Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-10-02
GLoBoSiTIEs.


week to remain until spring.
Sam Jones desires us to announce that
he has lot Of excellent dry cordwood
for sale cheap at his place In Lost Val
ley.
Mrs. q. j. Caven Of Pine creek is visit.
Ing her daughter, Mrs. Wilcox. Mrs
Julia Morgan Of Fossil Is also over on
visit.
Mrs. II. @. Turner OF Burns, Harney
county, and Miss Edith Mckinney Of
Olex are visiting their sister here, Mrs.
w. T. Solvester.
Mr.. and Mrs. 9. q. Wilson have gone
70 Portland for few days' visit TO the
Exposition. Nearly dozen others from
here will 20 down next week.
A Southern paper says 1t will give six
watermclons for every new subscriber,
but it cannot afford TO furnish a doctor
nor pay the funeral expenses.
In n sydney newspaper lately there
was this advertisement: "Wanted--A
man able TO teach French and the piano,
and TO look after the bull. ."-Tit-Bits.
Atrayeling street beggar seems to have
a pfetty good idea Of the relative sizes Of
The affections which weight him down
lie wears a pacard saying: "Iam marri-
cd also blind"
Wiley Miller and HE half-brotht A..
fred Stricklin, left Saturday, overland, 4,
for Looking Glass, Douglas county, hav.
Ing finished putting in crop on his
place near Condor.
The pupils Of our public school will
give an interesting musical and literary
entertainment In the school house this
Friday evening, commencing AT o'clock
10 which all are invited.
]. M. Ciilkison and family, who resent
ly moved from Douglas county to Fossil, (,
arrived here Tuesday evening on a brief
visit 10 Mr.. Gilkison's sister, Mrs. H..
b. Hendricks, and family.
Gold or silver taken on subscription at
this office. No discrimination made he
tween these two metals. Paper money
will be taken also at its face value.
Don't forget our platform.
Lost--on Sept. 8, 1896, on the road be-
tween Condor and the ranch OF A. Hart
inan, fiith.cbain. A suitable reward
will be paid upon its return to the owner
A. Hartman, or TO this Office.
Populist vanderbnrg has quietly drop
ped his contest proceedings against his
successful rival, Tom Tongue, as he
could not produce any evidence to show
that fraud had been practiced at the
polls.
The Astorian, republican newspaper,
pays Judge Bennett the following de-
served compliment; Judge Bennett is
q greater orator than any Of the cam
paign speakers imported from the East.
Go out and hear him."
Editor u. |. Asbury, Of the Grant Co.
News, was married last Monday Mt Cam
yon City TO Miss Mamie 0verholt Of that
town. Mr.. Asbury publishes one Of the
best country papers in the West, and for
this aud his marriage We congratulate
him.
The New York World says II is costing
Mark Hanna several thousands OF dol.
lars day hiring loaiers and tramps Ia
ride on the free excursion trains every
day TO Canton, O.,--which Is sdone for the
purpose OF making show, In order tc
keep up courage.
The largest squash we have seen foI
many day was brought to town Friday
from Hay creek by d. A. Dodson who,
by the way, has been selling all kinds oI
very fine vegetables and produce here al
summer, cheaper than ever before sold
for in this country.
Misses Ethel Parman, Blanche Nc
HafIie, Lettie Lamberson and George
Parman all left Sunday for Forest Grove
TO attend the Pacific university. Mis-,
Sadie Parman left ut the same time with
her sister, Mrs. Mayer, for the latter,
home at Walla Walla.
Nearly every newspaper in the North
west has been bilked by Mervin Sworts
the Baker City money loaner, (?l whom
the postofllce department has just de
clared u fraud, with big +. No doub
Mervin is now out on the hunt for new
pastures and suckers.
The days Of the housetly are fall o
trouble. No sooner does he get thawe,
out IT the forenoon than he has to hnstl
for sleeping place. But the little tim
he Is thawed out he gets in some grea
lcks, as flies are meaner this time O
year than any other.
w. A. Rodkey Of Portland was here ol
business the first Of the week lie an,
his wife, who have been keeping a lodg
ing house In Portland for several years
have concluded to try their luck at tn
same business in Rossland, and will
move up there next month.
D. s. Healy, the Arlington timer, pu