LIME 35; NUMBER 10
TILLAMOOK, OREGON, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1023
NEXT YEAR’S BUDGET
NOW BEING FIGURED
ALDER WOOD IS CUT
TO MAKE FURNITURE
Next Budget Likely to be Smaller
Wood Formerly- tjasted Now Sought
Than Last One, From
t Arising Out of Closing
Indications
After
Estimates Being Made by
by
PRICE $2.00 THE YEAR
Body Thought to be That of One of
Men Drowned on Phoenix
Manufacturers
of Country
____
Recently
State National Guard Head
First Half of Taxes Due in
i.
i
Engineers for Cost of
Presents Certificate
April Will Relieve
The county court is finishing up the
Ed and Henry Hornschuch are now
Coroner R. N. Henkle was called
for Plaintiff
Channel
county budget as returned by the
cutting Oregon alder for the Portland
of Merit
Wednesday morning last by the post­
Situation
State supervising committee for this
market on the latter’s plaee near He­
master at Bayocean, who stated that
county, and expects soon to turn the
bo, and transporting the wood in re­
a body had been discovered on the
budget for 1924 over to the assessor,
quired lengths to the above city by
dry sand above high water, on the
who will then figure out the millage
trucks. It is believed that they are
ocean beach, just south of the Tilla­
levy for taxable purposes.
getting from $35 to $50 per thousand
mook bar.
The Coroner, accompanied by Dep­
The total amount for all purposes, Business Will be Stimulated by board feet delivered. The mill is
Formerly in Care of Father
about three and one half miles above Dance Closes Evening for Citizen uty Sheriff Chester Holden, went over County Not Bankrupt.
both county and state for this coun-
Say Those
Given
to
Mother
Action of Government
Hebo.
to the scene of the find Wednesday
y upon which millage will be levied
Soldiers,
After
Document
Well
Informed,
In
Spite
The wood is valuable for furniture
forenoon, secured the remains and
to Rear
for Harbor
by the Assessor, is $567,858.50. When
is
Awarded
manufacturing
purposes,
and
is
said
of
Shortage
brought
them
to
this
city,
where
they
the Assessor computes the amount
tp so closely resemble mahogany
will be kept for a short time in the
of millage tax required 'to raise the
hope that they may be identified.
A. F. Coats and Carl Haberlach re- when made up that it takes an expert
I case of John S. Edmunds vs. above amount for all purposes in this
Company K, 162d Infantry, as­ The head of the man was missing, and
The Tillamook banks have notified
Sabin of Portland, referee in county, the levy will be available for turned from Washington, D. C., last to note the difference. It is said that
uptcy, occupied all of Decem- publication; and will be given to the Tuesday night. Both of these gentle­ eastern firms are awake to the posi- sembled about seventy-five per cent portions of the body were badly de­ their patrons that they will not cash
bilities of this wood, and throw up of its total strength last Saturday composed. Nothing was found on the county warrants at par hereafter un­
•h and the greater part of Dec- readers of the Headlight.
men feel confident that the efforts of their hands in surprise when they night at the school gymnasium to body that would serve to identify the til further notice. The two banka
r 6th. Edmunds was represent-
The budget was first adopted by
Barnett H. Goldstein of Port­ the county court, and the advisory the Kiwanis club committee and the learn that alder is burned up in slash­ greet General Geot A. White, the deceased, except that it was clothed here together have about $160,000 in
congressional delegation, will be fruit­ ings, or sold for fuel purposes. The head of the state troops, and his aide, in a blue serge suit. The flesh on one warrants, which are not considered a
end Sabin by Sydney L. Teiser board of three citizens of the county,
ful of good results.
wood is destined to be very valuable Capt. Rilea, who came over from Sa­ hand was stripped off, evidently by liquid asset in banking. It is not
irtland, assisted by George P. and was then passed to the state tax
understood that this action on the
Mr. Coats stated that the United in the near future. It is also made lem on a mission highly complimen­ crabs or other sea fish.
ow of this city. This was a supervising board for this county,
part
of the banks is final as to the
States
Board
of
Engineers
is
now
It
is
believed
by
Deputy
Sheriff
tary
to
the
local
guardsmen.
