IHE G011DQI1 GLOBE
H. A. HARTSHORN
FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6,1907.
CLOUDBURST OH 30-ILE
One of the worst cloudbursts
that ever happened in Thirty
mile canyon struck there last
Sunday afternoon just below the
McKinney ranch. A wall of wa
ter several feet in heighth rushed
down the canyon carrying every
thing movable with it. Nine
head of cattle in one bunch were
overtaken and seven head were
drowned, two of them escaping
to the hills. At the W. N.
Brown ranch half of the garden
was washed away and other dam
age done and at other ranches
farther down more damage re
sulted. All of the inhabitants
took to the hills in time to avoid
any loss of life. According to
the old settlers, cloudbursts at
this time of the year are very
unusual
J. E. Hunt is in Portland a
few days this week in attend
ance at the great public demon
stration given in honor of Secre
tary Taf t today.
J. 'J. Wasson is remodeling the
store building which he recently
vacated on the east side of Main
street and has rented the same
to Wm. Welch who, as soon as it
is finished, will move his confec
tionery store there.
J. F. and Chas. Lewis of Olex
were business visitors in Condon
Monday.
E. G. Merrifleld made a trip to
Matney Flat Monday to get a
picture of a harvesting crew.
J. H. Brumette and daughter,
Belle, left Tuesday morning for
The Dalles where Miss Belle
will attend St Mary's Academy
the ensuing year.
Carl and Ford Hendricks of
Fossil passed through Condon
Tuesday on their way to Corvallis
where they will attend school
Chas. Lord left Tuesday morn
ing for a few days visit at The
Dalles. Charles evidently thinks
" The Dalles is a good place to
spend a few days occasionally.
C. W. Shurte's little dauehter
Cecil, came up Sunday evening
to have her eyes treated by C
H. Williams. She visited on
Monday at the home of F. .
Hurlburt and returned to Arling
ton Tuesday morning.
Experiments with Dunite, the
high explosive recently invented
by Major Dunn, have proven that
the U. S. possesses the secret of
an explosive which is probably
more powerful than any other
ever invented.
Secretary Taf t is on a tour of
the world and will reach Port
land today. At eight o'clock
this evening he will address a
crowd of 3.000 Oregonians in the
big Armory hall. Secretary Taf t
is easily the second leading Am
erican of today and if President
Roosevelt persists in refusing
another nomination he will in all
probability become the first The
president has made public the
fact that Mr. Taft is his choice
for the great office and if Mr.
Roosevelt absolutely refuses it,
we should all turn toward Taft
and continue prosperity.
Frank Carter who has been
workinar in the harvest fields
came in Wednesday morning and
proceeded to fill up with bad
whiskev and tried to demon
strate than he was a bad man
by appropriating Wm. Holmes
team which was tied in front of
this office. Afer driving around
town he started for the country
and it is supposed that he fell
out of the buggy and let the
team run away. The tongue was
broken, the buggy smashed up
and one of the horses severely
bruised. Marshal Townsend and
Sheriff Rogers went out. after
him and found him at the Har
rison ranch west of town. They
brought him jn and he was lodg
ed in the city jail over night
He was given a hearing before
Judge Horner yesterday morn
ing and was found guilty and
fined S25 which at last re
ports has not been paid and he
still remains in jail.
J. A. Collier of Fossil was a
business visitor in Condon a few
days last week.
E. A. Wallace and family left
yesterday morning for Montavilla
where they will remain dunng
the winter. They ordered the
Globe sent them which shows
that they intend to keep fully
posted during their absence.
Mrs. M. E. Summers left yes
terday morning for Portland
where she will remain about a
week selecting her new fall styles
of millinery. Watch these col
umns for her ad next week.
The crew on the local branch
were hampered a few days this
week by the absence of the bag
gage car, one of the wheels be
ing broken. .They had to use a
refrigerator car which made it
very unhandy but the car has
been repaired and everything is
running smoothly as usual
Rev. A. S. Black of Fossil
passed through Condon Monday
morning on his way to attend
the conference at Spokane.
Attorney Hornibrook departed
Saturday for Davenport, Wash
ington where he will take editor
ial charge of the Times of that
city. We understand he has
purchased the paper. White Sal
mon Enterprise.
An exchange tells of a man in
Italy who was arrested for biga
my but upon examination it was
found that he had two hearts
and he was promptly acquitted.
