THE CONDOH CLOBE.
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1808.
' notice, r
Jj' jreiirly iil-rl,tli.n In Hib Uioim li fl.M,
II l-eld In tnlvmmt. If not paid hi driicr,
will lie cliacid. A l ine ,rnell murk mound
tlil nullic liidlmtt'ii ttmt your MibM-rlplInn ex
JtiMHr lnif I ! nf hmh-w Tin n ) llv
CLCEOSITIES.
See tho now ad of Jaine VV. Smith.
J. H. Ktowart of FohsII wan in town
I hni Carina lloyd i now alitor of the
Kliiiniitli Star,
Nherlff WIIc.ok and fntiiilytviitei I'W
li the flrstof the. week.
I'ratik Caldwell in now wearing the
inar-hal'a tmdua. Who'll tm licit?
Pon't foinet th school enu-itainrneiit
thin Friday evening lit tho achool house.
Mm. Drake, wife of our milliliter, In on
the Hrk lint thin epic, wercgret to state,
Lew la Miller midwife of Lone Hoik
visited friend in Condon Huvenil duyt
thin week.
Mla Daisy Downing dnsed aahnrt but
very mccessful term of achool on Trail
fork tHlny.
Oliver Hurr and bin rouHin, Kliner
Wood, arrived her Friday from Cherry
Toiiit, Illinois.
Mm. J. H. Ikmnlng left last week for
Colfax, where the will viwit her arentii
a couple of week.
J. It. Clark ha purchased a lot In the
lower end of town and U building a res!
deme and stable on it.
Jack Hemp-iey, the great prize fighter,
died at bin home in Portland Friday
inorniiig, of coitsnmplh'ti.
A linn daughter wa born to Mr. and
Mm. Jan. A. Kilter, just fntiMi of town,
Tuesday morning, Nov. 5th.
Uev. Barnhart of Fossil preai'hed at
Ciijl'tuii Sunday evening and Itev. Drake
In t morning, to .large congregations.
Ill strict Atty. I'arriah lost one case oul
of sixteen over at Canyon, that one he
lug the caw of the istate vs, Jhh, Hunt,
I'. II. Stephenson made a flying hits-
Hies trip lo rortiaml this week to pur
a ft'- of winter goods for his J
store,
.Miss Jessie Pmltli and Mrs. Ionise j
Korku returned home last week from a
three-weeks' visit w ith friends in Port t
(and most cnjovahle event of the kind ; in the mountains.
There will be communion services in. ever given In the county. j A great many geese have la-en killed
the Congregational church next Hunduv ,., ,, , . , . , i i,erp u ithin the hist ten days Dr. Ha-
. ,, . , , . El Copuer has changed bis inini'1"'" "lw uisinn ; "
morning at 11 .cluck, conducted by 0 ,, tti not ,.,,, ft 1)iliM(.r flf con from La Grande, is here hunting.
Iloaard Propst has returned home, ' he threatened to do aj There was a sale of household goods
lifter an absence of a couple of
In Washington, where ho whs at work
harvesting.
Cash Htrickliu, who has been work
n g in this section for the last couple of
viar, left Monday for his home near
Oregon City.
Arthur I). Haley, one of the honest
and most popular bachelors of the May
ville country, was In town Wednesday
on business.
Those who promised to bring us wood
on accouut this fall will do us a favor
Jfbringing it iu at once, la-fore the
Tiisdsgetbad.
Judge Mariner and Commissioners
Ralston and Clymer are holding tlie
regular session of county court at Con
don this week.
Teachers examination begins at Con
don next Wednesday. Mrs. Lillian 8te -
vena and Kilas Kceney will be the asist'
ant examiners.
U. S, Clark went to The Dalles this
week to see alsmt the prospects of hav
ing bis pension increased. 0. W. Rine
bart took him to Arlington Monday.
This section wss favored by a heavy
shower of rain Friday night the lirt
rain for nearly two months. Since that
time Mr. Jack Frost visits us ever uight.
