VOLUME 34: NUMBER 35
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TILLAMOOK, OREGON, FRIDAY, JUNE 8, 1923
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SUNDAY ACCIDENT
FATAL TO WOMAN
IS KILLED BY CABLE
Mrs. Edith Bigham Of Portland .Met
Chest Is Crushed By Flying Cable
Instant Death in Car Turnover
Commission Asked To Make
Near
DISTANCE
SHORTENED
Short Route To Willamette Valley
Now
Found
Necessary
By
Tillamook People
There is considerable interest man-
,tested in the Wilson river road lead
ing from Tillamook to Portland via
Forest Grove by Tillamook people,
who hope to see this, the shortest wa
gon route to Portland, be designated
by the state highway commission as
a state highway. The Wilson river
route has the advantage of being the
nearest road froth Portland to the
coast. From Portland to Seaside, the
distance is 124 miles along the Colum
bia river; the present state road trav-
eleu from this place to Portland is
112 miles, leaving the Wilson river
road 40 miles nearer to the ocean than
the Portland-McMinnville highwny.
Within two years it is believed by
those who are watching its progress
the Roosevelt highway will be pass
able as far, at least as ( oos bay from
Tillamook. Thousands of autoists
from Portland to say nothing of the
other thousands of eastern summer
tourists, will want to explore the now
coast highway, and naturally all will
want to reach the Roosevelt highway
by the nearest approach in miles. The
Wilson river road holds the key to
the distance situation by 40 mike and
as most of the tourists have time
limits on ther tirips, they will scheme
to save miles and at the same time
see all of the country possible, in the
time they have allotted for the trip.
Another matter of interest to Tilla
mook is the fact that many of the
tourists travelling southward from
Portland via the Roosevelt highway
will strike the highway a number of
miles south of Tillamook, thus never
seeing this part of the beach on the
whole trip. If the Wilson river road
were to be designated and improved,
the tourists would travel that road on
account of the distance saved and thus
come through Tillamook.
The diversion of tourist travel thru
this place would advertise this section
of the beach and mean much to us in
many ways. Our business men are
quick to look ahead and see this.
Hence, there is now a revival of inter
est in the improvement of the Wilson
river road.
There are 13 miles of good macad
am load up Gales creek from Forest
Grove on the Wilson river road and
it i- well known that Washington
county is very anxious to co-operate
in every way looking to the improve
ment of the Wilson river road on ac
count of its nearness to the coast.
Portland also, taking the distance
-aving into consideration, is equally
anxious to see this route become a
main travelled auto highway. Consid
erable experiment survey work has
been done the past twoy ears by the
two counties above mentioned to short
en the route and to further eliminate
grades and dangerous turns in the
road. Now that the matter of a short
route to the Willamette valley has be
come of vital matter to Tillamook and
the bay coast, in connection with the
near accomplishment of the Roosevelt
highway, it would seem that public
interest and effort should combine to
bring about the desired effect. Here
is material for the Kiwanis club and
other civic clubs to use in backing up
and aiding our county court to open
up the Wilson river road as a public
auto highway.
Dolph
TIMBERMAN IS HIT
BY FALLING SNAG
Logging
Camp
Early Sunday morning last, an au
tomobile party consisting of four per
sons skidded on the road just south
of Dolph, and plunged a distance of
50 feet, upsetting the car and throw
ing out the occupants. Mrs. Edith
Bigham, wife of one of the men in
the party was caught under the car
and almost instantly killed. Her hus
band and Mr. and Mrs. Wallace Gilder
meister of South Portland, luckily es
caped with minor bruises. The vic
tim. Mrs Bigham, wife of H. O. Big
ham of 145 Lombard street, Portland
was dead when taken from under the
machine, n sail ending to what was
intended to be a pleasant, outing at
the Tillamook beaches. The party
left Portland about 8 o'clock Satur
day night, and according to Bigham
who was driving the car, struck some
mud near Dolph, skidded along for
some distance and then went off the
road and the car hit a stump, sum
mersaulted twice and landed on its
side, catching the unfortunate woman
under the wreckage. The body was
taken to McMinnville where the Yam
hill authorities made ail investigation
of the accident. latter Mr. Bigham
left for Portland with the body.
NEW BEALS BUILDING
FAST TAKING FORM
The new two story concrete build
ing on the quarter block owned by
Arthur Beals is going along rapidly
toward completion. Workmen are
now well along with the second story,
and the walls of that story wiU-soon
be up. The building will cover a
quarter block and will contain in the
first story room for a picture show,
and a store room, with a number of
offices in the second story and is con
structed of steel and concrete and
should be practically fire proof. When
completed the building will be a cred
it to the city and will fill quit«1 a gap
of hitherto unused business property.
