Condon globe., January 24, 1896, Image 3

THE COijQCH CLOBL
FRIDAY, JANUARY 24 1888. '
NOTICE.
Thsywirljr tulworlptloii to the ws I, li.uo,
If paid In kIviimm. It not jmld In snvsnne. 12
will t chsfg-a. A bltw jn.m murk .round
HilMiotiw Indlcsu thnt ymr.il. rlpti,m.
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CLCEOSITIES.
Ke L. W. liurlinK'n nw ad and
Uimi rush ground Hiid htiy Homo lots.
Tim snow has disappeared and the
oUirrlil,ahiyin! springlike again.
W. J. KdwHrdu dollvorod a buntdi of
V ' f"Ul0 ' Arli"ton thl
Jolin Lvntia tin a M,...nn,l I. I
Ma Wall Walla visit, which ho enjoyed
lmnn'riM'ly,
Mnpfrie Maddork haa been confined to
Iwd for a week or more with aevero
eBNoof pryaipolaa.
(irelm-r limn, didlvcred aovtiral loada
wf flriiho(aat Arlington thia wcvk for
111 l'ortland market.
Tim revive) la Hill In pragma here by
Hev. Imko. lev. liratnblut asiated
with the muotiiiga until lust Sunday.
The heri(T(alo of the Luther Ground
property will take plnce Saturday of
t.lila week at the court house. Sue no
tice, Dr. H. 8. (Joddard of l'ortland, for
tnerly of Foaail, baa concluded to locate
at tioldendiile, and la expected to arrive
there neit week.
Mlaa Blanche Ground of Monmonth,
formerly of Condon, baa ireured a poai
tinnaa clerk In the wliolfmle store of
Llpman, Wolfe & Co.. Portland.
E. Y. Judd. the well-known and pop
ular preaiduut of the l'endleton Woolen
Mllla, la upending the winter at that fa
' moua health reaortHot Spring, Ark.
The Moro OWrver aaye that Harry
Conatanline, a prominent aheepman of
iillimii county, in wintering Ills iheep
at J. W. Engberg'a lower ranch, near
the John ly.
Water, canned by melting anow, wash
ed out the new road to Thlrtymlle so
ba lly that no hauling can be done over
it until it U repaired. Tlieatnge and all
of the teams are now traveling the old
"backbone" road again.
Bometime man u flora for being too
jirogM-aoive. John Ifoldnock, of Texas,
invented a flying machine but when he
tried It recently the people thought he
was a devil and fired rifles at bin) until
they brought him down "keramaab."
"Uncle Tommy" Wataon returned to
Foiwil Wednemlay from hla cxleiided
vialt in J'ortlund. lie informed ua that
it was a terrible shock to bim when he
received a letter notifying him of the
death of bis old partner, T. IV. Hoover,
for whom he had brotherly affection.
A petition la being circulated by the
t'llizens of Sherman county living in the
district at (he mouth of the John Day
river, axking for a divialon of that school
district with a view to forming a Joint
district, taking in portion of Gilliam
ojimty. This la done to shorten the
iliMtance to school.
Ii. Clay Myers of Rlalock has leaned
the I'alaee hotel at llepptier and took
charge of the buaineaa last week. He
and bis family, consisting of bis wife,
two daughters and three tons, moved to
Ileppner Friday. Mr. Myers was at one
time a resident of Morrow county, where
he was engaged in the stock business.
An Oregon City paper says that Jacob
Itinearaon (the young man who Is un
der bonds to appear before the graud
jury of this county on a charge of horse
stealing) left Hnnday to take a courae of
ettidy in the university atKugene. Ter
imps ho will change bis place of loarning
to Pulcin after the April term of court.
Thoae papers which are publishing
the story of Rev. Frank Spaulding's
discontent and destitution in his minis
terial field in Brazil are in error. A
letter to R. J. Glnn of this city from
Mr. Hpaulding, a relative, speaks very
cheerfully of their home and prospects.
A boy was born to them October 17th
Moro Observer.
A very important ruling by the Gen
ral Land Otlke at Washington has been
in force since the 16th of last Septem
ber, which is not generally known by
the public. It Is this: All timber cul
tures thnt were filed on after Sept. 15,
1887, uiuat be advertised the same as a
homestead notice before final proof can
be made on them.
