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r 1V . t GILLIAM COUNTY'S LEADING HOME PAPER VOL 29 CONDON, OREGON, FRIDAY. AUG. 2, 1918 NO. 23 Big Defense Meeting Here Idea Is to Bring Special Instruction to Musical Program Being Arranged; Big Dance in Following the precedent estab lished by the state-wide confer enceVeld at Portland May 22 23, there Is to be a meeting held at Condon on the evening of Mon day, August 5, at the hour of 8 o'clock. The Executive Secre tary of the State Council of De fense, Hon. John K. Kollock, will address the meeting on mat tersof public interest, particu- larly connected with the organ! zstion and work of the Council of National Defense, the f State Council of Defense, add the county , organisations. Major J. 8. Hibbard, 0. N. G., Colonel Commanding Multnomah Guard, and Adjutant of the Oregon Mil itary Police will also speak on the various defensive organiza Sheriff Lillic Gets Man - Wanted in California John J. Smith, wanted in Wil lows, California, on a felony charge, was arrested Saturday by Sheriff Lillie and locked up in the county jail to await the ar rival of the sheriff of Glenn county, California, who came after him this week. Smith was " working In this county under the assumed name of Frank J. Welch and Sheriff Lillie first picked up his trail while he was at the Spencer ranch. Smith left this "place in a few days and the " Sheriff later found him working on the Fitzwater ranch in Ferry Canyon.- When arrested Smith made no denial that he was the man wanted and said the charge against him was for obtaining money on false pretense. KIoepfl-McMorris Miss Gladys McMorris of this city and Silas Kloepfl of New port, Washington, were married in Portland Monday, July 29. The bride is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Jhn McMorris of this city and is a talented young lady, one of Gilliam county's best teachers.. . Mrs. Colby Clarke was an out going passenger Wednesday morning for Portland. Is Your Watch Sick? Didn't1 know watches got sick? Well, they do. The balance wheel of a healthy watch makes 18,000 vibrations every hour. But it must be healthy to do this. Dirt in your watch makes it sick. It loses energy and so loses time. I AM THE WATCH DOCTOR " ' If your watch is not fully up to its work, bring it ; to me. It may only need the fraction of a drop of oil, but it must have that or Jecome disabled. A little speck of dirt in a pinch will make it very sick. BRING IT TO ME. I CAN CURE IT. - E. W. Hutchinson imp. South Main Street :: Condon, Oregon tions of the state. Following these addresses, a closed meet ing for registrants and men only will be held which will be ad dressed by Captain R. H. Russell, U. S. Medical Reserve, especially detailed from Camp Lewis for this service. Also by Major Hib bard who will relate some of his experiences as an enlisted man in the Spanish War, and the Philippine Insurrection, and John K. Kollock, Secretary of Slate Council of Defense, who will ex plain to the registrants the laws recently enacted by Congress for their protection and benefit, to gether with the general princi ples of law applicable to the men in the service. A musical pro gram has been arranged for this Military Police Watch the Wheat Crop There are six members of the Military Police stationed in this county. Three are in Condon, one at May ville, one at Clem and one at Mikkalo. They are patrol ling the country sections at pres ent, keeping an eye on the wheat and,have paid little attention to the towns except to see that all rubbish and weeds are cleared away from the warehouses to lessen chances of fire. Later when the wheat begins to pile up in the warehouses they will main tain a patrol there, the big idea at present being to make sure that all the wheat is saved. Severely Injured Ben Smith was severely injured Sunday - while working on the combine at the Spencer ranch. He was working on the gears when another part of the ma chine which was ' propped up with a stick' fell on the back of bis head driving his face into the gears. His lips and lower face were badly cut(and bruised and needed eleven stitches to close the Wound. He is getting along nicely. Dr. Reynolds returned Sunday from a short vacation in Port land jnd Salem, Next Monday All Registered Men . . . - the Rink for Visitors meeting, and in addition there will be a free dance at the rink in honor of the -speakers, regis trants and others who attend. Every one, men, women and children are cordially invited to attend the open meeting" and dance. The closed meeting will be for men only and registrants in all classes are urgently re quested to attend as this meeting is for their especial benefit, and much information will be given them that will be of great value to them when called into the army. There will be no charge and no collection. Congregational church Monday, August 5, at 8 o'clpck P. M. Three Men Wanted on August 15th A call has been made upon the Local Board for three men to enter the Benson Polytechnic Institute at Portland, Oregon, on or about August 15 for instruc tion as auto mechanics, black smiths, carpenters, electricians, plumbers and sheet metal work ers. Only class one men who are fit for general service will be accepted for this call. Volun teers will be accepted until and including August 6 from either the class of 1917 or 1918. If there are not a sufficient number of volunteers on the 6th of August, the Local Board is in structed to induct a sufficient number from the class of 1917. if a sufficient number remairip, j and if not then from the class of 1918 to complete the quota. No one will be accepted under this call but those who have at least a grammar school education, or its equivalent, or who have the abil ity to read and, write, and have at'least four years of school edu cation. Everyone who can knit a sock is asked to secure yarn from Mrs. Crowe, Mrs. Tortwobd or Mrs. Fitzmaurice and help the local Red Cross furnish