Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-09-27

Ano bbtueuhHchi eultOf OF an ex-
change propounds the following query /:
A boy ten years old has little sister
who weighs 6pounds, and he gets tired
holding her In five minutes. When he Is
twice as old, how ! ong will 1t take him
to get tired holding someone's sister
who weighs 1875 ponnds7
John Knox's new residence, which he
Ii having built on bis lid. jnst east Of
town Is fast nearing completion. J. X.
Clark is the head carpenter. In few
days John intends TO make trip to his
old home In Arkansaw, for the purpose
OF taking unto himself better u TO sew
on his buttons and sich like.
Ed Nelson, the hostler In the livery
stable OF johnson & Wilcox. was pretty
badly hurt Wednesday by being kicked
In the face by horse, cutting frightiul
gashes In bis cheek and forehead. The
poor fellow has been on the sick list
lately and 10 having more than his
snare Oh Dad luck.
All complaints regarding taxes should
be made before the equalization board
at its session next week orthey may
never be heard. This seems cruel but
the supreme court has made the board
meeting the only opportunity for correc-
tion in assessment. The board meets
the 30th Of September, and will be in
session from Monday until Saturday,,
A child down In Coos county The
other day put his hand into hens nest
and said the hen "pecked" him. The
two other children Of the family expert
mented with the same result. The
hen" happened TO be a rattlesnake. In
the resulting excitement the fourth
child fell into we'll and was drowned.
The other three died soon afterwards.
The GLOBE thankfully acknowledges
receipt Of fine wedding card, announc.
Ing the marriage OF the well-known mer-
chant, Lester II. Coffin and Miss Nellie
X. Leyens at Mt. Tabor, Oregon, on the
18th inst. The contracting parties for
merly resided at Arlington and have
many friends in this county who tender
congratulations. The happy couple will
be "at home" at Lewiston, Idaho, after
Oct. lst.
PendIeton has securing mill in sue
cessiul operation, and from present i'm
dications she Is going TO have woolen
mill TOO. 75 shares Of stock are already
taken. Pendleton realizes how much
the securing plant has done for her and
is willing to try whata woolen mill will
do. II will be owned and controlled by
the came parties that own the securing
mill. fendleton is destined to become
large and prosperous city within q
few years.
Isaac Ruddock and Melvin Green, who
attended circuit court at Condor year
ago, visited the law office Of A. d. Still
man aud w. NJ Pierce to see about mat
iers which had been in litigation. Rud-
dock attacked Stillman, who made a
good fight, while Pierce engaged with
Green. The four fought several min
utes, breaking much furniture. The
lawyers came off victorious, finally eject
ing the men from the office.
l.. Armstrong, Of Morrow county, has
leased the Parshall ranch at Hartland
and will move TO this county with all
his personal effects, including good
sized herd OF cattle. Mr. Armstrong
says the failure in the country around
Heppner was the most complete that be
has known for many year One man
had two hundred and fifty acres OF fall
grain that was not worth cutting for hay.
The came land last season produced %
bushels per acre.--Goldendale Sentinel.
The sheepmen Of Crook county met at
Prinevile one day last week, and organ
lied a Stockmen's Protective Association
agreeing to pay bounty OF II for the
scalp Of every coyote killed in Crook
county, and the county court will also
pay the same amount for each scalp.
When the sheepmen OF this section or
ganiEe, the pesky coyote will have a
tough time of IL in Gillian, Crook and
Wasco counties. As soon as all the
sheepmen get back from the mountains
they will organize at Antelope. Herald.
II is shown by an analysis Of census
figures that more than half the men
in twenty-eight OF the forty-nine states
and territories are engaged in agricnl-
ture, and that farming is the leading pur-
suit in all of them except New Hamp-
shire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island,
Connecticut and New Jersey, where man.
ufacturing and mechanical arts take the
lead. There are in the United States O..
600, 900 men engaged in agriculture to i
900, 900 in other forms OF business. The
steady growth OF this country lie sufii.
cient proof thatintelligent farming pays.