A slight mistake was made In printing
our school report last week, in saying
tiiat there were 141 cases of tardiness.
It should have read, 20 case of taidi
ness and 141 minutes lost.
The defunct Baker City bank will
make another 10 per cent dividend to
depositors soon, this being fifty per cent
paid since the close of the institution
alsiut fifteen month ago.
Hill Hrasslield Monday brought to
town from Ferry Canyon a large lynx,
w hich be poisoned with a dose that had
been fixed for coyotes. It was tlie lar
gest lynx we have ever seen.
Mrs. Putnam, mother of J. 11. Put
nam, the Fossil merchant, caino np last
week from her home at Eolo, Polk
county, and will spend the winter at
Fossil with Imr son and family.
This fine weather Is causing the spring
laying of grasshopper eggs to hatch, and
the little tender things are brought into
the world "under false pretense" as it
were, and will probably fail to winter
through. v
Arthur Brandenburg of Moro was in
town several day this week with bis
phonograph, which talked several dimes
out of the boys. Mis wife came along
over to visit her parents, and left for
home Sunday. ' '
In 1830 tbero were only 1624 people
In Chicago- Of thot number 8 still re
side in that city. They have seen the
rent Western nu-tropol a irow from
awqiup iiimi cn.y,iiiM" m mw ""!
i-....- ..it.. i.. iiiU i,.w n.u.f.
tjyjcetlt on the Western ooiltliiotit. t
' Miss Mary Marker la lying dangerous-
U-Hi. kwi.h typhoid puonmoiiia at. the
h,,,e of HurrT Clay on Kock creek. Her!
aunt, Mrs.
'rt:lt don n
iier.
(i. ,T. Caven, and on
Than
'i'n.day to asaial Iu waiting
L. Darker started for The Dalles Mon
day to bring out hit new atngea and ia
expected here t'Klay with tliem. They
will be coverel and will be a great Im
provament over the old one". Tliia ia
now perhaps, the beat-equipped ataga
line In Oregon.
Mimic ahoiild le rnltivated in every
family, It la one of the moat refining ac
complishment one can acquire, Half
(he world would commit auicide with
out the wtlace of music. The other half
feels like committing auicide while
mimic la la-Inn cultivated.
After a buiiioroiiH lecture by Bill Nye
In a New Jersey town Tuesday night,
aome drunken thugs rgircd him most
el!''ct nail v. Wonder If I'.ill will explain
in tlie papers about "that tired feelinjj"
he experienced while under the influ
ence of the overdose of hen fruit.
L. Parker, tadieving that he can lieat.
look after the interests of his stage lino
by residing at Arlington, has concluded
to move down to that town with his fam
ily next week. Rev. Prakeand family
expect to occupy the I'liter house, which
will Ia vacated by Mr., Parker and fami-
The Dalles is the only place in the
Inland Umpire anxious to seo the ship
railway scheme about Celilo inaugura
ted. It would bo ducats in tlie pockets
of the people there, .wlifln the
scheme
nroaressed to absolute failure so filr
as
an open Columbia river is concerned.- j
Moro Observer . i
Thurday night of last week was Hal
loween, and as usual the hoys, large and
small, triud to get enjoyment out of top-
ping oir the tniiKTtipicd buildings in j
town with old sleighs, plows and every- J
thing thai was loose at both ends. A I
ntimUer of tricks were played in town
here but no damage was done.
Married At Condon on Xv. 4th, Mr.
Pavid Z. Itohinette and Mrs. Nettie
Flynn, of Lone Kock. Recorder Kd
Itunn perfoimed the ceremony and tlur
happy oiing couple left at once f r 1iik
U'fk, where they will Isgin house
keeping with the liest wishes of their
many fiieuds.
Invitations will be printed at this of-
f' Saturday for a grand ball to he giv-
en at Condon on Thursday evening, Nov.
