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CONDON. O I KG ON, PJJIDAY. AVR. '21. 101 1.
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RY TO REORGAN
IZE BOOSTERS
Jamea G. Saver, field ?ecrctnry
of tho Oregon Divelopmert
League, will lo in Condon about
April 23. He is now on a tour
of Eastern and Central Oregon
that will occupy about six weeks,
during which ho will visit the
commercial bodies in the various
cities and will da what he can to
help them in their work.
Although he is not an orator,
Mr. Sayer is thoroughly inform
ed on the work of the Oregon
Development Leaguo and his
vifiit should ho a great benefit to
each commercial organization in
the district to be covered. "
Mr. Sayer will collect inform
ation In the different sections,
as well as give advice. He wants
to be:omo bolter informed on
tho various districts of tho stale
he has not yet visited personal,
in order to bo of greater service
to these communities. On his
present trip ho will see much
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uiui m nt:w io mm aim win nuu
Jargely to his store of knowlcge
about Oregon.
Some commercial clubs of the
interior need reviving, the mem
bership having allowed the or
ganization to languish,and these
will be given attention bv Mr.
Sayer. He will attempt, to a
rouse enthusiasm and uive the
clubs a now start wherver pos
sible. There is also a chance for
many new clubs to be started in
Eastern Oregon. That country
is now settling up so rapidly
that the progressive communities
are turning their aJLteqtion toor.
ganizing commercial bodies and
they want pointers as to how to
proceed so as to get the best re
sults for their efforts and how
to co-Operate most successfully
with the Oregon Development
League. The work of the
league will bejexplained in detail
by Mr. Sayer and every pos
sible assistance given in helping
along newly formed clubs.
Tostofllce at Spray will be
moved into the Courier building;
Why pay $2.60 per month for
milk when the Sniption Dairy
will deliver you one quart a day
of the best milk in Sanitary Bot
tled for $2.25 per month. Give
TO trial. Our Motto, Clean-
iess and Quality'"
0. A. Cameron of tho Buck
horn Ranch was in town on
Wednesday after supplies.
Wm. Shaw, proprietor of the
Condon Steam Laundry, has in
stalled a large gasoline engine to
increase his power facilities. A
new drying room has also been
built in that is also a credit to
the establishment.
Read tho new add of the S. B.
Barker Co., this week and find
out where to ouy your spring
Buit.
The special music furnished
by the Congregational Church
Choir on Easter Sunday was
highly appeciated by the aud
ience both morning and evening.
Mrs. Hartshorn iti in charge of
the choir and her efforts are
worthy ot much praise. -The
readings by Mrs.-Ferriaon East
er Sunday were also very inter
teresllng and much enjoyed.
The Olex baseball team will
play the G. C. H. S. team on the
local ground this Sunday. The
game will start at 2:30 sharp.
Commencing next Monday,
Will Searcy will deliver ice
throughout the city. Phono
your orders to 45b.
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Dr. Ferris, pastor of tho Con
gregational Church pprung a
surplis; on his audience Easter
Sunday when ho made them
acquainted with Ike fact that
the Church was about to pur
chase four lots downtown for the
purpose , of locating a new
Churchbuilding. Tho lots sel
ected are the south four of the
C. S. Pirrmer proderty immed
iately in front of the High
School. A lady whose name is
withheld has consented to loan
the Church $300 of the burchase
price of the lots and the direct
ors in aiout twenty minutes
time last Sunday fuund several
business men who were willing
to make up the remaining $150.
Accordingly the Church voted
Sunday morning to authorize
Treasurer Geo. Parman to close
tho deal for the lots. In a
month or so the old building will
bo moved to the new lots and
used until a new edifice can be
erected. On the completion of
the new building the frame
structure will bo turned into a
public reading and rest room.
This move on the part of the
new Church should receive all
possible support at the hands of
the citizens.
Sheriff Montague arrested two
Fossil lads here last Sunday.
The boys nam s are Homer Neel
and Bill Yanlis and are charged
with assault upon one of their
boy friends. Sheriff Kelsay
escorted them back to the
Wheeler County jail where they
will reside until the next session
of the court. v
This office is in receipt of sev
eral copies of the Oregon Forest
Fire Law. They are for free
distribution.
The management of the Con
don Baseball team has arranged
to play the' lone aggregation on
the local lots Saturday and Sun
da, May 6th and 7th. lone
always has a gotd team and the
local colts are fast rounding into
shape with prospects of having
the best team in years. Hi Wil
son will be on hand to handle the
offerings of pitcher Harlan and
with tho remainder of tho team
in good batting practice should
be able to land the scalps of the
Morrow County boys.
Return games will be played
at Iono later iu the season.
M. Fitzmaurice made a
Hock Creek yesterday.
trip to
C. C. Clarke, who was through
tho farming districts of Gilliam
County last week thinks that the
prospects for a wheat crop are
very good at this time. , The
lack of rain and the cool weath
er is retarding the growth to
some extent but it is not ser
iously injured yet Arlington
Record.