ThSwJtinty court of Bherman county
Inst week ordered that a bounty of fl
per scalp be allowed on coyotes killed
within tho county j provided, that the
sheepmen of the county raise a sum of
money to 1m deposited with the county
clerk to net 50 per cent additional to
tho 1 1.00 provided by the county, thus
aggregating $1.60 per scalp.
A private letter received this week
from Ed Cruikshank, who is spending
the winter at San Jose, Cal., snya thnt
he does not like California as well as
Gilliam county and thinks he will come
back here in a few weeks, lie Is great
ly disappointed with California and
Is much displeased with the manners
and customs of the natives of that state.
We learn from an Oakland (Cal.) pa
per that Rev. F. Hinckley resigned
bis position as pastor of the Second Con'
gregatlonal church of that city, and Rev
E. Cnrrim, who is attending the theo
logical seminary there, has been chosen
to fill his place as pastor. ; It Is one of
the finest churches In the city, end the
ward In which it ia located has a popu
lalion of 14,000.
Another titulary and musical enter
tainment will be given by the scholars
In the Bchool house this Friday evening.
They are thinking of giving an enter
tainment on a grand scale in the hall on
the evening of Feb. 21st. If so, they
will prepare a fine supper, and the af
fair will end with a grand ball, the pro
ceeds of which will go towards procuringJ
an organ lor the school house.
Frank D. Bellinrd and Mrs. Amllle
Garcia were married at Maddock's hotel
In Condon Monday by Recorder Ed
Dunn. The bride arrived here Saturday
from New York, where she had been en
gaged In the dressmaking bnaineas for
the last nine years. Both are natives of
France and had not seen each other
since they were children. They left at
once for their home near AJbx.
Andrew Grelner returned home Sun
day from a 8-wee kg' visit with relatives
and friends In Clatsop county. He
brought with him two China pheasants
and four quails, which he will turn loose
on bis place for breeding purposes. As
the penalty for killing fowl of this kind
is a fine of 76, it Is pretty safe to con
clude that hunters will not fall over each
other in the effort to shoot them.
Married In the Masonic hall at Con
don on Wednesday evening. Jan. 22.
1800, Mr. C. C. Wilaon and Miss Susie
Evans, Rev. U. S. Drake officiating. A
number of Invited guests witnessed' the
ceremony, after which they enjoyed a
very fine wedding supper at Maddocic's
hotel. The groom engaged the Armory
hall and music and treated the crowd to
a free dance. Tbey have already begun
housekeeping In the Johnson residence
on Summit street.
Archie Campbell, who left 8herman
county Inst summer with a 0-horee team
ing outfit, mortgaged to R. J. Ginn and
others, baa just been captured in Baker
City and landed in Moro jail. To secure
the proerty against attachment in Ba
ker, Atty. J. B. Hoaford made a profes
sional visit to Baker and Sheriff Holder
followed to take possession. Ail are
now at borne again, satisfied, except the
prisoner, who is a guest at the hotel de
cross bar, a possible candidate for the
Salem pen. Observer.
So fur nine candidates have been men
tioned in Morrow county for county
clerk, eight for county judge, five for
sheriff and four for representative, all
republicans. There will probably be a
very warm fight in the primaries. The
Gazette favors the reduction of salaries,
in order to lessen the desire of the horde
of hungry office-seekers, who realize
that public office is a very soft snap such
times as these w ith salaries amounting
to about three or four times more than
they have ability to earn in private bus
iness. A correspondent in the Oregonian says
that a year ago a Kansas man came out
here and bought a place in Gilliam
county, put In 20 acres of sugar cane,
established a sorghum mill and fur
nished all the neighbors with a very
good article of syrup. This is news to
the people of this county, as no one
seems to have ever heard of such an en
terprise here. However we believe that
if sugar cane can be grown successfully
anywhere in the West, it can be done
here in Gilliam county the most favor
ed portion of the West.
