Vol. XXVI. No. 30 TILLAMOOK, OREGON. DECEMBER 25, 1913. *-—.■■■'-■sa Advantages of a Checking Account hi . Acquaintance at ¡Bank. Not the least of the advantages of having a checking account at this bank is the ac­ quaintance which it promotes between the depositor and our officers. This acquaintance enables our officers to get in touch with the interests of the de­ positor, and to lend all the co-operation con­ sistent with conservative banking. Our officers gladly welcome the oppor- tunty to extend the facilities of the bank to new depositors. CAPITAL AND SURPLUS, S80.500, Tillamook County Bank. TILLAMOOK JOTTINGS B. S. Clark, auctioneer. See the guessing contest in the window of the Tillamook Feed Co. Costs nothing toguess. SeeShrode. Grant Thayer will pay you the highest cash price for your hides, pelts, furs, rubber, sacks, old brass Our feed prices will astonish you. etc. • See Shrode. For sale, Stock of Men’s Furnish­ Empty sacks w’anted—Lamb- ing and Shoes ; also cash register Schrader Co. —The Toggery, E. J. Claussen, Pennies wanted at Tillamook assignee. . County Bank. Misses Mabie and Grace Edmunds Harry Viereck is in from Portland are in from Pacific City to spend the for the holidays. Christmas with Mr. and Mrs. G. R. "Drifted Snow” Flour at the Edmunds. Tillamook Feed Co. The Beaverton Owl states that a Safe deposit boxes for rent.—Tilla­ marriage license was issued to Carl Loll, of Tillamook, and Mildred mook County Bank. Headquarters for auto livery.— Lazott, of Banks. Leave Shrode. orders for wood with Ed. Hadley, phone 11W. Fence posts for sale. Apply to Alex Watt, Tillamook, Ore. Call up the Mutual Phone for a date at the Tillamook Studio. Glasses fitted. Any kind, any style. Guaranteed. Dr. Wendt. * Scow for sale, $100 cash. Paul Vermilyea, at Freeman Slough. M. V. Stillwell had the misfortune to run a nail in his foot Monday. Before you buy your feed, see Shrode, he will save you money. Mrs. W. C. King is considerably better from a severe attack of la grippe. Dr. S. M. Kerron is in Portland this week to speud the Christmas holidaye. Live chickens wanted at the Tilla­ mook Meat Company’s Market, 12c. psr pound. We are iu a position to make some long time farm loans. First National Bank. Rosenberg Bros, will give you low prices on all kinds of hay and feed in ton lots. F. S. Whitehouse and family have left Forest Grove and are now at Santa Rosa, Cal. A marriage license was issued to Emmett B. Rock and Lillie Webb, bofh of Sandlake. R. W. Watson and family are spending the Christmas with Mrs. Watson’s mother. If our work does not suit yon tell us; if it does tell your friends. City Transfer Company The Tillamook Commercial Club has sent out invitations for a dance on New Year’s Eve. See Rosenberg’s for prices on feed and hay. Largest^ stock in Tillamook County. Bring your chickens to the Tilla­ mook Meat Company’s Market We Frank Paul has sold hie place on Trask river to H. A. Springer, and a mortgage for $15,870 was filed at the court house against the place. Mr. Paul will take his family to Califor­ nia owing to his eon’s illness. On Friday Senator Chamberlain tiled with the Postmaster General applications for the Tillamook post office, as follows: W. F. Baker, J. A. Dallgren, B. D. Lamar, J M Myers, P. W Tdd and F. J. Welsh W. S. Raker, of the Northwest Mutual Life, is iu frem Portland, settling the death claim of Thomae Quick, who was insured for $1000. The money is left to bis two children to be paid in ten annual payments. Wishing all of our patrons a Merry Xmas and a prosperous happy New Year, we solicit your future patronage. This add, with your name entitles you to one of our beautiful calendars. At C. I Clough Co. * F. S. Fieldshaw was awarded the contract for putting in cement work, floor and walls at the Tilla­ mook Creamery and Bales and Ers­ kine for the carpenter work. When completed it should be one of the best factories in the county. Judge Webster Holmes and Mrs. Holmes returned to the city Sun­ day, and will spend Christmas at home visiting their daughter. The judge closed court at McMinnville on Thursday, and next day attendee to some court businese at Dallas. To show the increase in the parcel post business at the Tillamook post office this year, Saturday 16 sacks of parcels were sent out, Sunday 18 sacks, Tuesday 23 sack» and Wednesday 18 sacks. Last year six and