FOSSIL GRANTS FRANCHISE
Central Oregon Townaite Com
pany asks Condon to give
It Rights of Way within
Corporate Limits.
At the next regular meeting of
the city council, it is probable
that the committee to which was
referred the application of the
Central Oregon Townsite Com
pany for a franchise to lay
tracks and operate electric cars
within the corporate limits of
Condon, will make its report
In the application, the com
pany asks the privilege to run
its railway lines on Main, also
on Oregon and on Ward streets.
The city is given the power to
regulate the transportation of
any freight and express matter
and to prescribe certain condi
tions for the unloading of such.
The proposed ordinance is quite
a lengthy and minutely prepared
document which the committee
intends to peruse carefully to
protect the rights and interests
of the city. It is provided that
tracks be laid on the same grade
as the street so as not to obstruct
traffic. The passenger cars
are to be of approved design
and modernly equipped.
The town council at Fossil has
granted a franchise to the com
pany, which is to be void unless
the construction work is begun
next year and the road completed
as far as Fossil in three years.
Treasurers Notice.
All outstanding county warrants
are now payable. Interest ceased
on March 21, 1908. .
1. A. HcMoaaijt,
Treasurer of Gilliam county, Oregon
S.B. COUTURE
& CO.
Prepared to handle
all kinds of
Fuel
Phone No. 6 A
Office Lost Valley L. L. Co.
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ALBERT DAMS
Livery and
Feed Stable
Oar Liverr Stock It Fint-Clasi.
Bestattention to boarding Stock.
Your Patronage U Solicited.
SPRING ' STREET
Condon
Oregon
W.E.BUERKLE
Shoemaker
General Repair
All work guar-
-iaoJ EAST SIDE
anteea. main st.
P. H. Stephenson's
Mark Down Sale ! I
PRICES VALUES BARGAINS
Greatest aggregation of honest prices offered to the shopping
public. MARK DOWNS that speak louder than words.
iTiiniFJE
D. B. Thomas, of the Kerr,
Gifford Warehouse Co., was a
visitor at Goldendale a few days
during the week.
W. J. White, representing the
Pacific Paper Co., of Portland,
was interviewing the business
men of Condon Tuesday and
Wednesday.
Charles Grider, brother of
Wayne Grider, of this place, died
at Gladstone, near Oregon City,
on July 18 at the age of 42 years.
He had been ill for a long while
with liver trouble. He was un
married and is survived by a
brother and two sisters. Mr.
and Mrs, Wayne Grider, of Con
don, were in attendance at the
funeral.
Landlord Roper made a busi
ness trip to Condon Wednesday.
It is currently rumored that Mr.
Roper is on a deal with a party
over there to dispose of their
hotel property in Fossil. Journal
At the Clem ranch of S. C.
Dodson harvesting started Wed
nesday morning. Four hundred
and seventy acres will be gone
over.
Frank Moore went the first of
the week to spend a few days
near Carson. Springs.
Editor Stewart of the Fossil
Journal returned Wednesday ev
ening from Vancouver where he
has been attending the meeting
of the Washington State Press
Association.
The Misses Hanley of Seattle
arrived in this city Wednesday
J for a short visit with their fath
i er, Aleck Hanley.
E. Curran seems to be the
only real estate man, in Gilliam
county who can sell land when
crop prospects are poor. If you
want to buy or sell a ranch, call
around and see him.
All kinds and all sizes of Over
alls at Weigel & Rice.
Fred Sanders offers a bargain,
Rev. A. J. Folsom, of Forest
Grove, Ftate home missionary, is
expected here Saturday. He will
preach at the Congregationl
church and may remain several
days. Pastor Murphy announces
that Rev. Folsom will occupy the
pulpit bunday morning and ev
ening.
W. Allen, Jr. expects to leave
this week for his home at Ber
keley, Calif. He has been in the
employ of the Condon warehouse
and will pursue medical studies
at Cooper Medical College now
affiliated with Stanford univer
sity. Tommy's maiden aunt had call
ed attention to some of that
young man's misdemeanors,
thereby causing him to be pun
ished. Tommy pondered a while,
then asked, "Papa, will little
sister Gladys be an aunt to my
children when I am a man?"