W. H. Gaddie, the second mil
ler at the Gilliam Co. Milling Co.
left Monday morning for Spokane
where he will remain for a few
days. He may decide to remain
at that place.
A. A. Anderson and family of
Lost Valley were Condon visitors
Monday. Mr. Anderson says
that he has just finished haying
and reports a big crop.
G. G. Parman came in from
Portland Wednesday evening to
look after business interests for
a few days.
J. E. Burdette of Arlington
came up Wednesday evening to
look after a case in the equity
court
Miss Mabel Smith and Miss
Edra Williamson came up from
Arlington Wednesday to spend a
few days visiting with friends in
and around Condon.
Mrs. Mary Brown and daugh
ter, Miss Elsie returned from
Seaside Wednesday evening.
to v.auEs mm
The advance in land values
which has marked the progress
of the exceptionally prosperous
agricultural conditions that have
prevailed since early spring will
have no reason to be checked
this year. Judging from the
great crop of wheat and barley
that is being harvested there is
every reason to believe that the
present price of land will not on
ly be maintained but will greatly
advance. It is the good crops
selling at good prices that attract
so many to land investments and
this demand is not only from the
homeseeker but also from the
the speculator and investor who,
when they put their money
into Gilliam county lands, know
that it is a safe investment and
will bring them good returns in
a short time. The farmers of
Gilliam county have made money
this year and where money is
made, those who have money
will invest as soon as it is known
to them. Cheap lands and the
great desiie with all classes of
people to become land owners,
together with the demonstrated
ability to produce great crops un
der conditions at all favorable,
accounts for the land craze that
is bringing so many people from
the East Prices of good farm
lands at $25 or even $20 per acre
are said by some to be too much
because they will not pay good
interest on on the investment
but this is not true. It is ob
served that the good practical
farmers who have made money
from their farms are the ones
who invest in lands of this price,
it is also observed that as these
lands are farmed in the right
way they keep on moving up as
the cheaper lands advance in
price. Farmers who two years
ago or even one. year ago would
have sold their farms for $12,
$15 or $18 per acre are now ask
ing from. $20 to $30 and not
a few are getting it This is the
time to invest in Gilliam county
lands. The belief in a producing
value of land is the real incentive
to the desire to invest money in
lands. Everyone here is satis
fied as to the productive ability
of Gilliam county land. People
outside are awakening to the fact
that this is a great country and
why some people are foolish
enough to "knock" their own
county is a problem. Don't
"knock," but "boost"
J. E. Lancaster of Central
Point was a Condon visitor a few
days last week. . Mr, Lancaster
made this office a pleasant cal
while here and says that the
prospects for Gilliam county were
never brighter than at the pres
ent time.
Dr. Hudson of Arlington was a
Condon visitor Wednesday even
intT. Miss Zella Balding left Friday
of last week for a three weeks
visit with Miss Delia Burton at
Pendleton.
E. M. Larkin left the latter
part of last week for Heppner
where he will look after business
interests for a couple of weeks.
Mr. Larkin says that all the com
bines he has sold in this territory
are running in . good shape and
he has already taken several or
ders for next year.
. Miss Adelaide E. McCune of
Portland came up last, week to
visit at the home of Mr. and Mrs.
M.P.WUkes and also to have her
eyes treated by C. H. Williams.
Miss McCune is a niece of Mrs.
Wilkes.
CCEGCLISOCl'UIKLEIIC
Several have been talking
around town of organizing a club
which will be a social commer
cial and athletic club in one.
This is' a very good idea and
should be pushed. A commer
cial club is of incalculable benefit
to any town inasmuch as it boosts
the town and country around and
helps in upbuilding and further
ing public enterprise. A social
chib where one can pass a pleas
ant hour with profit to himself is
certainly a good thing and with
the bar, rings, dumb-bells, mat
gloves etc to provide for exer
cise, this would be a good thing
for Condon at little expense.
Push it along.
Miss Hattie Loftin of Arling
ton, who has been here for some
time visiting with her sister,
Mrs. W. L, Blakely, left Wed
nesday morning for Weston
where she will attend the Normal
during the ensuing year.
