Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-07-26

Bank, which is In the hands oi Receiver
A. Edgar Beard, will be pleased to learn
that another dividend will be declared
inside Of 10 days. The July dividend
will be the same as the last one, which
was 20 PER cent.--Baker City Blade.
This is another Of the defunct banks
that was 'Frieked" year or so ago. ]
Geo. Dukek, one Of Gilliam's most in
dustrious and prosperous bachelors, this
week purchased the Sam Rice farm, 100
acres Of decided land, lying between his
(Dukek'sl other two Beecher Flat ranch
es. for $3.50. There are plenty Of young
ladies In this county, any one Of whom
would he glad 10 have her name chang
ed TO Mrs. Dukek--if George wasn't too
bashfuI 10 ask them.
On Tuesday last, Mrs. Katharine Grei-
ner celebrated the anniversary Of her 10Th
birthday at the home Of her sons and
daughter near Mayvlle. A great many
relatives and friends were present to
congratulate the venerable matron. At
2 O'Clock p. N. n fine banquet was enjoy
ed by all present, which was followed
by musical entertainment, and all had
a very pleasant time.
DIR. II. s. Goddard Of Portland was a
passenger on Wednesdays stage enroute
TO Fossil, where he will conduct the
drug store Of A. b. Lamb, who expects
10 spend month visiting his parents
and home Of his childhood near Rich
mond, Indiana. This will be Mr..
Lambs first visit 70 his old home since
leaving there when he was a young man,
and the meeting win be joyful one.
Coyote scalps in this county are now
worth ~ each. and great many men
and boys will make 1t a business from
now on staying the long-snouted crea-
lures. And well they may, for there is
no kind Of work they can find now so
remunerative as killing coyotes at s2 a
kill. Iteyen beats harvesting "all hol-
low" II is indeed poor hunter that
cannot bag 3 or Of the varmints each
day
Mr.. N. j. Connolly Of Portland is Wis
iting his wife and daughter at Condor,
and may conclude TO locate aud go into
some kind OF business here. He has
been troubled n great deal the last few
years with catarrh, and recently return.
ed from the Sandwich Islands, where he
had been for seven months for his health.
His physician advised him TO seek a
higher altitude and dryer climate, hence
his trip 10 Condor, which is getting TO
baye quite reputation as health re-
sort.
Work 10 progressing on the Goldendale
and Lyle railroad, although larger
force Of men eonld be used profitabiy
The first half mile will be graded by the
endof week, at a cost OF about S400
The first ten miles Of the road run in 4
canyon and the grading is mostly dirt
there being very littlefoc work. Ii il
estimated that the 10 miles Of canyon
should not cost much more than $500 .
mile, already built. The remainder o.
the road is through open prairie and, a
the rates indicated, should not cost more
than 500 mile. e.--Sentinel,
| Died. Monday July %, 1895, at his
home in Ferry Canyon, james II. Nelson
aged 63 years. The deceased had beer
sick for some time with Bright's deseas'
Of the kidueys, and short time age
several large carbuncles formed on hi
neck, which weakened his constitution
so mnch that he never rallied. When be
learned that death was inevitable he
sent for lawyer to write out his will
and T. r. Lyons went out Sunday fo
that purpose. The body was buried OF
the farm, where it will remain until fall
when il will be removed to Goldendale
aud laid to its eternal rest beside his
fathers grave. The family have thu
| sympathy OF the community in thei
sad atiletion.
The most amusing bit Of news W,
have published for long time was Al
item which appeared in the GLOBE las
week on the subject Of honesty, whicl
stated, and truthfully, too, that it doe
not pay to be dishonest. 1t is one Q
those items that is so applicable in ever
community that when ii gets started,
goes the rounds Of the country pres
without crediting any paper with tn
item. 1t has appeared in at least dua
en- Of our exchanges within the las
couple OF months, one Of them being tn
Antelope Herald, which we clipped
from The funny part of 1t is, the sho
4 lit several parties in this section 20 We
that they clicked clear over the traces
and thought 1t was meant as a persons
stab at them, Such items are intende
for all who feel that the shoe fits then