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About Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919 | View Entire Issue (Sept. 26, 1913)
Home News on Every Page. Circulation Larger than all THE CIRCULATION The large.t Ileachui homeiln every ioctlon of Gilliam County VOL 24 Eest'of CAMPAIGN FOR ALFALFA EXPOSITION HALL ANDSTOCKBARN ARE COMPLETED Tri-County Fair Grounds in Ship For Big Event Oct. 1, 2, 3 Next week promises to be the biggest week in the history ol Condon for the fact that this year. Tri-County fair promise to even surpass lurt yeur'a most successful event. All the n w improvements on the grounc's exhibit hall, .stock barn, addi tion to the grandstand, and the concession booths-are eompleted and ready for the fair dates, October 1, 2 and 3. From pres ent indications the new quarters will be crowded with prize win ning exhibits. The attractions of the daily sport program will be most en tertaining and bid fair to rival those of the Uound-up. There will be horse racing, ' buckinp contest, roping contests, rla races, etc , while the famouf Seale Bros, will appear in trick riding and other startling stunts. The bucking steer will also be a big show by itself. STATE APPROPRIATION GOES FOR PREMIUMS The county court on Monday, upon the recommendation of the Gilliam county fair board, or dered that tho state appropri ation of f G30 be turned over to the treasurer of the Tri-county fair to be use 1 in payment of premiums. BETTER BABIES CONTEST GROWINGPOPULAR Tri-County Fair Attraction To Aid Child Welfare Movement in Eastern Oregoi What is a baby wor.h to yoir community and the race? Long ago, statisticians figured out the earning capacity of each wee citizen until he came of age. The law has tried to settle the question by awarding certain damages to parents of children killed or injured in accident. But only rjcantly have scientis'.s realized that the real value of a baby depends entirely upon the start it gets in life. A baby ia worth to itself and the race much or little in proportion to the working power of the body, founded on good physical pro portions, muscular and mental development, and the regular operations of its various funct ions. The better start it gets during the first three years of its life, the more valuable to itself and the nation does the child he come with advancing years. Started wrong, it is handicapped through no faut of its own and may become a burden to society and the state. To prevent this catastrophe, gofeunment national, state and municipal-is giving much time to the consideration of child wel fare. By preventive and reme- 8C IS f airs mIotm iinl measures, adopted while the ihild is still in its infancy, the imall body is developed to its full powers, and the race as well a .he individual child profits. The ery latest and one of the mowt popular forms of child welfare tfork is the "Better Babies"cor t.-st which has taken root where sver thinking men and women ire found. It is practical be cause it rouses parental pride, creates a desire to study child life, and helps humanity by teaching each parent to help himself. The Better Babies Contest cor sists of a competitive examina tion of children to four yeart nd under, by .physician?, with prizes forlhe high scoringbabies. The entries are made as in a stock show and measured by practically the same standards of of physical perfection, with ad Jed tests for mental develop ment. Mere beauty does not :ount, but the intrinsic value of the baby as a human machine, well proportioned, properly nour ished and developed, does- Parents are given prizes for healthy offsprings, and also icore cards showing the child's ?xact physical condition. This recard can be kept from year to year and not only i thaparental (Continued on page 6.) SCHOOL FAIRS 0RDER0F DAY School fairs are at this time the interesting events in this county, Mayville holding one to day and Lonerock to hold a simi lar event on next Monday. The latter is to be a combined attract ion given by the grange and school. County School Supt. J. C. Sturgill of this city wi:l at tend both fairs. The Arlington school fair was held last Monday and the prize winning exhibits f these various fair will com pete for prize3 at the Tri-County Fair. Lost Collie dog answering the rme of "Pat." Was licensed by the City of Condon and the number of the license tag on his collar is 87. ' $5 will be given for his re turn or for information leading to his recovery. Return to the G lobe. 25tf For Sale One J. I. C. 24-it, wind stacker separator and t-ne 25 h p Almo engine. Good a., new. Will trade. Address Globe. pd2 Father O'Rourk. of Heppner was in town this week. NEWS FROM Miss Neoma Weimar, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. John Weimar of Clem, was married to Ed ward Norris in Tacoma on Sept ember 10th. The bride is well known