Yes, Tommy, answered his fath
er, much interested. "Why do
you ask?" " 'Cause she might
as well get married and have a
home of her own. for I don't in
tend to 'low any aunts to stay
around my house, making trou
ble for my children." Woman's
Home Companion.
AFTER TWENTY-EIGHT YEARS
Old Friends Meet After Sepa
ration of Twenty-eight Long
Years. Boyhood Compan
ions Meet In Condon.
Joe Mattingly, the well-known
pioneer, is enjoying a visit from
George W. Hawkes and family,
of Davis, Co., Mo. The reunion
between Mr. Mattingly and Mr.
Hawkes who were boys together
Jmck in old Nebraska, is prov
ing of unusual interest as they re
count the days when they fished
and hunted 28 years ago. Mr.
Hawkes has disposed of his farm
interests in Missouri and has
almost decided to settle in this
locality and not to go back to the
"state of yellow corn and big
muies." He has been down in
the San Joaquin valley in Cal
ifornia, in the orange and
red-wood forest districts and en
joyed the change of conditions ex
isting there. More recently Jie has
been up in the Walla Walla dis
trict visiting his cousins where
he found out that his friend, Joe
was living in Gilliam county.
He mailed a letter to Joe Mat
tingly addressed at Trail Fork
but Joe had left that neck of the
woods years ago and it took
Uncle Sam's agent ten days to
locate him. Joe was joyously
tickled to learn that his boyhood
companion was near, He sat
down and dashed off an invita
tion to Mr. Hawkes to be sure to
come to see him. On receipt of
Joe's invitation, Mr. Hawkes
who had already purchased his
tickets for the east, went to the
ticket agent and told him of his
change of plans. Uncommonly
obliging was the agent, who re
funded the money and took back
the tickets. Mr. Hawkes and
family came on to Condon and
are well pleased with the appear
ance of things here.
Joe Mattingly saw Condon
grow up from a mere camp
around a spring to a busy, grow
ing town of more than 1,200.
He came to this region in 1883,
and settled in the Trail Fork
neighborhood. He is still a be
liever in the fact that Gilliam
county is good enough for any
man who is willing to go on a
ranch and work a little.
Eighty-five cents a piece for
water bags, eighty-five cents a
piece for header forks, $3.75 for
nails, six cents a foot for half
inch galvanized pipe, forty dol
lars for either a Singer, White,
or Wheeler & Wilson sewing
machine is cheap enough, and
dear enough. If you are paying
more you had better change to
Hunt, the Hardware Man, to do
your trading.
Increased joy has come to the
home of County Judge and Mrs.
Edward Dunn because of the
arrival Tuesday morning of a
bright baby boy. The mother
and child are doing finely and
Judge Dunn is as happy as he
can be. The parents have been
the recipients of felicitations
from their many friends.
Water bags have taken a tum
ble in the market and you will
get the benefit of it if you buy
them of Hunt, the Hardware
Man, at 85 cents a piece.
G. Seaton Taylor left yester
day for Mt Hood where he goes
for a week's outing. He will be
joined by his parents and a party
of excursionists who will make
the ascent of the snow-clad peak.
Mrs. C. W. Lord has gone to
The Dalles to be the guest of her
parents Mr. and Mrs. George
Rusch.
Miss Ethel Shurte, of Arling
ton, was here during the week
in the interests of the "Pacific
Northwest."
George Berry, manager of the
local branch of the Arlington
Lumber Company, leaves Satur
day for a week's outing in the
Willamette valley. He will meet
his family in Portland and from
there will go to Balston, in Polk
county to see the scenes of his
youthful davs.
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News Notes
Items of Interest Gathered by
Our Country Correspondents.
Clem News. ; 1
Harvest has begun. -Hot?
Well, I guess! f The ther
mometer registered 90, on last
Monday.
Miss Maud Dodson was in. town
Monday.
W. A. Campbell, of Condon,
was in town Tuesday on business.
Mrs. Sherman Wade was in
town on business.
W. S. Jost is' running John
Chandler's combine harvester
and is cutting on the Jim Larch
ranch near town.
Jacob Larch is having a well
drilled on his ranch near here,
John McEcheron is doing the
work.
Miss Ruth Weimer came from
Condon last Saturday to visit
her parents and returned to
Condon Monday.'
Davy Bowman has Jim Larch's
new house about completed.
Don't be backward ladies, remem
ber this is leap year.
