VOLUME 35; NUMBER 2
TILLAMOOK, OREGON, FRIDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1923
DANIELS, MOHLER,
THIEVERY IN CITY CLAY
KILLED BY MAD BULL
CALLED TO NOTICE
Council
Several
Considers
Matters
Breeder, Coming Here 30
Years
A go
WILSON RIVER BEND
ROBBERY SUSPECTS
Deceased Was Prominent Farmer and
City
PRICE $2.00 THE YEAR
Tillamook
of
Bay
Men
Say
ARE EXAMINED HERE
BEING BULKHEADED
Drug Addicts Held to Account for
River Great Cause of Trouble to
Possible Complicity
Railroad
Farmers
in
Murder
Petitioners to Number o
They Will Stand on
Water
During
High
Season
700 are Expected to
Talk Before City Schools
on Fire Prevention
Importance
Their Demands
Clay Daniels, a prominent pioneer
Sign
Up
Chief
By
Daughtery Slough hed to kum.......
John Aschim, sheriff of this county
and stockman of the Foley creek re­
has strong suspicions that he has two
A force of men with a pile driver
gion, in this county, was killed by a
of the men who held up the passenger
are now driving piling at the bend in
| | bull which he was taking to water at
Wilson river on the Schild place, and
train recently in the Siskiyou moun­
a creek near the ranch on lust Mon-
tains south of Ashland.
opposite the gravel bunkers,
The
day. Mr. Daniels was seen by his
Morris White and George Howard,
shear bulkhead put in some time ago
wife through u kitchen window driv-
two of the men concerned, it is be­
is being repaired with new piling, and
Secretary of State Urges Uniform 1 ing the big Jersey ahead of him, Strike Maj Spread All Along Oregon lieved, in the theft of morphine last Special Election Maj" be Called the river bank back of the bulkhead Majority of Fires are Caused by
holding to u rope in which was a ring
week from a local sanitarium, were
is being filled in with brush and rocks.
Parking Laws For Cities
Coast, With Millions of
To Make Extra Levy for
Burning Chimneys or by
attached to the animal’s nose, and in
apprehended by the sheriff last Mon­
This bulkhead shear is about two
Throughout State
one hand he carried a pitchfork.
Fish Coming In
Fair
Improvements
Flying Sparks
day at McMinnville.
They were
hundred yards long and was con­
When next Mrs. Daniels looked, her
taken to Portland and photographed
structed to keep the river in the bend
husband was down between two logs,
from breaking through on to the
•nd finger-printed. The sheriff says
Council met Monday night, with all where he had been tossed by the in­
About seventy five fishermen on the men talked glibly about all the
The subject of fire prevention was
Petitions are being circulated in Schild farm.
animal.
When Daniels Tillamook bay, including Tillamook, crimes recently committed, but when for a special election to vote a one
Another source of trouble to the pretty well covered during fire pre­
present. Mr. Wilks and others ask- furiated
j e<l that a strip of street on Eighth alighted, his head struck a big knot Bay City and Garibaldi hung up their approached on the Siskiyou robbery various parts of the county calling a farmers of the Schild section has been vention week in this city and in other
pur­ the tendency of the Wilson river to towns and communities in the county.
and Miller be gravelled a distance of on one of the logs, the knot entering nets on the drying rack last Saturday, and murders, maintained a discreet one
mill
tax
for
the
fair break through into Daugherty slough, Last Friday morning Chief Thomas
250 feet. The matter was referred his skull and brain area, death result­ and struck against the reduction in silence and refused to discuss the pose, of
improving
the
ing from hemorrhage in about two prices of fish recently made by the matter. They were searched in the grounds
of
town
which resulting in an overflow of quite a Coates made a talk to the high school
to the street committee.
east
sheriff’s office in Portland for mor­ are owned by
the county free territory of farm and pasture lands students along the lines prescribed
Upon payment of $17.08 by H. A. hours and a half. Mr. Daniels was buyers at this place and Bay City.
As the matter now stands the fish­ phine but none was found. Evidently of debt. If about 700 petitioners can during the winter. The county will in the Governor’s proclamation. At
i Franklin, the amount of lein on block conscious until a short time before
1 in Park addition, the recorder was his death. Dr. Rinehart of Wheeler, ermen say they will “stand pat,” un­ they had cashed it somewhere in the be signed up, or 15 per cent of the soon begin driving piling across the this time he took the opportunity to
instructed to make a quit claim deed who arrived a short time after the less the old figures are again given jail, for later, just before Aschim and total voting population of the county, mouth of this slough, and it will be thank the teachers and scholars of
accident gave no hope of the recovery for fish. The cause of the strike was deputy Lucas started home with them, the question of voting a mill tax can bulkheaded, and filled in back of the the city schools for their fine cooper­
to Mr. Franklin, to clear title.
