Condon globe., January 21, 1910, Image 4

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The Story of the Knight With the
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Says state Board of
Health in annual re
- port issued on Dec.
: 31st.
The state board of health has
just issued a report covering the
year closed by December 31,
1908. The report may seem a
little belated but that is due to
the manner in which informa
tion in the health department is
complied and is always based on
the proceeding year.
: Greatest interest centers in the
births of the state and it is
pleasing to note that Baker
county is not at the bottom of
the list, for according to the ta
ble of births this county had 101
boy babies and 84 girl babies
born in 1908. Benton county
had an even break as to sex.
there having been 63 girls and
63 boys during the year. In
Clackamas county the gins ex
ceed the boys by two 97 boys,
99 girls. Curry, Gilliam and
Grant counties are left blank in
the report and this is to be con-
struea mat euner no repun woa
kept in those counties or else no
babies were born, the latter cn
dition being one to be seriously
regretted if true. If the stork
' has boycotted these three coun
ties some action should be taken
by the next legislature and a re
ward might be offered that
would induce the old bird to hov-
v er in that region for a little
while each year at least Baker
City Herald.
B. Gaff ney of Fossil returned
'from' Portland last Saturday
where he had been attending the
harnessmakers convention.
S. B. Barker returned to Port
land Monday ' morning after
spending a week and a half in
Condon looking after his exten
sive business matters.
Rev. Skipworth passed thru
Condon Monday on his way to
The Dalles from Fossil where
he took part in the revival meet
ing there last week.
Frank Knox of Fossil was a
passenger for Portland Monday,
Oscar Kelsay passed through
Condon Saturday evening on bis
way home from Portland. He
was accompanied by Mrs. Kelsay.
I. D. Phillips of Clem was a
business visitor here the latter
part of the week.
Geo. Clarke left for Rock
Creek Saturday where he will be
employed on E.C. Rogers' ranch,
J. L. Hughes took 7 head of
horses to Pendleton Saturday
which he sold in that city. .
A.K. Weatherford and wife
visited their daughter, Mrs.
Cochran here the latter part of
last week, returning to their
Rock Creek home Saturday.
Chas. H.Willams, was at Ar
lington the the latter part of last
week where he installed a new
piano for Ed Clough. . While in
Arlington, Mr. Williams took or
ders for two more of the instru
ments. Jas. C. Cooper, who has keen
the mail clerk on the Inland
Limited the past year, has been
transfered to the main line and
left for Portland Monday morn
ing to begin hi,- new duties., Mr.
Cooper's many friends irHthis
city will be glad to hear f his
promotion. Mr. Cooper, wish
ing to keep in touch with all the
happenings of Gilliam County
made us, a pleasant call before
leaving and renewed his sub
scription to' the leading paper. "
TWO COURAGEOUS WARRIORS.
Hw.lt AUxandsr Hum and Hit Still
Mar Heroic Ftilsw Soldier and Pr.
ctor Th Cad taqual U th Battl
That Wu Lost.
The ueraldlc armt of tb Scotch
town of Selkirk ibow a woman united
00 tomb, on wuicn is also placed the
Scottish lion. Th tegwud told about
to armt la this: King James IV. of
Scotland, who wu about to luvad
Englaud. nded Mcrutia for bia rutrr
prise. Tb town clerk of Selkirk. Wil
liam Brydone. tried bta best to aid bin
king by persuading bla fellow country
men to enlist In tb royal cause. So
earnest waa be that b la anld to bare
tnored orer a hundred lusty Scots to
Join bla atandard. Among these wax
on of th nam of Alexander Hume
Thla man waa a shoemaker of the
town of Selkirk. He was strong, stul-
wart, bold and an excellent workman.
Brydone was very glad to welcome
him. as be reckoned hltu quite the best
man of tbe hundred, and bla comrades,
wbo were also brave men and true,
cheered him as he appeared among
them, such conddeoce bad they In ota
wisdom, prudence, talor and streugtb
Home's wife, Margaret, was a due
young woman and very foud and proud
of her brave, strong nusbaua. sow
Margaret did not at all Ilk this pro
posed Invasion of Euglaud. Mie reit
that It would mean great trouble to tbe
Scotch people, wbo would certainly be
vanquished by their strong enemy, and
th thought came to her that her own
brav husband might perhaps lose his
Uf In the struggle. She therefore used
all ber best efforts Jo keep him at
home. She pleaded In vnin. Alexan
der wai Arm. At last she held up to
bis face their little Ove-months-old
daughter and asked who would look
after the child If be should die and
wbo would keep ber from misery and
misfortune.
Hume loved bis wife and qhlld. and
these appeals brought the tears to bis
eyes, but tbey did uot break dowu his
resolution, which be bad girt about him
as armor. Nothing could move him
to become untrue to his king and couu
try.
Finding that no entreaties could
move him, Margaret at lust gave way
to anger and told hi in that his eager
desire to be thought tbe bravest uiuu
of Selkirk would not supply tbe child
he was bound to work for with a bite
of bread. 8b said even more than
this. Her tones grew higher, and oue
word led to auotber, as you know It
will, until tbe couple parted In anger.
be to the field of battle and she to
remain at borne.
Alexander bad not gone far before
It flashed across tbe mind of bla wife
that perhaps sbe might never see bim
alive again. Unable to control bentelf,
sbe flung the child Into its crib unil
rushed out of the bouse. Sbe must
see her busbaud again and get from
bim one parting glance or word of
reconciliation. She hurried through
tbe town, sbe sought everywhere for
him, but be was nowhere to be seen
He bad gone off with bis comrades.
