Advertising is the yeast that raises your sales but like yeast it must contain the proper compounds
THE
CIRCULATION
The largmit Kiu:hi homes In every
section of Gilliam County
THE
GRAIN MARKET
Wheat-Club 68, Forty-Fold 68,
Blues tern 73. Barley $20
GILLIAM COUNTY'S LEADING HOME PAPER
VOL 24
CONDON, OREGON, FRIDAY, AUGUST 22, 1913.
NO. 22
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OREGON PIONEER
DIESSUDDENLY
AT TROUT LAKE
Mrs. Elizabeth L. Lord suddenly
Stricken at Her Summer Home
Wednesday. Wai Vice-President
of Oregon Woman Suff
rage League.
Mrs. Elizabeth Lord, wife of
W, Lord, died at her summer
home at Trout Lake Wednesday,
the immediate cause of death be
ing heart failure. Mrs. Lord
was one of the oldest residents
of Oregon, was vice president of
the Oregon Woman Suffrage
.League and closely identified
with other prominent organiza
tions. She is survived by her
husband and one daughter. The
funeral will be held at The
Dalles this afternoon.
Mrs. T. P. Churchill died at
Pendleton Saturday, August 16,
1913, from a complication of dis
eases. She was buried at May
ville Tuesday, Rev. R. M. Jones ,
of this city having charge of the
funeral services. A husband,
aix children, five brothers, two
isters and seven grandchildren
are left to mourn her loss. De
ceased was a native of Douglas
county, Oregon and has been a
faithful member of the Christian
church for 23 years.
Mrs. Walkenshaw left this
morning for Missouri.
Lady at Summit Hotel wants
cooking or housekeeping work.
Has boy nine years old. Call. -
Mr. and Mrs. James Campbell
went to Portland Tuesday.
R. C. Sheldon left this morn
ing for Umatilla where he will
handle a telegraph instrument
for the railroad company.
e
Miss Dorothy Rogers went to
Portland thi9 morning.
Geo. Stewart and wife of
Trail Fork left for Portlad Tues
day. Harry K. Thaw has broken
out of the insane asylum in New
York and is now in Canada. It
is to be hoped that the quick jus
tice for which Canada is famed
will soon return this gentleman
to the proper authorities in New
York so he can be placed in safe
keeping once more. Harry, it
will be remembered, spent quite
a sum of money to prove himself
insane in order to escape a se
vere electric shock some years
ago.
Miss Dolly Parks came home
from The Dalles yesterday.'
Mr. and Mrs. Dan Mc Far lane
were ' passengers on Tuesday's
train for Portland.
A card from A. Meresse of
the Globe force who is visiting!
in Forest Grove says that he willj
not be able to return for a few
days on account of a bunion
about the size of a squash located
just south of his big toe. The
editor has gone on a lark and
the Globe is left to the tender
mercies of the "devil" this
week so if this issue is not quite
up to the standard we beg our
fUHona of readers to consider
thfircumstances. ; V
Important
News In
Advertisements
By HOLLAND.
THE valuable oewe of tbe
day In nut confined to
ttie news column. It le also
iwn In tbe advertisements.
Of count It U.lii)Kirtnut to
know what President Wilson
Is doing, what tbe latest de
vdopmeiits are In Cblua or
whit baseball club leads tbe
lesgue. But It Is also Impor
Ui nt to know where bargain
In boys' waUta, garden bone,
brwekfast fond or straw bat '
tnny be found.
Tbese bite of commercial
news are among tbe adver
tisements Wise twntona look
for them and take advantage
of them when they are doing
their buying. Tbe lending
merchant are continually
telling you news of' tbolr
ut ore, news that la Impor
tant bocaune It often moans
a real saving and always
menu something new and
worth while.
Iteitd the ndrortlsement If
you souk Important news.
Hoed them regularly and al
ways wttb the thought that
back of each advertisement
are tbe reputntlon and bul
news standing of the nier-.
chant Ue could not afford
to deceive you oven If be
were so Inclined.
ONLY TRUTflKCL
ADVERTISING PATS.
ARLINGTON NEWS
W. K. France and sister, Mrs.
Lewis were in town this weeV on
business.
C. J. Ames has returned from
Newport.
A crowd of young people went
out auto riding Tuesday evening
and when they got as far as
Montague the machine broke
down. They were obliged to
get a team to tow them into
port.
Earl Weatherford was taken
ill suddenly the first of the week
and Dr. Wood was called from
Portland who pronounced the
case appendicitis
Frank Little came down from
Mikkalo Saturday in his auto af
ter his family who have been
visiting at Baker for a few days.
II. F. Shanks went to The
Dalles one day last week to have
a little carpenter work done on
his teeth.
