TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, OCTOBER
21, 1915
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This young evan­ dent of Leroy St. John, one of the
AT Christian church
Several of our citizens have argued SCHOOL DISTRICTS AND THE EVANGELICAL MEETING
gelist at the age of twenty three al­ Kreatcst singers in the Christi».
the question with the snap shot man
THE CHRISTIAN CHURCH
TILLÁMOOK COUNTY FAIR.
ready has a record of fifteen hundred Church. I or the last two years .\[r
conversions from his efforts. Dr. Kel- Kellems lias been training his voice
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.10 about bonding the county for road
improvements, but we still hold to our
lems is a graduate of the University under the direction of Prof. Lyman
President
Dunstan
Gives
Some
Time-
.05 previously expresed ideas that as long
I Personalities of the "Sunshine Evan­ of Oregon and also of the Eugene Bi­ head of the deparincnt of music in
as the county is expending from I ly Advice to Teachers and Pupils.
gelists”—Jesse and Homer Kellems ble Uuiversity. He also holds the de­ the University of Oregon. As chief
gree of Bachelor of Oratory. As a stu­ Soloist of the University of Oregon
i.00 $150,000 to $200,000 annually for roads
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and bridges there is no need of bond­
dent in the Eugene High School he Concert Company, he accompanied
.05 ing the county for a large amount of
J. H. Dunstan, president of the Til­
An evengelistic meeting will be—n was a member of the debating team. the singers on a trip of five thousand
money. We are willing to admit that lamook County Fair Board gave some next Sunday morning at the Christian He stood high in his studies in theU. miles by auto throughout the state of
•S» the bond advocates have a good ar­ | timely advice at the meeting of the Church led by the Kellems Bros. 1 he of O. ranking as one of the five stu­ Oregon. The party started June 15th
gument when they figure out the Teachers’ Institute in this city on Evangelist is twenty-three years o’d dents with the highest records out of and the tour lasted two months.
amount of money that would be saved
Mr. Kellems has written the music
05 in maintenence of the main road 1 Monday, to teachers and pupils of the and the singer is twenty one. The fol­ a class of 126—the class of 1914- He
lowing is taken from the Healdsburg was awarded fellowships at several
•OS through the county if it was hard sur­ ' county. We give his speech in full, for Tribune published at Healdsburg, eastern Universities and a Scholar­ for a song by his brother enti led
"The call of the Christian Soldiers"
faced. Still for all that, we believe it it is something that concerns every California, Sept, m 1915. Speaking of ship at th University of Chicago”.
lie will also use the “Sunshine Son*”
is well not to plunge the county into school district in the county. He said; the Evangelist: “This young man is
during the meeting which was c im­
“
Homer
F.
Kellems,
the
soloist
a bonded indebtedness if it can be
.35 avoided. Provided that five or six
The people of the State of Oregon nightly winning his way into the member of the ‘Sunshine’ team began posed by the Kellems Bros. .\s a
hearts of large audiences at the Chris­
miles of hard surfaced road was put conc'uded that the county fair was tian Church by his wonderfully abil­ his work as a singer while attending special feature of the meeting o<cas-
I of sufficient importance to become a
ional duets will be sung by the E ,an-
down
every
year,
it
would
soon
make
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ity in presenting the old, old story, meetings taking part a» a member of
a good showing and gradullay reduce permanent instution. By legis'ative and his pleasing personality as a the Chorus. He was a member of the gelists.”
(Strictly in Advance.)
In bringing these young men to Til­
the maintenance
charges,
which 1 enactment in 1913, they appropriated
cut youth. . . .A close study glee club of the High School, and
One yeai ........................................... I'S0 with the preseat mode of travel is a certain sum of money, to be paid clean
has been a student ol the piano since lamook the Christian Church feels
of
the
Bible
from
his
early
child
­
Six months ............................................ 75 hard on macadam roads, especially I out each year to the people who ex­ hood under the able tutorship of his he was seven years of age.. .As a that it is an offering to the publi the
exhibit at the county fairs, as pre­
member of the Glee Club of the Uni­ very best that the country afford, and
Three months........................................ 5° in winter.
miums on agricultural and horticul­ father who is now head of the depart­ versity of Oregon he visited all the we believe that the citizens will
ment
of
oratory
in
the
Eugene
Bible
principal cities of Oregon. For five appreciate it and show the same by a
S. H. Rock, in a letter to the Clov- tural products and livestock.
In the same legislative act they University. For twenty five years his years he has been taking special work faithful attcndence, and we assuie
THE TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT. erdale Courier, appears to differ with
father,
Dr.
