Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1894-12-21

Mr.. Richard Campbell, prosperous
and intelligent old gentleman from Lost
Valley was IN town Friday and saturday
on business, and had his measure taken
for this great family paper.
s. b. Barker has just received a choice
stock Of dry goods, clothing and every
thing usually kept in a well-managed
merchandise store. His prices are rea-
sonable and he Is deserving Of a large
patronage.
The New York World finds that in the
ten states in which official election re-
tnrns have been received the democratic
vote decreased 554 900, while the repub.
lican vote in the same states in 1890 fell
off 594, ,O00. difference Of AZ, ,000 In favor
/ Of the democrats.
Jas. Snipes Of The Dalles was mp few
days ago to his farm on Matney Flat,
which Johnny Gross has rented. Mr..
snipes brought with him, to keep on
the place, 700.lb Shorthorn bnll, 7
months old--as fine an animal as was
ever seen 10 this country.
Lee Henkle has again demonstrated
that bnckwheat can be successfully
grown in Benton county. He raised a
limited quantity on his farm near Philo-
math, and it makes cakes better than
the imported article. Why not try the
/ experiment in this section?
/ There was mn ont-and-out cock fight at
Fix's livery stable yesterday. The fowls
''went after" each other in snch vigor-
ous manner that both fell heels over APP
petite into Fix's well. from where they
I were fshed out, with their ardor consid-
erably cooled off Ask Charley about it..
Miss Bessie Fitzwater requests US TO
send her GLOBE to Eiyhtmile, Morrow
county, where she began teaching on
Dee. 3D., and has very good school.
| She also informs us that Miss Anna
/ Clarkes school at Liberty will close to-
day, with grand entertainment this
evening.
The recent treaty with Japan may
cause this country much trouble in the
future. The japanese are fewer in NAM
Der than the Chinese but their country
1 is az badly overcrowded and wages are
as cheap as in China. The Pacific coast
has had enough experience with the
curse Of Asiatic emigration.
School Supt. Stevenson this week
/ bntchered two eight-months-old pigs
which dressed 2c6 and 240 pounds re-
spectively. Who can beat them?--
Eugene Guard. Hand over the belt.
Geo. w. Rinehart OF Condor last week
butchered two pigs, same age, which
dressed 274 and 256 pounds respectively. J
Some time ago New York paper pub
lished receipt for getting rid Of the
snoring habit 1t was merely TO sleep
with the mouth closed. A Condor
Irishman, when he read this said (:
THAT Is fight, pve tried it meself;
broke meself Of the snorin' habit; when
liver found meself aslape with me
mouth open, got up and shut it,"
According to the official directory pub
Iished in the Fossil paper, Gillian coun-
ty hasn't any coroner. 1t advertises j.
q. Stevenson as j p. Of Matney pre-
cinct, which is mistake, as Matney
has not had any j. T. for several years,
Neither has had Rowe creek. IL also
overlooks the fact that Val Wheeler is
now surveyor and that Mr.. Wilkinson
White is J. 7. Of Trailfork precinct.
There seems to be quite spirit Of dis,
satisfaction abont the Benton county
court allowing $50 per month for extra
county clerk hire. They argue that the
clerks salary Of $500 per year is quite
sufficient to pay deputy, II one is need
ed, which, il ut all, is not over couple
OF months in each year. The clerk
would then have very nice salary left
with what he makes out Of his private
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Tunes.
TlH United states grand jury at Port
land failed to find a bill against Gibbons
Savage or Klein for robbing the post
office at The Dalles, which was robbed
about three months prior to the robber,
OF the express Office. There was no ties
timony except that OF Klein, and tina
unsupported would not be sufficient t.
convict. Besides the testimony comm,
from person already convicted of I
crime had but little weight.
We were misnformed concerning th,
death near Mayvlle last week. The de
ceased, Irene Lewellen, wac a daughte
Of Mr.. and Mrs. ). +. Lewellen, ant
was aged 10 years and months. Gu
informant last week reported that sh'
was a daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. G. l.
! Lille. Doubtless the reason for tn