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I WAREHOUSE COST
IE OF COSI
IS SET AT $12,000
FIREBUG SUSPECTED
CAUSE OF 3 FIRES
Dati on New Creamery Association
All of Places Set Afire Unoccupied
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Building Contains Itemized
ents to be
ngress Meeting
Asked 1
in June
Expenditures
hat the farmers of Tillamook
ity may have a better idea of the
!
and Damages are Reported
Eating Places Requested
to Feature Article
of Importance
I business the following state-
m|it was made by Carl Haberlach
retarding the warehouse property:
"The Tillamook county creamery
ompany Promises Much association bought the half block up­ South Highway Reported to be in
on which our present warehouse is
Dangerous Condition by
Shipping For the
now situated for a total consideration
Water Undercutting
of $12,221.86. This price includes the
Coming Year
Hiner property, the thirty feet im­
At the weekly meeting of the Ki-
mediately south of the Hiner property,
wanis
club Wednesday the secretary
lawkins, president of the awl the Case property, including the
Ills at Garibaldi recently old Bettcher mill, but not including announced that the Women’s club of
erence wiht Capt. Mayo, tie machinery in the mill, which be­ this city had requested the Kiwanis
irge of the first Portland longs to the E. S. Bettcher milling club to join them in having more
publicity given tto Tillamook cheese.
c for the U. S. Engineers, company.
isured that the Portland “The association paid $£JJ39.15 to It is said that only one eating place
ten authorized to prepare Jcnck brothers faf excavating the in town has “Tillamook Cheese” men­
iof costs for the improve­ warehouse property and filling in the tioned on the menu, and it was
Tillamook bay channels tide lots bought from the Elmore com­ thought that all restaurants and ho­
pany. The association also paid $4,- tels in the city should feature this
(ins states that the out- 000.00 for the tide lots from the El­ article.
A report giving the finances of the
improvement of the bay more company.
organization had been prepared and
hopeful, and that an early
“The warehouse cost $8,928.72, be­
made in the preparation sides the excavating mentioned above. was read at this meeting.
W. J. Riechers took up the matter
Fates, so that it may be The cost of the warehouse is divided
of
having the Kiwanis club take over
in the forthcoming river as follows: carpenter work, $2,229.79;
bill to be submitted in lumber, $2,904.34; corrugated iron and the work of the old Chamber of Com­
metime next June when roofing, $2,513.90; concrete work, $1,- merce, but the general opinion was
pneral appropriation bill 019.00; miscellaneous, $261.69. $655.10 expressed that the two should be kept
)n up. So, the chances has been spent for warehouse equip­ separate, with the idea that possible
ok bay will be improved ment, such as a truck scales, and the Chamber of Commerce could be
revived in the future. This matter
summer, is exceedingly piler.
“There was a mistake made in the was referred to a special committee
ks of the Coats Lum ter price mentioned on middlings in last for action.
John Aschim asked the club to take
[this city, it is reported, week’s paper. The price should have
lecond mill on the lower read $40 a ton, instead of $30 a ton.” some action regarding repair of the
main highway south of town where
tl suitable channel con-
the Trask river is undercutting the
lade available. It is be-
pavement, making a very dangerous
le Port of Bay City will
section of the road. It was found
Iblic dock, provided the
necessary to take this question up
irojects get government
Augusta Matilda Kimball, who was with the state highway commission,
r improvements also de-
1 the action of congress for years a resident of this city, died as the county court has no jurisdic­
December at Etna Mills, California, tion in that particular section.
p bay appropriation.
the
same town in which she was
The women of the Christian church
ney company has an-
[it will do a heavy busi- born July 31, 1860. The body was provided the dinner for the Wednes­
Ing by water during the buried there in the Smith family plct. day meeting.
Mrs. Kimball came to Oregon with
id it is well known that
her
family in 1886 and arrived in Til­
■es have an eye on che
Be for the manufacture lamook May I of that year. She had
■ of lumber by water a large circle of acquaintances in the
county.
Surviving her, besides the widower,
I the outlook is bright,
An automobile driven by R. T.
Bs upon the aêticn of Wm. Kimball of Portland, are two Boals, local physician, caught fire and
sons,
one
daughter
and
three
grand
­
[June, when tha general
was overturned Wednesday morning
bill comes up, contain- daughters. One daughter died prev­ while the doctor was on his way home
iously.