Kellemns,
has
been
one
of
the snap shot man in regard to clean­ created a body of men in each county the most successful evangelists in the j in Evangelestic Singing being a stu- you a whole-hearted welcome.
ing up all road projects now under known as the county fair board,
specific duty is to disburse
Editorial Snap Shots. way before starting in on new ones. I whose
One would imagine, by reading Mr. this premium money and manage the
Rock’s letter, that we are opposed to county fairs.
It was the so called royal blood and the
Little Nestucca road. Far from it. I It has been clearly demonstrated in
crowned heads of Europe that caused What
the snap shot man don’t like the past few years, that the county
the war. And the common people are about our
present road work is the fairs are the greatest factors for the
spilling these blood for their royal length of time
it takes to complete development of the agricultural and
autocrats.
some
of
the
road
projects. For in­ livestock interests in the respective
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stance,
for
years,
people of communities.
There is a great difference in the Blaine, Sandlake and the
Recognizing that fact, and also the
Bayocean have ' growing
importance and prominence
pictures of Mrs. N. G. Galt, whom the been begging and praying for road
President is to marry, now appearing improvements and a way out, and un­ the schools are taking in the fairs,
in the newspaper», so much so that til recent years have been entirely i - in 1915 an act was -passed amending
one is inclined to doubt whether they nored. It may be that these localities the act of 1913, this amendment mak­
the county school superintendent
are the same persons.
will obtain final relief next year, and a ing member
of the County Fair Board.
maybe
they
won
’
t,
if
other
sections
of
I will quote to you at this tim
The young man, Richard A. Henry, the country want to hog the road
who forged one of Stone & Hicks fund. Our contention is this, we do some statements from a speech of E
■ checks, no doubt had about five min­ not want to S' e so many incomplete , ' O. Bruner, Commissioner of Agricul
utes pleasure, with money he forged road projects in hand at the same ture for Louisiana: “An agricultural
form the bank, but he will have to pay time, but when a new road project is fair is a great object lesson. It is in-
, tensely educative in its character. It
dearly for it. This should impress up­
on every young man that “honesty is started to get it competed in one' teaches by contrast and example
lick, the same as the county did the when seeing is believing. It creates a
the best policy”.
Sour Grass road. The snap shot man healthy rivalry and friendly compe­
feels that it unfair to the citizens of
We haven't heard of any of our Blaine, Sandlake and Bayocean to tition. It gather knowledge and dif­
youug men of falling in love with the have to keep circulating petitions and fuses it; it advertises and attracts; it
school inarms who visited the city praying every year for a few thou­ promotes social life and good feeling;
this week. They don’t know, however, sands of dollars. While other parts of it inculcates feelings of pride and
what they missed, for there were a the county were being improved with patrotism.
“It is the timekeeper of progress;
whole lot of intelligent, really nice good roads, these places were con­
looking young ladies in the bunch. tent to await their turn, and for any­ it records a community’s advance­
Too late now, boys, most of them one to attempt to deprive them of ment; it goes into the home; it
broadens and brightens the daily life
have left the city.
what they are honestly entitled to is of the people; it opens mighty store-
pure selfishness. We still hold to our hous s of information.
The question is being asked wheth­ opinion that it is the best policy of
“The fair is a business proposition;
er the County Court, in making up the county to clean up some of the
the budget, will ask the assistance of road projects before starting new it is an opportunity to advertise your
Homer Kellems, the Singer.
Jesse R. Kellems, the Evangelist
representative citizens from different ones, and when the time comes to goods and your farm products. You
place
them
before
the
people,
thus
parts of the county to advise with the push the Little Nestucca road inrough
court. We think it is a good idea, for do it at one lick so the people of that giving you an opportunity to dispose
by doing so it obtains a better senti­ vicinity can enjoy the benefits of the , 1 of your produce, and your neighbor i tertainment as good as they have any
ment of the people. It gives an oppor­ road improvement right away with­ an opportunity to better his condition where.
I trust the teachers in the rural
tunity to discuss different road pro­ out having to wait until dooms-day by securing some of your best seeds, ,, I schools
will not think lightly of their f
brood sows, fine cattle, horses, mules,
jects before the budget is made up. •
before it is finished. Until that time sheep, etc.
