TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT DECEMBER 1»,
1918.
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«ay WHEELEN 1EP0BTE1 HAS 000 of alate tunda has been expended
on the roads in this county and we
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are told that we can expect but five
Sow in Favor oi Bonding the County additional miles in 1919.
Under the mandatory law we were
for Hardsurfaced Highway».
financially able to carry out our part
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mat year, when the matter of as to road preparation, we could
bonding the county was under con­ make demand upon the Commission
sideration, the editor and a number and our demand would be acceded to
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of our progressive citizens, went to and Instead of five miles of hard sur­
Wheeler and argued in favor of face road we would be listed for
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bonding the county for hard surfac­ twenty.
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I
do
not
wish
to
be
understood
as
ed roads. It was a cold reception they
received. Everything appeared cut belittling the State Highway Com­
and dried, for the Tillamookers met mission. They have done and are do­
with strenuous opposition of a pre­ ing much for Oregon, but it is up to
arranged character. That, however, us to look after our own interests. If
to furnish their cars as they were
A statement of Dodge Brothers
did not daunt the Tillamookers, for another bond campaign is launched
it made them rustle a little harder, the greatest care should be exercised
needed.
war
activities
is
due
the
owners
and as a result they carried the that no mistake be made in any of
of their cars.
county with an overwhelming ma­ the proceedings and that all interests
They were furnished, not in
jority for state bonds as well as be fairly treated. I cannot think of
hundreds, but inthousands—both
county bonds. The Wheeler Reporter more capable men in the county to
Dodge Brothers refrained, during
was a dyed-in-the-wool anti-bond or- inaugurate and carry on a bond cam­
for the training camps here, and
paign than the enterprising people of
the progress of the war, from any
gan.
for
service in Belgium, France
Reporter
did
Wheeler,
and
I
trust
they
will
con-
The last issue of the
reference to the performance of
the somersault act for thls is what tinue the good work by vigorously
and Italy.
the car in Government service.
said:
'pushing the work along.
Respectfully,
"The time has come when the peo- ,
The record of those thousands of
F. R. Beals.
pie of Tillamook County should give
It seems proper now, however,
serious attention to the matter of
camp and army cars is one in
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providing better roads and a compre- | N0RDLUND CHARGED WITH
to disclose the facts, because they
which
any owner may feel the
hensive plan should be adopt« / for i
MANSLAUGHTER.
are unusual facts—intensifying
the building of hard surfaced high­
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utmost pride and satisfaction.
ways from the north line of the Who Killed Mrs. Leia Oberteuffer
that
good
will
which
owners
of
county to the south line of the coun­
With His Automobile.
Dodge Brothers Cars have always
Their performance justified the
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‘‘When the subject of bonding the
The Grand Jury brought in an in­
manifested.
compliment
implied in their
county for roads was being discussed dictment against August Selin N>,r-
selection by the Government.
the early part of last year, we were dlund charging him with manslaugh­
opposed to the plan. We felt that ter, who knocked down and k'lled
Dodge Brothers car was the only
with labor being drawn upon to meet Mrs. Leia Oberteuffer with his auto­
The great works in which nearly
one of its class approved and
the demands of the military estab­ mobile inside of the city limits oast
three hundred thousand of their
lishment and with the costs of all of town on the evening ot Decern- '
adopted by the War Department
construction going skyward, that it ber 9th. The deceased was the dau
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cars
have been produced in the
was an inopportune time fur the ghter of Mr. and Mrs. J. O. CUiicy. |
In
a
separate
Ordnance
Works,
past four years furnished a vast
county to undertake to sell bonds and the wife of W. G. Oberteuffer. |
and to undertake the work of recon- who 1s an engineer on a submarine
built
especially
for
the
purpose,
store-house of human energy
structing our roads.
chaser. The deceased was working nt
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costing
millions
of
dollars
and
and
equipment for the ordnance
‘The w'ar is over.
the Southern Pacific depot ind w.-.s
"The time has now come when the returning home when the accident
employing
thousands
of
their
work.
Federal Government and the State happened.
skilled
motor
workmen,
Dodge
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Government will undertake extensive
The defendant was taken before
Naturally, it will take time to
road work. Employmen t must be Judge Bagley and he pleaded not
Brothers undertook an important
provided that there may be no dis­ guilty. He will be tried at the next
adjust the motor works to its full
duty designated by the War
tressing period of inemployment. i- term of the circuit court.
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accustomed activity.