I, the appropriation for
from Cloverdale. The car caught fire
ent of our bay.
underneath in some manner and while
trying to get hold of a fire extinguish­
er to put out the flames the car got
out of contiol of the doctor and turn­
ed over in a ditch, with the occupant
The National Indian War Veterans, underneath. He managed to escape
and Mrs. Fletk were is an organization, patterened after with minor injuries.
A car belonging to Hull Johnson
Moods charged with po- the G. A. R., in which all persons who
|uor. They succeeded in served in any of the Indian wars of also burned up last Friday.
jug, when the poise rush- the United States, are eligible to join,
lin which the parties were and is growing rapidly in the western
enough of the liquor was states, particularly in Oregon, Wash­
>y the officers to serve as ington, California and Idaho, where
the contents of the jug most of the Indian wars occurred.
Once fully organized, the National
as smashed. Tie raiding
ted of Chester Holden and Indian War Veterans society will ask
is of the Sheriff’s office, recognition at the hands of Congress
vernment men from Port- in the matter of adequate pensions
his arrest. Fleck attempt- for the male survivors, and for the
! away, but wzs forcibly widows of men who assisted in re­
he and wife were brought pelling Indian invasions and raids in
where they wire arraign- the Northwest, and elsewhere.
It is believed that an organization
ustice Stanley on Friday
soon be effected in Tillamook,
will
■otF pleaded g-iilty to the
Mrs. Fleck was fined $50 and those persons who took part in
s, and Jeff Fleck was as- any Indian war are, upon proper
and the costa, cash pay- showing, entitled to membership in
nade in both eases. Some the new organization, Doubtless there
leek was arrested on a are a number of old Indian fighters
rge, and stood trial in in Tillamook county, and if so, they
will receive information from M. V.
, and was acquitted by a
Stillwell, of this city, who is a mem­
ber of Portland Camp No. 10, and
who will be glad to correspond or
talk with any who can qualify along
the above lines. Mr. Stillwell will
attend the next meeting of the Indian
War Veterans at Portland, which will
d and quarterly muster convene soon after Christinas,
K. 162d Infantry, was year.
school gymnasium last
¡ng. The ceremony was
From far away Florida there
•ut is a leceMary insti- registered last Friday Mr. and
every military organiza- W. J. Collins, Miss Margaret R.
nbled an4 the names of lias W. J. Collins. They are from
rs are called preparatory Clearwater, in the above state, and
8 pay Uills have beer. say they af* well pleased with this
1 nights for the past two country. They travelled the entire
account of the holidays, but distance by auto, and enjoyed the
’ on the drill night will be trip. They were guests at the Nether-
■ formerly .
land hotel.
IN PROSPECT
NOW LEFT OFF MENUS
AUGUSTA M. KIMBALL
DIED IN CALIFORNIA
TWO MACHINES BURN;
ONE TURNED OVER
INDIAN WAR VETERANS
OUPLE FOUND
AFTER RECOGNITION
SSING LIQUOR
MUSTER HELD
1MPANY K, 162D
PRICE $2.00 THE YEAR
TILLAMOOK, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 4, 1924
E 35; NUMBER 13
Nominal
Incendiarism is suspected in three
fires which have occurred within the
last few days in the city.
The first of the list was at a tie­
shed belonging to the Catholic church
in the east part of the city. This
fire brought out the department early
Christmas morning. Very little dam­
age was done to the structure, which
was an old one.
Late Thursday night a small, un­
tenanted house at Third street and
Fifth avenue west, belonging to Her­
man Theissen, was the object of a
call by the fire department, when a
fire was discovered set under a stair­
way in a pile of kindling. A bucket
of paint and a kerosene can were
close to the fire. The damage was
nominal here also. A small^ amount
of insurance had been placed on the
house.
About 3 o’clock Friday morning the
department was called to a small
shack on Second avenue opposite the
Tillamook garage which was almost
entirely consumed by the flames, be-
ing of very light construction. The
fireman prevented the spread of the
fire to adjacent buildings belonging
to G. H. Ward.