A Mr. Brant appeared before the of the injured man. The bull was a reduction of price for Chinooks from the sheriff found considerable of the be submitted to the voters in Novem­ bulkhead with brush, rocks, gravel ation with the department of this city.
council, regarding the title to some shot by neighbors soon after the 6 aents a pound to 4 cents, and from drug in their possession. They will ber next for their adoption or reject­ and earth, so that overflow from that Chief Coates made the statement
property he was paying for on a con­ event. It came near killing a son of 3 cents a pound for siiversides to 2 be held here pending investigation ion. The petitions here are being source will not occur any more. Lee there that not a fire had occurred in
Tittle has charge of the work at this this city for a period of five years
cents a pound. The demand of the into the complicty in the Siskiyou quite readily signed.
tract to Ward and Fred Beals. He the deceased lust spring.
that could be charged to school child­
The petition heading and body are point.
Clay Daniels was born in this coun­ striking fishermen is that the former train robbery and the four murders
I stated that he had paid about $250 on
ren, a matter that they might well
as follows: “In the matter of hold­
I the property, and had heard that the ty and was aged 57 years He was price of 6 and 4 cents be reinstated. that resulted from the hold-up.
Sheriff Aschim believes that the two ing an election for the purpose of
be proud of, He also spoke of the
city had a lien on it for street assess­ a member of the Tillamook MaBonic That done, they say then will spread
men know something about the train voting on the question of the levying
cooperation of the people of the city,
ments Investigation showed that the lodge, and also was a granger. De­ their nets as usual.
The contention of the buyers, who robbery in the south and hopes to of a tax for the construction of build­
which he said had contributed greatly
city had bid in the taxes and was ceased is survived by his widow, two
to the fact that no serious conflagra­
' the owner of the property, F. R. sons, five daughters, and one grand­ are F. D. Small, Joe Mills of this city, get a confession out of them. ings and making improvements and
tions had occurred. And no small
! Beals having some sort of a redemp- son. He took a homestead on Foley, and A. Ramsey of Bay City, is that Stranger things have happened, and betterments on the Tillamook fair
portion of this cooperation was due
I tion right.
Arrangements will be thirty years ago, which he had resid­ the heavy run of both fish on the should evidence be secured, along the grounds: That it is to the best in­
The Brighton mills expect to send
made to make a new contract, when ed upon continuously, up to the time Umpqua, Coos Bay, Reedsport and lines which the sheriff is working, a terests of the citizens and inhabitants a ship load of lumber to California to instruction by teachers, and to the
Brant will pay to the city instead of his death. Funeral services were Siletz bays and rivers, has glutted starting point, tending to clear up the of Tillamook county, Oregon, that ports soon. The Grace Dollar, which splendid behavior of children along
of to Beals or Ward as the case may held at the home of the survivors at the market, and that they cannot get mystery, may be made in Tillamook. suitable buildings be constructed and has a 14 foot draught, will take out a that line. “Few communities,” stat­
be The city lien was about $800, 10 a. m. Wednesday, interment fol­ the former wholesale price that ruled Both men are drug fiends, and it is other betterments and improvements million feet at an early date, it is re­ ed Chief Coates, “have such a record
believed that the train hold up was made upon the fair grounds owned
in the state.”
and the property will be Hold to Brant lowing in the Odd Fellows cemetery before the reduction.
ported. The Grace Dollar was built
From January first to the October
The fishermen’s union of which F. planned by drug users. The brutal by the county, situated east of Tilla­ on Coos bay, and is said to be a
for the amount of the lien plus inter­ near this city in the afternoc.'. Many
citizens of this city attended the fun­ S. Boussie is secretary, with head­ killing would indicate abnormal per­ mook city, in order that such grounds staunch coastwise boat. Gradually 13th, there have been 18 fires in this
est on deferred payments.
Lyman Hannenkratt asked per­ eral, which was according the ritual quarters at Bay City, declares that petrators. The men will be held with be made fit for the holding of county the shipping of the Tillamook bays is city, none of which got away from
the department, and none of which
fairs and that in order to do so, it coming back, and it has just begun.
mission to install a septic tank or and rites of the Masonic lodge of Til­ they are not getting any more for out bonds to the grand jury.
were serious. Ten of these fires were
will be necessary to levy a tax of
cess pool on his property in the east lamook.
