Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-10-25

OF water at depth Of about 35 or 40 feet.
The drill makes 8-inch hole.
The great prize fight between Corbett
and Fitzsimmons Is declared off for the
present. To the credit Of all the govern.
ors OF the IT, y. none Of them will allow
their soil TO be disgraced by such a dis.
honorable thing as prize fight. Even
Mexico, the land Of bull fights, refuses
TO allow them 10 fight over there.
j. s. Mckinney, whose saw mill burn.
ed near Lone Rock last week, was in
town Saturday. lie does not know how
the fire originated, but 1t leaves him
strapped" as there was no insurance
on the property and the loss Is over
$1,000. He thinks he will be able 10
start up again in the spring, however.
A state union OF stockmen has been
organized at Wagner, with the name Of
the Oregon Central Stockmen's Protec.
tive Association, and ohicered as fol-
lows: President, VIM. Fare, Of Day
vile; vice-president, G. N. Wagner, Of
Wagner; secretary and treasurer, Chas.
b. Sears, Mayville. Long Creek Eagle.
II. J. Helms and wife, who have
been employed in Chas. Fix'srestaurant
since last winter, left this week in a
wagon for Baker City, where they will
spend the winter. Henry Hart and
wife OF Portland have taken their place
in the restaurant and will be assisted by
Mrs. Louella Buell. OF Thirtymile. Mr..
Hart Is carrying the Lone Rock mail at
present.
Astronomers claim that large comet
is approaching the earth at very rapid
rate and that IL will arrive in few
months, at which time II will strike and
knock this mundane sphere into atoms,
or Cooked hat" They claim that
the warm weather We are having this
fall Is 10 be attributed TO the close prox :
unity OF the comet TO the earth. Now is
the time to subscribe for the GLOBE and
pay what you owe IL before 1t is too late.
We learn that several head OF cattle
and horses have been killed recently in
the Rock creek country below Glenn and
poison placed in the carcasses for the
purpose Of killing coyotes. The owners
OF the stock are making an effort to
bring the guilty parties TO justice for
their dirty work, and the public will
likely hear OF some one getting into
some very unpleasant litigation before
long.
Assessor NJ. o. Clarke has completed
balancing up his assessment roll and
elsewhere in this issue will be found
the result OF his work--all but the cen.
sus, which we will give next week,
Last year the total taxable property
footed up 81 1,600,7s6 This year it
amounts to $l,329, ,524, or $l7l 1852 less
than that OF last year. This is due to
the reduced valuation OF property gen
orally.
The people OF the United States are
pretty hard drinkers. They drink a
good deal OF beer, more or less whis-
key, gread deal Of tea, but last
year they imported total Of $96. l30,-
III worth of coffee. There is but one
article that is higher, and that is sugar
We cannot raise coffee in this country,
but IL Is a shame to import a hundred
million dollars worth Of sugar every
year. Lake Tribune.
Friday night two of our school boys
threw a potato, either playfully or inten'
tionally, through the parlor window o
l.. W, Darling's residence. As penal
ty for their fun they will saw five cords
OF wood for Mr.. Darling. As this is the
first ofiense Of this kind the boys get of
very easy, but the next time they will
find it is dangerous experiment. Any
one who would wifully throw into Q
house through window is too danger
GUS criminal to run at large.
+. W. Royal, Of the Fossil FIGURING
Mills, was in town Tuesday making ar
rangements with l.. w. Darling to han
die the Fossil -four here. He has jus
reduced the price of their -four from s.
a barrel to $3.50, which corresponds bet
ter with the present price OF wheat, Th'
other stores here are selling the Peerless
-four at $2.55 barrel. The cause OF thu
sudden fall in the price is vigorous
-four war, now raging Throughout
the county, and it would not surprise u
If the price continues to tumble som,
more before peace reigns again.
The Condor Brass Band went int
permanent organization Monday even
ing by electing the following officers
President, S. p. Shut; vlce-president
w. l., Wilcox; treasurer and secretary
M. 0. Clarke. The following member
will comprise the band, each havipl
subscribed $l2 30 towards buying tn
instruments, the cost Of which will b
over 5000, and we're sent for to Chicag,