Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-12-11

leading star at neektie party.
A Georgia woman went quietly TO
work and secured divorce from her
husband for no other reason than TO en-
able him to marry another woman.
There certainly Is not another woman in
the world like her, and she could make
fortune by exhibiting herself in dime
museum.
Rainbow Chaser Mrs. Mary Yellen
Lease, the notorious popuIist Kansas
politician, loved politics not wisely but
too well, and as result her beautiful
home at Wichita has Just been sold by
the sheriff 10 pay off sll00 mortgage
Better stay at home little more, Mary
Yellen, any try TO get another start.
The wool clip Of Oregon for 1895 was
the largest ever noted In the history Of
the state. Oregon farmers today own
over 2,b00,0OO sheep. This number, as
shown by careful inquiry, Is constantly
increasing, and It IL equally as crafty
ing 10 record the fact that the tendency
In the price OF both mutton and wool is
upwards.
7. Q. Mobley, supervisor OF road dis
trict No. IA, at Olex, requests the GLOBE
TO warn the public that the bridge over
Rock creek, below Crum's mill, Is un-
safe 10 cross with heavy loaded wagons.
1t is not probable that the bridge will
be rebuilt before spring and teamsters
should avoid crossing there until it is
repaired.
Ed Crnikshank orders his GLOBE sent
to st. Anthony Park, Minnesota, where
he is at work this winter. He says the
weather is so cold there that he 'bleeyes
II Il would clear up and quit showing
once they could see the North Pole.
Lighted candles there freeze 30 hard
that II Is impossible TO blow them out
and they burn all winter.
Prof. Hiram Henry left here Wednes-
day for Lexington, where he hopes TO
organize cornet band. Our band has
concluded TO struggle along dnring the
winter months without a professional
instructor, but will doubtless employ
one next spring. Prof. Henry is an eff
cieni band teacher and leaves here with
the good viii Of the band as well as all
Of our citizens.
w. r. Boyer, who was recently Grip
pied for life by his wagon running over
him, expects 10 leave in few days for
his old home at Ambia, Indiana, where
bis mother resides. His many friends
in this county sincerely hope that he
will recover sufficiently to return sone-
time and make his home among us
again. lie still owns n fine farm and
other property near Glenn.
| An enterprising man has just estab-
lished decoy duck mandatory in
Portland. This will be interesting news
10 Sidney q. Hawson OF Arlington, who
can now secure new one TO take the
place Of the decoy duck that he shot full
Of holes in,the river last winter at Ar
lington. They say the Arlington hoys
every now and then take drink yet at
Sid's expense, on the strength Of the re-
markable shots he made at that famous
duck.
The 0regonian has quite fight on Its
hands with all Of the California papers,
for publishing an editorial recently,
which states that California is a "hot-
bed OF vice and the tenderloin OF Amer
ica,n and that her native citizens are
nothing bat gang Of gamblers, thieves
and disreputable characters without
honor or morality. The 0regonian bases
its opinion on the sensational news fur
nished in every issue Of the San Fran
cisco papers.
A story, which is too good to keep, is
told Of lady teacher OF this county
who, having an inordinate dread Of con.
tagious diseases, sent a little girl home
because she said her mother was sick
The next day the child presented her
self at school with her finger in hei
mouth and little hat swinging by the
string, and said: "We'se got little
baby at our house, but mamma told me
TO tell you it isn't catching" The
teached blushed slightly, said she was
glad Of it, and told her pupil to take a
seat.
There have been two civil cases II
Justices court here within the last week
The first was jury trial, wherein VIM
4 Campbell, j, G. Cooney and d. q. Henr!
we're plaintiffs and J. W. Ebhert defen
dant. The suit originated ont Of 4 dis
pute or misunderstanding about head
ing bill, aud the jury returned yerdic
in favor Of the plaintiffs. The othe
was suit brought against ]. NJ. Cad
we'll by Mr.. and Mrs, Dan Rinehart 70
house rent alleged to be due the plain
tiffs. Justice Tatom decided in favor o
the defendant.
A few. Texas rangers and sharpshoot
ers are assisting the Cubans in their wa
against the Spainards and are playin
sad havoc among Weyler's butchers
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