seven sacks o< parcels were the highest number sent out, which was before the parcel poet went into effect. The A. F. Coats Lumber Com­ pany bought Pat Smith's ten acre tract north of town and paid $3,0tC for it. This property is bought fcr mill site purposes, and as the com­ pany already own eight acres of land on the north side of the slough, Attorney H. T. Botts and Mrs. the additional acreage will give thi Botts returned on Sunday from the company plenty of room to develop O East where they had been on a visit its business. Henry McKinley returned to the for several weeks. Trojan Blasting Powder, leaves city on Monday, bringing with him no bad effect after using. Get his bride, who was Miss Flora literature and prices from the Tilla­ Phillips, who resided in this city for awhile, but recently returned tc mook Feed Co. See Shrode. Cottage Grove. She graduated from Call up A. T. Coats Lumber Co. the Tillamook High School Iasi for special prices on four foot fir June. They were married at Cot slab wood in qualities of ten and tage Grove. We wish the young twenty cords. Phene 4-3-W. couple a prosperous and happy- Mrs M. W. Harrison left Monday married life. morning tor an indefiuate sojourn Why be bothered with two pair of at Paso Robles and other California glasses. Call at Hotel Tillamook. pointe, for the benefit of her health. Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, The poet office will remain open December 29th, 30th «nd 31st, and Wednesday evening and after the let Drs. Lowe & Turnc show you mail arrives on Christmas for the the ’new invisable bifocal with convenience of those who have busi­ which you can see both far and ness there. near. No unsightly lines or seams County Schcol Supt. Buel left on to catch dirt or strain the eyes, or Tuesday to attend to State Teachers’ blister and come apart. Free dem Association at Salem and the State onstration. Don't fail to see them. • Board of Examiners' meeting in At a meeting of the city council Portland. on Monday night, the applications "Sure Milk,’’ the new cow feed for electric light and power fran­ guaranteed to produce more milk chises were laid over until the next for the money than any other feed meeting of the council. Five aa on the market. Call and see it. loon licensee were granted to W J. Tillamook Feed Co. * Stephens, B. J Stephens, C. F. Dawson Bros, will meet all trains Kuster, G. W. Coffman and E. F. with bus, and will handle passen- I.augh!in, the license fees of $4,000 gers and baggage to all parts of the being paid in city w-rrants. The city. Call or phone at the Livery Warren Construction C mpany pre­ barn on 2nd Ave East. sented a bill for $46,791.24 for the A Savings Deposit of $1.00 or sewer system, which was continuer! more makes an excellent Xmas until the next meeting of the coun­ present A Little Steel Bank furn­ cil. ished free with each account at You and your children are safe Tillamook County Bank. if you wear Dre. Lowe 4 Turner’s Just received, a nice assortment of carnations. Place your orders now. If vou cannot come, phone your orders and we will reserve them for you. C I Clough Co. • The Western I'nion has extended a wire to the telephone office, but owing to the small |>er rentage al lowed for operating the office no one care, to take the job of opera­ tor. C- C Byers swore out a complaint against G A. Jones on s charge of assault and battery which took place on Garibaldi beach. It appears that words passed between the par ties and a fight ensued. par 12c. per pound. Spruce limbs, vine maple, body fir, hemlock and heavy fir slab wood for sale. See Shn >de Captain John Groat Mr* Groat and Miso Lillian left Wednesday to spend Christmas in Portland. No hunting, fishing atsd tresspass notices can be obtained at the Head- Expert eye examination is light office, printed on cloth. absolutely ce< eeaary to de Miss Mabie Goyne returned from Monmouth on Saturday to spend termine the proper kind of glasses to use. Selecting «hem by any the holidays with her parrots. a her method may result in perna­ Work wanted on nnth by two ment injury to your sight When men. Address Alfred Marolf. Dr* Lowe * Turner prescribe Ramsey Hotel. Tillamook. Ore. • glasses, it is with positive and ab Frank Severance, who if on the solute assure that they are the twat Federal jury, came in from Port­ and oalv kind suited to your eyes. Consult'them