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About Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919 | View Entire Issue (July 15, 1910)
s SUPERINTENDENT MAKES REPORT Schools of Gilliam are up to the Standard In Oregon. County School Superintendent J. C. SturKill hits recently filed hit report fur the pust year with th State Superintendent. This report of the Schools of Gilliam County showa fluttering condit ion!. The salient feature are at follows: School census, 1083; numbor of teachers employed, 48 average salary of mule teachers, S7.1G; of female teachers. $54. 80 a ventre daily attendance 648. 5H5; per cent of attendance, 95.12; number of districts reporting, 85; number of eighth . grade graduutes, 39; totul rece'pts $34507.58; disbursements 131097. 99. T. G. Kaesmyer and two little daughters passed through Con don Monday evening on their way to their ranch in Lost Val ley. Mr. Kaesmyer expressed himself as being well pleased with his ranch which he bought from Prank Springxton through the Graves WeinkeCos agen cy last winter. Clarence Goodman arrived home from the Valley Monday and will assist W. L. Barker in the harvest field. Hugh Strickland came up from Portland Monday and will spend several weeks writing insurance for the Portland National Live Stock Insurance Ass'n. He is also looking for fat cattle. Mr. Strickland informs us that the stock market in Portland has been slow the last two weeks also that many hogs are being Bhipped in from Nebraska. Brakeman Nickerson who has been taking a few weeks' vaca tion from the local run, returned Tuesday evening. ' Brakeman M. Shoemaker who has been tak ing his place returned to, The Dalles Wednesday. . A. J. Shelton returned . Tues day evening af'er a few days business trip down the line. Geo. Parman made a business trip to Portland the fore part of the week. He was accom panied by Miss Ruth Darling who will go to the coast with relatives from Portland. f ) Nothing but first class work done at Cora Stevenson's Pana- torium. Ladies' and mens' cloths cleaned and pressed. McMorrls & Miller PHOTOGRAPHERS Condon : : : Oregon ICE CREAM Served with Cake or de livered on short notice. -: STRAWBERRIES : By the dish - by the box or by the crate. Short Order Lunches w and Cold Drinks Choice Made In Condon :: CANDIES:: Always in Stock. Home Bakery ifr- and Grocery For Goodies The Game of War and the Game of Chess Br SADIE MARSH Capyrlahl, in, by Amrcti Pratt Association. A ruiiui fur dvatb U lb nialu mum of ill irluiupli of l lie dliuliiuilv JianrM w lb lnrml (iwrlloTlalljr u! uuiuerfc illjri milluit of Kumw. . Ou of Ibv Juiwiiv lora of tha Iiiiuitw'IIoq ajtalust lb miMTor of Julian In 1873 waa Couut Halgu. Tb rvol waa failure, aud toward lU rluaa lb coudI waa abut uu In bin fortrvaa. lb vnrmjr ajowljr but sural turruuudlus It and ruitlu off rrry ..uu of v-aw. At laat II waa evl d.-ul to tb t ouul .tbat ib laimir tt til l aniW waa but a tUatloa or tlu. aud be kurw Ibul wlwu tbat tluuMauif tita bead would bv airk kcu. fruoi bl jody. TUo i be Itwdi rvilrrd to lb Ivlug ruoui wlib a parly of bU uioai lUiluiMl aamK latva aud. callltti: for bl bwuboard. aal duwu fur a gatuo. lie bad ilayl but few uilnutw wbi'O a uti-HMvuRvr frut oua of bin ilvuimanta raw burr;lu In wlib lb uw tbat lb ruviujr bud raplurvd an liuiwrtaul oiiwwt. Tbc couut simply bowd bl bvad to ludlrat tbut b bad beard lb nmwaii aud undrratuod tb situation; tbvn b wvot on wlib (Im tula: Tbrra wira a number of lookera-on irtlklalug lb play, rallylug lb play era wbtn bad nio waa uistla. cbaff lug oua anotbrr. laughing, fuaalpbig rvldvofl uuuiludful tbat an mimmj waa closing In Uon (bam. and wbn lb rami waa raptured many If not II of tbciu would U ut to tb aword. As If lb game stood for tbat nor Important battle Rolug oa outalda. t'ouut Kaliio'a king waa gradually ba lug drive, lot Nroer, H'bn ir said Ida adversary. Tba count tonk oua of bla adver aary'a unlniMnant plei-as, .tbua delay lug timuorjrlly the Uual ratastropba. Anotber niaaacugvr cant In and aald: "Tb enemy bar raptured tb mand tower of tb wMt angle. Tbla puta blra In pnaMwIou of lb angle, and ba la now acallug tba luuwr wall wltb ladders." Agnln tba count nodded bla bead po litely' to ludkate tbat be bad benrd and that tbe messenger might roniilder blinsrlf dismissed. Then, droiplug bla eyes airalti upon tba vbeaaboard. be aald quietly: , "Tour move."