Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-10-11

q confirmed old TOPPER bald Hs oo""'
tell any drink by the taste. lie was
! bliDdfolded and given 10 taste all the
liqnors and wines. and he called the
name Of each correctly. Next came
some pure spring water; this made the
old man study and finally gave IL up,
saying he had drunk some il when he
WAS a boy but he couldn't think OF the
name now.
The Fossil paper, dated Oct. 4th. did
not reach here until Wednesday even
ing. For the Last wear or 20 il has been
behind about week with each issue,
and we understand that the proprietors
Of that paper are abont 10 engage d. 9.
Boyd or some other printer 10 take
charge Of the Journal MS publisher, in
place Of Mr.. Stewart, who is now at
work on the paper.
A Young lawyer in Portladd the other
day talked four honrs to a jury, who
felt like Iynching him. His opponent,
n Przzled old professional, arose, looked
~ eetly at the Judge. and said: "Yonr
honor, will follow the example Of my
young friend who has just finished, and
submit the case without argument"
Then he sat down, and the silence was
large and oppressive.
An anti-gossip society has been start
ed by six young ladies' of Pendleton.
They will say nothing Of anyone, unless
they can gay something good and pleas
ant. By all means let ouch society he
organized at Condor at once; there is
no place IN the country that needs it
worse. How manv people are there in
this section who can talk five minutes
| without giving some one ''fits?"
The Woodmen Of the World now lead
/ for prompt payment Of death claims. J.
| A. Brown, of Teurium Camp No. 20, Of
Boulder. Colorado, died at p. m. Sat
| nrday, Sept. l4th, aud the proofs were
submitted and the claim paid at 10 a. m.
Monday, Sept l6-only AZ hours having
elapsed This is an illustration OF the
prompt way in which this great frater-
nal and insurance order does business.
J.. Parker last week received letter
( from VIM. Black, who recently left his
home and family so mysteriously at
Mayville. Bill is up at Lacomb, in the
province OF Alberta, Canada, and is
dead broke" and says it is impossibl
to find any work at living wages. Bill
made serious mistake in leaving his
home, and no doubt keenly regrets his
action, as do all others who leave here
on the hunt for better country.
Claude Henshaw arrived home from
Portland Saturday and his mother and
sister Wednesday They enioyed their
visit immensely and report the exposi-
tion at Portland grand success in every
particular. Ii is needless to add that AL
is happy once more. He SAYS he never
was "cnt ont" for cook--anvwav. he
never washed dish from the time he
commenced to bach, as he says they
would just get dirty again anyway"
Judge Jas. b. Mattingly, who left
Beecher Flat five years ago and has
been residing in Idaho and the Palouse
country since that time, returned to the
Flat again last week with the intention
OF remaining He says Gillian comfy
is the best country he has seen in the
West and thinks any man is foolish who
leaves here expecting to find a better
place. The Judge is an intelligent old
gentleman. and informed MS that he
filed the position Of police Judge l6
years and county judge 7 years in Ne
braska.
The Pittshnrg tPa.) Post has the fol-
lowing to say concerning an invention
by brother Of the editor Of this paper !;
"a decided success was made last Sat
urday by W. NJ. Shut, formerly of Brad
dock at the Homestead steel works in
the presence OF several skilled mechan-
les, in welding copper to steel. Three
trials were made in an incredably short
time and was pronounced by experts to
be the best and only actual weld Of cop
per to steel they have seen, and compli-
, mentcd the inventor on his success.
Mr.. Shut should and does feel highly
elated over his first effort in the big
works. lie has for the past three or
four years spent considerable time in
experimenting on II. and he now feels
confident that he has succeeded in his
efforts, which will doubtless bring him
fortune"
: Deputy Sheriff Tom Johnson arrived
here Friday from Oregon City with Jake
Rinearson, yonng man who was arrest
ed on complaint Of Maxwell Ramsby
(who resides on the 2. G. Martin place
on Dutch Flat) charged with stealing
!. three head OF his horses. The prisoner
was takkl before the magistrate who is