It Is lmjKtrtant that all of the voters of
this school district I present at the
meeting on Slaturdny of this week, com
mencing at 1 o'clock, which the posted
notices say is for the purpose of voting a
tt-mill tax for school purposes. The
srenentl opinion is that on account of
the state and connty levy being so much
blither tbls year than last (lust 5 mills
higher) it will be difficult to vote
larger than about a 8-mill tax now for
school purposes. Some of our taxpayers
argue that rather than vote for a higher
than 3 or 4-mill tax now, they would
favor a six-months term of school now,
instead of nine, as had been the in ten
tlon ; or to have the last three months
run by rate tax or subscription.
The Oregonian prints a very Instruct
ive table showing the complete census
of Oregon forl805. The population of the
state at present is 302,702 a gain of 48,
0W5 In the last five years. Of the four
teen counties east of the Cascades, only
four show an increase of population
Wasco, Sherman, Wallowa and Malheur,
There is considerable of a decrense in all
the others. The population of Gilliam
is 3010, having decreased 684 within the
last five years. There is an increase of
population in all of the eighteen counties
west of the Cascades, exceptCoos, which
fell off 3S4. Gilliam county at present
has 006 voters. Assessor Clarke Informs
us that the decrense of population in
this county has nearly all been from the
north end of the county. I
J. R. Ramsay of BoecherFlat was over
to the city Wednesday.' He is milk
ing preparations to begin legal proceed
ings for the possession of his share of an
estate, consisting of five acres of lend in
the heart of the city of Knightstown,
Indiana, on which ere now solid blocks
of brick buildings. It appears that his
grandfather donated the land to the city
to be used for a cemetery, but whenever
it was usod for any other purpose the
contract was nul and void. Somo of the
heirs sold their interest In the estate in
1851, but J. R. has never received his
share yet, hence his effort to now secure
It. If ho wins and he thinks there
isn't much doubt of It he will be worth
more money than he could spend the
balance 'of his life, even if he were to sow
it Around like n fnvmer docs oats. We
hope he will wlu, for be deservt it all.
Death of Hon. T. B. Hoover.
A gloom of sadness was cast over this
entire community Buuday upon receiv
ing the news of the death of lion. T. B.
Hoover at Fossil, of apoplexy. He had
been enjoying bis usual robust health
up to Saturday night, when he remark
ed to bis wife that be felt a dizziness,
but be did not expect any serious result.
In the morning when his wife awoke she
was horrified to find her .husband
breathing heavily and unable to speak,
A doctor was hastily summoned and all
that medical skill and loving hands
could do was done, but be never regained
consciousness, and died at 2 p. m.
The burial took place at 10 o'clock
Tuesday, tinder the auspices of the K.
of P., of which order he was an honored
member. It was his desire to be buried
by the Knignts, and as there was no
lodge of that kind at Fossil, members
from Condon went over, and in all there
were 28 members of that order present,
who conducted the funeral services with
very beautiful and solemn ceremonies,
II. II. Hendricks making an appropriate
talk at the grave, after Rev, Barnhart
had preached the funeral sermon at the
church. It was one the largest funerals
ever witnessed in the county.
There was not a man in the connty
who was better known to everybody in
the county than was the always good
natured Tom Hoover, He never bad
much desire to hold public office, al
though he has ably filled the position
of several of the smaller offices, such as
county commissioner, etc., and had re
peatedly refused the nominations for
lucrative and more important positions,
to which be could bave easily been
elected.
He was born in Missouri in the year
1840, crossed the plains with bis parents
in '43 and settled in Washington county,
this state. He was married in '64 to
Mary Jane Chambers and shortly after
he and his wife moved to this connty
and settled on the creek which bears his
name. Mrs. Hoover was the first white
woman to settle in this then wild and
unsettled connty, which was at that
time overrun by warlike savages.
About 12 years ago be embarked in
the merchandise business at Fossil, in
partnership with Tommy Watson, and
up to the time of hie death was still ac
tively engaged in that business, from
which he bad become wealthy.
He leaves a faithful and loving wife
and six children, three of whom are
married, to mourn his death,-and tbey
have the profound sympathy of the en
tire community in their sad affliction.
A Victim of Heart Disease.
J. Q. Zacbary, formerly of Fossil, but
for the last two years of Oakland, Dong
las county, died suddenly of heart dis
ease, Friday evening. It seems that he
had gone out into his pasture to catch a
horse, and when he did not return, a
search resulted in the finding of his dead
body. He was subject to heart disease j
and it is presumed that the exertion of
running after the horse brought on a
fatal attack. Mr. Zachary was an old
resident of Oregon, and leaves a widow
and grown up family to mourn his death.