its quota. A shipment mu3t be ready by the 25th of August. Strictly Fresh Fruits and Vegetables : - t are to be had at this store. We y endeavor to give our customers the " ' best that can be purchased in this linp . v ee Our stock of groceries is complete. ' Cleanliness and satisfactory goods , are our objectives. - JVIenls Clothing ; Call and' see our displajrof furnish ings for the men: New effects in ties, shirts, sox, hats, caps, ets. FRANK SMITH Cor. Summit and Main Condon) Oregon Fire Destroys Barn Work of An Incendiary The first evidence of a fifebug in Gilliam county was found in a fire which destroyed the barn on the Barney Gaffney ranch near May ville on Tuesday night There seems to be no doubt that the fire was the work of an incendi ary for fires were started about the same time in three places on the ranch. The Military Police and Sheriff Lillie were -on the scene in a very short time and found that large quantities of dry grass had been pulled up and used to start the fires in the wheat Fortunately there was no wind and the fires in the wheat died down as soon as the dry grass was burned out Till 'man Cave has this ranch rented. There was no damage of any i consequence to anything except the barn. Sergeant Benedict and Private Rose looked the ground over carefully but there seems to be no evidence pointing to the guilty party. Globe Ads Bring Home the Bacon Globe ads get results! You may have heard that before but it will stand repetition for it is being proved every day. Last week a lady in Condon lost a very fine bracelet Naturally she wished to find it and so in serted a short Want Ad in the Globe. The bracelet was brought to the Globe office Saturday, the next day after the paper was is sued. -it was then returned to me owner m kouu cunuuiun buu at a very small cost. Tbey get results without question and they will work for you. v Wilhurn Finishes Well H. H. Wilburn finished a well last - week ' for Dell Rice on his ranch three miles north of Con don. A good flow of water was secured at the depth of 145 feet. Mr. Wilburn has moved his ma chine to the Miller ranch on Mat ney Flat-' Lot Shreve left Tuesday morn ing in his car to spend a month visiting various places in western Oregon., He drove to Port land over tho Barlow road and will spend some time at the coast resorts before, returning. O O Plan to Get Names of All in Service! . Honor List Is To Be Displayed in Courthouse How many Gilliam county boys are now in the service of their country? 'This qaestion is asked almost every day by somebody and it is a question which nobody seems prepared to answer. There seems to be no way of finding out accurately just how many have gone from this county to the army or navy for there is no record of many of those who have gone. The Local Board, of course, hits a record of those who have gone in the draft but there are many besides these. Many enlisted early in Portland or some other city and of these there is no record connecting them with their home county. It is the purpose of the GJobe to secure the name of every mail who has gone from this county and for this purpose the follow ing coupon will be run in suc ceeding issues. If you know of HONOR LIST COUPON Editor Condon Globe, Condon, Oregon. - V Following art the names of those who I know have gone from GiUbJB count to serve their country. Signed. Mrs. Andrews Handles In traveling through Gilliam county on business; 1 aawr as manager of a small farm, a lady to whom I take off my hat for patriotism, pluck and efficiency. We arrived at the Andrews ranch near Blalotk about' 10:30 - and were met by a small boy who in formed us that his mother was in the field and that he would get her as soon as he hid the po tatoes peeled. We decided to go on to the field and -tnere we found Mrs. Andrews rstackingi wheat for a crew of three men or boys. Her brother ran the header, one son loaded, another 11 years old drove! one box and she drove the other. When both were full all -went' to the stack and she stacked while the two men unloaded. They averaged Compare Values We invite you to compare our Ed. V. Price suit values , with any in town, r ' -. We' are not afraid of any compari- , son you can give these offerings as, we know if you give them a rigid t test it wfll only bring out their merits mdre clearly. .. ... The new samples and. styles look good to us. They will to you. Come " and see. - Open Sundays ...... Lester Exclusive Store for Men. any man who has gone from here to serve, fill out the cocpon and mail it to the Globe. Do it today and do not hesitate because you think somebody else will send in the same name you do. It is desired to make an "Honor List" of , those who have gone and this seems to be the only way to arrive at it with accuracy. Send in immediately the names of the relatives, friends or ac quaintances you know have gone and also the branch of service in which they are serving and any other information you may have regarding them. These name will be published in the Globe to make sure they are all correct before being entered la the "Honor List" which will be dis played in the courthouse. ; Do not fail to sign your name at the bottom of the coupon, . 1 1 Two Johs in Harm! 18 acres per day. At 11 o'clock she went to the house and we were invited to stay for dinner. How she ever managed that din ner is a mystery to me for thii is what she served, Roast beef, with brown gravy, potatoes, peaf. tomatoes, baker's bread and baf ter, blackberry pie, - fruit and, milk. She said she baked pi f and cake while getting supper Jt$ time was at a premium and she J was holding down two jobs to! save labor. If that is not true patriotism, where will you Arid H? Her oldest boy is a wireless I operator at Harvard and expectf I to finish soon. She said the nextf one may have to go but while he is home they are striving to raise every bushel of wheat and save . Continued on last page '! ... V Wade!s Condon, Oregon m 3C 30