob. I supoee tbe same as you would if
e presently came forward you were left a widow. Wife— Too
aveiy; “Excuse aie. ma- horrid wretch! And you told me yoo
think it only right to in could never care for anybody etoe-
t I understand
French "
Boeton Transcript
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No More Than Fair. ~
A noted lawyer of Tennessee, whe to-
bored under tbe defects of having a
Ugh temper and of being deaf, walked
Into a courtroom preaided over by a
younger man, of whom tbe older prac
titioner bad a small opinion.
Presently, In tbe bearing of a motion,
there was a clash between tbe lawyer
and the Judge. Tbe judge ordered tbe
lawyer to alt down, and as tbe lawyer,
being deaf, didn't bear blm and went
00 talking, the judge fined film $10 ter
contempt
The lawyer leaned toward tbe clerk
and cupped his hand behind bls ear.
"What did he aayf be inquired.
“He fined you $10," explained tbe
clerk.
“Foe whatr
"For coutempt of court." said the
clerk.
The lawyer shot a poisonous look t*.
ward tbe beneb and reached a band
into bis pocket
"I'll pay It” be said. “It's a Ju*
debt.”—Saturday Evening I’oaL
Parallel Stories. ~
When Na|s>leon was a student at Bri-
eane be happened to be asked by oae
of tbe examiners tbe following ques
tion: "Supposing you were in an invest
ed town, threatened with starvation,
bow would you supply yourself with
provisions?" “From tbe enemy,” re
plied the sublieutenant of artillery.
And this answer so pleased tbe exam
iners that they passed him without fur
ther questioning. Now, Napoleon’s an-
ewer was by no means original, for
otxe of SuvarotTs sergeants obtained
promotion from the ranks by giving
the very same answer when asked the
very same question. Whether it wan
that Napoleon had read his story some
where and luckily remembered the ser
geant's answer at the right moment or
whether, as one writer says anent tbe
speech of the beef eater, “All tbat eaa
be said is tbat two people happened be
hit upon tbe same thought" wo are
enable to say. but tbe similarity of the
anecdote is. to say tbe least of it. a
•t range coincidence.—Loudon Standard.
Th« Politest Judge.
Strawberries In Shakes^bars's Day.
Occasionally there are judges on tbe
Strawberries have improved very
bench so polite that tbelr courtesy la much In flavor since tbe fifteenth cen
vexatious to tbe recipients. Justice tury Until then the only strawberries
Graham of England was s|x>ken or as eaten were wild strawberries, of S
tbe most polite Judge that ever wore kind which would never find a market
tbe ermine.
nowadays
By 1480, however, they
"My honest friend.” be would say to were beginuiug to be cultivated, foe
some convicted criminal, "you are Hollnsbed records under tbat date a
found guilty of a felouy. for wblcb It particularly tine crop grown by tbe
Is my painful duty to sentence you to bishop of Ely in tbe grounds of bio
transportation for tbe term of ten palace, now covered by Hatton Gar
years."
den. He quotes the Duke of Gloucester
On one occasion be by mistake sen as saylug to tbe bisbop: “My lord, you
tenced a man to transportation who have very good strawberries In your
bad been convicted of a crime punish- garden In I lol born. I require you to
able by death. Having been set right let us have a mess of them.” This
by tbe clerk of tbe court, his lordship speech was copied almost verbatim by
gravely exclaimed:
Shakespeare in “Richard III.” Still,
“Dear mel I beg bts pardon. I am even the bishop's fruit would not ap
sure.” Then, putting on tbe black cap, peal much to tbe modern connois
be courteously apologized to tbe prls- seurs. for the garden strawberries at
' oner for his mistake and sentenced him that period were only transplanted
to be hanged by tbe neck until he was wildings, the plants being sold at
dead.—Green Bag.
about tourpence a bushel. — London
Chronicle.
Sea Water.
Sea water Is a complicated mixture
Hsr Grace.
A* Englishwoman of rank, a docbees,
of a great variety of substances
Roughly speaking. It consists of IMIH was very apt to forget to pay her bills.
per cent of fresh water plus 3M per A milliner, whose large bill had been
cent of mineral salts. Three-fourths repeatedly Ignored by the duchess, at
of these salts are chloride of sodium, last determined to send ber little girl,
or common table salt, and tbe next a pretty child of ten years, for tbe
largest constituent is chloride of mag money which was so much needed.
