TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT, MARCH 2, 1916.
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To the Voters of Tillamook County.
Reply to
I great deal of pleasure. His death Commissioner McKimens
ADVERTISING RATES.
H. W. Tohl’s Letter.
was keenly felt by those who knew
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Legal Advertisements.
I him best, for it caused sorrow all
To the Editor:
First Insertion per line ............. $ .to j over the county, and sorrow for the
Mohler, Ore. Feb 29. <9l0-
Each subsequent insertion, line.
.05 bereaved relatives. As the body is
In the last issue of the Headlight
I consigned tolhe client city of the dead
Business and ^Professional cards
there was a signed communication
I 00 I our hearts
neuris over-whelm with
y.... sorrow that was untruthful and libelous and
one month........................................
1 in losing such a good citizen who had
as the people of this county arc en­
Locals per line each insertion...
°l’ I endeared himself to the people.
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titled to know the truth about their
Display advertisements, an inch
public officials, I will reply Frictlj
■ 50. There seems to be an endeavor on to some ut the statements made, s'lie
one month......................................
the part of the Headlight to criticise ol the statements is about the slop­
All Resolutions of Condolence
the council for placing a license of ping of work in road district No. 1
.05
and Lodge Notices, per line .
$1000 on mar beer joints. Ibis criti- when we had $¡0,000 of unexpended
Notices, lost, strayed or stolen
; cism is entirely uncalled for.
1 lie money credited to this district. I Ins
' council did the right thing when it money was appropriated for certain
etc., minimum rate, not ex­
ceeding five lines .....................
•25 placed file near beer license at $1000. roads and improvements, and "■'ten
Anyone who has had experience with weather conditions became so bad,
the near beer joint knows that they that it was no longer possible or prof­
BATES <>F SUBSCRIPTION
are always a source of annoyance. itable to continue the work, it was in
Near beer lias so much the appear­ the interest of the county and the
(Strictly in Advance.)
ance of bier that is sometimes a contractors to stop the work until
One *1 ear .......... .................................. $1.50
great temptation to serve beer in its j
.......................................75 stead to confidents and friends. Wei 1 such tune as weather conditions
I would permit taking up the work
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50
Three Months
arc getting along nicely under pres­ again, and the money is still to the
ent conditions and we think it a good I credit of road district No. I.
policy in this case to let well enough
Next is Foley creek bridge. This
THE TILLAMAAK HEADLIGHT.
alone.—Herald
, | I work was outlined with the help and
Our esteemed contemporary can 1 | I advice of Mr. Dunn, Dept. Co. Sur­
see farther than the point of its nose 1 veyor, and the County Court, and as
and uses poor argumnt. We contend no time was to be lost, private bids
that if the city can obtain a few hun­ were asked and received from com­
County Commissioner Geo. R. Mc- dred dollars from those who want to petent bridge builders, and Mr. Grout
sell near beer, the city is that much was awarded the job as his bid was
Kimcns had a recall on Saturday. A
ahead, and it needs the money. Con­ the lowest, ami if unforseeh events
young man of this city recalled one
ditions are quite different now, for had not taken place, such as the rail­
of his daughters.
under local option anyone could ship road tic up, and other troubles, the grades there has been a small steady
growth.
If the dairymen of Tillamook Coun­ in liquor, and beer, but under the bridge would have been built 011 rec­
A recent number of the Oregon
ty had not lost $67,000 as a result of prohibition law it is quite different, ord time and the road supervisor, Mr.
Democratic free trade, they would so there is not the possibility of near Worthington, built a temporary road Emerald published by the students of
have had plenty of money to pay for beer joints running and violating the and bridge across Foley creek. That the University of Oregon, contains
option.
the hay they had to buy the past law as they did under local
gave relief except w hen it was stormy an item to the effect tliat Beatrice
Bro. Trombley will have ; to admit I have made no arbitrary announce­ Gaylord, a graduate of Tillamook
winter, and a few dollars over.
this. But why "place such a heavy tax ments as to any necessary improve­ Higl School, was one of a number of
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on what is a wholesome temperance ments, but atn unalterably opposed students w-ho received especially high (
The recall petition has been 1
drink?
which contains a little more than
to spending money on any road pro­ grades in the last term’s work in col- .
the names required. The petition con- ,
ject when not needed, but it is. and lege.
