Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-11-22

from lack OF sufficient patronage to keep
the paper alive. This leaves Crook
county--with about three times the area
and population Of Gilliam--wlth but
one paper again, the Prinevile Review.
Geo. Gibbons Is making preparations
to build fine dwelling house on bis
farm near Mayville. He was over to
town Wednesday to engage Shed Grider
to do the carpenter work. Mr.. Gibbons
Is one Of the most industrious citizens
In the county. lie is getting ahead
right along, for the simple reason that
he isn't afraid Of work.
The Southern Pacific and o. X. e N.
are at present engaged IN q vigorous
rate war, and the fare 10 California IL
lower than 1t was ever known to be-
The fare from Portland TO San Francisco
by rail is: First-class. $40; 2d-class, IS,
including berths By o. X. IN. steam
er--lst.class, IS; 2d-class, $3.50, includ-
Ing berths and board. This is almost
like travelling on pass.
All OF the seven applicants for teach
ers' certificates, examined at Condor
last week were successful, their stand
ing being as follows: Misses Grace
Frizzell, Emma Harer and Edith Young,
each 94 per cent; Miss Stella Hastain,
95; Mrs. G. W. Burnham, 81; Mics
Belle Foster, SO; Mrs. Estela Clarke,
50; Miss Jessie Mcconnell, 73. We un-
derstand the questions were unusually
hard this time.
Bully for Morrow county! The
county court Of that county last week
made an order allowing 81 bounty on coy
ote scalps. A stockmen's union should
be organized there at once to supple
ment IL with another 81. This leaves
only two adjoining counties that does
not pay q bounty-Grant and Sherman;
but they both favor the idea and no
doubt will fall in line within few
weeks. Coyote, your name is Dennis.
Petitions are being circulated in Sher-
man county asking that bounty Of
81 80 per head he offered by the county
conrtfor coyote scalps. There isno doubt
about heavy depredations In some parts
Of the county on sheep, and something
must be done TO stop it but whett er the
taxpayers generally are able TO stand
such tax as 81 30 per scalp might ag-
eregate, we are not prepared to say
Moro Observer,
| Perry Fry, the well-known raiser Of
fine horses, was in town Saturday from
Beecher Flat. He requests us to an
nounce that the lost sheep dog, adver-
tiaed In this paper recently by j. W..
Maidment OF Lost Valley, Is at his
place and has been for soma time. Per
ry says the owner can have the animal
by paying the charges on him. Mr.. Fry
has the Alberta (Canada] fever, and ex-
poets to make trip up there next spring
with view OF locating there.
Robt. b. Spencer Of 0ex and w. w.
| Weatherford OF Shnttler Flat have been
subpoenaed to serve as jurors in the u.
$. district court at Portland, which con-
venes on Nov. Goth. Among the cases
that will come up for trial is civil case
of the defnnet First National Bank Of
Arlington ys. Ernest seekamp, on some
kind OF wool deal. The receiver OF
the bank claims that Ernest owes il ST.
200 and Ernest says the amount he owes
is only $l90-quite little difference.
S. A. D. Gurley is Mr.. Seekamp's attor-
ney In the case.
G. l.. Lille finished boring S. p.
Shuts well the fret Of the week, and
has secured abundance OF water Mt a
depth OF A feet, Mr.. Lille says the
vain OF water in it is the strongest he
has ever found in all his experience as a
well.borer. Just alter cleaning it out
any one thirty feet from the mouth
Cuulu uNdf tilc WHtSF uuuullHk III tHc
bottom OF the weIl--like the sound OF
running water. lie is now at work on a
we'll for II. n. Frazer. These wells are
of incaculable benefit to not only the
owners but to the entire town, as such
improvements are always of general
benefit to town.
Tom Lewis WAS taken to The Dalles
Monday from Antelope and placed in
the county jail. Last Saturday so tons
of hay belonging to Phil Brogan were
burned. The tracks led to the house o.
Lewis and he was arrested. Public feel
ing at Antelope was strong against hin
that IL was feared he would he lyncheC
: and he was taken to The Dales for safe
keeping. Within the last couple o
! months nearly 1000 tons Of hay belong
ing to sheepmen have been burned il
the Antelope, Caleb and Mitchell coun
try, supposed to have been done by at
element over there that has been at wa
| with the sheepmen for years II Levi