Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1894-12-28
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Preaching service In the Congrega-
tional church next Sunday, morning and
and evening. All are invited.
~ Our school teachers, |. s. Van Vleet
and Miss Ethel Parman, are in Portland
this week attending the State Teachers
Institute.
J. 7. Hays, who lives ten miles south
Of Arlington, and who taught the Fossil
school last winter, was In our city yes
terday on business.
l.. o. Raleton Of Olex, a very extensive
merchant and dealer in stock In Eastern
Oregon, is registered at the 81. Charles
Portland Telegram. z
Mics Lulu Miller who has bcen at
tending St. Mary's Academy In Portland
elnce last fall, IL home on visit TO her
folks until after the holidays.
Prof. /. 3. Van Vleet and several OF
the Couture boys hunted for deer in
Ferry Canyon Monday. The nearest
they came TO getting deer was to find
ones tracks.
Taxes are too high everywhere. They
will have TO come down under the condi-
tion OF the times. Property is being
confiscated to meet the burden Of gov
ernment.-E. o.
The well-kn0wn Winchester Repeat
ing Arms Co. Of New Haven, Conn,
this week sent MS one Of their large and
J beautiful calendars for 1906, for which
they have our thanks.
about everybody gets to enjoy yaca-
tions on holidays, except the newspaper
men and printers. Their vacations are
like the drinks Of the Carolina governors
few and far between.
James Elkins left Huntington Eovem-
Der 18th with two carloads OF horses,
which he sold in North Carolina at an
average Of $l2 a head. 1t cost $25
head TO take them there.
Mont Downing and Ed Trimble will
give grand New Years ball in the Ar
mory hall at Condor next Tuesday night,
Jan. ist. A good time is assured for all
who attend. All are invited.
Mrs. WIN. stephens 10 convalescing
from an attack Of pneumonia, under the
treatment Of DR.. Hogan. We are also
glad to note that Miss Stella Flett, who
had been on the sick list, s able to be
out again.
The newly-elected officers Of the Ma
sonic lodge were installed last night in
their hall here. A large number OF in
vited friends were present, and after
wards fine supper was enjoyed at Mad
docks hotel.
II the Chinese had hired half dozen
Regiments Of the boys In blue, or the
boys in gray, and posted them around
the guns at Port Arthur the Japs might
have pounded away all winter and not
got ink.
The Smith family is coming TO the
front. Time was, for many years, when
not Smith was in the Oregon legsa.
ture; but now II has six OF them, all at
once--two senators and fonr representa-
tives. Now let the Smiths make record.
T. q. Johnson, onr popular deputy
sheriff, has purchased the Herbert Hal
stead residence property in Condor,
which is among the pretticst and most
comfortable places in town. Tom, it's
beginning TO look suspicious, to say the
least.
The principal of the high school at
this place, Mrs. Goddard, will spend the
short vacation at Portland with her hus-
band, Dr. Goddard, OF University Park.
She will return to her work here at the
close OF the holidays Goldendale Sem
tinel.
John Weimar and Jas. Redmond, two
industrious farmers, whose excellent
farms lie between Glenn and 0lex, were
up TO our city yesterday having Clerk
Lucas make out deed for one OF Mr..
Redmond's ranches, which he has just
sold to Mr.. Weimar.
Manley Downing who has been at
tending the Agricultural college at Cor
Wallis for several months, and his two
sisters, Misses Daisy and Dora, who
have been attending the Pacific Univer.
sity at Forest Grove, arrived home Sun
day and will remain until after the holi-
days, when they will return to school.
The editor OF Green Fruit Grower says
that farmer in Orleans county, New
York, was offered $4S,00O cash for the
plums, pears and peaches hanging on
the trees and farm OF 100 acres, Il good
deal OF which farm was not occupied
with fruit trees. The owner refused the
$4,000, being assured that he could
realize more by marketing the fruit him
self
Mr.. e. p. Weir, who traded his store
at Jordan, Linn county, to L. @. TrasI
far, his two ranches near Mayvile re-
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