While reading the news items a always has been my aim to keep all
tains 364 names, but should have 79J-
A patriotic program was given at
'1 hat, we take it is the end of the re­ week or so ago that L. A. Fernsworth the roads in repair and in good con­ the High School Auditorium last
“
Scott,
of
the
Banks
Herald,
and
A.
E
call. Call out the Nehalem band and
dition, and this winter has been a Friday night by the school in con-
limes, hard one on roads and bridges, in junction with the G. A. R. and W. R.
i of the Forest Grove News
have it play the “Dead march.”
wwe candidates for the state legis- this road district especially when it C. The program was as follows:
T. W. Lyster has withdrawn from laWir, the editor of the Headlight re­ comes to damage done.
¡st grade, Song, Abraham Lincoln,
the Sheriffalty race. It may be that ceived a message stating that it was
The rock crusher on Coal Creek (th grade, song, George Washington.
State
thought
advisable
to
pass
the
he has exhausted his “political hot
was moved because all the rock it 5th grade, song. An old English song.
air" or does not like the idea of hold­ Senator around amongst the four was profitable to quarry was exhaust­
Ramona Haltorn, Cordellia Oatfield
counties,
and
that
it
was
desired
that
ing down a job in which some fool
ed, on account of the great amount
Willie Campbell, Bennie Howell,
fellow with a gun is liable to plug the honor be conferred on Tillamook of dirt and waste material on top of,
Accompanied on harp by Nora
the officer with lead, lorn is taking County this time. There was this re­ and surrounding the ledge, and in­
Laddasau.
wise precautions in protecting his quest at the bottom: "Why don’t you stead of running the crusher only
6th grade, Flag drill, Flag of Free­
hide.
J make the race for your county?” We two days as stated, it was run about
dom.
believe the State Legislature will be
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15 days until all the rock that was 7th grade, Song, In the Good Old U.
To satisfy the Kaiser, who is striv-l materially strengthened by having a
needed was crushed, and our appro­
S. A., Retta Goodspeed.
ing to become the military ¿¡'••«•»"••I
dictator j number of live, new spaper men,, for
priation available exhausted.
Sth grade, Essay, Abraham Lincoln’s
of the world, another carnival of if anyone is closely connected with
Then the statement about the rock
Early Life, Robert Switzer.
wholesale murder took place in Lu- I ' the people and know their needs and
crushing plant at Blodgett shows Recitation, Oh Captain, My Captain,
rope a few days ago, when men by burdens it is the county editor. One
profound ignorance, as was to be ex­
Marie Remer.
hundreds of thousands were ordered thing is certainly needed, and that is
pected from such a source. The right High School, song, I.ee Doty.
into the jaws of death and hell fire. ' something should be done to stop the
to use this rock had been acquired Recitation, Barbara Fritchie Ila Hart
The world is now horrified now that annual increase of taxation, for it
long before 1 became County Com­ Short address, Life of Washington,
I is getting burdensome in some coun­
militiarism is on the war path.
missioner, and when it was determin­
Harold Humbert.
ties, brought about, in some measure,
ed to hard surface certain roads Address, Mr. C. E. Reynolds, Com-
The snap shot man will go over the by our new fangled Oregon System.
around Tillamook City and macadam­
mander G. A. R.
different roads in the north part of We wish the above gentlemen suc­
ize others within reasonable hauling
Friday afternoon patriotic pro­
the county in the near future and cess in their efforts, and we hope
distance from the railroad in road grams were given in each of the
make a personal investigation where they will become bright and shining
district No. I, and there being no grades. A patriotic program was also
the road money is to be expended. lights in the State Legislature. The
other rock available, that was of as held in the high school at which the
Should wc find that any section of editor of the Headlight would like to
good quality, the County then pur­ following numbers were given:
the road district is not getting a see the honor fali on Tillamook
square deal with the large amount of County in the choice of State Sena- chased a rock crushing plant, that on Washington Quotations .... Seniors.
money that is to be expended in that . tor. It is deserving of it and should the advice of the County Engineer S°l°............................................. Lee Doty.
district, we won’t be backward in say- I 1 have it once in a while, for Tilla- was deemed ample to crush all the Selection ..................................... Chorus.
ing so.
I inok has no state senator or represen­ rock needed.
Piano Solo ......... Constance Hoskins.