The deceased was born in Hemster
conntv, Arkansas, March 23, 1825. He
moved with his parents to Washington
county. Or., in 1843, where his mother
is still living, at the aire of 01 years. Mr.
Zachary haa been a constant resident of
this state since his arrival in 1843. In
1851 he was married to Miss Theresa K.
Brown, who crossed the plains in 1846.
The result of this onion was 12 children,
four girls and eight bovs. nine of whom
are still living. In 1857 Mr. Zachary
united himself with the Methodist
church, of which he has been an active
member np to the time of his death.
He passed through two Indian wars.
If Governor Lord will call an extra
session of the legislation bis action will
be approved and applauded by all the
taxpayers of the state. It will cost
something, say $1000 per day, and as the
constitutional limit of special session is
20 days, the total expense will not be
more than $20,000. This is a large sum,
but it is not material when it is com
pared with the immense saving that can
be effected if the legislators are sincere
in their desire to repeal laws that call
for needless appropriations, and a reduc
tion of salaries, which are outrageously
exorbitant. The state can be run for
$150,000 less annualy than is now used
The times demand a big and prompt re
duction. The people are poor. Money
is practically boycotted and scared out
. . " " i r t
oi me Biaie oy
excessive taxation. If
an extra session is called and the proper
action Is taken we shall receive a oerma
nent benefit, and the $20,1X10 expended
will lie the best investment ever made
in the state. Astoria Budget.
A country editor who died of starva
tion was being escorted to heaven by an
angel who hail been sent for that pur
pose, "May I look at the other place
before I ascend to eternal happiness?"
"Easily, " said the angel. 8o they went
below and skirmished around, taking in
the sights. The angel lost track of the
editor and went around hades to bunt
bim. He found him Bitting by a fur
nace fanning himself and gasing with
rapture upon a lot of people in the fire.
There was a sign on the furnace which
said : "Delinquent Subscribers."
"Come," said the angel, "we must be
going." "You go on," said the editor,
"I'm not coming, - This is heaven
enough for me."
Republican Club Meeting.
A sneclal meetinir of the Condon Re
publican Club will be held in the Armo
ry hall on Saturday,. Feb. 1, 1806, for
tne purpose of electing delegates to the
Young Men's Mate itepuuiicaa uiuu,
which meets in Portland on Feb. 4th.
Uko. Tatoh, Vice-Preu.
II, B. Hendricks, Sec.
Arlington Items.
Frank Robinson has returned from bis
visit to Lone Rock.
The continued rains bave converted
all of "the beautiful" into mud about
knee-deep.
Nine of our boys went rabbit-hunting
eunuay and succeeded in nagging a
large number of the long-eared denizens
of the plains.
F. W, Royal of Fossil and little daugh
ter Esther spent Snnday here and went
out home Monday, after a two-weeks'
visit with relatives in the valley.
J. E. Sindel of Blalock made timber
culture proof here, last week. He ex
pects to move soon to California, In the
hope that his wife's health will be bene
fitted thereby.
The A. O. U. W. lodge of this place
will give an entertainment next Monday
night, consifting of stereoptican views,
to which all are invited. Admission,
from 15c to 60c.
Charley Greene, the drnmmer, for
merly of this place, is bere on business.
He recently made a trip through Color
ado, Arizona and New Mexico, and re
ports this the best country he has seen
in all bis travels.
Ho much Ice was running in the river
last week that the ferry boat could not
cross for several days.
The O. R. 4 N. snow plow was used
to clear the track in the Hood River
country last week. It had a big job on
hand, as the the snow was ten feet deep
in places.
The first move in the 1896 campaign
here will be Friday, 24th, when the re
publican clube meets to send its dele
gates to Portland to confer with the
clubs there.
The winners at the whist party last
week were Messrs. Maxwell and H indie,
first prize. Mrs. Beardsley and F, T.
Hnrlburt got the leather medal for being
the best pool players at the party.
Nine of our hunters went up to Castle
Rock Saturday night on the train to en
joy a day's sport bunting rabbits. T! ey
murdered 150, "and would have killed
more but the snow was crusted too much
to do good work.
