U S Sailor Boy Writes Home From Far East Service
Joe Atkinson formerly of Tillamook County writes from Swaton China with the U S Navy detailing life in Shanghai and Swaton. He mentions oil tanks, a large fish market, silk and drawn work purchases, plans to buy goods for home, risks of sailors with the coining habit, smuggling, upcoming Manila transport, and mail delays since Christmas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe Atkieson
Tillamook County
Far East
U.S. Navy
Swaton
Tillamook
Tam
Une Uy
Albany
Conglapoasin
China
Ake
Shangtai
Shanghai
Tiny
Manila
Joe Atkinson
Japan
Citizens meeting plans 1 percent fund for paving lawsuit
Large turnout organizes to resist paying the paving assessment. About 60 names of property holders, totaling around 8000 dollars, join to fund a lawsuit with anticipated total over 100000 dollars. Notables include C and E Thayer and others who secure a special attorney. The effort targets Warren Construction Co and may shape road routing toward Bewley Creek and Sandlake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. and
E. Thayer
HH. T. Goexlspaed
Dave Marting
W. G. Dwight Reals Brow
Geo. Edmunds
C. O., Wolfe
W. C. King
F. S. Whitehouse
Odd Fellows
Cha
Proposed new road to Sandlake
N J Myers spent days and nights in the woods seeking a shortcut between Sandlake and Tillamook. He reports the proposed route would shorten the trip by over eight miles versus the Hemlock route, and suggests it would benefit Sandlake if the county builds this new road from Sandlake to Hemlock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hewlew Creek
Sandlake
Bewley Creek
Hemlock
Tillamook
Woods
N. J. Myers
Here
City Council Approves Sidewalk Plan and Bond Sale
The council in regular session ordered cement sidewalks in central town from Front Street to Fifth Street along Stillwell Avenue and Third and Fourth Avenues. They called for bids on two Street Improvement bonds and denied a Portland saloon applicant’s bond approval for the Romney House project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Front Street
Stillwell Ave
Fifth Street
Third Ave
Fourth Street
Fourth Ave
Maple Grove
Portland
Romney House
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Weenhves
Milan
Wwe
Iketter
St. Patrick's
Elena Aser
Mortonernt
Brin
Prit
Poplins
Ladies’ Home Journal
Magazine of Good Dressing
U.S
Cincinnati
Honsluin
The
Herald
First National Bank
Tillamook, Oregon
WM. G. Tait
J. C. Holden
United States
Citizens Meeting
Council
Tillamook Couaty
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