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this summer. Low roundtrip fares make it easy.
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offer a great vacation.
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Ray Grate, Agent.
Tillamook, Oregon
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THINK YOU CAN
Interest in psychology is rapidly gaining thru-
out the country. We believe in it. too, to a cer
tain extent.
For the man, who THINKS he can and has that
idea firmly instilled in his mind, will come out
on top. We believe that more men of this type
would surely underwrite the success of Tilla
mook County.
T illamook C ounty R ank
T illamook . O regon
OLD TILLAMOOK
AMPRICAN IFGION NEWS
AMERICAN LEGION NEWS
West Orange, N. J., June 24—When
Files 107 employees of the Edison Storage
Battery plant at West Orange, N, J.,
were dismissed from the service of
the company, a note accompanied each
35 YEARS AGO
dismissal. The note as presented to
Theo. Steinhilber, Editor.
discharged employees follows:
June 28, 1889
“We find it necessary to reduce
the
Barker and Smith propose to
people that if they will get a large production on account of bad busi
steam pump and cistern and the ne ness conditions which we believe are
cessary appurtenances to make good brought about by; (1) Partisan politi
cal investigations at Washington. (2)
I protection against fire, that they will Passage of the Soldiers’ Bonus Bill.
pay towards the pump what a smaller
pump would have cost them, and will (3) Failure of Congress to adopt the
keep the cistern full of water free of Mellon tax reduction plan.
The American Legion from Nation
charge.
al Headquarters at Indianapolis, Ind.,
Messrs. Logan and R. L. Eberman
forwarded an inquiry to the Edison
are anxious to arrange a horse race.
plant requesting information as to
They will put up $50 against any
how the passage of the adjusted com
horse in Tillamook county. Take ’em
pensation law could be held respon
up boys and let the rac? come off on
sible for the alleged bad business con
the fourth.
ditions.
Taken
from the Early
of The Headlight
25 YEARS AGO
Fred C. Baker, Editor.
June 29, 1899
Druggist Clough has a notice in his
window that he will pay 5 cents
apiece for mice.
Mr. A. H. Harris is back from
Sumpter, where he has a position in a
jeweler’s store, and will return there
about the first of August.
The band boys have purchased the
five new instruments they had on
trial, paying $195 for them.
Denver, Colo,. June 25—Fifty mem
bers of as many Colorado American
Legion posts throughout the state re
cently assembled at Denver police
headquarters to be taught the craft
of finger printing. The Legionnaires
are preparing to take the finger
prints of applicants for adjusted com
pensation, all applications for which
will pass through the hands of the
Colorado American Legion' to be for
warded to Washington.
13m.
They learned what could be
second.hanj reports satis
fied them.
They are doing many things to re
lieve the veterans’ sufferings, to re
assure these men that they are not
forgotten and are helping them to
while away the time that passes so
slowly.
Perhaps the most enjoyed of the
things the Auxiliary women have fur
nished is the fully equipped kitchen
ette which has been installed. Here
the boys may cook their own meals.
They also have their own mess-kits,
reminiscent of army days. Here
they may free themselves now and
then from the weary routine of mess
hall fare.
The Auxiliary sends big boxes of
foods to the veterans. Their appe
tites have not been dulled in the
least by the disease which afflicts
them.
Amusements have been provided by
the Auxiliary. Motion picture shows
have been arranged for once each
week. A high-powered radio set has
been installed. Reading matter ga
lore has been provided for the Car-
ville library. All this, and much more
besides, the Legion Auxiliary has
done. And, when one of the boys
loses in the struggle, the Auxiliary
has arranged that his body shall be
hermetically sealed and brought to
his home for burial with full military
honors.
GLAD TO BE AN AMERICAN
Dupont City, Va., June 24—In the
presence of several thousand persons
15 YEARS AGO
In an extemporaneous speech at the
The American Legion World War
Fled C. Baker, Editor.
Memorial was recently dedicated in recent convention of the National
June 24, 1909
this city with impressive ceremonies. El&tric Light association, Owen D.
The passengers who left on the Dr. Kate Waller Barrett, past nation Young, chairman of the board of the
Argo last week were J. J. Walters al president of the American Legion General Electric company and one of
and wife, Nels Paulson, G. F. Hor-gis, Auxiliary was the principal speaker. the three American members of the
Willie Anderson, Mrs. M. Page and
Dawes Committee which recently ren
A, W. Severance..