2Kth. under the auspices of the K. of P.
mid I. O. O. F. lodges. It is the aim of
the managers to make this the grandest ;
CU'rk tn the iioltoii llonw, rortlHtnl, a
' . U..I iu . len s.rwci I
I nrtR in hi nji'i niut in n m iimiiihi ouu
j more, being traveling salesman for Wad- j
bam & Co. of Portland, dealers in wol-
en ware. ;
Charley Llllie has struck 2" feet of 'f
water in the 40-foot well which he has
just completed fShi-riir Wilcox. It
has len proven la-yond a doubt that
aterin aliiiiulaiice can la- louinl any-
(where in Condon by digging or Isiritig
lor M'-l'"M -t..rt to,iy on a
'e" for 8. P. Shult.
We regret to learn of the dciilh on
Wednesilay of last week of ll. W. Pen -
tarost, near Mayville w ho had been sick i i)nr citv duds are having a new reser- greasing nicely. Although it is a sul
a year or more witti dropsy and a com- voir constructed for the city. U will be , scription school all the children in the
plication of diseases. A very large iium- miit nf brick cemented, ami w ill add ! district are attending, bet-ides several
!u'r
of sorrowing friends and relatives
i t(,,.i,l..l lln 1iiiri.il .it Miifi-illM Tloirri
day. His family and relatives have the
sympathy of the entire
community iu
their sad atlliction.
Charles Dahlke of Clem was np to
the city Tuesday having his final natnr
alizstion pupers taken out before the
county court. .Mr. Dalkhe desires to
lease his spli nded 1140-acre farm, three
miles from Clem, and if so he will vis!t
his relatives in Minnesota a few mouths.
Charley's, arm, which was broken sever- j
al years ago, has not yet la-come aaj
strong as it was la-lore.
Stock Inspector Fred A. llale of Fine
creek is in this section, on his p tinds
inspecting sheep. He informs ns thai
sheep all over the c uuly a:e in ect-i-
lent condition, there being very little, il
any, scab at present. Fred siiys that
the best grass he has yet seen on his
trip ia on Dim; Brown's range, several
miles north of Condon.
, , .,.,.
' . . .
count ol the inuruer ot a man naiiien
Jenkins, said: "The mur.-e.vr was evi-
dently in quest of money, but luckily
Mr. Jenkins had deKisited all his mon
ey in the bank the day la-fore, so hoi
lost nothing but his lifo." tiow very
consoling that must prove to the spirit
of Mr. Jenkins and his widow, if in- left
any.-. : ' '
Does every housekeeper know, "that j
milk is an excellent substitute lor soap,
iu washing dishes? Its usefulness is
varied, for it not only softens the hard
est water and gives the dishes a clear,
polished look, but it preserves the hands
from chapping. It also prevents a
greasy i'"1" appeariin? on top of
the water. The quantity of milk to use
la a half cupful ton dish pun half-full of
very hot water, N. Y. World.
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Every neVspaper treasures up in
inetnory the nainea of Ha triemtH ttiid
a likawiiw Hi eneunea. n never over
- 1 n
itfiiia an iiMiint-i nniiv ro aasisi ina uir
mer, nut si mom trc.es oui. ( i uie way .to
M the l.,t.U.r. iMn-an uuCre is the
'VVryw h.-rr. e.,p, w ho
their !.! t-vr
' IMlkU- i,-ii" ' hii-i.m' "(.- n,.,,.
will ia-tv t.-jri-lv i'.i'..' tnv-iii a noil. i ji ' (
fold sooner or later. Exchange.
It took the jury only ten minutes Hat
urday to arrive at a verdict of murder
in the first degree in the Durrant case.
His attorneys will make the customary
request for a new trial and an appeal to
the supreme court; but it is safe to as-1
sumo that More many more month
Durrant will las the central figure in a
hemp-stretching exhibition. II. H.
Holmes, another notorious murderer,
was also found guilty at Philadelphia
last week and will soon have bis neck ;
in the noose that has lieen yawning for
him for so many months.