The
up
to
resemble
walnut
in
furniture.
or damages by the plaintiff Ed- and as amended by the last named
i, on account of the closing of board is the legal budget upon which at work estimating the cost of deep­ It is understood that the government occasion was the presentation of a Holden that the body is that of one future, as by next April the tax mon­
ey for 1923 will begin to come in.
laver store, when the Tillamook millage will be computed by the coun­ ening the channel from the bar to contemplates a survey of the alder document which was in effect a re­ of the men who was drowned about
There is considerable talk that the
Garibaldi thirty feet, and from Gari­ timber in Oregon and Washington, ward of merit for rapid mobilization two months ago when the schooner
utile company went into bank- ty Assessor.
county “is In bad shape financially,”
Phoenix
founded
near
the
entrance
to
baldi
to
Bay
City
twenty
four
feet.
to
determine
its
extent.
last
summer,
when
the
company
was
r last spring.
The jury re-
While this is unofficial, and. without
which members of the county court
notified to get ready for entrainment the bar of Tillamook bay.
1 a verdict for the plaintiff, the authority of the court or Assesor, Mr. Coats thinks matters look very
deny. Rumors, based on the fact that
favorable
that
these
improvements
to
Camp
Lewis.
This
feat
the
com-
s being $1344. The plaintiff there is a strong probability that the
the banks have refused to cash war­
pany accomplished in exactly forty
led for $2500 damages. Later, tax millage, both state and county, will come to the bay. The procedure
rants, is probably the cause of th*
five
minutes
from
the
will
be
for
the
board
of
engineers
to
time
the
wire
idge set aside the verdict, and will be considerably less for 1923 than
statement
that the county “is bank­
was
in
Capt
Shearer
’
s
make
its
estimates,
then
a
recom
­
hands, result-
aintiff no doubt will appeal the for the preceding year.
rupt,” and such like statements.
mendation
of
the
project
to
congress.
ing
in
remarkable
exhibition
of
team
> the Supreme court, which will
There is about $144,000 of uncol­
This data and the recommendation
work and military celerity. The doc­
trying the case twice in the
The cow testing association of Til­
lected
taxes for 1922, and other years
will go to the committee on harbor
ument was presented to Capt. J. E.
court at this place.
At the last session of the Kiwanis of delinquent taxes probably will
lamook county will give a dance at Shearer for the company by Gen.
improvements
in
both
houses
of
Con
­
a M. Hushback was granted a
Fairview Saturday evening, Decem­ White, who highly complimented the club, the matter of free mail delivery run the whole amount of uncollected
gress, and should the committee re­
e from V. R. Hushback.
ber
15th, for the purpose of raising officers and men for their splendid for this city was brought up and taxes up to $400,000. One timber
port favorably, it will then go into
.1 Josi was granted a divorce
enough money to be used in making work last summer, and upon their discussed. There is one obstacle in firm owes about $40,000 in unpaid
the general appropriation bill, which
the way, and that is that the train taxes, representing a year and a half
his
Hulda Josi.
up federal reports without assessing
While the big ninety mile an hour usually is. passed in June of each the members of the association for general record for deportment and mail now arrives in Tillamook too of delinquency.
en
Watters who was divorced
her husband Harald G. Watters gale was blowing Thursday morning, year. Should the local appropriation funds. There is no money in the efficiency. He stated that the local late to be delivered by carrier the
“Assuming, for the purpose that
a year ago, was in court Thurs- at about 3 o’clock a. m., Prof. L. N. be passed by congress, the next move treasury for the purpose, and the company has high standing in the same day. Ray Grate, afrent of the the county owes $780,000 in bonded
state,
and,
indeed,
is
everywhere
re
­
Southern Pacific at this place, thought and other indebtedness,” said Judge
ith a plea for the modification Bennett and wife, who live at 212 would be to begin dredging work, as government wants the reports made
garded as a crack company, in every that ihe company might be willing to
order of the Judge previously Twelvth street, west, were aroused the channel already has been survey­ up in book form.
Mason, Tuesday when asked about
way. Before company K. was as­ consider the matter of a change of
which gave to the defendant by the odor of smoke in the room. ed.
the financial condition of the county,
signed to Tillamook, its standing was time by which the train could deliver
It is therefore possible to have
stody of a little boy, aged about Upon arising, they found that the
not so good, but the speaker said mail here earlier in the day. It is “—yes, for example, let’s make it
work
going
ahead
on
the
bay
after
electric
wire
had
started
a
fire
in
the
years. She claimed that the
$900,000, which isn’t true, the assess-
the company over here had redeemed understood that this city, by virtue
er valuation in the county is $30,000,-
was not receiving educational wall paper of the front room, and as June next, and by the next winter or
the
company
name,
and
now
stood
at
of the business transacted by the lo­ 000. That would only figure out an
ther advantages and attention the phone was out of commission, late fall, it is possible that big car­
the head of the list of companies in cal post office, is entitled to some form
indebtedness of three percent, and
hands of her former husband, they could not alarm the fire depart­ riers may come in and load here with
the state for efficiency, morale and of free city delivery; and if the mail
it is less than that. Any farmer would
revious order was modified, and ment. With the aid of water, how­ lumber.
