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CONDON. OREGON. FRIDAY. JAN. 27, 191 1.
NO. 43
"BOOSTER"
IDE SITUATION
ill GILLIAM
C. C. Clark of Arlington in
interview to Portland
Telegram tells why we
have fewer farmers now
than formerly.
The following article appeared
in the Editorial columns of the
Portland Telegram on Wed
nsday evening and treats the
situation in Gilliam County in a
truthful manner. Mr. Clark
of Arlington, who is responsible
for the article, is one of Gilliam
County's successful men and has
lived here long"cnough to under
stand conditions throughly.
"A recent conversation with
C. C. Clark of Arlington, a
stockman and farmer, developed
the statement that the actual
number of families now living
in Northern Gilliam County is in
the ratio of one to five compared
with 20 years ago. The cause
is the process of elimination.
Business men gave their hearti
est encouragement to the best
qualified farmers and encouraged
them to buy out their less prov
ident neighbors, so that now
they have great holdings and
fewer holders. Today the land
is not producing anything like it
should produce, and there in no
way of making it do so. There
is no local help and transients
must be depended upon. In
this way 50 per cent of the earn
ings is taken out of .the country,
and very often, when the ieis
on is over, the landowner has
little or nothing to show for the
reason's work and investment.
The farms are to big and the
crop raised is "principly wheat.
The remedy for this is smaller
holdings and diversified farming,
A small farm would embrace
one half to three-auarten of a
section of land. What is needed
there, according to Mr. Clark, is
n cliisa of rteoDlo who will do
their own work. Good farm
land that has been cultivated but
is not improved canbe bought
for from $15 to $30 an acre. If
the settler has enough money to
Dut in his first crop and by his
needed teams, the rest of the
matter will take care of itself
and he is sure of a profitable
venture. He is only twelve
hours by rail to Portland; one of
the very best markets.
What is the land good for?
Mr. Clark has been raising corn
for the past ten years. Last
season he raised a thousand
bushels. His land was aband
oned twenty-five years ago be
cause it was not believed it
could produce anything. The
soil is light and there is no ir
risration. Mr. Clark fed his
corn to hogs and sent to Port
land the first $8.10 hogs that
came here. The soil is fine for
potatoes, pitted fruits and grapes,
A. A. Carrothers at Rock
Creek, carried away the sweep
stakes at Omaha for the best
variety of apples from any one
orchard.
To men looking for farm lands
and work under pleasant con
dit ions it seems to us that Mr.
Clark makes out a strong ctse
for Gilliam County." -v.-V
Dr. Butler disposed of his
hoiue and one half block tf land,
in west Condon to R. R. Butler
for a consideration of $1750.
AT CONGREGATIONAL CHURCH
On next Sunday a.tr. we have
again the Junior Church. There
will be a fine musical program
by the children under the lead
ership of Miss Katherine Clarke.
Dr. Ferris will give an object
lesson service on the "White
Heart." In the evening there
will be an illustrated stereoji tit
an service on the "Crying Wall."
A study In Biblical Archaeology
on the gehuiness of the Bible.
You ought to see these pictures.
At the request of the Young
Men'i Club Dr. Ferris will begin
two or three lectures for ti.e
young men on pure life. The
firrt will be held in the parlors
of the parsonage on the subject,
Keep Thyself Pure" Feb. 6.
Later this will be followed by
two'others "The sprouting Mood
corpuscles" and "The Body God's
Temple." It is expected that
all the members of the club will
be present and the fathers of the
boys together with the phioicians
are invited to attend if they so
desire. The speaker gave much
study to the subject of Biology
and Microscopy and they will be
worth while. These le-jtures
are for young men and grown
men only.
Robert Fitzmaurice and Clif
ford Duncan have been elected
captains of the basket ball' team
and the grounds will be immed
iate laid out in the parsonage
yard. Hubet t Magee and Ed
win Lin ville were elected , cap
tains of the hand ball teams and
will Immediately prepare for the
same.. During the coming sea
son there will be many matshed
games arranged.