I jobs, and that they will remember,
comes, it is imperative and highly
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and „ girls
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county
fair spirit is taking
hold , that
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,
Probably we all agree on one sub­ important that the Three Rivers road I 1 on "The
our people, interest is developing, school districts arc the stuff of which
ject—that there should be economy be kept in good shape for travel,
From the Dawn of Creation
lukeworm : nations arc made.
in county affairs next year. We hope which is the only reason we have for communities heretofore
.
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d__ ; Next year
we want a children’s
are
catching
the
spirit
contagion
it won't be a penny wise and a pound advocating the improvement of that M has
»1 C ent
n o atrd
wwl annually 4 the
lx a» ax nuynber
a • 1» r* a- 1 parade that will be worth while,
until
set < in
foolish economy. As the snap shot road, for it is going to be quite a
| Would
like every teacher to plan for
is
increasing,
and
you
will
notice
“
man has frequently pointed out there time, with our present piece meal
1 this, and every district possible to
The Great War
is only one place where a curtailment method of building roads, before the where fairs have been held longest, ■ take part. It might be a friendly com- j
in taxes can be made, and that is in travel into the county is diverted you will find better stock; better far­ petition, wherein each district wou’d
Is depicted in art, science and industry
the road fund. Yet, somehow, Tilla­ down the Little Nestucca. When it is, mers and better farms, hence you will have a plan of its own, featuring
[and presented in wonderful colors
mook people won't stand for a cur- it will be a great benefit to the beach see that we have everything to gain something instructive and entertain­
and nothing to lose by encouraging,
tailment in road work.
resorts of that end of the county, and establishing and maintaining a good ing.
add to the pleasure of thousands of
| May I say a word at this time in
Panama-Pacific Exposition
The Tillamook Herald is now a tourists who will visit this county as | county fair.”
Some teachers may have the idea, I appreciation of all the good work
pronounced Democratic newspaper soon as automobile clubs and tourists
Fan Francisco.
done last year in the fair, the faithful .
and the Tillamook Headlight is just know that they can get into and out that agriculture and live stock have superintendents and all.
as pronunced Republican newspaper of the county on good roads and good no particular interest for them. If so,
In the parade the societies repre- *
I would advise them to lose that idea
This wonderful Exposition closes Dec. 4.
er. That being the case, the next gen­ grades.
1 as soon as.possible, if they expect to sented were the Grand Army, the
eral election will be a warm one in
Relief Corps, the Grangers and Red
hold
successfully,
a
job
as
teacher
in
Don't [Miss It
this county with lines sharply drown
We expect as usual Mr. Baker of an agricultural community. Tillamook Men. Why did those grey haired vet-
between the two parties and the two
rans in the Grand Army, and those
itself,
which
is
called
a
city,
is
only
a
the
Headlight,
will
give
forth
un
­
I.est you always look back to 1915 with regret
county newspapers, one fighting for
country town, fed and nourish­ Grangers, women and men grand-
free trade and the other for protec­ wise and uncalled criticism in regard small
ed
by
the
large
dairy
section
that
sur
sur-
­
father»
and
grandmothers,
some
of
tion for our local products. We feel to the institute. We would advise the I rounds it. ""
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Therefore,
would not ex- * fhein, bless their hearts, march down
we have Bro. Trombley over a barrel teachers not to pay any attention to cept the 1 illamook teachers from this to town and back in the dust and
these criticisms. It must be remem­
already.
[heat? Why? because they are loyal
bered that Mr. Baker is getting child­ view of the question.
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I wish at this time to thank the to tin ir county, and to their commun­
ish. He says, through his paper, fun­
Through the wonderful Volleys of the Wil-
So the silver cup that was won by ny and inconsistent things, but this teachers and pupils of the districts ity. '1 hey did it to help the fair.
lamette, the Sacramento, the Umpqua and
I illamook at the National Dahlia is not because he does not mean right. that had exhibits at the county fair
Now just a word to a certain class
the Rogue offer» exceptional diversion.
► how m Portland is to be given to the He is simply getting out of touch this year. Many of them labored under of teachers I have not mentioned,
city and kept as a suvenir. It with up-to-date methods and in con­ difficulties, those who started this those to whom reference is sometimes
wouldn’t be a bad idea for the Fai r sequence his utterances shuld be work early, and continued through- made as “outside teachers,” those
low Round Trip Fares
Board to offer a premium to those considered accordingly.—Herald.