Madden & Goff shipped five
cars of cattle to Portland Wed
nesday. This bunch was in our
opinion one of the finest that ev
er left Condon and although the
shippers paid a very good price
for them they were well worth
it They paid $24 for a good
many of these which, according
to report, is somewhat higher
than prevailing prices. Mr,
Madden and Lewis Cason went
to Portland with the cattle.
J. E. Schroeder, the Kerr; Gif
lord agent at MiKkaio, was a
business visitor in Condon Tues
day evening.
Ralph Edwards left Wednesday
morning for Milton to pack his
household goods and move his
family to Condon.
A. Greiner left Monday morn
ing for a few days business visit
at Walla Walla.
R. E. Graham, who lives near
the head of Thirty-mile, was in
Condon a few days this week.
Mr. Graham is one of the pio
neers of this country.
Mrs. Dan Chamberlain of the
Fossil country spent a few days
In Condon this week. She came
over to meet her father-in-law.
J. W. Booth of Wasco is a bus
iness visitor in Condon this week,
Miss C. Greiner returned this
week from Portland where she
has been ordering her new fall
goods.
Drs. Wood & Gavey performed
a difficult operation Tuesday af
ternoon when they removed
cancerous growth from the lip
of Mike White. Mr. White has
been suffering from this for
some time and the fact that the
operation was entirely success
ful speaks well for our local doc
tors.
The ladies of the Rebekahs
will present at the Armory Hall
tomorrow evening, the comedy
entitled, "Aunt Jerusha's Quilt
ing Party". If you want to
have a good laugh, don't fail to
see this as it is very comical
General admission 35c, children
15c.
Chicken dinner at the Palace
Hotel next Sunday.
You need a new carpet. The 8.
B. Barker Co. have just received a
new carpet sewing uiaohine and are
now prepared to furnish one fitted
to your rootr. The charge for sew
in is 5o per yard.
The Bidewalk running north
from the Summit Hotel is well
under way and when finished
will greatly Improve the appear
ance of the town.
The work on F. T. Hurlburt's
new house is being pushed as
rapidly as possible but H. C. Wi-
nans, the architect reports that
he is badly handicapped on ac
count of the lack of carpenters.
Michael Foley, who was given
the contract for the new sewer
ditch, is hard at work these days.
He has over 800 feet of the ditch
ready for the pipe some of which
is already laid. Surveyor Mc-
Morris, who is engineer in
charge, reports that the work is
being done in the most thorough
manner.
Mr. and Mrs. H. K. West left
Friday of last week for Collin's
Springs. Mrs. West has been
in poor health for some time and
will remain indefinitely. Mr.
West is expected home this week.
C H. Williams expects to
to leave for Chicago next Sunday
morning. He has received some
fine samples of Gilliam County's
products from several of the
farmers in this vicinity. Frank
Moore brought in a quart of
wheat which is one of the finest
samples ever brought to Condon,
F. M. Pliter brought three sam
ples in the head of Bluestem,
Forty-fold and Club, S. C Dod
son gave three large potatoes
which were grown in his garden
in Condon and S. B. Hartshorn
brought in six or seven potatoes
which were all dug from one hill
none of them measuring less than
twelve inches in circumference.
These are all samples which
could not be beaten in any coun
try and will make a good show
ing in the convention hall in Chi
cago. Mr. Williams requests us
to say, however, that he would
like to have a few more. Each
person who brings a sample will
have his name printed on a card
which will be placed with the
sample.
It may be noticed that one of
the ads which has occupied a
prominent position on the front
page of the Globe is missing
this week. ' In explanation we
will say that the advertiser, evi
dently forgetting the local of
some two or three months ago in
which we made plain that we
would publish no more advertis
ing that "knocked" a competi
tor's business brought in a
change of ad this week that
would not pass muster in any
respectable sheet and when we
informed him that we could not
use it told us that if be could
not advertise in his own way he
would not advertise at all there
fore his ad does not appear this
week. We wish to say again
that any advertising of a "dirty",
nature from any source whatev
er will not be published in the
Globe.
Announcement.
C. H. Williams desires to an
nounce to the public that while
in the east he will select his hol
iday stock of watches, jewelry,
silverware, cut glass and novel
ties from the largest exhibit of
its kind ever held in the world.
His experience in buying for
large firms in the east for years
will enable him on his return to
put before you, goods in his line
never before exhibited to the
Condon public. He desires you
to wait for his regular opening
and then save money by buying
where the prices are lowest