“Be sure to say 'your grace' to the
neslum.
After these come sulphate
of magnesium, sulphate of lime, aul duchess." said tbe anxious mother, and
pbate of potash, bromide of magne the child gravely promised to remem-
sium and carbonate of lime. In add!
When, after long waiting, she was
tlon to these substances sea water
contains minute quantities of quite a sabered into the presence of her grace
variety of elements. Including Iodine, the little girl dropped her a bow of
phosphorus and arsenic. It also con courtesy, and then, folding ber bands
tains aome silver, copper, tine. nickel, aad closing ber eyes, rhe said softly:
“For what I am almut to receive may
cobalt. Iron and gold. There la said
to be 2 cents' worth of gold In every the Lord make me truly thankful.”
ga she o|>ened ber eyes and turned
pailful of sea water, but as yet no
body has found a way to extract it ber wistful gaze on the duchess tbat
Copper and sine are found in aome person turned very red and without de
seaweeds, and certain species of coral lay made out a check for tbe amount
duo ber milliner.
la tbree-mllliootbs silver.
Daily Motion of the Earth.
Astronomers are not agreed as to
tbe cause of tbe eartb'a daily motion
and bow tbe force of tbat motion la
kept up. Some of them claim tbat tbe
••original Initial centrifugal force” wan
directed in a line slightly to one side
of the center of the globe, which
would, of course, cause tbe earth to
rotate upon ita axis, and by tbe law
of Inertia of matter mdst contlune to
revolve at a uniform rate of speed,
Tbls "law of tbe inertia of matter’1 la
to tbe effect tbat matter once set tn
motion must continue to move until
arrested by aome outside force, Oth
era claim that the motion la a •com
pound resultant of the motion of tbe
enrtb In Ita orbit and the attraction of
the sun."
A Freak of Death Valley.
Saratoga springs is ooe of the freaks
of Death valley and baa probably
caused more profanity than anvtblug
else In tbe region The waters are a»
clear as crystal, and they bubble up
from a deep, sandy basin like a well
spring of joy. But they are strongly
Impregnated with sulphur and other
minerals, are tepid In temperature and
act Instantly like an emetic upon auy
one who drinks them.—Exchange.
An Altered Csso.
Ascum—Have you seen anything of
Jiggins lately? Doctor—Yes
I pre
scribed a trip to Europe for him only
this morning
Ascum-Indeed! He’s
getting wealthy, tent he? Doctor-
Well. I can remember when I need te
prescribe for hltn simply a dose of so
dium bromide for the same complaint
— Exchange.
Volubility.
Mabel (studying ber lesson>-Pspa.
what la tbe definition of “volubility?"
Mabel's Fatber-My child, volubility la
a distinguishing feature of your mother
wbes on account of urgent bosinaea af
fairs I don t nappes Io reach boms
until after 2 o'clock tn the morning.
Leaking Fsrward.
”1 didn't know your busband bad
been so tIL"
| “For two weeks he was so bad tbat
I began to think of remarrying "—Joer
Effect of the Climats.
• Mrs. Money Basa—I bear you bars
spent a great deal of youv time is
Mrs. I’srvson—Oh. yas. tay
Italy f
dear; we re quits Italicised!—Prtacetoe
Tiger
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' Administrator’s Notice to Creditors JOHN L.
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N otice is H ereby G iven ,— To
all whom it may concern, that the ATTORNEY
County Court of the State of Oregon,
for the County ot Tillamook, haa
appointed the undersigned admin
istrator of the Estate of N. M. F.
Dawson, deceased ; and all persons
haviug CLAIMS against said es
tate are hereby required to predant
the same, properly verified, to said
administrator at his residence jti
Tillamook City, Oregon, within six
months from the date of thia notice.
Dated June 20th. 1912.
»
J. A. D
DAWSON,
awson ,
Administrator of the Estate of
N. M. F. Dawson, deceased.
HENDERSON,
A COUNSKL-
LOR-AT-LA W,
Tillamook Block, Tillamook, Or.
Room No. a6i.
T. BOTTS,
A ttorney - at -L aw .
Complete set of Abstract Books
noli::. Tates paid fortiori-
Residents.
