.LION IN ROADS
UN THE COUNTY
Miles, Transversing
nty, of Great Help
to Taxpayers
PERS NOW KNOCK
1,000 Lost Through Bridges
ing Washed Out Two
Years Ago
>ok county has over $3,000,-
ted in county roads of stand-
tdani and hard surface con-
and it also has sixty miles
road to its credit. There
ipular demand for this road,
iounty court was beseiged by
ral public to get the road,
t got it, and last year finish-
S remaining part of the con-
, and turned it over to the
hway commission. The lat-
lission now has to maintain
, thus lifting an expensive
rom the county. The work
ig the road was pushed with
le speed, and the tax payers
Hinty were anxious and in-
lat it be finished as quickly
i
man nature, so-called, is a
imal. Some of the individ
haunted the court house
at epoch in the road build-
i county, and urged the court
natters, are now criticising
for “plunging the county in
he court complied with a
demand, a majority and
demand. Now, the court
me to fight the battles of
r, and some of the fellows
most insistent that the
Id be built, for political or
mown reasons are finding
I the court for doing the
’ which they, themselves,
> do.
»very county in the state
le time strained a point to
itage of the proposition of
nd national government to
ty roads on a 50-50 basis,
ny county in the state in
with the above offer is in
I they have secured some-
heir money, and main high-
with most of them is now
ly needed the roads, and
said they did, and urged
i county courts of the state
i the 50-50 basis. But too
le do not stop to see the
that were secured in the
better roads. They do
as they should, that these
retches, while expensive,
some for a time, have in-
nd will further increase,
• property of the county,
t has general business of
and farming districts to a
extent.
ids had to be built some-
the general opinion was
unties of the state would
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BETTER STREET LIGHTS
ARE SOUGHT FOR CITY
Second Avenue to Have String of
Pillar Lights if Kiwanis
Have Their Way
The Kiwanis club is cooperating
with the Elks lodge of this city in the
matter of proposed better permanent
lighting facilities. The Elks are
anxious to have the city well lighted
during the forthcoming Elks conven
tion, and as other conventions have
been asked to come here during the
summer, the Kiwanis club at its
luncheon event Wednesday last voice
its approval of the matter of a re
quest to the city council to sponser
the better lighting of the city, and
to make such improvement perm
anent.
It was outlined at the meeting Wed
nesday that the placing of six light
ing posts or columns in each block
on Second avenue—three on each side
of the street—from Lamar’s corner
to the Sunset garage—would not only
beautify the city, but also would re
sult in making auto traffic less dang
erous during the summer months,
when the city usually is congested by
travel. It was suggested that the
new lighting columns be the orna
mental type, with increased light
power.
In the opinion of the club, such an
arrangement, if favorably considered
by the council, would eventuate in
making Tillamook’s main thorough
fare, at least, equal in appearance to
that of any town in the state, and at
the same time be an advertisement
of the city. It was suggested that
these proposed new lights could be
arranged so as to soften the glare
reflected by the present lights, which
confuse auto drivers at night. It is
believed that a committee from both
organizations above mentioned^ will
come before the council at the next
meeting night, and lay the proposi
tion of a better lighting before that
body.
LOCAL LEGION POST
VISITS FRATERNALLY
Legion and Auxiliary members of
Tillamook Post No. 47, to the num
ber of about eighty paid a fraternal
visit last Wednesday night to Lake
Lytle post. The meeting of the Leg
ion was held in a room furnished by
the local post, in the Lake Lytle hotel,
and while the legion was in session,
the visiting women were entertained,
by the local auxiliary at cards.
After the meeting of the post music
and dancing followed and later came
an excellent banquet which was great
ly enjoyed by the comrades and their
wives.
The best of harmony pre
vailed during the lodge session and
the two posts will work together in
fine shape. Capt. J. E. Shearer pre
sided at the post meeting, and had
much to say in praise of the new post
at Rockaway. Miss Parker, matron
at the hotel, proved to be a most' ex
cellent hostess, and succeeded admir
ably in making the guests feel "at
home”. Fraternally and socally the
event was a pleasing one to the visi
tors.
EMENTS MADE FRIENDS OF F. BERKY
STAR GARAGE GIVE HOUSEWARMING
ikow of the Star garage
rorkmen enlarge his auto
and is also putting in an
balcony, and a rest room,
1 the ground floor. These
cements are made neces-
■owing need of more room.
