Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1896-07-31

grant ihniiIy passed throngb town today
that contained father and mother and l6
children. There were originally % chill
dren, Q having died. They were on their
way to Gillian county, Oregon, and
came from Nebraska.
Rev. Barnhart Of Fossil req uests MS to
announce that he will preach at Condor
next Sunday, Aug. ID, morning and
evening. He says this viii be his last
appointment at Condor for this confer
ence year, and cordially invites all to be
present on that occasion.
George Wing, q bright little ll-year-
old boy from the Boys and Girls Aid So
ciety Of Portland, arrived here Tuesday
and will make his home with the family
Of L. W. Darling, who sent for him last
week. There are about 40 boys and girls
IN that Orphans Home AT present.
d. 3. Triuble went 10 Arlington yes.
terday 70 meet his wife, who has just re-
turned from visit to her sick father at
Cresweil, Lane county. Her two sisters
Mrs. d. s. Brown and Mrs. WIN. g.
Brown, who went down with her, will
remain with their father awhile yet.
The hum OF the header 10 again heard
In the land. There will be great deal
more wheat than some people we're ex-
pecting, the yield running all the way
from y to u Of crop. Some Of the
wheat is plump and well filled, but a
great deal Of II il 10 sbriyeIed, as result
OF the hot winds.
An Antelope man, having advertised
he would not be responsible for debts
contracted by his wife, she retorts that
"he never paid any Of my bills for my
clothes or anything else in ninteen years
| have been married 10 him. He is now
loafng round town with suit OF clothes
on that paid SIS for"
An excellent fly catcher 10 made no fol-
lows: One pound Of common rosin and
eight onnces Of castor oil are melted to-
gether In suitable vessel, and while
hot spread thick paper--heavy wrapping
paper will do-with brush. When a
fiy aligbts on the paper It hangs on with
the tenacity Of a bulldog. Try it.
The Goldendale flying machine man
has hit upon plan for laying cable
around the world in two days. He pro-
poses 10 send up one Of Parrots balloons
to the highest possible altitude, with a
cable attached. BY the revolution Of
the earth on It's axis the cable will be laid
completely around the earth in "a hours.
II. b. Hendricks spent several days
last week fishing and rusticating at the
head Of Thirtymile, 10 company with j.
W. Davis. Two huge gray wolves have
been seen in that vicinity several times
recently, and several parties are laying
forn them with view to finding ont
whether or not their hides are bullet
proof. We learn that the skins OF gray
wolves are very valuable.
A dispatch from Moscow, Idaho, says: !:
The disbarment proceedings against At
torney George W. Goode were termina-
ted Tuesday. Judge MAYHEM Of Wal
lace, who heard the case IN May, decided
that Goode was not guilty of any Of the
ofienses charged, and assessed the costs,
amounting to about $1,000, 10 the county.
The war between the Moscow attorneys
is still on, without much prospect OF
peace being declared.
Wool buyers are somewhat alarmed at
the outlook, says the Baker City Demo-
crat. A representative Of a large east
ern firm, who has been in this section
for some days, has received notice from
his house TO come home, as they had de-
cided to discontinue buying and would
not make any advances. He had made
an offer Of 69@ cents to one Of our largest
producers, but as his offer had not been
accepted he Cancelled IL and left.
The Condonites who left two weeks
ago last Monday for the mountains all
returned home Monday, not having gone
further than Summit Prairie, near
Mitchell. They caught some tish, shot a
few grouse and Say they mad good time
generally. The report that the smoky
atmosphere was caused from their shoot
ing wild beasts Of the forest proves to be
without foundation, as they say there is
nothing in it.
The populist convention at st. Louis
last week. after most vigorous augur-
ing match lasting four days, nominated
by reclamation VIM. ] Bryan for presi-
dent and Thomas II. Watson Of Georgia
for vice-president. Bryan, therefore, is
nominated by three powerful parties, all
for free silver, and hischance for success
is not to be sneezed ut. The silver forces
feel certain OF getting 100000 OF the
13,000 900 votes.
Dick Gibbons, the painter, formerly OF
Mayville and Fossil, but for the last five
years OF San Francisco, came up last
week and made proof on his Mayville
timber culture before deputy clerk Port
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