Then the statement published in the Lincoln Quotations ................. juniors
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tative if its own. But as to the editor
Nehalem
Times
that
1
had
given
or
­
It will be remembered that pre-
pre
Musical number. Members 8th grade
making the race, that is a cat of an­
vious to the last presidential election other color, for lie has no political ders to refuse work to anyone who Review of Perfect Tribute... Mayme
had
signed
the
recall
petition,
is
also
Bro. ’1 rombley, the Demog atic free bee buzzying in his bonnet of any
La Follett.
trade rooster, was one of the flip character, but is i 1 hearty accord of false. The supervisor had orders to Debate, "Resolved that Washington
employ
everyone
possible
in
the
flop politicians who advocated the having a Tillamook man become the
was of greater service to his coun­
neighborhood of where the work was
election of Senator LaFollctte. We joint Senator.
try than Lincoln.”
being
done.
One
condition
was
that
want to call our respected Bro's, at­ 1
,
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Affirmative, Nelson Powers, Mil-
all persons would be required to do, <1
tention to the fact that the senator
\\ c want 1 illamook dairymen to an honest day’s work. The persons dred Scvcarnce, Negative Margaret
has again cast his hat into the ring stick this little item of news in their
La Follett, Athyl Sumerlin.
and this is another opportune time minds, and when anybody talks Dem­ who have been prominent in the re­
for Bro. 'I rombley 1o do the flopping ocratic free trade to them, then pro- call agitation, and who have signed
their names to these false statements
act again.
I ducc it to prove that Tillamook
Great Britain Pays the Price.
I dairymen were “stung" and beat out printed in the Headlight and Tinies,
W e believe that no time should be of $<>7.500 last year. This is a fact, do not pay a cent of road tax, and
sonic, not any tax at all, as 1 found
lost in getting roasl work started as
Great Britain is fighting for peace
and not "hot air.” Here it is in con­
out by examination of the records in at any price. In doing this she is pay­
soon as possible, arid as soon as each vincing facts and figures:
If Tilla-
the
Assessor
’
s
office,
and
if
they
had
road district has expended its propor­ , mook cheese had sold last year for
ing a price for restoration of peace
tion, thin scliut down tight and keep the same amount of money it did the control of the taxpayer’s money or unparalleled and even unapproached
control
of
the
office
of
County
Com
­
the lid on. Last year the Countv previous year, the amount would
tn the history of war. In the voting
( ourt was lax in getting started with have been $688.003 -’3. a loss to Tilla­ missioner, they would likely make a of an additional credit of $2,100,000,-
record
long
to
be
remembered
r^ad work, but tieing all new men on mook dairy men of $<»7,500, for last
■Joo, with Premier Asquith assured
1 will admit 1 have made mistakes, members would only serve to carry
the job they were a little too cautious
year’s product
sold for $620.503.23.
and slow in getting started. This
and no one regrets them more than I on the war until the end of May it is
I hat is what Democratic free trade
year there is nothing to prevent the did to Tillamook dairymen last year do, and am willing to acknowledge possible to see the hard set of the
toad work irom being put through as
them, and niy aim has been, and al­ bulldog's jaws on
and is liable Io “sting” them harder
the proposition
ways will be, ns long as I am in this that, when the price
soon as weather conditions permit.
iiu the future. This ought to convince
of peace is war,
dairymen who soted for Senators office, to do all in my power to pre­ the price must be paid. The 1 price
I he snap shot man will insist that
vent waste or needless expense, and Great Britain is paying, o
1 Chamberlain and Lane, who voted to
Pnytng, or, rather
candidates for county commissioner
llat
place dairy products on the free list, to expend the public money as I the price she must - continue
—....... «c to pay
pledge thmselves to expend $100,000 t|lat (|lt.v
would my own hard earned money, long after the w,
ends, almost stag-
of the road fund every year for liard- ..... . ...cy are now paying dearly for and 1 will let the good people of gers belief.
tluir folly. I illamook dairymen are
sui lacing tlje highway through the
I he total of credits voted since the
now shy $67,500 on account of jhe Tillamook County, who have honor-
county and cut out all new and costly Senators votes for free trade. If tliat ed me and trusted me, decide whether W.ir began, including the $2,100000-
n’k'-1* Ffojccts until this is complete.
they appreciate niv conduct as an of­ >00 voted yesterday, is $10,410,000.0^0
1 his is the roiwfqiolicy the snap shot amount of county money was lost ficial or not.