AGAINST CITY
L COME TO TRIAL
3th inst. the case of A. M.
. the City of Tillamook,
»n at the circuit court for
* case has been hanging
me time past, and should
te a bit of interest. City
Hall will appear for the
r. h . Goyne for the plain
case ts too well known to
tended explanation at this
PRICE $2.00 THE YEAR
TILLAMOOK, OREGON, FRIDAY FEBRUARY 8, 1924
ME 35; NUMBER 18
Fred Berky and family were agree
ably surprised Thursday night of last
week when a party of friends took
possession Of his new house and pro
ceeded to “warm it up.” An agree
able evening resulted. At midnight
an excellent lunch was spread to
which all did justice. The general
wish was that the Berkys might find
all of comfort and happiness in their
new home. The following guests
were preset:
M. Terry and wife, G. A. Reeher and
wife, Chas. Pankow and wife, Don
Griswold and wife, Clyde Craven and
wife, E. H. Stark and wife. Mrs. Clar
ence Coe, Mrs. Linn Berry, Mrs.
Fred McGee, Mrs. Roy Andrus and
children, Mrs. Fred Feldschau, Mrs.
Arthur FeMschau, A. Grunenwald and
wife, Mrs. A. M. Austin, Mrs. Mitch
ell, Mrs Florence Keysee and Mrs.
Mellinger.
CITY PROPERTY USE
IS UNDER QUESTION
ANOTHER GRAND JURY
BOARD OF ENGINEERS
county roadwork WAS CALLED FOR DUTY
PUTS STAMP ON PORT
“Sow and Pigs” Being Sounded For
Possible
Recent Injunction Suit On
City Hall May Lead to
Investigation
WILL AUDIT CITY BOOKS
Building
Will
be Constructed on
Property Adjacent to City
Hall this Summer
Removal
Government
The national board of engineers at
Washington has approved the pro
ject for the improvement of the chan
nels leading from Bay City and Gari
baldi to the ocean. Capt. John Groat,
in charge of the government dredg
ing affairs on Tillamook bay is now
engaged in making soundings on the
present channel from Garibaldi to the
bar leading to th<^ ocean. This data
is required by the Washington board
for the purpose of making estimates
of cost, which later will be placed
before the house appropriation bill
committee as an item. The dredge
is taking soundings at “the sow and
pigs,” a rocky shoal in the channel
near the Whitney mills. It is form
erly believed that this shoal which
occurs only on one side of the chan
nel was of a rock formation, but it
is now understood that it is mainly
clay, which will be easier „to blast
out and remove. Thus far, everything
has been favorable to improvement
of the bay, but the real gauntlet to
be run is when the general approp
riation bill comes up in congress
early in June next. But, with the ap
proval of the board of engineers, it
ought to go through.
FOUR ARE ADMITTED
TO CITIZENSHIP HERE
ALCOHOLIC EXTRACTS
PAY CITY EXPENSES
.
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1,11
Lindsay Road, Washed Out,
Will be Repaired in
Coming Season
JETTY ROAD IS AT HALT
Pressure Being Brought for Short
Route to Willamette Valley
by Wilson or Trask
As announced some time ago there
will be a considerable curtailment of
road work in Tillamook county during
1924, on account of the completion of
the main road project which has been
undergone for the past two years or
more, and also the fact of the condi
tion of the county finances.
The road between Nehalem and
Wheeler will be completed this year
with funds raised from a bond issue
voted by the people of that section.
Negotiations are also under way with
the Southern Pacific company for two
overhead crossings on this project.
What is known as the Lindsay
road, from Foley to Lynnbrook, which
was washed out two years ago by
high water will be repaired this sum
mer. Commissioner Alley, of the
first road district, recently took up
the matter of this road with the
railroad company with the idea of co
operation. It is planned to eliminate
two gradec rossings if the county
court and the railroad can get to
gether. One-holf mile of the Lind
say road must be constructed to
leave it open for traffic.
No further developments are no-
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next Sunday evening at the Christ
ian church in this city at 7:30 o’clock.
There will be special music appropri
ate for the occasion. The choir will
render the late ex-president’s favor
ite. hymn on this occasion. It is be
lieved that there will be a large aud
ience present to hear the memorial
address, and the public generally is
corially invited to be present.