Indianapolis, Ind., June 24—Ground dered such valuable service to the
Two passenger coaches .will be was broken recently here for the Na Allied Reparations Commission, said:
sent in on the next trip of the barge tional American Legion headquarters
“My attitude is very much like the
from Portland, and as the bridge on building, the first to be built in the story of the negro who was walking
the Wilson river will be completed Indiana World War Memorial Plaza very rapidly and was stopped by
in a few days, the track on this end project. National Commander John someone who said to him, ‘Mose,
of the P. R. & N. company’s road R. Quinn dedicated the ground and where are you going?’ He replied,
will be in shape that cars will be turned the first spadeful of eath. The ‘I ain’t goin’ nowhere. I’s been whar
able to run between Tillamook and memorial when completed will cost I’s goin’ and now I’m goin’ home.’
the Miami river.
more than $10,000,000.
The greatest pleasure which I have
is in returning home.
In this issue is an account of the
Carville, La., June 24—Time hangs
“Nobody can enjoy a sojourn of
execution of Adolph N. Nordstrom
the only person from Tillamook coun heavy on the hands of the sixteen three or four months in Europe with
ty to have suffered capital punish veterans of the World War who are its difficulties and its problems, its
ment. He was convicted of having doing battle at the federal colony suspicions and its distrusts, its prom
killed John Peterson, foreman of the here with the most dreadful of dis ises for the future and its threats,
construction gang on the railroad eases, leprosy.
without coming back to the whole
These men contracted the “white some atmosphere of America pleased
trussle over the Kilches river, a few
death” while serving with the A. E. as never before that he was born an
miles north of Tillamook city.
F. in Russia.
American and will be permitted to
READING OF NEWS IS HELD
And as they wait in the slow pro live and die an American ”
ESSENTIAL
In a talk which consumed less than
cess of their cure by the chaulmoogra
oil treatment, their spirits beat in five minutes, Mr. Young painted a
Definite consideration is being given angry, bitter, throat-clutching rebel word picture which impressed on his
by Missouri school authorities to the lion against their prison walls, those listeners the wonderful possibilities
introduction of training in newspaper walls which shut them off like a tomb before this nation. His simple state
reading in the high schools of the from their fellow-men and the plea ments which any school boy can un
state.
derstand should be an inspiration for
sures of the great world outside.
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Desperate, haunted by the bitter every citizen to strive to maintain the
Lee, state superintendent of public
The plan is advanced by Charles A. ness of it all, one of the boys’recent- conditions which have made this na
schools, who has placed it before each ly made a dash for freedom Escap tion what it is today through a policy
school in the State, says a St. Louis ing, he wandered about for months. which encourages every individual in
special in the Boston (Mass.) Christ Wherever he went, he was shunned various lines of industry and endeav
ian Science Monitor. Mr. Lee, as as an evil thing. His fellows fled at or.
serting that the newspaper as the ve his approach.
Albany—$10,000 a week is now pay
hicle of world-wide communication
At last he gave up in despair.
and exchange of thought is a public Back to the colony he came, to wait roll at cannery here.
necessity, believes pupils should be for time’s slow healing and the day
Vernonia — New $40,000 grade
taught how to read and study the when he might go forth clean.
school for West side will soon be un
news in the better class of news
Hearing of the plight of these men, der construction.
papers. A careful grasp of the dang women of the Louisiana Department
Eugene—Lane county rewrites and
ers besetting government, he holds, of the American Legion Auxiliary are
publishes for third time their agri
can only be had by serious study of ministering to them.
Stifling the cultural folder entitled “Lane County
the actual developments day by day. dread and aversion inspired by the
Agricultural Opportunities.”
Stephen A. Wagner, member of the disease, they went in person to the
Toledo enlarges camping capacity
St. Louis Board of Education, advo colony. They saw conditions for them- in Auto Park.
cates that the board subscribe for a
large number (tapers to be put into
regular use in classroom work. This
plan would give each pupil a news
paper during the discussion period
Supt. Lee favors a more modest be
ginning, however, advocating that
each school subscribe for one news
paper for the present.
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In an advertising pamphlet distri
723 Se^u»0
buted recently by the Southern Paci
«polis, Minn. y Bld«" Mi:
fic railroad company appears an in
teresting and descriptive article on,
Tillamook beaches. The name of the' JINIIHttNHUmilllllllHliiiiiiHiHimm
folder is “Oregon Outdoors.” It con-'
tains fifteen scenes common along the,
beaches of Tillamook, as well as a
short article on each of twenty one[
=
resorts of the county. The following'
is copied from this booster pamphlet: [ Red Oak. To cover . U? 1
with this grade.