Before the war began, the total
through mismanagement, or was be­
mm belli .-yes to be to the best inter­
Yours Respy.
wealth of the United Kingdom of
est of th .• people living in the county, ing Spent wastefully, every dairyman
Geo. R. McKimens. Great Britain and Ireland was esti­
and the large timber interests, for it in the county would be "beefing” like
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mated at $80,000,000.000. The war
is business economy to save as soon blazes and calling indignation meet­
(The editor must disagree with Mr. iietit, as far as now contracted, is
ings with the object of recalling the
as possible the large amount of tax
county officials. As the Oregon Sena­ McKimens when he claims that Mr more than 12,Q per cent of the total
money- that is now going out for
tors voted for Democratic free trade, 1 ohl’s letter is libelous, when, as a wealth of the nation. But the new
maintenance charges. We want to
matter of fact, it was discussing pub­ war debt falls far short of represent-
know where candidates for county which has deprived the dairymen of lic aftairs at Nehalem over which
l itlamook County of $67,500, why
'R ¡>11 of the national debt of Great
commissioner stand on this road pol­
wouliln t it be a good idea for the agi­ there is a controversy, and for that Britain. Before the war that debt was
icy so that we can advise the voters
reason
people
have
a
perfect
right
to
tators who live in the neighborhood
•'ITro*'mately $3.500.000.000. That
who to vote for.
31 low ¡"‘«esj
of Fairview start petitions for the re­ the columns of the newspapers to ex­ rates
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press
their
grievances.
They
may
not
call of the Oregon Senators? Or will
atis from 2 to 2'.2 per cent. But the
I bis is a fair question to ask: How, liltamook dairymen, who have been be right, but the truth will eventually new loans have been and can be float­
when and where have the Ore­ “stung" the above amount, go to the come out. It is the easiest thing in ed only at much higher rates. The
gon System saved taxpayers money? polls next November and vote to get the world to accuse a person of this one being floated in this country is at
As the advocates of the system made "stung’* a little more. ^u»t to show and that, but it is another thing to
rhCnt
|C ln,ercst and Sinking
loud promises of reduced taxation,
prove it. Mr. McKimens has now fund
fund charges the country must earn-
that they like to see their milk check/
shown where Mr. 1’ohl erred and was
we all know that instead of a reduc­
materially reduced every month,
talking through his hat in some of mL? Ke."rrat,,,n or more will be th7
tion in taxation, taxes have been go­
the things he mentioned in his let- b7rsous ,ax b,,rdin evcr
ing skyward and the funny part of
ter.)
the whole business is that the people
Notic* of Sheriff's Sale.
Unhed K'iniiCRinninR °f ,h‘ War the
haven't as much to say about taxa­
at an a,m If °"' Y” adl"inistered
tion as they used to. Levying bodies
School Notes.
at an annual expenditure of $917.920-
The undersigned, Sheriff of Till«-
have been added and when it comes
000. -os government was being run
to slate, county and school taxes, the mook County, Oregon, will on Mon-
The report of the last school month before the war. expenditure was keen-
laws are so fixed that officials have day, the 3rd day of April, 1916, at the
XP’nVehh rCVCnUf °"e °bRb>«
to make certain levies and the only hour of 10 o’clock a m. at the Court shows a total attendence of 7415.x.
Teh average
daiiy
uty in such an emergency will be
*
j _ i ._ attendence
was
place the taxpayers have a voice in House door in Tillamook City, Ore-
economy* Fx"rcs-
.. the I he average daily attendance was drastic surgical
the matter is in the road matters. The gon, sell at public auction to
cences and parasite, musj
cu{ Rff
hand,
...........the U|. Utts low percentage of attendance
Oregon System places the direct tax­ b'Kbest , bidder for cash - in —
and out of the body politic 'sinecure ■
payer at the mercy of those who pay following described real property sit- is due mainly to the large number of XtV?*^
1 ¿SSE
no direct tax, scares capital from the uate in 1 illamook County, Oregon, absences in the primary grades in the
to-wit:
last tew weeks, caused by a severe "ipid out. Even then, taxes must be
state and creates class legislation.
