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CONDON. OKKOON, FRIDAY. APKIL. 10.1C08.
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CONDON
' Estimate of 1608 Crop. '
The following figures have
been computed from the most
careful estimates and may prove
of interest to many of our read
ers. Total number of acres harvest
ed of the different varieties of
grain in Gilliam county during
the season 1907:
. Fall wheat 100,000 acres
' Spring wheat - 40,000 "
Barley - - 20,000 '
Total yield 1907:
Wheat - 2,800,000 bu.
Hurley - 500,000 "
Oats - 50,000 "
Total number of acres which
have been and will be sown for
the season of 1908:
Fall wheat - 95,000 acres
" barley - 25,000 "
Spring wheat - 40,000 "
" barley - 25.000 "
Amount of gran still in the
warehouses and mills:
. Wheat 40,000 bu.
, Barley - 30,000 "
Amount still kept by the farmers:
Wheat - 60,000. bu.
Barley - 20,000 "
JUDGE BOURKILL ANSWERS STATEMENTS OF NO OBSERVER
Freight Rates to Eastern Ore
gon Reduced.
The state railway commission
on March 31 ended the most im
portant session of its existence,
cutting freight rates in Oregon
from one-tenth to one-sixth of
the present first-class rates, and
all other freight rates according
ly. The basis ef the decision is
that all rates from Portland to
to points in eastern Oregon east
of The Dalles, shall be reduced a
portion of the excess above the
rate from Portland to The Dalles
which is 25 per cent on the first
class rate. For instance, the
rate from Portland to Umatilla
is 85 cents per 100. The new
rate is 75 cents and all other
rates are cut in proportion.
: In the last issue of the Sher
man County Observer there ap
peared a number of misrepre
sentations and insinuations that
should be answered. It seems
as if the above named paier
has taken a special delight in
warping and twisting the truth
beyond recognition. It is my
purpose and intent, in a brief way,
to explain some of these erron
eous statements.
The poet has truthfully said:
'Truth crushed to earth shall
rise again." so it wiiijn mis
case even though our time-honor
ed sinner has so cleverly, adroitly
and dexterously handled it that
you would take him to be a fenc
ing master. But let us leave him
now wrapped in the solitude of
his own ignorant bliss that we
may give you some facts cold
facts facts and figures and let
ters and signed statements that'
speak for themselves.
In the first place the "O Man"
asks about a certain bill for $15,
which was allowed for examining
an insane person, usten, ana i
will tell you all about it The rea
son I got a Doctor from Grass
Valley was that on that partic
ular day I received a 'phone from
the Sheriff, and he told me that
he had an insane person at Moro;
that there was no Doctor in town
then and for me to bring one
fromGrassValley.whichldid. In
this instance, as usual, the Un
reliable distorts the truth. He
claim s. that $15.00 were paid.
Here is the record:
The school fair which was held
at the school house on Friday
last was highly successful in ev
erv way. About 150 visitors
were present and standing room
was way above par. A short
program was rendered after
which mht refreshments, con
sisting of punch and wafers,
were served. The exhibits were
shown on the second floor and
consisted of the wouk done by the
entire school from the first to
the eleventh grades. These ex
hibits showed the work which is
being done in every branch in
our public school and made
very interesting display. Much
interest was shown by those at
tending the &ir and it is to be
hoped that this interest in ed
ucational lines will be kept up.
ed to wrong me to the amount
of $40 a few years ago on a
settlement of a horse deal. This
insinuation is a base lie, I never
bought any horse , from Judge
Bourhill and he has never wrong
ed or attempted to wrong me in
the smallest particular, on the
contrary I have the highest re
spect for our Judge who ha3
always treated me fairly and has
on dmerent occasions Deen a
rood friend to me. I desire that
this should be published as an
answer to this one of the many
lies now being published against
Judge Bourhill.
; (Signed) Hans Koepke.