(Continued on page 6)
caused by burning chimneys or by
one mill upon each dollar of all tax­
part of town. During high water his
roof fires caused by sparks, Roof
able
property
within
Tillamook
coun
­
premises are overflowed. The mutter
fires are mainly caused by hooded
ty, and we therefore respectfully pe­
wn referred to the street committee.
Chief
stove pipes and chimneys.
tition you to call a special election to
(•wing to petty
thieving
in
Coates said that open chimneys are
vote upon the question of the levy of
the hardware store of A. W. Plunk
The sheriff’s office here has re- a tax of one mill upon all the taxable
far safer than hooded ones, as the
and the Burge grocery a few nights
ceived notice to look out for the ban- property of said county for such pur­
Th-
Yellow
Fir
mill,
situated
on
ago. when the burglars secured small
Last Monday
afternoon, Scott sparks are thrown out and usually
Fred Van Horn, a hook-tender at dits who shot four of the passenger pose.”
Boatman and wife and Mrs. Boat­ have time to go out before they alight
change at each place, property own­ the Roosevelt highway, eleven miles
Coats logging camp had his right train crew in the Siskiyou mountains
The
petition
is
addressed
to
the
east
of
Tillamook,
has
a
monhtly
pay
­
man
’s father, and four other persons on combustible material.
ers in the alley back of Second ave­
thumb badly mangled by getting it last week, and robbed the express County court of Tillamook county.
The regular meeting of the fire de­
were thrown from a car in which they
nue requested that the city light the roll of $70,000. The mill, under the
caught by the hook while trying to car. While it is not likely they will
were coming to this city at the Lamb partment occurred last Thursday
alloy, so that the night man could see ownership and management of A. N. adjust the latter to a log at about come this way, the unexpected some­
corner on South Prairie. The pave­ night, when the usual routine of
up the alley during his rounds. As Matlock, formerly a big mill operator 4:30 o’clock Friday afternoon,
The times happens, so the authorities will
ment was slippery from rain, and in business of the department was trans­
th, alley was not a street, the coun­ near Dallas, the Polk county capital, thumb was so badly mangled that keep their eyes open. The S. P. is
is
daily
sawing
40,000
feet
of
prime
making the turn, the auto skidded and acted. Some of the boys remained
cil thought that the property owners
young Van Horn was brought to this leaving no stone unturned to catch
yellow fir.
turned over. Mrs. Boatman’s father after the meeting and listened to
should stand the lighting expense.
About forty men are employed in city, where the injured thumb was the murderers, and the public is
was pinned under the machine, but musical and other programmes over
Through city Attorney Hall a re-
A district convention of the Knights
the
mill and logging camp in a body amputated. From reports on the ac­ equally interested in seeing the ban­
was soon taken out. He sustained the radio from Los Angeles and other
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of Phythias will be held in Tillamook
of ripe yellow fir. The lumber turn­ cident it seemed that Van Horn was dits brought to justice.
a cut under the right eye and on the coast cities.
November 19. Delegates from As­
ed out is all rough vertical shop, and stooping between two logs when the
left ear, and was otherwise bruised
Henry’ White and wife returned toria, Seaside, Nehalem and other
specimens seen at their dock on the steel cable line was tautened, catch­
about the head. Mrs. Boatman was
Wednesday from an auto trip to Sal­ points in District
Southern Pacific company's spur in ing his thumb in the manner above
bruised, but not badly hurt. The re­
em
and
other
valley
points.
present.
this city, shows first class lumber. described.
mainder of the occupants were unin­
Eight carloads of lumber from this
jured. Mrs. Boatman and father were
brought to town in a passing auto,
new mill was shipped to Portland via
The county has allowed a number the S. P. last week. The lumber goes
and their wounds attended to. The
Delegates to the Knights of Pyth­
of men who received jail sentences to Michigan, Oklahoma, and as far as
injured man is well along in years ias state convention last week from
for various offenses against the law, the ports of Australia. Oregon and
but his wounds are not considered this city were: W. R. Gould, J. Merle
mostly bootlegging, to work out their Washington and California produce
serious.