The young men are inquiring
about that party that is to be?
The parsonage is beinjt put in
repair, and will be occupied by
the pastor and hid wife on the
return of Mrs. . Ferris in about
six weeks.
Christian Endeavor Subject;
Missions in the United States,
North and East." Mrs. Balding
Leader. Anyone wishing to
join the Camera Club and learn
the various branches of Photo
grapny can do so without ex
pense of tuition. This is one of
the departments of our Young
Men's Club. It is open to the
ladies.
PUBLIC SCHOOL NOTES
By Mervyn Stephenson.
. nrv i '
Mid-year examinations in the
upper grades began Thursday
Noba Sayer was a school
vis-
itor Tuesday.
Miss Seeley was absent from
school Wednesday on account of
sickness.
On the mid-year examinations
in the third and fourth grade's
the following pupils made the
best average in their respective
grades; Fourth grade, Mabel
Hoskin; Third grade, John Cur
ran, j
The regular eigth grade ex
aminations were held here and
were conducted in the same man
ner and under the same ruled as
all eigth grade examinations;
Mervyn Stephensen made a pas
sing grade being several points
ahead of any one in the class.
The eigth grade will begin
lessons in water coloring Friday.
Read in February Sunset Mag
azlrreSan Diego-"The City f
Dreams Come True," beautifully
illustrated in four colors. 'T'et
razzina. in the Streets, .of San
Francisco-Christmas Eve." Now
I on sale all news stands 15 cents.
ATHLETIC CLUB
TO EHTERTAIH
Preparations Now Under
Way for Grand Vaude
ville to be given next
Month-Club Rooms .to
Open February 1st.
The regular weekly meeting
of the Board of Directors of the
Condon Athletic Club was held
last evening, President C. H.
Williams presiding. It was de
cided to open tho club on Feb
ruary 1st. A janitor will be em-
ployed to keep the place in first
class shape and henceforth the
Club managment will 'see to it
that all rules and regulations of
the Club will be strictly enforc
ed. The Club will give a grand
Vaudeville sometime next month
consisting of Athletic stunts,
vocal and instrumental music.
sketches, recitations etc., and
Mr, Williams informs us that
a surprising array of talent hith
erto unknown in the city has
been unsarthed during the past
week or so. Committees are
being appointed to attend to the
different sections of the enter
tainment and this event promis
es to eclipse the first grand
vaudeville given -by the Club
two years ago when they
cleared over $100. A full account
of the program and the . commit
tees will appear in these columns
next week.
UGO IGO CLUB MEETS
The Ugo Igo Club met at the
home of Mrs. George Parman
last Thursday afternoon with
sixteen members present Two
new members, ton. Westfall and
Mrs. Shank, were enrolled
Each lady responded to roll call
with a current event topic. $75
was paid out of the treasury for
the current expenses of the
church. After all the business
had been transacted a very in
teresting' paper was read by
Mrs. Robertson on
the United States
"Doings of
Congress."
Delicious refreshments were
served by the hostess. The
next regular' meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. Rob
ertson Febuary 9th.
bin farks leu on Monday lor
Coyote where he will trap during
the winter. '
K. Welshons and wife spent
Sunday with relatives in Cleiri
Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brown
left on Tuesday for Portland
where they will visit for a few
days. . . ;
J. E. Reynolds' came in on Mon
day night and left the next morn
ingfor different points in the
Valley..
Mrs. P. H. Stephenson under
went an abdominal operation at
The Dalles Hospital Wednesday,
which was performed by Dr.
Wood of this city. The opera
tion was entirely successful and
the patient is doing fine under
the care of her sister, Miss Beth
Darling, the trained ; nurse.