1 out the year, deserve the greatest who do not reside in Tillamook Coun­
who can carry oft the trophy next
ty-
The snap shot man has a right to 1 praise.
year at the dahlia show in Portland, his own opinions, in regard to teach­ I This year we had a good fair, a
I trust none of you will forget that
Full particulars with copy of booklet ■'Wayside
even if it only a piece of ribbon, as ars' institutes, and we respect the very good fair, and to my mind the j , it is your duty to take a live interest
Notes, Shasta Route” or "California and Its Two
long as the city gets the honor and opinions of those who differ with us. , school exhibit was the best part of it. i in the every day, bread and butter
\\ or.d Expositions ’ on application to nearest agent.
reputation. It's up to our citizens to As the Herald seems anxious to pick I You will remember that the art de-I | interests of . your school district;
en-
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see that the cup is duplicated in the a quarrel with the snap shot man be­ partment had one side of the cduca-| couraKc the pupils to raise better po-
city hall next year.
to raise
»vunauivs, io
cause we think it is wrong to close tional; next year we expect the art i ,a,oes and other vegetables,
the public schools from three to six division to go back into their old better calves, pigs and chickens, and
Th» Oregon Editorial Association days directly they get started for the quarters in the main building, giving 1 last but not least, see that your pupils
.
. the
. schools.
.
.
I have sonic exhibits at the county fair.
new v building
to
will meet at Salem next month, and purpose of holding a teachers* con­ I all the --------
It is very
you ...unx-
make ‘ I Please remember, while in Tilla­
* - important
........ that „vw
in “dry" territory. Well, it's a long vention, we are willing to argue the
John M. Scott, General Fassenger Agent, Portland, Ore.
time since the snap shot man
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attend- question with Bro. Trombley provid­ application for your space as soon as mook county that your time belongs
-to
thiscounty,
and
that
you
will
be
possible,
so
the
building
can
be
di-
,
—
«nu
ed
some
pedagogue
docs
not
do
the
cd one of these gatherings, but there
" >embered
v . 2 ' by , the
2.? work vou have
is one thing that we do remember, writing-for him, which seems to be vidcd to care for all the districts, . ren
, done, or have failed to do. Your sal­
the “boys" used to be lavishly dined the case in this instance. Further, we that have booth exhibits.
I am sure in many districts, you ary is paid by the taxpavers of Tilla­
and wined, and how they can manage contend that the teachers should hold
to console themselves in dry terri­ their institutes in their own time and will find a greater interest in the lair mook County and vou should labor
«« M V* ■ —
tory is a conundrum we don't know at their own expense—not at the tax­ this year, and we expect that you, as first, last, and all the time, for the
how to answer. But, then, Salem may payers' expense, or while Ujl child­ teachers will foster this interest and best interests of Tillamook County.
not be as “dry" as it is cracked up to I ren of the county schools are left in encourage your pupils, even if they
be. and that is the reason the editors idleness. Probably we look at this do not have a booth, to produce
The Motor Age.
matter from a cold blooded business something, in the classified list for
are going there.
point of view*, which is the right way the fair.
I will ask you to help us to remedy
Anyone who attends a good county
I lit re was a little sentence in Pres­ to do so. Let us give an illustration one condition which hurt c.„, -------- -
of
how
it
would
work
in
other
lines
our school fair this year—and all are good that
ident Dunstan's remarks at the Teach­
exhibit
last
year;
that
is
the
change
ers’ Institute that we must not over­ of business. Suppose Bro. Trombley of location of teachers. The outgoing are fairly representative—will notice
look. lie wanted the teachers to se­ hired several printers and mechanics teachers, who is not to return, nat­ the increasing number of automobiles
lect pupils who had staying qualities to run his print shop, and after urally loses interest, and the incom­ and other self-propelled machines.
to take an interest in industrial fair working two or three weeks he found ing teacher has no interest, until she Among one of these becoming more
Finish Golden W ax.