You may say Tillamook is growing,
and that it lias just begun.
Included In Plans
CAPACITY 2000 PEOPLE
Extra
Funds
Are To
Be
Raised
Without Question For Amount
Found
Necessary
At an enthusiastic meeting of the
Kiwanis club Wednesday noon he sub
ject of the state armory for Tillamook
was presented by General George A.
White und was very well received by
the memebrs of the organization.
John Hunzicker, architect from Eu
gene, who planned several of the state
huildings, accompanied General White
and laid before the meeting tentative
sketches of the building. The prelim
inary plans call for a one story build
ing with a large 108x60 auditorium
and in addition a balcony about three
sides of the room. It is estimated
that the main floor and bulcony will
seat about 2000 people. An* 18x40
stage will be placed in the back of
the auditorium. The main floor will
also contain u meeting room for the
G. A. R. and W. R. C. organizations,
a locker room for the natioal guard
company, an officers' room and a re
ception room.
In the basement will be the heat
ing plant, fuel room, a target range
108x20, shower baths, toilets, lava
tories, womens' rest room, mens' club
room, dining room, a storage room for
the gvernment property and a kitchen
Then* is likely to be little alteration
in the plans as outlined at Wdnesduys
meeting.
The quetion of raising the deficien
cy of $7,500 in the funds was solved
after some discussion, and it is thot
that no trouble will be encountered
from this direction. Mr. Hunzicker
was instructed to prepare working
plans immediately and the bids will
probably be let in time to commence
erection of the building some time
next month.
ASTORIA ATTORNEY
LONG TIME RESIDENT
DIES FROM INJURY
DIES AT HOME HERE
Jos. Mannix, the popular Astoria
attorney and formerly of this city,
who sustained a broken neck during
a friendly wrestling bout with Leb.
Garlson, formerly chief of police of
Astoria, in the rooming house of the
latter in Portland Just week, died at
a Portland hospital Monday of the
present week. Carlson was absolved
from all blume in the matter, and
keenly feels the dealth of his friend.
Mrs. Mannix was called to Portland
anil was at her husband's bedside
when the end came. Besides the wid
ow, deceased is survived by two small
children. Regret at the death of Man
nix is heard everywhere by people
who knew him here where he hud a
host of friends. Rollie Watson states
that about a year ago Mannix carried
an accident polity in one of the for
mer’s companies for $10,000, which
has since lapsed. Those who know,
state that Mannix left small, if any,
money accumulations for the surviv
ors.
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Watch the Headlight ciassi-
lied advertising column. It con-
tains a list of things that will
interest you, many of which no
doubt you have been looking
for for som ■ time. There you
will find house.! for rent, qffiera
of employment, excellent trades
in personal and real property—
nearly anything you can mention
If you have anything for sale
or trade, try the Headlight clas-
sifted ads for results. They gel
them if results can be gotten. It
has been tried out and has been
thoroughly proven.
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About 1:30 Wednesday afternoon
the top of an old snag fell in the
White Star logging camp of the Whit
ney company, striking Jas. Carrol, a
logger, on the head, inflicting severe
injuries. Carrol was brought up to
the Boals hospital in this city, where
he is receiving attention. It is under
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stood that his case is quite serious.
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Nels Ericksen, for many years a
resident of Tillamook, died last Tues
day at his home in this city, aged 62
years, 4 months and 28 days after a
long illness. His funeral occurred
last Thursday with interment in the
I. O. O. F. cemetery. Deceased is
survived by u widow und two sons.
George C. Fowler, a logger in the
Tillamook Spruce company’s employ
north of town, was almost instantly
killed last Tuesday near Juno station
while working in the woods by being
struck with a wire cable operated
from a donkey engine. The accident
occurred in the forenoon, and Dr.
Reals was called, hut soon saw thut
his services would not be needed, as
death had followed quickly. The cor
oner
made
an
inquiry
and
found thut "death was caused
by a crushed chest by
being
struck by a cable operated from a
donkey engine.” The remains were
takon to the city morgue and prepar
ed for burial and were forwarded the
next day to Rainier, Oregon, where
burial will be had. A brother, W. A.
Fowler, is employed by the mill com
pany near where the futal accident oc
curred, and who accompanied the re
mains to Ruinier, where there are otli
or relatives. Deceased was aged 36
years and had been in the woods the
greater part of his adult life and was
well liked by his fellow workmen.
ARM BADLY MANGLED
BY LOOSE SAW TOOTH
Wednesday was an unlucky day for
workers in wood. About 2 p. m. a
tooth came loose from a small circu
lar saw in the Coate ftiill in this city
and struck Carl Woolfe, an employee,
on the left unu, severing an artery.
