Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-05-08

A Philadelphia woman has invented a
bottle that cannot be reflled. 1t 10 a
thousand pities that some woman dosn't
invent an attachment to prevent men
from emptying bottles.
While drilling for artesian water at
his brewery in The DalIes, A. Buchler
made discovery that Is liable to prove
OF greater value than hall dozen arte-
sian wells. At the depth Of 70 feet a
vein Of coal was discovered. The coal
lies under solid formation and below
1t is granite. At the point where the
drill passed through II the vein was
seven feet in thickness and the'eoal Is OF
good quality.
Judge Mariner win talk to our people
In the Armory hall at Condor this Fri
day evening at 7 80 O'Clock on the sub
ject Of the Portage Railway and Trans
portation, Of which he is one Of its
strongest promoters. He is thoroughly
posted upon the subject and as this is
something that interests every citizen OF
Eastern Oregon, everybody who possi-
bly, can come should be present to hear
his remarks.
Mr.. L. G. Edwards, Of the firm OF
johnson & Edwards, druggists, Thnrs-
day sold his interest to the remaining
partner, Mr.. Edd J. johnson, who will
continue the business. Mr.. johnson
has been manager Of the store since Its
establishment, Mr.. Edwards having
been engaged in other matters at Ar
lington, TO which he has now decided to
devote his whole attention.-Baker City
Blade.
Saturday, at one O'Clock in the after
noon, Cripple Creek, Colorado, the
greatest gold camp at present in the
world, was almost wiped ont by fire.
An angry courtesan threw lamp at her
lover, which hit lighted stove and
started the blaze. In few minutes the
building was in flames. and a high
wind springing up just at that moment.
spread the fire to adjacent buildings and
caused a loss TO the city Of over $l,000,-
600.
Atty. w. II. Wilson Of The Dalles was
in Condor Tuesday on business before
the county court. He was counsel for
defendants, H. Wiper and w. B. Pente-
cost, administrators OF the estate Of II.
w. Pentecost, deceased, in !. the case of
Mrs. Pentecost against the estate. The
plaintiff vas Represented by H. II. Hem
bricks Of Fossil, who was also present.
A compromise was effected between the
ltigAnts, the plaintiff agreeing to take
$400 as her dowry.
A lively sensation occurred few days
ago at Walla Walla. A pair Of adulter-
ers who had been living together as man
and wife were notified TO leave town and
upon their refusal to do so, posse es-
corted the couple TO the outskirts OF
town, stripped them OF their clothing
and administered vigorous dose Of tar
and feathers and sent them on their
was rejoicing" They had not shed all
Of the feathers yet when they reached
Portland.
Judge Northup OF Portland has ac-
cepted the nomination as an indepen-
dent sound money candidate for con-
gress from the I'd district. He is
staunch republican and as this viii split
the republican vote between him and
Ellis, great many think that Bennett
will "slide in" without doubt. Two
wears ago the vote for congress in the
Second district was as follows: Ellis
(Rep.0 1885; Raley tDem,) 9,olS;
Waldrop tPop:l lo,749; Miller tPro.) 775.
Ellis pluarlity, s,l26.
H. @. Dodson, who was nominated by
the populists for county clerk, has refus-
ed to accept, thus leaving the contest
between the present incumbent, II. N.
Frazer and Charlie Shurte Of Arlington.
Miss Lydia Thompson. who received the
populist nomination for school superin-
tendent, has also refused to accept, leav-
ing Mrs. Lillian Stevens and Glare c.
q. Morey TO compete for that Office.
The democrats did not make any nomi-
nations for coroner and as Geo. Tatom,
who was nominated by the republicans,
refused to accept, it is more than proba-
BILE that Arthur Marvel, the populist
nominee, will be elected by q rousing
majority.
Charley Prindle was in town the fret
OF the week interviewing our citizens on
proposition TO build grist mill at the
Byrne place on Thirtymile. He says
his object in wanting to build on the
creek is that water for the engine can be
obtained more readily, also wood. The
Mayville people are anxious to have it
built on the creek and are willing to
subscribe one-half OF the $4,000 bonus
asked, II the people OF this section would
subscribe the other 1880. Our citizens
do not seem to feel inclined TO take any
stock in the project unless the mill is
built at Condor, but whether they will