Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1892-12-09
CLoBosITIEs.

kitchen onto his dwelling house on the
corner Of Summit street and Lincoln av-
enue.
Geo. B. Dukek Of Mayville has been
drawn as member OF the U. =. grand
jury, which meets at Portland in short
time.
Jay Gould, the noted millionaire, died
OF consumption at his home In New York
Friday last, aged 81 years. His wealth
10 placed at 500, 100000.
ii. B. Hendricks returned home Thurs
day from couple Of weeks sojourn in
Klickitat county, Wash, where be went
on an insuring expedition.
There Is considerable sickness in this
vicinity Mt present. Mrs. Goodwin and
Miss Dora Downing are just recovering
from severe spells OF sickness.
Miss Daisy Downing, who has been at
tending the ST. Mary's academy at The
Dalles since September, arrived here
Wednesday and will visit her folks until
after the holidays.
A grand masquerade ball will be given
at Condor by the Armory Hall Company
on Friday evening, Dec. 23d, TO which
all are invited. Posters for the event
will be out in few days.
DR.. J. A. Weldon, the dentist, writes
1us that he will be at Condor Dec. 9th
NInd remain until the 2lst; will then re-
main at 0lex two days, and will spend
Christmas at home In Arlington.
The Methodist revival in progress at
Condor, superintended by Rev. Rawlins,
IL creating considerable interest, there
being number Of new converts. Let
the good work 60 onl GOD bless you 7"
Mabel-Sister, want you TO explain
a mystery TO me. Esther--What is IL?
Mabel--Why do grown women wear
their dresses eight inches too long and
then hold them up twelve inches too
high?-Judge.
II IL believed that the total vote OF the
United States on Nov. 9Th will reach, IL
not surpass l2,5o0,0Oo, or million and
half more than four years ago. Cleve-
land gained something like million
over his vote OF 1883.
The great United States Treasury
vaults at Washington cover more than a
quarter Of an acre OF ground and are IL
feet deep. On recent date there was
enough Of silver and gold coin stored
therein 10 load 200 freight cars to their
utmost capacity.
q. ID. Smith, u harnessmaker, an early
pioneer Of Oregon, died at Goldendale
trhursday OF last week, OF heart disease.
Previous TO going to Goldendale he was
engaged In business at Arlington. He
and ]. w. Smith built the first business
houses at Arlington.
Russell Harrison's paper, the Journal,
published at Helena, Mont, has been
sold, an obliging sheriff officiating, for
s2l,000. The paper suspended publica-
tion next morning after election, with
debts hanging over it to the amount Of a
quarter Of a million dollars.
Geo. p. Morgan, editor of the Wasco
County Sun, who was chief clerk Of the
land office in The Dalles under Cleve-
lands administration, Is strongly spoken
OF for the registership of that Office.
Mr.. Morgan has thorough knowledge OF
the workings OF the land department,
and we believe the democrats and re-
publcans alike would rather have him
get the appointment than any other
man In The Dalles Land District.
In suing his wife for divorce, Dan
Ward also asked the court for the custo-
dy OF all the children, which order was
granted by Judge Bradshaw. Mrs. Ward
was not inclined to give up the youngest
child, little girl Of five years, and last
Monday she left with her, srying she
was going to her folks In Arkarr.s. Dan
and Sheriff Wilcox followed, overtaking
them at Arlington and brought the child
back.
Messrs. Halstead, Rinehart 4 Co. and
Pat Skelly have the thanks of our people
for putting in crosswalk between their
places OF business on Main street--an
improvement that has been very much
needed for several years. Now II walk
Is laid between the stores OF IL. r. Il Co.
and j. II. Downing, our people will be
doubly thankful. A town without side
walks isn't very enticing to newcomers
--or old-comers, "eye-ther"
The Dufur Dispatch, after running
Just one year at Dufur, pulled up stakes
last week and moved to Grants, Sher-
man county. The editor, w. ii. Brooks,
Isys there are hundred reasons why
fhe did 80, the principal one being that