Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-10-04


stole several head Of horses from Max
well Ramsby Of llaystack aud lii out for
that portion Of the valley.
The pupils Of our public school are
preparing an interesting program for an
entertainment to be given in the school
house on Friday evening, Oct. llth. No
admission will be- charged, but perhaps
q collection will he taken up, TO be used
in furnishing the house with lamps.
On Tuesday last the little s-yesr.old
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. q. Flett
was thrown from horse at the home OF
her sister, Mrs. John Clark, In Ferry
Canyon, and fractured her leg. Her pa
rents came up and took her home next
day, after DR.. Hudson set the broken
member.
California, which IL 45 years old as q
state, is officially valued at sl,132,7l2,-
647. This Is 1910 for every man, woman
and child in the state, or $4,000 for every
family. Such development Of wealth
and social progress in half a century
could take place nowhere except in this
republic.
J. W. Blake this week bonght for Billy
Barr between 800 and 600 head Of one
and two-year.old wethers from Tommy
Dillon, paying $l.25 for re and VI so for
2's. Billy intends TO keep them until
next summer and then ship them TO the
East with a train. load Of others that he
will buy.
Boys, don't be backward about apply
ing for marriage licenses, as Clerk Frazer
has just received large supply. When
yon invest In one, II you have forgotten
where the Justice lives, come around
and we'll post you. This is an excellent
time 10 get married-a long, cold winter
~ almost on hand.
Otis Kizer OF Pine creek went TO Ar
lington the FIRST OF this week with pri-
yate conveyance 10 meet his father-in-
law, Mr.. Caleb Perrin, who has just re-
turned home from his extended visit
with relatives In Marion county. Mr..
Pcrriu's health Is somewhat improved /,
but he is lar from being well man yet.
The rate u increase in population OF
several states Of the Union shows re-
mnrkatle growth Of the Western states.
Eew Yorkis rate Of increase in popula-
tion for the last 100 years was not quite
IL per cent, while that Of Illinois in
creased 3ll per cent in 30 years. The
other Western states have done nearly
a. well.
The sos head OF iull-blood Merino
bucks that j. w. Blake recently sold 10
sheepmen in this county arrived here
this week from the Baldwin, Sheep 4
Land Co. Of Hay Greek, for delivery.
Geo. Perry and Lewis Miller OF Lone
Rock aud VIM. Smith from the John
Day river we're In town Tuesday 10 get
come of them.
/ Chas. II. Rinehart Of Mountain Home,
/ Idaho, is visiting his relatives here and
at Mayville. He IL manager Of the coun'
4 ty hospital over there and also city mar
shal Of the town, which has about SOC
inhabitants. II Is ak years since Char.
( ley left here and he has grown so tleshy
that no one, not even his father knew
him when he arrived Saturday.
| The Goldendale Sentinel says that s
IL. Miller and wife returned from the
Willamette valley Monday. They came
over the mountains and report about 9
| foot Of snow on the summit. Mr.. Millel
reports the times down there much dul
ler than in this section, as most OF the
farmers there planted hops which thii
year was not worth the picking.
/ Professor Manning, who claims TO h'
eminent authority on the human body
denounces the bicySle and shocks th'
world by saying that 'any man who use
the bicycle to any great extent canno
hope TO ever become q father, as its tot
constant use destroys virllity." That i
''corker" worthy Of serious considera
tion--also which nobody believes.
Through the energy of our schoo
teachers, also "keno," who circulated
subscription paper, very fine dxl0 fla
now adorns the steeple Of our schoc
house. We believe this is the onl
school house in the county with sucl
equipment, aud we also think that nc
only every school honse in this count
but in the United States ought to hay
! a national flag.
Geo. Angel writes us from Austin
Grant county, under date OF Sept. 20tf
that he intended TO start next day o
the trail for home with the sheep in hi
charge. He says that the mountai
] range Is almost as short and dry as til
! bunchgrass, which is his reason for star
ing home 80 early. All the other sheV
! herds will start home from the moul
tains about the same time.