Condon globe. (Condon, Gilliam Co., Or.) 189?-1919, 1897-12-10
Arlington Items.
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LC Edwards visited Portland Friday.
The weather has turned warm and
springlike again.
Sheriff Wilcox was in town Tuesday
So was Oliver Barr.
The great and only Joe Potter was In
town few days last week.
The wheat crop 40 far Is in fine condi-
tion, and most farmers predict good
stand next spring.
II Seoggins ran his chopper for several
days here the first Of the week, chopping
several car loads oi barley for parties
here.
The warehouses; have shipped lot OF
the wheat that was piled up while the
weather was good, and they now have
room for doodles Of Ii.
A fakir took in the town the first Of
the week--one OF those libera-hearted
fellows, who sold ~ to $40 worth Of stuff
for b0e--just according to how nard the
| sucker bit.
Miss Nina Gager left for Lane county
last week 10 be with her mother, who Is
very sick and not expected TO live. We
hope they will soon be able TO return 10
their home here again.
The Arion club gave most successful
dance at A o U w hall last Friday night.
A large crowd was out and good time
was the result. Cleo + Wells Of Condor
called for the ball, and he's a good one.
The sleet last week stuck to the wild
geese 10 such an extent that IL was al
most impossible for them to reach the
river on their return from the stubble
fields. Several lit in tho street in the
upper end Of town, and the boys had
lots Of fun trying TO catch them.
| L Zeigler, formerlyo Of this place, has
sold bis grocery store at Eugene and
moved with his family to Portland,
where he will engage in the mercantile
business He purchased the bankrupt
stock OF Miller 4 Co., corner Clark and
| Washington streets, aud is being assisted
by his brother-in-law, NJ v Harrison.
Our stores are opening up the holiday
goods and, from the amount they are
| putting In sight, they must think that
confidence has been fully restored or will
be before the new year comes. Probably
many kid will be made happy this
Christmas that Santa Claus could not
visit while times were hard, but he'll
come 'fxedn this winter.
The Inland Telephone Co had crew
OF men stringing nm extra copper wire
from this place 10 Rufus, small town
above Grant on the river. Arlington
| has telephone connection with Portland
and oil towns east Of here, including
lieppner, Lang Greek and all way points.
Our wide-awakc aud progressive mer-
chants here will endeayor TO get line
out through this county next summer.
Arlington lie practically free from pro-
iessional gamblers, but we fear that
| there will be an oeersupply soon II the
! city does not take the same action that
our neighbors have in the matter, as
they will congregate to places OF eafety,
where they can work tenderfeet without
being molested by the officers Of the law
II Ia good idea 10 force the 'tin-hornsn
| TO 60 10 work and earn an honest living.
Arthur Coffin and family passed
through here last week en- route to Sc
aLttey pu htEiF EEtuTu ttDUl EShEpHc.
They did not stop on the way westward
from New York, as IL Ia the intention IA
lose no time In opening big establish
uent In Seattle, to be operated by Coffin
Bros, 10 get show at the Klondike
trade. Stanley Coffin left for the Sound
on Sunday to confer with his brother
regarding the opening.
| Seattle Post Intelligencer: CDR. Eas-
ton, Of Stevens county, 10 years Of age,
says he il going to join the great army
for the klondike next spring. The Klon.
dixie fever seizes all alike, without re.
speet TO age, sex or color or previous
condition Of finances. but the venerable
doctor should not be encouraged in his
enterprise Alaska and the Klondike
are not for old men, nor for all young
men. The gold fields are for the active
the robust and aggressive. There is nc
pleasure in the journey II is nearly all
hardship. As well might the graduate
Of girls seminary join a circus and ap.
pear with cage OF lions rs an animal
tanner, as for man of that age TO at
! tempt 30 wrest fortune from the frozen
creek beds of the Yukon. In other
words, man that age would stand
about as much show up there as snow
ball In hadea y