Charles Sburte went to Portland on
business the first of the week. His
coosin, Miss Ethel Shurte, lately from
Michigan, accompanied bim that far on
her way to California, where she will
visit triende until spring.
It makes the tax papers shudder to
think of the high tax levy for this year,
aggregating 21 mills, besides the never
failing special school taxes. We had
hoped the levy would not be higher than
that of lust year, when the state levy
was only 3. mills, county 9 mills, and
school 4 mills. But the county levy this
year is placed at 12.20 mills and the
state at 4.8 mills, all of which makes
us wonder why in thunder the county
can not be run more economically.
Lone Rock Riplets.
The enow has all disappeared. The
warm wind still continues to blow from
the south, accompanied by frequent
showers of rain, which is very unusual
tli ia time of the year.
Ten members of the K. of P. lodge of
this place attended the burial of Hon
T. B. Hoover of Fossil Tuesday. His
death was a great surprise to our people,
with. whom be was well and favorbly
known.
It seems as if the 2 bounty on coyote
scalps is not sufficient, or else our people
lack the energy to hunt them ; as they
seem to be about as numerous as ever
and are destroying much valuable prop
erty in the way of sheep.
Born, near Lone Rock Jan. 15, 1806. to
the wife of J. S. McKinney, a 12 lb girl
All are doing well but "Mac," who is
swelled up so bis clothes are too small
for hun, causing turn to go doubled up
like a jack knife, or a wagon-tire.
John M. Brown had the misfortune to
get the scab in one band of his sheep
and is giving tbem a thorough dip
ping. Mr. Brown says the next time a
couple of little runty lambs get in with
bis sheep they will fare but middling, as
this dose of scap will damage him at
least fJ00.
According to previous notice all hands
met last Saturday to vote on the propo-
Bition of levving a 3-mill school tax to
pav off the indebtedness of this district.
Tn u bv majorit of five
The school board at this time received
information that there was a portion of
the school law they had overlooked,
which would make the present vote in
valid. The directors posted new notices
immediately for another meeting Tues
day, the 28th. John IVb.
Awarded
Highest Honors-World's Fair,
Gold Medal, Midwinter Fair.
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Most Perfect Made.
' 4 Ysr the Standard.
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FOR SAIvB!
I OFFER FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN
Two Town Lots
Fronting 50 Feet on East Side of
Main St., Condon.
Aiso 50-foot Front on West Side of Main
Streetthe Best Business Stand
now to be had in Condon.
Liberal Terms, or Will Trade for
Horses, Cattle or Sheep.
L. W. DARLING,
CONDON, -:- OREGON.
S. B. BARKER,
'DEALER
GENER'L MERCHANDISE
CONDON,
STOCKMEN'S SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS
A SPECIALTY.
NEW GOODS
CONSTANTLY ARRIVING.
AL HENS HAW,
GENERAL DEALER '"
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 day.
When you come to the county seat, drop in and see me.
Condon Hotel,
CONDON, - : - OREGON.
Mrs S. A. Maddock
PROPRIETRESS.
This Large New Hotel Is the Most Comfortable and Best-Furnished
Hotel in Gilliam County.
First-class Accommodation and Low Rates.
The table is supplied with the best that the market affords.
K. E. SMITH,
DEALER IN
HARNESS. SADDLERY, WHIPS, SFLTS, CKAFS,
COLLARS, QUIRTS, ETC.
Condon, - : - : - Oregon.
HAND AND MACHINE-MADE HARNESS.
Repairing a specialty. Call and see me when you are at the county feat,
t have had twenty year? experience in this business and
f MY PRICES DEFY COMPETITION.
Boot and Shoe Repairing Done at Very Reasonable Rate9.
I have marked my prices so low that I cannot sell on time any longer,
so don't ask me for anything unless you have the money to pay for it.
T. G. Johnson.
Jotinsori
-FHOPKIETOR8 OF-
Livery, Feed and Sale Stables,
Large New Barn on North Main Street,
Condon, - - Oregon. .
HAY AND GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD.
CHARGES VKRY RRaSONABLR. ' '
First-class Rigs Always on Hand at Very Reasonable Rati
A share hf the public patronage is repectfuily olicitd.
IK-
OREGON.
V. L. Wiu ox.
& Vilcox,