V olume
■ss Than Tenth of Cheese
Remains Unsold For
Last Year
HAD GOOD YEAR
of Cooperation in Wisconsin
Makes Tillamook Leader
in Cheese
A statement issued this week by
the creamery association announces
al considerable reduction in cheese
paces and tells of the increase in
■Bes due to the drop in price. The
statement says:
With the end of the season it is
11 to take a retrospect of the
cl 'Se situation in Tillamook county.
Aireduction of three cents a pound
on| triplets and two cents on loaf was
Ade in the prices last week. At the
"MFv price cheese has been moving off
readily. The storage stock in
Los Angeles at this date is 1672 cases
^^Llets and 1085 loaf. This is equal
^^2000 cases triplets and is nothing
>e alarmed about. There is about
equal amount of cheese in cold
age in San Francisco. November
se unshipped amounts to 2111
es. December production was 3721
es, making a total of cheese in
age and November and December
ese unsold of 9832 boxes. 1923
luction was practically 100,000
es, so it will be seen that less than
per cent of last year’s cheese re
ns unsold. January and February
luction will not exceed 5500 boxes,
s will mean available for sale
ut 5000 boxes a month for the
t three months. As the average
thly consumption is 8000 boxes,
___ ould appear that the cheese should
fairly well used up by the time
nev cheese comes on in quantities in
the spring.
^■Since reducing the price something
Mr 5000 boxes have been sold, which
Ms to show that there is always a
iHldy market for Tillamook cheese
if the price is not too far out of line,
last few weeks Tillamook cheese
been practically 10 cents a
nd higher than Wisconsin. Car-
hg a product of similar nature it
of courst, impossible to say just
it the average price will be for the
son, but if will be somewhere be
en 27 cents and 28 cents Tilla-
>k.
With a reduction in the price of
ese has also come a reduction in
price of feed and hay. It used
be said that whenever a storm
le to Tillamook that the price of
' would be advanced from $5 to
a ton, but the last storm brought
Sduction in prices. This is due to
le extent because of the impend
reduction in hay rates. The as-
lation is today selling alfalfa at
a ton out of the warehouse,
tes of mill run have been advanced
J30, prices of oats, com, and bar-
have been reduced to $39, com
, beet pulp $2.40 a sack, scratch
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PRICE $2.00 THE YEAR
TILLAMOOK, OREGON, FRIDAY, JANUARY 11, 1924
35; number 11
NEW MOLE POISONING
IS BEING TRIED HERE
SHORT COURT TERM
HELD THIS MONTH
Chemical, Placed in Ground, Said to
Many Naturalization Cases Reported
Cause Fumes Which Kill
Scheduled for February
Animals
Merits of Charter to Decide
Case Started Against
City Officials
Ira Gabrielson, of the U. S. biolog
ical survey, and a Mr. Garrison, re
presenting a chemical company, as
sisted by the Tillamook county agent,
week in trying out a new gas poison
for moles.
The poison being experiemented
with is potassium cyanide, which is Sanitary Conditions to be Bettered,
sold commercially in flake form. This
According to City Health
powder is placed in the animal’s run
way and when the cyanide comes in
Officer
contact with moisture a gas is formed
which has a deadly effect to all ani
mal life it reaches in the ground.
During the past term of the circuit
The gas is heavy and it quickly per court the case of the injunction of the
meates through the underground run
proprietors of the Coliseum theater
ways of the moles.
against
Tillamook city, to prevent the
The experiement was tried here
for the first time in a pasture be city from letting the city hall audi
longing to D. R. Tinnerstett, with torium for hire to parties for private
the result that moles have stopped purposes was heard. Judge Bagley
working in that particular bit of took the matter undler advisement
ground, though the operators have and told the attorneys for both sides
been unable to find any dead moles.
to submit briefs of the case. It
To check up on the first work men is said that the case rests principally
tioned it is planned to treat the en on the provisions of the city charter.
tire field opposite the fairview grange A. A. Hall has the case for the city
hall, belonging to Morrison Mills.
and Botts & Winslow for the show
Should this gas prove successful, it people.
is expected to be found of great value
A regular meeting of the city coun
to Tillamook county farmers who cil was held at the council chamber
have the rodents on their fields, de- Monday evening with all present but
able in price, considering the amount Councilmen Brimhall and Haberlach.
stroying crops each year.
Oliver Davis was given authority
The material is said to be reason to make alterations in the Todd build
ably in view of the large amount of ing under the direction of the fire
of territory covered by one pound of marshall. The place will be remodel
the chemical.
ed for a show house.
