Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-08-20

tnred and taken ~ the Crook county
jail To await the action of the next grand
jury.
The Fossil country seems to be head
quarters for appendicitis and rattle
snakes this season. Over there they
consider II mighty poor day for snakes
when one or two oi them are not slaugh-
tered. Antelope Herald. Wonder what
brand they are using over there this
season2l
D. G. Henry, who in company With
John Palmer left last spring for Rose
land, B. c., with band Of horses fol
sale, returned last week, bringing back
three head OF horses with him. Mr..
Henry says be could have sold his horsea
at home for better price than was re-
allied ut RossIand.
What's the use OF going to Clondyke
and freezing mp with the country when
you can make fortune by staying at
home and raising potatoes for dollar
bushel and sell your butter for $3.50
per roll, and everything else that can be
raised on the farm bringing a higher
price than was ever before realized?
We don't propose 70 fight any other
editor with paper, but II any other
editor wants fight out OF us all he's
got TO do 10 to say so, and we'll sign an
agreement to box limited NUN Der Of
rounds either with type-sticks or stuffed
horseshoes, and the gate money to go
toward furnishing Condor with a system
OF water-works.
Messrs. II N and J. II. Frazer left
to-day friday for Pendleton 10 spend
Saturday and Sunday visiting relatives
and friends. The Doctors wife will ac-
company them far as Arlington, where
she will take the train for Portland.
Mrs. Frazer and assessor NJ. o. Clarke
are attending TO the duties OF the clerks
Office during his absence.
The greatest beet liar in the state lives
near Eugene, Lane county. In describ-
ing the virtues OF the coil down there
lately he assured Tenderfoot that they
pulled beets with derrick and it re-
qnired several days work TO get them
out Of the ground, and after the beets
were pulled out Of the ground the holes
we're used for artisan wells.
II seems too bad that the county pris-
opers are compelled to stay inside all the
time this fine weather. We think they
could be given little work in the yard
watering the trees and improving the
grounds around the court house etc
Most any man had rather have little
work outside than be kept in solitary
confinement for two or three months.
Mr.. Il. Jocobsen, president aud man.
ager Of the Jacobsen Book & Music CO.,
of The Dalles, Or, Is at Condor, looking
after his business interests here. The
concern 10 shipping pianos and organs
into Gillian county by the carload. and,
from what we know Of Mr.. jacobsen, we
believe his goods are frst-class. The
instruments on display at the Armory
hall are certainly dandies.
Some fellow has dug up some copy
which he claims was written by Horace
Greeley while holding down the edito-
riar chair and has placed it on exhibition
Mt county fair In Pennsylvania because
Of lie illegibility. Wen bet gallon oi
printers ink to postage stamp that
that fellow has got hold OF some OF that
Southern Wasco county EDITORS copy
and is trying TO pan it off as Horace
Greeley's.
Don't cry hard times! +. Jacobsen
Of the Jacobsen Book 4 Music CO., o.
The DaIles. who has branch store 4,
the Armory hall in Condor, is ha wins
about the hardest time Of any of us
trying to get hisimmense stock Of pianos
and organs from Arlington. Although
he is Offering 30 cts. per 100 lbs. reight
he cannot get them here fast enough t.
supply the wants Of his many patrons
in this section.
The GLOBE was unable TO get an &C
curate account Of the FIRE in Arlington
on the 10th inst, and we published al
account that we got from passe nge
who arrived in Condor on the stage thu
next day after the fire, and this weel
we received full account of the fir,
from the GLoBE's special correspondent
at Arlington, but the letterdd not reacl
us in time for publication this week
hut it will appear in these columns mex
issue.
There is man in the county Jail her
who used to work in a printing office il
Boston, Mass, our native state, and b
sent us note this week which re,ids a
follows: "Mr. Editor Don't you wan
devil" to help you outP l used t
work in an office many years ago and
believe could set as much type AZ any
hodv now IL IL waanjt fnr tho hl anna