In the Circuit Court for the Stat?
of Oregon, for Tillamook County
REGISTRATION OF TITLE
1
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Tillamook Block.
Roth phone«.
In the n atter of the Application of
The First Christian Church of Tilla-
Citv, Oregon, to register the title
to the South East quarter of Block
four (4) in Thayer's Addition to the
Town of Lincoln I now Tillamook
City) in Tillamook County, Oregon,
the same being otherwise more
particularly’ described as follows,
to-wit: Beginning at a point 71H
feet East of the South West corner
of Block Four (4) of the aforesaid
Addition' und running thence East
along the South line of said Block
71*^ feet; thence North 105 feet;
thence West 71^ feet; thence South
to (he place of beginning, and be
ing, and to be a tract of the full
size of 71V4 feet East and West by
105 feet North and South.
All to whom it may concern :
T ake N otice :
That on the 11th day of July,
A D. 1912. an application was tiled
by said The FirstChristian Church of
Tillamook City, Oregon, in tbe Cir
cuit Court of Tillamook County,
State of Oregon, for the initial regis
tration of the title to the land above
described.
Now, unless you appear on or be
fore the 15th day of August, A.D.
1912, and show cause why such ap
plication shall not be granted, the
same will be taken as confessed,
and a decree will be entered accord
ing to the prayer of the application,
and you will be forever barred from
disputing the same.
In witness whereof, I have here
unto set my hand and affixed the
seal of said Circuit Court of the
State of Oregon, for Tillamook
Couuty, thia lltli day of July, A.D., i I
1912.
J. C. H olden ,
(BEAL)County Clerk and Clerk of tlie J
Circuit Court of Tillamook
County, Stateci Oregon.
CARr-
haberlach ,
ATTORNEY-AT-LAW,
Tillamook Block
Q.EORGE WILLETT,
AT fORNEY-AT-LAW.
Tillamook Commercial Bniidiug
T illamook
O regon
H. GOYNE,
A ttorney - at - law .
Office : Opposite Court House.
T illamook , O regon .
T. BOALS, M.D.,
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON,
TILLAMOOK.
Tillamook Block
NOTICE OF CONTEST.
KER RON,
Department of the Interior,
United State» Land Office,
Portland, Oregon,
July 15th, 1912.
PHYSICIAN & SURGEON
To EDGAR ELKINS, of Heaver,
Oregon, Conteatee :
Tillamook Block,
I You are hereby notified that Dick
Dixon, who gives Blaine,
Tilla
Tillamcok,
Oregon.
mook Co , Oregon, as hie post-
office address, did on July 8th, 1912,
file in thia office his duly corrobo
rated application to contest and
secure the cancellation of your
Hew to Win at Monts Carle.
homestead, Entry No, 1(1390, Serini
One man discovered an Infallible sys- No. 01430, made December 4th, 1907, I
for
the S. E. '/», Section 22. Township I
tvwi for winning at Monte Carlo. It
can only be tried every now aud then, 3 South, Range 8 Went, WilJninette PHYSICIAN A SURGEON,
and it needs very little capital—three -Meridian, and aa grounds for Ilia
halfpence will do. You tuke up your - content lie allegea that said Edgar
' Elkins haa abandoned auid lund
BAY CITY, OREGON.
stand near some one who is playing and haa not lived on said land for
high and who is enjoying a run of I two years last past.
lack, and you drop your purse open,
You are, therefore, further noti
with enough in It to make a good deal fied that the said allegations will
R. BEALS,
ot jingling on the door. One Is not al. ’be taken by this office aa having
by
towed to poke about under tables at been
------- confessed
.
. - you, and your
A ssrv «rail
«» 1 canceled
’0 •! onl ¿»¿1 4 there-
1 1 xs a-zx B
Moots Carlo, so you mention your mis- ’ said msaa
entry
will I be
REAL ESTATE,
fortune to an official, who immediately under without your further right Io
be heard therein, either before this
summons assistants with brooms.
office or on appeal, if you fail to
F inancial A gent ,
These will sweep all round where you file in this office within twenty days
are standing, and, with ordinary luck— alter the fourth publication of this
Tillamook, Oregon.
