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gfillanioo SECTION 2 eaöliflljt TILLAMOOK. OREGON, PAGE NINE THURSDAY. DECEMBER 1. 1921 SCENES OF THE DAMAGE CAUSED BY THE RECENT FLOOD FLOOD DAMAGE INUNDATED A LARGE SECTION OF THIS COUNTY SLIGHT LOCALLY TILLAMOOK'S FIRST Compared with Yamhill and Lin coln counttes, the damage done by the late flood in this eounty was small. In Lincoln county the dam age done to bridges and roads and to stock and houses and barns, will come close to $150,990. At Newport the wind picked up th’e roof of the Minthorn bath house ¡«nd deposited it on another building over a hun dred feet away, wrecking the latrtr also. On the Siletz river houses and barns were washed away, and con siderable stock lost. At Sheridan 3 business buildings, one a merchan dise «tore, were undermined by the Yamhill river and wrecked In the flood waters. Portions of the rail road track and parts of the highway were washed out near Willamina, The flood was the highest known since 1891. In many places fence rails were scattered by the flood over the prem ises of farmers, and considerable new fencing will be necessary. But the accumulated fine silt toil. which makes Tillamook lands so valuable, was more than an offset to the dam ages don«. I , MILITARY ORGANIZATION BROUGHT TO MIND BY FORMER MEMBER OF OLD TENTH COMPANY. About the month of July 1916, a number of the boys of f.his city gath ered together and discussed the prop osition of organizing a Coast Artil lery company here. After getting abou) fifty of the boys to consent to join, a representative from the Ad jutant General’s office came to Till amook to organize the new company. Sixty five men were required before a company could be organized. When the organizer arrrived w were s ill short about teji men and if we ever worked hard, we did then, to get that number, but we finally succeeded and on the 6th day of August, 1916 the 10th Company Oregon Coast Artillery, National Guard came into existence. In those days the boys were al lowed to choose tiheir Captain and by a unanimous vote S. S. Johnson was elected to that office. Captain Johnson then appointed Ray B. Walls as First Lieutenant', T. B. Handley as Second Lieutenant and Leslie Harrison as First Sergeajit. Appointment« of non-commiss' officers came later. The old Cham ber of Commerce rooms in the Till amook building w’ere then convert ed into an Armory and within a short time w« were supplied with uniforms a$id equipment. Drills were h’eld once and some- times twice a week. How well we remember the hard times the non coms went through especially when they would give the wrong com mand and then to he non-com’s as tonishment see his squad or platoon march up to a building as though they were going to wreck it or the men get confused and one half of the platoon march down the street when the o’.h'er half was marching in the opposite direction, and then how that poor old ndn-com would search through his military dictionary for a command to ge < his platoon to gether again. And now we look baok qpon those days when we w’ere rooks with a smile and chuckle. We all remember the intense ex citement the 6th day of April 1917 when our coun:ry was plugged in to war and how 'eagerly we awaited the call to arms and w'hich finally came to the Oregon Coast Artillery on July 23th, 1917. The main building at the fair grounds was our barracks for four days and then on the 29th we entrained for Fort Stevens. To those who were at the depo- that day, the sscene will nev er be forgotten. One hundred eleven men belonged to the company at that time and a few days after we arrived at ’he fort we were march ed to the hospital where several of th'e boys were given their walking papers for home on account of phys ical disability. We were ther trans ferred o Fort Columbia and uvea m tents a few months before a can- tenement was erected. By this time we had lost our officers from home w been returned to civil life. Anxious months passed and finally the order came for the mobilization of the 65th C. A. C. About twenty hree men were transferred from our com pany to go with that unit. A few mon'hx later came an order for the 69th, then the 48th, the O. A. R. D., followed by a few other miscella neous unit«. About three flfts c.f the boys reached Francs and quite a number of them saw real action. Th’e only casualty suffered by the former 19th company men was that of Loyd D. Williams (know « among the boys as "Bill”) son of Mr. and Mrs. William Williams, who died from the effects of the “flu”. His I body was returned to this city and buried in the I. O. O. F. ceme'.ery. I It is interesting to note that of all I the Tenth company men who are I « ill living in Tillamook county < n- I ly three have not yet joined the I American Legion. I Former member of the 10th. Co. Flood« have thelt after gool ef- fette. Alfred Reynolds, who owns ’• ’.h* new bungalow Just west of the Hoquarton slough bridg’e, statdi that •’ic flood waters deposited «»verst hiche« of fine