at Hole’ Tillamook land to ape nd ibeChrist» nas at home. Decemtier 29th 3Hb and Met They John Weise and family are in from guarantee their glasses to give en­ the South pert of the oountv and are tire satiefactioo whether they cost fZ(J> or move. yieitiog at tL* home Mr* Reese superior glasses. Eyes safe and price safe They cost you no more than the ordinary kind uaually aold. and you have the lienefit of their ekill, profeaeional guidance and many years’ experience's exclusive eye epecialiet* They do not go from house to house. Consult them at Hotel Tillamook, Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday, Decem­ ber 29th, 30lh and 31st. They will be in Tillamook every three months Our charge covers entire cost of examination, frames and lenses. Satisfaction guaranteed. Don't forget the day and date. Scores of references. * OCEAN WAVE TEARS A MILE OF TRACT. Passenger Train Halts Just in Time----Eltnore Park Wreck Strewn. A mighty wall of water, greatly resembling a tidal wave, came up from the stormy Pacific Monday morning and swept the beach for more than a mile at Elmore Park, in Tillamook County, tearing rail road tracts from their beds, under mining the foundations of dwell ings and leaving wreckage and ruin in its path. Southern Pacific train No. 20, which left Tillamook at 7 o’clock Monday morning for Portland, nar­ rowly escaped the giant wave. It arrived on the stretch of open beach just as the angry waters reached their height. The engineer saw the track a few hundred feet ahead of him go out. He was running slowly and.applied the brakes. The train came to a standstill on the edge of a shallow channel that had been cut under the tract by the tide. Tract Hangs Suspended The rails, twisted and bent out of shape, spanned the channel, the ties hanging suspended below them. A wrecking crew and section hands repaired the tracts, while passengers ambled about to take an inventory of the damage wrought on other parts of the beach. Many small dwellings and two or three larger houses suffered se­ verely. The water tore the sand away fr.un under the foundations m my of which are of wood. Most of the houses on this part of the beach are used by Portland people as Summer cottages They are not intended for permanent occu­ pancy, and are not constructed of heavy material. Elmore Hotel Damaged. The Elmore Hotel, which is one of the largest buildings along the beach, was damaged considerably. This building recently has been raised about eight teet. The water tore away the steps leading from the sidewalk to the front porch and undermined the wooden founda­ tion. The floors of some of the houses .hat are built nearer to the ground were flooded. Train No. 20 arrived in Portland ibout 10 o’clock Monday night, ifter being held about eight hours back of the damaged section of tract. By making repairs here and building temporary tracts there a way was opened for trains to pass Traffic in both directions then was restored. A large force of men now is at work making per­ manent repairs. W. D. Torrey, of Bailey A Turrey, linotype operators, was a passen­ ger on the train. Saved by One Minnte. He describes the wreckage caused by tide aw pituresque. The mone­ tary loss, excepting to the railroad will not be great. Some people will be inconvenienced for a while, un­ til they get their building ionndu lions repaired. "It was lucky for uv,’’aaidTorrey, "that the train was not a minute earlier, or that the wave did nof come up a minute later. A min ute’s difference and we would have been right in the path of the de­ luge. "Maybe the weight of the train would have held the tract in place, but I should have bated Io have been on board.” Tides along the Tillamook coast have been abnormally high for more than a week, said Mr. Torrey. Some alight damage has lieendone, but nothing serious. The railroad at Elmore Park rune near the beach, but nearly half a mile from the edge of the water at ordinary tide. <*n this occasion, however, the watery wall seemed Io lie three or four feet higher than ordinary None of the passengers saw the destructive wave, The engineer and others members of the train crew saw it The tide was running in at the time No repairs bould be made until it started to recede. How’s Thin ? W« oSkrOwB HrnsiB Uor.1.