AY, NOVEMBER 28,1924 i|i|||l|HlUIIUH.iliHlliniUIUIIHIIIUIIIIUUUIIIimlllHtllllllUllllll|n|<)||t TILLAMOOK HEADLIGHT PAGE 3 li IIIIIIIIIUlllillliiiilHHi inumici h COMMENT Editorial Page of the Tillamook Headlight ■'nilll!liiiiiniltMtl!lti|fiiitiiiiiiii!tiiiiiitn, .in, ||„|PH,«.,.,,™,...«, ■■■■ owtihki mini, iwiitiit II I itmiT. huh ■. now and then. Regular Handy Rev. Pontifex Beetle ... Walter Severance Independent Weekly Paper The only thing to blight this other­ uane Deetle......... —-......... Rose Loyd published Every Friday by the wise pleasant romance are the whisp­ Mrs. Rossmore.... ........ Inez Hamrick jUeht Publishing Com puny erings that Lawyer Montague is not Miss Nesbit......... .... Nadine Williams Tillamook, Oregon here entirely in the interest of the Judge Rossmore ... ....Sheldon Johnson that he has admitted that Ex-Judge Stott... ...... Orval Johnson Manager county; Lhe Harrison he makes a practice of delving into Expressman ........ ... James Harrison and Entered at the U. o. county records to find anything he Shirley ..... . ..... Catherine Smith j>a*U>lIice nt Tillamook, Oregon, can which may lower timber taxes Hon. Fitzroy Bag! dey .... Leonard Bales May 2, 1888 (he doesn’t seem to be so greatly con­ Jorkins ...... ........ .... -........ Cyril Ware cerned about the rest of us), and to Senator Robe.-ts . ........ Asberry Miner 'SUBSCRIPTION RATES keep the county clerk properly in­ Kate Roberts ..... ......... Libbie Tucker I Year. By Mail ..................... $2.00 formed on various things. Jefferson Ryder . ........... Caroll Smith Months, By Mail ....... ......... $1.00 But one can’t believe all the things Mrs. John Burkett Ryder M Months, By Mail ............. $ .75 one hears about him—he’s so nice to Octavia Ware Payable in advance one. John Burkett Ryder .... Warren Dunn Telephone Thurza ........................ Betty Mowry Pacific States, Main 68 The students have been working PREVENTABLE ACCIDENTS for two months on this play, which is Every time life is lost by accidental one of the heaviest ever attempted by ♦ means everyone explains how it could the local high school. There is humor OUR EDITORIAL POLICY ♦ have been easily prevented. And in throughout the play, but the dominat­ ♦ most cases they are right, but pre­ ing note is a modern political 1. To advocate, aid and sup- ♦ vention when the use of prevention problem. ♦ is past helps little. port any measures that will Seats go on sale this Saturday, The horrible tragedy of two small November 29 at Koch’s drug store, bring the most good to tho ♦ ♦ children being burned to death in the reserved seats 50 cents, general ad­ most people ’. To encourage industries + farmhouse Monday morning furnish­ mission 35 cents. to establish in Tillambok ♦ es further speculation on how to pre­ --------- *--------- + sent such things in the future. county. EARLY SETTLEMENT OF TILLA­ In the first place, helpless children 3. To urge the improvement V MOOK COUNTY of a port for Tillamook City. ♦ should never be left alone, though 4. To insist on an American •> such a practice is a common one in (Continued from page 2) communities. Any number of ed by Mr. Himes, Hoquarton Prairie.) standard of labor. V all things might occur to endanger or They took care to bring a supply of 5. To be politically indepen­ flour in with them for they knew dent, but to support the can­ + take their lives. You who have been in the habit of there was not any here excepting didates for public office who ❖ will bring the most good to + leaving the children to look out for what could be packed in on a horse, themselves for a short time, while consequently, those who had no horse the people of Tillamook you call on the neighbor- or«do a went minus flour, some would remark county and cf the State of chore—keep this tragedy in mind, that it was nothing io do without Oregon. land try to prevent its reoc urances. bread when a man was used to it. At •Î- V this date a Mr. Counts came in and Z. ••• O ❖ took up the land formerly'owned by TILLAMOOK ON THE RIND FRI; Y. NOVEMBER ¡£, 1924 Mr. Ren d’.a\v, he war a blacksmith ❖ « by trade, and he did the first black­ (By L. M. Rains) smithing in the county. He was a Oh, I live in the Ncstucca Valley, married mar. ■Ttrpaycrs of this county for some Where the ocean rolli and roars, At this date there was Messrs. ■e na.,t have baiin treated to .ho Where the fir trees sway heir lofty Trask, Dougherty and James Quick tops, on the Hoquarton; Wilson on the kcious spectacle of one of their And the rain it pours and pours; bay; and, I think, Harris and Killom listed servants being constantly Where the sun it shines, on the South Prairie making butter. irioweil and assisted by a pair of And shines, and everything in time. ksrdiar.s, one appointed by proper But don’t forget, my friend, to look, Clothing was getting to look seedy, and provisions was scarce not having ■ hority and the other more or less For Tillamook on the rind. had any in since the 15th of October k:-appointed. One draws his salary a year previous but we shared up and the county, and the other draws I live in Tillamook County, Where Tillamook’s stamped on the made everyone as happy as we could Is from the Lord-knows-where, under the circumstances. mind. Iragh quite a number of ordinary I must now return to look after Where the ranchers go with a bucket kplc suspect. Messrs. Thomas and Howard at As- hooked To get down to cases, Mr. David­ On their arm most all the time. ka has been hired by the county to Where the milk cans sway, and jingle. k hat things go right in the clerk’s Keeping in tune with the rhyme. Ike. He is paid a higher salary kn the clerk is, and his business ap- Oh, that’s my native country, Where Tillamook’s stamped on the krently is to do the work his rind. Iperior is incapable of doing and kp the more important and intri- i live in the burg of Beaver, ■te records of the office. That is Where