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THURSDAY, MARCH a. I9.
NOTICK. ,
Th ytwljr inbiorlptton to Iht 3ui U fl.60.
II ptld In adranot. If not paid In dram fa
will ba ohcrgwL A panoil mark around tliii
notivt Indloaut that your tnbaonpUon hastx
plrtd. riiMMitnaw promptlr
LOCAL NEWS.
mil jour
Weir Co.
II. N. UoulJ, of The Dallet, It here
thlt wtek vltltlng frttmit.
For the driest tin ol wall paper and
border Id Arlington," tee Sliurie & Weir
Co.
itoRH 'Friday, February 24, 1809, to
the wife of George Blake, of Elglitmlle,
daughter.
New wall papera arriving all the time
for "neaton of 1890" at the atore of
Hhurte 4 Weir Co.
Henry Martman haa Sled home
etead claim on 100 aorea of good land
about Ave ml lei north of town.
Make no purchase! nor place a con
tract for your spring wall paper nntil
you we the line of Buorte A Weir Co.
Charlie Pinkhaiu, who but lately re
covered from an attack of the grlpp, It
again terlouily III. Dr. Hogtn la alien 1
lug htin,
Condon aheepmen have been rattling
round the peat few daye getting ready
Tit the lambing teaeon which la about
to commence.
6yl Palmer baa bought a one-half
lolereet In Brltt White'a well drilling
machine. The machine it now at work
for Cooke Broa., aaat of town.
County Surveyor T. L. Stewart la In
thlt vicinity turveylng. Ho Intende to
retlgn toon, and all wiehing aurveylng
done thou Id barf it done now.
Win. T. Matlock and Cbarlee Frater,
of Lone Rook, were in town Tuetday.
Mr. Matlock waa making arrangemeute
to make Anal proof on bit bomettead.
City election will be held neat Tote
day. There teema to be a prevailing
aentlinent that the pretent city olfioere
ahou Id be retained In office for another
year.
Mra. 8. Slater waa taken tuddenly and
aerioutly III latt week, and ber condition
la atlll eontldered rather critical. Dr.
Shaw, of Fuetll, waa called to aee ber on
Thoreday.
At the primary bold latt evening the
following oSlrsre were placed In nomina
tion: Mayor, Ed Dunn; Coancilmen,
S. V. Moore, Cbae. Fit, T. U. Johntoo,
U. W. Rinehart; Treaaurer, J. U. Hud
ton ; Recorder, Geo. Tatom.
Quiut Did March come in like a lamb
or a lion tbla rear? The Ulob wonld
like to have thlt qnettlon antwered, to
at to be able to tell tha poblle nesl
week bow the womb la going out.
New aubecri here to the Uuat recently
received are: R. Froman, J. W. Clark,
Sam E. Van VacKir, N. Ward, Alburn
Moore, Condon ; Flillllpt Broe. end Geo.
IlaMIe, Loet Valley ; Geo. F. Rodgere,
Kaletn.
Frank Fortiter, who killed Fbillp
Brogan, at Antelope latt fall, wat ac
quitted at Tli Datlet on Tueeday of latt
week. The evidence all teemed to Indi
cate that I be killing we done in aelf
detente.
8hnrt & Weir, the well-known firm
of Arlington merchant, have a new ad
in thlt lieu which It well worth your
attention, - Thla firm It thoroughly reli
able and tell good jutt at tbey adver
llte them.
B. K. Searcy wat over from Beecher
Flat latt Friday for the firnt time ttnce
recovering from a eevere tuatl with the
grip. B. K. le glad now that he didn't
die, eince he i atlil a retldent of Gil
liam county.
Farmer and teamtten who are In
need of new barnete for the coming
teaton thoold make a not of J. F.
Reieacher'e new ad in thla Ittu and
then call and siv him their order. Hi
catb pricet are all right.