T. J. McCouch and family have
rented the Olliver house at 10th
street on Third avenue, vacating
apartments at the De Lillis rooms.
They moved Tuesday last.
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Circuit Court met last Monday,
Judge Bagley on the bench. E. E.
Hanyon, court reporter was also
present.
The first business transacted was
the drawing of a new grand jury for
the usual term, the old grand jury
having finished the time for which
they were drawn. The clerk drew the
following names from the jury list
for the year, who will serve until
their successors are named:
Harold Brandt, Reuben Wilkins, E. V.
Snodgrass, Emil Heusser, Wm. Tin-
nerstet, H. C. Maynard and A. F.
Smith. The judge appointed Emil
Heusser foreman of the grand jury.
The judge then read the usual
charge to the jury, which was at
some length, end in that charge his
honor stated that there had been con
siderable newspaper and other pub
licity about the county court with in
timations of delinquency of duty. He
stated that in view of these intima
tions that it would be the duty of the
grand jury to thoroughly investigate
into the affairs of the county court,
and, in fact, all offices of the county.
If anything were found wrong, the
grand jury should indict; if on the
contrary, the charges of newspapers
and others were found unsupported
by facts showing wrong doing, the
court and officers should be exoner
ated in accordance with the findings
of the grand jury. He also stated
that the grand jury had power to
make recommendations for the better
ment of county conditions, and to sug
gest improvements that would seem
to be for the best interests of the
county,
The grand jury at the conclusion
of the judge’s charge retired to the
jury room, to begin its duties.
MEMORIAL ADDRESS
WILL BE DELIVERED SAW MILL OWNER
C. W. Barrick has been selected to
WORSTED IN BOUT
deliver the Wilson memorial address
;
Lincoln
reap py ?'
Affairs of County Court Will be
Thoroughly Investigated
by
Council met last Monday night in
regular session. Present: Merrick,
Haberlach, Conover, Pankow; absent:
Mayor Smith and Councilman Brim
hall.
Frank Conover was selected to pre
side as Mayor.
The matter of the rate charged for
extra electric lights was discussed.
Explanations were made by Lloyd
Edwards, who was present.
The
city will take up the matter of elec
tric lights later, and may make some
changes, looking to further economy.
Glenn Terry of the fire department,
who was present gave notice of the
annual firemen’s ball which will occur
on February 23rd in the new armory
building. The volunteer firemen were
given permission to dispense soft
drinks on that occasion.
Councilman Merrick asked the coun
cil if it would object to a party wall
on the east side of the city hall. His
firm of builders has taken a contract
Out of a class of ten aliens resid
to build a new one story building on
the lot immediately east of the city ing in this county who applied for
examination at the February term
(Continued on page 5)
of circuit court to become American
citizens by adoption four were suc
cessful in the examination held by
federal examiner Tomlinson of Port
land. Those who passed the examin
ation were Johan Larson, Tom C.
Percy, George T. Baxter and Cecelia
Recorder White states that the Josi.
city fines for January amounted to
Those who failed to pass were Al
$580 in cash. These were received fred Perrin, whose case was post
for violations of the liquor and other poned to the September term, and
ordinances. Many of the fines receiv Herman Schroeder, the witnesses in
ed were for plain and unvarnished both cases failing to qualify. Gott
drunkenness, and were stiff enough fried Fassbind, Anton Weiss and
to maki most any one sit up and Henry Gruber were given until the
take notice. It is said that some of first Monday in the coming Septem
the fines were due to intoxicating ber for further study.
power of vanilla extract, which is al In the case of Alfred Josi, his ap
lowed to be sold by the government. plication was dismissed with preju
The lemon extract is rather too strong, dice, for the alleged reason that dur
it is said, for some of the stomachs ing the late world war, he claimed
that crave stimulants, and vanilla exemption from military duty on
seems to be the favorite patent medi ground of being an alien. So long as
cine booze. Three bottles of vanilla the present decision stands, Josi can
extract were analyzed by a local not become an American citizen.
chemist recently, and the stuff was
found to contain from 18 to 19 per J. L. Holliday of Wheeler was in
cent alcohol.
the city one day this week.
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WILL BE CURTAILED
John Sundquist of the Sundquist &
Norberg saw mills, east of town,
isn’t very tall, but he is nevertheless
a good sport, and takes a big interest
in the regular Monday night box
ing event that is pulled off at the
mill which has, come to be an inter
esting affair to the boys at that place.