Chas. Wilkins of Clem was also
operated on. at The " Dalles this
week by Dr. Wood, for appen
dicitis.. Mr. Wilkins is also
doing very well since . the op
eration;' 1 : ' T'
PROGRESSIVE RE-
' PUBLICAN LEAGUE
New Organization Formed
by .Prominent Republi
cans of the Nation-Senator
Bourne of Oregon,
President
Organization of the Republican
Progressive League by progres
sive republican senators, repre
sentatives, governors and others
an organization which will seek
to "fight for the establishment
of popular government" has
been announced. '
Plans : of the new league,
which have been under way
since the assembling of Congress
were concluded at a meeting
Saturday night, when a
declaration oi principles was
signed, a constitution adopted
and the following officers elect
ed: ,
President, Senator Johnathan
Bourne, Jr., Oregon; first vice
piesident, Representative, G.
W. Norris, Nebraska; second
vice president, Governor Charles
S. Osborne, Michigan; treasurer,
Charles R. Crane, Chicago.
Executive committee Senator
Moses E. Clapp, Minnesota; Sen
ator Joseph L. Bristow, Kansas,
Representative E. H. Hubbard,
Iowa; Representative Irvine L.
Lenqpot, .Wisconsin; Representative-elect
Wm. Kent, Californ
ia; Gifford Pinchot, Pennsylva
nia; Q. L Record, New Jersey,
and the president, vice president,
treasurer, members ex officio.
The declaration of principles
follows:
We, the undersigned, assoc
ciate ourselves together as the
National Progressive Republican
League.
1 he object of the league is
the promotion of representative
government and progressive
legislation.
ine popular government in
America has been thwarted and
progressive legislation ttified by
the special interests which con
trol delegates, conventions and
party organizations and, through
control of the machinery of gov
ernment, dictate nomination and
platforms, elect administrations,
legislators, representatives in
eongress and United States sen
ators and control cabinet officers.
"The progressive republican
league believes popular govern
ment is fundamental to all other
questions. To this end it ad'
vocates the election of United
States senators by direct vote o:
the people, direct primaries for
the nomination of all elective of'
ficers; the direct election of dele
gates to national conventions,
with opportunity for the voter to
express preference for president
and vice president: amendment
to the constitutions providing
for the initiative, referendum
and recall. ,
' "Whenever requested by any
progressive state league or by
progressive leaders in state leg
islatures, the National Prog
ressive Republican League will
aid in the preparation of bills,
resolutions and provide speakers
and literature in support of leg
islative action on the proposit
ions, enumerated :A the five
numbered paragraphs set forth
in the foregoing declaration of
principles."
United States senators: John
athon Bourne " Jr., Oregon; Al
bert J. Bevetidge, Indiana;
Joseph L. Bristow, Kansas; Nor
ris Brown, Nebraska; Albert B
Cummings, Iowa; Moses E. Clapp
Minnesota; Joseph M. Dixon,
Montana; A. J. Gronna,. North,
Dakota; Robert P. LaFollette,
Wisconsin.
Governors Lester H. Aldrich,
Nebraska; Joseph M. Carey,
Wyoming: Hiram W. Jthnsor,
California; Francis E. McGovem
Michigan; W. R. Stubbs, Kan
sas.
Congressmen Henry Allen
Cooper. Wisconsin; - Wm. J.
Carey, Wisconsin; C. R. Davis,
Minnesota; E. II. Hubbard, Iowa;
C. N. Haugen, Iowa: Irvine L.
Lenroot, Wisconsin; C. A. Lin-
bergh, Minnesota; Victor Mur-
dock, Kansas; H. Madison, Kan
sas; E, H. Morse, Wisconsin;
John M. Nelson, Wisconsin;
Miles Poindexter. Washington.
Miss Nan Fitzmaurice return
ed Tuesday evening from an ex
tended visit' at Bend,
A Greiner and wife departed
on Wednesday for Portland
where they will visit for a few
dajs.
C. A. Barr left on Monday for
Portland where he will assist in
the painting of a large apart
ment house. He expects to be
gone about six weeks. !
sieve l nomas returned on
Tuesday from different points in
the Valley. i , -
O. Guild returned to his home
at Gwendolen Wednesday after
spending a iew aays in mis city.