work I his is no easy job, for it is a there was a law which compelled gets in touch with her district. There prominent is the farm, tractor,giving
characteristic of a good many per­ him to give them from three to six were some noteworthy exceptions, movable power in field operations, in­
sons in this comity that they soon days leave of absence and pav them however, where the outgoing teach­ cluding the use of plows, cultivators
lack interest and have not the staving their regular wages as well and force ers held an interest and assisted also and wagons. It is remarkable that
qualities they should have. We could him to close up his print shop for new teachers who lined up with their horses and mules keep as busy as ever
mention quite a number of instances I that length of time, what would he schools in time to help place the ex­ and have not declined in price in the
where our citizens have become think about it? He would be as peev­ hibit. I hope this will get to be a hab­ markets . Breeders of these animals
need not fear that their time honored
quite enthusiastic and formed strong ed and sore as a bear with a sore it with all teachers.
industry is threatened. Old farms
organizations, only to get cold feet head. And he would have a right to
Would it not be a good plan, wheth- need more ready and thorough cultiva
be,
but
this
is
what
the
taxpayers
after a few weeks,
have to stand for, because that kind er you have organized club work, tion, and new lands call for new
of legislation was railroaded through to plan for a booth exhibit, or both, farmers. It is agreed by all who have
From all indications a number of the legislature. It is a little additional to enlist one or more live pupil who given thought to the subject of in-
our citizens have been “stung” by a taxation here and a little there that have staying qualities, and at least tensitive agriculture that there is
FIRST STREET.
stranger who represented himself as makes taxes come high-—and a little one adult in each district, who will plenty of room for expansion in
belonging to a < hicago tailoring higher every year. We do not deny keep up the interest in the school methods and products, Prices are bet-
establishment. It seems that he ob­ the fact that it is a good thing for fair work?
ter with a harvest in this
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countryof
It might be arranged in remote dis­ ten billion dollars a year
tained a number of orders for suits teachers to get together and have a
from tilling
Indenapolis has ¿91.000 people and
of clothes and part payments on good time, but it is a question in our tricts. that three or four districts, the soil than when the returns were
Roquefort cheese must be inexpen­
the same, when, suddenly,' the fellow mind whether, if it was left to a vote combine and
compete with like only half as much, and that period is 'sn.' Vy'-ng ,o1di»place any other citv; sive to make; there’s so much of it
and that s real contentment.
skipped out and now those who were of the teachers, whether they would groups m other sections.
so recent comparatively that future
’Approximately 25,000,” was the of- everywhere.
*• ’» the duty of the Fair Board to prospects are highly favorable.
"stung” want the District Attorney prefer to keep their schools open and
we know why the president
ficial
answer in the House of Com-
to issue a warrant for the arrest of give the children the benefits there­ make the fairs educative in their na­
the fe'low. The snap shot man has no of. If the snap shot man was a can­ ture, and we need all the educational
"’°"s
? .riqUe u* ior information as itidn t call the senators in the special
to the total number of British pris- session. He didn't want ’em around.
sympathy w ith those citizens who w ill didate for county school superintend­ forces in the county with us in th s
Everybody will admit he is fallible, oners
Harvard “Crimson” complains that
of war in Germany.
trust a lot of bilks traveling over the , ent this would be his platform: "Am work \\ e believe in home amuse­ except eight men out of ten.
country in preference to reliable busi­ opposed to taxpavers' money being ments, and think it possible to ar­
The sale of a seat on the New York the students talk about nothing but
Judge Taft isn't running for office: Stock Exchange for $72,000 was wome"‘, w?r- athletic« and persona:
ness men It is reported that a large used for teachers' institutes, and the range events in which the people will
number of crooks, pick pockets, bur­ closing of public schools for that pur­ amuse themselves. Some of the most hence he can express his ideas about announced. The price is $2000 higher • tics, 1 hat’$ a pretty wide range, not
glars and gold brick sharks are now i pose." Here's a pointer to any one enjoyable features of this fair, were woman suffrage.
than the last sale, a few days ago to include Ford stories.
James Whitcome Riley wrote a doz­
operating in the United States, being ' who mav have a political bee buMing those furnished bv our own people.
Peace at any price, indeed; Henry and is several
thousand
dollars
e have talent in Tillamook County, Ford is willing to go in to the extent higher than a number of sales be­ en poems that everybody can rcmern-
driven out of Europe on account of in their bonnet. It would be a sure
the war.
if properly organized to furnish cn- of $10,000,000.
er, and his imitators wrote a dozen
tween four and six months ago
I winner.
thousand that nobody can.
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