Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-07-09


while attending the celebration at Lone
Rock Monday had q fine buggywhip and
driving lines stolen from their rig. The
culprits are known and IL. B. says that
II the stolen property Is returned the
thieves can escape some very unpleasant
litigation.
A sister Of Grandma Woodhn OF Trail
fork and her husband and family arrived
there this week from the valley and VIII
locate on Trailfork. They say that in all
the country between here and the valley
they did not see any country that looked
like civilization until they reached Gil
liam county--which speaks well for this
section Of the state.
Samuel B. Raxter OF Salem, who bad
been an employe in the Herald Office ut
Antelope for over year, is now doing
similar work In the GLOBE office for
awhile. lie is entirely deaf, having been
that way for ten years, the result Of
being kicked on the head by horse.
He was formerly supervisor at the deaf
mute school at Salem and 10 bright
and gentlemanly fellow.
The 3-year-old daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. d. Reese, OF Waitsburg, became
partially paralyzed few days ago and
upon making careful examination IL
was found that q sheep tick bad been
causing the trouble. The tick had buri-
ed itself in the back Of the child's neck
and was hidden BY the hair Of the bead.
Since the tick has been removed the
child has steadily improved.
1t has been reported bere that by a
surgical operation, removing a broken
bone from against the optic nerve, john
ny Keeney has had his eyesight restored
TO him In Lane county. II this 10 true,
IL is indeed God.send to him, and all
Of his acquaintances will glory with him
In his good fortune. lie has been blind
since be was two years old, caused by a
horse kicking him in the face.
A woman's character 10 likened unto
postage stamps. One black mark ruins
1t. Mans like treasury note no mat
ter how many stains it has, it will pass
at par. When woman falls from grace
her character is generally ruined forever.
On the other hand man may straighten
up and be received into the best society
again. All Of which is too true-but
being true does not make ii right. .--Ex.
At last mystery has been solved.
The San Francisco Examiner has dis
covered who 1t is that has put up the
money for Durrant's defense. 1t has been
discovered that Grace Holland, the grass
widow who was known as the sweet
pea girl" during Durrant's trial, il sup
plying the cash. She declares che is not
actuated by any feeling Of sentiment,
not being in love with the murderer,
but believes him innocent and wants tc
see justice done.
Our patience with the u. s. Senate j;
fast becoming exhausted, and II somt
agreement is not soon arrived at on thu
tariff measure now pending therein, wt
will be compelled to say something ed
itorially which we would much prefel
not TO. We trust, however, that tn,
somewhat strained feeling now existing
between the Herald and the U. S. senate
will not eliminate in an open rupture
and that the Dingley tariff bill will soor
be spread upon the statute books of ou
country. Antelope Herald.
| A correspondent sends us the following
/ juicy item: At the celebration at Pint
Tree, Grant county, a number of womeI
got TO iangling as to how the exercises a
the grove should be opened. Some want
ed it opened with prayer, others will
singing, while others insisted that it b
opened with recitation. In the hea
OF the turmoil, some fellow in the GROVE
hollered, "let's do away with all the ok
styles and open 1t with can-opener.
That settled it, and they proceeded t
twist the eagles tail in the most approx
ed manner.
While painting the new church at May
vile the other day Geo. Gibbons ha
the narrowest escape from death that b
can remember of in all his life. He wa
painting the belfry, 40 feet from tn
ground, when strong gust of wind O
whirlwind suddenly blew all the scatfold
ing from under him. By rare presenc
of mind he saw that by making despel
ate leap he could jump through wir
dow in the belfry, which he did, just il
the nick Of time to eave himself from
horrible death. AS it was, II scared hir
out of several years growth.
The paths of the editor of the HepI
ner Gazette does not appear to he strew
with roses--to such an extent as to ''tri
him up" at least. Several weeks ag
he was jerked out of his cow-hides an
fined for fighting; and three weeks ag
he made business trip TO British Colnn
bia, TO be absent two weeks. As non
but his family knew where he wen
some OF the gossips circulated the repol