there Is generally a good deal of fallen notice, as shown below, your an-
money about the floor--you will get a awer, under oath, »(»ecifirally meet
sftre little pile of silver aad possibly ing and responding to these alle
gold coins In addition to your original gations of contest, or if you fail
P. J. SHARP,
within that time to file in this office
three halfpence.—Pearson's Weekly.
due proof that you have served a
copy of your answer on the said
A Fins fisnse ef Humee.
contestant either in person or by
RESIDENT DENTIST,
The Russian Emperor Ivan IT. once registered mail. If this service io
ertered one of bls high ceart officials made by the delivery of a copy of Office across the street from the
•a procure for him a measure full of your answer to the contestant in
Court House.
fieaa and when tbe poor man failed Krson, proof of such service must
either the said contestant’s writ
through tbe friakinesa of tbe insects in
Dr.
Wise’s office.
ten acknowledgment of his receipt
jensping out of tbe measure bad nls
of the copy, showing the date of its
head cut off and Inflicted a fine at 7,000 receipt, or the affidavit of the per
rohlee oa tbe city of Moqpow for Its son by whom the delivery was made
8AB0HKT,
share tn tbe failure On other occa- stating when and where the copy
•tons he would wander away into the , was delivered, if made by registered
. The Fashionable Tailor
eauDtry wltb aoew boon companions i mail, proof of such service must
aad a few caged benrs and when be consist of the affidavit of the person
was mailed Cleaning, Pressing and Repair
casxe to a peaceful village would let by whom the copy
slip the bears and shriek wltb laugbtar stating when and the poet office to
ing a Specialty.
which it was mailed, and this affi
as the villagers rnabed for safety or davit must be accompanied by the
tell vtetluis to tbe hungry animals.
postmaster's receipt for the letter.
SI
in Heins Photographic
| You should state in your answer
the name of the |x>st office to which
The Beyheed Aepiratien.
Gallery.
"1 hate to see any one change bls you desire future notices to be sent
to
you.
ariad or sacrifice bis first Ideals,” said
If. F. H ic .BY, Register
the uncompromising [arson
J. C. AUDREY, Receiver.
J. CLAUSSEN,
"Abd /•€ replied Henaiur Horgbntn. Date of first publication July 18tli.
*Tf none of us bad changed our minds Date of second publication July 25th.
•
LAWYER,
•T sacrificed our first Ides Is moot of Date of third publication Aug 1st.
•a would be circus clowns.”—Wash Date of fourth publication Aug. Hth.
deutscher
»P Hat.
is«UM> Htar
■ Dysentery is always serious and
aij Tillamook Block,
Í
often a dangerous disease, but it
can l>e cured. Chamberlain’s Colic
T illamook - O r room .
and Diarrhoea Remedy l>aa cured
it even when malignant anil epi
deniic
For sale by all dealers.
Yv. a UAWK*
E
During the summer months moth
4ownstalre.*-l’arl* ere of young < hildren should watch
for any unnatural looseness of the
bowels. When given prompt atten
tion at thia time serious trouble
Meed Task.
may lie avoided.
Chamberlain's
•'Whet's tbe matter, my dear F
Colic, Cholera and diairhoea Rem
“Oh. I'm trying to tell that Gotrox edy can always be depended u(x>n.
person bow perfectly heantlful we For Sale by all dealers
think ber horrid old wadding prenant
If you are a housewife you can
fo“-Ufe-
not reasonably bo|M- to lie healthy
or beautiful l>y washing diehee,
Hated Winding It.
sweeping and <L>ing housework all
Mrs Exe—Im afraid, ikar. Um
day, and crawling into tied dead
•tort e run down again. Era-1 wish tired at night. You mint get out
yon eooM recommend • good tonic — into the open air and sunlight. If
Itoer -e iTn oneri pt
you do this every day and keep
your atoms« h and I novels in g<ssl
order by taking Chamberlain's Tab-
Ide when needed, you should be
come both healthy and beautiful1
For sale by all dealers.
I
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REEDY,
D.V.M.,
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(Both Phones).
Tillamook
Oregon,
J^JR. J. T, WORK, M.T.,
CHIROPRACTOR AND
NATUROPATH,
Also expert for trouble« of the
»kin or feet. Hours to a.n. to
4 p. m., and 7 to 8 p.m.
Office in William«' Bldg., next
door to Tillamook County Bonk.