Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-12-20
CLoEOsiTIEs.

We learn that Bill Stephens IL at Pen.
dleton conducting email confectionery
stand
The weather has been very cold all
week, with about four inches Of the
beautiful" ON the ground.
Dunn Bros. have fine stock Of hoIi-
dny goods, snitable for Christmas pres
ents. Call and examine them.
}. II. Downing, wife and two daugh-
ters have taken rooms ut Mrs. Gray's ON
Benton street Santa Clara Journal.
X NJ. johnson, Of Lone Rock, was In
town Wednesday ON business. lle at
tended meeting Of The X. Of T.. lodge
here Tuesday night.
Hon. w. w. stciwer Of Fossil went TO
Arlington the first Of the week to attend
a meeting 81 the directors Of the Arling-
ton National Bank.
The New York Sun recommends Sena-
tor John H. Mitchell, of Oregon, ne the
republican nominee for president. The
GLoBr seconds the nomination.
The republican national convention
viii meet IN st Louis, June 10Th. San
francieco had 20 votes. lacking 8 Of hav-
ing q sufficient number to elect.
~ learn that several Of the boys in
thiscounty have invested In marriage
licenses and expect to desert the ranks
OF single cussedness during the holidays.
We learn that John Harvey, whose
term In the Walla Walla penitentiary
expired d short time ago, IL now herd.
Ing sheep across the river. Ia Sherman
county.
Mr.. Coleman Welsh, Of Fossil. and
bis little daughter visited relatives ut
Arlington the first Of this week, stopping
10 Condon long enough TO subscribe for
the GI.unE
supt, Kennedy vas in toS y last week
on bis rounds visiting the schools. The
rough weather has caused him to post
pone his intended visit 10 the north end
Of The county AT present
Next "Wednesday is Christmas. Moth.
ing special Is advertised TO take place
here on that day. Several Of our people
are thinking o. taking in the festivities
at Fossil and Lone Rock,
q. s Propst, a Young man from the
falonee country, arrived here last week
and ia psiting his cousin Howard. He
will remain here this winter and prop
ably locate in tho spring.
The postotiice department has ordered
z7be discontinuation.o .of the postoiIice at
AiaS, this county. Mail intended for
Aiax hereafter i'll be sent to Condor.
The change took effect December 9.
The report that the Condor Brass
Band had already engaged M instructor
is without foundation. AZ present our
secretary IL In communication with
several teachers, but no one has been
engaged yet.
Tomorrow, 2ist, will be the shortest
day in the year. In this latitude
the sun VIII rise at 80 and set at :23.
This leaves the day just hours and 4s
minutes long, and the night 10 hours
and II minutes long.
w. w, McNillen, tramp printer,
passed through town this week, bonnd
for Mitchell, where he hoped TO secure
employment on the Monitor. He is q
brother Of the MeMillen who formerly
published the Wasco Observer.
g. q, Downing, a brother OF Miss
Matte Downing, formerly Of Condor,
has just been convicted of embezzing
about $500 while county clerk OF Spo-
kane county, Wash, and was sentenced
to three years in the peutentiary.
JEFF Hayes and his mother were over
from Lone Rock Saturday on land busi-
ness. Mrs Hayes tled on homestead,
and while here they also perfected their
purchase OF the timber culture which
they recently bought Of Gene Smith.
There will be no school here next
week, during the holidays. The princi-
pal, Mr.. Morey, is contemplating trip
to Spokane, to visit his family during
his vacation. Miss Ina Gorton, his
niece, expects to spend the holidays at
her homo near Douglas station.
Charley Wilson made trip to Port
land this week. The boys say it was for
the purpose Of buying housekeeping
outfit, with view Of committing matri-
mony soon. As he hae already rented n
house here, the chances are that there's
something in it---or will be soon.
Burglars blew open w. Bolton & Co.'S
safe at Antelope Sunday night, Dec, 9Th,
and took all the money there was in 1t
and al that was in the tills OF the
store, amounting In all to about $500.
Suspicious characters there have been
. arrested, with what result we have not