.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 itinued on page 4) 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 . 1 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- (Continued on page 7) 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. ____________ . what amwd ff lb him g MT HE ML8T &AT1WR. OHPS’ AMP 5NAV1MÖS Tb KttP $$ M L06S MW6, IF HE M VWVLP HAVE A Ui*T W [i , by Body 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. z"......... 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.