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THE GOHDOil CLOBL FRIDAY. MARCH 27, 1600. NOTICE. Th ywrir tobwrlptKm to tb Gums la 1160, II paid in Mlvanot. II not pfd In sdvane., $2 Will b. chirRed, A blut poticll osrk round IMi nolle Indk'itDi tht your mU rli'tloti x Wltlt thl ltl, Plrnw iftii-w r"'nytljr. GLOBOSITIES. Scarlet (ever ti raging at Walla Walla, Democratic primaries at 2 p. m. nett Saturday. The bill to make Arlsona a state bai passed the senate. Stella Darling hai been very tick with pneumonia the lait couple of daye, Ed Meek returned home this week from Ellensburg, where be ipent the winter. , Three more new member joined our band thli week Jai. Klser.Jolin Bish op and Ray Moore. Kev. Barnhart of Fossil li announced to preach at Condon neat Sunday at 11 o'clock a. m. and 7 :30 p. m. D. 0. Henry, Mont Ward and Brick Balding were the lent to Join the ranki ( the Woodmen at Condon. Watn.rn that. Ilr llnnlvk nl T Rock contemplate moving ble drug tore to Ueppner before long. Miss Goldle Darling will arrive home eit Tuesday evening from Forest Grove, where she has been attending college. The numerous warm rain showers of the last couple of weeks have been worth thousands of dollars to this sec ion. lr.' Howard 'was over from Fossil Mon day visiting his patient, Mrs. Wlicoi, whose health baa been very poor for ouie time. Mr. and Mrs. B. Klely of Elghtmlle "visited their two daughters and son at Condon several days this week, leaving for home Wednesday. The New York World having made a poll of nearly every state in the Union, predicts McKlnley's nomination at St. Xouis without a doubt. When a girl says she Is going to be an old maid it is safe to say she has bad a recent proposal which is looked upon With favor. Exchange. Utah juries now consist of eight in stead of twelve men based on the theory perhaps that eight Utah men are equal to twelve citisens of any other state. A pendleton doctor has sued a Walla walla paper lor libel. The editor wrote "The doctor took the patient's pulse be fore prescribing for him," and the prin ter set it up "puree." Tom Johnson has just had set out In his residence yard 14 flue targe locust trees, which will make nine shade trees soon. They were grown on C. A. Dan neman's place at Clem. Geo. Gray of Heppner is In this sec tion for the purpose of buying about 10, 000 head of yearling ewes, which he ex pects to take to Wyoming this summer, lie is paying $1.10 a head. Frank Dyrne of San Francisco arrived here this week on a brief visit. J. G. Stevenson and Bob Looney have bad Mr. 'Byrne's ranch on Thirty mile rented wince be left here two year ago. Lambing Is in full progress through out the county. The weather for the past ten days has been all that could be desired. The range Is good, and a largo per cent of the increase will be saved. The drama, "Bread on the Waters," that was to come off at Condon soon, lias been given up, for the present at least. The drama will perhaps be play ed here some time during the summer, The Ladies Aid Society of Condon has concluded to look after the immediate wants of Mr. and Mrs. Billing, who are in destitute circumstances. This is a gracious act on the part of the society Walla Walla Statesman : T. R. Lyons an old Walla Walla boy, now law part ner of Congressman Ellis at Heppner, is apoken of. as a candidate for district at torney for Morrow and Umatilla coun ties. W. C. Caldwell is now city marshal of this first-class town. His brother Frank Had been wearing the badge, but was obliged to reslan the position In order t go away on a sheepshearing expedl ti)ii. . We learn that the FoshII primaries Saturday passed a resolution endorsing Hui. W, W, Steiwer for joint senator for Gillam, Sherman and Wasco counties, wbih position he has held for the last four jears, Ed fell returned to this county last week from Polk county, where he had been since last summer. He and Fred Monroe mi a band of sheep In partner ship and he vill have charge of them this summer. The republitan county convention will be held at Cordon neat Saturday and larger crowd It expected out than has ever been seea at any similar conven tion in this county. There is no doubt that it will be red-hot from start to fin it-b. . 1. ; In the excitement caused by the re publican contention Saturday, the dem ocrats shoulf not lose interest in at tending the lemocratio primaries at o'clock in th afternoon. There should be a full turaout of tbero In every pre cinct. Dr. Hogan was called Wednesday to prescribe forj Mr. A. Ramsey, residing on the Walton place near Mayvllle, who was striken frith paralysis severai days ago. As he s about 70 years old his chances for recovery are not the most flattering, A dusen large, comfortable pews have been purchased and placed ..J the Con gregational chursh here, which is a great improvement over the chairs that had been need. Enough should be se cured to furnish the entire church with pews. A fine 8-lb daughter was born on Tuesday last, 24tb, to Mr. and Mrs. L. Laffcrty. As it is several years since the birth