«»» ««»«■• or s«r rM< Catarrk that caMna wiadr b» hU Srm MATIOS AL BAJiK OF COMMEKS Tt'lrdo. O • HaUr Catarrh Car« ia tahra latrraauv arong dlrertl» anon thr blood awl ma rona aaria-»« er acre, would tske Tlllauicok pru|>erty for amount up to fMI). R oses BltKO Haos. Not Beyond Help at 87. Sleep-disturbing bladder weak near, stiffness in joints, weak inactive kidney action and rheuma­ tic pains are all evidence of kidney trouble. Mrs Mary A. lie rn. 47 E. Walnut St . Tsuloti Mas«., writes "I have passed my 87th birthday, and thought I was beyond the reach of mMicioe, but Foley Kid­ ney Pills have proved moat Eenefi- rial in my csss.’’ Fo^ah- by all druggist* k BB < It is the aim of this bank to give the best banking serviee possible—and uie do it. It is also our aim to have the best equipment sueh as Modern Fire Proof Banking Room, Fire Proof Vault, Burg­ lar Proof Safe, Modern Safe Deposit Boxes—and uje have them. First National Bank, Tillamook, Oregon. It was Up to W. G. Dwight. W. G. Dwight was one of those who was so much interested in keeping the tax levy down and re­ ducing the amount of road work for next year. He tided as Man Fri­ day for the timber men in the agi­ tation. Now if Mr. Dwight was so concerned about the poor, over­ worked tax paver, we would like to know why he didn’t cut out the two mills for the Water Commission, of which he is a member. Notwith standing that the poor tax payers are paying twice the amount for water in this city where water is so plentiful to what is paid iti other cities, the poor tax payers are taxed 2 mills every year besides, and if he will take the trouble to aacertuin, he will soon find that by previous city councils appropriating large amounts every year and two mills levy the amount of money the poor tax payers have had to pay besides their water rent, must come to nearly $20,000. Why not give the poor tax payers of this city a rest, Mr. Dwight, for you were very so­ licitions in helping the timber men eave $79,898 in taxation and in cur­ tailing road work in the county. And another thing we du not wish to insinuate that there ia any thing wrong or crooked in it—but haven’t the Water Commissioners loaned money to themselves and haven’t Mr. Dwight been fortu­ nate, as a Water Commissioner, in getting some of it? Of course lie lias, and the poor tax payers and over taxed water users have had to put up the money for it. With the revival of the discussion of uniform divorce laws, federal su­ pervision of life insurance, an inter­ state trade commission, the granting of federal charters, federal appro­ priation for highways, federal pri­ mary laws, federal suffrage amend­ ments and federal investigation of cold storage plants in the vurioua cities, the past week’s news illus­ trates how great is the tendency to­ ward elimination of state lines that were once guarded with such jeal­ ously. Without regard to tradi­ tional party policies, all sorts of bil s are being introduced in Con­ gress which would give to the Fed­ eral Government powers hitherto exercised by the states alone. The thousand anil one organizations throughout the country direct their guns on Washington. The creation of new departments or bureaus under the present departments, to make investigations and devise regulations for a multitude of sub- jeits with which the National Gov­ ernment lias never dealt heretofore, ia being peraistenly agitated. Ev­ ery evasion Congress makes appro­ priations that u generation ago would have been resisted from one end of the country to the other as in conflict with the organic law and the whole dual system of govern­ ment. That the United States is becoming a nation, "with a big N,” can no longer be denied. PIANO LESSONS FREE AN XMAS PRESENT FROM DEC. 5th TO JAN. 1st, 1914. All those who purchase Pianos from A. Lincback’s Piano Store, First St., Tillamook City, will receive twelve music lessons free of charge. Purchasers may select their own Teachers. Pianos sold at the regular low prices and easy terms if desired. Organs taken in ex­ change. These lessons arc a Xmas present from A. Lincback’s piano store. We invite you all to call at our store and select your piano and take advantage of those twelve lessons I will give vou. Store open evenings until 9 P. M. A. LINEBECK, Manager Mutual Phone Coal, Cement, Lime, Brick, Shingles, Drain Tile, , Plaster, Roof Paint. LA.MB-.SCHICAOEK COMPANY. DGCMS: WARBHOUSK. FRONT STREET, HKTWKBN »nd 4 3rd AVKNtK WK8T