Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1894-06-15

tlce caused him TO dispose OF the paper,
, as he has not the time to devote his at
tention to both.
Jack Frost blew his breath over this
entire section Saturday night, and al
most ruined all garden vegetables, pota-
toes, etc. We have not learned Of any
damage being done to fruit, but the
chances are that it was injured some
also. II was the only damaging frost Of
the season 30 far.
Several freight teams from this section
left the first Of the week for The Dalles
for freight for our merchants. Groceries
have become pretty scarce, especially
sugar, and as no freight has been
brought through 10 Arlington for several
weeks, the only way out OF the difficulty
was 10 go TO The Dalles.
| One day last week while Mrs. w. s.
Myers aud her mother, Mrs. Philips
were riding In a carriage the horses be-
came unmanageable and ran the wagon
onto bank. Fearing an upset. both
these ladies jumped out, and received
some severe sprains and bruises, but
not Of dangerous nature,
| Charley Perrin and sister Myrtle re-
turned TO Condor Tuesday from Ante
Iope. Their cousin, Miss Nettie Florer
OF Moro, came home with them and will
remain here until after the 4th. Charley
will not return to Antelope for couple
Of weeks yet, until his stock Of harness,
etc, arrives from Portland.
The Prinevile and Antelope base ball
clubs are billed TO play match game at
Antelope tomorrow, 10Th, for the cham
pionship Of Eastern Oregon. Both mines
are in excellent trim for the contest, and
very exciting and spirited game IL
anticipated. 1t IL similar TO an election
contest-it is not at all probable that
both can win.
1 Tbos. Young IL having the low places
In the street fronting bis lot on corner OF
1 Spring street and Church avenne filed
up this week, which adds much to the
value Of his property as well as TO the
improvement Of the street. G. w.
| Rinehart IL also filing in his portion OF
the street, as per order Of the city coun-
ell.
The northwest has delightful cli-
mate, fruitful soil, but the Columbia be-
comes angry at times, and does consid-
crable mischief As the present stage
Of water has never been reached during
the memory Of any living white man in
this region, il is not unreasonable to be-
leiye that il never will again during the
life time Of any OF the present residents.
/ --TimesMountaineer.
G. *. CLARK, our blacksmith, informs
us that he has just had his pension in
creased from 20 to sl2 per month. Be
sides this he will get 5000 back pay,
which will heip him out considerably.
Mr.. Clark and family have about con-
cluded to move onto their ranch, one
mile south OF town, to-, remain few
months, owing TO Mrs. Clark's feeble
health. During this time he would lease
his shop.
The latest news at hand conveys the
intelligence that the entire republican
state ticket is elected by majority Of
/ from 10000 to $1,000. So far as heard
\ from, jackson is the only county in the
state which elected the straight popuist
4 ticket. The republican candidates, A.
a. Jayne for District Atty and w. G.
/ Wills, member state board, from the 7th
district are elected by handsome majori-
! ties
The Columbia's great food will result
in the employment Of thousands of men
as soon rs the waters recede. There will
be miles and miles Of railroad TO be re-
built, to say nothing OF the immense
amount OF labor that will be required to
make the river towns again habitable.
1 The Northern Pacific will have to rebuild
from Portland for many miles, as will
also the Union Pacific from Portland to
UmatilIa. Truly, 1t is an i'll wind that
blows no good.
We learn from a number Of horserais-
ers in this section that sort Of epidemic
is going the rounds, which has killed a
number OF horses and scores OF others
are sick with the mysterious disease.
liorsemen are at a loss to understand
the cause, some thinking that perhaps
it is caused by eating poisonous weed
called white camas. Horses are surely
low enough without Coming down" in
this manner.
Long Greek has been visited by ter
rife cyclone, occurring Sunday last at II
II. M, passing through the east side Of
the town. Twenty dwellings are in
kindling wood. Mr.. and Mrs d. J. Par
rish and the infant child OF DR.. Nckols