Tommy-rot-stuff unworthy of be-
ief. To all those in whose hands
these papers may perchance to
fall, allow me to suggest that
you consider any and all forth
coming statements from said
paper carefully; that the same
credit for accuracy and honesty
be given to this paper in the
future as has been given to it in
the past
In conclusion, Brother Ireland,
alllow me to say:
tout talk I. like m atreara whirb mm,
Wtlta rapid ctiatixa from rock, to roaea:"
ltall from polliloj to pitru.
II fltdn from Mahumct tu Moat, i
BfKliinliig with the law. thai kwp
Tb I'lanrwta III their radiant rourac.
And nillK with aoma precept deep
For nklutitug EvU or hiwlm boric."
(Signed) Geo. B. Bourhill
Bobby Burns said:
Doctor.' ! . 11000
Train litre anij Mramtet $x.'4
Total 113.50
The distance from Grass Valley
to Moro is ten miles, which makes
this a very reasonable charge.
But why is it Brother Ireland,
that you persist insist on
stretching and perverting the
truth from $13.50 as it is, to
$15.00 to which it is not?
Once more, Brother Ireland, if
you will examine the records for
the January .1907 term of, the
County Court you will plainly see
that there was no bill allowed for
printing the semi-annual report
as you assert there was at that
time. But that the Grass Valley
Journal was allowed $6.00 for
printing said report, which re
port was filed in the office of the
County Clerk on the 3rd day of
Nov. 1906 and allowed by the
County Court on the 5th day of (.. Mt ' on '"" B'k
. , j :j ! Vall!r at Grma Vallrjr, Oregon.
Signed thta 6th day of April 1008.
Wm. Walker
, Dl'NCAN CIII8IIOLM
A. It. Lavergne was arrested
at Arlington on Tuesday
on a charge of petty
larceny. He was given a hear
ing before Justice Collins and
was fined $40. Failing to pay
he was committed to the county
jail and was brought to Condon
Tuesday evening by Constable
Shanks and delivered to the
sheriff.
Nov. of the same year, and paid
by County Warrant Class "I"
No. 85.
: When your paper was the of
ficial paper for Sherman county,
you held the County up for $20.00
for this report. Furthermore,
when your paper ceased to be
the official organ of Sherman
county, you trjpd to get the edit
or of the Grass Valley Journal to
charge the same exhorbitant
C. K. Andrews arrived in Cofr
don Monday evening to take pos
ition as brakeman on the local
branch. He has rented the Fto
water residence.
Work on the excavation of the
foundation for the ,$20,000 brick
building of the St. Thomas Aqui
nas School began this week.
On next Monday will be held
the city election. The citizen's
"Oh wad tome power the glf lie gle
To tee oureelvea aa libera eee u;
It wad frat mniil au error free im
And fooll.b uotlou." '
The two signed statements be'
low, Brother Ireland, are for
vour enliirhtenment relative to
the $250.00 and the $1000.00 deal,
The $250 allowed at . the April
term of the County Court shows
on the docket and also on the
warrant issued that it was for
the pauper account of Henton.
This was for expense of sending
his family, who were afilicted
with consumption, to Arizona,
The family consisted of five per
sons, two of whom died shortly
after their arrival there. Every
cent of the $250 was necessary to
pay their expenses.
Concerning the $1,000.00, this
is not the amount but only
$952.70, which was an unexpend
ed balance of an appropriation
of $1000 appropriated to build a
road down Finnegan Canyon,
which was stopped by an injunct
ion gotten out by J. H. Sherar.
The County Commissioners, at
the January 1906 term, author
ized this money to be kept by
County Judge Bourhill and x
pended by him on the roads or
on Pauper accounts, as might be
required, between terms of Court
We, A. M. Wrlghtand Wm. Walker, are eon,
venant with the facta et forth above and were
preient and autliortied the money to be 10 ex
pended, .
Signed Ulii 6th day of April 1908.
A. M, Wrioiit )
Comminloncra
Wv.Walkkk J
We Wm. Walker and Duncan Chlsholm, do
hereby certify tint we have dcltnlte knowledge
wlivru the mot of title money referred to above
namely, the nin of fWJ.70, ha been acknow
ledge by the Road SHpervlMim In their report,
together with the report of Knad Mnrler Halt
That all of the above named mm hai been legl-
i timntely expended, aveand except the eum of
rhich i .till on hand In the Biink of Grain
Watch my next Display ' Tindov!