silt on his yard and Sarden. and saved him th - ‘rouble •nd xpense of hauling i ■. He fur- ih—- states that there were hut two inch«« of water on his house floor during the highest s age« of th’o Coed, and not from 2 to 2 feet as ported. BIG SUDE BELOW BEAVER BLOCKS TRAFFIC 8 DAYS A big slide, containing hundreds of tons of earth and gravol, at 'he Bigsby grade below Beaver, which btpeked travel by that point for siz or seven days, was cleared last Tuesday, bo that autos can now get past that point. The stages operat ed during 'he blockade by transfer ring passengers to cars on the fur ther side. With this impediment to travel removed, the road will be clear a considerable distance, The work of bridging the gap In the trestle leading from the cheese fac- tory in this city to the Trask river bridge, east of town, is proceeding, and probably will be finished this week, which will be vei* acceptable to people living beyiind t,Tie Trask bridge, who have daily trip« to make with milk to th« town these factory. Pedestrians liar«« bee« com ing over on a temporary foot bridge. Th« bea«k road is <>p«a to travel all the way down to‘M««buttan, and th« hill route to Mohler, up th« Mi ami, is reported to be tn good shape. The Netarts road is closed to travel indefinitely. Th« taking out of the lower Tilhimook bridge dur ing the flood, isolates the Net art« section from communication with this city by auto and teams, It Is river road reported that .he Wils« is also closed to travel lor soma dls- tance up the valtay. FLOOD DOES DAMAGE AT TRASK RIVER FISH HATCHERY - View of west ead of Tillamook river bridge, showhie damage caused bv lass swep* against the structure 2 roSmlh S «»r. 1. SUGGESTIONS FOR GIFTS FOR THE CHRISTMAS SEASON Two straight pieces of ribbon are ««wed toge her at the ends to make a «frular baud, then shirred together on the se’vage edge and stuffed vri h cotton and sachet powder. Tht.^ more rows of shirring are m. in. and the fullness gataer-d li.to _ center. The ctjntral rore 1» Trade ^Twisting a Tiece of ribbon mtn the desired fold», folds, and sewing d do* °':" tigh,ly to center of sad. >ceF of leaves are made of two pi*1 of green ribbon, sewed togeth trer into These are gathered in to the edge. .......... so th*' the “,:BS a B point, under the rose-;»nd-you ha tened ioned the 'he dearesL dearest, da.r.ti da .ml. Sachet for her Chrietmas gttt th. could po*“»‘r ,houe,,t — ■ ereamery. ----- , where flo°d Tillamook wa.dhed out culvert in tirade and caused ranch inconvenience to traf ««■ ’ S«»» "MW™ Hi diameter and a band of n«t, two and a half inches wide and forty inches long Cor the foundation, Close the band and sew to the circle of net. Four rows of lace one inch three row« wide trim he band turned down and one row turned up. Beading at the top and bot'otn of 'he band, -ewed between the t.'w» of pace, hold» fine baby i:bb- n which, when tightened, gather» id « A reset e »f teit»y e>p t the he ead ribb >n w 'th a rosei’Ud and »prig >f mignonette add a fetching touch. ,’jl<t-: i fe. old-gold and old bl.ic »ilk si id« Cedar is beooming very «caree in nd the state of Washington, and mills in ov*r there in many placet, will nave Try it. d rmi iveet> da in r Quit making shingles. Tillamook The frivolous. pia tettnty ha« a lot of good cedaT, but younger »¡«ter wishes for pretty. u"'i of 1 is not easy of access, ow- dainty »tides as her Christmas» Born to Mr. and - — Mrs ’ Lev Morrl- to a lack of road facilities off gilt« A boudoir »« can be made her 1», l»:i. • twelv« Inch« *> NovediL ** main lines of travel. ShinS'e* with » drcle of net now quoted at $2.26 per M. ALL OVER COUNTY UNITED STATES BIOLOGICAL DE PARTMENT INTERESTED RIDDING COUNTY nr IN MOLES AND OFFERS BOUNTIES. A county-wide mole and gopher eradication campaign has been launched in Tillamook county. Gounty Agent W. D. Pine and th« U. S. Biological Survey are co-oper ating to make this campaign a thoro one. Ira M. Gabrielson and II. I. Speer of the Biological Survey are now in the county t<> carry ou the surveys part of the program. Dur ing the next three weeks practical demontrations of 'Ire most effective methods of combating these pesw will be given as many of the school« of th« county as possible. approx imately 40 of these demonstration« will be given. In addition to the regular flv« cent boun'y paid by the county on moles and gophers $200.00 is avail able for prizes <o the boy« and girl« catching the largest number of moles and gophers. For the purpose of awarding the»« prizes the county has bt«en divided into four districts, ns follows: do- verdale district includes all th« schools In the south end of th« county up to but no) Including Beaver; Pleasant Valley district In eludes nil school districts form Bea v«r and the Blalnv dis riet up to South Prairie Hchool district; Tllla- niook district lncludes all the terrl- tory be'ween South Prairie and Garibaldi including both of the»« districts, Nehalem district cover« al the northern end of 'he count* form Garibaldi to the