Our town experienced a little excite
ment on Wednesday evening of last
week after tlie Gloiik was printed. A
loiiKh and tumble drunken fight was in
dulged in by Charley Johnson, Jack
King and Mike Sullivan in the saloon,
diirina which Johnson fired oil" bis re
volver, iiinkimf a bole in tlie iKircb roof
nearly large enough to throw a dog
through it. All three were arrested for
fiichtfng and Joe Trevelt for selling liq
uor to drunken men. Recorder Ed
Iliinii set their trial for the next day, t
which Johnson was fined $15 and costs,
making in all $20.20, which be paid.
Hullivan was fined f 10 and costs and not
having the money he worked it out on
the streets. King proved that be mere
ly acted in self defense and was dis
charged. The case against Trevett was
dismissed but be was at once arrested
n 'rK' Hoping a uisoroer.y
house, to which he plead not guil'v.
! The recorder found him guilty, however,
! and imposed a lino of $2" and costs upon
' him, which he refused to pay and has
i appealed the ease, t!irogh his a ttorney,
! L. W. Darling, to the circuit court,. In
; every case the citv was represented bv
City Ally. John Lyons.
Arlington Items.
Everybody realizes winter ia
near at
banil.
' Another fumilv frriu Itnfus is expect-
ed lo iii.'Vn lo tow ii sisiti.
Editor Shtitt was here last week
shaking hands with friends.
A traveling troupe gave an entertain
I meiit in the Collin hall last Saturday
I night.
j Ed Tohev has l"-n on the retired list
! for several days caused by it carbuncle
on his neck.
Mr. liiirfool is buck from his Grant
rountv trip. He reports
cold
weather ,
tory lo her moving to vani-Tina.
Vrttilk-A ttitl nil uill't imiiir Rllll of
i ijum u"'
comse made a success of the sale.
K. Fowler, who has la-en spending
the suuiiuer in Urant county, returueil
this week. He reports having found j
; some good mines, ile is hale anil j
hem tv. Inn ing feasted on elk meat a!
. part of the lime.
- iw master C. W. Slin-te, accomim-
' ,,! ,,v ,.usin returned home this
; w,ek. ile reports having loot a g i
; time, although the thermometer regis -
tereil 2 degrees la-low ern in Dakota
. just before he left.
: wreath- to the i cleanliness and purity of
Sour water. Anvone who thinks Arling-
j ton is not improving had better revise
Ilia opinion.
J. W. Smith returned last week, after
an absence of nearly a year. His many
friends will regret to learn that he will
soon move to California, where lie ex -
la-cts to reside in tne future, lie has in -
vested about l!5,lHK) in a large fruit farm
three miles from the city of Riverside,
iu the healthiest and most delightful
portion of California. s
,y waterway convention was 1 eid here;
, ,f!,t r,rH,ay fr ,,e purpose of taking
s,,iu-m lion looking tow ard river truliic
) ,,, ,. J.t nni this place,
Judge Mariner presided, A committeeof
uve, of which it.uiW ;iirilint is chair-
,mllli whs appointed to survey tlie route
; nrnmi the obstructions in the river, es -
; timate the cost of a portage road, etc.,
i Bn,i make report at a future meeting';
i ui cillit In-the dnoi-noui. As Mr.
; .inrlbiirt is a iirst-class surveyor and en-
..! It lu liLi.li hiu ri.li.irt will i-imtnili
i ' ,v - -. i - ,
i reliable information In regard 10
tho
i matter.
Census of Gilliam County.
Viim,wm- ,f 1,l'i1 vnloni ... .
jr..),,,,., 3i v,i fss
' Mnlif Iii!'i it!
nwrlO.
; McK rnmtw 10
J :' Total number of.' mates..,,.
Numtivr ofemnlua over is y-nra of r-
IT."!
MS 1
W2 '
Feiniilt'8 miller nntt IS and over Ul ..
Femnlea under 10 .....
Total number of femntes .... ...... WW;
Total popnlntlon of the i-ouuty. ... ... 80l!