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Tillamook Beaches
Costs ...........
The route to Tillamook beaches
passes through the productive Tuala
SPRUCE
tin Valley to the Coast Range. Pass
BEVELED SIDING
ing over this range of mountains the
A good grade 1-2x6,
train reaches an elevation of 1,811
A good cheap grade,
feet, then descends the western slope
Rowell, Brown & f.
through virgin forests, crossing and
Portland, Oregon *
recrossing the tumbling Salmonberry
river; one of the most popular fishing
Phone or write
streams in this section of Oregon.
H. J. Rasmussen
The traveler of Nea-Kah-Nie, Man
Exclusive Tillamook Count,
zanita and Classic Ridge beaches,
Agent
Rockaway, Oregon
transfers at Wheeler to a motor
launch, and is whisked across the bay |
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to Nehalem. From Nehalem automo
biles are taken to these delightful IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIHIHIIII|||||||||li||||||||||ll||||||||||||1||(| ""
beaches, sheltered by Nea-Kah-Nie
AN ALIBI WON'?
mountain, rising 1,800 feet above the
HELP
ocean.
Leaving Wheeler th"
When your building is (
the south shore of Nehalem bay unti’ of service, even temporarily,
the coast line is reached. Turning
fire or acident, you loose time i
southward the railroad parallels for profits. It is costly to carry tn
miles the beach on which are located ed employees through a period
the resorts of Manhattan, Lake Lytle, enforced inactivity—perhaps »
Rockaway, Saltair, Twin Rocks, Wat- ly costly to let them go.
esco and Barview. On this smooth
There is precious little satis
and sandy beach, surf bathing is a tion in the alibi—"I didn’t h
popular sport, and is alternated with about Use and Occupancy In
many other beach amusements. Fish •nee.”
ing in the fresh water lakes along
Do you know about Use and
the shore, or hiking among the ad cupancy Insurance?
jacent foothills are also invigorating
GILHAM-WHITE
pastimes. At these resorts there are
Insurance Agency
many comfortable and medium priced
hotels, also cottages and inviting
209 Second Ave. E,
places to make camp.
At Bay City, passengers for Bay
Ocean leave the train and are taken
by launch across Tillamook bay to
this delightful spot, where there is
located a bungalow city, a well ap
pointed hotel and natatorium.
• Within easy reach of Tillamook by
auto stage is Netarts, a resort beauti
fully located at the entrance to Ne
tarts bay; also Oceanside, one of the
most attractive beach resorts in this
section.
Fishermen who enjoy a fight with
the trout and steelhead, and who de
velop a good mountain appetite for
the campfire broiled fish, find great
sport in this part of the State.
For many miles the railroad skirts
the Salmonberry and Nehalem rivers.
Foley Creek is reached through Moh
ler; the Kilchis and Miami rivers
from Garibaldi and Bay City; the
Trask, Wilson and Tillamook rivers
from Tillamook.
—Cool Kitchen
Low summer excursion fares are
—Ready "laid” to steri
on sale daily to the many resorts
__ fire to keep up
while still lower fares are provided
for the week-end visitor.
OAK FLOORS
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life saver
in summer
Oregon State Game Commission
authorizes construction of game farm
and three additional hatcheries.
Astoria to install $100,000 fire
alarm system to be most modem of
its kind and thoroughly approved by
fire insurance underwriters.
Vernonia—Complete' sewer system
and water filtering plant in course
of construction at combined cost of
approximately $60,000.
Woodburn opens new auto park.
The 1924 Oldsmobile is meeting
with a highly favorable reception in
European markets, accordin gto word
• just received from L. H. Kurtz, ad
vertising manager of the General
. Motors Export company, who is mak-
; ing a three month’s busines strip thru
i the principal countries abroad. The
sport models are in most demand by
Europeans, he writes.
Europe buyers of automobiles fav
or a car not too heavy, one that has
a small bore yet powerful engine,
and above all one that is economical
of gasoline, which is far more costly
abroad than in this country. Accord
ing to Mr. Kurtz, the Oldsmobile is
filling these exacting requirements of
i the Europeans.
Marshfield—Hospital drive being
made for a $100,000 hospital for
Southern Oregon has reached a stage
where success of project is assured,
cess of project is assured.
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