Bill Gilbert keeps a store. lite proper as it is .necessary, for as Earl Wallace repairs Fords, and k as voters will elect county offi- things, L who arc unable to do their work, And keeps gas at the door. Idas long as the work must be done, We have a fancy Postmaster, I l < altogether proper that experts be Francis J. Wash is his name. hl to keep things running smooth- He is a first class carpenter, And Radio brought his fame. [The other guardian—ah, yes, the Nicklas Sheets is the cheesemaker, Who’s keeping it up to time, per one we spoke of—what of him ? Fycr Montague is a very estimable And never forgets to stamp his cheese With Tillamook on the rind. n; one who has had wide learning ■ experience, and one of a whole- Oh, come down to Tillamook, ■rted generosity and patience. I’m living here you know. Ikiie he is supposed to live in Port- Down here where you’ll always find Id he spends a great share of his The best of everything that grows, he in Tillamook, in the office of the Where the cows are grazing on to y clerk. And he’s very handy grass, I. He helps the clerk in all sorts And walking to and fro. I little ways; waits on “customers’, My friend, it’s down in Tillamook, •Peets the records, suggests,changes Where you want to go. h and there, and might make a few i am dreaming of my Love Land, Which I am coming to visit some [O.B. WILLIAMS CO. Sash &‘Doors time, But, I’ll always live in the land of cheese, Where Tillamook’s on the Rind. ..... ...... i-jria. They learned there was a-canoe, and came on down to my land­ small sloop on the tideland not far ing, thence to my cabin. I was just from the Skipnr.on I-anding in a commencing to milk my cows. At the wrecked condition. She belonged to I siRht of these men my cows broke a Mr. McEwing. Sam Howard thought I away, tearing down fences and smash­ One man it was no; worth looking at but ing things in general. Thomas, who was a good mechanic, named Riggs said. “Now we have thought it could be fixed up to an­ played thunder! let us get the cows up swer our purpose until a larger or.e again.” I advised them to go into could be built. They saw the owner my cabin, and then I could easily get and bought the sloop for $50, her sails them back. I soon finished my chores had been taken off also her running and went in. 1 learned that they rigging. This was all in the bargain, wanted to stay al! night and would but they went to work and got her like supper if I could give it to off the tideland to where they could them. I said, “Yes, if you can stand work on her and raised her up. They my fare? 1 have no bread, sugar, found her keel was all right but tea nor coffee but, I have plenty of quite a number of her timbers had milk and dutch cheese, and a few been broken, and her planking badly potatoes, also plenty of salt salmon. smashed in, her rudder, mast, booms Now if you men will turn in and help and bowsprit, were all gone. Every­ to get supper, why you are welcome.” thing of this kind had to be made So all pitched in to work. Some built new. Mr. Thomas said that after a good fire, others roasted potatoes, getting her up so that she could be others boiled potatoes, I filled a large examined, he was very much dis­ pot with salt salmon right straight, couraged, but said nothing to Howard. without freshening a bit, and filled One thing was in their favor viz:— 3 pails with sour milk for dutch They were able to get all the lumber cheese. When ready, all had supper, they required to repair her in Astoria. and they all declared they never en­ Lumber was worth $25 per thousand, joyed a meal better but, this was be- and all other material correspondingly cause they were so hungry. I gave high, It all cost money and we were them all the milk they could drink, not overstocked with that material. and mixed the dutch cheese with Mr. Thomas had money due him in cream, and they just let it slide down. the valley and he drew on this fund and both went to work with a will, for they knew this was their only hope of getting in a supply of pro- visions. All the little crafts on the Columbia was fully engaged on that river, and not only this but the cap­ I am demonstrating the tains stated it would not pay to bring half a caigo and return empty. First nationally known Fuller of all a shed had to be built, or work Brushes. would be suspended during rainy I leave with every woman I weather this was extra expense, and visit a Fuller Handy Brush,— when done with they wen* unable to to prove the service and quality sell it, therefore this was a dead loss. of my line. They had the sloop ready for sea about the loth of May. Thomas wrote Watch for me, I’ll be around to us stating that the vessel would soon or better still write or be in Portland about the middle of phone me when you’ll be at May, and those parties wishing to have freight brought in must have home. it ready by that time. Some of us EARL L. RICHARDSON obtained our supplies from Portland, ’hone 327-J and some from Astoria. About the last of May, 27 men came in, in one party, via Grand Round to Hoquarton prairie. They went to Mr. Trask’s and borrowed a large yawl and a large I FEATURES ------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------- -------------------- ____ ¡ÍIII1U1 l*JMMUUI!tlllUtlilUIMTini itiiiiiiiuiimtHuutiiiiunttiniiniuuiiiii Now came the rub, to sleep them all. I told them to build a gobd fire r.iul then cut fern, spread it on the floor then use their blankets, (each had one) this they did, and there was not room to step. I lay down but not to sleep for it puzzled me how I was to get along after these 27 men left me for I Knew they would eat every potato I had, then I would have to go it on dutch cheese and salmon straight. In a short time one of the The Fuller Man is in Town! men remarked, “Oh that nolle! 1 don’t think I can sleep.” It was th.* .-urf they heard, and were not used to the sound. All were early risers, and they sai