0. P. Low is down at the coast
again enjoying the fine sea
breezes. ,
Mrs. 0. S. Ebi went to Clem
the first of the week to see her
sister, Mrs. Jennie Beardsley,
who is seriously ill. She has
been out of the hospital but a
short time and was obliged to
return. Mrs. Ebi accompanied
her.
R. D. White of Roosevelt was
in town Tuesday. Mr. White re
ports that he sold his lambs to a
Seattle man for $4.00 per head,
which is a little above the mar
ket price.
Geo. Leonard went out to the
Clak ranch this week to har
vest.
Jack Fisk keeps his saw run
ning early and late getting wood
cut up for the wet weather.
Services will be held at Olex
next Sunday. This will be the
last service of the conference
year. Rev. Moorthead will at
tend the conference atWalla
Walla, Sept. 3-8.
$3Ji8Fire
at Loierock
Blaze Monday Morning Destroys CD.
, Robinson's Residence, Jack An
drews' Blacksmith Shop and
Lonerock Supply Co.'s
Warehouse.
Lonerock . was the scene of
considerable excitement Monday
morning when a defective flue
in Cal Robioson dwelling set
the building on fire. . When dis
covered the blaze was beyond
control and for a time the whole
town was threatened. The fire
soon spread to Jack Andrews'
blacksmith shop and the Lone?
rock supply ux s warenouse
and these buildings with their
a Mm t V I
contents were totally destroyed.
The big store building across the
street was on fire seveial times
but the bucket brigade saved il
MORE STOCK H IS"
SHIPPED THIS WEEK
M. D. Shown of Wheeler Co.
shipped a car of cattle to Port
land Sunday.
F. J. Conrad shipped a car of
horses to North Yakima Wednes
day. 'v
Arthur MaddeTl sent five cars
of cattle to the Portland market
Monday.
Geo. McKay shipped out four
cars of cattle Tuesday.
L. L. Steiwer consigned three
cars of sheep to the Union Stock
Yards Tuesday.
TRANSFERS OF
THELASTWEEK
Sheriff to Edgar Moore
part lot in Condon $ C7 70
C P Magee to Elmer Mon- .
tague, 3 lots Condc n 250
CP Magee to D R Parker
ker, 3 lots Condon 250
Russell W Braley to Tony
Civita, 2 lots Arling 300
Jas Withers to R L Morris
i int. 160A - 1
Z T Keyes to Susie Rogers
N lot Arlington 150
Card of thanks
We wish to extend our heart
felt thanks to neighbors and
friends, esneialy Drs. Wilhelm
and Miller, who so kindly assist
ed us during the illness and
death of our baby boy.
J. T. Glover and family.
Mrs. Susie O'Neil is having
her house on Main street remod
eled and built into a bungalow.
G. P. White of Willows was in
town the first of the week with a
load of the finest watermelons
we have seen on the market this
year.
W. A. Camlell came up from
Portland Wednesday.
from destruction. The fire de
partment was badly handicapped
on account of the fact that there
is no water system in the town.
There was no insurance on any
of the property destroyed. We
are informed that that the city
is seriously considering the in
stallation of a gravity water
system as there are a number of
good springs on the hill east of
town and the cost of the system
would be trifling compared to
the convenience and protection
it would afford.
SUNDAY SERVICES
AT CONDON CHURCHES
Congregational Church
Services will be held in the
Congregational church next Sun
day morning and evening.
Come. Sunday School at
10 a m, preaching at 11 a m and
8.00 pm. Pastor R. M. Jones
will preach at both services.
Themes: "The Triumph of the
Righte-mis." "A Greater Than
Solomon is Here." Everybody
Welcome.
Tracy Lyons was down from
Pine Ridge yesterday and reports
harvest progressing rapidly in
his neighboi hood.
QUIET WEDDING
SATURDAY EVE.
Saturday evening. August 16.
the home of Mrs. L. M. Schilling
in this city was the scene of a
pretty wedding when Albert T.
Fox and Miss Hermona Bondeson
were united in marriage. Rev.
R. M; Jones officiating. The
groom is the son of a late midi
cal missionary of Madagascar
and was born oi that island.
The bride is a native of Port
land. The newly weds will make
their home in Condon where the
groom has charge of the drug
department at the Red Cross Co.
Ecgar Dunlap returned from
Portland Wednesday after an
absence of several months.
J. W. Carrico of the Lonerock
Supply Co. was a business visit
or in Condon yesterdays
Only six weeks until the Tri
County Fair. Have you prepar
ed your exhibit? If not, it is
time to get busy. Remember
there are many valuable prizes
to be given away and a little
work on your part may be well
repaid.
Advertisers
Are In Good
Company
By HOLLAND.