Better road conditions must be pro '■^^rne
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substance of the indictment is
Department.
vided that living conditions
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farms may be more attractive and^^ August Selin Nordlund is accused
Gradually
Dodge
Brothers
will
thus tend to encourage a greater de” by the grand jury of manslaughter
Without ths aid of their great
resume the grateful task of con­
velopment of our farming industry as follows: The defendant on the 9th
motor
organization, Dodge
with the increase of food products of December, 1918, did wilfully, un­
tinuing to deserve the good will
which the world so sorely needs at lawfully,feloneously, negligently and
Brothers could not have fulfilled
of America—and indeed of the
present.
involuntarily kill Leia Oberteuffer
the heavy obligation which they
"Tillamook County should also ar­ while the defendant was driving an
whole world.
range to carry on this much needed automobile along and in a public
were asked to assume by the
work. Our experience of the past few highway in the night time, without
Ordnance Department.
Dodge Brothers consider good will
years has proved conclusively that due caution or circumspection, the
there is no ordinary macadam road automobile striking Leia Oberteuffer
their most valuable possession.
that can be laid in this county that in such a manner that she was
The
other
service
required
of
will witlmtand the traffic that is be­ thrown upon the pavement ford
They will never knowingly do
Dodge Brothers motor works, by
ing put upon the roads.
bly and violently that she was mor­
"There is only one solution. It is— tally injured and died within a few
anything to lessen it
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the
Government,
was
to
continue
Paved Highways.
hours thereafter from the effect of
"Conditions have changed, and we the injuries.
are firmly convinced that Tillamook
That the negligence and failure of
County should arrange for the issu­ the defendant to then and there use
ing of b^nds, the proceeds of which due caution, circumspection while
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should be used in cooperation with driving the auto consisted of the
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the State and Federal Government following acts and commissions.
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in building permanent roads in this
First. Defendant was not using
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county.”
any care, or watching, or paying any
The local bonding measure was attetion to see or ascertain where he
knocked out on a technicality by the was driving, or what was in front of
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supreme court, but now that work is him.
to be provided for soldiers returning
Second. The brakes of the auto was
from France the $400,000 would give defective that it could not be prop­
some of them employment, but the erly controlled.
money is not available now and it
Third. The wlndschield of the auto
Io the town of Tillamook, now Tilla­
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boundary | an(i that the matters therein stated
would take some time to hold anoth­ was closed a^d in such condition on Notice of Hearing on Petition to Ex­ mook City, Oregon; thence north to or near the ; northeastern
tend Drainage District.
of said proposed extension, to be of are true, as I verily believe.
er special election and carry the mat­ account of the water, dirt, mud and
the southwest corner of said block suitable size to carry off the excess
Subscribed and sworn to before
ter through the courts. The people of moisture thereon that the defendant
In the County Court of the State 16 thence east to the south west water upon the lands; the detailed
me this 5th day of December, 1918.
the county are overwhelmingly in was unable to see what was on the of Oregon, for Tillamook County.
'corner of Block 15, of said Miller’s plan for such ditch to be furnished Geo. Williams
H. T. Botts.
favor
of a hard surfaced road highway immediately in front of the
Notice is hereby given that hear­ ¡Addition; thence north to the north-
Notary Public for Ore.
through the entire length of the auto, and notwithstanding his know­ ing on the following petition will be ' west corner of said Block 15; thence by the engineer of the district here­ Carl Hunt.
My commission
county, and should another special ledge of these facts, he kept tke held at the Court House in the City • east to the northeast corner of said after; provided that the additional M. W. Harrison
expires Dec. 21, 1919.
election be called we feel convinced windshield closed and did not at­ of Tillamook, County of Tillamook, block 15; thence north to the north­ project and all expenses and tax
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levies
thereof
or
connected
therewith
that it would carry.
tempt to open it or put it in any bet­ State of Oregon, on the 5th day of east corner of Block 13 of said Mil­ to be kept separate from the original
Notice of Bond Sale.
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ter condition.
February, 1919, for the purpose of ler’s Addition; thence east to the reclamation project of the district.