F. R. Beals asked the’ council to
gravel Miller avenue from Nineth
street south 1300 feet. This matter
was referred to the street committee.
A street light was requested at the
end of Eighth street.
During 1923 there were 3024 child A matter that had been brought be
ren of school age in this county. In fore city administration some time
1923, the figures are 3208, showing a ago was definitely settled Monday
gain of 284 in children of school age evening when the recorder was auth
over the precedent year. This will orized by resolution to pay all regular
amount to an increase of about nine
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per cent.
A new school house is being built
at Rector on the S. P. railroad above
Nehalem about 10 miles. This school
house is being built to accommodate a
growing community of workmen and
their families, who have quite a num
ber of children of school age.
Every school district in this county
Caught in the act of bartering in
has a library, which is educational toxicating liquor Monday night, U. B.
value to any community. About thir Willis, who plies a for-hire car about
ty cents a year for each child in the this city, was arrested by the city
county is levied annually to support police and pled guilty to the charge.
these libraries, and the belief is that He was fined $250 and sentenced to
it pays, if the welfare of the child ten days in the city jail.
ren is taken into consideration.
P. A. Butts was arrested Saturday
night by the police lor having in his
possession intexicating liquor and was
fined $75.
SALARIES PAID FIRST
INCREASE IN STUDENTS
THROUGHOUT COUNTY
BOOTLEGGER CAUGHT;
WAS LANDED IN JAIL
NOT IN BOOZE CASE
AS WAS REPORTED
A report in last week’s issue regard
ing the actions filed in the circuit
court include the names of L. L.
Smith and L. A. McCormack, “in con
nection with the possession of liquor,”
according to the words of the article.
Mr. McCormack protested against the
use of his name in a liquor case. Mr.
McCormack and L. L. Smith went on
the bonds of Lewis Smith, arrested
for moonshining; and Lewis Smith,
failing to surrender upon conviction
to the sheriff, the state now has filed
suit to collect the bonds from the two
sureties. Mr. McCormack had no oth
Friday evening will mark an import- er connection whatever with the case.
| event in musical circles, when
re G. Smith, noted harpist, and the
phee orchestra, which needs no
Induction to local people, will give
I joint concert at the Christian
irch. The program is scheduled to
A carload of limestone arrived in
tin at eight o’clock.
rollowing is the program: Poet i Tillamook from Gold Hill, Oregon,
I Peasant Overture, by Suppre, Me last week.
This lime is to be used for the
lee's Orchestra; Mazurka (No 2).
1 Schueches, Autumn, by Thoma-:, most part by faimers living on what
tri one ttl, by Tedeschi, Alice G. is known as the prairie land here to
This frst
nth: Anvil Chorus, by Verdi and aid in clover growing.
shipment
is
more
in
the
form
of an
Ise Parisienne by Roberts, Mc-
lee’s Otrhestra; Southern Fantasie, experiment to determine if it pays to
I Rogers and Welch Them e by apply lime to soil in this county.
The cost of the carload was $7.7$ a
rima*. Alice G. Smith; Selection
ton
delvered in Tillamook, which is
hn “The Firefly” Frine, McGhee's
rhestra; Selection, High School said to be considerably cheaper than
iartette; Seranata by Mostkowski the lime Lieb has been purchased
d Sextette (Lucia) by Donezetta, in the past.
ice G. Smith; Parade of the Wooden
Mrs. C. F. Pankow .<as been on the
Miers. by Lessel. McGhee’s Orches-
sick list this week.
Court Term
A short session of the circuit court
was held here this week after a
meeting of the grand jury. Most of
the cases were held over for the Feb
ruary term, which is expected to last
for two or three weeks.
Richard Earl was indicted on two
counts for contributing to the delin
quency of a minor child. He was
given until the February term to
secure counsel and enter plea. In the
mean time he is in the county jail.
Joe Lazott of Garibaldi was indict
ed for unlawful fishing.
He pled
guilty and was fined $250, but was
paroled on paying $50 of the fine and
good behavior.
A bench warrant was issued for
Clara Peason, who was arrested some
time ago and convicted of having in
toxicating liquor. She was fined $500
but failed to pay it so she was sent
to the Multnomah county jail to
serve out the fine.
The February term will see a num
ber of naturalization cases, about
eight o ten aliens having now aplied.
