Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1892-08-05

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He has host OF iriendsin Gillian coun-
ty, who tender hearty congratulations.
Heppner Gazette; Recently Father
A. Lemay, Henry Couture and Jas. Was
son struck what appeared to be pretty
good diggings on Backout gnlch, Grant
county, taking out In one prospect hole,
far above bedrock, the sum Of $8. They
took claims, but recent prospecting fail
ed to reveal anything there. 1t Is prob
able that the ground was Sailed"
II 4 few more of our citizens would fol-
low Sheriff Wilcox's example, and dig
for water on their own places, there
wouldn't be such howl about scarcity
Of water in the public spring or tank.
He began digging on his lot Wednesday
and struck water within q foot OF the
surface. A little energy and pick will
be able TO find oceans OF water here. The
only time ii can be found without dig
ging and working for it, is just after
heavy rain.
The Sheridan Sun goes after 'em with
the proper spirit and yigor, In the fol-
lowing language: Boom your town.
Shoot the man who will squat on top Of
drygoods box and everlastingly chin
away about the dull town and high
taxes. Invest your money here at home
and patronize your own merchants and
mechanics, as other towns do, and you
will soon witness different times. 1t
does not help the reputation or business
Of community for its citizens TO sit on
the sidewalk and whittle, chew or smoke
and spit, talk politics and cuss."
One Of Robinson's circus men, speak
ing Of the poor houses which greet them
in Eastern Oregon and Washington,
says. II can't understand II. Are the
people losing intere in the entertain
mcnts? Surely il IL not on account OF
the money market Or the crops. Why,
crops hear people howing about the
shortage ot their crops. Blcss you, #
Ohio, Indiana and Illinois farmers could
get such crops as have seen in Eastern
Oregon and Washington this year they
would coon think Of going into uxuriant
retirement. The producers here must
have very extravagant ideas about the
I faerndity nj the soil ~
Brigadier Gen. II. b. Compson Q. n.
q. and Maj. Jas. Jackson, I'd y S. Cav.
were in Condor last week on tour OF
inspection OF the o. N. u. Thursday
evening they inspected II Co. Of this
place, and expressed themselves as well
pleased with the company. The attend
ance was not so large as usual, but those
present acquitted themselves we'll. On
Friday Col. Lucas aud Capt. Wilcox
drove with them TO Fossil where they
inspected II CO., and returned to Condor
same night. They returned to Airing
ton Saturday, and win soon have in
spected all the National Guard organiza-
tons in the state.
Notwithstanding the fact that the
yield per acre Of wheat in Eastern Ore
gon will be less this year than formerly,
the increased acreage will make the out
come OF this harvest larger than any pre-
vious one. Farming Is continually in
creasing in the Inland Empire, and with
an open river to seaboard there will be
double the number OF acres sown to
grain there is now. This portion Of the
state furnishes every natural facility for
the growth Of cereals, and the capacity
of the soil has never been fully tested
Until the locks are completed and the
boat railway inaugurated the develop.
ment Of this region will not fairly begin
--Times- -Mountaineer.
| Col. j. H. Mclaughlin, who lives on q
ranch south OF Seattle, and who calls
himself the retired champion heavy
weight wrestler OF the world, is in Z
badly-bruised condition from a desperate
struggle with a wild bull. The bull cor
nered him in ten-acre lot, and he hac
to fight for his life. He finally threw
the bull to the ground and held hin
there until men came to his assistance
from neighhoring field. Mr.. Ma augh
lin said ii was the hardest mates u hi
life, and that the bull was harder to han
die than Whistler, Dufnr or Muldoon
! his-former antagonists, from whom h
: won the championship.
The public tank is being sunk deeper
this week, with view to having tn
same cemented. Water in this tank i
, lower than it ever was before. How
: ever, there is plenty Of water in the dii
I ferent wellsin town. Enough water cal
he procured from wells here to supply
town Of 5000 people, by simply digging
for it. and spending few dollars