Mr; and Mrs. W. McPliersori
were outgoing passengers on
Tuesday morning's train, bound
for Arlington where they will
visit for a few days.
M CASE SETTLED
Circuit Judge Parker handed
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aown nis accirfion this morning
in the case of Chas. Hem and
wife vs .1. II. Shields of Port
land. This case was tried be
fore Judge Parker here about
six weeks ago. Hein was given
judgment for everything prayed
for and also the costs and dis
bursements of his suit.
The case hung on the validity
of a transfer of a deed and
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juuge rarKer new mat tne par
ties had not gotten together in
A lawful mariner in the transfer
of said deed. Weinke & Kav
anagh assisted by Farrington &
Farrington of Portland were
attorneys for Hein, while Joseph
and Haney of Portland assisted
by Bowerman & Shanks appear-!
ed for the defendant.
, ine siuuems or mo Acauemy
mi . I
will hold a cake , and candy
sale in the old Catholic Church
Saturday, April 21st. The pro
ceeds will be used to buy cost
umes for commencement.
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Anew son arrived at tue home
of Mr. and Mrs. John Hess
last
Saturday night
Miss Mabel Pittman was taken
very ill Monday night but is bet
ter now and we hope in a few
day3 to see her entirely recover
ed. Ptomaine poisoning vim
the cause of her sickness.
Del Rice has been confined to
his bed the past few days with
an attack of appendicitis.
Jim Cooko returned the latter
part of last week from Shiperd
Springs and Portland.
?! I still intend to drill wells in
this county as there are so many
wanting me to do their work
when they get ready. Since I
started drilling in this county
two years ago I have put in 27
wells, some of them over 500 ft
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WE THOUGHT Or STOCKINGS FOU EVEHV--BOVV
WHE& STQCKIfiG Uf. OF COUUSE OU
CAST HE AH THESE SOCKS, -BUT IT'S HETTEH
TO COME IJV AJVD SEE THEM. WE HAVE QUIET
SOCKS. TOO. ; ,
WHETHEH FUnSUSHIJVG GOODS OH CLOTH
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LEADING CLOTIIERS
! ' ' V " CONDON,
CAMPBELL-WOOD
Seldom is it our pleasure to
announce such a happy occurence
as took place last Sunday morn
ing at the home of Mrs. H. A.
Wood when her daughter Emma,
was united in marriage to W. A.
Campbell of this city. The cer
emony took place at 7. 30 a. m.
and was performed by Dr. A.
Frank Ferris and was witnessed
by only a few immediate relat
ives. The Wood home was
beautifully decorated on this
Efister Sunday with Easter
Lillies, smilax and narcissus
which added charm to the oc
casion, the bnde wa3 beaut
ifully attired in a gown of silk
while tho groom appeared at his
best in the conventional black.
Immediately following the cer-
jnonythe guests sat down to
an
elegant wedding breakfast
(prepared by Mrs. Wood. After
! the breakfast the newlvmnrried
coupie . ieit ior Arlington via
auto where they caught the
t . i j t
afternoon train to Pendleton.
On their honeymoon thev are
also visiting Walla Walla and
okano. tu will m,,,.
in
two weeks and make their home
in this city. These people are
too well known to the readers of
the Globe that further comment
on our part is unnecessary, suf
fice to say that they hdve the
well wishes of hundreds of
friends in this county.
0. Kelsay of Fossil was in
this city a few Hours last Sun
day. Mr. and Mrs. N. E. Austin ar
rived. in this city from Forest
Grove on Monday evening.
ey will visit here for a few
days before going to Spray with
a view of locating there.
T. R. Mann who recently built
a blacksmith shop here, sped
the fore part of the week in
this city returning to Portland
on Thursday.
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Congregational Church Notes
Nothing can be of greater in
terest to the Protestant Church
es throughout the world than
the Tercentary of King James
Bible. Just three hundred years
ago this version .of .the Bible
gave to the common people the
Bible in the English language.
It is interesting to know that
since the American ; Elb e Soc
iety was organized ninety four!
years ago, 87,290,182 copies of
the Bible have been published
in the U.S. '
On next Sunday morning Dr.
Ferris will give an address on
this remarkable anniversary and
present an array of facts regard
ing the Bible that should move
every heart to great missionary
zeal. . . - ,
In the evening "the first ser
vice under the, auspices" of the
Business men will be held. Mr.
T. A. Weinke will be the speak
er of the occasion. Special
music has been prepared by the
men's choir.. Let ho man; miss
the service which will be unique,
and worthy ef a large gathering.
On Friday night a ' chicken pie
supper will be given at i. the
church to the members and
friends of the church. No
charge is made for thfs supper:
but it is purely of a social and
friendly character. It is called!
a "Thank Offering Supper" be
cause every one will be privi
leged to make an offering if
they wish, in an envelope placed
by each plate,' the same to be
used for missionary and church
building purposes.