Monday night last, Mr. Sundquist,
entered the roped arena with a husky
logger by name of Murray, in the
main event. While Mr. Sundquist in
his younger days was pretty “handy
with his dukes,” so to speak, when
he was a sailor, he went up against a
younger man, and at the end of two
rounds Murray had him hanging on.
The bout was awarded to Murray,
and a bruised lip and a red abrasion
on the mill boss’s neck well up toward
the jaw attests that it was a real
contest, while it lasted. Monday is
boxing night, and on every Saturday
night there is a dance at the mill,
which helps to enliven mill life.
EARLYDAYRECALLED
BY PIONEERS™
California Party Arrives in
Tillamook by Team
and Wagon
MAROONED IN WINTER
Settlers Relied on Pack Horse and
Boat for Supplies During
Whole Year
(By Frank D. Bester.)
One summer day in the year 1878,
46 years ago, three families with
their covered wagons came into Til
lamook over the Trask river road and
camped for the night near where the
Red Clover cheese factory now stands.
The horses were tired and the party
looked as if it had traveled many
miles. The party consisted of Eras-
tus McKinley and wife, an aged couple
with their daughter Viola a young
woman of 16 years, then their son
Charles Tully McKinley, and wife
Mary, and their infant son Clarence,
who is now proprietor of the Rialto
in Tillamook and my father, my
mother and three children, Charles,
eight, myself, six, Lola, four years
old.
Ten weeks we had been on the
road, camping every night, sleeping
in the open and cooking our food on
the open fire. Our wagons were
heavily loaded as we had brought all
of our earthly possessions with us.
We had come from Monterey county,
California and we were looking for
government land; some place where
we could make a home. In those days
the roads were bad and our progress
had been very slow. My father first
stopped at the Horace Lasselle place,
it is the first house west of the I. O.
O. F. cemetery where Will Harris now
lives. The same year the Bester
family and the Merriman Foland fam
ily who had been our friends and
neighbors in California and who had
had come to Tillamook a few months
later, leased the farm and dairy of
Uncle Bill Perkins.
There we milked cows in an open
corral as was the custom in those
days and the butter was made at
home and packed solid in kegs or
firkins. Butter or cheese factories
were unknown for many years after.
A small schooner plyed between Tilla
mook and Portland but often it would
be delayed when the bar was rough,
and we would be without transporta
tion for months at a time. At such
times we would have to haul our
butter to Portland over the Trask
river road, then the only road out of
the county.
Sometimes in the winter when the
road would be blockaded with fallen
timber and the bar too rough for
the boat to enter it was common
practice for one family to borrow of
another until such time as the sea
was calm enough for the boat to
venture in.
Tillamook, or Lincoln as it was
(Continued on page 6)
LENIECY IS SHOWN
ROAD NEAR BLAINE
IN DELINQUENCY
CASE
BLOCKED BY SLIDE
•
Richard Earl, a fisherman, who was
arrested, and subsequently indicted
by the previous grand jury for con
tributing to the delinquency of a
minor, and who has been in the coun
ty jail for the past month and a half,
awaiting trial, was arraigned before
Judge Bagley Monday last, and plead
ed guilty to the indictment.
The
county attorney stated that there
were extenuating circumstances in
¡connection with the case, and the
¡Judge after asking some questions of
the prisoner, imposed a fine of $1,000,
and paroled him as to $900 of the
fine, provided he would pay $100 in
¡cash to the County Clerk. Otherwise
i he will have to lay out the amount of
the- whole fine in the county jail.
I Earl stated that he had been employ-
I ™d as a fisherman, and that he usual
ly received $110 per month. He ad
mitted, however, that he had not
saved any money.
A big slide, caused by the heavy
rains of last week, filled the road be
tween Blaine and the Kostic place
along the Nestucca river on Wednes
day of last week, blocking traffic on
that road. Superintendent Wm. Pow
ell of Beaver, got busy with a force
of men the next day following the
slide and cleared away enough of the
debris to allow travel over the road.
LODGE ANNIVERSITY
TO BE CELEBRATED
The Pythian lodge of this city will
celebrate the anniversary of the in
stitution of the order in the United
States, on the evening of the 18th of
the present month, at the hall in this
city. It is understood that Walter
Tooze, Jr. of McMinnville, will de
liver the address.