of their last child, Mr. Laflerty naturally feels greatly eleated thereat and steps higher than a blind borse In a bumblebee's nest. Loral politics are humming In little Curry county. In the last Issue of the Port Orford Tribune are the announce ments of eight candidates for sheriff three on the democratic and five on the republican ticket. The dozen or so other voters would be satisfied with the other county offices. A Gilliam county philosopher says: Investigation will reveal that most men sre poor not because they are lasy, but because they are careless. Carelessness Is the great sin of Americans. Most men men mske enough money but they do not take care of it. It requires more genius to take care of money than It does to earn it. - A Creswell, Lane county, cor. to the Enireno Guard says : B. S. Kelsay and family left for Fossil, Or.,(Monday morn ing where they will reside for some time to send their children to school. Vess intends to dispose of some of bis real estate and in case he can sell the home at this place he will move perma nently to Eastern Oregon. A gentleman who was in from Golden- dale today said the mining excitement that was so high in Klickitat county a few weeks ago has subsided, and those who left their farms expecting to make their fortunes in the mines have settled down to agricultural pursuit, satisfied with the slower but surer way of accum ulating wealth by raising grain. Times Mountaineer. On Friday last a foreigner, who gave his name as Nathan Harrington, gus- sled too much "bug juice" and as a re sult was arrested later on, charged with being drunk and disorderly. When he sobered op next day he was taken be fore the city recorder, wbo imposed a One upon him of $5 and costs, amount ing in all to $9.60. Being short that amount be boarded it out in jail here four dsys. A psir of young women fought It out In regular pugilistic style nesr Long Creek last Sunday night They both were in love with a farm hand, and met to see wbo should have the right to pos sess btm. - They scratched and tore each other's faces and hair and daubed; with mud, until they were a sight to behold. The farm laborer, who has some sense, now refuses to have anything to do with either, of the women. There seems to be a strong sentiment in Oregon in favor of trying in this state the California mode of paying taxes. There they are called for in installments In the spring and tall, and the plan gives general satisfaction. Albany Herald. (The Globs has several times suggested this mode of taxpaying and believes the next legislature should by all means pass such a law. There could be no reason able objection to It. Mrs. E. L. Taylor is having her home stead of 160 acres, adjoining town on the north, fenced this week by D. C. Henry. It is an excellent piece of land and, being so close to town, is sure to become valuable before long. If more of the men in this section po sensed as much energy and enterprise as does Mrs. Tsy lor, the country would be further advan ced and developed than It is. She's as full of energy as an egg is of meat. We learn from the Eagle that the county court of Grant equnty last week made the following order: In the mat ter of the relocation of a county road leading from Shoofly to Fossil. L. R, Kirby, F. M. Gilliam and R. R. Keyi were appointed viewers, and W. F. White surveyor, to meet at the residence ofR. R. Keys on March 23, 1806, to view, lay out and survey said road and report at the next regular term of coun' ty court. Already this office Is being flooded with communications boosting certain candidates for office. With a sense of justice to all, the Globe has concluded not to print any such communications unless the writers' names grace their own articles and then the editor serves the right to reject them if he de sires. No nom de plumes go this year, This is a sensible rule adopted by all well-regulated newspapers. Mrs. F. M. filter of Matney Flat, wbo had been in feeble health for a long time, died Sunday night and was burled at Condon Monday with ber infant child, which died Monday morning. The child was born about ten days ago and came about two months sooner than the event was expected, so that its chances for life were very slim. Drs Hogan and Howard were in attendance and all that medical skill and willing bands could do was done, but the case was beyond their reach. Mrs. Pliter was a young woman yet, being only about 80 years of age; was a kind and affectionate mother, and her untimely death la a severe afUlction to the hus band and two children who survive her, A couple of days before the end came, when it became known that death was enevitable, a dispHtcb was sent to her relatives at Medford, but death come be fore they could reach here, W. W. Kennedy Tuesday surveyed the Lost Valley road at Black Butte per order of the county county. The viewers were, W, L. Barker, S. D. Fletcher and Jack Handley. The new survey is a grand improvement over the old road, which has a grade of about 30 inches to the rod, while the new survey makes it only IS