There appears to be very little
doubt but that these three fires were
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INJUNCTION ACTION
REASONS MADE CLEAR
HARDING MEMORIAL
TAX
PLANS ARE ISSUED
WW PUT ON SKIDS
Drive for Funds This Month, With
Oregon to Furnish the Sum
Supreme Court Says Law Is
Unconstitutional In
Oregon
LOCAL LAWYERS SCORE
Very Few in State in Favor of Law
on Account of Power in
Governor’s Hands
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The tax supervising and conserv­
ation law was held unconstitutional
last week by the supreme court. It ef
fects all local tax levying bodies.
Last Friday the supreme court of
the State oA Oregon held Chapter 142
of the General Laws of Oregon of
1923, creating the tax supervising and
conservation commissions for each
county unconstitutional.
The effect
of this decision is far reaching, as it
renders all acts of tax supervising
and conservation commission appoint­
ed by the Governor for each county
void
The decision of the supreme court
was heartly welcomed by all tax levy­
ing bodies throughout the State of
Oregon. Under the terms of the law
passed by the 1923 Legislature each
county, city, school district, and every
other tax levying body was required
to submit a budget to the commission
appointed for their respective coun­
ties, and the comission had absolute
authority over the budget. The com­
mission could tell each county, city
school district, and every other tax
levying body that certain taxes could
not be levied or that certain taxes
must be levied, thus practically all
power of levying taxes was taken
away under the terms of the law from
each county, ,city and school district,
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The Harding Memorial association
with headquarters at Washington, D.
C., is headed by President Alvin Cool­
idge and all the members of his cab­
inet, and an incorporation of respons­
ible men has been formed for the pur­
pose of building a Harding memorial.
It embraces the three purposes of:
1st, acquiring the Harding Home with
the grounds, the same to be kept al­
ways as archives for the books, pa­
pers, speeches, etc. of the late Presi­
dent Warren G. Harding: 2nd, estab­
lishing a chair in some university to
be determined, devoted to statesman­
ship, diplomacy and international law:
3rd, Aiso of building a Mausoleum and
Monument in which shall rest the re­
mains of the late President and ulti­
mately those of Mrs. Harding.
This enterprise calls for three mil­
lion dollars, $50,000 of which has been
assigned to the State of Oregon as
its quota.
President Harding’s last weeks of
activities were spent on the Pacific
coast, and the people grew to love
him for his splendid character and
his high ideals, and also to admire,
respect and love Mrs. Harding for
her womanly qualities.
It is desired that voluntary contri­
butions shall be made to this fund,
and that a very great many people
should participate in it, that all may
have a tangible interest in the enter-
prise afoot
Between the 6th and 16th of Jan-
uary a drive will be made in the sev­
eral counties of this state to secure
the funds, but meanwhile, and during
that time, it is hoped that a large
number of people will respond of their
own initiative.
Governor Walter M. Pierce is tak­
ing an active interest in this Harding
Memorial enterprise, and has issued
a proclamaton calling upon the vari­
ous churches of the state to say some­
thing commendatory to this movement
on Sunday, January 6.
The movement for the memorial is
non-partisan, and all persons who de­
sire to perpetuate the name and mem­
ory of a president who verily yielded
up his life in conscientious discharge
of the tasks of president of all the
people, are earnestly requested to
contribute to the Harding Memorial.
A statement issued by Partridge
and Morrison proprietors of the
Coliseum theater, and whd some time
ago had an injunction issued against
the city to prevent it from renting
the city hall auditorium to another
show concern, gives reasons for the
action and brings to light other fea­
tures overlooked by the press at the
time the injunction was made.
It seems that a state law forbids
the renting of municiple buildings
for private gain and that the city
Albert J. Clark, whose post office
authorties had promised the moving
address is Cloverdale, made proof on
picture people that this section of
his homestead entry before the Coun­
the law would be enforced.
ty Court last Friday in this city. His
claim lies up in the mountains on the
Nestucca river, and is one of the last
of the claims in this county of origi­
nal surveyed government land. It
is described as the south half of the
General George A. White and fam­ northeust quarter, and the northeast
ily arrived here this week and are quarter of the suotheast quarter of
spending a few days at the Heisel section 15, T55, R 10 west of the
camp a few miles up the Wilson riv­ Willamette meridian, and contains
Actions filed with the oounty clerk
er, above the Sutton bridge.
120 acres. It was taken up several for the next term of the circuit con­
The Genera) is an ardent fisherman times previous to the settlement of sist of the following:
Witnesses were Alex.
and had hoped to get a string of Mr. ¿lark.