B. P. 0. E. GRAND BALL
IS SET FOR THURSDAY
Next Thursday evening, January
17, the local lodge of Elks will give
a ball, the proceeds of which will go
toward defraying the expenses of the
state convention which will meet here
next August. The dance will be held
in the K. P. hall in this city.
LOCAL LEGION POST
HAS NEW OFFICERS
The officers elected and appointed
for the local post of the American
Legion for the coming year are J.
E. Shearer, commander; James E.
Reedy, Tillamook, E. L. McCabe, Clov
erdale, and Don Simmons, Bay City,
vice commanders; Henry Heisel, ad
jutant; E. J. Claussen, finance officer;
George N. Harness, chaplain; Peter
Bosma, sergeant-at-aims; A. H. Gul-
strom, historian; Leslie Harrison,
correspondent; E. J. Claussen,.service
officer; I. E. Keldson, Americanization
and education chairman; R. C. Pat
terson, entertainment chairman; Low-
mittee on calendar events for year;
ell Moulton, activities and athletics
hairman; John Gibson, chairman com-
L. B. Erwin, women’s auxilliary.
There is some agitation for the
Legion to build a fireplace in the
club room in the new armory. The
organization has been saving money
for the furnishing of this room.
January Thaw
MEETING HELD
POSTALRECEIPIS BUDGET
AFTER COURT DECISION
REACH HIGH FIGURE
Few Small Items Are Replaced on
Eighteen Per Cent, is Gain
Shown Over Last
Year
PATRONS NEAR 4500
Promotion to First Class Expected
Within Next Three or
Four Years
Tillamook postal receipts show an
extraordinary gain for the year just
ended. The money order business
alone for December amounted to $13,-
401.86 in orders issued. Of this over
one-half was c. o. d.s, according to
W. C. Foster, postmaster. The sum of
$4,538.34 was paid out at the local
office on money orders and $7,100 was
sent to a government depository.
The amount issued in money orders
for last month exceeds the entire an-
ual business for a few years ago.
Postal receipts, such as stamps and
box rent, amounted to $18,650.63 for
1923, as against $15,958.22 for the
preceding year; an increase of nearly
18 per cent. This figure puts the
local office one notch higher in the
second class and it is expected to
move into the first class in the near
future. Postal receipts of $40,000 an
nually are required before a postoffice
can be promoted to first class.
A phenomenal increase in the num
ber of patrons served has taken place
within the past three years. The 1920
census allowed Tillamook city a popu
lation of 1964. From the amount of
mail passed through the local office
and the number of mail boxes used,
the city population has been estimated
at nearly 3000 at the present time.
There are probably 1500 more people
just outside of the city within a rad
ius of five miles.
These figures are arrived at by
estimating from the number of mail
boxes used. There are 480 lock boxes
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BLASTING POWDER
ORDEREDFOR FARMS
Enough orders for a carload of
sozatol, the new government blasting
powder, have been received by Coun
ty Agent Pine, and they have been
sent to Washington, D. C. to be filled.
It is expected that the carload will
arrive in Tillamook about the middle
of February. This powder sold for
$8.00 per hundred pounds, delivered
in Tillamook, and 23,000 pounds were
ordered by local farmers.
Budget After Left Off
by Commission
The county court and the advisory
budget committee discovered this
week that it would be necessary to
prepare a budget under the old law
and disregard the work of the tax
comittee appointed by the governor
under the law passed at the last leg
islature.
The necessary proceedure will be
to make up the budget and make
publication of it. A budget meeting
will be held February 4 in the county
court room.
The only difference between the
budget as published and that passed
by the tax committee was the addition
of $100 for mole bounties, $500 more
for the county fair, and $300 more for
advertising.
The advisory committee which
meets with the court consists of J.
L. Gay, chairman, H. H. Rosenberg
and J. J. Rupp.
HOME-COMING DAY
TO HAVE PROGRAM
Special features of the program are
as follows: Annual service of the
Every Man’s class in the city hall
at 10 a. m. Special music, installation
of officers, and address by General
George White of Salem.
The Bible School will put on a spe
cial program, and have set the goal
at two hundred and fifty to be present
At the eleven o'clock service there
will be special music. Annual reports
from each department of the church.
Address by General George White.
From twelve o’clock till two thirty,
there will be a basket dinner and a
social meeting in the basement of the
church for the members and the
friends. The members wall remember
to bring a well filled basket.
The Woman’s Christian Missionary
Society will hold a rally service at
two thirty. Rev. Anderson will give
the address.