Number of Uw ot wool 63:1,'JW i
Acred malar vultlvittlnn. ....... ., ....
DurIicIb of wheat rained nreeedtna vcar
. Mm
.828,(577
. 21 .905
tm.isi
. 2.KI1
. w.t2
. !M.2
,
j Ton, '0'( 'hliy
pounds of butter and eheero
.A 1 jui-m-iru . li.
H,lwhetao, t,, .. 'M.m
ISO
( Buatwii of mmi...;.'. , i.M
- . "i"" f'
1 lVac)H-
- 1 ' -
!,(
14.010
2M.0IB
ll.MIJ
SOO.iW
' Number,, of poultry .
', Pntinil of baron
j "Mambct ot do eRijx until ..
: Nil, t tl of bun act mmi'ifm-tiupd
Shurto Hi'og. can u- mhi iinvthinw'yim :
want In tv- line of tiiiu-luuei v. Their,
price urn all O. K. ' j
Lone Rock Rlplets.
From tlie way the air (-pIm about this
neck o' the woods it will soon be winter.
Mrs. Clarke, who wan very sick some
lliuie ii in nl.io to be np and about
0ni-e u,r,.
J. K. UaNton ass ud to his Ime
Kock rain-h Saturday looking after but-j
iness interests.
Tu Coleman went to Ileppner the
first of the week to buy the ihajra and
window s, etc. for our new hall
Something like a dozen Immigrant '
wagons passed through Lone Kock Hal
orday on their way to California.
I TTiiil, .fim.riu Iti.aulrin In ir..rii ti tiiti
fur iii and stock for sale cheap for cash.
He wants to move to Ashland, Oregon.
All the farmers of out section are very
busy putting in fall grain mostly rye, and
hauling in (lour and grain, spuds, wood
ete
c.
It. G. Itobinson informs us that be
will go to lower California tlie last of
the mouth, where be will hpend the
j winter.
I Ciuite a heavy ruin fell here Friday
night; but it turned cold and the grass
wilt not grow any more, consequently
it will not do much giasl.
Our piihlic school house has been fin
fire several times lately on account of
poorly arranged stovepipes, but it seems
tiiat the proper persons take no notice
of tiiis dangerous affair.
Frank Ralston's horse fell with him
last Saturday, and Frank lit in a badger
bole about forty yards away. In the ac
cident he got pretty badly bunged np,
but no bones were broken.
Home old-fashioned card games are
frequently played here in one of the
vacant houses. The worst of it iB that
old gi ay-beaded men sit down and play
with l tie youngi'r lads, anil there is al
ways silver iir sight.
About forty old men, boys and young
men adjourned to Morgan Ward's field
Sunday, to see an exciting horse race
between Henry Neel's horse and Ben
Ward's plug. -Ten dollars and a few
nickels changed hands.
Hob Robinctte anil Mrs. Nettie Flynn
came in from Condon Sunday evening
and nrononnced themselves man and
i wife, saving they were married while in
i that town. The isjys at once made a
j rush for tin pans and bells and in a few
' n.ituiiuii uuvn the ripwlv niMrricft cnntilt.
vigorous whooping up and wheel
barrow ride they won't soon forget.
Quite a heated debate took place at
the Ione Rock hotel Sunday afternoon,
finally terminating in an open combat
and hair pulling among some three or
four women. One man was present and
in Ids frantic effort to get away from
tlie scene of flying rags, hair and
teeth he lcame entangled with one of
' . ,,,,,,,..:. n.i l)t his face consid
,.i,i,. .;u,i,,,,r..A t,iuv mv
nrcayviue iviuuorinBs.
Born on Friday Nov. 1st to the wife
lot ram Mciiivtay a IHugirl.
Mrs. Belle Fontaine ia visiting her
: mint, Mrs. Capt. Withers.
The Udies Aid S.s-iety have secured
; t,e ww ,, l(J ,loM tlieir llieeting9 jn
tins-winter.