Smith and E. W. Stanley. They re­
fines on county work. A majority of all of the big lumber of the United
port a fine session and a pleasant
th. men have responded to the chance States. Three big trucks are operat­
time. Claude Barrick had no opposi­
and supervisor E. J. Schelling states ed daily between Yellow Fir and to
tion for the office of grand chancel­
that they are good workers. Several the dock in this city. Each truck
lor, being in the regular line of sue­
of the boys whose time has expired makes three trips each day, and
cession, and the boys were glad that
have secured jobs and are making brings in about 4,000 feet at a load.
Tillamook walked away with the
Chris H. Gabieman, of 13 miles honor.
good. A number of them have trades E. E. Jewett is the yard superinten­
and seem to have come out of their dent in this city.
east of Blaine, a homesteader, was
brought before Justice R. W. Stanley
trouble with a new and better view of
last Monday in this city charged with
life. And they should be encouraged
“wilfully and negligently allowing a
to make men of themselves. Every­
fire to escape from his own land.”
body has some good traits, and it
Complaint was made by L. E. Gar­
often happens that an experience
such as some of them have had has
wood, district ranger, with headquart­ The Goodspeed road northwest of
tig
A LITTLE MOST
ers at Hebo. The jury of six persons this city is about complete. A few
resulted in changing the entire trend
Judge Bagley and court reporter
REP IM THE OA^
brought in a verdict of not guilty and more days of graveling and it will
of their lives.
Hanyon arrived over here Monday
Gableman and his wife started for be ready for travel all the year
TREE WILL IM-
night from Hillsboro, and on Tuesday
home a few minutes after the verdict. around. The road has been ditched
the Judge sat in equity, in the case
FRO^E IL 1
County attorney Goyne appeared for on both sides, the water finding out­
of Beals vs. L. P. Harmon. The suit
the state and George Winslow for let to Poole slough. The grade al ,o
was brought to compel Harmon to
the defendant. The history of the has been raised and gravelled and the
perform a certain ditching contract.
case was that Gableman was allowed roadway cleared out, which will ben­
W. O. Sims of Portland represented
permit to burn slashings on his place. efit a number of dairymen and farm­
Road supervisor Schelling hai. sev­ Harmon, and Botts & Winslow ap­
While the fire was smouldering. ers west of town. For years people
peared
for
Beals.
After
hearing
eral teams and men at work at the
Gableman went to town. During his of that section have been practically
some
testimony,
the
Judge
recom
­
Lester bar on the Trask river, about
absence a west wind came along and marooned in winter by the high water
a mile and a half from town, getting mended that the parties get together
caused the fire to spread and Gar­ and generally impassible condition of
and
revise
the
contract
which
was
out gravel to be placed along the
wood, the forest ranger testified that the road leading from the slough to
done without further court action.
roads this winter.
the suppression of the fire cost about the main highway.
Judge
Bagley
finished
the
Washing
­
The gravel is hard to get in the
$100. Gableman was arrested with
ton
county
docket
last
Saturday.
He
winter time anywhere along the riv-
Mrs. Orpha Eastman spent several
the above result. Places by the name
®rs and this is the proper time to get and court reporter Hanyon returned
of Testament creek and Mule Tail days the first of the week in Portland
to
Hillsboro
Tuesday
afternoon.
it. and have it ready for winter use
figured in the testimony, and a num­ with her son, Edward Fritz, who un­
Uve county prisoners are working at
ber of witnesses were examined for derwent an operation there on Mon­
A
nine
and
half
pound
boy
was
the Lester bar and are doing good
the state, with a few for the de­ day. She reports that her son is re­
Work Two jail men are working cn born to Mrs. Howard Erskine last
fendant.
covering nicely.
Saturday
evening.
,,lf bulkheads on Wilson river.
BAR MAKES DECISION
FISH ARE THROWN AWAY
ONE-MILL TAX NEEDED
CHILDREN NOT BLAMED
BRIGHTON LUMBER
SHIPPED BY WATER
THIS SMALL SAWMILL
ACCIDENT TO THUMB
HAS LARGE PAYROLL
CAUSES AMPUTATION
SISKIYOU BANDITS
ADVERTISED HERE
AUTOMOBILE TURNS,
TWO ARE INJURED
DISTRICT CONVENTION
FOR K. P. LODGE HERE
PRISONER-WORKERS
PAYING OUT FINES
□I
The Master Colorisi
K. OF P. DELEGATES
CHOSEN LAST WEEK
□
FIRE VIOLATION CASE
GETS'MAN ACQUITTED
GOODSPEED ROAD
NEARLY COMPLETED
SHORT COURT SESSION
OPENED HERE TUESDAY
GRAVEL PATCHING
IS BEING PRERARED
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