A rope tourniquet was bound nround
the arm at the mill and Woolfe bled
profusely on his way to the hospital
where the artery wus taken up.
MAKE CASE SPECIFIC,
SAYS COUNTY COURT
Messrs Thomas und E. B. Tongue,
of Hillsboro who are assisting County
Attorney Goyne ill the matter of the
injunction suit filed by M. J. Kinney
of Portland who has timber interests
in this county, filed motion the lat
ter part of last week, asking the plain
tiff to make his complaint more spec
ific. The case resulted from a re
cruise of timber lands in this county
which had been burned over, and up
on which the re-cruise showed more
standing timber than a former cruise
developed. It is belived that other
timber owners are interested in the
outcome of the suit. The county will
contest the matter.
On the Concrete
Finds
Many
I «cullar
Animals About County
State Versus Peterson In
Manslaughter
Patriotic Organizations
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Veterinary
At Tilluniiaik Spruce Company
Commodious Quarters For
This Project A State
Highway
THREE BOVINE FREAKS
ARE SECURED HERE
TILLAMOOK LOGGER
His
Work
Case
Brings Acquittal
SEVEN TRUE BILLS BROT
Liquor Prosecutions Play No Small
Part In Deliberations Of
Justice
In
Body
Circuit court convened lust Mon
day for the June term. The first
case called was that of the State of
Oregon vs. Theodore Peterson, charg
ed with manslaughter, following the
death of Carl Gienger, the youngest
son of Mr. and Mrs. E. J. Gienger,
of near this city in April last. The
boy wus struck by a truck driven by
Peterson und crushed under the
wheels of the machine, death result
ing within a i4iort time thereafter.
The boy was returning from school on
a bicycle and the accident occurred
when Peterson attempted to puss the
former on the highway.
Peterson
plead not guilty and the case came on
for trial at this term. Defendant was
represented by Attorney Geo. Win
slow. The trial occupied over a day
resulting in a verdict of ucquital.
The grand jury reported seven true
bills to the court as follows:
Willis Hurt, one indictqient, theft
of un automobile, the property of Ar
thur Loerpabel of Mohler. Hurt buy
ing been caught in Tillamook. He was
arraigned Tuesday and plead guilty
to the charge and was sentenced by
the court to five years in the state
penitentiary; no parole.
Bradford Rodgers of near Manzan
ita, was arraigned on two indictments
to wit: Unluwful manufacture of in
toxicating liquor und unlawful po
ssession of same. Defendant plead
not guilty and the case was set for
June 18th.
F. D. Small and Clark Hadley were
jointly indicted, charged with unluw
ful possession of intoxicating liquor;
both plead not guilty and the trial
was set for next Monday, June 11th.
Both persons gave bail. Clark Had
ley was indicted on another charge,
that of unlawful possession of mash
to which he plead not guilty; trial set
for June 12th; released on bonds.
Carl Leach and C. M. Martin were
indited for petty larceny in taking a
keg of nails from Tillumook county.
Leach plead guilty and was sentenc
ed by the court to pay a fine of $100
and costs; paroled on pyment of
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Dwight
Property
Matter
For Armory Site Is
In a show window of the Clough
drug store there may be seen on ex-
hibtiion one of the strangest freaks
of the time. It consists of the neck
and head of u calf born from an ordin
ary grade Jersey cow on the place of
John Kunzi. who lives near this city.
The head already has been viewed by
hundreds of wondering eye.
The
freak is owned by Dr. Hohlfeld, the
veterinary, and Was mounted for him
by a resident ol this county. The calf
resembles a beaver more than any
thing else, and just below the center
of the forehead wus one eye, a verit
able reproduction of the fabled Cy
clops, which was replaced by a glass
eye. The teeth of the freak were chis
led like those of a beaver, and the tail
was shaped like that of the same an
imal. In mounting the specimen, the
teeth were covered by the upper lip,
and are not visible. There were no
nostrils by which the animal could
breathe, the orfices being entirely lack
ing, ad when the umbilical cord was
severed hte animal died. The face
reminds one of that of a beaver and
evn the hair is of the same color as
that of that animal. The calf was
born last April, but has never been
on exhibition before.
Dr. Hohlfeld states that a calf hav
ing a double head was dropped about
two years ago by a grade Jersey
owned by John Jones, a dairyman of
this county which was also a great
freak. The veterinary sent the head
and trunk to a man in Portland to be
mounted and as he never heard from
the man, he suspicions that the recip
ient of the freak at the Portland end
is exhibiting it somewhere at 25 to
50 cents per look, in the sideshow of
some circus.
While on the subject of freaks, Dr.