in this county. She lived at Gwendolen last year where ; she was employed in the store and postofnee. County School Supt. Sturgill visited the school in the Cooney district Monday and started the ' '! GILLIAM COUNTY'S LEADING HOME PAPER CONDON, OREGON, IN THE INLAND EMPIRE Most Extensive Agricultural Campaign Ever Organized in Northwest i Prof. Holden in Charge Plan Unites Five Great Railroad Systems Alfalfa Special Train to Covar fUotof&M WaaWnfltoiV "ndJ. iT?? . - .... .... -. mini o- . a Railroad PomtM niinjr d muca nquar -wi oiopv in : Where Automobllee Will Taka tha 8peere Into tha Country to thaarmj Horn.. Whera Lecturaa Will Ba Olwm Naariy70O Alfalfa Lecture toj Be Made by Pronator Holden and Hl8tfl of Twoto tecturert S5 omyM Consumed In Aetlv Campaign Work Ctovemore of Three State era doree the Movement 25.000 Fawner Hear-tn Goepel of Alfalfa People Aaked to Co-operate In taw Woe, a.. -t-. " accompllnh the moat In agricuttnrl!eeloimet we mutt- Wta! with the man behind the crop; and to rendeflitin the moat. efficient ernoal we must meet him where be Uvea, atur hto .condition, and aid him. ecat ln to hia needi. Or. In other worda, wexmwUc&rry us meeaas direct toj bla home. I 8uch la the man of the Alfalfa Ctomiiito4berinataiirated.in-thInlaai4 Empire on the 23rd of September. 1113. Holden Rsepend At III J. rMino- l h region, the Spokane Chamber of Commerce uecured the aaBlstanca of ProfJ P. G. Holden, the moat prominent agrlcuKnnd aclenUst In the United Statea, to come to Booknne with hla ai of tweh eiDerta to conduct on of th moat extenalve aKrlcultural oemtwhrna ewer carried on In thta country- Th" plan aa worked out by Profeaaor lloyv-n, th rallroada, and tha fanner and: bualneaa men of the Pacific North hi fan- In advance of anything of like nature ever attempted1 for th Improvement-of commerce and agrlcul-' ture. , A Camnatg) of It la essentially a camralirn ef the of 8pokane. Prof. P. G. !Hlden. rBpreatinj? the Agricultural Extension De partment of the International Harvester Company of New Jersey, and th following rallroada: Oregon, W&ab'ington Railroad and Navigation Co, Northern Pacific, Oreat Northern. Spokano Inland -.Emptre, Union Paclflo and North Yakima & Valley Ralhwy. . j Theae great forcee have combVvied anA aro-worklngjlnwconcert-totearryJ the goapel of tJfalfa to the boraea of tha flarmera. i Three Thomand Mil Campaign. . Professor Holden, accompanied by a party of fifty -or-nore-college itructora, farmera and bualneaa nwn. rill accompany the alftflfa apedal train and visit one liundred and forty towna of the Iritand Empire, com mencing, on the I4th of September. Ta party will travel over 3,000 mile1 of railroad within a period ef forty r".ays. The greatness of the campaign can only be conceived when we consVler that a region 225 miles from north to eouth and 190 miles from eact to iwet will bo covered. The campaign will open Tuesday, Sept. 23, Vlth a banqnet In Spokane, attended by th moat prominent men In the PactftQ Northwest. The governora of several north western states, reprerentativa' head of schools and colitises, grange1 and farmers' union ofactam, copjrcerclal ness men, will meet and p.edge thetr support to this great cause. fte'en Hundred Lectures Will Be Made. . . Leaving Snc-ka'ie. the Holden party tures at ratlcoad points and st the homes of the farmers. Professor Hoflflea and his. staff : lecturers and assistants ing till lata r.t nleht. At each notnt on Uled,. autoirioblles will be In readiness country wAvere meetings will have been made, h-jt practical demonstrations will grovring of alfalfa, the Inoculation and ...... I a a . IkSbn of scientific and practical experience will dlflcu8a"wlththe" fanners! feeds and feeding value of various crops, crops which may be used for! silage, feed combinations, and the great value of alfalfa as a general farm! crop. Particular emphasis will be placed on tho necessity of growbagj more alfalfa In the Inland Empire. Professor Holden has visited this sec- tlon Ixtfore, and has often expressed hl deslro to conduct a campaign through- out the great wheat country in the Northwest. Upon his last visit herev In aj-ealdng of the plan of conducting an alfalfa campaign, he said: i Some of the Prominent Feature. j "The campaign that I should conduct hero would be unlike any tjrlcuW tural work ever carried on in the United States. My plan would be to unltej all Interests to assist, and the prominent features would be: . "First, the Introduction of practically a new crop Into tho Paclflo North- west , J "Second, going to the homes of the , farmera and holding meetings ln the field. "Third, personal contact work and practical demonstration with, the farmera upon their own farms. "Fourth, the use ol that most modern conveyance, theautomoblle. I (Continued VARIOUS SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY school out that day with a new teacher, Miss Heath. Seven pupils attend the school. MINGTON NEWS Arlington expects to be lighted with electricity the first of next month.. ,.' , Fire did $500 damage to Frum3 barn and I'M. E. Weatherford's woodshed, early Saturday morn other County Papers Combined. NevTAds This "Week FRIDAY, SEPT 26 1913. toMmaitatioit. , turai ff-tM -TAi ftflTlCUlt' the People. ' neoole aaststs by the buatma club representatives, tankers and busi will set out to deli vernearly,70(r, lec will ba kept busy from early morn th railroad where stops are ac.He.d-' to conduct the speakers into tW organised. Not only will lectures b be held In the fields. relatives to th testing of the soil. 