All fo^r Endeavor Societies will
hold rally services at six thirty. They
are ashing that one hundred young
people be present.
•
The closing service at seven thirty,
good music, special selections by the
ladies quartet. The address of the
evening will be given by Attorney
H. T. Botts, after which two mort-
ages held on the church property by
the Church Extension Board will be
burned before the congregation. The
president of the ladies Aid will assist
in the burning of these notes
The public is nvited to come and en
joy the annual event with us, and to
rejoice with the church in the victor
ies of the year.
BARN NEAR HEBO
BURNED WITH COWS
A barn on the place belonging to
James Burke near Hebo burned en
tirely Wednesday night with a loss
of about $9000, it is said.
Forty head of cows were burned
with the barn, besides an auto truck
and another automobile. The cause
of the fire is unknown. A small
amount of insurance was carried on
the place. The place was being rent
ed by Archie Long.
LL KNOWN HARPIST
TÜ
HERE TONIGHT
CARLOAD OF LIME
WILL BE TRIED OUT
VIOLATES MANN ACT;
TAKEN*TO PORTLAND
Francis E. Foote, Garibaldi, was
arrested at the home of his parents
last week by a deputy United States
marshall and taken to Portland,
where he will be charged with vio
lation of the Mann white slave act.
Foote is charged with having brought
a seventeen year-old girl from Oak
land. Cat, to Portland last December.
He was held under $2000 bail.
Vj2=ae£SA2±
Miss Grace Ricketts, formerly a
nurse in one pf the local hospitals
visited *his week at the homo of Miss
Margaret Coates. Miss Ricketts is
it present nursing in Centralia.
Harmful Advertising Being
Scored by People of
>
County
‘OFFER’ STORY UNTRUE
State Cooperation Made Necessary
Use of Funds Intended
For Other Roads
The county court this week invited
the taxpayers of Tillamook to make a
full investigation of the affairs of
that body in answer to certain articles
which have appeared in northwest pa
pers alleging irregularities in the con
duct of the county affairs.
It is considered by the majority of
people here that the adverse stories
are the work of paid propagandists
who are instigated to stir up trouble
and mistrust of the county officials in
order to gain private and selfish ends.
That certain timber owners are be
hind the movement, is strongly hinted
at by many. The fact that the stories
appeared in widely circulated news
papers instead of being kept within
the confines of the county is looked
at with considerable disgust by local
people, who believe that it will do
untold damage to Tillamook county.
In a statement this week, one of
the county commissioners said that
the matter of the purchase of a motor
truck by market road number three
was done to compensate other road
project which had been charged with
steam shovels and other equipment,
which equipment has been used for
the construction of some of the mark
et roads.
One story appearing in a Portland
paper regarding the purchase of cer
tain machinery on a mortgage for
$3600 when it is offered for $2800, is
branded as a misstatement by the
court, who say that they never, at
any time, were offered the equipment
for $2800.
As to the excess outstanding war
rants which have caused so much agi
tation the statement says, "In 1917,
after the passage of the $6,000,000
state road bonding act, Tillamook
county began an intensive road con
struction program with a view of
getting its full share of the state
money raised from the various state
bond issues. In order to get this
state money, it was necessary for the
county to cooperate by matching the
state funds on a 50-50 basis, or in
other words, by the county construct
ing the grade and bridges, including
drainage, with the understanding that
the state should surface the same
with pavement or macadam. The
state and government has expended to
date approximately $1,069,696 in this
county on what are now state high-
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GUN SHOT IN HEAD
RESULTS IN DEATH
As a result of injuries received by
an accidental discharge of a gun
while hunting, Christoph Zweife),
sixteen year old son of Mrs. Barbara
Zweife), died at a local hospital last
Thuisday. The Zweife) boy with a
companion was on a hunting trip
when he accidentally discharged the
gun in his face causing the loss of one
eye nnd part of his face. But little
hope was given for his recovery and
death occurred two weeks after the
accident.
Christoph Zweifel was born in
Switzerland, February 3, 1908 and
came to this country with hie parents
at the age of six years, settling in
Tillamook county. His fathyr died
one year later and the boy was cared
for by an sunt, Mrs. Mike Landolt.
until her death. At the time of the
boy’s death he wa» employed on a
(arm near Nehalem.
He leaves beside his mother, one
brother, John, and four sisters, Bar
bara, Msrie, Anna and Margaret, and
a number of other relatives.
Funeral services were conducted by
Rev. W. G. Lienkaemper at the Re
formed church on Tuesday.