Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-05-29

ne says there wns q terrible hail storm
and wsterspout II the head Of Pietil can.
yon few days ago that CAUSED consider
able damage. The ground was covered
with bail 70 the depth Of three inches.
]. B. Huntingtou's and J. Il. Dayid's
names we're NO. omitted on purpose last
week. The former lives at Burns,
harney county, and 10 stumpine this
district for W. r. Ellie. J. E. David
10 an Ellis and Mitchell man from the
crown Of his head 70 the soles Of his feet.
We desire 10 again caution our readers
shout marking the ballots next Monday.
Remember that no scratching Of names
must be done. Simply make cross or
X Just before the name OF the candidate
You wish 10 vote for. II You scratch the
names out your vote will be lost entirely.
An exchange says that apples may be
kept two years by wrapping them In
newspapers In snch way ~ 10 exclude
the air. The newspaper mnst, however,
b. one which the snbscriptio has been
paid 10 full or the dampness resulting
from the due will caase the fruit 10
spoil.
While In Portland last week Gene
Smith and w. A. Darling saw l. y. Van
vleet, formerly Of Condor, who has been
under treatment In ~. vincent's hospi-
tai several weeks for abscesses In the
head. He was rapidly recoving and in
tended to return home to La Grande in
few days.
Marriage licences were issued by the
county clerk on the 10th instant TO T..
W. Daggett and Katie Reed, Chas. Han
nah and Lula Balien, all Of Arlington.
Mr.. Daggett and Miss Reed were united
In marriage on the 2ist at Arlington by
Rev. Van Scoy Of Portland. May you
live long and prosper.
II would be well for the judges Of cleo
tion Monday TO caution the voters who
have not been In the precinct 30 days Of
the danger OF illegal voting, the penalty
for which 10 very severe. No one has
legal right TO vote for precinct officers
unless he has been resident OF the pre-
cinct 30 days or longer.
Mrs. Matte Greulich left yesterday
for her home In Pendleton, after two
weeks visit with relatives here. Her
aunt, Mrs. M. J. Johnson and her son
Charley Rice accompanied her and will
spend the summer at pendleton. a..
w. Rinehart took them TO Arlington
with private conveyance.
Governor Morton has signed the
Greater New York" bill which consoli-
dates New York, Brooklyn and NUM-
Der Of other cities, making q city OF over
three million people. The consolida-
tion takes effect Jan. /, 1893. and the
mayor Of the consolidated cities will be
elected In the fall of 1897.
Erwin NJ. Shut. OF the Antelope Her
aid, arrived here Thursday OF last week
and remained until Sunday with HE
sick brother 6. P. He received the news
OF his brothers. sickness on Wednesday
evening at O'Clock and rode that night
TO Fossil, reaching Condor next morn
ing--a pretty quick 52-IDile trip.
Several sheep sales were made here
this week. j. w. Blake and +. M. Pill
ter sold all Of their sheep, sggregating
5000, to Harry Clay; Geo. Wright
bought about 5000 head from the follow
ing persons: s. b. Barker, J. NJ. Cam
eron, J. X. Fitzwater, Blake Bros. and
Wilson Bros. He will drive them 70
Montana.
BY one stroke OF the presidential pen
nearly all Of the government positions,
including most OF the postnasters, have
been placed under the civil service rules.
II means that they cannot be removed
except for cause, unlese the next presi-
dent sees tit TO change the order. II he
does not, the good postmasters may
stay for life.
In the mention last week Of Hon. E.
B. Duiur, IN error occurred In setting
the type, making It read statutes" Of
the silver question, when It should have
read status" Messrs. Dnfnr and Cra-
dlebaugh made many friends during
their canvass In this county, and they
will be remembered by . heavy vote
next Monday.
We note In No. Pocket edition, ol
the Martindale Mercantile Agency
Guide 1907, that the population Of Ar
lington 10 given At 966, Condor 500, and
Fossil 253. This was considerable Of 4
stretch on the imagination Of whoever
furnished the information, as all Of thess
towns arc about equal in population
neither Of which will exceed 800.
While Oregon has surplus Of bache
lors TO the number Of $4,000, Massachu
setls has surplus OF maids, old maidl
and tppewriters to the number OF 0,7Sl
II these could be gotten together, what |
grand matchmaking there would be
increased Joys and good results general