'j r - i p, l I on page 6.) ing. , Timely discovery and the use of lots of water . prevei tted the conflagration fro' ji scattering to other buildings. ; . , The nrize winners of t.h Ar lington 'school fair are cro wded out of this issue on accoui it of lack of space. (Continued pn page C 7rr Let all Gilliam county tum er9 fight the thistle pest. M ex OF GREATEST INTEREST CLEM FARMERS WAGE WAR ON THISTLE PEST That the farmers of the Clem country are engaged in a cru sade against the Russian thistle is the news brought to town last Shturday by John Weimar. "The thistles are thicker than ever this year" said Mr. Wei mar, "and the Clem ranchers are now b Jsy weeding. Although it is a little late for this work much good can be done in ridding the soil of the pe3t." Mr. Weimar reports that his fall grain harvested 20 bushels to the acre. He now ha 350 acres wi ich he will sow within a few days to Fortyfold. LONEROCK SEES NEW BUILDING IMPROVEMENTS Lonerock Is alive these days md is witnessing numerous building improvements. C. D. Robertson 'is erecting a new louse, Jack Andrews has com peted his new blacksmith shop, ind Carrico the merchant has i new addition to his store, i In the neighboring country Henry Neel is building a large barn on his ranch, and Ed Johnson is laving a fine new house erected n his farm. CATHOLIC SISTERS RETURN NEXT WEEK The Sisters of St Dominic wil return to Condon next week to continue their work in the hos pital and academy. SUNDAY SERVICES AT CONDON CHURCHES Congregational Church Roi-vieps will be held in the Congregational church next Sun dav morning . and evening Come. Sunday School at 10 a m. preaching at 11 a m and 8 on nm. Pastor R. M. Jones will nreach at both services, Theme "Christ, the Power of God" and "The consequence of unbelief." Special music in the evenine. L: Junior Endeavor at 3 p m; let all the children come. All are welcome to the services Chief Birdseye, of Washhing nan, D. C started today on a geological survey of the Olex onl Clem country. Sid Hawson of Condon is a member of the crew. . n ' Barnhouse shipped a car of cattle to Portland Wednesday. Mrs. C. H. Beardsley left for a visit in Clem Thursday. The Globe gives all the nawa THE GRAIN MARKET Wheat-Club 69, Forty-Fold 70, Bluestem 72. . Barley 2 fNO.27 ARRESTED f OR WRECK TRAIN Sheriff Montague brought a young man who gives his name as Howard Cassady to the county jail the first of the week arrested on a charge placing an obstruc tion on the Heppner railroad track in this county. He is being held over to the grand jury. AT THE COUNTY COURT HOUSE The county court met the first of the week and ordered a war- ant for $612.80 drawn in settle- " ment of the judgment in the ' case H. A. Hartshorn vs. Gilliam County. Deeds " Deeds recorded the past week in the county clerk's ofBce are: Millie A. Bennett and husband to Andrew Neel 4 lots in Lone- rock 1000. : N ' George Fichter to M. A. Ben nett 4 lots in Loneroclc $600. J. H. Wood and wife to Chas. H. Morris 6 lots in Arlington 1800. State of Oregon to George A. Taylor 160 acres 900. L. J. Goodrich and wife to Matt Chambers 160 acres $2000. E. Hughes and wife to Chas. A. Fenton 2 lots in Condon 1500. Patent United States to Henry L. Lyons 160 acres, to Catherine E. Smith 157 acres; to Wm. Smith 80 acres. Sniti Foreclosure of lien: E. A. Ward against R. F. Munroe and otl e.-s. George S. Smith t B. Paulsen et al; B. Marick vs B. Paulsen et al. Promissory note: C. F. Mur ray ys E. A. Ward. LOCAL NEWS Edward Magee returned to his home in Portland Thursday after a visit at .the heme of his son, John Magee. Frank Smith went to the Hep pner fair Thursday. , Chas. Baker went to Portland Thursday. Kent Zact ary of Fossil went to Portland Thursday. He will bring back his daughter who has bsen in a hospital. TVio jicpd mother of Mrs. J. F. jl v - ----- Thomas arrived on Tuesday from Hood River to visit at the Thomas home. There will be a dance at the Grange hall Saturday. Also a big supper at 11.30. Week , Everybody in Maville is going to' the Tri County fair. - Mrs. Francis of Albany ' is a guest at the J. F Thomas home. Other news crowded out. -