Bert Piertol came In from Monument
and Long Creek, Monday evening, where
he hat been for a con pie of week villi
Ing friendt. lie reporte a contlderable
Iota of lock in that taction and a tcaroity
of bay. Several buncbet of cattle were
being driven oat towarda Pendleton at
th only mtant of eaviog them from
atarvation.
Our Job department haa been kept
bnty th paat week turning out ilatlon
try etc. for a nam ber of our butineet
jfnien. Our etock of fine ttatlonory,
vltlting cardt etc. It complete, and we
will take pleature in thowlng ttock and
giving pricea at any time. Don't tend
away for work you can have done at
well at home.
At will be een by the annonncment
In hit advertltlng paoe, P. H. Stephen-
eon, on yeaterday, adopted th catb
avttem In bit butlnett, and will in th
future tell only for cath. Mr. Stephen
eon bat made liberal reductioni In pricet
and he eipecta the change to b of
mutual benefit to himtelf and bit p1
tront. Call and te bim.
Jacob Beibl, living a few mllea out
from Mayvill. In Gilliam county, re'
cently bought 800 head of yearling ewet
from C. W. White, at 2.25 pr heed
the theep to b delivered after thearlng
time. Mr. Beibl alto bonght 1183 head
on the 27th of January, to that th two
banchei, with what he already haa on
band, will make hint a very nice little
band of theep. Tinit-Mountlneer.
The Pad flo Northwett Wool Grdwert
Aitoclatlon will meet in annual con
vantlon In Pendleton, Oregon, on March
7. 8 and 0. At thlt meeting, there will
be gathered reprettmUtive eheep breed'
en from all part of Oregon, Washing-
ton, Idaho and Montana; experta from
experimental ttatlont; prominent rail
road repreeentathetj at well at several
eihihitt of blooded theep brought from
the Eatt. An attractive program hat
been arrangnd, In which lilt Excellency
Governor T. T. Geer, of Oregon, will up
. .. pear, and deliver an address.
fihVK oil wall papvr to
pxKket-book. 8e Short A
about it.
Colambnt Glider wet very low yetter
day and It wat believed he could latt bat
a few hoar, lie it a .victim of con
tnmptlon. A. N. S. Cottln wat In from Ferry
Canyon yetterday. While In town hie
team got away from him and took a
tpin around the block. Mo damage
other than a broken whlfHetree,
Profettor R. A. McOnlly, principal of
th Condon public icliool, It an atpirant
for th position of Superintendent of
tchoolt for thlt county, toon to be made
vacant by th resignation of W. W.
Kennedy, now of Wheeler county. Mr.
MuCnlly it an efflulent teacher, and th
Glob believe the county court will
make no mlttake In appointing htm to
th potltlon.
Th reported death and finding of the
bodlet of Profettor Andre and hit two
companion!, who attemped the tome
what foolhardy feat of approaching the
north pole in a balloon, aeeni to be
reliably confirmed. The wrecked balloon
and the three dead hodlea are tald to
have been found in the wlldt of North
ern Siberia, and already arrangement!
ar being mad for conveying them to
clvilliatlnn. And yet th north pole
remalnt undiscovered, Next! .
Thw Treasurer's 8alary.
Th Fowl I Jonrnal gav vent to ar
Invidiout howl latt week in regard to
theealary of th treatnrer of Gilliam
county, which wat raited by the late
legislature, from I'.'W to 400 per annum.
The Journal eayt that Gilliam connty
people "were to buy watching the
Wheeler connty bill that they allowed
thlt onneceteary ralte to go through on
noticed." Everybody knowt that the
Journal li no longer Intereited In any
way in th aalariet of Gilliam county
ofliclalt, and that the rval ranee of the
aforetaid howl It that the Gilliam coun
ty people wer "to Itutr watching the
Wheeler connty bill" that the Fueail
delegation found It iuipoetihle to awtp
one-third of lb county without being
canght in the act, and became Gilliam
refoted to tarn over Mayvllle, Trail
Fork and Lon Ruck to Wheeler county
In order to aatur Foeeil th permanent
connty aeat, the Journal feelt tor.
