Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-08-16

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ortbis county, including state and coun
ty funds amounts TO about 50 per scholar
There are between l300and i400 chlIdret
Of school age in this county this year
which is an increase Of about i6 PEI
cent over the number last year--1l94
The Ice cream sociable and entertain
ment Thursday night was very sue
cessful affair, socially and financially
A delightful and interesting program
was rendered which was greatly enjoyed
by the large audience. Exactly $37 was
netted from the sale Of ice cream, which
will be used in furnishing our new
church, which will soon be completed
BIZ Brown and Bill Barr this week will
deliver AT Arlington 100 head Of large
hogs, which they sold TO the Portland
Meat Co. ut 3la cents pound. They
have over 100 head left yet at their Ferry
Canyon "boggery." There Ia more
money In raising hogs now than horses,
II not cattle and sheep. Why don't
more people try the change or expert
inentY
Died, at Condor on Saturday evening,
August 10, 1896, Mrs. w. A. Goodwin.
The burial took place in the cemetery
Sunday evening at 8 O'Clock. Our min
lister being absent at Lexington, the fu.
neral rites were postponed for several
days. The deceased leaves husband
and tw6little sons and Il number Of rel
atiyes in this section TO mourn her un-
timely death.
Supt. Kennedy Is conducting the reg
ular quarterly examination this week
assisted by Miss Bird Downing and
silas Keeney. Six applicants are being
examined Misses Belle and Nora Cole
man Of Idea, Ethel parman, Daisy Down
ing Of Condor, Eddie g. Ward and his
sister, Miss Minnie V. Ward Of Bickle-
ton. Wash. II successful, Miss Ward
win apply for the school in the Fin
Thomas district, near Olex.
]. II. Miller OF Caldwell stopped in
Condor the first Of the week, on his re-
turn home from Portland, where he had
been to purchase stock OF goods for his
new furniture store at Caldwell. Ed
Triinble, his clerk, accompanied him,
both leaving on Tuesday morning train.
Mr.. Miller informed us that he and his
family we're just IL DAYS on the road in
driving from here 70 Caldwell, and that
al oi them are well pleased with their
new home.
Buy at home is good motto for any
community, and one that will insure
growth and development. Without this
doctrine Is put into actual practice no
city can expect 10 prosper, or reap the
full benefit Of its natural resources.
Every dollar that is sent out of the
county for an article that can be pur-
chased Of local dealers s that much lost
10 the circulating medium, and the re.
suit will be that foreign towns will grow
rich At the expense of home commu.
mites.
The fiery fiend got in its work at Har-
ney city last Saturday night, and before
the flames could be subdued the entire
town was destroyed. Harney, like
many other enterior towns, had no fire
protection, so when the flames got be-
yond control, the people had to stand
aside and watch their property go up in
smoke. Harney City was at one time
the county seat OF Harney county, and
was an excellent town. but rs it is com.
pletey wiped ont OF existence. il is
thought no effort will be made to rebuild
IL.
Wednesday night of last week the
Transfer Hotel at Pendeton was burned
and with 1t four guests perished--G. IL.
Clacking OF Cascade Locks, Ben Breed
ing Of Walla Walla, "0ld Wolf" an
Indian policeman; and Wm Stevenson
an unknown. Since that time there is q
suspicion that Clacking was murdered
aud robbed and TO hide the crime the
building was set on fire. Two young
nen--"Kid" Moore Of Pendleton and
Frank Milestone OF Heppner, are in
Jail at Pendeton, charged with the
crime Of murder.
Some men are worth good deal more
dead than when alive. II has been as
certained lately by scientific investiga
tion that abouttwelve to fourteen ounces
Of calcium is dispersed throughout the
human body, and Ms calcium is worth
$3.50 per ounce, or from 1890 to $1,000
per individual, why not take all the
loaiers, vags, drunks and "no goods" IL
general and extract the precious meta
from their carcasses? Talk about In
trinsic value! Here 1t il and only needs
to be pressed out and coined. We ar,
appalled, when we ponder over tn,
amount Of wealth thatcould he extract
ell from certain classes in this section
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