To the Editor of the Tillamook Head­
Fourth, The defendant was driving determining whether the prayer of east line of lot 4 in Eli Goodspeed’s
That the number of acres of land
light.
the auto at a speed of front 12 to 15 said petition shall be granted. „
Tillamook City, Oregon, offers for
Park, according to the recorded plat to be added to the district by the
Dear Sir.—In response to a request miles an hour, and knew that he
' sale »14,500.00 of its bonds, to be dat-
All persons owning or claiming an thereof; thence south to a point 60
from a number of people, that I ex­ was driving the auto at such »peed, Interest in lands described in said feet south of the south line of said proposed change of boundaries' will , ed October 15th, 1918; payable twenty
press my views as to a suggestion and notwithstanding that he knew petition are hereby notified to ap­ GoodBpeed’s Park, thence west to the be thirty-seven acres, and that the
years after date; redeemable after
made in
the last issue of the that he was unable to see through pear at said place on said date and northeast corner of Block 1 ot High­ owners, together with the quantities
Wheeler Reporter relative, to bond­ the windshield he utterly failed and show cause, if any there be, why the land Addition to Tillamook City; owned by them respectively, are as five years; interest six per cent, pay­
follows:
able semi-annually. Bids will be re­
ing Tillamook County to create funds negleted to attempt to do so until prayer in said petition should not be i thence south to the southeast corner
M. W. Harrison, 12 acres.
ceived up to the 6th day of January,
with which to co-operate with the after he had driven the auto into granted.
• of said block 1; thence west to the
Henry Rogers, 3 6-10 acres.
1919. Must be accompanied with *
State and Federal Government in and against the body of Leia Ober­
Erwin Harrison,
west line of said Highland Addition;
Claude Thayer, 7 acres.
building permanent highways, I teuffer, and by reason of said negli­
check of five per cent of the amount
Clerk of the County Court. thence south to the north line of
N. M, F. Dawson Estate 3*4 acres.
wish to state that I am heartily in gence, lack of care, caution and cir­ To the Honorable County Court of
of the bid to guarantee purchase of
section 31 aforesaid; thence west
T. j. Harris, Sr. 3*4 acres.
accord with this movement. No other cumspection the defendant killed,
bonds, if bid accepted, Right reserv­
Tillamook County, Oregon;
1 300 feet; thence south 30 rods, more
H.
A.
Miles,
2%
acres.
section in the State of Oregon is r~
4? Leia Oberteuffer.
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to reject any and all bids. Bids t»
The undersigned being the Board or less, to the north line ot Tilla-
F.
R. Beals, Trustee for J. R. Eld-
well provided for in the State Bon
Judge Bagley placed bail at $5,900 o< Supervisors of Tillamook Drainage ! 1 mook
ninnlr Drainage
T^rolnuon District,
Diufrinf as
act Arltrlnul.
be addressed to the undersigned.
Original- ridge, 1 acre.
measure as Tillamook County, and which was furnished.
District of Tillamook County, Ore-’ly established; thence west to the
A. H. Gaylord,
T. J. Harris, Sr. and wife, Mary
with the exception of Coos County,
gon, being thereunto duly authorized place of beginning,
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¿ity Recorder.
E. 2 acres.
no other county in the state has a
by a resolution adopted by said
That It is proposed by the district
D. W. Ijams, Estate, 3 1-3 acres.
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Notice,
mandatory provision in the state
board ef supervisors in session on to reclaim such lands for sanitary
That the present main ditch of Notice of Annual Meeting of Stock­
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bond law. In order that we may
Notloe is hereby given that positiv­ the 5th day of December, 1918, do I and agricultural purposes, and that Tillamook Drainage District is con­
holders of Tillamook Hotel Co.
avail ourselves of these provisions in
hereby respectfully petition your such proposed reclamation will be
our north and south districts we ely no hunting is allowed on the M. Honorable body, and ask that the ■ conducive to the public health and structed across the south part of the
W. Harrison’s farm, south of Tilla­
The annual meeting of the stock­
must meet the requirements of the mook City. Persons doing so will be boundary lines of said district be welfare, and public utility and bene- I ' lands proposed to be added to the
district, and by constructing a ditch holders of Tillamook Hotel Company
law by preparing our road bed for
extended so as to include the lands fit;
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leading therefrom in a northeasterly will be held at the parlors of th«
the hard surface; in procuring Fed­ prosecuted.
hereinafter described, which lands I That all the lands to be included direction all of the land to be added hotel building at Tillamook City«
eral aid we must likewise meet cer­
are not desaribed by and included in i as herein described, would be prop- to the district by the proposed Oregon, on Monday, January 6th,
Organ Wanted.
tain financial
requirements and
the petition and decree of the court erly Included within
Tillamook change of boundaries, can be drain­ 1919, at 2 o'clock p.m., for the pur­
these requirements cannot be logical­ Wanted to buy a good second hand incorporating said district.
i Drainage District, and can be drain­ ed and made more sanitary and pro­ pose of electing directors, and trans­
ly and promptly met except by a organ. William StHivenga, Tillamook
The lands which we ask to have ed into the present drainage ditches ductive, but the same are low, wet acting all and any other business
bond issue.
included in the district are all those of this district, and all of the lands and swampy at this time for lack of that may properly come before ths
Oregon, P.O. Box 1.
