Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-06-04

The gang Of Portland and Oregon City
detectives who had hand in the recov-
cry Of Ladd's body are hotter after the
reward than they were in their efforts to
recover the remains Of the dead million
alre, says the Portland Dispatch.
Alonzo Stevens made arrangements
Saturday 10 prove up on his timber cult
ure claim, which adjoins the fine place
Of bis brother Frank, at Poplar Grove, 0
miles east OF town. Alonzo aud family
will make that their home hereafter.
The Vale Advocate says an airship
passed over that town one evening last
week, going due west The paper did
not state what brand OF whisky they use
over there, but we presume it Is the kind
that made the ship appear as II drawn
by snakes.
The old bill for the relief Of John w.
Lewis was passed by the U. S. senate
last week. II appropriated $57l to pay
him for moneys expended while he was
register Of The Dalles land office. The
dispatch falls to state what he expended
the money for.
II is officially reported that the wheat
crop Of France this year will be 60,000.-
600 bushels less than that OF last year.
IL 10 an III wind that blows no one good.
The Gillian county farmer will cheer
fully contribute toward supplying this
shortage In France.
j. r. Phillips and +. o. Tobey Of olex,
Ralph Hamilton Of Fossil and G. l.. Lii
lie OF Mayville we're all in town within
the last week paying their taxes, etc.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lille were over town Mon
day with 400 lbs Of fine lard, which they
sold to s. b. Barker.
Since the dissolution OF the hold-up
and the appointment Of Corbett, Gov.
Lord has been able to purchase man
sion at Salem. II is encouraging to see
the old man Corbett's hard.earDed mill
lions getting into active circulation in
Oregon. Salem Statesman.
Jim Kiser is giving excellent satisiac-
tion as supervisor. He has just worked
the road between here and Lone Rock
and travellers say they never saw that
road In better condition than at present.
lie and his crew are at work this week
In the Ferry Canyon country.
Geo. Gibbons has finished papering
and painting Sheriff Wilcox's residence
and is now doing a similar job on s. b.
Barker's residence, after which he will
do some work for AL Hensnaw and +.
NJ. Springston. George always has more
work Of this kind than he can do.
There is already stored in the Wasco
Warehouse at The Dalles about 5000, 900
pounds Of wool, but no sales have yet
been made. Both buyers and sellers
are holding off to see what congress will
do with the tariff bill. No sales have
yet been made at Arlington or Heppner.
w. w. Kennedy Friday and Saturday
surveyed new road, seven miles long,
running from the forks Of the Arlington
and Lone Rock road down South Fork
past Doc Browns place aud on to Rock
creek, where Mrs. Mary Brown resides.
This should have been county road for
many years.
We learn that the o r 4 N branch to
Heppner is about to be discontinued. 1t
Is unsafe and the company says that the
business does not justify rebuilding the
road. The Gazette says: The ties are
too rotten 10 be safe for trains TO pass
over, and which are liable to be ditched
at any time. Such negligence is worse
than criminal.
Jim Silvertooth, who only 8 or 10
years ago was worth $4,000, which he
made in the saloon and sheep business
at Antelope, is down TO bedrock again,
his friends will regret to learn. Last
week he went TO work In a saloon at An
telope as bartender. He lost all OF his
wealth in bad speculations at Granite,
The Dalles and Rossland.
Rev. Bade will visit his home at Wes-
ton several days next week, and will go
to Arlington Sunday afternoon on his bi-
cycle. He win take part in the alumni
exercises at the Weston state normal
school, from which he recently gradua-
ted. Rev. Bade will preach here next
Sunday at IL o'clock, but there will be
no services in the evening, excepting
the Christian Endeavor.
VIM. ], Bryan is billed for an address
on bimetalism at Ashland on July 10th
at Gladstone Park near Oregon City or
July 18th at 2 p, m, and at Portland the
same evening at 7 O'Clock, He will leave
Portland at 8 O'Clock that night over the
0 X Il N for the East. The Arlington
people will hardly get to see him, as he
will likely be asleep when the train pass
es there at 8 rs In the morning.
The musical talent Of our town ha'
been reinforced by the addition OF two o
those old-fashioned donkeys or asses, o