There will be BARGAINS in Goods
just from the EAST that ..dl f.t your
Pocket Book. Remember, the Latest in
BRACELETS, RIKCS, WAIST SETS, FC23 A!!D UATC.r
WILLIAMS
THE
EXPERT OPTICIAN
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Arrived this Week
A shipment of the
famous HANSEN
GLOVES, in both
gauntlet and plain v
cuffs. Prices 50c to
$2.00. The best
work glove made.
Also a shipment of
Ladies' Shoes, in
both high and low
" , cut The "Gotzian
Shoe" that fits like
your footprint See
our celebrated Elec
tric welt shoe for
men. $5.00:
S.G. DODSON
Condon Nat. Bank bldg.
HUNDRED AND ONE
ARTICLES YOU'WILL FIND FOR SALE A f
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Sold and used
Everywhere
J. F. REISAGHER J
' CoiaraUioneri.
I am asked what about Sunfirie
and Expenses allowed at different
times. Of course I haven't time
to teach the Old Reliable the ru
diments of book-keeping; for that
would take entirely too long; but
for the benefit of the public I
will state that nothing but items
of legitimate expenses were ever
price for such work as had been allowed and in some cases I have
your custom so to do. In the con-' been out expense money and the
versation at the Moro depot, with
the editor of the Journal, one C.
L. Ireland of Moro, Oregon, en
deavored to get said editor of the
Journal to maintain this high
charge, namely, $20.00. The
foregoing can be supported by
Mr. Westerfield's affidavit
"Consistency thou art a Jewel."
But this is not all. For a little
diversion suppose you read are
freshing letter a little sea-
breeze from Hans Koepke about
"A horse deal". Here it is:
s Kent, Ore. April 6, 1908.
, The Sherman County Observer
of 3rd April insinuates that Judge
County got the benefit of it
While we are on the subject of
accounts let me inject a little in
terest in the case. Say, Mr. Ob
server, what kind of a system of
book-keeping do you maintain at
your shack ? Do you suppose you
could ever strike a balance in ten
years if you were allowed to work
on Sundays? Why is it that you
have so much trouble with many
of your customers when you reVi
der them statements? Is it be
cause they are always wrong and
you always right?
I presume the Old Unreliable
will come out inl its next and sue
ceedine issues " with a lot of
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Brushes of ail kinds
Breast Pumps
Calling '
Cathetori
Caustic
Chamois Skin -Chewing
Gum
Cold Cream
Cologne
Combs ' ;
Condensed Smoke
Cough Drops
Daubers
Dolls
Dominoes
Droppers, Medicine
Dyes. Diamond , -
Envelopes
Erasers
Goggles
Gold Paint
Hair Curlers
Harmonicas
Hot water bottles
Ice bags
Inks
Key RingB
Mirrors, pocket
Mucilage
Nipples
Nipple, shiehls
Pacifiers
Paper crpe, tie;-. :-
" . Napkins
Plaster Paris '
Perfumes
Pipes
Tostal Card- l' V '
Pocket books
Powder condition,
'' facts .
" Tooth
Rattle,
Itaor t;ror .
Sapolw
Hen Ssn v
Foap. Medicateo -
Shaving
" Toilet 1
Spouges ,
Stock Foods
Strings, Violin, etc.
Susuensorys
Syringes, all kinds
Tablets, Ink
" Pencil
Tag", Shipping ,. ,.
. Talcum powder
Thennonieterf, dairy
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Tubing, Rubber
Tnrpentine
'Urinals
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We are receiving Hot House
Lettuce, Radishes and Onions 3
or 4 days a week. Baked Goods
and Groceries promptly doliver-
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MISS CREINER WILL HAVE HER OPENING OF SWELL
DRESS HATS ON MARCH 27th and 28th.
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