Another important matter to be
following desired to be added to the district such drainage.
included within
the
meeting, including the approval and
financed is the completion of certain
boundaries, to-wit:
as herein described, will be benefici­
That the said drainage can be pro­ ratification of all contracts, acts, by­
road projects in the northern and
Beginning at a point 20 feet east ally affected by the operations of vided for a small cost per acre, and laws and proceedings, authorized,
southern ends of the county; these
of the west line of section 31 in the district.
the value of the lands will be in­ adopted, and had by the Board of
before
projects must be completed
township 1, south of range 9. west
And Machine Shop.
That the benefits of the proposed creased much more than the cost of Directors; and generally considering
we can expect state aid, they involve
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M.
and
30
rods
south
of
the
reclamation of said lands will ex- reclaiming the same will amount to. the affairs of the company, and tak-
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a great deal of money and if carried
In northwest corner of said section, said ceed any damage to be done thereby,
We further petition your Honor­ ing any action
The
only
school
of
its
kind
will
be
out by piece-meal methods
point being the northwest corner of and that the best interest of the able Ijody to appoint three commis­ stockholders to edmpetent for ths
the
west.
Selected
by
the
U.
S.
take with respect
Tears in the completion. In the mean­
the original Tillamook Drainage Dis­ land included, and of the owners of
time we may lose out entirely. To •il­ Gov. for training soldiers for ac­ trict. as described in the petition such land, as a whole, and of the sioners, as provided by law, to as­ thereto.
sess benefits and damages on ac- Dated December 19, 1918.
lustrate the Importance of early ac­ tual war service.
therefore, and running thence north public at large, will be promoted by count of said proposed change,
Best
equipped
school
of
Auto
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Robert H. McGrath,
tion. I would call attention to the
to the north line of said section 31; the proposed extension of said boun­
Secretary.
Oregonian having stated a few weeks mobile Engineering aBd machne thence east to the west line, extend­ daries, and the operations of the Dated this 5th day of December 1918
Geo. Williams,
ago that the State Highway Com­ shop west of Chicago.
ed
of
Third
Avenue
East,
in
Tilla
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district in relation thereto and that
Expert Instructors, actual prac­
Carl Hunt,
mission was contemplating having
mook City, Oregon, and running this would be a proper and advanta­
For Sale For a Snort Time Only.
tice
in
overhauling
and
repairing
M. W. Harrison.
repealed, at the next session of the
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thence north to a point 60 feet west geous method of accomplishing the
cars.
Supervisors of the Tillamook
legislature, the mandatory provision
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One of the best ranches in Tilla­
of the southwest corner of Block 30 reclamation of Baid lands.
Over
»30.000
in
equipment
in
Drainage District of Tilla­ mook County, close to town, fine im­
In the State Bond Law as to Tilla­
of Thayer’s Addition, to what is now
That Tillamook Drainage District
mook County, Oregon.
mook County, however, I doubt this shops, laboratories and garages.
provements, good buildings, electric
Tillamook
City.
Oregon,
and
running
proposes
if
said
lands
are
included
A chance to earn board and
State of Oregon, County of Tilla- lights, thoroughly up to date. This
I’eing accomplished with the able
thence
east
along
the
south
line
of
within
its
boundaries,
to
drain
said
lodging while attending college.
mook ss.
Representation we have in the Senate
has never been offered for sale before
a ditch
New Term beginning Jan. 6th. said Thayer’s Addition or Additions, lands by constructing
and House.
and an extension thereof to a point through the lands running in a
I, M. W. Harrison, I George Wil­ and is only on the market now for a
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Address.
Thus far. despite the efficient ser-
south of the southwest corner of northeasterly direction
from the liams. nnd I, Carl Hunt, being first brief period. It will pay you to see
▼ices of our County Court, in its ef­ Polytechnic College
Block 16, of A. A. Miller’s Addition present main ditch in the district, to duly sworn, each for myself, say that Everson.
13th
and
Madison
St.
Oaklond,
CaL
forts to procure state aid but 1100,-
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Good Will Given a New Impetus
ACKLEY & MILLER,
TILLAMOOK GARAGE.
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