We have not heard a tingle taxpayer
In Gilliam connty make any objection
to the raiae in the eaUry of th treat
nrer, bat during the past year we have
heard a number of cltixena etprete
lliemtelve to the effect that the office
haa been underpaid. Th following
table give the salaries of th varioat
county tretturert In th itat under the
new lew:
Baker t 800 Lan 800
Hen ton.
Clackaina..
Clatanp.,.. .
Colniuhia .
Coo
Carry
Crook
1000
400
800
eoo
fiOO
760
800
650
We learn Hint nnt of the peach btnls
are dead, alto tome of th pear. Ap
plet are not hurt to any extent.
Th weather ha been somewhat
warmer for the latt few dayt and the
gratt hat ttarted to grow again.
The Record will tay with on, Mr,
Maxwell having bonght on t the Review.
Ho, the town it with bnt one paper now.
The ttreet committloner hat had most
of the ttreett cleaned and th dehrla
hauled oat ol town, helping the ap
pearance of the town very luimh.
Mitt Nellie Cornleh gave a very Sue
tnaaical entertainment at the Hall lait
Monday. She hat been teaching tiiutlc
her til winter, and ber tcbolart tliow
much Improvement.
W. II. Colwell put the fl re-bell in
good ringing order the Brut of the week.
It had been In poor thape for tome
time and hardly answered th porpoee
for which It wat Intended,
On II. Clint, of Portland, and one
Tnben were tried here Monday before
Judge Eh! on a charge of procuring tome
cattle from Mettrt. Cecil and Delce,
of Willow creek, nnder fala pretence.
Mr. Clin bonght the cattl and gave
draft on Toben. Toben had no
money bat took th cattle and told
them bat would not pay for them.
Cecil and Deolce had them both ar
retted, and, at thlt writing (Monday),
Clin ha not had hla hearing. Toben
wat held in (600 bnndt. ......
Laat Monday morning, about 6 o'clock,
a few stroke on the Ore-hell brought
the people out In force-to light what
atflrtt appeared to be th rtartufa
big Are. One of the employe at the
Hotel Grande wa In the building which
con taint the gatollne light plant of the
hotel, and In tome way the gatollne
caught tire from the lantern which the
man carried with him. lie wat thrown
tome ten feet by tha explosion that on
cured, hot wat not hart. The firebar
toon had a it ream on the Ore, hnt did
not extinguish it until the machinery
wat a total wreck. The building wat
not daniHged to any extent. The lota
will be aeveral hundred dollar.
600 Unn
10(10 Lincoln
BOO Marion
6(10 Malheur ...
600 Mnlln imah.
800 Morrow
400 Polk
000 Sherman....
tillliaru.. 400 Tillamook ..
Grant 800 Umatilla 12U0
Harney 700 Union 700
Jarkaon 800 Watco 800
JoecDhln 400 Wathlnirton . 000
KJeniein. ...... too waoowa. . .. sou
La.. 400 Yamhill 600
A oompariton of Gilliam with the
other coantie thow that thit it among
th cheap eoantlet, at far at the treat
urer'italary It concerned, there being
bat three coantie that pay a leva aalary
and they are th thrwe malleat conntiet
in th ttata Th Journal wonld better
contlgn Gilliam county to lit fate. It
may hav it handt full looking oat for
th Interval of the taxpayer of Wheeler
county.
i w
Wheal or County Officers.
Wheeler county' firat offlcera were
ppolnled latt Friday, Governor Geer
naming th following, in accordance
with th law creating th county:
County Judge, W. W. Kennady, Fos-
II ; theriff, P. L Keeton, Caleb; clerk,
G. O. Butler, W aid ron ; treasurer, teo.
S. Carpenter, Fottil ; t jhool tuperintend-
ent, O. B. Milet, Fottil; aaseaaor. I. F.