MIL BUSINESS MAN, have
you ever thought that
advertising puts you lu good
company? It Is an old saying
that man Is known by the
company be keep. When
yon Join tbe ranks of the ad
vertisers yon join tbe ranks
of the biggest and moot suc
cessful merchants and manu
facturers of tbe world.
How uiuny concerns con
you name In Chicago. In New
York. In Kaunas City, In Doe
tun. In nny large city In tbe
country T Name them and you
will notice that all are big
advertisers and all are lead
ers lu tbelr lines. Ask your
friends to name the most suc
cnwful merchants they know
lu the big cities and In each
cane the name of a great ad
vertiser will be mentioned.
The same rule Is true of
smaller cllles and towns. The
succcfwful merchants are tbe
udverUser. Tbe advertiser
' stamps himself as one bar
ing confidence In himself and
IiIh n n rex. as one proud of his
calling n nd seeking publicity
and tbe text of patronage.
JOIN THE RANKS ,
OK SUCCESSFUL
ADVERTISERS.
FOSSIL NEWS
(From the Journal.)
WillfsKnox anT family" have
moved up from Grant's Pass and
will assist in running the hotel
recently purchased by Mr.Knox's
Daren ts.
Dr. L. L. Taylor, O B. Robert
son and A. B. Robertson were
here Sunday on the' outword
lap of a business tour thru
Wheeler County. Doc to sell
autos and doctor sick horses,
Oris to convert some bad bank
debts into good ones, and Sandy
to convince the sheepmen of
Wheeler that Condon will . be
theirwool market in 1914, unless
the Condon-Fossil railroad should
be completed before the wool
sales.
The railroad surveyors coved
into Fossil last week, their camp
being located ontheTipley ranch
just outside the city limits. It
is learned on good though unof
ficial authority that they found
a grade of slightly over three
per cent at the steepest point
on the survey between Condon
and Fossil, and that the expense
of building the road will be con
siderably less than was expected
by the head officials of the com
pany from incomplete data that
was in their possession.
Frank Prindle was severely
burned in his back and side in
some mysterious' way last Sup
day, while out with his motor
cycle. He has no recollection of
how it happened, but must in
someway have lost consiousness,
and when he came to his shirt
was ablaze. It is thought jthat
the fire must have from a bunch
of sulpher matches that Frank
had in his pocket before the
accident took place. Mrs, Prin
dle, who was in Portland on bus
iness, was at once called home
by telephone, and has been
busy nursing her husband ever
since. ' The burns are deep in
Frank's body, and for a while
it was thougt he could not re-
cover, but he is now understood
to have passed the danger point
0.-W.R.&N.C0.
WILL GIVE CASH
PRIZE FOR COM
Railroad Company will Distribute
$41.25 among the Cora Growers
of District for best Exhibit made
at Tri-County fair, October lit,
.2nd and 3rd.
The following cash prizes are
offered by the O. W. R. & N. Co.
for corn exhibits at the Tri
County Fair, October 1, 2, 3.
Best 100 ears of field selected
seed corn:
Any Variety First MO 00
' " Second 5.00
Third 2.50
Best 50 ears of field selected
seed corn:
Any Variety First $5.00
' " " Second 2.50
" , " Third 1.25
Best 12 ears of corn grown and
exhibited by boy under 16 years.
Any Variety First $5
. " ' " " Second 4
" " Third 3
" ' .... Fourth 2
. " " , Fifth 1
To be judged by the following
score:
Trueness to breed or variety 20
Maturity and condition 20
Unifonnityin sfzef shaperWe &
Shellintr percentage " 20
Story of how it was grown 20
100
All prize winning exhibits to
become property of the Company
for seed and exhibit purposes.
; A number of Indians were
camped in the city this week,
much to the interest of the small
boy.
Fred Weise's threshing outfit
is running on Lewis Fowler's
place east of town. The grain
is turning out well considering
that a hail storm went through
it a month or so ago.
Louis Boyd's baby 13 very ill
and a trained nurse is in attend
ance. ,
John Harrison is down with
an attack of typhoid fever.;
The Congregational Ladies Aid
met yesterday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. H. N. Anderson.
Light refreshments were serv
ed and an interesting meeting
is reported.
Mr. and. Mrs. R. R. Butler
came up from The Dalles last
evening.
J. A. Kiser is up from . Wash-
ougal. .
The premium list for the Tri-
Coanty Fair has been turned ov
er to the Globe office to be print
ed. It will be ready for distri
bution about Sept 1.
John Smith, a native of Scot
land, died in Portland August 17.
Mr. Smith was well known here
having lived in this community
for sometime.
H. A. Hartshorn made a busi
ness trip to The Dalles Tuesday.
From there Mr. Hartshorn went
to New Plymouth, Idaho, to
meet his wife on her return
from Colorado Springs, and they
will spend afewdays .at that
'place visiting with his sister.