Hohlfeld stated that Tillamook prob
ably will lead any county in the state
in the matter of the youngest cow
mother. A heifer 11 months old, be
longing to Frank Freeman, another
grade Jersey by the way, on March
16th last surprised the neighborhood
by producing a healthy calf.
He
knows of no heifer of similar age in
the county or state that can beat the
Tillamook cow’s record.
NEXT COUNTY FAIR
TO HAVE SHAM FIGHT
Now Concluded
PARKING SIGNS TO STAY
Motion
Carries To Allow
Dumping
Dirt And Ashes On Fourth
Avenue
Fill
The meeting of the council Mon
day night resulted in the transacting
of some important business for tbe
city. Progress was made in the set
tlement of the Dwight property mat
ter which has been hanging fire for
some time past. On motion the com
mittee appointed by the council, con
sisting of Judge Henderson, Botts 4k
Winslow,, Barrick & Hall, was au
thorized to conclude a deal with Mrs.
Dwight for the purchase of block No.
1 in Maple Grove addition for a site
for the new armory. It is understood
that negotiations have been satisfac
tory thus far, an the committee will
now take the final steps by which thia
block will become the property of the
city, and make possible the erection
of the big armory auditorium of
winch room the city stands greatly in
need to meet the demands for a large
public meeting room and for the ac
commodation of our guardsmen.
On motion the council granted per
mission to the Tillamook Creamery as
sociation to erect a warehouse build
ing on the property recently purch
ased by that corporation from Mr.
Hiner and adjoining lot bought of a
non-resident owner.
A motion prevailed that no parking
signs on Third street be taken down.
The Tillamook County Creamery
association was granted permission to
build a 6 foot cement sidewalk next
to curb on Twelfth street at the cream
ery. Permission was also given to
keep the sign board where it now
stands.
Glenn Terry was appointed plumb
ing inspector by the Mayor.
A motion prevailed that the council
go on record as being in favor of the
filling in of Fourth avenue west of
north First street with dirt and ashes
only. This order will give residents
a chance to dump ashes and eartch
without hauling same to the city
dump grounds.
The usual number of expense bills
were allowed on report of the finance
committee for the month.
Fines for the past week were as
follows: F. L. Eberman $10 for viola
tion of ordinance No. 397. Sanford
Allen was fined $10 for being drunk.
Carl Wolfe paid $15 for the fun of
speeding.
The members of Company K, state
militia, are scheduled to pull off a
sham battle on one day of the coming
county fair week. It is reported that
trench warfare will be shown as it
existed in the late European contest
between the allies and Germany, and
the 3 point 6 canon that adorns the
court house yard may boom during
the fight. The battle will consist of
a fight between two platoons of the
local militia company for the posses
sion of the trenches, each platoon to
be commanded by a company lieuten
ant, with the Captain directing the
scrimmage. It is said that the battle
will be made as realistic as possible
C. F. Robertson late of Sheridan,
without damage to the participants,
and the affair will doubtless prove a took charge of the Rosenberg stock
good drawing card in the line of of groceries in this city by purchase
Tuesday last. He will occupy the
amusements during fail week.
same building that stock was in when
Rosenberg Bros, owned the goods. Mr
Robertson has had experience in mer
chandising, and about three years ago
sold the store at Taft to Fred Rob
ertson of Barview. Mr. Robertson,
the new proprietor, last week dosed
Henry White for several years past a deal for the Jackson residence prop
city marshal of Tillamook, this week erty, well known in the north end of
placed his resignation in the hands the city, and has taken possession
of the Mayor, to be acted upon by the with his family.
council. Mr. White and Hubert O'
Dell have taken over by purchase the
fruit and cigar stand of II. W. Law-
son on Second avenue between 2nd
and 3rd streets, which they will con
duct in the near future. Mr. White
has macle one of the most popular of
J. J. Krebs, proprietor of t’1 Bi
ficials the city lias eve r had and his naire hotel at Rockaway wa
the
many friends wish him success in bis city Tuesday with business at the
new line of busienss. Just who bis court house. Mr. Krebs is the justice
successor will be, probably will not for that section, and is also a popular
be known unti after the next meeting caterer to the public. He stated Tues
of the city council.
day that the summer brigade is tak
ing possession of cottages and hotel
Chas. McKillip and son Lloyd were accommodations at a lively rate, and
in to*vr> 'm hu?ln'i-s f-om Hebo the T.c believes the: ’.hi bra
rush is
las, ol the week.
now on.
GROCERY STORE BO T
BY SHERIDAN MAN
FRUIT STORE SOLD
TO WHITE & O’DELL
TOURISTS COMING,
SAY BEACH PEOPLE