inches. This is one of our most important roads, as about all the wood for this entire section must be hauled up that grade. At a business meeting of the Congre gational church of Condon held last Sun day evening, Mrs. L Henshaw, Mrs. G. G. I'arman, Mrs. U. N. Frazer and Mrs. L. W. Darling were elected as delegates to the Mid-Columbia Association, to be held at Milton, March 81st. Mrs. G. G. I'arman was elected delegate to the "rec ognition council" of the church of lone, March 28th. Rev. U. S. Drake was con tinued as pastor for the 6 months end ing next October. Whenever the merchants of onr home towns sell their goods at prices as low as at the present time, the public should try and patronise tbero in every manner, shape and form, instead of sending the money out of the county. By so doing you not only help to encourage them to continue to sell at such prices, but you keep the money at borne, and which In due time goes out for better improve ment both to their business and the towns In which you spend your money. Patronize home industry. Death of Ernest Seekamp. August Somerfield came to town Sun day about 2 o'clock and reported that Ernest Seekamp was found dead in his door yard at bis sheep camp, 25 miles west of town, about 6 o'clock Sunday morning, and wanted the coroner to go out and hold an inquest. Mr. Goodwin, the coroner, being absent, the justice of the peace, 8. P. Sbutt, was requested to go and he left at once, accompanied by Dr. Hogan, whom be subpoenaed to to bold the post mortem examination. Arriving there, a coroner's jury and sev eral witnesses were subpoenaed and the inquest held, Bert Halstead acting as constable. The following facts were de veloped: August Somerfield, Bert Halstead and Frank Hickey, wbo were In bis employ, were stopping at the same camp with hi in and the testimony showed that the deceased bad been sick for several days, most of which time be was confined to bis bed. He had been afflicted for some time with heart trouble and a complica tion of other complaints, diarrhoea, etc., but declined medical aid. On Saturday night be had been up several times and before 5 o'clock be got up, dressed him self and went out to a barrel of water about twenty feet from the cabin to get pail of water. About this time the other occupants arose and from a window Seekamp'a dead body lying on the ground at the barrel, having died so easy and suddenly that he did not make any noise whatever. No marks of vio lence being found on the body and, based principally upon the testimony of the doctor, the jury, consisting of Fred Ad- lard, foreman ; Ed Palmer, F. A. Pal mer, L. Huston, Lou Olden, and Guy Huston, rendered a verdict to the effect that the deceased came ' to his death from natural causes, presumably heart disease. The body was brought to town next day and buried Tuesday in the cemetery here by the side of the grave of bis brother Herman. Jbrnest Seekamp was about 38 years old and had been in this county for over 15 years. His parents and the balance of the family, with the exception of his brother August, ol this county, all re side in Wisconsin, having come to this country from Germany S8 years sgo. Ernest never married, and devoted bis entire time and energy to the sheep business, and leaves property, mostly sheep, valued at something like $20,000. Only recently he bought from his neph ew, August Somerfield, all of his sheep, amounting to about $4,700, on three years' time. It is not yet known for certain whether be ever made a will or not, but if he did, it will be found in his papers, which have been brought to town for examination by the county judge. He was a queer character in var ious ways, never having taken , an; in terest in politics, religion or anything else but working almost night and day to accumulate money. Altitude of Gilliam. Lone Rock, March 26th. Eo. Globi : I will give the readers of the Globe the altitude of several of the most important places between here aud Arlington. The elevation of Arlington, taken from the upper rooms of the Un ion Block is 212 feet above the sea level. Shuttler Flat, 1267 feet. Olex,1015. Clem, 2112. Kelsur Flat, 2620. Condon, 2000. Matney Flat, 2700. Black Butte, 3400. Lone Rock bill, at crossroads, 4317. Lone Rock, 2950. W. H. COLWELL. Report of Condon School. ', For month ending March 20, 1896. Total No. enrolled, 100. Total days attendance, 1125. . Average dally attendance, 67. -Total days absent, 81. Average No. absent, 2. Total No. tardy marks, 22. C, G. Moriy, Principal, Tfie Republican Primaries. Of ing to the large number of republi can candidates for office, intense interest was taken in the primaries throughout the county Saturday, and several jawing matches were indulged in by over-en- thusisstic supporters of favorite candi dates.) The following delegates to the count convention were elected. uosaon a. iiartman, ti. . Barker, Jno. lyons, R. W. Cooke. Geo. Tatom was nominated for justice of the peace and John Knox for constable. Arlington J. M. Johns, R. R. Hank- ins, &. G. Hawson, Fred