State of Oregon versus L. L. Smith
fish while on this trip.
Fraser and Grant Irish.
and L. A. McCormack, in connection
with the possession of liquor.
State of Oregon versus Marinis
Baas, connected with illegal fishing
with a net.
Mary E. Vaughan versus Harry F.
England and others, foreclosure of
chattie mortgage.
C. H. Wright versus Preston Marolf,
damages growing out of an automo­
bile accident.
F. J. Klinehan versus Matlock Lum­
ber company, asking judgment for
sums due for hauling.
Port of Bay City versus I. I. Hand-
ley and Zuriah Large, to acquire land
fur port purposes.
R. A. McAyeal and Anna McAyea)
versus S. J. Scroggins, action con­
nected witAva Jeed
Martha ’’Metcalfe versus Howard
Metcalfe, divorce.
Fremont Everett versus Matlock
lumber company, to collect money on
promissory notes.
HOMESTEAD PROVED
NEAR CLOVERDALE
GEN. GEO. A. WHITE
AND FAMILY HERE
Very Little Damage Done
by Extra Cold Snap
in County
$50,900
MERCURY GOES TO 10.5
Actual Damage ia Small to County
from Fall of Snow and
Low Temperature
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The northwest this week experienc­
ed real snow weather with some of
the sections getting extremely cold
temperatures.
The cold snap began here Sunday
night and Monday morning snow had
started. The snowfall continued at
intervals until Wednesday night,
when it ceased and started to rain.
Thursday saw the weather much
warmer and the actual thaw in action.
The coldest temperature recorded
by the government thermometer in
this city was 10.5 above zero, which
occured early Tuesday morning. It
is reported that snow had not started
in the Willamette valley until late
Wednesday forenoon.
Very little damage was reported
from the weather, though automobile
traffic was somewhat interferred with,
though not entirely halted. The train
service has been nearly on schedule
i
during the storm.
Automobile radiators and engines
were great sufferers from freezing
and the garages are full of cars on
which repairs must be made,
The snowfall in this city approxi-
.
mated three and a half inches.
LOCAL LEGION POST .
ELECTS 1924 HEADS
The local post of the American Le­
gion held an election Friday night and
J. E. Shearer was elected commander
and Henry Heisel adjutant for the
ensuing year. This is the same pair
who led the local post through such a
successful year in 1922. No other
officers were elected, the places to
be filled by appointment by Com­
mander Shearer.
The new Legion commander states
that the number of meeting nights in
a month will probably be changed
from two to one, though he is unable
to announce just yhen the first meet­
ing of the year will be held.
ACTIONS FOR COURT
COVER WIDE FIELD
MARRIAGE LICENSES
ISSUED TO EIGHT
Marriage licenses were issued last
week as follows: Raymond Woods
19 and Magdalene Hellebuyck 16 on
the 24th; Victor Haglund 41 and Lil­
lian Johnson 81 on the 31st; Joseph
R. Tyson 65 and Lethie Minerva Griff­
ith 54 on the 31st; Roscoe Barker 34
and
L. Rupp 24 on the 3iat.
Grants Pass new electrically equip­
ped mill of Marble Mountain Lumber
Co. ready to start operations.
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TRADE IN COUNTY
SHOWS LARGE GAIN
The past holiday season was far
the largest experienced by merchants
in this city from point of saies. All
of them exceeded their expectations
and one merchant reported that his
sales had run thirty-three per cent
over last year's sales for the same
period. Others report sales from ten
to twenty-five per cent larger.
An increase of this sort is extra­
ordinary and points out that there
must be quite an increase in popu­
lation in and about Tillamook city.
It is estimated from reliable sources
that there are about 3500 population
in thia city at the present time which
is about 1600 more than the census of
1920 gave Tillamook.
EXTENSION GIVEN
ON CONTRACT DATE
The construction of the slate arm­
ory here so far has brought about a
very definite forn^ and this week the
windows were put in, last week hav­
ing seen the roof in place. From now
on the insidq work will progress rap­
idly.
An extension of time has been
granted the contractors by the state
on account of difficulties in weather
and in obtaining materia). The new
date for the completion of the con­
tract ia March 2, while the contract
called for the armory to be turned
over February 1.
The local national guardsmen are
very anxious to see the building com-
oleted so they will be able to move
into their new home
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