Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-04-12

scholarships In that excellent school
Those wishing TO avail themselves o
that opportunity should apply to Mr.
Kennedy at once.
Hon. T. B. Hoover and wife anc
daughter Hattie came over from Fossil
Friday and visited their friends, Sheriff
Wilcox and family until next day, when
T. b. and wife returned home. Mis-
Hattie remained In Condor for severa
days. While here Mr.. Hoover paid hii
taxes, which in all amount 10 more thar
most people pay taxes on.
With the Pendleton securing mill neal
by, sheepmen may have their wool sold
direct 10 eastern mills and save many
intermediate charges incident to hand
ling wool In the grease as has been the
the custom, through series Of commits
sion men. The experience Of growers
who sold in Pendleton last year chow
fully cent pound saving.
Mrs. Jas. s. Wheeler and children
came over this week from their Weston
home 10 their home on Pine creek. HeI
husband met them at Arlington with pri.
vate conveyance, arriving home Wednes-
day. Jim expects TO try his luck this
summer prospecting on the John Day
river for gold. which he believes can be
found over there in abundance.
Az advertised In the GLoBE, the J. NJ.
Campbell place In Ferry Canyon was
sold Saturday by T. q. Johnson, as
signee. Quite crowd Of people were
present, but not very many seemed to
be "land hungry" The ranch, consist
ing Of 100 acres Of decided land, on which
10 a pretty fair cabin, was knocked down
to sniption Bill Brown for 500.
Polk county now has almost as many
goats as sheep. william Savage and
son and Allen Yocom have at least 600
John Stump, west Of Monmouth, has in
the neighborbood OF 200, and many
others have bands Of from 20 to rs.
Goats are just now extra good property,
for they will shear from 8 to pounds
Of mohair, which brings about 20 cents
pound,
Our town might have had large fire
Friday morning. The storm Of the Mon
day before unjointed the stovepipe be-
tween the ceiling and roof Of the law
Office Of T. X. Lyons, and when he put
on fire Friday morning the sparks at
once set fire TO the roof around the fine.
The flames were rapidly gaining head
way when discovered, but few buckets
Of water soon extinguished it, just in
the nick o. time to avert a terrible con.
fiagation. Too much care can not be
exercised in the inspection OF flues.
They shonld be examined every month
or oftener. better way still is to
build brick flusS.
| j. IL. Miller and Dunn Bros. have dis.
solved partnership aud divided the old
stock. Mr.. Miller has moved his hall
of the stock into the building adjoining
the store, in order to make room for a
new stock OF goods which will arrive
next week for Dunn Bros. After Mr..
/ Miller closes out his stock Of goods he
expects to make trip to the Baker City
country on the hunt for new location,
We venture the assertion that he il
leaving better place than he will find
Mr.. Miller and family are good citizens
and their many friends hope they will
yet conclude TO not leave Condor.
Mrs. Brock, an old widow lady who
has been living alone on her homestead
on Rock creek came to town "Wednesday
for the purpose OF swearing ont search
warrant TO have the premises of "Wild
Bill'' Radxom and his family searched
with view to finding lot Of her per
sonal property, which was stolen from
her house during her absense few
weeks ago. Mrs. Brock claims to hav,
sufficient evidence to warrant her in be
lieving that the above parties are th'
burglars, and she is going to "put then
through" for it by means OF the strong
arm Of the law.
A writer in an exchange says; dis
covered many years ago that wood coulC
be made to last longer than iron in TIL,
ground, hut thought the process so sim
pie that it was not well to make sti
about IL. would as soon have poplar
Eastwood, or ash as any other Kind o
timber for fence posts. | have takel
ont Eastwood posts after having beer
set seven years that were rs sound whel
taken out as when put in the ground
Tine and weather seemed to have n
effect upon them. The posts can b
prepared for less than two cents apiece
This is the receipt: Take boiled linsee'
oil and stir in pulverized coal to the con
J sistency Of paint. Put coat of thi
, over the timber, and there is not ma
} who will live to see II rot.
A brilliant wedding took place her
on Tuesday morning, the contractin
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