Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1893-02-24


the passage Of two bills, one the estab-
lishment Of branch insane asylum, at
some place within three miles of a rail-
road, and another apporpriating s24. 900
for State Normal school at Weston.
For all Of which our people will be duly
thankful.
4 The appropriations made by this leg
islnture will rather startle the people
when the gum total Is figured up. Many
worthy and necessary appropriations
have been made, but with them have
crept in appropriations for objects for
4 which the revenues of the state should
not be held responsible. However, the
legislature IL to considerable extent a
game oi give and take. Trades are made
and bills passed that would never be
thought Of II they depended on their own
merit. Eugene Guard.
An exchange says that recently a
schoolmaam in blackwoods district
was teaching spelling class. When
the word husband" was put on the
blackboard none OF the children could
pronounce it, and in order to help them
ont, the teacher asked; "What would
II have II | should get married p
"Twinsl" shouted a bright little boy (;
and the vigorous brushing he received
Immediately thereafter, caused the same
bright little boy to stand while taking
| his meals for the next two weeks.
/ The Pittsburg Dispatch claims that
1 there IL no well substantiated proof that
the patriarchs lived to anything like the
age accredited them, and that the nat
ural duration Of human life, established
ages ago at seventy wears, still maintains
II is an interesting fapt, Ia this connec-
tion, that by the death 81 ex-President
Hayes, at the age of II, the average life
of our pesidents sinee the time Of Wash
ington is almost exactly seventy years.
1t is curious fact that the only express
ident living ID Mr.Cleyeland, the presi-
1 dent-elect.
We are pleased to see our citizens take
such active interest in digging welh III
town and sinking the old ones deeper.
II has been thoroughly demonstrated
that abundance OF good water can be
found anywhere in town, even on the
highest ground, by digging for il, to sup
ply town many times the size Of Con-
don, Among those who have had new
wells dug here during the last few
months, are John Maddox, J. II. Down
ling, q. W. Rinehart, Dan Rinehart, T..
g. Johnson, Chas. Fix, J. II. Miller, Biz
~ Barr and Pat Skelly. Besides these,
the citizens have sunk four large public
wells IN different portions OF the town.
While a big faro game was 10 progress
In a saloon at San Bernardino, CAL, FRI
day night, two strangers entered and at
once took part ii the game, but not in
the usual manner. The visitors wore
masks, and, with drawn revolyers, order
cd all present to throw up their hands,
and face the wall.n Their command
was promptly obeyed, and the robbers
took all the money in sight, about s2,-
800, saying TO the players while doing
"Boys, we've played faro both ways,
and this is the only way to beat the
game" After securing the money, the
robbers escaped.
There will be citizens meeting in
the Armory Hall next Monday evening,
9th, for the purpose of nominating can
! didates for the various city offices, the
! election for which will be held March g.
It il hoped that only those interested
, the welfare OF the town will be placed in
office. Those who have never identified
themselves with the town and have
proven that they have no inclination tc
j do 50, have no rightto expect our citi.
zens to place the welfare of the town in
their hands to be used for personal and
selfsh interests. Only those who are in
sympathy with the general improvement
and upbuilding Of the entire town should
: be recognized for office.
The following from the East Oregoniar
gives some idea how cold it was in somt
parts Of Washington during the late cold
snap: Saturday, 1lth inst, when tht
stage from Port Columbia pulled int
Coulee City, the driver sat leaning
! against the side Of the seat holding th,
reins in his hands. The horses walked
10 the hotel door and stopped. The land
I lord took ont The baggage and the stage
] passed On t0 the stable. The hostler
spoke to the driver but received no an
sweT. Climbing on the seat they founC
I him frozen stiff and held to the arm o
/, tho coach by mass Of ice. The rein
, were held in his frozen hands as ina vic
and had to be cut In pieces, The horses
7 mouths were torn BY the freezing TO th,
: Bit"
. Near Yankton, South Dakota, is tn,
most remarkable family on this cont
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