Lots thirteen (13)
increased,
and is if as i, likeN-
(ij) and
and fourteen epidemic of cough, many cases of sreatly
,,
....... ..nU (l a,
main-
(14) of Section two (j) in Township which
resembled
the
wooping- they
rieh* are made to fall ™
in'v on the
The untimely death of J. H. Duns­
two (2) South of "
Range nine (9) cough 1 he high school enrollment so rich they may lead to the
tan, under distressing circumstances, West, \\ . M
breaking
up
of
great
landed
estates,
tar this year has reached 130
The
’• greatly deplored by the people of
The war ;
For the purpose of satisfying a number belonging in school this last itself stil|
undecisive
Tillamook County, for he had. in
of anv-
judgment rendered in decree of fore- month was 118 and the number of thing. But at the end we
recent years, taken an active part in
may see
Grange and County Fair work. Bod­ vn'UrVV.’ ca,tf of .’ ” Ellison and a1'.r.r;‘Rr ,la,1’r »‘tendance was 114 that it was decisive of many things.
in ailment had, no doubt, tomething Ellen Ellison plaintiffs vs. George I his is eight more than were in at-
Vandersee and May \ andersee. de­ attcndance at this time last year.
to do with his mental collapse, yet it
fendants, in the Circuit Court of Till­
A report made recentlv to the state
proves the old adage “In the midst
For Sale.
amook (. ountv. Oregon.
of life we arc in death " The deceased
Said sale will be made in pursuance superintendent shows that there arc
of the lift attending high school at
worked hard and faithfully to make
Fine opening for brick laver and
of an execution and order of sale is­
the present time, 44 coming from out
the County Fair a success, and he
sued m pursuance of the decree in
rron,
h
aLfr Fro
?! toe,
Io*’ fm»M-
side of district No. Q. Eight of these £ncrR‘*
succeeded in doing so. as well as to said cause.
mgs. brick and concrete block to
»rom Dist. No. |- 16 from
No
.rromote harmony amongst the citi
- orms,
Dated this March and. iqt6.
everything
with
which
to
**"»■ Ve *on ,h< respect and adniira
to; 4 from Dist. No. 2. s from Out
»’«’•"«• m good. Only plant in work.
H Crenshaw,
M^oinis fellow citizens in this
Ao. 57 and 4 from Idaho. The High
North
end of county. Easy terms.
Sheriff of Tillamook jSchoo
H^^BflM|^4MAicd to
liun
School has nearly doubled in atten-
Poor
lL£iu’^
Address
County, Oregon.
1 dance t •“ »he last three years. In the 1
Neha-
lem Drug Co., N*h*lcm, q .
Editorial Snap Shots.
LANG’S
MINERAL
WO ndej
I hereby announce myself as a
For—Eczema, Rheumatism Du
candidate’ for the office of County
rhoea, Piles, Catarrah of the Had
Commissioner (North
end)
Tilla­
Disease of the Kidneys, Inflamu,.
mook county on the Republican ticket
tion of the Eyes, For Burns, F0I
at the primary election to be held in
| Cuts, Running Sores, Blood Po^,
May, 1910.
D. F. Thompson.
Stomach Trouble, Asthma,
Tuberculosis.
To The Voters of Tillamook C°unty.
BILL WITHROW
AGENt
I herewith announce mysdf as a
Tillamook, Oregon.
candidate for the office of County
ty, sul -
Surveyor of 1 illamook CoutVy,
For Sale.
„ the will of ___
ject- to
the Republican
1’
If ............
nominated
voters. .. 12
_L_ and elected will
„ 5 Registered Holstein cows comu »
endeavor to perform the duties int-
fresh soon from a 33 lbs bull; i vt^
posed upon me with justice and im
ling heifer, and 2 yearling bulli-lJ
partiality.
Fassin, Taft. Oregon.
Harry P. Kerr.
FIRE ! FIRE ! ! FIRE ! ! !
MONEY RIGHT
Absolutely Pure
Marie fi om Créant ofTarfar
NO ALUM-NO PHOSPHATE
IN YOUR HANDS
is what an insurance policy does for
you when a fire comes along. Noat(
can afford to be without the protec­
tion of a fire insurance policy. Should
a fire occur, which is always liable to
happen, you will be reimbursed n
once for your loss. Let us give
this protection by writing you a pol.
icy to-day.
ROLLIE W. WATSON,
“ The Insurance Man »
PHONE rs.
CALL ON US.
WRITE US,
TODD HOTEL BUILDING, TILLAMOOK, ORE,
YAMHILL
MILLING COMPANY,
Tillamook, Oregon.
Made in Oregon Flour.
CD
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“Yamhill Family Blend,” Hard & Valley Wheat.
“Morning Star,” Select Valley Wheat.
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