Shown, Waldron; anrveyor, T. L. Stew
art, Foeeil; coroner, Dr. MoOorkle,
Mitchell ; romiuluionert, Eugene Loon-
ey, Mitchell, ana U. 14. wagner, wag-
ner. All are republicani, excepting
Sheriff Keeton and Committloner Loon-
ey. who ar touna-money aeinocrait.
Th county teat it Fottil.
Fottil seta four county offlcera and
tha county aeat.
Change In School Law.
By the provition of th Read bill
(Senate Bill No. 8) which Wat patted by
the lat legislature, school diatrict way
now retain tha amount of money on
hand at th tim of th anunal meeting,
provided th amount doet not exceed
t&0. Th bill carried an emergency
claut and it now a law. School trut-
teet should make a note of thla.
OLEX.
Prof. E. L. Cabala uiatie cltit it
protesting nicely.
Prof. Randall, of Portland, wat teen
on our ttreet latt week.
T. C. Mobley la having qnlte a tut'le
with the "grip" at pretent writing.
Mrt. Cooke it again abb Jo be aronnd,
after a revert attack of genuine grippe.
Mit Matti Woodland haa been quite
ill the patt week, but it tome better at
pretent.
Mr. Cabult and titter, Mitt Weel,
v lulled frleudt In Olex the first of the
week.
Ed Tohey. of Slmttler, visited hit
brothers F. T. and W. Tobey the first of
the week.
Farmers are quite boay reaowlng grain
where the late cold map destroyed the
fall towing.
Miseet Rtndall and Cook tpent Run
day afternoon at the pleaaant home of
Mra. T. O. Mobley.
Mite Edith McKinney entertained a
number of her friendt at her pleasant
home on the 25th alt.
Olex. the future county teat of Gil
liam county, baa already taken on an
important I-told-you-ao look.
Th anniversaries of Washing. n aiel
Longfellow't birth rlsys were appropri'
ately commemorated by the pupils of
our public tchool.
Mrt. Crum, who haa been vititing
relativei in Gratt Valley, returned laat
week accompanied by her brother, who
will tpend the eummer with her.
The ball given at tha Hall on the 22nd
of latt month wat a complete tocrett.
Charley and Claude are "the boyt
when you want a good old-fashioned
dance.
The ttreett of Olex are being put in
Hrat-clasa order, one of the most notice
able Improvement being the Iron hitch-
Inn rack, erected by our "tuiitby" of
Longfellow fame.
Oneoithemnet pleating, at well at
instructive lea tn ret of the program ren'
dered on the 22nd nit., waa the forma'
tlon of words from the name "Washing'
ton," a number of pnpila composing as
many at tevetitv-flv word during the
thirty nil notes given to thit exerciae.
Ohnkbvkb,
No; Schilling1 Best
' tea baking powder
Coffee flavoring extract
aoda andtpicea
arc not "just as good" as
other brands they, arc
better. 'in
For sale by
Dunn Brothers.
Price List of Lumber.
(Adopted September 1, 1898.)
Rough lumber, pine, flO.OO per M
!,.., l. l..r.,K. A 19 no " o
- a" .... , v w
Bhlplap, tecond clatt floor
ing, rustic, ceiling and
anrfaced, 16.00 "
Firat clatt flooring, celling,
rustic and Onlthing, 22.60 "
Slab wood, per cord, ,75
All blllr discounted 10 per cont for
rnot cash. Same price and snmo dis
count to all. Harry Halhtxao,
Lost Valley, Or.
Wanted:
Every person in Gilliam County to know that 5
E they can buy DRY GOODS. CLOTHING,
SZZ FURNISHINGS, SHOK8, HARDWARE and "ZSm
g- GROCKRIES in Olex, at Arling.on prices. ZZlm
We have purehaaed the ttock of L. O. Ralston,
ad and can and will sell you all good as cheap as
gT" ' in Arlington
Give us a trial, and be convinced.
iTobey Bro s .
S (SUCCESSORS TO L 0. RALSTON.)
OLEX, OREGON. 35
luaiumiuiuiuiimiiiuiiuiiiiiimiiR
ON A' CASH BASIS.
