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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.