Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1894-11-23

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Mr.. J.R. Phillips Of Rock creek was
in the city Wednesday making arrange
nients for the building OF sidewalks
fronting his property on Summit and
Main streets, as per ordinance passed by
the city council recently. Mr.. Phillips
Is veteran Of the Mexican war, and it
Is interesting to hear him narrate the
hardships and trials during that terrible
conflict.
japan has declined the offer Of the
president Of the United States as
mediator for peace In the war now pend
ing between that country and China,
and the bloody conflict continues with
undated fury. Let them fight IL cut.
II will be all the better for China and
the whole world IL about 400, ,00O, 600
Chinese are made TO bite the dustin
stead OF rats.
II Is indeed encouraging to note the
gradual rise OF the price Of wheat. At
The Dalles II Is 81 and 3Sc bushel, at
Grant Doc, at Pendleton 35c, at Hepp-
ner 34c. Just why 1t 10 only 30c at Ar
lington is a mystery, as Gillian county
wheat is Of the best quality to be found
on the coast What kind Of "corner" is
on wheat down there. anyway? The
price OF wheat at Portland is 46c.
All county assessors Of the state Of
Oregon will meet In convention at Salem
on the 10th Of December. The meeting
is called for the purpose Of discussing
matters Of interest TO taxpayers and to
formulate uniform methods OF making
assessment rolls. In fact all details OF
the work OF the assessors will come up
for consideration, and it Is expected that
much good will be accomplished by the
convention.
Jas. and Val Wheeler returned home
last week from the Siletz reservation,
where they had been several weeks look
ing over the ground with view to To-
eating on some OF that excellent land
which is about to be thrown open for
settlement. They are much pleased
with the outlook and both expect to
take claim or two apiece. They are
loud In their praise Of the country gen.
orally down there.
II. B. Hendricks assignee horse sale
took place Saturday, as advertised.
The nine head sold for $40. SOFAS follows:
Pat Skelly, two fillies at is each Her.
bert Stephenson, two mares and colt, all
for 80; Joe Potter, two mares, one for
IS, the other 80; Dan Rinehart, one
mare, $40; John Knox, one gelding for
$3.50. The demand for horses here evil
IDENTIFY is not very great when euch good
horses will not bring more than the
price Of sheep.
In the state OF Oregon they will have
two new moons this month. There
has been one already and there will be
one on the 30th. This reminds us OF
the month OF February 1866, which was
in one respect the most remarkable
month in the worlds history. 1t had
no full moon. january Of that year
had two full moons, so did March, but
February had none. Do you realize
what rare thing in nature that was ?
1t had not occurred since the creation Of
the world; and it will not occur again
according to the computation Of astron-
omers for-how long do you think !?
Two and half million years.
A rumor Is current on the streets to-
day that the grand jury will find only
one true bill" against those implicated
in the express robbery-that of Frank
Klein, who confessed OF the crime. As
the grand jury has made no report today
this "rumor" must be without founda-
tion. Times -Mountaineer of Nov. 2lst.
Later We learn that the grand jury
failed to indict Ralph Gibbons and Otis
Savage. Fr.nk Klein will have to shoul-
der it all himself, although there is not
the least doubt that others were impli-
Gated in the crime with him. Klein's
turning states evidence in this case did
not pan out" as he had hoped it would.
Reuben +. Kolb OF Alabama, who was
the populist candidate for governor, de.
clares that the election was fraudulent
and that he was elected, notwithstand.
ing the fact that the democratic candi-
date was elected by $4,000 majority.
This would not amount to much but he
further declares that on the lst day oi
December he will be inaugurated as
governor and he calls upon the people