- .. Ilia adversary replied by taking one of Couut Ralgo'a'castlea. Ho tbe gauie- waut oui In different pari a of the room grmipa war auina lug themselves, cbattlug. tailing ato rlea. lan:hlug. - No oue enterlug tbe aiNirtiueut without a knowledge of tb anemy'a preaem-. wltbout would bare dreamed tbat tbeae meu" Wera belug gradually rlnaed In . upou 'aud tbat wltblu a abort tlui the beada of moat of tbeiu would b rolling on tb ground. ' "Tbe enemy bar arnled tb outer walla on tb eaat aud are pouring dowu Into lb luout.. They will aoon l on tti luiier wall, from wbk b they may drop Into III court." Tblrt waa lb reairt of the third mea wuicer. :Tlie ilium giive blm the aau Impcrturbiible dlNiuUMal. thia time wltb bla hand on hi kuljriil while aiudytna whether to inuka a mora wltb It. i. "A cbet kr he aald aa he took up bli piece and put It dowu lu auotbei auuur. "Tbe enemy are dropping Into tbe court at tbe wext annle." aald auotber iiieaHeiiRer. "but our uwu are making a good tlHht there.'' Tb counr'a oppoueut moved out of check, leaving hla adverxiiry In wn poaltlon than liefora. From tbla polui tbe couut'a klug waa being gradually aurniuiided. aud au expert at cbea could ace a aur defeat lu a given number of move. Tbe game luter4l ed the plu.vera aud the lookera-on; but. Judging from apiieumocea. that dread ful game outaide waa of uu Importance to them. Aud yet they kue'w tbut In a glveu number of aucceaalv uioven aur to com ibey would be at tbe merry of their enenilea. and fur rebel there waa no mercy.. ' "Tbe euemy ar climbing the walln In every dlrevtlon!" cried the last mea tenner who waa deatlucd to carry newa of tbe aucccaaea of tb emperor'a troopa. . ii A cbpcknmte for. Count Salgo Vat aur to occur within two woven. They wera made and the gome waa Subbed. Riling, tbe count tuld: ... "Ueutlemen. uuw It la time." Tboae about waited In deference to tbelr leader, wbo aald to oue atuudlng beside blm: "My aword bearer." .1 There waa a piiune In the converaa tlon. Tbe Jeata. tb laughter, every nound within tb nxiui, ceiiHed. With out the yella or theenemy, brenkltu through oppoalug oliHtuclea. were louil aud fierce. Not a maH limlde moved not a countenance dliln.rcd any aclta Ion. All waited respectfully for theli leader to take auc-b action ua be deem .I'd proper. Then tbe aword lxnrer'nppenred, am' ill uuderatood whut the count' actloi would be. lu a low toue be ItiHtructed l be aword bearer to do the work which unlesa dune by hi own order, would surely be done by that of the lender of the victorious troopa. The count kneeled. riaMplnabuiida IjchlnOlf back. Every one underitood What waa about to be don!e, buf. there waa Ho protest- no auggatlqu; that such a course might be avoidable. Then the aword bearer swung hi weapon In the air. It descended, aud Couut 8ul'os bend rolled q tbe floor. Olatilfled fldvertltlna For !, Trade, Wanted, Lost, f eund, ftvraued, Aulen nd fill Notice fg- All dr.rlUluK ran anitrrlhlt kr4 will u bial at ttw ral ol lor wl Hit lot tb Aral ihw ttMl fc rr Uu lur )h tail ml iMat. Cliicken dinner at the Hotel Oregon Sunday. Dunn Bros have just received a complete line of A tenta and wall tenta. All sizes and prices. If you have anything to trade exchange, rent or sell, see to it that you use The Globe Wants. If you use the Loose Leaf Bill ing system remember that Hartshorn & Harlan make a sue cialty of furnishing these supplier. rr !?-.- r 1 ,L. ine noiei uregon nu wie most up-to-date service of any hotel in the county. Unsurpass- i : ca uining service, Two lots in Condon to trade for young horses or young cat tle, heifers preferred. Graves & Weinke Co. Wanted 16-inch pine wood. Will pay cash delivered in Con dtn. v Arlington Lumber Co. ; ' EXPL0DINQA THEORY. Th Practical Method Adapted by a French Sciential. At tbe begluulng t tbe nineteenth reutury tbe rrvn. h Acailemy of tk-l-tm-ea offered to give a prl to tbe Brat peraoo who would solve tbe fol towing problem: If you lake a vaae full of water and put a etune or any eluillar tmd.v lu It the water will Sow over. If, bowever. you put Into II a Bah. tbe volume of wbh-b la u,ual to tbat of tb atone. It will not Bow over Ktplaln this phenomenon. Learned enxay on tbe eohject pour ed to from all gunner, but In prob lem waa not asilKfiictorlly aulved In any of them, and couaeuueuily the prhte waa not awarded. In tbe folluwlug year the same ques tion waa again firoiiouiidi-d. and for Bv year answer continued to pour In to tb academy; Tbeu It auildenly occurred to on of tbe acadenik-laua that, after all, tbe problem might tie Incapable of aolutlon, aud be deter mined to make a teat for himself. Filling vaae wltb water, be put a stone Into It and saw that tbe water flowed over. ' Then be look out th atone, fJI led the vaae agnln wltb wa ter and put Into It a flan, th volume of which waa tbe tame aa tbat of tbe atone, aud saw. to hut aurprlae, tbat tbe water again Bowed over. Ue told the academy ot hla disco v ery. and the result waa tbat tbe offer ot a prut waa at one withdrawn. LONDON CABBIES. And th Lott and Found Department , v and Scotland Yard. That lott aud' found property de part anrot at Scotland Yard la one ot tb beat thing they have lu