The company will sit down to
the tables at 7.00 P. M;
Subject for the Cljiss in Ap
plied Chrlslianity is, "The
White Slave Traffic", by Rev.
Curran. .Subject" -for Y,P.'S.
C E.Y"Sabbathc Benefits" , by
Florence Barker. Our choir
work under tho direction of
Mrs.. Hartshorn is Creating
much interest and appreciation.
On May 5th, the Gilliam Coun
ty High School will give the
play "The Time of His Life,"
in the Rink HalK The plot cen
ters around a young man, Tom
Carter, who disguises himself as
a negro servant and attempts to
take the place of the regular
servant. In doing this, he finds
himself caught in a good many
predicaments. He finally
straightens things out and every
thing ends happily.' The fol
lowing students make up the
cast: '1 -
Tom Carter Raymond Sehott
Mr. Wycombe, a man who thinks
a good deal of his health,"
' ' , Herbert Clarke
Mr. James Landon, a young man
with a peppery disposition,
Loren Kennedy
Uncle Tom, the real servant,
Hubert Magoe
Bob Gray, a young businessman, .
Bruce Hull
Officer Hogan, . Will Wilkins
Dorothy Landon, secretly engag
' ed to Tom Carter, - Tula Kinsley
Mrs. Wycombe, a very dignified
southern woman, - Georgia Searcy
Mrs. Fob Gray, sister to Tom
Carter, - '" Elsie Fitzmaurice
The caste has been practicing
faithfully for the last month
and although ' some of them
have never before aopeared
before the public in such role,
they all show considerable tal
ent along such lines. . , 1
The play promises to be one
of the best attractions in the
amateur circles that has ever
appeared in Condon and should
bo . well supported by all the
people , of . the town. ,
"Piper" Smith . and : wife
left cr. Monday for Portland
where they will remain indef
initely: : '
- Mayor Ryzek of Fossil passed
through this " city Monday on
his way to Portland.
NVESTMT SOCIETY
ELECTS OFFICERS
, At the meeting in Mayvilie
last Monday of the 'stockholders
of the Investment Society of
Oregon, the following well
known men vere elected officers
of the organization: Bert Ed
wards, President; J. W. Dyer,
Vice President; E. B. Schomp,
Second Vice President; G. W.
Keys, Sec-Treasurer; G. C.
Evans, General Manager.
The purchase of tho Mayvilie
Flouring Mill3 wa3 then com-"
pleted and Mr. Isbtll of Boyd,
Ore., was selected to be put in
charge. The mill will be in op
eration in about a month. It is
the intention of this society to
effect co-operation among the
farmers and business men also
to combine investment features
of the organization with a pub
licity campaign. An efiort will
be made to reduce the size of
the farms near Mayvilie and
recommend that the newcomers
buy smaller pieces of land and
practice more intensive farming.
This movement towards co-operation
has met with splendid
support around Mayvilie and tho
society intends this movement to
spread over the greater portion
of Gilliam and Wheeler Counties.
Mayvilie has fcund that their
district r.eeds more people ane
are not going to leave a store
unturned to try and induce them
to come. The Globe feels that
th;s movement is worthy the
support of all residents of Gil
linm and Wheeler Counties, and
with such offcers a3 have been
elected, the society is bound to
succed in "their purpose. " The "
movement is worthy of com
mendation. .
A. S. Hollen and Family are
moving from the Baptist par
sonage to the' rooms over the
hardware store.
The stockholders of the old
mill oposite the Oregon Hotel,
are having the building painted
and the machinery put in shape
for running. Whm the new
crop is ready to use, the mill
will be started and at least e
nough flour for home consumpt
ion will be manufactured. The
machinery of the mill is all first
class despite the fact that it has
not been used for several years.
FOR SALE OR RENT Almost
new Brinkerhpff Piano. Inquire '
at this office.
Mrs. C. E. Ebi, who has been
visiting at the Ebi home in this
city the past few days, returned
to her home at The Dalles.
Gerald Burns sold his home
stead in Ferry Canyon on Wed
nesday to L. B. Patten of Ten
ino, Wash.
Henry Neel was a passenger
on Tuesday morning's ' train,
bound for Portland. ".
W. W. Steiwer of Fossil pas-
sad through this city Tuesday
on his way to Portland.
Otis Campbell left on Tuesday
for the north end of the county.
Lester Wade left on Tuesday
for Portland where he will spend
a few days on business.
Frank Bennett went to Arl
ington Tuesday to assist in the
work with the Arlingtou Lum
ber Company for a few days.
TREASURER'S NOTICE.
All City warrants up to Dec.
1st, 1009, are payable at the of
fice of the city treasurer. ,
A. B. Robertson, Treasurer.