! Miss Maggie Wilson's school is pro-
from the Luck horn d-strict.
i Antone Nelson and John Anderson left
here Tuesday with two pack horses load-
Jed with traps, provisions, etc., for Was-
! co county, to trap coyotes. They were
doing fairly well here, having trapped
four within the last week.
j The basket social given M lay even-
, ng ,y the ladies of the Baptist church
j w a a very enjoyable affair. The baskets
' were numbered and tlie corresponding
numbers sold to a gentleman, who had
to eat supper with the fair partner who
owned tlie basket.
Tlie ball given bv the O ld Fellow g in
their new hull Friday night was a grand !
success if we judge from tlie w ay the J
di.uceis enjoyed themselves. 37 nnm-1
hers were sold. The heavy rain prevent-!
ed a great many from
! intended to come.
coming who bad i
I. D. C.
W e dc
Card of Thanks.
ire in this way to express our
ti'nks to the good people
of Condon,
I W llO, either 111
person or by proxy, visi-
! ueunesiisy evening in nisi
J week and expressed their kindness by
i leaving groceries, tlour, etc., in the par-
, ' i i . : I .
Houaite. miiio these tninpa nave
a I value within theuiaelven, there is that
m esprei-Kcil l-y them which dues much to
cheer the hearts ami strengthen the!
hands of the pastor and family.
HkV. U. S. IhlAKK ANI WlKB.
Awarded
Highest Honors World's Fair,
Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair.
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Most Perfect Made,
40 Ya the Standard.
PHlfUfil
ofLruuiniiruvi
HEW
STOCK
uGHO
STATE CONTRACT
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AT GREATLY REDUCED PRICES.
Blank Books, Paper and in Fact all Kinds
"'and Sorts ofZ
SCHOOL SUPFLIES AfiD STATIGiiERY.
WEAKEHEADQUnTERSFGKCILllAMCOiim.
L. W. DARLING St GO.,
CONDON, -
S. B. BARKER,
t)KAI.ER
GENER'LMERGHAi
CONDON, OREGON.
STOCKMEN'S SUPPLIES OF ALL KIKES
A SPECIALTY.
NEW GOODS
CONSTANTLY ARRIVING.
AL HENS HAW,
GENERAL DEALER IN mi
Paints, Oils, Crockery, Building Material, Fur
niture, Stoves, Caskets, and All Kinds
of Undertakers' Goods, Etc., Etc.
Ten per cent Interest on accounts running over 30 days.
When you come to the county seat, drop in and see me.
Condon Hotel,
CONDON, - : - OREGON.
Mrs. S. A. Madclock
PROPRIETRESS.
This Large New Hotel is the Most Comfortable and Best-Fur-
nlshed Hotel In Gilliam County.
First-class Accommodation and Low Rates.
! The table is supplied with the best that the market afford.
E. E. SMITH,
DEALER IN"
HARNESS, SADDLERY, WHIPS, SFUES, CHAPS,
COLLARS, QUIRTS, ETC.
Condon, - : - - : - Oregon.
HAND AND MACHINE-MADE HARNESS.
at . . . , .
! i.-piurii bpeoiwi v. vhh m.
j I have liail twenty years
.rmr-
MY PRICES DEFY
i AMT
Boot and Shoe Repairing
I have marked my prices so low
so don't ask me for anything unless
T. G. Johnson.
Johnson
-I-KOCRIKTORS OK-
Livery, Feed and Sale Stables,
Large New Barn on North Main street,
Condon, - - Oregon.
HAY AND GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD.
CHAROES VKBV RKASONAHl.E.
First-class Rigs Always on Hand at Very Reasonable Pate,
A ahare of the public patronage is respectfully iolivittd
OL BOOKS
PRICE FOR CASH.
T E
: - OREGON.
IS.
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u.r m-.. ji-u an..r,v u.nj
experience in tms busmen anu
COMPETITION.
Done at Very Reasonable Rates.
that I cannot fell on time any longer,
yon have the money to pay for
it.
W. L. Wii.rox.
& Wilcox,
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