James and Emmett Smith de
parted on Thursday for Heppner
where they will visit for a few
days.
W. B. Smith and wife left on
Thursday for Portland where
the latter will undergo an oper
ation at St Vincent's Hospital.
A. H. Gattis of Portland was
in the city this week. .. Mr.
Gattis owns a ranch in the Pine
Ridge district. ... ."
Earl Smith of Mikkalo was in
town Wednesday.
Geo. Knox and Son of Fossil
were registered at the . Oregon
Hotel on Tuesday. ' - -
Wilbur France came up from
Rock Creek last evening for the
transaction of business. '
The Interior Warehouse Co,
have been remodeling their
yards this week and under the
skillful management of Sandy
Kobertson they present a very
respectable appearance.
Lester tteeson and wite were
in the Wheat City yesterday
from May ville.
Travelling Passenger Agent
J. H. O'Neill of the O-W. R. &
N. Co., made this office a pleas
ant business Chll . Wednesday
evening.
Mr. and Mrs. Chas. Burroughs
were passengers on the local
yesterday morning for Portland.
Jack Fehrenbacher who i?
ranching in the Ajax country
was in the Wheat City this week
for the transaction of business.
C. W. Martin of Olex was in
town during the week looking
for cattle for shipping purpose1".
Geo. Angel of Fossil left on
Tuesday for a few days business
visit in Portland.
RAILROAD LAND
THROWN OPE
Northern Pacific opens land
around Shcttler Station
and in Eight-mile country
to 6ettIers.Means much
to Gilliam County.
J
Sheriff Montague informed the
editor of the Globe this morning
that the Northern Pacific Rail
road Co. was throwing open the'r
land around Shuttler station and
over toward the Eight-mile dif-
trictto settlement, - and in the
past few days many settlers
have located there. This meats
that Gilliam County will have an
increase of population in tie
next few weeks that will settto
up the hitherto vacant land in
the north end of the county and.
when the Rock Creek irrigation
project is put through theso
lands will increase many timet
in value and prove one of the
garden spots of the Inland Em
pire. '
WILL RESIDE IN THE VALLEY
. Monday morning witnessed
the departure from Condon of
Dr. and Mrs. B. F. Butler, who
will henceforth reside in Dalla?.
Ore. An exceptionally good op
portunity was open for Mr. But
ler and as Dallas is the heme of
a large- unmber of .relatives of
theirs, they decided to remove to
the valley town. In the sever!
years thy have lived here they
have won innumerable friends
who regret their departure but
wish them unbounded prosperity
and happiness in their new horn
and extend them an invitation to
pay us a visit in the near future.
FRACTURES COLLAR BONE
Rivalry having existed several .
months between Harold Hunt
and Carl Anderson as to who
was the champion lightweight of
Pine Ridge, these two yousf
men met at the latter's home
Tuesday night and with Traey
Lyons as referee proceeded to
test each others powers. In the
third round they clinched and
before the referee could part
them they fell to the floor. Ly
ons called the affair a draw.
Yesterday when Anderson cams
to town, he was examined by
Dr. Wood and found to have a
broken collar bone, as a result cf
his fall When he is sufficiently
recovered an effort will be made
by the Athletic Club to have the
pair put on a ten-round bout ' t
the Clubhouse. ' ;
AJAX NOTES
Igo Grange will meet Satur
day and install their officers far
the coming year, v Mr. H. 8.
Edwards, Past Master of the
Mayville Grange is .expected to
be present to act as installing
officer. .1
Mr. and Mrs. Ed Palmer and
Misses Lizzie and Jessie Palmer
visited at Mayville Saturday
Ed Jones and Chas. Adlard
were Sherman County visiter
the first of the week. ' ' ,
'. Wm. Holmes ' of Igo was In
town on Wednesday. .
' L. L. Turney .wasin the Weat
City on Wednesiajl. 1
A. Sanders spent Sunday ba
Condon. : .
Ed. Palmer miide a business
trip to Wasco this week. J.
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