London," mid r woman "wbo baa apent much time In Englaud. "Lett auinnwr 1 bad experience wits It " "I fell Into a anrt of habit of Joatng thine. First It waa a valuable um brella. I did not mlsa It until I got to my hotel after an after theater anpper. Tbe next 'morulng I made my buabaud take me to- the theater and the two restsuranta" where we' bad been tb nlpht before, but wltbout result. '" "Then an American friend suggested Scotland Yard. I went there, and there it waa. It bad been turned lu by a cab driver, "Twice afterward I loat tbat um brella and got It back In th aam fashion, eacb time leaving aa a reward for the cab driver a per cent of tbe value of tbe umbrella, aa required. Then oue night I loat a flue pair of opera glasses, and I got them back. "It la au excellent system the police over there have of eucoiiraglng hon esty. A cab driver who flnda anything In bla vehicle la required to turn It In. aud he knowa tbat If tbe owner claims It be will be rewarded." Excbaug.' W . Have you a splendid . stock ol goods).- . Have you just got b a new . line of popular articles) Are .-you making a special price on leftover lots? WhofnpwsAboull? Vvx norietrybody tnow by having us print some CIR- "' CULARS and POSTERS : loi you? " - FOR SALE OR TRADE Some New Things For You To Consider. 3-room new bungalow, two blocks from Main street. Living room, bed room and kitchen with water. Price $400. Terms. 2 houses for rent in Condon. $10 and 8. A very nice residence. Beau tiful grounds; good barn; chicken lot; shade trees, nice lot of shrub bery onthe lawn; house is strict ly modern; lawn. - This property has cost more to put it in the present shape than the price at which it is otf ered. Price $6000. Also a clean stock of gent's fur nishing goods, will invoice about 1 15,000- Residence and store lo cated in large college town about 80 miles Irom Portland. We wish to trade these properties to gether for about 640 acres of farm land in Gilliam county. Our cli ents do not wish to go in debt very much and would like a fair ly well improved farm. A comfortable 3-room house and one-half acre of land in Con don. Price $450. Terms. One 7-room house in Portland. Two stones, with basement, ce ment foundation, front and back porch, both gas and electric light gas range, gas water heater,' wood hoibt irom basement. Lot 421x90 feet , built- two years. Also one five-room modern house and three lots 25x114 feet, full cement basement, bath and toi let Mortgage $1000, 7 percent Price on both houses $5500.00. Would trade this property for wheat land and assume about 2500 indebtedness on land. : 10 acres 2 miles from town; 5 acres cleared; balance slashed about 15 years ago; easily clear ed; 50 cherry trees set last year; other trees and fruit trees; living stream kept by springs. 1 acre bottom; best of garden land; house 3-room downstairs, 1 room upstairs; nearly new. ; Price is $2000. Will trade for sirall farm here. 40 acres fairly well improved improved in Willamette Valley; psice $4000. Will trade for a small farm in Gilliam county at abont i(5000 valuation. Owner will not have objection to going out several miles from town. FRUIT LAND-1000 acres, or sub-divisions- thereof, to trade for Gilliam County Wheat Land. Located 20 miles from Vancou ver, Wn., and H miles from RR. station. All divided into 10-acre tracts with streets. Soil is clay shot resembling Hood River. Land is sub-irrigated and water ed by many springs. Timber to be removed by Dec. 31st 191L Land is practically leveL Price, $60 to $75. 40 acres fairly well improved in the Willamette Valley. . Price $4000. To trade for a small farm in Gilliam County. Value about $50C0. The man is a bachelor and would not mind accepting a ranch about fifteen miles out of Condon. 214 acres near Jefferson, Ore gon, very good improvements, and more than one-half cleared and in cultivation. Worth $100 per acre. Price $18000. To trade for Gilliam County wheat land. ' We are the Condon Agents for lots in El Tavar and Loveleigh Additions in Portland. We can sell you any of these lots which are all within the 3. mile circle of Portland. The price is the same as you pay there. You pick out your own property. We insure your buildings from loss by fire. We insure your crops against loss by fire, 1 month 60 cents for $100. 2 months 90 cents, 3 months 120 cents per hundred dollars. ' We are in a position now to write your live stock insurance in a strong and reliable com pany. ' The above property is all alive and we are in a position to make ready ex changes on same for Gilliam Co. land. We Insure Your Crops and Buildings From Loss By Fire. Graves, WeinKe Thomas Company, Condon, Ore. Portland Office, 438 Chamber of Commerce BIdg. REAL ESTATE INSURANCE CONVEYANCING o v Money to Loan on Improved Farm .Lands.