The news of the work should sti­
After a two days and a half trial, speedy mobilizrtion. ’ ’ Capt. J. E. can be received here earlier, it is pos­ consider an indebtedness of 3 per cent
stody of the boy was awarded ever, they put out the burning wall
Shearer in behalf of the other offi­ sible that the club will again take on the total valuation of his farm, as
i mother who is employed at paper, and later found that an electric mulate business all along the bay, in Circuit court here, Mrs. Mae Robin­
cers and the troop body thanked the up the thought of free delivery, and not being much of an indebtedness.
and
result
in
Some
new
milling
enter
­
son
of
Polk
county,
was
acquitted
of
a
>ats camp, and who is highly light wire had crossed a telephone
General for the handsomely worded make ’he necessary proposals to the Then we are not adding in the thous­
i of, and is industrious.
wire causing a short circuit, which prises along its shores. Of course charge of larceny by bailee, the jury
and nicely framed reward of merit general poetoffice department.
there
is
always
a
chance
that
a
belt
returning
a
verdict
early
Wednesday
ands of dollars which we have as a
case of Jennie L. Matthieu, vs. produced the fire.
may slip off in the calculations, but night. Many witnesses were examin- and official recognition.
permanent investment in roads and
’• Matthieu, a suit for divorce,
After the ceremony was over, the
the men who have just come home, eied by Walter F. Tooze, attorney for
bridges in this county, as a county
ranted. Plaintiff was awarded
feel that at present, things look defendant, and George P. Winslow, guardsmen and their wives and the
asset, but we should. The trouble
istody of two minor children
mighty good for the improvement of acting as prosecuting attorney for T. invited public indulged in dancing for
that too many critics do not stop to
’arily in conjunction with Mrs.
H. Goyne, the latter suffering from some hours, and the occasion passed
the bay.
figure.”
Eastman, who is the Tillamook
an attack of grippe, made strong into local history as one of the most
A prominent financier of this city
representative of the Child
pleas. Tooze bitterly attacked the pleasurable incidents of the soldier
Stanley Coates, county engineer, laughed at the idea of the county be­
e Committee in this state.
HOLIDAY HOL’RS AT I’. O.
witnesses of the Salvation Army, de­ organization.
states that the entire damage to Bay­ ing bankrupt. “It is not bankrupt.
County Agent Pine announces that
Wilson secured a divorce from
nouncing them as “a bunch of crooks.”
Beginning
Monday
next,
the
post
ocean road bed will not run to $25. This matter of the banks not taking
e. Jennie Wllson, at this term, there will be a demonstration of the
Mrs.
E.
A.
Brenner
who
was
o;>er-
H%
in
turn
was
severely
criticised
by
office
in
this
city
will
keep
open
until
The tide during the late big storm warrants at face value has come up
new
stump
powder
given
to
farmers
t adjourned Friday morning.
by the government at the L. L. 8 p. m. This will be done to help the Winslow for his remarks. The jury ated on the middle of last week at washed some of the dirt out in one before. They are just overloaded,
Stillwell ranch, Saturday at 1 p. m. public mail and receive holiday par­ returned a verdict of acquittal in a city hospital, is reported to be get­ place behind the piling, but the above that's all. When taxes begin to come
ting along nicely.
about an hour after its retirement.
sum, states the county surveyor, will in, that matter will adjust itself.”
December 15. Should water be too cels and other mail.
It is believed by many, however,
repair all damage done. There was
high there, demonstration will be
that
the county should take means to
a
report
current
on
the
streets
this
held at the S. V. Anderson place, near
week that the road bed was badly dam get in a lot of the overdue taxes
I. O. O. F. cemetery» The govern­
aged by the big storm, but investi­ owed by timber men and others, and
ment gives this powder away, but it
gation by the Surveyor shows that the people figure that the big corp­
Wednesday of last week, the is being cartridged by the Dupont
the damage was xtremely ligh' con orations are no better than the man
"It officers were elected for the people at Dupont, Wash. Cost of
sidering the big tides that pounded i i of small means, who usually is pro­
5 ear to guide the destinies of powder is $6.20 per cwt. f. o. b. at
ceeded against for his taxes when
the beach.