Tbe poor wife wept bitterly, ller
grief was deep.
Hume and bis fellows were soon en
gaged In battle. He displayed tbe
greatest bravery, wherever be went
numbers of tbe enemy fell. In every
direction upon tbe field of battle be
was seen. His companions kept well
up to bim. and In particular one man
wbo bad lately joined tbe party. This
man fought with a courage equal to
that of Hume himself, keeping contln
dally beside bim and defending bim
in many perils. Once wben an Eng
lishman from behind drew very near
to tbe Scot this soldier struck the cow
ardly fellow to the earth just as be
was Inserting bis spear between tbe
clasps of Hume's armor. Hume called
to the brave fellow and demanded bla
name, even in tbe midst of the fight,
but the stranger said that tbat was no
matter.
This generous soldier wore a leath
er jacket and an iron helmet. In which
there was placed a small white feath
er. Wherever Hume fought on the
battlefield there might be seen beside
him tbe iron helmet and tbe white
feather.
At last tbe battle ended in defeat for
the Scotch, who scattered In ail direc
tions. Hume, wbo, with other sol
diers, was obliged to lie concealed In
the forest for some time, took the first
opportunity of Inquiring after bis faith
ful attendant. But all bis Inquiries
were without avail. He could not trace
him. Nothing could be learn of him
but that be bad disappeared when the
fight was over.
Alexander Hume hurried to bis cot
tage. ' He was anxious to see again bis
beloved wife and bestow upon ber the
kiss of reconciliation. Wben he reach
ed It he listened at the door, and his
heart beat fast. He bad kind words to
say to ber from whom be bad parted
In anger, and bis deep wounds needed
dressing. He lifted the latch and walk
ed in. All was still. No wife came to
meet him; no child's cry met bis ear.
On looking round tbe room he saw
seated In an armchair the knight who
bad fougbt so bravely beside bim In
tb battle, wearing the same leather
jacket, iron .helmet and. white feather.
That person was Margaret Hume. She
was dead find clasped In ber dead
arms tb little child.
conciliatory and considerate if
you hop to win conciliation and con-ideratioa-Ward.
s believed to herald
new- railroad line
O.R.& N. thought to
bo back of move.
Surveyors, supposed to be in
the employ of one of the rail
road companies, are working in
the canyon of the John Day Riv
er, in Eastern Oregon, accord
ing to reports from Croy, a
point on the John Day in Gilliam
County, says the Heppner Tim
es. The work of the surveyors has
been traced along a point east of
Willow Creek along what is lo
cally known as Alkali Canyon,
thence crossing Rock Creek a
bout seven miles above its con
fluence with the John Day, to
Scott's Canyon to the John Day
River and up the John Day be
yond the mouth of Hay Creek
for a distance unknown to the
observers of that locality.
The preliminary survey is well
up the Canyon wall, about 250
to 300 feet above Croy, and pro
vision i3 apparently made for a
tunnel from Rock Creek to
Scott's Canyon, and for another
from the John Day River to E
saw Canyon, in order to avoid a
long loop.
The identity of the interest be
hind the surveying party has
been the cause of much specula
tion in that locality. The John
Day river has been looked upon
as a possible means of access to
Central Oregon, but the main
objection to its choice as a route
has been that the river rises in
the Blue mountains, in North
eastern Oregon. It flow is west
erly in direction for many miles
before it turns to the north and
drops into the Columbia River,
To get into Crock, Lake or Har
ney counties via the John Day
River either a pass through high
spurs of the Blue Mountains
would have to be made or the
mountains skirted to the west
Tributary to the John Day,
however, are rich agricultural
and timber resources, now un
served by railroads, in Wheeler
and Grant Counties. Rumor in
Eastern Oregon has heretofore
named the John Day River Can
yon as a means of access for
both the Milwaukee and North
Coast Railroads to Interior Ore
gon. The John Day River, for a
number of years, has also been
discussed as furnishing a feasible
and shorter route through the
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Hotel, one of the many up-to-date
buildings of Condon, where
the traveler is made to feel at
home.
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Blue Mountains than now fol
lowed by the O. R. &N. thru
the same, and it is suggested
thab the new Harriman system
is behind the new movement.
This theory would explain the
reason for the construction by
tee Oregon Short line of 25 mi.
of railroad from Vale up another
"Willow Creek" to Brogan,
work on which is now under
way. '
The construction of the Bro
gan road was announced as a
branch line to serve an irrigat
ed country, but the district to be
tapped is said to be too small in
itself to justify railroad con
struction. The branch line is a
long the general route of old sur
veys made up Willow Creek to
the Blue Mountain divide. This
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suney skirted Iron Side Moun
tain, a peak in the Blue Moun
tain range, thus getting over
the divide to the upper reaches
of the John Day River, and
thence down the John Day.
" There is a multiplicity in
names of minor streams in Ore
gon. The Willow Creek up
which the Brogan branch of the
Oregon Short Line is building
flows southeasterly into the Mal
heur river. The Willow Creek
mentioned in the reports from
Croy, rises in the vicinity of
Heppner and flows northward in
to the Columbia. The Heppner
branch of the 0. K. & N. is built
up the latter creek.
Still another Willow Creek
flows through Madras westerly
into Deschutes river. It is up
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this stn the Oregon Trunk
line wfliild after leaving the
Deschl Canyon.
Crolocated about 20 miles
south e mouth of the John
Day rn Rock Creek flows in
to thefin Day a few miles
south wCroy, both from the
east, f'j newly reported sur
vey inf. ivity begins in 0. R.
& N. tUory.
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