Tobey, J. W. Magujre. Rock Creek T. G. Woodland, C. A. Dannernan, B. T.Snell, Z.T. Dodson, H. D. Raiidall, H. M. Clay. MBTvuie a. Bimcnneid, eo. i;u- kek, H. R. Ramsay, Wm. Rettie. Fossil W. W. Steiwer. H. H. Hen- drl. ks, F. W. Royal, B. Kelsay, A. G. Agilvie. Crown Rock Jerome Bridges, F. A. Hale, Otis Riser. Ferry Canyon R. Frotaan. C. 9. Wilson. Matney Jno. Portwood, 8. D. Fletch er. Lone Rock P. L. Ham, J. B. Goff, Geo. Perry. Trailfork-Wilkinson Wbyte, Jos. Friszel, F. B. Steven. Blalock, Rowe Creek and Idea pre cincts not yet beard from. a Arlington Items. Rev. Green was here last week. John Cunningham is expected back soon. The recent rains have insured good crops. Dr. Geisendorfer spent Sunday In Portland. The assessor completed bis work here last week. J. W. Blake, a candidate lor sheriff, was in town this week. Bill Snell and family have moved to their ranch on Rock creek. There was a sharp contest in the re publican primary here last Saturday, two tickets being in the field. The election resulted in the choice of S. G. Hawson, R. R. Hankins, J. M. Johns, F. W. Tobey and J. W. Magulre. Onr item in the Globe a abort time since refering to political bosses seems to have aroused the ire of the Record man. Steady brother, don't get so ex cited, remember that those whom tbe gods wish to destroy they first make mad." An attempt was made to burn the residence of E. B. From one evening last week, and on the following evening the store of C. 8. Wenner was entered and some goods stolen. Tbe parties who are. suspected of tbe crimes bave left town. v Many people in this county will be surprised to learn that the Record man assmes to pose as a political boss. He must bave taken an unusually large dose of Dr. Jayne's pills, judging from the se vere griping which seemed to afflict him last week. When yon shall have been here long enough to vote, brother, we doubt not that yon will be a great poll tician. Olex Explosions. Tbe Republicans held a rousing meet ing at their primary here Saturday. Hayes Bros, moved their sheep south today that bave been wintered on Rock creek. Tbe sick are about all convalescent ex cept Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Phillips, who were taken down with rheumatism. We hope to soon see them around again, Tbe song service at Olex church was well attended last 8unday and very highly spoken of by all present. There will be another given four weeks from the last one. We had glorious rain showers Monday and Tuesday, which makes the farmers and all rejoice, for there are dollars in every drop of rain. The grain is looking fine in this locality and bids fair for an abundant crop. Mr. Butler purchased 3 car-loads of horses last week from J. W. Settlemier, to be shipped to Montana this week to the Stock Co. that Mr. Butler is repre senting. He will be the means of scatter ing a great many dollars through this county. One hundred and fifty head of beef cattle belonging to Mr. Wilson from south of Fossil, stampeded near C. A, Danneman's last Sunday and went west, taking about a dozen wire fences in their wake. They were finally corralled without serious damage. The stampede for Alaska is now in full cry. The stampede to get away from there has not vet been definitely billed, but will not be later than the be- ginning ot the long winter. Awarded Highest Honors World's Fair, Oold Medal, Midwinter Fair. CHEAT! Mi Most Perfect Made. 40 Yews the SUadati, mm j oruvuuuvvwi .lUVUWWl FOR SALE! " I OFFER FOR SALE AT A BARGAIN. Two Town Lots Fronting 60 Feet on East Side of Main St., Condon. Also 50-foot Front on West Side of Main Street the 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 CEHERI MERCHANDISE CONDON, STOCKMEN'S SUPPLIES OF ALL KINDS A SPECIALTY. NEW CONSTANTLY ARRIVING. AL HENSHAW, .GENERAL Paints, Oils, Crockery, niture, Stoves, Caskets, and All Kinds of Undertakers' Goods, Etc., Etc. Ten per cent Interest on aooounta running over 30 day. When you come to the county seat, drop In and see mo. Condon Hotel, CONDON. Mrs. S. A. Maddock PROPRIETRESS. This Large New Hotel Is the nished Hotel In First-class Accommodation and Low Rates. The table is supplied with the K. E. SMITH, DEALER IN HARIIESS, SADDLERY, WHIPS, SPURS. CKAFS, COLLARS, QUIRTS, ETC. Condon, - : - : - Oregon. HAND AND MACHINE-MADE HARNESS. Repairing a specialty. Call and see me when you are at the county seat. I have had twenty years experience in this business and IT MY PRICES DEFY COMPETITION. 3 Boot and Shoe Repairing Done at Very Reasonable Rates. 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. O. Johnson. Johnson -pbofbi Livery, Feed and Sale Stables, Large New Barn on North Main Btreet, Condon, - - Oregon. HAY AND GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD. " CHAKOES VBBY RRASONABL1. . First-class Rigs Always on Hand at Very Reasonable Ratvn A share ef the public patronage ia repeetfallj ioiki$l IN. OREGON. GOODS DEALER IN. Building Material, Fur OREGON. Most Comfortable and Best-Fur Gilliam County. best that the market affords. VT. L Wilcox . & Wilcox, rroas ow