Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1895-05-10


james Tatom, pioneer Of 1852, drop
ped dead AZ Monmouth, Oregon. Sun:
day morning AZ II o'clock, while talking
with neigbbor. lie was 6s years Of
age, and the eldest brother Of Geo. Ia
tom Of Condor. The deceased was a
well-known democratic politician.
j. II. Miller Of Condor, Gillian county,
Oregon, will open up large stock Of
gents furnishing goods in the Idaho Sad
dlery pany's building, corner Main
and Kimball streets, in Caldwell, Mr..
Miller expects to be ready for business
in very short tiiDe.-Caldwell 1daho)
Argus.
Mont Downing arrived home last week
from Baker county. lie has concluded
to establish small merchandise store
at Cracker City, small mining town 30
miles wcst Of Baker City. He went TO
Portland this week TO purchase q stock
OF goods and will be ready for business
IN a short time.
S. y. Barker arrived home Tuesday
from Chicago. lie had good luck ship
ping his 240O head Of sheep, but the
price having fallen by the time he got
there, he did not realize any more for
them at Chicago than he WAS offered for
his sheep At Arlington before shipping
Joe Wilson has also returned.
The ministers and others who attend
ed the Congregational conference at
Condor last week are loud in their praise
| for the kind and hospitable treatment
accorded them by the good people OF
/ Condor. At noon on "Wednesday very
/ fine dinner was served IN the hall, which
was greatly enjoyed by all present. .
School supt. Kennedy, assisted by
Miss Bessie Fiizwater and Mrs. F B.
Stevens, is conducting the regular quar-
terIy examination ut Copdon this week.
4 Five applicants are being examined, viz
/ Mrs. l.. q. Edelman Of Mayyille, Mrs.
| Phania Angel Of Fossil, Mrs 5, !. STRAIT
ton Of Lone Rock, Miss Mabel Halstead
Of Condor, and Mr.. llenryJ, Mott Of Olex
\ Miss Bird Downing came over TO assist
in examining, but being sick and notabl,
Ia attend, her place on the board ls filled
I by Mre. Stevens.
4 ii. n. Frazer took charge Of the clerks
Office Wednesday, the county couts hay
ing approved bis bonds. Mr. Lucas leavel
tomorrow for his future home in Poll
county. He will ride horseback 70 The
Dalles aud ship his three head Of horse
by boat from that point. There is prob
ably not man In Gillian county SO wei
and iavorably known TO everybody il
the county as Is Jay + Lucas, and h'
leaves host Of friends in this count!
who regret 10 see him 60, but all wisi
him and his wife we'll in their new home
Mr.. Francis Clarno arrived from Port
land Thursday. Mr.. Clarnois the owne
Of The Surprise and Ornament mines a
, Grecnhorn mountain, silver properties
and he will leave to-day via the ), v. X
X. for the mines, says the Baker Git
| Democrat. Since early last fall Mr., Cla'
no has had force of nen doing develop
ment work on these properties and II til
reports he has received from his foreman
are true be has the greatest mine in th
west. He gives the statementas receive
by him that his men are now workin
= IN seven.foot ledge, assays from whic
have given return Of 1000 ounces
/ the ton. II Mr.. Clarno finds his min
as good MS reported or anything like
, he well at once commence the shippln
: OF ore 10 the smelter.