I wish to announce to my friends and patrons, and the public
generally, that on and after March 1. 1899, 1 will conduct my
General Merchandise business on a strictly caah basis. My
stock bas all been marked down to such figures as Are in keep
ing with the cash system, and I am firmly convinced that the
change will be to the interest of both myself and my patrons.
The reductions are, in many instances,' somewhat startling,
and I am sure my new prices will interest you if you will call
and investigate them. . Yours for business, ' .
P. H. STEPHENSON.
Fresh Candies and Nuts
New line Canned Goods
Choice Reading Matter
50c Novels for 30c I
25c Novels for 2Uc j
Only First-class Goods Sold
JOHN JACKSON.
1 'JssvsxanSTFt!SZT
Begi n the New Year Right
By purchasing your supplies from r
S B. BARKER.
Keep it up all year and you will be well
Satisfied With Yourself.
Condon, - - - - Oregon.
For First-class
HARNESS,
at bed-rock: prices,
Goto
J. P. Reisactier,
New Masonic Building :
CCNCCN, : OR-
T. G. JOHNSON,
.PROPRIETOR OP.
ONE DOOR SOUTH CONDON HOTEL,
CONDON, OREGON.
MILLER "THE REGULATOR."
THAT'S THE PLACE TO TRADE.
We have constantly on hand a full and complete line of GRO
CERIES We call particular attention to oar line of GENT'S
FURNISHING GOODS which is the most complete line in
Arlington. We are also agents for the celebrated SALEM
WOOLEN MILLS. Call and get prices. We are now located
at the old CofSn corner.
THE OLD RELIABLE RcCL'lATCR.
GEO. MILLER, : : API
If J r -r
Livery, Feed and Sale Stables,
Large Sew Barn on North Main Street,
Condon, - - Oregon.
HAY AND GRAIN BOUGHT AND SOLD.
CHABOCa VERY kliBOXABLI.
First-class Rigs Always on Hand at Very Reasonable Rates.
A share of the public patronage is respectfully solicited.
Stop at
The
CONDON
HOTEL.
This popular hostelry has been
thoroughly renovated and is now
prepared to cater to the wants of
the traveling public in an up-to-date
manner.
Commercial travelers, and others,
desiring the comforts of a first-class
hotel, will find this house suited to
their wants.
MRS. S. A. MADDOCK,
Proprietor.
P. L. HAM,
LONE ROCK, ORE.,
DEALER IN-
General Merchandise
aAT SUCH LOW
PRICES THAT WILL ASTCNISH YU.
BEFORE C0INCT0 THE SAILltOD. IT WILL PAY YflD.
a
(
FOSSIL. (WhevlerCo.)
High wlnrit and ciM rain.
Cunntv coart uieett nett Monday,
March 6.
School meeting neit Monday, March
6th. Every one it ffqnested to cine
out.
R. M. Johnson, ttwk tiitpet'tor ol
Gilliam county, It in Fottil lor a few
dayt.
Frank Prindle, the well-known watHi-
maker, will auln locale in Ftsil in tin
near (oture.
City (flection next Tuetday, March 7lh.
Mayor, three con nut I men, treasurer and
a recorder to be elected.
L. C. Keltay't children have tl t scar
let fever, alto one ot Ueorae Kn. V
lanuhlcrt It down with the snine coin-
plaint.
Wivid UltmHil it in town, on hit tray
hack Iroin Tha Dulles, where he hax
jntt delivered 80 head of hevf cattle that
were fed In the Mayvllle country.
Sam Thompson, of Cottonwood, who
landed in Portland one week agu with
14 head id Hue work li'orscs. wrote home
last week he wnt offered khhI prices for
hit horaaa, anitthontiht ha wonld have
no Iron lla in disputing of ail he had at
good tlgnret.