*»nis club in this city; Presi- Dupont, Wash. Freight from there
It is said by those who saw it that they become delinquent.
_ A Belt’.; 1st vice president, here will be $2.15 per cwt., making
It is believed by many that the
I
the
tide was the highest on Tillamook
“otts, second vice president, F. total cost $8.35 per hundred laid
county
court should proceed against
bay during the recent storm that has
Iover; treasurer, B. C. Lamb. down here, The new powder is call-
those who owe big sums of taxes,
been
experienced
for
many
years.
,rs H. T Bott«, M. D Ackley, ed Zodotol, and is combination of T.
The tide mark on the south side of according to law. One firm it is said
«rson, G. B. Lamb. R. B. Miller, N. T. and sodium nitrate.
It is
the bay has not been equalled, some owes for a year and a half, and the
Rcbnnson and H. H. Rosen- packed in parafine cartridges, 140
I sum is close to $30,000.
in 50 lb. box. Seven oz. package
p* one aver, for forty years past.
of Zodotol is equal to 8 lb. package
of 40 per cent dynamite. It is explod­
ed with a No. 6 blasting cap. The
government will not ship less than
carload lots.
Tillamook county is inhabited by
Tifiamo
er
many
bees, in the woods. It is re­
One
day
last
week.
Grand
Mas
1 ®“nday nirht, Wm. Underhill,
I John Aschim officiated by request nt | toted by s citizen of this place who
I
m*n- driving a Hupmobile,
the Grand Master of the state of has s place in the mountains that in
Sheriff Aschim,who was
Washington at the Inetitution of a a big fir tret about 300 feet toll, anti
“»from Portland late at night,
subordinate lodge of Odd Fellows at nearly eight feet through, there is
r « toward Tillamook at the
Longview, Wash., filling the position a hive of bees that have used htis
._ 7y
P*r hour. Under-
of acting deputy Grand Master. There particular tree as a place for mak­
Tillamook county is fifth in the
Aschim near Beaver. As- state in the amount of taxable prop­
of about 1,000 people ing and storing honey tor the past
was a crowd
<
«nd found the erty. Clatsop is $37,752.283; Lane is
present, , ami the charter members thirty years, to his knowledge. The
* hotel, and served notice $32,214,720; Marion is $37,902,330:
numbered close to seventy persons country is full of vine maple and fin-
> 2" «PPear. and show “how Multnomah, $288,157,080; Tillamook
Grand Master R. H. Back of Van- weed, which seem to impart the
the driver did. and paid $28.578,520.
couver was present and conducted the fine flavor that makes coast honey so
This gives Tillamook
palatable.
‘ ,cost*’ Tor speeding in mighty good standing in the eyes of
work.
L-.
One
never the rest of the state. There are
The copartnership heretofore exist
I
k‘nd in a case of that thirty six counties in the state, and
/
H is reported that considerable
ing between R. Hrusser end J. B.
was
blown
down
in
this
coun-
fencing
the above showing puts Tillamook
Honey was dissolved last week. Mi
ty during the big gale of last week.
county well up to the top of the list.
u
Heusser continuing the business. So
Beaver Store Decided
*
DIVORCES GRANTED
JUNE MAY SEE START
GOOD ATTENDANCE OUT
TESTING ASSOCIATION
WILL SPONSER DANCE
IS
CITY MAIL DELIVERY
THOUGHT POSSIBILITY
FAULTY WIRING CAUSE
OF FIRE AT BENNETT’S
DALLAS WOMAN FREED
BY JURY WEDNESDAY
BAYOCEAN GRADING
WAS NOT DAMAGED
NEW FARM EXPLOSIVE
WILL BE GIVEN TRIAL
ANIS ELECTION
HELD LAST WEEK
□
ÌD
Along the Concrete
GRANO MASTER ASCHIM THIS IS BEE COUNTRY
AT WASHINGTON LODGE ACC0RDING_T0 REP0RT
3) MERCHANT
RAN AFOUL SHERIFF
TILLAMOOK COUNTY
HIGH IN VALUATION
' »
Went
H *place.
City
th*
A night force of millwrights and
carpenters are working on the Coats
mill in this city, doing repair work.
I
n
J
Brien end J. F. Bradley far as he knows at present, Mr. Hon
wn from Wheeler last Mon­ ey will continue to be a reaident ef
Tillamook.
day on business