Clatsop coun- ty line. « Vi each district $50 in prives wlH be disfribu ted us follows: The boy or girl catching and turning In th« largest numbvr of mole« and goph ers will receive a $25 prize,. Th« boy or girl «niching the second largest number $15. and the third largeste will get $10. Th» spine of moles and gopher« must be sen' to the couaty agent'« office In order o be counted toward the prize«. The mole «kina, unless requested returned by th«- boy or girl sending th’em, will be held by th« county agent, and all skin* sold ogether in n big pool and th« money received for them will h« divided among the boys ajid girl« according the number of skins con tributed by each. Th'e contest will run a year and every boy nr girl 1« the con« y is eligible. Detailed Instructions in methode of setting trap., skilling and earn ing for skins will be given a) each school house and arrangement« mad» for sending, receiving ths skins and payment of bounty mnni’J. Between four and five hundred thousand young salmon and eggs ready for hatching principally Chl- nook fry an eggs went out of inl ponds at th’e Trask river fish and trout hatchery, five miles above this city during the recent flood, The overflowed trout ponds, land the flume went out, and there was no water for th'e hatching pools Inside the hatchery, and the eggs had to be turned loose. Th’e fry and «ggs were principally from Chinook »al INTERESTING DATA ON AUTO mon and Cut throat trout, and were REGISTRATION IN COUNTY a total loss. About 250,000 fry went out into the Trask, the bal- The following hitter from th« anc« being ripe eggs ready for hatcli Secretary of State'« office aloni Id ing. prove interesting rending to nuto- Th« footbridge was carried away mobile owners in this county: across th’e river; also all the rack« “Up to the present Ime during on Gold creek, including flumes nnd the year 1 »21 there have been rngla- b.'Uid walks up the stream. Deputy motor vehicle dealers, 6,436 chauf Fish Warden Pollock estimates the feurs, 17 8,520 moter vehicle opera damage at ubout $3,000. tors, 2,105 mo oicycbis and 115.009 Work will soon begin on new passenger and commercial ears, from racks, flume and other work to re which the total license fees aggre place the flood damage. A new sus i gate $2.319,307. 00 The fr<s. les« pension bridge from the ha «thery administrative expense, are distrib i across th'e Trask will also be pu in, i uted one-four h to the counties from and the new one will be high which tire reeglatratlons are received enough to escape future floods. The and three-fourth« to the Stae High force will begin taking BIlvetHldes way fund for use in road count ru* (Courtesy Ovo Studio) and Cutthroat troll to compensate lion and improvement throughout as much as possible for the flah and the State generally, by high water. 4. Another view of agg loss, due to the high water, ''Th’e dlsfilbutluns of the regia- Much work will be irecensary I n re- the wTeckave of the Tillamook river moving huge log Janis on the I for- rations up Jo September 15, 1921 nier «it« of the racks and flume The show« that In Tillamook cd i nt y bridye. damage to the old hatchery wua there were registered six motor vehicle dealers, 120 chr ■ffeurs, slight. 2,289 motor vehitlp open ¡■‘or*. 28 I. O 0. F LODGE ELECTS S. W Conover and family return- motorcycle«,, 1,312 pass liger iuta, I and hearses. « Tillamook lodge No. i»4. I. O. O. F. ed last Sat urday night from a t we one ambulance Mr buss«» and stages, 4 4 commercial months visit In New York «»at last Tuesday night elected the fol Conover expressed himself as being cats of less than one ton capacity, lowing mighty glad to get back <> Tilla to five ton« 140 trucks of from m the capacity and 11 f r Iler« of from niook. At Havre, Montani term: Otte to five tons r pacify, or a •ot«l Nob? ■ Grand, J M. Wilson; Vice thermometer ranged at ro, and there was »not of 1,508 license I passenger • nd Grand, Ben Egge; Recording Secre- Rocky mountain region commercial motet vehicles.” tary F F. Conover; Financial Secre- that there was little »n Emil Heusser; Treasurer, C. left in he Eastern «late tar H. Coe. rains fousd many < li/'.nges In hi Clark of N J. Drew and W. D. state, after an •!>•«■»«* of Salem, who are connected with the years, but nevertheless «n »X state highway commission, were in trip. I the city Wednesday last. i ig, a plunk Mr and Mrs. Ira Rowe Till* Mi»« Willie Fisher, who attended niook. started from that the big stock «how at Portland las • MtnuvIJIe In (heli car week, returned homv Sunday. but had to leave th* ear Ronde. They walked Ihre ar** Burford’« fit her, who h«» been heavy « orm. mud and w ing him for sonr« time past, re Grand Itpnde to Wlltaml ed to Portland la«t Wednesday afternoon, nnd hired a c: take (treni the re»t of the Frit* B<ltx left las* Hatarday im Rev. J T. Keating w«nt to Me- was nee .wary for h«ni t<> Pir'kial where he intended «pend Mlinviila Teesday Last for a f«w Mtanvlll« that night. Tim«« day«. I ing a f*w day« o« bu«ln«n* I