E. J. McPherson will have
charge of the S. C Dodson 's
heading crew this season. Work
started this week.
A. S. Thomas and J. McEacheron
made a business trip to The Dalles
the first of the week.
AJax Items.
Mrs. L. L. Turney who has
been sick for several weeks, is
slowly improving.
Harry Palmer has got his
header started and the yield will
be very good.
Mrs. Tom Scott came down
last week to cook for Smith Bros.
Misses Jennie and Lizzie Pal
mer visited at tne wm. bmitn
ranch last week.
Wm. Cooney and Mr. Eaton
have returned home after a ten
days' outing near Condon.
Gasoline engines to raise water
150 feet at the rate of 225 gal
Ions per minute for only $60, in
Condon. They are guaranteed
to be made by skilled workmen,
out of the best of materials and
to be as good as any in the mar
ket. Hunt, the Hardware Man,
has one on exhihition.
George f arrish has been ap
pointed janitor at the court
house.
J. O. Lewis, of Mikkalo, was
among the Condon visitors from
that section this week.
R. E. Graham, of Thirty-Mile,
was transacting business nere
yesterday.
Dr. Blake returned last week
from a pleasant sojourn in Port
land of a couple of weeks.
Alfred Skei leaves to-morrow
for Roosevelt, Wash., where he
will continue in the employ of
the Arlington Lumber Co.
Steve Couture is busy deliver
ing cordwood at the court house,
Ed Fortwood lelt this morn
nine for Baker City where he
goes to take charge of Mary
Brown & Sons' sheep for the
summer.
Aleck Marshall, the plumber,
is in Portland on a business trip,
G. T. Mc Arthur returned from
Oregon City ,-this week. Mr,
Mc Arthur says he had an en
joyable time while away but says
the weather is very warm in the
valley.
E. W. Moore returned from
trip to The Dalles last evening.
David Cottmire was a passen
ger on the incoming train ThurS'
day evening.
J
George Hardie'and wife, of
Trailfork, were Condon visitors
yesterday.
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ararlat .
Found-A purse.
ound-A bunch of key noj-th
of Oregon hotel, whore harvest
ers are being unloaded, Owner
may have same by calling at this
office and paying for this notice,
Lost A gold watch fob, 3-4
of an inch wide, between the
Gilliam Countv Millinur Co. and
the Larsen residence, finder
please leave at this office.
Strayed-Red Cow. branded
with H H on left Bide and K S on
left shoulder, 12 years old, left
ranch on 22nd of January; leave
word at this office or write to
Mrs. D. A. Russell. $5 reward.
For Sale Thoroughbred Duroc
Tom for Rale at $10 tier Dair.
nauire of J. L. Hughes. P. O.
box 179, Condon, Ore. 17t
Wanted -The Condon Meat
Co. will buy chickens. Regular
market price paid.
For Sale -A first-class second
hand threshing outfit For par
ticulars call on or write to
S.T. Bunch & Sons, Blalock, Ore.
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sign" painter
Fresco and Pictorial Work and
all kinds of painting. Buggies
painted for from $15 to $20.
Main Street, Condon, Oregon
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flRTISTIG PHOTOGRAPHY
Jouy is tl?e tirrl
to get your HOME or place of
buninP9B photographed. Con
sult us and get prices on all
kinds of
OUTSIDE VIEWS
Get your livestock, poultry,
and pets photographed. . I
spent four years in view work
so ask me about the best time
in order to give you the best
results of my experience.
J. P. ROLLINS, Photogra-
c pher, Condon, Oregon.
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CONDON AMUSEMENT HALL
MYERS & WILLOUQHBY , Props.
TOBACCOS An appropriate resort in BILLIARDS
CIGARS which you are invited to POOL
CANDIES spend a pleasant hour CLUB ROOMS
MAIN STREET. CONDON
When you have spent
your money and have re
ceived nothing for It and
your eyes still trouble
you, ee
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Expert OptlolM
And get your money s
worth. " We guarantee a
fit in all cases.
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Farr Bros.
Meat Market
Choice Frosh and
Cured Meats of
all Kinds.
Highest Cash Price
Paid for Hides.
Johnson Building
Condon, Oregon.
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COWS
For Sale or Trade
$60 to $100
MORSES BOUGHT AND SOLD
Condon
Livery
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