Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-08-21

newspaper that has starved out in that
town, which proves that there Is consid-
erahle mossbacklsm in the place, and in
that case IL Is not deserving Of paper.
We regret very much TO learn that our
old friend George Coffin Of ThiriymiIe is
lying At the point Of death with heart
disease aud dropsy, with very slim
chance of recovery. This is the same
complnint that caused the death Of so
many Of our noble old citizens within
the last year or so--T B. Hoover, II. w.
Pentecost, j. II. Morris and others.
Miss Jennie Cummings, who visited
her relatives in this county since last
spring-Frank Golden and family Of
Mayville, u. o. Tobey and family Of
Shutter Flat, Geo. Chamberlain aud
family and Mrs, Eliza Grubb OF Olex--
left last week for her home ut Halsey,
Linn county. She made many friends
during her visit IN this county who re-
grct her departure.
Just now Fossil s one Of the prettiest
and most chccrful-looking little towns in
Eastern Oregon, owing to all OF the
buildings in town being surrounded by
beautiful poplar trees, the tops Of which
tower above the nicely -painted buildings.
Two creeks run through the town, from
which nearly all OF the yards are irriga-
ted. 70 traveller this tine Of the year
It is like finding nm oasis in desert
Monmouth Monitor; II. S. Portwood
left Monday for the Sound country. lie
goes there 10 represent RosenthHl, FEEDER
q CO., holesale shoe men Of San Fran.
cisco. with whom he has secured posi-
tion as travelling salesman, With Wash
ington, Idaho and Montana as his terri
tory. Mrs. Portwood will visit with rel
atives at Eckley for month or so until
he decides where to locate his family.
Our delinquent subscribers should not
fall into the error Of thinking that be-
cause We do not dun them every week
through the paper we do not need the
money due ns. II tnkes lots Of hard
cash 10 run q first-class paper, and ii you
are owing the GLOBE tbc money is ours
and we want 1t. We are not million
aife and therefore We are not prepared
to wait lifetime on these little bills
that ought TO be paid in advance.
Rev. 4. Curran. pf Oakland, Cal, ar
rived here on "Wednesday OF this week
on brief visit to his relatives and
friends in this section. His wife tnee
Miss Emma Meek has been visiting
here the last three weeks, and both will
retarn To Oakland ahont Sept. lst. By
request Of a large number Of his old
church members here, Mr.. Curran has
consented TO preach in the Congrega-
tional church here next Sunday at IL
o'clock.
At a festival held several nights ago in
II neighboring town the editor Of one Of
our exchanges, took his hest girl up 10
the lemonade stand, aud treating her, he
heran fishing in his pockets for dime.
( Ills face expressed his embarrassment as
he whispered hosrsely, IL guess | havn't
cent; changed my pants aud the
I Young lady who had been examining the
unk nown regions Of woman's dress for
+ her purse, turned pink color aud said
+ II am in the same fix"
The little 6.year-old daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. ID. G. Henry, five miles south
( Of town, met with II terrible accident last
Sunday morning. She and an older
brother were riding Il very gentle horse
and in some unnccountable manner both
OF them fell of, breaking the little girl's
arm in two places, one at the elbow
joint. DR.. Hogan was hastily summon
ed and he had the child hrougi To towr
in order to be able to treat it to better
advantage. 1t being compound tract
ure and at the elbow joint, there is very
great danger OF the arm remaining stili
which would be doubly unfortunate.
The sliding mountain just below tht
Upper Cascades is one OF the wonders o
the Western world. 1t has the slides
this wear worse than usual, and It's move
nient has rendered necessary the reloca
tion Of the o. X, 4 n. Co.'S railway for /
distance OF some 200 feet, The new line
will be moved some sixty feet back, nnC
will be eighteen feet higher than thu
present line, which has gone away below
grade, owing to the sinking and slidni
Of the land. The railroad engineers hay,
become so accustomed to the antics o
this sliding mountain that they Just le
IL slide, and when it gets the track to'
: far down, they move it up again.
Brown Bros, Bill and jim, deivere'
Mt Arlington this week ahout 50 head o
very fine beef cattle for the Portlan'
market. John Walker sold seven heat
at the same time, Notwithstanding tn
fact that "Sniption Bill' has alway
been staunch democrat, he informs II
that he, will ''go republican" this IA
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