When the appointments arrived for
the county 'officer,- Monday evenlitu,
tliere waa much rejoicing. Men who, in
all their livet had never stock a rmar in
their own face or looked their friends
in the fnce ttironirh the hoitoni of
whiskv glass, set 'em up to all the hovs
and rushed thronith the ttreett with a
kind of a Senator-i'iilton unit. The only
on now with tha .wllcehnlder Is.
MOODY'S
WAREHOUSE.
-Fire-Proof Brick Buildings-
Arlington and
The Dalles.
Highest Market Price
Paid For All Kinds
of Grain.
Grain Sacks For Sale...
See Us Before Disposing of Your Crop.
S. G. HAW SON, Arlington Aem
quest In
'Tan h
WHEN LOOKING FOR BARGAINS GALL OH
AL. HENSHAW.
He has a complete stock of the following goodn on hand and
more coming on every train.
Furniture, Hardware. Carpenter's Tools, Paints.
Blankets, Gloves, Wall Paper, House - Lining.
Stoves, Stove-pipe, Window glass. Crockery.
Trunks, Handbags, ( , Undertake! 's Goods.
Renieniborl He will order anything, not kept in stock, on short notice
Active" wmcit ks wastri ,kvkk-:
where tor " he .-tory ot Uio I'hlllrpliies'
by Mtirst llslalosd, rommlimUmiett ty IlieOov
ernmcntas OWi-ial IliiUorhui In the War De
prnnent. The tKxilt was w ritten tn armyenti
at San Pranrlsro, ou the P eitt with Oeneral
Merrill. In the hiltals at Houul ilu, III lluiK
Koiik. In the AiiktIi an trem-hes at Mniitla. til
the InimrKont enrnpt with Aniiliiakin, on the
ilerkot the olvmpla Willi Dewuy, mid In the
hm ot battle at the fall ot Manila. HtmaiiM (or
nein. Ililinnil m orlnlnal iU'turea t.noiiby
tvernnient phoiograiihers on th npnt, Uirire
book. L" frlees. Btr proltca. FrelaM paM.
he ever hope to be cuj to thaili'' 1 V'tZ ;
W.tNTED 15VEKA:. TUCSTWMRVH Y PKIt
oie tn thla atu to mniiHireoHr Ims-lm'.-
In their own and nearhr iiniitle-. it In in Inlv
oinee woik eofiitnote.1 at home. riliiv atrutk;ht
two a year and vxiieuaee ilennltf, b.mnr!'le. no
more, no teas alHrv Montltlv 175. Reference!..
Kni liwe aeli'-atlttrvaaed atamMrt eiiTeluiie, Her.
oert K. Htiiw. Iveal Dept. M. Clili'. gi. 111.
I hav 12 li
; I'Jetl f w : T Oile
M..ruh 6, . fill! "li '
. 91. 1
For Sale.
lid . t f . V"il Wi
Ml fl tv I
DUNN BROS.
Will take pleasure in showing you their stock of
Gen'l Merchandise.
Condon,
Oregon
HARRY HALSTEAD,
ROUGH AND DRESSED LUMBER
" I oTer a c- niplete UKk of fine snrfuced Luuiber. consisting of
H.airinn. ceilitij;. rut-tit1, sliip lap and all kinds of rough Lum
ber. Careful attention iriven to bills of special sizes and
dimension stuff. .
MILL ONE-HALF MILE SOUTHEAST OF POST-OFFICE,
LOST VALLEY. - - - - - - - OREGOr
5
ARLINGTON SALOON
JZANLEBOUS, PROP.
Fine Wines, Liquors and Choice Cigars.
Billiard and pool Sables.
First-class Goods Our Pride.
Fresh, Cool, Milwaukee Keg Beer On Draugh
Main St., Condon, Oregon
T. G. Earhart,
S. V.Moor
.!'' til
ll.l.',.!,. .'1
CALL AT THE
Si i m rn it Saloon,.
latllllT'in FINEST BRANDS OFABMn.
Uiijes, Ijquors ar;d Qiars. n
FIXE BILLIARD A. D POOL TABLE LV CONNECTION.
EARHAHT & ?r 'r::
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